As Ouyang Xiu said, not long after Ouyang Xiu took Huan Niang to the Yan Mansion, the horses' hooves hit the ground, and three fast horses galloped over. It was the official business of the Kaoji Department of the Ministry of Rites.
"Wailang Lu Suiyuan, a member of the Ministry of Etiquette's Kaoji Department, congratulates your master Su Jin High School for being the first in the Beijing-East and West Road test and winning the title of Huangjia in the Beijing News!" the leading chubby official shouted loudly as soon as he entered the courtyard.
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The two envoys from the Ministry of Etiquette who followed had already raised the good news with their hands in the air and walked forward slowly.
Su Jin hurriedly came out to greet him and stepped forward to receive the good news. Lu Suiyuan coughed seemingly inadvertently. Su Jin understood immediately, and quickly put his outstretched hands together into a bow, and said loudly: "Thank you, sir, everyone."
Sir, thank you for your hard work. Please take a seat in the hall and come and watch the tea!"
After saying that, he blinked at Xiao Sui'er, who understood, and quickly went to the inner hall to get fifty taels of silver, divided it into thirty taels, wrapped the ten taels in a small floral cloth, and took it out. It was already in the hall.
Over the tea, Su Jin and Lu Suiyuan chatted happily. b Time travel novel: b
Su Jin took the three parcels and handed them over with both hands: "Master Lu has been working so hard for me, so I would like to buy some tea for the three of you on the way."
Lu Suiyuan did not hesitate, and said with a haha: "We don't want the hard-earned money, but we must get the happy money given by Duke Xie Yuan. We are also happy, and maybe we can find an answer in the house."
Where is Duke Yuan?"
Su Jin chuckled and said, "That's for sure."
Lu Suiyuan weighed the baggage, stuffed the larger one into his arms, threw the two small packages one at a time into the hands of the two servants, and said: "Then, this is the happy money rewarded by Duke Jie Yuang."
The two servants smiled brightly and reached out to take it. When they pinched it, they realized that it was silver coins instead of copper coins. They were happy and thanked them. Then they picked up the good news without Lu Suiyuan's instructions and directed Wang Chao and others to go to the main hall.
Hanging high above.
Lu Suiyuan looked up at the good news and said with a smile: "Su Jieyuan is worthy of being a talented person in Yan San's imperial examination. With just a move of his little finger, he trampled under his feet the eight thousand imperial examinations in the East and West Roads of Beijing. In fact, this imperial examination is not for Duke Jie Yuang."
The words are purely redundant. Once Mr. Xie Yuang participates, he will definitely win three yuan in a row. I will wait until the Ministry of Rites Examination to come to Mr. Xie Yuan's house to announce the good news."
Su Jin laughed and said: "Lu Yuan is making ridiculous praises. I don't know why I got hit by mistake. It's thanks to the blessings of the emperor and the blessings of our ancestors."
Lu Suiyuan chuckled and said: "Don't be humble. If you can do it, you can do it. If you can't do it, you can't do it. Now that the exam is about to start, our Ministry of Rites will predict who will win the title of Jie Yuan on Jingdong Road this year. They all say that Han Jiang from Kaifeng Prefecture will be the best."
There is hope, but I am the only one who has decided against all the opinions that Mr. Su will be the winner, and now it seems that I am indeed right, haha... I, Lao Lu, still have a vision."
Su Jin knew that this boy was bragging, so he laughed and said: "It seems that he has borrowed three parts of Lu Yuanwai's Ji Yan's strength. Han Jiang, whom Lu Yuanwai just mentioned, is twenty-seven or eighty years old, with a delicate and steady appearance. It turns out that
Is it Han Jiang from Taimiao Zhailang?"
Lu Suiyuan smiled and said: "Huh? Do you know him?"
Su Jin said: "He and I were both taking the exam in No. 88 when we were taking the test. I was in No. 6 and he was in No. 8, which happened to be adjacent to each other."
Lu Suiyuan chuckled and said, "Sure enough, the number is auspicious and he is in high school."
Su Jin said: "But I don't know where he ranks in the rankings?"
Lu Suiyuan said: "Thirdly, his old master is going to be so angry now. Han Jiang made a vow to seize Jieyuan before taking the exam. Now it's good. Not only is Su Jieyuan better than him, but there is also a senior official from Yingtian Academy."
