Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 96

After eating this honorary banquet, the face-conscious Emperor Jiajing began to reward these new recruits.Each person in the top three has a vase from the official kiln, a set of the Four Treasures of the Study, plus 30 taels of silver coins; each person in the top 100 has a pair of famous calligraphy and paintings, a set of the four treasures of the study, plus [-] taels of silver coins; the three people in the first class, second place Li Chunfang and Tanhua Hu Zhengmeng, Emperor Jiajing rewarded each of them with two calligraphy and paintings, a set of official kiln tea sets, a set of four treasures of the study, and [-] taels of silver notes.

And the most important thing is Wang Daoqiu?Emperor Jiajing not only rewarded Li Chunfang and Hu Zhengmeng, but also specially rewarded Wang Daoqiu with a house.According to Wang Daoqiu's own request, this house is located in the inner palace prison alley, which is the street that Fatty's father did not dare to buy last year. It has three auxiliary rooms facing the street and a backyard.

In addition, after Emperor Jiajing learned that the house where Wang Daoqiu currently lived was separated from the street-facing house he had given to Wang Daoqiu, there were four small courtyards in between.He generously ordered Lu Fang to use the public houses belonging to the inner palace supervisor in that alley to replace the four small courtyards separated by Wang Daoqiu's old and new rooms, and then use these houses to The renovation and repair work were rewarded to Wang Daoqiu.

Wang Daoqiu felt very happy after receiving the biggest reward today.So after the banquet, I went to explain a few words to Yin Zhengmao and the others, and then returned to Nanjianhe Steel Plant to fulfill his promise to Emperor Jiajing.

While Wang Daoqiu was busy at the Nanjianhe Iron and Steel Plant, the messengers riding out from the capital also worked hard to convey the results of Jinke's announcement to Wang Daoqiu's hometown in Zhejiang Province five days later. The provincial capital is Hangzhou.

At the gate of Hangzhou City early in the morning, just after the morning rush hour for entering the city, two fast horses galloped towards the city gate.Still far away from the city gate, the postman on horseback shouted: "Hurry up for five hundred miles, hurry up for five hundred miles! Pass the gold list, congratulations to Mr. Daoqiu, the king of Huzhou Prefecture, for winning six yuan."

"Congratulations to Mr. Daoqiu, the Prince of Huzhou Prefecture, for passing the Sixth Yuan."

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The two postmen sang congratulations. After arriving at the city gate, they sat on their horses and held the good news document. They repeatedly announced the good news to the melon-eating crowd crowded at the city gate. Then they rode into the city to pay homage to the governor of Zhejiang. Yamen, speeding away.

After entering the city, there were so many people on the street that the two postmen did not dare to gallop. They just let the horses trot and announced the good news loudly all the way. The citizens of Hangzhou stopped one after another to celebrate this gift from the people of Zhejiang. glory.

The postmen delivered Wang Daoqiu's good news and the canonization decree of Wang Daoqiu's parents to the Zhejiang governor's office amid the cheers of Hangzhou citizens along the road.

As soon as he received this "political achievement", the governor of Zhejiang immediately notified several big shots in the province to come together to discuss the celebration specifications for this happy event.On the one hand, he sent out horses to inform the Huzhou prefect about the incident and asked them to prepare quickly.

Early the next morning, the governor of Zhejiang, together with the Zhejiang Academic Affairs Bureau and several other soy sauce officials in the province, led a group of art workers responsible for playing and playing, boarded the boat at Wulinmen Pier in Hangzhou and rushed to Huzhou Prefecture. .

At noon, the provincial fleet met up with the fleet from Huzhou Prefecture and the fleet from Changxing County.Then a group of more than 20 official ships and hundreds of people sailed towards Wang Daoqiu's home.

