The provincial examination results will be released in February.
Zhang Yue, Guo Lin, and Zhang Qiu took a carriage to go to the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites to see the list, while Zhang Shi Yu went with him in another carriage.
At this time, Gongyuan had not posted the list yet, and countless people rushed to the list, vying for a good seat.
Zhang Shi and Yu Shi were also anxious. They first pushed aside others and occupied a corner under the list to wait for the release of the list.
Zhang Yue was waiting next to the carriage, and beside him was Guo Lin. Guo Lin didn't want to look at the list, so he talked with Zhang Yue. As for Zhang Qiu, he sat nervously in the carriage, listening to the news from outside.
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin chatted for a while, but then they saw someone approaching. The other person cupped his hands to Zhang Yue and said, "I've seen the Number One Scholar before!"
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "It turns out to be Brother Chongyuan!"
It turned out that the other party was General Xu, and Zhang Yue knew him well before making the move. Zhang Yue did not dare to look down on the other party because he was a commoner, and the two established a relationship from then on.
General Xu often went to Zhang Yue's house to talk about articles and court affairs.
As an undergraduate candidate, General Zhang Xu came to see the results today.
Xu Jiang smiled and said: "Master Zhuangyuan, why are you here looking at the rankings?"
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "My nephew and my senior brother are competing in the Department of Science, so I came to Gongyuan with them!"
General Xu knew Guo Lin's talent and said: "Brother Guo is knowledgeable and solid, he must be in high school!"
Guo Lin said modestly: "I don't dare to take it seriously. Brother Xu's literary talent is the best in the world. He really has the style of Yigong (Wang Zeng) in his time."
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Senior brother is also a flatterer. Wang Zeng won three yuan in the imperial examination and was promoted to the prime minister. He was a very good scholar and official." Moreover, his first-hand writing is even better. How good is it? Before Fan Zhongyan, his essays could be used as imperial examination essays.
At that time, the candidates wrote their imperial examination essays based on Wang Zeng's poems. From this, we can see how good Xu Jiang's essays were.
The three of them were chatting, and a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old happened to walk beside him. He saluted General Xu and said, "Brother Chongyuan, are you also here to see the list?"
Xu Jiang smiled and said: "It's Yuan Chang, why are you here?"
The other party said: "A clan relative is releasing the results, and I'm here to join in the fun."
Xu Jiang smiled and said: "Come, let me introduce you to him. This is Zhang Zhuangyuan, and this is his fellow countryman Guo!"
Hearing this, the other party was surprised and happy and said to Zhang Yue: "Please forgive me for my blindness, and I don't realize that you are here. Oh, Senior Brother Guo, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "This dear man is really handsome, he will not be like a thing in the pond."
The other party said: "I don't dare to take it. I don't dare to take it. I am Cai Jing, whose name is Yuan Chang. He is a member of the Xinghua Army. I have long admired the scholar's writing skills and his knowledge. I still hope that Hai Han will show his talent."
Cai...Jing?
Zhang Yue felt his lips tremble a little. Sister, what kind of luck do you have? Has the passive attribute of automatically absorbing traitorous ministers been activated again?
Guo Lin on the side asked: "Yuan Chang is a member of the Xinghua Army, how can he be in the capital?"
Cai Jing gave Guo Lin a friendly smile and took the initiative to explain: "Brother Guo knows that my father's taboo is correct. He was a Jinshi in the first year of Jingyou. He and Cai Jixiang are related to each other. I and my brother-in-law followed my father when they were thirteen years old." He came to the capital and studied at Ji Xiang's home until now."
Zhang Yue remembered that when he went to Cai Xiang's house, he heard that two relatives were studying in his house. It turned out that they were the two brothers Cai Bian and Cai Jing.
The rankings are about to be released! The rankings are about to be released!
But hearing the sound coming from outside, countless people were waiting eagerly. Cai Jing said to Zhang Yue: "I don't know the name of Senior Brother Guo, but I have already spent money to hire a few poor people in Beijing to look at the rankings. No one dares to do so." They fight."
