Ning'an Prefecture, Ji County.
Yamen, the county government office.
County Magistrate Feng Yuan sat behind his desk, writing, but he couldn't calm down.
The college entrance examination has ended, and I don’t know whether Song Chi passed.
When he entered the Hanlin Academy, Ma Jingming was already there. As a Hanlin, he had a bright future, but he was selected as the educational commissioner of Jiangzhou.
His three-year term was up, and if he wanted to return to Beijing to seek a good job, he had to stop Song Chi from passing the college entrance examination.
As long as Ma Jingming deliberately makes things difficult for him, it will be difficult for Song Chi to pass.
If you don’t pass this year, you’ll have to wait another two years.
Song Chi is not very old and will be eighteen years old in two years.
However, the political situation changed too quickly, and Song Chi had become a thorn in the eyes of many people. The teacher also said that he would regard the academy examination and the provincial examination as a test and experience for Song Chi.
What they care more about is how Song Chi can turn the tide amid the blockade and suppression.
Even more ruthless is His Royal Highness Prince Qing.
If Song Chi fails to pass the academy examination or the provincial examination, he will be abandoned directly.
Even though Song Chi was the one who appointed him as the Youzhou Pacifier.
It is said that Liang Qingwu publicly threatened the Prime Minister to protect Song Chi, which made His Royal Highness Prince Qing unhappy.
As everyone knows, His Royal Highness Prince Qing has been pursuing the female commander Liang Qingwu.
Whether Song Chi can pass the college entrance examination will determine his future destiny, so Feng Yuan is naturally very worried.
The struggle in the court was fierce, and Ji County was also in a mess.
If he really became an abandoned pawn, Song Chi would surely die.
Feng Yuan originally thought that by bringing Song Chi into the Qingliu Party, he would be protected and would have a bright future, but now it seems that this is not the case at all.
The Qingliu Party is attached to His Royal Highness Prince Qing, but Prince Qing hates Song Chi.
Feng Yuan sighed deeply.
While he was thinking, a runner came to report outside the door.
"Sir, I'm from the state government."
"State government office?"
Hearing this, Feng Yuan quickly went out and saw several unfamiliar yamen runners at the door.
After the academy examination is over, the government office will send people to the local area to inform the successful students, and the local government office will send people to their homes to announce the good news.
If it was for official business, he would first go to the Ning'an Prefecture Yamen, and then go directly to the County Yamen, which must be for the academy examination.
Could it be that Song Chi passed the exam?
"Greetings, Lord Feng."
The chief yamen runner clasped his fists and said, "Lord Feng has a good academic record. The top scorer in this year's imperial examination came from Ji County."
Hearing this, Feng Yuan could no longer suppress his excitement.
"The first place in the court case is Song Chi."
“It’s really him!”
Feng Yuan took a deep breath and suppressed his inner excitement. In his opinion, it was already remarkable that Song Chi could pass the college entrance examination, but he did not expect that he could become the top scorer.
He really did it!
The chief yamen runner continued, "Since Song Chi has to take part in the provincial examination and cannot return, please ask Lord Feng to arrange for us to visit his home and offer our congratulations."
It was customary to become a scholar if you passed the academy examination.
"Come here, arrange for a few people to rest." Feng Yuan waved his hand, and the suppressed emotions of the past few days were swept away.
When the officials around him take the yamen runners to rest, some arrangements must be made.
"Someone come."
"grown ups."
Another yamen runner came to respond.
"Summon the head of the third squad, sixth division, and accompany me to Song Chi's home... to announce the good news!"
"yes!"
The yamen runner was shocked.
He is worthy of being the person the magistrate values most. Not only did he go to announce the good news in person, but he also brought people from three shifts and six departments with him. He is the first person in Ji County to do so.
Under Feng Yuan's order.
The heads of the three shifts and six offices quickly gathered, along with many yamen runners.
"Sir, Su Dahai is away today on leave," said Ma Cheng, the chief clerk of the clerk's office. "Except for Su Bantou, everyone else has arrived."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
At that time, he was still a subordinate of the county magistrate Dong Weimin. Later, he was instigated by Song Chi to follow the county magistrate Feng Yuan. He worked with Song Chi for a few months and knew at that time that Song Chi was a man who could do great things.
Only a few months had passed, and Song Chi had already become the top scorer in the academy and became a scholar.
"He's on leave and gone home, so it's a good opportunity for us to go."
Feng Yuan asked again, "Have you invited the gong and drum team?"
"Come in, right at the door."
"Okay, let's make it bigger."
Feng Yuan shouted, "Let's go! Congratulations!"
The magistrate walked in front, followed by the head censor of the third squad and the sixth department, and then the yamen runners followed closely behind. The gong and drum team played and sang hard around them. This kind of lineup was the first time in Ji County, and it quickly attracted many people to watch.
"What's going on? Why is there such a big scene?"
"Even the county magistrate has taken to the streets."
"I can't read. Look at what's written on the plaque the yamen runner is holding up."
"It says... Song Chi... Song Chi passed the college entrance examination and was ranked first."
"The first case?"
“Isn’t this number one?”
"If you pass the imperial examination, you will become a scholar, right?"
The people around were talking about it, and the yamen runners were also shouting to announce it to the people around them.
Soon people knew what had happened and started to express surprise and doubt.
"This... was just like that back then. When the Song family kid became a scholar, the government officials celebrated with drums and gongs."
Among the crowd of onlookers, there was a white-haired old man who looked to be at least seventy years old and was muttering.
"Old man Li, who is the Song family kid you are talking about?"
"I'm talking about Shiwen."
"Shiwen?"
"How dare you address the Prime Minister by his name?"
"That's nothing. I once gave him a dry biscuit to eat."
The old man's cloudy eyes were lost in reminiscence as he murmured, "This man has a bad character, but he gave birth to a good son..."
"What son are you talking about? The Prime Minister has another son?" The people around him vaguely heard the question.
"You heard wrongly, I didn't say anything."
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