Chang'an Ferry

Today is the day when the rankings are released, but Mu Dingyang has not come back yet, but he sent a letter in advance saying that he will come back before the palace exam.

Early in the morning, Steward Mu took people to Wangyue Tower. When the time came, the red cloth hanging outside the building was slowly lifted. There were three hundred people selected this time. The next two hundred people, except those who have connections in the family, have to go to the Ministry of Officials to report, and those who are willing to go will be sent to all parts of the country with a job order, starting from the lowest level, and the final step depends on personal nature. Those who want to wait for the three-year blog should also go to the record to facilitate the transfer of personnel.

Looking at the names revealed by the red cloth, some people are downcast, some are beaming, some are full of ambition, and some are hesitant.

The exciting time has come, the top 2 people appeared, cheers rang out from all around, Mu Dingyang was No.[-], Mu Steward hurriedly asked people to sprinkle out the prepared red envelopes, and the people waiting around rushed up, "Go, go back and report lady!"

Although Jiang Ning was well prepared, she was also very nervous. Seeing Mu Feng bring someone back, "Congratulations, madam, the second son is No.2."

"Okay, okay." Jiang Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Send a letter to the general to tell him the good news."

On the third day after the announcement of the results of the palace examination, Mu Dingyang finally hurried back the night before, and he didn't care how much he got in the exam. He benefited a lot from following Kong Li this time. The grievances were cleared, and Mu Dingyang's heart was incomparably agitated. Redressing grievances for the people and doing things for the people is the principle of being an official, and everything else is just passing by.

Mu Dingyang paid homage to his mother, and hurried to Mu Yingying's room to look around. Seeing that his younger brother was sleeping soundly, he didn't bother to put the small gift he brought on the table before going back to the room to wash and sleep.

Accompanied by three beeps, a hundred students entered the arena one by one, looking at the emperor who was sitting first, the princes who were sitting next, the six ministers lined up and the court officials around the hall.

The student is a little nervous, and when he is nervous, he makes a mistake. He stumbles on his left foot and lies on the right foot, and quickly gets up. The emperor frowned. Habayashi Wei took the person down.

"Your Majesty, please give the student another chance. The student has been preparing for ten years! I beg your Majesty." The student wailed. He waited for so long, even if he didn't rank among the best, but as long as he has a ranking, the life he faces will be different when he goes out.

But the emperor was unmoved, and Habayashi quickly pulled him away.

The students became more nervous, their scalps tensed, and the emperor said, "You will be the pillars of the Jin Dynasty in the future, and your words and deeds will represent the Jin Dynasty, so I hope you will not let me down."

"Yes" all the officials and all the students bowed their heads.

The gong rang again, and the students took their seats.

The palace examination lasted for one day, and there were two questions. The emperor asked a question and the students answered it, and all the officials asked the question on the spot, and the students answered it.Then the answer sheet was graded by hundreds of officials, and all names were sealed during the period to avoid fraud.

Mu Yanying didn't have the mind to read, and sat on the queen's lap blankly, "An An must trust my brother"

"Yeah." Sniffing, Mu Yanying was still a little nervous holding the queen's hand, Jiang Ning was sitting on the side, making clothes in her hands, and didn't sew a stitch for a long time.

And the hall of this meeting was full of swords and swords, Kong Li bombarded the audience by himself, all the students were speechless, even the officials were silent and pretended to be ostriches.

The emperor rubbed his forehead, the officials elected in this way are all elites but there are fewer, forget it!Elites are good, what's the use of holding a wine bag and a rice bag?

Since Kong Li became more and more active in talking, the emperor had no choice but to let Lin Yuanzhi intervene, why did Lin Yuanzhi?Because Lin Yuanzhi is a person who is rare for Kong Li to have a good face. Sure enough, when Lin Yuanzhi spoke, Kong Li slowly restrained himself. Knowing that today was over, he pleaded guilty to the emperor and sat aside.

The atmosphere in the hall relaxed a little, and Lin Yuanzhi threw out a few more questions, and the tension of the students was relieved a lot. In the blink of an eye, it was afternoon, and all the students left one by one, and the results will be announced tomorrow.

As soon as the students left and the emperor left, all the officials got up and stretched their muscles and bones, rushing like a [-]-meter sprint to the place where the major issues in life were solved.

Lin Yuanzhi and Kong Li walked to the back, "Brother, you offended a group of people today, and His Majesty has the capacity to tolerate others, otherwise you"

"Naturally, I did this because I knew His Majesty's tolerance. You know that when I saw these people's corpses, I wanted to drag them all to Dali Temple!" Kong Li was a little resentful.

"Well, you are happy, but if they are forced to jump over the wall in a hurry, besides, there are no moths in this world." Lin Yuanzhi doesn't like those people either, but seeing that the brother next to him has offended so many people, he is worried for him, afraid He was plotted against that day.

"Brother Lin, I know what you mean. Don't rush everything. I know it too. Don't worry, I know what you mean." Kong Li also calmed down, thinking of the young man who ran up and down with him a few days ago, General Mu. Son of Mu Zhan, it's great that there are still passionate people in this court!

The emperor and all the officials rested for a while, and began to review the test papers after the meal, which was completed at dawn. The emperor thumped his back. Fortunately, it happened once every three years.

The queen waited outside the hall, saw the figure shaking inside, knew that it was over, the servants pushed open the door of the hall, the maids filed in and brought hot water for the officials to wash, and breakfast followed.

The queen supported the emperor and clasped her hands, "Your Majesty, let's rest for a while!"

The emperor tidied up in the bedroom and lay on the bed, "An Anke is worried."

"I was a little worried at first, but after comforting him for a while, I got better. I wanted to come but I didn't let him come," the queen said softly.

