The school building outside the southern city was crowded with thousands of scholars with nervousness, excitement and expectation, when there was a burst of gongs and drums from inside the city gate.

"It's coming! Come! ”

The crowd was surging, and the scholars were so excited that they rushed to the gate, but they were stopped by a dozen soldiers, and several proclamation officials, surrounded by a large crowd of soldiers, came to the gate, and a high platform had been erected in front of the gate.

The three officials quickly stepped up to the high platform, and a tall and mighty official in the middle shouted to the crowd: "Please be quiet! ”

Thousands of scholars quieted down for a moment, thousands of pairs of eyes stared nervously at the roster in his hand, and the official said in a loud voice: "The Wuyuan Autumn Examination is officially over, and the list is now announced, with a total of five thousand one hundred and forty-two candidates, the actual reference is five thousand one hundred and fifteen, and a total of one hundred and twenty people have been admitted, and the list is as follows!" ”

"Dali County Han Zong!"

"Ma Guangcai of Jiuyuan County!"

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The official read from back to front, every time he read a name, there was a burst of cheers, his tone was very heavy, his voice was very high-pitched, it was far away, he slowly read the list of 110 people, cheers came and went, but there were more and more disappointed looks, but everyone still listened patiently, no one would be willing to read the list without all the lists.

"The following are the top ten, those who pass the examination can be awarded the title of Jinshi, the tenth, Xie Xiaoyuan of Jinming County, Yan'an County, the ninth Wei Chi Song of Hekou County, Wuyuan County, and the eighth Wei Shiming of Daxing County, Jingzhao Prefecture....."

Wei Shiming shouted excitedly, and hugged Wei Lun tightly, Wei Lun felt uncomfortable, but forced a smile and said, "Congratulations to the third brother!" ”

Wei Shiming understood his mood, and also restrained the excitement in his heart, and patted him on the shoulder, "It's okay, there are seven more people, there will definitely be you." ”

Wei Lun lowered his head nervously, with a glimmer of hope, listening to the announcement above, one name after another, it had nothing to do with him, and his heart began to despair.

"Third place: Du Heng of Wannian County, Jingzhao Mansion!"

Wei Lun heard the words 'Jingzhao Mansion', but behind him was Du Heng of Wannian County, his heart was suddenly disappointed to the extreme, he smiled bitterly in his heart, it seems that he really has to go to the school to be a gentleman.

"First place!"

The announcement officer stopped dramatically, looking at a pair of anxious eyes, he smiled, and said loudly: "Wei Lun, Daxing County, Jingzhao Mansion!" ”

Wei Lun was still feeling sorry for himself, he suddenly heard his name, he was surprised, raised his head and stared wide, did he hear it wrong?

Wei Shiming and several scholars hugged him and threw him up, everyone cheered, caught Jean, and threw him high into the sky, at this moment, Wei Lun was intoxicated, he looked at the white clouds in the sky, and tears flowed out of the corners of his eyes.

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Although the autumn examination of Wuyuan County is only a county exam, it has attracted thousands of scholars from the poor family in Guanlong to participate, and the momentum is extremely huge, coupled with the strict system, the measures of equality of the scholars, have aroused the attention of many people, and more importantly, the old Xiangguo Gao Gong personally served as the chief examiner, and after the news reached Luoyang, it immediately caused a sensation in the government and the opposition.

Although the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials immediately announced that the examination was not approved by the imperial court and would not be recognized, the denial of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials could not stop people's attention to the imperial examination of Wuyuan County.

There is a mansion covering an area of 20 acres in the northwest corner of Datongfang, here is the mansion of Jingzhao Wei's in the capital, Wei's is a famous family of Jingzhao, and it is also one of the representative families of the Guanlongshi clan, from the Western Han Dynasty to the present, multiplication for hundreds of years, each house is intertwined, the family is huge, in recent decades, the Wei's family has been strong with the rise of Wei Xiaokuan's room, Wei Xiaokuan and Wei Shikang, Wei Xun are all famous figures of the Wei family.

But with the death of Wei Xiaokuan, Wei Shikang and Wei Wei successively, Jingzhao Wei's has declined in recent years, and this year the Wei family has suffered a major setback, that is, Wei Shikang's son Wei Fusi participated in Yang Xuangan's rebellion and was executed by Che Split, which involved his brother Wei Fuzi was dismissed, and also affected Wei Ji.

At present, the head of Wei's family is Wei Xiaokuan's third son Wei Ji, Wei Ji is about fifty years old, the official worships Honglu Siqing, today he came back from the court, he locked himself in the study alone, a little sullen, no one knows what happened?

In the room, Wei Ji sat at the table and flipped through a family tree, he wanted to find Wei Lun, who ranked first in the imperial examination of Wuyuan County, and Wei Shiming, who were the Wei family, who were these two people, and even the saint summoned him and asked him about the situation of these two people.

This made Wei Ji shocked and angry, he didn't know that there was a imperial examination in Wuyuan County in advance, otherwise he would never allow his clansmen to participate, Yang Xuangan had already harmed Wei's once, did his son want to harm Wei's again?

Wei Shiming has been found, he is the fifth son of his brother Wei Xun, he is a concubine, and he is considered a member of the Wei family, but he can't find Wei Lun, and he hasn't seen it after going through the family tree several times, and he suspects that this person is not from the Wei clan.

