Not to mention how Qin Bofu played prestige at the Chu family's side branch house, the palace test passed quickly.

In this year's palace examination, Qin Jian and Yu Gongzi of Shoushan Bofu gave up and prepared to take the exam again in three years, but Qin Jinhua's fiancé Tang Han, still under the persuasion of his father, participated in the palace examination and tried to fight again.

In addition to Tang Han, Wang Fulin, Yu Chengzhi and Hu Kun, all of whom were under Qin Baimen, participated in the palace examination. According to their feelings after returning from the exam, they feel that they have played well and still have a good chance of entering the second grade.

As for Tang Han's side, Qin Jian also inquired, saying that he felt pretty good, and encountered some exam questions that looked like the questions he had written. At the beginning, Tang Han took his own articles to consult a few elders, and got a lot of advice, and now many of these points can be directly used in the essays for the exam, which can be said to be lucky. And he also had some unique opinions on this topic, and not all the elders agreed with his idea, but after hesitation, he still wrote it in his article. Maybe it's a bit risky, but Tang Han feels that if he can't say what he really thinks, then this article will be meaningless.

Qin Jian privately took the question of the palace exam and did it in front of Qin Bai, and found that this question was actually a bit difficult. If he hadn't given up, it is estimated that the articles he wrote would not have had unique insights like Tang Han, and he might fall into clichés at any time and be unknown to everyone. Coupled with his lack of literary talent, even if he really participated in the palace examination, his results were definitely not much better, and falling into the top three was a certainty. It seems that he was right to give up, his heat is not enough, and he needs to work hard for a few more years.

The list of the palace examination came out two days later. The result was a great success.

Wang Fulin and Tang Han's rankings are higher than when they took the exam, the former ranked more than 70, and the latter improved to more than 100, and the progress is very obvious. As for Yu Chengzhi and Hu Kun, the level of the former remains unchanged, still around 150, but the latter has regressed a lot, around 170. One hundred and eighty candidates were selected for the second class of this subject, that is to say, all four of them were ranked in the second class, and they never fell into the ranks of the top three fellow jinshi.

Everyone was overjoyed, but Hu Kun secretly wiped a handful of sweat, rejoicing that he almost fell into the top three. In fact, his results in the examination were quite good, within the hundred, I didn't expect the palace examination to be so far behind, it seems that the article he wrote is not very suitable for the examiner. Fortunately, he has a good foundation, and his literary talent can also be used, otherwise if he is ten places behind and becomes a fellow jinshi, he will really vomit blood.

The rest of the people are also rejoicing for Hu Kun. In fact, everyone doesn't quite understand why his grades suddenly fell so far behind. However, considering that the examiners will have different preferences, it is estimated that he is unlucky, and the articles he writes do not vote for the examiners of the palace. Fortunately, although his ranking has dropped a lot, he has not fallen out of the top two. Anyway, his original results are difficult to be selected into Hanlin, whether he is within the top 100 or the bottom of the second grade, in fact, there is not much difference.

Wang Fulin's results in this section are the best, but his ranking is not high, compared to the results of his senior brother Wu Shaoying's second and twenty-sixth place, which is far worse. He felt very sorry in his heart, and said to Qin Bai and his classmates: "My brother is still looking forward to me being able to pass the selection of the museum and enter the Hanlin Academy to be a Jishi, but now it seems that I am afraid that it is hanging." "Generally, only the top prize winners of the palace examination and the top second-class scholars can be admitted to the Hanlin Academy to study for another three years, and when they come out after three years, their identity is not ordinary, and if their ability is enough, they can enter the cabinet and worship the prime minister. After the ranking examination, there is much less hope, and they are generally directly appointed to the office.

Qin Bai said to Wang Fulin: "You don't have to be discouraged too early, just try to take the test." The selection is in mid-April, and you have a good foundation, so you may not be hopeless if you ask your brother for advice. It's really not possible, and it's just a few days later. ”

Wang Fulin was right to think about it, and he was suddenly full of courage again, and a smile appeared on his face.

Yu Chengzhi and Hu Kun both gave up the Shujishi exam and chose to be awarded directly. Their grades are already limited, and they don't want to compete with others. After being appointed early, they could go back to their hometowns to worship their ancestors, and then take their families to take office. It is the choice of official positions, and they have to discuss it with their teacher Qin Bai, and they also have to ask Wang Fuzhong's opinion.

Wang Fuzhong has no opinion for the time being. He was overjoyed. Although he has always been very low-key since he took up the post of servant, but now that his younger brother is a high school jinshi, and the two junior brothers and in-laws are also on the list, their Wang family is equivalent to adding three jinshi at once, and the future is brighter, and he is no longer supported alone. At the moment, the most important thing is to set up a banquet to celebrate—of course, only for relatives and friends, and no outsiders will be invited—and then a big gift must be solemnly prepared and sent to the teacher Qin Bai, thanking Qin Bai for his kindness in nurturing their brothers and classmates.

The Wang family's thank you is very formal and lively, and all kinds of gossip have spread throughout the capital, and the name of Yongjiahou Qin Bai's "Master" has also spread thoroughly.

