"No, no, no, it's absolutely not going to work."

"Just once, just this once, absolutely not again."

"I really can't do it, I'm not pure if I do this, what's the difference between me and those who don't know shame?"

"What's the matter, anyway, this kind of thing, that's it. Just bear with it. ”

In his own study, Fang Chongyong looked at Li Kui, who had not been seen for a long time, with a strange expression, and felt very strange that this "little cousin" of Wang Yunxiu's family refused his proposal.

The imperial examination of the Tang Dynasty can only be understood by those who understand. Without the help of the back office, then you will never be able to get in the first place.

But it is not necessarily possible to have a backstage, because there is also an exchange of interests between the backstage, and how to choose between each other is a great knowledge.

At this time, it depends on the candidate's own ability. Whether it's your own strength or off-the-board moves, you have to know a little.

So this imperial examination, you say it's unfair, it's really a routine from top to bottom; It's just that from a certain point of view, it is particularly "fair" and conforms to the competition rules of the feudal era. Backstage and family background are also part of their own strength.

"Actually, so-and-so is also helping you. After all, you're also a cousin of a certain lady's family. ”

Fang Chongyong said with an unfathomable expression.

"Brother-in-law, stop playing. If you don't win, the face of the court will be lost, and this imperial examination may have to change dramatically, you are going to play a group of people to death! ”

Li Yu smiled bitterly and pleaded.

Fang Chongyong said that he could win the first place, and even the champion, Li Kui was convinced.

With the other party's past qualifications, saints, and family background, there is no doubt that no one can compete with him. Even if he misses, the saint can immediately "correct" him if he asks.

It's just that you don't even go to the exam, and you still find someone to take the exam on your behalf, isn't it too arrogant?

"So-and-so isn't playing. Tomorrow, if you take the exam instead of me, as long as you can win the top prize, those examiners will know that you have a strong background, and next year's imperial examination, it will be easy for you to get the first place. ”

Fang Chongyong said very firmly, these words hit the pain point of Li Kui's imperial examination over the years: he has been on the blacklist of the imperial examination. It is never possible to get in until you are "whitewashed".

As for why Li Kui was on the blacklist of the imperial examination, it was naturally caused by carrying the coffins of the three unlucky eggs who "killed three sons in one day" for Brother Ji back then.

And this time, as a "gunman" for Fang Chongyong, he went to the imperial examination, as long as he can win the top prize, then these examiners and officials in the circle of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials will know that this person has a holy family, and the chance of winning the imperial examination next time will be very great.

Hearing this, Li Kui also fell into deep thought. Of course, he knew that he had been unlucky in the past few years, not because he failed the exam, but because some people still held the "Old Yellow Calendar", thinking that he was a person who was disgusted by the saints, and deliberately did not give him a chance.

"Are you really okay?"

Li Kuo asked suspiciously.

He was now like a woman of a good family who was about to be dragged into the water, sitting on the edge of the bed, and asking the adulterer if he had any contagious diseases.

"It really can't be true, the sage Chrysostom said that something must be true."

Fang Chongyong said in a low voice.

Li Kui is overjoyed, this wave is really too stable to be stable!

"That'...... What should I do if I am asked by the examiner? Li Kuo still asked with some unease.

"As long as you're not embarrassed, it's someone else who is embarrassed."

Fang Chongyong laughed and said.

Li Kui nodded, he took this "errand", he knew very well that after this village, there would be no such shop, and he had the right not to expire. If you don't do things for others, why should others push you during the imperial examination?

No matter what Fang Chongyong planned, he served as a assassin and was very favored by the saints, and his father Fang Youde was a festival envoy, and these will not change for the time being. It is only right to use this layer of relationship to climb up quickly.

"Don't worry, just go to the exam safely, I believe there are not many people who know someone among the candidates."

Fang Chongyong suddenly remembered that when he was the general of Zuo Jin Wuwei, he seemed to have shown his face in front of a large group of imperial examination candidates. However, those people should not have thought that the predecessor Assassin Shi, the predecessor Zuo Jin Wuwei Zhonglang will also go to the imperial examination, right?

"Don't worry, it's all small things, little things."

Fang Chongyong gently patted Li Kui's shoulder and said.

……

The location of the imperial examination was in Shangshu Province in the early Tang Dynasty, and the list was issued at Duanmen in the imperial city. Since the 24th year of Kaiyuan, in order to strengthen the management of the imperial examination, the imperial court began to set up the Tribute Academy in the Ministry of Rites, which is in charge of the affairs of the relevant department reports, examinations, and lists, and has a special seal.

It can be regarded as strengthening the imperial examination system.

