Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 410 Ripples
The people from the Yang family who went to the Ministry of Rites to check the list were Yang Yuan and Xiao Qingtang.

Luxi and Danniang were not there, so they didn't dare to look.

Three days before the announcement of the results, the two of them began to have trouble eating and sleeping.

Now that the day of the results announcement has finally arrived, they are even more nervous.

Yang Yuan didn't quite understand how much importance people of that era attached to passing the imperial examination.

Last time he only passed the exam and became a juren, Luxi and Danniang were so happy, let alone this time he became a disciple of the emperor!
So, in the end, only the brave and foolish Xiao Qingtang volunteered to accompany her master.

When Yang Yuan and Xiao Qingtang squeezed to the front, the Goose King Zhao Yu had already excitedly rushed to Qingshi Lane to tell him the good news, and the two missed each other perfectly.

Yang Yuan looked at the wall of lists and saw that there was only one and a half lists posted on it.

That half of the list was also incomplete, as if it had been torn off by someone.

Four officials from the Ministry of Rites held large water and fire sticks and watched vigilantly anyone who approached the wall.

Yang Yuan bowed his hands in confusion and asked, "Excuse me, what's going on with this list?"

Seeing that Yang Yuan was dressed like a scholar, the officer didn't dare to neglect him, as he might be a Jinshi (imperial examination candidate).

He quickly embraced the water and fire stick, crossed his arms and saluted, saying: "My dear scholar, you may not know that just now a candidate saw that his name was not on the list, and he was so angry that he tore up the list.

The clerk in the yamen has gone to copy the list and will post it again in a moment. Please wait for a moment."

So that's how it is. Yang Yuan nodded to show his understanding.

Fan Jin passed the imperial examination and was so happy that he went crazy. Of course, there were also people who failed the examination and went crazy with anger.

Yang Yuan turned to Qing Tang and said, "Look, we're still early."

Qingtang rolled his eyes at him and muttered, "If you hadn't insisted on sticking with Sister Luxi, we would have come a long time ago."

When the officer holding the stick heard this, his body trembled and his eyes narrowed. Why were the relationships in this family so chaotic?

Before the gossip fire in his heart could be aroused, someone shouted happily: "Here it comes, the list is here."

Then I saw two clerks carrying the new list and buckets of paste, walking quickly towards the wall.

Qingtang was immediately overjoyed. Although Yang Yuan looked calm on the outside, he was actually a little nervous.

He knew that since he had passed the imperial examination last time, if he "performed normally" this time, it should not be a problem for him to pass the imperial examination.

But this is only a problem in theory, and sometimes accidents are inevitable.

For example, articles such as "策" and "论" are too subjective.

If your answer is seriously contrary to the examiner's ideas, then even if it is a good essay, you may still fail if you encounter an unfair examiner.

When they saw the official who posted the list appeared, the guards who were guarding the wall immediately felt like they were facing a great enemy. They held water and fire sticks in their hands and stood guard in front of the wall tightly.

The list was swiped onto the wall. Yang Yuan looked up and his breath suddenly stopped.

Actually... I won!
Save money!

"Ah! The provincial champion! It's the provincial champion! Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, you won the provincial champion..."

The little girl Qingtang screamed.

She grabbed Yang Yuan's hand excitedly, and jumped around like an angry bird on a string, unable to control herself at all.

"Who? Who won the provincial championship?"

The people nearby were immediately shocked when they heard this.

"The provincial leader is here?"

"I heard that the champion of Lin'an Prefecture is the provincial champion of this year's exam."

"Then he is Lian Zhong Er Yuan? Let me see who is Yang Er Yuan!"

There were exclamations all around, and people began to swarm over.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yang Yuan, who had had a personal experience the last time he took the imperial examination, made a prompt decision and pulled Qingtang away.

The officer guarding the wall also wanted to come over to admire Lord Sheng Yuan's demeanor, but Yang Yuan ran too fast.

All they saw was a nimble figure leaping forward like the wind.

A pomegranate red cape fluttered behind Sheng Yuangong...

wrong!

That's not a cape!
It seems to be the little girl in the pomegranate skirt just now?
Yang Yuan pulled Qingtang's little hand and, like flying a kite, quickly led her out through several streets and alleys.

When Yang Yuan looked back again, he saw that he had shaken the person off, so he stopped.

"Sister, sister...husband, I can't do it anymore..."

Qingtang’s little face turned pale.

She was already extremely excited, and now that Yang Yuan was pulling her to run wildly, her heart was about to jump out of her chest.

Xiao Qingtang's body was soft and he was about to "pile" on the ground.

Yang Yuan hurriedly lifted her up, but Xiao Qingtang was as soft as a noodle and couldn't stand at all.

Xiao Qingtang was almost crying with fear, and said in a sobbing voice: "Master, my legs won't obey me."

Yang Yuan quickly held her in his arms, gently stroked her back, and said softly, "Don't worry, don't worry, just take your time."

Qingtang clutched Yang Yuan's chest tightly with both hands. After a long while, her pounding heart gradually calmed down, but her legs were still a little weak.

