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

Since the secret he wanted to hide could no longer be concealed, and seeing Zhou Runxin reveal such important news to Wang Yue in front of him, Jun Bowen was naturally not far behind.

Although the elders in Jun Bowen's family hold relatively low official positions, they are all petty officials, but low status also has the advantages of low status. When it comes to being well-informed, those immediate superiors may not be as good as their subordinates Officials know better.

And one of Jun Bowen's uncles happened to work under the Xuezhengguan, and the school examination was made by the Xuezhengguan as the chief examiner. Knowing his preferences became an important homework for candidates.

Although Jun Bowen's family can be regarded as a big family in the townships below, it is just a small family in the capital, so it just coaxes the small people.

The reason is that most of the men in their family have mediocre aptitudes, at most they can pass the provincial examination and become a juren, and it is very difficult to go up.

According to the law of the imperial court, juren can also be awarded officials, but the imperial court also has an unspoken rule that officials from juren background can reach the fifth rank at most, officials from the same Jinshi background can reach the third rank at most, and only officials from Jinshi background Only then can you be qualified to be a member of the first and second ranks.

The biggest wish of the Jun family these years is to break through this shackles and cultivate a high-level official. As the most talented junior of this generation, Jun Bowen naturally bears the family's hope and the expectations of the elders.

Although he has not been crowned this year, many resources in the family have been opened to him, especially during the period of taking the exam, the whole family serves him.

His uncle naturally wanted to inquire about his superior's preferences to prepare for his nephew's exams.

These information are also classified in the Jun family, and those who are not the most core personnel, or the children who take the exam, cannot know these things at all, and these things are only circulated within the Jun family, and they are absolutely not allowed to be leaked.

It was a huge risk for Jun Bowen to tell Wang Yue the news.

Jun Bowen is naturally not Comrade Lei Feng who does good deeds without leaving a name. When he spoke, he naturally magnified the risk he had to bear by three points, so that Wang Yue almost rejected his kindness.

But after thinking about it for a while, Wang Yue naturally knew what Jun Bowen meant by saying these words. If he really refused, Jun Bowen would not look good on the surface, so he had no choice but to show a very grateful and moved look, calling Jun Bowen rejoiced.

Jun Bowen's news is indeed very valuable. What he said was nothing else, but a nickname for a political official, the green onion censor.

"Scallion Yushi? What kind of nickname is this?"

"This is about what happened a few years ago. Our academic and political official is called Lu Zhuang. He used to belong to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he was a supervisory censor from the fifth rank."

"Since that's the case, then our academic and political officer has been promoted?"

The inspection censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is regarded as the fifth rank, and the academic and political official is the fifth rank, so of course it is considered a promotion.

But this is not all a good thing. Although the official position of a student political officer is higher, and it is quite leisurely, it is an official position that can win a good name, and can even cultivate disciples and increase contacts for oneself, but most of the people who hold this official position are young. Relatively large officials can be regarded as a pension position.

Especially those older Confucians with outstanding knowledge, they are unwilling to mix in the intrigue in the court, but the court wants to use them to win the reputation of selecting talents for themselves, so this scholar-political official naturally becomes a good position.

Although the official position of supervisory censor is half-level above ground, it is a good position for young officials to experience. As long as you have experienced the position of supervisory censor for a few years, transfer to the sixth department, and then release it. When you come back, at least He is also a senior official of the third rank, basically a fixed way for those officials who are favored by the emperor to practice.

Therefore, there was a consensus among the courts that as long as those officials who came out of the Imperial Academy were sent to the Metropolitan Procuratorate or the Sixth Ministry, everyone would know that this person was the emperor's favorite.

If he can take this step, it does not mean that he has a bright future. Only by doing well can he go to the next step. If he does not do well, he will naturally be transferred and neglected.

Their student-political official transferred from Yushi to Xuezheng, no matter how you look at it, there is a taste of failure in experience, which is really intriguing.

Zhou Runxin and Jun Bowen, who came from a family of officials, knew this very well, but Wang Yue didn't know the unspoken rules inside. He only thought that a school official had been promoted, so he asked this question.

For Wang Yue's curious words, Jun Bowen just showed a weird smile, and Wang Yue knew there was something strange in it, so he couldn't help asking curiously: "What's going on here? Why don't you hurry up and tell me!"

"This is related to the origin of our nickname, Xuezhengguan, what do you think? We, Xuezhengguan, are two Jinshi scholars with rich knowledge. We were elected as a minister of the Imperial Academy when we first entered the officialdom. have a future."

"That's natural, otherwise he wouldn't be allowed to be a school official in a government, let alone in the capital, at the foot of the emperor?"

Jun Bowen laughed again when he heard Wang Yue's words. He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he leaned over and lowered his voice and said, "This is a scandal about being a political official. I laughed at him, but I was afraid of the power behind him. This matter is not widely circulated in the market. Many people don’t know it. Keep it a secret for me, and don't tell anyone that I said it."

