Chapter 78
Manyu Fu did not spend New Year's Eve alone. At this time, he knew that he would miss his two fathers. He would feel uncomfortable and depressed if he was alone in the East Palace. So he told Wang Banban that there would be no court banquet in the palace on New Year's Eve this year, but he would invite students from Chongming Hall to the East Palace to celebrate the New Year together.
Wang Yuanyuan was so happy to hear His Highness's arrangement that she kept saying "good". Your Highness doesn't need to worry about it, Wang Yuanyuan arranged the banquet very well and it was lively.
Therefore, on my thirties this year, some officials secretly envied and envied their colleagues whose children were studying in Chongming Hall.
Of course, more officials and ministers secretly sighed: Whoever spread the rumor that His Highness was playful and unlearned before, now it seems that they were all wrong. His Highness may not understand state affairs, but he is dignified in governing his people and knows how to avoid suspicion.
After all, the emperor was not in the palace, and the prince did not take the opportunity to win over the officials during the New Year.
Unconsciously, Xuanyifu's image in the minds of the officials changed from a playful and poor student to a majestic person who pretended to be a pig and ate the tiger.
If we knew how many blessings we have, we would be grateful for them.
Thank you for looking at me this way. I am truly wise, powerful, and unfathomable.
Hehe~
Tutor Hu was also somewhat relieved that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was doing a good job as regent for the first time. Da Sheng could be saved in the future, and he would not be the eternal sinner of Da Sheng.
Then the doorman delivered a message: the eunuch from the palace came to the mansion to deliver the word "Fu" and lucky dishes.
Naturally, Imperial Tutor Hu led his entire family to express gratitude. The Chinese character for "Fu" was framed, and the blessing dish was a large pot with a charcoal fire in a small stove underneath. The pot was painted in gold and red, which was very festive. The eunuch who sent the blessing said, "Your Highness wishes Imperial Tutor Hu and his family a happy new year. This year, there is only one blessing dish, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, which was cooked by the Imperial Kitchen according to Your Highness's instructions. It is cooked over a low heat and can be eaten as soon as the lid is opened. Imperial Tutor, please stay and don't send it away. Please enjoy your meal."
After the eunuch who was delivering blessings finished speaking, he led the team to leave. Naturally, Hu Kang, the son of Master Hu, also stuffed some silver into the eunuch's pocket. It wasn't much, but the eunuch took it without refusing, and said another string of beautiful and auspicious words.
He also left a message: Many families sent blessing dishes this year. Among the adults bestowed by the emperor last year, there are several new ones this year.
However, the dish was all Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. The jar was really beautiful, especially the color on it, which showed that it was something from the palace. Now that they had been rewarded, after they had finished eating the blessed dish, the jar could be kept as a family heirloom.
The list of dishes for the lucky dishes was naturally drawn up by Zhao Erxi, who would then report it to His Highness. Many people had no objections, so he would reward them according to the list his father had given last year. This year, he added all the dishes that he liked since he became regent, as well as a few from the East Palace.
Xuanyu Fu also said: "It's cold during the New Year, don't send cold dishes. They will get cold when you send them to people's houses. Meat dishes are cold and oily and taste bad—"
Then I thought of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
It was very convenient to eat seafood and river fish in Shengdu. The common people might be short of them in winter, but the palace had no shortage of them. Therefore, Xuan Duofu suggested making a deluxe version of seafood Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and serving it hot with soup as an additional dish to the ministers' homes.
Originally, blessing and blessed dishes both have a symbolic meaning, meaning 'you have done a good job this year and I will remember to keep working hard next year', so that colleagues who don't have any can be jealous and strive to do well next year. Which minister's house is really short of a few dishes to eat?
His Highness said so and passed it down. Although the imperial chef had never done it before, he was very happy to receive the task. His Highness also explained in detail, and after thinking about it over and over again, he soon succeeded. In addition, the Imperial Household Department made a white, gold-painted, red-bellied jar. In order to prevent the cold winter, the Imperial Household Department also prepared an "outer coat" for the jar. The jar was embroidered with the word "Fu" on brocade red satin and tied with red rope tassels.
