Chapter 46 I won’t go!

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 46 I won’t go!

The day when the results are released is always lively.

Early in the morning, the gate of Gongyuan was surrounded by a sea of ​​people. All the scholars were eagerly waiting for the announcement of the results.

It wasn't until three quarters of the morning, which was almost eight o'clock in the morning, that Xia Yuan led Zhao Yuerong to the Gongyuan side.

Xia Ru didn't come, and when the day came for the announcement of the results, this middle-aged scholar who had failed three times in a row was still too timid and did not dare to look at the results. He asked his nephew Xia Yuan to help him take a look.

Xia Yuan naturally agreed, and then brought Zhao Yuerong over to take a look, and also let his young daughter-in-law see the world.

The entrance to the Gongyuan was full of people. The two of them came late and could only stand outside. Zhao Yuerong jumped in and looked in a few times, but saw nothing, so he turned around and asked with expectant expressions.

Xia Yuan, "Husband, have you won?"

"No, the list hasn't been released yet."

Thanks to his height, Xia Yuan could only stand on tiptoe and see that the list of names had not yet been posted at the gate of Gongyuan.

At this time, someone in the crowd said: "It's time to release the results, it's already three o'clock in the morning."

"It's early. The drums haven't been blown yet. When the drums are blown, it will take about half a stick of incense."

"boom!"

Before the speaker could finish his words, there was the sound of a cannon, followed by the sound of gongs and drums. After a while, the gate of Gongyuan slowly opened, and the clerks and clerks wearing red scarves filed out one by one.

There was a crowd of people outside, and all the talking students were quiet. No one dared to speak anymore. At this time, everyone's heart was in their throats, and everyone could not hide the nervousness on their faces.

Affected by this atmosphere, Zhao Yuerong became inexplicably nervous. He reached out and pulled Xia Yuan's sleeves, and asked in a soft voice: "Husband, are the results released?"

"Well, it looks like it should be."

While the two were talking, the first list was posted.

This list is also called the last list. After a quick scan, there are about sixty names, all of which are listed at the bottom of this provincial examination.

However, even though it is listed at the end, it is also the hope of many students, and they all open their eyes and try to find their names on it.

Once you are on the list, even though your ranking is lower, you are still a master of judging people, right?

It's like stepping into the officialdom with one foot, just waiting for a vacancy for a junior official somewhere, and the Ministry of Personnel will choose an official again, and maybe he will be selected.

That is to enter the officialdom completely. Even if you never wait for this opportunity in your life, it doesn't matter. Once you have the reputation of being a civil servant, you will be a virtuous gentleman in your hometown.

Moreover, according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, juren can have a large tax-free quota, so many people will donate their family fields to juren in order to avoid taxes.

Most civil servants will never be as kind as Xia Yuan and his family, who do not charge any land tax. Therefore, with the donation of these fields, those civil servants can be said to have become landlords. If they manage it well, they can save a huge amount for future generations.

wealth.

"Husband, have you won? Have you won?" Zhao Yuerong was more enthusiastic than anyone else. Unfortunately, she was not tall and could not see the list inside, so she could only pull Xia Yuan's sleeve and ask him.

Xia Yuan weighed his feet and looked at the names on it, and finally shook his head, "There is no name for me."

After a pause, he added, "There is no uncle either."

"ah?"

"Ah, what? There are still rankings that haven't been released yet."

At this time, someone in the crowd suddenly clapped his hands excitedly and said: "I got it, I got it, I got it."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Sheng Sheng, and even a few people who were closer to him grabbed the man's wrist and asked eagerly: "My dear friend, do you dare to ask me something?"

Where does the code for solving the problem come from?”

"Mencius! I use Mencius! Haha, I said I was going to cite Mencius, but you still kicked me. Who kicked me that day? Come forward!" The man raised his head and laughed, and then his expression suddenly changed.

Yi Lin started pointing at everyone present, one by one.

But no one paid attention to him. After a short period of silence, everyone present showed various expressions of beings: some were excited, some were happy, some were relieved, but most of them were lost.

Then many people started beating their chests and shouting curses, but the curse was not directed at the scholar who passed the exam, but at the examiner of this year's Shuntian Prefecture Provincial Examination.

"Li Min, let me fuck your mother!"

"In the 130 years since the imperial examination was established in our country, how has Mencius been used in the provincial examination?!"

"Old man, Gan Ru Niang!"

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The scholars were all furious and trash talk was flying all over the place. Looking at this scene, Zhao Yuerong shrank his neck and subconsciously hid behind Xia Yuan. His small hands grasped the corners of her husband's clothes. These scholars obviously looked polite, but they didn't expect this.

horrible.

At this time, a clerk saw such a scene and hurriedly entered the Gongyuan, and then entered a side pavilion.

As soon as he entered, he said in a panic to Li Min inside: "Master Li, there are quite a few students outside who are looking like crazy right now. They are yelling at you, saying that you have ulterior motives in asking the questions, and they also greet you, Your Majesty.

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"These students really don't even have the dignity of scholars!" At first, a blue-robed official started to protest.

"Why are you panicking? Let them scold you." Li Min looked indifferent, as if the mountain was collapsing before his eyes, and I felt calm and calm.

Those scholars felt that they were wronged and were full of dissatisfaction.

But what do they know? The imperial examination questions must meet at least two principles. One is that the subject matter must be biased. To put it bluntly, it must be surprising, and people must not easily guess the test questions.

As for the second item, naturally it cannot be repeated. It is easy to satisfy one item, but it is difficult to satisfy both of them at the same time. They, the examiners who set the questions, have not come up with a good question after much deliberation, so they simply decide

Come to Mencius.

Of course, there has been a bad custom in China since ancient times, that is, once something becomes a routine, it will be difficult to break it. This kind of thing is even more serious in the officialdom.

During the more than 100 years of the Ming Dynasty, there were almost no questions from Mencius, and the examiners who asked these questions were not sure, so they consulted the emperor in advance and only asked the question after getting the emperor's approval.

Therefore, Li Min didn't feel guilty at all. He used his own unique speaking speed and tone and said slowly and leisurely: "The provincial examination ceremony was originally based on the selection of topics from the Four Books, and Mencius was cited. How could it have ulterior motives? I am doing this.

He sits up straight and has no regrets in his heart. Even if he is confronted face to face, he can still argue and render them speechless."

Hearing this, the clerk couldn't help but ask: "Sir, would you like to go out and have a discussion with them? There are many scholars clamoring for you to go out."

"snort!"

Li Min snorted, "I won't do such a disgraceful thing!"
Chapter completed!