Chapter 152 0147 [Catch the son-in-law under the list]
As soon as it dawned, the scholars were in a hurry to go out.
Everyone hurriedly rushed outside the Gongyuan, but unfortunately they were still late.
There were more people reading the results today than there were during the exam that day, and the whole street was blocked with water.
There are even some wealthy businessmen who come directly with their servants. They are here to rob people, not to take away the successful candidates against their will, but to compete with their peers for "son-in-law"!
Bai Sheng, Gu San and other entourage carried sticks to clear the way, shouting along the way: "Quickly give way, quicky give way, gentlemen, please watch the list!"
Seeing that they were all taking exams, and the other people blocking the way, they consciously made way for a narrow passage.
After waiting for a long time, officials finally surrounded the subordinates and squeezed in with difficulty to post the yellow list.
The first list posted had about a hundred names.
Shi Biao was completely illiterate, so he could only stand outside the crowd, holding the cornucopia and waiting in a daze.
Bai Sheng had been reading for a few days, and he immediately saw "Ju Ming" at the bottom of the list. He immediately shouted excitedly: "I won, my husband won!"
"Who got it? Who got it?"
In an instant, more than a dozen wealthy businessmen and their servants crowded in frantically.
Officials will also look for their sons-in-law, but they basically only catch the top three. Although there is no palace examination yet, and there is no first-class ranking, most of the top three in the provincial examination are better.
Only those wealthy businessmen will eat anything they want, even old men.
As the saying goes: If you read a hundred tons of documents, you will get a green shirt when you are old. But the matchmaker asked me how old I was, forty years ago, I was thirty-three.
The wealthy businessman who was the first to squeeze in surrounded Ju Ming with his servants and explained the situation quickly: "My dear husband, my family lives in Chenliu, which is not far from Tokyo. We have thousands of acres of fertile land and two business houses.
, there are more than 20 shops. My daughter is seventeen years old this year, virtuous and virtuous, and as beautiful as a flower. If my husband is willing to marry me, I will give you 800 acres of fertile land and three shops!"
Another wealthy businessman squeezed in and said disdainfully: "Where is Chenliu in the countryside? You dare to come to Tokyo to beg for food. My dear husband, my family is in Tokyo. Although I have no land, I have a hotel in Tokyo. My eldest son-in-law also has a hotel in Tokyo.
He was born as a Jinshi, and has been sent to Yangcheng County as a magistrate. My brother is still a Dingtao academic officer. If my husband marries his daughter, he will have someone to take care of him in the officialdom in the future."
"My family owns a goods store in Tokyo, which is more valuable than that shabby hotel. My brother-in-law is a scholar from Puzhou!" Another wealthy businessman squeezed over.
At this moment, dozens more scholars shouted one after another: "I've been hit, I've been hit!"
The wealthy businessmen who had originally rushed towards Ju Ming turned around and surrounded the scholars.
Bai Chongyan's school boys cheered suddenly. As for Bai Chongyan himself, he looked at the yellow list in disbelief. He won, sixth from the bottom.
Li Hanzhang didn't find his name. He was worried and looking forward to it. Maybe he was ranked higher.
The second list was posted, but there was still no Li Hanzhang.
Min Zishun cheered and shouted. He had failed four times in a row and finally won this time!
There were also wealthy businessmen surrounding him. Min Zishun, who was usually quite serious, was so happy that he started joking: "I am from a humble background, so it would be a blessing if I could climb up to the rich and powerful. Everyone, just wait, I will write a letter to my family and go back.
Discuss it with Zhuo Jing. If she agrees, I will marry again."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The people around him burst into laughter, and the wealthy businessmen stopped pestering him and quickly went to find their next prey.
The three wealthy businessmen who blocked Ju Ming were about to fight.
Ju Ming cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness. I have an engagement."
A wealthy businessman from Chenliu said: "The engagement can be terminated. If the marriage is not consummated for three years, it will be automatically annulled. There are still a few years left, and my little daughter can afford to wait. Someone, come and take the little husband away!"
