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Li Mingjin didn't know much about the hall selection exam. When Bai Zhiwen and the others were waiting for the palace exam results outside the palace, he and Bai Ting also got up early, packed up, and waited for the official messenger to announce the good news.

This time, they made sufficient preparations. The clothes they brought with them when they set off from home were no longer suitable. With the help of Mrs. Zhang’s family, the two of them either made their own clothes or bought suitable clothes and jewelry outside. With a festive summer outfit.

Not only Li Mingjin and Bai Ting were cleaning up, but the people in this alley also got the news. They knew that the three rented students in this alley had passed the examination and were about to become Jinshi masters.

For these ordinary people, except for the No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], and Tanhua who represent special meanings, the rest of the second and third are no different, and they are all masters of Jinshi.

They also cleaned up the inside and outside of their courtyard early, and prepared to open the door later to watch the officials announce the good news. For them, seeing people living nearby become Jinshi is also their talk, which is enough to compete with other alleys in the next three years. people brag.

The people from the Ministry of Rites are mainly responsible for various affairs after the palace examination. For students like Bai Zhiwen and Li Mingde who are not registered in the capital, they will not only send people to report the good news to their temporary residence in the capital, but also hand over the good news to the people in the post station. The people at the post station sent the good news layer by layer to the student's household registration location.

At the moment when the official came into the alley, Li Mingjin and the others temporarily put aside their worries about the future, and just wanted to simply enjoy the joy brought by the Annunciation.

The words of congratulations came from the officials' mouths as if they didn't want money. Li Mingjin and the others prepared a lot of money for the officials who announced the good news.

The neighbors who lived in the same alley came forward after the official sent away. For these neighbors, Li Mingjin and the others did not prepare happy money, but bought Beijing's famous Beijing eight pieces for everyone.

Jing Ba Pieces is the most famous and representative pastry in the capital. People in Beijing like to use Jing Ba Pieces as a return gift when they have a happy event. It is beautiful, delicious, and has a good meaning.

When Li Mingjin and the others went to buy Jing Ba Pieces, the owner of the pastry shop had prepared Jing Ba Pieces specially for the new Jinshi gentlemen in return.

The main difference is that there is an extra piece of red paper pasted on the outer packaging of the Jingba piece, on which some congratulatory words are written in golden handwriting, which looks very festive and pleasing to the eye.

The neighbors who came to congratulate each other received the eight pieces from Beijing, and the smiles on their faces became more sincere, and they rushed to express their optimism for the Jinshi master, saying that they must stay in the capital, and that they will make a fortune in the future.

Li Mingjin and Bai Ting laughed off these words, and the neighbors are destined to be disappointed, because there is a high probability that they will not choose to stay in the capital and cannot help the neighbors, but they appreciate everyone's kindness and will not be here. This is the time to speak their true thoughts.

The thank-you gifts for the neighbors were Jingba pieces bought by shops outside, and the Jingba pieces sent to Zhang’s family were specially ordered by them from the pastry shop. The patterns and packaging were unusual, and they were Bai Zhiwen and Li Mingde themselves. The pattern of the design, the mold made by the craftsman.

If it weren't for the fact that the small yard they rented didn't have an oven for baking pastries, Madam Qiu would have taken Li Mingjin and Bai Ting to make the Beijing Eight Pieces for Zhang's family, but considering that they are not easy to modify the landlord's house, give up.

After seeing off the neighbors who came to thank them, the smiles on Li Mingjin and Bai Ting's faces faded, they closed the door and whispered about what happened just now, thinking about whether they hadn't handled it well.

Qiu Momo sat aside, she didn't know if she was basking in the sun, or she squinted her eyes to rest after a busy morning.

When Li Mingjin and Bai Ting said that they would go out to buy something to bring back to Changping County in two days, Madam Qiu suddenly said, "Their ranking in the imperial examination is higher than that in the general examination, and the probability of being left in the hall selection examination is not small. Brother Jin Son, Mrs. Bai, you'd better be mentally prepared."

"What?" Li Mingjin was surprised. He had heard Bai Zhiwen say that after the palace examination, there was still a hall selection, but at the time Bai Zhiwen said that the hall selection was not important. How could they listen to what the nanny said? They might pass the hall selection exam. stay?

Qiu Nanny explained: "I'm just saying that there is a possibility. Whether they can stay in the capital depends on their performance in the selection exam, and on whether there is anyone there to take care of them in private."

Their own performance is something they can control, and the care of the superiors depends on the wishes of the superiors, which is really uncertain.

Of course, it is also possible to give up the selection test, but since the palace examination has a selection test, there have been no new scholars who have been promoted to the second or third class to give up the selection. If Bai Zhiwen and the others become this precedent, it will attract more attention .

"I hope it can be as we wish." Hearing Madam Qiu's words, Li Mingjin didn't know what to say. He only hoped that if the sixth prince had paid attention to Bai Zhiwen and the others, Concubine Chun and Princess Jing'an would persuade him.

