[Red House] Ban'er's Road to Imperial Examination

The rewards in the palace are actually not very generous, especially in front of a big family like the Jia family, that idea is nothing but a rare honor.

Rewards from the palace have been given many times, except for the elders, except for Baoyu and the younger sisters, Jia Lian and his wife, and Li Wan's mother and son, no other children of the Jia family can have this honor.

The children of the same family did not get the reward, but a person with a foreign surname was on the list of rewards from the imperial concubine. It is not surprising that the Jia family would not be surprised by this, and many speculations arose in their hearts.

This list of rewards is certainly not drafted, it must have been decided after careful consideration by the empress, but what does the empress want to do?

Want to win over Wang Yue?

If it is because of this, it is not unreasonable.After all, Wang Yue's surname is Wang, which has something to do with my mother's uncle's family, and he is young, promising, and a young man with great potential. It is not surprising that my mother wants to win him over.

But the strange thing is that the empress rewarded him particularly richly, even surpassing Baoyu, because he had a good future, and if she wanted to win him over, it was enough to treat him as a child of the same clan. But it was three points thicker.

Maybe the younger generations just commented and didn't care, but the elders of Jia's family couldn't help being very concerned when they saw the list of rewards.

The little eunuch who came to announce the decree was surnamed Zhang, and he was extremely clever and transparent. Things like going out of the palace to announce the decree were high-quality jobs. The eunuchs who can take on this kind of errand all have a big background behind them and are extremely dexterous and capable of doing things. People like them are basically used to ups and downs in the palace.

Although the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun has a relatively high rank and a distinguished family background, she does not receive much favor from the emperor. If a concubine like this is lucky, she will be able to wait until your Majesty a hundred years later to be a concubine. It's a good ending.

If you are lucky enough to have a child by your side, then just watch over the child and be a wealthy idler honestly.

But if unfortunately, something happened to the family, or the emperor disliked him, he would either die in the cold palace, or disappear without a sound, at most, it would only cause others to sigh!

So for this kind of concubine, these eunuchs are respectful on the surface, and they can say a few good things and praise them if they meet them, but they don't think much of them in their hearts.

What's more, the great backer of this imperial concubine, the lord of the Wang family has left Beijing for almost seven or eight years. Although he still holds a high position, he has been separated from His Majesty for too long after all, and he is no longer as trusting and favored as before.

One more thing, Mr. Wang has been away from Beijing for a long time, and his contacts in the capital have gradually dispersed, not as warm as before.

The imperial concubine is not favored, and there is no one who speaks for her in front of His Majesty, so these little eunuchs are only superficially respectful to her, and they are not very respectful in deeds. What's more, they use the opportunity of leaving the palace to visit Jia There are not a few people who play autumn wind at home.

But now with that Wang Yue, the situation of the imperial concubine is different.

This is not to say that Wang Yue is so extraordinary, but a promising scholar. They have seen a lot in the palace. His Royal Highness!

In the Daqi Dynasty, since Emperor Taizu Tianzheng ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, the eldest son has always been the successor, and the eldest sons of the past dynasties were all raised by the emperor himself, just like the emperor who grew up in front of the ancestor, and the saints were raised by the emperor. Taizu was educated by the old sage, and His Royal Highness was also educated by the old sage.

There were two emperors who grew up together, and His Highness the Crown Prince was very talented. Since he was a child, his performance has been praised and recognized by the people in the palace and courtiers. He is the eldest son of the first empress, and the first empress After his death, His Majesty has never established a descendant. In terms of status, education, and knowledge, none of the princes below can compare to him.

Not only that, His Royal Highness is also seven or eight years older than the second and third princes below. This age difference alone is enough to knock out those princes below.

It can be said that unless His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loses his head and conspires against him, his position as the Crown Prince is secure.

If someone dared to shake the crown prince's position, not only the emperor would not agree, but even the ministers below would not agree.

Since the position of the crown prince is secure, there will naturally be no worries of investment failure if he stays with the crown prince.

Not to mention that the position next to His Majesty has long been taken over by those old people, and it is not their turn to be coveted by the little eunuchs anyway. Since there is no place for His Majesty, and the little eunuch is not willing to squat in one position for the rest of his life, then Their eyes were naturally on the prince who had no safety hazards and was relatively easy to climb.

It's a pity that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been away from the palace to study since he was eight years old, and he would not return to the palace unless the Imperial College is on holiday, or it is a holiday.

And when His Highness the Crown Prince returned to the palace, most of them were accompanied by the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager, and it was not their turn for these little eunuchs to come forward.

