Since the first year of Zhengde, Liu Jian Xie Qian, the two elders, Liu Jin drove Mu Bin from power and replaced him with his own Yang Yu, and began to purge Liu Xie in the court.

So once they saw the Jinyi guards riding out on the street, the passers-by were all frightened and avoided, and turned to discuss which one was unlucky.

However, this time, Tiqi did not go to an official's house, but entered a printing house.

There were as many as two or three hundred Jinyi guards dispatched this time, and they surrounded the already small bookstore, and then they saw boxes of things being lifted out, and they were all piled up on tightly sealed carriages.

The bookshop was taken away from the shopkeeper to the carver, although they were not shackled, but looking at the frightened look on everyone's faces, they also knew that it was a big deal.

In this posture, where did the people dare to come up to watch, or even stand on the street, many people hid behind the doors and window frames of the surrounding shops, and only showed a pair of eyes to see.

Of course, more people are confined to the doors and windows, for fear of provoking the gods.

It wasn't until the printing house was sealed, and Ti rode away with the chariots and horses, and escorted a group of "criminal suspects" away, that the bold people dared to come out, look around, and discuss.

This seized printing workshop, named "Qing Seal", is the one that has become popular all over the capital in the past few months with a lot of money.

Such a big event, such a popular bookstore, and when the Gongyuan was on fire and there was no explanation, public opinion exploded.

Whether it is a restaurant or a tea shop, or a guild inn, whether it is a person taking the exam, an official of the imperial court or an ordinary person, they are all guessing what happened.

“…… must have offended Father-in-law Liu. Someone said with great certainty.

"That's a certainty, except for Gonggong Liu, who has such ability, that bookstore was opened by Yang Zhanshi's uncle!"

"Maybe this matter is that Yang Zhan offended Father-in-law Liu, don't they all say that Yang Zhan didn't enter the cabinet because Father-in-law Liu didn't allow it!"

"No, you see, a few days ago, Liu's father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brothers were all sealed, so it's not beautiful! Tsk, raising such a son is also a blessing......"

"Phew! What the fuck are you going to raise such a son who has gone there and has no grandchildren? ”

"My living father! A little bit of a voice, a little bit of a voice, do you dare to say this? Be careful, Dongchang has arrested you, and told you to survive and die! ”

But there was a decree half a month ago, and the father of the eunuch Liu Jin talked about the military governor of the Hourong Army, the governor of the palace, the mother Mrs. Yipin, and the eldest brother talked about the grain, brocade, clothes, and thousands of households.

Liu Jin's original surname was talked, and after entering the palace, he generally worshipped his godfather and changed his surname, but he never changed it back. It's ridiculous now, and I don't know how many godsons and grandsons rushed to change their surname to Liu with him and didn't know his real surname.

It had been many years since his parents, and the gifts were nothing more than a false name, except for his brother.

There was no objection from the DPRK and China to this matter, and Gaine ...... In the old days, the brothers and nephews of the Eight Tigers of the East Palace all had gifts, and the courtiers did not fight for a result.

Liu Jin is too late to receive the gift at this time, so naturally no one is bored because of such things.

The people who were talking here were afraid that the wall had ears, so they didn't dare to talk about Liu Jin, and turned to talk about the others.

"This aunt of the Yang family is also the one who should take the exam, that is the Xie Yuan of Shuntian Mansion, and now there are many people in the gambling house who pressure him to win the championship, and the biggest odds are three yuan and the ......."

Every time there is a talent ceremony, there are always such big and small gambling games in the capital.

"! Where is it so easy to get three yuan and the first! How many three yuan and first are there after beating the three emperors and five emperors?! Those are all immortal characters descended from Wenqu Xing......"

“…… What kind of immortal, look at this posture, hey, if Yang Zhanshi's son-in-law is imprisoned, this reputation may not be kept, and he will win a Mao Kui! Also the third and ......"

"I'll his grandma's! Lao Tzu also pressed twenty taels of silver on the three yuan and the first, thinking that the odds are high, and the small is big, no, I have to hurry up to find Liu Heipizi to get the silver back......"

"Hahaha, you rammer! Liu Heipizi's black-skinned and black-hearted can still spit out silver? Stop dreaming. This has spread all over the capital, and those of them who have long ears can't hear it? At this time, you have to beg for it, be careful to eat his old fist. ”

"You're okay, you've only lost twenty taels. I heard that Lao Zhou is in a hurry at this time, looking for someone to trust the relationship, his two aunts and cousins came to Beijing to take the exam this year, lived in his house, and received the money from Qingzhen to Wen's, and I don't know if I can get rid of the relationship when I return the money at this time. If this is if Father-in-law Liu turns over his big hand and investigates it to the end......"

Since the bookstore was seized, it was naturally considered to be to find fault with the article.

Since the Ming Dynasty, there have been a lot of literary prisons, and there is no need to mention the Taizu and Chengzu periods, even the Yingzong, Daizong, and Xianzong periods are not nothing, but they are not as harsh as in the early Ming Dynasty.

But it also depends on when and which big guy comes to check.

Liu Jin has become synonymous with being ruthless these days......

Therefore, not only many of the people who sold the literature were panicked, but the officials of the Ministry of Industry who sold the literature also knew the horror of Jinyiwei, although the Lord Shangshu and Yang Zhanshi of their Ministry of Industry were in-laws, but at this time, it was important to keep their heads and black yarn first, and they didn't care if they would be wronged in the future (being worn small shoes).

Renshoufang Qianshangshu Mansion has been really lively for the past two days, and they all dare not come during the day, and they all wait until after dark to come to the door before the curfew, and they all want to return the money of the pen and ask not to be implicated.

A cheeky person asked directly, "Can you say that you bought my scrap manuscript from my scholar, I don't know about it at all"?

Fortunately, the son of the Shen family is not a character like Liu Heipizi, he is not very old, but he is quite responsible, patting his chest and guaranteeing that if there is anything that the Shen family bears, it will definitely not affect you.

Not only do you not want to moisten the pen, but you also have to give the silver that is shocked.

Silver is good, but who dares to ask for it, at this time to rush to clear up the relationship. This group of people didn't feel much more relieved when they got the assurance, they came and went in a panic.

In this regard, Shen Rui really can't do anything.

There are some things he can't say.

It is important to try the damage of the paper, and the news is blocked externally, and the test articles are not finally determined whether they can be used, how many rolls of paper are damaged, whether the person who damaged the paper is judged to land or retake the exam on another day, etc., before the final finalization, it is not allowed to flow out of the news.

On that day, the Hongde Hall was full of important ministers, and they all knew the importance of the card, and the little emperor's hand was ...... is imaginative, and no one knows if there are other more unreliable cards in the little head of Long Live Melon, so they all keep their mouths shut.

As for the little emperor himself, he slapped the board here, and privately asked Liu Zhong to give Shen Rui a thorough word.

For the sake of rigor, the Qingzhen Bookstore is to be taken away regardless of whether it is an article or a person, and the article is sent to the examiner for checking, but the engraver and others are not in prison, but temporarily locked up in a place in the Gongyuan, eating and drinking, and when the matter is over, no matter what the result is, they will be let go back.

Because the news was sent to Shen Rui before Jinyiwei arrived, Shen Rui, the owner, did not move at all when the Qing Seal was "sealed" there.

Shen Rui had already told the Xu family, the second master Shen Zhou, and the third master Shen Run for the first time, but as for the relatives and clansmen who lived in the Shen Mansion, it was difficult to inform.

Several clansmen were frightened when they heard the news on the street, but they had seen Jinyiwei raid the three rooms and nine rooms of the He family and the Shen family, Zhu Yunming and Shen were also extremely concerned, especially He Taizhi, who was so anxious after hearing about it that he said that he would go to Zhang Hui to ask, and pulled Shen Rui privately and said if he wanted to ask Brother Shou.

Even Zou Feng, who Shen Rui invited to teach Jia Ding and Dong Daniu's martial arts, also came to Shen Rui to ask Shen Rui if he needed to ask a question or two.

Shen Rui could only reassure everyone that he had sent letters to his father-in-law's family and his uncle's family, and both of them replied that they would wait and see what happened first, so that everyone could calm down.

