The ancient farming life of liberal arts scum

After listening to Xun Cheng and Manzi's talk, Shen Ge remembered that today is the day when the rankings are announced.

He stood up excitedly and asked, "I'm really ranked seventh? Did you read it wrong?"

More than [-] people came to the scientific examination, and it is really amazing to be ranked seventh.Although Shen Ge still had confidence in himself, he couldn't help being suspicious when he heard the news.

"Master, you have such an expression," Xun Cheng smiled, "Could it be that the two of us can still lie to you?"

Manzi answered him earnestly, "It is true that the seventh is correct. I have read it back and forth with the chief steward twice, and the name, place of origin and age match up."

Shen Ge smiled instantly, pushed back the chair, trotted out, and said while running, "I'm going to announce the good news to Brother Xun."

Xun Feiguang knew about the news that he won the apricot list a few points earlier than Shen Ge. When he saw Shen Ge coming, he looked at Shen Ge with a smile, "Maybe you have let go of your heart now?"

"Let's put half of it down," Shen Ge's eyes brightened, "I'm a Gongshi now, no matter what, a Jinshi didn't run away. Brother Xun, just wait, after I pass the imperial examination, I will prepare the dowry to marry you!"

"Oh, not the dowry?"

"The dowry is fine, anyway, I will marry you after the palace examination." Shen Ge giggled, "Brother Xun, have you made people look forward to life?"

Shen Ge said it mysteriously, and Xun Feiguang didn't know what he had prepared, but Xun Feiguang didn't ask, he said: "Well, the eighth day of May, the sixteenth day of June, and the 23rd day of August, these days are the days of this year. The most suitable few good days for our marriage."

The date was sent by Xun Feiguang to deliver the letter, and Hu Naiqing calculated it based on their birthdays.In a year, these three days are the most suitable for the two of them to get married.

"Is there time for the eighth day of May?"

Shen Ge calculated in his heart that the results of the palace examination will be released in early April, and after the palace examination is finalized, he will prepare for the marriage, and the time is a bit tight.Among other things, it is not too late to send letters back and forth with Kunjiu County.

Xun Feiguang said: "We got married on June 23th, we went back to Shenjia Village to get married, and then went to Kyoto to hold a wedding on August [-]rd."

Even if Shen Ge is admitted to Jinshi, most of them are officials in the capital, and Xun Feiguang can talk to the officials, which doesn't hinder him.

Shen Ge was a little surprised, he didn't expect Xun Feiguang to be willing to marry him back to Shenjia Village.

Seeing his expression, Xun Feiguang said: "Both of you and my parents are away, it doesn't matter where you get married, in Shenjia Village, you can invite Master Wu and your uncle to come over."

Shen Ge threw himself on him, leaned over to kiss him, slightly bent his eyes and whispered: "I know what you want."

Wu Fuzi and Shen Hongfa are both stubborn, it is not easy to persuade them.If they get married in Shenjia Village, there is still a slight possibility for the two of them to come to watch the ceremony. If they get married in the capital, the possibility of Shen Ge's relatives and friends coming to the scene is very small.

What's more, the two people's identities are very different, and the relatives and friends of both parties get together, and the one who feels uncomfortable must be the person on Shen Ge's side.

Shen Ge was able to take seventh place in the exam this time, not one or two people were surprised.

In view of his reputation known in most of the capital and the previous bets, those who follow the apricot list have basically paid attention to Shen Ge's results.

Shen Ge's previous articles in the examination for candidates came out. Later, when he went to the capital, he had at most contact with Wu Yushi among all the candidates. Take it out and see it with outsiders.

In this way, the impression of Shen Ge in the whole capital is only based on the articles he has written in Daoning Mansion, and at most one poem on lantern riddles at the Lantern Festival banquet is added. It is no wonder that most people think that Shen Ge is empty. He has a reputation, but his actual level is not very good.

Not to mention the person who bet on Shen Ge to lose, even the person who set up the gamble never thought that in just five or six months, Shen Ge would be able to improve so much!

