Idle courtiers

Chapter 476
At this moment, one of Zhou Nan's hearts was filled with regret, the other with doubt, and the third with joy.

Regrettably, that day when I was at Jiajing in Xiyuan.Ordinarily, the words that the emperor asked him to perform vividly and optimistically at that time seemed abrupt and did not fit the language at the time. He did not expect that the emperor was omitting the question to himself.

That's right, the Jinshi subject is a national talent ceremony, and others will lose their heads if they leak the test questions.Even if you act deliberately, you can only let the examiner show some favors. This operation is really difficult and uncontrollable.The examiner can only guess based on the context of your article.

But is the emperor an ordinary person? Who can investigate if something really happens in the examination room.

What is puzzling is why Jiajing wanted to support himself.

Zhou Nan thought about it, probably there are two reasons!First, after all, I have served as a servant for a long time, and I have always been in Jiajing's favor. I am already the emperor's confidant, and the emperor will naturally not let him have no end.

Furthermore, it is probably because of Princess Jiashan's face, Ai Wu Ji Wu.

Jiajing is such a person, when he hates you, he can't wait for you to die immediately.Once appreciating you, it is to hold you up to the sky.

What Zhou Nan was happy about was that since "Being the Joy of Talking for Me as a Monarch and His Ministers" was one of the examination questions of this subject, I dare not say anything else, but this Jinshi achievement can be regarded as obtained.

Speaking of this, some people may wonder, since you Zhou Nan didn't know the exam questions in advance and didn't make any preparations, how can you be sure that you will pass?

The reason is simple, Zhou Nan is a careful person.Jiajing's words that day were indeed a bit abrupt, and he didn't think about that.However, when I came down to brush up the questions, I felt strange in my heart, so I just wrote an article on this topic.

Do the questions, anyway, you have to do all the questions, and do whatever you think of.

After finishing writing, he thought about it, revised it for a long time, then threw it aside, and now he just copied it on the paper.

The three "Four Books" questions in the imperial examination room are extremely valuable. As long as you can do one of the articles well, you can do the other exam questions step by step, and you can pass the test without making principled mistakes.

This Jinshi fame has been obtained, although the ranking cannot be too high, as long as it is awarded, it is good.

"Who would have thought that this would be an exam question? If I knew it, I would have hired a gunner to prepare it." Zhou Nan smiled wryly, "Ah, actually, I have nothing to regret. Even if I knew the topic in advance, I could ask a gunner to write an essay. Stronger than me, in fact, it doesn't have much impact on the final ranking."

Yes, Zhou Nan's current eight-legged essay level is only in the middle among the three thousand candidates.Even if he went to hire a gunman to catch the knife, he would probably be about the same as himself.Those who are better than yourself, don't people know that they can take the exam by themselves, and they still need to earn your manuscript fee?
If you can't invite a master of time and writing like Wang Shizhen, it will be useless at all.

Thinking of this, Zhou Nan didn't think too much, just transcribed this article on the draft, and then made some minor revisions before finalizing it.

One morning passed like this.

Because this article didn't have much time to talk at all, Zhou Nan simply wrote another four-book question in the afternoon.

This time it was slow, and I barely finished the draft after thinking about it until midnight.

Because of going to bed late and using his brain too much, Zhou Nan felt a little headache when he woke up the next morning.Today he simply didn't do the "Four Books" questions, and only chose the "Five Classics" questions, so he should change his mind.

There will be a total of three trials, each lasting three days.

After the first exam was over and the papers were handed in, Zhou Nan felt physically and mentally exhausted, and fell asleep leaning against the wall of the exam room.

This is the key game, after the exam, the next two games will be much easier, almost overnight.For the rest of the time, I could only sit in the test house in a daze.

Zhou Nan was really bored, so he made fun of suffering, and used the leftover rice to amuse the ants on the ground.

It is also interesting to watch the army of ants marching in and out of the house in a single line.

Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, three exams were over.

Zhou Nan didn't linger either, and returned home with the test basket. The first thing he did was not to ask his family to set up a banquet to sacrifice the slander in his stomach, but to brush his teeth first.

After staying in the examination room for three days, I couldn't brush my teeth or wash my face, and my mouth was tired, which was very unsatisfactory.

There were too many accidents in the imperial examination field. Before the final results were announced, no one dared to be sure that he could be Chinese.

Zhou Nan didn't want to keep a low profile this time because she was full of words before the exam.After resting at home for a day, he invited Shen Shixing and others to play hard around Gyeonggi for a few days, and held two literary meetings.

He is a time traveler, so he naturally knows who is Chinese in this subject, and who has a smooth career later on.In this way, in the real history, the first and second best people who became good men in the end are all examples of his invitation. These people are all the same year as him, and the most reliable political allies in the future.

In the 41st year of Jiajing's reign, the civil service group of the Renxu Branch took shape.

The only regret is that Wang Xijue did not attend, it seems that I have a bad relationship with him.

While having fun, suddenly the imperial court ordered Zhou Nan to go to Jinan, Shandong for business.

It turned out that there was a severe drought in Qingzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province this year. The magistrate submitted a memorial to please change the duty and taxation to discount the color. The cabinet has already issued an order to agree to Qingzhou’s pleading. It is estimated that there will be some stones and stones to ask for directions, paving the way for future tax reforms.

The Supervisor of Rituals also approved the red, saying that it should be considered first, and if it is really feasible, it should be approved.