And just as the officials were rushing here, people from Wang Daoqiu's village were also sent by the county early in the morning, dressed in fancy clothes.Festive red lanterns were hung on the trees on both sides of the river. In front of and behind the houses in the village, the trees on the roofs of the houses were covered with red and colorful colors. Most of the firecrackers in Changxing County's inventory were shipped here today.

Changxing in late March of the lunar calendar is hardly beautiful. All kinds of flowers have faded. Even the most beautiful rapeseed flowers in the fields of the year are now branches of rapeseed, which will be harvested and pressed in half a month. Oily.

People here don't have much farm work at this time. The so-called busyness is to go up the mountain, harvest the last batch of relatively tender bamboo shoots on the mountain, make dried bamboo shoots and soaked bamboo shoots, and sell them in the city.

Early this morning, the county magistrate led a group of county servants and more than a dozen carts of supplies.I came to the village to inform that Wang Daoqiu, the pride of our Changxing people, passed the sixth grade.Today, the elders from the province, prefecture, and county will come to the Wang family to congratulate and ask the village to prepare quickly.

Then the adults in the village were ordered to arrange festive scenes and kill sheep in preparation for a grand reception of the leader.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the government's huge fleet finally entered the village bustling with the eager eyes of the villagers, blowing and beating, setting off firecrackers, and being chased by a group of tearful children on both sides of the river.

When the fleet arrived at the gate of Wang's house, the boatmen jumped ashore, tied the ropes, and set up the springboard. Amid the sound of firecrackers and percussion music, all the officials disembarked in an orderly manner according to their respective official positions.

And seeing the officials from the province, the government, and the county coming, Father Wang and a group of village cadres, local tyrants and evil gentry immediately went up to greet them with a sense of current affairs, and to give the leaders face.

After a burst of Chinese-style hypocrisy, greetings and greetings, the opening ceremony was completed.A group of officials came to the incense table that had been prepared, and the royal father and a group of country bumpkins also hurriedly knelt in front. "In accordance with the destiny of heaven, the emperor said: On the 26th day of the third month of the third month of the 1th year of Jiajing, the imperial court issued a policy for the tribute students from all over the world. Wang Daoqiu, Changxing County, Huzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, won No. [-] in the first class, won the sixth grade, and the whole world celebrated. Therefore, this is the edict. "

"Caomin Wang Zhaowen thanked Lord Long for his grace, long live the emperor, long live, long live, long live."

After everyone had put on their postures, it was Zhejiang Xuezheng, the nephew of Yan Song who had attracted Wang Daoqiu to join the Yan Party, who read the good news of Wang Daoqiu on behalf of the official.Then Wang Daoqiu's father, Wang Zhaowen, hurriedly received the order to express his gratitude on behalf of the whole family.

After Wang Zhaowen finished thanking him, Yan Xuezheng walked over and handed the good news to Wang Zhaowen's raised hands. He smiled and congratulated: "Congratulations, congratulations. Congratulations, Mr. Wang, for teaching your son well. Your son is the number one scholar in high school and the sixth grade." , I am really the No. 1 in the scientific examination since the founding of the Ming Dynasty! By the way, Mr. Wang, you are already an official of the imperial court, and you can no longer call yourself a commoner among others. "

ah!What imperial order, what lord?I was just a little scholar in the past, and because I was determined to give up the imperial examination, I didn't even go to the three-year scholar examination.Therefore, he was dismissed from his fame by the previous senior official, how can he become an official of the court now, my lord?
Wang Zhaowen couldn't understand this question, but he didn't dare to ask Xuezheng, a third-rank official.So he held his son's happy news and stared at Yan Xuezheng with a dazed expression, hoping that the other party would take the initiative to help him out.

Seeing Wang Zhaowen's stupid appearance, Yan Xuezheng suppressed the urge to laugh in his heart, maintained his official prestige, and said with a smile: "My son won the sixth yuan this time, which is a grand event for my literary style. I am very happy .You and your wife, as the parents of Liu Yuan and Ji Di, have also received the Holy Grace this time. Lord Wang, please kneel and listen to the next edict from the governor!"

