Chapter 760: Minister He, whose name is Bingtang and whose courtesy name is Jiongtong, is from Guang
Minister He gave some advice to the He family members, and then said to Sun Shan, "Ashan, you did well in the exam this time. Don't mind your ranking. It's a sign of ability to be on the list. After tonight, you will move to the "Idle People's Garden" by yourself, and prepare well for the upcoming palace exams, and try to move up in the rankings."
"Idle People's Garden"? What place is that? Sun Shan was completely confused.
But just by hearing the name, you can tell it's a quiet place. Minister He must want to stay away from He Shujun and other failed students so that he can prepare for the exam wholeheartedly.
Sun Shan stood up and bowed, "Yes, Grandfather."
Sun Shan would certainly not let Minister He down.
Just move, who’s afraid of who?
Minister He turned to He Shujun and the others and said, "Don't disturb Ashan for the next period of time. Let him concentrate on preparing for the exam."
He Shujun didn't dare to say no, and quickly replied: "Grandpa, we got it."
After dinner, Minister He waved his hand and told He Shujun and others to go back and write a self-criticism. Of course, He's cousin had to write one as well.
So many people are not sick, but he is the only one who is sick, which deserves more criticism.
Entering the examination room not only tests intelligence but also physical strength. Even a three-year-old boy in Hejiacun understands this simple truth.
He clan brother is still the most important step in defeat and deserves to be reprimanded.
Minister He didn't say anything about him before because there were other candidates from his family who were still taking the exam. Now that the dust has settled, he has to be caught and severely criticized.
Feeling Minister He's fierce gaze, He's cousin shrank back like a quail, not daring to look up or make a sound.
Minister He took Sun Shan to his study and explained to him the rules of the palace examination and the general contents of the examination.
Minister He stroked his half-white beard and said, "The palace examination only tests policy questions, and the content of the policy questions is generally about the current affairs of the court. You should pay close attention to what has happened in the court in recent years."
He paused and said, "There is a question about southern Yunnan in this joint examination. I think the palace examination will also have such a question."
Minister He couldn't help but sigh that Sun Shan was really lucky.
At the beginning, I wanted to understand "Zhou Ruo" so that I could know the latest situation in southern Yunnan and be more prepared to answer questions about southern Yunnan.
Sun Shan guessed the question correctly.
Sun Shan quickly thanked him: "Grandpa, I understand."
Afterwards, Minister He asked Sun Shan to go to the "He Family Library" to read some court bulletins and pay attention to the court's movements.
Wave your hand and let him go back.
Sun Shan thanked Minister He and left.
Minister He looked at Sun Shan's thin and small back and felt something that was "inexplicable".
Today is the day when the results are announced and it is also a working day. Minister He went to court early as usual.
When the results are announced, we will know the list.
Sun Shan was the only candidate from the He family who made the list. It would be a lie to say that he was not disappointed, but since it was better to have a relative on the list than to get zero, he soon felt relieved.
When he was on duty, his good friend in the Imperial College came to find him quietly.
His friend pulled him aside and whispered, "Brother Jiongtong, congratulations! Your nephew's son-in-law has passed the imperial examination."
Minister He, whose name was Bingtang and whose courtesy name was Jiongtong, was from Guangnan!
Minister He looked at his friend in confusion. If he wanted to congratulate him, then why did he do that in such a sneaky way and pull him aside?
It's not something that should be exposed to the light.
The friend saw that Minister He was confused and whispered, "Your nephew's son-in-law is called Sun Shan, right?"
Minister He and his good friend are not only friends, but also relatives, so Minister He knows every detail of his family situation.
A small figure like Sun Shan should not have been in the eyes of his good friend, but his married granddaughter came back and said she wanted to go to "Qinhuai Mansion" for dinner.
This kind of place where "Quaker is not full" can be known as soon as it is mentioned.
He also lamented that Sun Shan, the little fish, was chopped up so badly.
Anyone who goes to "Qinhuai Mansion" for dinner is a big fool.
In addition, I had seen Sun Shan before. He was the shortest and thinnest one among the group, so naturally I had a deeper impression of him.
Minister He rolled his big round eyes. His good friend and relative asked this question even though he knew the answer. What the hell was going on?
Could it be that he has taken a fancy to Sun Shan? That shouldn't be the case. He is already the son-in-law of the nephew. Even if he has taken a fancy to him, there is no chance.
Puzzled, he asked, "If you have something to say, just tell us. What is our relationship? There's no need to hide it."
The friend continued mysteriously, "Brother Jiongtong, I have a relative in the Ministry of Rites who is a fellow examiner this time."
Minister He knew who he was talking about. There were only a few people coming and going in the Ministry of Rites. Even if he was not familiar with them, he had already found out everything about his colleagues in "important positions" behind their backs.
When serving as an official in the court, one must know both oneself and the enemy in order to protect oneself.
Minister He's eyes were wide open, as if saying: If you have to fart, just fart. If you have to say something, just say it. He is very busy!
The friend didn't mind Minister He's glare at all, and continued to tell the story he heard from his relatives in a mysterious manner.
On February 26th, all examiners gathered together and began to fill in the B list.
Each room took out the papers that they thought were acceptable and conducted an evaluation.
Some undesirable ones are eliminated in the first round, and some undesirable ones continue to be eliminated in the second round.
By the final third round of elimination, two papers were evenly matched.
The two examiners argued fiercely, both thinking that the other's paper should be eliminated.
If you are in doubt in the examination room, go to the chief examiner Wei Jie.
Wei Jie knew that this was the first imperial examination of the new emperor, and he had to get off to a good start. He adhered to the principle of "fairness, justice and impartiality" and let all the examiners participate in the selection together.
One is a candidate who writes beautiful articles, and the other is a candidate who writes plain articles.
When Wei Jie saw it, he immediately put a "take" in the candidate's name for the plain article.
The reason why Wei Jie chose the candidate who wrote a plain article was simply because he himself hated the "gorgeous and flashy" writing style.
All because of my beautiful appearance.
From childhood to adulthood, it’s fine to be admired and harassed by people with the phrase “What a handsome man”.
What made him vomit blood the most was the palace examination.
Because of his handsome appearance, he was ranked third, even though he was obviously the candidate for first place.
From then on, Wei Jie couldn't help but feel dislike when he saw bright and colorful things.
Rumor has it that Wei Jie's home is decorated in a gray style, which is inconsistent with his youthful appearance.
When the examiners saw the word "take" in Wei Jie's name, they dared not choose the candidate who wrote the best essay even though they thought it was better.
The chief examiner is not only the chief examiner, but also the examiner in the emperor's heart. Who dares not to give him face?
So they abandoned their original stance and began to admit candidates who wrote simple essays.
Even though many of them thought that the beautiful essay would please them more, they did not dare to argue with the examiner.
This is the last place, not the first place, there is no need to argue at all.
The results are so far behind, there is not much value in winning them over.
As for which candidate passes and which candidate fails, it has nothing to do with them since they are not taking the exam.
After evaluating the papers on the "B list", we will then evaluate the papers on the "A list".
As a result, unlike previous years when the competition for the title of "Huiyuan" was so fierce, this year's title was really well received.
Because Du Liubo's paper was so outstanding, he was unsurprisingly ranked first by the chief examiner and co-examiners.
As for the second to eighteenth place, it will be enough to balance the forces of all parties.
When Minister He heard his friend's story, he was dumbfounded.
If what my friend said was true, then there was no doubt that the last paper admitted by Lord Wei himself was Sun Shan's.
This, this is such good luck!