Wang Dawei and a group of scholars recommended by Longyou finally arrived at Fengxiang Mansion the day before the Ministry of Rites reported the list of candidates for the imperial examination.
Originally, Wang Dawei had left plenty of time, but he was delayed in Wuwei City for a few more days in order to wait for the rest of the players who were rushing to take the exam.
Along the way, these players pretended to be scholars and helped the people fight robbers. There was even a player who helped the people fight a lawsuit and was thrown into prison by the county magistrate out of anger.
If only Wang Dawei hadn't revealed his identity as a descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan and bribed the county magistrate, he could have rescued this unlucky player.
After struggling all the way, I rushed to report to the Ministry of Etiquette on the last day.
This made Wang Dawei very angry. These players were laughing and joking, completely treating this visit to Fengxiang Mansion to take the exam as an outing!
These guys!
However, Wang Dawei naturally became the leader of this team. The younger brother Li Bo beside him said with a playful smile:
"Boss Wang, it has been reported, and now everything is fine!"
Wang Dawei said angrily: "I see you are not in a hurry on the way. You were the one who was clamoring to kill the bandits yesterday, right?"
Li Bo chuckled. He was also a scholar recommended by Wuwei City and had a good relationship with Wang Dawei.
Li Bo has a humorous nature and is the happy fruit of the team. Wang Dawei can't get angry with him.
Looking at Li Bo's body, which was full of strength and endurance, Wang Dawei felt that this guy now has a better future than joining the imperial examination instead of joining the army.
The person who sent them to the Ministry of Rites to report was Zhang Leyan. After they came out, Zhang Leyan said: "The Governor's Mansion has just bought an inn as the Longyou Guild Hall. Let's all stay there and we will be taken care of."
Wang Dawei immediately said: "Thank you very much, Vice President Zhang!"
Zhang Leyan is now the vice-president of the Public Examination House, and Wang Dawei and other scholars who are taking the exam are the core members that the Public Examination House union pays close attention to.
As one of the top three most influential unions in the game, the Public Examination House not only provides players with services such as job introductions and examination information for local yamen.
The Public Examination House is also gradually forming an alliance of high-level players.
These players, who are located in key areas of various yamen, constantly communicate on the union channel, and have become a group with huge influence.
Now the Public Examination House has also shouted a higher slogan, that is, to enter the Tang Dynasty and become an official!
Wang Dawei and his group of players who participated in Qiuwei are the key targets of public examination support.
This Longyou Guild Hall is located next to the backyard of the Longyou Dudu Mansion. It was originally an ordinary inn.
The wealthy Longyou Governor's Mansion left the backyard behind and directly bought the entire building, and then upgraded and decorated the inn.
The entire guild hall is a four-story wooden building with a Chinese character, with a total of twenty rooms on one floor.
The first floor is a restaurant open to the public, and the second to fourth floors are rooms where people can stay.
Players who come to Fengxiang Mansion can stay in the rooms on the second to third floors for free.
The cook was specially hired by Shang Bo from Longyou. He really couldn't eat the food from Fengxiang Mansion, so Longyou's cooking method was more to his liking.
Therefore, this guild hall also assumed the responsibility for the meals left in the backyard of the Longyou Dudu Mansion.
Wang Dawei and his party came to the Longyou Guild Hall, and everyone got a single room.
The room has the general configuration of Longyou Inn, with long-staple cotton quilts, comfortable buckwheat pillows, and a desk for reading. It is made of minimalist log style, but it has a unique style.
By the time it was meal time, Zhang Leyan had already booked a banquet in the private room on the first floor for Wang Dawei and his party to enjoy themselves.
Zhang Leyan first said: "The president of the Chamber of Commerce has official business today, so I will receive you all."
Everyone raised their glasses one after another. Since they were all players, there were no restrictions. Wang Dawei asked first:
"Brother Zhang, my brothers just arrived at Fengxiang Mansion today, so I want you to take care of them!"
"It's easy to talk about. We all belong to the same trade union! There's no question of whether we care or not."
Zhang Leyan took a sip of wine and began to say:
"Let me tell you about the current situation in Fengxiang Mansion and several major events that happened in the court."
Everyone pricked up their ears. As scholars who had just arrived at Fengxiang Mansion to take the exam, what they needed most was information from the court.
"What everyone is most concerned about is the imperial examination, right? This year's Autumn Festival will be held at the end of the month, and it will be held in Fengxiang Mansion."
"It will take time for the imperial court to move back to Chang'an. The emperor has decided to continue holding the Autumn Palace in Fengxiang Mansion and wait until the Autumn Palace is over before moving back to Chang'an."
"This is the first time that Qiuwei is held outside the two capitals."
"We only have about twenty days left to prepare for autumn."
Hearing Zhang Leyan say that time was already so tight, Wang Dawei glared at Li Bo again. If this guy hadn't been so procrastinating, he wouldn't have arrived at Fengxiang Mansion now.
Zhang Leyan added: "This is the situation in Qiu Wei. Let's talk about the recent changes in the court situation."
"Former Prime Minister Wei Jiansu has been demoted from Fengxiang Mansion and appointed as the Governor of Dongchuan."
"Although the imperial court now has a group of prime ministers, Pei Mian is the head of the prime ministers."