These little eunuchs looked at the prince eagerly, but they had no good chance to get close, and now there is a good chance, isn't it?

This Wang Yue and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are classmates in the academy, they have been inseparable for many years, and they have become friends since childhood, and the friendship in childhood is always the most precious.

As long as Wang Yue can maintain the friendship with His Royal Highness, they have already expected that a close minister of the emperor who will occupy an important position in the court and will be famous all over the world will gradually rise before their eyes.

Such an important minister of the future court who basically has a good future as long as he doesn't die, of course they want to make a good relationship with him. If they can get along with him, one inside and one outside, serving the emperor together, who in this world How can we bear them?

It's just that Wang Yue has a future because he has a future, but he is outside the palace, and their eunuchs are not allowed to leave the palace without purpose, which makes it impossible for them to get acquainted with Wang Yue.

But it doesn't matter, they can't make friends with Wang Yue, but they can get in touch with the imperial concubine.

Make a good sale in front of the imperial concubine first. In the future, the imperial concubine will definitely contact his mother's family. The imperial concubine cannot leave the palace, so I can only send them these little eunuchs out. When the time comes, the imperial concubine will choose a stranger who has never met An untrustworthy little eunuch, or choose a little eunuch who has betrayed her in front of her, is just an obvious thing.

What's more, when he left the palace, his godfather gave him a message, saying that the Supreme Emperor also admired Wang Yue very much, and gave him a sign that he could enter the palace freely.

This kind of brand has always been only possible for the most favored clans to get it from the Supreme Emperor, the Emperor, and the Queen Mother.

The Supreme Emperor rewarded Wang Yue with this brand, didn't he treat him as his own nephew, so that the little eunuch had already made up his mind to show a kind attitude towards the Jia family without the need for the backstage to explain.

Since Concubine Xiande became the throne, the Jia family had a lot of dealings with the eunuchs in the palace, but in the past, when these eunuchs came to the Jia family, which one of them didn't hold their heads high, and they talked about money without saying a few words. And it's a big sum if you ask for it, and if you hesitate for a moment, they immediately lose face.

If it weren't for worrying about the empress in the palace, how could the Jia family's status be threatened by these little eunuchs? It's a pity that the Jia family's children are incompetent and cannot inherit the glory of their ancestors. Now, a little eunuch in the palace can give They look at it.

They still wanted to use them, so no matter how much the Jia family looked down on these eunuchs and eunuchs, they would scold them severely every time they left, and greet them with a smile when they met.

However, the Jia family also knew that the eunuchs in the palace dared to put on this appearance, which only shows that the life of the empress is not easy in the palace, and it is not as beautiful as it looks on the surface, but the glory of the whole family is maintained by the empress. For the future of the Jia family, they can only swallow their anger!

It's just that they never thought that these eunuchs who eat people and don't spit out their bones, who are the most flattering, would greet them with a smile. Could it be that the empresses in the palace have improved?

Jia Zhen was the first to react. Thinking of this possibility, Jia Zhen immediately suppressed her doubts about why Wang Yue appeared on the list last time, smiled and exchanged a few words with the eunuch, and then couldn't wait to test it out. He asked: "Dare to ask Eunuch Zhang, how is your empress doing in the palace?"

This question was naturally asked by Jia Zhen. Jia Zheng was pedantic in his studies. He never thought of this. Another floor away, he was just following the crowd, and his own attention was focused on women and wine, so he might have to wait for his next life to think about these things.

Jia Lian's mind is the most clever, he may be able to think of this aspect, but his seniority is low, and the elders are present, so he has no place to speak.

But when Jia Zhen finished asking this question, Jia Zheng and Jia Amnesty just asked him a routine question, but Jia Lian's eyes lit up, and he glanced at him, then stared at Eunuch Zhang, wanting to wait for his answer. Answer.

Even though this Eunuch Zhang is only in his 20s this year, he has already worked in the palace for more than ten years. He is the best at observing words and expressions. Although Jia Zhen has tried his best to hide his purpose, he is still very keen. Finding what Jia Zhen wanted to know, he raised his eyes to look Jia Zhen up and down, then lowered his eyelids, drank a cup of tea casually, and then replied: "Mother, everything is fine, the palace is the richest place in the world." It’s a place where you can find everything, your mother has everything you need for food and clothing, what delicacies you want to eat, what kind of silk and satin you want to wear, you can find everything you want, and there are so many people serving you, what’s wrong with that?”