After saying this, Yan Xuezheng smiled at Wang Zhaowen and walked back to his team of officials.

After Yan Xuezheng returned to his throne, the governor of Zhejiang came out with the imperial edict, set up his posture, and then opened the imperial edict and began to read: "By the fate of heaven, the emperor said: Wang Zhaowen, the father of Wang Daoqiu, taught his son well, and was born with the same Jinshi. Wang Daoqiu's mother The Xu family is a virtuous and virtuous person, and ordered Wang Daoqiu's mother, the Xu family, to be a native of An. Therefore, I hereby congratulate her."

After the governor finished reading the imperial edict, he waved to the back, and then two mighty sergeants came forward, each holding a tray in their hands, and delivered the Jinshi uniforms and the Xiapei of the Sixth Grade Anren in the tray to Wang Zhaowen and his wife. .

It’s my lifelong dream to be a Jinshi official!When this set of dreams that he had been dreaming about for countless times was finally placed in front of him.Wang Zhaowen couldn't help himself. A big man patted the ground and howled and cried so hard that he felt sad.

Wang Zhaowen was crying like this, and the extremely festive scene was frozen for a moment because he lost control of his emotions. No one dared to speak.

Such a big reception accident made the Changxing County Magistrate, a landlord, nervous.So he hurriedly winked at the village leader and signaled him to hurry up and deal with Wang Zhaowen.

After receiving the highest order from Lord Qingtian, Muramasa did not dare to neglect, so he hurried forward and whispered in his ear to remind Wang Zhaowen that he was receiving an order.

The words woke up the dreamer. Muramasa's reminder immediately made Wang Zhaowen come back to his senses. Now was the time when his family was proud of his ancestors, and he couldn't let his guard down when he was overjoyed.Then Wang Zhaowen reacted and quickly wiped away his tears, led his wife, and first received the order to thank her according to the rules.Then he stood up, bowed his hands respectfully, and apologized to all the officials.

The officials also came from the imperial examination, and they understood Wang Zhaowen's overreaction.So after Wang Zhaowen apologized, they all smiled kindly towards Wang Zhaowen.

A short episode passed and the process continued.After eating the eggs, we started eating and drinking in the most practical way that Chinese people do.The farmhouse wine and the authentic farmhouse dishes in the mountains and fields, under the hands of the chefs who have been dispatched from the counties, have turned into plates of delicious dishes and served on the tables.

Local farm food is not as good as the Hangzhou cuisine in Hangzhou, but it is better because of its novelty. Officials in the province also like to try it.With the satisfaction of these big guys, this banquet will naturally make everyone happy.

Of course, there are no absolutes in everything. In the midst of all the fun, there is one person who just has a smile on his face, but actually feels extremely unhappy.This man is the fat man's father, Jiang Laocai, the richest man in the village.

Originally, Jiang Laocai's family was the richest in the village, and his son, like Wang Daoqiu, was a juren.He, Jiang Laocai, introduced himself to others when he went out. They all said that his family came from a scholarly family, and he looked down on everyone in the village.

But now Wang Daoqiu won the first prize, and his son now doesn't even have any news.Jiang Laocai, who has been living in society for a long time, knows that when the list is passed from Beijing to the province, it must be the list of Jinshi in the whole province. It is sent together and cannot be unique to one person.But now the officials only mention Wang Daoqiu, the boy of the Wang family, and not a word about his son Jiang Zhijian, which means...

Hi!Thinking that someone else's son won the first prize or the sixth prize, even the governor personally came to congratulate him.However, Jiang Laocai, who was the richest man in the village, could not even sit at the head table. Jiang Laocai's self-esteem was seriously damaged.He gritted his teeth and secretly felt fierce. When his fat son came back, he would have to beat him first to vent his anger.Then he would be locked up in the study and would never be released except for holidays.

(End of this chapter)