Chapter 395 What happened after the rankings were released
In addition to idle people and domestic servants, there were also many scholars who came to the scene to look at the list.
After all, among the three to four thousand candidates, not everyone is rich. There are still many candidates who do not have servants, or whose servants are completely illiterate, and they need to see the results in person.
In addition, some candidates sent servants to work hard to squeeze into the inner circle to read the results, while they stood on the outside waiting for the news.
After most people who looked at the list glanced at who Jie Yuan was, they didn't have time to think too much, and began to look anxiously for familiar names, either their own or those of relatives and friends.
At this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting: "There's a problem! There's a problem!"
Everyone subconsciously looked around, only to see an extremely tall and majestic man pointing angrily at the provincial examination list on the screen wall.
After the results of this kind of examination come out, it is not uncommon for candidates to be dissatisfied and make trouble.
There are between 3,000 and 4,000 candidates for the Nanzhili Township Examination, but only 135 people are admitted. The vast majority of people will fail, and only a handful of people will pass the examination.
It can be said that most of the scholars at the scene were failed students. When I heard someone taking the lead in making noise, other dissatisfied people immediately followed.
"There's a problem! There's a problem!" A passionate young man named Gui Zimu shouted with his fist raised.
But as soon as the young man shouted twice, he was dragged away by his companions.
Gui Zimu asked his companions: "There are strong men who are raising their arms and shouting because of unfair examinations, but you don't even have the courage to shout in support?"
The companion said angrily: "The one who just shouted something was wrong was Jieyuan Lin Tailai who was on the list! You, the person who was not on the list, are supporting you!"
Gui Zimu: "."
Is this world okay? Only people who have failed to make noise have always made noises, and I have never heard of people who have made it to the top.
Jie Yuan took the lead in shouting at the bottom of the rankings that there was a problem, and even the last stubbornness of those who failed to make the rankings was taken away?
Lin Tailai's image is still very distinct, and he is a celebrity, so many people recognized him on the spot.
But everyone was speechless and didn't know what language to use to express their feelings.
A man who was famous for his martial arts and was the number one scholar in martial arts in the Ming Dynasty also won the first place in the provincial liberal arts examination. It was really magical.
What's even more magical is that this person actually shouted at the bottom of the list that something was wrong.
Friends around him asked Lin Daguan one after another: "Why are you unhappy? Don't you know how to laugh?"
Lin Tailai said seriously: "There must be something wrong with the provincial examination results. You must fight with me."
Several friends stayed away from Lin Tailai and explained: "My name is on the list, so we think there must be no problem. I'm sorry that I can't support you."
Lin Daguan, who still wanted to fight, was instantly betrayed by his relatives and could only leave in frustration.
For ordinary people, passing the examination means achieving a real class leap, from a scholar to a master, and entering the ruling class.
Not only can I obtain many privileges in the local area that I would have never thought of before, but I also have the qualifications to directly serve as an official. This is something worth celebrating.
After the results were released, the examiners who had been locked in the inner courtyard of Gongyuan and isolated from the outside world regained their freedom.
Of course, the most important person among these examiners is the examiner, who is called the master by the new examiners. If there are no unexpected factors to interfere with the officialdom in the future, the master and the disciple will be a natural alliance.
After Huang Hongxian, the chief examiner of the Jinke Provincial Examination, came out of Gongyuan, he began to accept visits from his disciples.
However, Lin Daguan judged based on historical experience that this master probably had little future and could not be counted on in the future.
More than a hundred disciples wanted to come to see their master, so they could only go in one batch at a time.
Lin Tailai and several friends who had passed the examination stood at the gate of the courtyard and waited for a while, then they saw the previous batch coming out in the same year.
"It's time for us to pay our respects." Mr. Lin puffed up his sleeves and prepared to lead the way in.
But in the same year as the previous group, a man suddenly ran over. He was about twenty years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He greeted him very enthusiastically:
"But Lin Jieyuan in Wuzhong is in person? I have always admired Lin Jieyuan's name for a long time, and today I finally get to know Jing. Not only will I have no regrets in this life, but I will also be lucky in the next three lives!"
Even Lin Daguan was a little stunned at this moment. Is this person of the same age too humble?
Logically speaking, it is enough for people of the same age to make friends as equals. How can this be the case?
Before Lin Daguan could react, this same year took out a stack of manuscript paper and said with great admiration: "To celebrate Lin Sheng's capture of Jieyuan again, I wrote a set of eight poems to congratulate him!"
As a result, Lin Daguan, who has always been smart, could not be punished - I am not your father, why did you write eight poems to celebrate?
The man with thick eyebrows and big eyes went on to say in the same year: "I have long heard of the four major theories of poetry proposed by Lin Jieyuan, which are really shocking and profound.
I believe that Lin Jieyuan can lead the trend for hundreds of years and can be called the master of poetry. I would like to call you the master of poetry!"
"Ah, this" Lin Tailai was confused for the first time since time travel.
Shizong! It sounds so cool, but it seems so shameful to admit it in this situation.
Do you want to come down and wait online? It's quite urgent.