"Yes, yes, everything is fine in the palace. It's just that the empress left home at a young age. Although the family knows that the empress has everything in the palace and everything is good, they still have to worry about it. We foreign ministers don't dare to be careless. Inquiring, I just want to know about the current situation of the empress, so it's good for the father-in-law to tell me something."

After Jia Zhen said these words with a smile, she gave Jia Lian a wink. Jia Lian immediately stepped forward and took out a purse from her sleeve, and stuffed it into Eunuch Zhang's hand.

Eunuch Zhang sneered first, the Jia family was pretending, if they really cared about the girl, why would they send the girl to the palace?

But no matter how much he looked down on Jia's family in his heart, he smiled happily on his face, put on a greedy look, took the things eagerly, weighed them casually, and immediately guessed what was inside. The rich and noble of the family must be the first-class goods, and they secretly thought that the Jia family was on the right track, so they added a three-point smile to the Jia family, and said: "My lady is still the same, the imperial doctor said that although the illness is already cured, But to be on the safe side, I still ask the empress to rest. There are rewards from the empress dowager, the empress empress, and the saints. The empress went to thank her for her kindness, and then she stayed in the palace and didn't come out. It sounds good. It's just our family After all, she is not from the empress's palace, so I don't know exactly what the situation is."

This father-in-law didn't say much, but when the Jia family heard that the mother had recovered from her illness, they were overjoyed, and naturally couldn't care less about anything else.

Eunuch Zhang looked at them smiling, and waited for a while before saying: "But there is a news in the palace recently, which is related to the empress."

"News? I don't know what news it is? Please ask Eunuch Zhang to answer our questions."

When they heard that there was news related to the empress, everyone was shocked at first, and then thought that since the father-in-law Zhang still had a smile on his face, they thought it shouldn't be bad news, so they relaxed a little, but they still couldn't wait to know what it was information.

"I heard that there is a relative in the mansion named Wang Yue who is Xie Yuan who passed the provincial examination this year. His Majesty summoned him a while ago and called him into the palace to speak. I wonder if this is true?"

I don't know how this Wang Yue got involved with the empress, Jia Zhen thought of the sudden appearance of Wang Yue's name on the list, and thought for a while, thinking, could it be that His Majesty heard that Wang Yue had relatives with the empress, and summoned them to call the empress as well. up?

If this is the case, this is a good opportunity for the empress to show her face in front of His Majesty. This also makes sense why they never mentioned Wang Yue's name in front of the empress, but why did the empress suddenly put Wang Yue in the reward list? on the list.

"There is such a thing. Brother Yue is the nephew of my mother's uncle's family. He has been extremely intelligent since he was a child. He has already passed the examination for scholar when he was eight years old. He was also the young Sanyuan of their year. He was directly selected by Zhai to enter the Imperial College Woolen cloth!"

"Oh? That's true? It seems that Wang Yue is really extraordinary!" Eunuch Zhang couldn't help but praise immediately. In fact, eunuchs like them are the most despised by literati, and they all show their contempt for those noble and pedantic literati. But in fact, what these eunuchs envy most are those literati who can read.

Especially this father-in-law, he was able to take on this fat job because he was literate, but it was precisely because he was literate that he knew the pain of reading the most.

This Eunuch Zhang was born a witty ghost. As soon as Pu entered the palace, the other young eunuchs were still at a loss and didn't know how to survive in the palace, but he had already used his dexterity to find out for himself. A eunuch from his hometown became a godfather, and later, relying on his quick-wittedness and articulate speech, he was promoted all the way, and got this leisurely, decent, and quick-paying job.

But he is smart, but he is smart, but this smartness is not in reading. Back then, his godfather gave him a chance, as long as he could read and write, he would give him this job.

When he heard the news, he was overjoyed at the time. He thought that knowing a few words was just a matter of hand, but who knew that his head was hanging from the beam and the awl pierced his ass, and he lost more than a dozen catties abruptly. Only then did he force the thousand-character text of hundreds of surnames into his head, barely passed this level, and got the errand.

After that, this Eunuch Zhang disdained reading for the first time, but in his heart he admired those scholars who speak eloquently.

But now I heard that the person he is optimistic about is actually a child prodigy, smart since he was a child, Eunuch Zhang was secretly dumbfounded, thinking that it is no wonder His Royal Highness has such a good relationship with him, and the Supreme Emperor admires him very much, and treats him directly as his own nephew .

