After the Luming banquet ended, the governor, political envoy and other officials got up and left, leaving only the officials in the curtain who participated in the township test.

The officials rushed up and snatched the sacrifices that had been sacrificed to Confucius, and then fought for the leftovers of wine in the hall. If there are schoolchildren in the family, they will bring them back to the schoolchildren, and it is said that they can become smarter and more studious.

Wang Yuan and Jin Wei were the two provinces of Jieyuan, and the leftover food they ate became the focus of the officials' banquets. even almost fought because of this, and finally under the reprimand of the examiner, it was finally able to distribute peacefully. This is also the reason why the imperial court explicitly forbade the grabbing of banquets, which is too unseemly and is simply disgraceful to the imperial court.

The chief examiner, Wen Shu, moved to the main seat, and the deputy chief examiner, Professor Zou, sat in the deputy seat, and the room officials in each room were arranged on the left and right.

Wang Yuan took out his favorites, that is, red envelopes, and put them on the tables of the chief examiner and the deputy examiner respectively. Then he retreats into the hall and worships the master with all the lifters, and bows down according to the prayer, that is, he bows.

At the beginning, Wang Yuan never knelt down to worship Xi Shu, but only knelt down to Wang Yangming when he was apprenticing.

It's a little awkward, but it doesn't matter, Wen Shu is almost eighty years old, so why not kneel for the old gentleman? If the examiner was a young man, Wang Yuan would probably be even more embarrassed, so he could only kneel down.

Wen Shu has been idle for decades, and today he is bowed down by many scholars, and he is relieved: "Gentlemen, the literary style of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces is not prosperous, although you and others have won the examination to raise people's fame, but you should redouble your efforts." The old man has no other wishes, just wants next spring, Yungui can produce five jinshi! ”

In the past few sessions, Yunnan was able to produce two or three jinshi at a time, while Guizhou did not have one.

Mr. Wen wishes that five Jinshi will be produced next year, which is definitely an ardent hope, and he really looks forward to the prosperity of culture and education in the two provinces.

"Follow the teachings of Mr.!" Raise the people to bow again.

There are dozens of people in the imperial examination today, and it is inconvenient for Wen Shu to say more, otherwise he will lose time.

The people then went their separate ways to worship the master and recommended their papers to the examiner. The same must kneel, the same must give red envelopes.

Wang Yuan's Fang Shi's surname is Xie, and he is an old teacher in his fifties.

As soon as Wang Yuan knelt down, Xie Jiaoyu helped him up, and said with a hearty smile: "There is no need to be polite, if you are young and ambitious, remember not to forget it." Six years ago, I also recommended a Guizhou Yayuan, but he has not been able to get the Jinshi exam now. It's very difficult for scholars in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces! ”

"Remember, students." Wang Yuan said.

Xie Jiaoyu asked again: "If you want to go to Beijing next year to take the exam?" ”

Wang Yuan replied, "I'm going to give it a try." ”

Xie Jiaoyu sincerely suggested: "In fact, the safer way is to enter the country as a person to study, or go to the land south of the Yangtze River to study. Study hard for three years, and when you make great progress in your studies, it's not too late to go to the capital to take the exam. If you take the exam next year, you will probably waste half a year. ”

Wang Yuan heard the other party's kindness, and arched his hand: "The student still wants to try." ”

Xie Jiaoyu said with a smile: "It is right for young people to be ambitious, it is good to go to the capital to take a test and see the world." ”

"That's what the students mean." Wang Yuan said.

It's really not a big problem to go to the exam next year, but if you don't do well in the exam, you can choose not to take the exam even if you take the exam. Just like your ambition is Tsinghua University and Peking University, just take an ordinary one, and go back to repeat the exam again.

This kind of saucy operation, ordinary people don't dare, because the three ranks of Jinshi are also very rare.

But there is no shortage of self-confident people, such as the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhang Dan. He was admitted to the Jinshi for the first time, because his nephew won the top prize, Zhang Dian felt very ashamed, and took the initiative to give up the qualification of the Jinshi, and three years later, he was admitted to the Jinshi.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, if your Jinshi ranking was not ideal, you could also take the "Hall Selection" exam. Those with excellent grades will be designated as Hanlin Shujishi, go to the Hanlin Academy for further study, and at the end of the three-year period, they can go to the six departments for internship, and there is a high chance of entering the decision-making level in the future.

Xie Jiaoyu pulled Wang Yuan to talk for a while, and then said goodbye and accepted the next person's thanks.

There was a clerk of the political secretary at the door, and Wang Yuan went to register for the drawing, and he received the bus and boat fare to enter Beijing to catch the examination. It's a full ten taels, which seems like a lot, but it's not really enough. It is really too far from the capital to Yungui, and it takes several months to get there, and it costs a lot of money to eat and live along the way.

