Chapter 625: If No One Knows, Nothing Unless You Do It (I)
Chapter 625 If No One Knows, Nothing Unless You Do It (I)
Time flies like a white horse. In the blink of an eye, in February, there are only a few days left before the Spring Festival, and the Ministry of Rites has organized personnel to start cleaning the Tribute Academy, arranging the examination room, and the candidates have also gone to the Ministry of Rites to line up to receive the examination cards, and everything is going on in an orderly manner.
Yuan Wei was really appointed as the chief examiner of the Spring Festival, the deputy chief examiner is the former Taichang Siqing, and the current left waiter of the Ministry of Rites Yan Ne, these two have a common strength, that is, the green words are written well, and every proposition in Jiajing, they can complete it quickly and well, and they are deeply loved by the emperor, so they can go all the way.
This made the silence that was put on hold at home for some reason, and I really didn't know what to say...... We have made so many contributions, but it can't compare to a few articles that ghosts don't even look at? But how can there be so much truth in this world? So he didn't find anyone to complain, so he was silently bored at home, not going out of the door, not stepping out of the second door, and concentrating on studying.
There is a saying that 'there is no intention to plant flowers and flowers, and there is no intention to plant willows and willows into the shade'. I never thought that his helpless negativity had won the respect of many people, and I felt that he was 'not shocked by honor and disgrace, did not feel sorry for himself, and had the style of an ancient benevolent person', and for a while his jealousy was greatly reduced, and the evil words that slandered him were almost extinct.
This unexpected gain made Shen Mo cry and laugh, and then he simply thought about it, so it would be good, it wouldn't take a few years to wash off the eye-catching things on his body, which would be very good for the future.
However, he didn't just go to study, but secretly found out some things through his own relationships......
At the end of the day, Shen Mo was sleeping soundly, and the three feet outside reported: "My lord, the thirteenth master is here." ”
"Oh, please." Shen Mo sat up suddenly, rubbed his eyes and said, "The Thirteenth Master is not an outsider, let him come to the inner room." ”
When Zhu Shisan came in, Shen Mo was already wearing a cotton jacket, sitting on the kang head, and making a pot of good tea.
He is a silent old brother, so naturally he will not be polite, so when he entered the house, he took off his shoes and put on the kang, sat cross-legged and said, "Alas, this life is the life of adults." Fairy-like. ”
"Whether the shoes are comfortable or not, only the feet know." Shen Mo lowered his eyelids, brought a cup of tea to him and said, "How's things going?" ”
"Hehe, let's do something, why don't you worry?" Zhu Shisan picked up the tea, took a sip and said, "All of them are alive." He said hesitantly: "With the lesson of the last Tianxiang test, they are very careful this time, before the words are passed down below, we haven't gotten anything useful." "It seems that he is very proud of his results, and he boasts about himself there.
The most important thing that Shen Mo lacks now is time, and he doesn't urge, while drinking tea slowly, he smiled and listened to him speak: "But they are actually blind and cautious, because no matter how secret they are, they have to pass on the secret to the people below in the end, right?" Fewer words"
Mo Miao smiled jokingly: "That's such a reason." ”
"So. They worked hard, but we didn't have to work hard to get it! Zhu Shisan said triumphantly: "Our people are very deep in Hu Zhi's house, and his eldest son-> is just taking the exam, so I guessed that this old boy can't be honest, so I let people pay careful attention to the father and son, and sure enough, there is a harvest." As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his bosom and said, "Look." This is the word joint found from Hu Gongzi-> room. ”
Shen Mo took it and looked at it, only to see that it was written: "The first article ends with the word 'Yefu'; the second article ends with the word 'that's it'; and the third article ends with the words 'don't hesitate'. Because the imperial examination is the first of the three questions and four books, it must be used at the end of the three articles and four books.
"These nine words are amazing." Shen Mo said with a complicated smile: "I have been reading hard for decades, and I can't compare to these nine useless imaginary words." As he spoke, he stretched out his two fingers to the piece of paper and said: "If you get these nine words, even if you don't read or work, you can still be clothed and bruised at dusk; And those who can't get it, let your head hang over the beam, taper and pierce the strands, read full of economy, and make splendid articles, you can't get into the eyes of the examiner! ”
Zhu Shi... Nodding his head, he said, "What's the use of reading?" It's better to be born as a powerful son! ”
"I can't say that." Shen Mo smiled and said, "Most of the time, it's still very fair...... As far as it is concerned, it is already the most fair material selection system, if before the Sui and Tang dynasties, a poor scholar like me would never come out. ”
"In this way, the scriptures are good scriptures, but they let the crooked-mouthed monk read them badly." Zhu 13 said.