"Master... you are so awesome! You are the provincial champion! Master, you are now a Jinshi master."

Qingtang raised his head and looked at Yang Yuan with admiration and even awe.

There was a hint of passionate charm on her palm-sized face.

Yang Yuan laughed and said, "Why are you calling me Master again now?"

Qingtang said seriously: "I can't call you that anymore. Master, you are a man of great achievements now, and there must be some rules in the family. From now on, I can only respectfully call you Master."

"That's it..."

Yang Yuan suddenly felt a little disappointed and didn't know what was going on.

Qingtang secretly glanced at Yang Yuan's face, and suddenly her tender face turned red, and she whispered: "If you like me to yell at you, Master, then I will yell for you when no one is around in the future?
Call you Master, call you Brother-in-law, call you Uncle-in-law... Or, call you Dada?"

Xiao Qingtang used every word of the dialect she learned from Mr. Fan from Guanzhong.

This "Dada" was not only uttered in a soul-stirring way, but also gave Yang Yuan a youthful and charming look.

If they weren't on the street at the moment, Yang Yuan would really pin her down on his knees and give her a good beating.

I won the provincial prize, but she acted like she had taken some medicine.

I just hope Luxi and Danniang won’t be as crazy as she is after hearing the news.

……

"Swish, hiss~~"

Yu Jiguang held a cup of hot tea and took a sip woodenly.

This is a courtyard of the "Qianting" of Lin'an Prefecture.

There are several stone platforms in the courtyard, and some wooden blocks are placed around the platforms.

In Lin'an Prefecture, the office area of ​​the prefect was called Du Ting, and the office areas of his deputies such as Tong Pan were called Qian Ting.

Several middle-level officials in Lin'an Prefecture were discussing enthusiastically the news of the latest crown winner of this year's imperial examination.

Yu Jiguang sat on a stool in the corner, listening silently to his colleagues' discussions.

Until those colleagues left, Yu Jiguang still sat there, drinking tea woodenly.

Chen Lixing said with emotion: "I never thought that Yang Yuan would win the provincial championship. He would win the provincial championship!" "Swish! Hiss~~"

Yu Jiguang sighed and said, "Yes, he can actually win the provincial championship.

Hey, there are more and more people above my head, and fewer and fewer people above other people’s heads.

Hey, where can I go to seek justice…"

Yu Jiguang is now the new judicial military officer of Lin'an Prefecture, similar to the captain of the criminal investigation team.

The reason why he was removed from the position of the head of the "National Information Office" was that he neglected his duties and failed to detect the conspiracy of the Japanese envoys while serving as the "reception envoy", "embassy envoy" and "sending envoy".

However, Yu Jiguang knew that this was just an attempt to accuse him.

He was the deputy envoy in charge of receiving foreign guests at the time. Was there anything wrong with his reception mission?
The last time, both the chief and deputy envoys of the Jin Dynasty died in the Song Dynasty, and the court did not hold the Guoxin Office accountable.

Why is it different this time?

After all, it was because Prime Minister Qin was gone, and the Guoxin Institute under Prime Minister Qin's protection was at the mercy of others.

In particular, seeing that the situation of the Qin family was delicate, some people deliberately targeted them in order to distance themselves from the Qin faction.

All the people in Guoxin Institute have now been dispersed and "exiled".

When he was in charge of the National Information Office, it was affiliated with the inner court and directly reported to the prime minister. Basically, he was the one who had the final say in the National Information Office.

Moreover, Guoxin Law Firm is mainly responsible for receiving funds and has money.

At the same time, he also has the mission of being a spy and has the power.

Now, he has no money, no power, and is filled with trouble.

Lin'an Prefecture has a population of one million. In such a big city, it is inevitable that there will be some criminal cases.
If a case happened, it was his responsibility. If a case was solved, it was the credit of the prefect, the magistrate, the prosecutor and a bunch of other "mother-in-laws".

His "new daughter-in-law" is so miserable!

Mao Shaofan said sadly, "Back then, we were ordered by Eunuch Li Rong to follow him. At that time, he was just an idler who was doing the job of sending people."

Da Chu perked up and said, "Yeah, I really miss that time. Slurp~"

Da Chu couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Chen Lixing smiled bitterly and said, "Now that Eunuch Li Rong is dead, and Mu Yaban is also dead, Yang Yuan has risen to the position of Imperial Guard of the Palace Front Department, and now he has passed the imperial examination and become a Jinshi. Recalling the past..."

"It seems like it was just yesterday..." Yu Jiguang said dimly.

Da Chu said, "Hey! I remember it, it wasn't that recent, it was in May of last year."

Yu Jiguang, Chen Lixing and Mao Bufan had already gotten used to his stubbornness, so no one paid any attention to him and just kept talking to themselves.

Mao Shaofan said enviously, "Yang Yuan has already won two first prizes in a row. What do you think, is it possible for him to get first place in the palace examination and win three first prizes in a row?"

"Huh! Is it so easy to win three prizes in a row?"

With a sneer, Northern Judge Zhang Mi walked over with a gloomy face and said, "Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, how many people have won the top three prizes in a row?
How could Yang Yuan deserve it! He was lucky enough to win two prizes, and he even wanted to win three prizes."

