Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Examination

When Cui Heng first arrived home, he still felt that Cui Xie was still the cowardly elder brother who just played with his mother and son. He wanted to make trouble and surrendered to him, then surrendered to the housekeeper, and became his second young master as usual. But he didn't want him to turn his face, Cui Xie turned faster, and slapped him on his **** without saying a word, which made him hurt and lose face.

The coachman who was not in his eyes also turned over and became the steward of his yard. He was sent out by the loyal servant who had followed him before. The girls and nanny who took care of him didn't know where they were, only a few people who looked stupid and clumsy, and who were dark and wicked in their hearts stared at him.

They were all found by Cui Liangdong from the outer courtyard and Zhuangshang. They were all in their twenties, who were born in heavy labor. They were strong and loyal. They were not afraid that the second son would get angry, and he could put him on the bed with one hand.

Cui Liangdong also eats a ditch and gains wisdom.

After eating him once, he deducted money for three months and then asked him to make trouble. How much money did he have enough to deduct? What's more, he stayed up late and wrote a five-thousand-word review just because of this second son sneaking away, and his hair fell out. In order to make up enough words, he even wrote out the methods of his wife crying, making trouble, and hanging himself at home, and asked his wife how to deal with it. After all, he made up five thousand words, which happened to block Cui Heng's struggles. Living.

Even if he only cursed "bad species" in the room, his brother would know in the evening, holding a bamboo board and squeezing his hand to beat him.

His ruthless brother even told him to recite "Imperial Dagu" and "The Law of Daming". He said he had to recite a hundred characters a day. If he couldn't recite, he could only eat porridge, fishy goat milk, and even some salt. Tianjin will not be added. Even if he recites it, he will be tortured and forced to lock him in the room, saying that he is not allowed to go out unless he recites all the regulations.

The door is not allowed to come out, and sooner or later, you can only see the view of the courtyard through the window.

He struggled with anger at first, pretended to be sick on a hunger strike, and even hit a wall pretending to die, but unfortunately he didn't succeed. Those entourages are stronger than him, and they take turns every day, staring at him with a good look—even when they relieve their hands—he can't find a chance to jump out of the window and ask for help.

Later, he couldn't stand it anymore. Even the two books in his hand were good. After reading it repeatedly day by day, he could actually memorize it.

He realized that he had memorized both sets of books, and he was so excited, he yelled at his neck: "Come here! Come! Call my big brother! I will memorize these two books, and ask him to let me go. Get out!"

Guanshi smiled outside the door: "Second brother, let's whisper, our son is a supervising student. We have to study in the Imperial Prison during the day, and we can't come back at this time. Second brother's good deeds, the younger brother immediately went to the son at night and called He handles it."

As soon as Cui Heng listened to him, the fur all over his body started to wake up-why is Cui Xie the son of the family brother, he is the second brother? When his mother was still at home, wasn't Cui Xie also called eldest brother by his family?

Cui Xie deliberately used the dog minion who stepped on low and raised high to oppress him. When he got out of the yard, he would find his grandma and write to his father to complain to see what he was going to do!

He lived like years on this day, and wished to wait until Cui Xie came back immediately and memorized these two regulations in front of him.

After dinner, Cui Xie went to his yard and asked, "I heard you have memorized all the books?"

Cui Heng said triumphantly: "Of course I've memorized it! No word is wrong. If you don't believe me, listen to it: "The Emperor and His Ministers Travel Together First". ..."

Cui Xie listened to a few words and clapped his hands: "It's a good memorization. Can the whole book be memorized like this?"

"Of course it can! I can do both books, why are you keeping me shut?"

Cui Heng was proud, and Cui Xie said, "Since I know how to memorize it, I'm not afraid of the exam, right? I have heavy studies and busy affairs. I have no time to stare at you day by day, and I have no time to give you some papers tomorrow. Practice the exam and let you out of this room if you pass the exam."

what? Still taking an exam? Do you really consider you a husband?

Cui Heng still wanted to ridicule him a few times, but he didn't want Cui Xie to leave just like that. He walked in a hurry, and didn't even give him a look at him—as if he was an official with all sorts of things, and Xun respected himself to see this. The little people gave it a glance.

