Good luck with koi carp

Chapter 163 Imperial Examination Completed

Being promoted to several official positions in a row is a great joy, but happy events are not so easy to accept.


If you don't get promoted first, Chili will need to face several times more work than before, and the importance will rise sharply. Just look at the empty cabinet now, and you will know that the few cabinet officials they have left will be replenished in the cabinet. How busy it was before the manpower was available.


Liu Zhengzhi, who naturally became the new prime minister after Prime Minister Xing stepped down, had already packed up his clothes and moved into the cabinet. Chi Li was almost so busy that he even slept in the cabinet.


It was only later that I thought that this kind of social life was too pathetic, so I made the last point of useless persistence - to go home and sleep.


However, even though their daughter came back every day, the Chi family and his wife never saw her.


Because their work and rest schedules are completely staggered, basically when they wake up in the morning, their daughter has already gone to work, and after going to bed at night, her daughter has just come back exhausted.


It was not that Xu and Chi Xiucai had insisted on waiting for the child, but they had their own things to do, and after insisting for two days, Chi Li's rare anger stopped them. The family then staggered their schedules, each according to their own schedule. pace life.


Fortunately, this life is only temporary.


After the empress gradually added talents to the cabinet and had sufficient manpower, Chili and others gradually became less busy.


When Chi Li discovered one day that she was able to return home on time, she was stunned for a while. Until her colleagues saw her in a daze for too long and thought something was wrong, they came over and asked with concern: "Master Chi, are you still there?" Okay? But what’s the problem? I wonder if I can help you?"


"I'm fine. I just suddenly felt a little uncomfortable that I was able to put the value on time today." Chi Li came back to her senses and said with a smile.


After hearing this, the colleague couldn't help but show empathy: "Indeed, I was too busy some time ago, and I almost imitated Prime Minister Liu and lived in the cabinet. Today, I suddenly found that I can deliver on time, and I also feel a little unreal." , like a dream.”


The two servants stood in front of the cabinet door and sighed for a moment. When they saw the attendant leading their carriage, they immediately said goodbye to each other and left at the speed of light. They went back to their homes. Even if they were a step slower, it would be disrespectful to them for their crazy overtime work during this period. .


The carriages were gurgling on the street. It had been a long time since I had seen the street scene at this time. On a whim, Chili opened the window and looked out.


The scene that came into view was still the bustling streets of Kyoto. It seemed that the coup in the imperial city not long ago had not affected these people at all. After the matter settled, everyone continued to live as they should.


It was as if nothing had happened, which made people look a little dazed.


Only Chili's massive increase in merit told her that everything she experienced had really happened, and after directly or indirectly saving a large number of people, the amount of merit she received was quite large, almost enough to support her again. It's the next level up.


If Chi Li wanted to, she could escape from this world now and find a place to retreat to practice without being disturbed. After fully digesting these new merits, she could continue to the next world to experience.


However, she still has unfinished business in this world, so Chili doesn't want to leave in the short term.


"Li'er! Li'er..."


A call came from far and near. Chi Li turned around subconsciously and saw a young girl wearing an Imperial College student uniform, shouting at her and running in the direction of her carriage.


Halfway through, she was stopped by the guards guarding the carriage.


Now as a second-rank minister of the imperial court, Chi Li does not go out casually. She always has to bring a few guards with her to avoid any accidents.


After all, no one expected that Prime Minister Xing’s old party would still be left in Kyoto. Those guys who have not been dug out yet are deeply hidden and very resentful of officials from the Empress Party such as Chili. Once they seize the opportunity, they will definitely She would retaliate against them, so in order to protect her subordinates, the empress specially arranged a group of guards with good martial arts skills for Chili to protect her.


However, the person in front of him is definitely not included in those remnants of the Prime Minister.


"Let her come here."


After receiving the order, the guard retracted his blocking action, took a step back, and allowed the girl who obviously knew their master Chi to pass between them.


He trotted all the way to the carriage and stretched out his hand to open the window. The visitor excitedly waved to Chi Li and shouted happily: "Li'er Li'er, do you remember me? I didn't expect to meet you here." , what a surprise.”


"Of course I remember, Dabao, why are you in Kyoto?"


Chi Li smiled and motioned to the coachman outside to open the door and let Zhang Dabao in, then held her hand. The two sisters seemed to have not felt the gap of several years apart, and they still chatted and reminisced affectionately.


