Although he is determined to work hard under Wei Bao, after all, he has worked hard for nearly 20 years, and he is already a person.

Fan's head seemed to see Song Yingxing's thoughts, and smiled: "Mr. Song, don't think about it, didn't the president say it?" If you do well in the Heaven and Earth Society, you will be much more promising than the Jinshi in the future. ”

"I didn't think about that." Song Yingxing's old face turned red and he interrupted: "You say, what does the president think?" The Heaven and Earth Society already has a good momentum, and it has also taken down southern Liaoning, it stands to reason that it can be regarded as a top family in western and eastern Liaoning, why do you still have to wade into the troubled waters of officialdom? ”

"How do I know? Anyway, wherever the president points out, I'll hit Lao Fan. "Fan's head, hehe, hey, silly, happy.

While the two were talking, President Wei and Wu Sanfu came out of Gu Bingqian's mansion together.

Wei Bao and Wu Sanfu are still socializing with their peers, talking about where to play, where to drink, congratulating each other, having a good time, taking care of each other, and keeping in touch.

In Gu Bingqian's Shoufu Mansion, everyone didn't dare to raise their voices too loudly, and it was much easier to come out, and the outside of Lord Shoufu's mansion was like a vegetable market, and they didn't leave, taking care of socializing and socializing.

Wei Bao beckoned to Fan's head.

Fan's head hurriedly ran over, "Childe, what's the matter?" ”

"Go get a thicker, more beautiful book." Wei Bao said with a smile: "It is written on the commemorative book of Wei Bao's friends in the same year, please leave a message for every son, leave their name, place of origin, contact information, and gifts." ”

Fan Datou has done this kind of thing, Wei Bao has a Shanhai Academy alumni association in Shanhaiguan, so Fan Datou is a veteran, so he promised to do it quickly.

When Fan got the book and asked all the Jinshi to sign for the souvenir, everyone suddenly realized that Wei Bao's method was good, and they all followed suit, saving a lot of social effort.

After all, writing is much faster than Shahara, and with 300 Shahara, if each person averages five minutes, 300 people are 1,500 minutes, and they can't finish talking for days and nights. Writing a message is different, one in half a minute, one hundred and fifty minutes can be done, and it also saves the banquet after the palace exam.

Otherwise, these Jinshi will not do anything all day long, after the palace test, to wait for the vacancy, and then to the local office, there will be at least two or three months, and in these two or three months, they will have to drink and socialize every day.

The rich boy brother said that if you have a thousand handfuls of two-striped silver, you can go to the entertainment, and the poor students will be in trouble, and you can't eat free forever, right?

If you can't keep it free, you have to avoid the banquet, and you have to make a lot less friends in the same year.

Therefore, no matter what time it is, it is always cheaper for those who have money than those who do not.

But after President Wei got this same year book, everyone saved a lot of trouble, even if they didn't attend a banquet, at least everyone left their contact information, so as not to break contact.

In this way, Wei Bao and Wu Sanfu just socialized with everyone in front of the Shoufu Mansion for more than an hour, and when the books of the same year were registered, they left and returned home.

Along the way, Wu Sanfu's mouth never stopped, and he told Fan Datou and Song Yingxing about Wei Bao's scenery and deeds in Shoufu's mansion.

Fan's head and Song Yingxing's eyes widened when they heard this, especially Song Yingxing, who was surprised, Wei Bao's poems are capable of overwhelming the others?

"Childe, can you chant again? Which poem is it? Song Yingxing asked. He also wrote several poems for Wei Bao to spare.

However, Wei Bao can't remember the poems written by Song Yingxing, not because he can't look down on Song Yingxing, but because he really doesn't have time to memorize them, he saves them all in his mobile phone.

Just now in the Shoufu Mansion, on the occasion of so many people, he definitely couldn't take his mobile phone out to see, so he used a poem by Li Hongzhang of the Qing Dynasty that he was more familiar with.

Wei Bao recited Li Hongzhang's "Entering the Capital" again.

