"It's sunny after the rain, and it's good weather again. The results will be released today, and we will definitely go to high school." The Jiangnan talents in Tianxiang Tower looked unhurried, which attracted people to occasionally cast their eyes on them, and they all speculated. What are the results, and whether there will be a literary star among these people.
"Brother Zhang, you are here, come here quickly!"
Yu Qian and Zhang Shuai arrived at the door of the Yamen early, waiting for today's announcement of rankings. At this time, they saw classmates who came from the same academy. They also quickly bowed and greeted enthusiastically. Everyone saw the two figures. , also rushed over to greet everyone one by one at the door.
"Is the wealthy son of the Jia family here too?"
At this moment, Yu Qian looked at Jia Yun. After thinking for a moment, he recognized this person. The matter of handing in the paper early and leaving the imperial examination room that day was a joke among the Jiangnan talents who participated in the county examination after the imperial examination. , everyone laughed at Jia Yun's ambition but lacked talent, and laughed at Jia Yun's arrogance.
This Jinling Mansion is not a place with a weak cultural background like Shenjing. In the Jiangnan area, education and cultural background are the most important, and talented people emerge in large numbers. The literati and poets of the past dynasties are like the carps in the Yangtze River. Under the influence of his cultural background, he climbed up the stairs and passed the exams, and gradually developed a certain amount of arrogance in his heart.
I heard that Jia Yun was from the north, and even though she came from a royal and wealthy family, she would not be of much help in the matter of the imperial examination.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be true that in those wealthy and prosperous families, every one of them would be number one?
Throughout the dynasties, not to mention being the number one scholar, it is rare to even be a Jinshi.
Therefore, these people believe that Jia Yun will definitely eat a bitter pill called arrogance, stumble, and become the joke of the entire Jinling Prefecture imperial examination.
When everyone saw Jia Yun coming, except for a few people who followed the trend, the noble and talented people did not try to flatter and cling to Jia Yun, they were all preparing to watch the show!
"So what if you are from the Jia family in Shenjing? The imperial examination is not a place where you can turn your hands into clouds and turn into rain just because you are Gongsun's noble son!"
Everyone looked calm and could not seem to be angry, but in fact they had a twisted jealousy towards Jia Yun. They were jealous of Jia Yun's honorable birth and resented that they did not enjoy the top wealth.
While everyone was deep in thought, the Yamen servant shouted angrily, shaking everyone's minds, "Unveil the list!"
Immediately, the red cloth covering the list was lifted, and one name after another appeared on the list. Jia Yun's name topped the list, ranking first in the county examination.
Sure enough, the two characters Jia Yun ranked at the top of the list of "county cases" and topped the list. The Jiangnan talents who crushed many imperial and county examinations were so glorious that they surpassed all the others and were so famous that they even followed him to look at the list. Dan's onlookers couldn't help but gasped, "The county chief of Jinling Prefecture is actually a foreigner?"
Jia Yun was not surprised when she saw the ranking above. She had status, background, and the genius of [Cai Jing Template]. How could she not get the first place? If you don't get the first place in the exam, then you have something to say, and you have to work hard to regain your face in the future.
"this?"
The faces of everyone who had been thinking and laughing immediately changed wildly. Looking at Jia Yun, their expressions changed several times. Someone sighed slightly and said, "Could it be that this person really has a great talent that cannot be seen in the world?" Can’t do it?”
Everyone was obviously shocked, surprised, and dissatisfied with this result.
Some people even shouted, "There must be something wrong with cheating. I want a review."
These imperial examination students also started to make noises when they heard this. They felt that Jia Yun must have relied on the operation of connections and backers to get the first place. It was not worthy of the name. Otherwise, how could a foreigner be allowed to go to the Jiangnan water town where talented people are born? What about taking away the first place in the imperial examination?
There are many scholarly clans in the south. They have monopolized the imperial examination system for generations and are one of the most powerful local factions in the region.
The first place in the imperial examination was taken away by the northerners, and it was still on their own territory. It undoubtedly slapped many people in the face and made many people unable to let go of their face!
That's because, although Jia Yun was born in the Jia Mansion in Jinling and participated in the imperial examination in Jinling Mansion with his birthplace in the Jinling ancestral home of the Jia Mansion, he had never studied or attended school in Jinling Mansion for a day before!
A northerner who was a northern student all over his body took away the glory that belonged to the southern talents. For a time, many vigorous Jiangnan talents were dissatisfied with the verdict and appealed one after another, demanding that Jia Yun's first place in the imperial examination be re-examined. Famous thing.
Regarding this matter, the Yamen of Jinling Mansion also felt the pressure from all directions, and had no choice but to carry Li Rusong out. Feng Tang had pondered this issue before, in case Jia Yun was killed. The first place, the Jiangnan talents outside are not convinced, what should I do if they cause trouble?
Then ask Li Rusong, the former prime minister, to endorse it!
With the former prime minister's nod and approval, even if these people are unconvinced and don't want to admit this matter, they have to admit it and bow their heads.
Zhang Cao heard about this and went to ask Li Rusong, "Old Xiangjun, what should I do about this matter?"
"Why."
Li Rusong also did not expect that the aura of academic circles in Jiangnan was so strong. When he was in the temple, he often encountered such problems. When selecting officials through the imperial examination, he was slightly biased towards northerners, preferring quotas and resources. Maintaining the balance between the north and the south, and now encountering this problem again, naturally I felt a lot of emotion, and knocked on the table and said: "Go and post Jia Yun's paper at the gate of the yamen, let these people take a look, and take a look. Look, if they are still not convinced after seeing it, let them come directly to me."
After saying these words, it can be regarded as support and endorsement for Jia Yun, and he sighed secretly in his heart: "The ancients said that scholars despise each other, and military men value each other; civil servants are not the first, martial arts are not second. For the sake of this county case, it can be regarded as I have tried my best, but scholars also value each other. This person is really talented, and I am also a person who cherishes talents. Since I can't suppress this dragon, why can't I support him?"
After all, thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, don’t bully young people into poverty.
Feng shui is changing, and things are always changing.
Li Rusong is old, but his descendants still need to seek a career and a future. They cannot be like this old man, thinking about it regardless of the imperial examination and future, and said calmly: "Just do what I want! "
"good."
Zhang Cao felt slightly relieved when he heard this, nodded and agreed.