When the imperial chef saw it, he sighed and said: This internal affairs department did not just do its job, it did a great job.
Later, the imperial kitchen even had a small stove and charcoal fire. The red covering on the outside of the jar could not be used, as it could not be cooked in the stove underneath and then burned while the jar was wrapped. However, the Internal Affairs Office had sent a set, so it was just placed separately and sent over for good luck.
Otherwise, could it be that they in the imperial kitchen are greedy for the "coating" of the jars?
Not that shallow.
This year, the ministers did not enter the palace to kowtow to the emperor and eat the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, but they were still very happy to receive the word "Fu" and lucky dishes, and their faces were bright and joyful.
Wen Erdan, He Tong and several other seventh-rank officials also received it.
Jiang didn't even dare to move Fucai, saying, "Let Dalang hold her. He's very strong, be careful not to drop her."
The eldest daughter-in-law said, "The fabric of the covering that came with the jar is so beautiful, and it feels soft to the touch." Such fine material was actually just used to cover the jar.
Jiang was reluctant to eat it and wanted to put it aside. But Wen Erdan said, "It has always been a rule that the Fucai must be eaten on the same day. Come to the table quickly, let's sit down together and eat the Fucai."
In the past, when the emperor was in power, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince never rewarded them with blessed dishes, but only gave them New Year gifts.
The children were very happy and looked forward to eating the delicious food from the palace.
The little granddaughter was still in her grandfather's arms, with a tiger-head hat on her head and a longevity lock around her neck. The child had fair skin and was plump from being well fed. Now she was four years old and the most favored and naughty child in the Wen family.
The nickname was Red Egg.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that red eggs are delicious. In the countryside where Wen Erdan comes from, people would give their children rough names so that they would be easier to raise, so he was given this name.
Jiang also said that this is the same name as yours.
Wen Erdan smiled lovingly and said it was no problem. In the past, when a child was called Dandan in the village, seven or eight children would come out. Dandan is a good name. I named him Erdan and he passed the exam to get a child from the village. Now that we have a good master like His Highness, our Red Dandan will have two eggs. We will have good fortune and a happy life in the future.
Jiang was amused and said nothing more.
On New Year’s Eve, before it gets dark, every family gathers around the stove to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner.
The East Palace is also bustling with activity.
Without Liu Qiang, who had the loudest voice and the most unruly manner, the palace banquet of the Donggong classmates seemed very proper. However, with the presence of Yan Jinjin, Li Ang and others, Xuan Fu was still very happy. Except for Yan Huaijin who could not drink, the other classmates drank a few glasses more or less, so it became lively.
We watched plays and acrobatics, drank and chatted.
After the New Year, fireworks were set off in the palace, and everyone stayed up to celebrate the New Year. It has been ten years in Ningwu.
The students were drunk and sent out of the palace. Outside the palace gate, carriages from various families were already waiting. Xuan Fu personally escorted Yan Huaijin to the gate of the East Palace and said, "See you in a few days."
"Okay. I'm leaving. Xuanyufu, you go in quickly." Yan Huaijin was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, so Xuanyufu asked Wang Banban to send his little classmate to the palace gate.
"Be careful when you walk and don't fall." Xuanyu Fu warned.
Yan Huaijin rubbed his eyes and said, "I understand."
Many blessings: Yan Jinjin is still a little kid.
When the figures disappeared, Lord Duo Nuofu went back to the backyard with his hands behind his back, took a bath in the bathroom, and lay on the bed thinking about his two dads. However, because he was too busy in the past few days and drank some wine at night, he wanted to play the 'miserable male protagonist' and think about his two dads in an emo way for a while, but he didn't think about it for long and fell asleep directly Zzzz~.
After sending Young Master Yan back to the East Palace, Wang Yuanyuan saw that the prince was sleeping soundly with a rosy face and was not crying. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s good to fall asleep, it’s good to fall asleep.
After that, there were daily palace banquets. Xuanfu ate one round with the royal family members, and then another round with the ministers, and the new year was almost over.
