Rebirth of Okuki Kofuro

After a while, many scholars realized that the people who came out of the government office were not the officials that everyone encountered in the past, but soldiers in full armor. The sunlight was reflected, and all of it shone into the eyes of the students standing in the front rows, making everyone squint involuntarily.

The cold and stern aura emanating from the soldiers seemed to still have the smell of blood, spreading out from the gate of the government office all the way. They didn't say a word, but it was enough to make this group of scholars who had never seen blood feel scared from the bottom of their hearts.

Successfully relying on a group of soldiers to scare the students, and then the guards came out from the government office to post the list. What is different from the past is that there are several wooden boards placed next to the list, and several guards are busy posting a list. Sheets of paper filled with words.

Soldiers who had seen blood pressed the field, and no one dared to talk nonsense anymore, and their breathing slowed down, for fear of provoking these "unreasonable" soldiers and being stabbed, they would have nowhere to reason.

Although military generals and civil servants have not been in the same way since ancient times, if a conflict arises between their students and soldiers, it is not clear how the examiners will deal with it. After all, these soldiers may be invited by the examiners.

After the guards pasted up all the wooden boards outside the government office, those who dared to look closer discovered that these papers were the answer sheets of the hospital examination. After checking the names and places of origin of the candidates, more careful people found that all the pasted papers were All the answers were in the list this time.

The government's different approach from the past made everyone puzzled. These answer sheets were supposed to be sealed up. How could they be posted so blatantly? What if they were damaged by someone?

Immediately afterwards, everyone looked at the soldiers standing next to them with black faces, and immediately understood what the adults meant. Who would dare to destroy the answer sheet?Don't die.

The guards moved another stool, and one of the guards stood up and explained the situation of the list in a loud voice: "Your Excellency has ordered, the results of this hospital examination have been released, and the list is here. Take the documents to the Yamen..."

In a nutshell, the answer sheets of the winners are posted, and everyone can see them. Those who have opinions, go to the yamen with their ID cards to find out their answer sheets as soon as possible, and use their own big sheets as evidence. Ask the examiner why he didn't get it.

Before the troubled scholars could react, the guard standing on the stool took out another piece of paper, on which dozens of names were densely written.

He glanced around sharply, taking a panoramic view of the expressions of the people around him, and then raised his voice and read the list on the paper. Every time he read a word, the crowd would riot.

After reading sixteen people's names, the guard paused for a moment: "These 16 people are bewitching the public with false rumors and inciting the students to make trouble. After the decision of Master Cai, Master Liu and Master Xin, all of them will be dismissed as scholars, so as to set an example to others!"

"In addition to these 16 people, there are 37 people including Wang Cheng of Huadan Prefecture... who are accomplices of the former 16 people, and they will not be allowed to take the imperial examination for life. Those who have passed the government and county examinations..."

If it is said that when the names of the first 37 people were read, the students were in a commotion, but when the names of the last [-] were read, everyone was in an uproar.

Because these dozens of people are people you know recently, they are active among the students of the crowd, and in the name of finding justice for everyone, let other people go with them to the government office, to the school, to the college, to the street, to the The city gate and other places gathered to express their dissatisfaction, saying that they wanted to let the superiors see their disobedience.

When making troubles, these people thought that they would not be found if they hid in the crowd, or even if they were found, it would be nothing. After all, the law does not blame the public, and everyone made troubles. It is impossible for the government to punish hundreds or thousands of students at once. , that would cause a big shock.

In fact, during the ten days they were dancing, the more trouble they made, the better it would be for the officials to find out the troublemakers like them.

No, on the day when the results of the hospital examination were announced, all of them just got together and caught them all at once. The officials who had been waiting outside walked into the crowd and caught some people who were about to escape.

Removal of honors and prohibition from participating in the imperial examinations are only one of the punishments. In addition, they will also be punished and jailed. If they behave well, they will be released. If they behave poorly, they will be exiled and corvee.

Announcing crimes and arresting people were carried out in full view. In the past few days, they had many supporters, and they were watched with reverence by others. In a blink of an eye, they seemed to have become street rats. People looked at them with contempt.

All this happened very quickly. After the person who led the trouble was taken away, the remaining people seemed to wake up from a dream suddenly, realizing what they had done these days, thinking about the fate of these dozens of people, many His legs trembled on the spot, almost fainting.

This is the fastest hospital exam in the history of Daojiang Province, because the guards don't care about posting the list, and they don't read the names on the list one by one like usual.

Fang Junyan came to the small courtyard early in the morning in his family's carriage to look for Liang Kangsheng and the others. The results of the courtyard examination were not something that Fang's family could find out, but they would know a thing or two after they would publish the results today. He left Fang's because he didn't want to see his family People look disappointed.

