At the time of the dispute in the court, seeing that the wind was going in the wrong direction, the dignitaries in the capital who were already swaying began to join in, and the momentum was huge for a while. Then when those fallen scholars saw this situation, they became more and more arrogant, and even began to demand punishment. Several examiners will invalidate the results and choose another examiner to retake the exam.
Hearing this news, Madam Wang was frightened. After all, Sheng Changbai had already passed the exam. If he really had to take the exam again, whether he could pass or not was no longer a question. Moreover, if the examiner of this year was convicted, the people who passed the exam would be I'm afraid it will be difficult to win again.
Miss Lin from the Sheng Mansion was happy for a while after hearing the news, thinking that it would be best to retake the exam. If Sheng Changbai fails and Sheng Changfeng does, then she can make Wei Ruixuan look good.
But Sheng Hong knew in his heart that the matter this time was not just about the current examination, so he went to Shou'an Hall to see the old lady and asked her to make up her mind.
Sheng Hong said: "Mother, there are constant disputes in the court, and the child really doesn't know what to do. Please give mother an idea."
The old lady said: "It is best for you to not care about anything and do nothing when you are in power now. No matter which group of powerful people Tai Jian is having fun with now, Han Da Xianggong and Fu Da Xianggong are not so easy to deal with. Man, just be a Bodhisattva with your eyes closed and wait for the results to come out. In addition, the two brothers in the family have just taken the examination. Let them stay at home peacefully, especially Chang Feng. Don't let him go out. Participate in any messy things so as not to be blamed."
Sheng Hong said, "My child understands, so go ahead and give the instructions." After saying that, he stood up and left Shou'an Hall.
After Sheng Hong left, Minglan asked the old lady with a worried face: "Grandma, do you think my cousin will be implicated this time?"
The old lady said: "The main thing now is to see the outcome in the court. If Bachelor Ouyang is fine, then Li Hao's child will be fine too. You don't have to worry too much. Since His Majesty has not dealt with Bachelor Ouyang so far, I think something should be done." Think about it, don’t worry.”
As for the Duke of Qi, he has never shown up before, for fear of being contaminated by this muddy water. The attitude of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion was even clearer. Gu Tingye's future in the imperial examination was lost anyway, and Gu Yankai didn't care whether he could retake the examination. He simply left the capital to train at the western suburbs camp.
As for the Li family, the fallen scholars surrounded them for two days. Seeing that there was no movement, they stopped staying and went back to guard Ouyang Xiu and the other examiners.
Then at this moment, Yan Fu took the opportunity to come to the door. After meeting Li Hao and the others, he said: "These days, I heard from my father that the court is now in great chaos. Tai Jian and the two prime ministers have made arrangements for this incident." The matter of the joint examination has become a big deal, but the officials have not said anything about how to deal with it."
"I didn't understand it at first, but then my father and I analyzed the current situation in the government and said that the situation has evolved to this point and it is no longer a matter of trial. The main reason is still the New Deal that year."
After hearing this, apart from Zeng Gong who was thoughtful, Li Hao and the three brothers of the Zeng family looked at each other in confusion, not knowing the reason.
After a pause, Yan Fu continued: "During the New Deal during the Qingli period, among the officials who presided over that year, Fan Wenzhenggong has passed away, but other important officials such as Han Da Xianggong, Fu Da Xianggong, and Ouyang Xueshi were demoted from Beijing that year. They have all been summoned back to the court one by one in the past few years. So now the Taijiang princes just want to take this opportunity to demote Ouyang Xuesheng from Bianjing. It would be better if they can take this opportunity to win over the two great ministers. , so the best you can do now is to bring disaster to the pond."
After saying this, everyone immediately understood their current situation. Li Hao said: "Now we are in the same boat as Ouyang Xueshi and others. Either we will be fine, or we will be unlucky together."
After hearing this, Yan Fu said: "That's it. If the officials don't want to deal with Bachelor Ouyang, then there will be no problem in this interview, and vice versa."
Then Yan Fu said: "I am a seventh-grade official who speaks softly. I originally wanted to persuade my father to come forward and support Bachelor Ouyang, but my father really doesn't want to step out into this muddy water at this time. I'm really sorry."
Li Hao said: "What are you talking about? I am very grateful that my brother can come at this time. As for my uncle's move, there is nothing wrong. The current situation is unclear, so you must first protect yourself before you can do anything else. What's the matter? Weird."
Zeng Gong also echoed at this time: "Yes, you don't mind anything. You can take the risk to come and tell us the details at this time, which has already helped us a lot."
After hearing this, Yan Fu said: "Thank you for your understanding, but I heard from my father that the matter is about to come to an end, and there should be good news."
Li Hao asked, "Did something happen?"
Yan Fu replied: "Today, news came from Yingtian Mansion that the former Grand Master Du Yan has passed away. Tomorrow the court will draft a posthumous title for him. By then, the matter should be finalized, and it may be good news. "
Hearing this, Li Hao was filled with questions and said, "Is there any connection between this matter?"
At this time, Yan Fu had not yet spoken, but Zeng Gong spoke up and said: "When Master Du was a Prime Minister, he was familiar with Fan Wenzhenggong, Fu Da Xianggong, and Han Da Xianggong. They were also from the same line of the reform. After the New Deal was abolished that year, , Now that I think about it, Your Majesty may not have no regrets. When this happened, I thought that Your Majesty would not severely punish the old ministers. And now that I think about it, if Your Majesty really did not believe in the teacher, he should have issued an order to reprimand and order a thorough investigation. , rather than ignoring it.”
Li Hao reacted after hearing this and said, "In that case, we should be fine."
Yan Fu replied: "According to my father's opinion, it may be roughly like this. Of course, the specific situation still depends on the outcome of tomorrow's meeting."
Then, Yan Fu also persuaded a few people to relax again, saying that he would inform them immediately if the results were available tomorrow, and then left.
On the second day, Li Hao was sitting alone in the yard thinking about what happened in the past few days. He was very surprised that these contents did not appear in TV dramas and novels. I don’t know if it’s because the background of the story is completed in the real world, or if the world I traveled to is not a serious TV series world.
But it was obvious that Li Hao had no answer for the time being, so Li Hao thought for a while and then went to chat with Zeng Gong and the others. As a result, when Li Hao came over, he saw Zeng Gong sitting there reading a book quite leisurely, regardless of the anxiety of the three boys next to him.
Li Hao said: "Senior Brother Zigu, you are really calm. I am not as good as him."
Zeng Gong said: "Be quiet and then you will be at peace. After you are at peace, you can think about it. After worrying about it, you can gain. What's more, this matter cannot be solved directly by us. What's the use of being impatient. Sit down and wait. The court will start at Mao Shi. What will happen at Si Shi? It’s time to end. We’re just waiting for news, it won’t be long.”
Sure enough, at 5:00 p.m., Yan Fu came to the door and said: "There is news, but I don't know whether it is good or bad. This time, Your Majesty did not deal with anyone in the palace. Although there is no need to retake the examination for the time being, and there is no need to select the defeated scholars for another test, but I am afraid that I am still a little doubtful about the date of the palace examination. I want to see the knowledge of these scholars. If there are no problems by then, it will be fine. If there are problems, I am afraid it will be really troublesome. Especially your relationship with Academician Ouyang It’s very simple, and I’m afraid it will be the focus of attention in this palace examination.”
