The sun gradually rose, dispelling the chill in the examination hall, and those nervous students finally had a chance to warm themselves up. They kept rubbing their hands to ensure that the handwriting on the paper would not look too stiff. The calligraphy of this test paper is also one of the scoring criteria, so although the test has been started for a long time, most people are still just drafting their stomachs and are not in a hurry to start writing. , it seems that most of the scholars in this examination institute are poor people who have had painful experiences.
Fan Xian walked in the examination room with a smile on his face, trying not to make a sound in his footsteps, so as not to disturb the students. Strange to say, when the students break the test, they are often most afraid of the examiner passing by or looking at their test papers, but when these students find that the person standing beside them and watching is the famous person at the entrance of the examination institute. When Xiao Fan was an adult, everyone couldn't help feeling a little confident.
Because Fan Xian is not as serious as the two seat teachers and Ti Tiao, but has a smile like a faint sunshine, so any student who dares to look up at Fan Xian's face will always feel that the little Master Fan is smiling. A smile is to encourage yourself.
After walking around every part of the examination institute, Fan Xian returned to the corner gate. Mu Tie had already made tea and waited. Seeing him sitting on the chair, he lowered his voice and laughed, "It's boring. Master Fan chooses to rest here, which is the most suitable place, and the corner gate needs to communicate with the outside world, so it's not too uncomfortable."
Fan Xian smiled, thinking that if he really went back to the main hall and sat with Guo Shangshu, he might feel uncomfortable if the other party was unhappy. While drinking tea, he remembered a very strange thing. The list given by the crown prince only had six people, but He Zongwei's name was not there. After he entered Beijing, he knew that He Zongwei was a student of a bachelor's degree, and that he was a potential minister of the Eastern Palace. Logically speaking, he should be participating in Chunwei now.
He put this matter aside for the time being, turned his eyes to the innermost part of the examination hall through several small doors, and felt a little absurd in his heart. To be able to sit here and invigilate an anthology of poetry, this life is really unfair.
Those students who are still writing, if they know that the results of the Tangtang Exam have already been divided up like watermelons by those big figures in the court, what will they think in their hearts
Time seemed to pass extremely slowly, and Fan Xian was about to fall asleep on the chair at the corner door, only to realize that the sun had just moved to the center. The relevant yamen had already sent someone to deliver the lunch, and someone from the corner gate naturally followed them. After carefully checking the tableware, they found that there was nothing abnormal before carrying six of the food plates to the middle hall.
Fan Xian went to the middle hall to have lunch with the adults while listening to them talk about the situation in the morning. In the southeast corner, the adult was caught by the senior who was cheating. I have seen such a cheating student, and they put the whole problem-solving strategy under the desk to copy it openly, thinking that there is a screen around it so that no one will find it, how do you know that the officials who are patrolling around have sharp eyes."
This time, Guo Youzhi, the president of Chunwei, Minister of Rites, suddenly frowned and said, "How did you bring this book in?"
Fan Xian knew it was his own mistake, and replied with a smile: "The inspection was too slow earlier, and the officials from the Overwatch Council urged me a bit, so I was a little anxious, fearing that I might miss the time set by the Holy Lord, so there was a mistake, my lord. Forgive me." He pleaded guilty with these words, but shifted half of the responsibility to the Overwatch Council, which was slick.
Guo Youzhi glanced at him, hummed, and didn't bother him. After all, the imperial examinations of all dynasties could not eliminate this kind of trivial matter, and he couldn't use it to attack Fan Xian. Insufficient, you adults should help more."
Fan Xian smiled and bowed to several adults around him, especially to his immediate superior Tai Xuezheng, who said, "Master Xuezheng, I'm a low-level official, please take care of me."
Tai Xuezheng was the Grand Master Shu who was pointed at by His Majesty that day. He was originally a student of Zhuang Mohan, but after all, he was very proud of being from the Qing Kingdom, so he didn't hold any grudges against Fan Xian in front of the palace. When Han was so excited that he vomited blood, he pointed at Fan Xian and smiled, "Lord Fengzheng, if you have little talent, how can anyone in Qing Kingdom dare to claim to be talented?"
The other tutor and Titiao also laughed and echoed, and made fun of Fan Xian: "If the number one talented person in Qing Dynasty hadn't been amazingly knowledgeable, Mr. Fan should be writing hard in the field at this time, and eating two dry buns when he was hungry. Where can I sit and eat here?"
When he said this, even Guo Youzhi couldn't help laughing. Fan Xian himself didn't have the slightest confidence in Fan Xian's talents. His confidence was much stronger than his own.
