"Hey, isn't this uncle Xiao Guo?" Sun Junze said.
After the trial, Sun Junze happened to meet in front of the trial door.
Su Mansion's Su Runchen, who had no self-confidence, turned around and looked at Sun Junze with a dissatisfied look on his face: "How dare you be rude to me, my uncle!"
After hearing this, Sun Junze smiled slightly and looked at Su Runchen without fear: "How did you go in the exam?"
Su Runchen smiled: "How I did in the exam is none of Mr. Sun's business, right? I want to know, won't we know in front of Ankang Hall in a few days?"
Just when Sun Junze wanted to bow, Su Runchen walked away indifferently.
According to the rules of this dynasty, everyone who participates in the examination, regardless of whether they pass or fail, must go to the Ankang Hall of the imperial palace to hear the results, and officials are not allowed to post the list privately.
This is because Da Mo attaches great importance to talents. Firstly: to see the candidates' demeanor and appearance first, in order to prevent misuse of power after becoming an official; secondly: to prevent someone with the same appearance from taking the official position for the successful candidate. Appointment of officials; third: it also allows candidates to see the majesty of today's emperor.
After Su Runchen and Sun Junze hurriedly said goodbye, they went not to the Su Mansion but to the Liuxiang Pavilion, a good place for drinking and having fun.
Mother Yang from Liuxiang Pavilion saw Su Runchen about to enter the shop and hurried to greet her.
"Hey, Uncle Guo, you are here. There are so many guests today, I almost didn't see you. I hope Uncle Guo will forgive me, please forgive me." Mother Yang said with a smile on her face.
Seeing the lively Liuxiangge and Yang's mother talking, the unhappiness in Su Runchen's heart disappeared instantly.
"It's okay, it's okay. Mother Yang has worked so hard. As an uncle, I should understand and understand her." The man in front of him didn't look weak, but when he spoke, he looked like a man in his thirties.
"Uncle Guo, please come in. Take your pick, we have all the good wine and food."
"Okay." After saying that, Su Runchen happily walked into Liuxiang Pavilion.
"Mother Yang!" a guest called.
"It's coming! It's coming!" Yang's mother hurried over.
Just as Yang's mother left, Su Runchen had already walked to the room he had been going to.
"Uncle Guo is really affectionate. Today we are still concubines." A charming woman said.
"Why, are you always being asked to be patient?" Su Runchen asked.
After hearing this, the women looked at each other and hurriedly apologized: "No, no, it's a blessing for me that I can call you often."
"Pour me a drink."
"Yes." A woman put a hand on Su Runchen's shoulder and poured the wine.
The other women were massaging Su Runchen's shoulders. . .
Sun Junze from another family, who was also taking the exam, returned home obediently.
"Mom, aunt." Junze greeted with a happy smile.
After hearing this, Mr. He and Mr. Ma, who were chatting, raised their heads and looked at Sun Junze, whom they had not seen for several days.
Mrs. He stood up, looked at Junze, and said, "I've lost weight."
"How did you do on the exam, Junze?" Aunt Ma asked with concern.
"Auntie, I will definitely win the title of candidate this time." Junze said confidently.
Seeing that her eldest son Sun Junze was so confident, He, as her own mother, laughed happily: "Okay, okay. You are hungry, my mother will make you some delicious food."
Junze nodded happily: "I am indeed a little hungry." After watching his mother leave, Junze glanced at the Sun Mansion and asked about his aunt: "Auntie, where are the second brother and sister?"
"They went shopping this morning. They said they were bored at home. I guess they will be back soon."
"Auntie, hasn't dad come back yet?"
The aunt shook her head: "Not yet."
"Can dad's appetite feel better these days?"
"Don't worry, it's much better than before." After saying that, Auntie looked at Junze, patted the chair beside her and signaled: "Come, sit here and eat some green dates."
"good."
…
After the exam, the examiner will return the answers from candidates from all over the Mo Dynasty to the examiner one by one. The examiner will lead the officials to fold and cover up personal information such as the names and place of birth of the answerers, and then anonymize their names, followed by many procedures such as Yi Shu. , and finally handed it over to several knowledgeable gentlemen from the Imperial College to read the questions. This went on for several days.
Just as several gentlemen were reading the questions in the secret room of the Imperial College to decide whether to be elected, the emperor came.
And because it is a secret room, the emperor's arrival does not need to be announced in a big way, and he can only enter the secret room silently.
"Your Majesty." Several gentlemen saluted.
The emperor looked seriously, looked at the thousands of answer sheets placed on the table and on the floor, and asked with concern: "What's going on?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have selected a few articles that I think are good from these thousands of answer sheets." After saying that, a gentleman picked up the selected answer sheets.
After receiving the answer, the emperor raised his eyebrows tightly and looked at the message, which had no candidates other than answering questions. While reading, his mouth moved slightly: "The law cares for the people, the people are governed by the law, and the emperor governs well. If the officials are disdainful, the world will be prosperous."
Reader, reader, the emperor's face was slightly angry, and he seemed to be unable to read any more.
Several gentlemen on the side seemed to have angered the emperor when they saw this good answer sheet, and they knelt down quickly: "Your Majesty, I am guilty."
The young emperor looked at the gentlemen kneeling on the ground, put the answer sheets aside, and raised up the respected gentleman in the Imperial College with both hands.
"Gentlemen, please wake up. What's the crime? This is a good article and the basis for serving as an official. This answer makes sense." The emperor's face looked happy again.
Seeing Long Yan's anger turning into joy, the gentlemen were puzzled and did not dare to openly ask the emperor, so they had to stand aside and follow the emperor's instructions.
"Who are the candidates for this answer sheet?" The emperor was somewhat interested.
