The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

Chunwei, also known as Huijian, has a total of nine days, on the [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th of February in the lunar calendar, with a total of three sessions, each three days.

The examinations in the previous dynasties were presided over by the Ministry of Rites, so they were also called Liwei, and the location of the examinations was logically set at the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites in the capital.However, for the first Enke in the Dugu Dynasty, His Majesty Jinkouyuyan ordered the Ministry of Officials to preside over it, so the location should be on the territory of the Ministry of Officials.

Excited, the Supreme Emperor personally visited the Gongyuan the day before the exam. From the exam shed to the hut, everything was done by himself. It was very touching. From the official department to the Minister of the Minister, down to the guards and writers, they were all shivering in the cold wind. Trembling with each other.

After returning to Ningshou Palace, Jia She, who was still very excited, started to circle around the Nuo Da palace, his face flushed, and his steps brisk. Only by suppressing Jia She's overactive enthusiasm.

In the early morning of the next day, the Supreme Emperor yawned and was carried into the soft sedan chair. He entered the Gongyuan without wiping his face or washing his teeth. After sending away the annoying Zhenjun Yuanmiao, he closed the gate of Ningshou Palace and continued to clean up—— First of all, the scratches and tooth marks on this face had to be erased, and then he went back to Xuanzhen Temple without looking back, never wanting to see Jia She again.

Nine days should be enough.

If Jia Amnesty can really stay in the Gongyuan for nine days honestly.

In fact, when Jia Amnesty woke up completely, he couldn't sit still in the tribute courtyard.

Fortunately, in order to prevent Jia Amnesty from adding trouble to Enke, Ning Shan prepared several plans early on.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the chief examiner of this year respectfully presented the poems, and asked the Supreme Emperor to read them and give the correct answers--it is said that his answers will be used as one of the important reference factors for marking the papers.

Jia Amnesty got motivated and didn't go anywhere on the first day. He sat in the examiner's small room and carefully flipped through the books—he couldn't make up the answers without reading the books, but even if there were books, he couldn't find them.

Therefore, Jia She gave up the next day and woke up early to wipe his face with cold well water. Jia She, who woke up in an instant, complained to Qiu Shi'an: "If I knew this, why should I come here to suffer? Just stay in the hall and wait for the candidate to come to see him. Brother Jing must have done it on purpose. He said that the imperial examination is so good, it is purely deceiving the widow.” The only Jinshi from the Jia family in more than 100 years is Jia Respect, Jia Dairu has been an old man all his life and has never been in the Gongyuan in the capital. Jia She lamented that he was too simple and was ruthlessly deceived by Jia Jing into such a situation.

Qiu Shi'an did not dare to add fuel to the flames at this time, His Majesty had made a decree long ago, "Anyone who deliberately sabotages the imperial examinations will be executed without forgiveness." Jia Amnesty did not want to use his noble head to test the endurance of the elder son, Qiu Naturally, Shi'an was even more afraid. "Your Majesty, don't be upset. I'm afraid Zhenjun Yuanmiao really thinks the imperial examination is excellent. After all, he was born from this old man, so naturally he has some emotions."

His Majesty the pure emperor believed it: "Brother Jing is so pitiful. For the sake of the imperial examination, even this shed is good. No wonder he quit his job as an official and went to practice. I don't know how dark the officialdom is. Feeling so cold..." Qiu Shi'an tried his best to hold back the smile that welled up in his throat, looking at his ignorant master with a sad face and lamenting the darkness of the officialdom, why is he so funny?

So, the next day passed through Jia Amnesty's complaints and emotions. All the invigilators felt that Eunuch Qiu had made great contributions to his hard work, and they must report the truth to the emperor and ask for a reward for Eunuch Qiu when they agreed to leave the examination room.

On the third day, Jia Amnesty's endurance completely collapsed with the passage of time. Since the morning, he has been sprinting around the small grid of the invigilator. In the afternoon, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, and began to patrol the sheds one by one in the emperor's uniform.How did the poor examinees know that the Supreme Emperor had been nesting in this increasingly stinking place with him for two or three days?That dazzling bright yellow suit shocked everyone who saw them, bowing down in panic—everywhere Jia She went, the heads were all in a uniform order—they were all kneeling on the ground, and some people only said that Jia She walked out. I can't get up all the way.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials knew that the Taishanghuang's desire to destroy was as out of control as the water of the Yellow River that broke through, so he immediately threw the Taishanghuang out of the small door that transported the unwell and fainted candidates during the exam.

Jia Amnesty was picked up by the Imperial Forest Army waiting outside, and before the onlookers could see clearly, he was stuffed into an airtight sedan chair, and ran away like a gust of wind.

After returning to the palace, Jia She stood with his hips akimbo in the main hall of Qianqing Palace and poured out his bitterness: "Shan'er, you don't know how much crime my father has committed, that Gongyuan is not a place for people to stay! Nearly a thousand people Huddled together, eating, drinking, and drinking together, the smell... tsk tsk, blowing three miles against the wind... Besides, the well water is cold, so cold, you wipe it on your face, and it instantly chills you to the bottom of your heart ..."