After listening to this, Song Yingxing was shocked, and now he completely believed Wu Sanfu's words, and originally thought that Wu Sanfu was exaggerating again, "Is this really a poem written by Gongzi himself?" Childe is very talented, and he is really talented to learn! ”

Wei Bao was very proud, secretly restrained his pride, and smiled slightly: "It's also very ordinary, occasionally, besides, Mr. Song doesn't know how much ink I have?" ”

"No, this is a good poem! The president may not be very proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, but the ability of extraordinary people in history to create by themselves is far more important than visiting the ancients. The president is this kind of genius, a genius who has not been born for a hundred years and thousands of years. Otherwise, it really can't explain the fact that the president only spent a year from enlightenment to the palace exam! And make such a good poem! Song Yingxing admires, admires! Song Yingxing was sincere and sincere, and he also gave a salute to President Wei after speaking.

Wei Bao took Song Yingxing's hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Song, you won the award, I'm embarrassed to say it, it's just my luck." ”

"No, President, it's not just luck, it's talent." Song Yingxing was very persistent, and then said: "President, can you not call me Mr. in the future, I am already a member of the Heaven and Earth Society." ”

"The people of the Heaven and Earth Society are also gentlemen, just a title." Wei Bao laughed.

"No, President, the country has its own laws, and there will be rules. The testimonies must not be disordered. "Song Yingxing is very serious, and he likes people who are more serious when he encounters things, otherwise he would not be able to make a "Heavenly Creation", and he would not have collected so much scientific and biological knowledge of the Ming Dynasty.

"My teacher Sun Chengzong is the teacher of the Son of Heaven, do you say that the emperor calls him sir, or does he call him something?" Wei Bao asked.

Song Yingxing was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Most of them will call Mr., I attach great importance to the ethics of teachers and students." ’

"Isn't that what it takes? There's no need to argue, right? The emperor is still like this, let alone us? Wei Bao laughed.

Song Yingxing was speechless by Wei Bao, and nodded with a smile: "What the president said is true." ”

"It's worth fighting over something like that?" Wu Sanfu smiled disapprerovingly: "Hurry back and tell Xue Xia about Xiaobao's good deeds." ”

President Wei sweated, "Brother Sanfu, don't talk nonsense about this kind of thing, when will I want to be the champion?" ”

Wei Bao couldn't wait to cover Wu Sanfu's mouth.

Wu Sanfu looked around and said with a smile: "No one heard it." ”

"Ugh." Wei Bao didn't bother to pay attention to him, and quickened his pace.

You know, where is this place? The capital of the capital! Are you supposed to be Shanhaiguan? When it's Liaoxi, you can say whatever you want to say as your Wu family's son?

Wu Sanfu also knew that he couldn't just talk freely in the capital, so he caught up and said with a smile: "I know, I know, I won't talk nonsense outside in the future." ”

"You can't talk nonsense when you go home, you have to make it a habit, besides, it's a shadowless thing, who have you heard say?" Wei Bao sighed.

Wu Sanfu smiled slightly: "Look at your careful appearance, isn't this an obvious thing?" ”

Wei Bao knew that he couldn't talk to Wu Sanfu, so he sped up his pace again, and in a blink of an eye, he had already arrived outside the mansion.

"I'm so tired all day long, can't I live?" Wu Sanfu still kept his mouth shut.

"Brother Sanfu, this is not pretending, you have to treat being an official as a career in order to do it well, otherwise you can go back to your hometown and enjoy your wealth in peace." Wei Bao said to Wu Sanfu.

Wei Bao's words, Song Yingxing deeply agreed, "Wu Gongzi, the president's words are absolutely not wrong, you must know that officialdom is sinister, if you are not very careful, you will be doomed anytime and anywhere." ”

"I know, but aren't we the only ones here, are we all together, do we need to be so upright?" Wu Sanfu was also a little unhappy, he didn't like to be preached by others, and Wu Sanfu asked himself, he has understood these truths since he was a child, and his own family is an official family.

