I'm taking the imperial examinations in Liaozhai

It didn't take long for the results of the provincial examination to come out.But Ji Zihe didn't pay attention, just like college students nowadays don't pay much attention to the college entrance examination results, it feels like a world away.

This is the biggest news recently, but Ji Zihe's heart is not fluctuating, and he even wants to eat the sesame seed cakes from Chunyuan Street.It's just that Chunyuan Street is a little far away, but anyway, Huang Jiulang has nothing to do, so Ji Zihe let him go for a stroll when he has nothing to do, and just bring him two sesame seed cakes when he comes back.

The leaves outside the window had already started to turn yellow, Ji Zihe buried his head on the desk and wrote hard.Before coming to the capital, Mr. Liu asked Ji Zihe not to forget to visit his former favorite students, that is, Ji Zihe's seniors.When he first arrived in the capital, Ji Zihe took Ning Caichen to visit them one by one.

Mr. Liu used to be an official in Jingzhou. He was a famous scholar at that time, and he had countless disciples. Now many of them are working in the capital, and some even occupy high positions.There are so many seniors who are so good that they have no friends, Ji Zihe sighed deeply, it is hard to imagine what kind of demeanor Mr. Liu was when he was young.

Ji Zihe is Mr. Liu's youngest direct disciple, so it stands to reason that it should be easy to win the love of his seniors.However, the facts are not satisfactory. The bigger the official, the less he wants to see Ji Zihe.After all, Ji Zihe is just a small juren, and it is normal for others to look down on him, and some are even afraid of being stained by this "poor relative".Ji Zihe was ordered by his teacher to visit, and some of them refused to let him in.Even if he is from the same school, if Mr. Liu came in person, he would definitely respect him a little bit, but it was only respect. After all, Mr. Liu has retired now, so he can't help him much.

Being rejected, Ji Zihe could only lament that people's hearts are unpredictable and the world is cold.The angry bones went to set a fire that night and burned down his house.

Although there were not many ungrateful people, most of them did not show much enthusiasm for Ji Zihe's visit.Now the emperor has not yet appointed the chief examiner for next year's spring, and there are too many involved. In order to avoid suspicion, anyone whose duties have anything to do with the imperial examination does not dare to get close to Ji Zihe, especially those who are in high positions. in this way.

At present, the imperial examination is very important, and it is stricter than previous dynasties.The township examination has just been passed, but there are many people who have been dismissed from office and sent to prison because of the township examination, and there are not many of them who have conclusive evidence.But when Ji Zihe went to visit, he didn't even have the township exam, so he was invited in to entertain him.If you just go to visit now, I'm afraid everyone will be rejected.

In order to prevent favoritism and malpractice, the current emperor simply issued an order, expressly stipulating that if the immediate blood relatives or teachers are the current examiners, the immediate blood relatives and students are not allowed to refer.Is it a bad thing to be appointed an examiner?Not really.Appointed as an examiner, it represents the emperor's trust, reputation, as well as credit and promotion, which is a good thing that no number of officials can ask for.

If he was ordered by the Holy One to be the examiner, and he happened to have blood relatives or students who wanted to take the exam, he had only two choices, either he refused the holy will, or he had to let these disciples and grandchildren postpone the exam time.The former representative will offend the boss, that is, His Majesty the Emperor. If he is not careful, he will have to fight in vain for decades, and once he returns to the time before liberation.The latter can only feel sorry for these juniors, and waste a few years of time in vain, and how many years are there in life!However, people are selfish, and most people will still choose the latter.

Except for blood relatives and disciples, even close referrals may be pulled out as weapons for attack by others, making the emperor change his mind and choose another examiner.Even if he managed to become an examiner, those surreptitious things may become a stumbling block, and no one can bear the crime of cheating in the imperial examination.Therefore, no one who could become an examiner would dare to get too close to the examinees.

That being the case, Ji Zihe didn't intend to curry favor with others, let alone burden others, so he just went to say hello when he first came to the capital, just to show his courtesy.Afterwards, no matter whether it was publicly or privately, there was no contact again, and no one could find fault.

However, there are also some seniors who have nothing to do with the scientific examination that they like Ji Zihe very much. Next year's spring will not be long, and they often give him a small talk on behalf of the teacher.Not only for Ji Zihe, but also for Ning Caichen. When he had nothing to do, he would come out to take a quiz, ask some questions, or give them some review materials.

Ji Zihe naturally accepted the brother's kindness and kept it in his heart.Then he continued to do the questions painfully and happily, doing the questions, and still doing the questions, preparing for the sprint for Chunwei.

When Ji Zihe was lying on the table doing papers, his bones didn't grow, and he lay on his bed reading travel notes, and a day passed after he stayed there.

"Master Ji, someone is looking for you!" The landlady stood in the courtyard and shouted, successfully attracting Ji Zihe's attention.

"Who is it?" Ji Zihe stopped writing, stood up and opened the door.Bones put down Travel Notes, turned into a ghost body, and followed behind him.

"He said his surname is Ding, and he is a servant of the Ding family." The old man shouted.

The surname is Ding, I seem to have a little impression.

"Could it be that Ding Zaichang who met in Zitong Mountain? He said he would come to see you when he was free, but he never came. I almost forgot about him. It seems that he is free today." Bones Said.