In the past, Dali Temple Qing should have been among the officials who tried to read the papers in the palace, but because Yang Zhen was Shen Rui's uncle, although the father and son of others did not avoid suspicion, but because Shen Rui's father and father-in-law were all book readers, and one more uncle was not appropriate after all, so he was not a book reader, and he was not in the Hongde Hall that day, and he didn't know what was going on.

Yang Zhen asked Jinyiwei about it, and at the same time sent someone to send a letter to Shen Fu to appease him, but he also wanted to tell Shen Rui not to act rashly first, and then talk about it after he understands.

It's just that his messenger didn't arrive at the Shen Mansion, and Shen Rui had already sent someone over there to say that there was no big deal.

Yang Zhen only said that Yang Tinghe had an order, and Fang breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Rui also sent a letter to Mao Chi's family, saying that there was nothing wrong and that his relatives could rest assured. Mao Cheng and Mao Chi's father and son are both Hanlin, they don't have much to do with Jinyiwei, and they can't find any news, so they can only wait for the follow-up news when they hear Shen Rui's words.

Sister Yu was relieved, and hurriedly set up a car and returned to Shen Mansion.

She gave birth to a son last year, and her grandfather Mao Cheng named her a Xiao character.

Although this generation is from the word "horse", this name is still not like the child of the Hanlin family, but like the child of the military general's family, and the old man hopes that this son will be healthy and stocky.

The Mao family has been passed down for several generations, and Mao Chi has no children after marriage, in fact, the elders in the family are already quite anxious. After having it at this time, everyone was overjoyed, and the status of Sister Yu'er, the grandmother, was naturally a little higher.

Mrs. Mao is also much stronger than in the past, although she heard the rumors outside this time, she was worried, but when she heard that her daughter-in-law wanted to go back to her parents' house, she did not stop her, on the contrary, she also asked her daughter-in-law to bring a lot of fruits, vegetables, rice and noodles over, and put them in the car to cover them tightly, pretending to be gifts. is afraid that the Jinyi Guard will besiege the Shen Mansion, and the Shen Mansion will have a short period of food.

When Xu saw it, although it was funny, he was also moved.

The stakes are very high, Sister Yu is the solid girl again, and the Xu family did not explain the truth to her, only said that the in-laws Yang Ting and the other side had passed the word and said that there was nothing to do, so rest assured.

Sister Yu wanted to stay with Xu for a few days, but Xu smiled and said: "Brother Xiao is still young, I don't have to cry when I see you at night, there is nothing to do here, don't worry, it is only right to go back and take the child with you." When this is over, you can talk to your mother-in-law and bring Brother Xiao back for a few days. ”

Sister Yu was so unresponsive by Xu's words that she stayed for most of the day, and didn't return to Mao's house until the next day.

"It's only at this time that we see people's hearts." Seeing off Sister Yu'er, Xu sighed and said to Shen Rui. "I always felt that my in-laws were too strict. It's just that the Mao family is always a scholarly family, a family with rules, Mao Chi is also very good, Sister Yu follows the rules, but she will not be happy with her mother-in-law and will not be tortured, so she will be married. Unexpectedly, at such a time, the wife of the in-laws understood the righteousness. ”

Shen Rui nodded, adversity sees the truth, this time is an excellent touchstone.

Among relatives and old friends, there are those who come to inquire in a hurry, and naturally there are also those who are afraid to avoid them.

For example, the third wife's maiden family, the Tian family who opened Nancheng Academy.

Last year, Shen Zhou excused himself for a bad resignation, and the Tian family also knew that he was for his nephew Shen Rui's township test, so it was difficult to say anything.

When Shen Ruixiang tried to understand Yuan, and even He Taizhi was on the list, it was rumored that Shen Zhou taught well, and Shen Zhou's reputation soared, and the Tian family intended to invite him back to teach.

But the Tian family also knew that Shen Zhou wanted to help Shen Rui attack the test, and they didn't force him to go immediately, but someone came to the Shen family every three or five days, even if they couldn't see Shen Zhou, they would talk to their uncle Shen Run, and it was very obvious to take the route of relatives.

The third master naturally hopes that the second brother and the Yue family will have a harmonious relationship in his heart, but this kind of thing has to be decided by the second brother himself, but it is inconvenient for him to say more, so he only hums to the Tian family, haha, and he should not admit it.

As soon as the test starts, Shen Rui doesn't need Shen Zhou to keep an eye on it, the Tian family is looking for it every day, and even the old lady Tian called Shen Run and his wife to go back and live for two days and talk about it.

The third wife, Tian, was also poured with good words at her mother's house, she was a simple person, and she went home to Xu's side. Her thoughts are also very simple, she feels that Xu's sister-in-law is full of words at home, as long as she opens her mouth and the second uncle Shen Zhou will not refuse.

Xu's laughter was ridiculous, seeing that Tian was still like a delicate girl at such an age, and there was no way, so he only said, "Where is this kind of thing up to others to decide for him, it still depends on the second uncle's thoughts", and sent her away.

However, the Xu family also talked to the third master later, and euphemistically hoped that the third master would handle the relationship between his family and the Yue family.

The third master was brought up by this sister-in-law since he was a child, because of his poor health, in fact, he has always relied on his brother and sister-in-law to support, otherwise he can't afford those expensive drugs at all, so he treats this sister-in-law almost like a mother-in-law, he will naturally listen to what his sister-in-law says, and he doesn't like the Tian family's actions this time from the bottom of his heart, and he feels a little aggressive.

As a result, in the past two days, Jinyiwei sealed the green seal, and the Tian family, who had been running to the Shen family every day, suddenly disappeared.

The aggressiveness is gone, but this is even more chilling.

The third old man was not a good-tempered person, and he almost blew his lungs, but it was Xu and Shen Rui who persuaded him to barely hold his temper, and he didn't go to anger the third wife and quarrel with her.

Hearing Xu's persuasion: "That is the Jinyi Guard, who is not afraid when you see it." Don't blame your in-laws. ”

The third master couldn't help but hate and said: "How dangerous the Jingtai Dynasty is, my father has never been afraid, in the end, he will protect a bloodline for Jiang Yushi's family." Chenghua sent an edict to prison like Zhang Shilang, and the eldest brother was not afraid, and still gave silver to let the Zhang family's relatives survive. How can a father and eldest brother not be afraid?! It's all just friends! ”

Xu Shi also sighed for a while, not to mention these two incidents.

At the beginning, after she and Xu, her father Xu Youzhen was already bad, and everyone in the court was afraid to avoid it, and only the old lady of the Shen family kept her promise and still let Shen Cang marry her, and Shen Cang never treated her slowly because of how her father was......

Xu smiled and said: "My family wants my descendants not to forget the 'Zhuzi Eight Virtues' (filial piety, loyalty, courtesy, righteousness, honesty and shame), not to fall into the name of the ancestors, and not to need others to be like my family." ”

The third master was speechless for a while, and only after a while did he glance at Shen Rui, and said childishly: "I will definitely teach Brother Rui and Fourth Brother well when I go back." ”

Shen Rui smiled and said, "Third uncle, don't worry, my fourth brother and I will not fall into the Shen family's name." ”

Shen Zhou already had a limited affection for the Tian family, and this time he was even more dissatisfied. But when it comes to in-laws, the behavior of the Qiao family of his previous Yue family is even more unbearable, and he is embarrassed to mention the Tian family.

Therefore, I didn't say much, but said that I was not going to teach in the future, so I would teach my own children at home, and help the bookstore collect and sort out manuscripts and ancient books.

The third master felt more and more fortunate in his heart that he didn't talk to the second brother at the beginning and let him continue to stay in Nancheng Academy, and at this time, he also said again and again: "My errand is not serious, I will also help the second brother." ”

Xu was very relieved to see it.

It's just that out of the main courtyard, the third master still couldn't help but be indignant and said to Shen Ruinian: "Several generations of friendship, and there are in-laws, it is not as good as the Fujian boy who met in Pingshui." ”

He was talking about Dai Dabin.

On that day, there was a dispute in Xiyuan Huanxi Sha, and afterwards, the Fujian lifters were led by Lin Fu, a Dali commentator who was also from Fujian, to apologize to the mansions of several high-ranking officials mentioned that day.

In fact, there are not a few Fujianese officials in the DPRK, but this group of people who speak "wild words" has offended all the top bigwigs in the DPRK, and who is willing to get involved in this matter! In the end, there was only one small seven-grade Dali commentator, Lin Fuken, to help them.

