The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 328 Chang Feng, Xingbang pays tribute!

Wang Hao and the nine examiners stayed up all day and night.

The rankings of the proficiency test papers have been determined based on the number of circles. Next came the stage of tearing up the names and writing the apricot list.

Wang Hao took the top-ranked paper and said happily: "This person can be called a great talent. If he is not ranked first on the apricot list, no one in the undergraduate program will be the best! I think this person will be the best when he gets to the palace examination, as long as he doesn't have a sly appearance." , with an ugly face, he will definitely be ranked among the top three!"

Several examiners agreed: "That's right! Mr. Wang Ge is right. The article written by this person can be called 'xiongwen'!"

"His answer sheet has good intentions, good vocabulary, and good handwriting. He ranks first in the undergraduate examination!"

"This man is simply a genius of his time! I am very curious as to which province he came from with such outstanding achievements. I guess he is from Zhejiang, Jiangxi, or Nanzhili."

"I wonder who this person's teacher is. How knowledgeable and knowledgeable a teacher is to teach such a great talent."

Wang Hao smiled and pressed his hand: "Okay, everyone, let's stop talking about it now. I will tear off the name, and his identity will be revealed naturally!"

"Cha!" Wang Hao gently tore off the name.

Wang Hao said loudly: "In the third year of the Zhengde Examination in the Ming Dynasty, the number one tribute scholar was Yang Shen from Sichuan!"

As soon as Wang Hao said this, all the examiners were in an uproar!

"Yang Shen? The eldest son of Yang Tinghe, the head of the Hanlin Academy? Oops! This is really a tiger father with no son! Yang Tinghe was awarded the Jinshi at the age of nineteen. His eldest son was awarded the Jinshi at the age of twenty. This is a good story about both father and son winning at a young age!"

"Everyone, Yang Shen is known as Little Su Shi in Sichuan. Liu Xuezheng from Sichuan is a good friend of mine. Last time he came to Beijing to report on his work, he mentioned Yang Shen many times, and he was full of praise!"

"Hey, Xiaguan's ancestral home is also Sichuan. Yang Shen really makes Sichuan scholars look good!"

Wang Hao smiled and said: "Yang Shen came out on top. It seems that everyone is convinced. Okay, we have chosen a talented tribute for the country!"

In the Wenhua Hall, a group of young eunuchs served pens and candles.

Behind Wang Hao stood a young eunuch.

Just when Wang Hao was about to put Yang Shen's name at the top of the apricot list, an accident happened!

The young eunuch suddenly grabbed the candlestick with his hand and accidentally knocked it over. The candlelight fell on Yang Shen's paper.

Wang Hao was stunned: "Ah!" In desperation, he used the ink in the inkstone as a fire-fighting tool. A lot of ink was splashed on the paper.

The fire on the exam paper was extinguished. But a big hole was burned in the examination paper, and dozens of words were burned away.

Even trickier is the ink. Half of the exam paper was smeared with ink.

It took Wang Hao a long time to react, and he yelled at the young eunuch: "What's your name! Do you know that you have caused a big disaster?"

The young eunuch quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "I made a mistake. Mr. Wangge, please spare my life. Please spare your life!"

At this moment, Gu Dayong walked into the Wenhua Hall: "What's wrong?"

Wang Hao pointed at the young eunuch: "This guy was careless and knocked over the candlestick. He actually burned the first tribute scholar's paper!"

The Ming Dynasty Examination has strict regulations. After the marking is completed, all test papers of tribute scholars must be submitted to the emperor for inspection. Only when the emperor expressed that he had no objections to the article and ranking could he officially release the apricot list, that is, the tribute list.

Now Yang Shen's paper was burnt and stained and could no longer be presented to the emperor. Naturally, he couldn't successfully get on the list of tributes.

After Gu Dayong heard what Wang Hao said, he came to the young eunuch without saying a word. "Papa" are two powerful and heavy cocks. The little eunuch was slapped until stars appeared in his eyes and his ears and eyes were buzzing.

