After returning home, Qi Yu simply washed his face and then lay on the bed.
So tired.
Not only is the brain tired, but the body is tired as well.
The Imperial Examination is very particular about sitting posture. Anyone who sits straight for a day will feel their muscles become stiff.
No matter what, I tried my best. As for the final evaluation, it depends on the ruling of the cabinet bosses.
Then, I thought of the emperor again.
The past comes to mind.
I still remember that when Linjiang of Yongchuan Prefecture went to the appointment, he still looked like a dandy. Looking at him now, he has the aura of a nobleman from Tianhuang.
Are all members of the Imperial family so good at disguising themselves?
He must have deliberately concealed his identity as the crown prince and spread the word among the public for some purpose.
Could it be because of King Yongchuan?
It should be so. I remember that Princess Yongchuan once spread rumors that before he died, King Yongchuan had torn off his half of the "Cricket Picture" from the body of his murderer. So, the emperor was suspected of killing his brother?
Sweat!
It's better to keep secrets like this in your stomach, or even forget them!
The best posture is to be like Mr. Wenzhu, to be in harmony with the light, to protect oneself wisely, and to advance and retreat freely.
Speaking of my husband, I still remember that he once commented on Li Liangji to me, saying that this person is very extraordinary. He probably guessed his identity a long time ago, but he deliberately kept silent about it, or pretended not to know. It should be I don’t want to be involved in the royal infighting.
Insights into worldly affairs are all knowledge, and you are indeed wise sir.
Only those who pretend to be confused and see through things without criticizing them can be regarded as true masters.
Forget it, don’t think about these problems anymore, I’m not qualified to worry about them.
At present, all the examinations on the imperial examination road have been completed, and the next step is to face the problem of becoming an official.
Regarding Jinshi becoming an official, the first thing to look at is performance. The prospects of the three grades of Jinshi are completely different.
The future of the first-grade Jinshi is the brightest. The number one scholar is awarded the Imperial Academy for editing and writing, and the second and third highest ranking candidates are awarded the Imperial Academy for editing and editing. This is their starting point. According to the saying that those who are not members of the Hanlin Academy cannot join the cabinet, only by entering the Hanlin Academy can one have the opportunity to become the prime minister and become a highly respected minister. Therefore, Sandingjia has the best prognosis.
The second-class Jinshi is relatively worse, but overall it is still good. Although they cannot enter the Imperial Academy, they can still get a job as a Beijing official. If they are good at seizing opportunities in the future, they can still climb up.
The top three Jinshi are the worst. Don't even think about becoming a capital official. Generally speaking, these people will be assigned to local training. What level they can finally reach depends on their own luck.
As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. In the same way, a scholar who doesn't want to be a scholar is not a good scholar.
In fact, among the hundreds of Jinshi, there is only a three-point chance of winning the Sanding Armor, and the competition is quite fierce.
Fortunately, Qi Yu has a good mentality and is not obsessed with whether to be a high official or a small official. No matter how small an official is, he is still the best among people!
As far as the current situation is concerned, my ideal has been successfully realized, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?
"sleep!"
Qi Yu closed his eyes and started dreaming about his real high school dream.
…
It's the first day of the month, the night is high and the wind is clear, and the chickens don't crow and the dogs don't bite. It's a good time to mark and grade papers.
The candlelight in the capital hall of Wenhua Palace shone brightly, making the surroundings look like daylight.
Several ministers in the cabinet were sitting on either side, frowning and sipping tea, seemingly each thinking their own thoughts.
They all lowered their heads and squinted their eyes. If the hand holding the tea hadn't moved from time to time, they would have looked like they were asleep.
very quiet!
Shaoqing, the chief minister of the cabinet Zhong Yi looked around at everyone and finally said what he had been holding in his heart: "Let me ask, what do you think of Qi Yu's test paper?"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the cabinet members' eyes flashed and became bright.
Finally we got to this topic.
In fact, they also wanted to discuss this issue, but they didn't know what the boss thought, so they all suppressed it and waited for the chief assistant to speak first.
The Minister of Rites coughed dryly and said first: "In my opinion, his article is indeed well written. It is magnificent and magnificent, and it describes the late emperor's ambitions appropriately. Therefore, I would like to give him a high praise." "
What does it mean to avoid the important and ignore the important? This is what the old minister said.
Is there no other reason besides the good article?
They are all thousand-year-old foxes!
The chief minister of the cabinet did not criticize, and turned to others: "What do you think?"
The officials replied: "We agree with the old minister's opinion."
Um?
You old guys, you deliberately didn’t mention this?
After a while, Zhong Yi coughed and said with a smile: "Apart from his article, do you have any special opinions about him?"
This is intentional guidance.
But, still no one mentioned it.
Zhong Yi became a little impatient and simply pointed out: "For example, between him and my emperor, ahem..."
Then there was silence again.
Seeing the displeasure on the chief minister's face, a certain cabinet bachelor stopped pretending and said hurriedly: "The chief minister is really discerning. Today, in front of us, the emperor went to publicly reminisce with that Qi Yu. This matter is by no means simple. Can we understand what our emperor is implying? For example, in terms of grading..."
That is: I have given you instructions, and you can figure out the rest by yourself...
This is called experiencing the higher thoughts!
According to what the common people say, it depends on whether you can do things.
After a moment of silence, another minister added: "Tsang said, the holy will is unpredictable. I think it's better to be careful."
The Minister of Rites also seemed to 'understand' and said with a smile: "Actually, my emperor has expressed his position on this son a long time ago." Seeing that everyone was confused, he added: "Do you still remember what the emperor did to him? One comment was made, saying, 'This guy is really talented', isn't that enough to explain the problem?"
yes!
The emperor did say this.
Golden words!
Seeing everyone nodding, the old minister continued: "Look, as far as this imperial examination is concerned, the emperor vetoed our proposal and ordered the examination questions. What does this mean? He is not very satisfied with us! Let me tell you again. This topic: Cooking wine in Hengshan. Doesn’t this title obviously imply that today’s people have a courtesy and a virtuous corporal heart, and they are thirsty for talents? If you look at the two together, it is not difficult to find that our emperor’s The intention is to enable new people.”
Makes sense.
Following this topic, the ministers began to deliberate further.
Using new people means replacing the veterans of three dynasties.
But it doesn't matter. By the time the new people grow up, the elders will have already reached the age of becoming officials.
Since it doesn't affect you, why not follow the emperor's wishes?
Zhong Yi thought to himself: Next year, I will be serving as an official. Instead of stumbling upon the emperor, it is better to give him a favor so that I can escape unscathed.
However, the relatively young deputy minister of the cabinet did not think so. He said: "I believe that this person cannot be reused. If he grows up, wouldn't we..."
Following this topic, another wave of discussion arose.
However, the chief minister is still the chief minister of the cabinet, and he has the final say.
He stroked his beard and smiled, picked up the ink pen, and drew a bright red circle on Qi Yu's test paper.