While the candidates are anxiously waiting, the third month of the lunar calendar is coming.
As the day for the release of the test results approaches, the entire Bianjing city becomes extremely lively.
Because this is the season when apricot flowers are blooming, the list of the test is also called the apricot list.
On this day, the gate of Gongyuan was so crowded that some people even climbed directly into the trees in order to see the list.
Of course, a noble family like Dongchang Houfu does not need to go to see the list in person. They can just wait in the restaurant in front of the Gongyuan and send their servants to see the list.
The owner of the restaurant is also very good at doing business. The private rooms upstairs are dubbed "the best" and "win the first place in one fell swoop". Usually such private rooms only cost a few dollars. Today, it is directly The asking price is up to 100 yuan, but it is still difficult to get it. You need to make an appointment in advance.
No matter how rich the merchants are, they can't book it, so they usually leave it to officials and nobles.
Qin Hao is now in the box of "Toad Palace Winners", and next door is the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion. Gu Tingye's return from the national examination finally made Gu Yankai have a slight change in his view of him. After all, he is As a biological son, he is naturally concerned about life events such as scientific examinations.
It’s just that Xiao Qin’s face looked a little bad. She could only pretend to smile, but she was praying in her heart.
"With the blessings of gods and Buddhas all over the sky, we must not let Gu Tingye pass the exam, otherwise how will my family Gu Tingwei inherit the title?"
There are also two families of Gu Tingye's fourth uncle and fifth uncle, Everyone pretended to be very concerned, which made Gu Tingye want to vomit.
Unable to stand the hypocrisy of this family, Gu Tingye made up an excuse to go to the toilet and came to Qin Hao's box.
"It's Ting Ye, sit down quickly." Qin Liu greeted.
The relationship between Gu Tingye and the Dongchang Houfu is also very delicate. Both the Da Qin family and the Xiao Qin family married Gu Yankai, but Gu Tingye is the son of the Bai family. Not related by blood.
Coupled with Gu Tingye's previous reputation in Bianjing City, both Qin Junye and the Qin Liu family did not like this prodigal son very much.
It was only later that Qin Hao became friends with Gu Tingye, and he was admitted to the Juren Examination, that he gradually accepted him.
"Thank you, aunt. I've met my uncle and cousin." Gu Tingye was not polite and sat down after bowing.
Qin Hao joked, "My cousin seems to be confident this time."
Gu Tingye smiled proudly, "Don't tell me, I am really confident about this imperial examination. This policy discussion is related to Ma Zheng. My father taught me how to dance with spears and sticks since I was a child, and I am also interested in it. I also know a little about Ma Zheng."
Qin Liu and Qin Junye's mood is a bit complicated, especially. It was Qin Junye who couldn't help but secretly regret when he heard this. Why didn't he teach his son some sticks in the first place? Maybe he could use them in this exam.
Qin Hao is relatively calm. Anyway, the exams are over and the results will be released soon. It is useless to say this now, just wait for the results.
"By the way, how about Yuanruo?"Gu Tingye asked.
Qin Hao shook his head, "I was sick for a while when I just came out of Gongyuan. I should be fine now, but it's a pity."
Qi Heng's knowledge is still very good. , if the exam question was not Ma Zheng, there might be a chance.
In fact, after coming out of Gongyuan, Qi Heng probably had an idea. Thinking of the bet he made with Princess Pingning, he probably wanted to marry Minglan. There was no chance, so I got seriously ill.
But today is the day when the results are released, so Qi Heng still came, maybe because of Princess Pingning's luck. She felt a little conflicted. On the one hand, she didn't want Qi Heng to win the bet, but on the other hand, she wanted her son to go to high school. In the end, she could only sigh.
The private room reserved by the Duke of Qi was in a restaurant in front. , because there were too many people below, the best friends Qin Liu and Princess Pingning just said hello at the window.
"Hey, isn't that the Sheng family's carriage?" Gu Tingye suddenly pointed out. Looking at the crowd below.
When Qin Hao saw that it was true, he asked Buqi to invite them up. Naturally, given the family status of the Sheng family, they could not book such a box, so they could only go in a carriage. Look at the list.
After a while, Sheng Hong led the whole family into the private room.
"Mr. Hou, Mrs. Liu, I'm sorry. "Sheng Hong just said thank you indifferently. As a scholar, if he is too enthusiastic about nobles or his attitude is too humble, he will be ridiculed.