After the Qionglin Banquet, except for the three members of Yijia who were immediately awarded official positions in the Imperial Academy, the other newly promoted Jinshi all waited to pass the two-day selection examination.

Since Bai Zhiwen and the others had already decided on the mean in the selection exam, they spent two days relaxing at home before the exam, and did not read books except to practice calligraphy. When the day of the selection exam came, they took a carriage with Wan Rongtong to the Imperial Academy .

On the surface, the selection examination is for the Hanlin Academy to select those who they think have potential from among the second- and third-level Jinshi to study. In fact, the emperor is behind this examination.

The ranking of the palace examination is to be announced. In addition to considering the knowledge of the students, the emperor also has to consider the forces behind them. Some talents the emperor likes, but they do not meet the conditions of the top three, the emperor will hint through the selection hall to keep them .

This part of the Shujishi is the confidantes that the emperor cultivated for himself. If the Shujishi grows up to meet the emperor's expectations for him, then naturally after three years of disbanding the hall, he will rise steadily. If the Shujishi does not grow up in the Imperial Academy If it meets the emperor's expectations, then he will naturally be forgotten by the emperor.

Of course, in order to prevent outsiders from guessing his own thoughts, most of the Shuji scholars left in each session are still selected by the academicians in charge of the Imperial Academy, and the emperor will only mix in a few people he likes.

Every time the emperor graded the palace examination papers, he only looked at the papers with five circles. Bai Zhiwen and Li Mingde ranked ninth and tenth, which were very high.

They didn't know what their rankings represented the emperor's attitude towards them. It would be best if the emperor simply appreciated their answers when grading the papers, and then put them in a relatively high position without any other special attention.

In this way, when selecting a museum, as long as they behave mediocrely, they will not be selected to stay.

Sitting in the same carriage together, Wan Rongtong felt the nervousness of Bai Zhiwen and Li Mingde. He thought for a while and asked them in a low voice: "Brother Zhiwen, brother Mingde, do you two want to stay in the capital, or don't you want to stay?" In the capital?"

Among the many students of Jintai Academy in the former Han Province, Wan Rongtong has the best relationship with their seniors and brothers. Although the relationship is very close, they often discuss issues together, but they are not serious about the topic of whether to stay in the capital. discussed.

Wan Rongtong may have discovered the situation hidden in the capital, or he may have been concentrating on preparing for the examination and didn't pay attention to the palace examination. Bai Zhiwen thought about it and asked him: "Brother Rongtong, do you want to stay in the capital?"

"Me?" Wan Rongtong thought for a while, and said half-seriously, half-jokingly, "I don't really want to stay in the capital."

Before Bai Zhiwen asked him why, he took the initiative to explain the reason: "When I was still in the former Han Province, I once thought that I was the best among the students of the former Han Province. After getting in touch with you two, I realized that There are plenty of people who are better than me, and you all work harder than me."

"I came to the capital with you to catch up with the exam after passing the exam. In fact, I wasn't confident enough to pass the Jinshi exam. If it wasn't for Mr. Dehui's careful guidance in the capital, I might not be able to pass the exam this time. Entering the palace examination, even if you pass, you may only be a top three."

"Our Wan family is not a small family in the original Han province, but it is not enough to look at the capital. I know how much I have. I am a bit loose-tempered. I do things according to my preferences. It is too difficult for me to stay in the capital and want to get ahead. I can’t tell when I will offend someone because of something. In the next few years, not only will I not be able to repay the cultivation of my family, I can’t You'll need the help of your family, too."

"Why don't I go out and be a magistrate, and my family will help me arrange my job in a province near the original Han province. It's convenient to communicate with the family, and it's not easy to offend people who can't afford to offend, and I can do a good job in the local area. , can be regarded as a good promotion method.”

Wan Rongtong's thoughts were unexpectedly solid. He knew that he was not the kind of temperament suitable for working in such a complicated officialdom in the capital, so he chose a path that was more suitable for him.

After Wan Rongtong expressed his reluctance to stay in Beijing, Bai Zhiwen and Li Mingde also explained their reasons without mentioning the atmosphere in the capital.

Bai Zhiwen and Li Mingde are not like Wan Rongtong, because they are born in a big family and have talents, they have developed a slightly sloppy temperament, but they have come up step by step from the bottom students, and they are also down-to-earth and do practical things Type, it is not easy for people like them to stay in the capital and want to do practical things, but it is more suitable for them in the local area.

Moreover, after the two of them worshiped Zhang Anhao as their teacher, Zhang Anhao kept telling them that studying, taking the imperial examination, and becoming an official were not for gaining much power, but for doing things for the common people. The people above will naturally be able to see the political achievements.

While the three of them were talking, the carriage quickly arrived outside the Hanlin Academy. They immediately stopped to discuss the issue of whether to stay or not. They got out of the carriage nervously and waited for the exam for the selection hall to begin.

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