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Chapter 128: Imperial Examination, Mission to Dali

Undercurrents are surging inside and outside the Central Plains.

The reason why the undercurrent is an undercurrent is because it has not been brought to the bright side, waited for a special opportunity, and then burst out in one breath. Now is obviously not the time.

Since there was no undercurrent erupting, every household in Jinling celebrated the New Year quietly, and before they knew it, it was the second month of spring, the ninth day of February, the day of spring.

There is no need to elaborate on the importance of the imperial examination. After hundreds of years of inheritance and development, it is now very complete.

Not only the Ming Dynasty, but also the Qing Dynasty, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the Jin Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom, Dali, Xixia, Wala, and Tubo also had similar policies for selecting various talents.

It's just that in terms of inheritance and development, cultural heritage, and complete systems, the foreign races are far inferior to the Central Plains.

It is not entirely correct to say this, because different regions have different cultural systems, and talents who were valued in the Ming Dynasty may not be valued in the Qing Dynasty.

Similarly, the talents cherished by Meng Yuan may not have room to develop in the Central Plains.

In any case, the imperial examination, no matter where it is, is the most important thing, and the six stewards below the six gates catch the gods, all patrolling outside the examination room.

The imperial examinations in Ming Dynasty are mainly divided into five parts.

Children's Examination: The primary local county and prefectural examinations may sound very simple, but in fact, many people pass the examination with gray beard and hair, and do not even get a "children".

Academy examination: held in prefecture and prefecture colleges, divided into two levels: annual examination and scientific examination. After passing the academy examination, one will have the title of scholar, such as Lu Qinghou of Tongfu Inn.

Passing the exam as a scholar is already pretty good, and he can be a teacher in an academy in an ordinary state capital.

If you are lucky and have some connections in your family, you can also work as a master or clerk in the county government. Although you won't have a great future, at least you can have enough food and clothing.

Lu Qinghou's life is hard because he is not willing to be a teacher, he wants to continue to take the exam.

Facts have proved that he has this ability!
The hardships he has experienced so far are just the tempering of Qianlong when he was in the abyss. When he is named on the gold list, he can take advantage of the weather to transform the dragon, and the road after that will soar into the sky.

Provincial Examination: Also known as Dabi and Qiuwei, it is held every three years in August. After passing the examination, you will be promoted to the imperial examination. This is the goal that Lu Qinghou is currently striving for.

The most famous Juren throughout the ages may be the one who was in his 50s, and then lost his mind with joyful phlegm, and was slapped three times by his father-in-law to regain his sanity.

How do you say that
——Oh, I got it!

Don't think that Fan Jin is ridiculous. Some people are still scholars in their 50s and [-]s, or even children. Fan Jin is in his [-]s, and he is very talented.

If you don't have any background, you can only fight at night, study hard in the cold window, and prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination. Perhaps you will understand Fan Jin's actions better.

It's not easy!

It's really not easy!

The four words "Title on the Gold List", even if it takes another 1000 or 2000 years, it will be a great joy!
In addition, pay attention to how to write these four characters. If you write typos, it may be difficult to get a title on the gold list.

The Imperial Examination: It is held at the Ministry of Rites of the Capital from the [-]th to the [-]th of the second month of the following year after the Provincial Examination. It is also known as Chunwei. It is the most common "imperial examination" in film and television dramas.

If you pass the exam, you can take the imperial examination. If you fail the exam, you can become a minor official, or be admitted to the Imperial Academy as a supervisor.

Palace Examination: The last level of examination, it doesn't matter whether you pass or fail the exam. At this level, as long as you don't make mistakes intentionally, you can basically get an official position.

The No. [-] scholar, the second place in the list, and Tanhua are also hand-picked by the emperor during the palace examination, which is a major event for Guangzong and his ancestors.

Countless scholars are pursuing this.

It can be said that it is the pursuit of fame and wealth, or it can be said that it is the pursuit of self-cultivation, family order, country governance, and world peace.

Even Li Xunhuan, at this period, had some expectations for the champion, but unfortunately Shen Lian can only patrol the periphery and has no right to review the papers.

If Shen Lian is given the right to read the papers, then

——I can’t even understand it!
The only thing Shen Lian could do was to search the items carried by each candidate to check whether there were any mezzanines.

The punishment for cheating in the imperial examinations is very, very, very strict. Not only the examinees, but also the examiners and patrolling soldiers must be punished, and they will also have corresponding responsibilities.

The world of martial arts has an advantage, that is, it can be supervised by martial arts masters. These masters have sharp eyes and ears, even if Wen Tingyun has come to this point, he may be helpless.

(PS: Wen Tingyun, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, a representative of the Huajian Ci School, is good at cheating for others. It is said that in a certain imperial examination, the chief examiner stared at him. He wrote the test papers for the eight people around him in full view.)
Several great masters were patrolling the examination room, but if there was any sign of trouble, they immediately took action to deal with it. Even if a bird flew into the examination room, they would use hidden weapons to shoot it down.

