Chapter 18: The top scholar in fine clothes and fine horses! The apprenticeship banquet was held with great fanfare, and the palace examination was held soon after. Chu Hong ranked second in the imperial examination and was the only disciple of Han Zhang. This made it no surprise that he won the first place in the first class, which means he became the top scholar. After hundreds of years of development, the palace examination process has become very mature, and there is nothing unusual about the process. It will inquire about state affairs, but will not inquire about core-level state affairs. It does have the function of testing and educating, but it is nothing more than paper talk and cannot be compared with the real governance of the world. Read the list, parade in the streets, ride horses, wear flowers. Everything went on in an orderly manner. Yangzhou Zhizhoufu Chu Yu carefully looked at a letter sent from Bian Jing thousands of miles away. The familiar handwriting made him feel inexplicably at ease and expectant. Since this letter came from afar and was sent at this critical juncture when the scientific examination was completed, it is most likely about the future of the scientific examination. Chu Yu read the letter carefully, afraid of missing a word and misunderstanding the meaning of his eldest son's letter. When Chu Yu saw the words "Learn to be a disciple of Han Zhang, Lord Han", he felt that the familiar words seemed a little strange.
"How do you pronounce the word 'hiss'? 'hiss han', yes, it seems to be pronounced 'han'." “Han Zhang?!” Chu Yu stared at the two words "Han Zhang" intently. He felt an inexplicable constant flow of heat in his chest. His heart became inexplicably restless, and he felt unconsciously heavy with every breath. He couldn't sit, stand, walk, or stop. He couldn't calm down at all. "call" "Suck" Chu Yu really wanted to jump up and shout, but the prefect's authority did not allow him to do so. He took dozens of deep breaths to calm himself. Even so, he couldn't really read the content of the letter, and when he read on, he just swallowed it whole. until "The Golden Palace announced that he was the first among all the Jinshi scholars in the world." "The top scholar in the world?!" "Hoo~!" "Wuhu!" Chu Yu tried hard to endure it, but he really couldn't bear it, and he didn't want to endure it anymore. The teacher is a cabinet minister, the top scholar, who dares to laugh at him? What else do you need to endure? When the first "Wuhu" came out, Chu Yu's heart was completely relaxed. He shouted for a whole incense stick to release his inner excitement and previous depression. For a while, words like "Awoo", "My son has the potential to be a prime minister", and "The seedling of a prime minister" were heard from the inner hall from time to time. "No problem!" "Lord." Bu Ci is Chu Yu's confidant and is always inseparable from him. He had been waiting outside the study just now. "Hong'er won the first place in the imperial examination this time, and was fortunate enough to be noticed by Elder Han, who accepted him as a student and studied under him. According to convention, the first place winner must return to his hometown to worship his ancestors. Hong'er is currently on his way to Yangzhou."
Chu Yu stroked his beard excitedly, top scholar! This is fucking smoke coming out of my ancestral grave! Coughing in an elegant way is called the blessing of ancestors and heaven. "Congratulations, my lord! Congratulations, my lord!" He was overjoyed. When the master is honored, the servant is honored. His son Bumu was the eldest son's servant. For children like them who were born in a family, the master's achievements undoubtedly represented how the servants would perform in the future. The top scholar! "Well, give orders to distribute porridge for ten days, set off firecrackers for ten days, and invite Yangzhou officials and respected people to a banquet for ten days." "Yes!" "Hahahaha!" "Hoo ho ho ho!" Tongbenfu Wei Ruixuan Wang Ruofu and Sheng Hualan were chatting and laughing while sewing the soles of shoes. Wang Ruofu was Sheng Hong's first wife, the head of the Sheng family. Her father was once a Grand Tutor and a famous minister who was entitled to be worshipped in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Therefore, Sheng Hong was attracted by the power of the Wang family. After passing the imperial examination, he proposed marriage to the Wang family with the support of his mother, Old Lady Sheng. Although the Wang family has declined a lot in these years, Wang Ruofu's brother has also risen to a position of third-rank with real power. Of course, for some reasons, it is basically impossible for this person to join the cabinet. Even so, as a third-rank official wearing a purple robe, with the remaining disciples and former officials of Old Master Wang, his