"I came to the Imperial College to study." Zhang Dabao pointed to the student uniform on his body and said.


Since the empress allowed women to participate in the imperial examinations, the Imperial College also opened its doors to admit female students, and specially arranged women's dormitories, female student uniforms, etc.


Many female students want to enter the Imperial College, but the threshold of the Imperial College is there. It does not mean that it is really easy to enter since it allows women to enroll. Those who want to enter the Imperial College must have family background, talent, connections, and wealth.


Zhang Dabao failed in the provincial examination for the first time, but later regrouped. Two years after he passed the Jinshi examination in Chili, he finally took the provincial examination again and won the honorary title with an upper-middle rank.


After she passed the Juren exam, someone in her family advised her to give it up and find a way to become an official directly. Now the empress is vigorously promoting female officials. Even if Zhang Dabao is only a Juren, his future will not be bad after becoming an official.


But she was unwilling to give in and always wanted to try to see if she could pass the Jinshi examination on her own. She believed that the only legitimate way to become an official was to enter the court and become an official from Jinshi.


"There is no such saying. No matter whether you are a candidate or a Jinshi, as long as you can serve the court and benefit the people, you are a good official." Chi Li shook her head to deny Zhang Dabao's idea, but she still wanted to continue taking the exam. Jinshi expressed support.


"You are only in your early twenties now. You are still young. What's the harm in trying a few more times? You need to know that many people who are already gray-haired are still insisting on participating in the scientific examination. Compared with those people, your conditions are much better. , If it doesn’t work out, it’s not too late to seek an official position as a judge. No matter what, you have a choice.”


Although both Juren and Jinshi are qualified to be officials, it is undeniable that the starting point of Jinshi is generally higher than that of Juren, and the future of Jinshi is also more magnanimous than that of Juren.


This is also the reason why most students insist on taking the Chunwei exam even if they fail to pass it.


It's just that the temptation is big enough.


"I think so too. My father has always wanted me to become an official since I was born. Fortunately, my mother and husband support me. My husband also found connections so that I can study in the Imperial College. I am determined to study hard for two years. , and then participate in the next Spring Festival." Zhang Dabao clenched his fists and looked high-spirited.


After hearing her words, Chi Li realized that the second Spring Festival after her had ended this spring. No wonder there were many new people in the court, and even their cabinet was assigned. Two or three, this relieved their work pressure.


"Look at my life, I'm almost dizzy." Chi Li tapped her head and laughed.


Today is the holiday of the Imperial College, so Zhang Dabao can go out and go shopping. Moreover, her shopping is not just shopping, but she plans to choose a birthday gift for her husband. Meeting Chi Li is an unexpected joy, but she can't delay her business. .


So after the two talked for a while, under Zhang Dabao's command, Chili finally signaled the coachman to take her to the entrance of a jade shop.


I heard that Zhang Dabao's family likes jade, so in order to suit his liking, Zhang Dabao usually gives jade as gifts to his husband.


The two have been married for several years but have no children yet.


The reason is that Zhang Dabao is currently busy with the imperial examination and has no time to have children for the time being. Her husband is considerate of her, so he does not keep urging her to have a child. Instead, her parents often say a few words, which Zhang Dabao pours to Chi Li as bitter water.


Chi Li just listened to other people's family affairs and passed them without making any comments.


Anyway, the Zhang family is now considered to be Zhang Dabao's head, and the husband he married was also married into the Zhang family. He basically has no say, so in fact, Zhang Dabao can't do whatever he wants.


Fortunately, this girl has a good personality and is very independent. She has already planned her life. Even though she is now in power, she has not gotten carried away. She also has a deep relationship with her husband, so there is no need for Chi Li to worry too much about her.


Maybe she was reminded by Zhang Dabao's behavior of buying gifts. Chi Li suddenly realized that she hadn't gotten along well with her parents for a long time. The family didn't even have a reunion dinner together. Although they still lived together, they were just like her. As if they were strangers under the same roof, they really left my parents in the cold.


It was rare that she got off work early today, so Chili simply asked the coachman to stop at a delicious shop she saw on the road. She planned to bring some delicious food home to share with her parents. This was also a reason to get the whole family together for a meal.


Taking into account her parents' light taste, Chili bought some things that were more palatable to them and then took them home.


As soon as I walked into the house, I happened to see my parents having a meal at home.


