It has been nearly a hundred years since the founding of the dynasty, and the Jiang family originated in the years when Chengzu pursued the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and Chengzu sealed a group of generals in his later years, and the title of the Jiang family has been since then.

In the decades after becoming an ancestor, the border wars continued, and the military power in the hands of the Jiang family was weakened but never recovered, and after several generations of prosperity, the Jiang family's clan land in Shandong also expanded more and more, evolving to the current entire village.

"Big brother, that person may have some contacts in the same clan."

Jiang Jinchang knew this big brother very well, and knew that he was seriously suspicious, so he explained casually, only Jiang Jinfeng squinted and said nothing, and his afterglow swept towards the figure that was gradually moving away.

"But does anyone know that you and I have returned to Shandong?"

Jiang Jinfeng frowned slightly after asking this, the two brothers came to Shandong with Qu Qingyan, and they did not make any cover on the road, if someone had the heart, they could find out the whereabouts of the two of them.

His question made Jiang Jinchang's smile fade by two points, and his eyes fell back into the car and he was a little self-abandoned: "It's my uncompetitive body that has caused my eldest brother, if you don't have to take care of me, you can all go back to Beijing." ”

Jiang Jinfeng's brows furrowed even deeper, he couldn't look down on Jiang Jinchang for being so self-loathing.

"Third brother, why do you say this, you should know that the Hou Mansion must have a personal inheritance."

"The eldest brother is the son of the world!"

Jiang Jinchang's emotions seemed to be a little out of control suddenly, his eyes were slightly red and he stared at the car window: "Big brother should know that I actually want to go to the battlefield." ”

Such a weak body is completely unable to practice martial arts, and he can only play five birds every day like a child's play, and he can't end up studying in the family of the prince, he can't write or martial arts, and who knows the dazed road ahead in his heart!

What he hated the most was that those ladies and ladies in Beijing looked at him as if they had seen a delicious pastry, and they couldn't swallow it in one gulp.

"Third brother, you have lost your temper."

Jiang Jinfeng coldly dropped this sentence and walked to the front, no longer giving Jiang Jinchang a chance to talk nonsense.

The curtain fell, Jiang Jinchang lowered his head and looked at the car board under him, as the second son of the Hou Mansion, he was not even as good as a woman......

The carriage continued to move slowly at a pace that he was so tired of, and by the time they reached the clan it was twilight.

There is Zong Zirong's small servant guarding outside the rented courtyard, and Qianshan feels extremely inconvenient every time he enters and exits, and he wants to hire a few people to come over and knock on the stick.

"Don't bother with it, the list will be released in a day or two, you go to the street to buy some melons, fruits and pastries, and I will go to Yufu later to thank you."

There is always a way to live in Yufu cheekily for a few more days, no matter how rampant Zong Zirong is, he doesn't dare to mess around when he is about to release the list.

Qu Qingyan's heart became more and more stable after thinking about it, although I don't know how Qu Wenhai entrusted the Jiang family brothers, but not to mention Jiang Jinchang, only Jiang Jinfeng has an identity and can fight, which is too suitable for her to continue to be a fox and a tiger.

Qianshan bought back the gift box, and the two of them didn't even need a carriage, so they let the little guy follow behind them and wandered into Yufu.

"Gongzi Qu, are you waiting for the release of the list?" Steward Yu asked others to take the gift box, and smiled a little confused.

Qu Qingyan slowly rubbed the armrest of the circle chair in the hall, and there was a slight smile on his face: "Yes, I am afraid that it will be released in another day or two, I have confidence in this subject, so I came to participate in the Luming banquet." ”

The Luming Banquet after the release of the Autumn Ceremony is a celebration banquet for the new imperial examination people held by the Yamen of the Provincial Political Division, and on this day not only the new recruits, but also the chief examiner, the deputy examiner, the supervisor and the internal and external curtain officials must attend.

This is another joy after the big joy for newcomers.

Steward Yu has been by Yu Youtai's side for many years, and he knows a little about Lu Mingyan, so he hurriedly arched his hand and said in a congratulatory manner: "The adults have always praised Gongzi Qu, and the little one will congratulate Gongzi Qu first." ”

Qu Qingyan hurriedly waved his hand, only smiled and shook his head, and she didn't feel embarrassed when Steward Yu stopped talking, so she refused to leave in the hall.

It was getting late, and the golden sunlight was slanting all over the hall, and it was already dinner time, Qu Qingyan squinted slightly and pretended to fall asleep, and Qianshan stood behind her and refused to speak.

At this time, where did Steward Yu not understand anything, he smiled and spread out the dinner, and asked people to tidy up the courtyard where Qu Qingyan lived before.

