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

In a blink of an eye, it is March, and the test will start soon.

In the early morning of the ninth day of the ninth day, Gu Yunji and the others finished washing up early in the morning, packed their luggage for the exam, and were ready to set off after breakfast.

From the county examination to the township examination, Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan took the examination together and won the rankings together, and they are not used to taking the examination separately now.He was accompanied by his elder brother Gu Yunxiao, but Cheng Yan had to go to the Gongyuan alone, Gu Yunji was worried, and told him endlessly.In the end, it was Cheng Yan who saw that it was almost late, and forced him to go out smoothly.

Arriving at the meeting place notified in advance outside the Donghua Gate, Gu Yunji found that many people had already gathered here, all of whom were relatives of the examiners and needed to avoid taking the exam. It was estimated that there were about seventy or eighty people, which was more than he imagined. There are many more.

There are more than ten chief examiners and fellow examiners involved in the examination. They are either ceremonial officials in charge of academic affairs or important officials in the court. Therefore, most of the relatives and children who need to avoid at home are from the capital. They grew up in a social circle since childhood. They are big, and they are more or less close to each other, and they all know each other.

At this time, seeing Gu Yunji and Gu Yunxiao, two strangers, everyone couldn't help being puzzled, and guessed their identities one after another:
"Whose children are those two? Why haven't you seen them before?"

"The appearance is quite upright, and they look like two brothers. I don't think there is any family that happens to have two sons who take the exam this year? Could it be that I am ignorant?"

"Maybe it's some examiner's next-of-kin, from a small family, it's normal that we don't know each other."

"What can you guess here? Can't you just go up and ask?"

Someone with a straightforward personality, impatient to listen to their guesses, simply walked up to Gu Yunji and the two and asked, "Excuse me. Next, Zhang Ji, the younger brother of Zhang Xiang, a member of the Ministry of Rites. What should I call you? Which adult's relative is it?"

Gu Yunji nodded slightly, and bowed modestly: "My next guest, Gu Yunji, this is my elder brother Gu Yunxiao, and we are the nephews of Gu Yuanhui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment."

"Gu Shangshu's nephew? Then you are from the Songjiang Gu family?" Zhang Ji was stunned, he did not expect that the two young people in front of him were the children of the chief examiner's family, and he was very surprised when he heard that.

Gu Yunxiao nodded: "Yes, we are from Songjiang Mansion."

"Gu Yunji..." Zhang Ji smacked the name, inexplicably feeling a little familiar, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "You are Gu Yunji? That Gu Yunji who has an outstanding soothing effect and was commended by His Majesty himself with a plaque?"

"Yes, it's me." Gu Yunji raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, and then added, "However, it is the joint efforts of the entire Hangzhou government and people to appease the refugees. I am not the only one to do it. Your Majesty's commendation is not for me alone. It is awarded to all the teachers and students of Luxi Academy."

Among the refugees in the south of the Yangtze River caused by the locust plague in the north, the resettlement regulations formulated by the Hangzhou government were the most complete and effective among all the prefectures. It once became a model for other prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River. For this reason, he was commended by the court.As the name specifically mentioned by the emperor in the commendation edict, Gu Yunji had naturally heard of it among the scholars in the capital.

At this time, they learned that the young man in front of them was Gu Yunji. Everyone was shocked and surprised. They looked at him with either admiration or curiosity. They were wondering whether to go over to make friends, when they heard a gong in front of them, and the examiner started Candidates are drawn into the venue.

So everyone hurriedly packed their luggage, lined up neatly in two rows, and followed the examiner to another examination room.

Stepping into the Donghua Gate, walking through palace gates, and bypassing crimson palace walls, it took several quarters of an hour on the road before everyone successfully arrived at the Ministry of Rites hidden among several palace gardens.

The next process is very familiar, check the luggage, verify the identity, draw the number lottery... Although the place is changed, the specific process is still the same, it is nothing more than the inspection of the government guards replaced by the imperial palace guards, all armed with weapons , the momentum looks very bluffing.

At the entrance queuing up to enter the arena, there stood a solemn Flying Fish Guard, who belonged to a spy agency specialized in collecting intelligence and news, and was distinguished by the "python-like flying fish" pattern embroidered on the official uniform with four claws, two corners and fins and tails. Named, directly under the command of the emperor, no one else has the right to transfer.

Feiyuwei has high martial arts skills and is elusive. He wears casual clothes and spends his days inquiring about various gossip among the people. He especially focuses on monitoring court officials and is always ready to report the officials' actions and remarks to the emperor. There are not a few officials who are killed because of a slip of the tongue. .

Seeing Feiyuwei, all the candidates immediately became nervous, trembling for a moment, wishing they could pinch their tails, and dared not vent their anger.However, Feiyuwei has a wide range of duties, and he doesn't only eavesdrop on undercover agents. At least for now, Feiyuwei doesn't do anything other than stand at the door, and it seems that he is just to supervise the candidates entering the arena.

In order to avoid candidates' examinations, the Ministry of Rites vacated several spacious halls as temporary tribute courtyards. After successfully entering the hall, Gu Yunji and Gu Yunxiao were divided into two different halls.The numbered rooms in the hall are separated by wooden boards, and the space is a bit more spacious than that of the Gongyuan, and it is not open-air like the Gongyuan, so there is no need to worry about the rain splashing wet papers in rainy days.

There are thirty numbered rooms in each hall, which are arranged in three rows. Gu Yunji's numbered room is at the end of the first row, diagonally facing the examiner's curtain, and the location is not bad.

Candidates soon finished entering the arena, and it was the turn of the examiner to enter the arena. Gu Yunji was surprised to find that the examiner who avoided the candidates was actually Fang Shu.After the crisis of the Tatar invasion of the border was resolved this year, Emperor Jingfeng nominated several ministers he liked to join the cabinet, including Gu Yuanhui. The pinnacle of a person who is under one person and above ten thousand people.

When entering the arena, Fang Shu also saw Gu Yunji at a glance, and the two only looked at each other lightly for a moment, and then turned their eyes away one after another.

The general examination is the same as the rural examination, and there are three exams in nine days. After getting the test papers, Gu Yunji found that the test questions that avoided the candidates were all as expected, and there was nothing beyond common sense, so he was completely relieved and concentrated on answering the questions.

The time passed bit by bit, and it came to the afternoon of the third day in a blink of an eye. There were still a few hours before the first general examination.

At this time, a light flickered at the entrance of the main hall, and a man in a black robe walked in.

The guard on duty was startled, and wanted to speak, but saw the person who came shook his head lightly, put his finger to his lips and made a "hush" movement, so he fell silent for a moment, and lowered his head respectfully and fearfully.

There was still an hour before the handing in of the paper, and Gu Yunji's answer paper was about to be finished, and the last moment was the last time to be in a hurry. He carefully opened the paper, and every time he wrote the pen, he was extremely cautious, for fear of making a mistake.

While answering the question, the light suddenly dimmed in front of Gu Yunji, and a shadow was cast over his head. He subconsciously thought it was an inspecting official, so he ignored it.It's just that after a long while, the man still stopped here, showing no intention of moving.

The light was always blocked, and it was difficult to write. Gu Yunji frowned, let out a breath of anger, and finally couldn't help but look up at the person in front of him.

The moment he saw the face clearly, Gu Yunji's eyes widened suddenly, and he stood up abruptly: "Your Majesty!"