From the Red Mansion, you can travel through the world of martial arts

Chapter 38 Meeting
Now, with Jia Wei’s status, he cannot get a word in on such occasions and can only be a spectator.

In his opinion, Emperor Xuanwu's words and deeds clearly favored Su Can...or it could be said that the emperor was very disgusted with the eunuch party that Zhao Wuji belonged to.

"Following the emperor and joining the eunuch party will give me a bright future and I can also gain a good reputation. Not bad!" Jia Wei thought.

Since Zhao Wuji dared to file a complaint in front of the emperor, he must have been well prepared, so Emperor Xuanwu also knew that Su Can was not clean.

However, the right and wrong of matters in the court were not important at all, and the military examination had not been taken seriously since ancient times, and cheating in civil examinations was also common. For example, in the previous dynasty, one only had to memorize 100 words of the "Seven Military Classics", and everyone was tacitly aware of this.

The emperor only let Su Can write his own name, and his attitude was very clear - the cultural level of ordinary military generals was indeed average.

I am not good at the classics and policy essays learned in the imperial examination, but reading and writing are basic items. At least you should be able to read the military orders, right? In daily interpersonal relationships and forming cliques for personal gain, you should be able to write letters, right?
And Su Can was not from a grassroots background, so he would definitely write his own name - that was what Emperor Xuanwu thought.

When Zhao Wuji heard the emperor's words, he actually smiled. He looked at Su Can sinisterly, as if he was confident.

"It seems that Zhao Wuji knows Su Can very well..." Jia Wei looked at Su Can again. He had expected this plot. After all, he intended to take Su Can as his younger brother, so he naturally had some countermeasures.

On the parade ground, Jia Wei taught Su Can to write his name.

Thinking that Su Can was uneducated, he used the sword technique in a unique way and tricked him into thinking that it was a set of advanced sword technique. This was considered teaching according to the aptitude of Su Can, a martial arts genius.

But when he saw that Su Can didn't move, Jia Wei was at a loss: "Could he be so stupid?"

Seeing this, Zhao Wuji quickly struck while the iron was hot: "Your Majesty, he can't even write the simple word 'Su Can', how can he pass the examination?"

At this time, another official stepped out from the ranks: "I beg Your Majesty to punish Su Can and give justice to the candidates for the martial arts examination!"

At one time, several officials walked out of the team, all of them with the posture of loyal and righteous officials.

Jia Wei looked at them sideways and memorized them carefully. Except for a few professional trolls, most of these people were members of the eunuch party, which was his stepping stone for promotion and wealth...

Emperor Xuanwu's face also turned black. He suppressed his anger and said, "Su Can! Do you admit your guilt?"

Su Can was immediately shocked by Emperor Xuanwu's shout, and the tip of his pen left a ball of black ink on the rice paper. He looked at the ball of ink on the paper and suddenly remembered something. He glanced at Jia Wei and quickly picked up the pen to paint.

Su Can held the pen like a sword, Jia Wei's sword moves emerged in his mind, and he hastily drew two patterns.

The Jinyiwei presented what he wrote to Dai Quan, and Jia Wei and other Jinyiwei glanced sideways when they passed by.

The two characters "Su Can" on the paper looked like ghost-drawn peach charms, with no order at all and strokes missing, even worse than those of a child in elementary school.

Dai Quan took one look and said loudly, "Your Majesty, it's written! Su Bangyan's writing is free and unrestrained, with vigorous strokes and powerful strokes. He is definitely not an illiterate person."

Jia Wei hurried to see the person who was talking, and the cake maker?
Who is this talent?

The situation reversed in an instant, and Emperor Xuanwu turned from defense to offense, wanting to convict Zhao Wuji of the crime of false accusation.

At this time, the eunuch party appeared again, and with their mediation, Zhao Wuji was demoted three levels and fined one year's salary.

After witnessing his first court struggle, Jia Wei truly felt the power of the eunuch party. No wonder the emperor was willing to go to the Jiaofangsi to plot in order to kill Wei Ao...

The military examination failed, Jia Wei and his two companions were not mentioned, and more than ten people in the second class were awarded the title of "Military Scholar". All the people in the third class were awarded the title of "Tong Wu Jinshi".

These were all of the same age and had political resources, so Jia Wei naturally made some friends with them.

Jia Wei rode on a tall horse and was escorted back home by the soldiers. He was the talk of the town and inevitably felt a little proud.

"Jia Wei, congratulations." After the crowd dispersed, Su Can came up and said with a bit of disappointment, "Thanks to you just now, otherwise my father and I would be in trouble..."

Jia Wei patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Now we are all the same age, let's help each other in the future."

Su Can asked, "How strong are you today..." Seeing Su Can seem to be hesitant to speak, Jia Wei said seriously, "I was lying to you. Actually, I gave you a break that day in Jinling..."

After saying that, he no longer looked at Su Can's expression and rode away.

"I don't know how much silver I will be rewarded with at the Ministry of War banquet tomorrow... I don't know what position I will get when the Ministry of War appoints me an official the day after tomorrow."

Jia Wei thought: "I haven't offended the eunuch party, so no one should be targeting me, right? Su Can must have sent..."

As he was thinking along the way, he suddenly saw a eunuch in a bright red dragon robe blocking his way. Jia Wei looked and saw that it was the one who praised Su Can's "powerful writing" in the military training ground.

The eunuch beside the emperor?

Jia Wei quickly dismounted, bowed and asked, "Sir, may I ask what's the matter?"

He really wants to improve!
Dai Quan smiled and said, "No. 1 Scholar, of course it's a happy event. His Majesty has summoned you, so why don't you hurry up and go to see him?"

Jia Wei was delighted. Judging from the eunuch's reaction, it was probably a happy event.

He quickly turned his horse around and followed Dai Quan and his party through the bluestone-paved Zhuque Street and entered the magnificent imperial city for the second time.

"I haven't asked for your father-in-law's name yet."

"My last name is Dai."

"So it's the inner chamberlain who has come to meet you." Jia Wei bowed again.

Dai Quan is the eunuch in charge of the Daming Palace. He has close ties with the Jia family, so it's no wonder that he is so friendly to Jia Wei.

In the original novel, after Qin Keqing died, Jia Zhen followed his path and donated the job of Dragon Guard to Jia Rong.

Dai Quan's face was full of smiles. He looked at the young man in gorgeous clothes beside him and said, "The palace is different from the outside world. The rules are complicated. The champion should pay attention."

"Thank you for your advice, Minister."

Seeing that Dai Quan took the initiative to send out friendly signals, Jia Wei also treated him with courtesy.

For some reasons, eunuchs are often sensitive, vengeful, narrow-minded, but they serve the emperor and are his confidants. They seem humble but have a great influence.

Although Jia Wei had no intention of currying favor with this group, he would not offend them out of self-righteousness.

For example, Wei Ao, who now has great power in the court, was just a small eunuch in the palace before.

But Jia Wei believed that with him around, Dai Quan would have no chance of becoming the next "Wei Ao".

The group passed through the three palace gates, arrived in front of the Daming Palace, and stopped outside the side hall door.

Dai Quan went in to pass the message, and Jia Wei waited outside.

He stood in the palace and looked around.

In the distance, I saw the well-arranged palace buildings, with flying eaves and brackets, red walls and black tiles. Palace maids, eunuchs, strong men, and guards passed by in pairs, looking hurried.

Jia Wei was suddenly filled with great passion.

The Daming Palace may be named Chen, but it may also be named Jia!

(End of this chapter)