The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 200 God of Plague
So far, the question case is basically qualitative.

None of the ministers present came forward to raise any opinions. For them, Cheng Minzheng's resignation was the best result, and if they pursued it further, the matter might become serious.

The court meeting is not over yet, here Zhu Youtang has asked Xiao Jing to bring a few people not involved in the case out of the palace.

Tang Yin originally thought that he would not be able to leave the palace in one piece today, but he turned his face and was released without charge. Even he himself didn't understand what he had experienced. When he left the palace, he was very dull, as if he was lost in thinking about life Ego, both eyes are empty.

"Mr. Zhang, today is the day when the exam will be released, and His Majesty has also given orders. There is nothing more important than you waiting for the exam to be released today. Our family will send it here first."

Xiao Jing was elated.

Today the emperor won a victory in the court, and he was gratifying for the emperor.

Of course, he also knew that the credit was on Zhang Zhou. If Zhang Zhou hadn't proposed to implicate all the people who visited Cheng Minzheng in the case, and shifted the focus of public opinion to the issue of "seeking progress through fate", the matter would not have ended so easily.

Zhang Zhou glanced at the scholars who came out not far away, then leaned over and said, "We all know the result, what are you waiting for?"

"Need it, Gongshi No. [-], that's Huiyuan, what a sight. You just pretend you don't know the result, and just wait for others to envy you."

As Xiao Jing said, he quickly asked Sun Shangqi to drive the carriage over, meaning to let Zhang Zhou leave.

Tang Yinze on the other side walked out of the palace gate with mechanical steps and looked around.

There was still some confusion on his face.

He is fine, but Xu Jing, the big benefactor behind him, is miserable. His crime is second only to those scholars who donated money to Cheng's mansion but refused to admit that they were still discussing the inscription case outside.

Tang Yin lost his support, and even Fan Zhe had to think for himself.

"Brother Tang, how about we go together?" Zhang Zhou walked over and asked with a smile.

"you……"

Tang Yin sized up Zhang Zhou with apprehension in his eyes.

He now knows very well that he is different from Zhang Zhou. Zhang Zhou has been exonerated from the beginning, and he has never even been to Beizhen Fusi, while he, Tang Yin, has been in there for seven or eight days.

When he saw Zhang Zhou, it was like meeting the God of Plague.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Everything is settled, don't worry about walking with me, our bet has not been fulfilled, do you want to go together and wait for the announcement?"

It happened that Xiao Jing said that he could pretend not to know the result and pretend to be aggressive in front of others.

Doesn't this just provide a Tang Yin to pretend for him?
Xiao Jing, who followed, said with a smile: "Our family has informed him of the test results."

Zhang Zhou looked regretful, it seems that this guy doesn't need to pretend, he said: "Congratulations to Brother Tang first, it's a pity, you will try to rank behind me."

Tang Yin suddenly remembered that in addition to getting out of trouble, he was also hit by a tribute

... No. 13?
Will try No.13, this ranking is already very good.

He suddenly realized that if Xiao Jing was walking with Zhang Zhou, Zhang Zhou must have known about it in advance. Zhang Zhou also said that he was ranked higher than him...how did Zhang Zhou get in the exam?

"Eunuch Xiao, it's okay for me to go with Tang Yin now?" Zhang Zhou asked.

Xiao Jing smiled and said: "The case of the two of you has been settled so far. Where and how you two are going, our family has no way of asking. Please."

"Next... I have to go back and clean up..."

Tang Yin didn't want to go with Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou had no intention of avoiding suspicion at all, but he, Tang Yin, was very jealous.

Zhang Bingkuan, the emotional man, doesn't know the crimes committed in the imperial prison, right?Walking with you, and being criticized a few more times, wouldn't I want to enter the palace for the second time?

Having suffered the loss of being close to Cheng Minzheng, he is determined not to suffer a second time.

Farewell to you.

"Then don't send it off, I will go first."

"Please." Xiao Jing sent off with a smile.

Zhang Zhou didn't force it, anyway, he had a carriage here, so he could go wherever he wanted.

