Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

"This villain, didn't he say he won't take the exam, why did he come here, villain, villain!" Governor Weng burst out with a sense of justice and began to curse.Helpless, there was a lot of voices around, but it seemed inaudible.

Su Mu: "Saving people is the most important thing, let's get together and rush at the same time, don't get separated."

So, the four of them worked hard at the same time, and finally found Governor Li in the chaos.

Governor Weng grabbed him by the collar: "Little man, what you say is what you say, what you say is what you say."

"They're all here!" The governors of the Department of General Affairs and Experience came five at a time. While Governor Li was stunned, he smiled and pulled Governor Weng's hand away: "Old man, let go, what's the matter, worry about my learning Outstanding, will snatch a Jinshi quota at that time? Hehe, hehe!"

"You!" Governor Weng flew into a rage, and was about to curse again when a particularly large crowd rushed in.

He screamed, "Damn it!"

Su Mu: "Everyone get together, let's go!"

The five of them huddled together, and after an unknown amount of time, they finally passed through the city gate and entered the square in the imperial city.

His eyes suddenly went blank, and his body immediately relaxed.

The Forbidden City Square is very large, and thousands of candidates are nothing in it.

Many scholars were crowded with bruised noses and swollen faces, and some were so exhausted that they couldn't stop panting while sitting on the stone slabs.

In order to save others just now, Su Mu was physically exhausted and couldn't bear it. He didn't care about decency, so he sat down on the ground: "Take a break!"

The other four governors didn't have the strength to argue anymore, and they all sat on the ground, breathing with their mouths wide open.

After an unknown amount of time, Governor Weng suddenly burst into laughter: "You guys, you guys...you are not gentlemen!"

The other three governors also laughed at the same time.

Governor Li: "Zi Qiao, old man, if I wait for the Jinshi in the future, today's scene will also be a good story."

Governor Guan: "What kind of a good story is this? In my opinion. The governors of the Department of General Affairs and Experience are all extremely talented people. It would be interesting if they all got Jinshi!"

Li Zhizhi was humorous, and said again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, if we all win Jinshi, the governor will naturally have no way to continue working. At that time, if the resignation is unified, the General Secretary will be paralyzed immediately. At that time, the general will only I'm afraid I'll scold my mother in anger. In the year-end assessment, he will definitely get a good grade."

He said something funny, and everyone laughed even more.Another stomp, another pat on the shoulder.

If we say that when Su Mu first arrived, they thought about isolating Su Mu.After today's incident, I have already regarded him as a true friend.

Having gained a true friendship, Su Mu was also happy in his heart.

Governor Weng: "That's not right, isn't there still one person from our experience department who hasn't signed up?"

It was only then that everyone remembered that there was a governor Duan among the governors of the department.

At this moment, someone suddenly groaned, stumbled over, and fell flat in front of everyone with a plop.

The posture is so beautiful that even Su Mu couldn't help applauding inwardly: What a pose with the butt facing the sand and falling wild goose!

Everyone looked at it intently, and were stunned at the same time: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be there."

As soon as Governor Duan was mentioned, he arrived. He was indeed the fastest man in the world!

This person is not Duan Jiong, who is it?

I saw that Governor Duan didn't know when he was plotted against by others, his nose was also smashed, and his nose was bleeding continuously.

Governor Weng said angrily: "Lord Duan, when I was reviewing my homework a few days ago, you kept making sarcastic remarks. Why did you come here to sign up today?"

Duan Jiong got up from the ground with a flushed face, and said coldly: "Did I say that I was going to sign up for the examination? Can I go to the yamen to be on duty? I really think that I am you, all of whom are greedy for fame and fortune."

Governor Weng sneered, and asked back: "Go to the Yamen, why are you wearing a green skirt?"

"Too lazy to explain." Governor Duan touched his nose and strode forward.

"Let's go, let's go, sign up!" Everyone shouted, and they all stood up.

The Ministry of Rites is already familiar to Su Mu and the others, and they used to come here to send and receive a lot.However, there were too many candidates today, and they didn't dare to go behind, so they lined up honestly behind.

In fact, the registration process is not complicated.It is just to check the identity of the candidates, what the three generations of ancestors did, and whether they are qualified for the imperial examination.

Then register and issue a certificate.On the day of the exam, take the voucher and enter the exam room.

It was only 3 minutes before and after.

But queuing is troublesome, and Su Mu and the others waited until about ten o'clock Beijing time to complete the formalities.Seeing all the governors of the General Administration Department dispatched, the official of the Ministry of Rites was surprised.

Seeing that Duan Jiong was in such a mess again, he smiled and said, "Governors, don't be in a hurry to sign up today. It's a good thing now, but someone hurt you."

Duan Jiong was so ashamed that he wished there was a gap in the ground to get in.

In fact, he had already discovered Su Mu and the others before.But his relationship with Su Mu was bad, and he couldn't say the phrase "Zi Qiao help me" no matter what.

Su Mu was the last one among several governors to sign up. The official from the Ministry of Rites knew Su Mu, and had chatted with him at work before.

He also liked Su Mu's poems and novels very much. Seeing that Su Mu was going to take the exam, he said, "I expected you to come today."

Su Muqi asked: "Lord Cui, I am puzzled."

Lord Cui smiled and said, "A while ago, you were the one who was running the job of the General Secretary. I am very clear about Su Ziqiao's ability. If a person like you does not become an official, it will be a great loss for the country. However, you are a generation of poets, but you don't know how to write stereotyped essays?"

