An old lady's life

A few days before the test, the weather was still very good, the sky was bright and clear, but after NO.12, the weather changed suddenly, and it suddenly started to rain in the middle of the night, pattering down until dawn.

Candidates in the examination room suffered a lot. The room number of the Gong Yuan was rained and drenched by rain, and the wind was blown by wind. Fortunately, the weather in March was not hot, and the candidates were all wearing thicker clothes.

The Rong Mansion sent people to guard the outside of the tribute courtyard to observe the situation of the tribute courtyard every day to see if there was any special situation.

On the [-]th, seven or eight soldiers carried out the sick candidates. This situation is bound to make it impossible to continue the test.

Of Jia Zheng's two long-term followers, one immediately returned to the manor to report the situation, while the other continued to guard.

The long follower reported to the master the situation of the Gongyuan today, and Wang couldn't help but walk around the house. The weather in early March was very good, but it turned out that the weather was so bad in the past few days when he arrived at the meeting. I hope Jia Zheng will be lucky. The No. [-] room is not next to the hut, and the wooden roof can withstand the wind and rain.

Hong Ye wasn't too worried. Jia Zheng's situation was better than the top and the bottom. His room was in the middle, about twenty places away from the hut. to him.However, the corner of his wooden bed was leaking, but it didn't affect his answer much.

It's just that no matter how worried outsiders are, it's useless, and the trial will continue as usual.

In the last few days, the test was the big one, and the rainy weather also aroused many discussions among the ministers.

From last year to this year, the weather has been bad, and Qin Tianjian has finally calculated from the sky recently that this year, with the area of ​​the Yangtze River Basin, the rain is too abundant, which will cause the loss of property and life of the people on both sides of the strait. be prepared.

In the early morning, Emperor Changping sat on the head, quietly watching the officials in the palace arguing together, just like seven aunts and eight aunts arguing in the vegetable market.

Some officials opposed it for the sake of opposition, and the Qin Tianjian was bluffing and deceiving. Judging from the recent weather, there is a bit too much rain, but it happens that "spring rain is as expensive as oil", otherwise how would farmers farm.

Some officials felt that this matter would rather be believed than not. The court officials worked hard to prepare, and it didn’t matter if it didn’t happen. If it happened, how many people could be saved by the current preparations.

"Okay." Emperor Changping thought for a long time, interrupted the quarrel in the hall, and then withdrew from the court, leaving seven cabinet scholars and some important cultural relics to discuss the matter.

Hongye only found out about the court's many actions after the emperor issued orders to dispatch officials and troops to certain places.

Emperor Changping is indeed a good emperor. He has been trying his best to govern the world, but he only has one person. Tragedy strikes in unknown places.

Before the hour of the [-]th, the Rong Mansion was already brightly lit, and the master and servants were all busy, while Jia She and Jia Zheng's two coachmen were already waiting outside the Gong Yuan.

It was already daylight, and as soon as the gate of the Tribute Court opened, the candidates came out in a file, and every candidate was unshaven, no matter how personable they were before, this meeting was extremely exhausting and embarrassing.

The two long followers stared wide-eyed at the door and searched for Jia Zheng's figure. After about a quarter of an hour, Jia Zheng finally came out from inside.His demeanor is not bad, at least when he came out, he held his head up and chest out, and many thin candidates were staggering, so that people worried that he would fall to the ground the next moment.

The test basket was carried by two long attendants, Jia Zheng walked to the carriage empty-handed, and said to Jia She with a smile, "Brother, please come and pick me up."

Jia Amnesty gave Jia Zheng a blank look. Jia Zheng seemed to know what he was going to say, and said, "Brother, wait a minute. I wonder if Mingfang and Mr. Yu have come out?"

The two easy-going coachmen shook their heads, and Jia She also shook his head. He was staring at the entrance of the Gongyuan, but he hadn't seen Yu Qiu and Zhou He yet.

But Yu Qiu and Zhou He didn't let people wait for long, they came out of the tribute courtyard soon, and they were all picked up, Zhou He's son was still young, and Yu Qiu only had one mother, so Zhou He was hired Others came to pick him up, Yu Qiu was sent by his teacher to pick him up, the three of them had a face-to-face photo, and then got into the carriage and went back to each house.

Jia She felt that it was strange that Jia Zheng, Yu Qiu, and Zhou He couldn't tell. Yu Qiu and Zhou He seemed to have something to say to Jia Zheng, but they all swallowed it back in the end.

The carriage slowly left the crowd. Jia Amnesty glanced at Jia Zheng and asked curiously, "What kind of charades are you playing with Yu Qiu and Zhou He? Are the exam questions easy?"