Mrs. Xu was shocked when she saw her daughter coming back so early. Then she immediately ordered the maid to fetch an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks, and asked the kitchen to fry two more delicious dishes.


"No mom, I have something to buy."


Chi Li motioned her parents to look at the oil paper bag held by the attendant behind her, and asked the maid to just go to the kitchen to get a few empty plates to put things in.


What she buys are all cooked foods that can be eaten after being opened.


It is rare for a family to sit at the same dining table, so naturally there is endless talk.


As they talked, the topic fell on someone Chili had long forgotten. Then, after she noticed something was wrong and pressed her, she found out what big things her parents had done behind her back.


"Who told that bastard named He to come to our family and slander your reputation? We are just teaching him a lesson, so what does it mean?" Chi Xiucai became angry when he mentioned this matter, and at the same time he also There is a sense of joy in helping my daughter get rid of her bad breath.


It turned out that after he reconciled with his ex-wife, He Xuexu realized that the officialdom was dangerous and people's hearts were not the same.


In the past, he relied on the support of his father-in-law's family, and he always looked aloof and looked down on others. As a result, he offended some people, but those people did not dare to do anything to him because of the power of his father-in-law.


Later, it was revealed that He Xuexi had an illegitimate child in his estrangement, and he divorced his ex-wife. He was still penniless. No, he only had the 200 taels of silver that he had given to the Lu family as a betrothal gift, and he also had An old mother who cried and couldn't accept the reality was kicked out of the former He Mansion and now the Lu Mansion.


Almost as soon as he left home, those who had been blamed for his sins saw that he had lost power and came out to beat up the drowned dog one after another. In addition, He Xuexu had already offended his boss because of Chili's design.
During that time, almost every day he lived was a torment.


Maybe it's because he can't bear the gap from wealth to poverty and wants to catch another rich man, or maybe he sees the Chi family getting better and better every day and has an unbalanced mentality.


Since one day, a rumor spread in Kyoto.


It turns out that Chi Li, the only female champion in their history, and the former son-in-law of the Lu family were childhood sweethearts and had a marriage contract with each other. Moreover, the Chi family even sent the 200 taels of silver dowry prepared for their daughter to the He family in advance, thinking that the two families would always be together in the future. It was about getting along well with the two surnames, so I didn’t care too much.


Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened later. The Jinshi of Hejiazi High School was captured by the Lu family. He was originally thinking about his fiancée at home and did not want to marry the daughter of the Lu family. However, he was forced by the minister Lu to use his power. In the end, he had no choice but to become Son-in-law of the Lu family.


Unexpectedly, something happened to the Lu family later, and he wanted to blame his son-in-law. In desperation, in order to save himself and his old mother's lives, he had no choice but to resort to this trick, pretending to have an affair with an illegitimate child and get out of the control of the Lu family. In fact, After his marriage, he was under very strict supervision by his ex-wife. Even when he went out to buy a book, he had to report to his ex-wife. He even had to be accompanied by people arranged by his ex-wife. Under such strict supervision, it was impossible for him to create an outer room with him. The illegitimate child came, so those two people were all fake, just his escape plan.


I don’t know if anyone believed He Xuexu’s explanation, but he later repeatedly expressed his admiration for Chi Li in public, saying that his plea for her would be unforgettable. He wanted to use this to slander Chi Li’s reputation, and even tried to force Chi Li to marry him. What was given to him really made Chi's parents angry.


At that time, Chili was still inspecting river dams and controlling floods in Minfu. She was not in Kyoto. Even if she was rumored and slandered, she would not know about it, let alone respond in time.


"Then what did you do, parents?" Chi Li asked curiously.


She knew that since this matter was told as a joke by her parents to make the whole family happy, it meant that it had been solved long ago, and the result must be quite satisfying.


Sure enough, she then heard her mother say cheerfully: "Your father and I were very angry when we heard these rumors. How could our innocent daughter be so slandered by him?"


However, the Chi family was indeed close to the He family and intended to get married, and He Xuexu also got the 200 taels of silver from the Chi family. There is no way to deny this matter. As long as someone is interested in checking it out in Da'an County, Nanhuai Prefecture, it will naturally be proven. Its true or false.


So Chi Xiucai, who was furious, simply found another way. He went directly to Shuntian Prefecture to complain and sue He Xuecai. He had begged his former mentor to lend him 200 taels in the name of going to Beijing to take the exam but being from a poor family who couldn't afford it. The money is used as travel expenses.


