He Shen

Because of the palace exam tomorrow, Shanbao left after having lunch at Fu Cha's house.

On the way, he went to Wu Shenglan's house.

Wu Shenglan told the truth, "I haven't tried the palace test, but you don't have to worry, the test score is good, a Jinshi has already smashed the porcelain. This palace test is just a formality." Shan Bao was rehabilitated, and this teacher also won Qianlong Everyone knows that Shanbao is his student.During this period of time, Wu Shenglan had a good time teaching and learning, and he was very kind to Shanbao.

Teacher and student in adversity always have different feelings.

Mrs. Dong E is inspecting the pen and ink used in Shanbao's palace examination tomorrow.

No one can rest assured with themselves, this time they don't need to use any jade-embedded brushes, just ordinary old mahogany brushes, which are really heavy.Then he asked the girl, "Have you prepared the clothes for the uncle to wear tomorrow?"

"Go back to Madam, it's ready." Hongyan took it out from the cabinet and held it to Mrs. Dong E for a look.

The inner garment and socks of white fine pine river cloth, the trousers and sweat towel of blue fine cloth, and the official uniforms that Gongshi should wear on the outside.

Dong Eshi nodded, "It's festive and auspicious to replace the sweat towel with a bright red one."

Lingque found two red sweat scarves from the chest, one with red dots on a white silk background, and the other with plum blossoms embroidered with ink branches on a red background.

The one with a white background will not work, the other one with plum blossoms, um, plum blossoms, moldy flowers.

Dong E frowned and shook his head, "No, no, that's all, put away these two first. I'll send someone to send a bright red one over in a while, you put it away, and give it to the uncle to wear tomorrow."

The red goose sparrow leaned over to answer.

Still get up before dawn.

Fu Bao followed suit, and the small kitchen had already prepared meals in high spirits, including six dishes and one soup, green rice, and two kinds of thin noodles.

After Shanbao washed up, the food was ready.

"Huh, so rich?" Shanbao sat down, and Fubao followed suit, and said with a smile, "Brother, you only added dishes for your palace test today. Auntie specially ordered the menu yesterday."

Shanbao smiled, "Auntie is always so considerate." He gave Fu Baobu a dish with chopsticks, "Hurry up and eat, Second Uncle and Auntie must have woken up early, let's go and say hello after eating."

After passing the general examination, Shanbao is really not nervous about the palace examination, but the matter about the "No. [-] Scholar" has not been resolved yet.

However, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain.

After breakfast, Shanbao Fubao went to the courtyard of his uncle and aunt to say hello.It was still early, the starry sky was vast, and the breeze was cool.The maid was leading the way with a glazed lamp in front, and kept reminding, "It's dark ahead, sir, be careful under your feet."

Fubao helped his brother from time to time, treating Shanbao like a glass man.

Eighteen prayers have been prayed, only this shivering is missing.There must be no more surprises.

The general examination is a qualifying competition, and the palace examination is a ranking competition.

Dong E's and Jun Bao knew that a Jinshi was indispensable, so they told Shanbao a few words in a cliché.Waiting for the report outside, the chariots and horses were ready, Dong E got up, took the three little ones, and watched the uncle and nephew go out.

Junbao went to court, and sent Shanbao to queue by the way.

A glass palace lantern was hung on the left and right sides of the carriage, but it was still a bit dark.Jun Bao's expression was also blurred, and his voice was very low, "I've thought about that matter, and it's not up to us to decide. We are full of people, no more than the Han people's full belly. Just remember, everything will last forever Master is the first, and there will be no mistakes."

Shanbao was also thinking about it, and when he heard what his uncle said, he was silent for a while, and then he responded.

Jun Bao is really holding his breath, these damned Han people.What's wrong with the emperor's praise of my family, we are full of people and can't produce a champion!

Red eyes, naked red eyes!

Envious of his family's good fortune!

Although angry in his heart, Jun Bao would not think that he could do better than Liu Tongxun.This old man who laughed all day long had been laughing by Qianlong's side for decades, seeing the momentum, he had to keep laughing.

Originally the number one scholar was not the number one scholar, Jun Bao didn't care too much.Shan Baoneng's Jinshi is already the luck of his ancestors who smoked from the grave, and he really didn't expect the child to have a greater luck.

But all of a sudden, old man Liu said that the emperor wanted to give your family a champion, but you can't.

Damn, if you have the ability, go and stop the emperor, don't ask the emperor to give it to you.No one can say sarcastic remarks, but he is neat and pushes the problem to his family.

The great scholars known for their wisdom didn't break it. What can we "barbarians" who only know how to use knives and guns do?

Jun Bao discussed with Yu Zicheng for several days, but there was no solution, and he was simply a bachelor. If the emperor wanted to be the number one scholar in Bailai, he would not be able to resist the order.If you have to offend one of the emperor and the bachelor, the fool will choose the latter.