Su Mu: "There is no first place in literature, do your best to obey the destiny, strive to be the first, and leave no regrets."

"It's a good sentence without leaving any regrets." Master Cui said yes, and handed the voucher to Su Mu: "This issue has you as a master of poetry and poetry, but I am looking forward to it. It's a pity..."

Su Mu was startled: "Dare to ask what's the pity?"

Master Cui sighed: "It's a pity that Yang Yongxiu didn't take part in the examination. People say that you, Su Mu, are the second talented person in Ming Dynasty after Xie Jin. Before you became famous, this title belonged to Xiao Yang. But Yang Yongxiu didn't refer to it, so he couldn't see you two. People are competing for supremacy in the examination field, which is really regrettable."

"Yang Shen didn't come to the test, but to avoid suspicion?" Su Mu asked.

"Yes, and no." Examiner Cui said, "Su Ziqiao, you probably don't know yet. Mr. Li Dongyang and Li Ge just accepted Yang Shen as an apprentice, but he refused to let him be an official, which delayed his studies. Yang Yongxiu also said that he is a famous teacher. It’s hard to find, as for the exam, it’s held every three years, as long as he wants to, he can pass anytime.”

Master Cui patted the table appreciatively: "What a Yang Shen!"

Even so, he still looked regretful for not being able to see the two great talents compete in the examination room.

Su Mu secretly smiled in his heart: My fame for raising people is purely copied, even after studying hard for a year, it is still half-hearted.To be able to be born as a Jinshi with the same background, even if he is the last one, his character is over the top, so why should he compete with Yang Shen.

After registering, Su Mu came out from the Ministry of Rites and found that Governor Weng and the others were still waiting outside, only Duan Jiong was missing.

Su Mu: "You guys haven't left yet, are you afraid that you won't be able to squeeze out of the imperial city?"

"But it's not. I went to see it just now, and it's not crowded anymore." Governor Guan said, "Xiu Mu today, I was wrong to hide the fact that we were going to take part in the exam earlier. Everyone got together and prepared to go to a restaurant to have a drink, and then discuss matters related to the examination, I wonder if you can give me a favor, Ziqiao?"

Su Mu: "Where's Duan Jiong?"

Governor Weng sneered: "This villain, his face changed when he heard that he wanted to join in. Just say, he just squeezed in with his own strength, but he didn't receive any favor from you, Zi Qiao."

Several governors also cursed at the same time.

Su Mu didn't take it too seriously, and said, "I won't go, I'm on duty today, so I have to go to the experience department."

Several people looked disappointed: "Well, let's go."

"Wait, I'll join in too." Su Mu took out a piece of silver from his pocket and handed it to Governor Weng.

Seeing his generosity, all the magistrates said: "Everyone is not rich, so we can't do it."

Su Mu explained that although he was quite poor, he just got some retouching pens and had a few taels of spare money in his hand.

It was only then that everyone remembered that Su Mu was the author of "A Dream of Red Mansions", and they all laughed and said, "But I forgot, Zi Qiao, you can write romance books, and you have more money than us useless scholars." Accepted.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Su Mu returned to the General Secretary.

Before entering the lobby of the Experience Department, I heard two people arguing inside. It was the voices of Wu Shiqi and Hua Cha.

The two book offices at the door were so shocked that their faces were pale, and they couldn't help but wink at Su Mu, telling him not to go in and run into bad luck.

Officials like Huacha are very high-ranking, but they have been nesting in the Qingshui Yamen. Seeing that they have no political future, they have stayed for a long time. Seeing officials of the same level cycle in other departments and places, it is inevitable that they will be psychologically unbalanced.

This kind of person is the most difficult to deal with, and you don't know when it will make him bear a grudge.

Su Mu naturally didn't want to join in the fun, so he wanted to find an excuse to send a document to other yamen to avoid the limelight.

At this moment, Master Hua's majestic voice came from the house: "Master Wu, this issue of the mansion report is not completed, so we have to write it again."

Wu Shiqi was furious: "Dare to ask Mr. Hua, are the contents of this mansion newspaper edited by the lower officials all facts?"

"Is the truth."

Mr. Wu: "It's good if it's the facts, and it's not a random fabrication by the lower officials. Then, what reason does your lord have for withdrawing the manuscript?"

Hua Cha dismissively said: "Master Wu, listen carefully. This official is Zuo Tongzheng, the Secretary of General Administration, who is directly responsible for the daily affairs of the Department of Experience. If you have any problems with this issue of the mansion report, you will naturally have to withdraw and rewrite it. There is no need to explain to you what your responsibilities are. Mr. Wu, there are differences between the top and bottom, and the responsibilities are different, please pay attention to your identity."

Su Mu's heart tightened when he heard it, and a voice came from his heart: "Oops, although the eulogizing mansion report I made passed Mr. Wu's test, but I forgot one thing, Huacha has the final review right. Tomorrow The scholar-bureaucrats in the court are too strong, and they can find out things if they have nothing to do, not to mention that this mansion newspaper is full of praises and more praises, which is a taboo for civil servants. No, I have to go in."

To be honest, Su Mu still has confidence in Mr. Wu's eloquence, but this old man is also a typical civil servant.As soon as someone else disagrees with you, you will quarrel and turn the world upside down.

If he continued to quarrel with Mr. Hua, it would not solve the problem.