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

Perhaps it was out of nostalgia for his previous life, or some evil tastes of Emperor Tianzheng, the office of the cabinet is in Zhongnanhai, west of the Forbidden City.

However, it is very different from Zhongnanhai in the previous life. After all, the buildings in Zhonghai and Nanhai in the Ming Dynasty were just formed. At that time, they were only used as royal gardens, mainly for scenery, and there were not many large buildings.

After the Qing Dynasty, the emperor did not often live in the Forbidden City, and it continued to expand, and this was the scene of later generations.For example, Xinhua Gate was originally the Baoyue Tower built by Emperor Qianlong for the legendary Concubine Rong in the history books, and other buildings such as Yingtai and Shuiyun Pavilion were also expanded in the Qing Dynasty. Qi replaced the Qing Dynasty, although some places imitated some buildings of the Qing Dynasty, there are still many differences.

Wang Yue followed the clerks from the cabinet all the way. When he arrived in the capital, it was already daylight, and many pedestrians were coming to the capital.

After entering the city gate and making another turn, the carriage came to the entrance street specially built for officials. Wang Gou'er didn't bother to explain to his son at the moment, but opened the corner of the curtain of the carriage and greedily went out. watch.

In fact, there is nothing different from the usual streets outside, but Wang Gou'er is still very excited. Although he tried his best to lower his voice, for fear that he would show his timidity and lose his son's face, Wang Yue could still hear the sound inside. excited.

Thinking about it, since this road was specially built for officials to enter the palace, ordinary people would naturally not be able to walk. If it wasn't for sending him here this time, Dad would never see this street in his entire life.

The more mysterious it is, the more curious people are. Just like when Zhongnanhai was open to visitors, it is actually no different from other ancient buildings, but everyone is very curious and wants to take a look.

Wang Yue smiled and echoed her father's words, and looked out from time to time. From time to time, she could see officials sitting in sedan chairs or riding horses back and forth. Whenever this happened, Wang Gou'er immediately put down his hands The curtain, for fear that his faux pas would be caught by others and cause trouble for his son.

Not long after, the carriage followed the people through countless detours and came to a vermilion gate. There were a few tall and straight guards standing at the gate, standing straight and motionless, like sculptures.

Through the curtain, Wang Yue saw the people who had come to pick him up get off their horses. He hurriedly opened the curtain and got out of the car too.

The clerk was very polite and asked Wang Gou'er to wait at the door for a while before taking Wang Yue in.

While expressing his gratitude, Wang Gou'er sincerely begged him to take a good look at Gu Wangyue, and then sat down to give him money. There was no sign of impatience on the man's face, and he responded one by one, but the money was confiscated.

Wang Gou'er was worried when he saw that he didn't collect money, but at the gate, there were people coming and going, and there were guards at the gate, so it was not easy to force him to let him go. Wang Gou'er hurriedly gave Wang Yue a look, and he was relieved when he saw Wang Yue nodding. .

Wang Yue followed the person, first registered, then checked in a room next to him, and then was asked about the situation in the family and village of the last three generations, and was checked one by one before being let in.

Afterwards, the clerk led Wang Yue around the main hall, and came to a small courtyard through several courtyards. The clerk greeted the person in charge here, and said to Wang Yue: "This is the place where the cabinet receives people. You should come here first. Wait a while, I'll go inside and report back, and someone will come to see you in a while."

As he talked, he pulled Wang Yue to arrange him in a seat. Wang Yue noticed that there were quite a few people waiting in the room, at least dozens of them, and it was only the people in this room. It seemed that other rooms were also waiting. There are people.

Seeing the clerk leading Wang Yue into the door, those people hurriedly got up and tried to talk to him, but the clerk just smiled, but refused to talk to him, so those people had no choice but to sit down.

The clerk led Wang Yue to a person in charge, and said to him with a smile, "This child is to be seen in the pavilion, so I will stay with you first, and I will send a message inside, and you can take care of it for me."

The person in charge is a rare woman who was already very patient. Seeing that Wang Yue was only a child of seven or eight years old, she was naturally willing to take care of her. She stretched out her hand to pull Wang Yue, and saw that the child showed a childish smile to herself. , full of aura and joy in his heart, he naturally agreed to the clerk's request: "Don't worry, leave it to me, and take good care of it."

"Well, then I'll go inside first." The clerk nodded reassuringly, and then said to Wang Yue: "My good boy, you stay with this sister for a while, and then come in with me later, okay?"

Although he knew for a long time that the child in front of him was born intelligent, but when he actually saw him, and he didn't show his extraordinary intelligence in front of him, the clerk couldn't help but treat him as an ordinary child.

"it is good!"

The clerk left with peace of mind. Seeing him leaving, the other people in the room immediately surrounded the person in charge to inquire about the news. The person in charge had a good attitude and was not arrogant, but he didn't say any useful news. She followed these People circled around, talking nonsense without content, and at the same time brought out the snacks he had hidden and put them in front of Wang Yue, and by the way, blocked people who wanted to inquire about news from him for Wang Yue.

Those who have the knowledge naturally gave up, turned around and went out, and soon got the news. When they returned to the house, they looked at Wang Yue differently.

And soon, the news that Wang Yue was summoned by the cabinet after writing an article in the imperial examination spread immediately, causing a sensation.

In fact, this is not the first time this has happened. There are so many people in the country, there are always a few young talents who write unusual policies and theories, which are in line with the appetite of the prime minister, so they are summoned.

But those people were also from the rural examination at the last time, and the youngest was eighteen or nineteen years old. There have been people who were so outstanding in the government examination, and they were only eight years old!

For a moment, everyone felt as if they had lived to dogs at their own age.

But even though they were very curious, no one came to inquire about it. For one thing, the person in charge obviously protected the child, and they were not recommended by anyone, nor were they summoned by the cabinet on their own initiative. They needed to line up. It was not a matter of what the person in charge said. Naturally, no one offends the person in charge just to satisfy curiosity.

Another thing is, even though this child is talented and has a bright future, he is still too young, and he comes from a poor family. He is old, and he may not be good at a young age. Even if he invests and builds a good relationship, he should go out and inquire about it before visiting.

The most important thing is to know the purpose of this child and find that there is no conflict of interest with him. Everyone is relieved that they don't want to make more troubles, so naturally they let Wang Yue go.

Faced with snacks and drinks, Wang Yue didn't dare to eat more, so she could only nibble on one piece for a long time to pass the time. After waiting for a long time, the clerk who went in finally came back.

The author has something to say: I will write this first today, and I will make up for it tomorrow, and I will correct the typo tomorrow. Today, my brother got married and went to dinner. My aunt and my sister-in-law were happy to drink. They arrested people for drinking, and I was drunk several times by them. Cup, drank a few more cups for my mother, fainted!They are really drinking wine as water, and they are really willing to bow down to them!

Also, I really hate the geese in my family. Whenever they saw me, they would chase me and bite me, and the whole family would bite me. I really want to kill them and eat meat!