Jia Zheng didn't know what to say. Can he say that he has really dabbled in all those questions?Moreover, they were all exam questions given to him by his mother in the past three years, especially the last real-time policy discussion, explaining the current taxation issue of Dafeng.

All things are inferior, but those with high education, scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce, I am afraid that many people will focus on the commercial tax. You must know that the commercial tax is already very high.When Jia Zheng first did this question, he also started with business taxation, but his mother told him about this problem, and Mrs. Zhang also told him when he revised the paper. The emperor’s intention was not on business taxation. land without paying taxes.Over time, the common people will have less land, and less and less land that can pay taxes. If this continues, the tax revenue from the treasury will naturally decrease.

"Brother, the questions in this exam are all familiar. 30.00% of the questions have been seen on the exam questions given by my mother, even one of them." Jia Zheng said this lightly. He felt that all the questions were very familiar. It's simple, either he has done it before, or it's the extra knowledge points he learned while reviewing after doing the questions. This exam is easier than the autumn exam.

Jia She blinked, quickly lifted the curtain of the car, looked around, and then said nervously: "Let's go back and say, forget it, you better stop talking."

"Yu Qiu and Zhou He did those questions too?" Jia She finally understood what was going on after he calmed down, and frowned and said, "Will they go out and talk nonsense?"

Jia Zheng shook his head: "No, only the three of us have done these questions, and they were all corrected by my in-laws, Mrs. Zhang."

The imperial examination is most afraid of encountering cheating incidents. If the students who fail the exam cause trouble due to extremes, it will be a big blow.But Yu Qiu and Zhou He are not fools, they are the beneficiaries of this matter, and they also know where these questions come from, the emperor will not leak questions to the old lady of Rongfu?

Jia Amnesty looked Jia Zheng up and down, didn't know what to say, and took a long time to hold back a sentence, "You're lucky."

Back in the mansion, Jia Zheng was received by the whole mansion. Today is Jia Amnesty's specially adjusted holiday, so he won't have to go to the Ministry of Punishments after taking over Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng wasn't sleepy this time, he just went back to the West Courtyard to take a bath, had breakfast, comforted his wife and son, and then went to Rong'an Hall to see his mother.

Hongye was a little surprised to see him coming, why didn't he go to rest?But Jia Zheng didn't say anything after dawdling, Jia Amnesty came after hearing the news.

"Mother, great news!" Jia Amnesty said with a happy face, and then approached his mother, pushing Jia Zheng aside, "Mother, you are so good, the second child said that most of the exam questions he will take this time are from the ones you gave. I have done it in the topic, even if it is not exactly the same, but the knowledge points used are the same."

Hongye couldn't help looking at Jia Zheng: "Really?"

Jia Zheng nodded hastily: "Yes, mother. I answered the last question about Dafeng's taxation very briefly, and I didn't dare to answer too deeply." A member who damages the interests of the gentry is really not human inside and out.Even if you want to share the emperor's worries and problems, you can't do it blatantly.

Now the land conflicts in Dafeng have not yet been aroused, but with the deepening of the scientific research, more and more tax-free land will inevitably cause conflicts between the gentry, the common people, and the court in the future.

"How is your overall answer? How many places are you confident you can get in the exam? You don't need to worry about the tax question. The emperor may just throw stones to ask the way. Now Dafeng doesn't care about this question." Hongye said calmly, who called Emperor Changping is also alone, as long as she spends time thinking about the exam questions, she can always find out what Emperor Changping likes, so the pressing questions are naturally accurate.As for the tax question, she suddenly remembered a question she had seen when looking up ancient materials in modern society, and thought of this ancient feudal dynasty, so she put it together.

There are more than 2000 candidates for each examination, and the number of admitted students in the previous session was 160. Even if the conditions may be slightly relaxed this year, there are only about [-] candidates.Because the imperial court vacated a lot of positions last year, more people are urgently needed to fill them.

"Top [-]." This is Jia Zheng's estimate. Originally, before the exam, he only hoped to be on the admission list. Now he is in the top position, which is a surprise.

Hongye raised her eyebrows: "However, there is still the imperial examination, so I will work hard in the last month."

Jia Zheng nodded emphatically at the moment, yes, it is useless to get the top rank in the test, if his rank is extremely low in the palace examination, it would be really ridiculous.

Jia Amnesty suddenly became worried. If the result of the second child is so good in the exam, if the result of the imperial examination is poor, will it be ridiculed?

After returning from Rong'an Hall, Jia Zheng fell asleep for several hours, and did not wake up until around midnight. After eating something to wrap his stomach, he began to silently write his answer sheet. He was hesitating whether to take the test paper to Mr. Zhang for review .