The Tribute Courtyard is located in the south of Shangshu Province in the northeast of Chang'an Imperial City, sits in the north and faces south, and is surrounded by thorn hedges.

On this morning, the Suzaku Gate, located in the middle of the south of the Imperial City, facing Suzaku Street, slowly opened. All candidates who have passed the identity verification will enter quietly in turn. Half an hour later, the gate of the Tribute Academy will be opened, and a "non-customized imperial examination" for this year's additional examination will also be held here.

"Strange, why didn't you see Fang ......"

Du Fu, who was in a wheelchair, was stuck halfway through speaking, and he didn't know what to call Fang Chongyong.

Fang Envoy Jun?

Fang Chongyong is no longer a history of assassination.

General Fang?

Fang Chongyong is not a general of Jin Wuwei now.

Brother Fang Xian?

It seems to be a little frivolous.,Not very respectful of people.。

"It's Fang Guiren."

Yuan Jie added.

"Yes, yes, yes, it is indeed Fang Guiren."

Du Fu's face flushed with excitement, and when he remembered that at the banquet held by the right minister that day, his poems were "amazing on the spot", he felt that this imperial examination was absolutely foolproof!

Right Prime Minister Li Linfu even came to their table to toast in person, and encouraged Du Fu and Yuan Jie to "take the test well", what this means, in fact, it is already very clear.

Now, they are also candidates shrouded in power, and they are on the same starting line as other people who go through the back door.

No, even slightly ahead of the ground.

"Well, Fang Chongyong, right? Your identity has been verified, so let's go to the exam room. ”

A middle-aged examiner in a red official robe said to Li Kui, who was wearing a brocade robe, that the examiner had already read the "family form" handed over by the other party and recorded personal information, and carefully checked and "verified" it.

The "family certificate" is issued by the Ministry of Rites after reviewing the candidate's personal situation, which includes the candidate's name, age, place of origin, name of father and ancestor, official position of father and ancestor, number of examples, field position, physiognomy and other contents.

It is equivalent to an "admission ticket".

Is this person Fang Chongyong?

Du Fu and Yuan Jie glanced at each other, and the person in front of the Gongyuan was more than a head shorter than Fang Chongyong, and the other differences were even greater.

This horseback joke is too big!

Could it be that someone is imposting? How dare you replace Fang Chongyong?

The two of them were puzzled, but they watched quietly.

However, they soon saw another official in a red official robe, stopped "Fang Chongyong", and then said with a straight face: "Stop, you are not Fang Chongyong, you are Li Kui, you participated in the Spring Festival last year, and this official recognizes you." ”

"Yan Zhenqing! Don't mess around, this is not your Imperial Tower's yamen, and you can't control things here! ”

The imperial examination examiner was anxious, and hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Yan Zhenqing aside and scolded.

"Miao Jinqing, who gave you the guts, it doesn't matter if there are candidates impersonating you?"

Yan Zhenqing asked with a solemn expression.

He was supervising the imperial history last year, responsible for supervising the imperial examination, and he happened to know this Li Kui.

However, this year, Yan Zhenqing has been promoted, and he is already a servant in the palace, responsible for supervising all kinds of illegal and non-compliant things during the court meeting.

For example, the emperor was late to the court, did not arrive, and left early; The officials wore the wrong court clothes, the clothes did not conform to the regulations, and the heads and ears of the officials were talking indiscriminately. It seems to be a great responsibility, but in fact, a lot of authority has been cut!

I can't control the affairs of the Gongyuan at all.

"This official acts according to his conscience, you can't control it, leave quickly, otherwise this official will be guilty of interfering with the imperial examination!"

Miao Jinqing opened his mouth to threaten Yan Zhenqing.

"Good, good! You do have what it takes, so wait and see. ”

Yan Zhenqing, who was on fire, shook his sleeves, turned around and left!

The saint's birthday banquet, he stayed in it for nine days, and went every night, but he didn't find a chance to talk to the saint, and it was inconvenient to impeach An Lushan for doing anything wrong in Hebei!

Since Zhang Jiuling, no one in the center has been able to stand up and point out the mistakes of the saints, and the dynasty has become increasingly corrupt.

There is no Zhang Jiuling inside, and there is no virtue outside, the degeneration of this Tang Dynasty officialdom is already visible to the naked eye. Both inside and outside, they are all flies and dogs.

Now the children of the powerful openly let the gunman take the test! Such an appalling thing is really unheard of in the more than 100 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty!

This is an extremely bad and fundamentally undermined the rules of the imperial examination, and we must not sit idly by!

Yan Zhenqing swore that he would never tolerate adultery!

Fang Youde wrote to Yan Zhenqing, saying that he would probably return to Chang'an in October or November.

