Xue Panzhi's gossip red mansion

The whereabouts of the treasure has been found out, so Xue Pan brought a big gift with Feng Yuan when he married Zhen Yinglian.Let's say Feng Yuan is an idiot, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with such a heavy ceremony.What changed in this wedding is that Feng Yuan changed concubinage into marrying a wife, because the evidence given by Xue Pan showed that Zhen Yinglian's real identity should be a scholarly young lady, and Feng Yuan, whose parents died, only had a poor birth. The sons of the country gentry are also considered a good match, and Feng Yuan's love for Zhen Yinglian is even more happy to see this result.It's a pity that Zhen Shiyin went wandering somewhere, and Zhen Yinglian's mother passed away a few years ago.Of course Feng Yuan wanted to find his father-in-law, which was also in line with Xue Pan's wishes. Maybe Zhen Shiyin was the only one who knew the inside story back then.

Xue Pan wanted to find out about these treasures, what was in them, whether it was silver or weapons, and whether there were any other people left in the Luo Dynasty. For this reason, he also agreed to find Zhen Shiyin. matter.Feng Yuan was grateful, even Zhen Yinglian thought Xue Pan was a good person, and Xue Pan couldn't bear to look at the couple's innocent appearance.He has no guilt at all for hiding the fact that they are the orphans of the former important officials. If they knew his identity, they might be dead on the street tomorrow.

The days passed quickly amidst the busyness. Regarding the question of how the Supreme Emperor will use this treasure, the test or estrangement is whether Xie and Xue Pan are two people. After the Chinese New Year and the spring township examination, they still have not waited for a clear answer. Signal.Of course, the Taishanghuang would not do things so hastily, he pays attention to every hit.Anyway, Xue Pan has already told Xie what he knows, no matter what the Supreme Emperor will do in the future, the two who already know the whole story will not cause any trouble if they collude together.

Ask Xue Pan to say that moving the Xue family to the capital is the big event this year.After the new year, Xue's family started to prepare. They estimated that after this year, they would live in the capital, and most of Jinling's affairs were entrusted to Xue Biao's family.The behavior of the Xue family is not high-profile, but they are a big family that everyone in Jinling cares about.This scientific examination is the first subject of the new emperor's ascension to the throne. Last year's Jiangnan examination room crisis has just passed, and everyone is looking forward to focusing on this scientific examination.

It is obviously a small matter that the Xue family is planning to move, and it is a big attraction. According to their move, those smart people have already seen it. Isn't it just for Xue Pan's family to move to the capital after he won the first prize in the palace examination?

Yo!The result hasn't come out yet, so why is it so sure? Even the Lin family, who specialize in Tanhua, can't guarantee that Lin Yu will get the ranking of Tanhua!It's not modest at all for a child of the imperial merchants to dare to show off like this.Didn't it just pass the exam that year? There were many people who failed the imperial examination for no reason. Now I'm proud, so don't cry when the time comes.It's a businessman's family, and you can't learn those character traits in your bones.

I don't know where this wind came from. When it blew, the whole Jiangnan had already bet on Lin Yu and Xue Pan. Who would win the palace examination in one fell swoop.Because both of them are similar in age and very young, Lin Yu is only three years older than Xue Pan.One is the birth of a scholarly family. The Lin family has a good reputation in the Jiangnan literati circle. As his successor, Lin Yu has the support of those Qingliu families.One came from the leading imperial merchants in Daqing, but he studied under the eccentric Song Quan, acted eclecticly, and gained the support of emerging forces.

The bet on this battle between Lin and Xue has evolved into a competition between two forces. Obviously, in Jiangnan, Xue Pan is slightly inferior, because this is the place where talented scholars have been born since ancient times, and their eyes are always looking at a No matter how well a person's birth is concealed, it cannot change the idea that only three generations are eligible to enter the Qingliu.

When the underground gambling game became bigger and bigger, the two people who were closely watched had already passed the test. It was obvious that Lin Yu's grades must be better than Xue Pan's in the Jiangnan area of ​​Huaihe River, and won the No. of the test. 1. Won the title of Huiyuan in one fell swoop.In comparison, Xue Pan won a 45th place.What is the concept?

