[Red Chamber] The imperial examination life of the great master

No matter whether everyone is looking forward to or fearing the day of the announcement, it has come on time.

On this day, all those who have candidates get up early to burn incense and worship Buddha, praying for the blessing of Buddha and ancestors to be on the list, and many people even toss and turn all night without closing their eyes until dawn.

Therefore, when people met at the gate of the Gongyuan, they could not help but nodded to each other clearly when they saw the dark circles under each other's eyes.

The township examination is held once every three years, and those who are on the list can become candidates.

It is quite different to become a Juren. There is an old saying-poor scholar, rich Juren.

From a scholar to a juren, the rise in status is extraordinary. In some rural areas, the status of a juren is sometimes even higher than that of the parents of the county government. Moreover, after becoming a juren, money naturally follows.

Therefore, as long as there are people who raise people, there is no one who is poor.

Regardless of whether they are aiming at fame or profit, everyone desperately hopes that they can be on the list this time.

Juren in the capital is naturally much more important than juren in other places.

Some wealthy businessmen will come to a list today to catch their sons-in-law. Therefore, at the entrance of the Gongyuan, besides those students, there are also many wealthy businessmen in rich clothes and a group of servants. Immediately caught and went to worship.

On this day, the students of Guozijian will inevitably visit the Gongyuan.

Some people can't wait and can't sit still at home, some people have a chance to win and think that they must be on the list, so they come here specially, so that they can get the envy and praise of everyone after the list is published later.Cai Liang is the latter.

"Brother Cai is really bold, and he is not in a hurry at this time." Although Cai Liang was kicked out of the Imperial College, there are still many people who made friends with him for Xu Chengsong's sake, and this person who spoke is one of them. one.

Cai Liang smiled lightly, turned his gaze to the top of the list, tried his best to look calm and breezy, and said calmly: "Sometimes in fate must be there, and there is always time in fate. Don't force it. You and I have tried our best anyway, so why bother?" Worried?"

"Yes, yes, Brother Cai's words awakened the dreamer." The speaker flattered without hesitation, but secretly said in his heart, who doesn't know that you are Xu Shangshu's nephew, maybe you have already made a default decision to know Yuan, of course If you have the ability to stand here and make sarcastic remarks.

"Hey, Brother Cai, isn't that Marquis Jia En?" The speaker swept his eyes and saw Jia Amnesty and Chen Ronggui.

Cai Liang looked at Jia She, and sneered, "He's here too."

"What's wrong?" the person who spoke asked puzzledly.

Cai Liang smiled, cast a malicious look at Jia She, and said, "Let's go over, at least it's an acquaintance, let's say hello to him."

Before Jia Amnesty caused him to be expelled from the Imperial College, he has always kept this account in his heart, and today is the time for him to recover the losses he suffered that day.

Chen Ronggui caught a glimpse of Cai Liang approaching, and bumped Jia Amnesty's waist with his elbow, "Cai Liang is here."

Jia She looked up.

Cai Liang was full of vigor, he looked at Jia She from top to bottom, and said with a smile, "It's a coincidence that I met Brother Jia here."

Jia Amnesty did not intend to argue with him, but he was not a shy master, so he said indifferently: "What a coincidence that the list is released today."

"That's true." Cai Liang clasped his fans together and said, "I thought that I would definitely not see Brother Jia here, but I didn't expect that Brother Jia would come here too, not afraid of making a fool of himself later, but I was wrong, Jia You can't do it next to your brother, but you have a thick skin."

The people around him snickered.

Chen Ronggui said angrily: "What are you talking about? Cai Liang, don't be too presumptuous!"

"Where am I presumptuous? I'm just telling the truth. Do you think Jia She can make the list? It's wishful thinking." Cai Liang said with a sneer, "If I were you, I would go home quickly, so as not to wait I'm ashamed of myself here."

"You!!" Chen Ronggui was annoyed by Cai Liang's words, and immediately wanted to go up and talk to him.

Jia Amnesty stretched out his hand to stop him, and looked at Cai Liang calmly, with suspicion, indifference, and vigilance in his eyes, "Brother Cai is really loud, it seems that Brother Cai is very concerned about who can make the list and who can't. , I know it well.”

"Then..." Cai Liang was complacent, and was about to blurt out "Of course", but he cut off in the middle of the sentence. He swallowed the original words in panic, and looked at Jia She with wariness.

Now that the list of the township examination has not yet been released, no one will say anything to him against Jia She, but if someone suspects that he already knew the list in advance, then he will be in big trouble. If he is involved in the fraud of the imperial examination, let alone Liu Yi Bad luck.

"Hmph! In short, Jia She, I advise you to leave first, so as not to embarrass yourself in front of many classmates later, it would be even more ridiculous if a man is crying." Cai Liang changed the topic and said disdainfully.

"I don't need to bother you, I think my writing is okay." Jia She said without any humility: "At least it's better than someone who was kicked out of the Imperial Prison."

Being expelled from the Imperial College was originally a scar in Cai Liang's heart. At this time, Jia She poked the scar in the center, his eyes became more and more sinister, and he said with a sneer, "Then we will wait and see!"

As soon as Cai Liang finished speaking, he heard someone shouting loudly: "The list has been released."

Then there was a sound of gongs and drums.

Cai Liang and the others hurried over.

Chen Ronggui tugged on the sleeve of Rajashe, and said anxiously: "Brother Enhou, Cai Liang has always had evidence for his presumptuous speech. The examiner of the township examination this time heard that he was a student of Xu Shangshu again. He said I'm afraid that's partly true."

