The number one scholar in the first rank is a compiler from the Sixth Rank Hanlin Academy, and the top two candidates are all editors and editors from the Seventh Rank Hanlin Academy. After three years, they will be awarded additional positions.
The second graders can directly take the official examination. Those who pass will be awarded the seventh grade official position and serve in various places. They will be reassigned after three years.
The status of being a fellow Jinshi in the top three is a bit embarrassing.
The so-called Tongjinshi refers to those who are latecomers. Unless there are not enough second-class Jinshis in the year of the scientific examination, or there are officials who recommend them and pay a large amount of money to the court, it is extremely difficult for these Tongjinshi to get ahead.
one way or another. The entire Zhao State's respect for literati has reached its peak.
Everyone regards the scientific examination as the only way for the common people to enter the upper class.
In particular, those merchant families who were subject to the most restrictions were trying every means to get their children to become scholars in order to change their situation of being controlled by others.
The State of Zhao adopted the policy of high salary and high integrity, piling all the country's resources on civil servants, hoping to use the power of civil servants to manage the country better.
Due to the heavy suppression of the military attaches, over time, Zhao Guobing did not know the generals and the generals, and even developed a strange disease - "military phobia".
Everyone is proud of studying and ashamed of practicing martial arts and doing business.
Jin Qing's client Shen Runing was born in a merchant family, but her family's business was very large and she could be said to be the richest man in the provincial capital.
But that was all a matter of the previous generation.
The Shen family was in decline since Shen Runing's father's generation, because Shen Runing's father, Shen Jiwei, was an idiot.
Shen Jiwei has not been crazy since he was a child.
I remember that when Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen were still alive, they wanted Shen Jiwei to take the imperial examination in order to change his family name.
Originally, Zhao State did not allow the children of merchants to take the imperial examination and become scholars.
But there are always exceptions to everything. If a merchant can "make a great contribution" to the State of Zhao, the merchant's children can be given a chance as appropriate.
In order to find an opportunity for their son, the two elders of the Shen family donated half of their wealth and finally bought Shen Jiwei a "discretionary order" to participate in the imperial examination.
As appropriate, there is only one exam for each subject, which means that Shen Jiwei can only take the corresponding exam once.
If he fails to pass a certain subject examination, the next "discretionary order" will be invalid, and the money of the two elders of the Shen family will be completely wasted.
But Shen Jiwei was also very up to date. After receiving the discretionary order, he was successfully admitted as a scholar and earned enough face for the two elders of the Shen family.
The Shen family was already rich, and now that Shen Jiwei is expected to take the imperial examination, there is an endless stream of people coming to ask for marriage.
With the intention of changing the family, the Shen family made many choices and found a daughter of a fellow Jinshi as a wife for Shen Jiwei.
Originally Na Tong Jinshi was not willing to marry his daughter into a merchant family, but the Shen family showed the greatest sincerity in the marriage.
The two elders of the Shen family not only gave a large betrothal gift, but even took the initiative to donate money to the same Jinshi as a seventh-grade county magistrate, so that he would not have to wait for the imperial court to release him.
Seeing that the Shen family had come this far for themselves, Tong Jinshi also said that he had no objection, so he could only regretfully marry his daughter to the Shen family.
Shen Jiwei's wife, Fang, is gentle, elegant, knowledgeable and polite. Although she feels a little sorry for Shen Jiwei's background, seeing that her husband is working hard and making progress, the relationship between the couple can be considered harmonious.
After marrying his wife, Shen Jiwei was more able to read books with peace of mind and even successfully passed the provincial examination.
The whole Shen family was very happy that Shen Jiwei could participate in the provincial examination. Even Fang's natal brother came to congratulate him in person.
In the end, he forced Shen Jiwei to go out, saying that he wanted to introduce Shen Jiwei to some people who would also take the provincial examination.
The two elders of the Shen family originally felt that they were inferior in front of the Fang family.
At this time, I saw that Fang's natal family sent their most valued youngest son to congratulate them, and they also wanted to take their son to meet new companions.
Naturally, the two elders of the Shen family had no objection, and instead sent them out with smiles on their faces.
But although Shen Jiwei went out standing, he came back lying down.
Shen Jiwei's servant, with a bruised nose and swollen face, stumbled back to Shen's Mansion to ask for help.
Behind him was Fang's younger brother who was unscathed but had a mournful look on his face.
It turned out that Fang's younger brother pulled Shen Jiwei into the flower building, and there were already many people sitting in the flower building.
Because the boy was left outside, he had no idea what was going on inside.
The boy only knew that when he heard Shen Jiwei's screams and rushed in, Shen Jiwei had been beaten to death.
But Fang's younger brother said: Shen Jiwei was seriously injured by the county magistrate's son because he snatched a woman from others in Hualou, and advised the two elders of the Fang family to suffer the loss of being mute.
The two elders of the Shen family did not believe a word of what Fang's younger brother said.
The Shen family is such a wealthy family, let alone a flower girl. As long as his son is willing, what if he buys the entire flower house?
But looking at Fang who was pregnant with Liujia, the two elders of the Shen family did not dare to ask any more questions, so they could only send someone to send the frightened Fang brother away from the Shen family.
Shen Jiwei was in coma for seven days. Just when the doctor judged that he might never wake up again, he miraculously opened his eyes.
It's just that when Shen Jiwei woke up, he became an idiot with a low IQ.
The two elders of the Shen family couldn't stand such stimulation, and they died one after another not long after, leaving Fang alone to support the entire Shen family with her big belly.
Mr. Fang likes reading and dislikes common people's affairs.
Since I was taught since I was a child, "Scholar farmers, industry and commerce, businessmen are the last."
Fang, who was running the family business, lived in great pain every day, and even dared not return to her parents' home.
She felt that her current life, which was full of copper odor, was simply a humiliation to her noble character.
Originally, Mrs. Fang felt very sorry for her unborn child, after all, she had failed to give her child a good background.
Who would have thought that when it was time to give birth, Mrs. Fang would actually give birth to a daughter...
Looking at this daughter, Mrs. Fang's heart was completely cold. She felt that she had no hope of turning around in this life. She could not even give birth to a son who could help her change her family background.
Although Mrs. Fang could still have children, the thought of sleeping with an idiot made her feel sick.
It's hard enough for her to run a business, but to ask her to give birth to a child for an idiot, it would be better to hang her with a rope.
As a result, Shen Runing became the only daughter of the Shen family.
Because Shen Runing destroyed all his thoughts, Fang was not enthusiastic about Shen Runing, and was immersed in his own pain every day, unable to extricate himself.
Shen Jiwei really likes his cute and cute daughter. Every day when he has nothing to do, he will chase her around and play with her.
After the two elders of the Shen family left, they left many loyal servants for Shen Jiwei, and these people took good care of Shen Jiwei.
If Shen Jiwei hadn't spoken, no one would have noticed that he was an idiot.
