Three hundred and eighteenth chapter The world of spring blossoms...
After coming out of the Liu Mansion, Fang Yingwu was deeply worried about his two future uncles. With such a scheming father who treated his son, I really don't know how they survived the past twenty or thirty years.
From another perspective, Liu Mianmian can be regarded as a person who has achieved self-cultivation, organized his family, governed the country, and brought peace to the world... He can be called a person who can always adhere to his principles no matter at home or in court, but his principle only has four words.
——Pragmatism, even the love between father and son cannot shake this principle.
It’s no wonder that Mrs. Jiang, the daughter-in-law of Liu’s family, is dissatisfied and unhappy with herself. Probably in her eyes, Liu Mianhua is more like her biological father...
The next day, Fang Yingwu went out again, carrying money in his pocket, to visit the house of Xu Pu, the chief examiner of the current subject, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites and the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. This was the custom of visiting a visiting teacher.
When we arrived at the gate of Xu Mansion, which was so simple that it could even be called shabby, we saw a lot of traffic and a lot of people. This is not surprising. Fang Yingwu is not the only one who can try the Chinese-style examination. Three hundred prospective Jinshi are here.
Not even just one trip.
Fang Yingwu just arrived today. Although it is not too late, it cannot be called early. It is not that Fang Yingwu is arrogant or lazy, but that his mentality is really not as positive as others. There is a difference.
Most of the prospective Jinshi are newcomers to the officialdom. As the saying goes, they will be a farmhouse minister in the morning and ascend to the emperor's hall in the evening. Their status and roles change almost overnight. Therefore, they do not have a systematic and strong network of contacts and relationships in the officialdom.
For newbies who are interested in officialdom, visiting a mentor is the first step in building their own network - this is almost a fixed procedure for entering the officialdom for the first time. If you can get special favor and advice from your mentor, you will have a slight advantage at the starting line.
means.
But Fang Yingwu's mentality is still different after all. First of all, although he has not officially entered the officialdom, he has been wallowing in it for several years. His mentality has been developed through experience. Therefore, he does not look at Master Xu like other rookies in the same year.
Looking up at the high mountains, there is really no feeling of reverence brewing.
Secondly, as far as the other parties are concerned, in terms of relationships, Xu Pu Xu’s seat-teacher relationship is far less cost-effective than Pin Daddy (or two). Pin Daddy is his own exclusive resource. Pin Daddy is competing with hundreds of people.
Resources may even conflict with original interests, and it is clear at a glance which one is superior.
Speaking of personal relationships, he had almost no contact with Mr. Xu... so Fang Yingwu really couldn't treat his teacher with the same enthusiasm as his contemporaries.
Of course, due courtesy must be observed. The teacher is the teacher. The procedure is the procedure, and you cannot let others pick on the gifts.
Fang Yingwu stood at the gate of Xu Mansion, cupped his hands to the busy old gatekeeper, and reported his family background: "Fang Yingwu, the master of Jinke Chinese Style, is here to visit. May I ask if you are free?"
Fang Yingwu was the first Huiyuan, so his name naturally resonated. As soon as he announced his name, all the people around him turned their attention to him - Fang Yingwu's little vanity was very satisfied.
The old gatekeeper flipped through the book in his hand, filled in Fang Yingwu's name, and then informed: "There are too many people in front of us. I have arranged for friend Fang to be in the afternoon the day after tomorrow. If you want to invite friend Fang, please come back at that time. Please also invite me."
Forgive me."
Fang Yingwu glanced at the register in the old door officer's hand. Sure enough, he saw a bunch of names in front of him. Probably because there were too many people and the number of visitors was too intensive, so he could only adopt this sorting method. Today I am doing this
The trip is only equivalent to coming over to make an appointment, and the old doorman is also doing business.
Even so, Fang Yingwu was a little unhappy. After all, he was number one in Huiyuan. If he had good grades, he would have privileges. It was not surprising to think that he could directly enter the palace. Didn't he even have the privilege of jumping in line?
Due to emotions and reasons, as a Huiyuan, he should enjoy priority. The old gate officer should not understand this, but he still handles official business. That can only mean one thing, probably Xu Zuoshi specially ordered the old gate officer
, let yourself queue up to make appointments one after another like others.
As for what Xu Xueshi wanted to express, Fang Yingwu didn't bother to guess. He wouldn't rely on him to get along in the future, so he could do as he pleased.
Maybe Xu Xueshi simply wanted to show that he had no selfish motives, and appointing himself as a member of the Huiyuan was purely a matter of business; maybe Xu Xueshi wanted to draw a slightly clearer line with himself, after all, everyone knew who his father-in-law was.
Since Xu Xueshi's schedule was unavailable today, Fang Yingwu went to visit Master Li Dongyang's house again. Compared with Xu Xueshi's house, Li Dongyang's place was sparsely populated.
After all, the co-examiner is no better than the chief examiner. There are eighteen co-examiners in charge of marking examination papers. On average, there are only one or twenty Chinese-style exams in each room. Of course, it is not as grand as the 300-year-old examiner who pays homage to the examiner. Besides,
Compared with Xu Xueshixiang, who is a popular candidate to join the cabinet in the future, Li Dongyang's status is still a bit lower.
So after Fang Yingwu came to the door, he actually had the opportunity to talk to Li Dongyang alone. This was what he was looking forward to. He wanted to learn about the situation behind the curtain of the examination room from Li Dongyang, the examiner.
Compared with the examiner Xu Pu, Fang Yingwu was still relatively familiar with Li Dongyang, and he would not become an enemy even if he could not become his son-in-law. What's more, his father Fang Qingzhi also had a good relationship with Li Dongyang.
But it’s hard to say this...
