Chapter 460: How can there be a recommendation for the imperial examination?
Tang Yu thought about it carefully and suddenly laughed, "According to your standard, a group of people will be eliminated in the first test. But it's better this way, so that everyone won't think that the imperial examination is a joke!"
The two discussed for a while, and when they came to their senses, it was almost dark.
Shen Yi asked Tang Yu to stay at home overnight.
Tang Yu shook his head. "I have to go back to the county government office to serve the Sixth Prince. I must make sure that master is comfortable. This is related to my future!"
Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, then patted his head in annoyance, “I haven’t asked you yet, what is your current situation?”
Tang Yu smiled mysteriously and whispered in Shen Yi's ear, "Originally, I was an inconspicuous eighth-rank official in the imperial capital. This time, the Sixth Prince recommended me to the emperor. If I do my job well, I will be promoted to the seventh rank when I return to the imperial capital!
There is one more thing. After the imperial examination, the Sixth Prince wants to go to Shenjia Manor. You should prepare well. "
Shen Yi realized, “It seems that the concubine is very favored.”
This is Shen Yi’s most intuitive feeling.
Tang Yu said with a click of the tongue: "She is not very favored, but extremely favored! Not only does she get favored by the Sixth Prince, but also by the Empress Dowager in the palace, and the Emperor also gives her many favors. I was thinking that with the current status of a concubine, it would be troublesome if a principal wife came.
I didn't expect that after so long, the Sixth Prince still hasn't married a principal wife. If the concubine is pregnant with a son, she won't be afraid even if a Sixth Prince's wife comes. No one can shake her position!"
The two chatted for a long time, and Tang Yu told Shen Yi almost everything about the imperial capital.
The next day, the county government issued a decree for the first imperial examination, which even wrote down the content of the examination.
The people who had been watching the imperial examination gathered at the city gate and kept asking what was written on it.
There are many people who have signed up here.
Captain Li frowned, "How dare you apply for the exam if you can't even read a word! Listen carefully! The preliminary exam is for all applicants to take. It tests basic knowledge such as writing large characters and the hundred family names. Those who fail the preliminary exam cannot take the imperial examination.
The preliminary examination is under the charge of the town officials. If anyone cheats and passes the test, and is discovered during the imperial examination, they will be punished together with the town officials!"
Liu Tiechui was overwhelmed when he received this decree.
Because several groups of relatives and friends had come to his house, all of them came to give him gifts and ask him to let him go.
Ma Yujie was delighted when she saw those good things, but she remained calm and exchanged pleasantries with everyone.
After the guests left, she immediately ran back to the backyard to find Liu Tiechui, "You think you can avoid the fifteenth if you can avoid the first? I've dealt with these people today, but there will be another wave tomorrow."
Liu Tiechui's face was very ugly, "Just confiscate their things!"
Ma Yujie paused, not very happy. "I confiscated it, but they didn't take it away. They just left it there! Some relatives have to give face. If you say it's okay, just turn a blind eye and let it go."
Liu Tiechui sneered, "Then my career as a town official has come to an end, right?"
Ma Yujie was stunned and muttered softly, "What's the big deal! It's just a show. The county government will have the final say! With your friendship with Chen Yi, can he still argue with you?"
"Bah! Talking about friendship at this time! What kind of friendship? My friendship with Shen Yi is not even as deep as your brother's friendship with Shen Yi. Do you think your brother and sister-in-law have come to us to seek connections?
Only those who don't know the ropes would try to gain personal advantage. I'm telling you, return the items to me right away. If you make a big mess, I'll have to deal with it. I don't want to lose face!"
Liu Tiechui warned Ma Yujie unhappily.
Ma Yujie was furious, but she did not pretend to obey. After returning all the things, she went back to the Ma family angrily to complain to Ma Xingteng and Bai Rong.
"When Liu Tiechui had nothing, I had already chosen him. I had been supporting him silently behind the scenes despite the pressure from the Ma family. Now, you look down on me for being ignorant! How could I be ignorant? It was just a preliminary examination of the imperial examination. What's so great about that?
Now that Liu Tiechui has become a town official, he looks down on his relatives? To put it nicely, he is impartial, but to put it bluntly, he is selfish and totally disregards the affection between relatives! "
After listening for a long time, Ma Xingteng and Bai Rong finally understood the crux of the problem.
Bai Rong slowly lowered her head and made no comment.
Ma Xingteng said with a headache: "Sister, if you have the time to worry about others, you might as well think about your own children. Don't forget, my brother-in-law and children can also take the imperial examination.
My brother-in-law is now a low-ranking town official. If he passes the exam, he can be promoted. Isn't it better than staying in the small Moshi Town? The same goes for my nephew. Have you never thought about their future?"
Bai Rong echoed, "My husband has already invited a teacher from Pingzhou to teach the children, and even my husband has followed suit and studied hard."
Seeing that Ma Yujie was unmoved, Ma Xingteng shook his head helplessly, "Brother-in-law has worked hard enough. He probably wants to take the exam, but he doesn't have the time. Don't make things more difficult for him."
Ma Yujie failed to get the support of her family, and she felt a little disappointed, so she returned to the Liu family in low spirits.
After thinking for a while, she called her two sons over and told them, "You must perform well in the imperial examination this time and try to pass! If you meet the children of officials, remember to build good relationships with them and don't make enemies with them."
Ma Yujie's two sons are almost adults and are currently looking for marriages. If they can get good grades in the exams, it will be icing on the cake.
As for taking the imperial examination and becoming an official, she didn't take it seriously.
In her mind, being an official still depends on recommendation. Instead of spending her spare time studying, she would rather let Liu Tiechui build good relationships with county officials. Whether her son can become an official depends on their words.
The two of them responded respectfully.
The day of the first test arrived.
The village chiefs led the villagers from their own villages to the town.
The busiest market in Moshi Town was transformed into a pilot area.
Under the scorching sun, tables and chairs were lined up in a row, with wooden boards in the middle to prevent candidates from cheating.
Su Tai came with Shen Congrong. She stretched her neck and looked for a long time before she found Shen Congyu sitting on Xue Xiang's neck. She hurried over to say hello.
Xue Xiang put the child down and said seriously: “Mrs. Shen, after the preliminary examination is over, Cong Yu will have to go back with me to practice martial arts. I hope you can forgive me.”
Su Tai was flattered and thanked him quickly, "It is an honor for Master Xue to be willing to discipline me. I asked the servants to make some food that Master likes. Please don't dislike it."
Chi Sanhua and Chi Zhaodi hurriedly put down the heavy bags on their backs.
When Xue Xiang saw the things, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he had to solemnly thank Su Tai.
Shen Congyu looked up at the adults greeting each other, his little mouth pouting so much that an oil pot could be hung on it, "Mom! Can I go home with you after I finish the exam?"
"No!" Xue Xiang and Su Tai refused in unison.
Xue Xiang sneered, "Not only can you not go back, you have to do well in the exam. You have to know that I have guaranteed them. If you don't do well in the exam and embarrass me, I will make you stand on the plum blossom pile for a month."
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