Cui Heng was depressed all night, and when he saw the neatly written paper the next day, the unevenness disappeared.

——Instead of a deep anger and despair.

The papers are half an inch thick, and they are all about the size of the paper on the opposite side, and the well-crafted pavilion is written with the title:

"The Imperial Examination Book"

The first part, fill in the blank questions:

○Hube Shangshu _____ Zuo Shi Lang _____ Head Department Lang Zhong _____ Yuan Wai Lang _____ and the principal _____ and other officials, so he will not be implemented due to the appointment of affairs.

The second part, multiple choice questions:

○Which of the following places are not less than 20,000 per year, you can choose more

○ Yunnan ○ Liya ○ Songpan ○ Kaiyang ○ All of the above

The third part, explanation of terms:

○Missing officialdom

○Traveling food

○Call the people

The fourth part, reading comprehension;

The fifth part, short answer questions;

The sixth part, essay questions;

The seventh part, on "Ming Xiao";

...

He backed up behind closed doors for a few days of "Imperial Dagger", thinking that he couldn't recite it backwards, at least the recitation is already flowing, how can it be...how I look at this paper, I feel dizzy, even the simplest dictation. I feel a bit uncertain about the original text?

He threw the paper abruptly and yelled at Guanshi Sun, "Where's Cui Xie? Why does he test me with this kind of thing? I will endorse it. If you ask him to come over and listen to my endorsement, I won't test it!"

Guan Shi raised his eyebrows and said, "Second brother called the wrong one again, so disrespectful eldest brother, but Xiu blames the little one to turn around and tell the eldest son. Our son is in school, how can there be time to go home and listen to the second brother recite this? The son said, the second brother can finish these questions at the beginning of noon, and if the mistake is less than five questions, I will let you go out of the house."

Cui Heng hated to tear up this disgusting man's paper, but he hadn't left the house for too long, so he could only do the question first with his eyes closed.

There are nouns in this topic to explain “playing official officials in vain.” It is about the story of a Dali Temple Zuo Shaoqing Ai Zuding falsely accusing a colleague official during the time of Taizu, and Taizu sent the capital to Yushi to verify his crime. The end is to beheaded.

He didn't feel anything when he was memorizing it, and he walked away from his mind when he was writing the paper, and he was shocked when he wrote it—

His mother seemed to have committed this crime, and she was almost decapitated. How did she change her sentence to exile?

He had forgotten that Cui Xie wrote to save his mother. He only remembered that Cui Xie caused him to suffer in exile. While writing papers, he bitterly hated Cui Xie for deliberately stabbing him with such questions. The paper was thick and long, and the questions were tricky and weird. You can't answer them after you finish memorizing the book. It made his right arm about to fall off. It was sore and painful. I wish I could cry while writing, mumbling and scolding Cui. Xie deliberately embarrassed him.

In fact, Cui Xie has no thoughts at all, and has no time to embarrass him.

In October, the first batch of jasmine scented hydrosol made by Brother Xiaoliang was mellowed. They were checked by bottles at the village, and the taste was indeed good, except that it was slightly lighter, which was not as good as the foreign flower dews on the market. But there is no jasmine fragrance imported from foreign countries, so this defect is nothing.

Cui Xie tried the taste, and felt that it was ready for the market, so he asked someone to order a translucent white porcelain round bottle with a big belly. The bottle body is written with the words "Jasmine Pure Dew" in ink, and it is cork stoppered, and the wax shell is sealed on the outside. Each bottle is tied with a jasmine-like winding made of two-color emerald and white silk thread, and is printed with jasmine flowers. Color paper.

The pure dew box is also pasted with color paintings by Ju'anzhai, and once again borrowed the east wind of the Three Kingdoms and Five Beauties, and painted a plain and plain Xiao Qiao. The plain white jasmine and the gentle little Joe in white complement each other very well.

When the flower dew was matured, a buddy he sent to send a letter to Senator Cui also went to the Chief Secretary of Yunnan.

