Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

On the second day, Enke registration officially started for the first year of Zhengde.

In fact, as early as a month ago, Gongsheng students from all over the country had already come to the capital. Including the previous candidates who stayed in Beijing in previous years, it finally reached an astonishing tens of thousands.Today, the entire Gyeonggi area is filled with scholars in high crowns and robes, resembling the university towns of later generations.

Mr. Wu said that the difficulty of the general examination is less than that of the rural examination, which Su Mu disagrees with.

This is about previous years, but this time the situation is a bit special.In the 16th year of Hongzhi's reign, the emperor's visit was due to take place. The general examination that should have been held in March this year was canceled and postponed to the next year.

And next March's examination will be Enke. Once he is selected as a Jinshi, he will be the first disciple of the Emperor of the Zhengde Dynasty, and he will be much smoother in the officialdom in the future.Therefore, almost all the people in the world are gearing up to become famous in one fell swoop.

Today is the [-]th day, which happens to be the day when court officials take a rest, and ministers don't have to go to court.

But today's Meridian Gate is more crowded than usual, and the eyes are full of scholars who come to sign up.

According to the imperial examination system, after coming to Beijing, the tribute students from all provinces had to go to the Ministry of Rites to report and receive a certificate.

Judging from the situation in front of us, there are at least a thousand people, and it will take several days for the situation to get better.

After squeezing through the crowd for a long time, Su Mu walked less than ten meters forward.The hat is crooked, and it's winter, but there is a layer of hot sweat on the body.

He secretly groaned in his heart: If he had known earlier that he would not have come to join in the fun today, it would be fine to sign up a few days later.Moreover, the General Secretary is in the imperial city, and he is familiar with the Ministry of Rites, so he can go there at any time.

But since he came, he was wrapped in the crowd, and even if he wanted to leave, he couldn't get away.

The crowd pushed Su Mu forward like a tide, the closer they got to the city gate, the more crowded it seemed.

Su Mu was in good health, and he was better. Those old Juren in the crowd, whose hair was all gray, had already been squeezed to the point of ashen-colored faces.

Seeing that the situation was too tense, the guards guarding the gate couldn't care that the people outside were all masters, so they raised their sticks and stabbed forward vigorously, until the front screamed again and again.

But compared to tens of thousands of candidates, what is a mere dozen or so bodyguards?

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, an officer from a hundred households of Jinyiwei yelled: "You are also reading sage books, why are you so anxious? From now on, there is still half a month until the registration ends, so what if it's a day sooner or later I don’t even look at what this place is, the forbidden area of ​​the imperial city, the inner palace. If you really cause trouble, you will be expelled directly!”

This officer looked unfamiliar, and Su Mu didn't know him either.

His sound was like a thunderbolt, and it finally became quieter outside.

But only for a moment, someone shouted: "The thieves are hateful, and the factory guards are rampant. Is it possible that we are still afraid of you?"

"Don't be afraid, we are not afraid!"

For a while, the scene became more chaotic.

Hearing the scolding from the scholars, the Jinyiwei officer was knocked away as soon as he suffocated.

The brocade guards on duty were also instantly swallowed by the wave of people.

Su Mu was thinking about coming here today, and suddenly, another wave of people came, and a blood-red middle-aged man shouted: "Zi Qiao, save me!"

Su Mu looked intently, but it was Governor Weng.

This guy is also a bit older after all, and he is a scholar who does not work hard. Years of office life has made his physical fitness miserable, and he couldn't stand the squeeze.

Su Mu rushed over, exerting all his strength to push away the scholars around him, and then protected Governor Weng by his side.

He smiled and said, "Old man, my lord Weng, I didn't expect it to be so crowded today. If I had known, we would make an appointment to meet at a place, and walking together is better than going alone."

"Who said it wasn't!" It was still dark, and in the light, Governor Weng's hat had fallen off somewhere, and his head was full of white gas: "Zi Qiao, I was almost trampled to death just now, but fortunately, I had you , the grace of saving life should be repaid by the fountain!"

There was a cry in the voice.

Su Mu was taken aback by his exaggerated tone: What kind of life-saving grace, as for it?

"Old man, don't worry, just go in with me, no one can hurt you." Su Mu comforted him, and with some force, he created a small gap around his body.

Governor Weng felt a relief around him, and took a deep breath, the blood red on his face faded.

I was grateful for a few times, and then sighed: "Zi Qiao, your body is really strong, which is not uncommon among scholars, but you are also a famous master of poetry, which is really surprising."

"Actually, Su was also thin before."

After walking a few more steps, I don't know how much time passed. There were all black heads in front of my eyes, making me dizzy in the darkness of dawn.For a while, people couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north and south.

Amid the noise, someone suddenly shouted: "Zi Qiao, is that you, is it really you, save me, save me!"

"Who is it?" Su Mu raised his voice and asked.

"It's me, it's me, I'm Guan Wannian, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!" As he said that, the man burst into tears.

"Ah, it's Governor Guan!" Governor Weng yelled, "He's not in good health, Zi Qiao, save him!"

Su Mu looked around, but saw no one, and asked loudly, "Governor Guan, where are you?"

"I don't know either, help, help!"

"Are there any obvious markers around you?"

"I seem to be next to Huabiao, but I just don't know which one."

"Wait, I probably know, don't worry!" Su Mu yelled, and together with Governor Weng squeezed towards the direction of the voice, he saw Governor Guan and Governor Huang with gray faces in a short while.

Protected by Su Mu, the two breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had survived a catastrophe, they said repeatedly: "It's terrible, it's terrible!"

The legs of both of them trembled violently visible to the naked eye.

Governor Weng's eyes widened: "You... didn't you two say you won't take part in the examination? Why did you come here to sign up?"

The two of them were ashamed and couldn't speak for a long time.

Governor Weng looked displeased: "The two of you don't agree with each other, and the villain is one. The gentleman is magnanimous, and I am very disdainful!"

Su Mu: "Old man, it's fine, don't talk about it." In fact, the two of them came to take the exam, but it was within Su Mu's expectation.This point can be learned from the few days ago when they secretly read books and reviewed their homework.

Governor Guan and Governor Weng scolded their heads and covered their faces, and they were also annoyed. They shouted: "Master Weng, you still come to take the exam when you are old. I am only thirty, when I am in the prime of life, can't I cheer up?"

The two were about to scold each other, when another voice came from a distance, and seemed very hazy: "Zi Qiao, where are you, help!"

Although Governor Weng is old, his ears are sharp. He immediately stopped scolding Governor Guan and shouted, "It's Governor Li."

Su Mu: "He's here too, old man, did you hear clearly?"

At this time, the voice: "Zi Qiao save me" sounded again.

Now, everyone heard clearly and shouted at the same time: "It's really Governor Li!"