[Red House] The First Imperial Merchant

Chapter 14 Xue Pan won the championship with a big upset

The palace examination questions are all random changes made by Emperor Pingkang this morning when his brain twitched. Originally, the examination questions suggested by the courtiers were thrown aside. From this incident, we can see that Emperor Pingkang is a man. It's such a joy, the second half of his life is full of drunkenness, dreaming and squandering, and he looks like a foolish king. Now the question of the palace examination for this stupid king is to talk about Emperor Pingkang's own life.

When Xue Pan got the topic, his head twitched and his veins bulged. He had never seen such a shameless person before. He is an emperor who controls life and death and also controls the career and destiny of their group. Now Let them say how to write this test question?No need to think about it, Xue Pan knew that the test papers handed in were all praises, and he was not surprised when they were photographed by Qiangu Yidi, but... Xue Pan still couldn't write after thinking for a long time, the writing was too disgusting If it's too nasty, it's a compliment that won't be out of line, but it's also not new. Emperor Pingkang asked people to praise him for such a question, but it's just that it's completely unnecessary!

He raised his head and carefully glanced at Pingkangdi who was sitting on the dragon chair. He had been sensual all the year round, his face was so skinny, his eyes were cloudy and listless, and he knew that his foundation had been hollowed out. Is this kind of Pingkangdi really stupid or just pretending? Want to test them?Xue Pan was thinking, and when he lowered his head, he caught a glimpse of Emperor Pingkang and glanced at Yan Yanqing. How could his eyes be half cloudy and dull?But in a flash, Xue Pan seemed to understand that Emperor Pingkang did not trust Yan Yanqing as rumored by the outside world. After a little thought, he lowered his head and began to concentrate on answering the question.

The palace examination lasted from nine in the morning to noon, during which Gongsheng students were not allowed to leave the venue.Xue Pan was woken up by Mrs. Xue Wang at four o'clock in the morning. After breakfast, he went to the palace and ate a few cakes. He was already hungry. It's not easy, especially when it's about the current emperor. If you make a mistake in one sentence, you may lose everything. Didn't the answer that can be written on paper be thought through in your head several times?He was highly concentrated, and Xue Pan was a big eater, so he was naturally hungry. Now that he finished writing the last stroke, his stomach was already growling, and he was not embarrassed. Those who dare not eat cakes in the palace are even more miserable. When the exam is over, everyone is so hungry that their faces are blue and their eyes are bright. It is estimated that everything they see seems to be eaten.

After the exam was over, all the ministers followed Emperor Pingkang into the inner hall to correct the dossiers, and the Gong students who were present took their father-in-law to dinner this morning.The candidate who was still a little reserved in the morning was so hungry that he forgot everything at the moment. He was devouring the delicious food prepared earlier, but Xue Pan was hungry, but there was nothing wrong with etiquette. Feeling, the scholars who just let go of their bellies seemed embarrassed. Everyone looked at each other, and a middle-aged scholar in green robes said with a smile: "I was in a hurry to eat just now, and I haven't asked you for advice? I'm Chen Muru, the word Ruran, People from Bin County, Huainan---"

"So it's brother Ruran who is the third newcomer!" The white-clothed youth smiled and said, "I'm Li Ji, a person from the capital."

Li Ji didn't say the font name because he was young and hadn't performed the coming-of-age ceremony yet and hadn't picked up the font yet. Xue Pan naturally didn't have a font this year at seventeen.As soon as the two opened their mouths, the atmosphere became more relaxed, and they began to introduce one after another. Xue Pan thought about the entrustment of Xue Wang at home and began to observe the candidates quietly. Chen Muru, who spoke first, was the oldest over forty, but He is kind and friendly without any pretensions, easy to get along with, and he doesn't just talk about words, and after a few words, he starts to make friends. As for the young Li Ji, he seems innocent and straightforward, but his eyes are very shrewd, but he wants to be in the officialdom. It's impossible to be stupid for promotion. They are both candidates in the same class, and they will form a network of relationships in the future. They are both students of the emperor, and they are naturally close in politics.

