"Wei Gongzi, I apologize to you for what happened in Xiong's Hutong that day, I really didn't know that you had a relationship with the Xiong family at first." Wu Kongjia said: "I am friends with the son-in-law of the Wang family, and he said that he wanted to drive the Xiong family out of Jingshi, and I didn't think it was a big deal, so I helped stand on the platform." ”

"Wu Gongzi, thank you for saying this to me. Still, I'm going to say to you, it's really bad. The court did not convict the Xiong family, and Xiong Tingbi was the only one who was guilty, is it really good to bully the old and weak women and children of other families like this? If this thing gets out, you are a 9,000-year-old person, aren't you discrediting 9,000 years old? Wei Bao said: "My people will not go out and talk about this." My own little proposal, if Wu Gongzi doesn't like to listen to it, please don't worry. ”

"Master Wei, I also thank you for saying this to me. Don't worry, I won't ask about the grievances between the Wang family and the Xiong family in the future. Sometimes people are in the rivers and lakes, and many things are involuntary, and they can't be erased from the face. Wu Kongjia said with a smile: "Wei Gongzi is not a student of Donglin, we must be friends in the future." ”

Wei Bao smiled and hummed, but he definitely did not relax his vigilance against Wu Kongjia.

In Wei Bao's view, Wu Kongjia took the initiative to show favor to himself and took the initiative to get closer to himself, which are all conventional means.

It is also a normal means of officialdom. There is not so much scolding in the officialdom.

Especially not openly, most of them are usually behind their backs.

When it is clear, most of the time is when the fish dies and the net is broken, and the picture is poor when the dagger is seen.

Usually, everyone is very kind, and it is impossible to see who is good with whom, who is not good with whom, the more suspicious the relationship, the better on the surface!

Originally, most people revolved around Yu Huang, because 90% of Yu Huang was going to be the champion, and if nothing else, he was the kind of person who stayed in the capital for the rest of his life.

It's definitely not wrong to have a good relationship with this kind of person, not to mention any great help, anyway, if you want to ask the officials in the capital to do something in the future, having this kind of friend is absolutely needed.

Therefore, the students of the Donglin Department and the students of the neutral school all revolve around Yu Huang.

As time went on, everyone socialized more enthusiastically.

There are not only students from the Donglin Department who came into contact with Wei Bao, but also eunuch students and neutral students.

The status of a neutral student makes Wei Bao feel like a fish in water, and he can interact with everyone normally.

The temple test only has a time to wait for entry, and when to enter, but there is none.

The specific time is estimated to be when the emperor will summon him and when everyone will go in.

This made everyone wait outside the palace gate for more than an hour!

Wei Bao is familiar with everyone.

Before leaving Gu Bingqian's mansion, Wei Bao asked Fan to take the commemorative book of the same year and let all the Jinshi in Jinke leave a message, and he already had everyone's information.

Now I have further familiarized myself with the 60 first-class and second-class jinshi.

It can be said that if nothing else, those who are from the same Jinshi in the top three have no chance to climb to the top of the fourth rank and above, that is, a prefect.

That's pretty remarkable!

Many people may be a seven-pin county magistrate for the rest of their lives.

Only those who are born in the first and second grades, until they have enough qualifications, or have opened up their connections, and hugged the big thick legs of the bigwigs of which faction, and then they have the opportunity to be promoted to the fourth rank official, and the fourth grade is a threshold.

The fourth grade is further up, then it is all at the level of a big guy, and the third-grade official is a big man in Beijing, and he is a big official in the feudal territory outside.

The second-grade official is even more incredible, and he will be a state-level official in later generations.

When it comes to a product, it is one person below ten thousand people, and this life is not in vain.

This route is the road map in the hearts of almost all readers of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, in the hearts of the top three lists, the official titles above the fourth rank are almost isolated from them, which must be a pity.

However, they should be content enough compared to those who failed in the exam.

Official luck, official luck.

In just one month, how many people's lives have been decided?

At this moment, the 60 people waiting to enter the first and second class lists of the palace are all full of ambition, waiting to start a brilliant career.