This Lin Fu is also a native of Putian, a jinshi in the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, but he was a person in the same department as Dai Dabin in the fourteenth year of Hongzhi. There are not many Putian clans, the Lin family and the Dai family are also considered world friends, and Dai Dabin has been a famous prodigy since he was a child, Lin Fu is very fond of this little fellow countryman and the same year.

Lin Fu and Dai Dabin's cousin Lin Fuyu are not of the same family, but they also have the same surname in the end. He was extremely upright and anxious for justice, so he took over the matter.

Where is the high-ranking official door so easy to climb, and it is the spring season is imminent, many people are looking for a way around, and several cabinet members are closed in order to avoid suspicion.

Several Shangshu did not close the door, no matter how unhappy they were, they all put on the posture of a corporal of Lixian, and when they saw the Fujian lifters who came to apologize, they only said two words of "misunderstanding" and two words of encouragement, and then served tea to the guests.

There is really only the Shen family, because there are no high-ranking officials, and there is a relationship between Dali Temple Qing and Yang Zhen, but they are warm to welcome guests.

The family came down, and they also had some understanding of some of the rules of officialdom, and the more they walked, the more their hearts sank, and they all knew that Meng Lang was at the beginning.

When the Shen family was warmly received, the contrast between cold and hot was obvious, and thinking that Shen Rui had also been involved in the Shen family's Huanxi Sha Teahouse, he felt guilty.

Because of his admiration for Zhu Yunming, Shen San's calligraphy and Shen's Danqing, and admiration for the knowledge of Shen Er's grandfather, Shen Rui, He Taizhi and others are young and promising and easy-going, and everyone is really close to the Shen family.

Everyone was busy preparing for the exam before the exam, so they were not invited to walk around. As soon as the test was over, the Fujian lifters handed over the ink articles to Qingzhuan in unison, and did not take a penny, and gathered together to set up a banquet in the Beijing Restaurant and invited Shen Rui and others.

And this time, just after the news of Jinyiwei's sealing of the green seal spread, Dai Dabin came to the Shen Mansion with Lin Fuyu.

They only said that they had caused trouble by speaking wild words before, and said that they were willing to go to Jinyiwei to reply, and they would never involve the Shen family, if the Shen family was sent, they would die without giving up.

When Shen Rui told them that there was nothing to do, and it had nothing to do with the events of that day, they were still afraid that Shen Rui was deliberately comforting them, paying close attention to the movements of the Shen family, and coming over from time to time to inquire if they were needed.

Later, when he saw a lot of people who quietly came to ask for a relationship, Shen Rui felt more and more that Dai Dabin was rare and really a person who could be friends.

Hearing the third master say this, Shen Rui also sighed in his heart, but the Tian family is the third master Yue family, and the third master said yes, but he is not good at saying that the Tian family is not, so he smiled and persuaded: "The Tian family has a big business, and there are also academies, and there are many teachers and students, and they are also widely implicated, so they have to be cautious, as my mother said, the third uncle does not have to be harsh on his relatives." Zuo, but this time it's okay, the third uncle don't think about that much. Didn't the third uncle teach me to be calm and self-cultivation, but the third uncle is in love today. ”

The third master began to listen and sighed, and when he heard the last sentence, he couldn't help laughing, knocked Shen Rui's head, and said, "I think you have learned from Tai Ge'er (He Taizhi) with a slippery mouth!" "I didn't mention it just now.

Because of the matter of the Tian family, Shen Rui was not good at discussing the follow-up matters with the third master, so after thinking about it, he still invited Shen Zhou to the study and discussed with him.

Although he no longer has any hatred for Shen Zhou, and for more than a year, thanks to Shen Zhou's careful teaching, it must be said that he can have Xie Yuan's good results, and most of his merits are attributed to Shen Zhou. Shen Zhou is worthy of being a Hanlin for many years, and he has studied outdated literature in Guozijian, and he is indeed very experienced in coping with the imperial examination.

Shen Rui is grateful to Shen Zhou, but in the bottom of his heart, he has never been able to be as close to the third uncle.

"I never expected that there would be a fire in the Gongyuan." Shen Rui opened his mouth and sighed.

He really never expected such an outrageous thing, he always felt that this kind of plot would only appear in third-rate film and television dramas, but he didn't expect that life was really more exciting than movies. After listening to Shen Zhou, Zhu Yunming and others talk about the ancients, he knew that this was not the first time that the Gongyuan had caught fire since the Ming Dynasty.

However, just because there has been a fire incident does not mean that this time is purely normal.

When there are candidates, it is reasonable to infer that the candidates knocked over the lights and candles to cause a fire, but this time, there were no candidates, and it was in the daytime, which was bizarre.

It's just that this is not when he came to "detect".

Now it's all he thinks about how to deal with what's next.

"I originally thought that after the examination, I would step up the production of one or two collections of current literature, which would make Qingzhuan's reputation go to a higher level, and then launch one or two monographs by the second uncle and several adults in the Ministry of Industry while it was hot. It's a pity, this fire ......" Shen Rui sighed and said to Shen Zhou, "My nephew is shallow, and I feel that this time the truth is revealed, and the Qing Seal may become popular, but the root cause of this is the dereliction of duty of the officials of the Tribute Court, and the higher the prestige of the Qing Seal, the more it will become a ......thorn in their flesh."

Shen Zhou nodded with satisfaction and said, "I was afraid that you would be young and vigorous before, but now I am relieved." It is true that this is a rare opportunity to push the prestige of Qingzhen up, and there is no need to do anything, just follow the trend and collect Shilin's prestige. However, taking advantage of the catastrophe, in the end, it is a trick, not a real poetry article that is famous all over the world, and this reputation is also unstable. ”

Seeing Shen Rui nodding frequently, he said again: "It's good that you can see through the danger behind this." Now, listening to Liu Zhong and Liu Gonggong's meaning, you are in this subject, but there is also a palace test in addition to the exam, although there is the emperor's blessing, but ...... Whenever there are treacherous villains in the DPRK and China, we still have to guard against them. ”

"After this incident, Shiwen still has to come out, but only mentions the Qing Seal, not the Shen family. My miscellaneous notebook was originally only a few articles, and it didn't come out of it. However, as you thought before, you can find one or two agricultural books from the previous dynasty and publish them, which is not only related to the society, but also does not cause Shilin to be disgusted. ”

Shen Rui smiled bitterly, although he wanted to push agricultural books, but he wanted to push engineering books even more, but in the eyes of orthodox literati like Shen Zhou, engineering technology was only a miracle and a trick, not a proper job.

Anyway, agricultural books are also the safest, and it is also a good thing to be able to promote agricultural books, which can fill the stomachs of the people and make the people stable. When it is easier to cultivate and the yield per mu is higher, the labor force can be liberated from farming and engaged in other work such as handicrafts.

Shen Rui nodded in response, "Just publish a few agricultural books, and then print some booklets of seasonal formulas, and distribute them to villages in the suburbs of Beijing for free." ”

He looked at Shen Zhou, and suddenly asked again, "Second Uncle is still willing to teach?" ”

Shen Zhou was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "What I said in the main courtyard just now is not a lie. Originally, I wanted to wait for the palace exam to see the situation before going back to Nancheng Academy, but now that this incident has happened, I don't want to go back for a while. ”

He paused, smiled reluctantly, and said, "This matter, in fact, the Tian family is shocked. It's just ...... "It's just that after experiencing the Qiao family, it is difficult for him to let down his guard against such relatives."

Of course, he didn't go to Nancheng Academy with the attitude of helping his relatives, but he wanted to have his own protégés, his own voice channels, and everyone was half a catty, so he couldn't complain that the Tian family was not benevolent and righteous at this time.

"For the time being, just teach a few children in the family to sort out the anthologies to be printed in the bookstore." Shen Zhou is the way after all.

