Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 288 Zhuang Zhuang Marriage
Jia Cong didn't have the ability to know anything from birth and never forget, but because of Mr. Wei's innate wisdom, many people reported that he was expected to be the second Liuyuan Wenkui.

The county examination and the government examination for the boys are good. With Daiyu's cramming education for the past two years, Jia Cong can not only recite the Four Books fluently, but at least he can say that he knows them by heart.

County examinations and government examinations generally have two four-book questions, or one four-book question, and one test posting poems.

In addition, the county examination is not strict, and there is no cumbersome procedure such as copying the papers with names, and the examinees will submit the questions to the county magistrate after completing the questions.

If the time is early, the county magistrate will also conduct a paired interview on the spot. The county magistrate thinks that your essay is well done and the answers are correct, and even announces that the candidate has passed the county examination on the spot.

As for the number of places admitted in the county examination, there is generally no limited number of people like the big examination. It ranges from five to 60 people, and as many as 200 people. The pass rate is basically maintained in the range of one out of ten, which is relatively easy.

The prefectural examination was not so easy at the beginning. There are roughly six or seven counties under the jurisdiction of a prefecture, and there are at least [-] or more candidates for previous exams each year.

Sometimes it is not possible for all candidates to finish the test at the same time in one session, so the test will be divided into multiple sessions, and the test questions are also two four-book questions, and the questions in each session are naturally different.

Moreover, the number of admissions does not exceed a hundred, so one out of twenty is considered rare, and one out of thirty or even one out of forty is the norm.

Therefore, candidates also call the government examination "fuguan", which means that after passing this pass, the road ahead will be smooth.

Of course, none of this is difficult.After all, Jia Cong has such a big signboard as Rongguo Mansion, and is the "son (son)" of Ersheng. The county magistrate of Daxing County and the governor of Shuntian Mansion will be deposed only after their brains are eaten by zombies.

The difficulty lies in the college (road) exam, the college exam is the last hurdle of the children's exam, and it is also the most important exam.It is different from the county examination and the government examination, which are administered by local officials, but by the academic officials appointed by the imperial court.

The full name of the Tixue official is Tixing, the inspector, the deputy envoy of the inspector, and the admiral Xuedao. He is named under the inspector of a province.

Because he is in charge of academic administration and controls the fate of the students, he is also honored as the "Great Master" by the students.

The term of the academic officer is three years. During these three years, the academic officer will hold two exams, that is to say, the college (road) exam is two exams in three years.

These two exams are called yearly exams and scientific exams respectively. The reason why they are called this way is actually related to the students of government schools.

The so-called yearly examination refers to the fact that the school officials assess the students of government schools and evaluate them into six grades, and give corresponding rewards and punishments according to their grades.

The scientific examination refers to the examination of the students by the school officials before the provincial examination, and only the first and second graders are eligible to participate in the provincial examination.

Starting from the township examination, the three examinations of the township, society, and palace are the real beginning. The boy's examination is just one of the stepping stones to participate in the imperial examination.

I won't go into details here, Brother Cong still hasn't even got a stepping stone.

Not to mention that the difficulty of the test questions in the college examination has almost doubled. Just mentioning a noble official like a scholar, it is not that Jia Cong can get through the joints with the holy family through family power.

Maybe because of Jia Cong's Wuxun background and the reason of the holy family, he will be deliberately embarrassed by the "upright" promotion officer.

The boy took the three tests, Jia Cong was sure to pass the county and the government test twice, but he was really not confident in the hospital test.

Even his teacher Xu Jin and Xu Qingteng said that although the college entrance examination is like picking up a mustard, it is far more difficult for Jia Cong, a martial arts student, than the government examination with the lowest admission rate.

After all, since the founding of the country, it has been common for the emperor on the dragon chair to be spat on. It is normal for the emperor's "son" to gain prestige.

When he entered the palace to meet the Fuzhi, the emperor did not ask much about the Confucius family. The "dragon is sick" and the emperor was more interested in the history of the defense of Yanzhou.

Probably because he was afraid of being blocked by his courtiers, Emperor Liu Heng directly asked Yuan Chun to order Jia Cong to meet him in Fengzao Palace.

According to the imperial doctor's judgment, Yuan Chun's expected date of delivery is within ten days.

Liu Heng was very concerned about the child in Yuanchun's womb. He stayed in Fengzao Palace for [-] out of [-] days, which reassured the people of Rongguo Mansion a lot.

Those who want to play Yuanchun's idea, how dare they do things under the nose of the emperor.

Because of the tiredness of pregnancy, Yuan Chun only showed one side and chatted about homework for a while, then went back to the back hall to rest.

Liu Heng took Jia Cong out of the main hall, and sat in the gazebo in the courtyard to chat.

