Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 75: Betrothal to Jinlan and Yang Jinshui

Twenty marking officers have to review nearly [-] examination papers, and each examination paper must be reviewed by four marking officers.This may seem like a lot of work, but in fact it is not.

After all, in the eight-part examination, apart from a few policy questions, the examination content is somewhat subjective. The examiner must carefully look at whether what the candidates write makes sense.The other exam contents are all rote memorization, and all have standard answers. Just check them during marking, and it will be quick.

For example, Wang Daoqiu and the others will test the four books, five classics and eight-legged essays in the first test approved by the marking officers. There are a total of seven proposition essays, and the number of words is also required to be two to three hundred words.The seven articles add up to a total of about [-] words. The examiner, who has read through the paper, spent more than ten minutes reading the [-] words and highlighting the key sentences required by the standard answers.

In these seven eight-part essays, how many standard answers were asked by the examinees.How many standard answer requirements have been missed by the candidates?These are clear at a glance and the scoring is simple and straightforward.

And in this way, after the first reviewer has marked the key points and written comments on the paper, the next three markers will look at the key points that the first reviewer has marked. They only need to look at it a few times to know clearly what the paper should be. Not recommended anymore.

Therefore, it only takes ten minutes for the marking officer to review these seven eight-part essay questions for the first time, and it only takes two or three minutes for the following three marking officers to review the paper.Of the more than 3 examination papers distributed in this marking room, each of the four marking officers received more than 800 examination papers.Then he finished reading it himself, and then asked the other three marking officers to review it in order in a clockwise direction. In this way, it didn't take him much time to finish reading a paper.

Regardless of the busyness inside the Gongyuan, Wang Daoqiu and Yin Zhengmao had a feast together.I got home before the night ban, washed my face and feet, got into bed and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Wang Daoqiu woke up naturally from his sleep. As soon as he went out, he saw Sister Qiu still washing the bedding by the well, while the little girl Sanniang was helping.

As soon as Wang Daoqiu passed by, Sister-in-law Qiu helped Wang Daoqiu fetch water and smiled as she asked Wang Daoqiu to wash up.Wang Daoqiu picked up Sanniang and asked with a smile: "Little Sanniang, was the duck yesterday delicious?"

"It's delicious, it's delicious, it's delicious. Thank you Mr. Xie Yuang for your kindness."

Wang Daoqiu asked Sanniang if the roast duck was delicious. Before Sanniang could say anything, Sister Qiu rushed to reply.And when Mrs. Qiu replied, her expression was obviously filled with guilt.Looking at Sister Qiu's guilty look, and then looking at the aggrieved look on the little girl Sanniang's face, Wang Daoqiu didn't know whether Sanniang had eaten the duck yesterday?
So facing Sister Qiu's guilty conscience, Wang Daoqiu said with a face: "Sister Qiu, I like this girl Sanniang very much. From now on, you can share the things I give her to her two brothers, but you must also give them to her. She kept some.”

"Hey, Mr. Xie Yuangong, I'm sorry for you. Yesterday, I was the unsatisfactory man. When he came back from work last night, he saw the roast duck I brought back, so he went to drink half a kilogram of wine, and one People were eating and drinking there. The two boys only shared some duck heads and duck butts, and Sanniang and I didn't get a bite."

Seeing Wang Daoqiu's face and speaking so clearly, Sister-in-law Qiu didn't dare to hide it anymore, so she told the truth.

Wang Daoqiu has lived here for four months. He has long heard how out of tune Qiu's husband, Li Ergou, is.Now he heard that the roast duck he gave to the little girl Sanniang yesterday was eaten by that beast Li Ergou yesterday, and Qiu Sao and Sanniang didn't get a bite of it. He was also very angry.

But no matter how inconspicuous Li Ergou is, he is still Qiu Sao's man and Sanniang's father.In front of Qiu Sao and Sanniang, he couldn't say anything.So I could only go to wash up angrily, thinking that I would find Yang Jinshui if I had the chance, and let Yang Jinshui, the inner palace supervisor, take care of that Li Ergou.

