Jia Rong, the smiling tiger of the Red Chamber

It's April in Yangchun, when the apricot blossoms are in full bloom, many boudoir girls gather together to enjoy the flowers and scenery outside the city, and this time also happens to be the season when the list will be released, so it is also called "Apricot List". ".

Jia Rong was a cultivator in his previous life, and he didn't value fame and fortune as much as people do now. The reason why he participated in the scientific examination was just to follow the trend. In this world, human feelings are just like that.Therefore, he was very open about the release of the list, and if he won, he won, which was a happy event.Even if he misses, there is nothing to regret. Anyway, his body is not big, he is only 16 years old, and after three years of fighting, he is only 19 years old, so there is no need to worry.

However, although he was not in a hurry, in Ningguo Mansion, from Jia Zhen to some guards, they were all nervous, so that the atmosphere in the whole mansion also became tense.

Even in the Rongguo Mansion, everyone knew that Jia Rong had participated in the imperial examination this time, and they were very concerned about it.You know, Jia Zhu also participated in the examination at the age of 16, but after she came out, she fell ill due to exhaustion, and finally she couldn't afford it, so she went early.

But what made Mrs. Wang a little depressed was that no matter what the result of Jia Rong's test was, at least there was no accident in his body, and he recovered after taking a bath.

If Jia Rong can be like Jia Zhu, exhausted all her efforts because of this, can't afford to get sick, and pass away early, so that the Ningguo Mansion will be wiped out, this will be something that will really make her happy for Madam Wang. !

"Yin Chuan, why don't you send someone to monitor the movement in the East Mansion? See if Jia Rong passed the test?" Mrs. Wang's complexion was not very good, she frowned, and said so.

In the past two years, Yin Chuan has gradually replaced Jin Chuan and became the number one person in front of Mrs. Wang. She well concealed the disdain in her eyes, and immediately blessed her body and responded.After going outside and ordering a little girl to pass the message, she pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Madam, you think highly of Master Rong of the Dongfu? It's not our second master Bao who is taking part in the scientific examination? Why are you so caring?"

Mrs. Wang glanced at Yin Chuan, thinking that she was a maid, even if she was smart and clever on weekdays, but when it comes to big things, her vision is still narrow.But she didn't answer Yin Chuan's words, she just said: "What's the matter with Baoyu? Can the master make things difficult for him?" The better Rong Rong in the East Mansion, the more she made Baoyu look unbearable. In order to raise people, the master said that Baoyu's nose was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes, and he scolded him like a dog.Now if Brother Rong wins the Jinshi again, the master will not eat Baoyu alive.So God, you must have a good eye, a cruel and ruthless person like Brother Rong, who has a lot of blood and debts in his hands, who has committed countless murders, must not let him get a Jinshi.

Yin Chuan has been with Mrs. Wang for so many years, and she has already figured out her habits. Hearing what she said, she knew that what she had thought before should not be wrong. She secretly sneered, her wife, really If you don't see others well, if you are miserable, you can't make others happy.But even though he despised him in his heart, there was nothing unusual on his face. On the contrary, he was blessed, and replied respectfully: "Returning to my wife, the master has been busy with trivial matters these days and Aunt Sun in the west wing has been pestering her, so I can't be free." Two days ago, Second Master Bao thought about starting a poetry club because of a sudden inspiration, and he has been busy with the girls these days."

When Mrs. Wang heard Yin Chuan's words, she sighed slightly, and said, "Baoyu is the same child. Instead of reading the Four Books and Five Classics, it's no wonder that the master is displeased when he sees them. If He has half of Pearl's peace of mind, and I don't have to worry about him all day long here."

"Where is the madam talking, the second master Bao is still young, wait for another two years, and the second master Bao will grow up and become sensible, and it will be fine. Besides, when it comes to being smart, let alone the two mansions, the whole capital is full." There is no one here who can compare to Master Bao. My wife just relaxes and waits for Master Bao to win for you in the future, just waiting to be the old Fengjun." Yin Chuan pursed his lips and said so .

When Mrs. Wang heard Yin Chuan's words, she looked sideways at Yin Chuan, and said angrily, "I'm used to you for being a sweet talker. You only use these kind words to coax me." But even though she said so, she seemed to have eased up. From the look on her face, she already knew that what she said about Yinchuan in her heart was very useful.

Today is the day to release the list.

Although Jia Rong is not one to be nervous, she can't stand the attention of others.At the second quarter of Maozheng, Jia Zhen sent Wan'er and Shou'er beside her to wait in front of the gate of the Gongyuan where the list was released.You know, the time to release the list is at Si Shizheng, but there are still three or four hours now!