In the letter, Fang Youde told Yan Zhenqing that civil unrest broke out in Yangzhou, and the local government deceived the upper and lower levels, so that now the civil unrest has a tendency to expand.

The soldiers and horses in the Tang Dynasty are all in the border towns, and the interior is empty, and there are no soldiers to adjust. Officials at all levels probably did not report the matter, and they are still waiting for the civil unrest to subside on their own.

After he finishes dealing with these matters, he will return to Chang'an to report to the sage.

Fang Youde emphasized that he was quelling the chaos, and at the same time collecting evidence and sitting in Yangzhou City.

I hope that Yan Zhenqing will not reveal the matter for the time being, and he will get rid of a large number of moths in the court at that time.

Yangzhou has been rich since ancient times, why did civil unrest break out?

Yan Zhenqing was also puzzled by this question, and in Chang'an, he didn't hear any rumors. Probably, those people and Fang Youde also reached a consensus for the time being.

Fang Youde organized and trained the united soldiers to quell the chaos, and they concealed the matter and did not report it.

"Under the prosperous era, there is such a strange thing, there is no shortage of food and clothing in Yangzhou, the land of fish and rice, and you can pick up money on the road, how can there be chaotic people?"

Yan Zhenqing sighed while sighing.

Suddenly, he stopped, remembering the name he had just heard.

"Fang Chongyong!"

Yan Zhenqing hurriedly turned back to the gate of the Tribute Academy, and saw that there were many pieces of paper densely pasted on the wall of the Tribute Academy, on which were written the names of the candidates who participated in the exam. He searched for a long time, and finally saw the words "Fang Chongyong" in an inconspicuous position at the end.

"This, this, this! This is! ”

Yan Zhenqing, who has always been calm and moderate, couldn't hold back the calm expression on his face in an instant!

Of course, he knew that Fang Chongyong was the son of Fang Jieshuai, quite talented, and served as the assassin of Ganzhou at a young age, and also served as the assassin of Shazhou in Shazhou, Hexi for four years, and returned to Chang'an and served as the general of Jin Wuwei.

This person's future is limitless!

Why did he appear in the imperial examination list of the Tribute Academy!

Yan Zhenqing was frightened.

A person who is so young, has such rich experience in officialdom, and has already achieved the history of the Four Rank Thorns and the Zhonglang General of Jin Wuwei, actually ran back to take the imperial examination!

What's even worse is that he actually let people take the test for him!

What kind of operation is this?

If such a person with rich qualifications in officialdom did not pass the imperial examination, then does it mean that the imperial examination system itself is unfair and unreasonable, and it is impossible to select people who are suitable for being officials?

Yan Zhenqing walked and thought of this layer. He suddenly realized that he had better not go to the emperor to complain!

As an official who ascended to the rank of Jinshi in the twenty-second year of Kaiyuan (734 AD), whether from his own background or from his own thoughts, Yan Zhenqing should resolutely maintain the imperial examination system!

Once Fang Chongyong does not win the imperial examination this time, then the officials from the shadow of the door will definitely use this as an excuse to attack the imperial examination system in a big way!

That's not a small thing!

Yan Zhenqing somewhat understood why Fang Chongyong wanted to find a candidate who had been taking the imperial examination for many years to take the exam as a substitute. This fig leaf really can't be lifted!

The things in the imperial examination are not necessarily related to the ability to be an official. This kind of thing, those of them who were born in Jinshi, are tacitly acknowledged.

In history, it was not until the middle and late Tang Dynasty when Li Deyu was the prime minister that he openly scolded the imperial examination system as a waste of firewood, and there was no way to select talents.

Knowing that this one was looking for a gunman to take the test, he knew that this was blatant cheating, but he was reasonable and legal, but he had to cover it up!

After Yan Zhenqing figured out this stubble, he suddenly felt that the sun and the moon were reversed, and the three views were shattered!

"Well, why not."

He couldn't help but sigh.

Fang Chongyong may have the ability to be an official, but as long as he participates in the imperial examination, he will definitely be exposed. And he is a person who will definitely win, when the time comes, what kind of effect will others take out his roll and compare?

Thinking about it like this, Yan Zhenqing suddenly found that Fang Chongyong was quite "sensible". Yan Zhenqing, a person named Li Kuo, knew that he did have some talent, at least he would rank first in his test paper, which would not cause any controversy.

There is no controversy in the imperial court, there is no controversy among the candidates, and he quietly won the first place and became a jinshi, isn't this ending "everyone happy"?

"That's it."

Yan Zhenqing shook his head in disappointment, the ambition of the junior high school jinshi was blown away by the wind and rain. Now he has also learned not to do useless things at certain times.

(End of chapter)