Qiao Yingjia has been thinking about his favorite disciple Feng Ziying, and has even been a little uneasy in the past few days.
Qiao Yingjia's resume is relatively simple. Unlike Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen, he has experienced several ups and downs. Although he has encountered difficulties in his official career, most of them were demoted or idle, so he did not have many opportunities. Having experienced the academy, and he has never served as an examiner or even a co-examiner over the years, it is naturally impossible for him to have a large group of disciples like Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen.
Feng Ziying came to her as a disciple almost by chance. Even at first, Qiao Yingjia was a little disdainful of his knowledge, but he only liked his courage.
But Feng Ziying's performance quickly changed his opinion, especially after the other party showed his ambition to study and even take the Jinshi examination, Qiao Yingjia felt different.
Being admitted to the Jinshi examination is not just based on words or family background. Feng Ziying dared to mention it in front of him, so he naturally relied on it. In fact, after she recommended him to Qingtan Academy, Feng Ziying's performance gave him a A surprise.
In two years, this guy has gained quite a reputation even in the imperial court. Of course, the ones who have benefited the most are Qi Yongtai, Guan Yingzhen and Qingtan Academy. However, as Feng Ziying's "benefactor", Qiao Yingjia is equally honored. .
Moreover, Feng Ziying was able to perform Qiu Wei Chinese style in one fell swoop, which simply exceeded Qiao Yingjia's imagination.
The fourteen-year-old Juren was unprecedented in the Zhou Dynasty, but he was really the first after the capital was moved to the Zhou Dynasty. Even though his ranking was not high, his age was really shocking.
If Feng Ziying can pass the imperial examination today, it will create history. As "Master Qiao", she will naturally gain the reputation of being a discerning eye, and the key is that Qiao Yingjia even knows that even the emperor is paying attention to this. son.
The scholarly gatherings and a series of petitions from last year to this year have stirred up a lot of turmoil inside and outside the imperial court, and the emperor is obviously a little quiet and thoughtful.
I am still thinking about moving, but it is not the time for the emperor to move, so it is appropriate to let some young people of the younger generation come to blow a pool of spring water.
If this son can live through the spring of this year, this bleak situation in the court will undoubtedly be injected with a clear spring.
Well, of course Feng Ziying is not the only one. The students at Qingtan Academy and even Chongzheng Academy seem to have certain trends under Feng Ziying's influence.
This should be something the emperor would like to see.
Therefore, Qiao Yingjia very much hopes that Feng Ziying can pass, but Feng Ziying's disadvantage is particularly obvious. Under normal circumstances, the chance of him passing is indeed low. If he has three more years of hard study, then it should not be a big problem to get into the junior high school.
But it is a pity to waste these three years in vain. Qiao Yingjia also hopes that Feng Ziying can provide more help and support to himself and Qi Yongtai and the others in these three years, so that he can play a greater role and help him. Improve and grow faster.
The question is how can we help? This is Qiao Yingjia's biggest headache.
The Autumn and Spring Festivals were no different than other matters. This was the strictest and most demanding regulation of the Zhou Dynasty. No one, not even the emperor, could interfere.
As the right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I am also responsible for supervising this important matter and must abide by the rules.
Over the past few days, he has been trying to find something but found nothing, until this morning he confirmed the chief examiner, deputy chief examiner and fellow examiners for the Spring Festival Competition.
As expected, Fang Congzhe was the chief examiner. Whether it was Fang Congzhe or Ye Xianggao, it was the same. The question of the deputy examiner was slightly controversial, but in the end it fell on Gu Bingqian, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
There were as many as ten people taking the exam, most of whom were lecturers and editors from the Hanlin Academy, and there were also people from Chunfang and the Ministry of Rites.
Gu Bingqian? ! Qiao Yingjia looked at this man and finally had some plans in mind.
After the court was over, the courtiers came out of the palace in twos and threes, and Qiao Yingjia deliberately fell behind.
"Congratulations to Mr. Gu." Seeing Gu Bingqian walking over alone, this guy was not very popular, so Qiao Yingjia cupped his hand.
Gu Bingqian was slightly surprised. He had no friendship with the right deputy censor, and the deputy examiner was nothing, and he was not the examiner.
"It's all because of the Emperor's love..." Gu Bingqian also bowed his hand, "But with the old helmsman of Fangge, I can only provide some assistance by filling in the omissions."
"Well said, but it is not easy to correct the omissions. Today's subject is very different from usual, and the Holy One attaches great importance to it. He intends to select a group of enterprising students who dare to make suggestions through this subject. There are many shortcomings in the court. The Holy One hopes to use this subject to select young officials. I want to use my energy to sweep away the twilight atmosphere." Qiao Yingjia said casually: "I must be able to understand the emperor's painstaking efforts."
Gu Bingqian's body stiffened slightly. To be honest, he really didn't realize this.
