In the Fujian Chief Secretary's Yamen, Chen Bin was reviewing the official documents submitted from various places as before. At this time, the Experience Secretary (from the sixth grade) came in with a happy face. Chen Bin calculated the time and the good news that it should be the Spring Festival came, and asked
He said: "My lord, good news has arrived?"
Huang Chao said with a smile on his face: "Lord Fantai really expected things to happen. It was the good news coming from Beijing. This time, 40 people from our province were admitted to the Gengxu Academy Examination. Fortunately, one of them was a Sandingjia! The other two
There are 10 first-class Jinshis and 29 third-class Jinshis."
When Chen Bin heard that 40 people had passed the exam, he couldn't help but smile. When he learned that there was a Sandingjia, he smiled even more and asked: "Oh, who is among the Sandingjia?"
Huang Chao said with regret: "It was the young man from Fengchifang, Xie Yuan Lin Pingzhi, who unfortunately only got the first and third place. Looking at the results of the test, this boy was named Hui Yuan, and he was just one step away from completing the feat of winning six yuan in a row."
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Chen Bin's face lit up with a smile when he heard that Li Jie was promoted to the top of the Three Cauldrons: "It's not bad, it's not bad. It's not necessarily a good thing for a young man to suddenly ascend to a high position. Prepare to spread the good news to all the prefectures and yamen."
Upon hearing this, Huang Chao respectfully said yes, and slowly stepped back to prepare for the good news.
In the Lin Mansion, Lin Zhennan has been frowning in recent days. In previous years, the good news has come at this time during the examination, but this time it has not come at this time. I remember bragging to my friends a few days ago that my son will definitely win this time. Now there is no news at all.
No. In the past two days, he was too embarrassed to meet his friends when they invited him, so he had to decline.
Seeing Lin Zhennan's sad face, Mrs. Wang thought he was also worried about Li Jie's Chunwei results and said, "Dad, don't worry. There hasn't been a team announcing the good news in Fuzhou City recently. It's impossible for Fuzhou Prefecture not to pass the exam.
I guess the good news hasn't been sent to the government office yet."
Lin Zhennan said with a guilty conscience: "Well, I have confidence in Pingzhi. I haven't gone out these days until I receive the good news. I concentrate on waiting for the news at home."
Mrs. Wang's mood improved greatly when she saw that Lin Zhennan had disappeared from her usual friends in order to wait for the good news. Since Li Jie went to the capital for the exam, Mrs. Wang had not had a good night's sleep. She was either worried about Li Jie's warmth or warmth, or worried about his grades.
Anyway, if Mrs. Wang knew the real reason for Mr. Lin's worries, she would probably have no pocket money at all in the future.
The two were talking when they suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums. Lin Zhennan stood up with a whoosh and laughed: "Haha! It must be the good news of my son Pingzhi! Madam, please follow me quickly.
I'll greet you at the door."
Mrs. Wang also looked upbeat, her past worries were gone, and the couple headed to the door together.
When I arrived at the door, I heard the reporter congratulating me.
"Good news from Beijing, the eldest lord of your house, I have a seal saying that the 250th high school Gongxu examination will be a tribute!"
"Good news from Beijing, the great master of your house, I have the seal of approval, the top three in the high school Gengxu examination..."
There are two copies of the good news, one is the good news for the general examination, and the other is the good news for the palace examination. After receiving the good news, most people will post the good news in the hall to show their honor.
When Lin and his wife heard that they were not from their own family, their expressions of disappointment were clear on their faces. They returned to the mansion in disappointment before hearing the news. The servants in the mansion did not dare to breathe when they saw this.
A moment later, they heard the sound of gongs and drums coming from outside again, and the standards were higher than before. The Lins were afraid of missing out again and did not rush forward until the sound of the guard of honor got closer and closer, and the concierge boy ran in excitedly and shouted.
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"Master, madam, here comes the good news! This time I was right, it is the good news from the young master!"
