After the Luming Banquet, even if the official procedures of this provincial examination were all over, it was all private time. The office of the examiner Li Shishi was immediately crowded, and new candidates for the imperial examination came to visit the examiner in a private capacity.
Nowadays, this kind of visit is still a formality. There are many disciples but only one teacher, who generally cannot say a few words. Those who can say three or five more sentences are the most promising and favorite disciples of Master Li, such as Fang Yingwu.
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In addition to visiting the master, all candidates also need to visit the master. Each examination paper is recommended to the master by the master, which is also a kindness.
However, compared to Master Li, the number of room masters here is much smaller, with more than ten or so and only five or six as few. However, the relationship between being under the same room master is closer than those in the same year and ranking.
It's called a fellow disciple.
After paying homage to the teachers, there is still a banquet below, and it is a seemingly endless banquet with many kinds of banquets. The ninety-five new imperial examination candidates can be arranged in countless combinations to invite each other to banquets, as well as those living in provincial capitals.
The other fellow villagers joined in the fun.
No matter whether the scholars are frustrated or proud, they can at least put aside their worries and revel to their heart's content. The provincial examination results will be announced at the end of August, and September will be the month of revelry for the new imperial examination people.
At banquets in September, except for a few specific banquets, Jieyuan Li Min and the third place Fang Yingwu were rarely invited at the same time, which had a sense of "the king does not see the king". But Fang Yingwu did.
Several times Wang Yangming’s father, or the second Wang Hua, was called.
Once, when Wang Hua met Fang Yingwu at a banquet, he took the initiative and said: "I have to thank Fang Tongnian for winning the election this time, otherwise Qingjin might still be the same."
Fang Yingwu was confused after hearing these words. He didn't know what Wang Yangming's father, no, Wang Hua, was doing in the same year. What does his success in the imperial examination have to do with him?
Wang Hua then said: "I was favored and invited by the former Chief Minister Ning to sit in Qidong County, Hengyang Prefecture, his hometown, to teach the children of the clan."
Fang Yingwu was slightly surprised. This province of Shilin was really big or small, but Wang Hua actually had such a connection with Ning Liang, the former chief minister whom he had overthrown.
Just listen to Wang Hua continue to say: "Unexpectedly, Mr. Ning's official career was overturned, and he couldn't sit in this office anymore, so he had to return to Zhejiang from Qidong County, and he met the provincial examination again, and he didn't want to get the exam by mistake.
Therefore, if Fang had not taken action in the same year, I might still be teaching in Qidong County today. This life experience is really strange and unpredictable, which makes people sigh."
Wang Hua was famous in his hometown as a child prodigy when he was young. He was praised as an erudite man when he was in his teens.
Failed the exam.
He was quite open-minded and open-minded, but he could only lament that he had never forced anything in his life, and his inner expectations for his future in the imperial examination were not very high. That's why he was invited by Ning Liang three years ago to teach in Qidong County, Hengyang.
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Unexpectedly, after Ning Liang fell from power, he had no choice but to return to his hometown. This year he took the provincial examination again, and he passed the provincial examination and ranked second. No wonder he lamented his life and lamented his fate.
Fang Yingwu couldn't care less about being friends with Wang Hua. He thought secretly in his heart. Wang Hua and Ning Liang seemed to have a very close relationship. Wouldn't they just inexplicably become enemies with Wang Hua? Wang Hua and Gao Ao
Unlike Li Min, he still has a bright future, not to mention his arrogant son.
Thinking of this, he tried to say: "Mr. Ning, it is his own fault, and it is not because of anything happened to me. And the king arrived in the same year. The imperial examination will naturally be smooth, and there will be no problem in getting on the imperial list next year."
Wang Hua sighed: "I'm not a person who doesn't know what's right and what's wrong. Although Mr. Ning has a favorable eye for me, he failed to protect himself in his later years and failed to be reused by the imperial court. He brought it upon himself. I can't blame Fang Tongnian."
After observing the words first, and then listening to the words, Fang Yingwu felt relieved. It seems that Wang Yangming's father has no grudges. He took the initiative to talk about these things, just to be frank and honest in person, to show that he had no intention of enmity. At the same time, to avoid
After I learn about this from other channels in the future, I won't be suspicious of what happened.
It is said that in recent years, the trend has become more and more popular. It is not uncommon for scholars to indulge in drinking and carousing after being elected. As for recruiting prostitutes and having fun, it is not a criticism.
Today's banquet was attended by seven or eight beauties, almost every gentleman here had one, but only Wang Hua poured himself a glass of wine and drank by himself. Although he drank and had a good time with the same year, he did not provoke women.
When Fang Yingwu next to him saw this, he pointed at Wang Hua and said, "Brother Wang keeps himself clean, just like a gentleman in ancient times!" Wang Hua replied, "Women are troublesome, it's enough to have one in the family!"
Fang Yingwu laughed, "What kind of trouble is this? If something happens, you won't find it troublesome!" He meant it sincerely. Compared with the tough women after the liberation of women's rights in the 21st century, women in feudal society these days can be troublesome.
Where to go?
Someone on the other side got drunk and shouted: "Why didn't you invite the court lady Yuan to come over? We have two of the five leaders here, don't we deserve the court lady to move here?"
Talking about the oiran, everyone became interested, and someone started to discuss: "Speaking of Mrs. Yuan, I recently heard that Duke Xie Yuang wanted to marry the oiran, but the oiran seemed to be interested, and her attitude was very ambiguous."
The rest of the people couldn't help but look at Fang Yingwu, for two reasons. One was that the scandal between the courtesan and Fang Yingwu was the most common before the provincial examination, and the other was that Fang Yingwu and Jieyuan Li Min seemed to have some discord.
Enemies and a love triangle. Combining these two points, people who like gossip seem to see the curtain slowly rising in a love-hate drama.
Fang Yingwu didn't pay much attention to the news at first. He didn't care in his heart. What does it have to do with him? If Yuan Huakui turned out to be Li Jieyuan, it would save him the trouble of helping the oiran find her husband's family. In any case, he had promised
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But at this moment, everyone else at the table looked at him strangely, which made Fang Yingwu tremble. Suddenly someone took the lead and raised his arms and shouted: "Brother Fang, we all support you! We can't let people from Fucheng fight for beauty!"
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Immediately, there were boos and boos at the table. Fang Yingwu was slightly stunned. The public opinion was a bit out of control.
Although he didn't care who Yuan Huakui married, nor did he care about the rights and wrongs of Li Jieyuan, Li Jieyuan, who was destined to have little future, would not have much interaction with him in the future.
But in the eyes of others, Li Jieyuan was his enemy, and Yuan Huakui was his sweetheart. If the courtesan's wife was obtained by Li Min at this special time, then Fang Yingwu would seem to have really suffered a defeat. The attitude of everyone at the banquet was very
Explained the situation.
Wang Yangming's father raised his glass and the other party responded by saying jokingly: "The word "sex" has a knife on it. You young people don't know how powerful it is. Now you know that women are in trouble?"
Damn it, I don’t have such a desire to compete at the moment! Fang Yingwu said with a helpless smile: "I just think of an old saying, those who are good at water will drown."
ps: Resume the update, fight fiercely at the end of the month amidst the crying of the newborn baby! I made another mistake in compiling the poem in the last chapter, and actually made a low-level mistake that does not rhyme. I have already corrected it, so I will explain it now.