"Originally, there were seven prime ministers in the imperial court. Wei Jiansu was demoted, and Li Lin was ordered to go to Shu to persuade the emperor to return to Chang'an. So now there are only five prime ministers in charge."
"This time the Autumn Palace has been decided, and Prime Minister Pei Mian will personally preside over it."
Wang Dawei was overjoyed when he heard that Pei Mian was presiding over the imperial examination. He still held in his hand a letter written to Pei Mian by the head of the Wang family branch in Taiyuan!
"If you want to follow the path of these prime ministers, the Governor's Mansion can help you introduce him. But whether you can win the favor of these prime ministers depends on your own abilities."
Zhang Leyan added: "In addition, the ancient prose and poetry that everyone wants to copy should be communicated with each other in the end. Don't let two people submit the same line of writing, as that would be embarrassing."
The imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty was for the upper class. Without the favor of the prime minister, no matter how well the article was written, it was possible to fail.
Xingjuan means writing poems and articles that you have written before on paper and sending them to the mansions of dignitaries so that these people can read the articles first.
If the article can be favored by dignitaries, especially the examiner, then it is very likely to pass the Jinshi examination.
Along the way, Wang Dawei had already negotiated with everyone. Those works by famous writers of later generations that were suitable for writing papers would be copied separately by everyone, so as to avoid copying them together and causing a collision.
Zhang Leyan added: "This Qiu Wei of Fengxiang Prefecture is the first imperial examination after An Lushan's rebellion, and it is also the imperial examination with the greatest chance."
Nowadays, there are vacancies all over the world, and even the officials of the six ministries are not filled.
There are also candidates from many places who were unable to make it to Fengxiang Mansion to participate in Qiuwei due to various reasons.
Therefore, the Public Examination Home also analyzed that this Qiuwei exam may be the easiest time in the past to pass the exam.
Players are gearing up, thinking about how to get the prime minister's favor or how to become famous in Fengxiang Mansion.
Zhang Leyan added: "If you want to become famous in Fengxiang Mansion, another way is to participate in poetry gatherings."
"The most famous poetry meeting in Fengxiang Mansion today is Princess Yanguang's poetry meeting sponsored by our Longyou Governor's Mansion."
"Princess Yanguang is the sister of King Jianning and the emperor's biological daughter."
"Princess Yanguang was originally named the Princess of Gao. She was first married to the prince-in-law Pei Hui. Later, Pei Hui died in the Maweipo mutiny. Now she is married to Xiao Sheng, the son of Princess Xinchang by the emperor."
"Although the mother-in-law of Princess Yanguang is dead, she is now quite favored in the palace."
"The princesses of the Tang Dynasty are not the princesses of later generations. Although Princess Yanguang is not as good as the most famous princesses of the Tang Dynasty in history, she can still influence the emperor."
"Princess Yanguang's poetry society is currently the highest-level poetry society in Fengxiang Mansion. Now scholars from all over the country are vying to participate in the poetry society, hoping to win the favor of the princess at the poetry society."
Datang!Princess!
Everyone opened their eyes!
It was Li Bo who stood up first and asked, "President Zhang! Is this princess beautiful?"
Zhang Leyan said: "How can the royal bloodline not be beautiful?"
"Is she as beautiful as Princess Taiping in Brother Xun's Daming Palace poem?"
"Everyone has their own merits. Princess Yanguang is one of the more charming beauties."
Everyone shouted one after another, clamoring to use their talents to "conquer" the princess.
Zhang Leyan looked at this group of excited players and couldn't help complaining. The harmonious function of this broken game is so powerful that even the beauty of the princess can't touch it!
Malicious physical contact in the game will force you to log out. Even if you visit a brothel, there is nothing you can do.
I don’t know what dirty things these players with X-worms in their heads are thinking about.
Zhang Leyan signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said:
"There will be a poetry meeting for the princess in two days. The president of the Chamber of Commerce sponsored the poetry meeting in the name of Prince Jianning. We are already the largest sponsor of the poetry meeting."
"I have secured quotas for everyone. These are invitations. Just remember to go to the princess's mansion to participate in the poetry meeting."
The invitation was sent out. It was written on Longyou white paper, and the ink was also specially supplied with floral fragrance.
These are gifts from the Dudu Mansion to Princess Yanguang. They are private gifts from King Jianning to this sister.
Smelling the aroma of the ink, the players were thinking about it, and Zhang Leyan couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Zhang Leyan continued: "But one thing I want to remind everyone is that Fengxiang Mansion is different from Longyou. There is a curfew here."
"If you are wandering around the streets at night and are arrested by Zhi Jinwu, although the Governor's Mansion can keep people in the backyard, the candidate's qualifications will be cancelled."
"In addition, this is the information list of ministers compiled by our Public Examination Center. This is the internal information of the trade union. Please do not upload it to the forum without authorization."
"This is a list of celebrities who are currently staying in Fengxiang Mansion. There are also candidates who participated in this imperial examination. You can go and make friends. Maybe they will become officials in the same dynasty in the same year."
Wang Dawei couldn't help but sigh, as expected of a Shang Bo, these first-tier players are so considerate. With this information, why can't they become famous in Fengxiang Mansion!