"So what?" Jia Amnesty said calmly, "Since I am going to take the exam, sooner or later I will face Xu Shangshu's faction. His students are all over the world. Is it possible that I will not take the exam in the future?"

"That's not true." Chen Ronggui was only thinking about Jia She, afraid that he would be unknown and humiliated later, and also afraid that Cai Liang would do better than Jia She in the exam and take the opportunity to ridicule Jia She.

"Let's go, you'll know if you're dead or alive." Jia Amnesty pulled Chen Ronggui into the crowd.

There were 100 people admitted in the first list of the township examination, and there were almost 3000 people who took the next test.

Fortunately, with Chen Ronggui's physique, he finally pulled Jia She to the front.

Chen Ronggui opened his eyes wide and looked up, but he didn't notice Cai Liang's dazed expression on the side at all.

"Enhou, have you seen your name?" Chen Ronggui is not tall and has a short neck. He looked hard but couldn't find where Jia Amnesty was. .

Jia She nodded, pointed to the top of the list and said, "I see, it's there."

"Where?" Chen Ronggui took a step back, put his hands on his eyes, and looked up.

He looked at the bottom first, not because he didn't believe in Jia She, but because he knew that Liu Yi, as Xu Chengsong's student, couldn't point Jia She as a solution!Isn't this slapping his master in the face? !

"No, why didn't I see it." Chen Ronggui saw that his eyes were sore and swollen.

Jia She said, "That's the first one."

"The first one, let me take a look." Before Chen Ronggui realized what the first one meant, he stared at it in bewilderment. The top one was indeed the word Jia Enhou. He was stunned and looked down. He turned his head and looked at Jia Amnesty.

Jia Amnesty smiled, "Isn't that what you saw?"

"Xie, Jieyuan?!" Chen Ronggui forgot to control his voice in surprise, hugged Jia She excitedly, and stammered, "Congratulations, congratulations!"

"Who needs to understand Yuan?" Someone behind who didn't see the list hurriedly asked loudly.

Chen Ronggui was very happy at this time, and said without looking back: "My brother Jia Enhou."

Jia Amnesty helplessly smiled while holding his forehead.

Cai Liang on the side looked straight at him, and murmured, "Impossible, impossible, how could it be him?"

Liu Yiming had already told him that he was the one who solved the problem this time!How could it be Jia Amnesty! !

There must be something wrong here!

"Jia Enhou, what trick did you use?!" Cai Liang suddenly asked loudly.

All of a sudden, people crowded around to see the list all looked at them.

"What means did I use?" Jia Amnesty frowned in confusion.

"Xie Yuan was supposed to be me, how could it be you?" Cai Liang was overwhelmed at the moment, overjoyed and saddened, he lost his mind, forgetting that these words cannot be said in public.

"What did he say?" Someone in the crowd whispered.

"It seems that Marquis Jia En's Xie Yuan should be his?"

"Oh, it's ridiculous. I've been taking exams for so many years, but I've never heard of this saying!"

The crowd suddenly became noisy, and everyone looked at Jia She and Cai Liang in unison.

Jia Amnesty sneered, "Brother Cai's words are interesting. Could it be that Xie Yuan still has a rule that the surname must be Cai? I've never heard of that."

"Yeah, we haven't heard of it either." Someone echoed, "This Jie Yuan was ordered by the master and all the adults, there is no reason for who should be."

"That's right, that's right." Others followed suit: "Or, there are other ways here."

This sentence awakened Cai Liang who was in a daze.

His face was pale, and his back was almost wet with sweat. Looking at Jia She's eyes seemed to be poisoned. If sight could kill, he would have killed Jia She seven or eight hundred times by now.

Cai Liang turned his head and glanced at the list again. His name was not on the list, but Jia She's name was firmly at the top.

He gritted his teeth, and a smear of blood spilled from his lips.

"Heh, didn't Brother Cai just tell Enhou not to be ashamed here?" Chen Ronggui was frightened by Cai Liang just now, and now he sarcastically said without saving Cai Liang's face: "Who is embarrassing here now?" Now? Why did brother Cai just say so powerful? How many are there?"

"Yeah, how many are you, let us hear it, it can be regarded as a glimpse of your ability to get rid of Yuan." Some people watched the excitement and booed loudly.

Cai Liang barely gritted his teeth, he gave the man a vicious look, and then gave Jia She a vicious look, "Okay, okay, remember it!"

He fled away, but looking at his back, there was a sign of fleeing.

The people who followed Cai Liang also slipped away with embarrassing expressions on their faces.

"Congratulations, Mr. Jia, for being able to get rid of Yuan." A chubby wealthy businessman squeezed in and said to Jia Amnesty with a wrinkled smile on his face.

Jia Amnesty turned sideways quickly, not daring to fully accept his gift, "Thank you."

"Is Mr. Jia married?" The wealthy businessman said in a casual manner.

Jia Amnesty didn't doubt him for a moment, so he also replied, "Not yet married."

"That's good." The rich businessman nodded with a smile, and looked at Jia She with approval, looking at Jia She with strange eyes.

Suddenly, the rich merchant recruited and shouted: "Take my uncle away!"

Immediately, seven or eight strong men were squeezed out from the crowd.

Jia Amnesty was dumbfounded.

Chen Ronggui was also dumbfounded!

This is to catch a son-in-law under the list? !