He followed a group of people who went to Yunnan to sell medicinal materials. Because he had to travel by water to Sichuan first, and then change to Yunnan, Cui Xie remembered that there was a big girl in the family, Jiao Sister, who was in Sichuan with his in-laws and husband, so he asked him to bring some of the family's specialties by the way and send them to the older sister who married in Sichuan. The boxing ceremony.

Sister Jiao was a concubine, and her aunt was not too early. She had confiscated letters from her family after she was married. Now she saw the things at home and cried fiercely with her letter. Later, when I heard that guy replied, I knew that my brother was now in charge of the house. I remembered that she was here, so he packed up the presents, half asked someone to return to Cui's house, and half asked the messenger to give it to his father.

The other officials in the chief government’s office gave gifts in time for the New Year. Therefore, seeing that they sent bacon, sausages, clothing and fresh fruits on such an improper day, they were a little envious.

Cui Que himself was not very satisfied.

Those fruits are all things that are worthless. Bacon sausages are also commonly eaten. They are not the time-honored brands in Liangjing, but Sichuan. That silk cloth is also from the middle of Shu, just a dozen horses, just enough for clothes, not enough for gifts, it would be embarrassing to take it out.

Why come from Beijing to give gifts all the way, but the gifts they send are like Sichuan stuff?

At this time, he invited the right chief ambassador Wu Qi to speak in his hall. He carried a basket of gifts into the yard. He could not pretend that there was nothing to do. He had to call the gift-giver to come over and ask them to pick up the good ones. In the same way, he smiled and said: "Some small things, I hope you will not refuse. These are all brought from the family, and I will give away the two left chiefs and your colleagues in return."

Chief Wu You smiled and said, "Since Master Cui has something to do, I won't disturb him."

Cui Que hurriedly left him: "It's just that something is sent from home, how can it be considered something? Your lord, sit down, I tell these dull things to go down first."

But he didn't want to think about it. Everyone in the family who had winks and was smart and able to work told him to take him to Yunnan to take office. How many of them were loyal and considerate to him?

Originally, when he was at home, the messenger didn’t even enter the door of the house. He was filled with the big prince who made their rouge shop prosperous. He was afraid of delaying the delivery, so he hurriedly shouted, "Master, little There is still a letter I haven’t taken out! The eldest son instructed the younger ones to personally send this letter and the homework of the younger sons over the past few months to the adults, so that the master would have time to see their progress."

He quickly took out a thick packet of letters from his arms, and put them to Cui Senyi's hand in a daze: "Here are letters from our three princes and ordinary schoolwork articles, waiting for the master's comments and instructions."

Wu Qi looked at the thick brick-like family letter and couldn't help but feel a little envious: "The Linglang in Master Cui's house is filial, but he is not like my ineffective kid, and he won't have a word for a year."

He was also a jinshi, and he was a decade younger than Cui Senyi, but his official journey was much smoother. After he came out of the prefectural court, he was released from the Yunnan press officer. After two terms, he was promoted to the right chief. His son is only eight or nine years old. , It’s good to be able to write a letter, saying this is purely polite.

Cui Shenyi also understood that he sent the unknowing servant down, holding a letter and said: "There are also a few children in the lower official's house who are silly, and there is no adult to control it. After all, it is not decent. It was also at the beginning that I was confused and married unkind. The woman went home..." He shook his head, showing a look of regret: "It's also because I am busy with business affairs and rarely take care of the house. If a wise and righteous person takes charge of housework, how can I call such an ignorant servant? Come out and be ugly."

Wu Qi smiled slightly and refused to answer his words.

He hasn't returned to Beijing for many years, but there are many teachers of the same age in Beijing, and the news is not blocked. From the first day Cui Que came, he knew that the wife of the left senator had violated the law, had wicked the head of the cabinet and the second assistant, and lost an adult in Beijing, and she was sent to Yunnan as if she was exiled. He can also move to the left for the Yunnan Senate, instead of being left to live in idleness, because he has a good son.