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The students in the examination institute were still doing the test papers nervously and fearfully, and the sky was gradually getting dark. Fan Xian walked around the venue a few times, looked at everyone's test papers, and found a few people with real talents and real learning. I can't help but stop and have a look. Although he also read through the scriptures of this world when he was in Danzhou, he never thought about passing the imperial examination to enter an official career, so if he really wants to write such articles, he may not be as good as most people, but after all, he is a man in two lives, so exaggerate It is said that he is also a well-read person, but he still has vision.
He secretly wrote down the names of those people, then walked to the corner door, pretended to yawn, tilted his head, and found that Mu Tie was half lying on the chair and was about to fall asleep. He couldn't help laughing, thinking that this Mu Tie is also a wonderful person, and he naturally has the ability to do things, otherwise Chen Pingping would not let him take part of the power, but his ability to be a man is not good, maybe he just started learning For flattery, every time he saw Fan Xian, he was extremely respectful, which made Fan Xian feel a little uncomfortable for no reason.
"Your Excellency, the corner door cannot be opened." Seeing Juzhong Lang Fan Xian walking to a remote place next to the corner door, an Overwatch Council official showed a look of perplexity, stepped forward to stop him, and said, "The corner door must be kept closed except for delivering food and water."
"I know the rules." Fan Xian smiled and said, "I just want to walk around and see if there is anything interesting."
These words seemed a little inexplicable and inappropriate. Fan Xian, who was an examiner, wanted to find something interesting in the examination hall during the stately state ceremony and the emperor's spring examination. But the strange thing is that after hearing this sentence, the Overwatch Council official responded with a slight smile: "There are a lot of interesting things in the yard, adults will come here often in the future."
Fan Xian calmed down, looked at the official's ordinary face, and suddenly said, "You are what I'm looking for."
"Yes, Master Tisi." The official bowed his head.
Looking into his eyes, Fan Xian knew that this Overwatch Council official was not a high-ranking official, but he must be Chen Pingping's confidant, so he couldn't help smiling and said, "Did Master Chen tell you the specific time?"
"After Chunwei, within three days." The official replied softly.
"Okay, I need your help with something else. I need to check the backgrounds of a few people." Fan Xian told the official the names he had recorded earlier, and said quietly, "I don't check their family backgrounds, but their personalities."
"Yes." The official said softly, "Master Tisi, please show me the token."
Fan Xian took out the Overwatch Council badge from his waist that had helped him countless times, waved it in front of the official's eyes, and asked gently, "Do you remember it clearly?"
The official responded softly: "I remember it clearly, but I will report this matter to the dean."
"Understood." Fan Xian smiled gently, "I want your reward before sealing the paper."
"yes."
"Do I need to know your name?"
"No need." The official said softly: "The lower official is just a low-level official in the courtyard, and I dare not bother you to register your name."
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The crown prince wanted to arrange his manpower in the court more than ten years later, and perhaps the eldest prince would do the same. As for the father-in-law and the Privy Council, it was a typical act of treacherous officials. Thinking of this, Fan Xian couldn't help but smiled wryly, his old father-in-law really didn't want to save himself some trouble.
However, he also understands that this is the normal state in the officialdom, and what he is about to do is somewhat perverted.
Fan Xian sighed a little, thinking that in a few years, when he was older, should he also arrange for some of his own people to enter this officialdom like a game field? But right now he can't do these things. The most important thing is to cooperate well with the Overwatch Council to handle the matter of Chunwei perfectly and not to leave too much trouble for himself.
After successfully forcing the eldest princess out of the palace with words, he has been handling everything smoothly. If it hadn't been for the overbearing tactics of Donggong to pull him this time, maybe he would still endure it. And he doesn't think his plan is very risky. Regardless of the power on the surface, there is a great master standing in the darkness behind him, and a terrifying courtyard. These are powers that many people have never known. He believed that as long as he didn't touch the most fundamental interests of the royal family of the Qing Kingdom, he would have a lot to do in this seemingly powerful officialdom, but in reality they controlled each other.
Since he has to make a living after rebirth, he can't give in too much, otherwise, wouldn't he be blind to the delicious helper left by his mother? Why can't I do what those princes and senior officials can do? Not only do you have to do it, but you have to do it beautifully.
"I'm really an asshole in my bones." Fan Xian looked at the hard-working students in the examination room, smiled all over his face, and thought to himself: "The monk can touch it, why can't I touch it? Not only do I want to touch it, but I also prefer it Don't let the monk touch it."