I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 390 The Arrangement of Fate

After learning that he had succeeded, Zhu Fuyan didn't cheer or celebrate.

The master father Yan was stunned.

Zhu Fuyan was really surprised: he actually had such good luck to pass the exam.

And not only did it pass, but it was also ranked fourth in the gold list—out of more than 500 people, it ranked fourth in the overall ranking!
"This······"

"how come······"

Seeing that the master's father seemed to be frightened by the sudden joy, the lazy man was not in a hurry, he just smiled and took a step forward, stretched out a hand without a trace, palm facing upwards, and waited for the master's father to come back. Yan's reward.

I don't know how long it took, maybe after recovering from the shock, and seeing the look of the lazy man again, on the face of the father Yan who had just put on a little smile, there were bursts of embarrassment in an instant.

——Zhu Fuyan, I really don’t have any money...
When he first arrived in Chang'an, the master father Yan didn't have much money left, and he thought he would win, so he ate and drank the last bit of money without any worries.

When I ran out of money, I subconsciously comforted myself: It’s okay, it’s just money, as long as you win, you will have everything.

But after the exam, Zhu Fuyan was stunned.

——Before, I only said that I would come to Chang'an for the exam, but I didn't say that after the exam, I still have to wait for the results in Chang'an?
How can this be good?

In desperation, Zhu Fuyan had no choice but to have a thick skin, and went to the "knight man" on the corner to borrow some money.

A loan of [-] yuan for a period of [-] days.

Excluding the cost of the 'knight man' finding a way out for himself, the actual money he got was 450 yuan, and he had to pay back 650 yuan even with the principal and interest.

And the borrowed 450 yuan has also been used by Zhu Fuyan for food and housing expenses in the past few days.

Today, it is already the second day that the master father, Yan Shuimi, has not beaten his teeth, and the house behind him has already owed rent for three days.

Even food and housing can no longer be guaranteed, and the master father, of course, has no spare energy to reward the lazy man in front of him with 'errand fees'...

"Mr. Father!"

"Hi~"

"It really hurt me!"

A rough cry came from outside the crowd, causing everyone to turn around following the sound;
Almost at the moment when he saw that person, Zhu Fuyan's expression suddenly tightened, and only a moment later, he forced a slightly more natural expression.

"Why do you have to be so strong?"

"There are still three days before the agreed deadline..."

Obviously, Zhu Fuyan has not yet reacted: the current self is already different from the past.

But the fact that Zhu Fuyan didn't react, doesn't mean he didn't react.

Especially those rangers who rely on quick reactions as their foundation, and even rely on their reactions to make a living...

"Hi~"

"Sir, what are you talking about..."

As soon as he spoke, the ranger pushed through the crowd and walked in front of Master Yan.

He unceremoniously pushed the lazy man to the side, and then with a flattering smile, he bowed his hands to the master.

"I heard that Mr. High School, the elder brother is so happy from ear to ear, I wish I could come to the door to congratulate myself!"

"It's just that now, my husband is not what he used to be, and my eldest brother comes from a humble background, so I don't dare to let my husband be stigmatized."

"That's why I was sent to the door to congratulate me on my behalf, and to send some congratulatory gifts to show my respect..."

As he spoke, the person who came came carefully stuffed his hands into his bosom under the expectant eyes of everyone;
Carefully take out a cloth bag, and then gently spread the cloth.

At the moment when the dazzling golden light came on, there was only a low exclamation in the crowd.

"gold!"

"Gold cake!"

"More than one!!!"

Everyone was amazed, and the master's father Yanzi also widened his eyes slightly.

Seeing that the man carefully offered the cloth bag in his hand, he did not forget to say with a smile: "Brother said, scholars like Mr. don't like copper stink very much."

"So I searched at home for a long time, but only found these five gold cakes."

"Sir, you know: Eldest brother is in the money business, and you don't usually get gold much..."

As he said that, he did not forget to hold the cloth bag with the gold cake in his hands, and watched the master father Yan take it with his eyes fixed on;
Then, he grabbed a few copper coins from his pocket and threw them to the lazy man who was begging for rewards.

When the lazy man stepped forward suspiciously and put it back into his arms, and walked back out of the crowd with a little guard, the man looked at the master again.

"Brother said, once the master soars into the sky, he is no longer a thing in the pool."

"In the future, I don't dare to extravagantly hope to make friends with my husband."

"I just hope that the little unhappiness in the past will not be taken to heart, sir."