As for Tang Yin...you have very diligent legs, if you don't accept the good intentions, just walk quickly.

Tang Yin saw that when Zhang Zhou was leaving, there were Jin Yiwei driving a chariot and someone riding a horse to see him off, so he knew that there was no comparison, he lowered his head in front of Xiao Jing, and dared not say a word, he didn't take a long breath until Xiao Jing entered the palace gate. tone.

"Will you take the test...how is he ranked? But it seems...we have to wait for the results of the palace test to judge the winner..."

"Winning, what's the point?"

Tang Yin passed the Jinshi examination, but the arrogance in his bones seemed to be taken away by this innocent case.

……

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The city was very lively that day.

After the general examination, there were rumors about the quizzes. After the delay in releasing the rankings, the grand finale of the general examination was finally ushered in on this day, and the scholars waited nervously for the release of the rankings.

At the entrance of the Gongyuan in Mingshifang is the place where the list is posted. In addition to the list, there are government servants from Shuntian Prefecture to cooperate with the roll call to announce the good news.

But the place Zhang Zhou went to that day was Guozijian.

Because he was going to drop out of school.

They have all passed the Gongshi examination, and after the palace examination is completed on March [-]th, they will officially become a Jinshi and officially enter the court.

I came to the capital for a trip, and said that I was going to be a tribute in the name of Bei Guozijian, but I didn't go to Guozijian to study for a day.

When he took the carriage to the entrance of the Imperial College, he was told that the Imperial College was on holiday today.

Regardless of whether they are participating in the tribute examination or not, they all ran outside the tribute courtyard to watch the excitement that day. The Imperial College also fully considered the candidate's herd mentality, and was not even there to teach that day.

"Go, go, what are you messing with? We are getting rid of insects! The medicine is dead and deserves it!"

It was a holiday that day, and the Imperial College was doing spring deworming.

Zhang Zhou had no choice but to walk out. Looking back, he saw the Yuesheng teahouse where he wrote the poem before. Looking upstairs, he found the open window, Lin Ting and Lin Yi brother and sister looking down.

Probably the brothers and sisters of the Lin family also thought it was a bit strange that Zhang Zhou came to the Imperial College at such a time.

Lin Ting made an invitation: "Bingkuan, come up and have a seat."

Zhang Zhou didn't refuse either. When he entered the Yuesheng Tea House, it wasn't very deserted inside. There were also two tables of guests upstairs, and they seemed to come to save face for Lin Ting and Lin Yi.

These people are relatively low-key, and the dozen or so people upstairs can also be quiet and elegant.

Probably all the high-profile people in the capital will be making a fuss at the gate of the Gongyuan.

However, looking at the age of this group of people, and Lin Yi in women's clothing, Zhang Zhou probably felt that this group of people were just pretending.

A bunch of old men.

"This is Bingkuan, Jiangnan Jieyuan, everyone should have heard of it, right?" Lin Ting first introduced the surrounding scholars.

Of course those people had heard of Zhang Zhou's name, but most of them hadn't seen it with their own eyes. When they heard that this was Zhang Zhou, their faces were not filled with enthusiasm or jealousy...but a kind of avoidance and fear.

Zhang Zhou felt that others regarded him as the plague god.

He just smiled and cupped his hands, and didn't need to say anything.

No one seemed to welcome him either.

"Bingkuan, why are you here today instead of going to the Gong Yuan to wait for the announcement?" After Lin Ting asked Zhang Zhou to sit down, he couldn't help asking.

Zhang Zhou's eyes fell on Lin Yi. Lin Yi, as Lin Han's daughter, used to wear men's clothes every time she came out, but this time she was dressed in women's clothes. Could it be that old man Lin has changed his sexuality, and in order to make the Empress Dowager Zhou give up her mind and stop having his daughter's ideas, she let her show up more and ruin her reputation?

"I just came out of the palace, and I've got the result. Why don't you come over here and have a look, and get your student status back."

Zhang Zhou said.