Although most of the first-class and second-class people started from the seventh grade at the beginning of their careers, the future promotion opportunities are not comparable to those on the top three lists.

When people who meet for the first time in officialdom chat, the first thing is to ask each other's origins, as soon as they hear that they are first-class or second-class, they are quite respectful, and they will feel good when they hear that they are third-class.

But it doesn't mean that the top three people have no chance, after all, they are born in the same jinshi, if they hug the big thick legs of the big boss of the faction, they also have the opportunity to enter the ranks of high-ranking officials, but they are only labeled with the label of being born in the same jinshi, and they will always be a little unjustifiable.

For a big position like Jiliao Inspector, first of all, you must require at least one or two rank jinshi, otherwise there is no door. Others are not convinced at all.

The Ming Dynasty was a civilian official and a military general.

Most of the handsome people are literati.

Therefore, the civil and military generals of the Ming Dynasty are sometimes very difficult to identify.

Originally, the one who led the troops to fight had to be from the army, and the generals who had been in a hundred battles were.

But most of them are halfway monks, and they may still be in which yamen to handle official business today, and tomorrow they will be pulled into the position of leading troops to fight and commanding thousands of troops.

Therefore, the army of the Ming Dynasty is sometimes really like the football national team of later generations, the players are not good, the coaches are not good, but there are thousands of people behind them who pay attention and shout for it.

Just when Wei Bao and everyone were chatting happily in the same year, the palace door creaked and slowly opened.

A deacon eunuch came out, followed by four eunuchs, each leaning on a shelf of dust.

The white dust swayed gently in the wind.

Although the procession is not spectacular, it knows what it means in the eyes of this group of jinshi, and they feel that they are standing in two rows, well-behaved and neat, as if they have received military training.

"There is a decree in the Holy Order, and the new science and technology scholars will come to see you." After the deacon and eunuch looked at the crowd, he stretched out his voice and said like a male duck.

The eunuch's voice was already a bit problematic, and it was even more strange if it was deliberately dragged out.

But this voice, to these jinshi, absolutely did not feel strange, because their minds were not on the eunuch, but nervous about the imminent meeting of the emperor.

The jinshi immediately followed the eunuch into the palace excitedly and nervously, and everyone did not dare to breathe.

The scenery along the way was picturesque, except for Wei Bao who occasionally looked around, the rest of the people lowered their heads, one by one, where did they dare to look around.

The armor of the Imperial Forest Army is complete, and the guards are in the main roads everywhere, and according to the armor style, they are roughly divided into Jinwuwei, Yulin Guard, Fujun Guard, and Tiger Benwei.

Wei Bao originally thought that he would go directly to the main hall, but he didn't expect that the first place he was led to was actually the bathhouse in the palace.

This bathhouse is specially used for the jinshi to bathe and change clothes, and it is only used once every few years.

When Wei Bao and the others came, dozens of hot bath barrels were ready.

The bath tub is covered by a curtain, and there are eunuchs around to take care of it, who are responsible for adding water or something.

By the standards of later generations, this is a six-star service.

"Let's take a shower and change clothes, have some snacks for a while, and then wait for Your Majesty to summon you." The deacon eunuch said.

The Jinshi hurriedly bowed down and agreed, and rushed into the bath to change clothes.

After bathing, everyone was given a new set of clothes to wear.

Wei Bao admired the efficiency of the palace a little.

The 60 jinshi are tall, short, fat and thin, uneven, and their bodies are definitely varied.

But in such a short period of time, there are ready-made ready-to-wear clothes, and there are a few jinshi with different figures, obviously the clothes that the palace just made for them.

It's only two sticks of incense, and everyone is clean and clean anyway, with new clothes.

The Jinshi took a bath, changed into new clothes, and felt a lot better, looking at each other with a smile.

The nervousness of meeting the emperor subsided a little, and I felt that the palace was not as terrible as I had imagined before.

On the contrary, in the hearts of many people, it would be good if they could have the opportunity to enter the palace and face the saint from time to time in this life, and they all looked forward to soaring in the future and becoming a high-ranking official in the court.