As the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the deputy examiner was useless in the Spring Examination of the three-year subject. He was not as glamorous as the examiner, nor was he directly involved in grading and determining life and death like his fellow examiners, so he simply He didn't pay much attention to it, so when it was decided that he would be the deputy examiner, he thought it was just a routine job, no big deal, and could be customized.
But I didn't expect Qiao Yingjia to say something like this.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is some truth. The emperor was not satisfied with the previous subject. He thought it was too conservative and did not promote outstanding talents. It is estimated that there will be some big questions in the current subject. Variety.
Seeing Gu Bingqian deep in thought, Qiao Yingjia knew that some words were enough. This guy was not a simple person. Although his character was somewhat unsightly, he certainly had his abilities to reach this position.
"Master Qiao is right, I will be able to uphold the holy will,..."
Gu Bingqian was also trying to figure out Qiao Yingjia's intentions. Of course he knew that Qiao Yingjia had a close relationship with Qingtan Academy, but this kind of Spring Festival Competition was a gathering of elites from the entire Zhou Dynasty. , even if the other party wants to take care of a certain person, it is impossible.
"Well, it's good that Mr. Gu has this intention, but I'm afraid that some people are so ignorant that they can't understand the saint's painstaking efforts and are still following the same old ways..." Qiao Yingjia nodded again.
Gu Bingqian understood. This person was reminding himself that this subject could no longer be like the previous subjects, just the old Fangge exam...
Seeing Gu Bingqian's expression change slightly and then realizing something, Qiao Yingjia said no more, just nodded, smiled, and said goodbye.
Gu Bingqian looked at Qiao Yingjia's leaving figure, his heart also fluctuating.
The year before last, he had accidentally lost a lot of points with the emperor at the Qingtan Academy Scholars Lin Shenghui, and his favor with the Holy Spirit had weakened a lot. This also made him very anxious, and he had always hoped to restore the Holy Heart. Now it seems that this Ke Chunwei seems to be an opportunity?
He could roughly guess what Qiao Yingjia was thinking. There were dozens of people in Qingtan College's current class in Chunwei. At that time, the viewpoints on policy theory were more distinct and sharp. He just hoped that in this regard, he would be able to give exams to his classmates when marking papers. They exert some influence so that they cannot dominate in these aspects.
This is not impossible, after all, the emperor also has this intention, but he is afraid that if he has to confront Fang Congzhe, he will inevitably have a dispute with Fang Congzhe.
Moreover, Fang Congzhe and his fellow examiners will definitely not agree with his opinion, so this debate will probably take a lot of effort from top to bottom.
However, Gu Bingqian had no scruples about this. He had never received a good look from Fang Conzhe. Perhaps it was because of this that the emperor arranged for him to be the deputy examiner. The more Gu Bingqian thought about it, the more likely he felt. great.
At this time, he was sweating all over. If he was as careless as usual, the emperor's intention might fail again.
By then, it would not matter if Fang Congzhe is the elder of the pavilion. I am afraid that his holy family will really be lost.
Thinking of this, Gu Bingqian immediately became nervous.
It is difficult for me to turn the situation around on my own. There are only two directors of the Ministry of Etiquette among the ten students who took the exam this time. They are obviously unable to compete with the group of imperial ministers and ministers who have been attached to the cabinet for a long time. This is a bit of a headache. .
Moreover, these two principals wanted them to confront the elder Ge who was the chief examiner. I am afraid that they would not have the courage. Even if they started to cause trouble, the emperor would not be able to support them.
Gu Bingqian knew that the final responsibility for this matter would fall on himself. He took a deep breath, looked in the direction of the Meridian Gate, and then moved forward.
More than a month passed by in a flash for the students of the academy. Even the spring break was meaningless to Feng Ziying and the others. Feng Ziying only went home on the first day of the new year and then returned to the academy to sharpen her skills before the battle. , at least we must persist in our efforts until the last moment, success or failure will be determined by God.
There is no news from Qiao Yingjia, and even if there is any news, she will not tell herself. Feng Ziying knows very well that she has to rely on herself in the end.
But Zhou Chaozong's point of view still moved him. If he followed the rules, or even performed occasionally, he might not be able to break out in this subject.
This requires the right time, place, and right people. First, it depends on the test questions, second, it depends on the examiner, and third, it depends on your own performance.
As each day passed, the first month passed by almost in a flash, and most of the scholars from the provinces had already begun to gather in the capital city a year ago.
Either rely on temples or Taoist temples, or rent private houses and hotels. In short, I can see that there are more and more scholars with various accents in the capital every day. Even many students who are not qualified to refer are flocking to see these three places. A once-a-year event.
Thousands of the most energetic and talented scholars in the Great Zhou Dynasty finally gathered in the capital city before February 9th, waiting for the most nervous and grand moment to arrive.
