The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 58

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"Steward Lu, Xie was taking a nap in the house just now, the girl is not sensible, why is Xie here to accompany Steward Lu?"

Seeing Xie Shen walk out, you were overjoyed.

The old lady asked him to invite all the young gentlemen who lived in the mansion to the banquet, now Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi have already arrived at the flower hall, Xie Shen is the only one missing.

"My lord, please hurry up, the old lady has been waiting in the flower hall for a long time."

Xie Shen tidied up his clothes a little and gave some instructions to little Lolita, then followed Lu's servants to the main courtyard where old lady Ying was.

The Lu family's mansion is really too big, Xie Shen followed you for half a cup of tea before arriving in front of the flower hall.

At this time, the flower hall was already full of guests, many of them were members of the Lu family, and more were celebrities and officials in Shaoxing City.

Xie Shen saw Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi on the right at a glance, and immediately walked over quickly.

"The two of you didn't know to call me after the government exam, which made me almost miss a big deal."

Xie Shen complained slightly in his heart, if he hadn't heard a quarrel outside the house in a daze and got up in time to make a rescue, there might have been a misunderstanding.

Wang Shouwen stuffed a grape into his mouth casually, and said with a smile: "Look at Brother Shenxian, you are sleeping so soundly. Brother Yu, I am not willing to scream. Besides, you have caught up."

Xie Shen rolled his eyes, feeling a little helpless towards Wang Shouwen's hobgoblin style.

Xie Pi said apologetically: "We have just returned to the mansion. As soon as we entered the mansion, a servant from Lu's mansion came to report that the young master of the Lu family was No. 9 in Dabi High School, and the old lady hosted a banquet in the flower hall. Let's come over quickly."

Hearing this, Xie Shen gasped.

Second-A No.9, this result can be said to be very high.One must know that Wang Yangming hadn't even passed the test this time, it seems that the young master of the Lu family, Lu Xiang, is quite talented.

"This time the palace examination is highly competitive, but the final rankings are well deserved." Talking about the palace examination, Xie Pi was obviously very excited, and immediately told Xie Shen the news he had just heard.

"This time, the top three in the palace examination will be awarded Jinshi and the second. The ninety second best will be awarded a Jinshi background. The three top two hundred and five will be awarded with a Jinshi background. The eldest brother of the Lu family can be ranked No. 9 in the second class of high school. This is a lucky scholar. Looks like it's settled."

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a complete set of perfect systems for enrolling in imperial examinations and obtaining scholars.Generally speaking, the merits of Jinshi are divided into three types: Jinshi Jidi, Jinshi origin, and Jinshi origin.The Jinshi and the first can only be awarded to the top three in the first class.The so-called top three, that is, the top pick, the second place, and the top pick in popular terms.The number of Jinshi graduates will vary each time, but most of them are more than [-] people.As for the same Jinshi background, the number of places is the largest, about two hundred each time.

But if there are too many things, they are worthless, which is the same as being a Jinshi.Although there is a same word in the name, it is extremely dazzling.Generally speaking, it is difficult for scholars with Jinshi background to become high-ranking officials in the Six Departments, let alone join the cabinet.

Shujishi is not an official position, but a symbol of honor, because only the top three and the best Jinshi of the second class can get the title of Shujishi.

Since Chenghua, there has been an unwritten rule that non-scholars are not allowed to join the cabinet.

The Shu Jishi is also known as the Prime Minister, and his status is evident.

With Lu Xiang's No. 9 result, this Shuji is indeed determined, and it is not too much for the Lu family to celebrate this.

After careful calculation, it has been fifteen days since the end of the palace examination, and those who came from the capital to announce the good news have naturally already arrived in Shaoxing.Xu, the old lady of the Lu family, postponed the banquet in order not to affect Xie Shen and the others' participation in the government examination.Thinking of this, Xie Shen was faintly moved.

Wang Shouwen said with some self-deprecation: "The few of us are still working hard to get on the list in the government examination. Brother Lu has already won the Jinshi. After a few years of tenure in the Imperial Academy, he can put it in the six books for experience."

Xie Shen scolded with a smile: "You have to eat every bite. Brother Lu, you got Jinshi's background is the result of years of hard study. Brother Shouwen is so young, how can you speak so sluggishly?"

Wang Shouwen rolled his eyes and said, "I'm complaining about you for Brother Shen Xian. Anyway, Brother Yu, even if I am on the list, I will be at the bottom of the list. Brother Shen Xian is different for you. It stands to reason that if you win this time The head of the government trial case has gained a great reputation in Yuyao. But it happened to catch up with the year of the Grand Competition, and brother Lu won the Jinshi again, brother Shenxian, I am afraid that your limelight will be taken away by brother Lu!"

Xie Shen smiled and shook his head, but he didn't say anything.

If he doesn't even have this kind of tolerance, he doesn't have to think hard about the imperial examination.

At this time, the flower hall of the Lu Family was already full of guests and distinguished guests.The old lady Ying stood up and said a few words of thanks, and the banquet officially began.

The three of Xie Shen and the others were seated a bit out of the way, quite a distance from those officials and gentry.But this is also good, that is, it is quiet, and you don't have to get up to toast at any time.

"This Wu Shilang's spirit has improved a lot since he returned to his hometown after he became an official. When I saw him in Nanjing a few years ago, he didn't look like this."

"Who says it's not? Even though the Six Divisions of Nanjing are false, the world's sophistication must be accepted. The Wu family has a century-old family, but it has no successors. There has not been a Jinshi in these years. The huge family has to rely on Wu Shilang alone. People are holding on. Oh, how sad."

The three or two officials at the next table should be familiar with each other, chatting while drinking.

Xie Shen's heart sank when he heard this, the ups and downs of the officialdom are like this, no one ever falls down due to bad luck.This Wu Shilang must have been squeezed out to work in the Liudu Nanjing Sixth Department.For a family of imperial examinations like this, if there is a shortage of talents, it will be a great blow to the family not to be able to get a Jinshi for more than ten or even decades.

The aristocratic family at this time is not like the Wei and Jin Dynasties, which must be supported by fame.If you don't get fame for a long time, the family's sinking is inevitable.

Xie Shen took a sip of Nurhong and savored it quietly.Most of the officials and celebrities in Shaoxing were invited, and it was quite lively to gather here in the Lu residence.Xie Shen glanced around, only to find that Governor Liu and Zhifu Yao were absent.It's not that they don't give the Lu family face, but that they have just passed the government examination, and they need to decide the rankings after marking the papers.

"I heard that the Lu family has already made a marriage contract with the governor. After the eldest son of the Lu family has achieved fame, he will return to Shaoxing to get married."

"Tsk tsk, this is really a gifted man and a beautiful woman. I heard that the governor's daughter is as beautiful as a flower, has a gentle temperament, and is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Not to mention Mr. Lu, he was born as a No. 9 Jinshi in the second class. The Shu Jishi did not run away, and he may be able to enter the Sixth Ministry and the cabinet in the future."

(End of this chapter)