I don't know what's the use of going so early?

"Grandpa, aren't you worried?" Zhiqiu looked at Jia Rong, who was lying on the rocking chair, holding a medical book in her hand and reading it like a trance, her face slightly embarrassed, she paused, and said so asked.

Jia Rong didn't take her eyes off the book, and replied, "There's nothing to worry about." It was just an exam. If he failed, he would come back three years later. He couldn't see what to worry about?

Looking at Jia Rong who was so calm, Zhiqiu was also a little speechless, and he said after a while: "The master also spent a lot of money to invite a chef full of gold and jade to come to the mansion, just waiting for the announcement, and then he wants to invite the clansmen to celebrate Well." If the old man fails the ranking, the old man will lose face again.

Jia Rong didn't speak again.

After a while, Jia Rong was already drowsy holding the medical book, so Zhiwen took a fox fur blanket and covered her body, and fell asleep after a while.

Zhiwen and Zhiqiu looked at this situation, glanced at each other, and then sighed in unison.The most calm person in the whole house is probably the uncle.

At this moment, Wan'er who was beside Jia Zhen rushed over, shouting, "Great joy, great joy, great joy!"

When Jia Rong was sleeping, she was the least to be provoked. Almost subconsciously, she closed her eyes, picked up the medical book she was reading just now, and threw it in the direction of the sound.

With the sound of 'dong', Wan'er was running in a hurry, but when Jia Rong hit him, he immediately fell to the ground, but at this moment, he didn't care about the pain, and immediately shouted: "Master, I'm overjoyed, Really happy." He jumped up and ran towards Jia Rong.

In normal times, Wan'er would have been reprimanded for yelling like this while Jia Rong was asleep, but today was an exception.Zhiwen and Zhiqiu asked immediately, "Wan'er, how are you doing?"

"Uncle... Uncle, you won the prize, and you will try No. 12." Wan'er finally finished speaking after taking a deep breath.

When Zhiwen and Zhiqiu heard Wan'er's words, they became happy immediately, and Zhiwen stuffed the purse for rewards that had been prepared early into Wan'er's hands.

In the general examination, Jia Rong won in one fell swoop, No. 12, and the ranking is still so high. If there is no accident, as long as Jia Rong performs normally during the palace examination, then the Jinshi and rank in him will not be lost. up.

The news of Jia Rong's high school spread quickly.

All of a sudden, the whole clan was overjoyed, and people came to congratulate them one after another.You know, Jia Rong is the second high school student in the clan besides Jia Jing.Not to mention the members of the Jia family, the aristocratic families who had become friends with the Jia family also sent people to send congratulatory gifts one after another.

In this regard, Jia Rong herself was very impatient to deal with such things, but Jia Zhen was quite happy, because those who came, no matter if they were sincere or false, would inevitably flatter him and praise him for teaching his son well. Fang, when Jia Zhen received such a compliment, she naturally laughed and had a full day of banquets in the mansion, and even sent rice noodles outside the mansion to celebrate.

Jia Rong looked at Jia Zhen who was still dishonest while being supported by a few servants, sighed, and said, "What are you doing here? I don't see that the master is already drunk. Hurry up and help her back to Yusheng Courtyard, let the wife Good care."

Seeing Jia Rong's words, the boys didn't dare to delay, and their subordinates immediately exerted force.

"Rong'er, you really deserve to be my son, and you're really embarrassing me today. Let that villain keep lying behind my back and say some nasty words. So what if I'm a dude who knows nothing? So what if I have no skills? So what if I only have one son? But I just have one son who is better than you. My son is very promising. He is only 16 years old and already a Jinshi. In the future It's no problem to confer the king's admiration, will your son succeed? You..." After seeing Jia Rong, Jia Zhen, who was already drunk, went to the top, broke free from the servant who was supporting him, and walked to Jia Rong. In front of him, he yawned suddenly, and said so.At the beginning, I still said it to Jia Rong, but after a while, I pointed at God and scolded me, and I don't know who I was scolding?

Jia Rong, on the other hand, was silent for a while after listening to Jia Zhen's words, and then let Zhiqiu, who was behind her, prick Jia Zhen's fainting acupuncture point.

After the exam, not everything.The current Jia Rong is still a Gongsheng student and cannot be called a Jinshi. Only after passing the palace examination can he be regarded as a real Jinshi.