Gu Dayong said angrily: "It's a waste of time! How important is the examination paper? That is the basis for the emperor to select the pillars of his talents! How dare you burn your hands and feet? Come on, go to the Department of Punishment and give him to me Beat him to death!"

Several eunuchs stepped forward and dragged the young eunuch down.

Gu Dayong raised his hand towards Wang Hao and said, "I am incapable of governing, so please forgive me, Mr. Wangge."

Wang Hao said with a mournful face: "It doesn't matter whether I am Haihan or not. What should I do with this paper?"

Several examiners began to discuss: "The paper has been stained. According to the examination rules set by Mr. Song Lian during the Hongwu period, even if there is a stain on the examination paper, the entire examination paper will be invalid."

"Yes, please take a look at this paper. Most of it is burnt and stained. How can it be presented to the emperor for inspection?"

"Oh. I can only give in to Yang Shen. After all, he is a great talent in the world. He will definitely be able to take the exam in three years!"

"That's right, that's right. Mencius said that when Heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions."

"Yang Shen is the son of the head of the Hanlin Academy. He has no worries about food and clothing. If he studies hard for three years, it shouldn't be a big problem. After three years, his knowledge will be more advanced, and it will be a good thing to re-enter the imperial examination room."

Wang Hao nodded: "Yes, what you all said makes sense. Yang Shen is only twenty years old. If he really wins the first place in the apricot list and tops the top three in the gold list, it will be too smooth for him. It is not a good thing for young people to have smooth sailing."

"If he is a talented person, such setbacks should not be able to stop him from rising to greatness."

"We have no choice but to remove Yang Shen according to the rules."

According to historical records: In the spring of the third year of Zhengde, Yang Shen entered the imperial examination. The examiner Wang Hao Yushen wrote the first volume. However, if the candles fall away, be careful not to pay tribute.

In this way, Yang Shen lost the opportunity to be on the Apricot List and even the Gold List.

To put it bluntly, the careless young eunuch just now was Gu Dayong's disciple. Gu Dayong is Liu Jin's man again. Whether it was an accident or intentional is obvious.

In fact, what the eunuchs did just now was not just to prevent Yang Shen from entering the list?

The examiners had been reading the papers for two days and two nights, and they were already feeling dizzy and had backaches.

It was the eunuchs serving in the palace who handed over the selected examination papers together.

There was a young eunuch who took advantage of the situation and swapped the paper with the name "Henan Province Examination Person Burnt Yellow" under his name and a selection paper.

Jiaohuangzhong, the eldest son of Cifu Jiaofang, unknowingly became one of the tributes.

To put it bluntly, what the examiners just said is indeed effective. Three years later, in the sixth year of Zhengde, Yang Shen took part in the examination again. He still won the first place in the apricot list, ranked first in the imperial examination, and passed the first place.

Let’s get back to the business, tearing off all the aliases. Wang Hao entered the apricot list one by one. Chang Feng's name is not on the apricot list.

He was about to seal the list and submit it to Emperor Zhengde. Wang Hao suddenly thought: "There was an accident tonight, and we were all frightened and confused. How could we forget that the Ministry of Rites had previously determined that the number of Jinke Gongshi should be three hundred and forty-nine, taking the auspicious number."

"Now there is one missing exam paper for Yang Shen. There is still one missing member of the Gongshi!"

An examiner quickly said: "No! It almost ruined the auspicious number. Mr. Wang Ge, let's just add the 350th place that was originally unsuccessful to the apricot list."

Another examiner brought the paper for No. 350.

Wang Hao tore up the name: "What? It's him?"

Gu Dayong on the side asked: "Who is it? Why did Mr. Wang Ge's face change?"

Wang Hao said loudly: "The last one on the undergraduate apricot list is Chang Feng, the son of Shuntian Prefecture."

As soon as this statement came out, all the examiners were in an uproar again!

