marquis of jingan

Chapter 214 Shen Yi's Network

Mr. Gu's advice to Shen Yi is out of the pure pursuit of fame and fame as a scholar.

And Zhao Shilang's opinion is based on the most practical official position.

The two people have their own ideas, so they will give two completely different opinions on the same matter, but this matter, after all, is Shen Yi's own business, and how to decide in the end depends on Shen Yi's own thoughts .

Zhao Shilang was also very happy because Shen Yi won the Yayuan in the provincial examination, so he left Shen Yi to have dinner at home that night. Zhao Changping, who never drank much, raised his glass this time and drank a few glasses with Shen Yi , The two sons of the Zhao family were dumbfounded.

The meal lasted until night before Zhao Shilang asked his youngest son Zhao Jizhou to send Shen Yi back. On the way back, Zhao Er couldn't stop giving Shen Yi a thumbs up, and at the same time he was very envious of Shen Yi.

Envious of Shen Yi's fame.

With his family background, he doesn't need to be a Jinshi, he only needs to have the status of a Juren, and he can easily fill the official vacancies in the court and enter the court, but it is a pity that the two sons of the Zhao family did not inherit. Considering Zhao Shilang's talent for reading, neither of the two sons has any fame.

Shen Yi chatted with Zhao Jizhou all the way, and returned home very late.

In the next two days, Shen Yi entertained many people.

There are Juren from the same hometown and the same department, and some friends Shen Yi has met in Jiankang in the past few months. The most important person is Li Mu, the son of King Jin.

The purpose of these people coming to Shen Yi is also very consistent.

Congratulations to Shen Yi, and by the way, get in touch with each other.

In particular, Li Mu, the son of King Jin, not only came to congratulate him in person, but also sent a plate of gold to Shen Yi, saying that it was for Shen Yi's expenses in Jiankang.

Shen Yi didn't take the gold, but he took a leave of absence from Jin Wangfu on behalf of his father Shen Zhang, so that Shen Zhang could go back to Jiangdu with him for the new year in a few days.

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and on the third day after the results of the township examination were released, the Luming Banquet held by Jiankang Mansion finally began.

The Luming Banquet was presided over by Jiankang Yin Li Rui, who is also the Prince Jin of the current dynasty. Shen Yi and other newly promoted candidates rushed to the Jiankang Mansion to attend the banquet early in the morning, but Prince Jin's airs were of course far better than ordinary officials. Many people waited until noon to see Prince Jin. His Royal Highness Prince Jin, who is the Yin of Jiankang, didn't talk too much. After saying a few words of congratulations, he announced the opening of the Luming Banquet.

The Luming Banquet is an etiquette that has been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years. According to the ancient etiquette, it should have been held the day after the announcement. In a state of obsession, many rules have been changed.

For example, the Luming Banquet was changed to the third day after the announcement of the rankings.

It is worth mentioning that the Luming Banquet hosted by Jiankang Yin not only hosted the newly promoted Juren, but also hosted the chief examiner of the rural examination, fellow examiners, deacons of the examination room, and some graders.

But usually the newly recruited candidates sit at one table, and the examiners and marking officers sit at another table.

The seats for Juren are arranged according to their rankings in the provincial examination. There are ten people at a table. Shen Yi's ranking is good, so he sits at the first table of Juren, and sits at the same table with the other nine top ten in this provincial examination. After finding their own seat, before they sat down, they began to look at each other.

Among these ten people, Shen Yi is the youngest one.

And this year's Jiankang Jieyuan is about 30 years old, wearing the new Juren uniform issued by the imperial court, he looks quite elegant.

This Lord Xie Yuan was also looking at Shen Yi. Seeing Shen Yi looking at him, this township examiner Xie Yuan offered his hands and said with a smile, "Jiankang Mansion Huo Tiao."

Shen Yi hurriedly cupped his hands to return the gift: "Jiangdu Mansion Shen Yi."

Xie Yuan, surnamed Huo, looked at Shen Yi in surprise, and then said with a smile: "It turns out that you are Shen Yi, Jiangdu Shen Yi, who has been famous in the capital since the beginning of the year. I didn't expect to see you for the first time. It was at the Luming Banquet."

Several other Juren at the same table also looked at Shen Yi one after another, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I heard Shen Yi's name in Jiangdu earlier, but I didn't expect him to be so young."

"That's all for being so young, but it's really enviable to have won the exam early."

For a moment, Shen Yi became the focus of the ten people at the same table.

