Just because you are the head of the Ministry of Rites from the Five Grades, and you also want to divide the quota for the imperial examination, you are also worthy...

If you want to fool people, you have to find some good excuses.

At the very least, let's stand on our feet.

“………”

"Hmph, don't underestimate me."

"Your uncle and I, I am officials of the Ministry of Rites, although the official position is not too big, but I can also manage many things..."

"Moreover, this time in the township test, it is our Ministry of Rites who is waiting for Lang, and I have a good relationship with him..."

“………………”

Hearing that the second uncle Chang Rong was so loud, He Shen didn't choose to break him for a while.

On He Shen's side, he just glanced at the second uncle Chang Rong curiously.

And He Shen looked at it this way, and directly looked at Chang Rong embarrassed......

He Shen patted the shoulder of the second uncle Chang Rong, and said with a disdainful expression: "Don't brag, I also have ears and eyes in the Ministry of Rites..."

"How are you doing in the Ministry of Rites, others don't know, don't I know yet?

"Hehe, I really like to talk big..."

"Everyone else says you're the number one cold bench in the Ministry of Rites..."

“…………”

"Who said that? Says who? ”

"That grandson, talking nonsense outside, I'm the confidant of the Ministry of Rites..."

Hearing He Shen say this, the second uncle Chang Rong was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and he suddenly glared at him and said angrily.

"What's the matter, second uncle, don't you even have the courage to admit that you didn't mix well?"

He Shen continued to poke the second uncle Chang Rong's heart and said, "I also heard that the second uncle, you are about to be kicked out of the Ministry of Rites!" ”

"Nonsense, it's all nonsense......"

Chang Rong jumped up and down, and his whole face instantly turned the color of pig's liver, squeaked for a long time, and didn't say a complete sentence...

Obviously, He Shen was not wrong.

Chang Rong really didn't mix well in the Ministry of Rites, he had basically been squeezed out to the margins, and he didn't have half of the real power in his hands.

Of course, the second uncle Chang Rong's side doesn't think so.

In his eyes, this is a cadre of officials in the Ministry of Rites, jealous of his talent and ability, so he deliberately excluded and suppressed him.

“…………”

"Nephew, don't you know that all the officials of the Ministry of Rites are jealous of the virtuous and capable, and they are all jealous of my talent..."

"I'm the same as Li Bai now, I don't meet Huaicai..."

Second Uncle Chang Rong's face was resentful, and when he talked about this matter, he looked like he had never met a talent.

It seems that there are nine buckets in the world, he has eight buckets, and other scholars share one bucket...

"I'll go, second uncle, are you really shameless?"

When He Shen heard the words of his second uncle Chang Rong, his eyes widened instantly, and he almost spewed saliva in his mouth...

I've seen narcissism, I've never seen such narcissism, are you worthy of comparing with Li Bai?

“……………”

"Hehe, second uncle, although Li Bai is very unsatisfactory in the officialdom, but there are hundreds of good poems, do you have any famous masterpieces..."

He Shen pressed step by step.

When the second uncle Chang Rong heard this, the dead duck had a hard mouth, was anxious and angry, and stammered: "Why not, I have written more than a thousand poems so far..."

"The reason why I am not famous is that people in the world don't know how to appreciate it!"

“…………”

"What..."

It's that the world doesn't know how to appreciate the more than 1,000 poems you have written......

According to you, the whole world is deliberately targeting you...

Looking at the second uncle Chang Rong, who was full of cultural tycoons, He Shen could only arch his hand, saying that you are really awesome, I am really convinced!

“…………”

In fact, the second uncle Chang Rong is in a very embarrassing situation in the circle of officialdom in the capital!

He is not a serious lord of Hefu at all, although the current Hefu, except for Hua Lao Taijun, is his boss...

However, in the eyes of others, he is still just a small head of the Wupin Rite Department, a nerd who is stupid in reading...

With Chang Rong's self-comparison with Li Bai's urine, he naturally looks down on those gentlemen who rely on the shadow of their ancestors and show off their power in the noble circle.

He naturally excluded himself.

Don't you know that in the upper echelons of the noble circle, he is always glorious, and he is the stinky shit that no one wants to get close to...

And the circle of scholars, with Chang Rong's background and his arrogance, can't get in at all.

Chang Rong is now in the circle, and he is basically some literati and ink writers who are not in the stream.

And these people do not value Chang Rong's own talent, but the large amount of silver money he has.

Therefore, don't look at Chang Rong's occupation of the Hefu, but outside, he is not a fart, he is the object of being squeezed out by all forces, and he is miserable.

What's even more tragic is that within the Hefu, Chang Rong is not really the king, and there is Hua Lao Taijun who controls him.

“…………”

On the second uncle Chang Rong's side, he originally wanted to take advantage of He Shen, but he didn't want to be hit by He Shen's words for a while......

The embarrassed second uncle Chang Rong wanted to leave just like that, but he was stopped by He Shen's words.