"Chang Feng? Chang Butcher of Jinyiwei?" "How is it possible? He only knows how to torture people, kill people, frame kidnappings and sap. His talents and knowledge can be ranked in the apricot list?"

"Everyone, don't underestimate Chang Butcher. He was awarded the title of Juren by his own ability. I think he must have some talent and learning. But his talent and learning are average, otherwise how could he almost lose his reputation?"

When Gu Dayong heard that Chang Feng had entered the apricot list, he thought to himself: Is this really God's will? Eunuch Liu ordered that Chang Feng should not be hindered from ascending the Xing Bang and everything should be allowed to take its course. Unexpectedly, he really hit the target!

The Xing Bang list was sent to the Xiyuan Leopard Room.

Emperor Zhengde looked at the list carefully and saw Chang Feng's name at the bottom of the list.

Emperor Zhengde smiled at Liu Jin beside him: "My dear friend, Chang Feng is at the bottom of the list, don't you think it's because of you? With such a big list, how could Chang Feng be so unbiased and right at the bottom of the list? "

"Did you help him? Or suppress him?"

Liu Jin quickly explained: "Your Majesty, the examination is the imperial court's talent promotion ceremony. Even if I borrow a hundred courages from the old slave, the old slave will not dare to interfere. How dare the old slave help him?"

"Besides, Chang Feng is both life-saving and supportive to Lao Nu. The examination is his heart's desire. How can Lao Nu suppress him?"

Emperor Zhengde nodded: "It seems that my uncle's talent and learning are only at a 'passable' level. He can barely become a tribute scholar. Oh, that's good. I also want to appoint him to a civil service position. In addition to the Jin Yiwei, he can Errands, can you still run civil servant errands?"

"My uncle has already entered the apricot list. A top three Jinshi scholar cannot escape."

Emperor Zhengde's voice revealed a message: he wanted to activate Chang Feng. But he will not be allowed to hold the official position of factory guard.

Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty, Chang Feng is talented and learned. Unfortunately, there was some misunderstanding between him and the old slave, which led to him scolding the old slave during the morning court a year ago."

Emperor Zhengde smiled and said: "Husband and wife do not have an overnight feud. There is no overnight feud between close friends. You have been close friends for more than 20 years. If you find an opportunity, I will set up a table with wine for you to shake hands and make peace."

"Well, the Queen Mother and the Empress have been whispering in my ears recently, asking me to use Chang Feng again. My ears are almost calloused."

Emperor Zhengde said it lightly, but in fact he had been driven to a head by Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Xia.

Empress Dowager Zhang even threatened Emperor Zhengde last month: "I think it was Chang Feng and his wife who saved the lives of the Ai family back then. Without Chang Feng, how would the Ai family be the master of the harem?"

"If you still leave Chang Feng in that deserted place in Guizhou, you are being unfilial to the Ai family! The Ai family will go to the Ancestral Temple to cry to the late Emperor that you are unfilial!"

Queen Xia went even further. He said directly: "The emperor alienates his loyal ministers because ghosts and gods have deceived his mind. If the emperor does not use Chang Feng for a day, I will not have sex with the emperor for a day."

Because of this, Emperor Zhengde has not been to Kunning Palace for three months. Although there are many beauties in the Leopard Room, Emperor Zhengde's favorite is Queen Xia.

I have to say that it is good to have two strong backers in the harem.

Emperor Zhengde had already made up his mind. If Chang Feng would try to win the gold medal, he would go with the flow and use Chang Feng.

Wang Hao knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I deserve to die."

Emperor Zhengde asked: "Oh? How do you say it?"

Wang Hao said: "Actually, there is another person who ranks first on the apricot list. It is Yang Shen, the eldest son of Yang Tinghe. However, I improperly looked after the examination papers. Just now, a young eunuch from the Wenhua Palace accidentally knocked over the candlestick, and the candle burned Yang Shen's examination papers."

"I can only remove him in accordance with the regulations."