On the third day of the Lantern Festival, Xu Muyu went to the palace to receive seven hundred taels of silver, which he exchanged for copper coins. He then went to Jiumen to distribute wedding money to the common people.
Xuan Fu did not go out of the palace to play. He stayed in the palace with Xu Lingguan, Zhuixing Zhuyue and a few others to play cards. If anyone lost, they would be replaced. Surprisingly, Shunde won the most.
Because Shuncai will feed him cards.
Shunde has memorized all the rules of the game.
Xuanyunfu was not a stingy person even though he lost. Seeing Shunde turned pale with fear, he couldn't help but smile and said, "What are you doing during the New Year? I'm not a stingy person. You sit down and continue playing, and I'll take a break."
He was speaking from the heart, but the eunuchs and maids in the palace were very disciplined, so how could they really play cards while their masters stayed aside? Therefore, Zhuyue and the others found excuses to say they didn't want to play anymore, and coaxed His Highness, saying that it was snowing outside and asked if he wanted to go and see the snow, etc.
Many blessings: ...
Then go and have a look.
Xuan Fu knew that everyone was praising him and didn't want him to be alone, fearing that he would miss his father and the emperor. Hearing this, he cheered up and said, "Let's pack up and go to Taiye Lake for a boat ride to enjoy the snow. Let the kitchen prepare a bone soup pot, cut some fish fillets and vegetables, and eat them hot on the boat."
After eating too much meat during the Chinese New Year, many people now prefer a lighter taste.
...When eating spicy hotpot, I think of my father; when eating vegetarian soup, I think of the emperor.
I don't know how my father is doing. What will we eat in Qianzhong during the New Year? Wang Yuansun isolated the whole class before, and he forgot to ask.
Fish is a must-eat during the New Year in Qianzhong. Even the poor people will prepare a small fish on New Year's Eve, praying for surplus in the coming year and not having to suffer losses and go through a year of poverty.
The fish is cooked in soup or steamed. Rich families may deep-fry the fish and drizzle the sauce made from vinegar and sugar on top. It tastes sour and sweet. The fish is also sprinkled with chopped green and red leaves unique to Qianzhong, which makes it particularly fragrant.
Farmers nearby are reluctant to fry or season fish with sweet and sour sauce. In fact, only the ubiquitous green and red leaves seasoning represent the flavor of fish on the villagers' New Year's Eve dinner.
"I don't know if Duoduo has eaten fish yet." Xu Xiaoman originally liked to eat sweet and sour fried fish, but today the fish on the table was steamed fish, sprinkled with just a little soy sauce and chopped green and red leaves. He ate one bite after another, and the taste became more and more delicious.
"This fish is better than the fish at the border. It has fewer bones and the meat is tender."
Seeing that Xiaoman liked it, Zhongyun asked his servants to steam another one and then said, "Duofu is in the palace, there is everything, even fish."
That being said, Zhong Yun actually understands Xiao Manyi’s thoughts.
Thinking of many blessings.
"His taste is like yours. I'm afraid he'll eat spicy hotpot every day during the Chinese New Year."
Xu Xiaoman said: "He is just like you. After eating too much spicy hotpot, he likes to change his taste to something lighter. Our Duoduo is the best eater."
The couple talked about their children for a while, and their tone was filled with longing.
But things are going to happen soon.
Before they finished their lunch, someone came to report that General Zhang had seen Zhong Yun. Zhong Yun asked Xiao Man to continue eating. Xu Xiao Man thought there was military information and said he would not eat anymore. Zhong Yun pressed Xiao Man's shoulder and sat down, saying, "It's the grain depot that Wang Yuansun mentioned."
"Is that so? Then go ahead and I'll save some fish for you when it's ready."
Zhong Yun smiled and said okay.
It’s just a fish, not expensive, but Xiaoman thinks of him in everything.
Zhong Yun went to the study and summoned Zhang De, and indeed found the Wang family's granary. Zhang De saw the emperor's expression and hesitated to say anything. Zhong Yun knew how much the Wang family had "secretly hidden", and felt cold in his heart, so he asked Zhang De to tell the truth.
