The next few days were relatively uneventful.
Qi Yu occasionally reviewed his homework, and occasionally daydreamed about the imperial examination and high school, which was relaxing and comfortable.
You must never stop doing homework. If you pass the exam, you will have to take the palace exam immediately afterwards. How can you do it without studying and reviewing?
Once you enter the palace examination, it means you are a disciple of the emperor.
That step is what I have dreamed of: being a farmer in the morning and ascending to the emperor's palace in the evening!
Or call it the ultimate dream.
Hey, who wouldn’t want to be a scholar?
Just thinking about it makes people excited!
Qi Yu's thoughts wandered, and he began to pray in his heart: I hope I can meet a teacher who is in harmony with me to grade the exam, otherwise, I will send my best wishes to you...
Weird...
At this time, the feeling of heaven and man suddenly reappeared.
In a room of Gongyuan several miles away, a group of teachers were nervously reviewing the examination papers.
The president on duty, Yu Wen Hongyuan, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, suddenly felt a numbness in his nose. He raised his head and sneezed loudly, causing mucus to fly all over the floor.
He looked at the sky with a confused look on his face, and thought to himself: Just now, my heart suddenly felt cold, could it be that someone was cursing me?
However, these are all false claims, and it doesn’t matter if you believe them or not.
Yuwen Hongyuan was holding a cup of tea and lazily sitting on a chair, taking a nap. However, he frowned slightly and seemed to be thinking about something.
Beside him stood a courteous tutor with a humble posture. This person was none other than Yang Gonglin of the Hanlin Academy, who was also the chief tutor during the Qiyu Provincial Examination.
However, in this major examination, considering his status, he can only play the role of accompanying the examiner.
"Master Yuwen, what do you think of Qi Yu's test paper?" Yang Gonglin saw that his boss was pretending to be asleep, so he had to take the initiative to ask.
"Let me think about it carefully first..." Yuwen Hongyuan opened his eyes after hearing this. After a while, he commented: "This person's strategies are indeed good, and his essays are also good, but his writing is too mediocre. It’s not outstanding. Judging from its comprehensive performance, it can barely meet the standards for winning the list.”
Yang Gonglin hurriedly laughed and said: "Your Majesty's judgment is objective and fair, and one word hits home the key points. This person's overall performance is indeed not very good, especially in terms of his writing... However, have you ever thought about this person?" There are too many legends in the capital. If we don't let him be on the list, I'm afraid it will cause criticism..."
"Well, this guy has some public support, which cannot be ignored." Yuwen Hongyuan nodded.
In fact, it doesn't matter even if you ignore it.
However, if he fails the exam, what benefits will he gain? On the contrary, it may attract criticism! Why would you do something like this that has no benefits and will get you scolded?
Therefore, it is better to let him be on the list.
Yuwen Hongyuan stroked his beard and asked: "In your opinion... is it better to give him a leading role? Or should it be better to give him a deputy role?"
Generally speaking, during the evaluation process, the instructors ask the CEO what he means, and rarely ask questions in return.
Therefore, Yang Gonglin was suddenly surprised.
I should say, I am flattered!
However, he really didn't know what the CEO was thinking, so he had to adopt a more moderate statement: "As for what kind of ranking to reward him, it depends on whether your requirements for talents are high or not."
Saying this is like saying nothing.
However, the listener is interested.
"Talented man?" After hearing these words, Yuwen Hongyuan suddenly felt his heart tremble, and he suddenly remembered something.
Yang Gonglin didn't interrupt, he just listened quietly and thought about his intentions secretly.
"I remember that my emperor made an evaluation of this Qi Yu and said, 'This boy is indeed talented'! Although these are only six short words, they are full of profound meaning! I feel that the emperor's This sentence seems to have another meaning..."
Yang Gonglin was stunned. He didn't know how to answer for a while. After thinking about it, he avoided the important and said lightly: "My emperor has a golden saying. He said that if Qi Yu is talented, he is talented. There is no doubt about this."
