Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

On May [-]th, it was time for the examination to release the rankings.

Jiang Yuan moved into a two-entry courtyard that he bought early in the capital, just waiting for the good news to arrive.

Originally, Fang Han wanted Jiang Yuan to live in his house, but posting the list is no different. If relatives of the same clan live in his house, it is all right, but if it is a friend, it is inconvenient to disturb.However, Fang Han still helped him find a clean and cheap yard with a few servants, and he was busy inside and outside helping Zhang Luo customize furniture and tidy up the yard for several days.

Jiang Yuan has been saving money all these years.Jingliu Mountain and several nearby peaks are full of treasures and wild animals, and they also produce high-quality Ganoderma lucidum medicinal materials.It's just that most of the beasts are cunning and ferocious, and the ganoderma lucidum grows on the steep rock walls. Ordinary people have to enter the treasure mountain and return empty-handed, and have to worry about their nickname not being taken away, but Jiang Yuan is different.He is good at hunting and rock climbing, and he can always catch good prey and pick good medicines. In addition, he has a good eye, and he uses money to invest in the business of his classmates to share dividends. net worth.It can't be compared with the wealthy family, but it is still good compared to ordinary people.

When he had money, he first repaired the tomb for his parents, and other than buying land and shops, money made money. This has made him a small fortune for ten or so years.He now has two shops and one Zhuangzi under his name. They were bought when the owner was in a hurry to sell or was in a disaster. Although the location is not very good and a bit remote, the interior is good. Three 400 taels, now if you calculate it, it will be worth a thousand taels.Relying on this wealth, he was able to live in this "difficult" capital city.

The Jing Dynasty did not abolish the inspection and expropriation, and there were not many people who could read and write, and only 100 people were enrolled in each subject examination.Not all of these 100 people passed the palace examination. In this palace examination, only the top 60 people were recorded. Except for the top three who were awarded Jinshi and rank, the remaining 57 people were awarded Jinshi.Even if not all of these 100 people can become Jinshi, it is undoubtedly exciting news to be on the list of the general examination. In the early morning of May [-], the gate of the Gongyuan where the list was released was already full of people who watched the list.

Jiang Yuan originally wanted to see the list, but he still didn't go.You must know that the most popular thing at this time is to catch a son-in-law under the list. He is not yet married, so don't be caught and go to worship and cook rice... But seeing the nervousness of the people around him, he can't escape it. The newly bought book boy Qinglian went to see the list.

Qing Lian was impatient, and trotted all the way to the place where the list was posted. Fortunately, the list hadn't started yet, and no one from the government had come out. The place where the list was posted was already full of people, but there was still a gap.Qing Lian squeezed in as soon as she gritted her teeth. Although he was only twelve or thirteen years old, with his flexible figure, he squeezed to the front with his waist bent all the way.

Just when he finally squeezed his way to the front, the Gongyuan began to appear on the list.An officer pasted a large piece of red paper on the wall, and put two benches side by side on the ground for tiptoeing, and then stood aside.After a while, two literati with pens, ink and inkstones came out of the tribute courtyard, standing on both sides of the red paper, one on the left and the other on the right.At noon, five officials came out with an envelope in both hands and handed it to two literati. The literati opened the envelope and read out the contents. One hundred, Su Kai, Hengyang, Hunan." After the report, the five left with drums and gongs to report to the examinee's residence, and the two literati carried an inkstone and stood on a bench and wrote "No. One hundred Su Kai in Hengyang, Hunan".Afterwards, the second batch of five officials came out with envelopes and reported the names and places of origin of the nine No. 90.

There is a saying in the Jingchao's report list, and it can only be reported from the back to the front.He knew that he had reported for more than two hours before, and he had read dozens of names and there was no son of his own, so he was in a hurry.From time to time, some people in the crowd cried and shouted, maybe they were hit, maybe they knew there was no hope, and the rich businessman who was under the list to catch his son-in-law took his servants to catch one from time to time, which made the scene indescribably tense.

Qing Lian was standing there at a loss, but at this moment, the officer in front suddenly read: "No.1 in the examination, Huiyuan, Jiangyuan, Chengdu, Sichuan..."

Qing Lian was startled, he was illiterate, and he didn't know if the literati wrote the name of the young master, so he immediately asked loudly: "But the young master Jiang Yuan Jiang who lives in Yangliu Lane?"

The officer looked at the address and said, "That's right, it's that Mr. Jiang."

