This year's champion Song Mingqian came from a scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River.

Since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, the Song family has produced a total of more than 60 Jinshi, and there are more than 200 people, and the rest of the clansmen who have passed the Xiucai examination are like carp crossing the river, and they can't be counted.

The Song family is indifferent to fame and fortune, although there are many people in the clan, but few people are officials. On the contrary, the people of the clan were willing to teach and educate people, so they started the clan school.

Because the gentlemen who taught were all members of the Song family, and most of them were famous, relatives, friends, and some famous families sent their children over for teaching. Over time, the seowon changed its nature and became a "public" seowon.

And because the early generations of mountain chiefs had the world in mind, they decided to recruit students and cultivate talents for the imperial court, so the academy has more and more students, the academy is getting bigger and bigger, and its reputation is spreading more and more, until now it has become the first of the four major academies of Daqi, which is quite prestigious.

And Song Mingqian is the eldest son of the head of Zhaoyang Academy in this generation, he also passed the year of crowning, which is almost the same age as Suqian, three or five years older than Xu Erlang, but because he grew up in the academy since he was a child, he was trained as the next generation of heirs, plus he was extremely talented and learned, so the top prize in the examination was completely unexpected by everyone.

In fact, when he was in Wangxian Tower before, Xu Erlang had heard the admiration of Jiangnan students for this person more than once. He is also a talented person who showed talent at the age of ten, and won the first place in the autumn to understand the yuan, this time he won the huiyuan again, and the palace test won the champion, worthy of the name of the big three yuan. He was so young, and that was an achievement that would go down in history.

And although this person is named the champion, he also has the beauty of His Majesty's desire to become an adult, leaving another good story of "talented people from all over the country", and also has the meaning of appeasing Jiangnan students, but more, it is also that this champion is indeed talented, and he deserves the name of the champion.

Suqian also praised this champion a lot. The Tao is a person who has seen it during the temple test. Ruyu Gongzi, Qing Ya Siwen, is surrounded by the smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and his bearing is really extraordinary. Looking at his words and deeds, as well as the situation of answering in front of the emperor, he is quick-witted, eloquent, steady, and witty, just listening to him makes people feel that it is a pleasure.

Suqian admired this person so much, which made Xu Erlang itch and unbearable, and he really wanted to see what kind of character Suqian admired so much, and what kind of talent he could be impressed to this extent.

However, the procession of the parade is still far from here, and even if he has the heart to see the new champion, he will have to wait patiently.

In this gap of waiting, Suqian talked about Bangyan and Tanhua again.

Bangyan is a student of Guozijian, and his father is not famous, but he is a magistrate of the fifth grade. However, his grandfather was quite a remarkable figure, and he was now the head of the Hanlin Academy, a true confidant of His Majesty. And this student's great-grandmother is also the aunt of His Majesty's in-laws, and her background is quite extraordinary.

This student himself can get the top spot, not stained with the light of his grandfather and great-grandmother, he himself does have some ability, it is said that he is usually among the best in the usual big and small examinations of Guozijian, and this high school is not expected by everyone.

Speaking of Tanhua, he is a close disciple of a famous Confucian in Taizhou. It is said that he was born in a good family, but because he is already the fourth generation of the family, he will not delay the scientific examination. There are dozens of disciples under the Great Confucian Sect, and I am old, and I have said to the public a few years ago that I will no longer accept apprentices, and the clinker is damaged halfway through the carriage when I go out, thanks to the parents who met this closed disciple who happened to pass by, so I avoided sleeping in the wilderness. And during the conversation with this child, Da Confucian found that this son had a shrewd temperament, although he only read two books, but he was quite insightful, and he was really a good talent for reading.

The great Confucian loves talents, and has the heart to repay the help of passers-by, so he decided to accept this son as a closed disciple, which is the Tanhua of this department. And Tanhua has always been the face of the top three, so you can imagine how beautiful this Tanhua is.

It can be said that the top three in this imperial examination have really refreshed many records in the past, not only are the top three not more than thirty years old, but they are all good-looking, rich in family business, and have a deep background. If it weren't for the fact that His Majesty didn't have a princess of the right age, he would really have to choose someone to be called as a concubine.

When Suqian talked about it, he really talked about it and was very excited.

Obviously, this palace test is also worth it.

