dressed as a scholar

The people in Qingyang Lane heard the sound of the government beating gongs and drums, the doors of the houses opened, those in the vegetable market carried baskets, and people who talked and basked in the sun came in groups to watch the excitement. After hearing the results sung by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, they immediately exploded pot.

"Hui Yuan actually came from our side of Qingyang Lane, so he said that our side has good feng shui, and now everyone should believe it."

"Unexpectedly, it was Fang Yu!"

"Which Fang Yu?"

"Hey, it's that scholar who looks very elegant and often takes his husband out for a walk in the daytime, looking for someone to ask about raising children."

"I've seen it, I've seen it. At that time, I saw that the scholar was different. As expected, I have entered the chamber now."

The people in Qingyang Lane were discussing enthusiastically, even the stall owner who had been gossiping behind his back came over to watch the excitement, and he was happier than anyone else, bragging like that Fang Yu was born and raised in Qingyang Lane, even He also used the name of the person to say that he got good grades in the exam because he ate the meat and vegetables from his own vendor.

There were also some women and children who had a relationship with Fang Yu who had the courage to go forward and ask for a reward.

Qiao Hezhi was very happy. When Fang Yu met with the officials from the Ministry of Rites, he asked Si Yu to collect loose money to distribute to the happy people. The official of the Ministry of Rites belongs to the Ministry of Rites, but such things are not done by the big officials of the Ministry of Rites, and they are just small officials who can only live in the outer city with a meager salary.

It is common sense for Huiyuan to honor some good news money, so he accepted it with a smile.

"Congratulations to Fang Huiyuan, please wait in the imperial city in three days, and then you can prepare for the imperial examination to meet the emperor."

Fang Yu quickly thanked him for his kindness, and after accepting the clothes belonging to Huiyuan, he politely asked the officials of the singing list to come into the house for some tea, and the officials of the Ministry of Rituals had to run to the next game, so naturally they would not agree.

After sending them away, Fang Yu threw some more wedding money out before closing the door of the house, and went into the house with the reward.

"It's really not easy for your husband to be number one in the two rankings!"

Looking at the refurbished family seal, Fang Yu also had a look of relief and joy on his face. After the palace examination, he may not be sure that this family seal will have to be replaced, but one more family seal is also considered to be an additional identity and life experience.

"Look and see what rewards there are."

He looked through it, and rewarded two empty shops in the inner city. Those who were rewarded by the royal family can operate their own business. , the guests he faced were either rich or noble, so it was an unusual shop, and Fang Yu was very happy with this reward.

In addition, there is another small house once you enter the inner city. The house once you enter is very small, but when converted into silver, the houses on the land in the capital can be sold for at least a thousand taels. The most important thing is In the inner city, it is a glory that people in the outer city can't buy even if they have money.

In addition to these, there are some scattered privileges to write legal documents, you don’t have to bow down when you see ordinary officials, etc... In fact, these are not very useful in the capital, because there are royal relatives everywhere, high-ranking officials and dignitaries. In the face of absolute power, this idea of ​​privilege is just a child's play, and what can be seen is the real grace in front.

Fang Yu pondered briefly, since the conditions for buying a house and settling down were given, it seems that the palace examination is just a formality, meeting the emperor, and then accepting his questions and answers, if the answer is good, it will be icing on the cake, and the future will fly Teng Ta made a good foreshadowing, if the answer is not good enough, as long as he doesn't make a fool of himself and offend Tian Wei, then it doesn't matter much.

All in all, with his ranking, he is probably going to stay in the capital to be an official.

He still has some expectations in his heart, the civil servants directly under the central government are very loud when they say it!

"I wrote letters to my parents, good things happened one after another! Earlier when I went to the temple to burn incense, the monks said that we will have good fortune if we survive a catastrophe. This good fortune comes really fast." Qiao Hezhi said this, suddenly said again : "The temples in the city are really efficacious. You get what you ask for. No wonder the incense is so strong. No, I have to pay back my vows in a few days and donate some sesame oil money."

The money spent earlier was well worth it.

Fang Yu didn't believe anything else, but he was still very happy when he got a child: "Don't rush to write letters to my father-in-law and mother-in-law. The palace examination is coming soon. I will tell my father-in-law and mother-in-law the results after I read the palace examination. As for fulfilling the wish, I will then Go with you."

"it is good."

Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and the palace examination only took two days, so it didn't take much time, and there was no difficulty between the two of them, so Qiao Hezhi waited for the result at home with peace of mind.

Fang Yu went into the city in a carriage at dawn. When he arrived in the inner city, people from the Ministry of Rituals came to pick him up. After the top [-] candidates for the examination had arrived, he was sent off in a special carriage. After half an hour's carriage arrived at the imperial city, everyone got off the carriage again and entered the palace on foot through the Meridian Gate, the gate of the imperial city.

It must be known that many people are not qualified to enter the palace through the Meridian Gate. If there is no special call for meritorious service, ordinary people like Fang Yu will not be qualified for life. Enter the palace from the Meridian Gate.

