A Complete Explanation of the Negative Textbooks of the Imperial Examination - Chapter 50

    Xiao Jingduo felt a little dazed when he saw this line of characters.

    He had thought many times about how to pass the imperial examination this time and what to do if he failed, but when the final result was really presented in front of his eyes, he felt like he was in a dream.

    Xiao Jingduo was only in a trance for a moment before being pulled back by the congratulations of others. The classmates of Guozijian came up to say their congratulations one after another, and even Bai Jiayi gave him a hammer on his shoulder: “Okay, you can still get fourth in the naked test, congratulations on your wish!”

      Xiao Jingduo also smiled and said, “We are happy together.”

    Xiao Jingduo and Bai Jiayi both became Jinshi at a young age, and after a while, they were surrounded by congratulatory people. Dong Peng stood at the base of the wall in despair. Hearing Xiao Jingduo’s commotion, he felt more and more uncomfortable.

    How can it be like this?

    Dong Peng used to boast about Haikou with his fellow villagers, but now he was hit hard in the face by the list. Dong Peng didn’t dare to stay any longer, for fear of meeting acquaintances, he quickly picked up his tail, He walked sullenly down the wall.

    Not long after he turned around, Xiao Jingduo’s eyes fell on him accurately. Looking from a distance, Xiao Jingduo was surrounded by people, and his classmates in the Imperial College were talking enthusiastically. Xiao Jingduo’s smile did not change, and he seemed to be very focused, but the corner of his eyes could catch up with Dong Peng accurately. .

    On the day the list was released, everyone from the court to the commoners was eagerly looking at the east wall of the Ministry of Rites, and everyone was curious about the sacredness of the new generation of Xinke Jinshi.

    The little servant quickly ran into the Hou Mansion, and his excited steps were not easy. He stumbled to the Gao Shou Tang, shouting uncontrollably as he ran, “Old Madam, great news!”

    In the Gao Shou Hall, the old lady was accompanied by her daughter Xiao Su and several daughters-in-law. Hearing the shouting outside the house, the old lady felt strange: “What’s wrong, why are you shouting from such a distance?”

    “I know that grandma can’t stand the quarrel, but she is so reckless.” Xiao Yuli glanced out of the corner of her raised eyes unhappily, then turned back and smiled and said to the old lady, ” Don’t be angry, grandma, I’ll send someone out to teach him a lesson.”

    Xiao Yumang snorted softly: “In front of my grandmother, where is it your turn to discipline the servants? Even this little servant is really inappropriate, and Sister Xuelan should also come forward. what?”

    The second room and the third room have not dealt with each other for a long time, and the two daughters Xiao Yuli and Xiao Yumang also dislike each other, and the estrangement is getting deeper and deeper. When they first lived in the countryside of Zhuo County, they were all daughters of the village, and they went up to scold them if they didn’t like it, but later they became Miss Houmen, so naturally they could no longer be so vulgar. A woman’s adaptability is always amazing. After experiencing the initial confusion, Xiao Yuli and Xiao Yumang grew up quickly, learned the manners and etiquette, learned to smile without showing their teeth, and learned to hide the knife in the words, and the cotton in the cotton. Needle.

    It was nothing but a small thing, but in the mouths of these two cousins, it became a big thing that was irreverent and unfilial. Not to be outdone, Xiao Yuli immediately fought back. The other younger girls also had their own side. The old lady got a headache from their arguing, and shouted loudly, “It’s all right, the people outside haven’t said anything yet, so you should quarrel first. Get up. Xue Lan, call the messenger in, and I’ll see what’s going on.”

    “Yes.”

      A happy event is coming to our Hou residence!”

    “Oh? What’s wrong?”

    “Today’s Jinshi Division rankings, Dalangjun won the fourth place, becoming the youngest young Jinshilang since the founding of the country!”

    “Fourth!” The old lady exclaimed, “Does actually pass the exam?”