After a while, several officials from the Ministry of Rites came and explained to everyone some of the process of the palace examination, called names, and emphasized discipline.

Subsequently, Wei Bao and other Jinshi went to the main hall with the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

There are no specific location requirements for the palace test, and each emperor may be different.

Even an emperor who wants to be here today and there tomorrow is very free.

Wei Bao didn't care which hall he was taking the exam in.

Although he had been to the Forbidden Palace once, Wei Bao had long been unable to distinguish between the southeast and the northwest.

And Wei Bao was originally a road idiot, not to mention the palace where the roads are complicated, it is the place he often goes, if he doesn't walk more than ten times, sometimes he can't figure out the path.

"Xuan'en Kegongshi to meet you." The sound of the proclamation came from the palace.

And then the voices came one after the other, like a lot of people were doing a relay race.

After the bath just now, everyone's mood was a little relaxed, but now they are starting to get nervous again.

Some people are even so nervous that their faces turn blue and white, and their calves tremble.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites led the team in.

At this time, you can only rely on personal willpower, you have to stand firm if you can't stand firmly, you are about to face the saint, what is the sin of colliding with Your Majesty, I have already said it just now!

There were already many officials in the main hall, dressed in crimson, cyan, and green official robes, embroidered with birds and animals.

These officials looked at these new science and technology scholars as if they were looking at themselves back then.

"Meet the Holy One, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

The basic etiquette had already been taught just now, so the first-class etiquette department brought in the officials to stand still, and all the jinshi knelt down together with a shout, and bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the dragon chair.

"Let's be flat." The voice of a male duck came from the main hall. Wei Bao could tell that this was Wei Zhongxian's voice.

After entering the main hall, Wei Baoke didn't dare to look around.

And he is in the front row, except for Yu Huang, Hua Qifang, Weng Hongye and Wu Kongjia, just count him, and he is very high.

If there is no obscuration, you can't look around.

Although everyone had heard Wei Zhongxian's speech in the mansion of Shoufu Gu Bingqian before, this time was different, Wei Zhongxian was speaking on behalf of the emperor! Everyone knew that the emperor might be looking at him, trembling with excitement, and standing in the hall.

Wei Bao was still very calm, secretly wondering if Zhu Youxiao was really putting on a face, what do you mean? Is it because he is too weak to make a high note, or is it because everything needs to go through Wei Zhongxian's mouth?

Even such a thing as a flat body, do you need a eunuch to do it for you?

Although it's normal for the emperor to be high-profile, you're too high-profile, right?

President Wei couldn't help but sneak a glance ahead, of course, not with the right eyes, but with the right eyes to look up, but with a lot of folds in his head to peek.

I saw that the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao, was as thin as ever, weak, and pale, which was not at all commensurate with his early twenties.

A bright yellow dragon robe is a lot of points, if you change clothes with Wei Bao, Wei Bao estimates that Zhu Youxiao is a scholar at best. Anyway, if Zhu Youxiao is allowed to wear his own clothes to the street, no one will think that he is any different from ordinary people.

This emperor is indeed a little weak, too auraless, and he has no qi all day long.

Wei Bao quickly lowered his head and stood up again, looking at the ground in front of him.

Reminiscing about the glance I hurriedly looked, in addition to the dragon robe, there was also a dragon chair that was also a plus, carved with a golden dragon, with teeth and claws, so majestic.

The emperor's throne is called the golden carved dragon wooden chair, which symbolizes the supreme feudal imperial power, and the appearance is not very different from the usual seat: there is a "circle chair" back, and the four columns supporting the armrests are covered with golden dragons.

The base does not use chair legs and chair supports, but is a "Sumeru seat" with a width of about 2.5 meters and a depth of more than one meter.

The whole body is covered with gold, which looks magnificent and majestic.

The thin and small Emperor of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao, sat in the dragon chair, but he was a bit like a stupid dragon who couldn't wake up.