At this time, a report from the second son Wei Qun came from outside the door, "Father, Brother Fuzi is here." ”

Wei Ji nodded, "Please let him in!" ”

After a while, Wei Fuzi walked into the study, Wei Fuzi is Wei Shikang's eldest son, the nephew of the head of the family, Wei Ji, the official subordinate, because his brother Wei Fuji helped Yang Xuangan rebel and was deposed.

Wei Fuzi is less than forty years old this year, he is steady, not as frivolous as his brother Wei Fusi, although he was dismissed, he has no complaints, and Yang Guang can't find a handle if he wants to punish him.

He smiled as soon as he entered the door: "I guess the third uncle is rummaging through the family tree now." ”

Wei Ji smiled bitterly and closed the family tree, "You are also here for the imperial examination of Wuyuan County!" ”

"Exactly!"

The two sat down, and Wei Fuzi asked with a smile, "Did the third uncle find those two?" ”

Wei Ji sighed, "I found Wei Shiming, he is Wei Xun's fifth son, and he is a partial concubine, but the first Wei Lun can't find it, is he a disciple of Wei's family?" ”

Wei Fuzi nodded, "I found this person, he is indeed a disciple of the Wei family, but he is a member of the Northern Branch." ”

The Wei family split into two branches during the Wuhu Rebellion, one stayed in Jingzhao, called the North Branch, and the other fled to the south, but later returned to the north, called the North Branch, and the North Branch gradually entered the upper echelons of power with the sinicization of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Wei Xiaokuan is the representative of the North Branch, and the North Branch gradually declined due to the loss of its foundation, and most of them fell into the common class.

Wei Fuzi said: "Actually, his father, the third uncle, may know, it is the former Mr. Wei Aiwu, who is known as the 'Blood Ring Ruler'. ”

Wei Ji nodded silently, he knew that there was a family gentleman in the clan who was extremely strict, once the child in the clan made a mistake, he would use the ring ruler to beat the opponent's palm to bleed before stopping, known as the 'blood ring ruler', very famous, he had seen it a few times.

"It seems that this person died the year before last."

"Yes, Wei Aiwu died of illness the year before last, he only has one son and one daughter, the son is Wei Lun, his mother is extremely filial, and he makes a living from farming, and the third uncle said that he is not a child of the Wei family?"

Wei Ji pondered for a moment, "I can tell the Holy Lord that this Wei Lun has nothing to do with the Wei family, after all, he is from the Northern Branch, and he is too far away from us. ”

Wei Fuzi shook his head, "I persuaded the third uncle to admit that both of them are children of the Wei family." ”

Wei Ji is actually a person who has been in the officialdom for a long time, he just wants to confess to the saint, so he doesn't want to admit these two people, Wei Fuzi's reminder, Wei Ji immediately reacted, and frowned, "You mean, leave a way back for the Wei family?" ”

Wei Fuzi squinted and laughed, "Doesn't the third uncle think that Yang Yuanqing and his father Yang Xuangan are completely different?" ”

"This son has been a man of the hour in the court for ten years, he was ruthless when he was young, and now he is a lot more stable, and he has a little skill, and he can support Sui and stand on his own in Fengzhou early, with this, I really appreciate him, not as stupid as his father Yang Xuangan, but recently he has been in the limelight too strongly, and he actually expanded his power in the south, and pulled Gao Gong out, or a little younger! Ambition is not restrained enough. ”

"Third uncle, no matter whether his ambition is exposed or not, but the Sui Dynasty is already sunset, it is difficult to get up again, we should indeed consider the back road for the family, I think Yang Yuanqing will be stronger in the future, there is a great possibility of winning the championship, it is a wise move to leave a back road in him, anyway, Wei Lun and Wei Shiming are both distant relatives, not the concubines of the main house, and the attitude of the third uncle has nothing to do with it, and in the end, the saint is displeased, we simply recognize them as the children of the Wei family, which is beneficial to us and harmless, and Wei Lun was recorded as the first place, I think this is Yang Yuanqing sending some kind of signal to our Wei family. ”

Wei Ji pondered for a moment, and he had to admit that Wei Fuzi saw farther and deeper than himself.

"You're right, indeed!"

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At the beginning of the night, Kuanzheng Fang Dugu Zhen's mansion is particularly lively, today is the day of the full moon of Dugu Zhen's young son, Dugu Zhen specially put down the full moon wine to celebrate, his relatives and friends, colleagues in the DPRK and China have come to celebrate, even Queen Xiao also sent someone to send a congratulatory gift.

On the steps, Dugu Zhen smiled and thanked everyone who came to congratulate, most of them were clansmen, relatives and friends.

"The head of the Dugu family should be strong and strong, and the majesty has not diminished back then, congratulations on getting a noble son again!"

It was a visit by a few colleagues, who shook their shoulders affectionately and joked.

"Where! Where! Prepare to have two more sons next year, and you are ready to give gifts again! ”

Everyone laughed, Dugu Zhen hurriedly ordered his family to lead the officials into the mansion, at this time, another carriage stopped in front of Dugu Mansion, only to see Li Yuan get down from the carriage, arched his hand and smiled: "Congratulations to my uncle for getting another noble son!" ”

The two of them touched their eyes, and they both understood, wasn't Dugu Zhen's full moon wine for Li Yuan?

"Shude, please come in! We haven't seen each other in a long time, so we need a good drink. ”