Daqing’s imperial examination system has been from the previous dynasty to the general examination. Each session stipulates that the total number of admissions for the whole country fluctuates between 300 and 180. Xue Pan has 45 people this year, [-] points from the north to the south. , and then plan the share in detail according to the different provinces.In this way, these provinces in the south have a total of [-] quotas, and the Jiangnan region is allocated [-] quotas because it is the land of imperial examinations.Xue Pan's [-]th place is really the last one here.

This caused those who bet on Xue Pan to lose a lot of money. Before they started to make a fuss and blame Xue Pan, those who bet on Lin Yu immediately started clamoring. The clamor of literati is very unique. It was not mentally retarded to the point of being a shrew, but she started poetry very elegantly, which greatly praised Lin Yu.At the same time, Xue Pan was greatly belittled.

The central idea is to look at the children of the Lin family, but they are different. Last year, they got No.2 in the general examination, but their results were canceled because of the fraud case. This time, they can still live up to expectations and get No.1. This is real talent and real learning.

Therefore, learning is something that needs to be accumulated. It’s not something you, an upstart, can have if you want to. If you don’t have a few generations of inheritance, you still want to win three yuan in succession. Let’s dream of Spring and Autumn!It's better to go home and practice hard for a few years, otherwise they will lose their face when they arrive in the capital.

In fact, many people praised Lin Yu without any objection. He is the eldest son of Lin, and he will inherit Lin Hai's mantle in the future.

But why do you have to say the latter sentence!It takes several generations to accumulate knowledge, so what about the many poor children? Does it mean that they will never be able to make it to the top?

According to the calculations of these Qingliu aristocratic families, their ancestors from a poor family may have been farmers. Even if they pass the exam, they will be inferior to others. Even if they are better than the children of the aristocratic family, they will never be able to compare in terms of background.

This point pissed off all the poor disciples in Daqing. What are your aristocratic families? A large number of people died in Yashan in the Song Dynasty. It is said that there are no aristocratic families after the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and there is no China after Yashan.At the beginning, Temujin and Kublai Khan's army did not unify the Central Plains. It was because they fought against Japan on the east front and expedition to the Persian Empire on the west. When the dynasty was not unified, it fought for a hundred years.Then you people don't know what it is to count up to six generations!

"At the end of the Song Dynasty, the remnant soldiers of the Song Dynasty fought earth-shattering battles with the Mongolian army in the sea area of ​​​​Yamen! In the sea battle of more than 20 days, the two sides invested more than 50 troops and used more than 2000 warships. , Flying sand and rolling stones. It is said that the sea water of the Sea of ​​Yashan is stained red with blood, just standing there can see a piece of blood surging.

On the morning of the sixth day of February in the second year of Song Xiangxing, it suddenly rained heavily in the sea area of ​​Yamen. This is an ominous sign!Sure enough, after the Mongol Tartars launched a full-scale attack, under heavy wind and rain, all the Song troops fought bloody until dusk. Unfortunately, they were unable to recover, and the entire army was defeated.

.At that time, Lu Xiufu, the prime minister of the left, led the young emperor Zhao Bing to break through the siege, and jumped into the sea to die for his country.When the young emperor died, all the harem and officials of the Great Song Dynasty threw themselves into the sea to die for their country. According to history books, it was really miserable at that time. In that sea area, there were constant winds and howling ghosts, and more than [-] corpses floated out to sea! "

"Brother Li is right. The Wei and Jin Dynasties are too far away. I don't know what the aristocratic family looks like. The character of the seven sages in the bamboo forest and the eclectic style are all longing for but regrettable. It is said that many famous officials in the later Sui and Tang Dynasties came from the imperial examinations, and I don’t know what people from aristocratic families think now, and why they look down on people.