President Wei sighed and entered the gate of the mansion under the salute of the two gatekeepers outside the mansion.

President Wei's huge president's mansion in the capital has no door plaque, it is quite low-key, and it looks very ordinary on the outside, but the luxury inside is no less than any mansion, and it is not even lost to the Daming Palace, and President Wei still pays attention to enjoyment.

He doesn't know how much he can help the people in this life.

In this life, how much power can be obtained and how much life value can be realized, President Wei did not think much about it.

But President Wei has one thing that is very clear, that is, first of all, to ensure your own safety, make yourself happy, and be happy every day.

"Why didn't you come back until this time? What's wrong? Wu Xuexia greeted her. It was a little strange to see that Wei Bao and Wu Sanfu didn't talk and laugh like when they came back in the past.

Wu Xuexia, Wang Qiuya, and Princess Zhenming have been waiting for Wei Bao to come back.

Wu Sanfu sighed, originally holding back his words and wanted to report to Wu Xuexia, but now he has no desire to speak, "I'm tired, go to bed early." ”

"What's wrong?" Wu Xuexia saw that something was wrong and pulled Wu Sanfu's sleeve.

Wei Bao smiled: "Brother Sanfu is angry. ”

"Where am I angry?" Wu Sanfu immediately retorted.

"What the hell is going on?" Wu Xuexia looked at Wu Sanfu with a smile, "It must be that brother, you are wrong, you don't listen to your son, do you?" ”

Wu Sanfu sighed and said everything just now, "Is this my fault?" There are no outsiders, and I don't speak loudly, is there a problem with this, if so, you have to be careful when talking to everyone, how tired is your life? ”

Wu Xuexia ignored Wu Sanfu's dissatisfaction, and looked at Wei Bao in surprise: "Childe, do you want to be the champion?" ”

"Nothing." Wei Bao explained: "It's Gonggong Wei who wants to get a person to come down alone, so that his own people can go up, as for the specifics, it depends on the palace test the day after tomorrow." I don't think it's possible! And, whatever may not be, it shouldn't be talked about. Especially outside. If there is something that must be discussed, you must come back to it. ”

Wu Xuexia snorted and said to Wu Sanfu: "Brother, what the son said is right." ”

"Childe, you listen to Xiaobao now, besides, I said I knew on the way." Wu Sanfu hugged his arms, "I'm going to sleep!" ”

"Something to eat?" Wu Xuexia said with a smile.

"I don't eat it, I ate in Shousuke-sama's mansion for a long time, where can I still eat." Wu Sanfu is a personality who knows mistakes and does not like to correct mistakes.

Wu Xuexia smiled and said well, "What Gongzi said is indeed reasonable, besides, it's all for your good, being an official is indeed different from other things, officialdom is sinister, you don't know it, especially when you speak, be careful, how many things are disasters from the mouth?" ”

"I have the fame of Jinshi, when the time comes, I will make some silver, put out a rich land, be the lord of a land, settle at ease, and stay away from the land of right and wrong in Beijing." Wu Sanfu has his own plan.

Wei Bao nodded: "Well, this is also a good choice!" However, if you stay in the officialdom of the capital for a while, you will be promoted faster in the future. ”

"That's right, Wu Gongzi, you should be with the president, so you can take care of it." Song Yingxing also said: "Directly to the local level, it is difficult to change without three or five years." Moreover, even if you go to the local level, you may not be able to become the lord of a place, and the local officialdom is also very complicated. ”

"I'm going back to Liaoxi, right?" Wu Sanfu said unhappily: "According to you, I have the ability to take the Jinshi examination, but I don't have the ability to be an official?" ”

"Wu Gongzi, I definitely didn't mean that." Song Yingxing hurriedly said.

Wei Bao and Wu Xuexia both thought it was funny, and secretly thought that you are still energetic, we don't know how you got the Jinshi fame?

In fact, Wu Sanfu is also an ordinary talent level, or the talent level of Liaoxi, and in the place where the Jiangnan imperial examination is powerful, it is a question whether even the children can be admitted, and they are embarrassed to say that they are Jinshi.

