[Red Chamber] The imperial examination life of the great master

clang clang clang.

Several gongs and drums sounded.

The exam has officially started.

All the students in the No. [-] room sat upright, took out the inkstones and ink ingots, and began to grind the ink.

There is ready-made rice paper on the table.

After a while, an examiner came forward with a question in his hand, and the students copied it on the paper by themselves.

The question for this whole day is "Four Books". The question is not difficult. Jia She thought about it, first wrote the answer on the draft paper, carefully searched for any taboo words, and only after confirming that it was correct. Transcribe on paper.

He admitted that he didn't write quickly, but he didn't expect to be the first one when he handed in the paper.

When the students in the next room saw it, they couldn't help feeling anxious.

Not long after, many people went to hand in the papers.

Night gradually fell.

Candles issued by the Gongyuan were lit in each number room, and some students didn’t even have time to eat, and buried themselves in writing. You know, there are no more than three candles per person, and they are all the size of a little finger. If you want to do it again, it is impossible.

Jia She hurriedly ate some snacks and beef jerky to fill his stomach with the clear porridge in the tribute courtyard. After he finished eating, he blew out the candles, and these two and a half candles could still be used later.

The number room is very narrow, and I didn't feel it when I was sitting, but when I was about to lie down, I realized that I couldn't stretch my body.

Jia She simply curled up on the bed and reviewed what he had learned these days, but fell asleep unconsciously.

Three days and two nights may sound like a long time, but it passes in the blink of an eye.

When he came out of the Gongyuan, Jia She let out a sigh of relief. He looked around. When he left the examination room, some people laughed ecstatically, some people were dejected, and life was full of different states. From this point of view, today is not a big deal. On the day when the list is released, it is really an eye-opener.

He was thinking like this, and he couldn't help but feel emotional.

Lin Wen and Lin Wu had prepared their carriages and waited long ago. Seeing him coming out of the Gong Yuan, they rushed up. Lin Wu took the test basket from Jia She.

"Master, you have worked hard these three days." Lin Wendao, "Master ordered us to prepare ginseng soup in the carriage for you to nourish your body. Go up and rest."

Jia Amnesty nodded, got into the carriage, and after drinking a few sips of ginseng soup, he felt alive all over his body.

While drinking the soup, he asked Lin Wen, "Did anything happen in the capital these few days?"

The situation in the capital is treacherous, and I don't know what has changed in the past few days.

"Master, if you want to talk about something, there is really a big thing." Lin Wen thought for a while and said, "It's something related to the crown prince."

Prince? !Jia She put down the spoon, and his spirit suddenly became tense. Their Rongguo Mansion is a sure thing. If anything happens to the prince, their Rongguo Mansion cannot escape their responsibility. "What happened? Let's start from the beginning."

"Yes." Lin Wen also knew the good or bad of the matter, and quickly said: "In fact, this matter has nothing to do with His Majesty the Prince. They bought thousands of acres of land, causing the people’s families to be ruined, and they had to sell their sons and daughters. As a result, Lord Yu Shibai found out about this, and he sued the prince for being incompetent in discipline and conniving at the officials in Yurou Township.”

Jia She's face immediately changed, this matter can be big or small, if you want to deal with the internal officials according to the law, if you want to grow up, His Highness the Crown Prince may not be so easy to escape, especially His Highness the Seventh Prince has been Eyeing.

"What's the situation now?" Jia Amnesty asked.

Lin Wen frowned and said, "I don't know much about the affairs of the court. I only know that the master has left early and returned late these few days. He seems to be very troubled by this matter."

Jia She frowned, bit his lower lip, "Go, go home now."

"Yes!" Lin Wen said.

The carriage returned to Rongguo Mansion soon.

Jia Daishan came back early this day because he expected Jia She to come back from the Gongyuan.

When he saw Jia She, he sized him up first, and saw that he was full of energy, his face was rosy, and he felt a little relieved. He didn't ask how he did in the exam, but just said, "You're back?"

"I'm back." Jia She said.

His heart suddenly felt sour.

"Sit down." Jia Daishan nodded and motioned Jia She to sit on his left hand side, Jia Shishi sat on Jia Daishan's right side, and Jia Zheng sat next to Jia Shishi.

Jia Amnesty had just taken his seat when he heard Jia Zheng ask, "Brother, it's really hard for you to take the exam this time."

He raised his eyebrows, and gave Jia Zheng a lukewarm look, "It's nothing, the weather is fine, and it's not too cold at night."

"Really? That's really lucky." Jia Zheng said with a bit of sourness in his tone, "It's a pity that the master said that it's better not to take the exam at the same time, otherwise I will try it."

