Jia Baoyu from the Red Chamber

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Spn Chapter [-] Huiyuan

On the evening of February 26, the square in front of Gongyuan in Shuntian Prefecture was already crowded with people. According to the usual practice, the official list will be released on the 27th, but no one can wait until the 27th to watch the list. At dusk, candidates have already gathered Well, Jia Baoyu couldn't escape the customs, and they came out with tea smoke after dinner, after all, they were concerned about this.

Jia Baoyu came from Haizheng. This is already a late batch. The entire Gongyuan Square is brightly lit. Some people have already prepared for a protracted war. They came with a chessboard. Many people participated, but their condition is not good. It was horrible, some hands trembled a little when they made the moves, Jia Baoyu originally wanted to participate, but after seeing this, he didn't participate. After all, it was an embarrassing gesture, even if everyone was like this, it was not good.

The atmosphere in the Zhigong Hall of the Gongyuan was extremely tense. Zhou Ping, the chief examiner, and Zhang Hengzhi, another assisting chief examiner, were sitting in the middle. The number of volumes varies, and the top five classics have also been determined, and the subsequent rankings have also been determined. The next step is to determine the top five. Of course, the most important thing is Huiyuan.

Zhou Ping looked at the others and asked, "Everyone has their own opinions." [

Zhang Hengzhi said: "If there are no accidents, this Huiyuan will be on the Chunqiu Fang Jingkui and the Shijing Fangjing Kui, choose one of the two."

Everyone else nodded, and Zhou Ping also agreed, "If that's the case, let's express your opinions! Which one do you support and why? It's good to just say it all."

The invigilator Liu led the way: "From my point of view, the Spring and Autumn House is better. The first performances of the two have their own advantages and disadvantages. Compared with the Book of Songs, it may be better, but the Spring and Autumn House in the last two The art of making is too much better, and it talks about some practical things, but in contrast, the room of the Book of Songs is a bit big and empty, and formatted, so I think the current branch should be the Spring and Autumn Period."

After Liu Shui finished speaking, another human said: "I don't think so. Most of the art production is to watch the first show, and the big problems after that can be solved. The former is certainly good, but I don't think the latter It’s problematic, and it’s brilliant.”

After some discussions, there was still no result, and everyone looked at Zhou Ping. In such a situation, everyone knew that Zhou Ping was the one who made the decision. Zhou Ping looked around and had a result in his mind, "Since the debate is endless, let's vote first!"

Only 48 people present had the right to vote, 28 votes for the Spring and Autumn Period, and [-] votes for the Book of Songs. Zhou Ping nodded, "In this case, I announce that the undergraduate Huiyuan is the chief of the Spring and Autumn House, and the chief of the Book of Songs is listed as the leader of the Spring and Autumn House." Second, check the Zhu and Mojuan, prepare to dismantle the number, and roll the name!"

Several scribes stepped forward and checked them one by one. After making a mistake, they began to remove the numbers and roll the names. Now only the top six are left. Starting from No. 6, when No. 2 was sung, the scribe gave a slight shake. Suddenly, everyone was a little enlightened when they saw it. It seemed that he was a famous person. Another clerk took a look and called out loudly: "Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing Prefecture, Shangyu County, Li Min, who has not had an imperial examination, is 19 years old. Years old, this classics spring and autumn."

After saying this, there was an uproar in the audience, many people only said it was a pity, and praised that it is indeed the Li family!But the expectations for Chunqiu were even greater. Zhou Ping was also a little surprised, but he was also a little smiling. The Li family was not the first name, so he was right in his judgment.

The clerk picked up the last copy of the Spring and Autumn Classics, and after reading it, the scribe was even more surprised than before, and even a little immobile. "Read it quickly, don't hesitate." The other scribe who was reading also paused Zhou Ping before speaking.

The clerk swallowed his saliva, swallowed his surprise, and then said loudly: "Jia Baoyu, the son of Renxu Imperial Examination in Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture, is 15 years old, and he is from the Spring and Autumn Period."

The room was silent, stunned for a long time, even Zhou Ping was stunned, followed by a louder noise, compared to Li Min and Jia Baoyu who are more famous in this capital, and they are all legendary Name, born with a jade title, trying to save the prince, a 13-year-old Juren, the younger brother of the imperial concubine, and a disciple of Zhou Ping, now has an additional status as Huiyuan, and this Jia Baoyu is only 15 years old this year.

Zhou Ping didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a while. Although Jia Baoyu maintained his usual style, Zhou Ping's extraordinary performance this time did not make Zhou Ping think that it was Jia Baoyu's paper, otherwise Zhou Ping would not be in a dilemma and let Jia Baoyu directly The second is the reason why the second is also very simple, Jia Baoyu is his disciple, and he is the chief examiner, so avoid suspicion.

