Chapter 213 The examiner announced! The reaction of the candidates!
Cai Jing, Han Mulu and others took their prepared luggage and headed all the way to Gongyuan under the supervision of the imperial guards.
At the same time, announcements about the examiners of this general examination were posted in front of the Yamen of Imperial City, Jingzhao Prefecture, and the two Fuguo County Yamen.
In front of the Shenming Pavilion of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, a large group of people with round collars and black silk had already gathered around. There were three floors inside and three floors outside. Zheng Guan and Yan Zhenqing, who had been studying hard at home and polishing articles, were also among them.
"Come out, come out."
Before the yamen officer who posted the results could squeeze out, someone inside shouted, "The examiner is indeed Mr. Cai Jingcai!"
"Where's the deputy examiner? Look at the deputy examiner!"
"Who are the fellow examiners who are helping to see the ceremony room?"
"Is there Dr. Liu from the Ministry of War who is a fellow examiner in the Shang Shufang? It's for Mr. Gao in Shizhong..."
There was a chaos in front of Shenming Pavilion for a while. A group of high-quality nobles behaved no differently from ordinary people in the vegetable market. People outside were asking questions, and people inside were yelling, but everyone was not in the same place.
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Yan Zhenqing looked at the chaotic scene in front of her and wanted to listen carefully, but was interrupted by the loud voices around her.
Zheng Guan was not polite, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his way into the crowd. The ordinary people who held the ceremony were no match for him, and he was immediately carried away like a little chicken.
But he stopped without taking a few steps when a loud voice came from the Shenming Pavilion in front of him: "The deputy examiner is Han Mulu, the right minister of the Ministry of Finance."
This time, not only Zheng Guan, but also almost everyone was stunned for a moment.
Everyone knows who Han Mulu is. This minister is related by marriage to Cai Jing and is Cai Jing's brother-in-law.
"The chief and deputy examiners of the Jinke meeting are actually Mr. Cai and Mr. Han? Don't they need to avoid taboos?"
"According to the regulations of the imperial court, there is no need to avoid taboos, but normally there is no need to select them both together, right? I don't know what the adults in the imperial court think..."
There are different opinions among the officials. There are many well-connected officials who know about the struggles in the imperial court during this period, but they only have flashing eyes and say nothing.
Suddenly an exclamation came from the crowd: "Ah! If Mr. Cai and Mr. Han are really the chief and deputy examiners, wouldn't Brother Liu who lives in the east of the city definitely pass the examination?"
"Are you talking about Brother Liu Ting who went to Cai's house as a guest?"
"That's him. I heard that Mr. Cai particularly appreciates his articles! I was thinking before that if his paper happened to be seen by the deputy examiner, it would be unstable? But now even the deputy examiner is Mr. Cai's person, then
What else is going to land? It’s definitely going to hit.”
Many people nodded in agreement with envy. Now it seems that if they can establish a relationship with Mr. Cai, it will definitely be stable!
But in the midst of the envy, someone suddenly whispered: "Didn't a Jie Yuan named Bao Zheng offend Master Cai before? What will he do this time?"
The crowd fell silent for a moment, and no one said a word. After a while, they resumed talking and laughing.
But judging from the flashing expressions on everyone's faces, everyone understood what the consequences would be.
Having a grudge against the chief and deputy examiners and still thinking of passing the general examination is simply a fool's dream. There is no need to say more about the fate of this Jie Yuan.
"You are really a treacherous emperor in the Manchu Dynasty. He actually chose these two in-laws to be the examiners of the examination, and chose Cai Jing, the biggest treacherous person in the world, to be the chief examiner!"
The lively atmosphere here suddenly stopped. The giants turned their heads and saw that the person speaking was a young man wearing a black scarf.
And this person’s words have been recognized by many people.
"Cai Jing is a traitor to the country. How can we let such a person serve as the examiner?"
"The wise man loses his position and the monkey becomes the king. Can I still be a great leader..."
Hearing this, everyone doesn’t think it’s a big deal. Who doesn’t criticize a few treacherous kings and traitorous ministers in private? Are they still scholars?
Of course, there are fewer scoldings in such public situations, but they happen every year, and it seems that this year is not new.
Everyone just took it as an interesting thing, listened to it, and then went on to discuss Mr. Cai Jingcai.
"If I had known, I would have made more trips to Lord Cai's house. At that time, no one would have thought that even the deputy examiner was actually a member of Lord Cai."
"What's the use of going more, if people can't see you, they won't be able to see you, and Mr. Cai is now in the Gongyuan..."
The discussion among the candidates was still lively, but after Zheng Guan and Yan Zhenqing read the results on the list, they left Shenming Pavilion and walked to a nearby restaurant.
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"well……"
After walking out for about 10 steps, Zheng Guan sighed eight times, which made Yan Zhenqing couldn't help but look sideways: "What's wrong with you?"
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Zhang Guan sighed deeply again: "I just think Cai Jing is too presumptuous."
Yan Zhenqing was silent for a moment after hearing this.
Both of them came from wealthy families, and there were people in their families who were officials in the court, so they naturally understood the ups and downs in the court these days.
"Forget about arranging a minister of the Sixth Department, he actually arranged his in-laws as deputy examiners. This is clearly a slap in the emperor's face."
"Moreover, he wields great power and confronts Zhongshu and his two provinces. A minister dares to do this. It is really out of order."
Zheng Guan shook his head with emotion as he spoke, seeming to lament that people's hearts are not as old as they used to be.
Yan Zhenqing's expression was also a little solemn, but he just pursed his lips and shook his head, saying nothing.
The two came to a restaurant, went upstairs and asked for a private room and a table of food, and then they started to deal with each other.
Zheng Guan is a careless person. He has almost forgotten his anger downstairs. At this moment, he said with emotion: "It's such a pity that Bao Jieyuan has to deal with a bastard examiner like Cai Jing. It's really a shame." I have been plagued by bad luck for eight lifetimes."
As he spoke, he seemed to feel that something was wrong in the atmosphere in the private room. He turned around and found that Yan Zhenqing's face was also a little solemn.
Zheng Guan was just a little dull. He was not stupid. He was just stunned for a moment before he realized the reason for Yan Zhenqing's expression.
"Brother Yan, you should be fine."
Zheng Guan smiled and comforted him: "The person who went to our Luming Banquet that day was Song Qiaonian, not Han Mulu."
"Big men like them don't have to go out of their way to say a few words for us."
Zheng Guan's meaning was very clear. Song Qiaonian would not specifically ask Han Mulu to kill Yan Zhenqing just for the sake of a conflict that was not a conflict.
Yan Zhenqing also forced a smile and nodded: "I also thought of Bao Jieyuan."
"There are probably many people in our class who are like him. Just because they don't want to cling to the powerful, they will be rejected. If this continues for a long time, won't the people who rise up in my army be just flatterers? "
Zheng Guan also fell silent when he heard this, and the atmosphere in the private room became quiet for a while.
After a long time, he sighed quietly: "What Brother Yan said is absolutely true. If it weren't for Brother Li's blessing this time, even I would have gone home."