dhibooks Chapter 56
Chapter 56
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhen Yingjia completely put up the sign of thanking guests behind closed doors, and went to study with Li Yi.
Perhaps it was the emperor who reprimanded the relationship between the four princes, and those adult princes have survived a lot, at least on the surface, they are dormant, quietly waiting for the next opportunity.
Zhen Yingjia sometimes thinks about it, Kang He wants to be the emperor, it is not so difficult, the seven sons of the emperor, even the seventh prince who is only 11 years old this year, are more likely than him.
If you don't take the road of conspiring to usurp the throne and forcing the palace to rebel, and let the emperor make a legitimate decree...these emperor uncles in front of them are not easy to handle.
But even if he wants to usurp the throne... where does he get the strength?
Among the princes, the only one who has military power is the second prince, but the second prince's mind is not so simple, and even though he has military power, it is not enough to rebel.
Zhen Yingjia shook her head, and put these things behind her. The most important thing right now is the exam. The exam questions have already been prepared, and the sealed exam questions have been placed in the Gongyuan, waiting for the day of the exam. It's time to draw a question.
If he didn't pass the exam when the examiner marked the key points and could still see all the exam questions... Zhen Yingjia blushed, it would be shameful.
On February [-]th, Zhen Yingjia stood at the gate of the Gongyuan. He took a deep breath, took the number plate in his hand, and walked to his cubicle. The test finally started.
Nine days later, Zhen Yingjia staggered a bit, and Li Yi and the two helped each other out of the examination room, "No wonder the exam is either autumn or spring, I understand it completely now!"
The nine-day high-intensity exam made Li Yi feel sluggish, even turning his head in slow motion.
"Ah? Brother-in-law, what did you say?"
With such an exam condition, it can stink in summer, freeze to death in winter, and pass out halfway through the exam due to physical exhaustion. It is said that some people died in the last exam.
Walking out of the gate of the Gongyuan, Ji Chu, who had been guarding the door for a long time, brought two male servants up and hurriedly supported Zhen Yingjia and Li Yi. It was up to those two people to carry him back to the carriage.
"Why did you come in person?" Zhen Yingjia regained some energy after drinking the ginseng soup.
Ji Chu smiled and said, "I was originally the master's regular follower, so I should have come here."
Zhen Yingjia leaned on the carriage with half-closed eyes to rest, but what she was thinking about was the old and new generations of housekeepers of the Zhen family.
Originally, Meng Chang was in charge of the old house, and Ji Chu came to the capital with him, and there was no conflict between the two, but after the Zhen family completely moved to the capital, it was said that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and so did the housekeeper.
Zhen Yingjia said softly: "Butler Meng is getting old, you should help him and learn more."
Ji Chu's eyes suddenly shone, and he answered yes in a low voice, then sat quietly on the side without speaking.
Back home, Mother Zhen and several children greeted her at the door. After saying a few words, Mother Zhen said: "I'm all skinny! Go back and rest, sleep well before we talk."
But when he woke up this time, it was already the next day, and he had already slept through breakfast.
After getting acquainted, Zhen Yingjia sat on a chair with ginseng tea, while Ji Chu stood with his hands down, and reported to him the big and small things in the mansion these days.
"... There is an old lady and a young lady at home... the monthly money for the first month is doubled..."
Zhen Yingjia shook her head while listening, her neck was a little sore after sleeping for a long time.
"The Wang family handed over a post, and heard that the master is taking the imperial examination, and said to come back after the exam is over."
Zhen Yingjia hummed, and was about to ask what happened to the most noble family in the world, when Ji Chu said again: "I went to Jiayu Village in Beijing with the master earlier, and I also came to the mansion to ask to see you a few days ago."
Zhen Yingjia opened her eyes.
"It is said that it has been released, I want to thank the master for taking care of me all the way."
Zhen Yingjia smiled faintly, "Where did he go?"
"I heard it's Ying Tian Fu Yin."
Why did Jia Zheng resign, and he still... Zhen Yingjia was startled, squinted his eyes and asked, "Whose way?"
"He first went to Jia's mansion, and then to Wang's house. He even went to the house of the master of the imperial examination, but it was the Wang's house that visited the most."
"I see." Zhen Yingjia waved his hand, "Is there any news from the palace?"
Ji Chu shook his head, "Several princes' residences have posted posts for the eldest girl, please go out for a spring outing, and the eldest girl has all pushed it."
However, the door was closed for a month, and there were not many things to do. By noon, I had finished listening. In the afternoon, Zhen Yingjia tidied up the books and articles used these days in the study.
There may not be many opportunities to use the Four Books and Five Classics in the future. If you don’t test this in the imperial examination, of course you can’t learn from books to become an official. Zhen Yingjia stood in the study and sighed. There is still a long way to go.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the bookboy come in with a few postcards in his hand, and said respectfully: "The postcards received at the door are all for the master to go to the house to explain."
