The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 527

When Gu Chengyu faced the saint today, the emperor gave him a letter, and he had to go and talk to the teacher about it.

Gu Chengyu took a carriage to Liang's mansion, Liang Zhirui was already waiting for him to come to the mansion.It's still early today, and it's afternoon time, so I happened to have dinner at the Liang Mansion and go back.

"Teacher!" When Gu Chengyu saw Liang Zhirui, he knelt down and kowtowed three times. He won the first prize, so he had to thank his teacher first.

Liang Zhirui was so excited that his face and beard trembled, "Good! You finally lived up to the old man's expectations of you."

He stepped forward to lift Gu Chengyu up from the ground, filled with emotion in his heart.Gu Chengyu was able to win three yuan in a row, and he was so honorable as a teacher, which he never thought of before.Winning three yuan in a row not only requires talent and wealth to overwhelm other candidates, but there are many uncontrollable factors in it.

When it comes to the imperial court, even if you are talented, it is impossible to become the number one scholar, let alone the emperor's preference.

"Since you entered the old man's school at the age of eight, the old man has only taught you for three years, and I still regret it. After you came to the capital, the teacher was beyond his reach. It can be said that you have today, mostly relying on yourself Hard work. And of course, a little bit of luck.”

Liang Zhirui asked Gu Chengyu to sit down in front of the desk, and began to feel sorry for Gu Chengyu, that little Douding had grown into a young man back then.

"In those three years, the teacher also taught the students everything, so the teacher doesn't have to worry about it. Anyway, I have come to the capital. From now on, the teacher will teach the students more about how to behave in the officialdom. Although the teacher can't teach in person, the students can learn from the brothers. Arrived a lot."

As Gu Chengyu said, he stood up suddenly, and made a deep bow to Liang Zhirui, "I also want to thank the teacher who didn't care about the students' schemes and gave the students advice."

Liang Zhirui is still a little uncomfortable with Gu Chengyu's seriousness today.However, he could also see that Gu Chengyu was very grateful to him and respected him.

"Why are you still mentioning what happened back then? If you hadn't made some small calculations back then, even if you were an eight-year-old scholar, the old man would not have made an exception to accept you. If so, then there would be no fate between us as mentors and apprentices." gone."

Looking at Gu Chengyu, Liang Zhirui couldn't help thinking of his granddaughter again.The granddaughter is on the third trip to the Duke's Mansion, and I heard that the second room of the Duke's Mansion is proposing marriage to Sister Xian's second sister. When she finds it, it will be Sister Xian's turn.

In fact, he is leaning towards Gu Chengyu, but Gu Chengyu has a shallow foundation.It's not that he dislikes Gu Chengyu's background, but because Gu Chengyu himself needs a capable wife and family to help him.

He has already retired and can no longer be their backer. A family like Sister Xian's will probably not be able to rely on her in the future. Her husband's family looked down on her and wouldn't support her.

If he mentioned this to Gu Chengyu, Gu Chengyu would definitely not refuse because of him, but this would affect Gu Chengyu's official career.The granddaughter is a woman, even if she is married to the Gu family, she can't rely on her mother's family anymore, and Gu Chengyu treats her just as well.

Liang Zhirui is now in a dilemma, caught in a dilemma.In any case, for Sister Xian, marrying the Gu family has many benefits. Although Gu Chengyu can only be a sixth-rank official now, it is still unknown where he will go in the future.

With Gu Chengyu's planning and methods, he must be able to go further in the court.In general, Sister Xian told Chengyu that she would suffer some grievances when she returned to her mother's house in the early stage, but it was a trivial matter, and the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.

For Gu Chengyu, the name of Sister Xian's daughter-in-law of the chief house of the Duke of the State is of no use to him.Liang Zhirui analyzed at home all day, but couldn't make up his mind.

"Teacher, during the face-to-face today, the emperor bestowed letters on the students."

Gu Chengyu's words interrupted Liang Zhirui's meditation, and Liang Zhirui was taken aback.

"really?"

The emperor has never given a name to the officials, but that is also because the top three in the first class are all men who have already been weak. Like Gu Chengyu, there are no men who have not yet reached the crown.

"This is your great honor, but what name is it given?" Liang Zhirui wondered why the emperor treated Gu Chengyu differently?Is it just because Gu Chengyu is his hand-picked champion?In recent years, the champion has become once every six years, but before that it was once every three years.

Since the founding of the country, there have been dozens of champions, and the emperor has not seen anything special about those champions.

"Jinyu! The student got his name because there is jade in his name." Gu Chengyu was noncommittal about getting the name of the table. Since the emperor has appointed it, it cannot be changed.

"Jinyu? Both are nicknames for Meiyu, which really suits you." In fact, Liang Zhirui has been thinking of a name for Gu Chengyu for the past two days. Since the emperor opened Jinkou, they can only use this name.

Liang Zhirui took a look at Gu Chengyu, and got this name, maybe Gu Chengyu's appearance also accounted for part of the reason.

"The emperor bestowed the calligraphy on the students. I guess it was because of the teacher's face. When the students mentioned the teacher, the emperor looked nostalgic, and finally bestowed the calligraphy on his face."

Liang Zhirui was a little surprised, but then shook his head.The emperor is the most ruthless, even if you have worked hard for the court for decades, if he doesn't use it smoothly, he can still get you out of office.

Back then, Xia Qing's power gradually expanded, and the emperor was very partial to Xia Qing.He also retreated bravely and moved Xia Qing's seat, otherwise, he might lose face in the end.

Not wanting to say more, Liang Zhirui thought of the coronation ceremony.

"In a few days, you will report to the Imperial Academy. Why don't you just choose a date for the crowning ceremony! The old man has calculated that it will be an auspicious day in three days, and you will be fine."

Gu Chengyu nodded, the days were a little rushed.However, the things to buy have already been prepared before, just send some posts.

"Then trouble the teacher to worry about it!"

When Gu Chengyu came back from Liang's mansion, he was not in a hurry to go to those senior brothers' mansions, and there would be time to go later.Back in the mansion, the originally joyful mood also fell silent.

He was selected as the number one scholar, and the ones he wanted to share with him the most were his parents, but it was a pity that his parents were not in the capital, and the messengers from the imperial court to announce the good news to Jingyuan Mansion should have already left, right?Gu Chengyu thought about it, and planned to write a letter to his parents, asking them to come to the capital to live for a while.

"Young master! Miss Ji is here." Ming Mo secretly looked at his young master, but he didn't know what the young master planned for Miss Ji.

The second aunt asked him several times, and asked him to watch the young master, so that Miss Ji should not approach the young master.But he is just a servant, how can he manage the affairs of his master?Besides, the son knows well, he should have other plans for Miss Ji.

Gu Chengyu stopped the pen in his hand, "Let her in!"

It just so happened that he also had something to say to Ji Fuqu. When the third son came to the house the other day, Gu Chengyu planned to tell the third son, and asked him to ask the old stubborn man. He should be able to answer in two days.

(End of this chapter)