Expensive marriage: The concubine is begging for peace again today

Chapter 154
King Jin was not in a hurry to have a baby. He came to see the emperor to talk about the Jiangnan corruption case.

The emperor was really unceremonious. He killed the donkey and said, "Hand over the criminal to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the case will be handed over to Dali Temple, the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Ministry of Household Affairs for trial."

"Yes, Your Majesty." King Jin agreed without hesitation.

A smug smile flashed across the emperor's lips, so what if King Jin is so powerful?
As long as he sits in this position, he can make King Jin round if he wants to, and flatten King Jin if he wants to.

The king of Ningxia came here for the merit examination of officials. He was a fifth-rank doctor in the merit examination department of the Ministry of Officials.

The grade is not high, but it is a person with real power.

It is one of the responsibilities of the Ministry of Officials and the Examination Department to promote people and talents. If the officials of the Examination Department are stricter, the good will become good, and the good will become bad.

"Your Majesty, this is the performance appraisal of officials from various ministries in central Beijing." King Ningxia presented the memorial.

Eunuch Yu stepped forward, took the memorial and put it on the dragon case.

"Is the mutual market negotiation settled?" the emperor asked.

"I was busy compiling books, so I didn't pay much attention to this matter." King Jin evaded.

The king of Ningxia said: "We are still stalemate, the envoy of Chagatai Kingdom does not agree to exchange things."

"Then continue talking, Daqin is not in a hurry." The emperor said.

King Jin didn't answer, but King Ningxia flattered him, "Your Majesty is wise."

The next day, the autumn list was released. At this time, the sweet-scented osmanthus was in bloom, and the autumn list was also known as the Guibang.

In front of the list outside the tribute courtyard, it was already full of people.

There are students who are taking the exam, and there are also those sent by rich and powerful families to listen to the news and prepare for the spring next year.

It is also indispensable for ordinary people to come to watch. Being on this Guibang means changing from a scholar to a master.

Master Juren can become an official, and at last he can also be a county magistrate.

Many people who can't make it to high-ranking families and have a little money at home want to catch their son-in-law under the list.

Neither Zhou Duxin nor Zhuang Jike came, so they sent someone to look at the list.

"My third master is hit!" The Zhou family's servant cheered, squeezed out of the crowd, and ran back.

The dealer's servant was still looking for the names of the two young masters, but he didn't see them on the first two lists. On the third list, the second one he saw was Zhuang Jike, and Zhuang Jideng's name was not on the list.

Guibang in this dynasty is divided into yellow list, red list and blue list.

The top [-] is the Yellow List, and the list is not only posted, but also sent to the emperor for viewing. The top ten places in the spring are all from the Yellow List.

Entering the red list is not as glorious as the yellow list, but it is considered a qualified candidate and can seek an official.

The students on the blue list, although they also won the exam, have a bad reputation, and most of them cannot be officials, they can only be squires.

Zhuang Zhou's family not only arranged for the servants to go to the tribute courtyard to read the list, but also asked the housekeeper to wait at the gate of the workshop. Red envelopes, wedding money, firecrackers and other things were also prepared, just waiting for the good news.

The two families all chose to repair it, and the boy who looked at the list of the dealer came back and reported: "The name of the third master is not on the three lists, and the name of the fourth master Ke is on the blue list."

There was silence in the hall, and the brother's test results were too disappointing.

Uncle Zhuang stared at his son, "You bastard, every time I let you read books, you always boast that you have learned from others, and you don't bother to study those careers and economics. Now you have such a ranking in the exam, what face do you have?"

Zhuang Erye kicked his son's ass, "It's a disgraceful thing, it can't even make the rankings, and your books have been read into the dog's stomach?"

Zhuang Zike didn't dare to take his father's name, and suddenly remembered the bet he had made with Zhou Duxin in the Gong Yuan, and asked, "How many exams did the servant released by the Jiang family get?"

The boy looked confused, "Who is fourth master asking?"

"That's right." Zhuang Zike thought for a while, "His name seems to be Zhou Duxin."

"Zhou Duxin is this year's Yayuan." The boy replied.

"Impossible, how is it possible?" Zhuang Jike was devastated and refused to believe it.

"The little one did see Zhou Duxin's name on the yellow list, but he is not the one you mentioned, Fourth Master, so the little one doesn't know."

It's rare to see people with the same name, and their surname is Zhou. What a coincidence, they have the same name and surname.

Seeing that Zhuang Zike was in a state of despair, Uncle Zhuang asked sharply, "What's going on? Why are you asking about the rank of the Jiang family's old servant?"

Zhuang Zike hesitated for a moment, and confessed truthfully.

Uncle Zhuang was furious, "You stupid bastard without self-knowledge, you are ruining your career."

He knew that his second son was not as capable as his eldest son, but he didn't expect that he would be different from the person who passed the Yayuan exam.

"Boss, don't get angry, the Zhou family has always been cunning, they must have provoked Ke Geer with their words, and made a mess of Ke Geer, if the Zhou family dares to come to find trouble in this matter, my wife, I have my own words. "

"A servant, why did he do so well in the exam, no one will leak the questions to him?" Wu said suddenly.

"Shut up." Mrs. Zhuang gave her a vicious look, "Boss, manage people well, don't let her talk nonsense, she can say this?"

Uncle Zhuang pulled Wu away, "Mother, my son will take care of her, don't worry."

At this time, the Zhou family was also talking about the imperial examination.

Zhou Duxin asked the boy, "No.1, but Zhuang Zike?"

"Xie Yuan is from Jinmen, not the fourth young master of the Zhuang family." The servant replied.

Zhou Chengcheng was amused by his question, "What's the matter, are you really planning to cut off the career path of Fourth Young Master Zhuang?"

"Brother, what did you say? Why do I want to cut off his career? I would like to accept the bet. It was he who had bad intentions first, and now he is reaping the consequences."

"It's because of your size." Zhou Chengcheng kicked him lightly, "No matter what, Mrs. Zhuang is a daughter of the Jiang family. For her sake, you can't cut off her grandson's future."

"I know, I know, I won't do anything about it, but if other students spread the word, then it has nothing to do with me."

"When you're in the officialdom, you don't have to fight with others." Zhou Chengxin warned.

"I've said it all, it's not a battle of spirits, besides, after the spring is over, I can't be an official for the time being." Zhou Duxin said.

This court understands the hard work of the students in the cold window, and does not want to delay the future of the students. It is stipulated that after a hundred days of filial piety, the students can take the imperial examination.

However, after attending Chunwei High School, you can only be appointed as an official after the filial piety period expires.

"Being filial piety for your mother, have you been wronged?" Zhou Chengcheng asked displeased.

"Brother, I found that you are really good at messing around. When did I say I was wronged by my mother?" Zhou Duxin was about to pass out from his elder brother's anger.

At this time, the sound of the gong of announcing the good news came in from outside, Miao said with a beaming face, "Scatter out all the reward money."

"Huh, huh, huh," the servants threw copper coins one by one.

Attracted by the crowd watching the lively people, a pass scramble.

The official messenger who announced the good news stood at the gate, holding a big red plaque in his hand, on which was written Zhou Duxin's name and rank, "Congratulations to Master Zhou High School in your house,"

"Thank you very much, please come in for a cup of tea." Zhou Chengcheng was so happy that he greeted people to come in and sit down, and prepared a big reward for them.

　Sorry, something big happened at home, I've been busy these days.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)