Shen Rui stared at Shen Zhou for a moment and said, "Second Uncle has thought about building his own academy?" ”

Shen Zhou couldn't help but be surprised, stunned for a moment, Fang shook his head and said, "I just said that you are young and old, and you are talking about children again, how can the academy be built when it is said to be built?" ”

Shen Rui said solemnly: "Although it is not instantaneous, if the second uncle has the heart, with the help of the green seal, how can we not build a 'Dongcheng Academy'?" Of course, the second uncle said that he didn't want to publicize it, so he temporarily took the form of 'clan studies', but now most of the students are the children of the clan, if outsiders want to come, they will be called 'attached to the school'. Several clan uncles may not be unwilling to stay in Beijing, but they can also be the second uncle's helpers. ”

"The second uncle is talented and experienced, isn't it easy to teach them?! Last year, the second uncle also has a reputation, these two years the boy test is tired, and then there is a township test if he also achieves good results, then he will go to the name of "clan science", directly changed to the academy, the second uncle will be the head of the mountain, is it not a matter of course? ”

Shen Zhou was also quite moved when he heard it, but there are so many Jingzhong Academy, last year's boy test, he really worked hard in teaching, but he was also lucky to meet a good seedling, if it is an elm head, how to carve it will not be able to learn.

Nancheng Academy has been famous for many years, so it is natural that good seedlings come here to study.

He has a new mountain here, and the reputation of a single boy test, good seedlings may not be willing to come.

As for the few children in the family, it's hard to say how many can be hit.

Shen Zhou couldn't help but hesitate for a while.

Shen Rui didn't want him to give an answer immediately, these were just ideas, and it depended on how to solve the fire in the Gongyuan this time, so that he could carefully discuss the follow-up.

The reason why I said this was because I wanted Shen Zhou to know in his heart and think about it in advance, so that he could respond in time after the results came out.

"My nephew is just talking about it for a while, but in fact, the academy is a big matter, and he is not in a hurry, and he has to think about it in the long run. The second uncle was more considerate. Shen Rui said.

Shen Zhou nodded, and said very solemnly: "Wait for me to think about it." Don't let your mouth blow first. ”

Seven days have passed since the fire in Gongyuan.

Four days have passed since the Qing Seal was seized.

There is still no explanation for the examination, and the entire capital is in a state of anxiety.

Originally, at the end of February, the list would be released, and the palace test would be held on March 15, but there was no movement on March 3.

There is also a grand banquet of Qushui Liuzhen in the West Garden of Shangsi Festival, a group of clan relatives headed by the eldest princess of Chun'an do the host, set up a flowing water seat, the wine and food are served in the small cup and go down the river, tourists can take their own food and drink from the water, several viewing pavilions are equipped with pen and ink, if the literati and ink writers have good poems and articles, they can write down at any time.

The eldest princess of Chun'an also laughed and said that she wanted to publish a collection of poems for the Shangsi Festival, and at the same time solemnly invited some Hanlin Qingliu to come.

It is a very elegant thing to compose a collection of poems, but what is spread in the market is that this banquet is a disguised "catch a son-in-law under the list", and it is the nobles who want to choose a lover for the daughter of the family.

Of course, most literati laughed when they heard it, and it was an old thing in the Song Dynasty to catch a son-in-law, but Da Ming didn't have this rule.

How difficult it is to take the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty, there is nothing to write in the book about the juvenile champion Yunyun, in fact, those who show talent in their teens will be praised as prodigies, it is not easy to move less than twenty, and they are all talents who won the Jinshi before thirty, and there are very few people who have not married a wife at this age.

The rich and noble families of the Ming Dynasty will not be like the Great Song Dynasty, who will be arrested and returned as a son-in-law if they are a jinshi, even if they are septuagenarians, they will only be ridiculed.

The real rich and noble families have long been engaged to marry in the young talent and young people's talents, for example, the Yan family, a salt merchant, and Xie Yuan and Shen Jin of Nanzhili at that time set a family affair.

Therefore, the Shouning Marquis Mansion did not look for a son-in-law among the sons of Xungui at the beginning, and wanted to find a Jinshi with a good background and unmarried, but it was not easy to find Shen Jin, the champion of the princess.

Although "catching a son-in-law under the list" sounds like a joke to the literati, the people like this story the most, so with the news of the banquet, the words of catching a son-in-law under the list have also been boiling for a month.

As for whether there is a move to catch the exam, it is not known if you really moved your mind.

But to catch a son-in-law under the "list", and catch a son-in-law under the "list", first of all, there must be a "list" to be successful.

Most of the lifters are anxious, and many people have no intention of having fun and don't want to join in the fun.

Of course, there are also those who are sure that they are on the list, and those who don't take a imperial examination seriously, and on this day, there are still many people who go to Xiyuan to play and leave poems.

There is such a lively thing, how can there be no figure of Brother Shou.

Naturally, Shen Rui and He Taizhi wanted to stay at home quietly and wait for the turmoil to pass, so they were all called to Xiyuan by Brother Shou.

But they did not chant poems with the crowd on the shore, but on a painting boat, watching the bustle on the riverbank.

Brother Shou didn't invite Shen Rui to speak alone, but he also smiled at him, "The article is good." ”

With this sentence, Shen Rui and He Taizhi both settled down.

He Taizhi is worried about the sealing of the green seal in Japan, the whole person is worried, and he has no intention of having fun, listening to Brother Shou's words, he knows that the Shen family is okay and even Shen Rui has good things! This steadfastness seemed to be alive again, his eyes were full of joy, and he immediately shouted for delicious and fun.

Brother Shou liked his sassy temperament more and more, squeezed his eyebrows and smiled: "Brother Tai, do you see that there is a painting boat over there, several princesses are going to choose sons-in-law and grandsons-in-law today, I see that you are at the right age, and you haven't decided on a marriage yet, right?" Go down and compose two poems, and you'll be selected! ”

He Taizhi grinned and grimaced, and said, "The nobles chose Jinshi, I am still far away, and it will take three years." ”

Brother Shou laughed and said, "Then I will wait for you for three years, and then I will protect you as a matchmaker." ”

If it is someone else, I am afraid that I will not immediately kowtow to thank the lord Longen, but He Taizhi immediately made a bitter face, and said with a sad face: "Don't mind, you must be a noble girl when you open your mouth, my temperament can't provide for the Bodhisattva, I have to find an honest and obedient mother-in-law......"

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this, and Brother Shou laughed even more.

Shen Rui raised his hand and gently slapped He Tai's back brain, and scolded with a smile: "Jinghun said." ”

He Taizhi saw that everyone was laughing at him, but he was not annoyed, scratching his nose and laughing.

When the wine and food came up, everyone pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and Brother Shou also made a fist with the same person, and the banquet was full of excitement.

Zhang and Shen Rui sat together, and the two drank a cup before they started talking in a low voice.

At the time of the Qingzhen incident, Zhang Huiren was studying martial arts in Beijing, but Du Laoba rushed to the Shen Mansion very quickly, saying that everything was sent by Shen Rui.

That posture is quite a bit like trying to rob the law field to save people.

Shen Rui couldn't cry or laugh, but he also thanked him for his righteousness, because he couldn't explain the situation, he only said that there was nothing in the house.

Du Laoba directly left Wang Stick and several good players in the carriage and horse shop.

"I also called someone to call Tian Feng back, but I couldn't come back for a while, and a certain stick was left, although it was not as good as Brother Tian, but it was also able to withstand it for a while." Du Laoba patted his chest and said, "There are still some people in the dart bureau outside, Second Master Shen can rest assured." ”

However, it was the Lu family who invited Zen Master Hongshan to Kaifeng to send a letter, and Tian Feng personally went over and tied up with the Kaifeng Dart Bureau, and the two sides negotiated and finalized the cooperation.

The Kaifeng Dart Bureau introduced several Shaolin lay disciples and martial artists to come over, and Tian Feng used the banner of the Kaifeng Dart Bureau branch to set up the "Shunfeng Mark" that Shen Rui said at the beginning.

He has silver in hand and a three-inch tongue, but he has found some friends from the rivers and lakes before, and there are already a lot of people.

This year, the development of the carriage and horse shop is very fast, the towns around the capital are basically open to traffic, Du Laoba is now paving the line to Shandong, Tian Fenghua first helped Du Laoba to run this matter, but also rely on Du Laoba's Eight Immortals to travel to the sea, and then pick up some letters and parcels in addition to the dart, to complete Shen Rui's original idea.

Shen Rui couldn't help but smile when he looked at Du Laoba, "Old Du, I really haven't reached this point." ”

Du Laoba smiled, touched the messy beard on his chin, and said: "How do you say that, be prepared, hehe, this is not, give the second master your peace of mind." ”

Shen Rui nodded, patted him, and said solemnly: "Thank you, Lao Du, you have a heart." ”

Du Laoba hurriedly returned the salute, not even daring to say.