"Gongzi Qu, it's getting late, why don't you rest in the house today?"

Steward Yu still smiled at the proposal, but Qu Qingyan was slightly embarrassed when he said this scene, but how could he compare it with safety if he was uncomfortable?

She stood up with her back stiff, and followed her with the butler with red earlobes towards the courtyard where she had stayed before.

In the past 100 years, the date of the township test list has been formed, and the large provinces are within the 15th of September, the central provinces are within the 10th of September, and the small provinces are within the 5th of September.

On the day of the list, there are many selections of Yin and Chen, which means to take the 'Dragon and Tiger List'.

Qu Qingyan dared to calculate Zong Zirong and the Jiang family brothers like that, and such a dead-faced person lived in the Yu Mansion again, that is, he calculated the days, and this September 12 should be the best date for the list.

Sure enough, after noon on the second day, news came out that some people in the family could go to the tribute courtyard, and the big and small examiners had already gathered in the public hall at noon to start filling in the list.

The subordinates sent by Zong Zirong to inquire about the whereabouts of the Jiang family brothers did not return to the house until noon on the second day, but he couldn't take care of his selfish desires after the excess energy was about to be released.

"Zirong, grandfather took a great risk this time to get the exam questions from Lord Zou, and specially found the two Jinshi of the previous subject to make the "Four Books" for you, you must remember not to show your feet at the Luming banquet the day after tomorrow, and you can't show too close to Lord Zou, but you know?"

Zong Handong and Qu Wenhai are the same age, they are already the age of Zhishi, and he has been plotting scientific research since he failed to mediate his entry into Beijing a year ago.

He has a lot of sons, but none of them are reading material, and finally confessed to a two-list jinshi three years ago, but in the end, he was a concubine, and because of the bad things in the inner house, he was not close to him, and after he went to Huguang to take office, he only sent a few letters during the New Year's holidays, and his words were extremely polite.

He was old, and the family could not put all their hopes on the son who was not close, so he thought about it for a long time before he made up his mind to start with the scientific examination. Zong Zirong grew up beside him since he was a child, and his actions are quite some rules and regulations that are worth his adventure.

He had already said this a few times, and when Zong Zirong heard it again, he just obediently waited for him to finish nagging, and then nodded seriously and vigorously.

With his true talent, it is not easy to get into the middle of the move, let alone Xie Yuan.

"Grandfather, rest assured, when the grandson palace takes the high school entrance examination next year, he will definitely try his best to move the clan into the capital."

"Okay, okay, if you have this heart, your grandfather will be content. Since the news of the Gongyuan has been rumored, you can wait with peace of mind, and my grandfather believes that there will be good news sent to the house early tomorrow morning. ”

Zong Handong raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, suddenly thinking of his abnormality these days.

"It's just a scholar, don't take away too much of your energy, but you know?"

"Yes, my grandson wrote it down. Grandfather, grandson received the news that the prince of Yongning seems to be in the clan these days, do we want to send someone to visit? ”

The civil and military attachés have never had much contact with each other, and Zong Handong just moved in his heart when he heard the words, and he randomly stopped thinking.

"The prince of Yongning Hou came to Shandong and didn't receive news from anywhere, so I'm afraid that he came to deal with private matters, so he shouldn't know about it."

Public and private affairs have always needed to be distinguished, and when people detect that they are probing into each other's private affairs, it is particularly easy to cause misunderstandings, but Zong Handong's pointing words make Zong Zirong's heart sink.

"Grandfather and grandson sent someone to find out the authenticity of the news on the day they received the news......"

"What a fool!" Zong Handong's face was slightly gloomy, and he couldn't help but say: "Some things should have been pretended to be confused, but you actually ran into it so carelessly, if the prince of Yongning didn't care, it would be fine, if you care about the investigation, how will we explain?" ”

Zong Zirong knelt on the ground with a pout, "The little guy sent by Sun Er has not returned to the house until now." "I'm afraid that Jiang Jinfeng has already detained it......

Zong Handong raised his hand and pointed at him, he didn't know what to say for a while, when did this eldest grandson do things less steadily than before, and always acted a little arrogant!

"You go down, the list is about to be released, you don't have to do anything now, don't care, grandfather will deal with this matter."

Zong Zirong clenched his fists and withdrew from the study, and suddenly thought of the look on his face when Qu Qingyan mentioned the Hou Shizi of Yongning the day before.

This man has some guts, even he dares to calculate!

In the Gongyuan to the public hall, someone has already compared the candidate's Zhu scroll with the unsealed ink scroll, and after some comparison, it was determined that there was no omission, and Zou Jincai took up the pen to write the rank on the Zhu scroll on the ink scroll.

