The Jinshi subject only takes one day, and the other subjects depend on the number of tests taken this year.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan waited for their father to enter, and brought their servants to meet the people brought by their father. They were going to wait here for a day. If they had a meal, they would naturally be sent by someone else.
When Zhang Zhong got inside, he took a look at the things he had brought. It was still a bit cold. He took out the blanket and put it under his buttocks. Then he took out the smokeless charcoal and put it in the brazier to light it.
Only then began to answer the questions, and other people did the same. Only the poor students did not have so many things.
The sergeants patrolled the side from time to time. There were really people who dared to bring cheat sheets. They were caught and coaxed out and recorded them. It would be difficult for them to think of themselves in the future.
Zhang Zhong thinks that he has enough talents, so he didn't prepare any cheat sheets. What's more, he couldn't prepare. The poems, fus, and the post of Lao Tzu in this exam are just a small scripture and Lao Tzu's post.
First write a post. In the morning, Father Zhang finished this. When it was lunch time, all kinds of dishes were scattered in the Gongyuan. The poor students just drink some water and eat some dry food. Naturally, a variety of delicacies are presented.
Father Zhang opened his food box. There were not so many dishes in it, only some small buns and garlic sauce. It seemed that the next person was going to let him eat this, and there was also a solid bamboo tube with soup on the noodles, and so were the buns. It's still hot.
Seeing only these two things, Zhang Zhong didn’t complain, picking it up and eating it. This kind of buns are basically not sold outside. They are only made at home. The stuffing inside is frozen before being packaged, and the inside is just waiting to be eaten. There is juice.
Quickly finished the steamed buns, drank the soup, leaned there and started to rest. After a while, I finished writing the poems and verses, and then waited to see the results.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were eating steamed stuffed buns outside, as did the other servants. There were people from other people's homes nearby. The whole outside area was almost occupied. Every one of them looked at Nagongyuan with anxious eyes from time to time. door.
Waiting for the sky to get darker, Zhang Zhong finally appeared in the gate of the Gongyuan, carrying the things he had brought in, and when he went out to look, he was suddenly stunned.
"Father... you are finally here, hurry, go back and celebrate, and wait for the list to be released, we will go back to be an official with real power." Xiaobao pulled Wang Juan from there and rushed into his father's. In his arms, he said happily.
Zhang Zhong touched his son's head and said, "Why are you here? Does your mother know?"
"I came here thinking about you. My mother should know now. I only knew that we went to Zhouzhong. Dad, don't talk about it here. Go back. I only ate some steamed buns at noon. Go back and eat well."
Zhang Xiaobao took his father's hand and walked back. Someone came to pick up the things. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan kept talking to Zhang Zhong about what they saw along the way.
Zhang Zhong was still a little worried that the exam would not be good this time. After listening to his son and future daughter-in-law, his mood gradually calmed down. He didn't expect to meet someone he wanted to meet just after the exam in Beijing.
The three people walked all the way and said that the Zhuangyuan Building that went directly to this time was full of dishes. Zhang Xiaobao poured wine on his father and began to turn the topic to other matters, not mentioning the imperial examination.
Zhang Zhong was also happy to accompany his son and daughter-in-law to talk, talk about the scenery here, and talk about what foreign merchants sell. After eating for more than an hour, it was completely dark, and the three of them drank some tea. , Go back to sleep.
Then came the days of waiting. Waiting for the list to be released, Zhang Xiaobao had nothing to do. He dragged Wang Juan to the East and West markets all day, and bought a lot of gadgets. Those cottons have already been given by people. Send it home, put the bread and mud on it, and one tree will survive then. If it's a big deal, you can buy it again. Anyway, it's cheaper.
I waited for more than ten days. Seeing that the new round of official appointments is about to come down, it is finally time for the list to be released.
Earlier, some people came over to watch. Zhang Xiaobao, Wang Juan and Zhang Zhong also came to the nearest small hotel there, where ordinary people eat. They were also bought at the time. Already full of people, only a place near the window was left for them.
"Father, I think it all. When you win the champion, we will not be an official in the capital, but we will be transferred to Huayuan County. After you have been there for a few years, we will return to the capital. You can rest assured that you will have political achievements. , In the annual selection, you are always on top, not even on top."
Zhang Xiaobao sat down with the three of them, and Zhang Xiaobao began to talk to his father.
Zhang Zhong is still a bit nervous now. I don’t know if he will be won. He doesn’t expect to be a champion, as long as he can be admitted as a Jinshi. Hearing his son’s words, he feels that the greatest ability in his life is to have a good son. He said that he must have thought that man was stupid, but his son would definitely not be bad when he said it.
