He Shen

April fifteen.

The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the grass is growing and the warblers are flying, the sky is blue and white clouds, and the weather is fine.

Early in the morning, Dong E sent the housekeeper to watch the list. Although her husband said that Shanbao could pass the test nine times out of ten, he was still worried. Only by seeing the list with his own eyes can he be at ease.

Near noon, the head housekeeper Liu Wei came back full of joy to congratulate his master, and Dong Eshi gave a reward first.

Liu Wei smiled and said, "It's such a great joy. The slaves want to buy him tens of thousands of firecrackers, and the slaves are also blessed by the master." In the past two years, he understood that although the master doesn't talk much on weekdays, He is capable, and he is also the eldest among his brothers. He has already achieved fame at this age, and if there is good luck in the future, he may be admitted to the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister.In the future, I'm afraid that the mansion will still be run by the uncle.Liu Wei was thinking about it, and he had a little more respect for Shanbao in his heart.

Shanbao smiled and looked at Mrs. Dong E, "The housekeeper is very kind, but I think it's better to wait until the palace examination is over. What does Auntie mean?"

"I think so too." Mrs. Dong E told Liu Wei, "Get ready for the firecrackers first, and our family will be lively for a few days when uncle is in high school."

Liu Wei quickly agreed.

Being on the Shanbao list, it is inevitable to take a gift to the teacher's place according to the rules.

It was late spring, and the newly cut snow-green spring shirt in the mansion was trimmed with rose red edges with fine stitches. To be honest, it was a bit fancy.However, Shanbao was a teenager, and although he didn't suit his usual taste in clothes, everyone praised him for being handsome.

I heard from Xueya that she had been busy for three days and three nights to make it, just to wear it for her elder brother to go out in a hurry.Since Shanbao often eats Xueya's soup these days, he has a short mouth for eating people, so he had to wear it.

Xue Ya boasted, "Emiang, look, this dress is only suitable for elder brother. This one is in a hurry, and there is no embroidery. I even made one for elder brother, embroidered with magnolia flowers."

Shanbao hurriedly stopped him, thanked his sister for her kindness, and said with a smile, "Sister, don't just think about me, Fu Bao Jia Bao, and uncles and aunts, one for each is fair."

"Ama's clothes are like a mother's. Fubaojiabao, they look like potatoes, and they can't show my level in wearing them." Xueya is very proud of having a handsome elder brother.

Jiabao turned over angrily after hearing this, and the siblings had been arguing all morning.

The Liu residence was very lively these two days, Shan Baoming Mo Yan stepped forward and handed over the post, the concierge took a look, ho, celebrity.

Hurry up and ask Shanbao's master and servant to sit in the porter temporarily and talk with him.Another boy went in to report and ask for instructions.After a while, a steward came out to welcome Shanbao and lead him to the study to talk.

Liu Tongxun is already an old man in his seventies. He is in good spirits. He looks like a kind old man with a smile on his face. He also treats Shanbao very kindly. Are you feeling well?"

With this attitude, this look in his eyes, he didn't know that it was his own grandson.

Shanbao smiled a little shyly, "Mr. Lao is worried, it's already healed. I wanted to come here to say hello to you, but the list hasn't been released yet, so rushing to the door attracts people's attention. I'm afraid I will cause trouble for you, so I dragged it until now. My uncle You have always told me to thank you, if you hadn't spoken out righteously, the student would have missed this class." Standing up, he bowed deeply to Liu Tongxun.

Liu Tongxun patted his beard and smiled, "It has nothing to do with the old man, it's all the grace of Long Live God."

"Yes, there is the grace of the Lord Long Live, and the grace of the teacher."

Liu Tongxun smiled and waved his hands, "It's your own good luck. Speaking of which, I only came to my place the year before last, but I have praised you a lot. I have read your article, it is fresh and meaningful, and it has something to say. I had this insight at a young age.”

"The teacher won the award. It's just a matter of paper. It's just that luck is better than others." Shanbao is not modest. He really doesn't think that an [-]-character article can write about any major national affairs, but it's just a bunch of flowers to please.

In Liu Tongxun's eyes, Shanbao's attitude is that he is neither arrogant nor impetuous, calm and steady. He has seen too many disciples who are humble in mouth and happy in their eyes. Shanbao has such determination at his age, which makes Liu Tongxun treat him differently.

In fact, Liu Tongxun was born with a serious Confucian education. From the bottom of his heart, Shanbao was indeed wronged, but in the army's yamen, before he was enthroned, it was a bit unkind to drive the original Suochaoluo family to a dead end.

He didn't like Shanbao very much, but he had been with him for many years, and he could always guess Qianlong's thoughts by [-] to [-]%.However, as the chief examiner of the examination, he submitted the paper according to the holy will, and today Shanbao solemnly thanked him and he will accept it.

After passing the imperial examination, Shanbao must be a new nobleman of the Imperial Academy.

Liu Tongxun, an old fox who has been around for many years, will naturally not superficially like whether he likes it or not, let alone a Manchurian upstart who is quite favored by the Holy One, he kindly gave some advice on Shanbao's palace examination.