Du Laoba didn't stay long, he drank a cup of tea and left, while Wang Gongzi and the others are still staying in the Shen Mansion.

"I didn't think that Du Laoba was still a bold and careful person." Shen Rui smiled at Zhang Hui and said. "I can't tell him at all."

"It's not easy to set up a million children in Xicheng, but it's not enough to just be brave and ruthless." Zhang Hui took a sip of wine, although he didn't know about Hongde Palace, he knew that Liu Zhong had brought the words to the Shen Mansion, and he expected that Brother Shou would be fine.

He lowered his voice, "Jingwei Martial Arts here, to reprint a batch of drill codes, I thought, please ask the green seal to print, and it would be better if I could print some military books." ”

The things that can be printed in Jingwei martial arts are also to create a name for Qing Seal, and Shen Rui also received this favor, "It's just that in the end, it's a matter of martial arts, and it has to be mentioned by the Ministry of War, and the emperor will approve it." Don't open your mouth lightly. ”

Zhang Hui smiled and whispered, "You are cautious." Rest assured. He added, "The emperor originally thought that this year's Dragon Boat Festival might have to practice the naval drills in Taiye Pool, but this ship is not yet complete, so I am afraid that it will be difficult." I'll keep the shipbuilding drawings and everything with you, and if the military books can be printed, these can all be fine. There's something out of the Ordnance Bureau too...... Alas, if you don't release the list, I won't be able to invite your brother-in-law to discuss it in the past two days......"

This is Li Yanqing, Shen Rui shook his head with a smile, "Wait for the list slowly." The list is out, and he always has a few months to spare. ”

After a while, there was the sound of silk and bamboo, but I saw a few small boats swinging on the water, and the musicians in the boats each held the piano flute, and played a song together, the tune was melodious and tactful, and the sound of the water was particularly transparent, and it spread very far.

Brother Shou on the main seat here had already lost the wine cup, leaned to the window to look, and turned back and smiled: "It's still Qian Ning's kid who is clever and brought Zang Xian's people." How could there be no Yale at such times! ”

Cai Liang and others around him applauded.

Shen Rui originally heard the music and felt melodious and beautiful, and his heart was relaxed, but he suddenly heard the word "Qian Ning", and he was a rin when he landed.

Zhang Hui snorted coldly and muttered in a low voice: "I said why I didn't see him, I was waiting here." ”

Shen Rui frowned and asked, "Who is this?" ”

In the history of his previous life, this great name is inevitably too thunderous. But it is still necessary to ask, in particular, when did this scourge appear?

Zhang Hui said coldly: "Qian Ning is the godson of Qian Neng, the great eunuch of the Chenghua Dynasty. The four Qian Neng brothers are all capable, and they are famous for their greed and coolness, but they can be liked by Xianmiao and protected everywhere. Qian Neng was not in Hongzhi for eighteen years, or Liu Jin's funeral, and Qian Ning fell in love with Liu Jin. In the first year, Liu Jin begged the emperor for a piece of incense for Qian Neng, and asked Qian Ning for a favor from hundreds of households in brocade clothes. ”

If this person was a eunuch, Zhang Hui would not be so unhappy, just because he also belonged to Jinyiwei, and as soon as Zhang Hui went to Jingwei Wuxue, Liu Jin pushed several of his Jinyi guards, including Qian Ning, to the little emperor's side, and made it clear that he wanted to replace him Zhang Hui, which made Zhang Hui not angry.

"That Zang Xian is a servant, and Qu Le won the emperor's favor and gave him a music official. As soon as Xiyuan collected some money here, Qian Ning asked the emperor to build a royal music treasury. The household department has been dissatisfied with this matter for the past two days. ”

Shen Rui had already flipped several thoughts in his heart.

Looking at Brother Shou's attitude, Qian Ning is already quite popular with the emperor, and this method, as in history, is a way to lead the little emperor to have fun.

At this moment, Shen Rui was even moved to kill, if he could get rid of this evil, maybe ......

The silk and bamboo stopped for a while, and when it was played again, a small boat left the group and sailed this way. After approaching the painting boat, a group of four people got on the painting boat, and turned to Brother Shou and the others.

Cai Liang and the others all knew Qian Ning, greeted each other, and someone came to introduce Shen Rui.

But seeing that Qian Ning was twenty-four or five years old, with a tiger's back and a bee's waist, and a dignified appearance, others emphasized that he could open a bow with his left and right hands, which showed his bravery. And his appearance is quite handsome, and he is smiling at people, and he is actually a rather likable character.

And that Zang Xian is not the image of a boy and a girl as Shen Rui thinks, but he is a scholar in his thirties, talking politely, treating people with the piano, and his one-handed piano skills are even more amazing, so that the noble children who are used to listening to the music played by "everyone" everywhere are applauded.

Shen Rui looked at the excitement of the banquet with a smile on his face, but he had already calculated in his heart, and he turned around and hurriedly asked Liu Zhong carefully.

Looking at Zhang Hui's appearance, he was also extremely dissatisfied with Qian Ning, and Liu Zhong would not be happy to have a person from Liu Jin who was so favored by Brother Shou, and when the time came, he would ......

The banquet is a lively end.

There is really news of "catching a son-in-law under the list", and I heard that several princesses really found a husband for their daughters and granddaughters. I just don't know if these people will be on the list.

One of them should be no problem, but he is the second year of Zhengde Huguang Township trial solution yuan, named Pang Tianqing. The eldest princess of Chun'an gave him Xingjiu's granddaughter Cai Luoxu.

Although Cai Luo is not as favored as the seventh girl Cai Miao has the title of Qinghe Junjun, she is the eldest daughter of the eldest princess of Chun'an, and she is also very favored by the family, and the eldest princess is also very chosen for her family affairs.

Many noble families in Beijing have come to ask for marriage, but the eldest princess has not chosen any of them. No one expected that several girls in the eldest princess's mansion, including Qinghe Junjun, were married to nobles, but suddenly one of them wanted to marry Wenchen.

That Pang Tianqing is twenty years old this year, and he has never been married, not because of his poor family or ugly appearance, on the contrary, this person was born in the Huguang Wang clan, his family has quite assets, and he is not only talented but also has a good appearance.

The reason why he refused many marriages was because Pang Tianqing was also a talent at a young age, and suddenly the matchmaker in the family broke through the threshold, and even his aunt and aunt cried and shouted that they wanted to marry his cousin and cousin, which made his mother also in a dilemma.

He was so annoyed that he swore in public that he would not talk about marriage without being a jinshi, so that he had been pure for all these years.

Even after the Central Yuan Dynasty, the prefect came to be a matchmaker, and his grandfather came forward to persuade him, he bit his bite and swore that he would not let go.

However, because the emperor list has not yet been lowered at this time, it has been rumored that he is the son-in-law of the Cai family, and some envious, jealous and hateful people can't help but laugh: "What's the matter, when you meet the eldest princess's mansion, the oath is considered a fart?" ”

Pang Tianqing only said proudly: "There must be me on the list this year, since I have fulfilled my vow, why can't I talk about marriage?" ”

These words smashed into those who had no bottom in their hearts speechless.

On the seventh day of the first month of March, the emperor list will be called for a long time, and Pang Tianqing is really on the list, and he is still among the top ten.

In this section, Huiyuan is Yang Shen, Dai Dabin is second, and Shen Rui is third.

Pang Tianqing is seventh.

Liu Ren, the son of Liu Yu, the secretary of the military department, was the nineteenth.

Li Gongzi, the squire of the Ministry of Works, Li Yanqing, is fifty-third.

There are one hundred and seventeen sons of Ge Lao Jiaofang, who are in the second and third grades, and can be up and down.

There are two hundred and sixty-five members of the Shen clan, Shen Jue, and they must be the top three.

Several old clan uncles and Zhu Yunming and Shen were all off the list again, but although they were disappointed, they were used to it, and they didn't put sadness on their faces.

Although Shen Ying is afraid that he will be in the top three, this is the same as Jinshi and Mrs. Ru, it seems to be so bad, but it is still extremely difficult to be on the list. Shen Yu is just a side branch of the Shen family, and his family background is ordinary, so he is very satisfied with this result.

Several old clan uncles and Zhu Yunming were preparing to go home, while Shen wanted to stay in the capital, and he said that he would paint all the scenery of Xiyuan all year round before leaving.

