Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 15 Passing the Exam
  "Do any of the clan members have any objections?" Seeing Jia Zheng's agreement, Jia Dairu turned to look at the other clan leaders with joy on his face and asked.

The smart tribesmen have already seen that this matter was led by Jia Zhen, and even the unsmart tribesmen will not raise objections at this time.

None of Jia Qiang was present, so there was no need to say which side he was on.

"Okay, since all the clan members agree, I announce that Jia Qiang will be expelled from the Jia family from today on. From now on, there will be no Jia Qiang in the Jia family tree!" Jia Dairu announced loudly.

After he finished speaking, the tribesmen did not react much.

"Let's ask the clan leader to revise the family tree!" Jia Dairu continued.

Jia Zhen stood up, came to the place where the genealogy was enshrined, bowed and saluted, and then invited the genealogy down.

He turned to the page where Jia Qiang was recorded, and joy flashed in his eyes.

Someone on the side brought a pen dipped in ink, and with one stroke of the pen, he obliterated Jia Qiang's name.

There was only one person left in Jia Qiang's branch, and now this branch no longer belongs to the Jia family.

After the incident, Jia Zhen invited the tribesmen to have wine.

Except for Ning Rong and Ning Rong, the rest of the clan members are not doing well. Treating them to a drink is their happiest thing.

Jia Zheng had no intention of drinking. Even if he expelled Jia Qiang from the family tree, he was still a little resentful, feeling that he had slighted Jia Qiang.

After returning to Rongguo Mansion, Jia's mother happened to invite him and he entered the Rongxi Hall.

"What's going on today? How come I heard that Jia Zhen held a clan meeting?" Jia's mother waved her hand to ask Jia Zheng to excuse herself, and then asked.

Although she doesn't care about things, when some big things happen, someone will still take the initiative to report them to her.

"It was the clan elders who were dissatisfied with Jia Qiang's evil deeds and proposed to expel the Jia clan!" Jia Zheng replied truthfully.

"What? Expelled Jia Qiang? Did you change the family tree?" Upon hearing this, Jia's mother asked anxiously.

"The genealogy has been changed. The old lady is kind-hearted. Such evildoers should have been expelled from the house long ago!" Jia Zheng saw that she was anxious and quickly advised her.

Mother Jia let out a long sigh. She felt sorry for Jia Qiang, but she would not go to Jia Zhen again for this matter. Changing the genealogy meant that the matter was a foregone conclusion.

Jia Qiang didn't know that he had been expelled from the family tree by the Jia family. If the original person heard the news, he would most likely be extremely sad, but if he really knew about it, he would only be happy for it.

Removing his name from the Jia family tree means that he will no longer have anything to do with the Jia family.
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  In the lobby of Gongyuan, many officials were reviewing the papers. The papers were divided into three parts. First, the lower-level officials conducted a rough inspection and selected the better ones, and then sent them to the deputy examiner.

There were originally four deputy examiners, but because Officer Wen was detained, only three deputy examiners were busy at this time.

The deputy examiner will review the submitted test papers separately, select the best from the best, and hand over the top-ranked test papers to the chief examiner.

The examiner will check back and forth during the period to prevent any official from missing a good candidate.

This method of selecting talents has lasted for many dynasties, and a complete plan has long been in place to avoid the loss of talents to the greatest extent.

The examiner, Yin Kewei, had a solemn expression. Although Officer Wen was the deputy examiner designated by his superiors, the incident happened during the college examination hosted by him, so he would be more or less responsible.

Now he hates the Jia family deeply. After being taken into custody, Officer Wen recruited them all without interrogation, letting him know that the Jia family used the hospital examination to torture Jia Qiang to death.

As the saying goes, cutting off a person's future is like killing his parents. Yin Kewei's future has suffered setbacks because of this college examination. He is naturally extremely dissatisfied with the Jia family who caused this incident.

"Good poem, really good poem!" an examiner suddenly praised.

"What a beautiful poem. I have been reading boring poems all day. Please read it to me to relax!" Another deputy examiner raised his head and said curiously.

This exam is only a college exam, and the level of the participants is limited.

In addition, the examiners here are of high standard, so it is extremely rare for poems and essays that catch their eye.

"The calendered, ironed hat and crimson rut have a unique look in the bright east wind.

Xi Guo did not say anything but had a son, and Wenjun suddenly became drunk when he was drunk.