Jia She sneered in his heart. There is no rule in this dynasty that brothers cannot take the exam at the same time. Although there is such a saying, I am afraid that the younger brother will overwhelm the older brother in the final results. Not many.

Doesn't Jia Zheng's words mean that Jia Zheng's knowledge is better than him, and he deliberately didn't pass the exam in order to let him.

Really, what a face.

"Really? That's a pity." Jia Amnesty took a sip of the teacup, "I thought the reason for the second brother, the relationship is for this, if you just ask me in advance, your husband Concerns are purely unnecessary."

The smile on Jia Zheng's face froze, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.

Jia Daishan could hear the two brothers Ji Feng, frowned, and interrupted: "Okay, don't eat or sleep, if you really want to say something, wait until after dinner."

"Master, if you don't tell me, I still forgot." Jia She seemed to suddenly remember something, and said with a smile, "I don't know if Master is free tonight, I want to ask Master something."

Jia Daishan hummed, "Come to my study after dinner."

Jia Amnesty said yes with a smile, and stopped talking. Instead, Jia Zheng was so angry that he knew how heavy he was. He dared to take the exam, but he didn't expect his wishful thinking to be disrupted by the master.

Jia Zheng was so angry that he couldn't taste the food.

They didn't notice Jia Daishan's disappointed look towards him.

After dinner, Jia Daishan didn't drink tea, out of sight and out of mind, he took Jia She directly to the study.

"Tell me, what's so urgent that you can't wait to talk to me just after the exam?" Jia Daishan said with a light smile while holding a teacup.

"Master is really wise, I can't hide anything from you." Jia She said with a smile.

Jia Daishan stroked his beard and gave him a sideways look, "Needless to say, if you can hide it from me, you don't have to hang out in the officialdom, you can go home and recuperate earlier."

Jia Amnesty could hear that although Jia Daishan's tone was casual, the sadness in his words was real.

He knew that Jia Daishan must be under a lot of pressure recently, otherwise he would never have said such a thing with such a strong temper.

Sure enough, Jia Daishan quickly restrained his emotions, "Don't interrupt, what's the matter?"

"I heard about the recent incident of His Highness the Crown Prince in the court, so I want to ask the master, what's going on?" Jia She said unabashedly. It's a fool's job to cover up clichés in front of Jia Daishan.

Jia Daishan glanced at Jia She with complicated eyes. He was gratified by Jia She's sensitivity, but he felt a little regretful that he was no longer the eldest son, otherwise the Rongguo Mansion would not have to worry about it in the future. "It's hard to worry about His Royal Highness the moment you come out .”

The other son is just the opposite. He hangs out with those nerds who will drop their book bags every day. He only knows how to talk about poetry, arty, and doesn't care about other things.

"This matter, there have been many reports in the imperial history to impeach His Highness the Crown Prince for not being strict." Jia Daishan couldn't help frowning as soon as he said this. They are all on the prince's side, not to mention that this time the prince is indeed a disaster for no reason. The internal official is a little servant in the East Palace who is not eye-catching and not favored. He has no official position and was kicked out because of something The palace is in the palace, but who knows that when they go out, they are arrogant. The county gentry and officials in those places are deceived and go around, causing troubles.

The prince is really sitting in the palace this time, and the disaster comes from the sky.

"In the final analysis, this matter is only the fault of that internal official, but whoever said he came from the Prince's East Palace, those people seized this point and criticized the Prince for conniving his subordinates to do anything wrong!" Jia Daishan said: "Now this The matter is at a stalemate, and His Majesty's attitude is vague and hard to see, and because of this, others are more and more wantonly accusing Prince De of being unworthy!"

Virtue does not match!

Jia Amnesty was shocked, "Who said that?"

"Who else could say it, of course it's Xu Chengsong and Song Yuanqing, two immortals." When Jia Daishan said this, he was full of anger. The two people hooked up, and the methods of disgusting people were endless.

Jia Amnesty understands that the most important thing about this matter now is Emperor Jianming's attitude. In the final analysis, this matter has nothing to do with His Highness the Crown Prince, but it is precisely because of Emperor Jianming's ambiguous attitude that he is called "Little Qizi". People have a reason to criticize.

Jia Amnesty breathed a sigh of relief silently, that's good, this person committed the crime when he was kicked out, if he committed the crime in the East Palace, then His Highness the Crown Prince must be stained with a layer of harassment.

"In your opinion, how should we deal with this matter?" Jia Daishan looked at Jia Amnesty expectantly.

Jia She lowered his head and pondered. In the final analysis, this matter is for Emperor Jianming to express his opinion. Once he expresses his opinion, everything can be resolved. Jia She suddenly had an idea, not only to force Emperor Jianming to express his opinion, but also to counter the General, let the Seventh Prince steal the chicken and lose a lot of rice.