The Tongzhi Hall, which is equivalent to the yamen of the prefect in other places, is equipped with officials such as general judgment and experience, and the official who has experienced the official is in charge of the documents, and is now the examination paper handed over and sorted out by the Tongzhi Lord.

There are more papers in the government examination than in the county examination, and Shen Hao hereby summons Fan Zhi County and the secretary offices of each room to help, and sort them out according to the place names of the five counties.

Shen Hao first looked at the county, the northern volume is generally not as good as the south, he is a native of Huating, Songjiang, Jiangsu, born in Jinshi, because the timing of the performance is not right, he was demoted and retained, and he was demoted to the same knowledge of Shuntianfu.

After reading dozens of copies quickly, Shen Hao kept shaking his head, it was too bad, it was much worse than the Songjiang Mansion test, but he had to admit a few as appropriate, didn't there be a chicken head among the poor students? Relatively better, while criticizing, he said: "These two misunderstood words of the sage, it can be seen that the four books are not familiar, but! Fan Zhi County, how did you admit the county test candidates?! ”

"My lord, maybe it's because I didn't play well on the spot, the county test file is copied in the county room, and the adults don't believe it, so check it......" Fan Lin smiled flatteringly, since he came in, his smile never stopped, and his face was sour.

The experience officer tore off the name, the name is to prevent the examiner from seeing the candidate's name, so as to bend the law for personal gain, after the review, it can be revealed, the experience began to be recorded, and he was surprised: "Jingxian Shuangjiao also returned with a feather...... It's really out of ......."

Fan Zhixian sighed in his heart: "Qi Jia and Gu Zhen have no hope?" Gu Zhen is still the head of the Daxing case...... The practice that the head of the case must be selected to show talent has also broken the ......"

Wanping and Daxing are all under the jurisdiction of the West Road Department, when the county test, Qi Jia is the second in Wanping, and Gu Zhen is the first in Daxing, who would have thought that Shen Tongzhi has a strict style, and he is a southerner, so he can't look down on the rolls in the north, and the double arrogance of Jingxian County has been defeated.

"Depose the hundred schools of thought, respect Confucianism alone, this guy just discusses the learning of Lao Zhuang and defiles the saint! I'll take it again next year! Shen Hao dropped another one.

The experience uncovered the paste, and the first one was the word "Jia", Fan Lin changed color and said: "It's bad, how could Jia Cong make such an unclassy mistake?" ”

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A few days later, the clerks, Fan Zhixian, and the experience officials were so busy that they had back pain and hand cramps, and they were only relaxed when the rankings were arranged and the list was announced on the wall outside the Tongzhi Hall.

In the study room behind the hall, Shen Tongzhi and Fan Zhixian discussed, these two bosses changed into civilian clothes and were no longer formal, Shen Tong knew: "Jia Zili is young and famous, you and I want to cultivate a good seedling, do you think it is appropriate to raise it?" Or is it appropriate to hone his edges and corners? Luo Zhuzhu relied on Luo Langzhong, and he has already bribed me, aren't you worried about this year's exam? Where do you and I go from here? ”

"Lord Tongzhi, Jia Cong is a person who is round on the outside and square on the inside, and there are actually no edges and corners, and he had a dispute with Luo Litigation Stick because of the quarrel, which is also Luo Litigation Stick's unreasonableness...... Moreover, there are four major families behind him, and the prince vacated the capital and reorganized the nine provinces, and his power should not be underestimated. In Jiayu Village, Huzhou, Zhejiang, where the government was dismissed before, as soon as the prince Teng Baoben was on the throne, didn't he get the mansion of Yingtianfu? Whether Lord Tongzhi is promoted to the government or returns to Beijing, he can also mention a few words of amnesty...... "Fan Lin no longer has rhetoric, and it is appropriate to teach face-to-face."

Shen Tongzhi's eyes flashed: "The Jia family is the queen of the lords, but now there is no real power, Jue Lu is also going to run out, the saint has already copied a lot of homes because of the new policy, once he is branded by his family, what will happen in the future?" ”

"You can throw it away!" Fan Lin was murderous: "The Ministry of Officials is not the world in Luo Lang, the adults and the lowly endure Luo Xiucai for a long time, the county officials get along with the local squires, I have never seen him so high-flying, this is the foot of the capital, not Yungui Tusi." The governor of the world, the first has always been subordinate, the second two rivers, the third lake is wide, and there is the support of the governor, if you don't get rid of this person, when will you stay? Flattering on both sides, you can't go on at all in Vanity Fair, don't you see Ruan Dacheng of the late Ming Dynasty? ”

Shen Tongzhi's triangular eyes were as sharp as knives, and his lips were soft: "When you keep breaking, you will suffer from it, but!" ”

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Jia Baoyu passed the county examination and re-examination, and successfully participated in the government examination and came back, Jia's mother was relieved and happy, and the house celebrated.

Rongguofu West Road, Jia Muhua Hall, a big banquet, delicacies presented on a few tables, Mrs. Xing slandered: "Cong'er won the county test the first month ago, not only did not set up a banquet to celebrate, and there was no reward, now Baoyu has just passed the county test and re-examination, the ranking of the government test is unknown, such a luxury, how can I save face as my mother?" What is the face of the big house? ”

Jia Yu touched his beard, and he felt uncomfortable, but filial piety came first, how could he disobey his mother?

Li Kun, Sanchun, Daiyu, and Baochai were in a group, Jia Baoyu snuggled in Jia's mother's arms, and Mrs. Wang smiled. Li Kun and Wang Xifeng were all present.

