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

The palace examination started in the morning and lasted until dusk, before it ended, and it was above the main hall, in front of the emperor and all civil and military officials. Even though the Ministry of Education would provide broth and noodle cakes, the examinees did not dare to eat too much , First, it is easy to be rude, and second, it is easy to go to the toilet when you are nervous, and it is easy to laugh when you see it.

However, exams require physical and mental effort, and they cannot replenish their physical strength from food and water. In addition, candidates have to sit in their seats for a whole day. Compared with the general examination, the palace examination was shortened by one-third, but the difficulty was not only increased by half.

What's more, the candidates present, even the dull nerds, may have fantasized in their hearts that the emperor and courtiers were impressed by his demeanor, and after talking with him, they were shocked, sighed, and then worshiped his talent , with a high salary from a high-ranking official, promised him that the glory, wealth, treasures and beauties that he had imagined before would be enshrined in front of him, and he had already taken it.

Or dreaming back in the middle of the night, suddenly discovering that he was disrespectful in the palace examination, was kicked out of the palace by the eunuch, and the merits he had obtained so easily in the examination were also deprived. I found out that it was just a dream. Although I was glad in my heart, I couldn't help but secretly startled, so I had to keep reminding myself to be more cautious.

Whether it was due to some ulterior obscenity, or because of some frightening nightmares, all the candidates present restrained their hands and feet. Although they were not rude, they inevitably made people feel petty.

Therefore, a few rare ones with extraordinary bearing and prudent behavior were revealed.

"Who is that?"

Emperor Yongning asked the ministers around him in a low voice. His voice was not loud, but the ministers who were always sensitive to his voice still heard his words clearly. Several ministers who were able to follow closely followed Emperor Yongning's eyes. He went, but it was a young scholar wearing a light blue robe. He had a face with Chinese characters, flat eyebrows, and a straight nose. He had a serious face at first glance, and he was the kind of person who could be trusted at a glance.

Several ministers couldn't help but secretly praised him, not to mention anything else, just judging by his appearance, he is a good material for an official, you know, in the officialdom, people are judged by their appearance!

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this son's name is Xia Cheng, he is from Liaodong, and he ranked fourth in this examination. His essay on the Southwest Frontier War is rich and rich, and his essay is full of love. It is really the first of this topic. "

The person who was asked by the emperor was not in a hurry, but he raised his eyes a little and told the general situation of the person the emperor noticed. It can be seen that it is not easy to be brought by the emperor's side.

"Oh? But the article that brought many Liaodong students to tears in the city, I have read this article, and the literary talent is second to none, but it is rare that it moves people with emotion. There are very few young people who do not show off their flowers. , he should be one of them, and seeing him today, he has such a stable temperament, which is even more rare."

As soon as the emperor's words fell, another person stood up and boasted: "After the examination, this person took the test of military art and riding and archery, and he ranked first. I heard that the military department, Luan Yiwei and the Southwest Military Region all sent people Invited him, but I don't know where he will choose?"

Luan Yiwei is fine, it's just a decoration for those honorable children to increase their qualifications, but anyone with some ambitions will not go, then Xia Cheng is stupid to go to Luan Yiwei.

Guessing that Luan Yiwei also knew that Xia Cheng would not come back, he was just pretending to invite one or two, and the military headquarters and the Southwest Military Region were the main ones.

Needless to say, the military department is a good department. Once you enter, Xia Cheng is at least a fifth-rank official as a Jinshi. You can stay in the military department for two years, and then you can be promoted immediately. good way.

If you go to the Southwest Military Region, let alone, although the start is not as good as the military headquarters, but the Southwest is fighting, if you are more ruthless, go directly to the battlefield and fight for your life. It will only take a year to step from the fifth rank to the fourth rank Things, if you are lucky and make great contributions, maybe the youngest and fastest-rising third-rank official will be released.

It just depends on how he chooses, and today he has attracted the attention of the emperor. If he can leave a little impression in front of His Majesty, and perform well in the future, it can be said that he has a bright future.

"Since he is from Liaodong, what is his relationship with Xia Shilang?"

The person who was asked by the emperor hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this person is the third son of Xia Shilang's family in the Ministry of Finance. Xia Shilang has four sons in total, except for the fourth son who is a bastard and has been separated as an adult. The second son He died at the age of ten, and his eldest son was named Xia Yun, who was a [-]th Jinshi in the Jiazi year, and now holds the post of county magistrate in Wengshan, Mingzhou."

"It's really a hero, it shows that Xia Shilang's family is good at teaching their children!" The emperor smiled and said, "It deserves a reward!"

