The ranking of Chunwei came out in the morning. It didn't take long for the whole capital to know that Ji Mingshuang took the top spot, and Wu Weian took the third place.
The scene of Wu Weian covering his face and crying in public was even more vividly spread by everyone.
Even his self-reported incident of sleeping for an hour a day while preparing for the spring season has turned into a hard study all night in the cold window every day, only when he can't stand it, he will squat for a while.
The spring season came to an end, and Ji Mingxi rarely returned home for lunch.
Today's lunch in Jifu is very rich, all to celebrate Ji Mingshuang's good results.
After lunch, the four brothers and sisters rested and chatted while sitting on the beautiful couch in the study.
Ji Mingyan held his chin in his hands in remorse: "We should keep my brother-in-law and his second brother for dinner."
Ji Mingxi Lei drank his tea unmoved, and sighed slightly: "I didn't expect that this child Wei An really got the third place in the test."
Ji Mingshuang has not figured it out until now, and even put forward an explanation that he himself does not believe: "How did he take the test? Brother, is it not the adults of the Hanlin Academy who made a mistake?"
Hearing this, Ji Mingyan sat up straight and began to teach his younger brother.
After all, at home, apart from Ji Mingshuang and Ji Yunxi, he is the youngest.
As for the third sister, Ji Mingyan has never been trained, so Ji Mingshuang is the only one left. So as long as there is an opportunity to teach his younger brother, Ji Mingyan will definitely not miss it.
"Mingshuang, how can you think so!" Ji Mingyan said bitterly, "You were here in the morning, didn't you hear what my brother-in-law said? He has been studying hard all these years, and it is not normal for him to have his current grades? I didn't say it. You, Mingshuang, if you have a brother-in-law with half the effort, you can participate in the imperial examination at the age of ten, and you will become the champion!"
Ji Mingshuang: "??"
Ji Mingxi didn't know what happened in the morning, so he asked, "What did Wei'an say this morning?"
Ji Mingyan then vividly reiterated what Wu Weian said.
Ji Mingxi listened, then put down the tea cup in his hand, his face moved: "These, your brother-in-law has never said this before."
Ji Mingyan thought he knew his brother-in-law very well, so he answered on his behalf: "In recent years, too many people have looked down on my brother-in-law, and my brother-in-law has lost confidence in himself, so I dare not say that he studied so hard in his early years. Otherwise, he will work hard. Still nothing, doesn't it make people look down on him even more? But after all, I have survived. These days, I am by my brother-in-law's side, and I really feel sorry for him. So Mingshuang, you can't look down on your brother-in-law like this anymore. Said Get up, brother-in-law, but you are much more powerful."
Ji Mingshuang: "???"
Ji Mingxi put himself in his shoes and thought about it, and suddenly felt a little more guilty in his heart.
This brother-in-law was born without his biological mother. Although Lord Wu is a good official, he must be busy with his affairs and cannot take care of the eldest son in the family. My brother-in-law grew up in such a situation, so that's why he developed the cowardly look he is now? After all, the stepmother is definitely not as good as the biological mother. To seek a life under the stepmother is equivalent to relying on others.
Ji Mingxi said to Ji Yunxi next to him: "Mother Yun, it's up to you to see who you are. In this regard, I want to learn more from you, and I can't judge people by their appearance. Ashamed to say, I thought Wei An was not a good husband-in-law. I really don't agree with this marriage as a candidate. But now that I hear Ming Yan say this, I know that Anxin is so strong."
Ji Yunxi didn't speak since she sat down because she was studying how to run an ancient casino.
She had never known the industry before, so everything was brand new and needed to be learned.
When she heard her brother say this, she raised her head: "Brother is wrong, An Lang is not as good as Sixth Brother said."
Ji Yunxi was telling the truth.
When Wu Weian was preparing for the spring season, he slept enough, and the quality of sleep should also be good, and the food and drink were extravagant, so there was some excess nutrition. She saw that his skin was whiter and more tender, and he seemed to be a little taller than he was already tall.
After all, Wu Weian is only two years older than her, but he is only seventeen, and he can still grow taller.
But in the ears of several elder brothers, Ji Yunxi's words were completely humble.
Ji Yunxi raised her eyebrows slightly, knowing that they had misunderstood, but she was too lazy to explain.
