Zhao Ning's choice was of course of his deep meaning. However, Wei Wuxian had the same reaction as him, which surprised him a little, and he couldn't help but look at Wei Wuxian more.

But when he saw this fat man who was from the general but was scheming, he gave him a deep look. Zhao Ning knew that Wei Wuxian had similar thoughts to him.

During the conversation, Zhao Ning and others learned that these two young scholars were not only new Jinshi, but also second-class Jinshi and Tanhua. The serious "first-class Jinshi" and a veritable talented man are now all seventh-rank officials edited by the Hanlin Academy.

The two are from the same state and are considered fellow villagers.

The one who was beaten to the point of bruising but did not say a word was the second place. The surname was Tang and his name was Xing. Before he could sit down, he even cooked three bowls and thanked Zhao Ning and others for their rescue.

He said, "If you had not saved me, with Xu Zhiyuan's domineering arrogance, you would have broken bones and tendons today. Tang Xing will remember this kindness in his heart. If you have the driving force in the future, Tang Xing will definitely do his best to serve you!"

Although he was beaten and after drinking three bowls of wine, he seemed to have forgotten about this matter. He was not depressed at all, but was energetic.

The one who persuaded the fight was Tanhua Zhou Junchen. Compared to Tang Xing, he was much more worried. Even after drinking, he still felt anxious and wanted to speak but stopped.

Tang Xing was a talkative person and quickly explained the reason for today's incident.

It turned out that although he was the second place in the Jinshi and was awarded the title of the seventh rank official, his situation in the Hanlin Academy was not good. In fact, not only him, but all the poor Jinshi lived in the shadow of the noble family who were in high positions. Driven by him, if he was a little disrespectful, he would suffer difficulties.

Xu Zhiyuan came from the Xu family of Xishui and was also the legitimate son of the prime minister of the current dynasty. Today, he came to Yanlailou to have fun. In order to increase his talent and win the worship of the innocent children, he called the second place in the new subject and Tanhua.

Although Xu Zhiyuan had not yet become an official, he was the legitimate son of the prime minister. Tang Xing and Zhou Junchen received the invitation and did not dare not come. However, Xu Zhiyuan looked arrogant during the meal and pointed at Tang Xing and Zhou Junchen and asked them to write poems on the spot.

Tang Xing wrote three poems in a row, but Xu Zhiyuan was still dissatisfied and ridiculed him in all kinds of ways, which made Tang Xing very unable to raise his head. I don’t know if he was drunk, but later he even asked Tang Xing to write erotic poems.

Although Tang Xing was born in a poor family, he was also the second-class person, with arrogance and arrogance. He was not willing to submit. In addition, he was angry and couldn't help but contradict him.

This immediately made Xu Zhiyuan furious and asked someone to beat him on the spot, chasing him from the private room to the corridor, and all the way to Zhao Ning and others' rooms.

After hearing what happened to the two, Chen Anzhi was furious and slapped the table and gritted his teeth: "Xu Zhiyuan, a bastard, is a genius of the imperial court, and a future pillar of the court, was so humiliated by him. He is simply not a son!"

Judging from his appearance, he obviously regretted that he had beaten Xu Zhiyuan before, and made it too easy for the other party to run. Wei Wuxian expressed deep sympathy for the experience of Tang Xing and Zhou Junchen, and raised his glass to comfort him.

After drinking, Wei Wuxian said in a seemingly casual tone: "Although the imperial examination appeared in the previous dynasty, the scale of the scholars was too small at that time, and only a few dozen people were each time. Moreover, even if the scholars were born as Jinshi, they only had to pass the examination of the Ministry of Personnel if they wanted to truly get an official position.

"At that time, there were not many poor people among civil servants, most of whom were from aristocratic families and were recommended."

"This dynasty has promoted the imperial examination system. Over the past 100 years, the scale of enrollment of scholars has increased gradually. Now the imperial court has to enroll hundreds of scholars every time. Especially when Zi ascended the throne today, the number has expanded unprecedentedly, and this spring has reached an unprecedented 840 people!

