[Red Chamber] Come for a hexagram?

Lao Ba fell down, and because of Lao Ba's relationship, the elder brothers, Lao Jiu and Lao Shi, also settled down a lot.The third elder brother has been low-key recently, just like an invisible man. Everyone watched around among the princes, and in the end, only the fourteenth elder brother who was still favored by the emperor was the only one who had fun.As for the fourth elder brother, perhaps it is because the image of impartiality and lack of desires established in the past is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so many people think that he has no ambitions like other elder brothers.

In the blink of an eye, one year passed, and this year Kangxi gave Wang Ren a very important task, which was to be appointed as the proctor and deputy of the imperial examination.The invigilator is a well-known veteran in the court, and Wang Ren's qualifications are not enough.

The imperial examination is a very complicated process, which needs to go up step by step.

At the very beginning, the county exam was to be held in my hometown, and if I passed the exam, I was a child student.After that, you will take the hospital examination and become a student, that is, a scholar.Then came the triennial township examination, also known as Qiuwei, and after passing the examination, it was Juren.Becoming a talented person is the first step in seeking an official.After that, he took part in the next year's general examination, also known as Chunwei, who passed the examination as a tribute, and his first name was called Huiyuan.The last is the palace examination, and those who win are Jinshi, and the top three are also called champion, second place and Tanhua.Only a Jinshi can be an official.Jinshi does not mean that everyone can be an official, but can only wait for when there is a vacancy.The top three are paid well, and the champion can go directly to the Imperial Academy to help compile books, while the second place Tanhua is sent to be an official.Those who are lucky and talented can enter the court in a few years.

There have always been too many monks in the court, not only a group of Jinshi issued every three years, but also those who have bought official positions are waiting.Therefore, there are always many people seeking officials, but there are not enough vacancies for officials.But the past few years have been different, because too many officials have been cut off because the prince seized the heir, so the speed of blood exchange in the court has never been faster. Many officials, big and small, will accidentally be involved in various incidents, good luck Those who were slapped lost their officials, and those who were unlucky lost their lives.

But no matter how fast the exchange of blood is, the position of the invigilator is still a favorite, and everyone is looking for it, even if it is just a deputy.Because once they become invigilators, the batch of Jinshi who come out will become the invigilator's students in disguise. When they see him, they have to address him as mentor or benefactor, even if they have never known him or been taught before.Moreover, the officials in the court are divided into factions, and most of the new Jinshi will become the disciples of the examiner.

Of course, most of these benefits belong to the regular examiner, but if the deputy examiner does well, he can also get a share.

It's just that Wang Ren didn't have the slightest idea of ​​taking a share of the pie. If it wasn't for Kangxi's appointment that he couldn't refuse, he wished he could quit immediately.

Generally speaking, this examiner should be selected from the Hanlin Academy, but I don't know what kind of evil Kangxi has fallen into this time, or because... most of the people in the Imperial Academy have good friends with the eighth elder brother, so Kangxi must have guarded against him.This time the chief examiner and the assistant examiner were not from the Hanlin Academy, but the chief examiner had previously been a cabinet scholar, so a group of people from the Imperial Academy did not submit a memorial to object.

The examiner is a member of the Hesheli family, the natal family of Empress Yuan.Even so, the chief examiner and Empress Yuan are distant cousins, and the relationship is relatively distant, so he was not involved in the matter of the prince.In addition, the chief examiner is now over 50 years old, about the same age as Kangxi, and has already planned to resign and return to his hometown to retire next year at the latest.

Kangxi chose such a person out, his heart can be seen.

And there are three exams, one in three days, a total of nine days.The test starts from the first test, and the candidates are not allowed to leave until the test is over.In the past few days, the examiner must keep a close eye on it, and if there is any incident of favoritism and fraud, the examiner must take full responsibility.

Big responsibilities, lots of troubles, and tiring.Therefore, Wang Ren really didn't like this job at all.

Even if you don't like it, you have to do it seriously. When the first exam started, Wang Ren ran to the door to watch.In order to prevent any cheating slips from being carried, the guards staring at the door checked the items carried by the candidates one by one.