Drinking the mediocre jasmine tea, Fang Junyan couldn't help sighing: "I guess I won't be able to pass this exam. I'm waiting for the good results from Brother Liang, Brother Zheng, and Brother Wei."

Last year's government exam was a bit difficult for him. The college exam was more difficult than the government exam, and the people who took the same exam were of higher level. He knew how much he was worth. Half of the people who take the hospital test for the first time can pass.

When he said this, Fang Junyan was still thinking in his heart, if he could have studied with Liang Kangsheng and the others a few months earlier, maybe he still had some hope of passing the college examination. The level has improved a lot than before, but it is a pity that I still haven't reached the level of the hospital examination.

"Brother Fang, don't be discouraged. When reading an article in the examination room, mentality is equally important. If you think your writing is not good, maybe your writing is in line with the examiner's wishes. Let's just wait at home and don't think too much." Zheng Xin ate Fang Toshihiko brought the pastries, and said cheerfully.

This time he also felt that he was not sure, but his mentality has always been good, no matter whether he has passed or not, he can accept it, and his family has not put pressure on him, the worst is to think that this hospital exam is to accumulate experience, and there are two more opportunities in the future. .

Wei Yang didn't speak, the corners of his mouth were pursed. To be honest, he was very worried, because before leaving home this time, he heard the conversation between his father, mother and brother.

The nephew of the elder brother’s family has reached the age where he can enter school. The elder brother hopes that the family can share money for his child to study, but the parents let the elder brother wait for another two years until he has passed the exam. In the end, they did not agree And scattered.

Wei Yang only vaguely felt that the relationship between the three brothers was different from when he was a child. This time he heard what the family said in private, and he fully understood that not only the elder brother had opinions on him, but the younger brother was also dissatisfied with him. It was a waste of money, more money was spent on him than the rest of the family put together.

So this time, Wei Yang hoped that he could pass the college exam in one go. In the last month, he gritted his teeth and memorized until midnight, and got up to study at dawn in the morning. He was the hardest of the three.

Passing the Xiucai exam means that you can find a way to find something to do. At worst, you can open a private school while preparing for the township exam. You can support yourself, your wife and children, and keep the rest of the family from gossiping.

Wei Yang didn't speak, just drank a glass of tea instead of wine, filled his stomach full of water in a short while, and ran to the hut several times in a row.

Seeing this, Liang Kangsheng diverted the topic away from the college exam, and talked about a problem that they had discussed before the college exam but did not discuss the result.

After a while, there was a sudden commotion outside the alley, and someone asked loudly, "Does anyone know where Mr. Liang and Mr. Wei live?"

Calling "Xianggong" with such fanfare, at this time, there is only one possibility, and that is that the person being called is a scholar.

In the folk, "Xianggong" is a title for a scholar, "Master" is for a scholar, and "Adult" is for a Jinshi. These special titles are used at different times to represent different fame.

The specific addresses of Liang Kangsheng and the others are only recorded in detail in the official office, and the people who came to announce the good news are not clear, so he asked along the way.

Outsiders don't know where Liang Kangsheng and the others live, but the neighbors in the alley know it. After all, before they moved in, the owner of the house told the people around them in advance, asking everyone to try not to make noise during this time.

Knowing that there is a scholar living next door to his house, everyone restrains the children in the family out of respect for the scholar, so when the person who announced the good news came to ask, someone pointed him to this small courtyard.

While writing the good news of the results of the courtyard examination, the person who announced the good news knocked on the gate of the small courtyard with a happy face. Fang Junyan's servant was standing at the door, and he opened the door directly.

The people who announced the good news outside the door didn't even look at who opened the door, so they cupped their hands and said, "Congratulations to Liang Xianggong from Yang'an County, Gangtong Prefecture, high school No. 80, and congratulations to Wei Xianggong from Yang'an County, Gangtong Prefecture, high school No. 1 !"

The boy didn't dare to accept this gift from him, so he turned sideways and looked at Liang Kangsheng and Wei Yang. As soon as the corner of his mouth parted, he thought that his young master didn't know if he had passed the exam, so he immediately restrained his smile.

Fang Junyan didn't pay attention to the small movements of his servant, he stood up first, and said to the two stupefied people: "Brother Wei, Brother Liang, congratulations!"

Zheng Xin followed closely. He sat next to Wei Yang. Seeing that Liang Kangsheng and Wei Yang hadn't responded for a long time, and the person who announced the good news was still standing at the door, he quickly pushed Wei Yang and reminded him in a low voice: "Brother Wei, Brother Liang, happy money!"

Liang Kangsheng had already reacted at this moment, and he directly tore off the purse tied around his waist and stuffed it into the hand of the announcer: "Thank you for making a trip to Taiwan, it's hard work, you take the money back to eat wine."

There were four taels of silver and nearly one tael of broken silver in this purse. The announcer shook his head, said a few auspicious words to them, and left with a smile on his face.