Three days have passed since the gold list was posted, and another five days will be the day when the new science and technology jinshi will take flowers to the street.

But in Tokyo Shilin, the doubts about Han Gang and Ye Tao are becoming more and more intense day by day. Public opinion in Shilin directly targeted the identities of Han Gang and Ye Tao to criticize Wang Anshi for favoritism and fraud in the talent selection ceremony.

No matter how well Ye Tao's article is written, as long as he wants to find faults, he can still find a lot of places to use as targets. When the literati's minds are bad, there is no bottom, and thousands of people watching an article can easily poke holes everywhere. What's more, the subjective evaluation of the quality of the article accounts for a lot of weight. If you look at Ye Tao's article with prejudices, it is impossible to give too high a rating.

These days, the arrogant Ye Tao is anxious and angry, and every time he is provoked, he will be so angry that he will smoke.

"Brother Zhiyuan, why do you need to be like this? You and I are all personally mentioned by the Son of Heaven, even if it is the imperial history, I don't dare to impeach indiscriminately! ”

Upstairs in Qingfeng Building, Han Gang helped himself and Ye Tao pour wine, and by the way, he comforted him.

"But ......"

Ye Tao was originally because Han Gang was one place higher than him, and he was unhappy in his heart. But now that the pressure from the outside world is increasing, he has a sense of closeness to Han Gang. Today, I came to Han Gang to complain.

But what...... Isn't it just that there is no one around you, and all the original companions are on the opposite side? ’

It's just that Han Gang doesn't have the slightest sense of companionship, he is in a very stable mood, even if there is a mad dog barking in his ear constantly, it is impossible to bite it. But someone sighed in his ear, which made him annoyed. Don't you know that sitting next to two unlucky people will only make you feel more miserable?

The friends who originally followed Ye Tao together were all dethroned in the Ministry of Rites exam. If Ye Tao hadn't received an attack, they should have blessed Ye Tao very graciously, and regarded Ye Tao as a backer and help in the future, and made friends more respectfully.

But now. They had long forgotten that Ye Tao had made a marriage with Wang Anguo's daughter after the Ministry of Rites exam, and they followed Shilin public opinion to attack Ye Tao. Jealousy makes people lose their minds, and friends who used to have a good relationship have completely turned their faces.

Ye Tao is from Longquan, Zhejiang, and the people who are close to him are basically Zhejiang scholars. Speaking of which, Han Gang was very surprised that more than a dozen of them, except for Ye Tao, had not passed the Ministry of Rites test.

You must know that there are 41 Jinshi from Fujian today, accounting for one-tenth of the total number of Jinshi, only less than Kaifeng Mansion, which has the Guozi Prison, and then Zhejiang, which is only slightly inferior.

There are only more than 200 Gongsheng on Zhejiang Road, which is almost one-twentieth of the total number of Gongsheng. The rate of Jinshi in Zhejiang's Gongsheng is twice as high as the national average admission rate, which is almost the total annihilation. lacks both character and ability, Ye Tao's vision of choosing friends is indeed sighing.

"Yukun, you are at ease."

Ye Tao poured a sip of wine, opened his bloodshot eyes, and was very unhappy to find that Han Gang was still so calm and calm.

"The slanderer is busy, but the slanderer is idle. As long as you don't pay attention to gossip, you will feel very relaxed. ”

The title of the gold list, Jinshi and the first.

Han Gang dreamed of the former thing, but he never fantasized about the latter thing. It is already rare to be a fellow jinshi, and it is not easy to enter the hall and enter the room.

The unexpected results were like pies from the sky, although they would inevitably bring trouble, but after Han Gang thought about it, he completely saw it. Now he doesn't care at all, since he already has the qualification of Jinshi, and he is still a court official, there will be no institutional obstacles to his official career in the future.

Isn't that enough?

