Chapter 313: Imperial Examination Again
The imperial examination, held every three years, arrived as scheduled.
February is the anniversary of Empress Yuanyi's death. Your Majesty has fallen ill for no apparent reason and is in much worse spirits than before.
King Rong Jinyan of Chu was demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in the Prince of Chu's Palace because he was exposed by the Jinyiwei Commander-in-Chief Lu Feng for secretly storing iron ore for smelting weapons at the annual banquet.
Li Yannian, the governor of Shanxi Province, was beheaded, and his descendants were exiled three thousand miles away, and were not allowed to take the imperial examinations for three generations.
Jiapin was directly demoted to a commoner, given white silk, and erased from the royal jade records.
Originally, some ministers wanted to plead for mercy, after all, Jiapin was pregnant with the prince, but His Majesty directly said that he had never touched Jiapin.
Ministers: ...
Is this something they can listen to?
Rong Yue directly told Li Yannian his plan and looked at the Crown Prince, Prince Jin, Prince Duan and the ministers who were horrified at the foot of the white marble steps.
By the way, there is also Rong Jinchen who pretends to be surprised.
He sneered and said, "If I didn't love the queen so deeply, I would have fallen into the trap." Then he turned away.
He knew the expressions and thoughts of everyone in the hall without even having to think about it.
The spring examination is approaching.
In the twenty-seventh year of the Yuantai era, they first met Tong Han, the grandson-in-law of the former Yingtian prefect. He was now twenty-one. His grandfather had passed away during the previous spring examination, so he observed a three-year period of mourning and did not take the examination. He married Yin Yue, the eldest granddaughter of the Yingtian prefect, in the twenty-seventh year of the Yuantai era.
They have been married for almost five years now and have a son and a daughter. Tong Han is actually under a lot of pressure.
Yin Wenjie, the former fourth-rank prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, was rated A-above in the official assessment three years ago and was transferred to the Shanxi Provincial Government as a third-rank left councilor. He was promoted at the age of just over fifty. He said he was enjoying his old age, but he was very happy in his heart.
Later, by some accident, the people under his rule reported to Lu Feng, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, that the King of Chu had secretly stored iron ore and cast weapons.
It was like a pie falling from the sky for him, he won without any effort.
Yin Wenjie is feeling very happy right now. After the assessment at the end of this year, maybe he will be promoted again?
Yin Wenjie is actually satisfied with his grandson-in-law Tong Han.
He chose Tong Han for his eldest granddaughter because he valued his ability and character.
It is good for young people to have more time to mature. Tong Han is still young. After six years of accumulation, he feels that there is a good chance that his grandson-in-law will be among the top three.
If I had taken the exam three years ago, I would have definitely been on the list, but my ranking would probably have been at the end of the second or even the beginning of the third.
At this moment, Tong Erhan was a little nervous. He looked at Yin Yue, "Yue'er, do you think His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and His Royal Highness the Princess will still remember us?" It has been almost five years. How could His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and His Royal Highness the Princess, who are from a noble family, remember them?
Yin Yue was silent for a moment, then said: "Let's give it a try. We are new here. It would be best if we can get close to Princess Yan. If not, just treat it normally." They have no roots in the capital, and now it is a critical period for the fight for the throne. She is really scared.
The Princess of Yan said that day that they would meet again in the future.
Then of course Yin Yue had to give it a try.
Soon, Tong Han's personal servant came running in, "Sir, Madam, the Princess of Yan has sent a message, asking Madam to come to the house for a chat at 9:45 AM tomorrow morning." Oh my God!
I didn't expect their wives to be so amazing!
Yin Yue smiled brightly. She looked at her hand held by Tong Han and was very excited. "The princess is really beautiful and kind-hearted! Husband, what gift should we prepare for the princess?" She didn't know what was there about her that the princess would like.
Tong Han pursed his lips and tried to calm down, "The princess has everything she needs. Any gift we give her is a token of our appreciation." The princess of Yan is the most enviable woman in the world.
Tong Han was not born into a noble family. His grandfather was promoted from a farmer's son to an official through the imperial examination, and he reached the fourth rank before his death.
In recent years, with the promotion of the Daqin Imperial Examination textbooks, Tong Han's admiration for the Princess of Yan is almost overflowing.
For poor students like them, this is simply a ladder to heaven.
Prime Minister Su is an official from a top aristocratic family, and the Princess of Yan is also a noble lady from an aristocratic family, but they have betrayed their own class. How can they not be considered selfless?
The measures proposed by the Princess of Yan to increase the proportion of students from poor families in the imperial examinations, vigorously promote the official imperial examination textbooks of the Qin Dynasty, establish the Qin Dynasty royal library in various places, and hold five-year imperial examinations and three-year simulations have made the greatest effort to ensure that imperial examination candidates are on the same starting line.
The candidates for the imperial examination from aristocratic families also have famous teachers and scholars that poor students cannot reach, but the road ahead is long and difficult. He believes that the future of the Qin Dynasty will surely be prosperous.
A poor student like him had a fanatical admiration for the Great Qin, His Majesty, the Princess of Yan, and Prime Minister Su.
Even if it was the Princess of Yan who suggested that the princess keep a male lover, they still thought she was right!
Your Majesty is wise!
What does it have to do with them if the princess keeps a male lover?
Of course, there are still some pedantic students, which is inevitable, but Tong Han always debates with them rationally and convincingly.
The next day.
When Su Zhenzhen entered the palace.
Seeing Rong Yue looking a little less energetic than before, she felt a little uncomfortable. But she didn't show it at all. She just smiled brightly and acted coquettishly towards Rong Yue, "Father, do you know? Nowadays, the poor students in Daqin admire you more devoutly than they do saints!" Rong Yue held the little glutinous rice dumpling in his arms. He touched his chubby little arm and was amused by Su Zhenzhen's words. "Tell me in detail?"
Rong Yue even reached out to take the water shield and sea bass soup Rong Jinchen had served him. "Didn't my husband and I go out of the capital to inspect land surveys in the first year of my marriage, ordered by the Emperor?" Su Zhenzhen saw Rong Yue holding the little glutinous rice dumpling tightly in one hand while drinking the delicious water shield and sea bass soup with the other. She smiled sweetly, "We met the eldest granddaughter of the Yingtian prefect and her fiancé in Yingtian Prefecture. Her fiancé didn't take the imperial examinations for the past two years and is planning to take the exam this year. He comes from a humble family." She added, "They sent me an invitation today. I met them this morning and listened for two quarters of an hour as this humble student gushed over your praises."
She vividly described Tong Han and the students in his college, as well as the students' fanatical admiration for the current emperor in poetry gatherings where they made friends through literature.
Rong Yue was so happy with what she said that he ate an extra bowl of rice. After the meal, he looked at Su Zhenzhen who was whispering to Rong Jinchen and scolded her with a smile, "You are the only one who can make me happy!" Zhenzhen was really considerate. She knew that he had a poor appetite and tried to make him happy.
Little Tangyuan touched Rong Yue's belly and laughed so hard that he kicked his legs, "Grandpa, it's the same every day! My belly is bulging!" He patted Rong Yue's belly with a smile, and then patted his own round belly.
Su Zhenzhen/Rong Jinchen: Little Tangyuan is so bold.
Rong Yue smiled even more happily, and he even kissed Xiao Tangyuan. Only when he was with the three of them did he feel like a human being.
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