"Not bad." Shen Mo smiled and said, "So we have to invite these monks out of the temple." As he spoke, a cold glint flashed in his eyes and he said, "Has the invigilator been decided this time?" ”。
"It's settled." Zhu Shisan smiled: "It's Brother Zhu Qi." ”
"Good." Shen Mo was pleased to hear this: "In this way, you can do it." He asked, "Can you contact him?" ”。 As an invigilator, Zhu Qi has been isolated.
"Of course." Zhu Shisan said with a smile: "Just let a brother on duty go in and say a word." ”
"Great." Silence let him come over and tell him what he was going to do.
"Oh......" Zhu Shisan said with a disappointed look on his face after hearing this: "It's not too cheap, that old boy?" ”
"Hehe, this time it's cheaper for that old boy." Shen Mo smiled and said, "This matter can't be a big deal." Otherwise, it won't end. ”
"Could it be that the adults are still afraid of him?" Zhu Shisan was puzzled: "You dare to break into Longtan single-handedly and destroy Yang Dashuai's Shen Dadao with one hand!" ”
"What mess?" Shen Mo smiled and scolded: "Why are you still in one set?" ”
"The storytellers on the flyover have made up jokes." Zhu Shisan's eyes widened and said, "Haven't you heard of it?" ”。
"I haven't heard of it." Shen Mo glanced at him and said, "Can the drama be taken seriously?" You were still there at the time, I don't know if I was doing it with my head and my head? ”
"Hehe...... Zhu 13 encouraged him, "Then do it again this time?" ”
"Never." Shen Mo shook his head resolutely and said: "Last time, I was investigating the case, and I handled the case very beautifully, but after I came back, I was left to dry, why?" It wasn't that the emperor accused me of making my own opinions, so he punished me. ”
"Wouldn't it? "Zhu Shisan said in disbelief: "I greeted your old triumph a few years ago, what a big formation it was, I haven't seen it for decades." ”
"One yard to one yard." Shen Mo said lightly: "If you win the battle, you must be warmly welcomed, because that ceremony is not to welcome me, but the needs of the Ming Dynasty and the emperor, and I am just a more eye-catching prop." Said with a self-deprecating smile: "But if you anger the emperor, there is still no good fruit to eat." ”
Zhu Shisan nodded silently and asked softly, "In other words, you can't come forward this time?" ”
Mo nodded and said, "If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government." I'm idle at home now, and if I dare to come nonsense, I won't have any good fruit to eat. Said with a smile: "If I don't come forward, the burden will be all on Zhu Qi and Beizhen Fusi, Dongchang is staring at you, I can't wait for something big to happen, so as to take the opportunity to settle you." ”
"We are not soft persimmons that everyone pinchs!" Zhu Shisan was not angry.
"But after all, those eunuchs are close to the emperor." Shen Mo sighed and said, "Now I can't enter the palace, you are completely unable to speak in front of the king." What a loss! There are still many difficulties in keeping the success, so how can we talk about enterprising? ”
"Alas......" Zhu Shisan knew that Shen Mo's words were all for their sake, so although he was unwilling, he still obeyed the order.
Seeing that he was so frustrated, he was a little unbearable to be silent, but he still said through his mouth: "Don't worry, this time I spared that old boy, just to catch bigger fish ......"
"Oh?" Zhu Shisan came down and said, "What are you going to do, will you let Yan Shifan finish?" ”。
"What is this......" said with a silent and mysterious smile: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed." You'll find out then. ”
"Well, every time." Zhu Shisan said depressedly: "It seems to be said, it makes people's hearts itch and can't scratch it, it almost suffocates people to death." ”
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Three days later, he arrived at the auspicious day chosen by the Qin Heavenly Prison for the year of Jiajing Renxu. From the first day when it was dark, Yuan Wei, the chief examiner of Enke, did not close his eyes, he sat alone in the room arranged by Jinyiwei, waiting for the auspicious time to come, and also wanted to calm down the uneasiness in his heart a little. But the quieter the surroundings, the more chaotic and contradictory his heart became.