Jia's mother thought it was inconvenient to watch the play in the hall, so she called two actors to come in to blow the flute and flute, and the tone was brisk, and the celebration was like the New Year.

In fact, there is a serious hall here in Jia's mother's room, called Rongqing Hall, which is no smaller than Rongxi Hall, but she thinks that it is serious and solemn, not suitable for pleasure, and the flower hall has become a place of "flesh and blood reunion" from time to time.

From the daughter of the Shi family to today's old feudal monarch, she is old, most of the family affairs are not asked, and Mrs. Wang is in charge, and the only fun of Jia's mother is to watch the children and grandchildren full of halls, flesh and blood reunions, watching plays, eating, and telling jokes.

The fall of Jia Zhen and Jia Rong in Ningguo Mansion may have caused her to be a little vigilant at night, but the power of the Wang family is as big as before, and the glory and wealth of the Jia family have been deeply rooted.

The affairs of the East Mansion, she never cared about it, and it was inconvenient to care, but Qin Keqing's departure made Jia's mother sad and unhappy for a while, Qin Keqing is her favorite among the great-granddaughters-in-law, or Wang Xifeng will explain her at any time, Mandarin Duck is intimate, and Mrs. Wang Li Kun is polite and thoughtful, she just sighed, and it will be over.

Xungui has no real power, after a few generations of emperors, the emperor said that you will rectify you, but unfortunately they are not worried and do not want to think about it.

Like Cao Xueqin's family, do you say that it is prominent or not? Cao Yin and Li Xu (Cao Yin's brother-in-law, similar to Lin Ruhai), took turns to serve as Jiangning Weaving and Lianghuai Salt Administration for decades, and the Cao family took over four times. Cao Yin was sick, and Emperor Kangxi sent people to send medicine urgently for 800 miles, "the unprecedented Longen"! also gave Cao Yin a stepson, Kangxi said in public that Sun (Cao Xueqin's great-grandmother) was his mother, and he was extremely favored! But Yongzheng is on the throne, once a son of heaven and a courtier, seize the excuse of the deficit, and you don't discuss it, what a miserable word!

A small imperial history, if you figure out the emperor's mind correctly, no matter how prominent the marquis and duke are, they can still be involved.

At that moment, Wang Xifeng helped Jia's mother on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Ancestor, it's not that my thin donkey pulls hard, and I can do it blindly!" It is said that Brother Bao is the dragon and phoenix among people, and it is the dragon and phoenix among people! I don't know what to do, my wife teaches her husband and children, she gets along well, she teaches well, as soon as she goes out, she will come back from the exam, and in a few years, she will definitely be on the rise! can also earn face for his wife and ancestors, and there is no way to rise his fate! Maybe as soon as the eldest lady of our family competes, Brother Bao will become the uncle of the country, and at that time, the honor of the relatives and the glory of the ancestors, rolling in, I am jealous of the ancestors! How can an ancestor teach such a good grandson! ”

"Hahaha!" Jia Mule said: "Feng Ya has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, she should fight!" It's time to fight! ”

Li Kun mixed and said: "It's really a phoenix girl's mouth!" It's a shame that she is a young lady, if she is a hooligan in the market, then she will pay it back! Jingshi Sijiu City is not your world? ”

The flower hall laughed, and Xue Baochai felt the same way: "This is the Spring and Autumn Period. ”

Lin Daiyu said in her heart: "What kind of Spring and Autumn penmanship, this is Qin Hui's words, Sister-in-law Lian will please the above, and use authority to suppress the below, but it is all hypocrisy......"

After a few jokes, Lai Da brought in a few newspapers to please Jia's mother, and those newspapers beat gongs and drums all the way: "Good news!" Good news! The prince of your mansion was the first to be tested by the West Road Department of Guiyou in April! ”

Wang Xifeng became more and more determined: "Ancestor, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive, and Brother Bao will be hit again!" ”

"Good! Good! Jia Mu had never had such a happy day, and ordered: "Mandarin ducks, take a few more strings of money and ask the little ones to reward them." ”

During the New Year and festivals in Jiafu, there is a practice of rewarding subordinates and actors, which is the "charity" and "clean reputation" that Jiafu advertises itself. The little guys took the money and, as is customary, threw it at the door with a crackle.

Those newspapers don't look good, when they are beggars? The newspaper reports the good news, and the owner gives a reward, which is also a common practice, but it is not so bullying and throwing money on the ground. But people like Jiafu, they don't dare to offend.

The newspaper headed by the newspaper said: "Wrong, wrong, it's not Baoyu, the head of the April Mansion trial case, and the son of your mansion surnamed Jia Zhencong." ”

Lai Da also thought it was Jia Baoyu, but he didn't ask in advance.

Jia Baoyu was complacent, he felt good about his article, suddenly poured cold water, and said unhappily: "Are you mistaken?" ”

"yes, I'm afraid I'm wrong, right?" Jia Mu muttered.

The newspaper took out the poster: "In black and white, there is only one person in your mansion who has taken the government examination, and he is still the head of the case, surnamed Jia Zhencong." ”

Jia Yu and Mrs. Xing suddenly smiled.

Madame Wang's face was gloomy.

Jia's mother has no appetite.

Wang Xifeng's face was hard to see! Just now, he was endlessly praising Jia Baoyu, ignoring Jia Cong, and now the situation is diametrically opposite, where is his face gone?

Sanchun, Daiyu, Baochai, and Aunt Xue are so embarrassed and stunned!