Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 415
In the Qi Mansion, the housekeeper of the Qi Mansion felt bitter when he looked at the line of servants kneeling under the sun, and then at the broken porcelain pieces that had been smashed all over the floor.

How did this little ancestor develop such a bad habit?These are all good porcelains produced by Ru Kiln, and it is unknown how much silver taels will be lost in such a smash.Even though the loss is not his, but looking at it like this makes my heart ache.

So Qi Siyu said angrily that he would reward those yamen servants with dozens of pennies, and he did as well.At any rate, he added something to it, and gave him a red envelope of one hundred coins.As for whether this matter has any impact on the Qi family's reputation, then he has no control over it.Anyway, it was the master's order, so he just obeyed.

Today, Qi Yuandao went out of the city on business, and he hurried back with his grandson in mind. As soon as he entered the door, he heard that Qi Siyu had passed the No. 4 exam and was losing his temper in the room.

He hurried to Qi Siyu's yard.

At this time, the broken porcelain pieces in the room have been cleaned up.

Seeing Qi Yuandao come in, Qi Siyu's eyes turned red, and he reluctantly called out: "Grandfather."

Qi Yuandao went to the chair with a sullen face and sat down.

Needless to say, the grandson didn't go in the top three, he was also very upset.He is a great Confucian who has cultivated many outstanding disciples, but the grandson he carefully cultivated passed the exam like this, and he is very embarrassed.

"Grandfather, Zhao Liang didn't give you face too much. I was third in the first exam, and I did well in the re-examination. Why did you move me from third to fourth? He did it for his own reputation. Stepping people into the mud?" Qi Siyu hated Zhao Liang in his heart, and couldn't help but put eye drops on him.

"Du Zheyan sat across from Du Jinning, the head of the case, during the first test; I sat opposite him again during the second test. How good is his essay in the first test? Can I be included? During the second test, I clearly saw that he did a good job on the questions. It's not going well, why did he hold on to No.1? Did Zhao Liang do this on purpose? By doing this, he won favor with the Guan family, Qi family, and Liang family, and gained a good reputation. But he doesn't see you in his eyes old man."

Although Qi Yuandao felt that Zhao Liang's actions were not authentic enough, there were some things that Qi Siyu could say, but he couldn't.

He said: "Don't talk nonsense. Marking and judging papers is obviously Lu Jiuyuan's business, and has nothing to do with Zhao Liang."

"Did Lu Jiuyuan be invited by Zhao Liang? Shouldn't he act according to Zhao Liang's wishes?"

"And the young masters of the Qi family, the Guan family and the Liang family have all participated in the courtyard examination, why not choose one of them if you want to please? Do you have to please someone who is nothing?" Qi Yuan said.

Qi Siyu rolled his eyes, and found a reason in a hurry: "If you please the Qi family, you will offend the Guan family and the Liang family, and vice versa. That's why he picked someone who has a deep connection with the three families." Saying this , he was convinced, and nodded his head vigorously, indicating that it must be so.

Qi Yuandao fell silent.

At the end, he let out a long sigh, and comforted Qi Siyu, "Forget it, forget it, it's just an extra exam, it's nothing. With your talents, the exam is just a formality. This matter It's over, it's useless for you to complain, it's better to read more books if you have the time."

As he said that, he looked at Qi Siyu sternly: "You are not allowed to go anywhere during this time, and memorize "Song Xingtong" carefully. It is no wonder Zhao Liang, if you do the law and arithmetic correctly , even if Zhao Liang wants to be famous, he won't be able to pull you down."

Hearing these words, Qi Siyu was like a bolt from the blue.For the college exam, he has been studying hard during this time.I also planned to relax and play for a while after the college exam, but I didn't expect to be punished by my grandfather for reciting the law.

"Grandfather..." He was about to plead pitifully, when he saw Qi Yuandao waved his hand and asked, "Where is that kid from the Du family who has been getting closer to you? How many people did you get in the exam this time?"

Thinking of Du Zheyan, Qi Siyu felt very sympathetic; "That kid was unlucky. He got a bad name in the first test, and he failed in the top 54. He wanted to rush in through the re-examination, but he didn't want to re-examination and he still failed. Only [-] people were awarded, and the name was lost to Sun Shan.”

"So, only if you work harder at ordinary times, you will not panic during the exam..." Qi Yuandao took the opportunity to teach his grandson an ideological education class.

Qi Siyu had no choice but to stand up and listen to the training.

……

On Du Zheyan's side, he was not as comfortable as Qi Siyu, and he could still get comfort from his grandfather.

At this time, he was kneeling in the main room, listening to Mrs. Du's reprimand.And beside old Mrs. Du, there was Du Zhexin, the elder cousin whom he hated the most in his life.

Du Zhexin looked sympathetic to his cousin, and tried to persuade Mrs. Du from time to time.But how could his words be comforting?Obviously adding fuel to the fire.Old Mrs. Du wanted to teach him a few words, but Du Zheyan usually worked hard. Last year, he earned the Du family a big face by getting him into the yamen to become an official.A mere Juren can't be an official if he has no connections.It can be seen that this kid still has some skills.

But when Du Zhexin said a few words, the fire in his heart came out again, and finally the more he trained, the more angry he became, and he said directly: "Go to the porch and kneel for me for half an hour, and don't get up until it's time to eat."

"Yes, grandfather." Du Zheyan answered with his head lowered, and went to the porch to kneel obediently,

Seeing Du Zheyan go out, Du Zhexin stretched out his hand to beat Old Master Du on the back, and persuaded: "Grandfather, don't be too angry. Although our family is a scholarly family, you also hope that there will be a Jinshi in the family, but the third brother is not lucky." Isn’t it good? I got 54th in the exam, alas. If he can write one more law question or math question correctly, he may pass the exam in this college. But brother Yun from his uncle’s family is luckier than the third brother He is still one year younger, but this time he got 34th place in the exam. He didn't even stutter, and he passed the county, government, and hospital exams in a row. Sigh, luck is really good."

Old Mrs. Du became even angrier when he heard this: "Is this science test about luck? I usually don't work hard, so I'm cramming. If I read the law book more often, or I'm more good at calculation, this college test will be fine." Can you pass it once, and still be compared to Brother Yun? After such a waste of time, it will take another two years. The college examination will take four years, and the township examination will take a few years. It is estimated that you will not be able to pass the exam when you are too old. That's all."

Du Zheyan, who was kneeling on the porch, heard the conversation in the room, his face expressionless.

Anyway, their first room and second room were at odds, and they fought endlessly all day long. One day he dug a hole for his first cousin, and the next day his first cousin dug a hole for him. Everyone had a great time fighting.Now that he has suffered a loss, this loss will be repaid sooner or later.Because he hadn't passed the college exam, he was on fire in his heart, and his cousin came to provoke him, which was purely courting death.

(End of this chapter)