There is a home in the depths of the white clouds

Chapter 270

He didn't believe it anymore, he came here every day, just to be with Zhen'er, isn't it true that Zhen'er can't give birth or conceive?

Although the princess is good, she is not as reliable as the prince!

Emperor Xianzong thought it over well, even if Zhen'er's status is not good enough, the prince he gave birth to will be his own flesh and blood, so what if he becomes a prince in the future?

it's perfectly fine

The first emperor has abolished the system of burial. If unfortunately he died earlier than Zhen'er, Zhen'er would not have to stay in the palace to watch people's faces.

If you are a son, you can follow the prince and become a concubine.

Emperor Xianzong had this idea because several generations of emperors did not live long, so that Emperor Yingzong ascended the throne when he was a child, and the Ming Dynasty depended entirely on Zhang Taihuang

Only when the Empress Dowager and San Yang help the government can it be postponed

Although Emperor Xianzong is young now, he has to guard against it!

What are you talking about? " Wan Zhen'er said angrily: "It's the emperor, and you don't think about it when you talk, so you come to me, what do others think?

?The empress dowager is still pointing at you to spread branches and leaves!"

In the palace, there is only a princess without a prince, let alone the empress dowager, even those who are wives and concubines are also anxious.

But this matter can't be solved in a hurry, can it?

The eyes of all the people in the palace were fixed on Bai Xiang'er's stomach!

If this child is a boy, he will really be established as a prince.

Because not only the court is full of discussions, but even the harem has heard that the emperor cannot live without a son, and the Ming Dynasty cannot live without an inheritance.

People

Thinking of this, Wan Zhen'er is not happy, she knows that she likes herself now, and she has feelings for him, but she has already

Jing is no longer young, and has given birth to two daughters. It is not bad for her to have no sons for the rest of her life.

It's just that the emperor has no heir, so she is in a hurry!

Not only Wan Zhen'er was anxious, but also Bai Xiang'er, because she had heard that Bai Jing's vomiting of blood had the appearance of early days.

It's just that it's useless for her to be anxious, the old mother won't let her go out of the palace, so she can only be anxious and ask someone to give her the best medicinal materials.

Bai Jing.

However, she hated Wantong in her heart, because there is a daughter who is like a father, and her thoughts are surprisingly consistent with Bai Zhen's.

After the twentieth day of the first lunar month, Wu Youwei went back to Mo Ling Villa to deal with some matters, and hurried back on the 25th

Continuing to study hard, in order to put pressure on his own people, he deliberately touched a large wooden board, painted it black, and painted it with golden powder.

The words "Nine days before the exam" are written on it.

He erected this blackboard on the last day of the first lunar month

After Zhang Sheng saw it, he smiled wryly and said, "I feel more pressured.

"Without pressure, where does the motivation come from?" Wu Youwei comforted him: "Work hard buddy!"

You are the number one scholar of our class, and the elder of the number one scholar in the future.

How many champions have there been since ancient times? How many people can really be high-ranking officials?

The exams in the Ming Dynasty were not taken in the middle of the night like in cross talk, nor did they require candidates to live in the exam room like in the Qing Dynasty

Take three exams in a row.

Instead, it will be held on the ninth day of February, the [-]th day of February and the [-]th day of February. Papers can be submitted in advance and sent out after dark.

Three candles are used for both lighting and time limit. After the three candles are lit, you have to hand in the paper and leave the venue.

Released on March [-]th.

Because March and April happen to be when apricot blossoms bloom, this list is also called "Apricot List".

Wu Youwei made a huge wooden sign, it is still conspicuous black, with big gold characters so eye-catching, who can't see it?

Everyone shook their heads and smiled wryly, and went back to the house to study

Wu Youwei still simulated the exam, and everyone who took the exam was almost confused.

Wantong has already gone to work at Jinyiwei after February [-], because this year is the year of the exam, and the candidates in the north are

They left for the capital in the first month, and by the beginning of February, they had all arrived.

The Ming Dynasty had the strictest supervision on the people. Even if they left their hometown to visit relatives and friends, they had to be guided by the local government and stamped after customs clearance.

However, scholar scholars and famous scholars are different. They have the right to wear sharp swords, wear blue silk shirts, and travel freely.

