[Chapter 2074 keepsake]
Not to mention the marquis of Puyang, who has been so beautiful in the past two days, because the time for the palace exam has come.
The reason why it is called the palace exam is because this exam is held in the palace hall.
It looks like seven o’clock in the morning.
Song Yan and other more than 300 quasi-jinshi came to wait outside the palace.
Just as these quasi-jinshi were chatting and touting to each other, an official came and led them to the Taiji Hall.
After saluting and prostration, under the announcement of Emperor Wei, the palace examination officially began.
However, Emperor Wei was not the kind of patient person. The normal palace exam lasted for two hours, so he only stayed for more than half an hour before getting up and leaving, and then Wei Zhen, the Minister of Rites and Rites, took his place as an invigilator.
Before I knew it, two hours passed.
This time, the questions are one policy, three questions, and one poem.
A policy is a national policy, and it has a wide range. You only need to write a national policy according to your own knowledge.
As for the three questions, they are some of the problems Wei Guo encountered at the moment, involving the military, civil affairs and official affairs.
There are no specific requirements for writing poems, just write your own favorite poem.
Wei Guoguo is a hundred years old, and the country is still safe, but in fact, it has reached the brink of destroying the country. Land acquisition is serious, corrupt officials are rampant, and the people and the people are not living.
Moreover, this year, floods broke out in the lower reaches of the Meridian River. Drought and locust plagues occurred in the three provinces in the northwestern region, causing many farmers to lose their crops.
In addition, the four major vassal kings have already had the heart of disobedience, and they are just about to move. It can be said that the current state of Wei is a powder keg, and just a little spark will detonate the entire state of Wei.
This is only the internal situation. Outside, Liang Guo and Yue Guo are watching. Once Wei Guo changes, Liang Guo and Wei Guo will send troops to attack.
Song Yan did not intend to express himself in the palace exam. His articles can be said to be well-written and contain the principle of the mean. The main reason is that the current state of Wei is a big sieve. Unless a person with strong skills carries out reforms, perhaps the state of Wei Can last for decades.
However, the three cabinet elders who are currently in charge of the cabinet are all leaders of various parties. They are devoted to party struggles and have no idea of reforming the law at all. Therefore, the lifespan of Wei Guo will not exceed ten years.
Therefore, even if Song Yan knew about Wei Guo’s problems, he would not write about the reform method, because once he wrote such an article, he would become the public enemy of the powerful and officials.
After handing in the papers, Song Yan and others can leave the palace.
After some emergency review.
Six papers were sent to Wei Di.
Wei Di will circle the manor, second place and third flower from these six papers.
Wei Di pretended to pick up a paper and read it.
After watching for a while he put it down and picked up the second one.
He ascended the throne at the age of fourteen, and he has been the emperor for more than ten years.
Until he saw the poem written in the fifth paper, he couldn’t help but his eyes lit up, and he sang: “If you see it for the first time in life, what is the autumn wind painting sad fan, this poem is well written, he picked up the wolf pen and was in the paper In the circle above, this person is regarded as the third flower!”
the next morning.
Song Yan didn’t go anywhere, but stayed at the Taiyuan College to study honestly, because the results of the palace examination would not come out.
The article he wrote in the palace exam was not outstanding, but the plagiarized poem was quite amazing. A second-class jinshi could not escape. He had no idea about being an official in Beijing, and even more unexpectedly, he became a parent official.
But at half past ten.
A eunuch brought a group of guards to the Imperial College and announced that Song Yan and Song Ziyu, a student of the Imperial College, had been appointed by His Majesty as Tanhua Lang.
“Where is Song Ziyu, you haven’t come to receive the decree!” The eunuch who passed the decree said proudly for a year.
Immediately, someone ran to Song Yan’s dormitory to inform him.
When he got the news that he had won the third flower, Song Yan was not surprised at all. After a little adjustment, he went outside to receive the order.
The students of the Taiyuan College won the third flower, and the whole Taiyuan College was honored for this, and the sacrifice wine also summoned Song Yan again.
After being encouraged by the wine sacrifice, Song Yan went to visit Cai Zixiao’s mansion again.
The other party is his teacher, and he has to tell him the good news.
Similarly, Cai Zixiao had already learned the news that he had won the third flower.
So, I ordered it long ago that if Song Yan came, he didn’t need to pass the message, but directly led him to his study.
Cai Mansion, in the study.
Cai Zixiao looked at Song Yan with a look of relief: “Ziyu, you really lived up to your expectations as a teacher, and you are very happy as a teacher!”
“It’s all well taught by the teacher!”
Song Yan said modestly.
“You, don’t be humble, you can have today, it is all your own efforts, and it has nothing to do with being a teacher. According to the rules, a top-ranked scholar will enter the Hanlin Academy, and you have to behave well when you enter the Hanlin Academy. !” Cai Zixiao urged.
“Teacher, the students want to be released!” Song Yan said.
Hearing this, Cai Zixiao’s face changed slightly, and his tone was solemn: “Ziyu, you have to think clearly, to enter the Hanlin Academy, at least a Beijing official from the sixth rank, and it is easier to be promoted in the Hanlin Academy, but if you go outside. If you can’t get promoted in three years, it will take at least six years, and after you’ve been released, if you want to enter the capital in the future, it will be extremely difficult!”
“I also ask the teacher to complete it!” Song Yan said firmly.
“You!”