He first let his nephew know the truth, so as to save his nephew from being nervous in the palace examination.

Shanbao looked at Junbao and smiled slightly, "Second Uncle, don't worry."

Today, there are extraordinarily many carriages galloping towards the gate of the palace. In addition to the ministers who are going to attend the court meeting, there are also three hundred more tributes waiting for examination.

Junbao went to schedule shifts, and Shanbao got to know each other among the tributes.

Most of them have never been to the palace gate, and their faces are a little excited and stiff. Thinking of the palace examination below, they don't have much intention to greet them.

Shanbao carried the bookcase on his back, bowed his head and followed the crowd.Although Junbao gave him the truth, he was still uneasy.

Don't be an official, offend a group of people first.

After Qianlong announced the exam questions, he could already hear the sound of pen and ink brushing across the rice paper next to him.

Shanbao held the pen, feeling extremely embarrassed.

Anyway, the exam will take a whole day, so Shanbao calmed down and wrote an article.

Not satisfied.

Make another one.

Qianlong's imperial seat was high above, looking down at the round back of his head.Black ones, gray ones, white ones, bald ones with wigs, all different.

Qianlong actually sighed in his heart, the imperial examinations for scholars, like those with white hair and beards, what is the test.If you win the prize, you will get a lot of fame, but you won't be able to work for the country for a few years.

Qianlong frowned, and Xiaoluzi stepped forward to listen to the instructions, "Go and ask, where is Shanbao?" Qianlong had a deep impression of Shanbao, but he was not familiar with the back of Shanbao's head, so he couldn't tell the difference for a while.

After a while, Xiao Luzi came back on tiptoe and pointed to Qianlong.

Qianlong's eyes were quite good, he looked from a distance, and nodded secretly, um, even the back of his head seemed to be more handsome than others, his own eyesight was never bad.

"Where is Huiyuan Dong Gao?" Qianlong asked again.Dong Bangda is quite capable.

Qianlong asked a few more people, then pulled away and left first.

Every time during the imperial examination, Qianlong was in a good mood.

Liu Tongxun, Fu Heng and others accompanied the South Study Room, and Qianlong smiled, "I just saw them making a fuss, and I can't wait to see them first."

"Yes, there are some beautiful articles in the exam." Liu Tongxun agreed with a smile, you are not in a hurry to get the number one.

Fu Heng smiled respectfully, "Nowadays, the world is peaceful, and the country has talents, all of which are the result of Long Live's benevolence. I see that there are many young people in this department."

Liu Lun's old face smiled like a chrysanthemum on the Double Ninth Festival, "Master Fu is really talking about it. The current Kehui Yuan is only 25 years old, young and talented."

Ali Gun asked curiously, "By the way, Mr. Liu, has the little Juren who filed the lawsuit before won?"

Liu Tongxun was the chief examiner, and nodded with a smile, "Niu Hulu and Shanbao took the 36th place in the examination. Considering his age, he is very good. Although this kid is young, his writing style is steady, and he deserves to be a young talent."

At noon, Qianlong gave food.

At noon, Qianlong came to the Palace of Preserving Harmony again.

This time, he didn't sit on it anymore, he started the job of "patrolling the field", walking back and forth.

Some people were afraid, some people were excited, but they were trembling a lot anyway.

Shanbao was worrying. He wrote three articles in one go and was wondering which one to hand in.A hand suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and unceremoniously copied the article in his hand.

Shanbao turned his head to look up, his eyes rounded in surprise, his mouth was slightly opened, and there was an undisguised expression on his face: Oh my God!Two big characters.

He is beautiful, even such stupid actions are cute, he insisted on amusing Qianlong.

Qianlong smiled, Shanbao quickly turned his neck back and sat upright.

Qianlong had a considerable degree of literary accomplishment, and he had a good impression of Shanbao himself, so when he read Shanbao's articles, he felt more eloquent and meaningful.

Shanbao wrote three complete articles, Qianlong read one, and kept one of them for him, while the other two were crumpled into paper balls and thrown to Xiaoluzi to play with.

Shanbao finally put his heart in his stomach in despair, and with lowered eyes, he saw the hem of Emperor Qianlong's dragon robe flashing by.

Shanbao thought he would become the most depressed number one scholar in history.

Actually, this matter is undecided.

Hall of Mental Cultivation, Xi Nuan Pavilion.

Qianlong favored good protection, but before he named the champion, the college students had to tremble for a moment, wondering what the rankings they had elected by the public.Where is so-and-so good, where is so-and-so deficient.

Qianlong had read Shanbao's paper, and Liu Tongxun and others did not want Shanbao to become the champion, but the examiner did not have the courage to exclude Shanbao's paper from the top ten.