Fang Yu cautiously followed behind the leading officials. Candidates stood according to their ranks. He was the first one. He passed through the Meridian Gate and entered the palace. He still had the feeling of entering the court for the first time, how solemn and mighty.

After walking for a stick of incense, it can be regarded as arriving at the destination. However, the emperor will not be able to see the emperor today. All of them have to learn some etiquette knowledge from the officials of the Ministry of Rites and conduct a temporary training. There is no room for a little error in seeing the Son of Heaven.

If it's a disgrace in front of the palace, it's fine after the palace exam is over. It's not a child's play when the emperor gets angry, and it's a common thing to be banned from the exam for life.

Nowadays, there is training in front of the palace because of the lessons learned from the past. Candidates who came up from some places showed timidity in front of the emperor, and their disobedience in front of the palace led to the abolishment of the exam. The officials of the Ministry of Rituals are also working hard, and it's fine for the candidates to mess up themselves, for fear that it will affect the Ministry of Rites and be punished.

Fang Yu tossed about in the palace for almost two hours, after learning how to salute and answer many rules, he was finally able to have a sip of tea at the resting place.

In the early morning, the road is dry, not only in a special car, but also on foot. Students with poor physical fitness will be out of breath when they come in. If they are taught the rules for half an hour, they will probably faint.

At night, Fang Yu rested in a corner of the palace. After the morning time of the second day, everyone lined up and waited at the gate of Taihe. Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The Son of Heaven is not allowed to peep at will, there are shrewd eunuchs everywhere in the palace, and countless pairs of eyes are staring at him, Fang Yu felt as if his body was on fire, clusters of eyes swept over him, and he couldn't look around , even if you want to take a look at the emperor.

After all the prostrations were done, everyone stood upright in the hall.

"Every time I look at these young faces in the palace examination, I feel younger."

Fang Yu's eyes were lowered, and when he heard a voice above his head that was calm and kind, he knew that this person was the emperor.He remembered that it was written in the book that the emperor was old when the original owner came to Beijing, and his voice is still the voice of a person who has lived for more than fifty years.

The Minister of Rites said: "The emperor has worked hard to govern, and there are many talents in the palace examination every three years of the Ji Dynasty. This is all thanks to His Majesty."

The old emperor's expression was mild: "All raise your heads for me to see."

The examinees acted according to their words. The old emperor got up from the dragon chair and stepped down, walking among the examinees with his hands behind his back. Fang Yu felt a golden figure floating in front of him, and a stream of ambergris lingered on the tip of his nose. You can't look at the emperor even if you turn your head.

The old emperor didn't seem to care much about his disciples. When he ascended the throne in the early years, he would question all the people in the hall next to each other. Now that he is old, he has a lot of work to do, and his energy is not as good as before.

See who is pleasing to the eye or not pleasing to the eye, or ask about people's livelihood plans, or ask Qin Wang Liuhe... In short, the test questions are not as tricky and difficult as imagined, and they are not even as good as those in the academy on weekdays. Question from the Master.

But the Sacred Heart is unpredictable, and the standard of judging whether the answer is good or bad is in the hands of the emperor.

When Fang Yu was thinking about whether he would be admitted in the exam, a voice came to his ears: "Fang Yu, I have read your article this time at the Chunwei meeting, and Yu Minsheng and Minsang's construction engineering department really caught my eye. .”

Fang Yu guessed that the emperor would say the next sentence, but he collapsed in the historical records of national theory, but after waiting, the old emperor did not say the second half of the sentence.He had no choice but to show humility and thanked the emperor for his praise, and then humbled himself.

The old emperor did not speak, but stood in front of Fang Yu. Fang Yu knew that he was just thinking about the exam questions, so he held back his anger slightly. The emperor's aura is actually very strong. The last time Fang Yu was so nervous, he was still answering Right after that, he heard the old emperor utter a sentence that was a bit confusing: "You are in the prime of your life, get married and start a career."

Fang Yu's eyebrows twitched slightly, what kind of proposition is this?The topic of the answer was not given, should I make a poem or write an article on the spot, as well as discuss the defense?

His mind was running fast, and he hastily sorted out a total score framework. When he was about to answer the question, he heard the old emperor say quietly: "Are you married?"

Fang Yu: ...

The structure of his article is ready, and you are talking to me for a long time, which is also a test of people's mentality and psychological quality.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have already married, my students are not talented, and I have not been able to devote myself to studying, so I have to enter the palace examination now."

The old emperor was silent, did not comment, only nodded slightly.Then, I went to question other students.

As the saying goes, companions are like companions to tigers. This is the first time Fang Yu deeply understood the mystery of this sentence. He seemed to have been questioned, but he was not completely tested. He didn't come to his side to say anything, or ask questions, it really... really made him puzzled.

The list of the top three came out soon, as if it had been prepared in advance, but within a short time, the Minister of Rites sang the list.

Fang Yu heard his name on the No. [-] list.

"Fang Yu, No. [-]!"