Lord of Earth Fiend

Chapter 215 Gold List Title Time

It's sunny today and the sun is shining brightly.

All the ice and snow condensed on the rivers and streets have melted, turning into gurgling water, and you can even see black and white swallows flying around.

Only now does the north really have the breath and look of spring.

The results of the general examination have been postponed for several days for some reason, and we finally decided to release the results today.

Early in the morning, there was already a crowd of people outside the gate of Gongyuan.

Just waiting and waiting, the list has not appeared for a long time, which makes everyone anxious and impatient.

But the crowd didn't dare to make any noise. The officers and soldiers maintaining order were not just decorations.

"Scholar, you have the foresight to sit here and eat and drink. If you stand in the square and wait, it will be boring."

In the block in front of Gongyuan, in a wine shop, Chen Jin and Gu Leyou sat across from each other. There were seven or eight kinds of vegetables and meat on the table, all of which were almost eaten.

Chen Jin said: "The time for releasing the results is usually in the morning, not later than noon, it should be soon."

"If you win, where do you want to be an official?"

"Haha, it's not a matter of where I want to go."

Gu Leyou lowered his voice: "Master Su, didn't you let out any news?"

Chen Jin replied: "He is currently in a bad situation and very anxious. I can't trouble him."

Gu Leyou was anxious: "How can this be considered trouble? If I send you to some corner, wouldn't it be a loss?"

"What's the loss?"

Chen Jin smiled: "To be honest, no matter where I go, I don't care. Personally, I even want to go to those poor and remote places."

Gu Leyou opened his eyes wide: "Although cultivators are not afraid of hardship, we practice hard, but in the end, we are not going there just to endure hardship."

Chen Jin said calmly: "There is a saying that goes like this, fighting with the sky is endless fun; fighting with the earth is endless fun; fighting with people is endless fun."

Gu Leyou curled his lips: "But if you let me choose, I still like to enjoy ease and enjoyment. As the saying goes, 'Bitter first and then sweet', there must be something sweet to eat; if it is bitter first and then bitter, it means suffering, who will do it? ah."

Chen Jin burst into laughter. The Taoist priest's attitude was always pragmatic: "Then tell me, if I am really sent to a remote area after passing the exam, will you follow me?"

"Of course."

Gu Leyou gave the answer without hesitation.

"Don't you want to choose comfort?"

"I also said that it is bitter first and then sweet. You see, I followed you from Lingnan to Jiangzhou, then to Zhongzhou, and then to the capital. I suffered so much hardship along the way. If I just give up, wouldn't it be the same as the bitterness ahead? Eating for nothing?"

Chen Jin: "..."

He felt that what the Taoist said was very reasonable, but he was speechless.

I couldn't help but ask again: "Then how can you be sure that if you continue to follow me, you will get all the hardships and joys?"

Gu Leyou chuckled: "Those who are capable will never really endure hardship wherever they go."

While he was talking, huge cheers erupted outside.

The rankings have started!

……

Imperial City, Su Mansion.

In order to write Qing Ci, Su Xiaocheng stayed up late last night and got up very late.

In fact, in order to cope with such tasks, he has already found a group of staff to write for him.

Unfortunately, the level of these staff members is not high enough, and the poetry they write is unsatisfactory.

Qingci cannot be written casually.

After washing up, he asked Su Awu: "Will you try to release the results today?"

"Yes, sir, do you want me to see the list?"

Su Xiaocheng waved his hand: "No need."

Suddenly there was some desolation in my heart.

Thinking about how great it would be if his son Yuan Chong was taking the Beijing exam this time.

Although Chen Jin is the son-in-law of the Su family, how can the son-in-law have a biological son?

What's more, this son-in-law is still his niece-in-law.

But then I thought about it, in today's environment, obtaining fame and becoming an official is not necessarily a good thing, and it is more likely to lead to death.

Su Awu asked: "Sir, do you think I can pass the exam?"

"He was able to pass the Jiangzhou Jieyuan examination, so he certainly has talent and learning skills. However, in the road to fame, in addition to talent and learning, you also have to pay attention to luck."

Su Xiaocheng's answer was ambiguous. As someone who has experienced it, he is well versed in the art. It is indeed difficult to have a unified scoring standard.

Su Awu asked again: "If my uncle passes the exam, should he go to Zhongzhou to serve as an official?"

Su Xiaocheng's eyes widened and he shouted: "How can you say such words?"

Su Awu quickly gave himself a second thought: "It was a small mistake, and I was speechless."

"Go down."

