Since the 99th day of winter, the north wind has been biting and the cold has been pressing. This is another extremely cold winter.
The Qinhuai River was frozen, the biting cold wind howled from north to south, the fallen leaves fluttered down with the wind, a crow curled up its head on the branch, shivering, looking at the human-like creatures on the other side of the Qinhuai River in confusion, thinking that even the hairy ones felt cold, so why were the hairless ones so lively... ...
"You're lucky. Even though you're at the bottom of the list, you're still in the top, right? When you go back, you must burn more incense for your Zhu family's ancestors."
Guo Ziyu walked over with a sarcastic look on his face, and even looked down at Zhu Pingan.
"Why, aren't you going to burn incense to your ancestors when you go back? It's not good to forget your roots."
Zhu Pingan was fine, but the fat man beside him couldn't help it. He had long been annoyed with these guys who looked down on others. They acted like they were so noble, looking at others like beggars!
"Who are you? Oh, I remember now. Your chrysanthemum poem was pretty good." Guo Ziyu glanced up and down at the fat man, sneered, and brought up the fat man's most embarrassing experience in the college entrance examination and criticized him.
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When the fat man heard the chrysanthemum poem, his fat face turned red, and he had no chance to fight back.
"Your luck this time is really enviable." After Guo Ziyu dealt with the fat man, he stood beside Zhu Ping'an and said with a disdainful look.
I have finally waited for this day. I was once defeated by this boy in the college entrance examination, which made me depressed for a long time. I couldn't understand why I, who was full of poetry and books, was defeated by such a simple-minded boy. The first place that I was sure to win was taken away by this boy. Now, finally. I am back on the right track, and I am proud of it!
But the only pity is that this kid is so lucky that he was lucky enough to get the last spot.
Guo Ziyu looked at Zhu Ping'an, but he still hadn't completely calmed down.
"Yeah, I think so too." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, cupped his hands, and replied indifferently.
Guo Ziyu was stunned when he saw Zhu Ping'an's calm smile.
A punch hit the cotton. Looking at Zhu Ping'an's calm smile, Guo Ziyu felt a sweet and fishy taste in his mouth for some reason. He felt very stuffy. Shouldn't he argue with reason? Say how good his answer is! He could also take out his 79th-ranked article and slap the face of the 135th-ranked guy! But why did he smile so calmly? Where is your sense of shame? How can he continue
"Brother Zhu's luck is indeed something we envy, but Brother Guo and Brother Liu's strength is something I envy even more. At the age of sixty-three and seventy-nine, they are both qualified candidates for the imperial examination, and they are truly worthy of the title." Feng Shanshui was also waving his folding fan in the middle of winter, and he was very elegant and flattering.
Feng Shanshui's words made Guo Ziyu's face brighten immediately. Looking at Zhu Ping'an, he felt a sense of superiority in terms of ranking and strength.
Just then
Only an inappropriate conversation rudely broke the atmosphere.
"Excuse me. Who is Mr. Zhu Ping'an?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a Gongyanghu man dressed quite luxuriously with more than ten servants dressed in uniform. He asked everyone in a somewhat arrogant tone.
"I am Zhu Ping'an. May I ask what I can do for you..." Zhu Ping'an replied with a puzzled look.
The Gongyang Hu man walked up to Zhu Ping'an and looked him up and down. His attitude became a little respectful. But his arrogance was still there. He clasped his fists upwards. His eyes were almost looking up at the sky, and he said in a superior manner:
"I am the Minister of Public Administration and the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works. Now, I am also serving as the housekeeper of Mr. Zhao Wenhua, the Nanzhili Education Commissioner."
When these words came out, there was a sound of inhalation all around.
Just now I thought that the coming of the fifth-rank Tongzhi was a big deal, but I didn't expect that this representative was actually a third-rank official, and he was also the direct supervisor of all the students, the person in charge of everyone's fate.
Tongzhengsi, commonly known as Yintai. The chief officer was Tongzhengshi, a third-rank official. Under him were the left and right Tongzheng and the left and right Canyi to assist in handling government affairs. They were responsible for receiving and delivering the emperor's orders, communicating the situation of the people, handling the official documents of various departments, reporting the suggestions of the subjects from all directions, appealing for grievances or reporting illegalities, etc. In the morning court, the memorials and memorials from outside were submitted, and the memorials in Beijing were directly sealed and submitted for refutation. In the afternoon court, the subjects' opinions were reported, and confidential information was submitted from time to time.
