Yu Ying won the second place in Jinshi. Kong Xian was very happy. He called Yu Ying to his home and put out wine to celebrate him.
Kong Yi, the disciple of Tusun High School, was also very happy and encouraged Yu Ying to do more practical things for the country and the people. He also toasted Yu Ying, and Yu Ying was a little flattered. The more Kong Xian saw Yu Ying, the happier he became. If his daughter hadn't been too young, she would have wanted to recruit him as her son-in-law.
Kong Xian was the literary director of Yonggong Mansion and Yongzhou Governor's Mansion, and all matters related to education were under his jurisdiction. The second place in the disciple's high school Jinshi list made him feel proud as a master, but his father Kong Yi's words made him angry. Medium fever.
On that day, Sima Zhenzhi and Wang Yu suggested that Du Ji should be ranked above Yu Ying. Kong Yi was also present, but he did not speak out to argue for Yu Ying.
When Kong Xian learned that Yu Ying was originally ranked first, he immediately put down his wine glass and said angrily: "How could An Xuan be like this? Since his father and Master Guo both believed that Yu Ying was ranked first, how could he change it because of the selfish motives of court officials? This is so unfair to Yu Ying. I will go to the lobby tomorrow to argue."
Shock and pain flashed across Yu Ying's eyes, and the hand holding the cup trembled a little, but he soon became clear. Standing up and bowing to Kong Xian, Yu responded: "Thank you sir for complaining about Yu, but I think my lord must have a purpose for doing this."
After Kong Yi said that Yu Ying originally ranked first, he paid attention to Yu Ying's expression. Hearing Yu Ying's words, he nodded secretly, stroking his beard and smiling and asked: "Yu Ying, what can you tell me about An Xuan?" intention?"
Yu Ying thought for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Master, I have a few guesses, I hope you can give me some advice."
"First, Master often said that a tree that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Although the number one is famous all over the world, it is also seen by thousands of people. The slightest carelessness in words and deeds will attract criticism. Fools are stupid by nature, and they are not good at picking up people. When it comes to things, I just want to study and do things with peace of mind. Having fewer obstacles is a good thing for me."
Kong Yi nodded in approval, and Kong Xian calmed down. He watched his disciples talk. He thought that when he first met Yu Ying, he was still a boy in the countryside and how he had grown up to this point in a few years. As a teacher, he was really gratified and emotional, and a bit proud of himself.
Seeing that both the master and the teacher were looking at him, Yu Ying felt a little nervous, paused and then said: "My lord divided the imperial examination into two examinations, Jinshi and Juren, in order to proceed step by step and minimize the conflicts between the nobles, poor families and common people. Yu was born in a humble family. Fortunately, with the help of his teacher and his lord, he was able to take part in the Jinshi examination with an official status. There must be many gentry children who were dissatisfied. Du Ji was born in the Du family in Jingzhao, a well-known family. The lord allowed him to be ranked first to alleviate the grievances of the gentry. "
Kong Yi praised: "Children can be taught."
After receiving Kong Yi's approval, Yu Ying's voice became louder and said: "Thirdly, although Yu Zi knew that although he had made some progress, there was still a gap compared with the world's elites. Yu followed his lord and wrote books and history, and he was very knowledgeable about practical matters. As we know, Ce Shi has the upper hand, but if we look at the actual level, he will probably be ranked behind the hundredth. My lord, let Yu be ranked second, leaving room for advancement, this is a blessing."
Kong Xian sighed and said, "Your capacity is greater than that of my teacher. I would like to give you a toast. May you stick to your true intentions and achieve success in the future."
Yu Ying raised his glass to the top and said respectfully: "Mr. Yujing, please."
On the side, Kong Yi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Yu Ying, if I remember correctly, you are a weakling this year. Do you have any words?"
Yu Ying said happily: "Yu's birthday is in September, which coincides with the imperial examination, so I didn't have time to hold the crown ceremony, so I asked the master to give me a calligraphy."
Kong Yi said: "You just said that being ranked second has a way to advance, so I will give you a nickname of 'Zhongjin.'"
Yu Ying stood up and left his seat, prostrated himself and said, "Thank you, Master, for the words."...
Xishi Goulan is the busiest place in Xiangyang City. Even at midnight, the lights are still brightly lit and there is a constant flow of people coming and going.
Goulan is an entertainment place for listening to music, watching plays, and watching sideshows, and of course a brothel is indispensable. According to Yang Anxuan's plan, the city magistrate Yuan He concentrated the brothels on several streets in the south and had red lanterns hung in front of the brothels. In Yang Anxuan's words, it became a "red light district."
Huanxiu Building is a famous prostitute building in the red light district. It covers an area of more than ten acres in the West City. The house is five floors deep. The singers in the building are beautiful and have their own styles. Orchids often perform on site. What's more rare is that from time to time a few good songs and lyrics are heard in the building, which attracts princes, gentlemen and literati to come in droves.
After the imperial examination in Xiangyang, the rich candidates naturally come to Goulan to play and enjoy the environment.
