In the Fujian Chief Secretary's Yamen, Chen Bin was reviewing the official documents submitted from various places as before. At this time, the experience secretary (from the sixth grade) came in with a happy face. Chen Bin calculated the time and the good news that it should be spring came, and asked He said: "My lord, is there good news?"
Huang Chao said with a smile on his face: "Lord Fantai is indeed as expected as expected. The good news came from Beijing. This time, 40 people from our province were admitted to the Gengxu Academy Examination. Fortunately, one of them was a Three-Tripod Armor! The other two There are 10 first-class Jinshis and 29 third-class Jinshis."
When Chen Bin heard that 40 people had passed the exam, he couldn't help but smile. When he learned that a Sandingjia was selected, he smiled even more and asked: "Oh, who is ranked among the Sandingjia?"
Huang Chao said with regret: "It was the young man from Fengchifang, Xie Yuan Lin Pingzhi. Unfortunately, he only got first and third place. Looking at the results of the test, this boy was chosen as Hui Yuan. He was just one step away from completing the feat of winning six yuan in a row." "
Chen Bin's face lit up with a smile when he heard that Li Jie was promoted to the top of the Three Cauldrons: "It's not bad, it's not bad. It's not necessarily a good thing for a young man to suddenly ascend to a high position. Prepare to spread the good news to all the prefectures and yamen."
Upon hearing this, Huang Chao respectfully said yes, and slowly stepped back to prepare for the good news.
In the Lin Mansion, Lin Zhennan has been frowning recently. In previous years, the good news has come at this time during the examination, but this time it has not come at this time. I remember bragging to my friends a few days ago that my son will definitely win this time. Now there is no news at all. No, he was too embarrassed to meet his friends when they invited him these past two days, so he had to decline.
Seeing Lin Zhennan's sad face, Mrs. Wang thought he was also worried about Li Jie's Chunwei results and said, "Dad, don't worry. There hasn't been a team announcing the good news in Fuzhou City recently. It's impossible for Fuzhou Prefecture not to pass the test. I guess the good news hasn't been sent to the government office yet."
Lin Zhennan said with a guilty conscience: "Well, I have confidence in Pingzhi. I haven't gone out these days until I receive the good news. I concentrate on waiting for the news at home."
Mrs. Wang's mood improved greatly when she saw that Lin Zhennan had disappeared from her usual friends in order to wait for the good news. Since Li Jie went to the capital for the exam, Mrs. Wang had not had a good night's sleep. She was either worried about Li Jie's warmth or warmth, or worried about his grades. Anyway, if Mrs. Wang knew the real reason for Mr. Lin's worries, she would probably have no pocket money at all in the future.
The two were talking when they suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums. Lin Zhennan stood up with a whoosh and laughed: "Haha! It must be the good news of my son Pingzhi! Madam, hurry up and follow I'll greet you at the door."
Mrs. Wang also looked upbeat, her past worries were gone, and the couple headed to the door together.
When I arrived at the door, I heard the reporter congratulating me.
"Good news from Beijing, the eldest lord of your house, I have a seal saying that the 250th high school Gongxu subjects will be admitted as tributes!"
"Good news from Beijing, the eldest lord of your house, I have the seal of approval, the top three in the high school Gengxu Science Examination..."
There are two copies of the good news, one is the good news for the general examination, and the other is the good news for the palace examination. After receiving the good news, most people will post the good news in the hall to show their honor.
When Lin and his wife heard that they were not from their own family, their expressions of disappointment were clear on their faces. They returned to the mansion in disappointment before hearing the news. The servants in the mansion did not dare to breathe when they saw this.
A moment later, they heard the sound of gongs and drums coming from outside again, and the standards were higher than before. The Lins were afraid of missing out again and did not rush forward until the sound of the guard of honor got closer and closer, and the concierge boy ran in excitedly and shouted. .
"Master, madam, here comes the good news! This time I was right, it is the good news from the young master!"