Ning Shan, who was grading papers for the sixth time, was shaken by Jia She's adjectives and made a typo. She couldn't bear it anymore and threw away the ink brush and said angrily, "You are going by yourself, who is to blame?"

Jia She frowned, "Of course it's Jia Jing's fault. If he hadn't said that the invigilator is so much fun, would I have been able to go?"

Veins popped out on Ning Shan's forehead, and in an instant she felt Jia Jing's desire to beat Jia Amnesty|the source of her desire: "The Talent Discussion Ceremony is to recruit talents for the country, to rule the country at the top, and to rule the people at the bottom, is it just for fun? Which one of your sons is not a poor man, who has studied hard, accumulated a lot of money, and worked hard for more than ten years? Why can't you play and go to the Gongyuan to make trouble for others? Are you worthy of the students of the world?"

Seeing that he made Ning Shan angry, Jia Amnesty suppressed his arrogance in a second, lowered his head and pointed at his fingers, and said weakly: "Father is not here to play, but to help you test the qualifications and background of the candidates, you see Look, I was so scared when I first saw me, how many times would you faint from fright when I saw you in the palace examination? What do you want such a coward to do? You must not be a good official..."

Ning Shan was annoyed: "So I have to thank you, do you want to give you some more rewards?" But what the silly father said was also reasonable, if he hadn't done anything wrong, why would he be so scared that he couldn't climb up? stand up.Even if it is really pure timidity or over-frightened, it also shows that the person's heart is indeed too weak. Like what the silly father said, it may be okay to be an official step by step, but you can't count on any emergencies. Half of the waste that occupies a position.

Thinking about it this way, Jia Amnesty really deserves the reward: "Go back to your Ningshou Palace first, stay in peace, and I will reward you after this subject is over."

Jia Amnesty turned pale with shock: "Shan'er, did dad make you stupid?"

Ning Shan shook her hands and threw over a wrongly graded notebook that needed to be rewritten, and threw it in front of Jia She: "I repeat, go back to your Ningshou Palace and stay in peace." There is no need to tell Jia She about the reward in advance , so that his joyful face would not be noticed by others.He also had this idea a long time ago, and originally wanted to find a suitable time to do it slowly, but with Jia Amnesty, he might be able to achieve it in one step.But this point cannot be told to Jia She, once he gets nervous, there are not many people in the world who can stop him. Although Ning Shan can do it, she still finds it quite laborious. It is better to strangle him before the bud.

Jia Amnesty backed away with his hands behind his back, paying attention to Ning Shan's face until he walked out of the Qianqing Palace, and then asked Qiu Shi'an sadly: "Is Shan'er really angry? But I didn't mean to make trouble, if it was really because of me If we screw up this Enke, how much will it affect Shan'er's reputation?"

Qiu Shi'an comforted: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and will not be affected in the slightest. In the final analysis, it is those petty people who are so petty. It is such a great honor for the Supreme Emperor to come and inspect in person, but they are not able to enjoy the blessing, so they are so frightened. You see Looking at those grown-ups in Chaoshang, which one is not comfortable talking to you?" Of course it was relaxed, Chaoshang has not had a big change of blood, a group of veterans all know Jia She, and even used to shop for antiques, listen to operas and even drink flowers together The friendship of wine is there, and it is impossible to be serious if you want to be serious.But how do the students far away in the folk know the true virtue of the Supreme Emperor in private, it is normal to be frightened, but those who are not frightened can indeed be regarded as special talents.

If one can be the general manager of the first house, there is no weak eloquence, and trying to figure out people's hearts is even more important. After being coaxed by Qiu Shi'an, Jia She really felt at ease: "That is to say, what an honor it is for the widow to invigilate them personally? Even if you don't pass the exam, if you go back and tell people that you have to be confessed that you were the one who was inspected by the Supreme Emperor himself. You're petty, you haven't seen the world, you're useless..."

Qiu Shi'an agreed without changing his expression: "Your Majesty's words are very true. According to my slaves, Your Majesty's wisdom is not inferior to that of the emperor..." Jia Amnesty first likes to hear people exaggerate his son's ability, and secondly, he likes to hear people praise him and his elder brother. As capable as a son...

In fact, His Majesty the Supreme Emperor, who was not so angry anymore, only remembered when he returned to his bedroom: "Brother Jing, you dare to lie to me, and I will tear down your Taoist temple!"

Jia Jing, who was reciting scriptures in the inner room, his ears twitched and his hands trembled. A "Tao Sutra" that had been treasured for three dynasties instantly decapitated: "Idiot, the test is not over yet, how dare you open the door and come out without authorization?" ?” Did this guy have rice porridge in his head?Even if he is headstrong, how dare so many examiners let him go?His son can bear it?Although I don't know much about Ning Shan, it's impossible for someone who didn't forget to mention three sentences when his only biological daughter was sick—the respected master who was jealous but refused to admit it. Childish on some levels, he is actually on the same level as Jia She.