"We'll spread the news as soon as we can, so we can avoid the pain of crowding."
Zhang Yue said: "Yuan Chang is really considerate in his work."
Zhang Yue immediately told Cai Jing the names and birthplaces of Guo Lin and Zhang Qiu, who immediately informed the people inside.
After the list was announced, everyone rushed to the front of the list. Du Zhangyue and others were very leisurely.
Cai Jing was chatting with him. Cai Jing is also very capable. No matter what Zhang Yue says, he can catch it. If Zhang Yue looks a little impatient, he will shut up and stand aside.
At this time, someone had reported the news to Cai Jing. Cai Jing stepped forward to talk to Zhang Yue, Guo Lin, and Xu Jiang and said with a smile: "Brother Guo and Brother Chong Yuan are both on the list. Brother Chong Yuan is still the seventh person in high school. I'm here." Congratulations first!”
On the side, Guo Lin was stunned, while General Xu looked up to the sky and laughed.
"Congratulations Okimoto."
Zhang Yue congratulated General Xu, patted Guo Lin on the shoulder, and asked Cai Jing, "Do you think you have to give up your nephew?"
Cai Jing said: "I haven't found it on the list yet, or I missed it."
Zhangqiu was silent on the carriage.
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "Very good, thank you very much, Yuan Chang."
Cai Jing knew that Zhang Yue and Guo Lin still had something to say, so he immediately said: "I will go to the clan relatives to report the results. I will take my leave first and congratulate Brother Chongyuan and Brother Guo again."
After Cai Jing left, Xu Jiang also said goodbye to Zhang Yue. Many acquaintances congratulated him on his high school visit.
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin stayed where they were.
"Brother!"
"Junior brother, did you just say that I was hit?"
Zhang Yue said: "Yes, congratulations, senior brother."
Guo Lin shook his head and said: "No, how could I get hit? I...I..."
"Senior brother, you have finally come to the end of your hardships."
Guo Lin shook his head and said: "No, it must be a mistake. I must tell the examiner. How could I win?"
"Senior brother, senior brother!" Zhang Yue said, "This is not what you have always wanted. Why do you not believe it now that your dream has come true?"
Guo Lin looked at Zhang Yue and said, "My life has been so difficult that even a little bit of good things don't belong to me. Junior brother, do you know that? I feel unworthy."
Guo Lin gradually burst into tears, hugging his head next to the carriage and crying...
"Master and Master, have you seen it?" Zhang Yue raised his head.
Brother Guo's parents both died of illness in his hometown last year. His wife, who was illiterate, asked someone to write a letter to Zhang Yue on her behalf, asking her to hide it from Guo Lin and not tell him the truth so that Guo Lin could take the exam with peace of mind.
Zhang Yueben had always wanted to take his sister-in-law and bring Guo Lin's son to Beijing to live a good life, but his sister-in-law said that she would fulfill the filial piety of a son for senior brother Guo and mourn for his wife Guo Xuexue for three years. After learning about this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel in awe of this woman he had only met once.
Zhang Yue now looked at Guo Lin crying beside the carriage and was filled with emotion.
Zhang Yue sat aside and said to Tang Jiu: "Go to the foot shop and buy a few more bottles of wine!"
Tang Jiu responded and left.
Zhang Yue looked at the list at this moment, and saw the joys and sorrows of countless people. Some people reached the top, while others fell into the abyss!
The provincial examination examiners for this subject are Fan Zhen, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang.
Zhang Qiu failed the list, so Zhang Yue wanted to find out clearly. It turned out that Fan Zhen, Wang Anshi, and Sima Guang had no objections to Zhang Qiu's article. On the contrary, they praised it very much. He was supposed to have a good ranking.
After the name was announced, it was found that Zhangqiu was only fourteen years old. The three examiners felt that Zhangqiu was too young. There was no precedent for such a young Jinshi in this dynasty, so they were not admitted.
Zhang Yue felt relieved after hearing this, but the matter was not over yet.
A few days after the exam, the examiner Fan Zhen sent a message inviting Zhangqiu to visit.