This time, a total of [-] scholars were selected for the examination.With such a large number of people, the emperor naturally wouldn't have to inspect them one by one.Therefore, before the palace exam, there is another round of re-examination.In this re-examination, a group of people had to be eliminated, and only those who passed the re-examination were eligible to participate in the palace examination.If you perform well in the imperial examination, you can be considered a real Jinshi, and you have also completed the imperial examination, which is a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops and horses, and you have a satisfactory confession to yourself for ten years of hard work.

The re-examination was a breeze for Jia Rong.Among the Gongsheng students who were so nervous that they were sweating, Jia Rong's calm performance was a bit eye-catching.Even the chief examiner paid more attention to Jia Rong.After the re-examination was over, Jia Rong got the qualification to participate in the palace examination without any accident.

Soon, it was the day of the imperial examination.

Under the leadership of the chief examiner, the hall officials, the examiners and the guards, they lined up according to their respective rankings and filed into the Tai Chi Hall.It is also the palace where the emperor received officials and ministers.

At this time, the sky is still not bright, and when the court is over, the palace examination will officially begin.

During this time, a consular eunuch came over and began to tell them some rules and etiquette that they needed after meeting the emperor in a while.Finally, when the golden bell strikes nine times, it heralds the official start of the palace examination.

"The rules and etiquette that Zajia just said, I hope you will bear in mind, if you offend Longyan later, you will lose your head." The consular eunuch gave another last warning.

Everyone hurriedly responded.

The so-called imperial examination was not much different from the previous examination.The imperial merchants personally set out a test question, and then the tribute students answered the question.Then the ministers who were present personally judged and selected the ten most outstanding ones.Only these ten tribute students can get the emperor's final personal assessment, and finally decide the top three and the top three of the second.

After an hour, the first round of the palace examination was over.Another half an hour later, the ministers had already judged the top ten, and Jia Rong was among them.

The other Gongsheng students have already withdrawn.Only the top ten Gongsheng are left.

Among the ten tribute students, Jia Rong was the youngest one, the best-born one, and also the one with the calmest expression.It was precisely because of this that many ministers couldn't help but look at Jia Rong twice more.

Although Jia Rong's test paper was not the best, he was undoubtedly the most eye-catching one among the ten remaining.

Emperor Longqi was naturally the first to notice Jia Rong. After looking him up and down, he asked, "Are you the great-grandson of Ningguo Gong Jia Daihua?" What about the three-year-old and five-year-old descendants!

Jia Rong replied neither arrogant nor humble: "Return to Your Majesty, it is the grassroots." In Jia Rong's generation, the title of Ningguo Duke's mansion has disappeared, so he is no different from ordinary people, so he can only Use Caomin as a title.

Emperor Longqi smiled and said, "I remember that your grandfather Jia Jing was very good. Now that you are a grandson, you are really better than blue." He just read Jia Rong's test paper specially. , the writing above is clear and well-organized, every sentence is just right, and the writing is sophisticated, it's not like what he can do at his age.But thinking that Jia Jing had already become a Taoist priest when he was young, and his father Jia Zhen was a well-known playboy in Beijing.Although he is young, he has a lot of experience, so it is not surprising that he can write such articles.

"Your Majesty is really absurd." Jia Rong lowered her eyes and said.

Although he admired Jia Rong quite a lot, Emperor Longqi did not ignore the others, and asked the other nine people one by one.The Gongsheng students who can stay are naturally talented. When Emperor Longqi was inspecting, he frequently showed a satisfied smile.Especially Liang Ang, who had no choice but to give up the last imperial examination because of keeping his filial piety, this time it can be said that he was in the limelight and attracted praise from Emperor Longqi several times.

In the end, Jiangnan students Zhou Hong, Hu Zirui and Liang Ang were selected as the top three on the spot by Emperor Longqi.Zhou Hong was the number one scholar, awarded Jinshi and rank, and ordered him to enter the Imperial Academy for editing and writing on a certain day.As for Hu Zirui and Liang Ang, it was the same. They were awarded Jinshi and rank, and they entered the Imperial Academy as editors at another day.

When he said this, Emperor Longqi subconsciously looked at Jia Rong from the corner of his eye, and saw that the others were more or less disappointed.Only this Jia Rong had a calm face, without any change in expression.In my heart, I admire Jia Rong secretly, which is not surprising.

Afterwards, Jia Rong was selected as the biography of the top name of Erjia, and he was given a Jinshi background, and he also chose a day to enter the Imperial Academy as a Shujishi.

As for the rest of the rankings, Yan Tiesheng, the chief examiner this time, is still in charge.