After an extremely lively birthday feast, Gu Ye's reputation rose a lot in Beijing.
And don't worry about the people's forgetfulness, the merit monument that Emperor Zhengyuan nodded and supervised by the Ministry of Industry can be erected in the lively area of the city!
As long as the monument does not fall, people who pass by will take a look at it from time to time, and will always remember this incident.
Although some people on this monument do not really do charity, they just want to gain the favor of the Martyr King, or know the rumors in advance, and want to show their faces in front of others, but even if they are famous and famous, as long as they are willing to donate generously, share the worries of the court, and The common people seek well-being, and ultimately they reach the same goal.
In the blink of an eye, it was April, and the palace exam was just around the corner.
Because Wen Lang had to take the test again, so Mr. Wen and Mr. Wen still avoided suspicion and did not participate.
The person in charge of the palace exam is Li Da Shi.
As for Li Da Shi's family, it is said that there is some relationship with Gu Ye. At that time, Master Wen Er ordered to collect debts, and the first family to pursue the debts of this Li family.
At that time, Gu Ye also met Master Wen Er by chance, and the two squatted and ate ice bowls in front of Li's house.
Later, Gu Ye and Master Wen Er followed that Mr. Li to the teahouse to meet with colleagues.
It was also because the Li family set the precedent that more and more families began to repay their debts one after another.
At that time, the Li family was really worn out by Master Wen Er, and that's why they became the first bird.
But it was also a blessing in disguise. Emperor Zhengyuan had some impressions of this Li family. When he used the old man in the later dynasty, Emperor Zhengyuan saw that Mr. Li was old but he was indeed useful, only because he repeatedly committed abolition in the previous dynasty. The emperor's taboo made promotion hopeless. Now in the new dynasty, he has given Master Li a liter.
Anyway, the Li family didn't see Gu Ye at that time, and even if they did, they probably never thought that his identity would have such a precious day, and didn't take it to heart.
Gu Ye wouldn't take the initiative to mention it, just like he knew the Li family on the first day, and got along with the Master Li.
The questions of the palace exams are usually set by the emperor, but unfortunately, Emperor Zhengyuan was a half-way monk, and the review of the memorials is now a study after the founding of the dynasty. It is not just embarrassing for the students who have been studying for ten years. Also for those students.
Therefore, the responsibility for the examination questions falls on Li Da Shi and others.
Gu Ye, who is in the yellow jacket, personally assists, although he is only seven years old, but he is the eldest son of a serious and legitimate name.
Li Da Shi is very serious and responsible. He first re-read the papers of these candidates when they will take the test, and then he gave them the questions.
After it was out, he showed it to Gu Ye first.
Gu Ye has maintained a very humble and respectful attitude during this period of time, and treated several civil servants in charge with courtesy.
As usual, in order to prevent favoritism, the officials in charge of the examinations have been living alone since March.
Gu Ye's identity is naturally unnecessary.
However, since he registered in early April, he has not exercised his privileges, so he isolated himself and lived with Li Dashi and others.
The individual living conditions for the officials in charge of the palace examinations are acceptable, but they are not for their enjoyment. In some respects, compared with the senior officials themselves, they are still slightly worse. They have to do their own work, and it is impossible to send some servants in. Drive them.
But Gu Ye didn't choose to live or eat. He didn't even bring Xiaoluzi in. He could take care of himself. Anyway, he only lived for a month. The servants just wash slowly, and they can suffer more than some officials who are used to enjoying them.
This is only one case. Emperor Zhengyuan sent him here not only to supervise officials and prevent favoritism and fraud, but also to be underestimated by literati since ancient times. This time, the leading scholar Li Da was only recently promoted, and he is not as good as Mrs. Wen's. As famous as they were, Emperor Zhengyuan was worried that they would live and eat together, and they would have any grudges.
This really made Zhengyuan Emperor give the material. These civil servants have known each other for half a lifetime. Although there is no such thing as contempt and hatred, they have different preferences for articles, different ideas, and naturally different ideas.
