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

Chapter 530
Although Gu Chengyu didn't reply later, but now he still greeted him with a smile, which was considered to be giving him face.Zheng Lun was worried that Gu Chengyu was still angry, so he could only come forward and apologize.

"Reply?" Gu Chengyu was very surprised when he heard that, but he didn't receive a single word from Zheng Lun.

Zheng Lun is fairly aboveboard, there is no need to lie to him about it.Gu Chengyu didn't need to think about it, he knew it must be his shallow-sighted father who did something good.

Zheng Lun looked at Gu Chengyu with a surprised expression, and guessed that he hadn't received his letter.He couldn't help feeling a little angry, his father would really bring hatred for him, Gu Chengyu was the number one scholar, not to mention how smooth his official career would be, at least he would go faster than them in the future.

What's more, Gu Chengyu is his good friend, and the two have had a friendship for more than three years.Now being treated like this by his father, maybe they will break up the relationship.Zheng Lun felt very sorry, he apologized and said to Gu Chengyu: "Chengyu."

"Senior brother Zheng needn't say much, the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. I was the one who made the appearance earlier, and we should be more casual with each other, and don't have to stick to these etiquette."

As the concubine's concubine, Zheng Lun's life in the Hou Mansion is not easy, and his father also hopes that his son will become a dragon, Gu Chengyu can still understand.Before, he also thought that Zheng Lun and He Jisheng were the same kind of people, so he misunderstood him.Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, Gu Chengyu is also ashamed of his thoughts.

Then the two looked at each other and smiled, letting go of their previous suspicions.

Sure enough, the emperor did not attend the Enrong Banquet, and appointed one of the ministers as the chairman, so the minister was naturally Xia Qing from the cabinet.The chairman and minister will have one seat for each member, the two officials below the examination paper will have one seat, the top scholar will have one seat, the second place and Tanhua will have one seat, and the rest of Jinshi will have four seats.

Gu Chengyu followed the rules and saluted the officials who came one after another.

After that, all the newly promoted Jinshi were seated according to their rankings. He was No. 1, and his position was just under the chairman, that is, under Xia Qing's nose.The previous things were all related to Xia Qing, but Gu Chengyu didn't take a close look at him.

When passing on the Grand Ceremony, he couldn't look around, so he just looked at it from a distance.

"The No. [-] scholar in this test is San Yuan and No. [-], and Gu No. [-] is a rare talent once in a hundred years!"

At the beginning of the banquet, Gu Chengyu was named by Xia Qing. Mingli praised him, but secretly made him a target of public criticism.

Some officials and Jinshi present were all watching the excitement. Gu Chengyu's limelight was too strong, which had already aroused dissatisfaction among the crowd.Besides, after offending Xia Shoufu, who would dare to speak up for Gu Chengyu?

Gu Chengyu stood up immediately after hearing the words, and bowed respectfully to Xia Qing.

"Your Excellency Shoufu praised it absurdly. The emperor just gave him the champion because he saw that he was young."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Jinshi present eased a little.Gu Chengyu has real talents and learning, which is obvious to all. In fact, everyone present is extremely convinced in their hearts, except for those very few people of course.

At the moment, he looked quite humble, which made everyone feel more comfortable.

What kind of city is Xia Qing?Without changing his face, he changed the subject, "Anyway, Gu Zhuangyuan is based on his real skills. I heard that your teacher is Liang Zhirui from the capital who has retired?"

Gu Chengyu was very unhappy, that seat was given up by his teacher. The teacher had already said that Xia Qing and him were not on good terms, and he didn't expect to mention the teacher's name in public.

Gu Chengyu can't wait to pull him down from the position of chief assistant, and call him the teacher's capital?Isn't this the teacher's face?

However, he still had a smile on his face and said: "The family teacher is surnamed Liang, and he is the former chief assistant Liang Zhirui."

"Oh! Your teacher, how has he been in recent years? I haven't seen him for many years. Since he went to Jingyuan Mansion, I have no way to know about him. I heard that he came back from Jingyuan Mansion. What? Are you still in good shape?"

The expression on Xia Qingbiao's face was a bit intriguing, from the tone of his voice, he seemed to be very concerned about Liang Zhirui.But that careless look, with a faint smile on his face, almost made Gu Chengyu sick.

Just after Liang Zhirui pulled him down in the ranking test before, Gu Chengyu and Xia Qing stood on opposite sides.

In Xia Qing's mind, Liang Zhirui became an official to make room for him.Didn't you see that the moment Liang Zhirui resigned, the emperor gave him permission?

The old man was very shrewd, and resolutely withdrew from the court when the holy family was not there.Not to mention, Xia Qing still admires this courage.

"The teacher is in good health. He teaches in the prefectural school of Jingyuan Prefecture. Many students go there because of his reputation. There are even many students who go to Jiangnan."

Needless to say Liang Zhirui's reputation, Gu Chengyu said it without exaggeration, but some students from Jiangnan came to beg Liang Zhurui to accept him as a disciple.

Although there were reasons why Liang Zhirui was the former chief assistant, it was still because of his talent and learning.Regarding this point, the officials and Jinshi present had no way to refute.

Liang Zhirui was already very famous in the capital. Although he was not as good as Mr. Dong Yuan, he was not too bad compared to Fu Ming.It was only later that Liang Zhirui's thoughts were all in the court, and his reputation of being erudite was naturally gradually forgotten by others.

Xia Qing was naturally upset when Gu Chengyu mentioned the students in Jiangnan.However, today is the Enrong Banquet, so of course we can't be too fussy.The future is long, and I hope that Gu Chengyu will still have such a sharp tongue in the future.

For Gu Chengyu, Xia Qing had to admit that this kid did not deserve the title of number one scholar.But just the fact that Gu Chengyu is Liang Zhirui's disciple can push them to the opposite side.

Then Xia Qing deliberately ignored Gu Chengyu, directly called Min Feng's name, and said a few words of encouragement.Gu Chengyu didn't mind either, and sat directly on the seat.

Min Feng was Xia Qing's closed disciple, and it was not uncommon for him to be taken care of by Xia Qing.

Gu Chengyu looked at the delicacies in front of him, feeling a little pity in his heart.After such a long delay just now, the dishes were cold.

In Gu Chengyu's heart, these dishes are much more important than Xia Qing.You can't eat the food in the imperial dining room outside.Although Gu Chengyu's restaurant can do it, the taste of the dishes here is different after all.

Fu Yanshan who was on the side was a little surprised when he saw Gu Chengyu raised his chopsticks and started eating.Among the Jinshi present, which one didn't hold a wine glass to greet future colleagues or those officials?After all, this is a good opportunity to develop contacts!
Even a nerd like Fu Yanshan knew something, would Gu Chengyu not know?He did this also because he didn't want to have a hot face and a cold butt.

Those who wanted to wait and see before had seen Xia Qing's attitude towards him now, so naturally they would not come to make friends with him again.

Just wanting to make friends with him, I'm afraid I dare not at this moment.If Xia Qing misses her, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?

Most of those officials followed Xia Qing's lead, and there must not be many left.However, wine still needs to be respected, even if those officials treat him coldly, they can't lose their courtesy.

Yu Zheng was naturally happy to see the results of all this. He raised his glass and took a sip, thinking to himself, this is just the beginning!When he enters the court, let him know what officialdom is.

(End of this chapter)