Thinking of this, he tapped the polished armrest of the bed with his finger, and he suddenly felt very good.
Since some people call him a living king of hell who does everything he can, then he should maximize the omnipotence of the Internal Security Department.
On March 26, the 16th year of Yong'an, the sky was blue, the sun was clear, and the city of Chang'an was filled with bright spring scenery.
The bloody smell that had been entrenched in Chang'an City for several days seemed to have dissipated overnight.
This was the result of the Jingzhao Prefecture and the government officials from Wannian County and Chang'an County working all night to clean the streets and spread loess on the streets the night before.
Today is the day when the examiners of the provincial examination come in. There are more examiners in the provincial examination than in the provincial examination. There are four examiners and eighteen co-examiners. There are also supervisors, promotions, supervisors and other officials. As for the guarding of the examination room, There are Beiya Imperial Guards in charge.
The morning bell just rang that day, and groups of Bei Ya forbidden troops rushed out of the palace and went straight to the residence of the officials who were listed on the list of provincial examination examiners. After announcing the decree, they went directly to Gongyuan without any stop.
This list was just issued today. It is always the same in the spring of three years. The main examiners and co-examiners of the provincial examination, as well as officials such as inner and outer curtain officers, will not be disclosed in advance in order to prevent corruption. things happen.
The four chief examiners in Chunwei were always bachelors with Jinshi background, officials below the level of Shangshu and above the level of deputy capital imperial envoy. The eighteen fellow examiners were mostly Hanlin officials.
As soon as the list of examiners was announced, the whole city was in an uproar.
The eighteen fellow examiners all came from the Hanlin Academy, which is expected. This dynasty valued literature over martial arts, and there were so many talents in the Hanlin Academy that the ancestral rules were almost broken when there were so many people. It was not difficult to select eighteen people to be fellow examiners. Son.
However, the four examiners were shocked and exclaimed unexpectedly.
The four examiners have always been composed of one chief and three assistants, and most of them are well-educated people. At most, only one important minister in the court is selected. But this time, the chief examiner among the chief examiners is Jiang Shen and Jiang Ge Lao, the Secretary of the Central Committee. The other three people are Wang Jingzong, the Minister of Rites, Mu Rongxuan, and Ruan Ping'an, the Minister of Punishment.
Needless to say, Jiang Shen, the head of the civil service, has always been a famous scholar and scholar, with disciples all over the world.
As for Wang Jingzong, who had just passed his thirtieth year, he was the serious number one scholar in the Jinluan Hall of Yong'an in the 10th year, where he paraded on horseback and went to the Qujiang Banquet.
As for Ruan Ping'an, he was in the same year as Wang Jingzong, and he was ranked first in the second class on the list. This was a very high ranking, second only to Tan Hua Lang.
These three people served as Chunwei's examiners, and they were well-deserved. As for Mu Rongxun, the Minister of Rites, it made people shake their heads and smile bitterly.
Mu Rongzhen was already in his forties. In the first year of Yong'an, the troubled times were beginning to calm down, and the court was in urgent need of talents. In the spring of that year, a full 600 Jinshi were selected, more than double the prescribed number.
Therefore, when people talk about the spring of the first year of Yong'an, they will joke, "Jinshi are everywhere in the streets, and Gongsheng is not as good as a dog."
Mu Rongxun was ranked number 301 in the provincial examination that year.
This ranking is both luck and embarrassment. If it weren’t for the fact that the saint first ascended to the world, so many officials died in rebellion within a few years, and there was no one available in the court for a while, and so many Jinshi would not have been selected, then Mu Rongxun’s The ranking is definitely no one on the list, not even a fellow Jinshi.
For such a person to be the examiner is not very harmful and insulting.
Extremely strong.
Looking at the examiners, the candidates were all shocked. How could they hold such thick legs? !
It is unknown what considerations Emperor Yong'an had in choosing these four people to serve as examiners. In short, as a result of his decree, these courtiers, dressed in official uniforms of various colors and carrying their own simple traveling gear, came to the entrance of the Imperial Guards in Beiya. Under escort, accompanied by drums and ceremonial guards, they walked into the gate of Gongyuan.
After the examiners entered the Gongyuan, they could not leave until the marking was completed and the results were submitted to Emperor Yong'an. During this period, they had to spend nearly twenty days in the Gongyuan.
Seeing Jiang Shen tremblingly walking into the Gongyuan, some people wondered in surprise, at his age, could Mr. Jiang Ge endure the hardships in the Gongyuan? Don't think that the saint sent him to the Gongyuan to suffer because he was an eyesore. .
The common people gathered around the outside of the Gongyuan and watched a large group of people enter the Gongyuan before leaving with unfulfilled feelings.
As a supervisor of the Imperial College, Bao Cheng is also going to participate in this year's Spring Festival. He just doesn't know whether he will be ranked in the exam or not.
After watching the excitement, he strolled back to Bao Mansion in Yiyangfang.
There are two people in the Bao family who are going to participate in the Spring Festival this year, one is Bao Cheng, and the other is his brother Bao Chi.
They are twins, but one is black and the other is white. Their appearance is very different, and they are completely different in life and knowledge.