Disputes and so on are commonplace.
There was a time when the smell of gunpowder was frightening, and a civil servant said that another civil servant made up his mind, saying that the exam questions he gave were completely based on personal preferences. That part of the students, don't they take any bribes and let them go
The one who was scolded was also a liar, saying that the one who scolded him was the one who took the bribe, so he contradicted him, I am afraid that the student who bribed him was not good at doing such policy papers.
There were no good things to say in the fight. Seeing that the two were about to fight, Li Da Shi intervened, and neither of them were very convinced of him, so naturally they did not listen to his advice.
At the back, Gu Ye came forward and brought in two pots of chrysanthemum tea.
Facing a child, the two-year-old civil servant who could be his grandfather stopped arguing and just sat on each side angrily.
Gu Ye didn't seem to know anything, "I brought this chrysanthemum tea from home. It's dry this day, and people get angry easily. The two elders have a drink, and it's smooth."
His dignified King Lie, the eldest son of the dynasty, the most hopeful of succeeding the crown prince, the one who was crowned the great treasure, personally poured tea and water for the two of them and brought them to their eyes.
Who can take his face
The two who were quarreling hurriedly got up and said that they did not dare, and took the tea and drank it.
The two pots of scented tea were brewed from the tea bags that Gu Yin brought him. Although the tea bags were mainly chrysanthemums, there were also subtle differences. One had wolfberry in it, and the other had dried lotus leaves.
The two elders were drinking tea and soon realized that what the other was holding was different from their own.
Gu Ye explained: "One of the two adults has been rubbing his eyebrows frequently recently, and it seems that his eyes are uncomfortable, so I used this tea bag with wolfberry, and the wolfberry improves eyesight, which is the best for you. Another adult , I have a fire bubble on my lips recently, it seems that the internal fire is strong, so I used this one with mint. Both mint and chrysanthemum are cool, so it is not suitable to drink too much, but it is very suitable when the internal fire is strong. "
He can see the recent discomfort of these people, and drink his tea, who can be embarrassed to continue arguing in front of him
So the two of them quickly got off the donkey along the slope, and said, "It's because I have a strong internal fire, so it's no wonder that I'm talking so aggressively today."
Another also said: "It's also that my eyes have been uncomfortable recently, and people are a bit irritable."
The two apologized to each other and reconciled.
This kind of thing rarely happens again in the future, and even if it happens again, Gu Yezi has a way to mediate from it.
In the past, the officials said they supported Gu Ye, but in fact they followed the style of Mrs. Wen. And it's not support, at best, don't fight against him first, and wait and see.
After getting along for ten days and a half months, everyone really changed their minds about him, and dared not talk about him in person. In private, he felt that he was a virtuous corporal rather Xiao Zhengyuan.
Therefore, Master Li sent the prepared exam questions to Gu Ye, and no one else objected.
But Gu Ye waved his hands again and again: "I learned a new word from the "Han Shu", called 'skilled in learning and shallow', and it can be used for me. Now I only know a few words, and I dare to give so many words. How about a person with knowledge to choose the exam questions? Or let other examiners help you to refer to it."
Li Da Shi is more satisfied with his attitude of wearing big hats as much as he is capable. It is not because of his noble status that he gives random pointers to Jiangshan. The other adults are also more satisfied.
What is the sign that a literati loves a child? Anyway, before the palace exam started, everyone was not so busy, and they were not allowed to go out, so I would teach Gu Ye a lesson.
So from morning to night, a group of civil servants took turns taking classes, and the class schedule was arranged later, which was even busier than when Gu Ye was in Wenhua Hall!
He complained bitterly in his heart, but he also knew that this was a great good thing that many people could not expect for a lifetime, and it was also the kindness of the officials, so he had to grit his teeth and endure it.
He was originally smart, but now that he has the patience to learn, his progress is naturally much faster than that of ordinary children.