Since he had already tutored a student who was expected to pass the Jinshi examination, Chi Xiucai couldn't bear to see him regret his life because of a mere tael of silver, so he gritted his teeth and borrowed 200 taels of silver from him, which was only half of the Chi family's savings at the time. This shows how much his mentor loves his disciples.


Unexpectedly, after the disciple took the money and passed the examination, he took his old mother and ran away overnight, unwilling to pay back the money. He even deliberately mistook her as a beggar when the daughter of the Chi family came to ask for it, and her life was They drove her away violently.


Now that he is down and out, and seeing that the Chi family has become prosperous, he not only fails to reflect on his faults, but also attempts to retaliate against the Chi family by slandering the reputation of his daughter, in order to achieve the goal of not paying back the money.


The Chi family was really bullied to the point where they couldn't bear it, so they came to complain to the officials.


Most people in Kyoto live relatively affluent lives. When they have money and leisure, they naturally love to watch theater.


They like to watch plays in the theater and go to teahouses to listen to books. Naturally, they are also happy to gather outside Shuntian Mansion to watch the excitement.


Seeing that there were many people watching, Chi Xiucai's voice of suing He Xuecou did not lower, but shouted louder, so that everyone around him could hear what kind of person surnamed He was with corrupt moral character and committed all kinds of evil.


It may be that he was influenced by Chi Xiucai's emotional performance, or that He Xuexu has long ruined his image in the minds of the people. Anyway, many people at the scene were angry at what he did and supported Chi Xiucai. Seek justice for yourself.


In this way, all the rumors that He Xuexi had spread in order to gain access to the Chi family were immediately disproven, and instead transformed him into a corrupt person who refused to pay back the money he owed, deceived his mentor, and arbitrarily slandered the reputation of others.


This matter was originally handled by the Shuntian Mansion, but it may have involved court officials, and somehow it got to the empress later.


After the empress heard that there were such scum in the world, she just frowned slightly and sentenced He Xuexi: "It is natural to pay back debts. Since He Xuexi owed the Chi family 200 taels of silver and has not paid it back for several years, then what? The interest earned over the past few years should be paid back twice as much as the silver owed. If he fails to do so, then he will be removed from his official position and deprived of his fame. There should be no such corrupt person in my court."


The Holy Master's words clearly showed that she was on Chi Li's side. Whether everyone understood this meaning or not, they all understood that their immediate boss disliked He Xuexu.


What good outcome could there be for a petty official who was already despised by the emperor?


Therefore, no matter what the truth is, everyone agrees that He Xuexi has a bad character. Without his high-ranking ex-wife, he wanted to blackmail someone else. As a result, he was sued by the mistress before the empress. Now the empress has served justice for the mistress. Then officials like them must keep up with the trend and spurn He Xuexu together.


In the end, He Xuexuan not only failed to blackmail the Chi family, but was forced to emptied his entire family fortune, double compensation for the 200 taels of silver that the Chi family had "lent" to him, and ended up with a notorious reputation in the street.


The Chi family didn't care where the 400 taels of silver he returned came from, as long as they had the money.


Taking the money, Mrs. Xu wanted to wait for her daughter to come back and give it to her directly, but Chi Xiucai persuaded her with a look of disgust: "Stop it, money smells bad even if it's touched by such a stinky person, and it's dirty even for me. Our family is not short of this little money now, so why not use it to donate to the poor people, which can be regarded as doing good deeds for our Li'er."


"Row."


Feeling that what her husband said made sense, Mrs. Xu agreed to his suggestion, and acted very quickly on the next day, arranging for people to build a porridge shed outside the moat of Kyoto to donate to the outside world.


The Chi family did not hide where the money came from. They also gave the money in the name of being grateful for the empress's kindness and wanting to do good deeds on her behalf. Among the people who received the favor in the end, in addition to the Chi family, the empress was also the one who was grateful. .


Regardless of whether the empress knew about this, Chi Li unexpectedly did not receive this merit.


If she could gain merit, it would be impossible for her to be unaware of it.


As for where this merit went?

Chi Li, who has practiced this Tao for a long time, said that she should know that this merit has a high probability of falling on the original owner, because it is such a coincidence that the place where the Chi family donated alms is the place where the original owner jumped into the river, plus this money It should have belonged to the original owner, maybe because some rules were hidden in it. In the end, the virtues that the Chi family and his wife hoped to accumulate for their daughter were really accumulated in their biological daughter.