"Your Majesty, I have found a place according to Wang Yuansun's instructions. The location is here." Zhang De took out a map from his arms. As a military officer, he could not write beautiful memorials. He spoke bluntly. His Majesty asked him to speak frankly, so he spoke frankly. "The total grain storage in the mountain is 560,000 shi, of which 400,000 shi of grain has been moldy. There are also coal and weapons hidden. I accidentally found another place with new grain..."
The Wang family's rebellious intentions are obvious.
"You go down first." Zhong Yun said, and asked Zhao Sanhua to call Wang Yuansun over.
Then when they returned to the dining room, a new steamed fish was served, still steaming hot. Xu Xiaoman looked eagerly but did not move his chopsticks. Seeing Zhong Yun coming, he handed the chopsticks to Zhong Yun first and said, "Try it quickly. You didn't eat much of the previous one."
"Okay, let me try it." Zhong Yun ate the fish slowly.
Xu Xiaoman started eating as well, and asked casually, "What did General Zhang say?"
Zhong Yun smiled and told Xiaoman everything Zhang De said without missing a word.
Xu Xiaoman: ...He looked at his wife and said, "Are you angry and confused? I didn't even notice you were angry just now." Otherwise, he should coax his wife. How could he just eat fish without eating it? It's not like he hasn't eaten fish before.
"I knew what was going on before, so I wasn't that angry."
Xu Xiaoman didn't believe it. He felt that his wife's calm words were a bit scary, so he stopped eating immediately, put down his chopsticks and sat over, saying softly, "It's New Year's Day, and we have evidence of the Wang family's crimes. You should raid their house and execute all nine clans. Don't hold your bad temper in. You need to be more open-minded."
It's no wonder that Xu Xiaoman was so scared. When he came back from that year when he ran away, Zhong Yun was a little depressed. According to the imperial physician, he had even coughed up blood. He was so worried that he hugged him and cried at night, which scared Xu Xiaoman a lot.
The imperial physician said that if such emotions were suppressed for too long and could not be released, it would lead to premature death.
Therefore, when he ascended the throne, Xu Xiaoman became the "God of Killing", and naturally those people who kept saying that Zhong Yun was unjust and worse than pigs and dogs - if he didn't kill him, who would?
Are the things that Zhongmoukai and Zhongrui did what humans do? They murdered their first wives, framed loyal ministers, poisoned their brothers, and repeatedly sent spies and assassins to kill Zhongyun.
They are just seeking justice.
When Zhong Yun saw Xiaoman like this, his anger subsided a lot. Just like Xiaoman said, if they need to be killed, they should be killed. It's not like they haven't killed before. He targeted the Wang family before only to use them as an excuse to bring about land reform. If the Wang family was obedient, he wouldn't kill them all because of their past contributions.
And now——
Wang Yuansun arrived and was waiting outside. He waited for half an hour before the emperor summoned him.
"The Wang family is plotting evil and intends to rebel. I will spare your life and your mother's life because of your meritorious service. Go and get them."
Wang Yuansun looked up in surprise when he heard this, "Your Majesty is wise. I know the entire Wang family. If you want to arrest someone and execute him, I can cooperate."
"Do you know that if you, as a member of the Wang family, kill all nine members of the Wang family, the whole world will know about it and you will be cursed." Zhong Yun asked.
A cruel and unfilial son will be despised by everyone and will leave a bad reputation in history books.
"I know, Your Majesty, please send me there." Wang Yuansun knelt down and begged for mercy.
Zhong Yun: "Pass on my order. You go with General Zhang De to capture Wang Mian's faction alive. Find out if there are any others hidden, and then - kill them all."
"Student obeys the order!" Wang Yuansun shouted in a sonorous and powerful voice.
…
February, the tenth year of Ningwu.
Xuanyu Fu asked Zhou Ruwei, "Can you send us a letter about the war situation in Qianzhong?"
Zhou Ruwei replied: "Your Highness, the emperor is in Qianzhong and no military information has been sent by letter."