Half a month before the palace exam, Gu Ye's educational level rose at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Why don't you say that you have poetry and literature in your belly
At the end of the hall test, when Emperor Zhengyuan saw Gu Ye again, he said that he looked more and more polite.
After the palace examination, Emperor Zhengyuan and a group of civil servants and ministers reviewed the papers together, and judged them to be one, two or three.
Unexpectedly, the champion this year was Wen Lang from the literary family. The second place on the list was a middle-aged scholar named Lu You. Although he had no official position, Lu You was a famous talent in the previous dynasty, but he didn't like the court at that time. In this atmosphere, he wrote poems and articles to satirize many times, which made the former emperor deprive him of the right to take scientific examinations.
One of the two is the third generation of the literary family, and the other is a well-known scholar. It is not surprising.
Surprisingly, it was Xu Qingchuan who stood out in the first imperial examination of the new dynasty, which was extremely competitive.
Although Xu Qingchuan had previously obtained the understanding of Yuan in the township examination, there were many more understandings of Yuan in the prefectures, and there were many who were more talented than him. Xu Qingchuan's performance in the exam is also considered outstanding, but not in the top three.
It was also Xu Qingchuan who had good luck. Although Emperor Zhengyuan didn't write the questions himself, he had explained to Li Da Shi and others that he should be more pragmatic and practical when setting the questions for the palace exam.
Although Xu Qingchuan was born into a wealthy family, he was down in the family when he was young.
Other students are better in literature than him, and he does not understand the suffering of the common people. Those who understand the suffering of the people better than him are not as meaningful as his words.
It was just so right that his article was particularly in line with Emperor Zhengyuan's intentions, and he became the third-ranked Tanhualang.
Gu Ye got the news early, and before the court announced it, he had already communicated with the British government.
Mrs Wang was happier than anyone else and couldn't wait to tell Mrs Xu the good news.
However, it must not be possible to be too big in the past. That does not mean to tell others that their family got the news by relying on the news in the palace
So Gu Yin and Wang Shi didn't take their own carriages, so Song Shiliu went out and rented a donkey carriage, rushed to the back door of the British government's residence, and the two went to Xu's house quietly.
Xu and Xu Qingchuan are now renting in a small yard that Wang's had bought before, which is not too far from the British government.
The donkey cart drove slowly for more than a quarter of an hour before arriving at the door of Xu's small courtyard.
Song Shiliu jumped out of the donkey cart and knocked on the door first, but Xu Shiliu didn't have much time to open the door.
Seeing Song Pomegranate at the head, Mrs Xu smiled familiarly: "Pomegranate is here again, is this running errands for your old lady again?"
After going to Beijing in January, Mrs. Xu, as a parent to accompany her students, was embarrassed to just focus on having fun and spend most of her time taking care of Xu Qingchuan's diet and daily life.
But from time to time, Mrs. Wang asks Song Shiliu to send some things, sometimes it is a book of words that she thinks is good, sometimes it is a small snack she doesn't make... In short, the communication and exchanges have never been interrupted.
Xu held Song Shiliu's hand affectionately and asked her to come into the room to speak.
Song Shiliu said with a smile that she was not busy, "I'm not the only one here."
As she spoke, she turned her head back, and Xu Shi saw Wang Shi and Gu Yin who were following her.
Xu Shi was really surprised, and asked, "Why are you here together?" while inviting them in.
This small yard is about the same size as the house Gu Yin rented in Hanshan Town, but the original owner specially repaired it when he sold it, and it looks brand new.
"Hey, why don't you come here without saying hello, I don't have anything good to entertain you." As soon as Mr. Xu spoke, he was about to plunge into the stove, "I'll make two bowls of sugar water for you!"
Mrs Wang hurriedly grabbed the person, "Don't be too busy, we have come here full of food and drink. And I dare not ask Tanhualang's mother to make sugar water for us!"