Shanbao listened and wondered, he and Liu Yong were brothers, he wondered if Liu Yong would be merciful when he ransacked his house in the future.

Or, simply kill the person surnamed Liu first, so as to avoid future troubles!

Amitabha Buddha.

Shanbao thought twice in his heart that he was going to be a good person, and he couldn't go back to the old way.

The pseudo masters and apprentices with different thoughts just sat and muttered for an hour, Liu Tongxun's complexion became softer, Shanbao also smiled more and more intimately, Liu Tongxun said casually, "This time, the articles of the students are ah! "Because the palace examination has not yet been held, Liu Tongxun has not changed his words, and smiled, "The examination will last for nine days, and you have finished answering the examination questions on the seventh day. , looking at Shanbao with half-closed eyes and a smile.

Shanbao hurriedly said, "Students have a few pounds and a few ounces. I know it best. It is a fluke to be named on the list now. I dare not have extravagant thoughts." These words came from the mouths of irrelevant people. Maybe it's just a joke, coming out of this old man's mouth, I'm afraid it's a temptation.

Shanbao thought about it when he was at home, and if Qianlong allowed him to mark his papers together, he might have the intention of "promoting", but he didn't know what to "promote" him.

Today, Liu Tongxun's words scared Shanbao into a cold sweat. He scored 36th in the general examination.

Imperial examinations have always been dominated by Han Chinese students. Although there are Manchus and Mongolians participating, it is just a matter of making up the numbers.According to what Liu Tongxun said, could it be that Qianlong wanted the Manchus to be the number one scholar?

In the Qing Dynasty, the number of Manchus was far lower than that of the Han people because the Manchus lived in the country. They talked about the Manchus as a family, but in fact, the defense against the Hans was extremely strict.

Although the Han people surrendered, they always considered themselves Confucian orthodox and regarded the Manchus as "barbarians".

Every imperial examination is a proof: 300 people are admitted in the general examination, and the full people only occupy [-] seats, and sometimes they do not occupy.

Now that Shanbao turned out to be born, Qianlong only wanted to make a Manchurian champion to appear as a facade.

Even his close minister Liu Tongxun resisted Qianlong's idea.

Liu Tongxun had read Shanbao's article. To put it bluntly, he could be selected as a Jinshi, and even entering the second list was considered fair, but it was far from the level of the number one scholar.

Furthermore, if the number one scholar changes hands to Manchurians, I am afraid that in the future, the Han people will not be able to keep quiet even the imperial examination.

Knowing that Shanbao was coming, Liu Tongxun asked Yilaomao in advance.Seeing that Shanbao spoke sincerely, he just smiled.

If it is sincere, this child is kind and sincere.

No, Liu Tongxun immediately woke up. How many people he has met in his life, although Shanbao is called "Shan" Bao, a lawsuit can kill a minister, and his character is not compatible with the word "Shan".

For a while, Liu Tongxun was not sure whether Shanbao really backed down, or pretended to be in front of him.

Shanbao knows that people are old and mature, and they are most suspicious, so he is afraid that they cannot trust him.He smiled and said, "Students have always been self-aware and don't talk about others. This article will be written by Yuan Donggao and Brother Dong. It is a wonderful pen, brilliant in writing, quick in thinking, far-sighted, and heart-wrenching. Condemning words and sentences, both It’s amazing. This exam opened the eyes of the students, there are so many talented people in the world, and the students used to sit on the ground and watch the sky.”

Liu Tongxun just wanted to mention a few words about good protection, in order to protect his current talent and learning, even if he was selected as the number one scholar, he might not be able to convince people.

Coveting the fame at this moment will suffer in the future.

When Shanbao mentioned Dong Gao, he touched Liu Tongxun's heart. Dong Gao was the son of Dong Bangda, Minister of Industry, and was known for his talent. He was only 25 years old this year. Well, he was actually quite young.It's just that there is a younger Shanbao in the background, so he is not young anymore.

Dong Bangda is a well-known talented scholar, and his calligraphy and painting are very well-known among scholars.

Dong Gao's aptitude is not inferior to that of his father. Although he did not have a formal apprenticeship, he was also taught by Liu Tongxun in calligraphy, and he has a half-teacher friendship with Liu Tongxun.

In Liu Tongxun's view, Dong Gao had the top three talents.

Hearing Shanbao's praise of Dong Gao, Liu Tongxun's heart warmed, and his smile grew wider, "You are both young talents, and you are also in the same year. In the future, you will be officials in the same dynasty. If you have more contacts, you will be able to cherish each other and make a good story."

I rely on!

This sounded like La Xia'er, the media protector.

Shanbao said a word, and chatted with Liu Tongxun about the time for a cup of tea. Seeing that the old man had no more orders, Fang got up to leave.

After coming out of Liu Tongxun's house, Shanbao encountered difficulties.

What is this called? Although he has no interest in the number one scholar, if Qianlong intends to "promote", can he still resist the order?

He is not the Hanlin scholar who marks the palace examination papers, and can decide the ranking of the palace examination.It's just luck, a group of old guys rushed to express their position: No, the champion is not something you can move.

Shit, who cares about it.