“…………”

"By the way, Second Uncle, do you want to be promoted, or change to a better yamen to wait?"

At this moment, He Shen spoke, and the words in his mouth suddenly made Chang Rong unable to move.

"Big nephew, you... Is there anything you can do? ”

The temptation of being promoted or changing the yamen is naturally a great temptation for Chang Rong, who has been sitting on the cold plate for many years.

"Hey, what's the way? I naturally have it, it depends on the second uncle, you are reluctant, you must know that you are reluctant to sheep, but you can't catch the wolf! ”

When He Shen heard this, he smiled, rubbed his thumb and ignorant fingers, and made a gesture to count the silver, the meaning of which was self-evident.

“…………”

"This, that... How much silver do I need? ”

"Your second uncle and my furniture are not much, but they are not too little..."

Hearing that he was going to exchange silver, the second uncle Chang Rong was obviously a little hesitant, but the temptation of being promoted and changing the yamen was too great for him.

He quickly put aside the slamming and hesitation in his heart, he had had enough of the cumbersome rules of the Ministry of Rites and the dismissal of his colleagues.

“………”

"Aren't you in a hurry about this?"

Seeing that, the second uncle Chang Rong agreed here, but He Shen suddenly closed up.

He smiled and said, "Second uncle, don't worry about it first?" ”

"When I pass the township test first and have the identity of a lifter, is it not too late to say more?"

"Also, second uncle, after you go back, you should also think about it, don't regret it when the time comes, when that time comes, I won't agree!"

“…………”

If you don't have such a play, how can you do this, and don't talk about it halfway, isn't this the appetite of hanging people?

Second Uncle Chang Rong's side was aroused with great interest, but He Shen was silent and silent at this moment.

Because of his status as an elder, Chang Rong was embarrassed to ask the bottom of it, which made him so depressed now.

“………”

Heshen's side, it doesn't matter so much, after selling the guanzi, turn around and leave.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the day of the exams in Hebei and the capital area.

He Shen had already prepared and came to the examination room in Hebei.

Just like the modern college entrance examination, the imperial court attaches great importance to the township examination, even far beyond the current one...

After all, the college entrance examination. If you have passed the exam, that is, there is one more college student, but if you have passed the township exam, there will be one more official...

“…………”

During the Qing Dynasty, the township examination centers in various provinces were called Gongyuan.

In the Gongyuan, there are not individual seats as ordinary people imagine, but thousands of rooms, each of which is a single room.

It can be seen from this that after the imperial examination to the township examination, the competition is fierce.

Although the candidates' rooms are all single rooms, that place is really not a place for people.

The single room for this kind of examinee examination, called the number room, is very small, five feet long, four feet wide, and eight feet high, according to the current number, it is only one point and eight square meters.

In ancient times, all the people who participated in the imperial examination were men, and they were generally very tall, and they could not stretch their bodies when they lay down, but could only curl up, and after putting some things, the available space was even smaller.

Moreover, before the candidates participating in the imperial examination enter, they must first search their bodies, and they can only bring the four treasures of the study, as well as a few candles, and other things, which will be confiscated after they are found.

After entering, the room was immediately closed and locked, and the candidates answered the questions in it and slept in it at night.

Here, He Shen followed the flow into the Tribute Courtyard.

To Heshen's surprise, among the candidates for the township examination, he saw the most middle-aged people, and even candidates with gray haired grandfathers.

Books are such things, and they are really old learners, and they are old in exams...

A bad old man in his sixties, who has lost all his teeth, and has to take exams, he can see at a glance that these people are all typical of reading and reading stupidly, and they still take exams at such an age...

Based on the average life expectancy in ancient times, no more than 50 years old, people in their 60s are already only one foot away from the coffin...

He Shen, on his side, nodded to the officials who maintained order around him, didn't say anything, just touched it slightly, gave some money, and went directly into his examination seat.

Sitting on the bench in the number room, He Shen waited quietly, and the exam officially began.

Soon, the clerk distributed the exam papers one by one.

And when it came to He Shen's side, the little official who had been given the money before secretly told He Shen some taboos in the examiner's heart this time.

To some extent, this is also a kind of leaked exam questions...

Because, in ancient times, the imperial examination papers were determined by the examiner.

When He Shen heard this, a slight smile appeared on his face, all of which was unspoken.

Who said that the little people have no role, but the role of the little people is great...

He Shen's side, after taking a closer look, smiled even more happily, he had done all these exam contents, and it can be said that he was familiar with them.

Let go of the thoughts in your heart, calm and relaxed, not in a hurry, sharpen the ink and take the pen, and one splendid article after another appeared on the blank paper.

There is a time limit for the imperial examination, and the interpretation of the eight-strand essay is a great test of the candidate's memory, as well as the mastery of knowledge. Governing tendencies...

With He Shen's terrifying memory and solid basic skills, as well as the previous reminder of the little official, plus Niu Hulu's surname, it is just a very simple matter to pass the test.