"Sir, I have already inquired about the person you mentioned!"
In front, Xu Changqing took advantage of his tallness and strength, and just rushed through the crowded crowd, forcibly "killing" a bloody path for Sheng Changquan!
"Then Wu Qihao is from a small county in the south. His name seems to be Jiang Ning, right?"
Xu Changqing was a little unsure. He thought for a while and continued: "However, I did find out more about his family situation!"
"Their family is a merchant. I heard that they are engaged in cloth merchant business. The scale is not big, but it is not small. At least it is quite famous around Jiangning."
"Looking at his style, his family should be pretty good too!"
Xu Changqing's tone was filled with a touch of contempt, as if he had some disdain for him.
However, it is no wonder that this is the case. After all, in the eyes of everyone in today's world, merchants are the lowest profession. That is to say, the Taizu of this dynasty was enlightened and allowed merchant families to participate in the scientific examination. Otherwise, those who were born in merchant families would people's situation will be more difficult.
Since Taizu of this dynasty came to the throne, he not only paid attention to people's agriculture, but also paid great attention to business.
He believes that the existence of merchants is like a stream of living water, which can irrigate and enliven the entire world, and can contribute to the people's living and working in peace and contentment. At the same time, business is an indispensable part of the peaceful and prosperous age.
Therefore, since this dynasty, the status of merchants has also improved. At the very least, the court allows the descendants of merchants to start scientific examinations.
However, this is not absolute!
In other words, not all descendants of merchants can take scientific examinations, and among them, the court has also imposed restrictions.
Those who are businessmen must have a clean net worth and have no faults for the past five generations. They also need to have a reputation for good deeds and virtues in order to have the opportunity and qualifications to participate in the imperial examination.
However, except for the second of these three items, which are fixed, the rest require special personnel from the court to come to measure and review, and they also need the approval of local prominent gentry, clan elders, and everyone else before they can have a chance.
If one party does not agree, then that person will also be deprived of the qualification to take the exam.
Therefore, in general, business was prosperous in this dynasty, and although the social status of merchants was still at the bottom, it could be considered to have improved and made great progress.
"Jiang Ning?"
Sheng Changquan heard one of the problems.
"Then doesn't Jiangning belong to the Jiangnan side?"
"How come he can still take part in the childbirth examination in Yin County?"
Sheng Changquan was a little puzzled: "Could it be that his family has any official connections?"
Because the Tongsheng Examination requires returning to one’s place of origin to take the examination, and Sheng Changquan’s behavior in Guan Wu Qihao’s behavior did not seem to have been directed by someone in the officialdom, so he asked this question.
"Um!"
Xu Changqing nodded and affirmed: "Sir, you guessed it right!"
"I heard that Wu Qihao has an uncle who is an official in the imperial court, so..."
"No wonder!"
"I guess his uncle didn't come from the imperial examination."
Sheng Changquan shook his head, a little amused: "Then it will be difficult for him this time!"
"What?"
Xu Changqing didn't understand: "Sir, what do you mean?"
"hehe!"
Sheng Changquan laughed loudly and explained: "I mean, this guy Wu Qihao is going to be in trouble!"
In fact, there are restrictions on how the imperial court allows the heirs of Beijing officials to refer to them nearby, that is, only the direct descendants of Beijing officials can do so. Of course, compared with the strict enforcement of the Taizu and Taizong dynasties, the current supervision of the imperial court is much looser. .
Even if he is not a direct relative of a Beijing official, as long as no one looks into it, the court will turn a blind eye to avoid criticism of the court's strict laws. After all, legal principles are nothing more than human feelings!
Therefore, although Wu Qihao took a shortcut, the matter was not difficult to handle. It would not be a problem if the examiner did not strictly investigate.
It's a pity that Wu Qihao is so "arrogant" that he actually left the examination hall early in front of the examiner. Therefore, unless he is extremely talented, he will definitely be criticized by the examiner, Mr. Cui. Poisonous hand"!
Sheng Changquan walked out along the "passage" while explaining the passage inside.
"So that's what it is!"
Xu Changqing suddenly understood, and then looked at his young master with admiration.
"As expected of a scholar whose family is an official!"
Xu Changqing secretly sighed: "There are so many things on my mind!"
"Alas~"
Sheng Changquan stretched out and relaxed his muscles: "By the way, Changqing, have you booked the inn?"
Because the Tongsheng Examination is divided into the county examination in February and the government examination in April, and only those who pass these two tests can be considered to have passed the Tongsheng Examination and become a Tongsheng. From then on, you can embark on the road to the imperial examination. .
"Sir, everything is booked!"
Xu Changqing had already led Sheng Changquan to the carriage. He held Sheng Changquan's exam basket in one hand and placed it in the carriage. He turned around and said, "According to your instructions, I have booked the Zhegui Inn here."
"Sir, don't tell me, the layout and the taste of the food are really good!"
"Ha! That's natural!"
Sheng Changquan shook his head with a smile and said, "This is the inn recommended by my second brother Chang Feng, and it is also the place where my second brother and the others stayed when they were taking the student examination."
To be honest, among the three sons of the Sheng family, Sheng Changfeng is the only one who likes to make friends and is keen to participate in various diplomatic activities such as poetry gatherings. Of course, he still has some talents, but human energy is limited after all, and Sheng Changfeng is not a freak with extraordinary talents, so when Sheng Changfeng puts all his attention on socializing, it is inevitable that his academic achievements will be like that.
"It turns out that this is the place where Master Chang Feng lived!" Xu Changqing suddenly said: "Of course it is a good place!"
Obviously, Xu Changqing also knew Sheng Changfeng's abilities and taste very well.
"Okay, Chang Qing, let's go back first. I've been taking exams all day today and I'm tired too!"
Sheng Changquan jumped into the carriage and waited quietly for his return.
"Okay, sir!"
Xu Changqing responded loudly, and immediately pulled the reins, turned the front of the car, and started to return.
Sheng Changquan planned to live in Yin County for two months during this trip. He would not return home until he passed the county and government examinations.
…
Shengfu.
At this time, Aunt Wei, whom Minglan had been waiting for for a long time, had not yet come to Beijing, but Count Yongchang's wife came to visit instead. Moreover, not only her, but the old lady's friend Mrs. Yu also happened to bring her granddaughter.
Mrs. Yu was the wife of the former Chief Minister of the Cabinet, Mr. Yu Ge. Mr. Yu Ge came from a poor family. He met, fell in love with, and got to know Mrs. Yu when he was in poverty. Went to Nuan until we reached where we are today.
However, precisely because of this, Mr. Yu Ge would inevitably pamper his old wife too much, which made Mrs. Yu still have an "innocent and innocent" temperament to this day.
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