power is not to be underestimated. In this way, Wang Ruofu has the support of her mother's family, and as long as she caters to Sheng Hong a little, her life will naturally be very easy. Unexpectedly, Wang Ruofu was impatient and often talked about how great her own family was. She did not know how to be humble and kept a low profile, so gradually, the concubines in the family became more powerful. Even the power of housekeeper was in the hands of concubine Lin Qinshuang, which was a joke among the noble ladies in Yangzhou. Of course, the fact that the concubine became the most powerful does not rule out the possibility that the Sheng family has the gene of favoring concubines and ignoring wives. It is unparalleled that the family has favored concubines and ignored wives for generations. "According to the time, the exam should be over soon. I wonder how Zifeng did?" Wang Ruofu acted skillfully as a go-between and brought up Chu Hong's imperial examination with some curiosity. "Brother Hong? With his literary talent, it shouldn't be difficult for him to pass the imperial examination. Many scholars have praised him!" Sheng Hualan had clear eyes and was smiling as she embroidered the soles of shoes. Her speed was not much slower than Wang Ruofun's. "Well, he is a gentleman, with good character and appearance. You are also familiar with him, so your life will not be difficult if you marry him in the future. This is indeed a very good marriage!" Sheng Hualan smiled sweetly, her cheeks slightly red, but she did not show any intention of backing down or avoiding. She also knew very well that this was a wonderful marriage that was almost impossible to come by again, so how could she avoid it? Brother Hong is almost the most suitable candidate for me.
No one knows better than Sheng Hualan how good a match Chu Hong is. He has a good family background, high talent, a progressive personality, and a gentle character. The most important thing is that both parties know each other and have communicated with each other. He is not a stranger and is a very outstanding person. Is there anyone more suitable in the world? She really didn't want to marry a stranger whom she had never met and whose everything was arranged by a matchmaker. In this world, a woman has only three chances to change her destiny in her lifetime. Born, married, had children. It seems like three things, but in fact it is two. Getting married and having children are very consistent. If you marry poorly, the probability of your offspring having a successful future will not be high. Now, she has reached the stage of getting married, which is also the most stressful stage. You are not conscious when you are born, so you won’t be nervous. When you give birth, you have already guessed the ending based on your life after marriage, so you won’t be nervous either. The only option is to get married! Fortunately, she was lucky enough that there was a suitable person for her in the place where her father was promoted. In the Zhou Dynasty, it was common for men to marry lower class and women to marry higher class, and this was also the most common marriage situation. Especially for a middle-class family like the Sheng family, it was normal for someone to marry higher class. She is not an ignorant person, so she naturally knows that she should set a good example for her younger siblings. If outsiders knew that her sister married into a wealthy family, then her younger brothers and sisters would undoubtedly have more choices in their future marriages. Otherwise, most people would see that the eldest daughter can only marry down, and think how poor the daughter of this family must be, and the marriage path of her younger brothers and sisters would be silently narrowed. It just so happens that the Chu family is a local powerful family, and marrying into their family would definitely be considered marrying a rich man. She is of high character, appearance and talent, and is suitable for marrying into a wealthy family. It's really rare! After all, generally speaking, one has to go to Bian Jing to find a man to marry into a wealthy family, and the people in Bian Jing are all very proud and their personalities are probably not very gentle. Life is bound to be difficult if you live in a husband's family like this. Sheng Hualan accompanied her mother in sewing shoe soles for a while, and then found an opportunity to go to the ancestral hall. "I pray to the ancestors, the gods of Taoism, the Buddhas and Arhats, and the most holy teachers to bless Brother Hong to pass the imperial examination and have a bright future." Having said that, Sheng Hualan quietly looked outside the ancestral hall, and seeing that there was no one outside, she immediately plucked up her courage and bowed again in a low voice. "Bless. Bless Hualan to have a happy marriage!" (End of this chapter)