As soon as the results came out, there was an uproar in Beijing, and Shen Ge stole the limelight. Compared with him, No.1 in the apricot list was somewhat overshadowed, and few people paid attention.

Apart from relatives and friends, the happiest people for Chen Ge to have this achievement are none other than the women.

Although Shen Ge has not yet passed the Jinshi, and the seventh place in the examination is still a small distance away from the Jinshi, the girls still feel that they did not support the wrong person this time.

Don't all the men say that Mr. Shen has nothing but good looks and mediocre talents?What is the result now? No. 7!In the entire Great Yan Dynasty, how many people can surpass Mr. Shen?

The girls were really proud of this result, even if they lost the money they voted after the palace examination, everyone had no complaints.

Mr. Shen was able to obtain the previous life in the examination, even if he failed to pass the Jinshi, so what, at most it was just bad luck, he has reached the level!

Contrary to the women, the vast majority of students do not recognize Shen Ge's achievement.

Many people know that Shen Ge is a member of Duke Xun, even if they don't know the specific relationship between the two, they know that they are very close.

The previous turmoil in Lingfeng Building spread, and everyone knew that the powerful Xun Guogong stood up for Shen Ge on the spot and taught those who criticized Shen Ge a lesson.

That being the case, did Duke Xun Guo also play tricks for Shen Ge during the examination?After all, Xun Guogong was the general who guarded one side, and he gave some hints to the examiner, and it is not impossible for the examiner to give face.

If it is said that all the papers in the general examination were pasted out of names and copied again, who knows whether Shen Ge has marked the papers?Will the examiner recognize it based on the previous markings?

Shen Ge did so well in the exam that many people did not believe that his real level was so high.

At first, a small group of people were secretly unhappy, and after this sentiment spread, the people who bought Shen Ge and lost in that game also participated in the doubts.

One pass ten, ten pass one hundred, more and more people feel that this test is tricky.

There was Lengtouqing who was not afraid of the consequences, and dragged a few people to the Ministry of Rites to protest.

The main examiner heard the report from the subordinates, and after knowing this trend, he was sweating profusely in late spring, and his whole body was on the verge of collapse.

Cheating in the scientific examination is not a trivial matter. If it is true, exile for three thousand miles will be light. If Long Yan is furious, he may even have to rush to the execution ground with his family.

After hearing the news, the chief examiner dared not hide it, let alone neglect it, so he went to the palace to ask for an audience on the same day, and told the emperor about it.

When the matter developed to this point, the examiner was very fortunate that His Majesty had read the papers in person that day, and he read Shen Ge's papers very carefully, so he would not suspect him of favoritism.

Outsiders don't know that Shen Ge's ranking is due to his kiss today!

It was not on a whim that the emperor would read the papers for this exam. He had known the relationship between Shen Ge and Xun Feiguang, and also knew that Shen Ge was going to end up in Chunwei this time, so he found Shen Ge's papers to take a look.

Xun Feiguang inherited the Duke of Zhen Guo, and he is capable of both literature and martial arts. Compared with the old Duke, Xun Feiguang is better than blue.

When the emperor, let alone other things, he was always suspicious. The emperor was afraid that Xun Fei's light skills would be so powerful that he would tacitly admit that his colleagues had poisoned him.

This is also one of the reasons why Xun Feiguang retreated to Kunzhu County. After more than [-] years of friendship between monarchs and ministers, the emperor watched Xun Feiguang being assassinated coldly. He neither stopped nor reminded him. Can't help feeling disheartened.

After all, Jiangshan's surname is Yan, so why did he, Xun Feiguang, guard Jiangshan so hard, devoting himself to it?

Based on this, after Xun Feiguang beat the Beiman back, he retreated bravely and lived in semi-reclusion in Shenjia Village.

How much guilt did the emperor have in his heart? He was suspicious, but he also knew in his heart that in the entire court, there was no one who could compare with Xun Feiguang in terms of literary talent and martial arts.

If Xun Feiguang never came out of the mountain again, or died of complete illness, there would be no good generals in the court.

