Herkhwin fan, hot summer.

The weather in Jiangnan is like this, which is unpredictable.

Although it is the season of late summer and autumn solstice, it is unreasonable for the autumn tiger to be powerful.

The Minglun Hall was much cooler than the examination room, and Xu Yan was already sweating profusely, soaking through his clothes.

finally got the paper and could hand in the papers, Xu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The examination room was not allowed to stay, so Xu Xiaolangjun handed in the papers and left.

At this moment, the candidates in the examination booth are also handing in their papers one after another, and the flow of people gathers together, adding to the stuffy feeling.

Fortunately, there are not too many candidates who have left the venue at this moment, otherwise this heart will be close to the back.

As the flow of people out of the gate of Fuxue, Xu Yan walked in the direction of Huilai Inn. With so many people and so many volumes, it is impossible for Ma Zhifu to read them all in a few days. There's no point in caring about the rankings now, it's better to go back to the inn and have a drink and wait for the good news.

He had walked a dozen steps before he heard someone shouting to him.

Looking back, it was really Chen Maoli.

"Brother Xian, wait for me!"

Chen Maoli trotted a few steps to catch up, and said with a wry smile: "The weather is too sultry, and my brother's clothes are like soaking in water." ”

Xu Yan also said: "Who says it's not, but it's good to get used to it." In the future, autumn is even hotter than in August. ”

"How did the virtuous brother do in the exam? When the foolish brother saw that you finished answering the question early, he must have a good idea in his chest. ”

Chen Maoli shook his head and wanted to recite poetry, Xu Yan hurriedly interrupted: "It can only be said that the performance is okay, and the ranking has to be decided by Lord Fuzun." ”

"Anyway, it's a blessing to only take one exam, otherwise it would be too torturous to take the exam again in such a hot weather."

Chen Maoli paused and said: "Brother Shixian, since we have already taken the government exam, we will not get drunk and return today!" ”

Xu Yan nodded and said, "I also have this intention." ”

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After the government examination, it was the turn of the prefect Ma Shanyuan to feel uncomfortable.

Countless articles are waiting for him to read, although there is a school instructor to help with the preliminary screening, it is really troublesome.

The weather was too hot, and after reading dozens of articles, Governor Ma couldn't stand it, so he ordered the Fuxue instructor to screen out two hundred excellent articles and then present them to him, and the rest were lost.

Although it is a pleasure to be a shopkeeper, Ma Zhifu still has something on his mind.

It is easy to screen out the children who have passed the government test, but it is a little difficult to determine the ranking of the top few.

Especially the head of this trial case, it is simply fat in the eyes of countless people.

At first, he wanted to protect Xu Yan, otherwise he would not have hinted at the topic with him.

But now the wind direction has changed a little, Yin County Commander Cui Shu came to him yesterday to complain, Zhang Shiyang, the second elder of the Zhang family, personally went to the county office, asking to ensure that his son Zhang Yinian won the first place in the government trial.

The Chahu Zhang clan is the head of the four major clans in Yin County.

Zhang Bangqi, the representative of his family, was a jinshi in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, and he was tired of officials all the way to the Ministry of Rites, and he had just become an ancient scholar three years ago. His nephew Zhang Shiche is also no worse at all, Jiajing has been prosperous all the way after he ascended to the department in the second year, and he just stepped down as the governor of Sichuan at the beginning of this year and was reappointed as the right attendant of the military department. Such a noble family was offended by the Ma Governor's Mansion.

It's just that Ma Zhifu didn't expect the Zhang family's appetite to be so big. Zhang Yinian has already taken the head of the county test, and now he even wants to take the head of the government test?

But Xu Yan is not casual. This is the young friend of Zhejiang Governor Zhu Kun, and I heard that he is still a closed disciple of Qian Dehong.

One is the nephew of the right attendant of the military department back then, and the other is the young friend of the governor of Zhejiang at the top, and it is really a difficult problem to take who is the head of the case.

Hey, headache, headache!

In fact, as long as the level of articles in the imperial examination at the first level of the county government is not too bad, the final decision is made by the family background.

How can Ma Zhifu not know? It's just that now he is caught in the middle, and he is really in a dilemma.

As soon as he thought of this, he began to secretly scold Cui Shu, the county commander of Yinxian County, for slipping his head and throwing this hot potato to him.

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Press these and do not show it, but it is said that Emperor Jiajing received the white turtle from Zhu Kun, the governor of Zhejiang, in early September, and issued an order to reward those who offered auspicious fortune.

Governor Zhu Kun is among them, and there are also Ma Shanyuan, the prefect of Ningbo, and Zhao Ruohai, the commander of Dinghai County.

Eunuch Wang set off from Tongzhou by boat and traveled all the way through the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal to Hangzhou in a hurry, arriving in Hangzhou on September 12, and after praising the governor Zhu Kun, he rushed to Ningbo without stopping.

Coincidentally, on the day Eunuch Wang arrived in Ningbo, the government test happened to end two days.

In this way, where did the prefect of Ma still have any mind to read the file and determine the ranking, and hurriedly ordered someone to set up the incense case and prepare to receive the order.

After Eunuch Wang arrived at the mansion, the officials of Ningbo Mansion had already knelt on the ground.

Wang Shan finally got an opportunity to go out to deliver the decree, so he naturally wanted to shake his majesty.

He glanced at the people in the hall, cleared his throat and said, "Where is the Ma Governor's Mansion?" ”

Ma Shanyuan hurriedly moved his knee and said with a smile: "Ma Shanyuan, the prefect of Ningbo, visited the envoy. ”

Eunuch Wang nodded and said, "Zhao Ruohai and Tong Sheng Xu Yan of Dinghai Zhixian are there?" ”

Ma Zhifu hurriedly replied: "Back to the Qin envoy, Zhao County's order should be to sit in the county, Dinghai County is not far from the capital city, and the lower officials will send someone to summon it." Xu Yan has just taken the government exam, and now that the results of the government exam have not been released, he must be in the city. ”

Officials are generally involved in this kind of thing, and it is difficult for ordinary people who do not have official status and fame to participate in it. But since the envoy asked, the prefect of Ma naturally had something to answer, and reported Xu Yan's whereabouts together.

"That's fine. Governor Ma quickly sent someone to do it, lest our family run again. When everyone arrives, our family will announce it together. ”

Eunuch Wang had just come to Ningbo Fucheng from Hangzhou, but he didn't want to go to Dinghai County again before his butt was hot.

It is naturally best to be able to gather all the people and read the decree at once.

Seeing that Governor Ma and the others were still kneeling, Eunuch Wang frowned and said, "Governor Ma's Mansion should get up first, our family hasn't announced the decree yet." Our family can't afford to be on your knees. ”

Ma Shanyuan dared to get up at this time, he shook his robe and stepped forward and flattered: "The envoy has worked hard all the way, please take a seat." ”

Eunuch Wang was not polite, and stepped forward in a few steps and sat down.

Governor Ma naturally ordered people to entertain Eunuch Wang with good tea and snacks, although his face was as calm as water, his heart was already excited.

The Son of Heaven sent an envoy to Ningbo to deliver a decree, explaining that the matter of offering auspicious rui had pleased the emperor. The turning point in his career that he has been looking forward to is finally coming!

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