Tong Nian, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, held up the manuscript paper, his face full of desire for knowledge: "I still have some selfish motives, so I dare to ask Lin Jieyuan for advice.
I wonder which of the four future schools pointed out by Lin Jieyuan is more suitable for my style of poetry?"
This was also the first time since Lin Tailai entered the literary world that he had someone ask him for advice on literary issues.
After coming back to his senses, Lin Daguan was rarely amiable to others, so he took the initiative and asked politely: "Have you ever asked for your name?"
This man of the same year quickly announced his family name and said: "I am Zhou Yingqiu of Jintan."
Lin Tailai suddenly shook his body and said subconsciously: "You with thick eyebrows and big eyes are you Zhou Yingqiu?"
There are still a few historical celebrities on his provincial examination list, such as two of the Eight Kings of Donglin, who are all on it.
In the original history, this Zhou Yingqiu was the first Jie Yuan in the provincial examination, and he was also the most famous one in history. Of course, his fame had little to do with Xie Yuan.
Thick Eyebrows and Big Eyes Zhou's main fame in the same year came from more than thirty years later, when he took refuge with Wei Zhongxian and became the first of the "Ten Dogs" under Nine Thousand Years Old's sect.
When Zhou Yingqiu was the censor of Zuodu, he learned that Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing liked to eat pig's trotters, so he often simmered pig's trotters himself to entertain Wei Liangqing, and he was known as the "Pig's Trotter General Constitution" in the world.
Later, Zhou Yingqiu became the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and openly sold his official position. He claimed to collect 10,000 taels of bribes every day, which was also called "Ten thousand taels per week" by his contemporaries.
Thinking of this historical anecdote, Lin Daguan couldn't help but take a breath!
Was Zhou Yingqiu already so terrifying when he was young? Even a determined person like himself was almost confused!
"Lin Jieyuan?" Zhou Yingqiu called out softly when he saw Lin Tailai suddenly in a daze.
Official Lin glanced at Zhou Tongnian with a complicated expression, turned around and left without saying a word.
In this invisible confrontation just now, he, Lin Tailai, had actually been defeated. It was only with the help of the golden finger of historical knowledge that he did not sink into it.
If he, Lin Tailai, hadn't come from a time traveler hundreds of years in the future, how could he have been able to stop Ying Qiu's offensive this week.
Zhou Yingqiu looked at Lin Jieyuan who suddenly left suddenly, confused. What did he say wrong?
But he quickly cheered up. It was just an accident that Lin Tailai broke free from his kneeling and licking spell just now!
As long as you go all out, no one can completely refuse your kneeling and licking!
Entering the living room, Senior Official Lin put Zhou Yingqiu aside temporarily and began to socialize with his master Huang Hongxian.
Scholar Huang is in his forties, and should be in the prime of life, but he has no vitality.
The people in the same batch performed the apprenticeship ceremony together and then presented their gifts.
Official Lin was very down-to-earth and gave him a box of valuable Song-printed books, with two gold bars secretly hidden in the box.
After watching everyone communicate with the teacher, Lin Daguan waved to others and said calmly: "You will step aside for now, and I will have a few words with the teacher alone."
Others also understood that Lin Tailai's Jieyuan was indeed outrageous, so they withdrew.
After there was no one else around, Huang Xueshi took the initiative and said: "Shen Xiang asked me to bring a letter with me, but it was not convenient for me to give it to you earlier."
This is tantamount to directly stating the position. The two sides are on the same page, and they are indeed one of their own!
Lin Tailai couldn't wait to ask: "Why did you give me the first title of Jieyuan? Is it under the instructions of the ruling party?"
Huang Xueshi replied calmly: "It has nothing to do with anyone else. I made my own decision and appointed you as Jieyuan."
Lin Tailai couldn't help but ask again: "What do you think, teacher? There seems to be no need to flatter love."
Huang Xueshi asked back: "Even if you are not Jieyuan? Is there no controversy?
You should know very well what the capital court is like now and who is paying attention to you."
Official Lin said disdainfully: "It's just a chicken or a dog."
Huang Xueshi added: "Even if you are the last in the provincial examination, you will still arouse criticism from some people.
In this case, I might as well give you Jieyuan and gain a reputation first."
Lin Tailai was a little speechless. In the history of another time and space, Huang Hongxian gave Wang Heng, the son of the great scholar Wang Xijue, a Jieyuan this year. Unexpectedly, he was replaced by himself in this time and space.
Huang Xueshi consoled him and said: "You don't have to worry, it doesn't matter even if the controversy over Jieyuan is bigger.
After being criticized, I will take all responsibilities and resolve the problem by resigning, which means I really resign."
In official struggles, generally speaking, resignation is the end, indicating that a price has been paid and that according to the rules, political pursuits cannot be continued.
If Huang Xueshi resigns to respond to the criticism, it will be able to end the dispute between Lin Daguanren and Lin Daguan in terms of rules.
Lin Daguanren said tentatively: "That student, I don't know how to repay the teacher's love."
For no reason at all, to pay such a high price for his false reputation, Lin Daguan felt a bit outrageous no matter how he heard it.