When the people around heard it, those who had shaken their heads to avoid Zhang Zhou couldn't help but gather around at this time.

Someone asked: "What is the result of the inscription case? Tang Yin and Xu Jing..."

I'm halfway through the question, so I'm sorry to ask again.

Ask the person involved about the result... This can't be called rude, it's simply not knowing what to do.

Although Lin Ting was curious, he would not rush to ask questions so rashly. He said: "You are raising people to pay tribute. If you are in Chunwei High School, your student status will be promoted, so you don't have to come in person."

Zhang Zhou smiled without saying a word.

There are some things that he is too embarrassed to say.

In the previous tribute selection, he won the first place. This selection test was a back door specially opened by the emperor. Now he does not need to accept the tribute selection, and he still has to come and withdraw as usual.

Strictly speaking, there is a certain conflict between raising tribute to select officials and participating in the test, otherwise the emperor would not wait for the result of Zhang Zhou's test before deciding whether Zhang Zhou will enter the court with tribute.

"Brother Lin, why didn't you go to the Gongyuan?" Zhang Zhou asked.

Lin Tingdao: "It's all tributes. If you really win, someone who will announce the news will come. We agreed early in the morning to wait here today. Let's talk about learning by the way."

"En." Zhang Zhou nodded.

I was thinking in my heart, you won't just talk about me here, talking about the case of the vend, and you just hit me, right?
Lin Yi listened to Zhang Zhou's nonsense for a long time, but she didn't answer the most concerned question of everyone present, and couldn't help but said, "What about the case?"

"Sister, you..."

Lin Ting wanted to teach his younger sister a lesson, but found that everyone around him looked more eagerly than his younger sister.

Lin Yi just asked a topic that everyone wanted to ask.

As the hottest hotspot in the capital recently, didn't they talk about it for a long time just now?
Now that I finally have first-hand news, who doesn't want to ask clearly?

Zhang Zhoudao: "Early this morning, many candidates who participated in the examination were brought into the palace. There was a court before the Meridian Gate early in the morning. Many of them visited Cheng Xueshi after October last year, and even gave gifts. , Convicted of the crime of seeking advancement due to fate, all the offices of the gift-giving department were deposed as local government officials."

"Bachelor Cheng ordered Zhishi to live in Beijing. Some people, such as Tang Yin, who visited Cheng's mansion but did not give gifts, will not be held accountable... I have never been there, and this case has nothing to do with me. Stand aside and listen."

"That's it?" Lin Ting wondered.

In his opinion, this result seems to be different from the scholar's expectation.

Zhang Zhou smiled and added: "Oh, there are still a few people who went to visit and gave gifts, and then talked about the inscription case and spread it a lot, but refused to admit it after being testified by people from the Cheng family. It’s even more unlucky, even Juren’s fame will be forfeited, as for whether there are other punishments, I don’t know.”

"what!?"

The scholars present were all examinees who were waiting for the results together. I heard that someone was dismissed for discussing the case. Although there were other prerequisites, it was a great shock to them.

Lin Ting sighed: "It's no wonder that some people make a big fuss with unsubstantiated facts. It turns out that there are small people behind the scenes who fan the flames. They think that these people can't make progress by themselves, but they slander others for no reason. It's really unethical. Feng, this fame has been deprecated."

The people around did not expect Lin Ting to be so disgusted with those people.

They were still thinking, could it be that because of Zhang Zhou's presence, you deliberately said that in order to please him?
Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty still has orders to announce the results of this case together with the list of examinations. You will probably know the details in a while."

Just as he was talking, someone shouted outside: "Brother Li Zhan, come down quickly, you have won the Gongshi, No. 20 on the gold list, six people, everyone who announces the good news is here!"

We were still talking about the topic.

At this time, everyone seemed to come back to their senses.

Today is the exam day, and he ignores the major events that determine the fate of everyone. He doesn't care what the problem is, and he should hold it high if it has nothing to do with himself.

"congratulations!"

Immediately, everyone started to come over to congratulate Lin Ting.

(End of this chapter)