Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Naturally, Su Mu couldn't avoid it, and asked Xiaodie to make preparations early on.At the beginning, Xiaodie bought a lot of things, Su Mu thought about it, but didn't bring any of them, only 100 taels of salt tickets.This thing has become popular in Shuntian Mansion, and it can be directly used as a cash envoy.

That's right, Su Mu intends to send money directly to the CEO.

In fact, this is also one of the unspoken rules of the imperial examination system in the Ming Dynasty.Generally speaking, candidates who passed the examination would give a sum of money to thank their teachers, and the imperial court also allowed the examiners to accept this thank-you gift as their legal income.

Regardless of whether it is the provincial examination or the general examination, those who are qualified to be examiners are basically Hanlin bachelors.The Hanlin Academy is a well-known place of nobility, and although the bachelors are honorable, they are extremely poor.Therefore, the exam every three years is a big entry for them.

According to the rules of the officialdom, there are also certain rules for the thank-you gifts for Chinese-style examinees at all levels of examinations.For example, the thank you gift for the provincial examination is at least 20 taels, while for the general examination it is more than 30 taels.

It is not a problem to admit three or two hundred examinees in one imperial examination. One person is 20 taels, and a dozen examiners get one point.

Therefore, every year of the Grand Competition, people from the Hanlin Academy often fight to become examiners.

Later, for the sake of unity among colleagues, the imperial court issued another rule--want to be an examiner?It's easy to say, the test is determined according to the test results. ----This is the famous exam gap of the Imperial Academy of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

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Su Mu went to Jiao Fang's mansion first, and Jiao Shilang's house was overcrowded, full of examinees who came to thank their teacher, each of them was vying to show their faces in front of Lord Jiao, so as to attract his attention.

After all, Jiao Fang is now the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, directly in charge of everyone's official status.Once the candidates are selected as Jinshi, it is up to others to decide where and what kind of officials they will be sent to.

Entering the mansion, I saw that Jiao Fang's family had opened up a special room for stacking gifts.

When the candidates met, they would naturally register each other's names, and then make an appointment somewhere to have a drink and do an essay meeting.Su Mu is now considered a celebrity in the cultural world, and he won the first prize of Huiyuan, which is a shock to everyone. As soon as he announced his name, it immediately caused a sensation. A large group of candidates rushed forward at the same time, "Brother Nian" "Brother Nian" called affectionately.

Duan Jiong was also at Jiao Fang's residence, seeing that Su Mu was so popular, there was a trace of jealousy on his face.

Su Mu didn't know that this guy had ever had vicious thoughts towards him. After all, they all met in the same year and were colleagues, so he smiled and asked him how he got in the exam.

But he didn’t want to, Duan Jiong’s face was unhappy, and he said coldly that he knew that Ziqiao had won the first place, and he must have come to show off. Duan is not talented, and won No. 30. During the palace examination, he still has a chance to be selected for admission to the Imperial Academy of.

This person is so narrow-minded, Su Mu naturally refused to talk nonsense with him.

After a while, someone shouted: "President Jiao came out to meet everyone!"

Then, the examinees stepped forward to salute one by one, Jiao Fang looked very calm.He already knew about Su Mu, but his expression didn't show any abnormality.

Su Mu had already felt that Jiao Fang and Liu Jin had come together, and he might not be able to warm up to him.However, on the surface, he still complied with etiquette.

Jiao Fang talked to everyone for a long time, asking everyone for their names, and then they dispersed.

Su Mu came here today with the intention of looking for Kang Hai, but he didn't want to stay with Jiao Fang for a long time, but he didn't see his shadow, so he had no choice but to go home.

On the second day, Su Mu took money and went to Wang Zhi's place.

Wang Xie is a clear streamer, although he is said to be a leader in the literary world, but he is very old, and he is estimated to retire in a few years and return to his hometown to retire. Naturally, he cannot be compared with an upstart like Jiao Fang who holds real power.

Therefore, there are much fewer candidates here.

Su Mu and Lao Wang are old acquaintances, remembering how they served Emperor Zhengde in Xiyuan back then.Mr. Wang gave lectures to the prince, and he acted like a young monk chanting scriptures, speaking without intention.No matter how he and Zhengde were messing around below, Su Mu couldn't help but want to laugh when the old man just pretended not to see.

Su Mu was not polite to Wang Zhi, he talked to the concierge, and went straight in, into his study.

Wang Zhi was interviewing several candidates in the study, and seeing Su Mu coming in with a smile, he frowned: "Su Mu, you are thinking about coming to this old man, I thought you didn't want to recognize me as a great master."

Su Mu smiled: "Su Mu can bear the words of the chief executive. Isn't Wansheng preparing a teacher thank you gift for the chief executive these few days, so I delayed it."

Wang Zhi smiled: "What is there to prepare for, the left and right are just yellow and white things."

Su Mu "Although it's just a block, it depends on how much it is."

As he said that, he offered a stack of salt tickets with both hands. Wang Zhi saw that the amount was quite a lot, so he nodded.

Gentlemen have the friendship of making money, and Wang Zhi is a master, a person like the emperor's teacher, and he is more free and easy when talking about money than ordinary people, and he doesn't shy away from it.

Then he said to a scholar next to him: "Kang Hai, don't you want to see Su Mu, he has arrived now."

Hearing the name Kang Hai, Su Mu's heart trembled, and he looked over.

But he saw a 27-year-old Fengya scholar standing up, grabbing Su Mu's arm, his eyes were all bare, "Kang Hai met Brother Su Nian, so you are Su Mu Su Ziqiao, Kang Hai is so easy to find! "

There was an indescribable excitement in the voice.

Su Mu didn't expect to meet Kang Hai on such an occasion. He had a ghost in his heart. When he heard Kang Hai say this, he trembled and thought: Maybe this Kang Hai has already read my Su Mu's paper and knew that I copied it. His article, to ask the teacher to blame?

Kang Hai was ranked with Li Mengyang and others at a young age, and he was the leader of the literary world in Zhengde's year. To be honest, he was Su Mu's senior.

Su Mu suppressed the confusion in his heart, took a deep breath, and replied: "Su Mu has met brother Kang Nian."

Kang Hai suddenly yelled: "People say that Su Ziqiao has a magnificent figure, and he has the vigorous style of the ancients in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. I saw him today, and it is true. Without such a person, I can't write such poems. People say that Su Ziqiao's poems are unparalleled. You Kang has already read your work, and I am amazed by it. However, in my opinion, compared with poetry, your article is really well written. It really won my heart. Disaster!"

Hearing him bring the topic up to the composition, and thinking of this year's spring, Su Mu suddenly felt terrified, and a thought suddenly came to his mind: The sufferer is coming, the sufferer is coming!

Su Mu resisted the urge to turn his head and run away, and deliberately said in a calm tone: "Brother Kang Nian is absurd, Su Mu is a late learner, how can he be worthy of it!"

He felt strange, this issue of Di Bao hadn't been published yet, how could this Kang Hai have read my article?