Bao Cheng dozed off when he saw someone with the word "er", but he was by no means a playboy and would never do anything harmful to the world. He was even a little timid and introverted and rarely interacted with people in the mansion.
His elder brother Bao Chi is just the opposite. He is very knowledgeable and is also studying in the Imperial College. Unlike Bao Cheng, who is at the bottom of every ten-month exam, he is always at the top of the list and is a popular candidate this spring.
Bao Chi is extremely lustful, adhering to the saying that beauty is good for eating, the maids and servants serving him are all beautiful, and most of the maids in Bao's house who are slightly beautiful have been touched by him.
However, this kind of thing is not a big deal in the eyes of the world. At most, it is just a joke that "the young man from Wuling is so romantic".
The courtyard where Bao Cheng lives is in the northwest corner of Bao Mansion. It is cold in winter and hot in summer. It is the best place to hang your head and stab your buttocks.
He didn't care about the harsh treatment on food and accommodation, and he didn't have a servant to follow him when he came in and out, so he lived as he pleased.
When passing by the main house, Master Bao's personal servant chased him out, stopped Bao Cheng, and told him that Master Bao wanted to see him.
Bao Cheng was very surprised. His cheap dad didn't like his face. He also knew that he was not popular. Except for the necessary etiquette during the New Year, he basically didn't show his face in front of this cheap dad.
In other words, except for the monthly payment, his father basically treated his son as non-existent.
Bao Cheng is actually very satisfied with the current situation. He rarely shows up when he meets someone. After all, he has only been here for two years and has too many flaws. If anyone pays more attention to it, he will be exposed and he will be taken for granted. The demons and ghosts were all set on fire.
This time, when he first heard that the cheap daddy wanted to see him, he felt a little uneasy.
Bao Cheng followed the young man into the main house. The morning sunshine was shining in the courtyard. The two sycamore trees in front of the courtyard were already covered with greenery, covering the sky.
The Bao family can be considered an aristocratic family. Although it is not a Zhongding family, it is also an heirloom of farming and education. There was a fifth-rank Beijing scholar.
Official.
It's a pity that later on, the nephew was unfilial, and there was no more powerful official than the fifth grade, so he changed his profession and started a business. However, the roots of the poetry and calligraphy family are still there. Elegance and sophistication can be seen everywhere in the house, and luxury is also quiet. , unlike ordinary merchants, no matter what they do, they must first show off the word "expensive".
Bao Cheng didn't come to the main house very often, but every time he came, he remembered one sentence.
Understated luxury.
The main room must have just eaten breakfast, and there is still some aroma of food. The light smoke is swirling on the Boshan stove. The smell of incense is slightly weak, which does not completely offset the smell of the food.
He stood in the sun and looked up. His cheap father was sitting at the top, and his cheap brother was sitting at the bottom.
He was a little surprised. The provincial examination examiner came into the scene today, and he thought that his cheap brother also wanted to watch the fun.
He gave a perfunctory salute and called him brother perfunctorily. Before Master Bao could speak, he lifted up his robe and sat down.
Bao Chi couldn't stand Bao Cheng's appearance, so he frowned and reprimanded: "You sat down before the elders gave you a seat. Where did you learn the rules?"
Bao Cheng groaned and stood up with an innocent look on his face: "It turns out that the father won't let his son sit down. It's okay. My son is standing."
Sitting and standing, one white and one black, Mr. Bao felt that it was very dazzling. He waved his hand with a look of disgust: "Okay, sit down, what are you pretending to do?"
Bao Cheng laughed twice and sat back down again.
Mr. Bao looked at his two sons, who were very different in appearance and temperament, and always felt like he was being cuckolded. Although the cuckolding was proven to be false more than 20 years ago, he still couldn't bear to see the black man. The charcoal-like second son.
He took a breath and tried to sound calm and gentle: "It's about to be sent to the Gongyuan. How are you doing?"
Bao Chi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Father, my son will do his best." As he said that, he turned his head and glanced at Bao Cheng.
Bao Cheng also casually cupped his hands, obviously lacking confidence: "Son, try your best."
Master Bao felt choked in his heart, and said again: "I'm going to Gongyuan to take the exam for three days. Do you have all the pen, ink, paper, inkstone, clothes, bedding, and food prepared?"
Bao Chi hurriedly raised his hands and said respectfully: "Father, mother has already prepared some for her son. Don't worry, father."
Bao Cheng snorted, he was really someone whose mother didn't love him and whose father didn't love him. The boss had a mother who was preparing the test basket, but he didn't even know what to put in the test basket.
He then thought again, what's the use of knowing all this? He still lacks arms and legs to write traditional Chinese characters, and he still has to guess when he reads ancient Chinese. Even if he brings a living top scholar in, he might not be able to do it. Hand in vain life.
Thinking of this, he was immediately relieved.
Mr. Bao did not look at Bao Cheng, only looked at Bao Chi, and nodded happily: "My son has great ambitions. He will definitely be named on the gold medal list and shine on the lintel of his family."
When Bao Cheng listened to these vain pre-examination mobilizations, he felt as if he had been transported back to his previous life in his senior year of high school. All those "three-year simulations of five-year college entrance examinations" came to him, and his vision suddenly went dark.
Why can't he escape the exam after traveling through time? Why is it so difficult to be a playboy? !
