After Lu Fang left Yu Yuanwei's residence, he found an inn in Kyoto and settled down.
Although I clearly knew that what I was doing was the most correct choice, I still felt a little uncomfortable.
He knew that at this moment Yu Yuanwei, Mrs. Yu, Ran Hongbo, and even Lao Li must be very sad and disappointed with him.
I just hope that when my identity is revealed, my teacher and the others will understand my painstaking efforts. Although it will definitely be more painful then, it should also be somewhat gratifying.
At least I didn't live up to the teacher-student relationship I had with him.
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Yu Yuanwei was really angry this time.
In the next few days, officials from the Ministry of Rites, as well as Xue Liangce, Zhao Xiuyun and others visited Yu's Mansion.
The news that Lu Fang was expelled from the school by Yu Yuanwei quickly spread in the court and among Xue Liangce and other students.
As for Yang Xiaolong and others who failed the exam, they had already returned to their hometowns by then.
Regarding this matter, even Xue Liangce and others felt sorry for Lu Fang.
Of course they want to persuade Lu Fang to apologize to Yu Yuanwei. After all, teachers like Yu Yuanwei are not easy to find. People like them can't find such a teacher if they want!
But where can I find Lu Fang's figure?
Lu Fang has been shutting himself up in the inn these days, almost never leaving or taking a step forward.
There's nothing they can do.
I just thought that Lu Fang was in a bad mood and hid because he was expelled from the school by Yu Yuanwei.
Probably in the entire Kyoto, only Liang Siqi knew why Lu Fang insisted on leaving the Yu Mansion and did not give anyone a chance to persuade him.
In the blink of an eye, it’s already early April.
The day of the imperial examination.
Lu Fang finally showed up.
At around five o'clock in the morning, he appeared outside Zhuque Gate.
At this time, many students of this year's literary examination had gathered here. In Dayu, the civil examination is still more valued than the military examination.
There is no imperial examination in martial arts.
Most of these tribute students were standing with their classmates from the same hometown. Most of them were in their sixties.
Young people like Lu Fang, Xue Liangce, Zhao Xiuyun, etc. are only a handful.
Everyone was talking in low voices and waiting honestly.
Before taking part in the palace examination, you need to be called by the officials of the Ministry of Rites. Then you will be taken to Xuande Gate and paid homage outside Chongzheng Hall.
Then Emperor Liang Hanmin summoned him to the palace to pay homage.
After that, the test papers were distributed and the formal examination took place.
Lu Fang glanced at Xue Liangce, Zhao Xiuyun and others. It seemed that Zhao Xiuyun was now becoming more familiar with Xue Liangce and the others.
Naturally, Xue Liangce and others quickly discovered Lu Fang.
They hurriedly gathered around Lu Fang.
Xue Liangce said: "Brother Fang, why are you so impulsive and cut off the relationship with Master Yu?"
Lu Fang just shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Xue Liangce said hurriedly: "I heard that Master Yu is not really angry with you. When the palace examination is over, you should go and apologize to Master Yu as soon as possible. Master Yu thinks so highly of you that he will not be angry with you."
Careful."
"yes!"
Li Moshan also echoed, "Being accepted as a student by Master Yu is the dream of countless Da Yu students. Brother Fang, since you have this opportunity, don't regret it in the future because of your impulsiveness!"
Zhao Xiuyun did not speak, but nodded vigorously.
These people still truly regard Lu Fang as a friend. In this matter, they are all thinking about Lu Fang.
In this era, it is definitely a blessing to have a teacher who is both a great Confucian and a minister.
Moreover, it would not be nice to talk about being expelled from the school.
This is like a son who is kicked out of the house by his father. How can others not gossip after hearing this?
Lu Fang didn't know how to explain, so he didn't intend to explain. He just shook his head and said: "I just want to be a free cloud and a crane, so I don't want to embarrass the teacher!"
This almost made Xue Liangce and others stamp their feet anxiously.
But looking at Lu Fang's indifferent appearance, what else can he say?
After all, this is Lu Fang's own business.
A little later, more and more people were standing outside the Zhuque Gate. Probably, all the Gongsheng students for this session of the literary examination had arrived.
Recently it has been spring hunting, beating the Tongtian Drum, and Zhonghuiyuan. Lu Fang, who was expelled from his school by Yu Yuanwei, is undoubtedly the most "prominent" figure and has frequently attracted the attention of many people.
Among them were students from powerful families in Kyoto who had met Lu Fang before. They also came forward and persuaded Lu Fang to apologize to Yu Yuanwei.
Lu Fang still just declined politely.
About four quarters of a century ago.
An official from the Ministry of Rites wearing a purple landscape official robe was about to come out from the Zhuque Gate with a few people.
Purple official robe, this rank is not low. It is at least fourth rank.
Thinking about it, in the Ministry of Rites, he was probably a minister-level figure.
All the tribute students immediately stopped making noise and waited solemnly.
The official from the Ministry of Rites smiled and said, "You don't need to be formal. I'm here to welcome you to Chongzheng Hall."
"Thank you, sir!"
"Thank you, Mr. Li..."
All the tribute students hurriedly thanked him. Some of them knew this official from the Ministry of Rites.
After the official nodded slightly, he took the roster from the official next to him and said: "Now, I will start to roll the names. Huiyuan... Lu Fang..."
"Students are here."
Lu Fangdao.
Immediately, Mr. Li glanced at him and continued to roll his name.
In this session of the examination, there were a total of 279 successful candidates. The roll call alone took nearly ten minutes.
Not surprisingly, they all arrived.
Obviously no one would be willing to miss an occasion like the imperial examination, unless they are too sick to get out of bed.
Because compared to the general examination, the ranking in the palace examination is more closely related to the future official career.
The top three, number one, number two, top three, Jinshi, etc. According to the Chongqing ancestral system, unless there are unexpected circumstances, they will all be assigned to the Hanlin Academy to take up their posts.
Erjia takes about one-third of the Gongsheng students and gives them a Jinshi background.
The rest are all in the top three, given the same background as Jinshi.
Except for the first-class students who will enter the Hanlin Academy, the positions that the remaining second-class and third-class students will be assigned will depend on their rankings in the imperial examination.
Of course, it will also have a lot to do with their background or secret operations.
Some will stay in Kyoto and become officials, while others will be assigned to other places.
There is also a big difference in grade.
Some were magistrates, while others were just magistrates of barren counties. There were no rules for this kind of distribution in the past.
In short, among the previous Jinshi scholars, some were successful and even wore purple robes at a young age. However, some were unsatisfactory and were not even as good as those who promoted people to official positions.
Some of them didn't even wear a crimson official robe until they reached official positions.
Among the nearly 300 Gongsheng students present, it was probably Lu Fang who didn't care about this.
After the names were called, Mr. Li led all the tribute students into the Zhuque Gate.
Along the towering palace wall, winding and twisting, you arrive at Xuande Gate.