It's no wonder they were so impressed, it was really Ji Zihe because Ji Zihe was too housebound, sometimes he didn't go out once for ten days and half a month.The last time he went out was when Ning Caichen's family took him to climb a mountain during the Double Ninth Festival. He met only a few people, and it was hard not to remember.

"Maybe." Ji Zihe replied in a low voice, then went out, and said to the landlord, "Thank you, sir, I'll go out and have a look."

When Ji Zihe left the yard, he saw a carriage parked at the door, and beside the carriage was a young man in shorts.

"Excuse me, are you looking for me?" Ji Zihe asked.

"This is Mr. Ji, Mr. Ji Wan'an, the youngest Ding Si, today is specially ordered by the young master to pick you up for a visit." The man smiled and bent over to please.

"The young master you are talking about is Brother Ding Zaichang?"

"It's my young master's. The young master said that we have made an appointment with you a few days ago to come to the house. Do you think it is convenient for you now?"

"Okay, let me tidy up." Ji Zihe said.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you outside."

Ji Zihe went back to the house and cleaned up the table. There was still unused ink in the inkstone, so Ji Zihe covered the inkstone with a lid because he was afraid that it would dry out.

Ji Zihe didn't keep Ding Si waiting any longer, and after tidying up the desk, he locked the door and went out.When he arrived in the yard, he greeted the landlord in case Huang Jiulang could not find anyone when he came back, and then got into Ding Si's carriage.

"Master Ji, please sit down, let's go now." Ding Si sat in front of the carriage, held the rein in his hand, and swung his whip. Walking through the streets in the city of Jingzhou.

Ding Si was also a talkative person, and along the way Balabala pulled Ji Zihe and talked non-stop.But he is not annoying when he speaks, and Ji Zihe couldn't help chatting with him.It makes the bones sour, there is a servant for what kind of master there is, and everyone is so good at watching people order dishes, they know how to please people.

Walking to the East Street, suddenly encountered officers and soldiers opening the way, Ding Si drove the carriage aside and stopped.After the officers and soldiers cleared the road, all kinds of guards of honor came slowly, the guards on horseback, the band playing and singing, and the beautiful dancers writhing their waists and limbs. The music was endless and the fragrance was overflowing. The people crowded around and looked in from the gaps between the soldiers guarding the roadside.Ji Zihe happens to have the advantage of height in the carriage, so he can see the scenery without much effort.

The line was very long, surrounded by heavy guards, was a huge colorful carriage, extremely gorgeous. "Yi Li? Wang Du Ji" contains: "The emperor drives six horses, the princes drive four, the doctor three, the scholar two, and the common people one." This carriage is a four-horse cart, and it should be a prince.

However, I haven't heard of any feudal lord who is going to Beijing recently.To put it in a rebellious word, the current emperor's throne is very stable, because when the first emperor died, he was the only living prince left besides the eighth prince who was lame.Among the many princes, the late emperor did not like the current emperor, but it was His Majesty who succeeded in seizing the throne in the end.I don't know whether to say that the current sage is the son of destiny, or that his methods are brilliant.

The Eighth Prince was the only feudal vassal granted by this dynasty. He was conferred the title of King of Chuxiang, and the fiefdom was Chuxiang. However, the sage, thinking of his body, let him stay in Jingzhou instead of being a feudal vassal.Just like Gu Gu said, on the surface he acts like a brother and friend, just to stop the mouth of the world and show his benevolence.As for why he was not let go to the fiefdom, it was nothing more than fear. Although he had to save the life of King Chu Xiang, he was afraid of letting the tiger go back to the mountain and raising the tiger would be a problem.

As for the current emperor's uncle... Sorry, the current emperor has no uncles, his father has gone too far than him, at least he still has one brother left behind, and it looks like he can keep it forever.And when his father came to the throne, there were quite a few brothers alive, but within a few years, all of them died due to various accidents. Who would believe it if there was nothing tricky about it.It's just that this involves the royal family, and no one dares to investigate, let alone discuss it. Naturally, the emperor will do what he says.As for the princes who took over the title, they were all as cowardly as quails, and it was absolutely impossible for them to invite themselves into Beijing without an imperial edict.

Now that there is no major event in Jingzhou, the emperor will not call the princes into Jingzhou.In other words, there are very few people who can use this kind of guard of honor to enter Beijing at this time. Ji Zihe thought for a long time, but he couldn't figure out who it was.

After the team passed by, the officers and soldiers dispersed, and the street returned to its original state.Ding Si drove the carriage again and headed towards Ding's house.

"Who was that just now? How could there be such a big scene." Ji Zihe couldn't help asking.

"Master Ji, don't you know, today is the day when Princess Yunluo returns to Beijing." Ding Si said.

"Princess Yunluo?" Ji Zihe really didn't know who it was, and he really didn't pay attention to how many daughters there are in the current saint.

She is not too old today, less than 30 years old. Because she is not favored, she got married late, and married the queen when she was weak.And after he succeeded to the throne, he encountered wars, so he had no intention of having a harem, so the number of concubines in the palace, big and small, was less than five fingers.And most of the princesses are canonized after they have reached the age, and it is impossible for a princess who has not been canonized to have such ostentation.It seems... this Princess Yunluo is very favored by the Holy One, and she was canonized so early.