Candidates in the Jiazi exam booth are still unable to answer questions calmly and seriously.
Once you witness such a high-profile candidate with your own eyes, it will be difficult to let go of your heart that is so far behind others. You will be stimulated and hit to the point of being completely bruised!
If it weren't for knowing that this was the Gongyuan and there was nothing wrong with it, I would have come out to fight with this kid!
"Little Master Xiucai, please wait for a moment. I will seal it for you right now."
The key is that these yamen cadres still act like hermaphrodites, showing off their power in front of other candidates, and in front of Zhu Hao, they are called "scholars" and "juniors". How can they bear the huge psychological gap?
Zhu Hao looked blank, waiting for the clerk to give him the lake name paper.
Low profile?
It was during the county examination.
The county examination was his first time taking part in the imperial examination, so he had to keep a low profile and follow the crowd... in order to avoid criticism from fellow examinees, and to avoid being deliberately targeted by the examiner, so that he could pass the first level of the child examination smoothly.
After that...
No matter how much you criticize me!
Now that it's time for the government examination, everyone from the examiner to the candidates knows me, and a group of people are calling me by name to suppress me. How can I keep a low profile and pretend to be a grandson at this time?
Are you kidding me?
What else will it do for me to keep a low profile?
Hang Chi Hang Chi It took a day to finish the article, and others might talk about it behind their backs... Look at this guy, he cheated in the county exam, and showed his cowardice as soon as he got to the prefectural exam, right?
Since there is no point in being low-key, then simply act in a high-profile way!
After answering and handing in the government examination papers within an hour, Zhu Hao was the first to walk out of the examination room!
Don’t you think I’m incapable?
Let me tell you with real facts, it only takes me one hour to answer the paper, and after I finish, I won’t be afraid of you checking what I wrote afterwards.
Now let’s make you feel ashamed!
Are you afraid of being targeted by the examiner for being too high-profile in the government examination?
can you?
At this time, Kuang Yangming had nothing to do, so he came to target me as the head of the county examination. As usual, he could enter school and properly reserve talents? Even if you really want to "set things right" and correct your "mistakes" in the county examination,
Give the local scholars an explanation, but you also have to worry about Prince Xing's attitude, right?
Zhu Hao's abilities are there. Do you see that he is really talented and learned to suppress him? He doesn't give face to Prince Xing's palace, just to take care of the feelings of local scholars?
Just kidding!
The county examination has already made Confucian students uncomfortable once, and making them uncomfortable again this time is in line with the Confucian doctrine of the mean of knocking someone to death. Isn't this the so-called "benevolence"?
Confucian "benevolence" will take care of other people's feelings?
Do not make jokes!
Confucianism's "benevolence" emphasizes sticking to the past, following rules, not thinking about changes or even criticizing changes. Let what has happened happen again, and the cycle established by heaven must continue indefinitely. This is what Confucianism advocates.
of "benevolence".
I, Zhu Hao, was attacked by a group of Confucian scholars. Isn't it because I changed the "natural law" of seniority in the imperial examination, so that young people cannot easily pass the imperial examination?
What you admire is not the youth's success, but the injury of Zhongyong. You want to see me fail in the government examination, and think that it is in line with Confucian principles to hurt Zhongyong.
If you use the "benevolence" in the imperial examination to attack me, then I'm sorry, I will use the "benevolence" in the officialdom to fight back.
I have been immersed in Confucianism for decades, and if I don’t even understand this little bit, I, Zhu Hao, will be blind and reborn as a human being.
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Zhu Hao left the examination room with his head held high and his steps high.
Outside the examination booths I passed, there were always people looking out, wondering who was handing in the paper so early. Is it because there was something urgent at home? Or was it because I didn’t have enough talent and knowledge to answer the two examination questions? I looked down and saw that there was one question in the two examinations.
It's a bit biased, but it's not as difficult as destroying the world, right?
Who hasn’t heard of partial test questions like interception and matching questions when preparing for the exam?
That's really difficult for a group of scholars who don't even have any fame.
They say that quizzes reveal evildoers, and this question is already very kind.
Then why did he hand in the paper and leave early?
You can’t really finish the answer, right?
"Little scholar, please come this way."
The chief of the government officials led his men and personally escorted Zhu Hao to the gate of Gongyuan.
Yu San and others were guarding the teahouse opposite the Gongyuan. They were still talking and laughing when they suddenly saw the door of the Gongyuan open and Zhu Hao walked out. Yu San quickly led others to greet him.
"Brother Hao, are you coming out so early? It doesn't seem like it's time for the parade, right?" Yu San was surprised.
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll come out as soon as the exam is over... Those government officials are reasonable and can't let me wait at the door, right? Help me get the exam basket."
Zhu Hao was about to get on the carriage as he spoke.
"Brother Hao, where are we going now? To the palace?"
Yu San didn't care about Zhu Hao's situation in the examination room. He had already heard that Zhu Hao's government examination was a routine matter. As long as there were no major problems in the essay he wrote, he could be recommended for promotion as usual. Besides, even if Zhu Hao and Zhu Hao were
He talked about what happened in the examination room, but even with his knowledge, he couldn't understand it.
"Don't rush to the palace, go home and take a look first... Yesterday I noticed that the azaleas were blooming in the city, and everything was red and colorful, but I didn't have time to stop and appreciate it. Today, walk slowly on the road, let me enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way..."
