Kido

Chapter 99

"I personally preside over the palace examination." The emperor ordered.The palace examination is usually held in the Hall of Preservation and Harmony on March [-]th, the examination papers are checked the next day, and the results are released the next day.It is said that the emperor himself made the policy question, but in fact, most of them appointed the chief minister and deputy chief minister of the cabinet, ministers and ministers of various ministries to review the papers.

It is considered diligent for the emperor to read ten papers, but usually he only reads three: the top three in the cabinet's first auxiliary newspaper.This time, the emperor wanted to see for himself whether the hundred tributes admitted for the examination really learned from the past and the present, were well-versed in kingly ways, and had profound insight.

As soon as the apricot list of the Ministry of Rites was announced, the Xie Mansion on Dengshikou Street immediately rejoiced.Yannian No. 30 No. [-], Tang Nian No. [-], two children of the Xie family paid tribute!Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Xie were happy from ear to ear, Mr. Xie, Mrs. Xie and others were also beaming. The fourth wife wept with joy, and shed tears of joy along with Xi Shi and Jin Nian.

Yannian and Tangnian behaved like their father Xiao, even though they had passed the examination, they were calm and calm, as calm as usual.The two brothers stood beside Fourth Master Xie, one on the left and the other on the right. Like his father, they all looked indifferent.

Rui Nian quietly leaned into Liu Nian's ear, "Xiaoqi, you have two Jinshi brothers." After the general examination, the palace examination is just a re-ranking, and a Jinshi is safe.Fleeting Nian's two older brothers both became Jinshi, and one of them is the brother of the same mother, so the benefits are great.Rui Nian's elder brothers, Song Nian and He Nian from Dafang both won the Juren, but did not pay tribute, and are now studying in the Imperial College.

Fleeting Years is just a laugh.The general examination and palace examination are national talent promotion ceremonies, which were originally held every three years.If there is a special happy event, the imperial court will open Enke.This year, Enke is nominally celebrating the auspiciousness of the Yellow River, but in fact, the emperor is doing favoritism.An autocratic dynasty, a family of the world, things like this are inevitable.

Song Nian and He Nian congratulated Fourth Master Xie, Yan Nian, and Tang Nian with smiles on their faces, but they couldn't care less in their hearts. They were two older, but they were outnumbered by their cousins.Knowing sons is like mothers, the eldest wife knows what they are thinking, so she called them over after the banquet, and said with a smile: "You have accumulated a lot of money. You two are not very old. It makes sense to practice for a few more years." Don't envy others' success at a young age, Daqi has never been a late bloomer.Song Nian and He Nian responded with a smile, "Yes, don't worry."

Song Nian returned to the room, and his wife Mu Shi took the young son's little hand and greeted him gently, laughing at Yan Yan and chatting about domestic gossip, not mentioning anything about the imperial examination.Songnian and his wife teased the child together, and the child giggled happily.

He Nian's wife, Cui Shi, cared about her husband and son-in-law, and she couldn't help but feel angry, "Elder-in-law won't allow you to end." Pulling her husband's skirt, she said aggrievedly.Song Nian and He Nian were defeated in Chunwei last year. Uncle Xie said that they did not sign up for this year.He Nian smiled and said: "Lady, wait patiently for two years." You are not allowed to end this year, but you will definitely be allowed the next year, so what's the rush.

Yannian's wife, Xishi, is happy on the one hand and worried on the other.The joy is that the newly married husband and son-in-law strive to make progress and pay tribute, but the worry is that what should be done if they are ranked among the top three in the palace examination?It is a great honor to be ranked No. [-] in the first place, and the future of the second class is great. It is embarrassing for the third class to be a Jinshi.

The Fourth Wife and Jin Nian were also happy, but full of worry: a total of 17 candidates were admitted, three of them were in the first class, 80 in the second class, and [-] in the third class!If one accidentally wins the top three, it will kill people.

