Chapter 551: The Champion and the First

Just when Mo Zhu was at a loss, the courtyard door was gently knocked again, and the old man led in a man full of energy. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info look at his dress, he should be the housekeeper of a large family, the clothes are good, and the slurry is very fitting.

He saw Mo Zhu and Sun Zhitao, who were sitting on the side, and bowed down: "Villain Xu Le'an, I've seen Young Master Sun." "It's good etiquette for a family.

Sun Zhitao, whose face was calm and calm, heard Xu Le'an's name, immediately put down the manual in his hand and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Back to Young Master Sun's words, the old lady asked the villain to pay attention to the gold list, and learned that you won the Huiyuan, I am afraid that there will be a shortage of people in the house, so I will send the villain to help one or two. Xu Le'an replied respectfully.

When Mo Zhu heard this, he looked at Xu Le'an and tears were about to flow. This is really timely rain, thanks to the Xu family still thinking about the young master. The Sun and Xu families broke off their in-laws, and it was the Sun family who withdrew from the marriage, so it stands to reason that the Xu family will not say anything at this time.

Sun Zhitao's expression remained unchanged, but there was anxiety in his eyes, and he waved his hand and said, "This is not in a hurry, let me ask you first, is she awake?"

Hearing this, Xu Le'an's expression was gloomy and he shook his head slightly. The Xu family is up and down, who doesn't expect Xu Wanzhen to wake up quickly?

Sun Zhitao collapsed on the bamboo chair in a dejected manner, it has been almost two years, why hasn't she woken up yet? Such a strange thing is not only him, but even the Tai Hospital has never heard of it, and there is nothing to be done.

If she was awake and knew that she had won the Huiyuan, she would definitely be happy, right? She was such a kind woman, even if she lost him, she never blamed herself for half a sentence. Mozhu looked for her, and she came to encourage herself, hoping that she could see her achievements and know that she had fulfilled her promise.

Thoughts have not disappeared with the passage of time, but have become more and more intense.

Sun Zhitao's chest was sour, so he simply lay back and covered the book on his face.

Not far outside the courtyard, the sound of gongs and drums sounded again, and the second newspaper was about to arrive. Seeing that Young Master Sun didn't care about anything, Xu Le'an took a look at Mozhu.

Mo Zhu hurriedly greeted him and said, "Please Steward Xu must return to the old lady, the Sun family is very grateful for her help." Look, what's next?"

Xu Le'an smiled modestly: "You don't have to be so polite, the friendship of fellow villagers should be like this." He beckoned, and a group of women with red satin in their hands came in outside the door, and when they entered, they set their hands on the yard.

"Do you have any silver here?"

Mo Zhu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes." As he spoke, he took out all the scattered silver he had prepared before, thought about it, and went to the cash box to take out a few silver tickets with a denomination of one hundred taels.

It is a great favor for the Xu family to come to help, and this money must not let the other party suffer again. Mo Zhu thought very clearly, before going to Beijing, Mrs. Sun asked him to bring a lot of money, and he was not short here.

Xu Le'an was not polite, took it in one go, nodded and said, "I'll return the rest to you." ”

Mo Zhu just wanted to say no, and then remembered the current wealth of the Xu family, so he swallowed the words in his mouth.

With the people brought by Xu Le'an, Sun's family was busy for a while and quickly set it up. After two quarters of an hour's work, the lanterns were everywhere, a large number of copper coins were scattered, and twelve large round tables were set up in the courtyard, and the neighbors in the workshop were invited to the banquet.

On this day, everyone was smiling, only Sun Zhitao, who had just been in the middle of the Huiyuan, was outside such a lively scene.

Three days later, the new scholars conducted a palace examination in the Xuanzheng Palace.

After the candidates retreated, Emperor Qinglong read the paper and asked Liu Bocheng: "This Sun Zhitao has already won two yuan?"

Liu Bo agreed: "This son is in a good mood, not arrogant or impatient. According to Weichen, he can take on a big responsibility. ”

He is not only a master of the literary world, but also a scholar of the ministry, and he has never given such praise, not to mention that this is still in front of the emperor. He read all the papers of the palace exam, and the top three in the first class all played steadily, and their talents were comparable. In the case of similar talents, who is the champion depends on the emperor's preferences and moods.

Emperor Qinglong glanced at him in surprise: "It is quite rare for him to get Liu Aiqing's praise." ”

Liu Bocheng's face turned red and said, "Don't dare to deceive Your Majesty, Weichen has a daughter under his knees, and he has just passed away." ”

Emperor Qinglong laughed: "I see. It turns out that Liu Aiqing is also catching her son-in-law under the list?"

"I haven't mentioned it to him yet, for fear that it will affect his ability to take the exam. ”

"In that case, I will fulfill you and give you a son-in-law of Lianzhong Sanyuan!" Emperor Qinglong waved his pen and ordered Sun Zhitao to be the champion.

Emperor Qinglong's temperament, as a courtier, he hates deception the most, and confessing his selfishness like Liu Bocheng will be recognized by him.

Other officials in the same hall stepped forward to congratulate, Liu Bocheng was full of smiles, and said humbly: "There is nothing to do with the eight characters, and the old man has to ask about this future life." ”

Although he said so, he decided in his heart that Sun Zhitao would not refuse. He dared to say it in the emperor's mouth, he was very sure, and someone had checked that Sun Zhitao did not have a marriage contract, so he made the first move.

The champion and the first are not only the lifelong pursuit of the world's scholars, but also have the great honor of "being held out in the first round in the sky, and all the surnames in the world look up" in the minds of the people.

Sun Zhitao wore a golden black gauze hat, a big red robe, holding a hand-picked holy edict, and straddled a gold-saddle red-maned horse. It is followed by the list of the current department and the exploration of flowers.

The three of them are all young and handsome, and they paraded the streets across horses, attracting thousands of empty alleys in Luoyang City, and they all went out to see the new champions.

After touring the street, the next step was the Qionglin banquet set up by Liu Bocheng, the chief counselor. There were not only the three of them at the banquet, but also the first-class jinshi of the same department.

What Liu Bocheng said in front of the emperor had already spread, and when the jinshi saw Sun Zhitao, they were both red and congratulatory. The champion hand-picked by the emperor's royal pen has been looked at by Lord Liu as his son-in-law, and his future is limitless. There are also a lot of people who come up to make friends.

The Sun family's poetry and books are heirlooms, teaching disciples since childhood, in the officialdom, in the same year, fellow villagers, and in the same department, they are all a force that cannot be underestimated. He has a unique insight into how to weave a network of his own.

Therefore, in such a scene, Sun Zhitao smiled and coped with it like a fish in water, leaving a good impression on everyone that he was modest and polite, and that he was poetic and bookish.

After the banquet, Liu Bocheng left him behind and went to the study to talk alone.

Sun Zhitao had been prepared for this for a long time, so when Liu Bocheng's words revealed that he had a daughter waiting for him, he said very respectfully that as long as his parents agreed, he would immediately come to the door to propose.

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bocheng looked at him more and more pleasing to the eye, and asked a few words about his settlement in Beijing, and then let him go out.

From the moment he heard the rumors, Sun Zhitao made this decision. But Mo Zhu couldn't think of it, how could the young master suddenly become so easy to speak?