In this imperial examination, Feng Yunshan took the top three such as Ou Yeying as the first class, and was named the champion of the Holy Kingdom, Bangyan, and Tanhua, and the remaining 47 were named the second class and were named Jinshi; The next 50 are the top three, and they are given the same Jinshi background. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It is equivalent to taking a total of 100 jinshi. The rest of the 200 who entered the second temple examination were called the Holy Kingdom Lifters; And the remaining 900 people on the list in the first written test are collectively called the Xiucai of the Holy Kingdom.

In this way, this imperial examination is equivalent to the selection of 1,200 literate talents for the Holy Country. Just when Feng Yunshan asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to arrange for all the candidates for the imperial examination to go to unified training and prepare to locate officials at all levels, suddenly more than half of them said that they did not want to be officials.

This stunned Feng Yunshan, and he suddenly thought that he was still in the eyes of future generations, thinking that this official was the official ape of future generations, and everyone was vying to be it. But in this era, this official has no status, and scholars don't look down on it, and many scholars with a lot of family backgrounds don't bother to be a small official at all. In addition to high-ranking officials, these children of officials and gentry do not look down on this little official to make it flow.

This stumped Feng Yunshan. He opened a department to recruit some available officials.

But the officials can't give them easily, Feng Yunshan still has so many old brothers who fight with him, and these people are also loyal and reliable. So it's mainly for the scribes and the like, firstly, there is a large demand for this scribe, and secondly, after all, the main thing to do things is to rely on them.

But they didn't look down on the scribes, so Feng Yunshan had no choice but to change the name of the scribes to the holy officials: they were divided into village and unit-level holy officials, township section-level holy officials, county-level holy officials, prefecture-level holy officials, and provincial and ministerial-level holy officials. Of course, at the beginning, even if it was the champion district Chenying, he was only going to confer it on county and department-level holy officials, while most of the others were township-level holy officials.

Unexpectedly, when many candidates for the imperial examination were preparing to leave for their hometowns, take the scientific examination again in the next year, and even prepare to go to the land governed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty to conduct the scientific examination, an earth-shattering news came: Jiangning City was occupied by the Taiping army!

The students gathered together, and the news spread quickly. When the messenger delivered the news of the Taiping army's capture of Jiangning from the north to Feng Yunshan, after half a day, the students all knew this amazing news, and in an instant, everyone regardless of bitterness or schadenfreude in their hearts, their plans and thoughts were different.

It just so happened that the Ministry of the Interior announced that the scientific scholars on the list would be appointed as holy officials of the Holy Kingdom. As a result, most of the scientific scholars who felt that the Manchu Mansion was about to fall have expressed their willingness to try to serve as holy officials and receive unified training from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Only Ma Wencai and more than 100 other scholars disdained to serve as township-level holy officials, saying that they would take the exam again next year. The Ministry of Internal Affairs also got them, but only registered a sum.

At this time, Feng Yunshan, who received Jiangning, that is, Nanjing City, was occupied by the Taiping Army, could no longer take care of these scholars, so he quickly summoned the General Staff of the Capture Army and the officials of the Holy Kingdom in Guangzhou City to convey the news and discuss countermeasures.

After a period of collegiality, Feng Yunshan decided to take advantage of the opportunity of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's full attention to be attracted by the Taiping army and transfer troops to besiege Nanjing, expand his territory, and order the captive army to attack from Liangguang to all directions. Before the clear demon eases up, grab more advantageous positions.

The original battle plan for the east of Guangzhou Prefecture was adjusted, and Luo Xuan led the 5th Division A and Liang Peiyou led the 5th Division B, and led the fleet to transport Lin Fengxiang's 1st Division A and the 3rd Division A that was already waiting at the Humen Fort, bypassing Hong Kong Island and attacking Huizhou Chaozhou Mansion along the coast.

Not only that, but it is also necessary to capture the Quanzhou and Zhangzhou prefectures of Fujian, especially Xiamen. Moreover, after occupying Quanzhou Prefecture and other places, it quickly seized the island of Taiwan.

The three prefecture capitals of Gao, Lei, and Qiong, which were originally captured, were garrisoned by Chen Tianshi, who was left behind, and waited for the 1st and 2nd Brigades sent by the Holy King to take over the defense.

At the beginning, Feng Yunshan also ordered the transfer of part of the troops of Guangzhou Prefecture, together with the garrison of Shaozhou Prefecture, to attack Ganzhou Prefecture in Qianxi, preparing to occupy Ganzhou Prefecture in Qianxi, Ningdu Zhili Prefecture and Tingzhou Prefecture and Longyan Zhili Prefecture in Fujian by land, and open up strategic vertical areas on the road to connect with Zhangzhou Mansion and Quanzhou Prefecture.

To the north, Feng Yunshan ordered Liang Litai, who had already captured Changning County, to lead the soldiers of the captured army reorganized into the Fourth Division of the First Division, and Su Sanniang, who was stationed in the capital of Yongzhou, to lead the soldiers who were reorganized into the Seventh Division to capture Hengzhou Mansion and Baoqing Mansion in the south of the country.

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Beixiang, a suburb of Wuxi, Changzhou Prefecture, Jiangsu, in the courtyard of the Xu family's house.

A dignified young woman, standing in front of the dresser in the boudoir, Gu Ying felt sorry for herself. Wearing a pink embroidered Luo shirt and a pearl white lake crepe skirt, the goose egg face is as white and tender as jade, a pair of pear vortices are slightly flushed between the cheeks, and a trace of rouge is not wiped, but the cheeks are white and red, warm and moist like a Qiong flower that has just opened.

A woman in her thirties walked into the boudoir, looked at the shy and lovely woman in the mirror, and sighed secretly.