When Xu Shi heard it, he first laughed and spat at him, "You're making fun of me before the list is released, right?"
Laughing and laughing, Mrs Xu was stunned again, and said to herself: "No, you definitely didn't come here to make fun of me, this is, this is..."
He became more and more excited, his lips were trembling and he couldn't say anything else, and the man looked softly and was about to fall to the ground.
Gu Yin and Wang Shi immediately held her by one arm and carried her into the main room.
"Fortunately, I came to give you a thorough understanding in advance. Otherwise, when the good news person comes, you will be embarrassed for your Qingchuan family." Wang Shi said, poured a glass of water into the teapot on the table and fed it to Xu Shi. lips.
At this moment, Xu shi didn't have the mood to argue with her, so she quickly raised her sleeves and wiped her eyes while saying, "Yes, yes, you can't embarrass Qingchuan."
Tears fell uncontrollably.
Later, Mrs. Wang inquired and learned that Xu Qingchuan had gone out and was not at home. She and Gu Yin didn't stay at Xu's house for much. Thinking of his gaffe in front of the Wang family, he should be unhappy again.
Before leaving Xu's house, Mrs. Wang left a pack of copper coins for Mrs. Xu, so that he could be happy money.
Of course, those who announce the good news in the yamen will not give these, at least one or two taels of silver, but for a good thing like Tanhualang, when the Xu family will not only announce the good news from the yamen, there will be many other people watching the fun. Yes, even the nearby beggars will come to ask for money.
A thousand copper coins are only worth a tael of silver, and this package of copper coins is not worth much. It just saves Mr. Xu's time to go out and exchange them temporarily after two days.
Xu Shi was not polite to Wang Shi, so he accepted it.
After leaving the Xu family, Wang Shi and Song Shiliu went back to the house. Gu Yin didn't join them, she had her own business to do.
In my own Xiaohua Theater, "The Tale of Two Foxes" has been staged for a while, and I have to find a new book to arrange a new play.
Mr. Jiang is very useful. After the last rehearsal, he has mastered the skills of drama, and Gu Yin has given him the position of director. As the owner, she only needs to be responsible for finding the new book.
There are many scholars and bookstores in this area where the Xu family lives, so Gu Yin simply went to a few bookstores to wander around.
Coincidentally, Gu Yin met Xu Qingchuan at the first bookstore she went to.
Gu Yin shouted "Brother Qingchuan" generously, Xu Qingchuan turned around and saw her in Jingchai's cloth skirt.
However, Xu Qingchuan soon recovered. At that time, Gu Yin was busy with her livelihood. Although she was optimistic, it is impossible for a person who is running for life to have such a free and easy smile on his brows.
Now Gu Yin, there is no more disturbing color in the corners of the brows and eyes, and the whole portrait will glow.
And at that time, Gu Yin knew what the two parents wanted to marry, so she was polite and distant from him. In his impression, she never seemed to call him so enthusiastically.
"Why are you dressed like this?" Xu Qingchuan bent his lips and put down the book in his hand.
Gu Yin blinked slyly, "My mother and I came here to congratulate your family, but I didn't want to attract attention, so I specially changed clothes."
As she spoke, she held out three fingers and made a three.
Xu Qingchuan immediately understood what she meant.
Han Chuang has been studying hard for many years, and suddenly knowing that he has obtained such a good result, he is naturally overjoyed. Many may go crazy for a while, otherwise the story of Fan Jinzhong will not be circulated in the next life.
But Gu Yin and Xu Qingchuan have known each other for several years, and they know him somewhat, so he is not the kind of person who can't stand ups and downs.
Sure enough, as Gu Yin expected, Xu Qingchuan took two short breaths, then closed his eyes, and quickly recovered.
He smiled and cupped his hands with Gu Yin, "Then I would like to thank my sister and aunt for making this trip."
Gu Yin waved his hand and said that he was too polite, and smiled again: "It happens that I want to change some words, and it happens that you are here, so help me with some reference."
