Chapter 537: The Palace Test [4000 Words 2-in-1 Chapter]
After pushing the glass and changing the lamp overnight, Tang Yin was drunk until noon the next day. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
When he woke up, he felt a splitting headache, and the after-effects of drunkenness began to show.
After struggling to sit up and walk to the basin to wash, Tang Yin made a pot of sobering tea and poured it down.
He only felt that his stomach was turning upside down, and he forcibly suppressed his nausea and shook his head, saying in his heart that yesterday's situation was special, and he couldn't drink like this in the future.
Leaving the house in a hurry, Tang Yin went to look for Jia and Shuhua.
Yesterday, he talked about a marriage with Jia He and promised to marry Jia He's daughter.
But it was drunk and drunk, and now Tang Yin regretted it a little and wanted to make it clear to Jia He.
Jia He was dancing his sword in the courtyard at the moment, and after Tang Yin came in, he stood silently on the side and watched.
When Jia He threw a beautiful sword flower dance and completed the complete set of swordsmanship, Tang Yin stepped forward and arched his hand and said, "Brother Huining is good at swordsmanship!" ”
Seeing Tang Yin coming, Jia He smiled and said, "Bohu, you got up really late today." It turns out that you pretended to be last night, and your alcohol consumption is not as good as that of the old man. ”
Tang Yin's face turned red and said: "Tang is indeed not strong enough to drink, which makes Brother Huining smile." ”
"You should also change your name, anyway, you and the old man will be a family soon."
Before Tang Yin could speak, Jia He took the initiative to climb the marriage, and Tang Yin was so anxious that he hurriedly said: "Ahem, I really don't hide that Tang Mou came this time for this marriage." Tang was drunk at the banquet last night, and Brother Hui Ning didn't have to take what he said seriously. ”
Jia He's face changed greatly, and he said unhappily: "Bohu, don't laugh, this marriage was agreed to by you personally." At the banquet, in front of so many fellow countrymen and scholars who agreed to the marriage, do you want to regret it? ”
Tang Yin knew that Jia He would not let go easily, so he took a deep breath and said, "This matter is Tang's fault, but Tang is really drunk." ”
Jia He sneered: "I was still a Bohu and I was different from others, but I didn't expect it to be such a force." Did you pass the exam and Huiyuan won't look down on my Jia family? ”
Tang Yin hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Brother Huining, you are too careful." We've been friends for so many years, don't you know me? I, Tang Yin, am by no means that kind of villain. ”
Jia He shook his head and said, "Knowing people and faces but not knowing hearts, how can the old man know what you think in your heart." Besides, people will become, and you Tang Yin is no exception. ”
After a pause, Jia He continued: "Actually, this is understandable. People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. You Tang Yin is now in the limelight of the new science association, and you want to take the opportunity to climb the high branches, but the old man has nothing to say. But why did you agree to the marriage at the banquet last night? Now you turn your face and repent of your marriage, how do you tell the old husband and daughter to deal with themselves? ”
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After a question, Tang Yin couldn't raise his head, and only sighed for a long time and said, "What should Brother Hui Ning say?" ”
Jia He pondered for a moment and said: "Naturally, the marriage must be completed as scheduled, and the old man can't afford to lose this face." ”
"Isn't there any room to maneuver?"
Tang Yin asked desperately.
"No way!"
"Okay."
Tang Yin sighed and said, "Then Tang will keep his promise." ”
Jia He turned his anger into joy and said: "That's right, the old man said that Bohu is not a treacherous person." ”
"During this time, you will live in the guild hall, and our son-in-law will talk a lot."
"......" Tang Yin had to nod and said, "Just follow what Brother Hui Ning said." ”
Jia He's eyes widened: "It's time to change your words!" ”
Tang Yin had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "The little son-in-law obeys the orders of Lao Taishan. ”
Jia He laughed and said, "Good son-in-law, good son-in-law." ”
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In the blink of an eye, it was time for the palace exam, and all the tributes who would take the high school entrance examination gathered in front of the Fengtian Hall to prepare for the exam.
The Ming Dynasty palace test did not eliminate people, so these quasi-jinshi have already achieved fame and are extremely relaxed.
His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon chair in the Fengtian Palace, only feeling helpless and bored.
He really doesn't like this kind of thing, but he can't help it, he has to preside over it.
He can excuse other court meetings to shirk it, but the palace test can't be pushed off no matter what.
"Hair curls!"
With the shrill chanting of the royal eunuchs, the scribes began to give scrolls to the tributes.
Before His Majesty Dan's examination, all the candidates were in high spirits and ready to complete the last section of the road to the Dragon Gate.
After the palace examination, everything will be settled, and they will also completely enter the bureaucratic class, and from then on, they will be envied by relatives and friends in the township.
But when the question was unfolded, almost all the candidates frowned.
"The world is the same."
The question is only four words, but it is extremely difficult to solve.