At the end of the Song Dynasty, all the children of noble families died in battle, or died for the country in the end.At that time, the Mongols were so cruel, except for the massacre of the city, let alone the capital of the Jin Kingdom at that time, people were killed for a month, and more than 100 million people died.The raping and killing of those barbarians is outrageous. There are thousands of corpses floating around, not one old man or child is spared.

So those so-called famous families left behind are really hard to say, maybe they even worked as lackeys of the Mongols, helping to oppress our people.That is, the ancestors of these so-called aristocratic families. "

"Brother Li, Brother Wang, if you want me to say something that is not afraid of losing your head, most of the children of these aristocratic families got rich after a hundred years of melee and after the establishment of the previous dynasty. So, most of them are descendants of the famous families of the previous dynasty. Daqing fought fiercely with the Luo family's army back then, and the descendants of those aristocratic families who survived were credited to Daqing, but they were traitors to the Luo family's dynasty. Why do such people look down on us poor family children.

What happened to Xue Qiuping? I think it's pretty good. The Xue family is a businessman, and they are at the bottom of the list of scholars, farmers, businessmen, but those children of everyone are clean?It's as if no one is in business under their door, it's just a change of skin.During the war in northern Sichuan last year, the Xue family donated so much food and grass together with the merchants in Bashu, but what did these Jiangnan children do? I haven't seen them come up with a penny.It is morality, benevolence and righteousness in words, but there is no shadow in action.That is to say, give them a word, that is hypocrisy! "

Xue Pan, who was in the center of the storm, smiled silently at this result, arrived in the capital, and began to prepare for the palace examination.

"Cousin Lin, I haven't seen you for many years." When the sun rose in the east, Xue Pan met Lin Yu outside the examination room of the Palace of Preservation Harmony. The day when the incident of falling into the water was discovered was just yesterday, and they could confide in each other, and they may have countless topics for taking care of and caring for their sister.

"Cousin Xue, long time no see." Lin Yu returned the salute, a trace of complicated emotions flashed in his eyes, the disputes outside were already raging, after the end of today, he and Xue Pan will part ways It was not his original intention to make a high point, but he was pushed by rumors and forced by the current situation. He already represented the old-fashioned Qingliu in Jiangnan, and he could not retreat.

The two entered the hall with a smile, and began the palace test from sunrise to sunset.

Just as the palace examination was going on, Xia Gui and Xun Min returned to the capital. They didn't know how to choose the date, it was really a coincidence.What she heard about Xue Pan along the way made Xia Gui very unhappy. No matter how much blood was on her hands, the original morality in her heart was taught by Mr. Qiu.In her opinion, the examination questions of the imperial examinations these years have an old taste, talking about the Four Books and Five Classics, not to say that these are bad, but counting 300 years from now, the Four Books and Five Classics have played a role. The effect is really too small.

Xia Gui didn't know why Mr. Qiu kept saying that some cultural movements should be cautious, some things should be discarded, but they cannot be completely denied, and some roots cannot be broken, but people have too little time before the country is ruined and the family is destroyed. How can there be so much time to think between break and stop.

Xia Gui thinks that morality is useless in front of a butcher's knife, and it is empty talk in front of a massacre's guns, but Mr. Qiu said that a country should not only be in power for ten years, but also for a hundred years. Once some benevolence and righteousness are lost, it is difficult to get back No, he doesn't ask anyone else, he hopes that his students will still retain some of the character of China, these are in the Four Books and Five Classics, and it is the benevolence and righteousness engraved in the blood.

Reincarnated as a human being, Daqing has not suffered such an unbearable shame. The people she saw had a completely different appearance from those of the subjugated people. They had an indescribable smell. When they mentioned Daqing, they were confident. , mentioned that Chinese culture is proud.Even if people belong to different interest groups, how many years can this kind of thing help Daqing?

Xia Gui didn't know whether the Western learning she advocated in her heart was correct, and whether it could really spread in this era.But why did Xue Pan say that this is the best era, and he can fulfill his ideal of inclusiveness.