Yuwen Hongyuan said: "Things are not as simple as you think..."
Yang Gonglin quickly pretended to be puzzled and said, "Oh? Please give me some advice."
Yuwen Hongyuan paced with his hands behind his back and said: "This son has never set foot in the capital, but there are always rumors about him in the capital. Is this something ordinary people can do? If my prediction is correct, in the capital There must be someone noble behind this son to help him, otherwise, it really doesn’t make sense.”
Yang Gonglin nodded as if he was suddenly enlightened: "Your Majesty's words made Lin suddenly enlightened. It was like seeing the day after dark clouds were lifted, and he was enlightened..."
"Ha ha……"
"..."
After patting flatteringly for a while, he became quiet again.
Yang Gonglin continued to put on a listening posture.
"If you read it carefully, it is not difficult to find that Qi Yu's connections are not simple. Take the court as an example. The Minister of Rites highly praised his "Explanation of Profit and Loss", and the Minister of War praised his "Langya Zhen" Not to mention, the late emperor also regarded his "Dafeng Territory Map" as a treasure. Isn't this enough to explain the problem?" At this time, Yuwen Hongyuan had a wise look on his face, as if he had seen through the situation. A master in the world.
There is truth to these words.
Let's put it this way, if one person says hello to you, it may be a coincidence, but if many people say hello to you, it explains the problem.
Yang Gonglin sighed as if he was suddenly aware of it, and said: "After my lord said this, I felt suddenly enlightened. Well, this guy must be a person with a big background."
Yuwen Hongyuan chuckled: "Yes, although I can't see the people behind the scenes yet, I can still feel some clues."
Yang Gonglin said: "In your opinion, how should this boy's ranking be determined?"
Yu Wenhong smiled and said: "Well... the ranking shouldn't be too high, but it shouldn't be too low either, so as not to attract criticism. The most important point is that we don't know what my emperor thinks yet, so we have to act on the safe side. Come on... come here, let's do this..."
"..."
The fifth day of March is Qingming Festival.
Traditionally, this day is the official day for sweeping tombs and worshiping ancestors.
People will pack paper money, bring offerings, and go to their ancestral temples to burn incense and pray in memory of their ancestors.
In addition to the people, the emperors in the high palace would also pay homage to the past emperors under the auspices of the Ministry of Rites and the Qin Tianjian, and report to them the achievements of their hard work.
Maybe someone has said, what does royal ancestor worship have to do with us common people?
This sentence is not wrong, but it depends on where it is said.
If it was in a borderland, the mountains were high and the emperor was far away, and indeed no one would care about royal affairs.
However, the capital city is different. Every move of the emperor's family will be seen by the people, and will be recited from time to time, and even become a good talk.
This is the difference between the capital and the local area.
It was also the first time for Qi Yu to see people discussing royal affairs enthusiastically, and he couldn't help but become curious.
What were they discussing?
Some people say that in order to honor the spirit of the late emperor, the emperor specially asked people to collect "beard wine" in Huguang and put it on the altar to show his filial piety.
Beard wine is a fermented wine special to Huguang area and is quite famous.
Qi Yu was startled: Is the late emperor okay with this?
Those who are well-informed explain that when the late emperor was the crown prince, he went to Huguang to teach farmers and cultivate mulberry trees. During this period, he treated the virtuous corporal and held a plain banquet at the top of Hengshan Mountain, specially preparing beard wine. He invited local celebrities to a banquet and took the opportunity to ask them for advice on how to stabilize the country and govern the country.
It is said that at that banquet, the late emperor drank freely, and all the famous people also talked freely, turning wine into songs, and discussed world affairs together.
This incident has become a well-known allusion to women and children in this dynasty: Hengshan makes wine.
Now, during the imperial examination period, the emperor suddenly brought up old matters. Could it be that he was deliberately showing off the country's etiquette and courtesy?
In any case, this operation can indeed win over a lot of people's hearts.
After thinking about this, Qi Yu felt it was boring and stopped paying attention.
