Idle courtiers

Chapter 477 Xu Jie's Advice

As soon as he reminded, Zhou Nan hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, we must hurry up."

It is now the beginning of March, and according to the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty, the palace examination will be held on April 21st.

That is the key to determining the upper limit of one's future prospects.

Immediately, the two rushed to Qingzhou to preside over the relief of the victims together with the governor's office and the government office.

At this time, the governor of Shandong still didn't come, and only sent a deputy, which Zhou Nan could understand.

The smoother Mr. Zhou's official career and the brighter his future, the more inconvenient it is for local officials to be intimate with him.

After staying in Qingzhou for a while, after finishing this matter, I went to Yanzhou again.

When I returned to the capital to pay my errand, it was already April [-]th.

Seeing the dusty Zhou Nan, Ah Jiu and Xun Fangyu felt distressed, saying, sir, you have sunburned a lot, your beard has grown, and you have lost weight. Congratulations to the senior high school tribute.

Their words of congratulations were not so warm, Zhou Nan thought about it, maybe it's been too long, and the joy has passed, right?
Also, I boasted to the outside world in advance, saying that I must pass this subject, and I think the two girls will believe it, and I have long been mentally prepared.

Zhou Nan was annoyed: This is the first time in my life, I just passed it so plainly, what a pity!
In fact, he only found out later that the good news from Zhou Nanzhong's tribute was delivered.The two wives burst into tears immediately, and ruthlessly rewarded the newspaper with the good news.

Zhou's firecrackers went off for a full pot of tea time, and the red confetti on the ground almost overflowed people's insteps.

The same scene was staged in other places in the capital. More than 300 Chinese-style tribute firecrackers exploded at the same time.

The reporter who delivered the happy news was also clever, knowing Zhou Nan's status was noble, so he fought his way out of the millions of troops and snatched the report.Thinking in my heart, Sheren has two homes this week, and we have to deliver to both, so that we can eat two copies of Xiqian.So, where should I send it first?

After thinking about it, he went to Xun Fangyu's place first, and when Mrs. Xun got the reward after reading the happy news, he said, "Sorry, but I have to go to Mrs. Ninth, or Madam will give the good news to the little one." Yes, the villain will run errands for you?"

Xun Fangyu had a good personality and was honest, so he didn't doubt him, but thanked him instead: "Thank you for the messenger, I'll take your troubles like this."

Baozi went to Ah Jiu's place again, and still got a big red envelope.

The sum of Xiqian on both sides is almost 50 taels.

Baozi was very happy in his heart, and thought to himself: Why don't you marry more ordinary wives this week, I think there is a big problem with the court's marriage system.Is it wrong for a family to have the right to have money and ask for more wives?

After returning to the capital, Zhou Nan still has two things to do.One is to go to the Ministry of Officials to discharge the official position of Zhongshu Sheren, and the other is to go to the cabinet to send the research report of Qingzhou, Shandong.

There are no twists and turns in the affairs of the official department. There are only so many official positions in the imperial court, one carrot and one hole.People in Zhongshu Keshe are very popular, and I don’t know how many people are staring at them.As an official, Pan Que, it's a great thing for you, Mr. Zhou, to leave.

After leaving the Ministry of Officials, Zhou Nan lost his official status from this moment.

When they arrived at the cabinet, Xu Jie was not there, saying that he and Yuan Wei had gone to Xiyuan on duty, leaving only Gao Gong and Li Chunfang in the cabinet.

Zhou Nan and the two cabinet elders had nothing to say, and were about to hand over the booklet to the cabinet office and go home.

A civil servant secretly winked at Zhou Nan.

Zhou Nan understood, and put the notebook into his arms.

After the civil official came down, he said: "Master Zhou, the chief assistant said that if you come, it's fine if he is here. If not, you just wait here, and I will report to Elder Xu Ge."

Zhou Nan: "It's time to work."

This wait was until noon, when he was hungry, Xu Jie finally came back.

He laughed: "Zimu, you are back, congratulations on the Chinese style, the old man is right." From now on, old Xu Ge can finally use all the resources at hand to cultivate this junior.

Zhou Nan: "If there is no advice from the boss, the boy would not be where he is today."

Xu Jie continued to laugh and said, "One family doesn't talk about two families. In the future, our Xu family may have to be supported by you."

Zhou Nan naturally knew what old Xu was thinking. The Xu family really didn't have any talents.When Xu Jie retired, the Xu family would decline if it was hard to come back. Isn't that the case in real history?
Your surname is Xu, and my surname is Zhou.You Xu family's children can't support the wall with mud, and I don't bother to pay attention.

Xu Jie: "By the way, if Ah Jiu has a son in the future, let's adopt one of Fan'er's eldest sons!"

Zhou Nan: "Ah!"

Xu Jie was a little unhappy: "Why, Zimu doesn't want to?"

Zhou Nan was naturally unwilling: "Why don't you want to, it's just that Ah is not pregnant yet, even if you have a child in the future, no one can tell whether it will be a boy or a girl."

The eldest son of Fan'er that Xu Jie mentioned was the brother-in-law who came to pick him up when he and Ah Jiu got married that day. The patriarch who holds all the resources of the Xu family!
Xu Jie had many children, and it was true that the Xu family was very fertile, but this Young Master Xu was an exception.

It's probably because he has been messing around outside for many years and ruined his body. Up to now, he has not had a man and a half woman, and he probably will be a DINK in the future.

Ordinarily, he could just adopt a child from his brother, and there was no need to find a child with a different surname to be his son.

Besides, Xu Fan's wife is really bad, and his son is useless, so what would happen if his own child fell into their hands?