"Brother, you're proud when you just passed the Jinshi exam, it's not good, I have to tell my father." Wu Xuexia smiled: "Today I will send another letter to my father." Maybe Daddy will come over tomorrow. ”

"Hey! Xuexia, you're enough. Don't do everything daddy, daddy, how can I be proud? Wu Sanfu was a little scared.

"Everyone is for your good, you don't listen to persuasion, and you still think of yourself as a jinshi at every turn, isn't this pride? Otherwise, what do you say? Wu Xuexia smiled and leaned on Wu Sanfu's side to be coquettish.

Wu Sanfu was amused by Wu Xuexia's cute expression, and most of his anger disappeared.

Everyone admires Wu Xuexia very much, especially Wang Qiuya and Princess Zhenming, both of them are soft on the outside and strong on the inside, but they can't learn this kind of coquettish skill.

And Wu Xuexia is usually cold and spicy, but at the critical moment, when it is time to be coquettish, she is more powerful than anyone else.

"I know that Xiaobao is good, and Mr. Song is not wrong, but I am not proud." Wu Sanfu still had a hard mouth, "What should I do as an official, I've seen it since I was a child!" Xiaobao doesn't necessarily have to be better than me as an official! I'm a little more relaxed with my own people, and if I talk to others, I don't know what to say and what not to say. ”

"Brother, you can relax a little with your own people, but if you get used to it, can't you guarantee that you won't relax when you talk to others?" Wu Xuexia said.

"Got it, got it, I won't talk nonsense outside in the future, okay? Don't go on and on, I'm so sleepy. Wu Sanfu snorted, covered his mouth and yawned, and then went to sleep.

"Will it really be the winner?" As soon as Wu Sanfu left, Wu Xuexia asked Wei Bao with concern.

Wei Bao smiled as he walked inside: "Here you go again, didn't you say it just now?" It's just a shadowless thing, the person Wei Zhongxian wants to support is not me! Even if there is a vacancy, he will find a way to get his own people to fill it. ”

"But according to what Wu Gongzi said just now, president, it should be you who have entered the top three in the first class, and if you put it in the palace test, you should be the champion, the top eye or Tanhualang?" Song Yingxing said with concern.

"No matter what, Wei Zhongxian won't miss such an opportunity, he won't let go of the opportunity to make the Donglin Party one less person in the top three, right? What's your turn? Wu Xuexia said excitedly: "Whether it is the champion, the leader, or the Tanhualang, it is very good, and it can be famous in the entire Ming Dynasty." ”

"I haven't thought about it so much, I'm a little sleepy too. Slept. Wei Bao narrowed his eyes.

Wu Xuexia hummed obediently, and hurriedly asked Wang Qiuya to recruit someone to bathe and change clothes for President Wei and serve President Wei to rest.

The next day, Wei Bao and Wu Sanfu got up very early and wanted to worship the Lord today.

The Ming Dynasty was at the peak of the development of the imperial examination in ancient China, and the relationship between the lord and the protégé produced by the imperial examination was unprecedentedly developed.

The competition in the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty was unprecedentedly fierce, and the number of candidates who met the admission criteria in each examination was far greater than the number of places admitted.

In the context of the great chance of the scientific examination system, the admitted candidate will inevitably be grateful to the examiner who admitted him.

Therefore, he is respected as the "seat master" and calls himself a "protégé".

Under normal circumstances, the candidate only respects the second examiner and the same examiner who directly admits him as the seat leader.

The main exams of this subject are Wei Guangwei and Zhu Yanxi.

Wei Guangwei tends to be a eunuch group, not to mention a hardcore, at least half of Wei Zhongxian's person.

And Zhu Yanxi is the leader of the Donglin Party, and the current Donglin Party has the highest status in the court.

Therefore, the situation of the head of the current branch is quite complicated.

Because they have to worship both Wei Guangwei and Zhu Yanxi, it is difficult to identify the political tendencies of the Jinshi.