As a scholar-official in the Song Dynasty, he must not only know how to When doing things, you must also know how to make a name for yourself. Many censors specifically caught Xungui and tortured him to death, not because they had any grudge against Xungui, but to show their evil side and earn the reputation of "clean stream".
Qin Junye was not angry either. After all, Qin Hao still owed him a favor for going to school in the Sheng Mansion, and he was used to the behavior of these civil servants.
Qin Liu was quite fond of Wang Ruo. Fu was more enthusiastic: "Madam Wang, sit down quickly, these are the three daughters, all of them are beauties, they are really lucky." "
Wang Ruofu suddenly felt very proud, and the Marquise praised himself for being lucky.
"Why don't you give Mrs. Liu a gift soon?"
" My wife Shu'an. "The three girls greeted each other in unison this time.
Qin Hao also chatted with Sheng Changbai, "How are you doing, are you sure?"
Sheng Changbai shook his head with a wry smile. Where is the certainty? I just leave everything to fate. "
It can be seen that the final policy topic also stumped him.
Gu Tingye suddenly remembered something and whispered to Shitou, who quickly left. He quickly ran back, holding a box in his hand.
Gu Tingye took the wooden box and walked to Minglan, "It's freezing in the Gongyuan. This time, thanks to the girl's knee pads, this is it." Consider it a return gift. ”
As he spoke, he opened the wooden box directly, and inside lay a golden walking wave. The golden walking wave was also inlaid with an emerald green gem, which made it even more dazzling to the eyes.
Mo Lan follows RuLan Du looked at Ming Lan with jealousy, especially Mo Lan, with a look on his face that he wished he could snatch her away now.
Minglan quickly stood up, waved her hand and said, "Second uncle, there is no need to be so polite. It's just a pair of kneepads. Minglan really can't afford such a generous gift."
Gu Tingye also wanted to say After persuading her to accept it, Qin Hao said, "Cousin, you don't have to show off like this even if you know you are rich. Besides, Shanda's family has a clean and pure family tradition. Wouldn't your yellow and white things insult the Sheng family's family tradition?"
"Let's do it, Buqi, go get my new Zihao pen."
Soon Buqi got the Zihao pen, and Qin Hao directly used the Zihao pen. The wooden box was replaced by Gu Tingye's wooden box, and then the golden step rocker inside was inserted into Qin Liu's head like a treasure.
"Mother, look how good my business is"
"Haha"
Qin Hao's coquettish operation immediately caused everyone to burst into laughter.
Qin Liushi laughed and scolded, "Look at my son, he calls him a scholar. He is taking advantage of others."
Wang Ruofu said with envy, "Mrs. Liu said What are you talking about? No one can envy such a filial son."
Wang Ruofu is really envious. He married a husband who looked like a boss and gave birth to a son who looked like a father. Not to mention any decent gifts, I didn't even say a few thoughtful words to her.
The awkward atmosphere in the private room disappeared in an instant. Sheng Changbai also smiled at Minglan and said, "It's just a pen, just keep it and practice your calligraphy when you get back, so as not to make people uncomfortable." What a joke."
"Thank you, Uncle, thank you, Mr. Marquis."
Ming Lan thanked him in embarrassment and bowed to accept the wooden box, then sat back in his corner.
"Haha" there was another burst of laughter in the private room.
At this moment, suddenly, there was a commotion at the gate of Gongyuan.
Suddenly someone shouted "The results are released"
In an instant, everyone's attention was attracted, and even Qin Hao looked out the window.
The dark crowd at the gate of Gongyuan burst into cheers from time to time. Whenever someone in the crowd raised their arms and shouted, "I passed the exam."
It would immediately arouse the envy of those around them. look.
Of course, there are also people who have searched all over the list but have not found their name, and leave Gongyuan in despair.
Almost a quarter of an hour later, suddenly there was a noise in the restaurant, and someone shouted.
"Congratulations to Mr. Zhongyongbo for his high school apricot ranking"
Zhongyongbo was so excited that he danced and said, "Reward, big reward, haha, my son has passed high school."
Will try There is no ranking. All those on the list will be called "Gongshi", and only the first place will be named "Huiyuan".
If you pass the "Gongshi" exam, you will be eligible to participate in the next palace examination, and the palace examination does not dismiss candidates. In other words, as long as you get on the apricot list, you can at worst get a "same background as a Jinshi" ".
For a distinguished family, being able to pass the Jinshi examination is definitely rare and difficult.No wonder Uncle Zhongyong was so excited.