What are you really thinking about? What are you doing here? Wang Daoqiu is washing up while thinking about going to Yang Jinshui and asking Yang Jinshui to come forward and teach that Li Ergou a lesson?A young eunuch from the inner palace supervisor over there has already come to the door.

The young eunuch was standing at the door of the small courtyard. When he saw Wang Daoqiu washing himself by the well in the courtyard, he did not come in. He just stood there and said politely: "Xie Yuanlang, Mr. Yang sent me to come and see Xie Yuan." If Yuanlang is free, Eunuch Yang would like to ask Xie Yuanlang to come over and talk."

I was just trying to find Yang Jinshui, but he sent someone to find him. Isn't that a good thing?So Wang Daoqiu said to the little eunuch: "I just finished the general examination yesterday and I am free today. Go and reply to Eunuch Yang and tell him that I will go see him after I wash up and have breakfast."

"Hey, okay, I'm going to report to Eunuch Yang now. Xie Yuanlang, you are busy, so I will take my leave."

"Not far away"

After watching the young eunuch go, Wang Daoqiu washed up, went to a street food stall for breakfast, and then went to the inner palace supervisor to find Yang Jinshui.

As soon as he entered the inner palace prison, Yang Jinshui was waiting for him. When Yang Jinshui saw Wang Daoqiu coming, he hurriedly offered his seat for tea.After a few words of false politeness between the two parties, Yang Jinshui brought the topic to his business meeting with Wang Daoqiu today.He said to Wang Daoqiu: "Master Jie Yuan, this winter, on the other side of the Nanjian River in Wanping, three miles up from the intersection of the Nanjian River and the Yongding River, a 37-foot-long and high-rise building was built between the two mountains. A five-foot-four-foot dike. After blocking the river, they then filled in the river and dug out the mountains on both sides of the river, creating a total of 270 four acres of flat land."

"Now that the ground is flat, it's time to build a workshop. Our inner palace supervisor has always been responsible for the construction of the palace. It's the same this time. The palace gave us the errand and asked us to It must be completed before spring plowing. Mr. Xie Yuan, I am not afraid of your jokes. Those buildings in the palace and the mausoleums outside the palace have been built by our inner palace supervisors. But we have never built this steel factory, so now I I feel unsure, so I have no choice but to trouble you, Xie Yuanlang! Please bear with me, bear with me."

After speaking, Yang Jinshui stood up politely and offered tea to Wang Daoqiu.

He was the palace eunuch of a dignified family, and he was also the godson of Lu Fang, the boss of the inner court. How could Wang Daoqiu dare to ask his boss to accept tea from Yang Jinshui?
So as soon as Yang Jinshui served the tea, Wang Daoqiu stood up immediately, pushed the tea that Yang Jinshui served out with both hands, and said: "Eunuch Yang, although you and I have not met each other a few times, Wang Daoqiu is very fond of Eunuch Yang. We feel like old friends at the first sight, and regard Eunuch Yang as his elder brother. If Eunuch Yang keeps seeing strangers like this again, he will despise me, Wang Daoqiu, for being humble, and look down on me, Wang Daoqiu."

"Hey, Jie Yuanlang, you are the dignified Jie Yuan of Zhejiang Province. After the examination, you will choose a commoner to enter the Imperial Academy. It is only a matter of time before you become a marquis and become a prime minister. How can I, Yang Jinshui, an eunuch, have the right to look down on Jie Yuanlang? Huh? Jie Yuanlang, you are joking, you are joking."

To be honest, what Yang Jinshui said now was not a joke to Wang Daoqiu. As the godson of Lu Fang, the boss of the inner court, he went to Lu Fang every day to get close to him.And since he sticks to Lu Fang every day, he naturally knows from Lu Fang the relationship between Wang Daoqiu and Emperor Jiajing, the relationship between Wang Daoqiu and Lu Bing, and Wang Daoqiu helping Baiyunguan develop glass and new pills, so that the current Watching the sun in Baiyun makes a lot of money.

