The sturdy life of crossing

In the blink of an eye, the day when the results are released, the bustling scene outside the Gongyuan is far from what it could be compared with the last township examination. There are scholars and talents from all over the Daxing Dynasty gathered here. After ten years of hard study, whether they can achieve success or not depends on this moment. The person holding the folding fan in his hand, his veins were exposed from too much force, and his eyes were also bloodshot.

During the exam, Father Jian was quite calm, and he was able to smile to comfort his family. This moment was also unavoidable. There was a huge difference between being on the list and failing. I suspect that some people are so stressed that if they fail the exam, they will collapse in the next moment.

The imperial examination provides opportunities for children from poor families to be promoted. However, the imperial examination is also the only way for children from poor families to be promoted. It is conceivable how important the significance of the examination is. Very worthwhile.

"I've heard the drama about catching a son-in-law under the list, but I don't know if it's true. Is there really someone in the capital who uses this method to find a son-in-law?" Jian Niang looked down curiously.

Jian Wenyuan snickered and said, "Mother, don't worry, my father is old, no one will be interested in him."

Father Jane patted his youngest son on the head, no matter how big or small, he was joking with his parents, Mother Jian happily said: "Your father already has two of your children, it's late, this should be done before we get married, no, Even if it was ten years ago, based on your father's appearance, there would definitely be people rushing to take your father back."

Father Jian laughed, but he didn't expect his wife to make fun of him: "Ten years ago, I didn't have the chance to come to the capital, and even if I did, I might not be able to pass the exam." Their family is lucky because of Brother Yang, Otherwise, he thought that he might be a poor boy in Yong'an Village for the rest of his life, and only his wife and father-in-law would not dislike him at that time.

Father Jane and his family didn't stay for long. There are still a lot of people from the same year who I met during the township examination, and I introduced fellow villagers in the same year. This is how the relationship network is spread out. Dealing with them, so before the announcement of the list, I also participated in several literary conferences and got to know Juren from other prefectures.

"Wait a little while and bring someone in to help the master read the list." Jian Wenyuan's book boy clenched his fists with great fighting spirit. Of course, he knows the meaning to the Jian family whether the master can pass the exam. He hurriedly said, "Young Master, I'll go and wait here, and I'll come back as soon as I get the result.

After finishing speaking, the man turned around and ran out. Jian Wenyuan saw Yu Shutong and the other two servants from the window. After leaving the teahouse and entering the crowd, it was difficult to find them.

"Here we come." The crowd below became excited.

"The [-]th place, Kaiyu Mansion, Tian Wenbing."

"Haha, it's me. I'm Tian Wenbing from Kaiyu Mansion. I finally passed the exam. Haha..." When Tian Wenbing's name was heard layer by layer, a middle-aged man in his 40s in the teahouse next door They danced and yelled and laughed, looking crazy, but there were not many people making jokes, because many of the candidates present would fail the rankings, and those who made the rankings would always be those few. This time, only the top [-] candidates will be admitted in the general examination. name.

Jian Niang said in a low voice: "It's not easy for this person, he has finally made it through. Mother doesn't want your father to be like him in the future, and so is Wen Yuan."

"Mother, don't worry, dad will definitely pass the exam." Jian Leyang comforted

"The 270th one...

Every time the name is called, there will be a lot of responses, some laughing, some crying, and of course some pretending to be superior.

"Master, madam, the master has passed the exam. It is 56th and [-]th." When the people who squeezed in to see the list squeezed out again, their hair was messed up and a shoe was lost, but they were still shouting and running excitedly. When he came out, Wenyuan's book boy read with him, of course he was literate, and ran out as soon as he saw Father Jian's name.

"Really?" Jian Niang stood up abruptly, feeling a little dizzy, for fear that she had heard it wrong.

"My lady, listen to the name sung outside." Father Jian came back, quickly supported Jian Niang, went to the window to listen to the shouts outside, and indeed heard the voice of "six names, Jian Dong", and Jian Niang wept with joy, really passed the exam.

Father Jian's fellow countrymen and other examinees he met in the Wenhui came to congratulate him. This ranking is just a formality, not to mention the imperial examination. A Jinshi merit has already been in the bag. There are envy and jealousy. Jian Dong is really lucky. Well, the first time he came to the capital to participate in the examination, he passed. Some of them here participated for the third time, but they haven't heard their names yet, and they know that they failed this time.