The emperor's words when he met him and Yan Ne still echoed in his ears, and Jiajing instructed them to be sure to take people impartially and choose materials for the country, and also said that this talent selection ceremony was a test for the two of them, to see if they had any other abilities besides writing good words.
He could hear that the emperor had the intention to let himself enter the cabinet, otherwise he was already a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, what else was there to test? Entering the cabinet as a prime minister and showing what he has learned in his life, isn't that exactly what he has always expected? Now that the opportunity is in front of him, he wants to behave well and reassure the emperor!
But he couldn't do it, because when Yan Dang nominated him to become the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, in addition to the false words of 'sincere unity and mutual benefit', there were also real conditions -- if he could preside over this examination, he needed to admit Yan Dang's relatives and children as a reward.
At that time, he wanted to be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, how could he think of it so far? I agreed to it, but now I realized that it was a joke about the future of my life!
On the one hand, there is the ardent expectation of the emperor, and on the other hand, there is Yan Shifan's eager hope, neither side can be offended, and neither side wants to offend. Yuan Wei really experienced the difficulty of riding a tiger and the dilemma.
After thinking about it all night, he didn't come up with a real chapter, and suddenly heard a cannon, Yuan Wei knew that the time had arrived, so he came back to his senses, took a deep breath and said: "Buddha bless, don't let me be safe, once I pass the test smoothly, I will believe in Buddhism for life and build temples for the Buddha!" "As an official, he knows that he can't do anything without bribery, and the Buddha is no exception.
After making a grand wish, he finally calmed down in his heart, asked his subordinates to fetch water and wash for him, put on his crown and court clothes, and said to the brocade guards guarding outside: "It's time to go!" ”
The brocade guard brought a green sedan chair, and there were dozens of honor guards to escort the examiner to the tribute courtyard in the southwest corner of the capital.
When the sedan chair fell, when Yuan Wei came down, he glanced at the sky full of cold stars, the bucket handle was spinning upside down, and it was less than four days, he exhaled the breath that he had been holding for a long time, and he was surrounded by the guards, and walked calmly towards the dragon gate.
Yan Ne, the deputy examiner, and a group of fellow examiners had been waiting there for a long time, and when they saw the examiner coming, they walked two steps in front of him, and said, "You are really early!" ”
"Hehe," Yuan Wei was arrogant, but at this moment there was a ghost in his heart, and his attitude was naturally not hardened, so he smiled and saluted: "You came earlier." ”
"It should be, it should be." Yan Ne and the others smiled and said, "The hour is coming, please preside over the ceremony." ”
Naturally, it is still those routines such as announcing holy decrees, respecting Confucius, inviting Wenqu Xing, and martial saints, but it is the first time for Yuan Wei, so he still feels very satisfied. When he finishes his performance, it's time to invite the 'en' ghosts and 'unjust' ghosts to enter the arena. I saw that at some point, in front of each row of examination rooms, red flags and black flags were planted, and there was a sound of 'Grace ghosts enter, resentful ghosts entered.' In the call, both sides burned paper money.
At this time, it was February, and it was burning paper in the corridor between the examination houses, and a gust of north wind blew through, and the flames and soot were scattered, as if there were really countless ghosts, flying from all directions, gathering under the banner.
The examiner who was watching the ceremony in front of the public hall whispered, and this one said: "It can be seen that you should be a good person in normal times, and you will see it at this time!" "Yes, yes, this place in Gongyuan is the most supernatural, if you usually do bad things, you will have to be pulled by the resentful ghosts!" ’
The speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, but those conversations with the examiner made Yuan Wei shudder, and said unhappily: "Zi Bu is strange and confused, this is the Tribute Courtyard, the master's territory, don't bewitch the public!" ”
"Don't believe it, Lord Ministry." An older examiner said to him: "The lower official has seen it with his own eyes, when I took the township examination, there was a scholar in the same number, who was a well-educated talent, and the article was done so well, and he even said that he would definitely be in high school." However, when it was time to hand in the paper, he poured ink on the paper, and it was immediately invalid. Later, after going back, he fell seriously ill at the inn for three days and three nights, and almost lost his life.
"Was he careless? Yuan Wei said: "And then regret in my heart that I got sick, it must be like this, right?" Fewer words"
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Today, I helped my sister-in-law move during the day, so I can only send half a chapter of 4,000 first, and then write 4,000......
Chapter 625 If No One Knows, Nothing Unless You Do It (I)
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