The palace exam is over, Xu Qingchuan still likes to read, it's time to relax.
He also came to the bookstore, just because the day of publishing the list was just around the corner, he was inevitably a little nervous and couldn't stay at home.
Now that he knew the ranking, a big stone fell in his heart, and Xu Qingchuan was naturally willing to help her.
The update speed of this book is really fast, and new ones are added almost every month.
Although many of them follow the trend, there are also well-written ones that follow the trend and need to be carefully distinguished.
Xu Qingchuan's reading speed is much faster than Gu Yinke's, and he can see if there is any merit in this sentence if he goes through ten lines at a glance.
It was impossible for the people in the bookstore to let the guests read the book slowly, so Gu Yin bought everything that Xu Qingchuan said was true.
She ran to the three bookstores in one breath, Gu Yin bought a large stack, and when she came back to her senses, Xu Qingchuan had already helped her hold it for a while.
Xu Qingchuan said that she wanted to help her move back, but Gu Yin had already delayed half an afternoon of his work. How could she be so embarrassed to bother him, so she discussed with the shopkeeper of the last bookstore and asked if she could store the book here first and wait for it later. Make people come and take it.
The shopkeeper said cheerfully, "Ma'am, you're welcome. You bought so many things in the store, and it's really hard to get them. There is a utility room in the store. If the lady doesn't dislike it, you can put all these things there first."
After the agreement, Gu Yin gave the shopkeeper a few extra pennies for food and storage, and then greeted Xu Qingchuan to follow the direction indicated by the shopkeeper and put the words book in the utility room.
"It's all mine, isn't it? When I get busy, I forget the time. Aunt Xu must be looking forward to your return in the afternoon." Gu Yin stretched out her hand after Xu Qingchuan and apologized.
Xu Qingchuan said that it was okay, and added: "In the past, it was my aunt and you who took care of our mother and son. It's a lot to say thank you, but we keep those kindnesses in our hearts. It's just a little busy, you don't have to be so polite. "
"I don't know who will take care of whom in the future. Not to mention, when I have a child, Mr. Qingchuan won't be able to run away."
Xu Qingchuan paused at his feet, and there was a hint of confusion in his eyes, "So soon..."
Gu Yin also noticed that she had made a slip of the tongue. Maybe it was because of the constant good things in the family recently. First, Wu Qingyi asked him for a kiss, and then Gu Ye got the double love and good reputation of Emperor Zhengyuan through the birthday banquet. , so she was very happy, which made her talk a little too much.
Her cheeks were slightly red, and she hurriedly said no, "No, it's me talking nonsense, it's not a shadow."
"It's not nonsense, my mother said that you are lucky, and there is no need to worry about the children."
Gu Yin couldn't help laughing, "Then I will entrust my aunt's blessing."
While talking, the two had already walked to the utility room of the bookstore.
Xu Qingchuan stared at her for a while, and then withdrew his eyes. He only looked at the book of heavy words in his hand, and said softly, "Then I'll put it down."
"it is good."
…
At the end of April, the weather suddenly warmed up, and summer was approaching.
The results of the palace exam have been announced a few days ago.
When the top three were parading across the street, Wang also brought a whole family to watch the excitement.
The champion, Wenlang, and the tandem, Xu Qingchuan, were both young and handsome, and the folk customs in this area of the capital were more open than in other places. Many young girls threw flowers and sachets on them.
Especially Xu Qingchuan, because his family background can only be regarded as ordinary in the ordinary, so there are more bold people, and even dispatched family members to come to the list to catch a son-in-law.
The Wang family had long heard that the capital had such an ethos—there were many wealthy families, and naturally there were more families eager to enter the upper class. She had been guarding against this for a long time, and sent out many servants to be by Xu Qingchuan's side, which prevented those people from succeeding.
Gu Ye got a lot of benefits because of this assistant palace exam.
This person, in fact, is like this. If he is this age and takes credit for his identity, even if Li Da Shi and others recognize him with their noses, they will have a lot of criticism at him in their hearts.