Forget it, what she said is often true, but many times no one believes it.
Just like she said before that Wu Weian was fine, but they didn't believe it. She said now that Wu Weian was not as good as they thought, and they didn't believe it either.
Several people said a few more words, and suddenly Ji Mingxi's servant walked in quickly with a solemn expression: "Master Marquis, please enter the palace immediately!"
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When Ji Mingxi arrived at the imperial study, there were already many people in it.
The Crown Prince, the Censor Feng Qishi, as well as several servants, Langzhong and Yuanwailang under his Ministry of Personnel, as well as several prestigious scholars from the Hanlin Academy, and even the adults of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment.
The emperor sat on the top with a gentle face. When he saw Ji Mingxi coming in, he smiled a little: "Mingxi is here."
He turned to Feng Qishi and said, "Mingxi probably doesn't know about it yet. Tell him and hear how Mingxi explains it."
When Ji Mingxi saw the people in the study, he probably guessed what was going on.
But he walked upright and sat upright, not in a hurry, respectfully greeted the emperor and the prince, and finally looked at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi didn't want to do this either, but he had to say because of his position: "Master Ji, I know you are a human being, and I know you would definitely not do this. But I am the censor, supervising Baiguan and purging Gangji is me. As for your position, please don’t blame Master Ji for what you say next.”
Ji Mingxi said to Feng Qishi: "Master Feng, you might as well speak bluntly."
Feng Qishi bowed towards the emperor and the prince: "Your Highness, Your Highness, at noon today, this minister received a secret report from many people, saying that Mr. Ji was suspected of having a problem with the spring."
The emperor lowered his head and listened without saying a word, still holding the memorial in his hand.
Although he is already old, he can see that his appearance is not bad when he is young, and his temperament is gentle, if not sitting on the dragon chair, I am afraid that no one will think that he is actually a saint today.
The prince standing next to Ji Mingxi had a baby face and a slightly chubby figure. Seeing that his father did not speak, he asked on his behalf, "Is there any evidence for this?"
Feng Qishi hurriedly said: "Reporting to the Crown Prince, there is really no evidence for this matter. This minister should not have reported this matter to the sage, but I have received too many secret reports. The Spring List has just been announced a few hours ago, and I have already received two More than 100 secret letters, suspecting that Mr. Ji leaked the test questions to the eldest son of Mr. Wu Qi's family according to his position. In my opinion, these secret letters are all from the hands of scholars. I am afraid that this matter will not be taken seriously and will not be thoroughly investigated. , it will cause dissatisfaction among scholars, and it will be detrimental to the reputation of my Dayu Dynasty."
This group of scholars has always been difficult to provoke.
Because they have pens, they can write poems and poems, and they can turn the dead into the living. And if you are not careful, these poems will be passed down, and they will stink for thousands of years.
The prince understood this truth, but he believed Ji Mingxi: "Father, Lord Feng is indeed right, but Mingxi would not do this."
The emperor raised his head: "I think the same as the prince, Mingxi is the one I have seen since I was a child, and I know his character best. However, Feng Aiqing is right, since the scholars have doubts about the result, they have to Relieve their doubts. Dear gentlemen, is there a way?"
As soon as the emperor said this, the adults in the imperial study began to discuss.
Ji Mingxi, who was at the center of the incident, stood aside in a very Buddhist way, not saying anything or defending himself.
Everyone present was also accustomed to Ji Mingxi's way of doing things, and he usually wouldn't speak on occasions like this.
He will only say when everyone asks him. And saying it is generally the same as not saying it.
Everyone could basically guess what Ji Mingxi would say—anything, everything, and so on.
The prince is different.
The prince has always been serious in his work, and he must understand everything. Let's just say that at the end of last year that kind person swept most of the alleys in Shangjing, the prince is still going to the Jingzhao Yin mansion every now and then to ask if the kind person has been found. As a result, the Lord of Jingzhao Yinfu wanted to avoid the prince when he saw the prince from a distance.
Not to mention that this matter is related to his best friend, the prince is very concerned, and he blushed with a few adults, looking like he was protecting his cubs.
And Ji Mingxi, who was protecting him, was standing beside him, listening to him without any concern.