    This sentence was like a thunderbolt, and all the children in the house were frightened. They were stunned for a while, and they couldn’t care less about being rude, and they quickly shouted: “So today is the day of the announcement? The elder brother has become a jinshi?”

    “Is it true, you read it right!”

    Miss and Madam asked questions, and when they were finished, the young servant answered one by one: “Report to Madam, ladies and gentlemen, this is absolutely true. The name of Dalang-kun can be seen on the wall. Now it has spread outside, and there is a seventeen-year-old Jinshilang from our house!”

    The old lady was surprised and felt like she was in a dream. The granddaughters were chatting around her, and the old lady felt a little real. After reacting, the old lady was immediately ecstatic: “Duo’er passed the test, and he passed the test in one go, good! By the way, Duo’er, why don’t you invite Dalang-Jun over soon!”

    The old lady was incoherent with excitement, and the little servant who reported the letter had to remind her: “Old lady, Dalangjun Zhongju, has now entered the palace with the Ministry of Rites to express gratitude, and later they will go to Zhuque Street for a parade, Later, I will go to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to write an inscription, I am afraid that I will not be able to come back for a while.”

    “Duoer has entered the palace!” The old lady was more and more surprised, she clutched her pounding heart and muttered to herself, “I have lived for most of my life, and I never thought that I would be able to marry The Tian family is involved, I didn’t expect that the Dalang became a marquis first, and now my grandson has also entered the palace to face the holy, it is really a blessing from the ancestors!”

    The old lady stood up and said: “Erlang’s family, Sanlang’s family, you follow me to incense to the ancestors. Xue Lan, you go to inform Junru, hurry up to prepare the banquet and carriage, we I’ll go to the street to see Duo’er later, and when Duo’er comes back in the evening, I’ll take care of him!”

    “Yes.” Xue Lan led the order to retreat, and the other girls got up one after another and followed the old lady out. I suddenly remembered that I had something in the house, and the sisters will wait for me, and I will go back and get it.”

    Xiao Yuli looked at the back of Xiao Yumang leaving in a hurry, and smiled disdainfully: “This is something important, and she has to go back and pick it up in person. In my opinion, she wants to go back and change clothes. Well, look at who doesn’t know her careful thoughts.”

    The eldest daughter of the second room, Xiao Yufang, persuaded her younger sister in a low voice: “Yuli, it’s alright. Today is a good day for the eldest brother. It is better to have more things than less things.”

    “Who is making trouble?” Xiao Yuli was displeased. She and Xiao Yumang are both at the age of getting married. It just so happens that a lady from the Duke’s Mansion wants to choose a daughter-in-law from the girls in the Dingyonghou Mansion. The two first had old and new grudges, and now they have become a competitive relationship. Well, there are ghosts. It is precisely because of this that Xiao Yuli is dissatisfied with Xiao Yumang’s crooked thoughts. Xiao Yumang is good-looking, and she has repeatedly tried to overwhelm Xiao Yuli with her good looks, but Xiao Yuli has held back her breath for a long time.

      Push hard from elsewhere.”

    Xiao Yuli heard a little from her sister’s words: “You mean…”

     “Eldest brother’s new exams, it’s really a busy time, and it is estimated that there will be many banquets these days. If you have time, you might as well take a walk with your brother.”

    Xiao Yuli was stunned, that’s right, what kind of scenery is the Xinke Jinshi? If Xiao Jingduo was willing to take her to a few high-level banquets, this would be better than anything else.

    Xiao Yuli’s mind became active, but she thought of something, and hesitated: “Sister, in order to avoid suspicion, and also to avoid causing Mrs. Hou’s bad luck, we haven’t walked with eldest brother for a long time. Now it suddenly passed, is not it…”

    “You, you are usually so clever in calculating yourself, why are you now the head of Yumu?” Xiao Yufang said with hatred of iron, “eldest brother is a man after all, or our eldest brother, he still Can you care about these things with us? Besides, what if he cares about it? As long as you have the cheek to pester him, he will not be able to get angry with his sister. After a long time, won’t it become? Well, isn’t that a ready-made example?”