Huang Xueshi said with a smile: "You don't need to repay me. I, a Jinshi in the fifth year of Longqing, have no future."
In the examination in the fifth year of Longqing's reign, the examiner was Zhang Juzheng. Feng Shike, who can only hang around all day now, was also in this session.
Then I heard Huang Xueshi say: "But Quanzi was only in his early twenties, but he passed the Jinshi examination in the 14th year of Wanli in Shangke. And if there are noble people to look after him, his future will definitely be greater than mine."
Lin Tailai understood that Huang Xueshi's intention was to throw away his own official position in exchange for the chief assistant to take care of his son in the future.
Everything can be explained logically on the surface, but Lin Tailai still feels that it doesn't make sense from a human perspective.
If this Jieyuan was arranged by you, Academician Huang, on your own, wouldn't it be tantamount to making your own decisions and causing more trouble for the chief assistant?
The controversy caused by Jieyuan was greater than that of ordinary people, and it brought greater trouble to the chief minister.
Your Xueshi Huang's son is still being pinched by the chief assistant, so he can't be an undercover agent.
So Lin Tailai decided to deceive Huang Xueshi. After thinking about it, he said again:
"Teacher, it's best to tell the truth, who decided on this solution.
Otherwise, I can only think that you are deliberately creating doubts between me and Prime Minister Shen."
Huang Xueshi smiled bitterly, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Actually, there is some other inside story, and you will know it sooner or later.
It may be difficult to arrange the examination next year, so Prime Minister Shen decided to give you a Jie Yuan first.
If, I mean, if it really doesn’t work next year, this solution will be the compensation.”
Lin Tailai: "."
This means that next year’s examination may be more difficult, so this solution is considered a consolation prize?
Why, other time-travelers have easily cleared two levels in a row, so why is it so difficult to get here?
If it's so difficult to get through the examination, what's the point of applying for your first assistant, Shen Shixing!
Huang Xueshi emphasized: "I will definitely try my best to apply for the prime minister, but there are indeed some difficulties, mainly because the examiner for next year's general examination is Xu Guo."
A long time ago, the examiners of the examinations were all Hanlin bachelors. However, in recent decades, cabinet bachelors have begun to take turns serving as examiners.
So basically anyone can guess who the examiner will be in the next exam.
Among the three people in the current cabinet, the first assistant Shen Shixing was the examiner of the examination in the eighth year of Wanli, and the bachelor Wang Xijue was the examiner of the last examination in the fourteenth year of Wanli.
Only the second assistant Xu Guo has not presided over the examination, so next year's examiner will definitely be Xu Guo.
But the important point is that Xu Guo was a Huizhou merchant, and many Yangzhou salt merchants such as Zheng Zhiyan were supported by Xu Guo.
When Lin Daguan and others were competing for the interests of the salt industry in Yangzhou, they did not give Xu Cifu any face.
Two-thirds of the 21,000 yinwo books controlled by Lin's Salt Industry were stolen from Huizhou merchants.
From this perspective, it was Lin Daguan's own fault.
But as long as the original interest structure is touched, people will be offended. Even if there is no Xu Guo, there will be others.
Lin Tailai said a little dissatisfied: "Can't the chief assistant suppress Xu Guo?"
Huang Xueshi explained: "There are also difficulties in applying for prime minister. First, Xu Guo is a stubborn and fiery person with a strong desire for revenge and is difficult to persuade.
Secondly, applying for prime minister also requires the support of Xu Guo. Many times when the cabinet has a verbal dispute with foreign countries, it relies on Xu Guo to come forward."
Lin Tailai said angrily: "If I were the chief minister, there would be no other voice in the cabinet!"
Huang Xueshi thought of something again and reminded: "In addition, there are rumors in the court that among the examiners of the Eighteenth Chamber of Commerce next year, some people may give up all other positions and only compete for the position of examiner of the Yi Jing Room."
As we all know, the National Examination is the same as the Provincial Examination. In addition to the "Four Books" that are required to be studied, candidates will choose one of the Five Classics of Poetry, Calligraphy, Rites, Yi, and Spring and Autumn Classics as their main classics.
When judging papers, there will be several co-examiners who will judge the papers in separate rooms based on the Five Classics, and then submit the passing papers to the chief examiner.
For example, if Lin Tailai's textbook is the "Book of Changes", the test papers will definitely be sent to the Book of Changes room for preliminary judgment by the same examiner.
Therefore, as long as the hostile forces seize the position of co-examiner in the Yijing room, they will definitely have access to Lin Tailai's test papers.
Finally, Huang Xueshi sighed helplessly: "In short, Prime Minister Shen will definitely do his best for you, but there are too many obstacles from all sides, and the result can no longer be guaranteed."
Lin Tailai: "."
Lin Tailai has so much virtue and ability. Is he worthy of such a desperate blockade?
What did he, Lin Tailai, do wrong to be targeted to this extent?
In addition to providing some latest news, Huang Xueshi was also unable to help Lin Daguanren's plight.
It’s better to pass the provincial examination quickly, the test is the main course.