Entering the third courtyard of Xiulou, Lanxin Pavilion was full of laughter and laughter. A group of people were drinking and watching singing and dancing. The topic of discussion was naturally inseparable from the list.
The one in the middle treating guests was a young prince, Liu Kang, who was born in Weichang, Zhongshan. He was the great-great-grandson of Liu Yu, the brother of Liu Kun (who danced with his ancestor Ti Wen Rooster) in the Western Jin Dynasty. The Liu family of Weichang in Zhongshan are related by marriage to the Lu family of Fanyang and the Wen family of Taiyuan. Although the Liu family of Weichang is not as good as before, it still retains the heritage of a high-class family.
Liu Kang was a man of rare talent, and his poems and poems were rich and colorful. As soon as new works came out, people rushed to copy them. Liu Kang was raised at home in Tianmen County, Jingzhou, waiting for the imperial court to call him.
A few years ago, Sima Xiuzhi, the governor of Jingzhou, recruited him to be the magistrate of Wuyang County, Wuling County. Liu Kang felt that the official position was too low and he could not accept it. When he learned that the imperial examination was being held in Xiangyang and that literati from all over the world were being recruited to take the exam, Liu Kang felt that it was a good opportunity to become famous, so he drove there with great interest.
After three exams, Liu Kang was confident that he would be on the list. However, he did not plan to accept Yong Gong's appointment. Instead, he planned to wait until he passed the exam before returning home. This way, his talent would be known to the world and the court would recruit him again. Official positions are certainly different.
However, when the list was posted, Huangliang's dream was shattered and he was not even listed. Liu Kang scolded the examiners for being blind-sighted and engaging in malpractice for personal gain. He angrily posted the poems he had written and publicized them everywhere.
Liu Kang's "The flowers in the garden are like brocades, urging each other to renew themselves" was widely sung. For a time, many people complained about it, and some people discussed going to Yonggong's Mansion to express their love.
"Mr. Kang, it's a pity that you failed the list because of your talents. This list of Jinshi must be selfish. I know Hedong Wenxi Guo Leng who is ranked 42nd on the list. This person is the nephew of Tingwei Guo Ding. In addition to his handwriting, he is also Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, that knowledge is so great." Jiangzhou Lu Qia shook his head and said.
"I heard Zhang Ke from Pengcheng bragging to others, saying that he had followed the path of Liang Wang Sima Zhenzhi and was ranked twenty-seventh on the Jinshi list."
"How unreasonable, blatantly showing favoritism, and hypocritically saying that it is not just to choose talents through trials, but it is better to choose the right ones from the ninth grade." Someone slapped the case and shouted angrily.
"Oh, this imperial examination is really discouraging. I wonder how many of them are in vain."
"Kang Langjun, if you are willing to come forward to plead with Yong Gong, I will be willing to follow you." Lu Qia encouraged.
"Yes, Yu can summon more than ten people to go together." Weidu, the Yanzhou test subject, echoed loudly.
Liu Kang was already three-thirds drunk. After being encouraged by everyone, he was so drunk that he threw the cup in his hand heavily and said loudly: "It's time tomorrow, let's go to Yong Gong's Mansion with all the princes to ask for an explanation."
Lu Qia said with enthusiasm: "Mr. Kang, please wait for one more day. We will go and invite those who have failed to pass the exam to go to Yonggong's Mansion to build up our momentum."
Liu Kang shouted: "Go together, go together."
After the wine and banquet at the end of Xu, some people stayed in Huanxiu Tower, but most of them left together and returned while the city gate was still open.
Lu Qia returned to the inn and saw the lights on in the room. Knowing that someone was waiting for him, he hurriedly entered the room and closed the door.
There was a man in green robes sitting in the room. In a low voice, Lu Qia told Huanxiu Tower about encouraging Liu Kang to go to Yonggong Mansion to express his love. The man nodded and said, "The louder the noise, the better, stupid." Those names of yours are all those who were selected for favoritism. When it is revealed in front of everyone, the imperial examination will become a joke. "
Lu Qia was a little timid and said, "What if Duke Yong gets angry?"
The man chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter. Wang Shilang and Shi Shilang will speak for you. Even if Yonggong gets angry, it will only be a few words of reprimand. You are a test subject in Jiangzhou. At most, you can return to Jiangzhou. Secretary Shen promised that as long as If you can accomplish this, you will become the seventh grade chief of the Military Intelligence Department."
Lu Qia pursed her lips and snorted, "Wei" from her nose.
After coming out of the inn, Ling Mo, a man in green robe, returned to the post house. He was an official in the Ministry of official affairs and came to Xiangyang with Wang Yu, the minister. On the surface, he is the official history official, but secretly, Ling Mo is the official history officer of the Military Intelligence Department. He was ordered by the commander Shen Tianzi to come and act according to the situation.
The imperial examination in Xiangyang was carried out with great fanfare. More than 8,000 candidates came to take the examination, which shocked Liu Muzhi deeply. After Liu Yu received the report, in addition to asking Wang Yu and Shi Ping to try their best to attract candidates on the list to become officials in Beijing, he also ordered Shen Tianzi to find ways to sabotage the imperial examination.