"I've won, I've won, my lord has won." Qing Lian was very happy, but looking at the crowd behind, it was not easy to get in and even harder to get out. With his small body, he couldn't squeeze through these crowds. Fortunately, he was smart enough to see The messengers were going to report the news, so they followed them and squeezed out with all their strength.He was quick on his feet, and he beat gongs and drums to create momentum no more than a messenger, and ran back to Yangliu Lane in a short while.Before reaching the gate of the house, he started shouting: "Young master has won, young master has won!" The porter who was waiting at the door hurriedly opened the door and let Qing Lian in, and let him rush into the backyard shouting all the way.

Running to the backyard, the child was so tired that he was out of breath, bent over and gasped loudly, "I'm in...Young master is in..."

Li Da, the steward standing in the courtyard, hurriedly asked, "How many names have you won?"

"Number... No.1!" Qing Lian said loudly: "Our young master won No.1, Huiyuan!"

Hearing the sound of the good news, Jiang Yuan, who was in the study, just smiled, and he didn't care if Hui Yuan would not, it was just making him one step closer to being a Jinshi.

Qing Lian had just finished announcing the good news, and the officials who announced the good news also arrived outside the courtyard. Li Da hurriedly called the servants to send the money they had prepared to the officials, and then handed over the pen, ink and inkstone used by Jiang Yuan to the officials. Those literati who came to ask for it. "My lord has a reward, the interest will be doubled this month!" Li Da shouted to the servants beside him, not to mention the smug look on his face.As soon as I served the young master, my young master won the first prize of Huiyuan. This ranking is sure to be sure in the palace examination, so my young master is about to become an official master. This is not a joy to congratulate!

It's a good thing for Jiang Yuan to let them make trouble, there's no need to stop them.Putting down the pen in his hand, he looked at the imitation of Dong Qichang's handwriting in front of him, well, it's very good, the handwriting is consistent, there is no mistake because of the good news just now, this kind of calm attitude is all right.

Jiang Yuan won Huiyuan, and Fang Han also won No.13. The two friends went to celebrate without mentioning it.But I don't know that there are still people who are thinking about Jiang Yuan Huiyuan.

"What? Could it be that you read it wrong?" Jiamu Shi's eyes widened, and she looked at Lai everyone who was going on in front of her.

"Old lady, if I didn't find out clearly, how dare I gossip in front of your old man." Everyone Lai hurriedly said: "My boy joined in the fun to watch the list, but who would have seen that wild boy win the prize? ...How can this be done?" She didn't dare to say that she sent her son to see the list, thinking that if Jia Zhu won the exam, even if she couldn't participate in the palace examination because of filial piety, it would be a happy event, the master has not yet explained She went to do it to show how loyal she is, she must be able to get more rewards, but who knows that Jiang Yuan won the top spot? !

Jia's mother still didn't believe it. At the beginning, Jia Daishan clearly ordered someone to send a letter to his son-in-law Lin Hai and his in-laws Prince Teng, telling them to cut off this wild boy's Qingyun Road, so that he could not pass the imperial examination. Yuan?How did he pass the exam in Jinling?impossible!

"My old lady, I have asked people to find out clearly that the wild boy didn't take the exam in Jinling at all. He changed his household registration to Chengdu, Sichuan, and went there to take the Juren exam, so he can take the exam." Everyone Lai said back.

"Changing household registration indiscriminately is punishable. You go and ask Lai Dachi to go to Wang's house to see Lord Wang Ziteng." Jia Mu didn't take it seriously. This private change of household registration is a crime of exile. Ye Xiaozi's whole life will be wasted, so what else can he be proud of?

"It's not a private change of household registration." Everyone Lai said: "You forgot, that kid's surname is not Jia but Jiang, so he can go to his mother's original place of origin for scientific research. He just changed his original place of origin to Chengdu, Sichuan. The sky is justified, no matter how you sue, you can't win."

How could this be... Mother Jia froze on the spot.That's right, that Jia was expelled from the clan, and his descendants were not allowed to be named Jia, so that wild boy was named Jiang.She was still happy at the beginning, this person's surname was not Jia, and even if the world turned upside down, she couldn't come back to make trouble, but who knew that the other party's surname was not Jia, she couldn't handle it at all.If his surname is still Jia, not to mention that Jia Daishan has to keep his filial piety after leaving, but even if he is restrained by filial piety, he will never be able to stand up for the rest of his life.But now that the genealogy has been changed, and the decision is too straightforward, Jia Daishan directly ordered the eldest son to die young, and there is no such son as Jia Di, let alone Jiang Yuan.

What?Then change it back... This genealogy has been recorded by the government, so it can be changed just by changing it?Now that person is already Huiyuan, even the emperor has registered in front of him, and it is too late to do something wrong.

