The daily life of the science master's book-wearing group

Chapter 83
In the cabinet, Yan Longfei, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, is leading a group of subordinates from the Ministry of Rites to discuss the details with the senior cabinet elders on the matter of this year's spring.

The Spring Festival, which was originally held every three years, should have been released in February. Because of the death of Empress Xu, the emperor asked the people of the whole country to observe filial piety for the queen for three months, so the time for Spring Festival was also postponed for three months.

It is said that it is necessary to discuss, but in fact there is nothing to say. It is just to report on the work arrangement. The session is held every three years.The only thing that needs to be discussed is the question of the candidate for the chief examiner.

The imperial examinations of the Great Zhou Dynasty will be held in Beijing and Nanjing respectively. Beijing admits about 14 Gongsheng students, and Jinling admits about [-]. There are two chief examiners and twelve deputy examiners. Therefore, the final list of examiners has [-] people from the north and the south.

The chief examiner of the imperial examination is a job that everyone is scrambling to do. The Jinshi who pass the imperial examination every time must be honored as the chief examiner, a master teacher, just like Mr. Song, one of the chief examiners of the previous exam was Liang Dad, he also respectfully calls his father-in-law a teacher.

Several court elders were arguing about the candidate for the chief examiner, and the eunuch outside sang loudly: "The Holy Majesty is here!"

All the courtiers in the room cheered and stood up to greet him.

The emperor didn't talk nonsense when he came. On the way, Xiao Huangmen had already come to report that the cabinet was discussing the candidate for the chief officer, so he directly took the candidate list drawn up by the Minister of Rites, Lord Yan, to have a look.

"I heard that several love ministers seem to have objections to the list of candidates?"

The Chief Assistant Yan Jiuyuan got up and respectfully said to the emperor: "It's not a big problem, I just feel that a few names need to be deleted."

"Really? Which names need to be deleted?" the emperor asked.

Yan Shoufu glanced at Song Jianming who had been sitting in the corner without saying a word, and said, "The veteran feels that Mr. Song is inappropriate and needs to be deleted."

"Why is that? Isn't Song Aiqing worthy to be the main examiner?" The emperor himself preferred that Mr. Song should be the subject of people's livelihood and current politics. It couldn't be more suitable, even if you can't be the chief examiner, it would be great to be a deputy chief examiner.

Yan Shoufu smiled and cupped his hands and said, "It's not that Mr. Song is unworthy, but that Mr. Song's eldest son and second son have participated in this exam."

Song Jianming got up and told the emperor the truth: "The eldest son of Weichen's family won the exam four years ago, and the second son won the exam last year. The second boy is still not good enough, and the results of the provincial examination are not very good. This year, I just want to give it a try first. "

"Really!" The emperor looked at Song Jianming with a half-smile: "Song Aiqing doesn't need to be modest. There are very few people in my court who can be elected in a weak year. Could it be that Song Aiqing's humble remarks are to show off in front of all the loves. ?”

As the emperor said, several elders in the cabinet laughed at the same time, but there was a bit of jealousy in the laughter. Song Jianming himself was a young Tanhua Lang, and his sons were all so promising. How can you not make people jealous?
Master Song bowed his hands to his colleagues, as if begging for mercy.

The emperor sighed regretfully, that's all, since the two sons of the family are going to take the exam, it's really not suitable for him as the father to be the chief examiner.

The emperor stayed in the cabinet for another half an hour, finalizing the list of candidates for the final examiners. Who are the two examiners and the twelve fellow examiners will be finalized by the emperor himself on the day of the examination. It was drawn up by the chief examiner selected by the emperor on the same day, so as to prevent the leak of the examination questions in advance.

However, as the elder of the pavilion, Mr. Song is not without any benefits. Doesn't everyone know the waiting list of the chief examiner?

Before leaving the office, Mr. Song was busy collecting the articles written by several bachelors and elders on the list, inquiring about their usual preferences, and called Song Chenhai and Song Chenxu to the study as soon as he returned home.

"You should read these articles a few more times to be familiar with them."

As soon as the two sons heard it, they knew that these articles were related to this year's candidates for the chief examiner, but Mr. Song couldn't say that clearly.

He also told them about the preferences of several adults. For example, a certain adult surnamed Yuan prefers flowery rhetoric, and a certain adult surnamed Qin doesn't like to talk too much nonsense. In short, these information must be well known. Only the examination room can adapt to the situation and produce articles that are both meaningful and in line with the examiner's taste.

Mr. Song is very confident when it comes to how much his two sons have in their stomachs. When he was in Guangzhou Mansion, he always brought his two eldest sons by his side to do odd jobs.As far as being well versed in current affairs and the law, Mr. Song firmly believed that his son could instantly kill most of the candidates in the same class.

The reason why the two sons did not perform well in the previous township examination was because Mr. Song didn't care about them at all, and let them take the exam by themselves, and put too little effort into the exam.

This time it will be a test, and the unsatisfactory ranking will affect the future prospects!Mr. Song can't ignore it anymore.

A few days later, someone from the direct branch of the Song family came to visit Mr. Song.

Mr. Song knew that it was for this year's Spring Festival, so he immediately called people to the study room, and unreservedly told the few people who came here today what he said to his two sons yesterday, and one of them was a freshman The candidate was about the same age as Mr. Song, and he was a generation older than Mr. Song. Sitting in the study and listening to Mr. Song talking here, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Song Jianming pretended not to notice, originally, fifty young Jinshi, Jinshi is not something that ordinary people can pass the exam.

It is not enough to prepare mentally for the exam, but also to prepare physically.

Mr. Song imitated the tribute courtyard around his hut, and built a circle of almost identical examination numbers, so that his two sons and a few candidates from the Song family's direct branch came over to experience and simulate in advance.

Although, as an elder, he felt that the Ministry of Rites would not really let his son get the "stinky name" next to the hut during the exam, but he couldn't guarantee that anyone would interfere with it.

After all, I have offended too many people and touched the interests of too many people in the past six months. Some people have nothing to do with him, but revenge on his son is possible.

No, there are still two months before this year's spring, and the capital is becoming more and more lively. Whether it is the "Song Mansion Over there" or the Song Mansion of Song Ge Lao, several relatives who came to Beijing to take the exam, including the Song family Yes, there are people from the Liang family, and some who are related to the main family of the Song family. This year, Aunt Cao's family also has a master who came to Beijing to take the exam. It's really gratifying!

Elder Song Ge's originally not-so-big mansion became even more crowded, and the guest house was full. There was even a son of the Song family who came from Jiangling because he was a few days late and couldn't fit in the house. Let him go "The Song family over there" asked.

The son of the Song family, who was full of hope to show his face in front of the elder Song Ge, could only run to the "Song family over there" to live temporarily in disappointment.

Elder Song, who resigned and returned home to Ding You, listened to the housekeeper's arrangements for the children of the Song family who went to Beijing for the exam and their relatives in the study. He frowned and said, "It's half the number compared to previous years. What's going on in Jiangling? But Someone in the clan has been greedy for the money of clan studies?"

The butler murmured that he didn't dare to say that it was because everyone went to Xiao Song Ge's side this year, and they really couldn't squeeze in the Song family over there, so they came here.

(End of this chapter)