What is Datong? It's really a matter of opinion. Different people have different understandings, and if the explanation is not in line with the Son of Heaven's wishes, I am afraid that it will not have a good ranking.
Sitting here are the best among the readers, and they all have a set of writing, and sometimes they are an entry point or idea.
Tang Yin was also stunned when he saw this topic.
This topic is really simple to say, but it is difficult to say that it depends on how to understand.
He is a Huiyuan, and everyone is in the limelight, and the articles he makes naturally can't be too bad, otherwise it won't make people laugh and lose their big teeth.
Tang Yin did not rush to write, but closed his eyes and started the draft.
After a stick of incense, Tang Yin opened his eyes, and at this moment he already had a written text in his heart, and he only needed to copy the article on paper.
Tang Yin took a deep breath and dipped his pen in ink, opened the book, and finished writing an entire article in less than a stick of incense.
Next, we have to wait for the end of the temple exam. After all, it is the emperor of the Son of Heaven, and it is too pretended to submit the paper in advance, so it is better to follow the crowd.
Fortunately, the palace examination was only a strategy test, and it didn't last long and ended soon.
The scribes put away the scrolls of the quasi-jinshi one by one, and then all the tributes knelt down to the Son of Heaven and saluted, and the palace examination was over.
Zhu Houzhao wished that the palace test would end quickly, so when the tributes bowed to him, he waved his hand and left directly.
This stunned His Majesty's tributes.
Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, and then left the Fengtian Hall with the scholars who were taking the same exam.
The days of waiting for the release of the list are torturous, and although no one will be eliminated, the ranking is also very important for these future officialdom newcomers.
There are all kinds of hardships, but fortunately, Tang Yin is confident that he will get the top ten results in the second class, and it is enough to be able to become a Shujishi.
Finally in the first half of August, the tenth hall test was officially released, Tang Yin unexpectedly won the champion, not to mention the banquet in Qionglin, the cross-horse parade street, and he was also specially received by the Son of Heaven.
Just when Tang Yin was full of ambition and was about to show loyalty to the Son of Heaven and make a big move, the Son of Heaven actually lowered his voice and asked him to ask for the Spring Palace.
Tang Yin almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood. Is his fame already so great that even the Son of Heaven loves the spring palace picture he made?
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Faced with the request of the Son of Heaven, Tang Yin wanted to cry without tears.
He would never have thought that the dignified Son of Heaven would also be so fond of the Spring Palace.
It can only be said that the food and color are also sexual, and the Son of Heaven is also a human being, and he is not exempt from vulgarity.
But Tang Yin felt that he should not leave this impression on the Son of Heaven.
Although it was done in the emperor's heart, when the Son of Heaven remembered Tang Yin, he was, "Oh, the one who painted the Spring Palace." ”
It's a terrible feeling.
Tang Yin is also a big three-in-one of Xie Yuan, Hui Yuan, and Zhuangyuan, although it has been more than ten years in the middle, it is not a success, but it is also a real achievement, which cannot be erased.
Shouldn't His Majesty the Emperor remember him as an image?
Tang Yin looked at Zhu Houzhao resentfully and protested silently.
This Zhu Hou took care of a little hairy, and he said in his heart that Tang Zhuangyuan wouldn't want to paint the Spring Palace for him, right? Zhu Houzhao has never experienced this kind of thing, and it is a little exciting to think about it, but when he thought of the impassioned opposition of the ministers, Zhu Houzhao still swallowed a mouthful of spit, alas.
Of course, Zhu Houzhao will not give up on Tang Yin's request for the Spring Palace, although he can't be the protagonist, but it doesn't hurt to appreciate it, right?
Tang Yin wouldn't know the "sinister intentions" of the Son of Heaven, he just felt that the Son of Heaven kept smiling at him, and he was very kind and approachable.
After the Son of Heaven met Tang Yin, he thought this man was very interesting, so he left him in the palace for lunch.
That's a great reward.
You must know that only the three scholars in the cabinet can dine with the Son of Heaven. Tang Yin felt the emperor's grace this time.
Because the emperor was in the Wenhua Hall to meet Tang Yin, so lunch was also set up in the side hall.
Also dining together were Li Dongyang and Xie Shen.
Old man Xie Qian was not in good health and took sick leave, and His Majesty the Emperor couldn't pick Xie Qian up from the sickbed again for a bowl of water.
Xie Shen was sincerely happy for Tang Yin. Tang Dacai is indeed talented, otherwise he would not have crushed the world's bachelors as soon as he came back, and monopolized the yuan and champion.
People's fate is sometimes really unpredictable, if he hadn't met Tang Yin, maybe Tang Yin would have been so stumbling and paralyzing himself with lust all day long.
And now, Tang Yin has started a new life.