The fourth wife inevitably urged Yannian, "Yan'er, you are not allowed to go out these few days, and study at home." I brought out Li Keting's champion strategy, and I only hope that Yannian will improve day by day, and integrate these strategies at a glance. Even if you don't want to be the top pick, you can still win the top two.

Fourth Master Xie was noncommittal, "Look at it." It's also okay not to look at it.The palace examination is not a matter of one or two days.Yannian is honest, after reading Li Keting's champion strategy, he memorized it by heart.Anyway, Tang Nian was ranked [-]th, he was leisurely and leisurely, he didn't care about his homework, and Fourth Master Xie didn't care about him.

The fourth wife saw it and shook her head secretly.Looking at Tang Nian's appearance, he must be a Jinshi.According to his usual talent and learning, it is an accident to be able to pay tribute. It is not easy to be a Jinshi.

Old Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Xie are naturally cheerful, and spend their days leisurely in Tang Nian without restraint.He Li never intervenes in men's affairs, does not open his mouth, only fleeting time to show off his cleverness, "Brother, you should write a pavilion style during the palace examination. Elegant and luxurious, peaceful and upright, easy to please." Although he has no personality, he can't make mistakes ah.

Tang Nian was in a very good mood, and smiled slightly, "Daddy got promoted, and the gold bricks Xiao Qi gave are really beautiful. Now that my brother is paying tribute, what should Xiao Qi send as a congratulatory gift?" Tang Nian's beautiful eyes were full of jokes .

Fleeting Nian came over to a delicate and cute little face, more cheerful than his smile, "Brother, be patient, when I win money from Yaya, I will also give you a little gold brick." Besides, I play cards with Yaya go.

Tang Nian talked about him from left to right, "I'm going to practice calligraphy. Xiaoqi is right, Guange style, Guange style." He practiced calligraphy, and followed the past like a fleeting little tail, sitting opposite him, with a fluff in his mouth, "Yaya said that the emperor likes neat and elegant calligraphy, not too fancy." The emperor is very pragmatic.

Tang Nian concentrated on writing and ignored her.Liu Nian talked to himself for a while, and unconsciously leaned over to take a look, only to see that Tang Nian had written "Ayi", "Yaya" and "Hanshan" all over the paper.Liu Nian took a deep breath, and looked at his elder brother adoringly, his face was so serious, but his heart was so turbulent!
Tang Nian put down the pen calmly and gracefully, got up to catch Fleeting Nian, and turned him away, "Xiaoqi, go out and play." Don't mess with brother, I have serious business.I took the imperial examination within two days. Is it easy for me to practice this pavilion style?

In the fleeting time, I look back and look nostalgic, "Brother, your white jade bridge-shaped pen holder is really gentle and elegant." The fine Khotan jade is carved into the shape of an arch bridge, and the pedestrians on the bridge have different postures and are lifelike.In front of the eyes, there is a kind of leisurely "small bridge and flowing water".

Tang Nian smiled and promised, "I gave it to you. I will also give you the Doucai Xiangyun Wen Shuicheng that you fancy the day before yesterday." The pair of Shuicheng is light green, thick red and white, elegant and beautiful, simple and straightforward yet quite It is indeed a treasure with ancient style.Xiaoqi came over the day before yesterday, and he immediately fell in love with it.

Liu Nian tilted his head, rolled his eyes, and smiled tolerantly, "Okay, I will follow my brother." He wanted to give me something so politely, but it was disrespectful, so he had to accept it.That Shuicheng is just good-looking and pleasing to the eye, and the white jade pen holder is worth a few taels of silver.It's done, and the harvest is quite rich.

After abducting two good things, Liu Nian happily went to Jingxin Courtyard to show off, "Look, brother gave it to me." Fourth master Xie was also there, but Liu Nian ignored him and only acted like a baby with He Li.He Li was full of praise, "It's such a delicate object, and only Xiaoqi and Tang'er can make it."

Fourth Master Xie glanced at it slowly, for you?You are here.Xiaoqi, you are already a 13-year-old girl. You are as beautiful as a fairy, but it is a pity that you are busy making money, which adds to the fireworks.Good girl, your surname is Xie, you should be a talented girl, not a rich girl.