Subsequently, sporadic good news came one after another. After all, it is normal for noble families to produce dandy children. Young talents and so on generally belong to the category of genetic mutation, which can be encountered but not sought.
The atmosphere in the private room became a little heavy for a while. Everyone knew that the top and bottom of the apricot list were completely two different lives. It doesn’t matter how amazing and talented you were in the past if you didn’t pass the exam, that is, you are just a candidate. If you pass the exam, you will be directly promoted to the scholar-bureaucrat class.
In the Song Dynasty, the scholar-bureaucrats were not very happy. The doctor was talking about the Song Dynasty if they were not punished. Unlike the Ming Dynasty, if they failed, they would be dragged out and spanked by the emperor.
Not only did the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty have extremely high annual salaries, but their various benefits were also comparable to those of civil servants in later generations. Basically, as long as they did not rebel, it was not a problem to have enough food and clothing. Like Sheng Hong, the biggest wish was to survive until At the age of seventy, he is a third-grade retired person, and he still gets a lot of benefits while on the job.
How rich were the officials of the Song Dynasty? It is said that when Sima Guang and others saw Shao Yong, a famous scholar who was second to none in terms of virtue and talent at that time, he was impoverished, which did not match his status as a great scholar. So Fu Bi and Sima Guang actually organized some retired officials to jointly build a large manor for him in the south of Tianjin Bridge west of Luoyang Tiangong Temple.
It is said that the Shaoyong Manor has small bridges, flowing water, and fields, and there are more than 30 single houses.
Shao Yong happily accepted the offer, named the manor "Comfortable Home", and wrote a poem to express his sincere gratitude.
The poem says, "I would like to express my gratitude to all the princes for buying the garden, and occupy the forest spring in Luoyang City. Seven thousand steps to level the water, and more than twenty families are competing for money."
It can be seen from this that, Many officials in the Song Dynasty were rich.
Suddenly, there was another noise in the restaurant, and suddenly someone was heard panting and shouting.
"Master, Young Master, I'm hit."
Sheng Hong couldn't sit still when he heard this. He was so familiar with this voice. It was Dong Rong who had been following him.
At first, Sheng Hong was afraid that he had heard wrongly, but Wang Ruofu was so excited that he stood up.
"My son has won, Changbai, you are in high school."
Sheng Changbai was not sure either. He, who was always steady, ran directly to the door of the private room and grabbed him who had just run away. Dongrong coming up.
"Did I win? Did I really win?"
Dongrong nodded excitedly and gasped, "I hit, sir, I can see it really"
The atmosphere in the entire private room became lively now. Qin Hao and Gu Tingye congratulated Sheng Changbai.
"Congratulations to Brother Changbai for getting what he wanted."
Sheng Changbai also reacted and returned the gift, "Zihan and Zhonghuai will definitely win the first place in one fell swoop."
Wang Ruofu was so excited that he cried, which made Sheng Hong's mouth twitch.
Mo Lan looked a little weird. Her brother had not even passed the imperial examination, but Sheng Changbai had actually passed the imperial examination. Although she said she looked down on Ru Lan, in fact she was extremely envious.
Especially seeing Ru Lan’s proud expression, MoLan wished she could have another brother with her.
Minglan also congratulated Sheng Changbai and said, "Congratulations to brother Changbai."
Sheng Changbai had calmed down at this time and just nodded calmly, "Finally, I lived up to the expectations of my loved ones."< /p>
Qin Liushi also said to Wang Ruofu, "Ms. Wang got what she wanted this time."
Wang Ruofu was not stupid, and said quickly, "Little Marquis" His knowledge is far greater than mine, and he will definitely be able to go to high school."
Qin Liu liked to hear this, and became even more enthusiastic about Wang Ruofu.
At this moment, there was sudden movement in the restaurant again. This time Qin Junye heard clearly that this was the most capable servant around him.
After a while, someone shouted.
"The Young Marquis of the Marquis of Dongchang, the first member of the high school club"
At this moment, the whole restaurant seemed to have experienced an earthquake, and all the VIP boxes were pushed open, and then they looked at the person coming. .
What does Huiyuan mean?
In the entire Song Dynasty, there were only one title held every three years, which represented the pinnacle of all scholars in this session.
Even from a poor family, those who can pass the Huiyuan exam can be called the reincarnation of Wenquxing, and this seems to be the first time since the Song Dynasty for noble families.
Even nobles who usually have little contact with the Dongchang Hou Mansion came to say congratulations.