When entering the venue, the inspection is very careful. The prepared food must be cut open, and the clothes you are wearing must be untied to see the inside. It can be said to be thoroughly inspected from head to toe.If the imperial examinations of the Qing Dynasty found that favoritism and fraud were severely punished, they would deprive them of the right to take the imperial examinations and even go to jail.But there will always be some people who are lucky enough to be found with a small note with recorded things. In order to scare the chickens and monkeys, they are tied to the pillars next to the door as a warning.

In addition to those who carry small notes in private, there are also impostors.Wang Ren found several of them just by looking at the physiognomy.The face of this person did not match the information on the identity document handed over at all, and there was no other possibility except taking the exam for him.

Among these candidates, Wang Ren actually saw two people.They were from the Jia family, and one of them was Jia Baoyu.

The current Jia Baoyu is not at all the baby who is favored by thousands of people on weekdays. His face no longer has the childishness and innocence that he saw before. He is more mature, with a trace of decadence on his body.Wang Ren glanced at him in surprise, then watched silently as he unbuttoned his clothes and opened the food box.

The food in the food box is also very simple and rough, there are only steamed buns and pickles. It seems that Jia's life is very poor now.

Jia Baoyu didn't know if he recognized Wang Ren. When he passed by Wang Ren, he did take a second look at the deputy examiner who was guarding the door, but he just took a flat look, without any emotion on his face.

It's been several years since we haven't seen each other, so we probably don't recognize each other.Wang Ren thought to himself.

When we met last time, the Jia family hadn't fallen, Wang Ren was still thinking about fortune-telling every day, and Jia Baoyu was still messing around in Newei.Times have changed, things have changed.Now that Wang Ren has a high position and power, Jia Baoyu has also begun to come out to be an official.

Behind Jia Baoyu is Li Wan's son Jia Lan.Jia Lan was different from Jia Baoyu, he had met Wang Ren two years ago.It was after the defeat of Jia's mansion and Wang Xifeng's death, when Wang Ren came to Jia's mansion to collect his sister's body for the last time, Jia Lan once took a long look at the minister of Dali Temple. Wang Ren.After we met at that time, I never forgot it. The aura and demeanor of Wang Ren made Jia Lan deeply yearn for it.He wanted to become a person like Wang Ren in the future.So at the entrance of the examination room at this time, he recognized Wang Ren at a glance, and his mouth grew wide in fright.After receiving a cold glance from Wang Ren's eyes, he immediately closed his mouth again, obediently took off his clothes and opened the food box for the guards to check.But his eyes kept looking towards Wang Ren.It was the first time he was so close to Wang Ren.

Jia Lan was eight or nine years younger than Wang Ren. When Wang Ren sent Jia Baoyu a gift and annoyed the people in Jia's house, Jia Lan was only six or seven years old.Because of his father's early death and his mother's cowardice, Jia Lan has been self-improving since he was a child, and matured like a young adult at a young age.But because of this, in front of the old lady, he was not as likable as Uncle Jia Baoyu, who was five years older than him, and his presence in front of everyone was also very low.Wang Ren would not even pay attention to the child of the Jia family.Therefore, no matter before or now, Jia Lan and Wang Ren have never spoken a word.

Ever since Jia's mansion collapsed and Wang Ren came to Jia's mansion to make a fuss, Wang Ren and Jia's mansion have completely drawn a clear line.Now in the eyes of everyone, the Wang family and the Jia family have nothing to do with each other.After that, a series of bad things happened in Jia's mansion, and they couldn't even survive for a while, but they never thought of going to Wang Ren for help.

In the past two years, Wang Ren has been busy helping Shisan's fourth brother win the heir apparent, but disasters keep happening in the Grand View Garden over there.