Silly dragon plus a child who doesn't grow up, this is President Wei's first impression of Zhu Youxiao, of course, this impression is not necessarily accurate, after all, Wei Bao has not really been in contact with Zhu Youxiao.

"Your Majesty is very happy, and I am very pleased to see that you and other pillars of the Ming Dynasty are about to serve the imperial court, and I hope that you can also give full play to your talents in this palace examination." Wei Zhongxian continued.

President Wei is sweating, why are these words also said by Wei Zhongxian? Co-authored Emperor Doesn't Speak Today?

Wei Bao himself had heard Zhu Youxiao's speech, but other students probably hadn't heard it, right?

Today is the palace test, and many people may only have such a chance to stand in the main hall once in their lives, listen to what the emperor says, and say a few words casually, and it is also a lifetime of encouragement for the jinshi.

This is a truth that even Wei Bao understands, doesn't the emperor understand?

It's a pity that Zhu Youxiao didn't mean to speak from beginning to end.

After Wei Zhongxian said a few words, he said loudly: "The exam is open!" ”

Then several officials from the Ministry of Rites came out with yellow papers written on the exam questions and distributed them to the candidates.

Another eunuch brought tables and chairs.

Everyone took the exam on the spot in this hall.

Before the exam, Wei Bao once again followed everyone in the hall to salute the Emperor of the Apocalypse Zhu Youxiao who was sitting on the dragon chair.

After the salute, Zhu Youxiao actually left like this.

President Wei couldn't help but sweat wildly, good guy, this is the palace test? Didn't you say that the palace examination was presided over by the emperor himself?

Fortunately, Gonggong Wei didn't leave, he still stood high on the imperial steps, looking down on the ministers, also looking down on the scholars, and seemed to look down on the vast number of beings in the Ming Dynasty.

The seats in the palace test were arranged according to the ranking, and Wei Bao was still sitting in the fifth position.

That's a lot of the top 60.

The key is that President Wei doesn't want to go forward at all, although the mobile phone can't be brought this time.

But President Wei is used to copying, and if he can secretly see how others answer questions, he will also feel more comfortable, sitting in the third row, in full view of everyone, there is definitely no way to peek.

The palace examination has always remained unchanged, and the school is tested in a timely manner, and it is recommended to the emperor and the imperial court to govern the country.

Wei Bao had already prepared, and before the exam, Song Yingxing helped him prepare several articles, after all, this is the most frequent exam question in the imperial examination.

After winning the Jinshi, Wei Bao reviewed several times in a row, and it can be said that it is no problem to write at least four articles, not to mention that it is enough to write only one.

Wei Bao rested well yesterday and ate well, at this time he was in high spirits, lifting the pen and waving Fang Xuan, brushing brush, brushing brush, he wrote hi up, and it was hi no.

This is the country's most college entrance examination venue, how can I be virtuous, I don't even have a child level, put it in modern times, that is, the level of ordinary middle school students, and take the exam with a group of doctoral students in literature.

Wow rub.

This is the moment that many Ming students dream of.

The questions that need to be answered in an hour, Wei Bao wrote neatly on the scratch paper in less than a stick of incense.

Song Yingxing helped him prepare a total of seven or eight similar articles, and Wei Bao chose the most vague and the most flattering article on the emperor's ass.

It probably means that the world is very peaceful now, and the wind and rain are smooth, all of which are the credit of the emperor and auxiliary ministers, and there is nothing to suggest. A little advice, also how to keep, that's all.

The reason why Wei Bao chose this article is also painstaking, mainly according to today's on-site situation, it seems that Zhu Youxiao doesn't care about things at all, really like the outside world and history, Zhu Youxiao is completely in charge, and everything is in accordance with Wei Zhongxian's intentions.

Then suggest a ghost? The more suggestions are made, the more it shows that Father-in-law Wei is not doing well, right?

Therefore, President Wei chose this one.

Originally, Song Yingxing didn't prepare this article for Wei Bao, it was Wei Bao who proposed to make such a flashy and sloppy article before, for this reason, Song Yingxing was still a little unhappy, and felt that it was a bit humiliating for him to let him write such an article.

