Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

This middle-aged student was very involved in his speech, from imitating Emperor Jingfeng's tone to describing the scene at that time, his voice was full of emotion, cadence and ups and downs, which made people involuntarily attracted.

Gradually, the lobby on the first floor of the guild hall became quiet. Everyone held their breaths and stared at the middle-aged Juzi's movements without blinking.Until the sound of his last word fell, everyone seemed to have no reaction, and the surrounding area was completely silent for a while.

The middle-aged Juzi showed complacency, subconsciously puffed out his chest in the eyes of everyone, and said, "How about it, now you know how Gu Yunji's Hui Yuan came to be?"

Someone was the first to react and sneered: "Okay, you can brag! Let's not say whether this is true or not. Even if it is true, how did you know it? You can even remember what your majesty said clearly. Could it be that you were hiding under the table and eavesdropping? I think you probably made it up!"

The middle-aged examiner immediately quit: "What do you mean I made it up? This is the truth! The imperial examination is a matter of great importance, and the admission list for the general examination is determined after discussion among all the examiners, although His Majesty personally changed it. , but the list suddenly changed, so the Minister of Rites must not explain it to the other examiners when he goes back? You explain it to me, and I explain it to you. If things come and go, things will naturally spread, and I know it’s not surprising.”

Some people were dubious: "What about what His Majesty said? How did you know it so clearly?"

"This..." The middle-aged Juzi choked, lacking in confidence, "I, I admit, this is a bit embellished... I just imagined it based on the facts..."

The middle-aged Juzi quickly added: "Although some of the words are made up by myself, I believe they should be the same as His Majesty's original words. Besides, if it wasn't for His Majesty's imperial pen, Who do you think has the guts to enroll relatives of the chief examiner as members?"

These words were very convincing, everyone nodded secretly when they heard the words, and most of the doubts in their hearts were dispelled.

Someone murmured: "Speaking of which, there are so many candidates for this exam, and a total of 300 tributes have been admitted. How did His Majesty only remember Gu Yunji? Not only did he read his papers, but also his level. It’s amazing how well you know it.”

The white-clothed scholar answered, "Actually, it's easy to explain. During the disaster of refugees in the south of the Yangtze River two years ago, Gu Yunji, as the representative of the students of Luxi Academy, made a great contribution in assisting the Hangzhou government to resettle the refugees. Yes, it is not surprising that His Majesty remembers his name."

When he said this, the scholar in black suddenly remembered something, and said, "Do you still remember that Your Majesty visited the Yellow River four years ago? After visiting the Yellow River, His Majesty went south along the way. When passing by Hangzhou Mansion, he went to It is said that the purpose of going to Luxi Academy is to meet Gu Yunji."

Everyone's eyes widened: "Really? So, His Majesty has already started to value Gu Yunji?"

The scholar in white said: "If this is the case, then Gu Yunji's ranking in the palace examination should not be low. Gu Yunji is already talented, and His Majesty is partial to him. Since he can be specially selected as a member of the palace examination, the palace examination is directly selected It's not impossible to be the No. [-] scholar."

"I remember that Gu Yunji was originally Xie Yuan from the Songjiang Mansion, right?" It seemed too unbelievable, and this person had a bit of difficulty speaking, "Xie Yuan from the township test, Hui Yuan from the test, if he is the number one in the palace test... then Gu Yunji, can you That’s three yuan in a row.”

"Lianzhong Sanyuan" can be said to be the pinnacle honor of imperial examination scholars, and it is an achievement that countless people dream of achieving. However, it is extremely difficult to achieve, and it is truly "a rare event in a hundred years".

The shock brought by this word was too great, and everyone swallowed involuntarily, and was speechless for a while.

Someone murmured absent-mindedly: "This dynasty has been in existence for more than 100 years. So far, there are only two people who have won the three yuan in succession. One was in the reign of Taizu and the other was in the reign of Xiaozong. And both of them had successful official careers and finally entered the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister. , famous. Could it be that Gu Yunji is about to become the third person in this dynasty after the two of them?"

Although it was a topic caused by myself, the middle-aged Juzi couldn't believe it after hearing it like this, and said dryly: "It shouldn't be...it shouldn't be? You know, there are many people who passed the exams of Jieyuan and Huiyuan at the same time. There are few, but the vast majority still stop here, and did not get the first prize in the palace examination, otherwise, even those who won the three yuan would not be so rare."

"That's not necessarily true." The scholar in white shook his head disapprovingly, "Different from the provincial examinations, the champions admitted in the palace examinations are representatives of the new subjects. Not only must they be talented, they must also have a calm mind and a good appearance, showing the bearing of the imperial court. .As far as the standards I mentioned, which one does Gu Yunji not meet? What's more, he is still so young, so he might really be the champion of this year."

Everyone was silent when they heard the words. After a while, someone raised his head and looked in the direction of Gu Yunji's room, and asked for no reason: "You guys think, is it too late for me to curry favor with him now?"

While everyone was chatting unscrupulously, a vegetable delivery worker who was carrying goods stood at the door of the kitchen and listened to their conversation verbatim.

Although the vegetable delivery worker was not good in appearance, he was wrapped in rough linen clothes with tight muscles. He didn't look like a hard worker with a stooped figure, but a person who practiced martial arts all year round.

As he moved the vegetables into the kitchen, he looked at all the people calmly. After all the goods were moved, he slowly closed his eyes and left quietly without arousing anyone's attention from the beginning to the end. Notice.

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"...Scholars all discuss that Gu Yunji is highly regarded by His Majesty. Not only was he hand-picked by Yubi in the general examination as Huiyuan, but he is also very likely to win the first place in the palace examination, becoming the third person in this dynasty to win the three yuan in succession."

In the imperial study room, a flying fish guard knelt on the ground on one knee and reported meticulously to Emperor Jing Feng who was above him.

Hearing the words "Lian Zhong San Yuan", Emperor Jing Feng paused for a moment when he was criticizing the memorial, raised his eyes and gave him a faint look, and asked, "Well, is there anything else?"

Feiyuwei continued: "There are also people who say that His Majesty is valuing Gu Yunji on the surface, but in fact he is favoring the Gu family. His Majesty's move is a precursor to reuse Gu Yuanhui. Under the influence of these remarks, Gu Yuanhui's mansion has been full of people recently, visiting There is an endless stream of people, many of whom are clan relatives and veterans."

"Although most people claimed that they only went to congratulate the Gu family's son Zhongdi, according to the investigation by the subordinates, many people used the name of congratulations to establish relationships with the Gu family, and some wanted to marry, but they were all rejected by Gu Yuanhui. Lost."

Emperor Jing Feng narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard the words, and his eyes gradually became cold, and said: "Well, I understand, you go down first, and if you have any new news, you can report to me at any time."

Fei Yuwei respectfully replied: "Yes."