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◎That's right! How could you forget about the Qionglin Banquet.◎
Mo Yu's complaints were a complete disaster.
Master Kang's expression, which had just relaxed, immediately became solemn again.
The imperial examination fraud case can be regarded as a big deal no matter which dynasty. Zhao Jin is just a runner-up, and he just passed it this year. Even if he works hard for seven or eight years from now, if he has no achievements, he can only be an editor in the Hanlin Academy at most. With
this qualification, even if he presides over the imperial examination, he can't be the chief examiner, at most he can be a deputy examiner.
And the level of the examination that can participate in the presidency can't be the joint examination, at most it is the provincial examination.
So, what kind of situation would make such a person a repeat offender who participated in the imperial examination fraud case, and even reached the point of being beheaded? That can be said to be quite confusing, right?
Calculating the time, it has not been long. If you think about it a little more deeply, isn’t it even more terrifying? As the saying goes, "ice is three feet thick, but it is not formed in a day." This kind of thing is definitely impossible to be done within seven or eight years. It must be a long period of corruption that will eventually lead to such a big case.
The kid from the Lin family just talked about the Jiangnan County Examination... So, what happened in Jiangnan again?
How much filth and dirt did Jiangnan hide to allow such a thing to happen again?
Master Kang was shocked and filled with anger. He wanted to go to Jiangnan again and catch all those corrupt officials.
Of course, this was impossible.
Not to mention him, even the many former imperial historians, imperial servants, and even the princes and the emperor himself would not have achieved the same result.
Those people were closely connected to each other through marriage, nepotism, teacher-student, and clan relationships. They were intertwined and entangled, like an airtight network of relationships. They were of the same blood, suffered together, and prospered together. They helped each other and were unbreakable.
They already have a lot of experience in dealing with short inspections and investigations by high-ranking officials like Master Kang, and they mainly use the method of whitewashing and covering up the truth to deal with it.
Because they cooperate so well, the effect is very good. Whether it is Master Kang or the Fourth Prince and others, no matter how smart and capable they are, they often cannot find the truth and are easily fooled by them.
For the long-term stationed officials or imperial guards in Jiangnan, they have another way to deal with them. That is, those who can be arrested will be arrested, and those who cannot be arrested will be eliminated... Although it is simple and crude, it is very effective.
Most people were either successfully coerced or were afraid of their power and threats and dared not say anything. The few stubborn ones were directly killed and "died" in office.
Mo Yu was deeply aware of this.
Because this was the fate of the Lin family.
Others would sacrifice the head of the family alone, but in the case of the Lin family, the whole family would be sacrificed.
Master Kang must have known the inside story, so he valued and favored the Lin family so much - what a joke, how could he not protect this family that would be loyal to the family even at the cost of their entire family's lives.
This is not only against the principles of heaven and human ethics, but will also deeply chill the hearts of people all over the world.
How could they dare to be loyal to the emperor in the future? They didn't even want their lives, but they didn't even say a nice word - let alone posthumous honors, what's the point of being dead?
Not to mention, the entire Lin family died, leaving only an orphan girl. No one could bear this situation.
Fortunately, Lin Ruhai was smart, and the sickly young master of the Lin family was even more powerful. With such a God-given "supernatural power", they broke the deadly situation.
In public and private, Master Kang had to treat their family as treasures and pamper them.
Moreover, this family really didn't have any free gifts, and everyone was really impressive.
Let's talk about Mrs. Jia of the Lin family.
I heard that she was a legitimate daughter from the Duke's mansion. Her appearance, upbringing, and character were all impeccable. Once the
Queen Mother saw her, she said that there was nothing wrong with this girl from the Jia family. She could be a concubine if she entered the palace. Unfortunately, the Jia family did not want this legitimate daughter to enter the palace, so they found a family from the Lin family in Suzhou to marry her off. Obviously, they had carefully selected her and loved her very much.
Although the legitimate daughter of the Lin family was only five or six years old, she had already shown good upbringing and talent. As for her appearance, there was nothing to say. She completely inherited the excellence of her father and mother. It is conceivable how amazing and beautiful she will be when she grows up.
I won't talk about Lin Ruhai, the head of the family.
As a former top scholar, he has shown a better ability to handle affairs than many old officials in just a few years.
Regardless of other circumstances, Master Kang will always use him for his great ability to handle affairs.
According to Lin Ruhai's current promotion speed, after a few years of experience, he will be ready to enter the inner cabinet.
In this dynasty, only Hanlin can enter the inner cabinet. It just so happens that Lin Ruhai is also a scholar of the imperial examination, and he ranked third in the first class. He must be a Hanlin. And with his excellent comprehensive qualities, he is definitely a talent for prime minister.
I believe that within ten years, there will be no Ming Zhongtang, Suo Zhongtang, Zhang Zhongtang, and Li Zhongtang. It should be Lin Zhongtang's world.