The emperor opened his eyes, "Rong Rong is not authentic, if An An came, I would have been more energetic by now."

"Could it be that Your Majesty is willing to wake up at this hour for An'an? He didn't go to bed last night after talking about you for a long time," the queen teased the emperor.

"Really?" the emperor asked quickly.

The queen nodded, "I was worried that you would be uncomfortable if you didn't sleep all night. I wanted to bring him to watch you secretly, but An An didn't come because she was afraid that it would affect you." Indeed, Mu Yanying thought that her uncle would stay up all night , I feel very distressed, and I want to see it but I am afraid of the impact.

The emperor was very comforted in his heart, he felt that the whole person was more energetic, and the pain was not in vain!

At dawn, the gate of the palace was opened wide, and Li, the chief servant, was holding a silk cloth covered with a red cloth. The Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Minister of the Ministry of Households opened the silk cloth, and the rankings were displayed one by one. No. 1 Shen Yi, No. 2 Chu Yilin, No.3 Mu Dingyang, No.4...

These students will also report to the Ministry of Officials, and they will be assigned to positions that are in short supply in various places. Compared with the two hundred students, their positions are slightly higher.

Mu Dingyang naturally made a plan, but what he has to do now is to go parading, because the top three always go around the imperial city.

The students who take the exam together in the evening will have a dinner together. It is uncertain who will be a powerful minister in the future, so it is good to make a familiar face.

As soon as the imperial examination was over, the imperial city felt a lot cleaner. Those students, no, those officials all packed their bags and rushed to their respective posts.

So did Mu Dingyang, he was the only one who refused to report to the Ministry of Officials, he applied to be a pawn beside Kong Li, and learned from Kong Li to become a upright and upright official who made decisions for the people.

On the second day of the imperial examination, Mu Yanying packed up her things and prepared to enter the palace to study, because there will be autumn hunting after autumn, so this time I will have to wait until then before I have a holiday.”

"An'an, mother won't send you off today." Jiang Ning folded the clothes, "Grandma's birthday, mother has to go back to celebrate her birthday"

"Grandmother?" It was the first time Mu Yingying knew that she had a grandmother.

"Well, is there any gift An Anke wants to bring to grandma?" Jiang Ning asked.

Mu Yanying had a bitter face, "My mother is too much, and she didn't tell me in advance, I don't even know what to prepare." Mu Yingying seriously thought about what gifts she could give others.

"I didn't intend to tell you at first, I'm afraid you won't have the mind to study." Jiang Ning naturally wanted to take the children there. His body is not good, and the road is high and the water is long. If something happens, it is too late to cry.

"No way..." Mu Yanying got up from the bed and ran to the study, "I'll draw a birthday peach for my grandmother." I read in a book a few days ago that old people have to prepare birthday peaches for their birthdays, so let's draw a birthday peach!

"Grandmother must like An An's gift very much." Jiang Ning helped grind the ink and pass the paint, and quickly finished a picture, and added a few words of blessing next to it.

Jiang Ning hugged the child and kissed it, "It's so cute"

Qingfeng sent a box, put the picture scroll in it, and went out, "When mother comes back, I will bring you Jiangnan's specialties."

"When will mother come back?" Mu Yanying pulled Jiang Ning's sleeve, Jiang Ning thought for a while, "Probably before the Mid-Autumn Festival"

"Ah!" Mu Yanying wrenched her fingers, "It's been several months."

"I can't bear to part with my mother," Jiang Ning asked, "It's mainly because of the long delay on the road."

"Oh, mother, I remember wanting to be safe." Mu Yanying was a little sad, "Mother, you must pay attention to heatstroke prevention on the road." This day, how hot it is on the road!

"Don't worry!" Sending Mu Yanying to the carriage, Jiang Ning watched the shadow of the carriage disappear before going in. The people on the road went back and forth to add things to the carriage. "How is that child?"

"Ma'am, the child's life experience has been investigated, and there is nothing suspicious," Mingyue replied.

Mingyue is also Jiang Ning's maid. She was born as a secret guard and has been with Jiang Ning since she gave birth. It is best for her to investigate.

"Let him learn from the housekeeper for a while, but still have to send someone to watch over him. I won't allow any accidents to happen to my son." This is because she lost half her life, and even came back from the gate of hell to become her child , there is no room for any mistakes.

"Madam, don't worry, the arrangements have been made," Mingyue said seriously.

When Mu Yanying came to the palace, he was naturally warmly welcomed by the emperor and empress. The three of them didn't think it was too hot at night, so they huddled together on the same bed and talked for a long time before falling asleep.

Ji Tingyuan sat at the table and read Mu Yuying's homework side by side, feeling very satisfied in his heart, looking at the child sitting upright, "Not bad, but don't be proud, keep it up." Ji Tingyuan put down the notebook, Flipping through the book again, "By the way, you read well, but you should also put this on your agenda."

"Wu? Will Mr. Ji teach me?" Mu Yanying was a little surprised, after all, Ji Tingyuan looked like a scholar.

"..." Ji Tingyuan patted Mu Yuying on the head, "Look at your second brother, he also looks like a scholar, but he can also go into battle and kill the enemy. Although I am not as good as your second brother, I can also do some kicks "

Mu Yuying was a little envious. Logically speaking, the children of the Mu family should have practiced in summer and winter in winter at this age, but Mu Yuying didn't. The main reason was that she was not in good health. She was afraid that if she didn't practice martial arts well, she would be exhausted. .

Ji Tingyuan naturally also knew that Mu Yingying was not in good health, but he dared to say that he was ready, "You live in the palace these days, and I also live in the South Study Room, and Mu Ying is willing to get up early every day and come over to me. Teach you some basic skills"

"Yes." Mu Yanying nodded.