    Xiao Yuli looked in the direction Xiao Yufang indicated, and saw Cheng Hui really walking towards them both. Aware of Xiao Yuli’s gaze, Cheng Huizhen was a little wary, but she still asked with a smile, “What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like this?”

    “It’s nothing.” Xiao Yuli shook her head with a smile, and her tone meant something, “Cousin’s dress is very beautiful, and my sister has a good eye.”

    Isn’t it a good vision? A few years ago, I got close to Babadi and Xiao Jingduo. At that time, Xiao Yuli secretly laughed at Cheng Huizhen for being blindfolded by lard. Now it seems that it is her who is blindfolded. I just missed such a piece of jade.

    Cheng Hui really understood Xiao Yuli’s words, and she not only disdain for them to see the wind, but also a little worried about the future. Just like in the previous life, Xiao Jingduo became the fourth place again, but the difference was that this time she proposed a marriage contract with Xiao Jingduo early. I don’t know if this time, the old lady and Xiao Su can arrange her and Xiao Jingduo’s marriage smoothly.

    Thinking of this, Cheng Huizhen became more and more uneasy. She always felt that her elder cousin had a strange attitude towards her.

    After a while, Xiao Yumang came back, she changed her clothes from head to toe, standing in the sun, she could be said to be radiant. Xiao Yufang was already engaged, she just smiled and said nothing, Xiao Yuli snorted in disdain, while Cheng Huizhen was thinking about her own thoughts and didn’t bother to pretend to Xiao Yumang.

    Several girls stood under the porch. Although they all had smiles on their faces, they each had their own plans. After the old lady came back from the incense, these people hurriedly crowded around the grandmother and helped the old lady to go out.

    Wu Junru stood in front of the carriage with her son and daughter-in-law, and had been waiting for a long time. After the old lady and others appeared, Wu Junru personally helped the old lady onto the carriage, and then ordered to set off.

      ?”

    Wu Junru embraced her only daughter and muttered inaudibly, “How could it be him? How could he pass the exam in one go?”

    “Auntie, what did you say?”

     “Nothing, Auntie will never let anyone threaten the happiness of both of you. No one, not…”

    Wu Junru hugged Xiao Yuya, her eyes bursting with brilliance. The life of a housewife in these years has long since worn away the pride and superiority she had when she first passed, and she has become peaceful and docile, like a real ancient lady. Only at this time, Wu Junru’s eyes will show the difference from the local ladies.

    She and Xiao Jingduo had already formed a deadly feud, and Wu Junru never felt that she and Xiao Jingduo could coexist peacefully. If her reputation hadn’t been damaged over the years, she would definitely not give up assassinating Xiao Jingduo. Similarly, if it wasn’t for Xiao Jingduo who was still studying in recent years and didn’t have enough strength and confidence, Wu Junru believed that Xiao Jingduo would not let go of the opportunity to deal with her. .

    But now, this fragile balance is about to be broken.

      His wings will plump up quickly, and by then, Wu Junru will no longer be able to bring him down.

    Having passed the imperial examination just because she was a jinshi does not mean she can become an official. Wu Junru knows that this is her last chance.

    The horse-drawn carriage from the Dingyonghou Mansion wanted to go to Zhuque Street to watch the jinshi parade, but unfortunately, everyone in the city thought so.

    Not long after they walked, their carriage was blocked. The servant of Dingyonghou’s mansion got out of the car and made a theory, but the other party was also a proud servant in the Gonghou’s mansion, so he would not be intimidated by the name of Dingyonghou.

    “Xinke Jinshi is not your family, why should we make way for you? If you want to see Jinshi, you didn’t come earlier, and now you are blocked, and you will find trouble with the people in front of you. How can there be such a thing in the world? reason!”

    The servants of Dingyonghou’s mansion were blocked. He was about to shout that Xinke Jinshi really belonged to them, when he heard a burst of cheers and screams from across the street.

    Xinke Jinshi, came over on horseback.