First of all, the men in the family were punished. Jia Zhenjiarong from Ningguo Mansion and Jia Shejia and Jia Lian from Rongguo Mansion were allotted. Judging from the behavior of the body, it is estimated that this journey may not be able to survive.The two men in the Ningguo Mansion were gone, and You Shi could not survive alone. She had lost her children long ago and had nowhere to turn, so she committed suicide in despair.There was another Jia Zheng in the Rongguo Mansion, but he was demoted because he was involved in it. Now he is just a petty official trying to save his salary to support his family.Putting money aside, at least there is a man in the family who relies on you to prevent Ningguo Mansion's fate.But the big house was still down, and Jia Lian was chained up and taken away by the yamen servants, and he didn't have time to go home to have a look before he left.Poorly, he still remembers that he has a wife and children in his family, but he doesn't know that his wife passed away, his concubine went to a brothel, and his daughter was taken away. When he grows up, he only thinks that he picked it up, and only recognizes the surname Wang.Maybe it's good for Jia Lian not to go home, at least he still has some sustenance in his heart.Mrs. Xing had already packed up the soft money and ran away, and she didn't know where she went.

Of the two marquis' mansions of Jia's family, only the second room of Rongguo Mansion survived.Yet even if it survives, it is fragmented.Aunt Zhao also ran away with Jia Huan shortly after Mrs. Xing left. Maybe it was meaningless to stay, not only could she not get any money, but she might also be robbed of her small warehouse to support Jia Baoyu .Taking advantage of no one's attention, Aunt Zhao walked away from the remaining good things in the mansion, and even went to find some valuable things from Jia's mother, and ran away with Jia Huan overnight.When Jia Mu woke up the next day and found that there were fewer things in the house, she learned that the good deeds that Aunt Zhao had done were also Jia Mu's fault. The house was as empty as a snow cave if she had to put on a show even though the family was defeated. It was ugly, and she displayed all the valuable furnishings, not only her own bedroom but also the living room where she usually stayed.Jia's mansion does not have so many servants watching it now than in the past, so it is strange to let the greedy Aunt Zhao go by so carelessly.

When Jia's mother learned about all this, she immediately became ill with anger. She was too old to know her fate, but she was too emotional when she was not in good health.Therefore, the illness could not be afforded, and after a few days of delay, he died.This is a matter of course, but unfortunately, the day when Jia's mother passed away happened to be the birthday of Shi Xiangyun who married Jia Baoyu.Since Shi Xiangyun married, Jia's mansion has suffered disasters, and Jia's mother passed away on her birthday. This should have been a coincidence, but it became the best reason for Mrs. Wang to vent her anger.She's had enough of this, it's driving her crazy.Therefore, on the day of Jiamu's death and burial, Mrs. Wang vented all her grievances on Shi Xiangyun, calling her a bastard.Poor normally cheerful girl, she was so scolded by Mrs. Wang that she couldn't hold her head up, and almost committed suicide with a rope.But Jia Baoyu stopped him.

After that, Jia Baoyu suddenly changed his temper and started to study hard, and came to the examination room with his nephew Jia Lan who was several years younger than him. Only then did Wang Ren see the two people.

Wang Ren waved for the people in front to leave quickly, and Jia Lan noticed...

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Wang Ren waved for the people in front to leave quickly. Jia Lan noticed the impatience in Wang Ren's brow, immediately packed up his things, and walked quickly into the examination room.It was rare to see someone he admired so much, so he wanted to share it with his little uncle, but Jia Baoyu's eyes were still a little dull, and he walked in like a wooden man, so Jia Lan had to keep his mouth shut.

Sitting at the door, Wang Ren stared blankly at the passing candidates. He was still thinking about Jia Baoyu who he saw just now. He took advantage of the inspection to observe Jia Baoyu's face for a while. The possibility of entering an official career, but he saw the Buddha's fate in his face.

After the exam, no matter whether he passed the exam or not, he would go to become a monk.The monks stress that everything is empty, but cause and effect are settled.Jia Baoyu came to the imperial examination this time, presumably to fulfill Jia Zheng's wish, and completely cut off his fate with Jia's family.Thinking of this, Wang Ren sighed helplessly. What to do with so many thoughts is none of his business.

After checking all the candidates, Wang Ren asked the yamen guard at the door to close the door and lock it.Before the exam is over, neither the candidates nor the examiners are allowed to leave here.

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This is the end of Jia's plot~~