The spring breeze was blowing, a cup of green tea, and the spring red willows and greenery in the garden were extremely elegant, which calmed Jia Cong's restless heart a lot.

"Yanzhou fought well in the first battle, and I didn't lose face..."

Xu Qingteng played around with the Bailian bandits in Shandong, and gave up the traditional way of suppressing bandits from all over the front with a large army.

Instead, he deliberately exposed his flaws and threw a bone to the White Lotus Sect.Lure the enemy to go deep, and then directly round it up.

The anti-insurgency war, which would have taken months or even more than a year, was basically calmed down in mid-March.If we say that the one who contributed the most is definitely Jia Cong who presided over the defense of Yanzhou and held back the bandits.

Judging from a series of military newspaper documents sent by Shandong, although Xu Jin's method is the most effective, it is also dangerous and risky.

There were only 5000 capable soldiers in Yanzhou, but they held back the Bailian bandits with more than [-] people.If Jia Cong was replaced by an ordinary general, it would be nothing new to lose Yanzhou City by self-defeating.

In that case, the imperial court would lose all face.

The bandit rebellion in Shandong was quickly put to rest, and the power of the imperial court increased greatly.According to the secret report of the Dragon Guards, the White Lotus Sect, which was about to move around because of the chaos in Shandong, immediately stopped after hearing the chaos in Shandong.

Liu Heng's satisfaction with Jia Cong has increased by another level. If the cabinet did not agree, he would have given Jia Cong a title.

"My son" made a great contribution, Liu Heng felt that his face was very honorable, he praised and praised until Jia Cong himself felt embarrassed, and began to humbly resign.

"You don't have to be humble, you will be rewarded for your merits, what reward you want, just tell me directly..."

The two chatted in the pavilion for an hour, and it was not until Xia Shouzhong came to report to the Southwest that Jia Cong got up to leave.

Liu Heng happily sent away Jia Cong, who was holding a stack of scrolls in his hands and was about to cry, and then turned back to the main hall of Fengzao Palace.

From Longshou Palace, the Supreme Emperor sent Jia Cong to return home to stay and study hard, and at the same time asked the little eunuch to bring him a reward.

Jia Cong sat on the carriage and watched the "three-year college entrance examination and five-year simulation" given by the two supreme relatives, and almost cried out.

What hatred and what resentment?He just said humbly to the emperor that thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king, and his majesty will be happy to reward any minister.

The emperor found a number of sage classics annotated by great Confucians from the Imperial Academy, and patted his shoulder, saying that he was waiting for Jia Cong's roll call.

After returning to the mansion, Jia Cong took out the reward from the second sage, and everyone in the whole mansion shouted long live.

Including the sage's reward, this box of books is collected in the palace. In Daiyu's words, taking out any book at random can make people outside grab their heads.

The old lady didn't pay much attention to the imperial examination. When she learned that the emperor was summoned by Jia Cong in Fengzao Palace, she sent the maids to sort out the books given by the second sage, and left Jia Cong to talk alone.

"Sister Yuan... Is your lady alright?"

Jia Cong nodded: "Eldest sister is fine, Your Majesty has been staying in Fengzao Palace recently, and the imperial doctor also said that elder sister is in good health, so the old lady need not worry."

"That's fine, that's fine..."

The old lady clasped her hands together and prayed to Amitabha Buddha and Lord Tianzun for a while, and then she talked to Jia Cong about the trivial matters at home.

The family finally came back with someone who could support the door. The old lady finally had someone to confide in, and she told all the recent events, especially the matter that Princess Zhongshun came to propose marriage for Liu Xianglian.

There was no surprise on Jia Cong's face, but he asked, "How does grandma think about this?"

"You already knew?"

"The Thirteenth Lord mentioned it to his grandson earlier. His Majesty sent Brother Liu to Shandong to help me. I met him in Qufu. He told me about it."

Hearing what Jia Cong said, the old lady tentatively asked, "Then how did you respond?"

Jia Cong replied: "The grandson told the prince that the parents' order and the matchmaker's words, this matter is naturally decided by the grandmother and the father. As for the second brother Liu, the grandson did not give him an answer. He only said that he will wait for him to return to Beijing. explain."

"Liu Erlang is a good brother, but he is a bit older..."

The old lady's evaluation of Liu Xianglian was appropriate, and Jia Cong also thought that Liu Xianglian was pretty good, but the only drawback was that the older second sister greeted the spring too much.

Liu Xianglian is already 22 this year, and Yingchun will be born on the second day of February next year. The difference between the two is more than eight years.

However, being older also has its advantages, as one's mind is fixed, and one will love others more.

Jia Cong thought about it carefully, and suggested to the old lady: "Grandmother might as well write a letter to father and ask him for his opinion."

"It's natural..."

The old lady nodded in response, and then added: "One more thing, I plan to put the second girl and you under your mother's name, what do you think?"