The more Jun Bowen said this, the more curious the two became. They both nodded hurriedly, signaling Jun Bowen to continue talking quickly.

Only then did Jun Bowen show a smug smile, raised his eyebrows, and said under the urging eyes of the two: "Our student officer did a good job as a lecturer in the Imperial Academy, so he was transferred to the Ducha You know that this is a kind of experience. It is estimated that he will be promoted after a few years in Yushitai. Moreover, the background of our academic and political officials is not simple. Family status, and the teacher is a well-known Confucian, and his disciples are all over the court. As the youngest closed disciple, he has high hopes from his family and teachers, so he attracted the attention of many people as soon as he entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Everyone thought that he might make a strong order, ruthlessly implicate several officials, and establish a reputation for himself."

"With such a background, he is naturally not as afraid of offending people as other censors. It's no wonder everyone makes such guesses."

"That's not the reason. I think this is probably the reason why His Majesty appointed him to be the censor."

Zhou Runxin and Wang Yue speculated casually, and Jun Bowen also agreed with this guess very much, he said: "Master Lu just entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate and didn't speak for a whole month, and he didn't submit a memorial to the court, you all know that □The establishment of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is to monitor civil and military officials and even the emperor. It is specially stipulated that the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate must submit a memorial every month, otherwise they will be dismissed for dereliction of duty. This Master Lu has not Speaking, everyone thought he was preparing a big move. You didn't know that at that time, many powerful children began to restrain their behavior. Even His Majesty the Emperor was cautious in his words and deeds, for fear of being caught by him. The vibe is austere.”

"Could it be possible that Lord Lu really did something earth-shattering?"

Jun Bowen's preparation was very thrilling, which made the two audiences more nervous. Wang Yue couldn't help asking, but Zhou Runxin had a different opinion with him: "Brother Wang, didn't you hear that Brother Jun just said that this is an academic official?" Is it a scandal? If he really does something earth-shattering, he will only leave a good name, even if he offends some great person, the public opinion of the world will support him."

Wang Yue thought for a while, nodded and said, "Brother Zhou is right, Brother Jun, what happened in the end?"

"At the end of the month, the entire court was paying attention to his memorial. Everyone strictly restrained their subordinates and warned their family members not to do evil outside, and those who were not clean in private also hurriedly searched for evidence, for fear of being caught by him. I got the handle, but who would have thought that his memorial said something that shocked everyone and didn't expect it."

"Okay, Brother Jun, don't be so tight-lipped, hurry up and say it!"

Seeing that both of them were a little impatient, Jun Bowen stopped dawdling, and said directly: "When he submitted the memorial to the royal chef in the palace to cook the imperial meal for the emperor, he put too many chopped green onions, wasting money!"

"Cough cough!!"

"how is this possible?"

"Why is it impossible? I said it at the very beginning. We, a scholar-politician, have a nickname, the Scallion Yushi, and that's how it came about."

"This... this... this is too ridiculous! With his family background, there is no need to be afraid of those powerful figures above the court, right? As long as you catch anyone's handle, refer to him to establish your own reputation .Even if you lose your life, you can still leave a good name and pass it down through the ages. Why bother to self-destruct like this, not only will you become a joke in the world, but your family will also be ashamed because of it. It's really shameful!"

Even if Master Lu is now their senior in charge of their future, anyone who hears this joke will look down on their boss, and even some extreme thinking, I'm afraid they will feel that it is shameful to have such an immediate boss. own people.

Even a fool can see that the reason why Master Lu wrote this memorial is nothing more than fear of offending others, but in the current court, although the emperor is not as prestigious as His Majesty, he is still a rare wise king , As for the courtier's remonstrance letter, he is willing to accept it as long as it is reasonable.

And as long as the evidence presented by the censor is true, the imperial court will definitely investigate thoroughly, so there is no need to be afraid of people.

The current court doesn't mean that a faint king is in power and a treacherous minister is in power. Even if there are occasional omissions, those adults in the court will always notice, and they will definitely support this Lord Lu.

But he never thought that Master Lu had outstanding knowledge, a good family background, a good teacher, and so many senior brothers in the court, but he was so timid and afraid of death, he was really a dirty scholar!

"When I think of worshiping such a person as a teacher, I really feel a little uncomfortable. I will go back here and tell my family that I will not take the exam this time. Even if I wait for two more years, I will not do this again. Take the exam under the hand."

Among the three people, Zhou Runxin was the one who reacted the most. He came from a respectable and scholarly family. Keep yourself clean.

This is not to say that Wang Yue and Jun Bowen have no integrity, it is because Wang Yue comes from a modern society, and he feels very little about this so-called gentleman's character, so naturally he doesn't care too much, or some At that time, he couldn't think of this at all. He has the unique selfishness and indifference of modern people. He only wants to pay attention to his small family, and he doesn't care about the whole society. If he really wants to make any substantive actions, he will hold back, for fear of bringing disaster on himself.