All over the world, the officials along the way are not allowed to stop the prisoner, and they don't have to kneel when they meet the county magistrates who may never be seen by ordinary farmers

Worship and there are seats, in the eyes of ordinary people, such a person is naturally a person of great status, but Wu Youwei lives in the capital.

Under the feet of the child, there is little opportunity to realize that you are different from others.

The only time when he entered the government office was a large crowd of people making a noise, and with Wantong by his side, Li Yu not only refused to let them

After saluting, they were seated instead. There was hot tea and fragrant tea, and it was the first month of the lunar year, and there were also snacks and glutinous rice balls to enjoy.

It's not so much a lawsuit, it's better to say it's a government office experience.

This also made him seem approachable, and he had a high reputation in the ceremony, but he didn't know it.

On the ninth day of February, before dawn and the chickens were not crowing, Wu Youwei had already been dug out of the bed by the housekeeper Wanfu.

Lai: "Master, get up quickly, we are going to the Gongyuan."

Gongyuan? "Wu Youwei was startled, opened his eyes and looked out, and found that the window was dark, and his face immediately turned dark: "It's not bright yet, isn't it?"

It will be late at dawn!" Zhang Sheng came in neatly dressed: "Hurry up, I didn't expect you to sleep so hard, no matter how I call you

Open the door for me. Fortunately, the butler Wanfu has come.

Butler Wanfu broke in. Wantong has already gone to work. He will have an exam recently, and Jin Yiwei is also busy. Butler Wanfu has two

I didn't sleep well during the day, so I made people watch the clock all night, and woke people up when the time came.

"What are you doing up so early?" Wu Youwei was annoyed: "How can I take the exam if I don't have enough rest?"

Sorry, you still want to miss the exam time? "Zhang Shengcai didn't care about Wu Youwei's long face, and immediately threw a wet face towel

, wiped Wu Youwei's face: "Hurry up, take him to wash and tidy up, and bring breakfast!

Everyone has been busy for a while, and more than 30 people have gathered here. In order to prevent accidents, they all acted together.

The meal was relatively dry, because I was afraid that they would need to urinate and delay time when they queued up to enter the venue. A bowl of boiled almond milk and a plate of steamed buns with milk

, a salted duck egg is their breakfast, and they dare not eat too much, for fear that it will be uncomfortable to hold their stomachs, and they have to be full, for fear that they will be hungry

Arrived

ˉOne person carries a test basket, which is also designed in advance, with a felt roof and a large piece of tarpaulin used as a door curtain inside.

Shelter from the wind and rain; according to the rules, the whole body of leather jackets, skirts, and leather boots are single-layered, and there should be no interlayers. After all, leather products can keep warmer, and they can also prevent moisture; Chef Fang has long researched Those who come here are not afraid of hard biscuits, pancakes, homemade jerky, sprinkled with

Thick chili powder can resist the cold; a copper pot with a warm jacket and filled with dried ginger that has been ground long ago can be used for boiling soup and water

; There are also two seasoning cubes, which are made like instant curry. One piece can cook a pot of soup, and there are some dried vegetables to supplement vitamins

Also very important

Although it is only a day and a night inside, it also needs to be dealt with carefully.

Wu Youwei started preparations years ago. He prepared more than 35 test baskets for 130 candidates, all of which were exactly the same.

The same test baskets, they also wear uniform clothes, without a purse on their bodies, just wear a uniform given to everyone by Wu Youwei

The Ping'an Jade Bi is carved from the same style of top-grade suet white jade.

Nothing is as important as "safety

The last is the pen, ink, paper and inkstone for scientific research

All of them were selected, and Wu Youwei used the pens, inks, papers and inkstones that Emperor Xianzong gave him as gifts very schemingly.

But when submitting tributes, when inspecting, at least let the inspectors be careful, otherwise the person in charge of the inspection wants to give you a little trouble

If you eat your head and deliberately break your pen, ink, paper and inkstone, what do you use for the exam?

More importantly, any text cannot be brought into the examination room!

Including the purse on your body, if it is embroidered with words, even if it is just a "word", it will be judged that you have cheated, not only will you be punished

Name, this life will not be able to take the imperial examination.