    The imperial examinations are divided into several categories, such as classics, jinshi, scholars, and law subjects. Among them, jinshi subjects are the most eye-catching. First, the examination questions for the jinshi subject are difficult, and the requirements for candidates are high. Second, every year, most of the new officials are selected from the jinshi, so over time, the officialdom is proud of being a jinshi, and the people are also highly respected for the jinshi.

    On Suzaku Street, which is about 100 meters wide and can accommodate eleven carriages in parallel, a team of red-clothed gentlemen slowly approached. These people are in their youth and graceful, and their red clothes complement their graceful appearance. They ride on high-headed horses and pass through the cheering people, becoming more and more complacent.

    Xuan Dynasty clothes cannot be worn casually. For the third rank and above, purple, the fifth rank and above, the red, the sixth rank and above, the yellow, the eighth rank and the ninth rank, the blue. In theory, only officials above the fifth rank can wear red clothes. Of course, the ladies of the Xuan Dynasty are the most unruly. There are bright red and yellow rhubarbs everywhere on the road. But in official circles, you can’t be so careless.

    It is an honor to be able to wear red clothes, and all men in the Xuan Dynasty dream of being able to wear red and purple one day. In order to show their grace, the imperial court authorized two types of people to wear red as an exception. One is the groom’s official, who can be very red on the day of marriage, and the other is the new Jinshi who is named on the Golden List.

    Xiao Jingduo put on crimson clothes and rode on a tall horse, starting from Chengtianmen, riding a tall horse all the way down the street. Both sides of Suzaku Street were already crowded with people watching the excitement, and some people even climbed to the top of the roof and treetops, just to see the demeanor of Xinke Jinshi.

    A total of 22 Jinshi students were admitted to the Jinshi Division this time, and they gradually passed through Chengtianmen in the order of the list. As they gradually moved away from the imperial city, there were more and more people on the roadside, and the cheers became louder and louder. In the end, the daring lady couldn’t help throwing flowers and handkerchiefs into the team.

    The spring breeze is proud of horseshoe disease, and it really lives up to its reputation.

    And because of his outstanding appearance, Xiao Jingduo naturally won the eyes of all ladies. The young man with a jade-like face sat upright and indifferently on the tall horse. The crimson clothes made his lips red and teeth white, and there was a sense of beauty in the collision of colors. By the way, I heard that he is still the eldest son of Dingyong Houfu, only seventeen years old and has not yet married.

    The ladies became more and more enthusiastic, and for a time, even the champion was not as popular as Xiao Jingduo.

    Zhuangyuan Lang glanced back, smiled and shook his head and sighed: “Everyone has the love of beauty!”

    They walked all the way to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The name and place of origin of the same jinshi were written down by the person with the best calligraphy in the same year. At the place, accept the observation and look up of countless descendants.

      The enthusiastic people were isolated outside the Ci’en Temple and could not see the situation inside the temple. Several Jinshi had private time and could take a breath or two.

    Bai Jiayi walked over to Xiao Jingduo and said with a smile: “It’s said that the cold window has risen to the sky for ten years. I didn’t believe it at first, but now I know that what you said is true. In other words, you have received so many The lady’s handkerchief and sachet, what are your plans?”

    “Do you think I can’t hear you cursing me?” Bai Jiayi shouted, “The last time I talked to you was pretty good. Seriously, do you want to do it? My brother-in-law?”

    “Dream.”

    “Hahaha.” Bai Jiayi laughed, “I’m not taking advantage of you, I’m telling the truth. Hey, I’m going out for a drink in the same year, where are you going now?”

    “I’m not used to that kind of place, I’ll go ahead.”

    Where else can the literati drink together? Xiao Jingduo really didn’t want to go to such a place to waste time. He refused the invitation of the same year on the grounds that his grandmother called him home.

    It is true that the old lady told him to return to the house, but the old lady said this, it does not mean that he will listen.

    He has more important things to do, Xiao Jingduo has not forgotten that Dong Peng and Wu Tai are still running around in Chang’an.

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