It means that wherever his father is, no matter how big or small the matter is, he doesn't have to wait for him to make a decision in the court - damn it! Xuan Fu's face fell, he didn't ask about military affairs or government affairs, he just missed his two fathers.
His father never wrote him a letter.
Manyu Fu waved his hands on the surface, knowing what he meant. Behind the scenes, he was weak and cried loudly. At noon, while having lunch with Yan Huaijin, he said, "My father never wrote to me. Does he miss me? Of course not. My father loves me the most."
"..." Yan Huaijin swallowed the words back as they came to his lips.
Manyu Fu was unreasonable, "What did you want to say just now?"
"I wanted to coax you and say that it was not true, that Lord Xu missed you, but there were other reasons, but you coaxed yourself." Yan Huaijin explained, and then said: "The emperor and Lord Xu love you the most."
Xuanyu Fu: “That’s true.” Then he wasn’t angry anymore.
The events in Qianzhong were kept secret, and the officials in the court were also puzzled. It had been more than two months since the emperor left. Could it be that there had not been a single small battle? Although they were curious, they did not dare to send anyone to Qianzhong to inquire.
At the end of February, the Spring Examination.
Prince Li, as the chief examiner, was busy with this matter and finally completed it successfully. After that, the results will be announced, and the Royal Highness of the Crown Prince will examine the students on March 13th. The many blessings of those who admit to being illiterate: ...
"I'll test them alone? That's fine." Xuan Fuduo was very smart. He let the examiner team grade the results first, and then he would decide the top ranking.
He has an idea in mind, it's pretty much it.
Manyu Fu pretended to finish, and then asked: "Have Zhou Quan and Li Ang entered?"
"Your Highness, both young masters have entered and are ranked very high."
Xuanyuefu was overjoyed when he heard this. At the end of last year, he didn't dare to ask Li Ang out for dinner, and he just played with his little desk mate. Finally, his efforts were not in vain.
Manyu Fu was of course happy when his two friends passed the exam, but something occurred to him and he said, "Call the three examiners here. I have something to say."
After a while, Prince Li came with two examiners and started by greeting each other.
Xuanyu Fu said, "No need to be polite," and asked his fifth uncle to sit down. Prince Li is very close to his nephew. His nephew is straightforward and has a childish temper. He treats you sincerely, so don't be timid and refuse. Just accept it and go along with it.
So Prince Li sat down.
"I know the results of this spring examination are out. Thank you all for your hard work. What I want to say today is that my classmates are on the list of successful candidates. In order to avoid suspicion, this palace examination adopts the method of transcribing with names covered. First, the names of the candidates are covered, and then the Hanlin Academy will transcribe the entire test paper. Finally, two examiners will decide the results." Xuan Fu explained in detail. As for why he didn't mention the three of them, it was because his fifth uncle, like him, played the role of a 'stabilizing force'.
You can't really be a great scholar.
When the two examiners heard this, they praised Your Highness' wisdom from the bottom of their hearts.
"In order to reassure the candidates, this matter will be announced in advance." Xuanyifu said.
Zhong Qiong said quickly, "Your Highness, we can decide today and announce the results tomorrow morning."
His fifth uncle is quite efficient in his work.
On the second day, not only was a notice of the list posted in front of the Imperial Examination Hall, but special yamen runners also went to the inns where the successful candidates were staying, ringing gongs, and passed the news to everyone to ensure that everyone knew about it.
In Dongyang Inn.
Originally there were twenty-one scholars living there. One, Sun Jian, was sent to the East Factory and has not come out yet. Several others who fanned the flames of Sun Jian's remarks, as well as He Chunshu who was implicated, were all released before the New Year. When they came back, they were all scared out of their wits, like quails.
He Chunshu became seriously ill and said to the scholar who came to visit him, "I don't blame the East Factory. I blame myself for not being able to judge people. I was unlucky and was blocked by someone."
"Brother He, why do you say such things?"