Lin and his wife heard the sound and hurried to the door. Lin Zhennan shouted as he walked: "Xiao Cui, the silver reward coins are ready. Master, I want money to rain all over the sky!"
When the two came to the door, they saw dragon and lion dancing in the procession to announce the good news. The number of honor guards was several times that of the previous procession, and the leading official was wearing a scarlet robe. He was the Futai Master of Fuzhou Prefecture. The neighbors also commented when they saw this. One after another.
"Today, my Fengchifang is filled with double happiness, and two Jinshis have appeared in succession, enjoying the glory!"
"How come I have never seen this kind of ceremony with such fanfare."
"Humph, don't embarrass yourself if you don't know enough. I saw this once thirty years ago. Only Sandingjia's registration team has such specifications. I, Fuzhou, will have another Sandingjia!"
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Lin Zhennan and his wife were overjoyed to see Mr. Futai coming in person. They heard the comments from the surrounding neighbors and learned that Li Jie had been awarded the title of Sanding Jia this time. Lin Zhennan grinned so much that he couldn't close his mouth. At this moment, his ears All I could hear was the loud shouts of the reporter.
"Good news from Beijing, the eldest master of your house, Lin Youshenzhi, the first place in the high school Gengxu examination, Huiyuan!"
"Good news from Beijing, the great master of your house, Lin Youshenzhi, ranked third in the first class of the Gengxu Department of High School."
Chen Mian, the new governor of Fuzhou Prefecture, smiled and congratulated Lin Zhennan: "Congratulations, brother! I have a Qilin son in my family. This time I won the first and third place in the imperial examination. This will enhance our reputation as a strong province in Fujian's imperial examination!"
The surrounding neighbors looked shocked when they saw that Mr. Futai actually called Lin Zhennan a brother. Generally speaking, Beijing officials are one level higher than local officials. For example, Dai Shan, who was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Fujian Province, was promoted to the right deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. His transfer from the second rank to the third rank seemed to have reduced his rank. , in fact, it has really risen.
Li Jie was now a member of the Imperial Academy at the age of fourteen, and would join the cabinet in the future if he could not secure the guarantee. Therefore, although Lin Zhennan was still a commoner, Chen Mian did not put on official airs, and his words were full of intimacy and wooing.
Lin Zhennan had long ago consulted others on how to deal with the good news. When he saw this, he spoke out the words he had prepared before, and said in a literate manner: "I don't dare to be called such by Mr. Futai. It's a shame. Mr. Futai is here in person. It's really true." Let the humble house shine brightly!"
Chen Mian specifically asked his entourage before he came and knew that Mr. Lin had no ideas. At this time, he was a little surprised to see his elegant appearance. Thinking that Li Jie would be able to add another achievement to his list of achievements when he won the first class, Chen Mian He said with a reluctant smile.
"You deserve it, you deserve it. Xi Jin is really envious of me for being able to cultivate such a talented person."
After complimenting each other and saying goodbye, Lin Zhennan gestured with his eyes to Xiaocui to share the silver reward with the official officer who reported it. The official officer weighed the amount of 10 taels of silver. Unexpectedly, Mr. Lin was so generous, and they all beamed with joy.
After Chen Mian left, Lin Zhennan finally couldn't hold it in any longer and laughed loudly: "Xiao Cui, hurry up, hurry up, let someone bring the money out and watch the master shower money all over the sky!"
Mrs. Wang was very happy today and was too lazy to bother with Lin Zhennan, letting him have fun as he pleased, and the money he spent would be deducted from his pocket money.
Lin Zhennan suddenly shuddered, but he felt that this was the peak moment of his life, so he didn't take it seriously and drank loudly while swiping copper coins.
"Come, come, come, all my neighbors, please enjoy my son Pingzhi's literary spirit! Starting tomorrow, there will be a flowing banquet in the house for three days. You must support me! If you don't come, you won't give me face!"