The Great Yan Dynasty was established at the beginning, and it was passed down to the second generation. The northern barbarians invaded from time to time, and the foreign barbarians in the south often waited for an opportunity to invade. Without such a good general to defend the family and the country, the emperor was afraid that the dragon chair underneath would not be safe. .

The emperor uses Xun Feiguang, respects Xun Feiguang, and avoids Xun Feiguang. He has very complicated emotions in his heart.

Therefore, when Shen Ge appeared, the emperor couldn't help but cast his gaze on him.

The position of Xun Feiguang's bedside person is really too important. If Xun Feiguang hadn't been soft and hard for many years, and men and women were not close in sex, the person next to him should be married by the emperor.

The Emperor read the articles written by Shen Ge in the examination one by one, and after reading it, the Emperor couldn't help feeling a little pity in his heart.

Although Shen Ge's writing style is not sophisticated, it is rare to have aura. The most rare thing is that he does not just talk on paper, and all the strategies and theories he writes are in line with reality.

Those who have never been in contact with officialdom and people's livelihood mostly take it for granted, and the articles are a little exaggerated and weak, which is far from the truth, but Shen Ge has no such habit at all.If Shen Ge encounters a question asked in the policy theory, he can directly implement it according to the written answer.

He seems to be born with a heart for the people, able to put himself in the shoes of the people, and has benevolence in his heart.

It is really rare for a young man who has not reached the weak crown to have this insight and steadfastness.If he wasn't Xun Feiguang's bedside person, with his talents, he has been in the officialdom for more than ten years, and he might not be a pillar of the country.

It's a pity that he chose Xun Feiguang, and he was destined to miss high officials and rich salary.

Not everyone has the emperor's vision. Among the several examiners, there are examiners who appreciate Shen Ge's articles very much, and some examiners think that he is not as good as him.

The examiners who felt that Shen Ge's articles should be ranked No. 15 and No. [-] thought that although Shen Ge's articles were good, the allusions were not regular enough, the rhetoric was a little flamboyant, and the rules were not strict.People at that time liked to write gorgeous and eloquent essays, so such a paper would naturally not be recognized by the literary world.

The emperor put down the paper in his hand, and when the Ministry of Rituals was arguing whether Shen Ge's articles should be placed in the top ten, he said indifferently: "Officials governing the country are more than words."

In this way, the examiner rated Shen Ge as seventh in this volume.

After listening to the chief examiner's cry, the emperor put down his pen and said: "Since the people of the world have objections, post the top [-] papers and judge for yourself."

Scientific research is a national priority, and the trust of all candidates in scientific research must never be shaken.

After receiving the order, the chief examiner knelt and retreated, and immediately went back to ask someone to post the papers.

The papers for No.1 to [-] were disassembled and pasted on the side of the apricot list, so that those who want to see can see it.

Those who got the news flocked to look at it, not only Shen Ge's, but also other candidates.

After reading it, most of them were convinced by the result.

There are also those who speak sour words, they only dare to speak in private, and dare not let others hear them.If you are an official, it doesn't matter if you have poor knowledge. If someone finds out that your character is not good, it will be difficult for you to move forward in your official career.

Some people sighed, "Mr. Shen looks like a fairy, but he doesn't want to write but is so simple, and he doesn't show off his literary talents. I am ashamed of myself."

There are also officials who read it and sighed to their younger generations: "The Mr. Shen you mentioned earlier, don't look at the prose, but a little wisdom is better than ordinary people's hundred ink. Look at the talents of the world."

The majority of women's admiration for Shen Ge has been raised to a higher level, and the pride in their hearts is not to mention strong. Even if they can pass the exam, it is nothing more than the same as being admitted to Jinshi.

After the apricot list came out, women who went to Buddhist temples to burn incense would often pray to the Buddha to bless Shen Ge Yibang High School.

Wu Yushi ranked No. 40 and seventh in the examination, while Xiao Siyuan and Lu Haoying failed the rankings, temporarily missing the title of Jinshi.

The two accepted it calmly after hearing about it. They didn't have much hope at all, and they were not disappointed when they learned that they failed the exam.