He Chunshu's face turned pale as paper, and he kept coughing. He said, "I am timid and cowardly, and I just follow what others say. I also want to take advantage of others. I half believed and half doubted what Sun Jian said. He had previously picked Brother Pan and wanted Brother Pan to ask for help from Lord Lin, but Brother Pan scolded him and said that he was a mean person. He would not say anything more and would not seek refuge with Prime Minister Lin before the exam. It's my fault that I had this idea..."
Naturally, everyone tried to comfort He Chunshu and said nice things. Some people felt sympathetic and felt cold when they thought about it, because they had the same thought as He Chunshu at the time and were also shaken. It was just that He Chunshu asked for help quickly and was chosen by Lord Lin.
When Lord Lin's son came that day, they were envious of He Chunshu, but they didn't expect... Oh, let's not talk about it anymore.
People like He Chunshu naturally failed the exam.
Among the twenty candidates in the whole inn, eight passed the imperial examination. Boss Dong was so happy that he set off cannons at the door of the inn all day long on the day the results were announced. Three years later, his inn could hang a sign that read "High School Inn".
The candidates who failed the exam were in a bad mood, but they also put on a smile to congratulate the candidates who passed. No one left Shengdu early, as a few days would not make a difference. Now there were eight candidates who would surely become officials in the future. If not now but when would they flatter them?
So the atmosphere was pretty good, but I felt a little bit sad after failing the exam.
The eight people were in high spirits, especially Pan Zihong who achieved the best and highest ranking.
Someone said, "I heard that there are several young masters from the Chongming Palace taking part in this exam."
"I remember that on the day of the exam, there was a sign on the carriage that said it belonged to Princess Changping's mansion."
"And the young master of Lord Zhou."
"That's nothing. You know, the Crown Prince of Chongming Palace is also studying here, which means that these two are his playmates. Now that they are the regents, I'm afraid that no matter how talented Brother Pan is, he can't compete with the friendship of his peers."
If Duo Xuefu heard this, he would definitely say that this guy is so jealous. The palace examination is imminent, and this is what is messing with Pan Zihong's mentality!
Others echoed the sentiment. Some really stood up for Pan Zihong, while others were jealous and hoped that the young masters of Chongming Hall would score better than Pan Zihong, but they comforted Pan Zihong and the other eight people verbally.
Some people had actually thought about this situation a long time ago, and they sighed helplessly when they heard about it. Some people even asked Brother Pan what he thought?
Pan Zihong said: "You have been studying all the way, and there are many merchants who tempt you with gold and silver, and promise you beautiful wives to marry you. When you pass the imperial examination, many people come to you to make friends and call you brothers and relatives. We are like the Monkey King who went to the West to seek scriptures, and we have gone through all kinds of tribulations. Now I have two words to say: Don't worry about it."
"What do you mean leave it alone? Are we going to let those two young masters take advantage of us?"
"Then can you manage it?" Pan Zihong asked, and then answered himself: "Neither you nor I can manage it, so don't even think about it, and answer your own question."
"There are clean and dirty things in this world, I just need to be myself."
Some people applauded Brother Pan, while others said: "Isn't this just deceiving yourself?" and "It doesn't help."
"Brother Pan is right. We can't control it now, but if we become officials in the future and become the clean officials, we will do our best to control it." Qi An said.
Pan Zihong smiled and clinked his teacup with Brother Qi.
He and Brother Qi only met last year when they went to Shengdu, but in just a short time they became like close friends.
Dongyang Inn talked about this, and other inns were similar. Unexpectedly, a gong was struck outside the inn, and the boss Dong came out to greet him. He saw that it was a yamen runner who reported the results, and he immediately bowed and called him "Master", "The results came out yesterday, but did you forget or miss something?"
"No, no, I have something else important to do today."
The bailiff came in and handed the notice to the gentlemen, repeating: "The palace examination will be held in three days. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered that the examination method of anonymous transcription be adopted. I hope that the gentlemen will be aware of this."
Wait until the bailiff leaves.