After Zhang Yue found out, he personally took Zhang Qiu to Fan Zhen's house.
After Fan Zhen heard that Zhangqiu was his in-law, he had the idea of meeting him. When they met, Fan Zhen showed his appreciation for Zhangqiu and took off his belt on the spot to give it to him. Then Fan Zhen said to Zhang Yue: "This boy has a great future. You need to cultivate him well. Your Zhang family may not be able to produce the third number one scholar!"
Zhang Yue was of course overjoyed and asked Zhang Qiu to join Fan Zhen on the spot.
Fan Zhen also had a love for Zhang Qiu's talents. Su Xun, a friend from his hometown, praised Zhang Qiu's talents many times in front of him. Zhang Yue and Zhang Qiu were also classmates and friends of the Imperial Academy, as were their grandnephew Fan Zuyu.
Fan Zhen immediately accepted Zhangqiu as a student and taught him personally. Zhang Qiuyin became a disciple of Fan Zhen, and his frustration at being defeated was immediately relieved.
At the same time, Fan Zuyu's subject was also a high school, and Zhang Yuezi also gave this old friend a generous gift.
Apart from Zhangqiu, Zhang Yue is most happy that Guo Lin is on the list.
On the day Guo Lin passed the exam, he cried with joy. Guo Lin originally studied in Ming Jing Ke, but because Ming Jing Ke has been cancelled, he took the exam in Jiu Jing Ke this time.
He happened to be appreciated by Sima Guang, because Fan Zuyu was Sima Guang's disciple. When Fan Zuyu went to visit Sima Guang, he happened to hook up with Guo Lin. As a result, the other party admired Guo Lin's down-to-earth and down-to-earth temperament very much at first sight, and stayed behind for a long talk. Sima Guang personally sent him out and said to Guo Lin, "If I have a daughter, I will definitely take you as my son-in-law!"
After Zhang Yue learned about Sima Guang's evaluation of Guo Lin from others, he was so surprised that he was speechless.
And Sima Guang is now at the peak of his power, so it goes without saying that the first success in establishing a reserve falls on him. As for why the examiner does not allow candidates to make friends, just kidding, can you use such dirty ideas to speculate on a morally perfect person like Sima Guang?
Of course Zhang Yue was also very busy, after meeting Cai Jing in Zigong Academy.
Cai Xiang took the initiative and wrote a letter to Zhang Yue, saying that his nephew Cai Jing admired his talent very much and if Zhang Yue had free time, he would like to know if he could give him some advice.
When Zhang Yue heard this, he felt as if his body had fallen into an ice cellar.
Is this still stuck?
Zhang Yue thought that he should reply to Cai Xiang in the old way and said, you are an elder, how can I be the teacher of your nephew? Moreover, I am only three years older than Cai Jing, so it is okay for them to be friends with each other and learn from each other.
With this sentence, Cai Jing often came to visit.
Cai Jing knows etiquette very well. Every time he comes to visit, he is polite to everyone. He also speaks nicely and can get things done. Once when Zhang Shi encountered something difficult, he asked him to go out and Cai Jing solved it for him in a few days.
Therefore, Zhang Shi's family loves Cai Jing very much, but Zhang Yue has an even bigger headache.
In March, the imperial examination came.
Originally an official who was in poor health, he went to Yanhe Hall to preside over the palace examination.
The official selected Xu Wei, Zhang Yue's old friend from the same hometown, as the top scholar, and Fan Zuyu entered the Jinshi A Division. However, Guo Lin's ranking in the palace examination was not ideal, and he did not pass the Nine Classics, but only obtained the Nine Classics.
Those who pass the Nine Classics can be directly promoted to officials, and the treatment is equal to that of the sixth person in the Jinshi Jiake family. As for the origin of the Nine Classics, they are either from the history of the governors, literature, or as a candidate.
But in any case, Guo Lin already had an official status. Sima Guang asked Guo Lin to work hard and study hard first, and then recommend him to be an official after one year of election.
With a big boss like Sima Guang protecting Guo Lin, Zhang Yue felt very relieved.