He also lowered his voice and said, "Xiaobao, it doesn't seem like it's easy to put it outside, right? Dad believes in your ability. As long as you go outside, you can have a good political record."
"Simply, the arrangement for officials below the sixth rank is for officials to be appointed by the official department. In your examination of the imperial examination, the person in charge is just a sixth-rank official. In the future, someone with high status may be in charge. It can be done by spending money."
Zhang Xiaobao is confident in this, now it depends on how his father takes the exam.
Most of the other people in this small shop were also waiting for news there. Zhang Xiaobao thought that someone would ride a fast horse to various places to report, but after a while, there was no one to announce the good news.
The minds of the three people were on the list. The dishes were eaten with one bite without a bite. When it was difficult, someone finally ran over first. As soon as they entered the small shop, they shouted at a clerk sitting there. Yelled: "My son, I'm hit, my son is hit, Ming Jing Yi is fifteen."
All the occupants of the shop turned their eyes to the student, and the second class indicated that some questions were not answered, or the examiner did not answer well, but after all, the good times are here, and the people in the family are too. Follow the dip.
Hearing that he was hit, he stopped eating. He threw some money on the table, turned and ran out, yelling while running. Zhang Xiaobao looked at the man in his forties and shook his head. , Is this the second class? And it's not Jinshi.
That person just ran out, and another person came in, but this person's face was a bit bad, and he walked to a table and said to the person: "Brother, your name is not on the list, let's go back."
"Ah? No? How could it not be?" The student was stupid, sitting there muttering a few words repeatedly.
Maybe it's because they have seen a lot, everyone turned their eyes away again, and Zhang Zhong's hand holding the chopsticks trembled, as if he was the one who missed it.
Zhang Xiaobao stood up, stepped on a stool and looked out. He hadn't seen the person sent out yet. After a while, just when Zhang Xiaobao was about to see it in person, the person sent out ran back in disarray. , Crying, shouting loudly: "I'm hit, the master is hit, the first in the Jinshi class, my master, the top pick."
"Wow..." With a loud noise, everyone's eyes focused on Zhang Zhong. Zhang Zhong was already in a daze at this moment, sitting motionless, Zhang Xiaobao hugged Wang Juan and kissed her face hard. With a mouthful, he whispered: "Money and connections finally came into play."
Wang Juan raised his hand and pushed Zhang Xiaobao's face away, and said happily: "I knew this, and let my dad come to take the test. Wait two days, we can go back. Hurry up and tell the good news. To home."
"Father, let's go back. You have to be busy tomorrow. How did you get your clothes and why did you come back?" Zhang Xiaobao said to his father before turning to the person who reported the letter.
"In response to the little son, I just saw that the master was hit, and he called out. As a result, I was surrounded by many people asking for small things. The small one finally broke free, and it was late to come back." People said there, but they didn't look unhappy at all. It seemed that it was a pleasant thing to be surrounded by people.
Several people left the shop with countless envious eyes, and Zhang Xiaobao asked people to send the news to their homes as quickly as possible. The family was still in a hurry.
On this day, the Zhuangyuan Building and Deyiju held a banquet. Anyone who could find them found the two restaurants. From this day on, the two restaurants became veritable and the business became more fierce.
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The next day, Zhang Zhong went out. He was going to report and go to Xingyuan to eat and drink. If he had a good idea, he could meet the emperor. Then he went to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. After a day of tossing, he was exhausted enough. Anyway, it's how the scenery comes.
Zhang Zhong rode on a horse, with flowers, the groom’s outfit was almost the same. He rode his horse around Changan City. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were also crowded in the crowd to watch. Unfortunately, there is no camera, otherwise this scene must be captured. Give it a picture.
The servants behind them are also standing tall and raising their heads. This time, the status is different. The servants of the champion family are not ordinary servants.
When this matter was over, the election of officials was started. Zhang Xiaobao's dredging once again worked. Zhang Zhong, who was originally going to stay in the capital, was assigned to Huayuan County as the county magistrate and was given a goldfish bag to press the placket. .
"Leave the boat!" Zhang Xiaobao shouted while standing on the bow, looking at the water in front of him, he felt vigorous.
This time I didn't follow the road when I came, but took another waterway, which was the one where the old man's nephew passed by, and from that one could go directly to the capital.
Zhang Zhong has been busy for a few days, still shaking like in a dream, sighing there, taking a look at his son from time to time.