Seven days ago, Ling Mo received a secret letter from Shen Tianzi, who asked him to try his best to destroy the results of the imperial examination and ruin the reputation of Duke Yong. After Ling Mo thought hard, he decided to write about people who failed the imperial examination.
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Among the candidates who came to take the exam, more than a dozen were spies sent by the Military Intelligence Department, and Jiangzhou Lu Qia was one of them. Ling Mo secretly contacted him and asked him to release the news of imperial examination fraud and encourage dissatisfied people to cause trouble.
After returning to his residence and having a cup of tea, he heard the sound of chatter and laughter coming from the courtyard of Wang Shilang's residence. Ling Mo knew that Wang Shilang had been ordered to win over Du Ji and returned in Tuiyu, so he turned to target other scholars on the list. .
In the past two days, the residence of Wang Shilang was full of guests, starting from Chen time and resting until Haishi. It seemed that Wang Shilang had just seen off his guests at this time, and it was unknown how many people were willing to follow him to Jiankang.
Cai Mo thought for a while and felt that he would have a better chance of winning if Wang Yuxiang helped to speak up about the Chen Qing matter, so he got up and went to Wang Yu's courtyard.
Wang Yu sat on the table drinking tea with a tired look on his face. He had met at least two to three hundred candidates in the past two days, and there were more than twenty people on the two lists who he had persuaded to go to Jiankang to serve as officials.
He declared to the examinees that Xiangyang was only conducting the imperial examination on a trial basis, and that the imperial court would soon officially hold the imperial examination in Jiankang. Those who failed the examination were gearing up and expressed their willingness to go to Jiankang to take the examination.
The entourage came in and ordered Shi Lingmo to ask for an audience. Wang Yu said impatiently: "Let him talk about it tomorrow if he has something to do. I want to rest."
"Ling Lingshi said there is something urgent." The entourage got a bunch of money from Ling Mo and put in a good word for him: "Ling Lingshi said he has a waist badge, please see it for the Minister Wang."
As he said that, he saw a bronze medal about an inch long being handed over, and Wang Yu took it into his hand in surprise. The bronze medal is rectangular, with a cloud pattern on the top and a round hole for hanging. It is surrounded by brocade clouds. On the front is the word "Military Situation" in seal script in positive script, and on the back is the word "Investigating Military Situation" in regular script in negative script.
Ling Mo turned out to be a spy from the Military Intelligence Department. Wang Yu handed the token back to his entourage and said, "Let him in."
As Wang Yu, he would not take the spies of the Military Intelligence Department seriously, but Shen Tianzi was a close confidant of Song Gong, and Wang Yu did not want to offend him.
Ling Mo came in and saluted, and Wang Yuping withdrew his attendants and said directly: "Ling Lingshi, please tell me if you have anything to say. I am very tired and want to rest early."
Ling Mo knew that his identity was far different from that of Wang Yu, so he could only pull the tiger's skin and use Shen Tianzi's order to send a message, asking Wang Yu to speak on his behalf when the test subject went to Yonggong Mansion to express his love.
Wang Yu said calmly, "I understand."
Ling Mo didn't know whether Wang Yu would agree, but the words had been delivered to him, so he bowed and left.
When Ling Mo left, Wang Yu frowned. Personally speaking, he didn't like the appearance of candidates for the imperial examination. The imperial examination would have a huge impact on the candidates for the ninth grade. However, there were more than 8,000 candidates from Xiangyang. From a human perspective, the imperial examination system will definitely replace the nine-level Zhongzheng system. This is an unstoppable trend.
The struggle between Song and Yong has become superficial, and the winner will eventually seize the world and replace it with the Jin Dynasty. Most people in the Langya royal family thought that the Duke of Song would eventually win by coercing the emperor and commanding the princes, occupying the right time and people.
Wang Yu also held this view. However, when he came to Xiangyang and saw the prosperous scene, saw the people's support for Yong Gong, and heard about the glorious results of Yong's army, Wang Yu sadly found that the people and the emperor were in Yong Gong, as if Yong Gong was there. The odds of winning here are slightly better.
The Wang family took root in Jiankang, and Liu Yu was in charge of the government. In order to survive, the Wang family had to obey the emperor's will on the surface, but in fact they were obeying the orders of Song Gong, so he cooperated with Song Gong and tried his best to win over the candidates to go to Jiankang.
If he had come forward to support Liu Kang when he expressed his love, he would have openly questioned the fairness of the imperial examination system and would definitely break up with Yong Gong. Although Yang Anxuan would not do anything to him, he could not do anything to him. Without thinking.
Wang Yu's tiredness is gone. You must know that his words and deeds not only represent himself, but also the Wang family behind him. If Yang Anxuan defeats Liu Yu and takes over Jiankang in the future, the Wang family will inevitably face suppression. How he chooses may matter. The survival of the Langya Wang family continues.
That night, Wang Yu tossed and turned and had difficulty falling asleep. However, not far away, the Yonggong Mansion was also brightly lit and stayed on all night.
