Qing Jialu

As soon as Du Huan left the tribute courtyard, he fell into a coma when he returned to the mansion.The nine-day exam made him physically and mentally exhausted. Not only did he have to think hard about writing articles, but he also had to take care of his own diet.Du Huan is a son of a young man, who grew up in rich clothes and fine food, and was served by a bunch of servants around him.He has never experienced the days of eating dry food and sleeping on a hard bed like these days.

So after the three exams, Du Huan was visibly thinner and haggard.

By the time Du Huan got enough sleep, a day and a night had passed.Then, under the service of the servant, Du Huan ate and drank at home for several days, and finally made up for the few taels of weight he had lost.

After resting for a few days, it was finally time for the Gong Yuan to release the list.Early in the morning, the servants of Du's mansion ran to read the list for his young master, while Du Huan was in the study, holding a book in his hand, flipping through it pretendingly.

He seemed to be reading, but in fact he didn't read a single word.After all, I have studied hard for another three years. It is impossible to say that I am not nervous. Time flies like an arrow and cannot be wasted.

Just when he was so nervous, the front yard suddenly became lively.A young servant shouted loudly while running: "I got it, I got it, the young master got it."

With a "snap", the book in Du Huan's hand fell to the ground.But he ignored it, and ran out three steps at a time, grabbing the servant who came back from reading the list.

"Win it? I won it?" Du Huan asked excitedly.

"Young master, you've hit the ball. The announcer has arrived at the gate, so hurry up and greet me, young master."

"So fast?" Du Huan hurriedly straightened his clothes, and said to the boy, "Hurry up, go and prepare for the reward."

When Du Huan walked to the front yard, a group of people had already surrounded him.There were servants from the Du Mansion, and some neighbors who were watching the excitement, and they got together lively and lively.

"Master Du, congratulations." Baozi said with a smile, "Good news, Mr. Du Huan of Hangzhou Mansion, Zhejiang Province, the No. 15 tribute in the high school examination, and the top saint in the Golden Luan Hall!"

For a while, the gongs and drums were blaring, and everyone was congratulating Du Huan, and the joy was endless.

"Hurry up, give me the reward." Du Huan cupped his hands to the newspaper, "It's been a hard trip."

Baozi cheerfully took the reward, weighed it in his hand, and knew he had chosen the right person.This young master of the Du family was really generous, so he didn't make a trip in vain.

Du Huan had just passed the Gongshi examination, and he was still dizzy, but all kinds of entertainment would come at any time.The classmates of the Imperial College, the classmates of Hangzhou, and the candidates who had made friends before.

Du Huan still had intermittent contact with the examiners in Zhejiang. Brother Xue, who went to the imperial examination together last time, failed the exam, and came again three years later.

This time Brother Xue and Du Huan both passed the Gongshi examination. He pulled Du Huan and said that they must get together after three years of not seeing each other, and he also called Brother Guo who was already an official.

Three old friends set up a banquet, Brother Xue poured wine for everyone cheerfully, "Time flies so fast, three years have passed in a blink of an eye."

"Congratulations to both of you, especially Brother Du, No. 15." Brother Guo raised his glass and said, "With this glass of wine, I wish you all the best in advance."

The three of them clinked glasses and drank in one gulp.Brother Xue humbly said after drinking: "Actually, I'm not sure about the topic this time. Mr. Shen Ge's question this time is much more difficult than the previous one. I don't know much about the New Deal, and I don't know how to praise it after thinking about it. I am satisfied with getting 220th place."

Speaking of Elder Shen Ge, Brother Guo couldn't help thinking of what happened three years ago, he said with lingering fear: "The last time because of Elder Shen Ge, Brother Du was three years late, otherwise he would have won that time."

"Old Shen Ge didn't do it on purpose." Du Huan explained.

"By the way, don't you have a close relationship with Mr. Shen Ge, why didn't you get a meeting this time?" Brother Xue asked jokingly.

"Brother Xue, don't laugh at me, I still have self-knowledge." Du Huan said honestly, "To be honest, I really didn't expect to win the meeting, and I was No. 15. In fact, I approved it in the article. 'Remove redundancy'."

"Ah?" Brother Xue and Brother Guo looked at each other when they heard the words.

Unexpectedly, as Shen Ge's brother-in-law, he would openly oppose the reform in the imperial examination room?

"Brother Du, you are so courageous." Brother Xue admired.

"However, Brother Du, you catered to the opposition with this move. Maybe it was the people who had them in the deputy chief examiner, so you won." Brother Guo analyzed.

This time the exam questions really had to stand in line, but most of the people chose to stand on the side of the chief examiner, either sincerely or falsely.But there are also a small group of people who stand on the side of the opposition.

Du Huan, on the other hand, is a neutral party.Or it can be said that it is a moderate reformist.

Coincidentally, Shen Jia, who had finished grading the examination papers, ran to His Majesty's bedroom immediately, and also mentioned this matter.

I just heard him say to Xiao Yi angrily: "The ministers of the reform cannot be double-faced or moderate, but only unswerving reformers!"

It turned out that Shen Jia had a dispute with several assistant examiners during the examination.Shen Jia didn't want to choose those test papers that were vague and ambiguous, and articles that only boasted about the New Deal but missed the point.But the other assistant examiners and fellow examiners felt that those papers were well written.

After listening to the cause and effect, Xiao Yi said with a smile: "So you mean, dismiss these courtiers?"

After all, most of these deputy chief examiners and fellow examiners are ministers in charge of the reform.

"It's not necessary." Shen Jia said, "It's just that it's inconvenient for them to participate in the New Deal."

"What about those test papers?" Xiao Yi asked, "Let them fail too?"

"The list has already been released, so forget it." Shen Jia said sullenly, "However, the test paper for the number one scholar in the palace examination in the future must be a classic that points out the current disadvantages and has something to say."

Shen Jia did not insist that Zhuangyuan Lang must be a person who supports the reform, as long as he has something to say, even if he is against the reform.

The number one scholar, the second place in the list and Tanhua are hand-picked by His Majesty, and it is the dream of many scholars to get the top three in the palace examination.However, Xiao Yi obeyed Shen Jia's words, nodded and said: "Yes."

Seeing that Xiao Yi was on her side, Shen Jia felt a little better.

"By the way, what place did Du Huan get this time?" Xiao Yi asked again.

"No. 15." Shen Jia smiled, "This kid deliberately contradicted me in the article, but he got a good ranking because of his clear and coherent exposition."

At that time, Shen Jia did not know which copy was written by Du Huan.He didn't see Du Huan's article until the final list was released.

Unexpectedly, this naive boy was able to withstand the pressure, insist on his own opinion, and did not flatter the reform against his will.

Regarding Du Huan's grades, Xiao Yi felt stable, "As long as he doesn't panic in the palace exam and doesn't make any mistakes, he should be able to get a Jinshi background. I remember someone who seemed to be a second-class in the palace exam?"

"Eleventh place in the top two." Shen Jia added proudly.

"Really?" Xiao Yi raised Shen Jia's chin with one hand, "It seems that old Shen Ge is even more powerful?"

"Whether it's serious or not, I'll prove it to you." After finishing speaking, Shen Jia leaned over and kissed Xiao Yi's mouth fiercely.