I heard that there used to be a student who was both good in character and learning and could take the exam. When the family packed up his things, he wore a carved '

The jade pendant of the Toad Palace, which only has the word "Zhong" on it, was originally intended to please him, but it turned out to be unlucky for him.

Not only was he demoted to the common people, but the whole family was sent to the frontier. Within three generations, he could not take the imperial examination to be a Jinshi.

There is also a young master from a wealthy family, Kekao, in order to show off his wealth, he wears silk and satin, not to mention, he even wears special clothes to show off his wealth.

I wish everyone would know that his family is rich, but because of the brocade embroidered with the word "Fu" embroidered on the side of the clothes

It's just a son, he was directly poked down for fame, and the whole family couldn't take the imperial examination within three generations. Not only was the whole family unlucky, but the whole family followed suit

What's more, there is only a small black spot left on the paper, which is considered to have entered the venue with words;

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What kind of hollow carving is not required

These things were told by the two instructors to Wu Youwei, and when they got closer to the exam, the two instructors even mentioned it to each other.

Fate, we must pay attention.

There are too many lessons learned from the past, intentional, unintentional, and cheating everywhere.

All because fame is too important for a scholar

Not only did Wu Youwei memorize, but all the moves were memorized, and Wantong even memorized them. Shang Ming specially sent over ten catties of

The chili powder is for Wu Youwei and the others, as well as the excellent ginger noodles, dried yak meat...

As early as three days ago, I started to nourish their bodies, with ginseng and chicken soup per person a day.

Now all of them are dressed neatly, carrying exam baskets and getting into the carriage. There are ten large carriages at the door, escorted on both sides, and someone in front

Clear the way, and there are people behind.

Wu Youwei sat in a carriage with Zhang Sheng and Yang Yiqing, followed by other people, everyone was silent, Wu Youwei was nervous because he would liven up the atmosphere: "Looking at it this way, we] really travel like ladies, before and after There are people left and right.

What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Sheng let out a long breath: "Master Wan is afraid that we will encounter accidents. "

After all, the group got angry with Bai Jing twice. I heard that Bai Jing was doomed to miss this test because of his health.

So, as the instigators, can they try it safely?

Vantone's rigorous arrangement is also for their own good.

Although they are literati, they can't help but appreciate it.

Although there are civil and military divisions now, they are not that serious. The distinction between civil and military was not clearly defined until the end of the Ming Dynasty.

What everyone cares about is the test.

Besides, Jin Yiwei's reputation is not bad now, and Yuan Bin's achievements are really high.

The carriage rolled forward, but in this quiet street, these people acted like ghosts, without any movement

Only when he got close to the Gongyuan did he hear human voices.

Although it was late at night, people had already arrived, and a lot of disciples had already gathered in the square in front of the Gongyuan.

Some people come on foot, some people come by car, there are people like Wu Youwei and others, but they all come from the same place

, living in the guild hall, unfamiliar with life and place, so everyone acts together at every turn to have the confidence.

When they arrived at the place, everyone got out of the carriage, because the open space in front of the tribute courtyard did not allow non-challenger candidates to stand still, so many carriages and horses as well as escorts

The servants who came were always going through the motions and had to give way.

Wu Youwei and the others were not the first to arrive, but it seemed that they were not the last to arrive either, and they were ranked in the middle and upper reaches.

It's only the beginning of the third watch now, and the search and inspection only started at the fourth watch. Fortunately, everyone is wearing fur and drank milk before coming here.

Feel free to chew some spicy yak jerky to resist the cold.

Thirty or so of them lined up on the first floor, and there were quite a few people following behind, and they were all communicating in whispers, Tian Nanhai

Bei's accent was mixed together, Wu Youwei thought he had fallen into a pile of flies.

Don't underestimate the low-pitched communication of these candidates, no matter how low the voice is, it can't stand the crowd!

Talented scholars lined up with baskets and exam tickets in their sleeves, chatting in the cold wind while waiting for inspection. As soon as the fourth watch arrived, the gate of the tribute courtyard opened.

, Walking out of four teams, Wu Youwei opened his mouth when he saw the leader.