But Xu Erlang can't help but think now that the champion is a Jiangnan literati. Although the Song family is not out of office, the students who can come out of Zhaoyang Academy must have been officials in the court. And because Zhaoyang Academy has been opened for a long time, there should be a lot of students on the list, and correspondingly, there should be a lot of officials from Zhaoyang Academy. People from the same place are most likely to huddle, so these officials should all belong to the same group.

But in any case, these officials must be grateful to their "alma mater" when they come out, and they must be gratified that Song Mingqian, a "little junior brother", can win the top prize, and at the same time, they will also be honored, and they will also identify Song Mingqian as a person of their own faction from the bottom of their hearts.

Of course, this is not the point that Xu Erlang wants to say.

The point is that Xu Erlang remembered reading a book earlier, which recorded countless protégés of the first family, and almost half of the court was his manpower, known as "Dong Banchao". Since this powerful person can have so much energy, why can't the Song family, who opened the academy?

As far as he knew, most of these officials from Zhaoyang Academy called themselves "Qingliu", and the "Qing faction" did occupy a pivotal position in the court.

The student from Bangyan is not only a powerful person, but also barely a clan; Although Tanhua was born in a businessman, he was a close disciple of Confucianism, and he represented another force.

Put all of these on the table one by one: the Jiangnan Qingliu literati, the Kyoto elite clan, and the influential extraterrestrial masters...... Isn't this another "rain and dew even" by Your Majesty, and isn't Your Majesty balancing the forces of all sides?

This trick of checks and balances, Your Majesty is really perfect.

Xu Erlang, who realized this, seemed to have been empowered, and for a while, his mouth suddenly opened, and his understanding of the so-called imperial art became more and more profound.

Of course, even if he realized this, he had no intention of treason, he was just thinking about how he would operate, how he would rise step by step, and how he would hold the power he had coveted step by step......

The bells and drums rang in unison, the gongs shook the sky, and the top three on the street finally came.

Not only the restaurant where Xu Erlang and Suqian are located, but the windows on the second floor were pushed open from the inside, that is, downstairs, and the windows on the second floor of many buildings opposite, all of which were opened.

And the streets and the trees, every corner that could fit into people, were full of people.

Adults, children, and even some women who have not left the cabinet with a veil mask and a red and shy face.

There was a commotion everywhere, and at that moment, the three men on their horses appeared from afar.

It is true that they are all talents, and their bearing is extraordinary, and it is no wonder that His Majesty intends to call them as a colt, and he looks at several people differently.

The people on the street exclaimed in surprise when they saw the appearance of the champion list, and said excitedly, "It's really a good character." He said, "If only I could bring him home and be my son-in-law." "Then there is humanity, "Don't dream about it in the daylight." These three people are all amazing characters, no matter how poor they are, they were born in a rich family, and they studied under Confucianism, so they can look up to your daughter. ”

It was only a moment of effort, and the life experience of the top three was spread to everyone in the capital.

The ordinary people can't think of so much, they just think that this person is good-looking, promising, and has gold and silver, and he will definitely not suffer a loss after marrying his daughter. They still think so, those ladies and ladies sitting on the second floor are not eager to do something.

But it's too late to do anything now, who let these three people get married? Although they lack a good son-in-law, they do not covet other people's sons-in-law, and they don't want to be concubines and humiliate their families and be scolded.

But everyone likes beautiful skin, they can't marry these people, but don't delay them from becoming nymphomaniac.

Therefore, petals and fragrant purses were constantly thrown down and smashed on the three people below.

Although the champion seems to be a gentleman and elegant literati, Clinker is a serious character. When he saw a throwing object falling, his handsome face tensed and he immediately ducked. He dodged very easily, which shows that his riding and archery skills are good, and he has been well trained.

Bangyan is also a son of an aristocracy, and he is studying in the country. Riding and arching a bow horse is a compulsory subject in school, and he can be at the top of every exam, so it is naturally impossible for him to fall behind in riding and arching a bow horse, so he can easily dodge it.

But Tanhua, who was the youngest and had the most tender skin, was already red-faced when he listened to the jokes of the people along the way, and he was even more frightened when he saw someone wanting to reach out and touch him. In this way, those smashed purse handkerchiefs fell on his head, face and body.

If it was just a simple handkerchief and purse, but when those noble ladies hurriedly untied the purse, they didn't have time to take out the contents inside. Some of the purses were filled with earrings, and some were also filled with small silver nudes, but in a moment's effort, Xinke Tanhua's extremely beautiful face was bruised and purple, and it looked so embarrassed.