He doesn't have the so-called dedication to be the first in the world, and he doesn't pay attention to the moral level of the political officials, as long as he can pass the exam.

As for Jun Bowen, it is even simpler. His family members are all petty officials. For these petty officials, they are more concerned with the present. It seems that the chief is responsible for everything, and these little people can't play any role at all, just follow along.

Under the influence of such a family, Jun Bowen will naturally not be as excited as Zhou Runxin.

But the two of them are also very smart. They both know that such a selfish side of themselves cannot be exposed in front of others, so when they saw Jun Bowen's excitement, they also became indignant, but they followed Zhou Runxin to accuse Mr. Lu, At the same time, he was persuading Zhou Runxin not to be so impulsive.

It was very easy for Zhou Runxin to calm down, but at this time the three of them had no intention of continuing to chat. Zhou Runxin handed over his hands and said goodbye. The two of them told Zhou Runxin's servants to take him home. They looked at each other with a relaxed look. smile.

But in their hearts, they were all wary of the person in front of them. Just now they got closer and then suddenly became farther away. After all, villains and gentlemen, they will choose to associate with gentlemen and be wary of villains.

After a good meal, the three of them broke up unhappily. After that, the three of them had no intention of partying anymore, and they were all busy preparing for the exam.

Although the news of the advance examination was not released immediately, many candidates have their own ways and have inquired about the news in private, so they hurriedly prepared.

Although many candidates chose to conceal the news, there was always someone who was not afraid of getting into trouble and revealed the news, which quickly spread among the candidates, causing everyone to discuss it.

Seeing that the news could not be concealed for long, and the rumors spread everywhere, the government released the news directly, and the court examination was set for the third day of May.

With the previous two rounds of exams, everyone didn't panic, and prepared for the exam in an orderly manner, and Wang Yue moved into Jia Zheng's small courtyard again.

Time passed in a blink of an eye, and soon it was time for the hospital exam.

Similarly, before dawn, the father and son set off again to the ceremony room.

This time not only Wang Yue was not so nervous, but even Wang Gou'er relaxed. After going through the general process of the previous two exams, Wang Yue finally entered his own test room. This time he was also lucky. Although the test shed was not as good as last time, it was finally not next to the toilet, and the neighbors on both sides didn't seem to be so troubled, which made him relieved.

After sleeping for a long time, Wang Yue got up quickly when he heard the noise at dawn, rubbed his eyes, washed his face with cold water, and cheered up to prepare for the exam questions.

The subjects of the college examination are the same as those of the government examination. The first is dictation, the second is policy theory, and the third is poetry.

The first session was very easy, and it was finished quickly, so Yue went directly to the topic of the second session.

Seeing the topic, Wang Yue breathed a sigh of relief. It was indeed in line with the cautious temperament of the student official. Although it was a policy discussion, he did not discuss the imperial government's decree, nor did he discuss the major events that happened in the court, let alone flattery. Explanation of the words of the saint.

The question is "If you are sincere, don't deceive yourself", it is very simple, and it is estimated that the candidates in the examination room can basically answer it.

The original text of this sentence is "The so-called sincere person should not deceive himself. It is like a bad smell, like a lust, this is called self-modesty. Therefore, a gentleman must be careful about his independence.", from "Book of Rites University" , not to mention ancient scholars, even modern students have probably memorized this famous sentence from the Book of Rites.

And the meaning of this sentence is nothing more than the word Shendu, which is a very classic requirement of Confucianism. As long as a student of Confucianism sees these two words, I am afraid they will have something to say.

It seems that even though their student political officer has such a laughing stock, his temper still does not change. If it was replaced by other examiners, he would definitely not take such a bad topic. They must have their own new ideas, but their student political officer Certainly won't care about the comments in the outside world.

After making a draft in his heart, Wang Yue first wrote down his own arguments on the draft paper, and then recalled the sages' expositions on this point in the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as the deeds of ancient sages, to supplement his own arguments.

Since the student-political official's style is conservative, his answers must conform to the student-political official's mouth. Naturally, he did it in a conservative way. It is estimated that anyone who wants to answer according to the style of the government test is afraid that it will be a tragedy.

At this time, Wang Yue had to be grateful to his senior brother for his well-informed information.

This also made Wang Yue more and more aware that if he wanted to go far in the officialdom, he could never fight alone, he must have allies and the support of the forces behind him, otherwise he would suffer from information alone.

If he had no relatives from the Jia family, and had not been valued by his seniors because of his relatives, and had not received such news because of this, he would have to answer the questions like most candidates, regardless of his knowledge. No matter how outstanding he is, he must be one step behind others.

It seems that he has to prepare well for the meeting with Wang Ziteng.

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