This guy is a local tycoon from Chenliu. He brought many servants with him, and he was so impatient that he snatched them away.
Seeing six servants rushing towards him, Ju Ming immediately kicked out, knocking the one in the front to the point where he doubled over and screamed in pain. Then he punched out with his fist, knocking the second servant unconscious on the spot.
The remaining four servants were too scared to move and looked at Ju Ming stupidly.
"Get out!" Ju Ming shouted.
Bai Sheng immediately boasted: "My brother led the troops to suppress the thieves. He killed eight hundred thieves with one shot per person and disarmed them!"
The three wealthy businessmen, fearful of Ju Ming's force, gave up and turned around to catch other tributes.
Suddenly screams came from the crowd: "I am fifty-six this year, and my two sons are already married... Let go quickly, my sleeves are torn... What a shame, what a shame!"
Someone else is saying: "Don't worry, old man. My daughter is eighteen years old. She is a good match for me. She will definitely be filial to her uncle when she gets married."
It's a pity that this old gentleman was carried away directly by his servants.
The scholar who was not yet sure that he had been selected shed tears of envy on the spot.
The third yellow list was posted, but there were still no names of Yangzhou scholars, and Li Hanzhang became more and more anxious.
The fourth yellow list is still missing.
After reading the fifth and last picture, Li Hanzhang was instantly lost.
Among the ten scholars from Yangzhou, including Li Hanzhang, there were eleven in total, and three of them were admitted to the provincial examination: Zhu Ming was ranked last, Bai Chongyan was sixth from last, and Min Zishun was ranked 197th.
Li Hanzhang, Ling Guxu, Wang Chang and others...all failed.
And in the entire Lizhou Road, no one passed the exam.
Qin Hui looked at the list and his body was shaking. His ranking was extremely high, exactly seventeenth.
The powerful people have already begun to take action, uniting to drive away wealthy businessmen, and asking the winners one by one about their specific circumstances.
"Master Silang, this man is not married yet, his age is very suitable, and he even ranked 17th in the provincial examination!" a servant shouted.
Wang Zhongke rushed to Qin Hui: "Is he really unmarried?"
Not knowing the details of this person, Qin Hui was a little uneasy and replied: "I am not married, and I have no engagement."
Wang Zhongke asked again: "How old is it?"
Qin Hui replied: "Twenty-five years old."
Wang Zhongke asked again: "Who else is at home?"
Qin Hui replied: "My father died young and served as a county magistrate. My mother and younger brother also live in my uncle's house."
Wang Zhongke looked at Qin Hui carefully, and the more he looked at him, the more satisfied he became: "It's you, take it back!"
Qin Hui exclaimed: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, may I ask who you are?"
Wang Zhongke asked his servants to carry Qin Hui away. As he left, he said, "My father is the Duke of Wang Bagui. Haven't you heard of it?"
Qin Hui, who was still struggling at first, was overjoyed when he heard that he could be the grandson-in-law of the late prime minister: "Father-in-law, please let go of my son-in-law. I will agree to it."
In this way, Qin Hui became Li Qingzhao's cousin-in-law.
As for the claim that Qin Hui and Cai Jing were brothers-in-law, this is mostly unofficial nonsense.
First, there is no official history or epitaph record; second, the age difference is too big; third, after Qin Huizhong became a Jinshi, he was not promoted by Cai Jing.
Qin Hui paid a visit to his father-in-law, and then went to meet Zhu Ming and others to congratulate each other on their high school.
After the guy left, Li Hanzhang said sourly: "It is really enviable that a commoner from a poor family can become the prime minister's grandson-in-law in a blink of an eye."
Zhu Ming smiled and said nothing, but Qin Hui, the Wang family, and Jin Bing all turned out to be traitors.
Ling Guxu cupped his fists and said, "Congratulations to all three of you!"
Zhu Ming, Bai Chongyan, and Min Zishun returned the gift at the same time, and other fellow countrymen also came to congratulate him.