Xu Fan said: "Ajiu is the granddaughter of the old man after all, she and your child also have the blood of the old man, and they are also from my Xu family." He sighed: "Yes, the children in Fan'er's house are really It's too incompetent, and it's really not appropriate to entrust the child to them in the future. The old man is old, and after a few years, he will retire and go home to provide for the elderly. Having grandchildren is also a great joy in life. In the future, you and Ah Jiu will have a happy life. After giving birth to a child, the old man will naturally teach it, so you can rest assured."

Hearing what Xu Jie said, Zhou Nan's eyes lit up.

Old Xu's character is remarkable, and the child he taught himself is even worse, probably a little fox.If the baby is raised by him, it will certainly not suffer in the future.As a parent, who doesn't want other people's children to be taught by teachers, while their own children are smart and capable.

Moreover, Xu Jie's knowledge is excellent, and he can be regarded as a first-class famous teacher in the world.

With the resources of the Xu family, how can the child's future be small?

The children of officials, the family of Zhongming Dingshi, it is beautiful to think about.

In the future, a son of the Pianpian family will be born.

Zhou Nan said calmly: "If Ah Jiu agrees, I have no problem."

Ah Jiu naturally had no problem, not only didn't object, but was happy in his heart, saying that it is right to be filial to your grandfather and parents.She was insulted and hurt at home since she was a child, and she was able to make such a great contribution to the family this time, and she felt a sense of nobility.

The concepts of the ancients are often very different from those of modern people.

Seeing Zhou Nan agreeing, Xu Jie was even more happy, and then he got down to business: "Zimu is going to take part in the imperial examination in a few days, but is he ready?"

Zhou Nan said indifferently: "Based on my exam results, if you are neither middle nor lower, it is probably just a formality, so don't worry about it. At that time, you can write an article at will to deal with it."

According to the ranking of Gongshi in the Dibao, in this round of the examination, Zhou Nan's ranking was 180th and [-]rd, which is not top or bottom.In the future, when the emperor bestows his family background, it is estimated that he will be born as a Jinshi with the same background. If he is lucky, he can be awarded a Jinshi.

In fact, as soon as the test is over, those who can make the list are Jinshi.In the following palace examinations, as well as the hall selection examination, the results of the general examination, the palace examination, and the imperial examination will also be considered comprehensively, of which the results of the general examination account for [-]%.Zhou Nan had no illusions in the first year of life, and he gave up on the Shujishi.

To put it bluntly, the palace examination is to rank the Jinshi and to discuss the time affairs of the examination.The examinees are all scholars who are not diligent in four bodies and do not distinguish five grains. They have never been in politics, and the court does not expect them to offer good prescriptions for governing the country.Write freely, as long as the format is correct and there is no violation, it will be considered a pass.The main point of this test is calligraphy, yes, it is to see who can write well.

Once the list of the test is released, basically who will be the champion, the second place, the third flower, and who will be the best man, everyone in the world will have a spectrum in their hearts - you will basically be ranked according to the rankings, and the eight will not be far from the ten - this subject , as expected, the top three were contracted by Xu Shixing, Wang Xijue and Yu Youding, and Li Cai won the No. 16 Shu Jishi.

As for Zhou Nan's old friend Xu Yangda, he also won, but the ranking was a bit miserable, No. 13 from the bottom.

Xu Jie: "Otherwise, the concubine can still fight for it, and Zi Muxiu will give up."

This old man is not confused, how can I choose a museum with such a low ranking?Zhou Nan thought so in his heart, but said verbally: "Of course I dare not give up, but I didn't do well in the exam, so why not!"

Xu Jie stroked his beard and said slowly: "It's nothing if you don't go well in one exam. Aren't there two more rounds in the future? These two rounds are your strengths. How can those scholars compare with the current affairs policy of the palace exam?" You are an old man in official career? You are familiar with imperial edicts, treatises, essays, poems, and fus when you are serving the emperor.” That is to say, what you write in the imperial examination is political essays, and what you choose in the library is official document writing.If Zhou Nan humbled himself to be the second, no one would dare to claim the number one.

Xu Jie said: "The palace exam will probably be based on the tax reform. Didn't you just take a trip to Shandong, and it happened to be used. Don't be too busy with your paper. You can use it directly in the exam room after changing it."

"Ah!" Zhou Nan took a breath, and immediately understood that the questions of the palace test do not need to be kept secret, even if they are leaked, it doesn't matter.

Because this exam is a combination of practical testing and application theory, it doesn't mean that if you write well, you will definitely get a high score if you prepare in advance.

Because the major policies of governing the country are inherently controversial, and it is uncertain whether it is good or bad.The key is that you have to be in line with the current political trend and the political measures that the court will implement in the future.

To put it bluntly, it is for predictions and suggestions for future politics. Not to mention candidates, even the court elders can't tell clearly about this stuff, and the scoring standards are also very idealistic.

The reason why the emperor sent himself to Shandong for research was to prepare for the imperial examination, or to test the waters for future reforms.

It is possible that the articles I wrote after careful investigation have been compared by others.

Xu Jie grasped this point keenly, and also understood that this was the emperor's kindness to Zhou Nan.

After passing the palace examination, Zhou Nan might not be able to become Jane's upstart in the emperor's heart and one of the trendsetters in future reforms.

The future generation of power ministers is also beginning to take shape.

Zhou Nan slandered in his heart: No wonder old Xu was anxious to adopt one of my sons to his grandson. In exchange, it's really smart!After all, I am his grandson-in-law with a different surname.With the power in their hands in the future, they have nothing to do if they don't buy the account of the Xu family.If my son becomes the eldest grandson of the Xu family and the heir to the family business, the Xu family will naturally not be left alone.

Old Xu is able to dominate the world, his vision and scheming are really amazing.

I admire you!
(End of this chapter)