It's just that once or twice, the eyes will always fall on the tea cup by the emperor's hand, and then he will take it back.
In the end, it was the adults of the Ministry of Punishment who came up with a good method: "Your Majesty, Prince, as far as I know, Duke Jiang came to the capital from Lifeng not long ago and is still in the city."
Emperor: "Jiang Gong is here? Why don't I know about this?"
Lord Xingbu said: "Jiang Gong's most beloved eldest disciple suffered a serious illness a few years ago, but he was cured and has been recuperating in the city. Jiang Gong said that he missed this eldest disciple, and he came to the capital on a whim. It was just Jiang Gong. Low-key, no one mentioned it. This matter was mentioned by the children of the minister's family, and the minister only knew about it."
The youngest son of the lord of the Ministry of Punishment is a student of Jiang Gong's disciple.
This Duke Jiang is now eighty out of eight. He is highly respected and knowledgeable. He is the most respected old gentleman among scholars in the world.
Not only that, he was also the teacher of the late emperor. After the late emperor collapsed, Jiang Gong resigned from office and returned to Lifeng to open a private school.
Speaking of which, today's Grand Master is also a student of Duke Jiang.
Lord Xingbu continued: "As soon as Duke Jiang came, many old gentlemen came from all over the world in order to see Duke Jiang. Therefore, according to my minister's opinion, this year's palace exam will be checked by these gentlemen. What is the knowledge of the candidates? Whether it’s true or not, you’ll know after a test, and scholars in the world will no longer have doubts.”
The emperor nodded: "Aiqing's proposal is the best. In this case, the palace test will be put in advance. Eunuch Li, according to my will, the palace test will be held two hours later. The palace test will be all affairs—"
He looked down and said, "Feng Aiqing will handle it all on your behalf, how about it?"
The emperor used a negotiating tone, but who dared to say no
Even the emperor did not need to ask Jiang Gong and the old gentlemen whether they would like to ask questions for the palace exam. Anyway, everyone must obey the imperial decree.
Feng Qishi hurriedly responded, and glanced at Ji Mingxi very covertly, and a light flashed in his eyes.
All this is going according to their arrangement. He wanted to see what the Ji family could do next with the sudden advance palace exam, a completely unknown topic!
Matters related to the imperial examinations have always been the responsibility of the Ministry of Personnel in the direction of Dayu.
The emperor's arrangement in this way is to empty the authority of the Ministry of Personnel.
Generally speaking, when the power in the hands is suddenly taken away, normal people will feel disappointed and uncomfortable.
But Ji Mingxi still didn't fluctuate too much, instead he thought that he could finally rest well.
He had worked hard for several months for the Spring Festival, and he could not even copy the Buddhist scriptures properly.
To be honest, Ji Mingxi felt that the Ministry of Personnel had already been busy enough to arrange the appointment, removal and promotion assessment of officials. This imperial examination should not be placed in his official department.
It would be great if he didn't come back to him after that.
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As soon as the imperial decree ahead of the palace exam came out, Ji Yunxi quickly knew.
Although Ji Mingxi was no longer in charge of this matter, the emperor did not let Ji Mingxi go back to the palace, so he let Ji Mingxi stay in the palace temporarily.
Ji Mingyan is a very optimistic person. When he heard the news, his first reaction was that he was going to tell his brother-in-law. After all, the news of the brother-in-law's house is blocked, and it may not be known so quickly. What should I do if I delay his brother-in-law's palace exam? So he immediately ran to Wu's house.
Ji Mingshuang frowned.
Since the saint suddenly summoned his brother into the palace, he realized that this was wrong. And this sudden advance palace exam proves this even more.
According to the usual practice, the ranking of the Spring Festival was announced in the middle of March in the imperial examinations of the Dayu Dynasty, and the palace examinations would not start until mid-April. The middle month is for students to prepare.
But now, the ranking of the Spring Festival has just been announced tomorrow morning, and the result is that the palace exam will be held soon!
This was so sudden that it caught everyone off guard!
Ji Mingshuang asked Ji Yunxi, "What do you think about this matter?"
Ji Yunxi was also a little surprised.
Since she knew Wu Weian's ranking in the morning, she knew that there would be many variables in the future. Rao is that Ji Yunxi was mentally prepared, but he did not expect this palace exam to start so quickly. In her imagination, it would take a few days at the earliest.