He gave a wry smile, and said bravely: "Brothers, I just got some false names by chance. Since we met today by fate, why don't we all declare our families, and we will be considered acquaintances in the future, how about it?"

After Shen Yi proposed, the nine people at the same table agreed one after another, so starting from Huo Tiao in Jiankang Mansion, the others signed up one by one according to the rankings in the township examination, and sat down one by one after everyone got their names.

At this moment, His Royal Highness King Jin had already spoken, and the dishes and food for the Luming Banquet were slowly brought up. After everyone took their seats, they began to move their chopsticks. Among the ten people, one or two couples from the same family chatted. He is very kind, even Shen Yi has a fellow from Jiangdu Prefecture, but not from Jiangdu County, and from time to time he speaks some hometown dialect with Shen Yi, and Shen Yi also responds to him in a non-compatibility manner.

After the ten people drank a round of wine, Huo Jieyuan picked up the wine glass, clinked a glass with everyone, and then said: "Everyone, the chief examiner of the current provincial examination, Mr. Cao, my teacher, is here today, and we will eat about the same in a while." Now, do you want to meet the master and thank him?"

Hearing this sentence, Shen Yi was a little speechless.

Not because Huo Tiao was going to see Cao Zhuangyuan, but because of his title.

This Huo Jieyuan looks like he should be over 30 years old, and Cao Qian, the chief examiner of the current provincial examination, is also the former No. , making Shen Yi a little awkward.

Just as the other nine people were discussing in full swing, and were about to go straight in to toast Cao Zhuangyuan and pay respects to the teacher, Shen Yi was patted on the shoulder by someone.

Behind Shen Yi, came a very happy voice: "Young man, we will see you again!"

Hearing this, Shen Yi quickly stood up, and when he looked back, a middle-aged man in casual clothes was standing behind him with a smile, talking to him.

After seeing the middle-aged man's face clearly, Shen Yi hurriedly got up, and bowed to him with a respectful tone.

"Disciple Shen Yi, pay homage to Master Cao."

"Shen Yi..."

Cao Zhuangyuan squinted his eyes and looked Shen Yi up and down, and said with a smile: "I'm in Jiankang, and I've heard your name many times. I didn't know until a few days ago when I opened the name. Jiankang is famous. Shen Yi, the capital of Jiang, is actually a candidate for the provincial examination of Jinke."

"It's just a false name..."

Just when Shen Yi was being modest, the other nine people vaguely heard Shen Yi calling Cao Qian "Master Cao". Although they guessed Cao Qian's identity, they didn't dare to recognize him rashly, and they were all stunned for a while.

The nine of them glanced at Shen Yi in unison.

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "Brothers, this is Mr. Cao, the chief examiner of Jinke Township Examination."

They all stood up quickly, followed Shen Yi and bowed their heads to Cao Zhuangyuan, calling him "Master Cao".

Cao Qian was the main examiner of the Xiangjinke Examination, and he was the one who recruited them. In this sense, it is indeed a bit of a master-student.

Cao Zhuangyuan waved his hands lazily, and said, "There's no need to be too polite."

After dealing with those examinees, Cao Qian looked at Shen Yi again, smiled and said, "After the Luming Banquet today, you have some free time, so you can find me at my residence in Jiankang, let's..."

Cao Zhuangyuan hadn't finished his sentence when a servant from the Jiankang government trotted over. When he came to Shen Yi, he took a breath and asked, "Is that Master Shen?"

Shen Yi nodded: "It's me."

The yamen servant bowed his head respectfully, and said, "Master Shen, please come over..."

This time, it was Cao Zhuangyuan's turn to be stunned.

He has also been an official in the court for several years, so he naturally knows who Jiankang Yin is now.

With an apologetic expression on his face, Shen Yi bowed his head to Cao Qian, and then followed the Yachai towards Fu Yin's study.

Cao Zhuangyuan stood at the same place, watching Shen Yi's leaving back, he didn't have time to wonder who Shen Yi was and what background he was, but felt a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, Cao Zhuangyuan was quick-witted, and after coughing, he relieved the embarrassment. He turned to look at Huo Tiao, and said with a smile, "You are Jieyuan from Jinke?"

Huo Jieyuan bowed his head with a respectful expression.

"Jiankang Mansion Huo Tiao, pay homage to Master Cao."

Cao Zhuangyuan nodded slightly, then simply sat down on Shen Yi's chair, and said with a smile: "Since you are among the top ten in the provincial examination, we will get to know each other sooner or later, why not today."

He lowered his eyebrows.

"All of you sign up one by one."

(End of this chapter)