Lu Changsheng spent more than half a month on the trip to Ruilong River. He waited until the Lantern Festival was over and the Tongtian Ranking was released before leaving Fenghua Tower.
When he left, the boss of Fenghua Building personally sent him off and waived all his expenses for more than half a month.
Lu Changsheng wanted to postpone it, so he said: "For Lu Jieyuan to settle down in our Fenghua Building is the greatest support for our Fenghua Building. If I still accept your money, I will probably lose my position!"
The boss is panicked.
The boss of Fenghua Building is just a senior shopkeeper hired by the Zhou family. If he doesn't do well, he will be beaten down.
Seeing this, Lu Changsheng could only take the money and thank the Zhou family behind him.
Then, he went straight to Jixia Academy. Unexpectedly, when he got there, he saw a group of scholars making an opening.
"Lu Jieyuan!"
"Lu Jieyuan is a great talent!"
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Everyone shouted, looking at Lu Changsheng with eyes full of reverence.
Lu Changsheng responded one by one and walked to the front of the crowd.
A few days ago, he took out the articles and strategies he had written in the examination room to comment with others. This completely established his reputation as an imperial examination candidate. Even some previous examination candidates were full of praise for him.
In this way, Jinke Jieyuan has become a hot potato. Whoever wants to sit on it, not to mention enjoying the glory of Jieyuan, will be shamed by scholars for the rest of his life.
Of course, this was not the decisive condition. What really allowed Lu Changsheng to take the position of leader was the current situation.
The rebels everywhere are eager for Lu Changsheng to fail. By then, the foundation of the Great Yuan Dynasty will completely collapse. This is something that the people with lofty ideals in the Great Yuan Dynasty cannot tolerate.
"So, at present, Dayuan seems to be facing serious internal problems, but it is far from hopeless!"
Lu Changsheng felt relieved.
At the moment, he is considered a member of the Dayuan camp. The more stable Dayuan is, the higher his security will naturally be.
After a while, someone walked out of Jixia Academy. This time, not only the minor officials, but also a group of professors and instructors, as well as the mountain master who was in charge of this place walked out.
"Is this Lu Changsheng?"
Among the crowd, Lu Changsheng stood out, surrounded by many scholars in front.
The mountain owner had a warm smile on his face and said bluntly, "Young talent!"
Everyone agrees with this from the bottom of their hearts.
Ever since Lu Changsheng's name spread in the lantern festival, his age and background are no longer a secret. In the officialdom, both of these may become his shortcomings, but in terms of fame, they have given him great blessings.
The impact of the old man's Jie Yuan and the young man's Jie Yuan are definitely not on the same level.
The compliments made everyone around him admire Lu Changsheng even more.
At this time, the clerk was already walking upstairs towards the top scholar.
After a moment, the Tongtian List slowly unfolded from the pavilion. Without blinking, everyone glanced directly at the 99 candidates below and looked at the first place——
"Jinke Jieyuan - Lu Changsheng!"
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Lu Changsheng felt something strange in his hand. He turned around and saw Li Guanggu holding his hand with one hand, a look of excitement on his face.
"Changsheng, I really won!"
"Yes! From now on, it won't be so difficult!"
Lu Changsheng sighed.
Today's imperial examiner is, after all, a ninth-grade official. With Dayuan's attitude towards officials, let alone breaking the law, even if he contradicts the emperor, he can still save his life.
"This kind of behavior is a bit like the Song Dynasty in the previous life, which was strict with the people and lenient with the officials. Over time, it will inevitably lead to the corruption of the system. However, for me, it is a good thing!"
After receiving the ranking, Lu Changsheng was led upstairs to the No. 1 Scholar's Hall and ate with a group of nobles.
This made the group of ordinary wealthy people under the Zhuangyuan Pavilion extremely envious.
However, a few of the big players are still a little anxious and uneasy.
"How could this be so! How could this be so!"
Master Chen raised his head and looked at the looming figure on the pavilion, with a pale face. Zhao Qing next to him supported him and kept comforting him.
"Master, I can't blame you for this. Who would have thought that immortality would be so powerful!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Qing also felt infinite regret in his heart and wanted to slap himself in the face.
She had been running the business for more than ten years and thought she was doing a great job, but she never expected that she would stumble with Lu Changsheng.
Looking at the panicked master, she secretly hated her. If the other man hadn't been so strict with her, how could she have been so cautious in everything, for fear of making him unhappy?
If she could get closer, she might have opened her mouth and asked the school to accept people from her village.
How could it evolve into what it is now?
"How can this be done... How can this be done!"
Master Chen was devastated.
Fortunately, because Lu Changsheng delayed the time on the grounds of 'consideration', otherwise, he would really have to buy himself a coffin.
"Let's talk when we get back!" After waiting for a long time, Lin Xiaowen sighed helplessly when he saw that Lu Changsheng never came down.
Turning around, I saw that the wealthy men who were usually bossy seemed to have lost their souls, and their expressions were a little dull.
The glory of today's imperial examination candidates was originally theirs, but unfortunately, they were pushed away by their own hands!
"Time is destiny!"
Lin Xiaowen lamented in his heart and understood that opportunities often coexist with risks. It is not impossible to obtain huge benefits at the lowest cost, but the possibility must be much smaller.
The departure of more than a dozen large households attracted a lot of attention.
You must know that Lu Changsheng is a Jinke Jieyuan, well-known and well-known, and his status is not inferior to those Jinshi who are at the bottom of the imperial examination.
Rich families like them are extremely prosperous in front of ordinary people, but in front of such people, they are just fragile vases, worthless and useless.
Therefore, it is natural to build a good relationship.
After seeing Lin Xiaowen and others, he suddenly showed an inexplicable smile.
"It turns out it's them. Lin Xiaowen is too old to even push people like this out!"
"The Xun family has not stated that they want to cause trouble for Lu Jieyuan. These people are too scrupulous! Let me tell you, at least the specific situation should be clarified."
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There was not complete harmony among the big households, and some still had competitive relationships. Seeing the dejected looks of Lin Xiaowen and others, everyone felt happy.
It wasn't until the early morning of the next day that Lu Changsheng and Li Gugua came out of the Zhuangyuan Building.
I talked with those nobles too late last night, so I took a rest in the Zhuangyuan Building.
The Zhuangyuan Building has an independent resting courtyard, adjacent to the Jixia Academy. The nobles talking to Lu Changsheng are not just from a single camp. There are also new and old nobles including the Zhou family, the upstart Qin family, the Gao family, the Xun family, etc. .
It was the first time that Lu Changsheng stood at the senior level of Heishan Mansion and talked with these nobles on an equal footing.
What surprised him was that many of the nobles were enjoying themselves happily, without any hint of incompatibility. Even in the middle of the night, in the dead of night, no one came to his door privately as he expected.
After thinking about it carefully, I understand a little bit.
"Now, I am not someone who can be manipulated at will. If you want me to take sides, it is not a casual thing!"
Perhaps, we need to slowly and subtly win over them in the coming time, so that they will not be so easily counterattacked.
"They're all human spirits!"
On the way back, Lu Changsheng sighed and felt completely relaxed.
Dayuan's struggle obviously did not reach that desperate level, so he would have enough confidence to develop safely.
"In a few days, let's go back to the village to have a look!" Lu Changsheng said to Li Guanquan.
Li Gugua was a little hesitant.
In fact, she didn't miss much about her family in Zhaojia Village.
But seeing that Lu Changsheng said firmly, he nodded.