Because the day of Shen Rui's marriage was on April 28, everyone had to attend the wedding before leaving.

Shen Zhou couldn't help but be overjoyed when he knew Shen Rui's ranking, and his heart had already raised hope for opening the clan school first and then opening the academy. It's just that the left and right clansmen didn't go back for a while, so they didn't mention it for the time being, and after Shen Ruidian took the test, they discussed it with him and the third brother.

"It's a pity that it's not Huiyuan, otherwise I will get a three-yuan and the first ......" There are no outsiders in the Xu family room in the main courtyard, He Taizhi is happier than he won at this time, and he danced again.

Xu Shi smiled and drank him lightly, and said, "Full of nonsense, there are a few more in history that are three yuan and first!" It's not a joke to say that. ”

He Taizhi apologized with a hippie smile, but he didn't have the consciousness of making a mistake at all, and said: "Then there is a palace test, maybe Brother Rui is better than Brother Yang, and he won the champion in one fell swoop, haha." ”

Shen Rui couldn't help but laugh and scold.

He Taizhicai was not afraid of him, and still said with a hippie smile: "What, are you afraid of Brother Yang, or are you afraid of your sister-in-law who has not passed the door?" Haha, I know, I'm afraid of being weird with my sister-in-law. Oops, it depends on whether the sister-in-law wants to be the champion sister or the champion lady. ”

Shen Rui couldn't help but blush, and he couldn't hold it anymore, so he raised his fist to fight.

Over there, Xu Shi also opened his mouth and scolded with a smile: "Net say some crazy things!" Be careful your brother pounds you! ”

He Taizhi seemed to be a crazy person, and he became more and more energetic, while dodging Shen Rui's fist, he teased again and again, and as he spoke, he said casually: "Actually, it's good to explore flowers, but of course it's still the champion who can suppress Shen Jin's sins, but it's a pity that it's not Sanyuan and the ......."

The smile on Shen Rui's face froze, and Xu Shi had already stopped shouting: "Brother Tai! Hugh is talking nonsense! ”

Only then did He Taizhi realize what he had said, so he hurriedly put away his smile, stood up respectfully, and made a salute to Xu and Shen Rui to make amends, "It's me talking nonsense, aunt, Rui Ge Mo blame, I don't dare anymore." ”

Shen Rui sighed, he knew that He Taizhi was close to him from the bottom of his heart, so he didn't treat Shen Jin from the beginning, and he didn't have a good face since he knew that Shen Jin had to understand the Yuan.

Later, He Taizhi went to Hangzhou with his father, and the two only corresponded occasionally, and Shen Rui did not write everything to him here, so He Taizhi's impression of Shen Jin always stayed on the concubine who occupied the magpie's nest.

But at this moment, Shen Rui didn't know how to explain.

He took a deep breath and said, "Brother Tai, I only live by myself, and I don't compare myself with others. ”

He Taizhi's face turned red and said, "It's my heart that is narrow." ”

Xu Shi looked at Shen Rui with satisfaction, beckoned He Taizhi to come to his side, patted his hand and said: "You are good friends with Brother Rui, so you naturally hope that he is the best in everything, but first, you need to understand that there are people outside the world, and there is no end to blindly comparison, and you will only mistake yourself." Furthermore, you must remember that Shen Jin is a member of the Shen clan and the elder brother of Rui Ge'er, not your enemy. ”

Shen Rui and He Taizhi's faces were all solemn, and they both got up and waved at Xu, and said solemnly: "Mother (aunt) has taught you a lesson." Sons (nephews) remember. ”

Although the release of the list has been postponed for a long time, the palace test has not been postponed, it is still March 15, and the emperor personally advises the tributes in the Fengtian Palace.

Although there is no situation where those who have passed the examination will fail the list again, the ranking may change greatly. Therefore, the tributes were still extremely nervous.

In particular, the palace examination is a question set for life since Hongwu three years, and the palace examination is a policy policy, but the business is directly stated, limited to more than 1,000 words.

It seems that only one question is very simple, but in fact, the exam is still very rigorous, and the reading papers are read by the cabinet officials and the six departments, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the General Administration, the official of Dali Temple, the Zhan Mansion, and the official of the Hanlin Academy. promoted to the Ministry of Rites, Shangshu, and Shilang; Surveillance to supervise the two members of the Imperial History; Receiving volumes, seals, and palm scrolls, all of them are based on the Hanlin Academy, Chunfang, the Economic Bureau, Guanglu Temple, the Hong Temple, the Shangbao Division, the Six Branches, and the officials of the Imperial Palace; patrol away, with brocade clothes and other guards; printing scrolls, with the Ministry of Rites and ceremonies to control the officials; Supply, to Guanglu Temple, the Ministry of Rites of Fine Diet.

Almost all departments of the imperial court were mobilized to serve this highest level of examination.

On the second day of the palace examination, the official who read the papers entered the East Pavilion to read the papers, all of them were scarlet, and they were all in and out, and they did not return to the first, and stayed in the Ministry of Rites.

After reading the papers, the examination papers will be divided into three grades, and then presented to the emperor for approval, and the top three candidates will be determined.

The judgment of the reader is relatively fair, but the emperor who holds the final ranking may be affected in many ways, Taizu once re-decided the ranking of the first class because of a dream, Emperor Jianwen was transferred to the list because of the poor appearance of the champion, and Chengzu once changed the two rankings because the name of the list was better than the name of the champion, and once changed the name of a champion duke, resulting in the person who did not know that he was shouting when he was in the Golden Palace......

There are also many flowers, which are taken from the young and handsome.

All kinds of anecdotes are fun for others to listen to, but very bad for stakeholders.

In the face of the "willful" emperor, the tributes can only resign themselves to fate.

Today, he is also a notoriously "willful" emperor.

On the day of the palace test, Shen Rui wanted to laugh when he knew the problem. It's just that on such occasions, the intestines are knotted, and a strong face must be forced.

This is the first palace test since the little emperor ascended the throne, and the question is also very personal to him, and at the same time, you can see the traces of being polished by the elders on this topic.

For example, the sentence "Since I have been on the throne, I have been conscientious and conscientious, but the destiny of heaven is the degree, and the ancestral training is the ......", which made Shen Rui laugh in his stomach for a long time.

And the little emperor asked, I don't know what is the law today, what is the cut? I don't know what is the law today, which comes first?

Shen Rui also sighed in his heart, the little emperor has always been a radical in his bones, and he yearns to achieve great things like Taizu Chengzu, he doesn't like to stick to the rules, he wants to seek new changes.

And he, Shen Rui, also wants to change!

As soon as Shen Ruiluo groaned, he made up his mind and picked up the pen and wrote quickly on the straw paper.

Two days later, Hongde Hall

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it was stipulated that after the palace examination was completed, the paper was read the next day, and the list was released the next day, and since the third year of Hongzhi, the grace period was released on the fourth day.

On this day, the scroll readers sent the well-divided scrolls to the Hongde Palace, were given a seat and tea, and obediently waited for the little emperor to approve it.

The little emperor was crooked on the dragon chair, and he was still cross-legged, holding the roll paper presented by the reader as if reading a book, and raised his eyebrows and muttered quietly while reading.

"This article is full of flowers, but it is inevitably space. Words are good, you don't look at the words, do you? ”

"This article is simply an old master's preaching, and there is nothing new in it. The courtiers are old enough to be stable enough, and they still want to choose more old-fashioned people to come up? ”

"I just thought it was a good choice of words, so let's come a, hey, this hand, it's better than me, can you choose it too?"

The ministers below were not young, and half of them didn't hear what he said, and when they saw that he didn't call out loud, they drank tea with their heads bored. And the other half, pretending not to hear what he said, continued to drink tea and drink tea.

Liu Jin took the rolling paper that the little emperor had just put aside, and replied in a very low voice with a smile, "Long live the lord, this is the son of Jiao Ge Lao." ”

His voice suddenly became higher, and he said, "The slave maid also followed the Long Live Lord a few times, and felt that it was ...... Jiao Gongzi's words, compared to calligraphy, this article is still ambitious...... It is not an exaggeration to set it as a first-class class. ”

His eyes swept down, and Jiao Fang was like an old monk, as if he hadn't listened.

While Wang Wei, Li and a few other Jiao Dang raised their heads and nodded slightly.