On the way back, Jin Wei took the initiative to say: "Brother Ruoxu, thank you for today!" ”

"Nothing." Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Jin Wei shook his head and sighed: "The gift of rural shooting almost swept the floor." ”

Wang Yuan comforted: "Not everywhere there is a prince of Qianguo, and there will definitely be no such thing in the future." The wound on your forehead is all right? ”

"It's fine." Jin Wei subconsciously covered his forehead and said.

Tian Qiu followed up and asked, "Ruoxu, are you really going to the Guogong Mansion tomorrow?" ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "If you don't go, wouldn't you not give Grandpa Mu face?" ”

"I inquired, and I know why this grandfather hates scholars," Tian Qiu was quite indignant, "But the person who cut his title is the elder of the pavilion more than ten years ago, what does it have to do with us?" What does it have to do with the current officials of the three divisions in Yunnan? He hated it so much. ”

Wang Yuan thought for a while and said, "Maybe I'm afraid." ”

"Scared?" Jin Wei was a little puzzled.

Wang Yuan explained: "I'm afraid of being cut down again. He was a little more arrogant, and he held a heavy army in Yunnan, so the court was naturally afraid that he would rebel, so he naturally did not dare to mention the matter of cutting the knight. Even if he is so nonsense, he can still leave an established impression on the imperial court, so that the imperial court feels that the Mu family is not easy to mess with, and future generations are not afraid of being cut off. ”

Jin Wei was surprised: "Can he have such foresight? ”

"Do you think this grandfather is a fool?" Wang Yuan couldn't help laughing, "Every move today, Grandpa Mu has arranged it in advance, otherwise how can the governor's yamen prepare all kinds of bows and arrows?" Moreover, he has always maintained the bottom line, has not insulted Governor Gu, and will not affect the overall situation of Yunnan. ”

Jin Wei was silent, he felt that this kind of problem was so complicated, and it was easier to read and write articles.

Zou Mu also received the passage fee and caught up and asked, "Brother Ruoxu, Brother Ruli, when are you going to leave for Beijing?" ”

Wang Yuan thought for a while and said: "I definitely can't celebrate the New Year at home, it's best to start from Guizhou in November, and there is a buffer time for headaches and brain fever on the road." ”

At this time, it was the end of August, and it was the end of October when I returned to Guiyang, and I had to recuperate at home for a few days, and I had to rush non-stop.

Fortunately, although the road to Beijing is far, you can take a boat in the east of Guizhou, go down the river into Huguang, and then go north to the Yangtze River to the east by boat, and go up along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. There are cars and boats to sit on all the way, unlike from Guizhou to Yunnan, where you have to walk two or three thousand miles with your feet.

Jin Wei said: "I'll go with you, I want to see if the Yunnan-Guizhou Post Road is really so terrible." ”

"Huh."

The Guizhou scholars laughed dryly, and they didn't bother to say anything.

The next morning, Wang Yuan rode to the Guogong Mansion, but was scolded by Menzi: "Where did you come from the poor acid, can you enter the gate of the General Mansion?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled and clenched his fists: "Yesterday's Luming banquet, President Mu's mansion invited me as a guest and allowed me to enter through the gate." ”

"Get out of here!" Menzi has a bad attitude.

"It turns out that this is the way of the banquet of the head office, farewell!" Wang Yuan turned around, and Zhou Chong also glared at Menzi viciously.

"Wait!"

A palace guard suddenly came out and said to Wang Yuan with a smile, "Prince Wang, please come in." ”

Wang Yuan handed the horse to Zhou Chong and instructed, "Don't pick me up." ”

The guards led Wang Yuan to a small hall and said with a smile: "Wait a minute, Grandpa Wang is handling important business." ”

Wang Yuan waited for a full quarter of an hour, but he didn't even see a ghost, and he didn't even bring a cup of tea, purely deliberately to hang him here.

Obviously, Grandpa Mu still has a grudge against Wang Yuan, but he didn't have a seizure yesterday because of his face.

Wang Yuan actually took out a book from his arms, which he bought halfway, and sat in the small hall reading the book.

One sat for three hours, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Suddenly, Wang Yuan heard very slight footsteps, he didn't bother to pay attention to it, and continued to read leisurely.

Someone outside passed through the crack in the door, carefully observed Wang Yuan for a while, and then tiptoed away quietly. The man went straight to the garden and reported, "Grandpa, this prince has been reading. ”

"Where did he get his books?" Mu Kun said strangely.

The servant could only reply, "Maybe it was my own." ”

Mu Kun asked again: "There is no other movement?" ”

The servant shook his head and said, "He didn't say a word. ”

"It's boring!"

Mu Kun felt himself punch on the cotton, and ordered, "Take him to the garden and bring some wine and food." ”