Xue Pan intends to make friends, and after a few rounds, he keeps in mind those who are outstanding, and secretly eliminates those who are not suitable to be political friends, such as the newly promoted No. 1 Yuan Xiujin, more than 20 people from the capital. He was arrogant, and he looked down on Chen Muru and Wang Bin who came from other places even when he spoke. A guy with such an expression and lack of EQ really can't get away with it.

After lunch, he began to rest in the inner hall. There was no bed inside and he could only sit on a chair. However, even if there was a bed, no one could fall asleep at ease. They were all worried about their grades. Xue Pan was sipping tea in a leisurely manner. What should be written has been written. At this moment, worrying about regrets is useless. Xue Pan never regrets making a decision, even if the decision is wrong.

Seeing him, Li Ji said heartily: "Brother Xue is relaxed and not worried at all, I'm afraid that he is so relaxed and sure because he has made up his mind early."

Before Xue Pan opened his mouth, he heard Yuan Xiujin snort coldly, "I think there are definitely two types, one is the one who is confident, and the other is the one who has self-knowledge---" Looking at it as if pointing He glanced at Xue Pan who was sitting on a chair with tea.

All the people present were considered human beings, so they naturally understood that the second half of Yuan Xiujin's unfinished sentence alluded to Xue Pan knowing that he failed the exam so he was so leisurely.

Xue Pan didn't bother to argue with Yuan Xiujin, the palace didn't know how many eyeliners had been put in, why bother to argue with Yuan Xiujin under his own identity?On the contrary, Chen Muru pretended not to understand the meaning of Yuan Xiujin's words, and said with a smile: "I think there is a third kind, this tea! It's so fragrant, and I didn't have time to think about it when I first entered the palace and smelled this tea. Have a few sips."

Wang Bin was holding the tea at the moment, and said with a smile, "Good tea to all of you!" Holding up the teacup, he looked at Xue Pan and Chen Muru.

Xue Pan greeted him with a smile and raised his teacup. Yuan Xiujin snorted coldly in anger, "Pretentious!" and sat down in the corner with his sleeves flicked.And Li Ji, who was the first to question Xue Pan and pointed the finger at Xue Pan, sat beside Xue Pan in confusion. He was small and well-fed at home. Crescent-shaped, whispered: "Brother Xue, if you like tea and go back, I will send it to your house, how about it?"

"Okay!" Xue Pan said with a smile.Regardless of his young age, this guy probably has more eyes than those present. For no reason, Xue Pan thought of Jia Huan, another hearty and ruthless Jia Huan.

Waiting for test results is the hardest part, especially when they are about to come out.All the examinees stood in the Tai Chi Hall, Emperor Pingkang sat high on the dragon chair, his expression was unpredictable and he couldn't see any joy or anger for a while, all the examinees were frightened by the atmosphere and did not dare to breathe. Holding a roll of yellow silk cloth in his hand, he slowly opened it, and his shrill voice echoed in the Tai Chi Hall.

The ranking of candidates is announced from the top three. When it was the turn of top three, the candidates who hadn’t read the names all concentrated on it. According to the usual practice, the list of top ones was basically the same as the ranking in the examination. For example, Yuan Xiujin was No. 1 in the examination. 1. As long as you don't play too abnormally at this time, the position of the champion should be [-] out of [-] no problem.

Yuan Xiujin has something to be proud of. He was familiar with the Analects at the age of three and wrote poems at the age of five. At the age of seven, he was able to write a good Fu that was praised by everyone. Splendid presentation is the main thing, this time Yuan Xiujin's confidence was greatly boosted when he got the questions of the palace examination, what could be better than a gorgeous rhetoric to praise Emperor Pingkang?The whole article has a magnificent parallelism and a grand structure, which makes Ping Kangdi see the paper and secretly think about this in his life?How did he not know that the influence is so broad?But it is undeniable that Yuan Xiujin is really talented and good at writing Fu. I heard that his poems are also good. Emperor Pingkang looked at the parallelism of the whole article, and decided Yuan Xiujin's future with a swipe of his pen.