With such a result now, it is naturally impossible for Zhou Ping to put Jia Baoyu in second place, but presumably after today there will be some rumors that Zhou Ping is playing favoritism and picking his apprentice among the two papers that are not even close. Fortunately, I was voted by others.

"Okay, get ready, the time to publish the list is coming soon." Zhou Ping got up, with only joy on his face, "Jia Baoyu is really up-to-date, Huiyuan, such words can't be compared with the goals set by myself and His Majesty." Get taller."

Outside the gate of the Gongyuan, 2 examinees and nearly [-] servants have been waiting in the middle of the night. They are all looking forward to and worrying. On the chessboard, this is the last moment. Some people have been taking the exam for more than ten years, even more than thirty years, and they will fail the exam if they take the exam again.

At three o'clock in the ugly hour, the Longmen cannon rang, and the gate of the Tribute Court slowly opened, and the people were divided into two sides by the soldiers who came out. The place where the list was officially released was at the Ministry of Rites, because these tens of thousands of people were going to follow them to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites and gather for several miles. There is no shortage of people in the yamen of the Ministry of Rites. The original more than 2 people have now expanded to [-] to [-], and even the residents on both sides have participated in it. Joyful, seeing and seeing the world, and some want to ask for some rewards, no one will be stingy at this time.

The four or five li road was completely brightly lit, and it became a bright daylight. There were already people waiting there in Jia's house, but it was not good to squeeze past. Jia Baoyu was not afraid of crowding. Surrounding Jia Baoyu is effortless, besides, others will retreat when they see Jia Baoyu, Jia Baoyu saw Li Min from a distance, he was already accepting congratulations from others, his posture was higher than that, Jia Baoyu shook his head , is there such a thing as absolute?

Minister of Rituals Meng Xiangjun personally dispatched this time, and he will retire and return to his hometown in two years, because he came in person for the announcement of the two sessions, but when the momentum of cutting mountains and rocks came to the other side, when the list began to be played Being contained, no one will give way at this time, and who dares to use brute force easily.

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu said: "Stop! Just wait for the news here." Coincidentally, Jia Baoyu was next to a Li Min, and they looked at each other without saying a word. I don't know them, but Jia Baoyu didn't like pointing and pointing, and they thought Jia Baoyu could hear them clearly when they spoke in a low voice. Li Min looked down on him a little bit. [

Jia Baoyu understands this very well. Even though he doesn't care much about these things, Jia Baoyu still knows that the scholarly time like Li Min and his family are not right. One is the background, and the other is the direction of development. , are completely two forces.

"No. 340 and fourth place, Lin Xuan, a candidate from Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture." Lin Xuan was stunned when the news came, and then someone teased: "Congratulations, brother Lin! No.1 from the bottom."

Only then did Lin Xuan come to his senses, his eyes filled with tears, "It's good to be the last one!" He didn't expect too much, and now it's luck.

"Congratulations on getting what you want, Lin Xuan." Jia Baoyu also congratulated Lin Xuan. He was very happy. If the two entered together, it would be easier to develop in the future. Some small resources Jia Baoyu can use in advance for Lin Xuan Of course, this is what Jia Baoyu thought about before, but now Jia Baoyu doesn't have the mind to think about it, and all his mind is on the list.

After that, there was no Jia Baoyu's name until No.10. Jia Baoyu's confidence was shaken a little bit, and he hated why this list was not released all at once, but it was poisonous bit by bit, which made people anxious. Those who have already announced their rankings are overjoyed, and those who have not been selected still have a little expectation even though they know that they will definitely fail. Everyone wants to have a surprise.

Jia Baoyu's Guozijian and Lin Xuan II's 30 people won four people, namely 58, 120, 180, and the last one of Lin Xuan. This ratio is extremely scary, and it is also the case in recent years The best result of Guozijian was only [-] to [-] before.

Although he said that he didn't care about others, Jia Baoyu still looked at others enviously. They were already very happy, and his heart was still hanging. In other words, until No.6, Jia Baoyu still didn’t have her own name. Jia Baoyu was already a little bit decadent in anticipation. Although he had always set Huiyuan as his goal, Jia Baoyu believed that he was only about the same as last year’s Zhang Yuan. Knowledge, but the young Zhang Yuan is the seventh.

"No.2 Li Min, Shangyu County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province." Jia Baoyu looked at Li Min as soon as he said this. At this moment, Jia Baoyu felt that Li Min was better than himself.

Just short of the last place, everyone's hearts were hanging, Jia Baoyu was also ready to fail, thinking whether he should take the scientific examination, all kinds of emotions were mixed together, "No. 1, Jia Baoyu, the son of Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture." After the voice fell, all of Jia Baoyu's emotions disappeared instantly.