But he followed his busy schedule for several days, but he did not take any credit. In front of Emperor Zhengyuan, he praised the seriousness and diligence of Li Da Shi and others, and how eager they were to recruit talents for the new dynasty... Not at all lift yourself.
Li Da Shi and the others were embarrassed, they felt like they were bullying a child.
A few civil servants discussed it in private, and they unified the caliber. When they submitted the book, they also praised Gu Ye. At the same time, they did not hesitate to help him spread the matter, which made his reputation even higher.
So much so that some students call Gu Ye a "little master" in private.
A student who has passed the palace exam is considered a disciple of the emperor, and calling him so respectfully is no different from calling him a prince.
After knowing the news, Gu Ye ran to the Hall of Mental Cultivation immediately.
Emperor Zhengyuan was critiquing papers, and when he saw him hurriedly rushed over, he laughed and said, "I only praised you for your gentleness and kindness two days ago, and you look like a scholar. How come it hasn't been two days, and this description is indifferent again?"
Gu Ye ran like a puppy, sticking out his tongue and exhaling, hurriedly waved his hand, expressing himself to take a breather.
Emperor Zhengyuan asked Qian Sansi to serve him a cup of tea.
Gu Ye lifted the lid, drank it, and finally recovered.
After recovering, he bowed his hands and said, "The son is here to plead guilty to the emperor."
These words suddenly attracted the attention of Emperor Zhengyuan. He first waved Qian Sansi and asked them to go down, and then excused Gu Ye's courtesy and asked him what happened
Gu Ye's face was flushed with shame, he looked at his toes, and told Emperor Zhengyuan what he had heard.
Emperor Zhengyuan was not surprised. His news was naturally better than Gu Ye's, and he heard about it two days before him.
"Isn't this very good? You were like a prisoner. You lived in isolation with so many officials for so long, and you also mediated and mediated conflicts several times. There is no credit or hard work."
"What the hell!" Gu Ye slapped his thigh anxiously, "They are the protégés of the royal father, and I was also instructed by the royal father, to assist in such a big event at this age, and to be the mascot of the town house. There are not many people, but after spreading it out, maybe some people really believe it, when I am some kind of child prodigy, I can be a small teacher for the world's students at the age of seven."
Emperor Zhengyuan smiled and put the pen down, touched his chin and looked at him, "Why, are you still afraid of being praised? Afraid that when you grow up, you won't be as powerful as the rumors and disappoint those people?"
"Are you afraid, I'm definitely not afraid." Gu Ye scratched his hot cheeks, "It was the charity birthday banquet that I held earlier. Although it was my idea, it was also your approval. You won't let me tell outsiders. , I took all the credit. Now it's like this again... "
"Is the reputation good or not?" The smile on Emperor Zheng Yuan's face faded a little, and he beckoned, letting Gu Ye come to him, and said to him solemnly, "What are you afraid of?"
Gu Ye sensed something from his father's reaction and words, and his heart thumped uncontrollably. He took a few deep breaths, and his face changed from nervousness to firmness, "I'm not afraid of those, I'm afraid, Only you are unhappy."
Emperor Zhengyuan felt both admiration and pride in his heart, and at the same time he was very ironing. He reached out and patted Gu Ye's back, "I'm not unhappy, if I was unhappy, I wouldn't let this happen. So you raise your chest. …”
At this time, he no longer called himself "Zhen", not as an emperor, but as a father, looking forward to his son to move forward bravely.
Having said that, Emperor Zhengyuan's eyes fell on the dragon case beside him again.
Since ancient times, the emperor's dragon chair and dragon case have been made much taller than ordinary tables and chairs, showing the emperor's unique status in the world.
So Gu Ye is not as high as that dragon case at this moment!
Emperor Zhengyuan showed a helpless smile, feeling that he was thinking too early, so he swallowed some words that had already reached his lips.