"Tanhua Yuanxiujin---"

As soon as the old eunuch finished speaking, Yuan Xiujin suddenly raised his head and looked at Emperor Pingkang in disbelief. Is he just looking for flowers? !It is impossible for this old guy to read it wrong, but he will try No.1! !His face turned blue, and there was a bang in his head, and nothing was heard. Just as he was about to refute that the sleeve corner was being grabbed, Yuan Xiujin suddenly came back to his senses. He didn't do anything but knew that the matter was foregone. He looked sideways and pulled his sleeve corner Chen Muru's eyes flicker, this talent should be Tanhua!

But Yuan Xiujin panicked for a moment, the old eunuch had just finished reading Chen Muru's name, and being promoted to the second place in the list is indeed a happy event for Chen Muru, who is in his 40s. The most favored in the remote county town, his parents have even more hope for him, but after 18 years of the rural examination, the faces of the parents who have been disappointed are filled with hope again and again. For this examination, Chen Muru shoulders too much, If he fails the exam this time, he plans to return to the county to be a teacher to serve and support his elderly parents. Unexpectedly, he not only passed the exam but also got good grades. The sleek Chen Muru also showed joy, and the corners of his eyes were moist.

Seeing Chen Muru's happy expression, Yuan Xiujin felt annoyed, but when he heard that the champion's name was Xue Pan, his heart twitched, his mouth turned black with fishy sweetness, and he squeezed his palm to hold back the fishy sweetness.

As soon as Xue Pan's name came out, not to mention Yuan Xiujin was stunned, even Xue Pan himself couldn't think of it. He thought that the best thing would be Tanhua, but he never thought of being the champion.Glancing to the left without leaving any traces, a row of adults were all surprised, and Strictly Qing's eyes were surprised with a hint of joy at the same time, but this also shows that the ministers who made the list did not intervene, and they were all subordinates of Emperor Pingkang. decision.

Regardless of whether it is good or bad, the ranking is set, and the newly released one who enters the top three officially becomes the disciple of the emperor. According to the practice of the Daqing Dynasty, once he enters the top three, his official position will be announced immediately in the hall, and the rest will not be mentioned at this moment.Emperor Pingkang was aloof, and his voice was not angry but prestige, he said, "Which one is Xue Pan?"

Xue Pan held up his robe and saluted, knelt down and kowtowed: "Student Xue Pan has met the Holy One." He is now a disciple of the Son of Heaven, saying that a student is also a relationship, anyway, you are also my nominal teacher. Don't make a big move!

Emperor Pingkang looked at it carefully, the hall was silent for a while, Yuan Xiujin held his breath and thought viciously that Emperor Pingkang would find out that Xue Pan was an idiot and let him go. He already knew that Xue Pan came from an imperial merchant family, and a merchant was full of copper stink What talent can you have?

"Hahahahaha..." Emperor Pingkang laughed suddenly, patted the dragon chair, pointed at Xue Pan and said, "Sincere, great talent!"

According to the practice of the Daqing Dynasty, the official position of the new top scholar is compiled from the sixth-rank Hanlin Academy, and the second place is from the seventh-rank Hanlin Academy. The newly promoted top three are no exception. Pan added, "Your education is not bad, I will be in charge of the third prince's education in the future, how about Yan Aiqing?"

Strict Qing originally taught the three princes, but he didn't like the third prince who was only eight years old and his mother's family had no influence. In addition, he was currently actively planning reform policies and was distracted, so Emperor Pingkang naturally nodded in agreement when he mentioned it.

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