A look of helplessness flashed in Cai Zixiao’s eyes: “Generally speaking, Beijing officials will be released to their hometown. Your hometown, Huangshan County, is only a low-level county, and the county magistrate is only a ninth-rank county, but as the prefect, you have no With that qualification, you can serve as a prefect at most, and you are also subject to the prefect. The old man suggests that you stay in the capital for a few years now, and then upgrade your official position to the sixth rank. Then you will be eligible to serve as the fifth-rank prefect. Yes, but only locally, if you want to be promoted to the prefect in three years, it is impossible!”
“It doesn’t matter where the teacher puts it, the students just want to benefit one side!”
Song Yan said again.
“Hey!” Cai Zixiao couldn’t help but let out a long sigh when he could not persuade Song Yan, and a bit of disappointment flashed in his eyes: “In this case, you should go back first, and when there is news, I will inform you as a teacher!”
“Students let teachers down!”
“Go!” Cai Zixiao waved.
After saying goodbye to Cai Zixiao, Song Yan was about to leave the Cai Mansion, but was stopped by someone.
“Ziyu has seen Senior Sister!”
Song Yan saluted a beautiful girl who was dressed as a lady of the family. This girl was wearing a green dress, with no makeup on her face. She had an oval face, and her eyes were like autumn water, which made her look extraordinarily gentle.
She is Cai Zixiao’s youngest daughter.
Because she is still filial piety for her fiancé, her dress is relatively simple and mainly dark colors.
“If you see it for the first time in your life, what’s the matter with Qiufeng’s sad painting fan, Junior Brother Ziyu, you have a good literary talent!” Cai Xueji said with a smile, with a look of admiration in her autumn-like eyes.
“Senior sister has won the prize!” Song Yan said modestly. Although Cai Xueji is a daughter, she has read poetry and books since childhood, and she is also one of the most famous talented women in the capital.
“Sorry, junior brother, I heard your conversation with Daddy just now, do you really plan to release it?” Cai Xueji asked.
“Yes, Senior Sister!”
Song Yan nodded.
“Junior brother, otherwise, you should stay in the capital. You are the talk of this session. With Daddy’s help, you will definitely have a successful official career!” Cai Xueji persuaded, and then she told Zhou Qing that her father Cai Zixiao had appointed her. Has come down, served as the right servant of the Ministry of Rites.
The Ministry of Rites is the head of the six departments, and the left servant of the Ministry of Rites is concurrently held by the elder Ge, but the elder Ge does not care about the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, so the right servant is the second in command of the Ministry of Rites.
The absolute future is bright, and its influence is not even weaker than that of a minister.
With such a big backer, if Song Yan stayed in the capital, he would definitely be able to achieve a prosperous official career, but he knew that Wei Guo was not far from collapse, and in the future, no matter how big the official in the capital was, it would be useless.
If you want to have the right to speak, you still need to be an official at the local level, and by the way, you need to train an elite army. Only in this way can it be in line with the general trend of the world.
But he wouldn’t reveal his true thoughts to the Cai family’s father and daughter, so he could only say: “Senior sister, my junior brother was born in a poor family, and he knows the suffering of the people, so he swore since he was a child that if he can pass the test one day. Jinshi, must benefit one side, so that the people under my jurisdiction can eat enough food and wear warm clothes!”
Hearing Song Yan’s words, Cai Xueji couldn’t persuade him any more: “Junior brother’s spirit is admirable, but you should consider it carefully!”
“Thank you for the world, Junior Brother will consider it carefully!”
Suddenly, Song Yan’s heart moved, and he took out a jade pendant and handed it to Cai Xueji: “Senior sister, this jade pendant was opened by an expert, you can wear it to protect your safety!”
Seeing the jade pendant handed by Song Yan, Cai Xueji blushed, but she hesitated slightly, she still reached out and took it, then took out a folded snow-white handkerchief with a plum blossom embroidered on it and handed it to Song Yan : “Junior brother, this is the return gift from senior sister. This is what senior sister just embroidered and hasn’t used it yet!”
“It doesn’t matter, even if you’ve used it!” Song Yan said with a smile, putting away the handkerchief with a smile and putting it into his sleeve: “Senior sister, then the junior brother is leaving!”
Cai Xueji whispered, “Wait, junior brother, can you send me a poem?”
Song Yan was stunned for a moment, then thought for a while, and recited: “There are several plums in the corner, Ling Han is alone, knowing that it is not snow, because there is a dark fragrance.”
Hearing Song Yanyong’s verse, Cai Xueji’s cheeks turned even redder.
Because she likes plum blossoms very much, otherwise, she would not have embroidered a plum blossom on the handkerchief, and she had a snow character in her handwriting, so she completely thought that this poem was Song Yan’s compliment to her.
“What’s the name of this poem, Junior Brother?”
“Mei! Senior Sister, Junior Brother is leaving!”
After salute Cai Xueji again, Song Yan turned around and left, but did not find that Cai Xueji looked at his back, but her eyes were a little crazy, but Song Yan didn’t know that the jade pendant he gave to Cai Xueji just now was completely regarded by her as a token of exchange.
And he still accepted the handkerchief that the other party gave back, plus the poem, so in Cai Xueji’s heart, the other party had a somewhat strange feeling.
In the next few days, more people invited Song Yan.
But he refused all of them. On the tenth day, Emperor Wei summoned all the new scholars, and Song Yan and the second-ranking scholar would answer with Emperor Wei.