All the examinees, especially those who had spoken most fiercely, immediately looked embarrassed and speechless. Pan Zihong took the notice and handed it to Brother Qi after reading it. He smiled with some relief in his eyes and said, "Our Crown Prince is truly fair and wise. It is a blessing for you and me to have a Crown Prince in Dasheng."
Qi An smiled and looked at the others. They looked a little embarrassed, so he smiled and saved their faces, saying, "It is our blessing. Next time you take the exam, you will definitely pass. We will serve as officials in the same court one day and contribute to the great cause of prosperity."
Those who failed the exam no longer dared to be jealous. After chatting for a while, they went their separate ways.
Pan Zihong said Qi An was decent, but Qi An just smiled and said, "It's human nature. There are not many people like Brother Pan who are not jealous."
"Brother Qi, you are too kind." Pan Zihong was modest. In fact, he had never been jealous of anything. He had a smooth academic performance and passed the imperial examinations. All the teachers who taught him praised him as a young genius. It was a pity that his family was poor. If he was born into a noble family, he would have a bright future.
Pan Zihong has experienced too many temptations till now, but fortunately he has not been tempted.
Three days later, the palace examination.
Manyu Xuanfu changed into formal wedding attire today. They are all students from all over the world who take the exam every three years. It has not been easy for them to get to where they are now, so they naturally have to take it seriously.
"Zhao Banban, let's follow the old rules. After you finish writing, take them to Hanyuan Hall to rest. I'm afraid it will be late today, so ask the imperial kitchen to prepare some soup with less flavor and send it over at noon."
Zhao Erxi agreed and went downstairs to make arrangements.
Before the palace examination, Xuanyu Fu went to the "examination room" to encourage everyone. Li Ang and Zhou Quan were sitting in the front row. While looking for his classmates, Xuanyu Fu noticed that there were several young and outstanding candidates this year.
The location is also very forward.
Xuanyu Fu thought to himself: Not bad, not bad, it seems that I deserve the title of third place this year.
I am the regent of the country, and all the candidates have become as young as I am.
Father should reflect on himself.
The Crown Prince was so bold that he secretly criticized his own father. This was mainly because his two fathers would not tell him any news from Qianzhong, and he was reluctant to talk about his father, so he would talk about his father.
Then he left the three examiners on the scene and went back to the Xuanzheng Hall, where he was busy asking questions about government affairs until noon. Yan Jinjin did not come at noon today, probably because he was afraid that his busyness would interfere with his work.
Yan Jinjin is really a good person.
Because they had to cover their names on the test papers and have the essays copied again by the Hanlin Academy, the process was quite slow. It was after two o'clock in the afternoon when his fifth uncle and two examiners came to him and handed him his transcript and test paper.
There is no need to look at the candidates in the back positions. The examiner has higher literary literacy than him. He thinks that a world-beating genius who has escaped the net will be discovered by him - what kind of genius can be discovered by an illiterate man like him?
Xuan Fu looked at it for a while and said, "There are eighty-six people in total. Fifty-six people in the third class have been confirmed and will be granted the same Jinshi degree. Twenty-seven people in the second class - how come there are only twenty?"
"Your Highness, here are the test papers of the top ten. We cannot decide the top three, so please make the decision, Your Highness."
Oh, Xuanyunfu understood. Three of the top ten will be selected, and the remaining twenty-seven will be the second-class Jinshi.
"Summon Taifu Hu." Xuan Xuanfu was still calling for reinforcements. Taifu Hu was waiting in the Xuanzheng Hall to teach His Highness. Soon the time came. Three were selected from the top ten. Taifu Hu did not make any final decisions, only the top five.
Tutor Hu also had a passionate debate with the two examiners.
The first five or three people had no objection, but they all had their own opinions on who should be the top three.
It was not difficult to choose three out of five. Xuanfu was confident and said, "Tell them to come to the Xuanzheng Hall. I will test them and then decide."
He glanced to the side and saw that Master Hu had a worried and hesitant look on his face, as if to say, "Your Highness will continue to question me, will this reveal my true identity?" He smiled and said:?
No, Lao Hu, we have been together for so many years, and you still don’t believe in me!
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