"Little Guizi, what are you thinking about?" Yun Yan interrupted Xia Gui's worrying thoughts. He felt that he was being ignored. He had heard the Xue-Lin dispute that was spread in the south of the Yangtze River along the way. He would care, could it be that his relationship with Xue Pan is very good, could it be because of the life-threatening friendship that he fought side by side, and he can do it too!If he must have been more heroic than Xue Pan on the battlefield, why didn't Xiao Guizi focus on him.

The corner of Xia Gui's mouth twitched, Xiao Guizi seemed to be calling the eunuch, she couldn't get used to it, but the sixth prince was like a dog's skin plaster and couldn't be shaken off.Ignoring his words is even more of a bunch of nonsense, and after finishing speaking, he will look at you with shining eyes for a long time. "Didn't you hear what everyone was talking about? After the palace test is over today, there will be a conclusion immediately."

Xie Min shook his head, "Little Guizi, you can't be too naive. Let me analyze it for you. Those people in Jiangnan are short on smoking. When I was there, they didn't fart. It's a bit vulgar to say that. But the words are not rude. Why is there only 45 Xue Pan, Lin Yu No.1, do you think there is nothing tricky in it? Some of the words of those children from aristocratic families are right, they have more resources than those from poor families. Look at it every year The ratio of admissions is known. Not only this, but also the promotion of the official career after that. People without a backer can't go far, unless they encounter the great reform.

Lin Yu is Lin Hai's son. He studied at the most famous lakeside academy in the south of the Yangtze River. The examiners are very familiar with him, maybe they even know his handwriting.Xue Pan is Song Quan's disciple, and he hasn't appeared in Jiangnan in recent years. Song Quan has been vaguely at odds with Jiangnan in recent years. What is the consequence?

Disciples from poor families fail to guess the exam questions. In fact, there are traces of this thing. According to the changes in the government every year, as well as the schools of knowledge of the top ministers in the court, it can be inferred.You must know that these are connections, which are naturally impossible for poor disciples.Therefore, there are actually very few students from poor families who can pass the exam. Those who pass the exam are very smart people. They are not proficient in scriptures, but are good at guessing people's hearts.

You have also heard about the exam questions this year. The exam questions are all about old sesame seeds and rotten millet. The questions are said to be the tone set by my father. Do you understand what that means?Xie has been enthroned for almost half a year. After the Battle of Northern Sichuan, there were no major events in Daqing. However, when it came to the issue of compensation, we ruthlessly slaughtered and got paid for it. Some boring people started to bubble up again. They took If there is less money, the common people will not be able to use it comfortably.

The examination questions of the township examination and the general examination are actually the thinking of the father when he was in power. Anyone who is not blind knows that this is done to show the attitude of appeasing the veterans. "

Xia Gui is most impatient with the twists and turns. She seems that violence cannot solve all problems, but it is enough to solve these problems. "So the imperial examination will continue?"

Xie Min shrugged, "You think the emperor is a vegetarian, maybe he also used this incident to see clearly the distribution of the people's camps under him? Xue Lin's dispute, the dispute between the old forces and the emerging forces in the south of the Yangtze River, is expanding to You can clearly see many people in the struggle between aristocratic families and poor families in Daqing."

The turmoil outside was all to wait for the day when the list would be released, but Xue Pan was by the side of the Supreme Emperor.

"It's really lively outside Xue Pan, what ranking do you think we can get this time?"

Xue Pan half sat on the imperial chair and shook his head humbly, "This is a decision made by the Holy Majesty and the adults, and it is not the boy's turn to speak."

"Let you guess, just guess, I don't know your level yet, why should you be polite to me!" The Supreme Emperor patted Xue Pan on the shoulder very kindly, "I bet you to win, so you don't care about it no matter what. It’s our own family.”

Xue Pan looked at the Taishanghuang with clear eyes. The word "my family" came from the Taishanghuang's mouth, which really made him feel awkward. It was obviously a game to test the world, why should he take himself out?