Brother Shou smiled, but he didn't answer, but asked Li Dao with interest: "Li Aiqing, where is Ling Gongzi's rolling paper?" ”

Li hurriedly got up and replied: "The dog will only get fifty-three in the test, and the palace test countermeasures article is mediocre, this time it is ranked sixty-one, and I don't dare to submit it to waste the time of the saint and delay the important affairs of the saint." ”

As soon as he spoke, several eyes shot at him, and when he finished speaking, he reacted.

His son will try to rank fifty-three is a mediocre article, but Jiao Huang will try to rank outside a hundred!

Li was annoyed for a while, and he didn't dare to look at Jiao Ge Lao, so he opened his mouth and wanted to make amends, but at this time, what are you boasting about......

Thanks to the fact that he has been friends with Jiao Fang for many years, he knows about the Jiao family, so he coughed and remedied: "The dog has been weak and sick since he was a child, he stays at home, and his mind and vision are not broad, but Jiao Gongzi is studying in many academies, and there is a big gap in his heart, which is far from being comparable to the dog." The minister has read Jiao Gongzi's article and thinks that it is ...... It can be a first-class. ”

Jiao Fang lowered her eyelids and stopped looking at him.

And the flesh on Li Dongyang's face twitched slightly, but he didn't speak, and only looked at Yang Tinghe out of the corner of his eye.

Yang Tinghe only looked at the tea cup in his hand, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

Brother Shou smiled and said, "That's it." I think that the articles of Yang Aiqing's son-in-law and Dongbed's fast son-in-law are excellent, and they can both be first-class. ”

"Your Majesty!" This time, Li Dongyang, Wang Hua, Jiao Fang, and Wang Wei actually spoke out in unison against it.

Jiao Fang and Wang Wei naturally knew that Brother Shou was opposed, and he was curious why Li Dongyang and Wang Hua were also opposed, these two people, one was Li Dongyang's apprentice, and the other was Wang Hua's apprentice.

Could it be ...... He squinted his eyes, Li Dongyang and Wang Hua have not dealt with each other since the Hongzhi Dynasty, Wang Hua has been unable to enter the cabinet for a long time, and there is also Li Dongyang's handwriting. Come to think of it, they all want to let their own people in, and the other party retreats, right?

Jiao Fang took a step forward and said: "The emperor has decided like this, how can Yang Zhan deal with himself?" ”

Li Dongyang, Wang Hua and others flew Jiao Fang with their eye knives again, and they all scolded secretly in their hearts, you dare to stuff your son's top three grades into the first class, but ask other people's sons and sons-in-law Yang Tinghe, who is excellent and upright, how to deal with himself? !

That's it, let's be shameless.

Brother Shou laughed twice, but he didn't answer, and raised his eyebrows to signal others to speak.

Wang Wei has been Jiao Fang's subordinate for many years, and he didn't say that Yang Tinghe was peaceful, but he was in the same vein as Jiao Fang: "I am afraid that the discussion will boil and harm the two of them."

Li Dongyang's answer did not surprise Brother Shou: "The old minister of the undergraduate should have avoided it, the emperor allowed the old minister to still be the official who read the papers, and the old minister should be virtuous and not avoid relatives, and throughout the articles of the tributes, Yang Shen should still be the leader." Hu Zhangzong is second, and Lu Nan is again. ”

Wang Chang, the envoy of the general government, added a sentence when he saw the stitches, "Qin An Hu Zhangzong, Gaoling Lu Nan." ”

It's like supplementing the place of origin, but it's not for the little emperor.

When Liu Jin heard that both of them were from Shaanxi, he couldn't help but smile and squint.

Jiao Fang, on the other hand, almost crushed the teacup.

Li Dongyang didn't pay attention to it, but continued: "Shen Rui's essay can be ranked in the top ten, but in his writing, the young man is too ambitious, and there are many inappropriate strategies for him, so it is only limited to ten. is also a teenager, but Putian Dai Dabin is more calm and down-to-earth than him, and several of his strategies have something to say, which shows that he has paid attention to the people's livelihood and livelihood. ”

Brother Shou's face sank a little, and only he knew how much Shen Rui's text had for him. In the past, Shen Rui's Zazi has achieved good results, where is the risk? ! There's nothing wrong with that!

It's clear that these old guys are dragging their feet, and they can't see young people making progress, and everything is presumptuous!

Every day, he told him to study in the deep palace and not look outside, so that they could control the government.

For a while, he even felt that Li Dongyang should not have been left behind, and he should be allowed to go to Shicai with Liu Jian and Xie Qian.

Brother Shou didn't say anything, but a face as black as the bottom of a pot was enough to express everything.

Everyone present also knew in their hearts, and several people had begun to think about what kind of position to stuff Shen Rui in, so as not to make the emperor too unhappy, and not to make Wang Hua and Yang Tinghe too proud......

Brother Shou glanced at Wang Hua, his face softened a little, and he was counting on Wang Hua to refute Li Dongyang.

Wang Hua's words were completely unexpected by Brother Shou: "Your Majesty, the Songjiang Shen family, this generation has already produced two champions. Although the Shen family has been a scholar for generations, can it really reach the point where the three brothers of the generation are all Dingjia? The old ministers are also afraid of things boiling, not only the Shen family is easy to be criticized, but also afraid that it will hinder the emperor's reputation. ”

Everyone was stunned, Wang Hua's elbow ...... Where is this turning?

The little emperor's face was also visible to the naked eye, and it went black again, and his eyes were round and full of anger.

"I only know that Shen Rui's article is excellent! Can be the champion! Brother Shou almost gritted his back molars and said this.

Wang Hua's eyes did not dodge, facing the anger of the little emperor, but he still said steadily: "Your Majesty, in the cabinet now, only the old minister has been the champion. ”

Brother Shou frowned and didn't make a sound.

Wang Hua said slowly: "In these two cabinets, except for the old ministers, only Xie Ge Lao is the champion, well, it is Wang Ge Lao (Wang Wei) This section. And the champions of Li Ge Lao and Jiao Ge Lao, the official to the bachelor's degree, died in the sixteenth year of Chenghua. The champion of the previous first assistant Liu Jian's department, the official to the Ministry of Industry, died in the twenty-third year of Chenghua. ”

"Your Majesty, look, what if there is a champion name?"

"The emperor's love for talent is well known to his ministers, but sometimes he is famous and easy to provoke. This subject is to be printed and published in a book that can be seen all over the world, and Shen Rui's article may be convincing? ”

"If Shen Rui can't convince the public, he will be recognized as fortunate and then attacked, and he will be trapped in a place where the door is wide open and people are unknown!"

Wang Hua himself, when the first emperor intended to let him enter the cabinet, was pointed out by Liu Jian and others as fortunate and repeatedly blocked from the cabinet.

The word "fortunate to enter", no one can comprehend the pain better than Wang Hua.

If Shen Rui is the first champion of the Shen family, it doesn't matter, he has achieved outstanding results since the boy's exam.

But if the Shen family produces three champions in just over ten years, the world will definitely look sideways.

Especially Shen Jin and Shen Rui, they are also inseparable from blood relations, this is the brother of the same father, and they are only one subject away from winning the champion, which may be passed on as a good story, and it is more likely to become a gossip and joke in the market.

Many things about the Shen family brothers will be excavated, and they have a natural father like Shen Yuan, and there are too many pickles on them, and their stories will become jokes and jokes in the market after dinner, and become the reason for his Japanese political enemies to attack Shen Rui.

What's even more troublesome is that the little emperor and Shen Rui have known each other for a long time will also surface.

At that time, no matter how talented Shen Rui is, the three champions in more than ten years are ironclad evidence of the emperor's preference, and they will be detained with the word "fortunate to enter".

I can't get rid of this hat for a lifetime.

Brother Shou's face changed, and he asked after a while: "According to what Qing saw, who is the top three?" Where should Shen Rui be? ”

Wang Hua glanced at Li Dongyang as if he had no intention of it, and said: "The old minister also thinks that Yang Shen's article can be the first, and Dai Dabin's writing is brilliant, and he can enter the top three." Shen Rui can enter the top ten. ”

Brother Shou's gaze moved downstream, and the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate said: "The minister thinks that Hu Zhangzong is better than calligraphy or calligraphy, and he can be a role model." The scorched yellow can be the first name of the second grade. ”

Li Lishi said: "In the grand ceremony of talent selection, the strategy of governing the country and the country, calligraphy and writing are secondary, right? Hu Zhangzong's top ten are already reluctant, and the top three can't be won. It is better to take measures in the scorched yellow, which can be the eye. ”

He knew that he couldn't compete for the top prize at all, and it was good to be able to compete for the top spot.