What a shrewd person Jiajing is. The Shandong book violated the imperial taxation system greatly. It was obviously not that simple to be able to smoothly hand it over from the General Secretary to the Cabinet and finally to the Supervisor of Rites before the imperial case.One leaf falls and you know autumn in the world, which shows that the people below have changed their minds.

So, he sent Zhou Nan and a servant surnamed Niu and Zhou Nan to Shandong to understand the matter, which was a kind of research.

Zhou Nan does not have a Chinese style yet, and is still a member of Zhongshu Keshe, the emperor's nominal secretary.

In addition, the emperor also trusts him very much, so this matter cannot be shirked.

Zhou Nan had no other choice, seeing that the list was about to be released, this was a major event that related to his life, but now he was sent to Shandong, Jiajing was too inconsiderate.

One of the sons of the eunuch who accompanied Zhou Nan to Shandong was studying in the inner school, and Zhou Nan also had a say in his future graduation certificate and work assignment.

With the eunuch Niu's intention to get close, the two got along.

It was only then that Zhou Nan found out in astonishment that he still had some power in the inner court.

Eunuch Niu persuaded Zhou Nan that it is important to have the exam, but isn’t it the end of the exam? It’s all up to God’s will to pass the exam. Even if you stay in the capital, Mr. Zhou, you’d better go out and have fun.Zhou Zimu is famous all over the world, but who can explain clearly about the imperial examination?If there is an emergency, you still have Zhongshu Sheren as a way out, and the errand assigned by the emperor has to be done.

Of course, Mr. Zhou's talent must win.If you participate in the imperial examination, it will be in April, too early!Shandong is not far away, so there is nothing wrong with it.Besides, it's hard for us to go out of the capital once, so naturally we have to have a good time.

After his comfort, Zhou Nan felt much better.

Facts have proved that Eunuch Niu's words are correct, and this trip to Shandong is also a pleasant one.

The transportation from Beijing to Shandong is extremely convenient, all of which are waterways.Going all the way south from Tongzhou Wharf, along the Grand Canal, you will arrive at Dongchang Mansion in just a few days.Then divert along the Daqing River and go straight to Jinan.

The local government attaches great importance to Scheeren's visit to Shandong this week.Yes, the officials in Zhongshushe are young, but they deal with the emperor and cabinet ministers all day long.Moreover, this time he came to investigate and changed his true color to fold color, which was of great benefit.They were accompanied by local officials along the way. After arriving in Jinan Prefecture, the local political envoy and the prefect of Qingzhou were waiting there early and received them warmly.

The only bad thing is that the governor of Shandong didn't attend. After all, he is a feudal official, and he doesn't want to get too close to the emperor's close ministers.

When had Zhou Nan been complimented by so many people, her vanity was greatly satisfied.

Yes, in the capital, he, a small family member, is worse than a dog, but when he arrives, he represents the imperial court, which feels really refreshing.

However, according to the time calculation, the exam should have been released, and I don't know if I am in it.

Thinking of this, Zhou Nan's heart tightened.

On this day, he drank some wine and was chatting with the eunuch Niu in the posthouse, when suddenly this month's residence report came.

The so-called mansion newspaper is the official internal reference, and only officials above the seventh rank have the right to read it.The content published on it is mostly about the appointment and removal of officials and the country's major policies. It can be said that with one book in hand, everything in the political arena is clear.

Zhou Nan had drank wine for a long time with King De of Jinan, and wrote a few poems. His head was hurting, so he didn't bother to read them, so he threw them aside.

Eunuch Niu picked it up and looked it over, suddenly slapped his thigh, and shouted: "Sheren, great joy!"

Zhou Nan: "What great joy? Old Niu, don't be surprised."

"You've won, you've won, and you've won a monk."

"What?" Zhou Nan jumped up and grabbed the newspaper.Looking at it, there is suddenly a list of fellows who have passed the examination of this subject.

That's right, in addition to publishing the country's major policies, the mansion newspaper also printed a list of Chinese-style candidates for the Jinshi Department to show openness and fairness.

His name is in it.

A kind of ecstasy welled up in my heart, and Zhou Nan couldn't help laughing out loud anymore.

Nine-nine-eight-one-difficulty, today is finally the result of cultivation.

This smile lasted for 3 minutes, and the waves in my chest were calmed down until I burst into tears.

Zhou Nan suddenly opened the window and looked around.

In the distance is the sparkling Daming Lake, with a vast sea and sky.

Only at this time, Zhou Nan dared to say that he had really entered the political arena.

It's just that when I got this great news, I was away on a business trip, unable to be with my family, unable to get the blessing and envy of my friends, but it was not beautiful.

According to later generations, that is not enough coolness.

Another day later, the letter from home arrived, still announcing the good news to Zhou Nan, after all, it was a beat behind the mansion.

Hearing the good news, the Chief Envoy of Shandong and the prefect of Qingzhou each prepared generous gifts to congratulate Zhou Nan.

Zhou Nan is a close minister of the emperor, the grandson-in-law of the chief minister of the cabinet, and now he has won the Jinshi again, with a bright future, so they naturally want to come over to please.

The governor of Shandong still didn't come, probably to avoid suspicion.

Even the eunuch Niu got a share. He was so happy that his eyes curled up, and he kept saying that he was lucky.He also said, Sheren, let's hurry up and go to Qingzhou to finish the errands, so as not to miss your imperial examination.

(End of this chapter)