After all, the palace exam is so important, it takes a lot of time to prepare.
Therefore, the saint today is not a simple person.
Ji Yunxi took a sip of tea: "I guess, the sage suspects that brother is leaking the question."
Ji Mingshuang thought so too, but the words really came out of his sister's mouth. His heart skipped a beat, and he got up from the couch in a hurry: "I'm afraid something will happen to my brother."
Ji Yunxi sat cross-legged on the beauty's couch, with some information about the casino on her knees, she said with relief: "Seventh brother, don't worry, as long as the elder brother doesn't give you the problem, the elder brother will be fine."
"How could my brother give me a question?!" Ji Mingshuang said, "I'm worried that my brother will give your husband a question! If Wu Weian performed extremely poorly in the palace exam, do you know what will happen to your brother?!"
Ji Yunxi glanced at him and said one sentence: "Brother is a man, seventh brother, you know."
Ji Mingshuang was indeed panicked. After all, this matter was about the safety of his eldest brother, so he couldn't not panic.
Moreover, he really didn't have much confidence in that Wu Weian, even if he really felt for a moment in the morning that Wu Weian was really the third place in the test based on his strength.
But Sanmei was right, his eldest brother would never do such a leaky thing anyway. He rubbed his eyebrows, calmed himself down, and asked Ji Yunxi seriously, "Is Wu Weian really okay?"
Ji Yunxi said calmly, "Really."
Ji Mingshuang looked at his sister.
His sister's expression was as calm as ever, as if there was nothing to worry about.
Ji Mingshuang sighed: "Okay, then I'm going to the palace exam."
Ji Yunxi nodded: "Come on, seventh brother."
Ji Mingshuang smiled bitterly, and immediately strode out of the study.
Ji Yunxi was the only one left in the study. She lowered her head and continued to study the casino business.
After half an hour, Baofu walked in, walking in a hurry and looking strange: "Miss, Wu Gongzi is here."
Ji Yunxi raised her head, stunned slightly, and then frowned: "What is he doing here?"
There was only an hour left before the palace exam started. If he didn't hurry to pack up and enter the palace, what was he doing here?
Baofu shook his head: "I don't know either. By the way, there is something else I need to tell Miss. Today, Xiaoying packed up the carriage and found that the grease powder grid was empty, and even the feathered hand mirror that Miss's favorite was gone. . But before I left this morning, these were all still there. But after the carriage had sent off Young Master Wu, it was gone."
Ji Yunxi: "..."
Ji Yunxi: "I see, you go down."
Baofu responded and left the study, just in time to meet Wu Weian, who came in a hurry.
Baofu ducked to the side and blessed Fushen perfunctorily, but with a look of disdain on his face.
This man is so shameless, he even took the lady's powder mirror!
Wu Weian came with the small bamboo basket prepared by Ji Yunxi during the spring season.
The time was really fast. He closed the study door and no longer concealed it. He tapped his toes and instantly floated in front of Ji Yunxi, and threw her a ball of paper without saying a word.
Ji Yunxi took it subconsciously: "?"
Wu Weian said to her: "The time is tighter than I thought, and it's too late. I wrote this paper on the way here, you will give it to my steward, and let him find someone to spread the paper in the scholar circle. The content, he knows who to look for, just give it to him."
"??" Ji Yunxi was even more puzzled, "You can take care of your family directly."
Why was it unnecessary to come to Ji Mansion and let her hand it over to him? ?
Ji Yunxi even began to wonder if this person had a brain problem while acting
Wu Weian grinned at her: "It costs money to spread rumors, about 10 taels per person, at least 100 people. You also hand over 1,000 taels to my manager. Well, it's too late, I won't tell you more. ,gone."
As soon as the voice fell, the others floated to the door of the study, opened the door and rushed out.
Ji Yunxi: "..."
So, he came here just to make her pay
And just for the mere thousand taels?
Ji Yunxi had a speechless expression, and opened the ball of paper with a bit of disgust.