Father Jian was also very happy. As a scholar, he wanted to work hard for his family, but he could only achieve it on the way of the imperial examination. Now he finally achieved something.

It was not until the song was finished that Father Jane promised to hold a banquet for everyone, so he was able to get away and go back with his family. Not long after returning home, in addition to the official messengers who announced the good news, there were also several people who came to congratulate him, such as those who came in person Xie Wenyi, he also sent people from Cangcui Pavilion to wait for the announcement of the list, as well as Hua Jia and He Yunzhang, as well as the left and right neighbors who were alarmed by the arrival of the official dispatch to announce the good news, also came to congratulate Jian's family.

big fire

"Father, I found out that Nanping uncle's mansion is in front of us, shall we call the door?" "Outside Uncle Nanping's mansion, the youngest Jian helped Mr. Jian and asked while looking at the mighty gate from a distance.

"Let father go, third child, you wait outside, third child, don't worry, father will definitely give you a good future." Mr. Jian looked at his favorite son with pity, turned around and walked towards Nanping uncle's mansion Well, with such a big secret in his hands, he doesn't believe that the people in the Nanping uncle's mansion will not agree to his request. His request is not high. It's those people who don't give his youngest a living, and that dead head Jian Wan , actually turned around to deal with his third brother, without his third brother, how could there be a good life for Wan girl today? Jian's youngest hand clenched into a fist hidden in his sleeve, he didn't know who was dealing with him behind his back, forcing him It can only be so desperate, success or failure depends on one move, no matter what ghosts and monsters are, there will be a day when they will show up.

A carrier pigeon fell into Jian Leyang's yard. Jian Leyang took out the letter and unfolded it. Then he sneered and shook the note in his hand into powder. Finally, he reached this point. Without his release, how could the two of them get there? Capital city and Nanping Bofu?When that family left Yong'an Village, how could Jian Leyang really let them leave his control?In the past few years, their situation has been under his control.

He thought that the best way to expose his father's life experience was not that face, but the Jane's family, and their identification was the most powerful evidence.Those people have forgotten his father in recent years because they believed that his father has no chance to succeed, but the palace test will be very interesting soon, he doesn't know what kind of person will be when they see his father Feeling.

In fact, Mr. Jian and Mr. Jian should be grateful to him. If these two want to survive the hands of Nanping Bofu, they have to rely on his people to protect them. Otherwise, the common people will fight against the powerful?It's not much better than an egg hitting a rock. In the past two years, no matter where the Jane family went, they couldn't get out of his palm. The Jian family was pushed to a dead end, so they had the idea of ​​coming to the capital. I have to say that Jian Wan is also responsible for this. Jian Wan's temperament has changed so much, and it is also thanks to the Jian family.

The night before the palace test, Jian Leyang came to his father's study, as long as there were no major problems, with Jane's father's ranking, the palace test would be just a formality.

"Father, are you mentally prepared?" When Jian Leyang came over, Jian's father was standing at the window looking at the scenery outside, obviously not very calm.

Father Jian smiled: "Actually, there will be so many people tomorrow, so no one may notice me." Then he beckoned Jian Leyang to sit down and talk together, "Brother Yang, I am your father, how can I let you worry about my father? You have done enough for dad, dad and I have a clear conscience."

So whether he recognizes it or not, it can't shake his mood. The reason why his mood fluctuates is just because he feels that this moment has finally come.In fact, it doesn't matter if you come, the matter will eventually come to an end.

Jian Leyang also smiled: "I believe Dad, but it's a pity that I can't witness the scene."

Father Jian smiled and pointed to Jian Leyang: "By the way, father heard about the Gu family outside. Brother Yang, you are hiding it from father and mother. You are worried that it will disturb my study. Brother Yang, your situation is worse than that of father. much harder to deal with.”

When he participated in literary conferences, he could always hear people mentioning the matter between the Gu family brother and the Gu family Yunqing. The Gu family brother just recruited the fourth prince and the Marquis of Changning because of his appearance. The current situation will be more severe, Brother Yang not only looks alike, but also has natural supernatural power.