"After finishing the big brother's explanation, I will not stay any longer."

"Farewell."

After all, the person who came was really as he said: without staying for a moment, he went straight in the direction he came from.

The master father Yan outside the lonely residence, holding the cloth bag with the golden cake in his hand, looked at the direction of the man's departure, unable to calm down for a long time...
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"It couldn't be more normal."

"—The master father Yan ruled the vertical and horizontal, especially the long and short vertical and horizontal."

"This study, this vein, has always been known for its vengeance."

"The master father Yan borrowed money from his son, if he fails the exam, then there is nothing to worry about."

"Even if you win the prize, even if you don't get into the court in the future, you will at least be admitted to the government."

"Even if those money merchants are farmers, if they go too far, they will not be able to avoid this disaster in the future."

"After all, people don't fight with officials..."

"Especially an official who was born in a strategist and has a grudge against himself..."

In the south of Chang'an City, outside a magnificent house.

Sending servants to send away the lazy people who came to congratulate him, looking at the backs of the lazy people when they left, and the passers-by passing by the gate of the mansion, from time to time they cast respectful glances at themselves, and some people even stopped to worship from time to time, Yan Yi just Feel refreshed for a while.

Hearing what happened to Zhu Fuyan, he made such an evaluation, then turned around and walked towards the courtyard.

——Gold List Top One.

In this exam, Yan Yi is undoubtedly the number one scholar.

Unlike the main father Yan, who was unable to react for a long time because the result was too unexpected: Yan Yi had already known his own results in this exam.

Although before, Yan Yi only vaguely speculated that he would be able to enter the top three, but with such a psychological construction, when the words "Jinbang Jiayi" were sent outside the gate of the mansion, Yan Yi would be able to calm down. With a light wave of his hand, in the blink of an eye, thousands of coins were distributed as rewards.

Afterwards, Yan Yi's attention quickly shifted from the joy of being the top pick in high school to the future.

"Do you want the old servant to go and invite the master father to have a banquet?"

As he was walking towards the courtyard, the old servant beside him asked a question abruptly, which only caused Yan Yi to stop.

Looking sideways at the old loyal servant, he thought for a moment in secret, then sighed a little, then shook his head with a smile.

"No need."

"Send a well-regulated congratulatory gift."

"In the future, there is no need to have a deep friendship with him, as long as Xiao can get by on the surface."

"After all, no matter how vengeful you are, you are nothing but a ruler..."

···
"Eh, that's right."

"But Zhu Maichen, you can send an invitation."

"Although this person came from a poor background and was self-taught, he still managed to study Poetry."

"We are both Confucian scholars, so if we care about each other, it won't cause any criticism."

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The ripples in the exams, with Chang'an as the center, swept across the north and south of the river in just a few months.

More than 8000 cultural people gathered in Chang'an to participate in a literary examination aimed at examining literary literacy, which became a popular topic all over the world.

Naturally, the few outstanding people who ranked among the best have also become household names and rising stars within an extreme period of time.

It's just that in Chang'an, in the power center of the Han Dynasty, the attention these few people have received is far better than any other place, or even the sum of all other places.

"The first one in the gold list, let's be the number one."

"A second place in the ranking, A third in the top spot."

"From now on, they will all be referred to as Jinshi."

Weiyang Palace, Xuanshi Palace.

Officially set the title for the top three in the examination, and used it to reveal the political intention of "taking the examination as the norm". Looking at the officials in the hall, Liu Sheng finally felt relieved.

The exam is finally over.

Finally, it went smoothly, without any troubles, and the curtain was able to end.

Next, what Chang'an Chaotang has to do is to allow more than 5000 qualified intellectuals who have passed the examination to play all their value for the Han Dynasty.

However, Liu Sheng's focus is not on the whereabouts of these 5000 people...
"Before, what happened to the prime minister?"

With a soft inquiry, Prime Minister Liu She stepped out of the train and held a stack of white papers in front of his chest.

"Report to His Majesty."

"In this examination, more than 360 referees went to the princes of Gong and the nephews of noble relatives. The rest totaled [-] four."

"Among them, those who are from the Kanto, Hanzhong, and Bashu prefectures are five thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine."

"Taking advantage of this examination, I have obtained this 'Scholar's Book' in response to the opportunity of the examination of scholars to go to the prime minister's office to record their names."

"What it records is the surnames, surnames, first names, characters, domiciles, and residences of 360 people in this examination, as well as their parents, wives, children, old and young, and what they have learned and inherited from teachers."