"what?"

Jia Cong didn't want the old lady to mention this suddenly, he was grateful but at the same time dumbfounded.

"Originally, the grandson also planned to mention this matter to you, but it is good to record the second sister under the wife's name. The grandson does not lack the name of a legitimate son. It is enough for our family's legitimate son to have a second brother."

The old lady looked at Jia Cong with complicated eyes, and finally followed Jia Cong's wishes.

Regardless of his young age, this grandson is the one with the most righteous ideas in the mansion.

At this time, Yuanyang knocked on the door, saying that someone from outside the house had come to visit.Knowing that it was the wife of the Sun family in Datong, Shanxi, the smile on Jia Cong's face gradually faded.

The old lady also showed displeasure: "This Sun's family is the former disciple of our family, but that Sun Shaozu is a restless person. Before your mother took the second girl and Yu'er to the Dabaoen Temple to attend the Dharma Conference, this guy didn't know how to avoid it." , there is an act of stalking and stalking."

Jia Cong took advantage of the situation and asked with a smile: "Then it's gone? Anyway, you are 'ill', and your grandson is tired from the long journey, and you want to take a good rest."

The old lady smiled knowingly, and told Yuanyang that she had rejected the Sun family's visit, and then continued to talk about Liu Xianglian with Jia Cong.

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When Lord Shoufu was angry, all civil and military personnel in the capital trembled.

After Jia Cong returned from the palace, the gate of the Rongguo Mansion remained closed, and he could study at home and accompany his relatives with peace of mind.

The chaos in Shandong has entered the final finishing stage. Xu Jin sent a letter to Jia Cong, explaining the follow-up in Shandong in detail, and even drafted several questions, which can be regarded as a month's homework for Jia Cong.

Jia Cong got up at Chen time every day, studied the Four Books under the guidance of Daiyu after breakfast, and went to Dongfu to receive Jia Jing's teaching and study the classics before the time was up.

One rest every three days, Jia Cong spends most of his time playing with his sisters and sisters, living a life similar to that of Baoyu.

After Jia Cong came back, the old lady told Yingchun about Liu Xianglian asking someone to propose marriage, and at the same time asked Yingchun for her own opinion.

To say that Liu Xianglian is really beautiful, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as Mr. Ruyu.

It was raining heavily this day, so Daiyu gave Jia Cong a half-day off rarely, and sat in the gazebo with her sisters to enjoy the rain and play.

The girls of Rongguo Mansion were born with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. In just half an hour, they had written several extremely good poems, which made Jia Cong, a half "poet", ashamed.

"It's a pity that sister Bao has been very busy recently. Otherwise, we can get two more good poems, and our collection of poems will be even more glorious."

Everyone who watched Daiyu record the poems nodded and echoed what Xiangyun said.

Jia Cong asked suspiciously: "Didn't it mean that Aunt Xue invited his nephew to come to the capital to manage the family's business? Why is Sister Bao still so busy?"

"Sister Bao is not busy with some business now...hehe..."

Xiangyun covered his mouth and laughed, and said to Jia Cong mysteriously: "Sister Bao is busy with Mrs. Xue attending the flower viewing banquets of various families."

The flower viewing banquet is just a name. After the spring, the flower viewing banquets in the capital will be held one after another. The wives of each family actually have one thought: blind date for the young girl at home.

"Oh~"

Jia Cong understood in his heart that Baochai was two years older than Baoyu, and he was sixteen or seventeen this year.

If you don't decide on a marriage, according to the system of the country, the official media should come to the door to make a direct appointment before the eighteenth is married.

Madam Xue, can you not be in a hurry?

However, according to "Little Detective" Xiangyun's news, Baochai's marriage is really turbulent. Whenever a candidate is about to be decided, there will always be various accidents, which will cause Baochai's marriage to die prematurely.

The more Jia Cong heard it, the more he felt that there was a ghost in it, so after carefully inquiring about the inside story, he temporarily went out of the inner courtyard and called Jia Shishi.

"Uncle Eleven went to investigate these families to find out why they canceled their marriage with the Xue family."

The families that Jia Cong wrote down in his hand suddenly brought gifts to Xue's family to apologize, and talked about canceling their marriage with Xue's family.

The Xue family is not the imperial merchant Xue family that was crumbling before, Xue Pan, the head of the Xue family, is valued by the East Palace, and is one of the six important generals of the prince.

The Xue family has officially entered the family of officials. Although the family background of these families is not bad, but in fact, it is high for them to marry Baochai.

It's unreasonable for such a good marriage, which was said to be good before, to be canceled suddenly.

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　Today's update is too watery, sorry.

　　The main thing is to change the plot to speed up the pace, which is a bit of a carve.

　　I'm going to add some knowledge, I'll stop here tonight and continue tomorrow.Good night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)