Liang Chu said coldly: "Master Li, according to the old minister, Ling Gongzi's countermeasures are also like a test, and he is more than fifty better than Zhi Jiao Gongzi. ”

Li Pi smiled and said: "Lord Liang loves him, and the dog is ashamed." ”

Liu Yu's son also entered the top ten in this round, but he didn't know what to compete for, so he synthesized everyone's views and put forward candidates who were not attacked much, saying: "Yang Shen can be the champion, Lu Nan can be the leader, and Dai Dabin can be Tanhua." ”

Brother Shou listened to their chirping for a long time, his brain hurt, he patted the dragon chair, when everyone was quiet, he looked at the roll paper full of cases, turned over and over, and only after a while did he mention the red pen, and first clicked Yang Shen as the top of the list.

Liu Jin stretched his voice and said, "Champion, Yang Shen." ”

This was expected by everyone, and Yang Shen's article had already been praised by the public readers when it was famous, and it was rated first.

Everyone was nervously waiting for the second candidate.

Seeing Brother Shou looking at Hu Zhangzong and Lu Nan's scrolls, his eyes wandered, and Liu Jin quickly went through the background of the two in his mind.

Although Hu Zhangzong and Lu Nan are both from Shaanxi, they remembered that Hu Zhangzong was a prisoner and had been known to Li Dongyang, and Lu Nan was born in Zhengxue Academy and had no deep friendship with Li Dongyang.

He stretched out his neck to look at the rolling paper, and suddenly whispered to Brother Shou: "These two people are people recognized by Elder Li Ge, and their knowledge is good, but the slave and maid look at it, this Hu Zhangzong's handwriting is still scribbled, how can it be scribbled in such a big matter?" You can see his temperament. Or Lu Nan's hand pavilion style is written calmly and beautifully. ”

Lu Nan's ranking in the exam was also before Hu Zhangzong, and Brother Shou hesitated slightly, so he clicked on the right hand.

Liu Jin reported with a smile: "Bangyan, Lu Nan." ”

Li Dongyang was both relieved and a little sorry for Hu Zhangzong, and couldn't help but hope for Tanhua.

But he didn't know that Liu Jin's words "are all people recognized by Li Gelao" made the little emperor disgusted, and Hu Jinzong's rolling paper had been thrown aside by him.

The scorched roll was pressed low because he saw it early, Liu Jin didn't find it at a glance, so he took the initiative to flip it up, but before he could turn it, Brother Shou had already grabbed Dai Dabin's roll paper and clicked it.

Liu Jin was stunned for a moment, forgetting to sign up, but Brother Shou said lightly: "Dai Dabin's posture is very beautiful, and he can explore flowers." ”

This beautiful appearance is the reason for Tanhualang, which makes Li Dongyang stunned, and makes Jiao Fang both angry and speechless.

Everyone present has seen the tributes in the hall of the palace, because Dai Dabin and other Fujian lifters have made "wild words" at the mouth of the Xiyuan Huanxi Sha Teahouse, and everyone present also specially looked at these people.

If it is a posture, there is indeed no one who is outstanding.

Jiao Fang almost glared at Liu Jin viciously, eager to open his mouth to urge, and did not even shy away from the eyes of several ministers around him.

Liu Jin was a little dissatisfied with Jiao Fang's expression, he had always regarded these courtiers who came to rely on him as dogs, how could he bare his teeth at him?! But Jiao Fang is the biggest card in his hand, and the protection that should be given is a must.

Liu Jin quickly put the scorched yellow roll paper in front of Brother Shou, and he almost didn't dare to grab the red pen.

Brother Shou didn't pay attention to it at all, took the Shen Rui roll paper that had been put aside for a long time, and wrote the first name of the second class again.

Liu Jin gritted his teeth secretly, but he couldn't, his eyelids were like a thousand pounds drooping, he didn't look at Jiao Fang, and he quickly reported listlessly: "No. 1 in the second grade, Shen Rui." ”

Wang Hua sighed imperceptibly, but he was also relieved, how could he not defend this disciple? How can you not hope that this disciple can be in the position of champion! But it is one, in terms of articles, this disciple is indeed inferior to Yang Shen, and in the current situation, the first class in Shen Rui and the Shen family will be poisoned in honey.

How many elders have been born in the Ming Dynasty? There are many champions who are born and end up only stopping at four grades.

No one can soar into the sky.

At the beginning, it is good to start from a higher starting point, but if a strong enemy is surrounded by thorns, it will also go hard, and even fall.

This road must be stable in order to go on and go far.

Liu Jin, who was in front of the imperial case, once again put the scorched yellow roll paper in front of the little emperor, and said in a very small voice: "The emperor is always not good to make the important ministers and old ministers feel cold." ”

Brother Shou raised his pen and clicked, Liu Jin's heart was relieved, he just opened his mouth, and he was stunned, but it was written on it, the seventh in the second grade.

It doesn't matter if the second class is seventh, Liu Jin smacked his lips, if you want to say that Jiao Fang's son is really useless, he will forcibly mention the hundred, and this palace test can compete for the seventh place in the second class, which is already giving up his father and his two old faces of Liu Zuzong.

But what about this front?

Brother Shou also seemed to think about it for a long time, but he didn't touch Hu Zhangzong's rolling paper, but turned it over and turned Pang Tianqing's rolling paper out, he was also among the top ten, and was named second and fifth.

Liu Yu's son, Liu Ren, is the fourth in the second class.

The rest of Shao Rui and Huang Fang, who were originally in the top ten, were ranked second and third in the second class, and Ouyang Zhong was sixth.

Liu Jin finished reporting the top seven of the second grade, and the top ten of the palace test were all together.

Brother Shou threw the pen, leaned back in the chair, and said, "The rest depends on your previous order." Proposed purpose, champion, list, and flower, according to the routine of the officer. In addition, in this palace examination, all the tribute students have many excellent countermeasures, all of them are the talents of the pillars, and the top ten of the palace examination are specially awarded, that is, to the seventh in the second class, and the post of Hanlin review. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

After the Ying Temple, it has always been a first-class direct official, even if it is the first place in the second-class, it must be the same as other Jinshi to take the Jishi.

Liang Chu, the secretary of the ministry, subconsciously said: "Your Majesty, this is not in line with the ancestral system. But he soon changed his tune, "but the talent who promoted the pillars of the country......"

Among these seven people, there are Shen Rui, Liu Ren, Jiao Huangzhong, and Pang Tianqing, the newly found grandson-in-law of the eldest princess of Chun'an.

And for the hundreds of officials and people outside, there are still ordinary tributes among these seven people, which can be regarded as having to be public.

There is also Jiao Huang Zhongzheng ranked seventh, and the test is such a result, and the discerning person also knows that it is for him to open the door and directly award the official, so that the first few can be said to have borrowed the light to get the official, and it is not eye-catching.

For a moment everyone was speechless.

Although Jiao Fang still has the anger in his heart to betray the infamy of this fortunate jin, he has not won the first place, but in the end, the emperor is directly approving the official, which is better than nothing.

Li Dongyang had a complicated expression, but he still spoke after a while, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Hu Zhangzong's talent is not under the top ten princes, and the article may not be in the eyes of the emperor, but it is especially practical...... The minister asked him to be the first of the top three and beg for a review of Hanlin. ”

Liu Jin's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but be proud, he really guessed correctly, Hu Zhangzong was Li Dongyang's party, but fortunately, he used a little trick to let Lu Nan go up.

He looked embarrassed on his face, and whispered to Brother Shou: "Your Majesty, these three top three are directly awarded officials, but they are not in line with the ancestral system. ”

It is unheard of for the second and seventh to be awarded officials, and the first name of the third class is also famous.

Li Dongyang did not refute Liu Jin, but only looked at the little emperor.

Brother Shou looked at Li Dongyang for a moment, nodded and said, "Accurate." ”

Liu Jin was especially unwilling, and before he could say anything, Brother Shou suddenly smiled and said, "Big companion, set up the emperor's list case in the middle pole hall a little east." ”

Immediately, he instructed the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the 18th Ceremony and the 19th Grace Banquet......