Everything in Kyoto is expensive, and Xiao and Lu's family background is ordinary. Since they failed the exam, it's not easy to waste time in Kyoto, so they packed their bags and prepared to return home on the third day.

Shen Ge once invited the two of them to stay at Xun's house, but they were both declined.The two are going back to their hometown, and Shen Ge will send him a ride.

The three of them found a restaurant and booked a box to drink.

As soon as he saw Shen Ge, Xiao Siyuan joked, "Brother Shen, the girls who support you should be proud of themselves."

"That's what it should be. Who made them look good?"

Everyone laughed together.

Wu Yushi said with a smile: "My brother, I have read those articles that you will try, and they really deserve the name. Don't worry about those who say sour words."

Shen Ge smiled at him.

Neither Xiao Siyuan nor Lu Haoying were on the list, Shen Ge didn't want to mention the test, so as not to touch their heartache, so he changed the topic and said: "When I came to the capital, it was still snowing heavily. When we go back, it will be spring and Jingming. , the flowers are full of shade, the days really go by so fast."

"That's right, it's too late."

A few people chatted casually, after the dishes were served, after drinking for three rounds, Shen Ge and Wu Yushi toasted them farewell.

Several of them are brothers from the same sect, and their relationship is much better than that between ordinary students, and they drank very happily.

Because Shen Ge and Wu Yushi were still preparing for the imperial examination, everyone didn't drink too much, what they ordered was just light plum wine, which was delicious but not intoxicating, so it's okay to drink a few more glasses.

Xiao Siyuan is very free and easy, he is still young, it is a blessing to be able to pass the exam, Chun Wei did not pass the exam until the next exam, even if Senior Brother Wu is so talented, he has to take the exam twice, he is not in a hurry.

Lu Haoying was even more relaxed. It was a fluke for him to pass the Juren examination, and he had never had any hope for Jinshi, even if he failed.

He is now a Juren, and he will be a famous person when he returns to his hometown. No matter what, his life will be better.

Several people toasted to say goodbye.

On the day Xiao Siyuan left, Shen Ge still went to see him off. Before the motorcade left, Shen Ge pulled Xiao Siyuan aside and bowed to him, and told him in a low voice, "Brother Xun and I plan to get married on June [-]th. On the other side, you and Qiu'er help me lay the groundwork and make some indirect remarks."

Ever since Shen Ge understood his intentions, Xiao Siyuan has watched his friend work hard towards marrying Mr. Xun. Now that he got what he wanted, Xiao Siyuan can no longer object.

Xiao Siyuan was stunned for a while, then sighed, patted Shen Ge on the shoulder, and solemnly promised: "I know, I will enjoy this matter to the fullest. Brother Shen, I wish you and Master Xun a happy life together."

Shen Ge patted him on the shoulder back, looked at him, and said nothing.

Ten days passed by in the blink of an eye, and the palace test came.

The palace examination starts from the time of mao and ends in the time of application, and one examination is one day.

Shen Ge got up early in the morning, washed up, put on blue tribute clothes, and was sent to the palace by Xun Feiguang.

The palace examination was held in Guanghe Palace. Three hundred candidates, no one more than one less, all waited in line in front of the hall. After receiving a bag of palace cakes, they followed the leading officials according to their rankings.

Guanghe Hall is not too big, the top ten are tested in the hall, and the last 290 sit in the square in front of the hall, and take the test in the open air.

Each examinee has a low table, a cushion, and paper, ink, pens and inkstones on the table. If he wants to drink water, he can just ask the eunuch in the hall.

Before the sun rose, all candidates were sitting upright in their seats, waiting for the test.

The emperor personally examines the palace examination, the sun shows a face from the distant horizon, and the emperor's guard of honor has slowly arrived.

The bright yellow figure was tall and majestic, full of majesty, everyone bowed their heads, their heads were pressed tightly to the backs of their hands, and their hands were placed on the ground, submitting to the ruler above.

Hundreds of people inside and outside the hall were silent and solemn.