Originally, he thought that the counselor came from the Ministry of Households, but he took care of the local fish scales when he went to Yunnan. He did a good job on the documents, and he felt that he had some merits. After hearing these few words today, they are really...

If a child is confused and ignorant, if there is no one at home, there is no need to say what is behind it.

They went up to the left to govern the government, and went down to the chief officials, experience, judgement, and political affairs of various prefectures and counties. There are indeed many officials who brought their families into office. Although he didn't know whose idea this counselor was hitting, he didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing and be a matchmaker.

He shook his head and smiled: "Cui Senyi doesn't have to be self-effacing. If your little Sanyuan chief's Linglang is still ignorant, my dog ​​should be ashamed to death. You have only left the capital. After all, it is the time when you are the most homesick. Well, I still have official duties, so I will leave first."

Cui Que wanted to keep him for another time, saying only that "the children's letter is nothing serious", but he still couldn't keep it. Wu Qi didn't take the Sichuan-style festival ceremony of the Cui family, so he turned around and left. He couldn't force it, so he had to ask people to divide the gift and send it to the officials everywhere, suffocating himself to read the family letter.

Even with his picky eyes, Cui Xie's home is pretty good.

Although the content is nothing more than a common thing, the sentences are brief and straightforward, but every word is true. When he left home, Xu’s family came to ask for a dowry, and Cui Xie gave everything at home to others; when the two sons returned from exile, they closed the door to study; when they were young, they had no money to make new clothes and furniture; Because after selling the South Store, the donation to the Sanatorium was canonized by the local county magistrate...

Write clearly and straightforwardly, it is always one word-poor. Too poor to have money to give a festival gift, so poor that he can only ask for money from Cui Senyi to spend this year.

Cui Que originally read that although his article was written about poverty, he showed a sense of peace and happiness, and thought this article was good. Seeing the poor image on the back, and clearly writing the word "for money", I felt dizzy.

He travels alone, where is no money? Wouldn't it cost money for two concubines to serve by their side? No one in his family is serious about presiding over the donation person who wants to marry relatives in Shangguan's family. Shouldn't he prepare a betrothal gift or thank the matchmaker for his money?

He couldn't buy any property in Yunnan. He only relied on Beijing to send money. Now, he is asking him to get up. The shop and Zhuangzi people do what they eat!

He called the messenger and asked about the family income. The guy didn't know anything about the family at all, and he refused to tell him the truth about the shop. He only cried about the difficulty after Cui Senyi took the money away, and said how much money there was on the account that Mrs. Xu was taken to usury. Later, the eldest son of kindness was relieved, and a pile of tent holes in the store had not yet been filled.

Cui Senyi didn't care about this at home before, and felt annoyed when he heard the word "no money". Thinking that he knew a little more about family affairs, he wrote a letter to Cui Xie: The letter instructed him to take care of his younger brothers and sisters, to save money, and to train his family's shopkeepers to remove those stupid ones. Be smart to teach the family industry more profit.

The money he brought from home this year is still enough, and the marriage can't be negotiated in a short while, so I'm not in a hurry to ask for money. It won't be the case next year.

He wrote a letter from the family carefully, and attached two hundred and two pieces of silver, and asked people to clean up some of the bacon, ham, and dry goods that he saw at home, and picked out a few unused ones from the new gifts from his daughter. , Sighed and called people back.

The guy who didn't raise his eyes asked again: "The small return journey has to go from Sichuan. What letters and things does the master have to bring to the big girl's house?"

Cui Que snorted coldly, thinking, "What can someone else do?"...I can think about it again, but because his son first sent a letter to his daughter, and they called a festival gift, he also had to endure the expense. I wrote a letter to teach my daughter to be gentle and virtuous and filial to his in-laws.

The guy took the money and took the boat back. He hired a sturdy green donkey on the land and hurried to the ground. He returned to Beijing in November. He also took Cui Senyi's letter and money, and some food was not enough. To Choi Sub.

Cui Xie took this letter as if he had taken Shangfang's sword by the censor-although he used to control whatever he wanted in this house, now that he has a name, he is more assertive.

Those who are looking forward to his father's return to support him should be completely honest after seeing this letter.