Ye Tao just wants a good reputation and a good ranking, and the result of being too greedy is, of course, not sleeping well and not eating well. Han Gang asked for very little, the so-called desireless is rigid, why should he care about the views of idle people.

Although there is a lot of trouble at the moment, the limelight has passed for a while. Not to mention, the rankings of Han Gang and Ye Tao are still determined by the Son of Heaven, do you want Zhao Ji to admit that he chose the wrong person? said that Han Gang and Ye Tao, two young people in their twenties, are young and thin, and they are not worthy of being jinshi?

Han Gang and Ye Tao are not the youngest among the Jinshi of Jinke, but they are also young enough to provoke the jealousy of others.

This year's Tanhualang is just nineteen years old. And the twenty-two-year-old Han Gang, in terms of age, can still enter the top ten since he was a child. Even if it is Wang Anshi, Wang Shao, a masterpiece, when he was a junior sergeant, he was after the age of twenty, and he didn't say that he could cross the horse and travel the streets in his teens - Sima Guang was a little earlier, he was exactly twenty years old.

Thirty old Ming Jing, fifty young jinshi, these common sayings circulating in the imperial examination field condensed the blood and tears of countless Confucian scholars who were forty or fifty years old before they got the middle jinshi, and they were not said indiscriminately. So some people were extremely jealous of this, so that Han Gang and Ye Tao couldn't even drink a glass of water and wine.

Han Gang and Ye Tao sat at the table with the best scenery on Qingfeng Tower, which was also set by Han Gang. If you sit in a dark corner, even if you can avoid the eyes and ears of others, you will seem too vulnerable.

And the good view of the seats also means that the chances of being seen are much higher. First there was a sound of stairs kicking, and then a group of scholars came upstairs. As soon as he saw Han Gang, someone immediately mentioned what he was doing now:

The leading scholar also came up and said to Han Gang: "It turns out that the Nine Jinshi and the Ten Jinshi, today the two Jinshi came to Qingfeng Upstairs to borrow wine to drown their sorrows?" ”

"Compared with the sage's candied wine, it should be slightly better." Ye Tao's eyes were so focused that he didn't even stand up, and his tongue was not forgiving at all.

"I wonder what advice the sages have?" Han Gang stood up and owed his body. It seems to be polite and polite, but his tall figure can make him glance down at people condescendingly. also quoted Ye Tao's name for them, and the irony was naturally understood.

These are all marginal A, B, C, and D, and it seems that Lu Dao will not be a very outstanding character. If you want to fight the water dogs, you must first see if you have a dog beating stick in your hand.

Those who have already been hit by the Jinshi will not come out at this time. The son of a daughter, you can't sit down, the baby is in hand, and the ones in other people's hands are just a little brighter, the essence is the same thing, which one will make trouble for this?

And the officials all knew that Han Gang and Ye Tao were ranked in front of the Son of Heaven, the fifth and third ranks, respectively, and they were promoted by the Son of Heaven himself. accused Wang Anshi of favoritism, instructed the examiner, and then pulled down the Son of Heaven to make a judgment? Is it fun to slap the Son of Heaven in the face? It's even more fun to be slapped in the face by the Son of Heaven!

So let the poor sours who fell off the list make trouble, and stand on the dry shore and watch. On the same Qingfeng Tower, there were several tables where the new science and technology scholars and officials from the southern province were sitting on the side, all watching the excitement on the side, and they had no intention of coming over to relieve the siege.

"I have read all the masterpieces of Han Guanren, which is really breathtaking." One of the first men came out and said. This sentence sounds like a compliment, but it is actually sarcasm.

Han Gang laughed twice, disagreeing: "Han Gang is indeed shorter than words, and the first list of Jinshi is already overjoyed, and he is among the top ones on the side, but he has never thought about it." On top of the Ministry of Rites and the Palace Examination, it is also based on being well-informed, not that the literary style is outstanding. ”

Han Gang's posture was low enough, but it was a piece of hob meat. criticized his literary level for not being enough, he didn't care at all, and admitted it in one bite.