At the beginning, she wanted to do better in the scientific examination. If he cheated, he would be expelled from the examination room and never hired. Not only would he be sent to the army, but the next three generations would not be able to take the examination.It was Jia Daishan who stopped her and explained the truth to her.She, a woman in the inner house, doesn't know how famous Mr. Shen Anwen from Jingliu Academy is. According to Jia Daishan, several of Mr. Shen's disciples are high-ranking officials in the court, and the academy has even produced many Jinshi Hanlin , Shengsheng set off Mr. Shen as a scholar of learning.The wild boy paid homage to such a teacher, and they didn't dare to move at all. It's fine to ask someone to obstruct the scientific examination. If this kid is blatantly harmed, someone will sue him at the Rongguo Mansion in the Golden Luan Hall. Even if Jiang Yuan has no future in the two episodes, their Jia family will also lose their holy family.

If I had known now, I shouldn't have let that Jia Due survive in the first place!The Shi family didn't even think about it, Jia Du was Jia Daishan's son after all, even though he sacrificed him for his own fame, should Jia Daishan be poisoned?The whole clan is watching this matter, if he is really so ruthless, he even wants to take the life of his own son, if he is stabbed out, wouldn't he be extinct from the world?Throwing out his son, using his wife as a concubine, and even digging up his ex-wife's grave, even if it gets out, it's just a handle in the hands of the Holy One, as long as the Holy One doesn't despise him, it will be fine.But if he really kills his own son, even the emperor will remember him in his heart, even the son can be killed, so what about the master?Even if he is talented, he will be rejected by the royal family.So if she really dared to do this, even if Jia Daishan needed help, she would have to divorce her.

Now the whole thing is done, Jiang Yuan has passed the Huiyuan exam, and there is only one palace exam left.Jia's mother is not a fool, even if Jia Daishan is still alive, this palace test is not something they can get their hands on.The grand ceremony for the selection of scholars and talents is a major national event. The emperor will never allow anyone to interfere. Even the princes and grandchildren only dare to watch. Which minister has the ability to extend his hand?

Now there is no way to stop this wild boy from taking the palace exam no matter what... Mother Jia gritted her teeth hard, hmph, so what if he can pass the exam, he is not a junior official of the seventh rank, and it is not certain whether he will be promoted or not!If it weren't for Zhu'er's health, how could that Huiyuan belong to that wild boy, and her Zhu'er would be able to take the position of Huiyuan sooner or later.

Thinking of Jia Zhu, she couldn't help but think of her grandson who was born with jade. Mother Jia was a little hesitant. She had suspected that Mrs. Wang was playing tricks, but she also looked at the jade, and she couldn't see what kind of jade it was. , I only know that the texture is fine and dense, which is especially superior to Hetian white jade, and there are five-color patterns entwined in it, no matter how you look at it, it is not a mortal weapon.It is also engraved with seal characters "Don't lose and never forget, immortal life and prosperity", "One eliminates evil spirits, two heals unjust illnesses, and three knows misfortunes and blessings." Luokung, how could you come up with such a good word?If someone else thought of it for her, then it could only be her brother Wang Ziteng, but Wang Ziteng is not stupid, how could he commit such a taboo?Could it be that that jade really came into the world with this baby?Is there really such a good omen?

Hey, it's a pity that even if it's a good omen, it's useless now. Jia Daishan went there right after the child was born, and even if he argues, he will be accused of being a misfortune...

Others don't know, Jia's mother knows why Jia Daishan, who is sick, went suddenly.That old man actually found out about her selling the sacrificial fields, and he was furious to death... The matter of the sacrificial fields was revealed by the dowry of Jia She's deceased wife, Mrs. Zhang. After she found out about this matter, she really hated it. The roots of the teeth are itchy, that Mrs. Zhang made her uncomfortable when she was alive, she looked like she could do everything, it seemed that her sister-in-law and mother-in-law were inferior to her in every way, and she would make trouble for her after death, if she hadn't dealt with it Hurry up, the woman's life was killed, how can this matter be spread?Although her grandson has been wronged now, she can only let him take the blame. Otherwise, if the news about her being mad at the old man gets out, the rest of her life will be over.In the final analysis, if people don't kill heaven and earth for themselves, the biggest thing is that they have nothing to do. At this time, even their own sons can't take care of them, let alone grandsons.As for that child, at worst, he will be compensated in the future...

"Go out." Mother Jia waved her hand, telling everyone Lai to go out.She let out a long sigh, but she didn't believe it anymore. At the beginning, she made the old man sell his own son, turned his original wife Xu into a concubine, and then dug Xu's tomb together with the whole family, and expelled Jia Tie. If you don't belong to the clan, can you still beat a child now?And wait, sooner or later she will let that wild boy know how powerful she is!