Chapter 67: The Spring and Autumn Period of the Imperial Examination (I)

The Jiayuan student movement is the biggest conflict in the court in the Great Zhou Dynasty in the past ten years, the movement led by Pei Yuanhou aims to weaken the imperial power and encourage the people to discuss politics, and the change of the political system is often accompanied by vested interests to the greatest extent of the barrier and counterattack, the reformers and the establishment have launched fierce debates in various fields of governance, but it is only limited to debate, after all, the Great Zhou has been clear in the sea and the river in these years, singing and dancing, it seems that all the reforms are not necessary, but the idea of equal rights and civil affairs led by the student movement has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with these thousands of debates。

Finally, at the end of the summer of Hong Xiu's twenty-fifth year, the long-accumulated energy of this student movement broke out without warning because of a special event, and the starting point of all this was just an inconspicuous little person.

Liang Dongyuan is 22 years old this year, a native of Liangcheng in the northwest, born in an ordinary merchant family, and has studied in the official school office in the city since he was a child.

For the triennial scientific expedition of the Great Zhou, there are thousands of people who go to Beijing every year, and it is really not a big deal whether Liang Dongyuan is promoted or not, but for the Liang family, who have been in business for generations, it is great news.

Before entering Beijing, Liang's mother stayed up all night, prepared her bags and coils properly, and hired a carriage from the city car dealership, which was driven by a veteran who traveled in Kyoto all the year round.

Along the way, Liang Dongyuan did not dare to slack off at all, and studied books day and night, for this scientific expedition, he was both confident and uneasy.

The most feared thing for Northwest people is to endure hardships, in the years of studying, Liang Dongyuan consciously worked hard and did not lose to anyone, it was the norm to smell the chicken and dance, and he had not tried it, so he was full of confidence.

What is uneasy is that the scholars in the north have been less famous and graceful than the southerners since ancient times, and if they finally enter the palace examination, their image will always not be outstanding.

With all kinds of complicated feelings, Liang Dongyuan finally came to the capital and lived in an inn on the outskirts of Beijing, where there was a restaurant across the street from the inn, named "No Return", "No Return", "No Return" in the slanting wind and drizzle, which was a good sign.

The proprietress surnamed Tao, twenty-eight or nineteen years old, because there are two peach trees at the door of the hotel, every spring is brilliant and abnormal, so everyone calls her Peach Blossom Lady.

Peach Blossom Lady likes to chat with guests when she has nothing to do on weekdays, because her appearance is delicate and charming, and she talks decently, so the guests are also willing to talk to her, and she has met many celebrities in Kyoto.

Liang Dongyuan's impression of Peach Blossom Niang is also excellent, and in a few casual conversations, he admires his talent and appearance, and can't help but sigh that after all, it is the best place in the world, and any wine shop owner on the outskirts of the city is so outstanding.

The day before the scientific expedition, Liang Dongyuan bought a jar and put it under the bed of the inn, ready to drink it again on the day of the list, whether it was a celebration of success or a frustrated drunkenness.

The process of the exam was very smooth, all the exam questions were prepared by Liang Dongyuan in advance, especially the last question, about the current politics of rejuvenating agriculture and the division of acres and acres, which was Liang Dongyuan's forte, so he sprinkled thousands of words, and when there was still half an hour before the end of the exam, he sealed the paper and left.

After that, during a period of time when he did not have to return and waited for the release of the list, Liang Dongyuan was quite relaxed, drinking and chatting with students from all over the world who went to Beijing to take the exam every day, acupuncture the disadvantages of the times, and imagined how to carry out reforms and benefit the people when he became an official in the future.

However, the reality is always cruel, the list was released, Liang Dongyuan looked for it three times from beginning to end, and he didn't see his name, he was quite depressed, and after returning to the inn, he took out the wine under the bed and drank it all, and slept until the early morning of the second day.

Maybe it's the polishing of the perennial wind and sand, the people of the Northwest are always more resolute, and when they woke up with a hangover, Liang Dongyuan had already cleaned up his mood and didn't feel too sorry for himself, he didn't win this year, and he came back in three years, there is always a chance.

After taking care of his luggage, Liang Dongyuan retired from the guest room and came to say goodbye to Peach Blossom Girl.

After arriving at the restaurant, Peach Blossom Niang had not yet arrived at the store, so Liang Dongyuan was waiting at the counter in the hall, and the building was full of discussions about the names of yesterday's gold lists.

Just when he couldn't wait for a long time and was ready to leave, a Kyoto scholar at the table next to him took a scroll of paper and began to read aloud a Li Wen, and praised after reading: "Qi Shilang is really a family scholar, looking at the little prince of Qi this imperial examination, this Juntian Fu, the writing is brilliant, thought-provoking, and it has won the three flavors of the student movement, and the position of exploring flowers is convincing." ”

Liang Dongyuan listened to this article, and the more he listened to it, the more strange his expression became, and finally he couldn't help it, and stepped forward and asked the man: "Brother Tai, you just said that the article was written by that little prince of Qi, and you also got Tanhua because of it?"

The scholar took a sip of wine, laughed and said: "Exactly, this virtuous brother is also a student who entered Beijing to take the exam, I won't tell you, my father is on an errand in the Ministry of Rites, and yesterday he took this article back to teach me a lesson, saying that he is also a child of Kyoto, and people can write such an article, and I will only play all day long, let me study hard, and it won't be long before the articles of the top three in the gold list will be announced in Guozijian, and then distributed to various schools and schools in the whole territory, and you will be able to see it then." ”

Liang Dongyuan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes were red, and he shouted: "Nonsense! Most of this article is the content of my volume, and even the rhetoric has never been changed! Obviously I wrote it! How did it become an article of Qi Gongzi!"

The scholar glanced at Liang Dongyuan, turned around and ignored him, every year there are many people who fail in the imperial examination and pretend to be crazy or really crazy after the list is released, such a person will be avoided by everyone, obviously the scholar also regards Liang Dongyuan as this kind of person.

Liang Dongyuan returned to the hotel angrily, put down his luggage, and hurried over after asking for the address of Mingqi's waiter's house.

When Liang Dongyuan arrived, the Qi Mansion was feasting guests, and the young man in the Mansion was gathering Xianji, after explaining his intentions, the Qi Mansion family Ding had sour words and ridicule, when Liang Dongyuan insisted on confronting Qi Gongzi, the people over there also changed their faces, dragged them into the backyard and beat them violently, and threw them in the roadside ditch, before leaving, the third steward of Qi Mansion sneered and said: "Don't say that our Young Master Qi is already literary and horizontal, no one in Kyoto knows, even if you use your article, it is also your ancestor's honor, if this article is written by you, how many people will pay attention to it?" If it was written by our young master, it would be a Baishi article, get out of here!"

Liang Dongyuan overturned into a channel of stinky water, dirty water, blood, and tears gushed out, and let out a beast-like wail.

A month later, Kyoto Prefecture Yin received a piece of paper, Liang Cheng Liang Dongyuan, the son of the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, the new Tanhua Qi Baichuan cheated in the imperial examination, and the servants hurt people!