Lin and his wife heard the sound and hurried to the door. Lin Zhennan shouted as he walked: "Xiao Cui, the silver reward coins are ready. Master, I want to shower the sky with money!"
When the two came to the door, they saw dragon and lion dances in the procession to announce the good news. The number of honor guards was several times that of the previous procession, and the leading official was wearing a scarlet robe. He was the Futai Master of Fuzhou Prefecture. The neighbors also commented when they saw this.
One after another.
"Today, my Fengchifang is filled with double happiness, and two Jinshis have emerged in succession, enjoying the glory!"
"How come I have never seen this kind of ceremony with so much fanfare."
"Humph, don't embarrass yourself if you don't know enough. I saw this once thirty years ago. Only Sandingjia's registration team has such specifications. I, Fuzhou, will have another Sandingjia!"
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Lin Zhennan and his wife were overjoyed to see Mr. Futai coming in person. They heard the comments from the surrounding neighbors and learned that Li Jie had been awarded the title of Sanding Jia this time. Lin Zhennan grinned so much that he couldn't close his mouth. At this moment, his ears
All I could hear was the loud shouting of the reporter.
"Good news from Beijing, the great master of your house, Lin Youshenzhi, the first place in the high school Gengxu examination, Huiyuan!"
"Good news from Beijing, the eldest master of your house, Lin Youshenzhi, ranked third in the first class of the Gengxu Department of High School."
Chen Mian, the new governor of Fuzhou Prefecture, smiled and congratulated Lin Zhennan: "Congratulations, brother! I have a Qilin son in my family. This time I won the first and third place in the imperial examination. This will enhance our reputation as a strong province in Fujian's imperial examination!"
Neighbors around were shocked to see that Mr. Futai actually called Lin Zhennan brother. Generally speaking, Beijing officials are one level higher than local officials. For example, Dai Shan, who was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Fujian Province, was promoted to the right deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
, from being transferred from the second grade to the third grade, it seems that the rank has dropped, but in fact it has actually been promoted.
Li Jie was now a member of the Imperial Academy when he was only fourteen years old, and he would join the cabinet in the future if he could not secure the guarantee. Therefore, although Lin Zhennan was still an ordinary citizen, Chen Mian did not put on official airs, and his words were full of intimacy and win-win.
Lin Zhennan had long ago consulted others on how to deal with the good news. Upon seeing this, he spoke out the words he had prepared before, and said in a formal manner: "I don't dare to be called such by Mr. Futai. It's a shame. Mr. Futai is here in person. It's true."
Let the humble house flourish!"
Chen Mian specifically asked his entourage before he came and knew that Mr. Lin had no ideas. At this time, he was a little surprised to see his elegant appearance. Thinking that when Li Jie won the first class, he would have to add another achievement to his list of achievements. Chen Mian
He said with a smile.
"You deserve it, you deserve it. Xi Jin is really envious of me for being able to cultivate such a talented person."
After exchanging compliments and saying goodbye, Lin Zhennan gestured with his eyes to Xiao Cui to distribute the silver reward to the official officers who reported for it. The official officers weighed the amount of 10 taels of silver. Unexpectedly, Mr. Lin was so generous, and they all beamed with joy.
After Chen Mian left, Lin Zhennan finally couldn't hold it in anymore and laughed loudly: "Xiao Cui, hurry up, hurry up, let someone bring the money out, and watch the master shower money all over the sky!"
Mrs. Wang was very happy today and was too lazy to bother with Lin Zhennan, letting him have fun as he pleased, and the money he spent would be deducted from his pocket money.
Lin Zhennan suddenly shuddered, but he felt that this moment was the peak moment of his life, so he didn't take it seriously and drank loudly while swaying copper coins.
"Come, come, come, all my neighbors, come and enjoy my son Pingzhi's literary spirit! Starting tomorrow, there will be a flowing banquet in the house for three days. You must support me! If you don't come, you won't give me face!"