Not only is it difficult to screen now, but it will also be difficult to screen in the future.

Because whether they are in contact with Wei Guangwei or Zhu Yanxi, it is normal, and the interaction between the lord and the students is very normal.

Therefore, all the jinshi in this period are congenitally duplicitous.

The good thing is that it is relatively easy to protect oneself, whether it is close to the eunuch party group or the Donglin party group, it is very ambiguous and can be justified.

The troublesome aspect is that once the people who liquidate the eunuch clique or the people who liquidate the Donglin party clique are very easy to grasp the evidence of the crime, it is difficult to get rid of the relationship.

Usually, after the imperial examination is released, the first thing the protégés do is to cast a "protégé stab" at the master, and "pay respects" to the host and "meet" the host to confirm the relationship between the master and the protégé.

It was very smooth, Wei Bao and Wu Sanfu worshiped Wei Guangwei and Zhu Yanxi in a row in the morning.

Wei Guangwei and Zhu Yanxi's attitude towards Wei Bao is no different from that of ordinary Jinshi.

Wei Guangwei also chatted with Wei Bao a little bit, but that's all.

Zhu Yanxi didn't even say anything superfluous to Wei Bao, he just nodded, very cold.

"I thought I would have to delay another day, but I didn't expect it to be done so quickly." Wu Sanfu said to Wei Bao happily: "There is nothing for me to do now, I am the top three, I don't have to try it, hehe." Play for a few days, wait for the officials to arrange errands, and I can also report the good news to my old man. ’

"You don't need to report the good news to your father, maybe your father has always known about your situation, and he has already sent someone to arrange it for you at this moment." Wei Bao laughed.

"Possibly." Wu Sanfu smiled slightly: "You go to bed early, there is still the last pass tomorrow, the palace test can't be taken lightly, I want to see the Son of Heaven, I really envy you." ”

Wei Bao smiled, "Let's go, go home!" ”

For President Wei, seeing the Son of Heaven is really nothing, because he has already seen the emperor as soon as he goes to Beijing for the first time!

Last time, he accompanied Li Chengnei into the palace and celebrated the birthday of Dong Li Niangniang as the family of Dong Li Niangniang, so he could meet the people in the palace.

Wei Bao didn't leave a deep impression on Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and now he can't even remember Zhu Youxiao's appearance clearly, he only knows that Zhu Youxiao is very thin, a few years older than himself, and he is the same year as Zhu Youzhen, that's all.

Also, Zhu Youxiao is listless all day long, and he doesn't seem to care about anything.

Wei Bao didn't know if Zhu Youxiao was like the rumored carpenter emperor in later generations, who put all his thoughts on carpentry work.

After returning home, Wu Sanfu talked about the process of meeting Wei Guangwei and Zhu Yanxi today.

Wu Xuexia worried: "None of them actually look at the son differently? Isn't there a change in the ranking of the temple exam? If there is a change, there is no reason why they should not look at Childe differently? ”

Wu Xuexia analyzed alone, talking to herself while analyzing, and it didn't seem to be talking to Wei Bao.

Wei Bao smiled: "Okay, you don't have to think so much, I don't care if I can get into the top three!" ”

Wei Bao didn't say so, but he actually thought so, he really didn't care much about what kind of imperial examination title he finally obtained, even if he became the champion? The champion and the list must enter the Hanlin Academy, and it is difficult to come out.

This is definitely not what Wei Bao wants, what is the Hanlin Academy?

It is equivalent to the highest academic research institution and the highest propaganda institution in later generations, what benefits can be made by running this kind of place?

Of course, without affecting one's own power, it is naturally good to have a high title.

said that it was a certain year's jinshi, so naturally it was better to say that it was the scenery of a certain year's champion when he introduced himself.

And another day passed, and it was time for the day of the temple examination.

The majestic palace walls, the bright red color, the magnificent palace gates.

Brightly armored Kingsman guarding the door.

Outside the palace gate, there are Jinshi who are waiting for the first and second class of the palace examination.