"Because of this, countless poor scholars were able to leap on the dragon gate and become pillars of the country. His Majesty was also praised by poor scholars in the world. However, this was a great disaster for civil servants.

"There are only a few official positions in the world. Every year, so many poor people have taken office and have newly occupied a large number of official positions. The way out for aristocratic families has become a problem. It is inevitable that you will suffer from difficulties from the noble family."

Speaking of this, Wei Wuxian stopped talking and did not go deeper, but just raised his glass to invite him to drink.

Tang Xing's eyes changed a few times, and then he suddenly realized that he quickly raised his glass and thanked Wei Wuxian for answering his doubts.

Zhou Junchen looked at Wei Wuxian strangely, and figured out the intention of his words. The sadness in his eyes became even stronger, as if he was worried about his future destiny - the affairs of the civil service group. A general like Wei Wuxian could not help.

Most of the important officials in the court who are in high positions are from families. They have a deep foundation in the officialdom, in-laws and alliances, and they refer to each other and firmly control their authority.

It is not easy for scholars from poor families to gain a foothold in the officialdom, and it is even more difficult to become an important official.

Not to mention anything else, Xu Zhiyuan dared to make someone beat the second-tier student in the new department. Although this happened in brothels and was not good at spreading it, it would damage the official title. Tang Xing and Zhou Junchen must not dare to make a statement, but the nature is very bad.

In this case, what is the way out for the poor Jinshi? What is the future?

Should I curry favor with the noble family and become their minions, endure humiliation and be driven by them in exchange for their own future, glory and wealth, or to maintain dignity and unsuccessful life?

For most people, this option is not difficult to make.

Zhao Ning took Zhou Junchen's expression in his eyes, put down his wine glass, and said to him with a smile: "Actually, you don't have to worry too much about your future. You are all disciples of the emperor, and your majesty is wise. Since you are allowed to become an official, you will definitely not ignore your situation and will give you the opportunity to display your talents and ambitions."

The so-called disciple of the emperor is after the palace examination, and the emperor renamed the new Jinshi.

The top scholar, second-place winner, Tanhua, etc. were all appointed by the emperor to show the emperor's grace. In this way, the emperor showed his authority, and the Jinshi were also grateful to the emperor, which helped these Jinshi serve the emperor.

Speaking of this, seeing that Zhou Junchen was thinking and puzzled, Zhao Ning turned his eyes to Tang Xing, shrugged, and said frivolously: "Of course, even if he is a disciple of the emperor, His Majesty may not be able to fully know your situation and thoughts after all."

This sentence that sounded like nonsense fell into Tang Xing's ears, just like a morning bell and evening drum, which shocked him.

As for whether he was really shocked, Zhao Ning couldn't guarantee that the other party looked enlightened.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for solving the problem. I suddenly realized it!" Tang Xing showed joy and was very excited. He raised his glass to respect each other and drank it all in one go.

Zhao Ning and Wei Wuxian looked at each other, and the corners of each other's mouth curled slightly.

Chen Anzhi felt a little surprised when he saw this scene. He felt that his two brothers were quite embarrassed at this time. This feeling was strange, for some reason, but it was so real, but no matter what he thought, he couldn't figure out what the joint was.

Zhao Ning, Wei Wuxian, Chen Anzhi, two poor men, Tang Xing and Zhou Junchen, would not sit and drink together, but today's coincidence allowed them to sit together and have a great time to talk.

This is their first meeting.

More than an hour later, Tang Xing and Zhou Junchen said goodbye to Zhao Ning and others.

The former was drunk and had already vomited twice in the middle, but after returning, he still drank happily and behaved heroically. Now he needs to be supported by the latter to stagger downstairs.

These two new first-class Jinshi were not allowed to sit in Yanlailou when they left Yanlailou, so they could only stagger with a donkey.