What's even funnier is that a purse is about to fall on Tanhua's head and scatters, and two pieces of pastry run out of it, which happened to be caught by Tanhua with one hand.

Now the question arises, to eat or not to eat?

Xu Erlang and Su Qian naturally saw this picture, Suqian slapped the table and laughed, very gloating, Xu Erlang couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of his lips, amused.

Suqian said, "The champion and the list are obvious chicken thieves, look at this Tanhua is so young and easy to bully...... It's also so inhumane. ”

Xu Erlang didn't say anything, but the smile in his eyes became stronger.

The two sat and talked like this, and after lunch, they dispersed.

Suqian will also participate in the apricot forest banquet held by His Majesty for the new science and technology jinshi in two days, and Xu Erlang will continue to study hard.

Of course, he didn't covet the feeling of being watched by thousands of people, but wanted to sit on the horse and show Jinniang, he would one day make her be envied by thousands of people.

With this mood, Xu Erlang was stimulated more and more hard. But he also knows that he has to pay attention to his body, and he must drink a few bowls of tonic soup every day and find time to practice martial arts.

After some time like this, seeing that at the beginning of April, Xu Erlang's mood began to no longer calm down. He has the heart to return home, and he misses his family very much.

Pingxi Hou, who learned about this, didn't say anything, only let him think about it himself, but the two great Confucians he visited disagreed with him when they heard this.

Da Confucian said, "Your foundation is weak, and there is no good gentleman in the remote place in the northwest, if you just go back, how much benefit can you make?" Since you want to end up in three years, and you still want to make some gains, if you don't work hard at this time, when will you stay? Don't be short of breath and have a long relationship with your children, wait for you to be at the top of high school, and seal your wife and son, even if your wife and children complain a lot about your previous snub, you will choose to forgive. ”

Xu Erlang did not agree with Mr. 's remarks.

Family members cannot be discarded and neglected no matter what, otherwise even if family love is regained after a few years, there is an unbreakable gap in the middle, and it will not be as harmonious and loving as before.

Of course, Xu Erlang did not refuse Mr. at once, just because at this time, Mr. was quite annoyed by his "inattentive study", and threw up his sleeves and left. He didn't want to add fuel to the fire, so he decided to come back in a few days.

Since Xu Erlang had made up his mind to return to his hometown, he asked Mohe and a few people to start packing up, and he took the time to meet with Suqian.

Suqian is preparing to take the official selection examination of the Hanlin Academy in the near future.

It doesn't mean that after passing the Jinshi examination, there will be officials to do, and everything will be fine.

The top three such as the champion role model Tanhua, with the emperor's permission, can indeed directly enter the Hanlin Academy as an official. However, the rest of the jinshi of the same year will not be assigned until the right time, or they will serve in the sixth department or the rest of the department on the recommendation of someone who can speak.

Suqian has no connections, and he has to wait for the time to be recommended or appointed, and he has to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the month of the horse, and there is no Jinshi from the previous session, and now he is still sitting on a cold bench, and he has no work to do, and he has no money to receive?

So he chose a shortcut and prepared to take the official selection exam of the Hanlin Academy in the near future.

As long as you pass the official selection examination, you can enter the Hanlin Academy.

The Hanlin Academy also has its own set of selection and promotion system, and it is said that as long as you can rank in the top three in each exam, it is possible to be promoted from the sixth grade to the codification, and then climb step by step.

What Suqian is waiting for now is such an opportunity.

Xu Erlang nodded when he heard this, "Then I wish Brother Su can get what he wants, and he will have to enter the Hanlin Academy one day sooner." ”

Su Qian smiled and said, "I will do my best." ”

Hearing that Xu Erlang was going to leave Beijing and return to Shuozhou within three or five days, Suqian also disagreed with it at first, but he understood. He knew that this friend had a firm temperament, and he couldn't persuade him to make up his mind, so he didn't say anything, but only told him to be careful on the road.

Xu Erlang mentioned the second thing this time - the first thing was to resign to him, and the second thing was to ask Suqian, but he needed to bring some things to his house.

Su Qian patted his forehead, "Runzhi didn't mention me and forgot, I'll go back and write a letter, and I'll bother Runzhi to bring it home for me." In addition, I have prepared gifts for my mother, wife and children, as well as some relatives, and I have to bother to help me go back. ”

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