Jinyu of the Red Chamber

After the general examination, the imperial examination was ushered in. During this period, as many as seventy percent of the candidates in the capital passed away. Except for those who were going to participate in the imperial examination, the rest wanted to stay in the capital and continue to study hard while waiting for the next imperial examination. Otherwise, they are fascinated by the glitz in Beijing, reluctant to leave this prosperous Chang'an, and pondering how to cling to the powerful.

On the day of the palace examination, Lin Jinyu and nearly [-] tribute students came to the main hall together. After Emperor Xuanchen appeared, they bowed respectfully, and then sat in an orderly manner on the white mat prepared by the court, waiting for the palace examination. start.

As Huiyuan, Lin Jinyu naturally attracted much attention. Not only the elders who came with Emperor Xuanchen, but also Emperor Xuanchen's eyes would fall on Lin Jinyu unexpectedly.

Emperor Xuanchen had never met Lin Jinyu before, and indeed he had always known of his existence. He thought he was Lin Ruhai's son, and his appearance was naturally not much different, but he didn't want to be like this. Emperor Xuanchen didn't think that Lin Jinyu was not good-looking In his opinion, this Lin Jinyu was born too well, with sculpted eyebrows and phoenix eyes, red lips and white teeth. Most of the literati are personable, and the young ministers in the court also have handsome and elegant people. Compared with When Lin Jinyu came, he used the dog's tail grass to set off the peony flowers. Emperor Xuanchen frowned. In his opinion, it is probably not a blessing for a man to be too beautiful.

Emperor Xuanchen had read Lin Jinyu's article, but there was no controversy in naming him Huiyuan, or it was in his favor. It's just that after seeing Lin Jinyu this time, Emperor Xuanchen had some doubts in his heart. I can't believe that such a young man wrote such a mature and profound article.

"Why is Long Live always staring at Lin Huiyuan?" The Minister of the Household Department whispered to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials beside him.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials twitched his mouth: "I still don't understand whose son that is."

Minister of the Ministry of Finance naturally knew that Lin Jinyu was Lin Ruhai's son. Speaking of which, he really envied Lin Ruhai's blessing. Not to mention his holy family, even his son was so uplifting. In what life did he burn such a pillar of incense, and let him take up all the good things by himself.

Emperor Xuanchen has been observing Lin Jinyu. Since the questions in the palace examination were given, Lin Jinyu's sitting posture has not changed, her eyes are deep and calm, and the pen in her hand does not move. If it weren't for the fact that he would have such a bearing, Emperor Xuanchen considered himself a good emperor, even if he was selfish towards Lin Ruhai, he would not be too selfish in Lin Jinyu's matter. If Lin Jinyu is really capable, he Naturally, he should be reused and cultivated well. If he is only talented and incompetent, he will let Lin Jinyu go to the Imperial Academy to do a revision, which is considered noble and dignified.

Lin Jinyu finally started to move the pen, and with a swiping of his head, he wrote vigorously. The posture of writing like flying made Emperor Xuan Chen stand up involuntarily, wanting to see what kind of answer Lin Jinyu made.

Emperor Xuanchen got up and walked slowly to Lin Jinyu's side. Lin Jinyu naturally couldn't fail to feel it. It would be a lie to say that he was not excited, the emperor!It is equivalent to the supreme leader of the country, but at this time, there is nothing more important than the matter in front of him. The pen in his hand does not pause at all. Lin Jinyu writes in one go. make general.

The corner of Emperor Xuanchen's mouth twitched slightly, and he came to a conclusion in his heart.

The elders naturally have good eyesight. Looking at the posture of Emperor Xuanchen, you can understand that you must be very satisfied with Lin Huiyuan today. I am afraid that the reputation of Sanyuan and Di will fall in Lin's mansion. It is time. , several elders even lamented Lin Ruhai's good life. You said that no one has a son or a grandson. It seems that there are many children and grandchildren in their house, but what is the use of having more, none of them can pass the exam. Yuan Lai added glory to his family, and then look at Lin Ruhai, just such a son can be useful to ten, it's hard for them not to be jealous.

The results of the palace examination came out on the second day, except for the first three, the second and third ranks had already been ranked, but this one was difficult, so it had to be presented to Emperor Xuanchen for a final review.

Emperor Xuanchen glanced at the few ministers below, tapped on the imperial case, and said in a low voice: "Why? It's so difficult to choose the position of champion?"

The Minister of Rites took a few steps forward, cupped his hands and replied: "These three are all learned men, and it is really difficult for the ministers to make a conclusion, please long live to decide."

Emperor Xuanchen read the three articles. Even though he had already scanned Lin Jinyu's examination paper earlier, his eyes lit up when he read it carefully. He sighed that Lin Jinyu really lived up to Lin Ruhai's expectations, but he also gave birth to Regretfully, if Lin Jinyu had to wait for three years, there would definitely be no objection to being the No. [-] scholar.