There are a total of 60 first-class and second-class jinshi.

There are only 60 people.

These 60 people are the top level among the students of Daming in recent years.

Wei Bao stood with them, not feeling particularly proud, nor feeling particularly uncomfortable.

Wei Bao's biggest improvement now is to maintain a normal heart at all times.

In fact, they shouldn't be called Jinshi now, strictly speaking, at this time, they should still be just Gongshi.

But after the examination, everyone is generally called Jinshi directly, and few people use the name Gongshi.

Gongshi is a qualification obtained after passing the nationwide imperial examination (general examination), and the general examination is held in March of the second year after the township examination, so it is also called Chunfu.

Candidates who take the examination must be a lifter, and they can be all the same. The chief examiner is called the president, and the invigilator is called Zhigongju, both of whom are served by the first and second grades.

The venue for the examination is the Gongyuan in Beijing.

The contents, rules, and marking methods of the general examination are generally the same as those of the township examination.

The list is in front of the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, and it is the season of apricot blossoms, so the list is also called the apricot list.

The first place in the exam is called Huiyuan.

Yu Huang is the Huiyuan of Jinke.

If there is no major accident, if the emperor does not replace him directly, Huiyuan can generally become the champion smoothly.

At this time, most of the jinshi surrounded Yu Huang and congratulated him in advance.

On that day, Wei Zhongxian made a move and came to the literary ring, Yu Huang was protected by Zhu Yanxi, and did not let Yu Huang compete with Wu Kongjia and Wei Bao in the second class like Hua Qifang and Weng Hongye.

Otherwise, Yu Huang's position as the first place will also be quite dangerous.

Yu Huang kept being humble.

At this time, Hua Qifang and Weng Hongye looked uneasy, looking at Wei Bao and Wu Kongjia from time to time.

Hua Qifang and Weng Hongye are worried that they will be overthrown, and the only ones who may be able to override them are Wei Bao and Wu Kongjia.

Everyone saw clearly that Wei Zhongxian wanted to protect Wu Kongjia that day, and everyone knew very well the strength of Wei Gonggong, and if Wei Gonggong wanted to do something in the Ming Dynasty, there were really few things that could not be done.

For Gonggong Wei, the palace test is not a big deal.

It can even be said that since the beginning of the examination, among the scientific examinations at each level, the least difficult to make ghosts is the last, and it is also the highest level of the palace examination now!

The same science and technology jinshi, belonging to the same year, will enter the officialdom in the future, take care of each other, and be an official if you have more friends, everyone understands this truth.

Therefore, this group of people talked very enthusiastically and did not divide sides.

Among the 60 people, Donglin Party students account for more than 50%!

The rest were Centrist and Wei students.

Wei students, not counting Wei Bao, are not even ten people.

It can be said that the quality of Wei students is generally not as good as that of Donglin students, and most of them are concentrated in the top three lists.

"Wei Gongzi, do you see it, those two guys are afraid that you will rob them of their place, and they have been watching you." Wu Kongjia actually took the initiative to chat with Wei Bao.

Wei Bao didn't want to make contact with Wu Kongjiaduo, but he didn't resist, and said softly: "Not necessarily, maybe they are looking at you Wu Gongzi, after all, you are a big celebrity under the nine-thousand-year-old, everyone knows that the person who wants to protect the nine-thousand-year-old is you, and I will accompany you as a companion that day." What does it have to do with me? ”

Wu Kongjia was very surprised when he heard Wei Bao say this, and his impression of Wei Bao was much better, because he felt that Wei Bao spoke very directly, and he didn't ignore people, or hide it, and he talked around and around for a long time, and he didn't know what to say.

Most people who read books have this problem, they don't know what they want to say for a long time, they seem to say a lot, and they don't seem to say anything.

Knowing is knowing, but when every reader speaks, he always can't help but be like this.

Obviously, Wei Bao is an alternative person.

In Wu Kongjia's view, Wei Bao is the most unique among these 60 people.