"Han Gang tried to talk a lot about the Guanxi River in the palace, just because he was most familiar with the things inside and outside there. Since the Son of Heaven wants us to 'say nothing from what we have seen', Han Gang should also report what he has seen and heard to the saints. I wonder what advice the sages have on this matter?! ”

If you criticize Han Gang for what he said in the questioning, and say something unpleasant, it is an axe in the class, and no one has this confidence. If it is in front of the Son of Heaven, does the emperor believe that Han Gang, an expert from Shaanxi who participated in the subduation of Hehuang, or does he believe that outsiders who can't fight with Shaanxi and Xihe?

Although his strategy is not good, the words are not leaky, and it is difficult to find loopholes. The article written in the palace examination was prepared in advance, and it was a joint effort between him and Wang Shao. Both of them are people in the officialdom, how to write the recitals and official documents correctly and tactfully, so as not to let political opponents find out the mistakes, they are often practiced, and they dare not slack off. This carefully considered text is something that only I know best, and there is no flaw at all. Like an oiled pearl, an outsider who wants to find fault can slip away with his hand on it.

And Han Gang's last two sentences made it very clear that his ranking was the decision of the Son of Heaven. Questioning the decision of the Son of Heaven, it doesn't matter what, maybe he can get a straight name. But Han Gang has made it very clear that the Son of Heaven promoted him not because of his liking or hate. If you want to object, weigh the consequences yourself.

"The blue eyes of the Son of Heaven are just because Han Gang can speak outright, not that Han Gang's literary talent is superior. I heard that Zhuang Yuanlang recently wrote a book, saying that he wanted to give his fame to his fallen brother. Although Han Gang is not talented, he does not dare to be a descendant in this matter, if there is a sage who can have a huge book, a description of the ins and outs of the northwest border affairs, Han Gang is also willing to give up this position. ”

Han Gang smiled and groaned, but it was a clear counterattack in and out of his words, since he was not convinced, then you should also write a copy.

This gesture was so strong that every soldier was out of anger.

Han Gang is actually the most jealous.

The Jinshi of the current branch has been conferred the official rank. Except for the Jinshi, who already had official status, most of the others were awarded the lowest level among the candidates, the judge from the ninth rank. There are only the top six, the champion Yu Zhong is the Dali judge, the list eye Zhu Fu is the judge of the Huainan Festival, the third place is the judge of the Jiqing Army Festival, the fourth Ye Tangyi is the military magistrate of the state, the fifth Ye Yi is the Xiuzhou Sihu to join the army, and the sixth Lian Hengfu is the Muzhou judicial army.

Champion Yu Zhong was directly promoted to the Dali Judge and entered the Beijing official sequence, which is a natural reason. Although Zhu Fu, Shao Gang and others have walked two or three steps more than other Jinshi, they still choose people, and they must float and sink in the sea of selection for several years.

But Han Gang has changed from Dr. Guozijian, who was not born as a court official, to Dr. Taichang, who has a background.

The speed of his promotion. Officials who can't climb out of the sea in their lifetime, or can't cross the dividing line between Beijing officials and court officials, can't be compared with them at all. And compared with the current important ministers above the court's servant system, Han Gang has been at least ten to fifteen years faster from the beginning of his entry into the official to the level of Dr. Qipin Taichang.

Everyone was about to open their mouths to besiege Han Gang, when the stairs rang again, and one person went upstairs. Judging by the color of the clothes and appearance, he is a eunuch in the palace. He went upstairs and immediately shouted in a sharp voice, "Where is Han Gang?" ”

Han Gang shook off a group of Confucian scholars and took two steps forward: "Han Gang is here." ”

"Dr. Han is easy for villains to find." The eunuch complained, and immediately said: "The official family has a will, recruit Han Gang to enter the palace immediately, don't delay!" ”