Facing the envious looks of everyone, Ju Ming consoled him: "There are still palace exams to be taken. If you are still ranked at the bottom, I don't know how many years will be wasted. It doesn't matter whether you win the Jinshi or not."
This is the truth. In the middle and early Northern Song Dynasty, only three to four hundred people were admitted to Jinshi in each session.
During the reign of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty, the number of people exceeded 500.
When Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty came to power, the Empress Dowager took power and only admitted more than 500 people.
When Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty came to power, the number of Jinshi scholars increased rapidly. 671 people were admitted to the first class, and 731 people were admitted to the second class. The number of Jinshi increased dramatically.
The first rank of Jinshi has also increased from only third grade to fourth and fifth grade.
After passing the Jinshi exam, you still have to take the Guanshi exam.
Only those who pass the customs examination can hold the position.
Nowadays, with more people and fewer officials, it is becoming more and more difficult to grant officials and be promoted.
New scholars who are promoted to county captains are very lucky.
Many Jinshi can only work as teachers of state studies, and they can do so for several years.
If you do well in the national examination, you can become a state school principal, but you may not be able to move for many years.
For example, Qin Hui has been the principal for eight years.
Lin Xun, a scholar from Guangnan whom I met when setting up a stall, was even worse. He had been a principal for ten years.
Because he failed the examination, Li Hanzhang was depressed for a while. At this time, he figured it out and said calmly: "Don't worry about success. With the advice of a good brother, you will definitely get the first or second place in the imperial examination."
"Haha, I hope so." Zhu Ming smiled.
The imperial examination is really dark, and it is the hardest hit area for imperial examination fraud.
Historically, in the next imperial examination, the emperor took the lead in cheating.
Song Huizong's favorite son was Prince Jia Zhao Kai, who was good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting. Song Huizong felt that this son was too similar to him, and he even considered changing to the crown prince.
A prince who was more than ten years old actually ran to take part in the imperial examination and was selected as the number one scholar.
Probably Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty felt that this was too outrageous. After his son was ranked first in the roll call, he ordered the second place to be changed to the number one scholar and demoted his son to second place.
Don't think that Zhao Kai, the king of Jia, stole the limelight. The number one scholar seemed to be in a miserable state. This guy is an "officer". He can directly become an official with the kindness of his parents. If he is admitted to the Jinshi, he can be initially awarded a higher official position.
It was the first time since the founding of the Song Dynasty that a "official" passed the examination.
Moreover, the third place is also a "official".
In other words, the next palace examination will be the darkest moment of the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty.
Among the top three, one is a prince and two are "officials." They all have special backgrounds. Who would believe that they are not cheating?
Song Huizong and his favorite officials broke through the lower limit again and again.
Back to the inn, they drank and celebrated. Some people were happy and some were sad.
Li Hanzhang went to Zhu Ming alone to chat: "Oh, things are unpredictable. I usually write better articles than brother Juncai. This time he passed the exam, but I failed. It's time and fate. I don't plan to take the exam again. My father
I have a family friend who is a general in Huangzhou. Now that there is a war in the northwest, I plan to join Shishu, and maybe I can get some military glory."
"The sword has no eyes, but brother Zhen, be careful." Zhu Ming reminded.
"Haha, if you die, you will be considered unlucky." Li Hanzhang said with a smile.
This guy really likes the military. It would be good to join the army. Anyway, he can take the exam again in the future. Even if he becomes a military commander, he can take the imperial examination and transfer to the civil service.
This time, three people from Yangzhou passed the imperial examination. Ju Ming was an accident, and Bai Chongyan was also brought up by Zhu Ming. The only one who really won the imperial examination based on his own ability was Min Zishun, which is very consistent with the basic situation of Yangzhou - more than 20 years ago.
Produce a Jinshi.
Zhu Ming has decided that if he passes the examination and is assigned to be a principal or teacher, he will go directly back to Daming Village to count balls.