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Come out of the exam room early.
Zhu Hao was in a good mood.
It seems that for him, taking the imperial examination was just something he did casually after his daily life, and it was not that important.
After being reincarnated as a human being, he has opened his eyes to many things.
Fame and wealth are something to be strived for. Being in a high position can change an era, which is a reflection of a time traveler's sense of responsibility.
If he did not pursue change, the transcendental things in his mind would be enough for him to become a wealthy landowner in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, marry dozens of darling wives and concubines, and live a life of drunkenness and dreams; or he could create a life of dreams and dreams.
Big ships, sail overseas, create a country in western America or Australia...
But that's not what he's after.
Now that we are here, we must take on the role of a time traveler so that the people of the Ming Dynasty can live a good life and avoid being enslaved by foreign races.
Everything, including entering the palace, taking the imperial examination, and doing business, all revolved around this goal.
Since it is not all for personal enjoyment, and there are many paths he can choose, and he does not have to take the imperial examination, he can always maintain a relatively open-minded mentality, which is not comparable to those Confucian scholars who are trying to change their life through the imperial examination.
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After taking the government examination, Zhu Hao naturally had some leisure time to enjoy the scenery in the city.
As for receiving Wang Shouren?
Not in a hurry.
The most tedious and boring thing is to exchange greetings and be polite and friendly during the reception.
After discussing with Tang Yin, he said that he would just leave the examination room at noon, and agreed to hold a simple banquet to entertain Wang Shouren at an official post in the city. He would just go to the banquet at that time. The initial reception work at that time, and the subsequent
Official duties such as handing over prisoners, summarizing battle reports and even battlefield inspections have been completed, so there are not so many worries after the meeting.
Besides, you, Tang Yin, should also practice how to interact with people in the officialdom, especially old friends who are taking the National Examination in the same year as you and have some friendships. This will be of great benefit to you, Tang Yin, when you enter the officialdom in the future.
Zhu Hao unknowingly began to act as Tang Yin's life mentor.
Bringing Tang Yin out of the quagmire onto the right path, and then through subtle teaching and transformation, allowing him to slowly adapt to a completely different lifestyle from the past, allowing him to navigate with ease in the officialdom that he had longed for when he was a young man. Isn't this what Zhu said?
An attempt by Hao to change the times?
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at this time.
Zhu Hao's home.
The old lady Zhu Jiashi came here again. Different from the past where she was always cheering and cheering, acting domineering and having a strong purpose, this time the old lady seemed unusually low-key.
Zhu Niang's head went numb when she saw Zhu Jia with a kind smile on her face, but she still received her mother-in-law attentively.
"My mother, from the third family, knows that your son will take the government examination today. If nothing goes wrong, he will become a distinguished scholar after the college examination next year. In the future, he can also take the provincial examination and take a further step in the imperial examination."
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Zhu Jiashi was talking to her daughter-in-law alone this time. Not only did she not bring housekeeper Liu, Mrs. Song and others with her, but she also did not bring her second son Zhu Wanjian, who was 100% bad.
Just like having a heart to heart conversation with my daughter-in-law.
Zhu Niang said: "My daughter-in-law does not dare to ask for these things too early. We will only wait until he obtains the honors."
"It's rare."
Zhu Jia's tone was calm, "With your delicate body, you can support this family and train your son to become a talented person in such a short period of time. This is what many mothers dream of. We are both mothers, and for the mother's heart
I am very grateful to you for raising another good boy in my Zhu family who can take charge of his own business."
If it were two years ago, if her mother-in-law came to her and said these words, Zhu Niang would have been so moved that she burst into tears. She would listen to whatever her mother-in-law said.
But things are different now.
Having experienced a lot, being educated and brainwashed by her son at any time, Zhu Niang has long recognized the reality. A group of people in the Zhu family, represented by the old lady, clearly want to treat their third family as a destitute family. With this kind of
It is meaningless when people talk about favors. It is better to exchange interests.
"But I am also worried about my mother, wondering whether he will be able to successfully enter an official career in the future."
Zhu Jiashi added profoundly.
Zhu Niang lowered her head and said, "My daughter-in-law doesn't understand what my mother said."
Zhu Jiashi looked confident: "Zhu Hao was born in Jinyiwei after all. Although his status as a military household does not prevent him from taking part in the imperial examination, if he takes the imperial examination and wants to seek an official position in the local area, there will be many restrictions on the selection of officials. When the time comes, the Zhu family
I can still talk."
When Zhu Niang heard this, she thought, good guy, he came to threaten you again?
It's just that this time you said it very tactfully.
"I don't want to create a gap between my family members, so I'm here to ask if you can bring your son back to your clan? If you are willing to come back, not only will the land and house where you live be yours, but all the business of the Zhu family will also be yours.
Leave it to you to take care of it... My mother is old and has low energy. Zhu Hao, his uncle and his second uncle are unable to support the family business. His fourth uncle is preparing for the provincial examination. I really can't find anyone except you, my mother, who can help me.
Help the Zhu family.
"Don't think that my mother is trying to tempt me with my words. I really want to get the family back together... Otherwise, when the matter is done, I will find the government and the squire to testify for my mother. From now on, you will be in charge of the house, even the keys to the accounting room."
I leave it all to you, and you can continue to live in the city with your son... What do you think?"