Emperor Zhengde turned his head and glanced at Liu Jin, and said meaningfully: "The eunuch of Wenhua Palace? Oh, you are now the ancestor of the eunuchs in the palace. Is that eunuch your disciple and grandson?"

Emperor Zhengde had a thorough understanding of everything in the court. He had already guessed that Liu Jin had tampered with it and caused Yang Tinghe's son to fail the exam.

Liu Jin quickly said: "Ah, yes, yes. I will definitely pursue this case strictly."

Emperor Zhengde turned his head and glanced at Wang Kuo: "The young eunuch is at fault, and it has nothing to do with Wang Qing. If Yang Shen is to blame, he can only blame God. God made him fail the undergraduate exam."

At this point, Emperor Zhengde suddenly thought: "In other words, Yang Shen failed, and Chang Feng took the last place? Ah! It is indeed God's will! God's will allows my uncle to get a Jinshi title for nothing this spring!"

Wang Hao is actually quite a thief. He only said that the eunuch knocked over the candlestick and burned Yang Shen's examination papers. But he didn't say that he was in a panic and splashed ink on Yang Shen's exam paper.

Emperor Zhengde read more than ten examination papers. Then he said: "No problem. Let's release the list according to the ranking you listed!"

Three days later, outside the gate of Gongyuan.

Chang Feng, accompanied by Huang Yuan and Chang Ponu, came to Gongyuan to see the list.

His habit of looking at the rankings over the years has always been to look from back to front. Every time it was on the list.

This time, he caught a glimpse of the word "Changfeng" at the bottom of the list!

I haven’t waited for Chang Feng to react! Brother-in-law Huang Yuan and his son Chang Ponu shoot their bows from left to right.

"Bang bang!" The two gave Chang Feng two big dicks!

The two shouted in unison: "Beast! What did you hit!"

They are taking revenge! When the two of them won the imperial examination and the imperial examination, they both suffered from Chang Feng's family affection and were slapped in the face.

Chang Feng was slapped, and then he realized: "Oh, okay! I got hit!"

After saying this, he took precautions and stretched out his hands.

Huang Yuan and Chang Ponu wanted to slap him a second time, but were blocked by Chang Feng's arm.

What a good prediction!

Chang Feng smiled and said: "No need to slap! I am very sane! All these years of hard study are not in vain! Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Huang Yuandao: "The Chang family is now the third Jinshi of the father, son, sister-in-law!"

Chang Ponu said: "Yes, that's right. Dad, this time you will shine brightly!"

Chang Feng said: "Don't rush to be happy yet. I'll look at the list again to see which talents have entered the list in the same year. If my prediction is correct, Yang Shen should be in the top three on the list."

Chang Feng looked at the list for a while and first discovered Jiao Huangzhong's name at the 200th position.

He said suspiciously: "Jiao Fang's eldest son also paid tribute? That's strange. I heard that this person only eats, drinks, whores and gambles. There is something fishy about being successful."

After a while, Chang Feng read the entire apricot list: "It's weird, Yang Shen failed the list? How is it possible?"

Chang Ponu reminded: "Dad, Yang Tinghe has been at odds with Eunuch Liu recently. Even though Wang Hao is the chief examiner, it is still easy for Eunuch Liu to make a candidate fail."

Chang Feng nodded slightly: "Yes. It seems that Liu Jin has tampered with it. I have to thank him for not letting me lose my reputation and let me become Sun Shan."

"We can't control whether others win or not. At least I finally won. Let's go back home!"

Chang Ponu asked: "Dad, let's go back to the house and have a big banquet. How about a big banquet for guests and friends?"

Chang Feng laughed and scolded: "Shit! There's still the palace exam! Go home and prepare for the exam. Try not to be at the bottom of the Jinshi gold list! Po slave, you will be at the bottom of the list during the palace examination. A father and a son are at the bottom of the list. That's not a good story, but a joke!"

(End of this chapter)