Previously, all the scholars were making noises, unwilling to acknowledge Ye Junsheng's reputation as "the most talented man in the world". However, at this moment, the emperor ordered someone to send a plaque with gold characters. Golden, real and dazzling. Everyone was immediately speechless and did not dare to say a word.
How can I say anything? Doesn't denying Ye Junsheng in public mean denying the emperor?
If you are not careful and say the wrong thing, misfortune will come from your mouth, and your head will fall to the ground with a click.
Ye Junsheng took the plaque without hesitation. Later, Ye Junmei smiled and took out a few strings of money to reward Eunuch Wei and his party.
After the ceremony, Eunuch Wei and others said goodbye and left, returning to the palace to resume their duties.
At this time, the scholars gathered outside the courtyard were still waiting to see what Yang Jiangfan would do.
Yang Jiangfan looked a little unbearable and shouted loudly to Ye Junsheng who entered the room to come out.
"You guys are messing around here, do you really think Ye is easy to bully?"
Ye Junsheng¡¯s expression darkened and he shouted.
Yang Jiangfan was not to be outdone: "Ye Junsheng, do you have the guts to go to the Zhuangyuan Building tomorrow? The poems and paintings are just trivial. The so-called gifted scholar is also a false name."
Ye Junsheng raised his eyebrows: "Oh, what do you want?"
"Tomorrow, the results of the provincial examination will be announced, which will determine your lifetime fame. I have made an appointment with Xuehai, Xiaofeng and others to sit upstairs and wait for the report of the first prize. Do you dare to come?"
Yang Jiangfan made a splash.
I see.
This is also a common practice in previous provincial examinations. A group of confident and dissatisfied scholars made an appointment with each other to sit on the top of the building on the day of the announcement of the results, waiting for the good news.
In the Tianhua Dynasty, the provincial examination admission did not pay attention to regional restrictions on quotas. Instead, there is a total amount for each term, and the approximate ratio will be one in ten.
Looks very optimistic. In fact, it¡¯s not easy. All because it is quite difficult to qualify for the provincial examination. There is a lot of competition in the local area. Only those who have passed many college and government examinations and achieved excellent results will be considered. However, Ye Junsheng basically skipped these procedures. Gu Xuezheng approved it directly with a stroke of his pen, so that others would not question it.
Successful candidates in the Provincial Examination are the same as those in the Palace Examination, and there are also rankings. The better the grades, the later the good news comes. As for the top name "Jie Yuan". Of course it's the finale.
In fact, the competition for rankings in the provincial examination is far less important than the palace examination. However, the palace examination is held directly in the Jinluan Hall. The golden mouth of the saint is opened, and the number one scholar is determined, which lacks many folk colors. At this point, compared with the express report of the provincial examination, it is a bit inferior and not enough to be liked.
I believe that tomorrow, except for a group of scholars sitting upstairs. There are even more onlookers downstairs.
"Why don't you dare?"
Ye Junsheng¡¯s answer was decisive.
"Okay, I'm just waiting for your words."
Yang Jiangfan bowed his hands politely and turned to leave.
As soon as he left, the others knew that there would be no excitement today. To watch the fun, tomorrow is the highlight. So they dispersed in a hurry and had to go to Zhuangyuan Building to make a reservation in advance.
The crowd dispersed. But it was not quiet. There are also a lot of probing boys wandering around, besides. There were actually people watching eagerly, waiting for the Ye family to take out the trash. Picking up waste paper and pen and ink.
Ye Junsheng became famous at a young age and became famous. Since becoming the most talented person in the world, his reputation has reached a peak, and people in the market are talking about it. With his words and paintings, the market is rising. The most important thing is that the number of authentic works he handed down is not very large. The value of some early works was greatly reduced due to some reasons such as lack of writing power and the use of aliases on seals.
There is no doubt that after the address and whereabouts of the capital were exposed, many people must have come to ask for calligraphy and paintings.
This is the advantage of having a reputation. I think back in the days when I was just starting out and had to sell my writing to make a living, I could easily fall into the predicament of being ignored. When you are successful and famous, everything you have been striving for will be within your reach.
After closing the door and returning to the house, Ye Junsheng thought to himself: It's time to buy some servants and arrange the appearance.
Ye Junmei asked: "Brother, why did you agree to him? If he yells, just let him yell and don't care what he does."
Ye Junsheng chuckled: "You have no confidence in my brother, are you afraid that you will lose tomorrow?"
Ye Junmei said hurriedly: "How is it possible? I just don't think it's worth it."
Ye Junsheng narrowed his eyes: "There is nothing worth it. In the past, there was a poem that said, 'The capital is full of crowns, but this person is haggard.' This is not what we want. This person is full of energy. When it is time to rise, he can't ?shrink. "
Ye Junmei heard it half-understood, only thinking it was very powerful, and couldn't help nodding.
Today was indeed eventful, with several groups of people visiting. Among them, Li Yifeng and others could not retreat. During the conversation, Li Yifeng mentioned that Ye Junsheng's identity was leaked, which was probably done deliberately by His Highness the Crown Prince to muddy the waters, create confusion, and exert pressure.
Ye Junsheng laughed it off and was very calm. It's all because he can't remain anonymous for a lifetime, so exposure is exposure, and it's just for publicity.
In the evening, another guest came, but it was the Second Young Master Ximen and his wife. They arrived in the capital at noon to handle business matters.
The two families got married, and the business became prosperous.
Among them, the Peking Opera Troupe has also become popular, performing on a large scale in major state capitals. It performed the unpopular "The Matchmaker", but unexpectedly earned a lot of popularity and gained a good reputation.
This script is contrary to the routine, but because of this, the performance is fresh. Especially for many ordinary girls, the success of the matchmaker is very immersive, so they are very fascinated to watch.
The script was successful, and the profits from the performance rolled in.
The second son of Ximen came here with his family, mainly to give Ye Junsheng some money. A 50-50 split was agreed upon at the beginning. Although this first amount of money is not a lot, it is still a amount after all.
Now, I have passed the provincial examination, and the results will be announced tomorrow, so now I have to walk the walk.
After entering the house and sitting down, the second son of Ximen said: "Jun Sheng, why don't you buy some servants to serve at your house? No, there is no one to open the door. How can you behave like this?"
Ye Junsheng smiled and said, "I'm used to being quiet."
"Quiet is quiet, the rules are the rules. Needless to say, when the results are announced tomorrow and you become the master, I will bring people over."
The meaning behind the words is to buy someone as a gift.
Over there, Mrs. Ximen also opened her mouth to persuade.
During the conversation, when the battle for Zhuangyuan Tower was mentioned tomorrow, the Second Young Master Ximen jumped up and said: "Haha, just in time, I will bring a group of people to help Junsheng tomorrow, and I will definitely disgrace those so-called talents."
Dinner is cooked at home. Ye Junmei cooks, and Ye Junsheng also shows off his skills. The Ximen couple looked at them so hard that their eyes were a little straight. The food tasted really good. The most important thing was that with the status of the Ye brothers and sisters, why did they need to cook by themselves at the moment.