"Lin Jinyu..." Emperor Xuanchen narrowed his eyes and said Lin Jinyu's name lightly.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was surprised, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Lin Jinyu is talented in a young age, but his experience is not enough. He was born in Xieyuan and Huiyuan. If he is the number one scholar, the starting point is too high. It's not a good thing for him." What the Minister of the Ministry of Officials said was amazing, listening to it, those who didn't know thought that he was really thinking of Lin Jinyu, and that's why he didn't want him to have the reputation of Sanyuan Jidi.

To say that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Lin Ruhai didn't have much enmity, but being an official in the same dynasty, it was inevitable that there would be bumps and bumps. Seeing Lin Ruhai's success in his official career, he couldn't help feeling a little bit jealous and wanted to add trouble to him.

The Ministry of Rites Minister was not very happy, he was optimistic about Lin Jinyu, and planned to get him to the Ministry of Rites in the future. Such a good seedling, Ta Kebuen, let the Minister of the Ministry of Officials destroy it.

"Your Majesty, although Lin Jinyu is young, he is not afraid of being young if he is talented. Lin Jinyu's talent is well-deserved as the number one scholar. If you read Lin Jinyu's essays carefully, Mr. Zhang will definitely not draw such a conclusion. Lin Jinyu's defense is absolutely brilliant, and a young man is also talented. "

Emperor Xuanchen remained calm, but turned his gaze to other ministers.

"Your Majesty, I think Master Zhang's words have a certain truth, but Lin Jinyu is too young. If you choose him as the number one scholar in the current discipline, it is really hard to convince the public. If you don't choose him as Tanhua, you think Lin Jinyu is the son of Lin Ruhai, Lin Ruhai Even if you were born in Tanhua, it would be a good story to talk about two talents in one family." Mr. Li, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, had a very good friendship, so he naturally came out to support him at this time, and he also had his own selfish intentions. One person is his distant relative, if this person wins the first prize, he will also help him.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites could not do anything alone, so he could only wink at the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

The minister of the Ministry of Rites was naturally headed by the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and hurried forward and said: "This is different. Except for Lin Jinyu, one of the other two has participated in the fourth examination and is over [-] years old. After three rounds of examinations, is it possible that Lin Jinyu is really going to be abandoned and someone else is chosen? Or do Masters Zhang and Li think that the other two are more talented?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials blushed suddenly. You are a servant of the Ministry of Rites. You have said that one of these two participated in the fourth session and the other participated in the third session. talent.

According to Emperor Xuanchen's mind, he naturally wanted to appoint Lin Jinyu as the champion, but he knew that if he directly selected Lin Jinyu as the champion, it would be controversial because of his age. The minister has had enough quarrel, and he is making a conclusion.

"It's all over? Lin Jinyu's talent is rare in my opinion. Although he is still young, he will definitely not disappoint the ministers after some experience." Emperor Xuanchen opened his mouth lightly, but these words The official minister came to listen.

Emperor Xuanchen opened his mouth, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials had no choice but to tell the difference. He could only watch Emperor Xuanchen pick up a vermilion pen and write a word on Lin Jinyu's name.

On the second day, the imperial list was posted.

The singing team played and played all the way, shouting the names of champion, second place, and Tanhua.

For the first time, Lin Ruhai didn't read in the study, putting on a very indifferent appearance, but waited in the flower hall early in the morning, and the tea in hand had been refilled a few times.

Lin Jinyu picked up the teacup in hand, and used the movement of drinking tea to hide the smile on his lips, saying that it was the first time in ten years that he saw his father so nervous.

Lin Ruhai coughed, feeling restless, even he had never felt such anxious feeling after the imperial examination, but because of his status, Lin Ruhai naturally couldn't act out of demeanor, although he wanted to let Xiao Go out and inquire about the situation.

Time passed slowly, and when Lin Ruhai was ready to be disappointed, the young servant from the outer courtyard ran in quickly, with a happy face, and stammered in his mouth: "Master...Master...the person who announces the good news is here Yes, the uncle won the number one prize."

Lin Ruhai got up quickly, grinning at the corners of his mouth, hurriedly restrained his emotions, so as not to lose his old demeanor, then looked at Lin Jinyu, saw that he was only smiling, nodded involuntarily, and urged: "Wan Wan Don't be dishonest."

Lin Jinyu naturally said yes, although he was not showing any emotion on the face, but he couldn't hide his joy in his heart. Although the number one scholar comes out every three years, it is rare to win the third prize, especially at his age. How can he not be excited.

The people from the Ministry of Rites who came to sing the joy naturally praised Lin Jinyu wildly at Lin Ruhai. First, Lin Jinyu is indeed talented, and second, with Lin Ruhai's favor, Lin Jinyu's future is naturally not to be underestimated. The words on his lips, he And why not say something about it!Maybe in the future he and Lin Jinyu will still be colleagues!There is nothing wrong with establishing a good relationship in advance.

After the people who sang joy left, Lin Ruhai immediately ordered people to prepare and open a small ancestral hall for Lin Jinyu to worship.

Ordinarily, Lin Jinyu won the first prize, which is a great joy, and he should go back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, but now Lin Ruhai can't leave the capital, so he can only comfort Lin Jinyu in the small ancestral hall he built in his own mansion.