Zhen Yingjia took the post in his hand, the date of the test is known all over the world, so everyone in Beijing knows that he has finished his imperial examination, but he came in such a hurry... It seems that the calm in Beijing will not last long .
Zhen Yingjia read through the posts and wrote a reply in person. She only said that she had to prepare for the imperial examination these days and it was inconvenient to come to the door, so she sent someone to send back the posts one by one.
Although the posture is a bit higher, but who made them all come to beg him?
After less than half a month, the exam will be released, and Zhen Yingjia really won.Although it is not No.1, but I will take this exam, except for No.1, the rest are the same, and I have to wait until after the palace exam to rank the final nouns.
On March 120th, Zhen Yingjia entered the palace together with [-] other three tributes, and stood respectfully on the Golden Luan Hall, waiting for the emperor to come up with a question.
Zhen Yingjia stood at the front of the middle and saw several people coming in behind the emperor.
Apart from the eunuch, there were also two young princes. Of course, after Zhen Yingjia glanced around, his eyes fell on Kang He who was behind the emperor.
The emperor came down from the high platform, as if he wanted to look at these students one by one, walked past them, and asked No.1 a few words.An old man in his fifties was standing in front of Zhen Yingjia, his whole hem was shaking with excitement.
The emperor stopped in front of Zhen Yingjia, "Take a good exam."
The old man in front of Zhen Yingjia trembled and suddenly fell to the ground.
The emperor frowned, and immediately a guard came up to drag him away. The emperor said: "Look for the imperial doctor, if you can...let me take the exam."
"The imperial grandfather is merciful." Kang He was the first to react, and immediately answered.
The emperor smiled, "After all, it's time for the imperial examination, and he's getting old, so we have to be cautious about fame."
"Thank you, Grandfather, for your teaching."
The chief examiner in the palace took the lead, together with the guards and eunuchs, and this group of future disciples of the Son of Heaven all knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is merciful!"
The emperor smiled slightly, and Zhen Yingjia felt that His Majesty's method of winning people's hearts was really at its peak, and Kang He's reaction...was not inferior in the slightest.
Although Kang He followed the emperor, he reacted very quickly to win the hearts of the emperor, but after saying this sentence, he stood behind the emperor again. Although he did not bow his head, he realized that he was facing down and had no contact with anyone. Those two young princes, one fourteen and one eleven, were generous.
Noticing that Zhen Yingjia's gaze had stopped on Kang He for a moment, the smile on the emperor's face faded, and he pretended not to care and said, "You and Kang He are old acquaintances."
Zhen Yingjia could hear the emperor's tone of displeasure, but he reacted very quickly. As soon as the emperor finished speaking, he nodded and smiled and said, "When I was in the academy, I was a classmate with the emperor's grandson. At that time, I also agreed to get a title on the gold list together."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Zhen Yingjia to say that, and said with a smile: "In that case, Kang and you also sit down and have a test."
Immediately a smile appeared on Kang He's face, even the melancholy between his brows was not so conspicuous.
The eunuch hurriedly moved the desk again, Kang He sat down in the corner, and the emperor went forward again.Zhen Yingjia straightened her body a little, and saw Hui Yuan, who was ranked number one in front of her, looking back at him with jealousy in her eyes.
The emperor only said a few words with Huiyuan, but with Zhen Yingjia, he stopped for almost a cup of tea.
Zhen Yingjia avoided Huiyuan's sight.
The emperor made a circle among the students, and then returned to the main hall. The palace examination officially began.
Zhen Yingjia dipped his brush and wrote quickly, but what was in his mind was the emperor's dissatisfaction just now. The emperor knew that he and Kang He knew each other, and they even went to Beijing on the same boat... That's what someone said in the emperor's ear these days ?
If it could affect the emperor, Zhen Yingjia stopped, and a drop of ink dripped on the paper. Fortunately, it is now a draft.
Zhen Yingjia turned her attention back to the exam.
There is no such thing as failing in the palace examination, only ranking.The paper should be neat, the point of view should not be too radical, quote more famous quotes from famous people who are respected by the examiner, and pay attention to taboo, then there will be no big problem.
At this stage, the academic point of view is not the most important thing, but these subtle points must not be deducted points.
Zhen Yingjia's mind gradually sank, and she devoted herself wholeheartedly to the palace examination.
When the sun was setting, the palace examination was over, and Zhen Yingjia, together with all the students, went out of the Golden Luan Palace again, quietly waiting for the final result.
But when everyone was standing in the hall and waiting for the emperor to leave, Zhen Yingjia couldn't help but glance at Kang He again, his eyes were still lowered and he didn't look at anything.