Second Master Xue of the Red Chamber has space

Chapter 622
After chatting with Qin Zhong for a while, seeing that although his condition had improved, he was still not in good spirits, so Xue Hong left Qin's house and went back to his residence for the final sprint.The re-examination before the palace examination was actually not complicated, Xue Hong had already passed it smoothly, but this last palace examination made Xue Hong feel a little uneasy.My heart said that it was all up to this point, if I couldn't pass the final imperial examination, or I just ended up with a Jinshi background, whether their family has any prominent status, I'm afraid the future official career will not be smooth.

But now that things have come to an end, no matter how nervous Xue Hong is, she has no choice but to bite the bullet.Fortunately, the palace examination is just a theory, and Xue Hong's thoughts are much more vivid than those of today's scholars, so he only needs to write a theory in a whole day, even if the writing is not good, it will not be too much. Don't do it.

Thinking this way, time passed day by day, and on the day of the palace examination, Xue Hong came to the Palace of Preserving Harmony again.The examination room was silent. At dusk, Xue Hong checked her paper and nodded with satisfaction.I thought in my heart if I could win, that's the thing. If I really clicked on the background of the same Jinshi, it would be my own life.

After handing in the test papers, all the examinees left the Palace of Preserving Harmony.In front of the Palace of Preserving Harmony, Xue Hong was considered a different kind.Because the candidates who came to take the palace examination were not in their 50s or [-]s, they were all in their early thirties. All of them had beards and looked so stable. Only Xue Hong, who had no hair on his mouth and was not able to do things well, seemed so out of place.

Seeing that other people could exchange a few words after the exam, Xue Hong stood there with an embarrassed expression on his face.These people are old enough to be their own fathers, and he would go up to them and call them "Brother Nian"...isn't that good?
Xue Hong was at the side trying to reduce her sense of existence, just waiting for everyone to go home after greetings. There was a person in the crowd who knew Xue Hong. He waved to Xue Hong and called him over: "Hong'er, come here."

Xue Hong looked up, isn't this Zhang Lingxuan's third brother Zhang Tinglu?
He rushed forward a few steps and saluted: "Zhang Shibo, you called me?"

Zhang Tinglu saw Xue Hong's eyes light up: "Oh my God, is it really you? I heard that Lian'er and the others were all admitted to Juren. Because I had to prepare for my own exam, I was also concerned about other people's affairs." Stop asking, why did you come to take the imperial examination? I remember that you are less than twenty years old this year, right? At such a young age, you are really young and promising! How did you do in the exam?"

Xue Hong hurriedly said: "Zhang Shibo praised me so much, I am also regretting it here. Now my knowledge is still inexperienced and I am young, why not wait a few years before taking the exam."

Another person at the side watched Xue Hong for a long time, and when he heard him say that, he smiled and said: "Hahaha, Brother Xiaonian means that it is best to get a Jinshi degree. It would be a pity if he was from the same Jinshi background, isn't it?"

Xue Hong was puzzled: "Of course, I don't know what to call this person?"

Zhang Tinglu said: "This is called Zhang Mengtuo, he is a distant relative of our family, from Fujian."

Xue Hong hurriedly clasped her fists in salute: "Brother Zhang Nian."

Zhang Tinglu didn't say what kind of generation this Zhang Mengtuo was with her. Xue Hong didn't dare to address him casually. Although she was embarrassed, she still called him Brother Nian.

That Zhang Mengtuo smiled and said: "Brother Xiaonian, don't be so concerned about whether you are a Jinshi or a fellow Jinshi. You are serving the court. If you are really talented, the emperor will not let the pearls be dusted. It would be bad to be too concerned. Besides. Now that the exams are over, I just need to go back and wait for my ranking."

Zhang Tinglu also said: "That's exactly what I said. My brother Tingyu was also a Jinshi, how is he doing now? Isn't he still walking in the imperial study and becoming a minister of the court? What about his status? When he really puts on the official uniform It's not that important anymore."

Xue Hong smiled after hearing this, and bowed deeply to the two people: "You two are right, Xue Hong has been taught."

The three of them just walked and chatted, and had nothing else to do, they just went home and waited for news.That Zhang Mengtuo's family is in Fujian, and he returned to the Zhang Mansion with Zhang Tinglu. If he also won the Jinshi, he might have to stay in the capital for a long time to wait for the emperor's orders.

After the examinees here went back, the officials in charge of the scientific examination took the palace examination papers for correction.There are several officials grading the papers. After reading the papers, they will draw symbols on them. In the end, whoever gets the most circles means that the article is better written.

But everyone else's papers have already been graded, only Xue Hong's one made everyone face a difficult situation.

One of the examiners said, we really can't be the masters, so let's show this paper to the emperor for a preview.

At that time, Lord Kangxi was old, and his body was not in good shape. When he heard that there was a paper on the gold list of the imperial examination in this period, the officials didn't know how to review it, so he immediately regained his energy and ordered someone to bring the paper over quickly. see for yourself.

After reading it, Lord Kangxi laughed.No wonder these officials didn't know how to approve it. It turned out that Xue Hong's note was very interesting.In terms of prose, what he writes can be regarded as quite satisfactory at best, very similar to his usual style, and there is no outstanding rhetoric in the slightest.However, what he said in this article is clear and logical. Many ideas have never been proposed, but they seem to be worth a try.

Who is Lord Kangxi?Qiangu Mingjun, he looked at Xue Hong's paper repeatedly, and said with a smile: "This kid is a talent. The number of Jinshi places has already been ordered?"

The officials replied: "If you go back to the emperor, it has already been ordered. There are three in the first class, forty in the second class, and 160 and six in the third class."

Lord Kangxi nodded: "Well, I understand. This Xue Hong... It seems that their Xue family has indeed thought of a lot of ways to make money for me over the years, so I will fulfill him and give him the honor of a Jinshi." , let him be No. 40 in the second class, and give him a Jinshi background."

Lord Kangxi personally said that he would give the Xue family this grace, so what else do the people below have to say?What should I do?

On the day when the list was released, Xue Hong specially told the family members who went to see the list to see, but don’t just look at me alone, you can also see if Shibo Zhang Tinglu and that Zhang Mengtuo passed the exam .

After hearing this, the boy hurriedly nodded and said he remembered it, and rode on a fast horse to see the list.About half an hour later, horseshoes were flying outside the gate of Xue's house, and the servant shouted loudly: "Master, madam, I'm announcing the good news to you, our second son, Erjia No. 40, Grant Jinshi background! Second son Xue has been admitted to Jinshi!"

Why are you shouting like that?It was on purpose, the family had such a big happy event, the boy shouted all the way back to the mansion, made a face for Xue's mansion, and would give a big red envelope when he came back.

(End of this chapter)