After all, the nobles and the scholar-bureaucrats have always disliked each other. The nobles thought that the scholar-bureaucrats were a bunch of mean scholars, while the scholar-bureaucrats thought that the nobles were just a bunch of moths lying on the coffin boards of their ancestors, eating and waiting to die.
Qin Hao, as a descendant of Xungui, has now won the highest honor in the field that the other party is good at. This not only earns face for Dongchang Hou Mansion, but also gives Xungui family bragging rights in the future. of capital.
Don’t you say that our nobles have no talents? Look at our young Marquis of Dongchang House, he is a serious Huiyuan
Qin Junye has never After receiving such courtesy, he was a little at a loss. Of course, he was more excited that his son actually passed the Huiyuan exam
This was something he had never dreamed of before. Originally, he was very interested in Qin. Hao's expectation is just to pass the exam. Even if he is born as a Jinshi after the palace exam, it will be enough to honor his ancestors.
Gu Yankai from the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion next door and his little Qin family also came to congratulate him.
"Uncle, congratulations, a literary star has been born in the Dongchang Hou Mansion"
Gu Yankai's tone was a bit complicated. He was not only disappointed that Qin Junye gave birth to a good son, Envy, but also looking forward to Gu Tingye. After all, among the four people studying in the Sheng family, two have already passed high school. Maybe Gu Tingye can also pass the exam.
Little Qin also pulled Qin enthusiastically Mrs. Liu congratulated and said, "Sister-in-law, you are so lucky."
At this moment, Mrs. Qin and Gu Yankai were actually in the same mood. When they looked at other people's sons, they could not help but think of their own sons. But what she was thinking of was her biological son Gu Tingwei.
Just thinking about Gu Tingwei’s dandy ways, she couldn’t help buttired.
Gu Tingye was also very happy and said to Qin Hao, "Zihan not only went to high school, but also won the championship in one fell swoop. I really admire him."
Sheng Changbai has always admired Qin Hao's knowledge. "Zihan His knowledge is far superior to mine, so it’s not a surprise to pass the exam.”
Wang Ruofu was originally proud that his son had passed the high school, but in the blink of an eye, Qin Hao not only passed the exam, but also passed the exam. The arrogance that had just risen disappeared, and he praised Qin Liu.
Qin Liu had just realized that her son was still a Hui Yuan after high school
On the other side, Mo Lan and Ru Lan looked at Qin Hao with almost heart-shaped eyes. Yes, that is Xin Ke Hui Yuan. Many literati can only meet but cannot seek.
Minglan was the first to react and bowed slightly, "Congratulations, Mr. Xiao Hou, for the high school qualifier."
Qin Hao also didn't expect that he would win the qualifier. He originally thought he would be able to take the exam. It's good to win, but is it because the questions this time are too biased?
Qin Hao and Sheng Changbai went to high school one after another, which made Gu Tingye feel itchy and nervous at the same time, looking outside from time to time.
At this time, a farce of catching a son-in-law under the list is being staged in front of the Gongyuan Gate, which can be regarded as an old tradition in Bianjing City.
Especially for those wealthy businessmen, this is a shortcut to improve their class, and the price paid is only a daughter and some property.
The nobles were not idle either, and they staged a robbing battle with their servants.
Many people in Bianjing regarded this as a reserved item and watched it with great interest. It can only be said that the entertainment life of ancient people was really poor.
Finally, all the people who came to Ningyuan Hou Mansion to see the list came back, all with dark expressions.
Gu Yankai's face looked a little unnatural. He waved his hand and left with Xiao Qin, without paying any attention to Gu Tingye.
Xiao Qin was secretly happy, this was the best result for her. Her nephew Gu Tingye failed to pass the high school, which would inevitably increase her status in the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.
When Sheng Hong saw this, he also took his family to say goodbye. Since his eldest son was in high school, he naturally wanted to celebrate well and had to be well prepared.
Gu Tingye was a little unwilling, "It's impossible, how could my strategy fail?"
Seeing Gu Tingye being so determined, Qin Hao suddenly thought of someone.
In the original drama, it was him who snitched on the officials, which led to Gu Tingye not only failing the exam, but also making the officials furious and asking him to take the exam again after he turned fifty.
That person is Gu Tingyu, the eldest son of Ningyuan Houfu.
Qin Hao could only remind him, "It's better to ask your father to ask someone to ask."
Gu Tingye gritted his teeth, handed over his hands, and left.
After all the outsiders left, Mrs. Qin Liu could no longer suppress her excitement and burst into laughter.
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