With a face full of awakening, he reported the results of his work, and without hesitation handed over the results to the eunuch for Liu Sheng to read, and Liu She returned to the chief of his courtiers with a smile on his face, stroking his jaw contentedly Lower the beard.

And in the hall, looking at the thick stack of white papers, the officials and officials looked at me and I looked at you, all of them lowered their heads in surprise.

——A chivalrous man breaks the law with martial arts, and a Confucian man breaks the law with literature.

This famous saying from the mouth of the legalist sage: Han Feizi actually happened to refer to the two major factors of instability in the feudal dynasty.

Brown society organizations with armed forces, and literati and intellectuals who control public opinion.

Among them, the former will cause major hidden dangers to social security, moral atmosphere, and even social stability;

The latter will rely on the public opinion they have mastered to pose a threat to society's thoughts and values.

Therefore, it can be said that if a feudal regime wants to solve most of the trivial internal problems, the best way is to solve these two groups.

Either eliminate or control.

Specific to today's Han Dynasty, in the past, the attitude towards rangers and literati and bureaucrats can be said to be completely opposite.

——Calling and shouting at rangers, but because of reasons such as "public opinion" and "smoothness will affect" and other reasons, they look forward and backward in specific cases;

He is eager to seek talents from literati and officials, but he is ignored most of the time.

For example, during the period of Emperor Taizu Gao, there were four Dr. Qin who lived in seclusion in Shangshan, and they were called by the world: Shangshan Sihao.

When Qin ruled the world, he only managed to gather seventy doctors from all over the world, and four of them were "discovered" in no time.

It's just that these four old gentlemen were arrogant and arrogant, especially Liu Bang, the great ancestor who "usurped Qin" at that time, so they rejected Liu Bang's conquest without even thinking about it.

Until later, the Empress Dowager Lu coerced and lured Marquis Zhang Liang, forcing Zhang Liang to rely on his own connections to invite these four people to stand for the crown prince who was threatened by Liu Ruyi, that is, Emperor Xiaohui Liu Ying. Finally got out of Shangshan.

Similar examples have by no means been isolated over the past few decades.

—— During the reign of Emperor Taizong, Jinan Fusheng, who presented the "Shangshu" hidden in the wall and was finally taught by Chao Cuo;
——During the reign of the first emperor, he repeatedly refused to conquer, and even decided to travel around the world in order not to be disturbed by the envoys of the emperor who went to conquer.

Even now, there are still many 'hermits' hiding in the deep mountains and old forests all over the world, living a life of idle clouds and wild cranes, but they don't forget to swear at the people around them every now and then: Han Deguo is not right!

For these old schoolboys who are famous all over the world, the emperors of the old Liu family dare not beat them, dare not scold them, and even if they are sprayed with saliva from thousands of miles away, they have to follow up with a good voice.

It's so annoying~
it's good now;

Liu Sheng has already taken advantage of this exam to hold most of the information about the fresh blood in the world in his own hands.

And these people all have teachers...

"Call the No. [-] scholar Yan Yi, No. [-] Zheng Shi, and Tanhua Zhu Maichen into the hall to have an audience."

After solving a major hidden danger hanging over Liu Hansheji's head, Liu Shengzi felt refreshed for a while.

Having said that, he smiled and sat back on the imperial couch, and adjusted his posture for this performance that would surely be famous in history.

Not long after, the three young men, each wearing the representative costume of the school, walked into the hall under the guidance of the official Fengchang.

After paying attention to the etiquette, they all kowtowed to Liu Sheng.

"Jinan Yanyi/Xingyang Zheng at that time/Huaiji Zhu Maichen, see Your Majesty~"

"I hope that my emperor will last forever and live happily ever after~"

"—Excuse me."

The monarchs and ministers have seen the ceremony, and as usual, the emperor summoned the officials of the famous scholars, and it should be a relief.

——The Son of Heaven focuses on the general trend of the world, or the great government of the country, and asks questions like 'how to solve this problem' and 'how to deal with this situation'.

But before he could open his mouth to ask questions, Liu Sheng discovered that the No. [-] scholar in this imperial examination seemed to be distracted at this critical moment when the monarch and his ministers were right?

"Ok?"

Frowning slightly, he moved his eyes following Yan Yi's line of sight;

When he saw Zhang Tang, who was sitting closely behind Tingwei Zhao Yu, in the courtiers train, Liu Sheng had a little doubt on his face, but finally there was a touch of understanding...

(End of this chapter)