My son is also one rank higher than him, hahaha.”
Su Jin was surprised and said: "A student from Yingtian Academy? His surname is Wang Anshi?"
Lu Suiyuan was shocked again and said: "Hey, how do you know?"
Su Jin chuckled and said: "Which student from Yingtianfu Academy is more talented and knowledgeable than Wang Anshi? Who else is it if not him?"
Lu Suiyuan shook his head and said: "Wrong, there is a person who is much smarter than him."
Su Jin said: "Who is it?" b Time travel novel: b
Lu Suiyuan laughed and said: "How could you have forgotten yourself? Aren't you also a student at Yingtian Academy? You are the first Jie Yuan and he is the second. Aren't you smarter than him?"
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Su Jin suddenly realized and laughed: "I forgot about myself, so I am indeed a little smarter than him."
Lu Suiyuan twisted his beard and smiled and said: "It's more than just a little bit clever. People in the world will only remember who is the first. As for the second place, they are much inferior."
Su Jin thought, this is also the case; the first place attracts the most attention, and people definitely don't care much about the second, third, and subsequent places, but fortunately Wang Anshi won, and I don't know if the others won.
Wei Songhe also has the ability to pass the examination, but Wu Hengxin dare not say that this guy who likes to eat chicken butts is indeed not very knowledgeable.
The two chatted for a while, and heard another noise outside the door, but it was Fu Bi who came to congratulate him with the officials he had become friends with. Lu Suiyuan stood up and left. Su Jin repeatedly asked to stay, and Lu Suiyuan said
I wanted to send the good news to the second and third place, so I went in a hurry.
Fu Bi looked at his back and cursed: "This old guy is here to make money again. In every imperial examination, he gets the most."
Su Jin smiled and said nothing, and let seven or eight officials into the house to have tea; from morning to noon, more than ten groups of people came to congratulate them, all of them were officials from the central government, and of course they were all of low rank.
Fu Bi is the tallest, and the eldest is Su Jin's immediate boss, the history editor Zhang Fangping.
It was noisy until noon. Ouyang Xiu fulfilled his mission, and the matchmaking went smoothly. He came back with a smile. Su Jin quickly ordered people to go to Fanlou to book a banquet, and ordered Wang Chao to take care of the neighbors who were drinking wedding wine in the neighborhood.
Then he took the officials to Fanlou to hold a banquet.
There was a lively banquet that lasted until late. On the way back after the banquet, Su Jinfang had the opportunity to ask Ouyang Xiu about going to Yan Mansion to propose marriage.
Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "You are lucky, you have saved a few procedures. Originally you had to perform the six rituals of nacai, asking your name, naji and so on. But you and Miss Yan are familiar with each other, and these three rituals of nacai, asking your name and naji are all done."
No need to go, today is just a gift to accept the betrothal. The betrothal gift has been handed over to Master Sansi, and Miss Yan has also come out to express her gratitude. Tomorrow, the Yan family will return the gift, and the gift to accept the betrothal will be completed."
Su Jin said happily: "Can Miss Yan get up?"
Ouyang Xiudao: "You're up, aren't you? You seem a little haggard when you look like you're getting better."
Su Jin said: "She was still bedridden yesterday."
Ouyang Xiu laughed and said: "How can it be better to have such a good son-in-law? Besides, when you are chosen to know Yuan, Mr. Sansi suddenly feels proud and praises you repeatedly. I think Miss Yan is also very happy. What will happen in the afternoon?"
This new son-in-law can come and have a look. I drank a lot, and I am very nervous about going to the Yan Mansion to propose marriage. I feel dizzy now, so I have to go back to rest. After taking the Yan Mansion to return the gift tomorrow, I, the matchmaker
If I help you come forward to perform the wedding ceremony, good things are coming soon, haha."
Su Jin was extremely grateful and asked Xiao Zhuzhu to take Ouyang Xiu back to his house to drink in a carriage, while he rushed to Yan's house with Ma Han Zhang Long; he had won Xie Yuan, who would he share this joy with if he didn't share it with Yan Biyun?