Su Xiaocheng scolded him mercilessly because Su Awu's words violated a taboo.Once someone eavesdrops on it and causes trouble, it will not be a trivial matter.

Official favors and connections are nothing new, but such things should not be discussed blatantly.

Moreover, these are extraordinary times.

If you are not careful, you will be accused of "forming a party for personal gain".

Deep down in his heart, Su Xiaocheng naturally wanted to arrange for Chen Jin to be an official in Zhongzhou. It was the best arrangement for both public and private matters.

To this end, he has been active.

But increasingly I found that the matter was getting out of control.

This year's imperial examination, the Holy Emperor not only canceled the palace examination, but also canceled regular programs such as the flower arrangement parade and the Qionglin Banquet, which completely lost the sense of ceremony.

You should know that the Ministry of Rites has always been responsible for these etiquette matters.

If there is nothing left to do, doesn’t it mean losing power?

I originally wanted to take the opportunity to say hello to the officials, but I lost the opportunity.

People's hearts are apart, and the dealings between officials have become more and more dangerous. Not to mention the exchange of favors, even the normal handover of official affairs is a bit scary every step of the way.

There is no other reason than the fear of doing something wrong or saying the wrong thing, and someone will report him for backstabbing.

As a result, Su Xiaocheng's idea of ​​sending Chen Jinyuan to Zhongzhou to serve as an official suddenly became mysterious.

That’s not to say there’s absolutely no way, it mainly depends on whether it’s worth the risk and effort.

After getting along with each other all the way, Chen Jin's talent is hard to say, but he has a lot of opinions in dealing with people. It is obvious at a glance that he is a person who is not easily controlled.

In this regard, he is similar to Su Xiaowen in that he is a stubborn and principled person.

If such a person embarks on an official career and is not smooth enough, it will be difficult for him to go far.

Moreover, it may not be enough in return.

If that's the case, why would Su Xiaocheng spend so much money on Chen Jin's future?
Not worth it anymore.

So, let’s take a look.

First of all, it depends on whether Chen Jin passed the exam and where he got in the exam.

These are all key factors that influence Su Xiaocheng's decision.

……

"It's on the list!"

Gu Leyou, who was impatient to wait, showed joy: "Scholar, let's go and have a look."

Chen Jin said: "Okay." The two stood up to pay, walked out of the tavern, and walked towards Gongyuan.

Gu Leyou smiled and asked: "Scholar, are you honestly nervous?"

"Of course there is."

Chen Jin replied: "After all, I have put a lot of effort into this matter. No matter what, I always hope to get a good result. I am not a god who jumps out of the five elements and does not eat the fireworks of the world."

Gu Leyou sighed: "Yeah, who wants to be unhappy in life? But I believe you will definitely pass the exam."

Outside the long wall of the Gongyuan, people are crowded and there is no water.

Although it is said that once the list is released, it has been settled and cannot be changed; even though the list is seen later, the result is the same.

But people's thoughts are to know it as soon as possible and to see their name as soon as possible.

This is the ultimate journey on the road to the imperial examination.

How can you act so calm and unconcerned?

Gu Leyou was not a test taker, so he was in a leisurely mood. He stretched out his hand and pointed: "Scholar, look over there. They are all wealthy families in the capital. They have been waiting early to catch the son-in-law. Once upon a time, I had a son-in-law. Dream, dream about being named on the gold medal list, and then being dragged away by a group of rich people to pick a daughter, it is so exciting."

Chen Jin: "...if you go to a brothel to paint a boat, can't you make a group of women line up and wait to be selected?"

Gu Leyou shook his head and said: "That's different. If you go to a brothel to pick a son-in-law, you have to spend a lot of money; if you are picked by someone to catch your son-in-law, the other party will give you a lot of money."

Rich merchants generally have low social status. If they want to marry their daughter to a good family, they have to pay a large dowry.

In recent years, the price of dowry has skyrocketed every year and has reached an incredible level.

There are tens of thousands of strings, or even tens of thousands of strings, which is staggering.

Even so, the probability of catching a son-in-law under Xing Bang is much lower than that under Guibang.

The Guibang test is for Juren, and the Xingbang test is for Jinshi. The two are not on the same level.Being able to pass the Jinshi examination has completely different horizons. Even if they want to get married, they will find an official lady, who is a good match and a strong alliance.

If you marry a merchant's daughter, you can only become a concubine.

"I hit! I hit!"

"No...how come there is no my name?"

"Don't be afraid, didn't you say there is still a list?"

Some people were cheering and ecstatic, some were devastated, and some were suddenly going crazy.

The scenes of joy and sorrow seemed familiar and blended together.