Because this Eunuch Zhang inevitably raised the importance of Wang Yue again, he has already made a secret decision to talk about it with his godfather when he returns to the palace, remember that Xiao Shunzi is working at the gate of the palace , when he returned, he would deliver a letter to Xiao Shunzi. Next time he had to bring Wang Yue into the palace, Xiao Shunzi must be responsible for escorting him.

Eunuch Zhang's thoughts turned, and then he pressed down what he was thinking, with a smile on his face, and revealed a little bit about the fact that Wang Yue was the prince's classmate and roommate and that he was admired by the emperor. Accepting the red envelope from Jia's family, he left with a smile on his face.

When Jia Lian sent the prince away, the remaining three Jia family men were silent at the same time. Jia Zhen and Jia She were secretly planning how to build a good relationship with Wang Yue.

It turned out that when Wang Yue came, the two of them also had the idea of ​​wooing him, but relying on their status and seniority, they didn't get in touch with him very much. They only taught the younger generations to build a good relationship with him, and at most they gave him a meeting gift. , I haven't even seen each other so far.

But now the momentum of Wang Yue's development has startled them. Both of them were raised as orthodox family heirs. The playboys, but they still have the political literacy they should have.

Now the prince's position is secure, but Wang Yue has been a classmate and roommate with the prince for six years, and has a deeper relationship than ordinary companions.

And Wang Yue himself is not helpless, on the contrary, he is outstandingly talented, very experienced in dealing with people, and he is the same age as His Royal Highness, if he is trained a little, he will definitely become His Royal Highness' right-hand man in the future!

After a hundred years from His Majesty, he must be an important minister.

Don't look at the Jia family and him, a family with hairpin tassels that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and the other is an ordinary scholar from a poor family, but in another 20 years, one is an important official with power, and the other is a third-rate family that has gone into decline.

However, in 20 years, the world has been turned upside down, and it is only for one talent.

As the legitimate masters of Rongning Second Mansion, these two people naturally have to consider the future of the family.

Fortunately, it's not too late, this Wang Yue hasn't made his fortune yet, and now he is just a young eagle, and his family relationship was good with him before, now he just needs to make persistent efforts and continue to maintain it.

As for Jia Zheng, his face was burning hot and he was panicked with shame. When the papers of the local examination came out, he sent someone to find them, and discussed with the gentlemen under his door to appreciate them.

Unexpectedly, after reading the content, he was furious and almost lost his temper. At that time, together with several gentlemen, he scolded Wang Yue bloody.

According to his thinking, this Wang Yue is a wolf-hearted, ungrateful bastard. It is his self-cultivation not to call Wang Yue over to give him a face-to-face training, but it is simply impossible for him to send congratulatory gifts like his brother-in-law Wang Ziteng. thing!It is really an insult to the teachings of the saints!

However, the rest of the Jia family did not agree to directly offend Wang Yue, they only said that it was nothing more than a congratulatory gift, and it was not worth anything, in case it would be useful in the future!

And since the Wang family had already delivered it, they naturally wanted to follow suit.

Jia Zheng couldn't resist them, so he had to pretend to be deaf and dumb, pretending that he didn't see it.It's just that in his heart, he has already severed all ties with Wang Yue'en, and he will never communicate with each other until death.

But no one thought that Wang Yue had a relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince. When Jia Zheng heard the news, the first thing Jia Zheng thought was that if Wang Yue could introduce Baoyu to His Highness the Crown Prince, it would be great to have a few words of kindness. .

Baoyu is handsome, handsome and intelligent, so it should be easy for him to gain the attention of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Just like King Jing of Beijing and Baoyu hit it off right away, invited each other to banquets and discussed knowledge together many times.

Although Baoyu was too tired and lazy, and was spoiled by the women in the back house, Jia Zheng had to admit that Baoyu was very easy to get out on the outside.

If Baoyu can get the favor of His Royal Highness, it will be very beneficial whether it is studying or becoming an official.

Moreover, the empress had no one to help her in the palace, she was alone, and it was too difficult to find a helper.

But if Baoyu showed his face in front of His Majesty the Crown Prince, and then begged His Majesty the Crown Prince to say something nice to His Majesty, wouldn't it be beautiful?

The empress is still young now, if she is lucky enough to give birth to a prince for His Majesty, and to give him a prince's grandson, the century-old glory of the Jia family will surely continue smoothly.

But at the beginning he was very angry, and the yelling and cursing were a bit loud, even the servants waiting outside the door heard it. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to ask him to make friends with Wang Yue now?

This, how can this be done?

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