The autumn period at this time is different from the election in the Tang Dynasty. "Every year in midwinter, prefectures, counties, and bureaus will supervise the candidates and send them to the Shangshu Province." The results of the rural examinations are released very quickly. The so-called Guibang means that the time when the results are released is when the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant.

But before the results were released, Ding Yi left the capital. Because the disciples in Nanjing and Rongcheng academies who had been rounded up were all brought to the capital by the teachers, and the grain transport carts and horses were ready, so Ding Yi left.

He led eight hundred students, Du Ziteng and Wang Yue, and twenty-eight personal guards, and set off for Gubeikou with the grain truck.

Many people are surprised and confused about Ding Yi's trip, because after ten years of hard work, if you can win the imperial examination, you will be rewarded, and you can already hold an official position. In this era, as for Jinshi, only one is ranked first.

How many people should be selected? And it should be said that the fighting in the provincial examination is more fierce than that in the general examination.

Because the admission quota for the provincial examination was only 25 in Guangdong and Guangxi in the Hongwu year; in the Jingtai year, it was about 135 each in North Zhili and South Zhili, and other places such as Jiangxi and Zhejiang where literary styles flourished

The number of people in Fujian, Huguang, Guangdong, and Henan is around 80 to 90, Shandong, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi are even less, ranging from 60 to 75, and the huge Guangxi is only 50

There is a quota of five people, but in Yunnan it is only thirty.

You must know that at this time, Guizhou was still included in Yunnan. In such a large area, only thirty people could pass the exam. The exam was held once every three years, which is an average of five people from each of the two provinces each year.

If you pass the exam, you are the proud one of heaven. This is not the concept of what later generations of college students call the proud one of heaven.

According to this calculation, Fan Jinzhong got the best results. In fact, it is easy to understand. Think about the fact that a province only takes the top five in the college entrance examination. Even Jiangxi and Zhejiang only take the top 30.

Ding Yi didn't care at all whether he would be admitted. As soon as the students from Rongcheng and Nanjing arrived, he set off on the same day.

The scholars in Beizhili couldn't help but admire Ding Rongcheng for being so humble and treating his fame as shit. Wang Zhi even lamented that he was right about Ding Yi: "Ding Rujin is the only one in the world who can be worthy of the word "honest man".

Resigning from office because of ambition, and not looking at the rankings for the sake of tranquility." However, Yu Qian never said anything. Instead, he ordered Xiang Wenyao, who was called Yu Qian's concubine, to sort out his voice among the scholars and not to go too far.

Not everyone riding a white horse is a prince. Yu Qian may not know this, but at least not all good words are compliments from the heart. What is the intention of saying that Ding Yi does not seek office or fame? Is he trying to insinuate Ding?

Is it a big request? Furthermore, Yu Qian looked down upon Wang Zhi. According to historical records, he even asked Li Xian, probably because Wang Zhi was so old, why didn't he still beg for bones?

In other words, you haven’t applied for retirement at this age? Are you too attached to power and position?

Perhaps because of the incompatibility, Yu Qian could read full of malice from Wang Zhi's words.

Wang Ji, who was guarding Nangong, listened and sneered and said to Cao Jixiang who was watching him: "Ding Rongcheng seems to be in trouble! You and Wu Qingbo still hope that Ding can do something earth-shattering? Sigh...

..." Although Wang Ji was seventy years old, he picked up the cup and still drank it until it was dry. He put the cup on the table with all his strength. He shook his head and said, "I just hope that Mr. Ding will not involve you and me in the future.

It's a good thing that I received the letter from you and others at that time. I was also confused. I shouldn't have provoked such people!"

What else did Cao Jixiang want to say? Wang Ji looked at him and sneered repeatedly. Is there anything in the court that Wang Ji couldn't see clearly? He would be reduced to being dismissed from his post and came to guard Nangong. To put it bluntly, the incident of changing the emperor, the previous

It had happened in the previous dynasty, and there had also been cases of the emperor being captured, but the chance of him coming back after being captured was really a very small probability event. Who in the world, except Ding Yi, would dare to say that he could see through this?