Chen Jin and Gu Leyou took the opportunity to enter and came under the wall.

Although they were still two or three feet away, with their eyesight, they could see the list clearly.

Chen Jin immediately discovered that this list was different from what he imagined. The format was completely different.

First, it is not ranked at all;

Secondly, it is based on the local state capital and is surrounded by a box with the name of the successful candidate written inside the box.

There is no doubt that this change of approach was also the new emperor's idea.

Quite a bit of an idea of ​​doing something one by one.

It's not surprising, after all, he can even cancel the imperial examination with just one sentence.

No one dares to disobey the golden words.

Gu Leyou opened his eyes wide and said hesitantly: "Scholar, I don't seem to see your name."

At this time, Chen Jin's eyes had also been placed on the frame of "Jiangzhou", where nearly twenty names were written, among which "Wang Yubao" was prominently listed.

But there is no word "Chen Jin".

His heart sank slightly, and an indescribable feeling came over him. He couldn't tell whether it was disappointment or loss.

Gu Leyou didn't know what to say.

Suddenly a gong sounded, and a team walked out of the Gongyuan. More than a dozen guards escorted two officials. They came under the high wall. A short-bearded official said loudly: "The imperial examination system will be reformed, and the apricot list will be divided into two points; one copy The list of state scholars is a list of national scholars. What was posted previously was the list of state scholars, and what is now announced is the list of national scholars."

Chen Jin was stunned and a little confused.What's the list of state and national scholars? Shouldn't it be a list of Jinshi?
When the list was announced before, they stayed in the tavern and did not hear such a statement.

It seems that this new emperor really likes to do new tricks.

It's probably because the position is not correct, and I want to introduce new things everywhere, and come up with different things.

"There is a chance, there is still a chance!"

Gu Leyou said excitedly, hope rekindled in his heart.

He didn't bother to distinguish between state scholars and state scholars, but from the name, it sounded like state scholars were obviously one level higher than state scholars.

The two officials picked up a piece of yellow silk, each holding one end, and then carefully posted the yellow list on the high wall.

The area of ​​​​the yellow silk on this list is not small, but the names written on it are much less than the previous one, only nine names.

They were lined up one by one, with names, characters, place of origin, etc. neatly written on them.

If the information is recorded in detail, there will be no oolong incidents with the same name and surname.

"There! Scholar, you are on the list, you won!"

Gu Leyou shouted very loudly, causing everyone to look sideways.

Chen Jin also saw his name and smiled slightly: "Let's go back and wait for the confession papers."

Pull away.

Gu Leyou quickly followed up and asked: "The results released this time are very different from those in Jiangzhou. Is this how the examination is?"

"where is that?"

Chen Jin said coldly: "It's probably the new emperor's whim, so he created a double list to keep it fresh."

Gu Leyou suddenly said: "I see, I really want to scare people out of their wits... By the way, I have always heard that in the Beijing exam, there is a saying that the top pick and the second pick are the top picks, so what's going on now? "

Chen Jin spread his hands: "Even the imperial examination is gone, so naturally there are no more nominal claims."

Gu Leyou said regretfully: "It's such a pity! The No. [-] pick and the No. [-] pick, how nice it sounds."

……

Su Xiaocheng also quickly got the double list, and murmured: "State Scholars List? National Scholars List? It's a shame that I can think of it."

In fact, the new emperor asked Su Xiaocheng for his opinion on some aspects of the imperial examination reform. After all, he was the Minister of Rites.

But Su Xiaocheng is an old-school person and he doesn't want to change. Even if he wants to change, he only needs to change some test propositions and content.

Obviously, the new emperor did not accept his opinion, so it was best to insist on changing it.

Since the dynasty has changed, wouldn't it be natural to change the way of recruiting the emperor's disciples?
The new emperor's idea is to sweep away the old habits of the previous dynasty and re-establish the rules.

Make his own rules!

Regardless of the pros and cons, it is undoubtedly too hasty.

Although the implementation is going smoothly now, it is all the result of high pressure. Even if the civil and military officials in the dynasty have opinions, they can only keep it in their stomachs and dare not express it.

But under strong pressure, ferocious thoughts of resistance often accumulate, and once they explode, they will become a torrent.

Su Xiaocheng sighed and fixed his eyes on the list of national scholars.

The word "Chen Jin" is particularly conspicuous.

Sure enough, he passed the test.

First, he conquered the Yuan Dynasty in one state, and then he was on the list of national scholars...

Why is this name so awkward?

In the past, if Chen Jin was like this, he would probably have passed the first-level Jinshi.

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