Mrs. Zhang naturally already knew the content of the exam questions. He just glanced at the real-time policy topic about taxation. It was obvious that he had corrected the papers for Jia Zheng and Yu Qiu. He also found other questions familiar. He pondered the question for a while before suddenly remembering it.Immediately, he couldn't believe it. How could the mother-in-law guess the emperor's mind so accurately?He began to look forward to the palace examination questions. If he got a few more questions in the palace examination, he felt that he would not be able to look directly at Mrs. Jia.

Waiting for the results was always a long time. Jia Zheng went to see Mrs. Zhang on the second day. Mrs. Zhang just commented on his examination papers and didn't say anything else. Jia Zheng was still very guilty.Afterwards, he spent two days gathering with other students, and then stayed at home quietly reading books to prepare for the imperial examination, but he, Yu Qiu, and Zhou He tacitly did not mention the examination questions.

On the third day of April, the weather was so rare that the sun finally jumped out of the clouds, and the gate of the Gongyuan was already crowded with people early in the morning, everyone was waiting for the announcement.

Looking at the list this time, Jia Amnesty did not come, but Jia Zheng and the two elders came together. Not long after he arrived, Yu Qiu and Zhou He also arrived, and saw other familiar faces one after another, everyone's faces were tense .

Around Si time, the gate of the Gongyuan was opened, and five or six yamen servants came out together. One yamen servant held a bucket of paste in his hand, picked up a brush and brushed the curtain wall a few times, and the other yamen servants methodically posted the red list.When the yamen servants left, the people watching the list rushed up.

Soon Jia Zheng and the others knew that the number of people admitted in this examination was 160, which was less than [-] percent, but it was several percentage points higher than the [-] people admitted in the previous examination.

The first name in the test was Huiyuan, a foreign candidate Jia Zheng and the others did not know. Jia Zheng sighed and had to be convinced. Fortunately, I encountered familiar knowledge points, but I still failed this kind of person.The last person on the red list is also someone unknown to everyone, and his surname happens to be Sun, which is a very coincidental coincidence.

Not long after, Jia Zheng's two entourages came back and said excitedly, "Master, you have won the exam. You passed the No. 16 exam."

Another follower then said: "Congratulations to Mr. Yu and Mr. Zhou. Mr. Yu passed No.3 in the exam, and Mr. Zhou passed No.12 in the exam."

The rankings of the three are quite high. Although they have been prepared in their hearts, they will definitely not fail this time, but such a high ranking is also an unexpected surprise.

The three of them looked at each other, clasped their hands together to congratulate each other, with smiles on their faces, as for the trace of uneasiness and pressure in their hearts, they were also suppressed in their hearts.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the three said their goodbyes to each other, and now they all have to rush home to share the good news with their loved ones.

When Zhou He and Yu Qiu returned home, the family members knew that they would try it, and they were all overjoyed. Zhou He's wife and Yu Qiu's mother wept with joy.

When Jia Zheng returned home, the person who announced the good news had already left, and the house was setting off firecrackers again.It's just that after he entered the mansion, he found that his sister-in-law had a forced smile.

"Mother, my son would like to thank you for your kindness in nurturing." Jia Zheng suppressed his doubts, and first knelt down to express his gratitude to his mother.

Hong Ye nodded and signaled Jia Zheng to get up: "Heaven rewards hard work, this is also the result of your hard work."

Both Wang's and Jia Zhu's faces were filled with uncontrollable joy, especially Jia Zhu, who hugged his father's arm directly and smiled with two rows of teeth.

Hong Ye looked at Mrs. Zhang and said, "The second child is back too. You should go back to your mother's house first and comfort the two old people. No news now is the best news."

Mrs. Zhang pursed her lips, blessed her mother-in-law, entrusted her two sons to her, and then turned and left.

Jia Zheng asked suspiciously, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

Mrs. Wang quickly put away her smile, because of Jia Zheng's relationship, Mrs. Zhang didn't go back to her natal home immediately after hearing the news. She didn't go back to her natal home until Jia Zheng came back and Mrs. Zhang was overjoyed.

Hong Ye sighed and said, "The news from the Zhang family just now is that Zhang Tao has disappeared in the south of the Yangtze River. He has not seen anyone alive or dead for several days."

Jia Zheng was stunned, and Hongye murmured in her heart, did the boss of the Zhang family deserve such a catastrophe?Jia Lian's grandfather's family never showed up in the Red Mansion. Zhang Tao managed to escape, and was plotted again in the south of the Yangtze River.

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