Jian Leyang shrugged: "Father, don't worry, I have a way to deal with it."

Father Jian nodded, and still had some confidence in Brother Yang: "So you don't have to worry about Father and Wen Yuan, our family stays here, and Father only worked hard to earn fame in the imperial examination, but the honor in the imperial examination is not the most important thing. , our family is living well."

In the past two years, Jian's father has not devoted all his energy to the imperial examination. He is also paying attention to Jian Leyang's development, especially the sea fleet. He is also very interested in the information collected from outside. Gradually, he can also understand that It's also a way of retreat when he can't help himself, so he doesn't want Jian Leyang to force himself for him and Wen Yuan, at worst, the whole family packs their bags and sets sail to go to sea.

On the surface, Jane's father seems to be a decent gentleman, but the experience along the way has had a great impact on him. He was obviously excluded and suppressed by Jane's family since he was a child, and then he met his wife who regarded him as a treasure. Although he was picky about him but took good care of his father-in-law, he suffered repeated setbacks in the imperial examination, and the Confucian ethics he learned from books were not so solid in his heart, but his always gentle temper kept all this from showing. Maybe it is Jian Leyang who can touch this level of truth, and under Jian Leyang's guidance, there is an increasing tendency to go away and never look back.

After thinking for a while, Jian Leyang understood what his father meant, and said with a smile: "Father, I know, it's far from that. Dad, it's getting late, dad, you need to rest early, you have to cheer up tomorrow."

The second day was the palace examination. Father Jian and other candidates who were selected from the general examination entered the hall under the leadership of officials from the Ministry of Rites. The old emperor only showed his face at the beginning and handed over the palace examination to the two ministers. Father Jian also agreed with this I'm not too disappointed. The things the old emperor has done these days are not to be expected. Perhaps it's because of the influence of his son Jian Leyang. Father Jian's awe of the emperor is indeed not as good as before because Brother Yang said that in his previous life, There is no longer an emperor.

One of the presiding officers was the Marquis of Changning, who was favored by the emperor, and the other was the head of civil servants, a cabinet scholar. When the palace examination was in progress, the other officials either sat with their arms folded and squinted their eyes, or whispered to each other. Communication, the families or relatives behind each have passed the imperial examination and participated in the imperial examination, and some want to observe the situation of these people to win over the new division Jinshi. Everyone has their own little Jiujiu in their hearts.

One of the generals dozed off for a long time, and it was not over when he opened his eyes. I don't know what is the use of having their generals attend this kind of occasion, can they make a fuss or something?The military general fell asleep and rubbed his eyes to wake up. Just in time, a candidate in front of him raised his head. The general glanced at it inadvertently, and all the sleeping bugs disappeared immediately.

"Master Feng, what's wrong with you? What are you looking at so engrossed in?"

"Hey, look at the kid in front, why do I think he looks so familiar." The military officer surnamed Feng lowered his voice and whispered to the same military officer next to him.

The military officer also looked over intently. The candidate was Jian's father, Jian Dong. Jian Dong had just finished transcribing the test paper and was about to hand in the test paper at the end of the palace examination before going home. He couldn't help but sighed, thinking that the military officer's voice No matter how low the pressure was, he just heard everything and thought that he could go out smoothly today, but he didn't expect this juncture to come, so he simply raised his head and smiled lightly at the two military officers.

Lord Feng and the other military officer stared straight at the eyes, then suddenly looked at a person in the honorable team, and after finding the target, they turned back to glance at Jian Dong's face, the two looked at each other and gasped, Unanimous questions came out in their hearts: Could it be that Uncle Nanping left an illegitimate child outside?Otherwise, why does this face look so similar?Compared with the current eldest son Jiang Tinghui, he is more like Uncle Nanping's biological son.

The military officer surnamed Feng is a person who can't hide his words. With such a question in his heart, he raised his foot and walked towards Xungui. It was too late for the military officer next to him to hold him back. No loud noises were allowed during the palace examination. This bastard surnamed Feng doesn't look at the occasion when he wants to find something.

"Uncle Nanping." Lord Feng called out carelessly.

"Master Feng, what's the matter?" Uncle Nan Ping had seen this Feng looking at him strangely before.