"Reporting to your Majesty, candidates' answer sheets cannot be viewed until after the election. At present, no officials are allowed to open the candidates' information without authorization." The leader said.
After hearing this, the emperor nodded trustingly: "Okay, that's it, gentlemen, continue." After saying that, the emperor turned around and wanted to leave the secret room.
"I respectfully send you off to your Majesty."
After the emperor walked away, these gentlemen continued to read the answer sheets.
The so-called secret room was unique to the Mo Dynasty and was used exclusively for reviewing papers. Outside the secret room, there were many heavy soldiers guarding it.
Every year, after the examination, the examiner comes here with the officials and their answer sheets. After opening the door of the secret room, the officials go into the secret room and go through many steps such as anonymizing their names. After the officials leave, they are not allowed to enter again.
After the examiner arrives, he will review the papers in the secret room and select the candidates who can be elected. The deadline is ten days, and all the food, clothing, and toilets are provided here for ten days.
Ten days later, if the place has not yet been selected, the emperor will come to inquire in person and decide whether to extend the time. After the review is completed, the eunuch in the palace will secretly send the selected answer sheet to the palace in front of the emperor.
There is only one key to the secret room, and its construction is extremely difficult. It cannot be imitated by ordinary locksmiths. Even if someone can make it, they will not be able to open the door. It is said that this key was made by the emperor during the Yuanqing period, who ordered the world's most famous locksmith Sha. Later, Emperor Yuanqing was afraid that the locksmith Sha would polish a second key, so he killed all his family members and everyone connected with him.
"How is it? Can you find my brother's answer sheet?" the queen asked with excitement and fear.
The emperor shook his head and held the hand of his beloved Queen with both hands: "No problem, in a few days, thousands of candidates will be in front of Yonghe Hall, I will make the decision."
Seeing that the emperor still doted on her as much as before, the queen smiled sweetly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Queen, it seems that I haven't seen you dance for a long time. Can you dance for me again?" The emperor smiled expectantly.
"Okay. As long as the emperor wants, I am willing to do anything."
After saying this, the queen walked up to the emperor and began to dance.
The sun shines in through the mahogany window and shines on the surrounding bottles and jars. It reflects the coquettish light and illuminates the Queen's body all at once. It looks like the Queen is like a fairy, dancing gracefully in the clouds and mist, with her thin, white and delicate jade fingers. The dancing was so intoxicating that even the emperor, who was sitting beside the couch, was also intoxicated by it.
Soon, the day of opening the list came...
In the capital, many parents saw off their children in front of the palace.
However, some parents are worried about their children. Even though the clothes are very neat, they still have to take care of them several times.
"Mom. Okay, there's no need to help you take care of it anymore." Sun Junze smiled.
After hearing this, the mother He raised her head, looked at the child with a smile, and touched her cheek: "Son, your father is an official. He is still busy in the Hanlin Academy today. You must not be angry with him."
Sun Junze shook his head and looked at the other students, all of whom were accompanied by their parents. His eyes were filled with tears, but he didn't want his own mother to see him. He turned his face to one side and said with a fake smile: "No, Don’t blame me, dad is doing it for official reasons.”
"Junze, don't be nervous for a moment and relax. Don't mess with etiquette and calm down," said the aunt.
"Yes. Don't worry." After saying that, Junze looked at Su Runchen, the eldest son of the Su family, and saw the whole family sending him off. Resentment suddenly surged into his heart, but he was unable to stop it.
After a while, the palace door opened, and students from all over the world walked in calmly and orderly. . .
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Several bells rang in Ankang Hall, ringing throughout the palace and inside.
"Your Majesty, this is the list of successful candidates for this scientific examination. Please take a look at it." After saying this, the eunuch Li Zi presented it to the Emperor.
According to the rules of this dynasty, the list of successful candidates was compiled in the secret room and handed directly to the eunuch next to the emperor, who handed it to the emperor.
"I announce! The winner of this imperial examination is Ren Huairen from Lin'an, Zhejiang Province, the second place is Cen Duan from Yiyang, Huguang Province, and the third place is Su Runchen from Yanyang City. The remaining winners are: Bai Guangbai, Sun Du Ruo, Sun Junze..."
Hearing that Su Runchen could get third place, Sun Junze, who was standing among the students, was very unconvinced, but this was in front of the palace, so even if he was unconvinced, there was nothing he could do.
However, Su Runchen, who was standing among the candidates, smiled after hearing this. He was very excited in his heart, and his proud face almost showed.
"The top three people I think of, come forward!" the emperor said.
After hearing this, Su Runchen walked up excitedly.
According to the rules of this dynasty, anyone who wins the first three exams will be crowned by the emperor himself, which is very honorable and something that many other candidates are very envious of.
After putting on the official hats on the three of them, the emperor looked at the three energetic successful candidates with a smile on his face: "You three must be more diligent in the future and benefit the people. You must not let me down."
"I will definitely live up to the emperor's kindness." Several people knelt down.
"You three, please rise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Then, the Ministry of Civil Affairs read out the official positions held by the successful candidates: "Huiyuan Ren Huairen was the magistrate of Feng'an County, Zhejiang Province, Cen Duan was the magistrate of Ningming County, Guangnan Province, Su Runchen was the magistrate of Yanping County, Jianglai Province, and Bai Guangbai was the magistrate of Yanping County, Jianglai Province. He served as the magistrate of Hanyang County in Mozhang Province, Sun Duruo served as the magistrate of Xiayang County in Nanyue Province, Sun Junze served as the magistrate of Shuangbai County in Nanzhong Province, and Cen Yu served as the magistrate of Jian County in Mozhang Province..."
After thinking about it, some students with a bad mentality in front of Ankang Hall complained that the place where they could serve as officials was far away, and some were dissatisfied with their official positions. Sun Junze, on the other hand, seemed to have no complaints at all.