Yu Youtai wrote the names on the ink scrolls on the Zhu scrolls, and then filled in the names and origins of the candidates on a draft list with red numbers written in advance.

After the two of them finished writing, the scribe began to sing the list.

Zou Jincai and Yu Youtai were the main and deputy examiners, and after the initial check, they sat on the side and watched the scribe fill in the list.

After singing the list, the list will be filled in, and the main list will be filled in from the sixth place, and the top five will be written again until the last place, and the first place will be written backwards from the fifth place to the first place.

The process of filling in the list is extremely slow, but it is only once in three years that it is for the imperial court to select talents, and no one dares to slack off.

When the last one was copied and the Five Classics were written, it was already late at night, and huge red candles were lit in the public court.

When Yu Youtai sang the list before, he had already heard the names of all the people who won the township test, but when he heard Qu Qingyan's name again, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved when he saw the scribe write her name on the list with special concentration.

Qu Qingyan lived in his house for more than a month, and during this month, he would talk to her about the solution of the article and the annotations of the article, and he would talk to her when he found an opportunity, and he could be regarded as half of her teacher.

The students he taught were able to be lifted at such a young age, how could this not be comforting to him.

"Lord Zou, Lord Yu, the main list has been filled."

The scribe took the big list and carefully put it in front of Zou Jincai, Zou Jincai stood up and looked at it carefully, then nodded and asked the scribe to roll up the big list and put it away.

After filling in the main list, there is also a sub-list, and the so-called sub-list is that the results are second only to the main list, but due to the limited number of places, they cannot be admitted, and they are listed in this way to show recognition.

Although it is for commendation, the sub-list is only a sub-list, and it is not one of the dozens of people, and it is much faster to fill in than before.

This night is a sleepless night for these adults who are busy releasing the results and the candidates who are going to die, and there are many reporters around the Gongyuan, and every few of them will write a letter and go to sell it along the street.

Qianshan had been waiting on the street for news since the afternoon, but he did not see Qu Qingyan's name in the letter newspaper until it was dark.

He hid outside the Yu Mansion and didn't even dare to enter the door, for fear that he wouldn't be able to bring back the good news, which would annoy Qu Qingyan.

"Steward Yu, is Qianshan back?"

Qu Qingyan heard a knock on the door, and when he looked up, he saw Steward Yu personally carrying a food box to deliver dinner, the smile on Steward Yu's face was a little far-fetched, and Qu Qingyan understood the reason in just one turn of his mind.

"Qianshan should still be on the street to inquire about the letters, you also know that these newspapers are some good ears, relying on staying near the Gongyuan and listening to the inner singing list to report the news, sometimes it is not too accurate."

Qu Qingyan smiled slightly, although there was no good news until the night, she always felt in her heart that she would definitely be able to win.

"Yes, it's just a matter of waiting one more night, just look at the big list tomorrow morning. Steward Yu, can you bother the people in the house to go to the street to find a thousand mountains? The boy was a solid man, and I was afraid that he would not dare to go home if he could not hear my name. ”

Steward Yu nodded hurriedly, and only after she hastily had dinner did she let people in and clean up the table, and he personally sent someone to find a thousand mountains.

Qu Qingyan always felt that she should have been nervous and insomnia this night, but after Qianshan came back to fetch water and served her to wash, she fell asleep on the bed without a stick of incense.

At dawn, the Gongyuan opened.

Zou Jincai personally held the list text, and sat on the eight-lift sedan chair, with drums and relying on the opening of the road in front, and soldiers escorting him behind, and marching all the way to the Yamen of the Political Secretary with the examiners.

The front of the Gongyuan was already crowded with candidates waiting for the release of the list and the people who wanted to be happy and see the excitement, and Qianshan was crowded in the crowd just hoping to get to the Yamen of the Political Secretary as soon as possible and see the big list posted.

He didn't know why his young master was so big that he was still sleeping soundly, although he was just a small guy, he couldn't sleep all night with nervousness and excitement.

If his fourth young master can be a master in Guibang High School, he and Da'an, as her little servants, can also raise their eyebrows in Qufu.

There were people pushing and shoving in front of him and behind him, and he was caught in the crowd without touching the ground with his feet, and was directly taken to the Yamen of the Political Secretary.

"Big brother, today is the day of the township test list, let's go to Jinan City to join in the fun."

The two of them handled the affairs of the clan very smoothly, it was originally expected to take three days, but now it has been dealt with in the next two days, Jiang Jinchang seems to have forgotten that day is out of control, and when he heard the discussion of the next person in the morning, he moved to go to Jinan City to see the big list.

That guy didn't hesitate to run back to Shandong, can this subject be in high school?