In addition, about [-]% of the merit gained from all the good deeds Chi Li has done in this world will be distributed to the original owner.


I only hope that with these merits, the original owner will be prosperous, wealthy, safe and happy for a lifetime after reincarnation.


"By the way, I haven't seen the man named He since then. I don't know how he is doing." Don't doubt that Chi Xiucai is not caring about He Xuecou, ​​but just gloating about his misfortune.


Although He Xuexu barely kept his official position, he had no money, lost his reputation, and offended many people. It should be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the officialdom, and his life must not have been a good one.


"Him? He's dead."


In a rather calm tone, Chili threw a firecracker at her parents, which stunned them.


"Dead?" Mrs. Xu said in disbelief.


Although they guessed that He Xuexu would have a difficult life later, they wouldn't just die like that, right?


"Well, he was a member of Prime Minister Xing's party. He was involved in the imperial coup. So after His Majesty put down the rebellion, he, along with other rebellious officials and traitors, were killed on the spot by the imperial guards."


It was because Chi Li knew that this guy was dead, so he would be forgotten later. Who would remember a dead person?


I don’t know how this man got in touch with Prime Minister Xing. He thought he could achieve the goal of following the dragon, and proudly thought about how he would trample on all the people who looked down on him before. In the end, he died directly.


What is there to say?


No one can save a person who insists on seeking death.


Fortunately, Miss Lu reconciled with him early. After Prime Minister Xing stepped down, Shilang Lu finally completed the deal with the empress. The empress ignored his past, and he took the initiative to resign on the grounds of old age and inability to do what he wanted, and took his family back to his hometown. Live your old age in peace.


In name, the Lu family has no crime. Even as the daughter and only daughter of the Lu family, she will not be affected by He Xuexu, her ex-husband and father. In the future, if the granddaughter of the Lu family is talented and loves to learn, it is not impossible to follow other The children of the Lu family went to school together and took the imperial examination.


But that happened a long, long time later, so long that Chili might no longer be able to see him.


One day, when Chili accidentally picked up a little girl who looked somewhat similar to the Chi family and learned that she was an orphan without a father or mother, she understood that some people would eventually return to her rightful place. Places or people to return to.


She took the child home, recorded it in the name of Chi's parents, treated her as her biological sister, and named her Chi Heng, hoping that she could take her place and stay with her parents forever.


The Chi family also liked this child very much and loved her as their own daughter. Even when they saw her for the first time, Mrs. Xu couldn't help holding the child and crying.


Chi Xiucai and Chi Li stood nearby, watching Mrs. Xu cry. After a long time, Chi Xiucai's whispering voice seemed to ring in Chi Li's ears: "We promised her that we would love you as our biological daughter, and she also He will come back to us one day, it turns out, it is not a dream."


"Well, it's not a dream."


Before Chili died in this world, she sensed the arrival of the Koi Fairy and knew that she would live on her behalf and fulfill her dying wish.


Her parents loved her very much, and the original owner knew that, so she was afraid that her parents would see the difference between them and hurt the kind-hearted fairy. She specially gave her parents a dream, asking them to take good care of the fairy and treat her as herself and their biological child. If the daughter loves her like that, maybe one day she will return to her parents again.


At that time, the Duchi family thought it was just a dream, until their daughter came home from a trip to Kyoto. They discovered that the other person was different from their real daughter, and they began to gradually doubt the authenticity of the dream.


Therefore, in the beginning, they just had a try mentality to be kind to others, and then they showed sincere love. Now that their departed daughter is back, the two elders will spend their remaining years happily in the company of their two daughters.


Empress Si Zhaoling took the throne for 23 years. During her reign, she made many decisions that benefited the country and the people, leading the dynasty to gradually become prosperous and powerful. She was praised by the people as a famous monarch at that time, and was even recorded in history books. Through the ages.


When he got old, he did not always occupy the throne, but took the initiative to step down to his eldest daughter. After her daughter came to power, she was like her mother. She also managed the Sui Dynasty in an orderly manner, bringing the entire dynasty into an unprecedented heyday.


Later, the glory of the dynasty lasted for hundreds of years, but his deeds and the various cultures he left behind have a long history and have influenced countless generations of descendants.

(End of this chapter)