Shen Lian is one of them.

Patrol with a gun, but never callous.

Shen Lian wore a cold jade pendant on his body. When he passed by some candidates who were restless, he would activate his true energy to release the cold air, so that they could answer the paper calmly.

This was the greatest help Shen Lian could provide within the scope of the rules, and most other experts would do the same.

There are also some candidates who will bribe the patrolling soldiers to let them keep an eye on them so as not to let them doze off.

Shen Lian took the time to look at the list, but he didn't see a few great talents in his memory. Candidates like Li Xunhuan and Shen Zaikuan didn't need Shen Lian to stare at them.

Shen Zaikuan was an honest boy, he just answered the questions honestly, Li Xunhuan even had time to sleep.

Six days passed in the blink of an eye, on February [-]th, the exam was over, and on March [-]th, the palace exam began.

The palace examination has nothing to do with Shen Lian, and he doesn't even have the right to watch from outside. The patrolling guards are Jinyiwei led by Lu Jianxing, and there are nine evil eunuchs.

These evil eunuchs are the latest masters trained by the royal family. Although they have only practiced for a few months, they are extremely fast and have already possessed impressive combat power.

The leader of the evil eunuchs is named Yu Huatian. He is the only eunuch among these eunuchs who is qualified to practice the Sunflower Book. He has superb swordsmanship and a vicious heart.

After the palace examination, in order to avoid suspicion, Li Xunhuan did not go home, but got together at Shen Lian's home.

Generally speaking, this is inappropriate. Even if Li Xunhuan doesn't care, other candidates will discuss it.

However, Shen Lian's cousin, Shen Zaikuan, happened to live in Shen Lian's home recently, and the two candidates exchanged poems and books. Even Song Lian couldn't find any faults here.

After a few days, the imperial examinations were released.

Champion: Shen Zaikuan!

Second place: Zhen Zhaoren!

Tanhua: Li Xunhuan!

Li Xunhuan was a little disappointed. Their family had two top picks. They thought they would be the top picks, but they didn't expect that at the end of the exam, they would still be the top picks.

Just when he was a little depressed, Lao Li Tanhua was overjoyed because Zhu Yuanzhang himself wrote a couplet for the Li family's ancestral home "Li Garden".

A seven Jinshi!

Father and son three times!
For a scholarly family, a family of seven Jinshi may not be a big deal, but who doesn't have a few Jinshi?

It is a great compliment for father and son to explore flowers three times.

The three fathers and sons of the Li family are all prostitutes. Isn’t it a great joy?It is enough to be passed down as a century-old story.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang also thought about it for a long time.

In terms of talent, there is almost no difference between the top three. Even Song Lian, Fu Qingzhu, and Li Shanchang cannot judge the three test papers fairly and fairly.

Since it is impossible to distinguish between high and low, we can only sort them according to their origin, temperament, personality and other aspects.

The one with the best family background is naturally Li Xunhuan. Old Li Tanhua was the highest ranking student from the North during the Ming Dynasty's first imperial examination, and he was also the Minister of Rites at that time.

If the price is too high, there is suspicion of favoritism.

Give it a low, they are really good at learning.

Fortunately, Li Xunhuan was so handsome that Zhu Yuanzhang appointed him as Tanhua, and he was so blessed that he thought of the couplet "One family has seven Jinshi, and father and son have three Tanhua", so he wrote an inscription to appease old Li Tanhua, and turned this into a good story.

Shen Zaikuan was born as a merchant.

Zhen Zhao people were born in the Zhen family in Hebei Province, which can be traced back to the Later Han Dynasty. The famous Luo Shen Zhen Mi was born in the Zhen family, which can be said to be a wealthy family.

Then what?
No matter how far and wide the Zhen family is, it is still a merchant family, no different from the Shen family.

Shen Wansan at least contributed a huge amount of family property and helped the Ming Dynasty overcome crises several times. What contribution does the Zhen family have?
Another point, according to Jin Yiwei's investigation, Zhen Zhaoren was standing behind a certain important official. Although the relationship between the two was very secret, clues were still found.

After thinking about this, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Shen Zaikuan as the number one scholar and Zhen Zhaoren as the second one.

There must be some candidates who are dissatisfied with Shen Zaikuan due to family background issues, but it is also a matter of family background that makes Shen Zaikuan's ranking the cleanest.

There is no one in the Shen family in the court!

The only member of the Shen family who was an official in the imperial court was Shen Lian, the six door god. If he glanced in the direction of the Imperial Academy on weekdays, he would be rudely impolite by the censor.

Could it be that participating in Shen Lian helped Shen Zaikuan cheat?

Not to mention the ink in Shen Lian's stomach, can he understand the exam questions, even if he can?There are so many great masters in the examination room, are they blind and deaf?