A man who can keep his heart in the emperor's heart, and befriend Lu Bing, the emperor's most trusted and closest friend, as well as Jieyuan of the Taoist sect, a money tree who can turn stone into gold, his future future can be imagined.Moreover, Yang Jinshui also learned from Lu Fang that Emperor Jiajing had personally revealed that as long as Wang Daoqiu ranked in the top twenty in the palace examination, and the test paper was handed over to him, Emperor Jiajing would decide the ranking. Wang Daoqiu is the top scholar in Jinke.

Thinking of Wang Daoqiu's limitless future, how could the eunuch Yang Jinshui dare to look down on him?So now that Wang Daoqiu said that Yang Jinshui looked down on him, Yang Jinshui felt extremely aggrieved.

And seeing the unlucky look on Yang Jinshui's face now, Wang Daoqiu was too embarrassed to pretend anymore.So he sincerely whispered to Yang Jinshui: "Brother Yang, in life, things are unpredictable, and you have to rely on friends to help you. Wang has a proposal. If Brother Yang doesn't give up, I would like to use Brother Yang as a different surname." Brothers, from now on you and I will help each other and help each other overcome difficulties. Brother Yang, what do you think?"

"Brother Wang, to be honest, Yang also wants to join forces with his brother, but this collusion between the inner and outer courts, once found out by the authorities, will be a death sentence for you and me!"

Wang Daoqiu extended an invitation to form a gang, and Yang Jinshui was actually very moved in this regard.After all, his goal is to take over Lu Fang's position as the Priest and Priest Priest.But the Chief of Ceremony, the Chief of the Seal, not only needed the emperor's trust, but also had the ability to handle government affairs and be able to help the emperor deal with all those troublesome matters.Otherwise, you won’t be able to handle this or that matter, and you will have to report every little thing to the emperor and trouble him to deal with it. How many days can you, the Chief of Ceremonies, hold the seal?
Therefore, if you want to be the Chief of Ceremonies, you must have the ability to handle government affairs, be able to help the emperor "approval", and make the emperor feel at ease and "happy".But when it comes to handling government affairs, he, Yang Jinshui, sent his godfather Lu Fang, saying that it may never be this far, but it is still a thousand miles away.

Therefore, if he, Yang Jinshui, wants to be the Chief of Ceremonies in the future, he must have someone who understands government affairs to help him.In this regard, Wang Daoqiu is the best candidate.After all, it was impossible for Wang Daoqiu to castrate himself and enter the palace to compete with him, Yang Jinshui, for the position of Superintendent of Ceremonies.

If there is no competitive relationship between the two parties, they can naturally cooperate.However, according to the ancestral teachings of the Ming Dynasty, it is a capital crime for an internal servant around the emperor to make friends with foreign ministers.So thinking of the consequences of becoming friends with Wang Daoqiu, Yang Jinshui hesitated again.

Seeing Yang Jinshui's hesitation and fear, Wang Daoqiu listened again and whispered to Yang Jinshui: "You and I are sworn brothers with different surnames. We only seek one night to swear an oath to heaven. If we don't change the Jinlan post, we won't sue our parents. Don’t tell your wife and children, God knows and earth knows, you know and I know, everything depends on the conscience of heaven and earth.”

"Really! Jie Yuanlang, you really don't mind that Yang is an eunuch."

"Brother Yang, what's the matter with the eunuchs? Who would be willing to be an eunuch if there is still a way? Speaking of which, you are all pitiful people!"

"Jie Yuanlang, stop talking, stop talking! Okay, since you, Wang Daoqiu, treat us eunuchs as human beings and you treat me, Yang Jinshui, as a human being. Then we will choose an auspicious day to become sworn brothers. From now on, you and I, brothers, will share weal and woe. Mutual support."

"good"

After discussing with Yang Jinshui about becoming brothers with different surnames, the two sides brought the topic back to the real steel factory.In this regard, Wang Daoqiu has his own ideas, but all decisions must be made according to local conditions.So Wang Daoqiu asked Yang Jinshui to go to the construction site with him, and everything will be discussed after seeing the scene.

(End of this chapter)