The young woman turned her head, saw the woman, and saluted: "Auntie, Shanxiang has been staying in Wuxi for a few months, and this year is over, and my uncle will soon return to his hometown from there, and Shanxiang is going to return to Jiangning tomorrow." ”

The woman gently persuaded: "Silly girl, my own aunt, can I see the outside?" It's not certain that your uncle won't be able to come back. Your husband's family is so bad that he wants to sell his daughter-in-law for silver, and your brother, who is idle all day long, doesn't miss the love of brother and sister at all, and helps his husband's family look for you everywhere. Alas, it's better to stay a few more days, and when things calm down, let's go back to Jiangning. ”

When the young woman was told by the woman, she felt that her life was miserable, and she couldn't help but have tears in her eyes.

The woman's heart was sour, and she couldn't help but say: "Silly girl, my Fu family is thin, and the only male is your brother, but he doesn't do his job." You have a daughter's family, and you are helpless, so it is better to live with your aunt in Wuxi, and you will have a care! ”

The young woman's heart moved, but she still shook her head and said: "Auntie, no matter what Shanxiang says, he has already been married to the Li family, as long as the Li family does not sell Shanxiang, he is still a member of the Li family, and he will have to return to the Li family sooner or later." ”

The woman was about to persuade again, when a servant outside the door rushed in in a panic and shouted, "No, ma'am! I heard rumors from the neighborhoods that Jiangning City in Jiangning Mansion was captured by long-haired thieves from Guangxi! ”

"Huh? Hairy thief. So what can I do, will this long-haired thief hit Wuxi? The woman was taken aback, and then continued: "Shanxiang, now that Jiangning City has been attacked by long-haired thieves, you can't go back. Let's go with my aunt and be here in Wuxi. ”

The young woman thought about it, but she was helpless, so she had to nod. However, she was thinking in her heart, I don't know if this long-haired thief is good or bad, he can occupy Jiangning City, and I am afraid that the world will change greatly!

The woman went out of the boudoir and wanted her servants to go to the city again to inquire about the news of the long hair.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the courtyard. Let the subordinates open a gap, and when they asked, it was the two little servants sent by the old man, who came back with the letter, and the woman hurriedly let the two in.

"Madam, Master Xu Shou Xu sent us to carry a letter, and by the way, I will take my wife's family to Guangzhou to meet Master Xu." The visitor politely explained to the woman the intention of coming, "For the specific situation, please see Master Xu's handwritten letter." ”

After saying this, the man took out a letter from his bosom and gave it to the woman.

It turned out that this woman was Xu Fushi, the wife of Xu Shou, who took refuge in Feng Yunshan and was in Guangzhou.

Jiangning Fu's family, which Xu Fu was born, was originally a big family, and his family fell into the middle of the road more than ten years ago. Therefore, although she is a woman, she is literate, and when she took the letter, it was really a letter from her husband Xu Shou.

In the letter, Xu Shou said that he and his fellow villager Hua Yufang met Li Shanlan in Shanghi and went to Guangzhou together, so the woman quickly packed up her belongings and rushed to Guangzhou with the people to reunite with him.

The stakes are very high, Xu Fu carefully confirmed that the handwriting in the letter was indeed a handwritten letter from her husband Xu Shou, and Li Shanlan, who was mentioned in the letter, was also mentioned in the letter a few months ago.

But just in case, Xu Fu's family still sent people to the Hua family in Dangkou, a fellow villager not far from home, but learned that the Hua family also received letters and tokens from Hua Yufang, but the Hua family is a big family in Dangkou, Hua Yufang just said that he was in Guangzhou with his fellow villagers, and did not let the family move to Guangzhou Mansion.

However, Xu Fu was also relieved. Since ancient times, wives have been husbands, and since her husband Xu Shou wants to move the whole family to Guangzhou, Xu Fu has no objection.

Moreover, the Xu family is also in the middle of the road, the people are thin, Xu Shou's parents died in his early years, and he has no brothers and sisters, so it is very simple to move at this time. Moreover, Xu Fu was ready to change the paddy fields and mansions in the seller's house first, and still let his subordinates take care of them, and he took his two sons to Guangzhou first to see the situation.

The niece Fu Shanxiang was reluctant to go to Guangzhou, and expressed her willingness to stay in Wuxi and help take care of the Xu family by the way.

But Xu Fu was not at ease, and persuaded Fu Shanxiang to go with her, and he could also help take care of the two cousins along the way.

Fu Shanxiang asked the two little servants who sent the letter, but learned that his uncle was in Guangzhou, and he was ordered by the Taiping Holy King to study Western books and make Western ships.

At the same time, in the city of Hining County, Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang, two fine works sent by Feng Yunshan found Li Shanlan's house. The Li family is a well-known local wealthy family on the outskirts of Hi Ning, so it is naturally impossible to relocate to Guangzhou.

But Li Shanlan has separated from her brother and settled alone with his wife Xu in the county. After Li Shanlan went to Shanghi, only the Xu family was left alone, living alone, but fortunately, Li Shanlan's father Li Zulie often sent people to help, and the Xu family was able to make a living.

The two didn't waste much of it, so they found Xu and persuaded him. Xu happened to feel that it was very difficult to be alone, and after seeing Li Shanlan's token, he was gladly willing to go to Guangzhou, but considering his wife's family, he called a nephew from his mother's family to accompany him, and followed the two to Shanghi.

Then, the two fine workers who went to Wuxi also picked up Xu Fu's family to Shanghi, and everyone gathered together, set up a foreigner's merchant ship from Shanghi, and rushed back to Guangzhou via Hong Kong Island. (To be continued.) )