marquis of jingan

Chapter 287 Three generations of wealth!

Shen Ling was ecstatic!

Because the Shen family has not been a Jinshi for many years!

The last Jinshi was the great-grandfather of the official resident Wailang of the two brothers!
Calculated from the time when the great-grandfather passed away to the present, about 30 years have passed. At that time, neither Shen Ling nor Shen Yi was born.

And now, the Shen family is about to produce another Jinshi!

Although Gongshi is not yet a Jinshi, but has basically obtained the quota of Jinshi, the difference is only a matter of ranking in the palace examination.

In other words, after three generations, the Shen family is about to produce another Jinshi!

Shen Ling pulled Shen Yi, his hands trembling with excitement: "Qilang, our Shen family is going to have Jinshi!"

Compared to the extremely excited Shen San, although Shen Yi was also a little excited, he was generally calm.

Because this ranking is not good.

Although I didn't look carefully, but after a rough look, there are a total of five pieces of paper. If there are forty people on each piece of paper, Jinke Gongshi should have taken about 200 people, and the fifth piece of paper is not full, which means that it is possible Not even 200 people.

If there are more than forty people on each piece of paper, it is in the early [-]s.

But Shen Yi was at the end of the third sheet, that is to say, no matter how many tributes he took, he was always ranked in the middle and lower reaches, that is, in the third fifth.

This location is dangerous.

Because there are only three people in the first class, after the three people in the first class are removed, almost half of the remaining Jinshi are second-class and the other half are third-class.

Shen Yi's psychological expectation is that it is best to barely squeeze into the second class, but according to this ranking, he should be in the forefront of the third class, and it is difficult to squeeze into the second class...

This made him very uncomfortable.

After all, the second class was born as a Jinshi, and the third class was born as a Jinshi. Although they are both Jinshi, but the word "tong" makes people very uncomfortable.

Fortunately... There will be an exam and there will be no quota.

Only when it comes to the palace examination can the final ranking be truly established, and the first, second or third best will be arranged.

Shen Ling was excited at the entrance of the Gongyuan for a long time before being pulled away by Shen Yi and leaving the entrance of the Gongyuan. At this moment, Shen Ling's face was still flushed, and the excitement on his face had not faded.

Can't help him not being excited!
Under the condition that the court is stable and the person concerned does not commit suicide, a Jinshi can make a local family live a good life for at least three generations!
If the descendants live up to the spirit, or manage the family well, they can even give birth to a family that lasts for hundreds of years out of thin air!
More importantly, the Shen family was originally a scholarly family, and it was a fairly good family in Jiangdu, but now the family is in decline.

The rise of Shen Yi is very likely to make the declining Shen family prosperous again.

After the two of them left the gate of the Gongyuan, Shen Yi heard a middle-aged candidate from the same subject next to him say excitedly: "There are 45 names on each paper, and I am number 7 on the second paper, which is 52!"

The middle-aged man was also surrounded by a circle of friends who were congratulating him.

"A total of 210 and two tributes have been selected in this department. Brother Gu De can enter the top [-], and he must enter the second class in the palace examination!"

"Not only!"

Someone else complimented: "Brother Gude mostly failed in the examination. When he comes to the palace examination, he might be able to win the first one. Even if he fails the first one, he can enter the Imperial Academy Already!"

The middle-aged man known as "Brother Gu De" laughed loudly, and said: "Everyone, Wei is treating guests today, let's invite Yuelou to eat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people applauded loudly and surrounded him.

And Shen Yi, who was at the side, had already calculated his ranking in his heart.

There are five sheets of paper, 45 names on each sheet, and I am the last one on the third sheet, that is... 130 five names.

Because the fifth sheet of paper was never filled, there were only 210 two tributes.

This number means that the standard of this year's scientific examination is very high, and the number of people admitted is not large.

You know, in the Spring Festival three years ago, a total of more than 330 tributes were taken, which is more than a hundred more than this year.

Shen Yi silently calculated his ranking.

If his rank is in the palace test, he will definitely not be able to squeeze into the second class.

Fortunately, the ranking has not yet been finalized.