As it turned out, President Wei was indeed a bit prescient.

If it weren't for the fear that people would say that he was too scheming with Wei Zhongxian, Wei Bao would have been eager to write on the exam paper that everything is obeyed by the nine thousand years old, and it is absolutely not wrong, and Da Ming will definitely be more and more brilliant!

It is estimated that if you write like this, you will definitely have to win the top prize, which is more effective than any article.

After writing the draft, Wei Bao quietly glanced around, everyone was working hard to write, he read the draft again, and then felt that there was no problem, and then copied it neatly on the official exam paper.

The examination papers of the temple examination do not need to be sealed, and everyone can operate them clearly.

After everything was written, Wei Bao checked his name, place of origin, and home address, which was completely OK.

Everything was done, very satisfied.

If it weren't for the fact that no one had handed in the papers, Wei Bao would have wanted to be the first to hand in the papers.

Wei Bao is not a person who likes to be in the limelight, and after writing, he sat quietly, looking like an old god.

"I'm done so soon."

Wei Baozheng didn't know what he was thinking by himself, and suddenly felt that someone was talking to him, and hurriedly looked, it was actually Wei Zhongxian, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly stood up: "Nine thousand years old!" ”

Wei Zhongxian smiled: "Sit, sit, no formality, let's take a look." ”

Many ministers secretly wondered, do you Wei Zhongxian understand? You are illiterate.

This is really wrong, the strange family Wei Gonggong, as a eunuch with a pen and a pen, how can he be completely illiterate? The level of the second and third grade students of modern elementary schools is absolutely equipped.

I also recognize the commonly used words.

Therefore, there is no problem for Grandpa Wei to read Wei Bao's article at all.

Wei Bao's article is superficial, and it doesn't use any rare words, but it's still very easy to read.

Wei Zhongxian looked at it roughly, didn't say anything, and walked elsewhere.

Wei Bao originally thought that Wei Zhongxian was just looking at the key points, and he was afraid of revealing that he had a private relationship with Wei Zhongxian.

secretly observed, it turned out that Gonggong Wei was looking at them one by one, and every candidate looked at it, and they would say a word or two with a smile.

This should also be what the emperor wants to do, the emperor wants to appear close to the people and love his courtiers, right?

In this way, President Wei sat for another half an hour, and he didn't get up until everyone handed in the papers.

Secretly, fortunately, I didn't hand in the paper early, and everyone in the co-authors waited until the end of the exam to get up.

You don't have to hand in the papers yourself, there are eunuchs who come to collect them, and the test papers of all the candidates are also placed according to the rankings, and Wei Bao is still ranked in the fifth position.

This made President Wei feel more and more that it was impossible to lift him up, even if he squeezed out someone in the top three, he should have promoted Wu Kongjia, who was ranked fourth, and it would not be his turn to do so.

At the end of the palace examination, everyone was led out of the palace by the deacon and eunuch.

When you go, it's much faster than when you come.

It wasn't until they left the palace gate that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei Bao felt that if it weren't for the Forbidden Palace, these people would definitely be like modern students after the college entrance examination, some jumped up and cheered, some went home silently, and there would be all kinds of wonderful performances.

It's a pity that there are none, everyone is very calm.

Everyone was very calm, as if they had just gone to the palace, but had just gone to the bathhouse and had come back.

Everyone hugged their fists and said goodbye, and then walked out.

Outside, everyone's family servants were waiting.

Wu Kongjia originally wanted to talk to Wei Bao for a while, but when he saw Wei Bao's subordinates coming to pick him up, he smiled and said: "Wei Gongzi, get together another day, I wrote my place of residence in the book brought by you that day, it is easy to find, welcome Wei Gongzi to sit with me, I invite Wei Gongzi to go out for a drink." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, Wu Gongzi is too polite." Wei Bao hurriedly clenched his fists Shahara as well.

However, Wei Bao did not send an invitation to Wu Kongjia, he was afraid that once he invited, Wu Kongjia would really go to him.