The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1139 This is a hint

"Sister Ling's aunt studied hard for many years but never made it to the top of the list. Now that she's getting older, she's given up the idea of ​​continuing to take the exam. The family she's engaged to has some connections, and they said they're planning to find her a good job in the Drum and Music Bureau under the Ministry of Rites. She doesn't have to go to work all day and night, and she just needs to hand in her written scripts on a regular basis."

When Sheng Yuan heard this, he knew which position Sheng Zhi was talking about before she finished speaking.

"Although the scribes of the Drum and Music Bureau are only of the ninth rank, the path to promotion is broad. If your aunt can really write well, it will not be a problem for her to be promoted to the ambassador of writing. If she is more capable, she may even be able to become a deputy minister or a department director, and be in charge of the music and storybooks presented to the court."

Sheng Zhi couldn't help but laugh when she heard her say this: "Being a respectable person of the ninth rank is already good enough. She doesn't have such lofty ambitions. How could she expect to be a fifth rank official? That's a formal official of the court!"

Sheng Yuan's words were just polite talk, so he didn't worry about Sheng Zhi's sister-in-law's future. He just said, "The court deliberately assigned the Drum and Music Bureau and the Literature and History Institute to the Ministry of Rites. It was not only to educate the people with entertainment, nor was it just to enrich the content of court banquets. The main purpose was to extract the best works from the two departments, hand them over to the Superintendent of Four Barbarians Institute to translate them into multiple foreign languages, and then spread them to the other side of the ocean through external departments or caravans, laying a solid foundation for future education and dissemination."

Sheng Zhi's eyes sparkled. "Oh, this is a great opportunity! Blessed people don't have to work hard. I didn't expect that something unexpected would come true... But my sister-in-law is simple-minded and doesn't like to think too much. She only devotes energy to what she wants to do. It just so happens that she likes writing storybooks, so this is a perfect match!"

At this point, Sheng Zhi suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Hey! Look at my memory! I came to see you today because I have something to ask you. If you hadn't come back today, I would have gone to the Marquis' Mansion to look for you in the next two days."

Sheng Yuan was also curious about the purpose of her eldest cousin chatting with her, so she seemed very talkative at the moment.

She nodded and said gently, "As long as it is possible, I will definitely do my best to help you. We are sisters, so there is no need to ask for help. Just ask me, big sister."

Sheng Zhi didn't seem to be planning on being polite with her, and directly handed over two pages of paper: "Although Ling Jie'er's aunt likes to write books, she has never sent them to bookstores or opera troupes. This is the first time she has written a storybook for the court, and she is quite nervous, fearing that it will not be good.

  After thinking about it, I have no choice but to shyly ask me to pass a message to you, a talented female scholar who won the sixth place in the imperial examination. I want to ask if you can spare some time to help her correct her mistakes?

Here, look, this is the outline of her story. Take a look and see if it makes sense. If it doesn't, I won't waste your time later. I'll go back and ask her to revise it! But I still need your advice on the direction of the revision."

Sheng Yuan had read many stories from the Three Dynasties when she was young, and when she grew up, she wrote several plays with different themes under the pseudonym "Youzouke". It was said that the response was quite good, and one or two of her plays are still being performed by major opera troupes. Therefore, it was not a problem for her to comment on the works of a girl who had just entered the industry.

Sheng Yuan took the paper and read the outline carefully. He didn't think anything of it at first, but as he read on, he felt something was not right.

The play mainly tells the story of Yang Lihua, the eldest daughter of Emperor Wen of Sui and former empress dowager of Northern Zhou, who saw her only daughter being poisoned by her younger brother, Emperor Yang of Sui, and became angry and reborn.

To be honest, ever since Sheng Yuan read a lot of vernacular novels, he has been impressed by the imagination of ancient literati. The topic of rebirth has been written in vernacular novels as early as before the Yan Dynasty. Which lady in the harem was reborn, kicked out her scumbag ex-husband and ran towards a better life; which young lady was reborn, disguised herself as a man and entered the court to become a powerful official; which bullied girl from the royal family was reborn, disguised herself as a man and joined the army to fight... Anyway, there is nothing you can't think of that they can't write about.

Therefore, although the subject matter of Sheng Zhi's sister-in-law's storytelling was refreshing to Sheng Yuan, it was not shockingly different.

What really confused her was that the actual outline only contained two or three lines, and the rest was all about the historical background of the time.

  My goodness, is this a request for advice or a test?

Are you here to educate her about science, fearing that she might have missed some knowledge? !

Sheng Yuan weighed the two pages of paper for a moment, and looked at Sheng Zhi in confusion. Sheng Zhi seemed not to notice the doubt in Sheng Yuan's eyes, and just smiled and asked her: "Yuan Jie'er, have you finished reading? Please read it carefully, don't be perfunctory!"

“……” Sheng Yuan paused and wanted to scratch his head.

  It's just a few words, how many times should she read it? !

These two pieces of paper are not enough to be used as a code book!

The petitions written in Shuntian Prefecture have more words than this!

"Forget it. Seeing you like this, I really embarrass you!" Sheng Zhi talked to herself, took the two pieces of paper from Sheng Yuan's hand, and slowly put them into her sleeve pocket. "I told her not to write about such a topic. Rebirth is a good theme, but the problem is that it should not use the affairs of the royal family of the previous dynasty. The main thing is that it will be difficult to expand on it in the future. Emperor Wen of Sui usurped power, so he must have controlled the military and government affairs. Yang Lihua is just a virtuous woman in the harem. Even if she is talented and virtuous, she can't touch the military and power. Even if she is reborn several times, it will be in vain!"

"Big sister?" Sheng Yuan felt that Sheng Zhi had something else in her words. When he was about to ask her in detail, he saw her stand up.

"I'll ask her to take this script back and rewrite it. I'll ask you to give me some advice after it's revised." Sheng Zhi didn't give Sheng Yuan a chance to say more. She pulled Sheng Yuan's hand and shook it gently. "My dear sister Yuan, my sister-in-law cares about her reputation the most. Don't tell anyone about what happened today!"

"...Okay." Sheng Yuan looked at the smile in Sheng Zhi's eyes and nodded in agreement with full of doubts.

Even after she left the Shengguo Mansion, she still felt confused: "No... She is so confusing, could it be that she wants to tell me something?"

……

"Sister Zhi?"

Just as Sheng Zhi put the two pieces of paper in the teacup, she heard her sister-in-law Yuan calling her softly.

She watched the clear tea in the cup gradually turn ink-black, picked up the wet paper, crushed it into pieces, and threw it into the lake as fish food.

"Sister-in-law, why are you here?" Sheng Zhi said in one breath, looking back at the person who came. "It's a pity that your message was a little late, otherwise, I could have said a few words to Sister Yuan. If I didn't meet her today, it would be difficult to see this busy person in the future!"

Yuan was embarrassed by her words and forgot to ask her what she had just done. She could only force a smile and said, "Sister Zhi, what you said is so strange. How can I respond?"

"Sister-in-law, don't answer me. I have to go out to pick up our mother!" Sheng Zhi smiled and bowed to her. "When I come back, I still have to deal with my father's questions. I won't chat with you anymore!"

"No, you..." Yuan watched her walk away. After a while, she was so angry that she wanted to stamp her feet. She bit her back teeth and cursed, "What a bitch!"