Someone Shen glanced in the direction of the imperial city.

I don't know if His Majesty the Emperor can give him a hand in the final imperial examination. He doesn't want to be the No. [-] scholar, and he doesn't need to be in the top two. He only needs to squeeze into the second class, and Shen Yi, who is a Jinshi, will be satisfied!

When Shen Yi was thinking about his future, Shen Ling beside him was chattering endlessly.

"Two days ago, my father wrote to me, asking Lao Qi how you did in the exam. When I get back, I will write to the old man and tell him the good news!"

"And fourth uncle, I want to write a letter to fourth uncle. When fourth uncle finds out about this, he will probably be overjoyed. He will definitely not be able to sleep for several days!"

He murmured excitedly to himself.

"Also, my brother asked you to go to Jiming Temple to ask for a future. In two days, we brothers will go together to fulfill your vows. We must not take advantage of the Bodhisattva!"

"It's a pity that our brothers are not in Jiangdu, otherwise we have to go to the ancestral hall to offer some incense sticks and kowtow to the ancestors. The ancestors have spirits in the sky..."

When he said this, he suddenly remembered something, pulled Shen Yi's sleeve, and said seriously: "By the way, Lao Qi, we brothers will go to Dongshi Street to buy some paper money for incense sticks, find a crossroads, and burn some money for our ancestors. Not to mention, I have to burn something for my grandfather and great-grandfather anyway, thank them for their spirits in heaven to bless you!"

In this era, due to inconvenient transportation, people often wandered outside and could not return home to worship. Therefore, it is popular to burn paper money at crossroads to worship ancestors. It is said that when burning paper at crossroads, write the names of ancestors and elders, ancestors in the sky or underground. People can get it.

Although Shen Yi couldn't figure out the principle of this method, he still respected Shen Ling's idea, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go to Dongshi Street to buy something later, and we must burn some money for our ancestors."

Shen Ling muttered for a long time, and the excited expression on his face gradually calmed down. He walked halfway, and he remembered something, suddenly sighed, and said: "Today I can still walk side by side with Lao Qiyi On this road, after a few years you will enter the imperial court and become a high official, I am afraid it will not be easy for me to even meet you."

"Third brother said so."

Shen Yi said helplessly: "You and the third sister-in-law are so kind to me. Don't say that you won the Jinshi, even if you become a prime minister or a general in the future, I will definitely meet the third brother. Besides..."

Shen Ziheng smiled and said: "Didn't it be agreed at the beginning that when my eldest nephew of the third elder brother's family grows up, he will be worshiped by me, and I will teach him to read?"

If Shen Yi didn't mention this matter, Shen Ling had almost forgotten it. After hearing Shen Yi's words, he cheered up again and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, I almost forgot. I won’t be able to be a Jinshi in this life, but I might be the father of a Jinshi in the future!”

By the time the two brothers were talking, they had already reached the door of the house, and the two little maids immediately greeted them. The two of them had been trained in the palace and knew how to read words and expressions. When they saw Shen Ling beaming and Shen Yi smiling, they had already guessed As a result, the two little maids immediately bowed to Shen Yi, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, young master, you will be a master Jinshi from now on!"

Shen Yi shook his head with a smile and said: "Don't talk nonsense, you are still a Gongshi now, you have to pass the palace examination to be a Jinshi."

Ping'er pursed her lips and said: "Young master just deceived us that we haven't studied. We sisters have heard people say that as long as you win the Gongshi, the Jinshi is very sure, and you will definitely win!"

Shen Yi smiled and said: "Okay, let's not eat at home today, go to Jiankang to find the biggest restaurant, and have a good meal!"

He looked at Ping'er, and said, "Ping'er, go to Xiao Xu's place and tell Xiao Xu and the others not to open the store today, but to close for a day. Let's go out and have a good meal together!"

Ping'er nodded cheerfully, and went bouncing around.

Qing'er stayed and stood beside Shen Yi, looking at Shen Yi with admiration.

"Young master is the most amazing person I have ever met..."

Shen Yi glanced at her and smiled helplessly.

"That's because you know so few people..."

(End of this chapter)