The official title of the seventh rank is actually not that low, and the salary is not small. However, the two talented men who chose at the time, not to mention the settlement fee stipulated by the court, even the salary was owed a lot by Shangguan, who came from a noble family.

When he went out, Tang Xing vomited twice, but when Yan Lailou couldn't see it, he suddenly stood up straight, his expression returned to calm, and no longer needed Zhou Junchen's support.

"You..." Zhou Junchen looked surprised. "Just pretending to be drunk, why be so surprised?"

Tang Xingshun walked in the clothes and waved his hand before Zhou Junchen said the second sentence, and said in advance: "Young Master Zhao, Mr. Wei and the others, do you understand what you said?"

He asked this question very seriously and seriously.

"I understand a little, but I don't understand some." Zhou Junchen reluctantly suppressed the curiosity in his heart.

"Actually, just two sentences are the key. One sentence is the disciple of the emperor, and the other sentence is to let the emperor know our situation and thoughts. Only these two sentences have been said twice." During the crowd, Tang Xing walked steadily.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Junchen asked with a frown.

"It's very simple." Tang Xing responded quickly, "We are disciples of the emperor, and we must use it for the emperor. The emperor's purpose of enrolling imperial examinations and attracting poor people is what we have to do."

"What's the meaning?"

"Do you know how the poor scholars are different from those of the descendants?"

"The poor scholars have no roots and no power to protect them in the officialdom, so they can only work hard on their own; the scholars of the family have family, are well-connected, are very convenient to do things, and are easy to get promoted." Zhou Junchen said.

Tang Xing had a deep gaze and said slowly: "There are differences."

“What’s the difference?”

"The family is in the officialdom, and the family is an official, and it is up to the support of the family, not entirely the imperial power. If the family is united, they will have the ability to compete with the imperial power;

"While poor scholars do not have such power, we can only rely on imperial power. Without His Majesty's support, our official position will not be guaranteed, so we must do whatever His Majesty asks us to do."

Zhou Junchen frowned, wondering why Tang Xing said this.

Tang Xing continued: "The imperial examinations of the previous dynasty were held for only a few decades, and the country was unstable. What is the reason? After all, it was because the aristocratic families realized the crisis and did not want to give up their official positions and interests, so they no longer had the same heart as the emperor.

"And they also hold huge power, wealth and power. Once there are military troubles in the world, they no longer support the emperor, but instead support their own military forces, and the dynasty will have to collapse!"

Zhou Junchen frowned even deeper.

Tang Xing sighed, "The emperor held the imperial examination and allowed poor scholars to become officials. In the final analysis, we have to use our own roots and rely on the emperor to suppress, suppress, weaken the power of the aristocratic families, eliminate the constraints of the aristocratic families on the emperor, and strengthen the imperial power!

"Isn't this truth simple?"

Zhou Junchen frowned: "But the destruction of the previous dynasty is a disaster for the vassal state..."

Tang Xing patted his forehead, "I am not talking about this previous dynasty, but the previous dynasty."

Zhou Junchen lowered his head and said.

"Now you should know how we can get out of the predicament, become promoted, and achieve great success?" Tang Xing asked his fellow countrymen seriously. They met since childhood, received the same teacher, and had been classmates for ten years, and their relationship was more than brothers and sisters.

Zhou Junchen asked, "How should we do it?"

Tang Xing was speechless for a while before saying, "After we became an official, the settlement fee and monthly salary given by the court were all owed by Shangguan, who came from a noble family, on the grounds of the insult. Today, he was humiliated in front of Xu Zhiyuan. What is the reason?

Without waiting for the other party to answer, Tang Xing continued: "This is the civil servant's family who take advantage of you and me as the second-class and Tanhua's identity, giving all the poor Jinshi, and trying to help us with our temperament, and letting us know who has the final say in the court!

"They want us to recognize the reality and submit to their tyranny in the future, and be willing to give them the power to drive them, and dare not fight with them because of His Majesty's orders, which will be detrimental to them!"

"Because of this!"
Chapter completed!