If Yingzong was like the two emperors Jingkang and never came back, Wang Ji wouldn't be so jealous of Emperor Jing. Even if Yu Qian disliked him, Emperor Jing wouldn't necessarily send him here.

Because Yingzong came back from Waci, Emperor Jing felt uneasy. Wang Ji was very close to Wang Zhen and had led the army for many years. He had a deep foundation in the army and was a Jinshi. How could he not be suspicious of him?

"Ding Rongcheng is a good and righteous man..." Cao Jixiang was halfway through his words, but when he met Wang Ji's eyes, he couldn't continue.

Wang Ji filled the cup again, raised his head and drank it all, and sighed: "What's the use of a good man who is righteous? If he is not righteous, there is still some hope for what you think, but you want him to be righteous... He is also a fool, to say the least.

It is said that Ding Rongcheng has never knelt since he ascended the throne. Although he was often given grace to avoid kneeling when delivering orders, as a minister, he relied on this grace and refused to kneel. I heard that the same thing happened to the emperor.

...If he wasn't thinking about his friendship with the Supreme Being, why would he do this? This man is indeed upright, but it's a pity that I am not a young man in his twenties, otherwise such people would be worthy of the words "friends of life and death"...

Cao, I am already old, and I just want to say one thing to you: I just want your family to be safe."

Cao Jixiang took a deep breath, nodded to Wang Ji, said nothing more, picked up the cup and drank it all, stood up and staggered away. Wang Ji would not betray him, and Cao Jixiang was not worried about this, just as

Master Wang Ji said to himself that he was old and only wanted the safety of his family. Even if he went to attack Cao Jixiang and others, it would be unsubstantiated. It was not clear whether Cao could be killed, at least Shi Heng, who led the army.

General, Emperor Jing will definitely not deal with this matter based on unfounded evidence. Then it will be impossible for Wang Ji's family to be safe.

From Wang Ji's point of view, Yu Qian was afraid that he would never trust Ding Yi, so he came to hold a cultural gathering to raise funds when Ding was leaving Beijing. That person wanted to set up an academy and had successfully established two academies.

How can there be such a logic in the world when people are not here to raise funds to build an academy? When the academy in the capital is completed, will the surname be Yu or Ding?

It seems that the academy in the charter was set up for the children of poor families. Wang Ji, who had obtained the title of minister in the Xuande year, could not clearly see that such an academy was more about giving people the ability to make a living rather than taking the imperial examination. Even even

Yu Qian would not let go of such an academy! If Mr. Yu believed in Ding Yi, that would be a real ghost!

As for Emperor Jing, it goes without saying that if Ding Yi came to him with treasures to do business and make money together, he would have thrown Ding Ruyu out of the country to die.

On Ding Yi, Wang Ji said in a muffled voice to the guards around him: "It's full of people. I won't stop until I'm drunk!" The few guards who are still following him looked at the old man like this. In addition to sighing, they were really crowded.

Not a single word of comfort.

Liu Ji and Liu Mianmian, who had left Tiemen Pass, were quite regretful. At first, because Emperor Jing spoke to Yu Qian, he said that he would send military rations to the Miyun vanguard. Ding Yi personally sent the rations out of the pass. He led twenty

The Eighth Guards, Wang Yue, and Du Ziteng were escorted; the court's food was escorted by the imperial troops, and when the troops and horses came out of the customs, it was also the practice of the imperial court to be accompanied by the censor to supervise the army. This is because there are few people, and if there are many people, they will be accompanied by a censor.

Capital censor and the like.

Life and death are unpredictable in the land outside the pass. Besides, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the two Ding brothers and sisters may not have a good ending in the future. As a result, Liu Ji won the job of supervising the army and censor. But after he was on the road, he realized

He was deceived by Wang Yue because before he got the position, he asked Wang Yue to entertain him and asked him whether he could do the job well.