The reason why Fang Yingwu wants to inquire about inside information is ultimately because he is too guilty and does not believe in his own strength. Could he still say to Li Dongyang carelessly: "Student, I am not good at kung fu, how can I get the first place in the test?"
If it’s not that your examiner has an eye problem, then there must be something inside..."
After thinking for a long time, Fang Yingwu suppressed his words and said: "Student, I am still young, and I still need to polish my knowledge. This time I am going to the Chunwei Competition. It is a blessing to be able to recommend papers from the teacher's room.
I don’t know how many generations of cultivation it took me to be able to get on the examination list...but I never thought that I could win the first place in the Hui Yuan. It was like a dream for a while."
"Haha, why do you have to be so modest!" Li Dongyang said with a smile: "I look at your article, although it is not as beautiful as flowers, but it is more simple and concise, precise and measured, and it has its own style!"
Fang Yingwu was sweating on his forehead. Although being praised by Li Dongyang, even if it was just a superficial comment, was worthy of vanity, he did not come to Li Dongyang for advice on grammar. He just wanted to guide Li Dongyang to reveal some inside information.
He then asked in a coaxing way: "Supposedly, these two writings written by a student are not easy to read, but how can they be able to catch the eyes of Xu Xu?"
Li Dongyang shook his head, "Actually, the person who appreciates your article the most is not Bachelor Xu, but the deputy examiner Wang Bachelor."
What? Deputy examiner Wang Xianwang, bachelor? Which one is this from? What is his relationship with him? Fang Yingwu was confused again.
It is said that in the examination room, the deputy examiner is a very embarrassing role. Unlike the examiner, who lives in separate rooms and is responsible for the initial marking, and does not have the power to make the final decision like the examiner, so this role has a weak sense of presence and is easily let down.
People ignore.
As a result, Fang Yingwu found that he was looking for people everywhere to inquire about the inside story. It seemed that the more he inquired, the more unclear he became, and the more he inquired, the more confused he became...
Li Dongyang said eloquently: "At that time, three hundred Chinese-style test papers were circled. Which test paper should be ranked first? Xu Xueshi had no idea, but the deputy examiner Wang Xueshi strongly recommended your test paper. Xu Xueshi sold it to Wang Xueshi
I agreed to save face."
Fang Yingwu couldn't help but asked suspiciously: "Did the name of the test paper really become unknown? No one knew at the time that it was my test paper, a student?"
Li Dongyang became angry immediately, slapped the table and yelled: "What nonsense are you talking about? There is no reason to make records without anonymity in the examination room! Do you doubt the integrity of our examiners?"
"Master Fang, sir, the student has realized his mistake and shouldn't be so happy that he talks nonsense!" Fang Yingwu repeatedly begged for mercy, but his heart started to fly.
Fang Yingwu dared to swear to heaven that he had never followed Xueshi Wang's path, and his Fang family had never had much contact with Xueshi Wang. I only heard that Xueshi Wang was from Renhe County, Hangzhou, from the same province as his Fang family, but Xueshi Wang
Being close to Xie Qian has nothing to do with him.
So, could it be that Academician Wang really admired his article purely and recommended himself to be the first? Could it be that the truth is that simple? No wonder I still can’t figure it out after asking around. It’s because I have complicated the problem.
Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu almost burst into tears with excitement. He wanted to run three miles to climb up to Zhengyang Gate and shout to everyone in the capital: "Brother, it turns out that I didn't rely on fraud and shady secrets, but on strength.
Ranked first! Brother Huiyuan is well deserved!"
Father-in-law Liu Mianhua is right, he really needs to have a brighter mentality! Suspiciousness is a disease. After all, this world is a world under the sun, and not everything is full of conspiracies and shady stories.
It’s March in the imperial capital of the Northern Kingdom. The splendor is brilliant, the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. From now on, you must be an upright, upright and good person.
After learning the truth, Fang Yingwu quickly returned home, for no other reason than to tell his father about the situation as soon as possible.
After the examination, my father was the only one in the whole capital who questioned his results! He even said, "Even if everyone in the world believes in you, as a father, I can't believe it." This is not like what a real father would say! He needs to do it now
Let the facts prove that my father is absolutely wrong!
However, Fang Yingwu walked into the house in three steps and then hurried straight to the study, only to bump into his father in the atrium.
"You came just in time. My father is about to send someone to look for you." Fang Qingzhi waved. Fang Yingwu smiled broadly and said, "What a coincidence, my son is also about to look for his father."
Fang Qingzhi nodded and said: "When I went to the Hanlin Academy for my father today, I met the deputy examiner Wang Xian, Bachelor Wang."
Fang Yingwu was a little disappointed when he heard this. This news was shocking enough to come from his own mouth. How come his father also knew about it from other channels? But he still said proudly: "Father already knows? It's also Wang Xueshi's discerning eye. His son has this
Only then can you stand out and live up to what you have learned!”
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Fang Qingzhi was puzzled by what he said to his son. "Xueshi Wang said that he had written several essays for practice writing before, but two sentences appeared unchanged in your test paper. He saw it by chance and also
I thought this was the test paper of an old friend, so I recommended this test paper as the first one, but I didn’t expect that it would be you after I revealed my name.”
What? Is there still a shady secret? Fang Yingwu despaired of this world.
Seeing that his son seemed to be pretending to be stupid, Fang Qing couldn't get out of his temper and reprimanded: "My father collected some Hanyuan articles privately for you to ponder and study. I didn't ask you to copy the sentences exactly.
Go up! If you do this, you will let Academician Wang know about my father secretly collecting other people's articles, and where will my father's face be shown!"
Fang Yingwu turned a deaf ear to his father's reprimand and asked with tears in his eyes: "Why are you telling me this? You ruined my chance to be a good person!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome.
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