Because according to the rules, the top ten papers had to be read by Qianlong himself, and then the first and third places were filled with cinnabar.

It is easy to pick out, if Qianlong asks, "I think Shanbao's articles can enter the first class?" No matter how you answer, no matter how you answer, you will end up dead.

Therefore, Shanbao was included in the top ten in the palace examination.

Qianlong read them one by one, and read them seriously. Then, he preemptively said, "Well, I read Shanbao's article the other day, and I read it again today, and I think it's even better. Dong Gao's article is also good. Yu Xuanda's article is also good. Very sophisticated."

While talking, looking out of the corner of the eye, the faces of the two Xueshi Liu were stiff.It's not easy to be stiff at this age, at this age. Western scenery is rare.

Qianlong smirked once in his heart, and asked seriously, "What did Liu Qing say?"

At this time, Liu Tongxun's face had already returned to the earth, and he smiled, "Look at it, Dong Gao's article is natural, Yu Xuanda is stable, Shanbao's idea is novel. They are all good articles."

Qianlong took a look at Liu Lun, Liu Lun's expression was serious, "I agree with Mr. Liu. Although Shanbao is young, he is quick in writing and thinking, and has great potential. In a few years, he will surely be able to emerge from the blue." Putting him in the top ten is already Thanks to your old age, we are not blind.This top three article will be posted for everyone to appreciate, but the name will not match the reality, and it will be them, the chief examiners, who will be scolded.

Qianlong first filled in the names of the top seven in the second class, and said to Xiao Luzi, "I will announce their audience."

Shanbao and the others were already waiting outside, all dressed in official official uniforms.Following the little eunuch into the Xinuang Pavilion, still far away from the imperial case, he knelt down and licked his head first, and then stood up when he heard the sound of Pingshen screaming.

"Don't lower your head, come closer, and let me look up." Qianlong's voice was gentle and casual.

Several people approached, Shanbao thought, shyly looked down upon, and raised his head generously.Pursing her lips, she was a little nervous when meeting the emperor for the first time.

Qianlong didn't wear a glittering dragon robe, but a stone-blue regular uniform with yellow belts and purses around his waist.Qianlong is now in his early fifties, but he seems to be in his forties.Thin eyebrows, thin eyes, long face, absolutely not ugly.Qianlong imitated Kangxi all his life, Shanbao felt that at least Qianlong must be better than his pockmarked grandfather in terms of appearance.

Raising the body, living in the body, being the emperor for a long time, graceful and majestic.

Shanbao just made eye contact with Qianlong before bowing his head again.

Qianlong winked, and the young eunuch led the seven people on the second list to retreat.

"The essays of the three of you are all good. It's difficult to distinguish between the two, which makes it difficult for me and the scholar." Qianlong smiled, "Today I will make another pair, and we will see your ambitions."

When Qianlong said this, Erliu had no objection, so they didn't believe it. Both Dong Gao and Yu Xuanda were right but Shanbao.

Qianlong smiled slightly, narrowed his small eyes into lines, and chanted, "Dong Qiming, Xi Changgeng, Nanji Beidou, who is the star picker?"

Yeah, who is the star picker?

If you want to be the champion, speak up yourself.

It’s hard to speak, so I’ll just order one!

These days, people should pay attention to humility and humility.Everyone is working hard to study for the imperial examinations, isn't it because they are rushing to become Jinshi?champion?That's something that can't be met, and it's a matter of three parts knowledge and seven parts luck.

But, which scholar dares to say that he doesn't want to be the number one scholar?

Of course, except for Shanbao.

It's not that he doesn't want to, he just doesn't have the guts to be the champion.

Huiyuan Dong Gao felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest, Yu Xuanda was not confused in his old age, and his breathing was a little unsteady.

No one wanted to speak first, Qianlong was partial, "Dong Gao, you are the leader of the current science department, you should do it first." Give Shanbao more time to think.

Dong Gao’s 20-year-old books were not read in vain. After a little thought, he said, “Go to Mount Tai, go down to the East China Sea.

Obviously wanting to be the champion is crazy, but I have to pretend to be indifferent, as if I prefer the roadside scenery.

Standing beside Dong Gao, Yu Xuanda knew that it was his turn, his little fingers trembled and he read, "The strings of the qin are played, the air of the chess is played, and the calligraphy, ink and painting scrolls, I am a man of the Three Paths." Another hermit.

Qianlong just smiled and said nothing, Shanbao already had countermeasures, and said in a clear voice, "Chun Peony, Xia Furong, Qiuju and Dongmei, Chenben Tanhualang."

Gudong!

Thank goodness!

The old heart of the two Liu University scholars to worry about the country and the people has finally come to the ground!