Xue Pan could see clearly from the beginning to the end that this bet between him and Lin Yu, the person in front of him was the person behind the scenes.I heard Xie said that the Taishanghuang's health is getting worse and worse, and I don't know how long he can last.The meaning of this township examination and general examination will follow him.Xie also wanted to know how many people in Daqing supported him, or how many people would be able to not hinder the reform, or what the situation of the grouping of those forces was like.

Everyone misunderstood that the Supreme Emperor was still very good at talking, but in fact, he just tricked everyone again, because he was an old man who supported reform. Otherwise, would he move old forces like historians like that?But support does not mean that all these old forces should be eliminated, checks and balances are not how they are played.Therefore, on the other hand, the Supreme Emperor hoped that the old forces could unite and occupy a certain position in the court.To put it bluntly, it is not possible to allow one family to dominate, which is too dangerous for the court.

The contradiction in the body of an emperor is vividly reflected in the body of the Supreme Emperor.However, he did not intervene in the last imperial examination, but let Xunshi follow his own will. After all, the selected person was an official under Xunshi, so how could he not follow Xunshi's thinking? He is not here. Will embarrass my son.

With such twists and turns, after several twists and turns, it is the expression of the emperor's mind.

At this time, a little eunuch came in and announced the good news to the Supreme Emperor and Xue Pan, "Long live the Supreme Emperor, long live the Supreme Emperor, the palace examination has been released. Mr. Xue won No.2 and is the second place!"

The Supreme Emperor stroked his beard and looked at Xue Pan with a smile, "I just said you are very good! By the way, who is the champion?"

The little eunuch is a clever person, of course he knew that the key was to ask if Lin Yu had taken the top spot, and he immediately answered, "It's not Mr. Lin, it's Mr. Dong Cen from Taiyuan. Tanhua is Xie Mu, the youngest son of the Xie family, Mr. Lin's." My son got No.4."

"Oh?" The Supreme Emperor buckled the teacup, because the ranking announced by Xie was really interesting.What's going on with the Dong family?His family doesn't count generations of scholars, and they started their fortunes from the current Minister of War, Dong Laotou.Old man Dong was a Jinshi when the Taishang Emperor was in power in the middle age after the founding of the Daqing Dynasty. His reputation in Taiyuan was no less than that of King Beijing who had always been a virtuous and corporal.However, in the eyes of others, Dong Cen, the second son of old man Dong, is a very uncontroversial person. He lives in a simple way and rarely participates in such things as poetry fairs. He is 30 years old this year.

Xie's family has a good relationship with Xie, and Xie Min also has the same name as Xie Min. After the counterfeit bank case in Qianzhou, Xie Min was transferred there to assist in the affairs of the Southwest.

It can be said that among the top three, one is a transparent person, and the other two are people who are biased towards evil.And Lin Yu was arranged in the fourth place, which was more or less, and severely beat back the words that said that the Lin family had been exploring for several generations a while ago.This feeling is very subtle!

As soon as this list came out, the world was in an uproar, and the person who bet on Xue Pan finally made a fortune.And the Qingliu in Jiangnan hadn't recollected their previous victories before they got this strange result.They were a little at a loss, could it be possible that some time ago it was wrong to feel that the emperor was close to them, and it was false that the emperor tolerated them?

Just when the limelight did not subside, an imperial decree from the Supreme Emperor disturbed everyone's thinking even more. He surpassed Lin Yu and made an engagement for Lin Hai's daughter.Lin Yu, who is both talented and beautiful, is the wishful man that many people look forward to, so I won't join in the fun.

However, I heard that the youngest daughter of the Lin family is also very smart. She likes children when she is old. Why not help Daiyu to be a matchmaker? The Han family in the south of the Yangtze River is good. The third son of their family is of the right age. Big, let's get married.

Lin Hai is still in a sluggish state, and he hasn't figured out what the meaning of this time is.

Xue Pan and Xia Gui in the capital were drinking wine. He was silent for a moment when he heard the news, "Lin Yu's future is hard to say, but in this world, women cannot escape the fate of chess pieces."

"That's why I'm a man." Xia Gui drank a glass of wine. She didn't know what this marriage represented, but this kind of marriage made her very uncomfortable.