Immediately, a father-in-law came out and said yes, and then the emperor asked several more questions, and then pointed at Wang Yue and said, "What do the Qing family think of this son?"

Several ministers wondered about the emperor's intentions, and they praised Wang Yue for a moment. No one in heaven and earth could match what Wang Yue said. This praise was too much, which made several old ministers who didn't speak frowned. The emperor hurriedly He waved his hands to stop their praise, and said: "You boast too much. This child is good, but he doesn't deserve your praise. If you want me to say that this child is good at everything, he is too tired and lazy. He just wants to go to Hanlin. In the academy, he studied painting skills like his teacher. If you want me to say that the way of calligraphy and painting is admirable, but there are some shortcomings in the country and the family. If you put all your talents on it, it will be a pity."

As soon as the words came out, everyone knew the emperor's attitude towards Wang Yue. It didn't look like his son Ai Wu and Wu had blue eyes. The intimacy inside and out of the words was like they usually talked about their nephews. Lily dislikes, but in fact it is a proud boast.

It seems that the emperor really loves Wang Yue!

"Your Majesty said so," Zhou Qi'an, Minister of the Ministry of Finance, said. The emperor quickly agreed with the words: "Your Majesty is right. He is young and talented. Shouldn't he serve the country? If he likes to paint, he can just do it when he is not busy with government affairs on weekdays, just like an old minister. I usually like to take care of flowers and plants, but I have never seen anyone who ignores government affairs for the sake of flowers and plants."

"Brother Zhou, I don't agree with what you said," Zhou Qi'an said, but someone came out to refute it, and the person who spoke was Song Zhizhang, the academician in charge of the Imperial Academy.

Song Zhizhang has always had a very good relationship with Lin Qing. He has long heard that Lin Qing, a young apprentice, has the ability to remember with a photograph like his teacher, and he has a temperament like his teacher who is as idle as a wild crane. He settled down, so Song Zhizhang had already regarded Wang Yue as his own family, and he had already planned in his heart to ask Wang Yue to come over.

The Imperial Academy has the responsibility of writing history. Generally speaking, the history books of previous dynasties are compiled by the latter dynasties.Great Qi inherited from the Ming Dynasty, and he should compile the history books of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he used the history as a mirror to learn the lessons of the Ming Dynasty's decline. Except that when the first emperor of Daqi, Tianzheng Emperor, was in power, because Daqi had just established the country, internal affairs and foreign affairs were a little hectic. Without mentioning this matter, since Emperor Tianxi succeeded to the throne, compiling the history books of the Ming Dynasty has become the most important duty of the Imperial Academy.

It's a pity that there are so many living notes and other recorded texts left in the Ming Dynasty, and it took decades of hard work by the Hanlin Academy just to sort out these anthologies.

However, it takes a lot of work and manpower to sort out and compile these anthologies one by one, and condense them into a sentence-by-sentence history book.

Moreover, people's memory is limited, and there is not much content to remember at a time, so it needs to be read many times, which wastes a lot of time and energy.

Therefore, according to the rules of the Hanlin Academy, the first thing the new Hanlins who have just entered the Hanlin Academy do is to read the books ahead of their predecessors and record what they need.

This is undoubtedly a very boring job, but the rules of the Imperial Academy have always been like this, newcomers always have to go through this.

Song Zhizhang, as a bachelor in charge of the academy, also came up step by step from a newcomer at the bottom, so he naturally knew the pain.

But even if Song Zhizhang knew it, he couldn't think about it until he met Lin Qing and knew that Lin Qing had the ability to never forget, so he asked him for help.

During the period when Lin Qing stayed in the Imperial Academy to help, the progress of the Imperial Academy's compilation of history books was greatly advanced, which can be said to be a miracle.

However, Lin Qing couldn't bear his temper and was impatient to do such boring work, but after staying for a few months, he found this excuse to go home.

Song Zhizhang couldn't help Lin Qing. Even if he knew that there was such a good helper, he was helpless. Now that he knew that Lin Qing's apprentice was half as good as his master, how could he let him go without putting his mind on him? Such a good labor.

The author has something to say: the current examination is so expensive. Today the director came and asked his brother to help him open an order to do sputum culture for a patient. Five sets of sputum cultures cost more than 600 yuan. The director was so scared that he couldn’t do it. It was opened, and the senior brother said that the price has been reduced, so the teacher said that he would not open the checklist if he could not order it, so as to save money for the patient, but sometimes he had to do it. The checklist from the township hospital downstairs is really speechless , Last time a patient came, he had a nephrectomy when he was young, and the report showed that the kidneys were smooth, so I don’t know where he saw the kidneys!