During the palace examination, Shen Lian didn't even have the qualifications to approach. Even if Shen Lian could transmit voices thousands of miles away, could he pass the answer to his cousin through the thick palace walls?

If Shen Lian had this ability, then he wouldn't be the God of the Six Doors, at least his rank would be increased by a few percent.

In addition, the doubts raised by the examinees happened to be the first test that Shen Zaikuan faced. If even these doubts could not be resolved, how could he be ranked in the imperial court?

The criticisms that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty experienced every day were ten and a hundred times stronger than these doubts. Didn’t they survive?

Can't even stand this, what are you talking about self-cultivation, family management, country and world peace?What do you mean by creating peace for all generations?

As for Li Xunhuan, of course
——Embassy to Dali!
……

"Brother Li, look carefully, your failure to win the No. [-] Scholar is not because you are not talented enough, but because you are too handsome!"

"Taking a step back, my younger brother is the number one scholar, and he has to be challenged by many talented scholars in the Imperial Academy. Although you rank lower than him, you have a heavy responsibility to go to Dali."

"Taking a step back, our family is no different except for the addition of a number one scholar. Your family has a plaque bestowed by His Majesty, which is much better than mine."

"Take another step back. My brother, who is the number one scholar, is going to be your personal bodyguard. If something happens to you, I will take responsibility."

Listening to Shen Lian's rambling, Li Xun Huan couldn't help feeling a little bored no matter how good-tempered he was.

"Brother Shen, I was not depressed at first. After hearing your words, I am very depressed now. You are not a talkative person. Why do you talk so much recently?"

Shen Lianxin said that I am in a frenzy now and am half insane, so of course I talk a lot.

When I break through in martial arts, if you want me to speak, I don't even bother to speak, my silence is like a rock.

The mission to Dali was nominally for a friendly visit to Dali, but in fact it was aimed at Miaojiang, Lingnan and other places, with [-] accompanying soldiers.

The military attaché leading the team was not Shen Lian, but Lu Jianxing, the envoy of Jinyi Guard. Shen Lian was nominally Li Xunhuan's personal bodyguard, although he didn't need it.

Shen Lian's elder brother Shen Yumen, senior brother Xu Xiaoyi, and senior sister Feng Siniang were also in the team.

Xu Xiaoyi has been busy tempering the keel lately. Since last year's twelfth lunar month, he has just polished all the keel bones and made them into crossbows, throwing knives, and arrows.

Although he was very tired, he was delighted to be able to temper such good materials, and he was able to hitch a ride with Shen Lian and travel to Dali for several months.

Ok.

Second Senior Brother has too many things on his mind!
Shen Lian is not an honest person!

There are nine arrowheads made by Longya, and these nine arrowheads are the most precious, so Shen Lian naturally keeps them close to him.

There were thirteen throwing knives made of keel, Shen Lian was not good at flying knives, so he gave them all to Li Xunhuan.

With Li Xun Huan's martial arts training, thirteen of the most sophisticated flying knives were enough to kill thirteen old demons.

The rest of the more than 20 weapons made by the keel were shared by the people around Shen Lian, brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters, and friends from all walks of life.

Even Guo Furong has a dagger.

As for the dragon tendon, after making the crossbow arrows, there were still [-] to [-] feet left, which was divided into five parts.

Two belts, one for each of Guo Bujing and Wei Qingqing, two long ropes for Gongsun Lan, and one long whip, which is wrapping around Feng Siniang's waist at this moment.

In fact, according to the original plan, Shen Lian was supposed to take the Wuhua Sacrificial Flag, but Red Shoes spied on a piece of special information, which was related to the layout of the Western Region and could even affect the attack on Xixia, so it postponed it for several months.

During these few months, Jin Yiwei will make arrangements according to Wuhua's actions, trying to get rid of Wuhua while pulling out all the people standing behind him.

Feng Qingyang's saying is very correct, Jin Yiwei's commander likes to swallow the bones in one gulp.

You can eat three bites of meat, not just two.

While biting off the bone, the bone marrow inside must be sucked clean, leaving no trace of dross.

Many times, Jin Yiwei swallowed people alive, beat the bones to suck the marrow, scraped the bones and boiled the oil. After the other party arrived in the underworld, they didn't know who to sue!

The Jinyiwei's illustrious reputation was built on blood accumulated through repeated killings.

……

Hearing that the envoy of Ming Dynasty was coming, Dali didn't dare to be negligent, and paid [-]% attention to it.

Duan Zhengming, the emperor of Baoding, and Duan Zhengchun, the king of Zhennan, were busy hitting the back of their heads, fearing that if they neglected anything and were criticized for their etiquette, it would be a huge disaster.

Even the concubine Dao Baifeng, who was angry with Duan Zhengchun, had to let go of her temper and help Duan Zhengchun deal with the surrounding tribes, so as not to cause troubles in her natal family.

Everything seems to be going well.

But as the saying goes, good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil. If there is too much luck, there will naturally be rewards.

(End of this chapter)