"Xieyu, look, the gold bricks are made of this pattern, will the little one like it?" In a spacious and comfortable troika from Liaodong to the capital, Zhang Yu took out a small box engraved with various famous flowers. Gold Brick, asked enthusiastically.

Xie Yu took it over and looked at it, and said with a smile, "It's very beautiful, and I'm sure you won't be able to put it down." Gold bricks are a dazzling thing, and with their exquisite shape and exquisite colors, they are naturally more pleasing.

Zhang Yu took his wife into his arms and smiled, "Xie Yu, let's settle both the son-in-law and daughter-in-law this time, okay?" OK.Needless to say, Yaya and Tangnian will get married after the ceremony.

Xie Yu leaned comfortably in her husband's warm and broad arms, and said with a smile: "Let's marry our daughter first. The daughter-in-law doesn't have to decide now, let's go later. There are two older sisters on top of the little one, and Xie Wanhong will definitely not agree to it." Yes." Knowing that it won't work, he still didn't want to open his mouth.The fifth-ranked cousin may be ignored, and the sixth-ranked sister-in-law has the same father as Xiao Budian, so it's impossible to get past it.

Zhang Yu has always only looked forward to Xie Yu, and nodded naturally when he heard the words, "Listen to you." But he was a little worried, "Xie Yu, if Xie Wanhong does not agree to marry his daughter in the future, what shall we do?" Yaya married Tang In [-], Xiao BuDian remarried Ah Xie, and the titles were confusing, which was like changing relatives.To say that Xie Wanhong is not a rigid person, but he comes from a famous family like the Xie family, can you agree?

Xie Yu smiled slightly, "First, he will not disagree." What is our mood and position when we marry Yaya, and what is his mood and position when he marries a younger one.Parents only want their daughters to be happy, and the other details are irrelevant.

"Second, if he really disagrees, let's take the little one back." With a master like Dad and a former bandit, Wuji and three sons, are you afraid that Xie Wanhong won't agree?Do not agree to grab directly.

Zhang Yu smiled openly, bowed his head and kissed Xie Yu's left cheek, then his right cheek, "My wife is the smartest and most capable!" Xie Yu was right.Jieyu said that if you can grab it, then go and grab it.Ah Chen and A Chi's daughters-in-law are both well-behaved, and Ah Xie's wife wants to grab it, which is interesting and interesting.

The day when Zhang Yu and his wife entered the capital in a carriage, it was time for the imperial examination.In the Hall of Preserving Harmony, the emperor looked at Tang Nian carefully from top to bottom, and asked gently about the way to "protect the people".Tangnian's voice was calm and graceful, "Your Majesty's duties are called celestial duties; the people he governs are called the people of heaven..." An emperor must love the people he governs, otherwise he will be negligent.

After the emperor warmly praised him, he ordered Tang Nian to step down.Chief Assistant Wei Nianzhong and the other examiners paid attention, and read Tang Nian's test paper several times when marking the next day.Zhu Bi added a sentence, and the nine examiners signed all the papers, covered the customs of the Ministry of Rites, and sent them to the palace together with the other nine examination papers. The emperor could read all the papers of the 100 people, at most the top ten.

In the Hall of Qinzheng, the emperor read all the ten papers and fell silent.After a long time, he picked up the vermilion pen and wrote six large red characters, "No. 1" before the text of Tang Nian's test paper.

As soon as the gold list was announced, both Zhang Yu and Xie Xun were summoned to the palace by the emperor. "Zhang Qing, Xie Qing, you have agreed on the marriage between Ah Yi and Tang Nian today and drew up the regulations." They were also not allowed to leave the palace, and ordered them to discuss in the side hall.

Zhang Yu sat down in the side hall with a sword and a golden horse, and laughed, "Xiaobudianer and Tangnian are both good children. Wan Hong, your son and daughter are all raised for my family." Xiaobudianer is going to marry My family, Tang Nian, lives next door to my house with Yaya, and gets along with us day and night.

(End of this chapter)