"My master has arrived in person, and the student is being escorted by eight hundred of his disciples. What do you think, senior?" When he got excited, Wang Yue attacked the case and said: "At that time, there were less than ten disciples around my master. I stepped into the enemy camp on a snowy night to rescue the soldiers and challenge them.

Strong horses; 700 soldiers that day. Dare to serve as thousands of cavalry and annihilate them in one battle! I regret not being by your side at that time!"

Liu Mianmian also felt that it made sense. Yes, Ding Yi, with less than ten people, calmly walked through the snow to rescue the captive horses and returned; within a few days of rescuing 700 people, thousands of horses were set on fire, and none of them were killed.

We have to escape. There are eight hundred people at this time, a full eight hundred people. Even if the rumors are wrong, we can't resist them. It should be safe to protect their safety, right?

Besides, there are still five hundred soldiers guarding the court's provisions!

How bad was Xu Jue's reputation at that time? Didn't he just follow Ding Ruyu and get rid of his bad reputation and get promoted to regulate the river? Ding Ruyu was also a brave and courageous person! Liu Mianhua went to win the censor's job the next day.

He is the same as Wan An in this regard. They are both able to seize opportunities and are also able to separate themselves.

As soon as he was on the road, he almost cried. He didn't care what happened to the Ding brothers and sisters in the future. Liu Mianmian was not Wang Ji or Shi Heng. He only knew that he could be promoted by holding Ding Yi's thigh, and he had no leverage against Ding.

On the one hand, after being promoted, there are many ways to spite Ding Yi and draw a clear line.

But he is afraid of death!

Eight hundred students, eight hundred children? Looking at the appearance of thirteen or fourteen years old, although they stand upright and neatly, is such a big child going to die for the extremely vicious steppe Tatars? This is

Was Ding Rongcheng a foolish move after his self-aggrandizement? He brought eight hundred children and expected the officers and soldiers to protect these children? He was still holding "The Analects of Confucius" in his hand, and the children were reading in unison from time to time during the march. Liu Mianhua really

A mouthful of blood is about to spurt out, but unless he hurts himself, no one will come to make this trip for him. But if he hurts himself, then Ding Yi's thigh will no longer be able to be hugged.

.

So Liu Mianhuan quickly made a decision. He left the army and went directly to Ding Yi. Qianhu, who led the team, persuaded him: "Liu Yushi, it is dangerous outside the pass. You must listen to me.

Let me tell you something, no matter how strong Ding Rongcheng is, he can't be three-headed and six-armed, right? Once he's in the battle formation, his personal bravery won't help. There's a long list of babies over there to pardon me! Ding Rongcheng can't even take care of those babies, so he can still take care of you?

"

"Shi Jianfei Qianhu has been in battle for a long time. What you are talking about is of course the principle of survival on the battlefield." Liu Mianhua politely bowed his hands to this Qianhu, but raised his head and gritted his teeth and said: "But we scholars, An

Are you afraid of death? It is because of the danger over there that the students have to go there. If the Tatars come, Ding Rongcheng cannot resist, and the students have to use their seven-foot body to block those children! Qianhu, thank you, take care!

"

After saying that, he kicked his horse and went to Ding Yi's side. Without him, a person like him who is good at speculating will get mad at gambling once he is cornered. With this army of soldiers, there is no hope for him outside the pass.

Now, Liu Ji risked his life and followed Ding Yi. If he survived this trip and returned to the Ming Dynasty, he knew that with Ding's temperament, even if he didn't take the credit, he would still reward himself for his kindness!

That night, the sweet-scented osmanthus bloomed for the first time, and the fragrance wafted up. Many students were anxiously waiting for the results to be announced;

That night, the big shots in the court, those who gained power and those who lost power, each had their own thoughts and plans;
Chapter completed!