Wei Shi is a warm and hearty woman. She takes good care of Wei Chen, a young man about the same age as her son.
Recently, it is popular in Bianjing to take people to copy scriptures to Guangzhao temple to worship Buddha. Many rich wives and young ladies want to follow suit, but they don't think it's too tired to copy Buddhist scriptures, so they ask others to copy them. After copying and writing a volume of scriptures, they can earn a penny, and the reward is quite generous.
This job was found by Wei Shi for Wei Chen. Anyway, the scientific examination has been completed. Wei Chen doesn't like to go out and socialize. It's boring to stay in this small courtyard every day. As soon as Wei Shi mentioned it, he readily agreed.
He did his work carefully and carefully. The Scriptures he copied were very beautiful and liked by those rich ladies. Therefore, more people came to him to copy the Scriptures.
Wei stepped in quickly and said anxiously, "ah Chen, why are you still sitting here copying scriptures? It's all released outside. Go and have a look! "
Wei Chen was very calm: "there must be a lot of people going to see the list now. I don't want to squeeze with those people. Wait first. It's not too late to see it when I finish copying this volume of Scripture. Anyway, the list is hanging there. I won't run later."
"That said, but it's related to your future. Don't you want to know the result earlier?"
"Early and late are the same, and the results of the list will not change because I went to see the list earlier."
Wei Shi could not help him: "you, I don't know whether to say you are steady or you have a big heart? You don't worry about such a big thing. Look at the candidates outside. You go to the gate of the Imperial College before dawn today. Only you can sit here and copy the Buddhist scriptures. "
Wei Chen smiled and didn't speak again.
Wei Shi still felt uneasy when he thought about it: "no, if I don't see the results, I'm always uneasy in my heart, a CAI!"
A middle-aged man ran in quickly. He was the servant of his family. His full name was Shi Dacai.
"What can I do for you, madam?"
Wei said, "go and help me see the results of the scientific examination and see if there is a Chen's name on the list."
Because Liang Yuxing and the Wei family are both literates, the servants of the family also learned a lot of words. Shi Dacai is no exception. It's a little fun to ask him to help look at the list.
He immediately replied, "ah, I'll go now."
Shi Dacai hurried out.
He went there for two hours before he came back.
Liang Yuxing came back with him.
Liang Yuxing is now in his thirties. He has no white beard. He looks very elegant in his long sleeved shirt and Confucian dress.
When he came back, Wei was surprised: "why did you come so early today?"
Liang Yuxing said, "today, the Imperial College specially gave students half a day off. I came back without classes in the afternoon."
He paused and added: "when I went out of the Imperial College, I just met ah CAI and came back with him."
Wei hurriedly asked, "have you seen the list? Is there a Chen's name on it? "
Wei Chen was standing next to him now. He came forward to salute: "Mr. Liang."
Liang Yuxing nodded slightly in return. He said, "before the list was posted, all the people in the Imperial College had seen it, and some people copied it."
Wei asked hurriedly, "then you..."
Liang Yuxing motioned her not to worry: "of course I copied one."
He took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, unfolded the paper and wrote 98 names on it.
Wei quickly took the paper and scanned his eyes from the names one by one.
Soon, she was in the first row with Wei Chen's name.
She gave a surprise cheer: "ah Chen has passed the exam! Ah Chen is a Jinshi! "
Shi Dacai quickly bent over and bowed: "Congratulations, Jinshi Wei!"
As long as you are admitted to the Jinshi, you can hang your name in the official department. Only when there is a vacancy, you can be an official in the dynasty.
Wei Shi showed Wei Chen the list.
"Look, your name is here!"
Wei Chen was really happy when he saw his name. Then his attention was attracted by another name.
Next to his name was a familiar name——
Xie Zijun.
Xie Zijun was also admitted to the Jinshi!
When taking part in the joint examination that day, Wei Chen saw Xie Zijun's back from a distance. At that time, he was very surprised.
Xie Qingquan not only killed people, but also took bribes and was arrested by the royal guards. According to the law of the current Dynasty, all direct relatives who commit crimes cannot participate in the scientific examination. Xie Zijun and Xie Qingquan are father-child relations. According to reason, Xie Zijun should not be qualified to continue to participate in the scientific examination.
But Xie Zijun appeared at the test site.
This makes Wei Chen feel very incredible.
How can they be regarded as old acquaintances? Wei Chen took the initiative to say hello to Xie Zijun. As a result, Xie Zijun pretended not to know him, said "you recognize the wrong person", and turned and left.
They haven't seen each other since.
At this time, Wei Chen looked at the three words "Xie Zijun" on the list, and his heart became more and more confused.
After a sinner, he can not only take part in the scientific examination, but also be admitted to the Jinshi. What happened in the end?
He couldn't help asking, "Mr. Liang, the last magistrate of Jiuqu county was personally escorted to Bianjing by the royal guards because he committed a great crime. I don't know how to deal with this matter?"
Liang Yuxing asked, "who is the man you said? Do you have a specific name? "
"His name is Xie Qingquan."
Liang Yuxing quickly remembered: "it's him!"
Wei Chen asked, "do you know him?"
"He's an outsider of the second master of the Xie family. He happens to be a Jinshi in the same department with me, so I know him, but I don't have any intersection with him, and I don't know him. He had been an official in other places before. He came back not long ago. When he heard that he had committed a crime, he was escorted back to Beijing by the royal guards. The Xie family came forward to protect him. Xu Shoufu also said a few words for him at the court meeting. Together with those officials who had a close relationship with the Xie family and Xu Shoufu, they all listed to intercede for Xie Qingquan. "
Wei Chen asked, "then?"
"In front of all civil and military officials, the Emperor didn't say anything. We all thought that the emperor would give Xie Jiahe and Xu Shoufu face and let Xie Qingquan go, but we didn't expect that Xie Qingquan would be dragged to the noon gate and beheaded the next morning."
Wei Chen was surprised: "Xie Qingquan is dead?"
Liang Yuxing nodded: "well, his head was cut off by a knife and died thoroughly."
Wei Chen didn't expect so many people to plead for Xie Qingquan. In the end, he failed to save Xie Qingquan's life. At the same time, he was secretly surprised by the tough measures of the son of heaven.
After all, Liang Yuxing was a fellow scholar. He sighed and asked, "why did you suddenly think of asking this thing?"
Wei Chen pointed to the three words "Xie Zijun" on the list and said, "how can he be qualified to participate in the joint examination after he is a criminal Minister? And you can be admitted to the Jinshi. Don't the people in the Imperial College examine it? "
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