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In the following days, there were many guests in Su Jin's house; Su Jin won Jieyuan in one fell swoop, and the whole court exploded. Even Zhao Zhen was extremely surprised, let alone Lu Yijian, Du Yan, Xia Song and others.
"He must have cheated!" Du Yan shouted in the court room.
Lu Yijian frowned and said: "Don't make random guesses. Today's scientific examinations are not only single-numbered, but also heavily guarded. Also, the test papers are first anonymized, and then transcribed by a special person before being handed over to the chief examiner for judging. It is not until after the judging that we know who corresponds to which paper."
Exam paper, how to cheat?"
Du Yan spread his hands and said: "This guy is obviously an unacademic person, how could he win the title of Yuan Dynasty? No one among the eight thousand scholars on the east and west sides of Beijing has written better than him? I don't believe it."
Xia Song thought deeply: "You can tell whether you believe it or not at a glance."
Du Yan said: "Lao Xia, what do you mean?" b Time Travel Novel: b
Xia Song said: "Let's take a look at Su Jin's and the top ten answers, compare the pros and cons, can't we judge whether they are better or better?"
Du Yan said: "Yes, let's see why Su Jin got the first place."
Lu Yijian was silent. He did not want to get involved in this matter. Although he also expressed doubts about Su Jinzhong's understanding of Yuan, as a prime minister, he must be cautious in his words and deeds. How could he say casual words easily.
Du Yan had some skills and quickly transferred the top ten test papers from Su Jin and others from the Ministry of Rites. Lu Yijian was the first to open the paper without hesitation. When he saw the words "Niannujiao Chibi Nostalgia" written by Su Jin, Lu Yijian jumped up.
He shouted: "Whose paper is this? Who wrote this poem?"
Everyone hurriedly checked the name. When they saw the word Su Jin, Lu Yijian sat down slumped.
"But with this poem, I can secure my position as the leader, and the old man below doesn't even have to look at it."
Everyone rushed forward and read the poem through, and everyone was stunned.
Xia Song and Du Yan are not idiots. They both came from imperial examinations and have some ink in their stomachs. This poem is so majestic and magnificent that just this momentum makes them feel inferior.
In a few days, the words of Lu Xiang in the imperial court spread throughout the capital, and the heroic style of "Da Jiangdong Goes" also quickly became popular in every corner of the capital. At that time, someone compared Su Jin with the late lyricist Liu Yong and commented:
"Liu Ci is a girl of seventeen or eighteen, with a red mouth and white teeth, the sound of the harp and the piano, singing the willow bank, the dawn wind and the waning moon, Su Jieyuan's lyrics, the Kansai man, holding an iron plate, beating the drum and singing the song "The Great River Goes to the East."
Everyone in the literary world thinks that the evaluation is very appropriate.
Su Jin's "Going to the East" was widely sung for a while, and Zhao Zhen had already taken Su Jin's test paper into the palace and read it through several times. However, what Zhao Zhen liked more was Su Jin's policy essay. Zhao Zhen thought that this article
Policy analysis is the main reason why Su Jin finally became the first to solve the test.
When asked by the three examiners who were called to judge the test paper, it turned out that it was indeed the case; Pan Guangqi, the transfer envoy of Jingxi East Road and the examiner who supported the interpretation of the test by Jingxi East Road this time, wrote on the paper: This article breaks away from all historical strategies.
It is full of flamboyance and difficulty, but uses plain and rigorous arguments to explain difficult principles thoroughly. Reading it is like drinking ice in summer, and it is as refreshing as drinking ice.
When it comes to enlightening readers, there are very few good articles.
Zhao Zhen followed the example of the dog's tail and added a sentence after this comment: It deserves this comment, and it is worthy of being ranked first.
Su Jin received two evaluations from Zhao Zhen. The first time it was widely rumored that Zhao Zhen privately said that Su Jin was 'the number one scholar, heroic and courageous, and a face with thick walls.' Now he has 'the number one real person'.
The words "return to your name".
At this point, Su Jin's name spread all over the capital and spread to all states. This man was young but well-educated and talented, but he was said to be lazy and thick-skinned. In addition, it was heard that he had entered into a marriage contract with the remarried daughter of the Yan family, which was even more sensational. Public opinions were mixed for a while.