Except for those unknown students, the students who worship under the Yongjiahou Qin Bai sect, as long as they go to Beijing to take the entrance examination, can basically achieve something. Wang Fuzhong and Wang Fulin's brothers will not be mentioned; Wu Shaoying, who was released, as well as Yu Chengzhi and Hu Kun of Jinke, are all in the second class of high school; Tang Han, who once asked Qin Bai for advice, has also become a jinshi; and Qin Bai's nephew Qin Jian, although he gave up the palace examination, he was on the list in the examination, and it was rumored that he was afraid that he would fall into the top three, so he wanted to take the next examination again.

In this way, Qin Bai's disciples are simply full of talents! But all the students who have been carefully taught by him are not high in the middle school. Even Qin Jian, who is young, has a weak foundation, and has never had a good reputation, is no exception. This level of teaching is simply astonishing! Although several well-respected teachers in Beijing have accepted more students than Qin Bai, they may not be as efficient as him!

Fortunately, Qin Bai's students have high and low rankings, and their literary styles are also uneven, and Hu Kun is a typical example of having good results in the general examination and plummeting in the palace examination. But it is precisely because they have obtained such good results in the exam by relying on real learning that Qin Bai's ability to teach students is really valued.

For a while, there were suddenly a lot more students who wanted to study under Qin Baimen. Several families of the emperor's relatives and nobles asked people to send messages, wanting to let the younger generations of the family come to visit, and some official eunuchs asked for their own children to come to the door, wanting to become Qin Bai's new students. Even if you can't formally apprentice, it's good to be able to study with Qin Bai for two years. Not only can you make progress in your studies, but you will also be famous in the future, and you will have an uncle as a teacher, and maybe you can leave a name in the ears of the emperor and the prince!

How could Qin Bai not know the plans of these people? He was also old, and after teaching Qin Jian, he didn't want to teach new students for the time being. Maybe when the grandchildren and nephews in the family are older, he will be interested in guiding them in their studies, but now, looking at these children of the official eunuchs and powerful who come to the door with clear purposes and impure minds, he really can't be interested, unless there are any good seedlings among them who can make him tempted. However, the real good seedlings may have been accepted by famous people a long time ago, where can they delay until today, so that they are cheaper?

Qin Bai calmly passed on the message to the outside through a few Shilin friends who had a lot of contacts, saying that he didn't want to accept any more apprentices for the time being. He is now a relative, and he always has to avoid suspicion. Wang Fulin and others were the disciples he had accepted in the past, and Qin Jian was his own junior, so it didn't hurt to teach him. But he really didn't plan to cultivate a few more civil officials and enter the imperial court to take important positions.

At this time, the outside world suddenly remembered that Yongjiahou Qin Bai actually had another identity. He's a relative.

After the crown princess's maiden father, Tang Laoshangshu, became a relative, he never served as the chief examiner again. After the Empress Dowager's maiden brothers became relatives, they did not hold positions such as school officials or examiners. Relatives do have taboos in this regard. Everyone could understand Qin Bai's decision, but they felt even more sorry in their hearts. But it doesn't matter, it's okay if you don't apprentice, children can often come to the door to ask for teaching questions! There is no name of teacher and student, but there is the fact of teacher and student, and the effect is still the same!

Qin Bai had a headache about this, so he could only find a way to refuse them one by one. He really couldn't refuse, so he gave a little advice, but this was not a long-term solution, and he had to find a way to solve this problem.

For this reason, he also discussed with his old wife Niu: "The weather is getting warmer, we are idle, why don't we go to the village to live for a few days and relax? ”

Niu knew why he wanted to go out: "If you want to hide from people, why do you still use me as an excuse? Don't let people outside know and complain about me secretly." After finishing speaking, he wanted to laugh again, "Is it so embarrassing? It's a big deal to ask the emperor to say something for you, so that those people don't bother you." ”

Qin Bai sighed: "How can things be so simple? The emperor has a lot of opportunities, how can I bother him with such a trivial matter? besides, there is no need for this." ”

Niu said: "If you really want to live in Zhuangzi for a few days, I will follow you." But we can't all go with us. Brother Ping and Brother An both have errands, and Brother An's daughter-in-law has to take care of the two children, and there is no one in the house. I'm afraid that even Hanzhen can't accompany us, and Brother An's daughter-in-law can't be on her own now. ”

Qin Bai smiled: "Then don't bring anyone, just you and me." You always worry about your children and grandchildren, and now it's time to let them go for a while and take care of me alone. ”

Niu blushed a little embarrassedly, and slapped him lightly: "What nonsense are you talking in front of the children?!, and you are not afraid of people's jokes!" But her heart was beautiful, and she quickly agreed to her husband's request, and decided that as soon as Qin Jinhua's birthday passed, their old husband and wife would go out of the city to live for a month or two.

Qin Hanzhen pretended not to see anything, and ate melon seeds on the side. She actually has no interest in dog food, and now that she has been stuffed in the face, she suddenly misses her fiancé very much, and she thinks about when she can stuff a handful of dog food for her grandparents to taste?

And Qin An's wife, Xiao Feng, looked out the window with some concern, thinking of her younger brother Feng Yuting, who had not heard from her for a long time. If there were no accidents, he would have arrived in the capital by now, and maybe he could still worship under his father-in-law Qin Bai and officially become a student of his father-in-law. Most of the father-in-law will not accept apprentices in the future. Does my brother know what he's missing, and why hasn't he heard from him all the time?