Yu Jiguang stood up quickly and bowed, saying, "Greetings to Zhang Banci!"

Mao Bufan and his group were of a lower rank, so they quickly bowed and stood still.

"Banci" is an honorific title for Tongpan.

"Banci", "Pingxing", "Biecheng" or "Junjian" are all acceptable, and are all respectful titles for the Tongpan.

Among them, "Banci", "Pingxing" and "Biecheng" are honorific titles for supervisors in the Han Dynasty, while "Junjian" originated from the position of supervisory censor.

After all, the Tongpan theoretically had the responsibility to supervise the official in charge of the provincial government.

Zhang Mi said calmly, "Go get some work done. You just arrived at Lin'an Prefecture, so you need to be more diligent and make more achievements."

Yu Jiguang smiled and said, "It's a lesson for me to teach you half a lesson."

Zhang Mi snorted coldly and walked away.

Yu Jiguang waved to Chen Lixing and others, and they quickly withdrew.

Da Chu couldn't tell who was good and who was bad, and continued to ask with great interest: "General Yu, do you think Yang Yuan can really pass the exam and become the top scholar?"

Yu Jiguang sighed and said, "It's about right."

Yang Yuan is young, handsome and has a good image.

When the new king ascended the throne, he was an officer of the Imperial Dragon Guard in charge of the security of the Forbidden Palace and had the merit of following the king.

When a new emperor ascends the throne, he needs a new dynasty and a new atmosphere. At this time, if someone passes the imperial examinations in the imperial examinations, it would be a good sign for the new emperor.

Therefore, unless Yang Yuan performed extremely poorly in the palace examination, even if his results were mediocre, the emperor would force him to be the top scorer.

Da Chu laughed and said, “If the emperor really chooses him as the top scholar, according to the system of our Song Dynasty, the top scholar must stay in Beijing to serve.

So where do you think he will be assigned to? Will he come to our Lin'an Prefecture?"

Yu Jiguang and the other two stopped suddenly and looked towards Da Chu together.

Mao Shaofan gritted his teeth and said, "If you can't speak, then don't speak."

Da Chu rolled his eyes and muttered, "What's wrong with me?"

Chen Lixing scolded: "Just shut up and it won't be a big deal!"

When Zhang Mi took up the post in Lin'an Prefecture, Yang Yuan was left out in the cold. At that time, Zhang Mi was extremely proud.

But who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, Yang Yuan was transferred to the Yulong Brigade.

That's fine. When it comes to career development potential, Zhang Mi is still far superior to Yang Yuan. Let's wait and see who will have the last laugh.

But who would have thought that Yang Yuan would now win the provincial first place again. Even if he performed poorly in the palace examination, at least he would be a Jinshi.

This inevitably made Zhang Mi hate him even more.

He walked out of the hall in a huff, and when he looked up, he saw the prefect Qiao Zhen and the southern judge Yan Ding walking towards him side by side.

Zhang Mi hurriedly stopped to greet them, and said with a smile, "Are Prefect Qiao and Judge Yan Nan going out?"

Qiao Zhen looked up and saw that it was Zhang Mi. His eyes flickered slightly, and he laughed and said, "Ah, yes, haha..."

Yan Ding also smiled and said, "This old man and Prefect Qiao are going to Yang Shengyuan's mansion to congratulate him. Judge Zhang Bei, do you want to go with us?"

Qiao Zhen was the prefect of Lin'an, and Yang Yuan was a provincial governor from Lin'an. This was considered a brilliant achievement of Qiao Zhen in education.

If one passed the "Ministry of Rites Examination", he would be considered a Jinshi. As the prefect, it was not considered condescending for him to visit and congratulate him.

Moreover, he had to go as soon as possible.

Now Yang Yuan is the provincial governor, and it is the most glorious time of his life.

If he wins the imperial examination, then of course. But what if he fails? Will he still go then?
When Zhang Mi heard this, his face fell.

Yan Ding is old and had taken sick leave a few days ago, so he was not in the government office, and therefore he was not aware of the glorious history of Zhang Mi, the "buttocks-touching hand".

However, Qiao Zhen knew about the grudge between Zhang Mi and Yang Yuan.

So when Zhang Mi asked about it, Qiao Zhen turned a blind eye to it, but who would have thought that Yan Ding would reveal the truth.

Zhang Mi said with a fake smile: "Qiao Fuyin is the chief of Lin'an, and Yan Nanpan is in charge of education in this prefecture, so they should go. Zhang will be fine!"

Yan Ding knew there must be something wrong as soon as he saw it, so he just laughed it off and walked out with Qiao Zhen.

"Could there be any grudge between Governor Qiao, Judge Zhang Bei and this new governor?"

"Maybe!"

"Non-stick pan" Qiao Zhen smiled and said, "As far as I know, Zhang Beipan and Yang Shengyuan have both served in the Privy Council before. Maybe there are some minor grudges. I don't know the details, haha..."

PS: I will still code the next chapter during the day. From now on, the second chapter will be posted during the day. I will just take a break starting from tomorrow~
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