He is a third-rank official, and also the Minister of Public Security, in charge of official documents sent to the capital from all over the country. He is an important official close to the emperor!
What is this for
Everyone stared at Butler Gongyang Hu and Zhu Ping'an without blinking, their breathing becoming so tense that they could hardly breathe.
Zhu Pingan glanced at the housekeeper Gongyang Hu standing opposite him, feeling a little strange. Was he in conflict with Zhao Wenhua, the most idiotic person in history? He was almost hit by his coachman when he first came to Yingtian, and Zhao Wenhua deliberately made things difficult for him during the imperial examination. Now there was another housekeeper...
However, it was unexpected that Zhao Wenhua was already the Minister of the Ministry of Public Security and the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works at that time. In modern times, this would be a vice-ministerial level official.
Under the gaze of the crowd, the steward Gongyang Hu looked at Zhu Ping'an with disdain and continued, "My master has seen your provincial examination paper and is very impressed. It just so happens that my third daughter is still unmarried. My master is willing to marry her to you. Is that possible?"
After Butler Gongyang Hu finished speaking, he gave a look and more than ten servants behind him dispersed to Zhu Ping'an and surrounded him.
This is... ...
Is this a third-rank official coming to capture a son-in-law? !
This action directly blinded everyone's eyes. Oh my god, what did I see? A third-rank official was trying to find a son-in-law for a provincial examination! Officials of this rank usually try to find a son-in-law for a Jinshi after the palace examination! Why are you joining in the fun of this provincial examination
It was strange enough that a third-rank official would for the first time choose a son-in-law in the provincial examination. Moreover, what was most incredible to everyone was that the person he chose as his son-in-law was the last one on the list of successful candidates!
The last one, are you kidding me
How could he be wrong! A third-rank official, who had served the emperor like a tiger for so many years, how could he be wrong!
But that's exactly why I can't understand it!
Guo Ziyu and others, who were originally arrogant and full of superiority, looked at this scene in disbelief at this moment, their eyeballs almost fell to the ground!
It’s so strange that my cheeks are so hot!
The girl with a horse-like bun who was watching silently from a distance lowered her head silently at this moment, clasping the corner of her clothes with her slender hands, looking sad.
"You see, this kind of young man is not something we can hope for." Another girl, who was a few years older than her, pressed the shoulders of the girl with the bun and said quietly.
Everyone was extremely envious, jealous and resentful of Zhu Ping'an. They were a hundred times more jealous than that Jie Yuan winner just now. Uh, who was Jie Yuan? Now we only know this Zhu Ping'an.
He's a third-rank official, the highest official in the Ministry of Public Security, and a big shot around the emperor. And most importantly, he has a special relationship with the chief minister of the early dynasty, Lord Yan Song!
As a son-in-law, he will have a smooth road ahead in the future, such as taking the imperial examination, the palace examination, and becoming an official. Besides, I have heard that the third daughter of Mr. Zhao is as beautiful as a fairy... ...
The gazes of the crowd on Zhu Ping'an could almost burn him in the severe cold.
Everyone wished they were the young man in the center at this moment!
Moved
The boy moved!
Amid the envious, jealous and hateful eyes of the crowd, Zhu Ping'an looked at housekeeper Gongyang Hu with joy and bowed deeply.
Butler Gongyang Hu smiled. Everything was under the adults' control and no one would refuse.
At this moment, everyone was envious and jealous to the extreme.
Zhu Pingan bowed deeply, then stood up, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said happily:
"I come from a humble background, so it would be great if I could marry someone of higher status. But how about you wait until I get home and discuss this with my wife?"
When the onlookers heard this, they were stunned for more than ten seconds, then looked surprised, and then laughed.
But amid the laughter, there was a deep roar of the Alpaca!
It was unusual enough that a third-rank official would find a son-in-law in the provincial examination, and what was most incredible was that the person he wanted to find was the last person on the list of successful candidates! However, the most incredible thing was that the last person on the list of successful candidates actually refused the marriage proposal!!!
He actually dared to refuse!!! (To be continued...)