Do you blame him for the flowers being like this after he left, and why he couldn't remember when he came?
  If you go to Mount Wei to realize enlightenment, you will always be confused by the red clouds and red rain. "When the deputy examiner saw the others stopping what they were doing, he read aloud. "Yes, this seven-character rhyme poem uses many allusions and is clever. This poem with the theme of peach blossom can be ranked at the forefront! "Yin Kewei nodded slightly and said.

He walked to the deputy examiner and took the test paper.

"This eight-legged essay is mediocre and has little new ideas. However, the poetry can make up for it, and it can be placed in the top five for evaluation!" He looked at the first page of the test paper and said lightly.

The three deputy examiners had no objections. In fact, Yin Kewei's requirements were a little too high. This was a college examination, and the requirements for eight-legged essays were not very high.

This eight-part essay is smooth and stable, and the topic is clear without any mistakes. At a glance, you can tell that its foundation is extremely solid.

Three days passed, all the test papers were reviewed one by one, and the remaining test papers were ranked. The top 120 among them were the new talents who passed the college examination this time.

However, in Yin Kewei's hands, there are still five test papers that have not been removed. These are the test papers that were ranked among the top five by the three deputy examiners together with him.

"Open the book!" Yin Kewei ordered in a deep voice to the low-level official on the side.

The senior official first showed the seal of the test paper to the examiners present for inspection, and then opened the seal.

"This is Jia Qiang's test paper!" Yin Kewei saw that the poetry paper that was praised by all the examiners was ranked fourth, but it turned out to be Jia Qiang's test paper, which reminded him of what happened that day.

"This boy is too young. He is only twelve years old. Ranking fourth is a bit too high. It is better to lower it!" an examiner said.

Because of Jia Qiang, letting them examiners preside over the college examination not only failed, but also caused a lot of trouble. Although Jia Qiang was also a victim, the deputy examiner still wanted to suppress Jia Qiang.

"Yes, move it to five or more!" another deputy examiner supported.

In fact, the top five in the college examination not only have better rankings, but also the top five have the opportunity to enter the Imperial College.

After the deputy examiner wants to adjust Jia Qiang's name to the top five, he will give up Jia Qiang's chance to enter the Imperial College.

"I thought that instead of lowering Jia Qiang's ranking, I would rather raise it up. If the Jia family wants to destroy Jia Qiang, why don't I give him a hand!" Yin Kewei said with a calm smile.

He moved the test paper originally ranked fourth to the second position. Jia Qiang's eight-part essay was far inferior to the first place, and the gap between the second and third place was very small. Plus the advantage of poetry and prose, it was not enough to be placed in the second place. unexpected.

"What Mr. Yin said is absolutely true. Not only do we give him a hand, but we also want to tell Jia Qiang what's going on behind the scenes!" the deputy examiner clapped his hands and said.

The unanimous opinion of all the examiners was that Yin Kewei actually spoke up, and the other three deputy examiners would not have any objections to this as long as their own interests were not involved.

Yin Kewei's face showed a cold look. Jia Qiang's achievement was to slap the Jia family in face. Now he has no ability to retaliate against the Jia family, so he can only disgust the Jia family in this way.

On the fifth day of the college examination, it was time to release the results.

Jia Qiang sat in a carriage and arrived at the gate of Gongyuan at the time when the results were announced.

When he got here, he realized that he was late and the street in front of Gongyuan was full of people.

In addition to the students who came to see the results, there were also many people who came to watch the fun.

Jia Qiang's eyesight was very good. When he stood outside the crowd, he could see his name, which was ranked second, at a glance.

He was a little surprised to be ranked second. You should know that he only spent a month reviewing, and the eight-legged essay was completely memorized.

"Could it be the effect of the Qing Dynasty peach blossom poem?" he guessed in his mind.

Regardless, this is a good thing.

"I won the tenth place!" A student pointed at the list and shouted with a smile.

The students walked into the Gongyuan excitedly. From the envious words of the students next to them, Jia Qiang knew that the students who had passed the exam had to register in the Gongyuan.

Jia Qiang also entered the Gongyuan, and under the guidance of the Yamen servants, entered the lobby.

He immediately saw the examiner Yin Kewei sitting in the main seat and quickly stepped forward to salute.

Whether he wanted it or not, Yin Kewei's status as the examiner made him his nominal teacher. Although the teachers in the college examination were far inferior to those in the provincial examination and the joint examination, this nominal relationship was also very important.

(End of this chapter)