The paper was filled with dense rhetoric, Ji Yunxi summed it up for him, and the core idea was:
1. He Wu Weian worked very hard to prepare for the imperial examination. He slept at most for an hour a day, and he was still writing when his hands were frozen;
2. Efforts will definitely pay off, just like his Wu Weian, who got the third in the Chunwei test;
3. He, Wu Weian, loves her miserably, Ji Yunxi, and love gives strength;
Ji Yunxi pinched the paper back expressionlessly.
I thought to myself, this is the poisonous chicken soup that modern people say.
After all, it was money that gave him strength.
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When Wu Weian arrived at the gate of the palace, the candidates had already left.
He was panting, and at the end of the line, he followed the flow of people a little bit.
At the door, the guards were checking the things the candidates brought one by one.
In just half a day, Wu Weian has become a famous celebrity among scholars.
The people next to him saw him and greeted him spontaneously.
Wu Weian's face was still very bad, trying to squeeze out a smile, a little scared but courageous to respond to everyone.
This palace exam was too sudden, and the candidates were talking about it.
Many people guessed that this matter must have something to do with Wu Weian. After all, after the list was released, there were also many people who reported that Wu Weian cheated, and the official secretary leaked the question.
But Wu Weian was next to them after all, and the crying and the words in the morning left a deep impression on everyone, and they all tacitly did not mention it in front of them.
"Suddenly so much in advance, I'm really panicked in my heart."
"Me too, after the spring exam, I took a month off. I wanted to wait for the announcement and then prepare for the palace exam, but now I don't have time! I haven't read the book for a month, and I can't remember some of the content. How can I do it? what!"
"Brother Wu, this month, you should also prepare for the palace exam?"
Wu Weian carried his small bamboo basket with some difficulty, nodded when he heard the words, and was a little embarrassed: "Yes, I am afraid of disappointing Yunniang, and I have never slackened. This month is also from morning to night every day, and I can't sleep much. As soon as I got back this morning, I started reading."
The surrounding scholars were amazed.
"My God, Brother Wu, you really worked too hard! I'm ashamed of myself!"
"No wonder you look so bad!"
Wu Weian said weakly: "No, no, I'm still lazy. On the way I just came, I found time to see Yunniang, otherwise I could watch it for a while longer."
"Ooooooooo! Ooooooooooooooo!..."
Immediately, there were bursts of groaning from the crowd.
A total of 288 people participated in the palace exam this time, but in the end only 231 people arrived on time.
Some of them knew it was too late, and it was already past time after they arrived, and the guards refused to let them in, so they could only cry bitterly in front of the palace gate.
Some knew that they were on the list, and they went to drink the flower wine in a good mood, and at the moment they were still drunk in the gentle village.
Jiang Gong and several old gentlemen have also been invited to the palace.
Several gentlemen were not young, and they were all brought into the palace by the imperial decree very suddenly, but they went through the wind and waves, and all of them looked at ease, and they quickly devoted themselves to the preparation for the palace exam.
They are all very knowledgeable, and it is not difficult for them to ask questions. It didn't take long for them to choose the questions and let all the candidates take the test.
After the exam, their papers will be reviewed by the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, together with several old gentlemen.
After the review, only thirty-eight people were left to participate in the question and answer in front of the hall.
The content of the questions and answers is based on the articles written by the candidates.
After this process, it was the afternoon of the second day after the question and answer in front of the palace.
Everyone stayed up all night, all very tired. The students are, and even a few older gentlemen.
On the contrary, the emperor was in good spirits. He sat on the dragon chair and said mildly: "I heard that many people have doubts in this spring. Therefore, I specially invited Jiang Gong to come and ask you questions on my behalf. I hope you will answer well. Let me see your true talents."
His Royal Highness everyone respectfully saluted, and the question and answer in front of the hall began.
The old gentleman is worthy of being an old gentleman. Every question is difficult to answer, and the thirty-eight candidates standing are all nervous.
Many people hesitated to answer for a long time but couldn't answer a word, but Wu Weian, although his slender body trembled and trembled under everyone's sight, his voice trembled, and he didn't dare to lift his head and kept his head down, but he Every word is spoken clearly.
No matter how tricky the questions of the old gentlemen were, he answered every question very well.
Even the sage couldn't help but take a few more glances.
After answering, Wu Weian's legs softened, and he walked back to the waiting area step by step, wiping the sweat from his forehead immediately.
A face is even more pale, with two huge black eye circles, very terrifying.
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