Although it is a bit late to enter the profession at the age of forty, there are benefits to being late. The test of officialdom is the ability to deal with human feelings and sophistication, and Tang Yin is definitely stronger than those hairy boys who are not deeply involved in the world.
After experiencing the ups and downs of life, you will be calmer when dealing with things. In officialdom, it is not just about chanting a few lines of poetry and writing a few moral articles.
A wingman like Tang Yin was exactly what Xie Shen needed.
Gu Dingchen is of course also very good, but after all, Gu Dingchen has some corrupt tendencies, and he can only be reused, and the only person who can really understand what Xie Shen thinks in his heart is Tang Yin, who has deviated from the norm.
The lunch of the Son of Heaven is very complicated, and all kinds of delicacies are arranged in turn.
Xie Shen and Tang Yin don't have much appetite, and they don't pay attention to their image when they eat in front of the leader, how big is their experience?
Emperor Zhengde is not worried about this, this is his home field, he can come as much as he wants, and he doesn't even have to worry about eating.
Zhu Houzhao was in a very good mood today, with a chopstick in every dish, and Zhang Yongzhi, the imperial eunuch waiting on the side, was smiling.
Your Majesty hasn't had such a good appetite for a long time, and if you eat more, they can rest assured that they are slaves.
After lunch, the four of them began to chat.
After chatting, Zhu Houzhao excitedly said to Xie Shen: "Sir, last time, that Francophone came to Beijing again, and brought the corn and sweet potatoes in Mr. 's mouth." ”
Xie Shen was overjoyed when he heard this, and finally waited for him in his heart.
"That's a good thing, Your Majesty. It seems that Daming will never have a food shortage again. ”
Zhu Houzhao nodded, which was regarded as acknowledging Xie Shen's words.
The potatoes brought by the Francophone last time had already made Zhu Houzhao taste the sweetness. Not only is the potato high-yielding, but the quality of the land is not too high, and it can be grown even on barren thin sandy land.
Moreover, potatoes have a strong sense of satiety, and after eating a few, they will feel full, which is very suitable for high-intensity work of peddlers, pawns, farmers, and hard-working handymen.
"Well, I actually like potatoes very much, and I eat a small plate of this vinegared shredded potato every day."
Xie Shenxin said in his heart that it wasn't a recipe I offered, otherwise you would be able to eat it so deliciously?
People are sometimes like this, and when they are used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, they will feel very special when they eat home-cooked food.
Zhu Houzhao's eyes flashed with longing: "I hope this corn is also like a potato." ”
Xie Shen said with a smile: "Your Majesty, rest assured, this corn will never be inferior to potatoes, and the taste is more mellow." ”
Zhu Houzhao, a foodie, cleared his throat when he heard this: "Then there is Mr. Lao, now there is a lot of corn stored in the imperial dining room, and after lunch, Mr. will go to teach the imperial chef how to do it." ”
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Xie Shenxin said, "Can you not be so direct, old man." This Li Dongyang and Tang Yin are still on the side, let's be more reserved.
It is said that the gentleman cooks far away, Li Dongyang and Tang Yin don't know what to think when they learn that Xie Shen likes to cook.
His Majesty the Emperor has this big mouth...... Iniquity, iniquity.
Fortunately, Li Dongyang didn't show too strong a reaction, and Tang Yin's eyes were soft, at least he didn't embarrass Xie Shen on his face.
Zhu Houzhao obviously realized the problem, and he covered up his embarrassment twice.
After that, Li Dongyang and Tang Yin successively found excuses to retire, and there were only Zhu Houzhao and Xie Shenjunchen in the main hall.
"Your Majesty, can you not ask your ministers to cook in front of people in the future!"
Xie Shen looked at Zhu Houzhao with a resentful expression.
"Well, it's my fault this time, I forgot about Li Shoufu, and Tang Zhuangyuan is also there. I apologize to my husband. ”
"I don't dare."
Xie Shen sighed and said, "This corn is actually very simple to make, it only needs to be boiled in a pot, and it can be eaten after half an hour." ”
"It's that simple? Can that taste good? ”
As soon as he heard that he only needed to boil it with water without adding any ingredients, Zhu Houzhao couldn't believe it.
"Your Majesty, this corn itself is very sweet, and although it is only boiled in water, it is mellow and fragrant, which cannot be made with any seasoning. Moreover, the texture of the corn is very good, and when you bite into it, it will be ......"
Xie Shen's affectionate description immediately aroused Zhu Houzhao's appetite, he swallowed his saliva and said: "Then what are you waiting for, come and ask the imperial chef to peel ten of the corn brought by the Franco machine and cook it for me." ”
Frightened, Xie Shen hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is not in a hurry at this time, right?" It's not too late to eat corn when it's popularized. ”
These are all precious seeds, transporting corn from the Americas to Europe and then to Daming, I don't know how difficult it is along the way, if Zhu Houzhao eats it all at once, Xie Shen will faint to death.
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