It's a pity that Lin Ruhai's health is not very good, and I don't know if he can get better.
Maybe he can really get better.
Not to mention "good luck comes naturally", even if it depends on human efforts, it may not be impossible to break this situation.
This has to talk about his little son Lin Moyu.
I heard that this child has not been in good health since he was born. He started taking medicine when he could eat milk. He has been sick all the time. He was finally raised to the age of three, and then he got a serious illness and almost died.
I heard that he was breathing more than breathing in at that time. The Lin family had already started to prepare for the funeral, but they didn't expect that the child would wake up again after being burned all night. It didn't matter
that he woke up. He was like a completely different person. In fact, the child was too young, so his temperament couldn't be seen to have changed. But his body was getting stronger day by day.
It was like a rebirth.
Of course, this was not the most amazing thing. The most amazing thing was that from that time on, the child had the "supernatural power" of expressing his inner voice.
No matter what he was thinking, as long as it was within the range of normal speech, everyone present could hear it, and what he said was not only what had happened now, but also what had not happened yet.
That is, "precognition".
This is very magical.
Even to the extent of the supernatural.
Of course, everyone didn't believe it at first, and thought it was just nonsense from a child. But after those "predictions" came true one by one, they had to believe it.
So, will the prince really be deposed?
Will the fourth prince really succeed to the throne?
The eldest prince and the eighth prince have evil intentions towards the throne. Will Zhao Jin, the runner-up in this year's imperial examination, really openly accept bribes in the Jiangnan County Examination eight years later and participate in creating a huge imperial examination fraud?
That's really a bit scary.
The more Master Kang thought about it, the angrier he got. He simply didn't know what to do. The Eighth Prince happened to look up at this moment and made eye contact with him.
Both of them were startled, and then they began a new round of "teasing questions" in tacit understanding.
The Eighth Prince spoke first and said respectfully to Master Kang: "Does the Emperor want to invite all the young princes and their companions to attend the Qionglin Banquet tomorrow?"
The Eighth Prince had brought up this topic, so of course Master Kang had to follow up quickly.
That's right, why didn't he think of the Qionglin Banquet just now?
What better way is there to deal with this second place winner who might cause trouble than to let the young master of the Lin family see those new Jinshi face to face?
Besides, "listening" to what the young master of the Lin family said, in addition to the second place winner Zhao Jin, are there other people with problems?
I don't know what the problem is.
It won't be a bigger scandal than the imperial examination fraud, right?
Several adults, including Master Kang, fell into deep thought, feeling both afraid and expectant. The younger princes and kids were all confused, not knowing what was going on.
Of course, those who were as smart as Hongxi and the Sixteenth Prince guessed something, but neither of them was talkative. They just glanced at Mo Yu and turned their eyes away, pretending nothing happened. The eldest
prince was confused, but he didn't dare to say much.
The main reason was that he didn't dare to lose his temper, and secondly, the Eighth Prince had already quietly pulled him back, signaling him to be patient. Although
the eldest prince didn't quite understand why the Eighth Prince was like this, he still kept his mouth shut to give him face.
Anyway, it's right to listen to the Eighth Prince.
His mother also said so, asking him to listen more to the Eighth Brother - this brother is smarter than him, this is something he also admits.
As the saying goes, the Eighth Brother was raised together with him by his mother, so the brotherly friendship is naturally different from that of others.
He believes that the Eighth Brother will not harm him.
So, that's it.
In fact, he is not interested in the Qionglin Banquet at all, so does it mean that he has to go now?
But isn't that a banquet for the emperor to entertain the examiners of the palace examination and the new scholars?
Why should they, the brothers, join in the fun?
The eldest prince couldn't figure it out, so he simply gave up. Fortunately, after leaving the South Study, his Eighth Brother gave him a clear explanation - so he was going to the Qionglin Banquet to watch the excitement?
This is not a bad thing, he likes it very much. Moreover, Zhao Jin seemed to be someone favored by the prince. If something happened to this person, the prince would definitely be unhappy.
As long as the prince was unhappy, he would be happy.
Thinking of this, it seemed that he suddenly had some expectations for this Qionglin Banquet.
The Eighth Prince looked at the eldest prince who was suddenly happy and shook his head helplessly. His eldest brother had such a heroic appearance. Was he actually a fool?
In this case, I will accept all your connections and disciples.
Since Master Kang had already finalized the matter, everyone knelt down and paid their respects. They returned home with their own thoughts and returned to the palace to Qionglin Garden the next day.
The Qionglin Banquet, which was held every three years, officially kicked off. Mo Yu also followed the young masters and walked slowly into Qionglin Garden, and sat down at the table that belonged to them.
As soon as he sat down, he saw an old man in his sixties, who walked in slowly.
[Author's words]
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