Chapter 173 172 Jiujiang, Nanjing, Beijing

Outside the Jiujiang Guard Commander Office, four soldiers stood there, rubbing their skin and itchy, looking around.

At this time, most of the adults living in the city have to go home, and only those who live outside the city will stay in the yamen to rest.

The four of them were still thinking in their hearts. When the adults left, they should sit down and rest for a while.

Just now, two people walked out of the yamen gate, and four soldiers stood up quickly.

"Did Wei Meng go back to Jiujiang City? I'll call everyone to have a drink tonight."

The person who spoke was Zhang Shigui. At the beginning of the year, Zhang Qing got off the position of commander-in-chief of the commander of Jiujiang Guard and became the assistant commander of Jiujiang Guard. Now he comes to the yamen every day, but his son Zhang Hongfu, who should have followed him, didn't know where to go.

The other one is naturally Wu Zhankui. He was also one of the only two promotions for his military merits. He was successfully promoted to the position of commander of the guards by his achievements in suppressing Japanese wars, but he also spent a lot of money to Nanjing in private.

After all, it is true that you have military achievements. The court also has rewards from the court, but that is just a reason for your promotion. Whether to be promoted or not is not just a matter of the thought of an official, let alone Wu Zhankui's qualifications are still short.

"I came back the day before yesterday. I went to my place yesterday and said I would go to see my father-in-law tonight."

Wu Zhankui smiled and said, "Do you think you are drinking at home or?"

"Just at home, I'll ask someone to prepare this time."

Zhang Shigui replied very simply.

"Speaking of the palace examination, the palace examination has ended, and I don't know how Guangde's exam is."

Wu Zhankui looked up at the sky and said.

"Well, I can't control this anymore. Wei Meng returned to Jiujiang City, and he probably wanted to come back and wait for news. Calculate the time, it should be a result in these two or three days."

Zhang Shigui naturally understood that it would take more than ten days to spread the news from Beijing to Jiujiang. But wasn’t the results of the palace examination?

As soon as they left the door, their personal soldiers led the horses and had not yet boarded the horses. The sound of firecrackers came from the far street. The two of them paused and looked over together.

As the sound of firecrackers approached, the sound of gongs, drums and suona also came into their ears, a festive song.

The two of them couldn't help but look at each other, but Zhang Shigui said, "It's not like marrying a bride, can you try it? I remember that no one seems to be on the list these times, and I don't know what happened."

Wu Zhankui and Zhang Shigui were both standing there, not getting on the horse, just waiting for the people over there to come to see what was going on.

Soon, people from the commander's office came out, and they were all attracted by the excitement in the distance.

Soon, the festive team approached.

"That's in the prefect's office, that's Zhang Dian's envoy, and Master Lin is there."

A commander said, looking at the team coming over there.

"I won't really win, right?"

Wu Zhankui had a little premonition at this moment, but he wasn't very sure.

In fact, after Wei Guangde set off, Wu Zhankui asked someone to ask about the results of Jiujiang Prefecture's exams these times, and the result was duck eggs.

However, the scene in front of him did have a little impact on his thoughts.

Before, Wu Zhankui really had no hope, but all the people in the yamen were here, so he couldn't help but think about it.

Wu Zhankui kept some thoughts in his heart, especially such a bad feeling, so he naturally would not express it.

Sure enough, Zhang Dianzhi, Master Lin and others from the prefectural office saw several people outside the commander-in-chief's office from afar, and immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face and bowed: "Congratulations, Master Wei Guangde and Wei of the office can be considered a gift this time.

Our Jiujiang Mansion has a good face, with a score of 271 in the imperial examination, and the Beijing News has been listed on the Yellow League.'

Wu Zhankui was excited when he heard this, grabbed Master Lin's hand and asked, "Where is the good news?"

"Oh, hey, it hurts."

Master Lin was grabbed by Wu Zhankui and felt a little strong in his hand. He felt his hands hurt and shouted in a hurry.

Wu Zhankui immediately let go and said with a smile: "I'm rude."

"I dare not do anything to help Lord Tongzhi."

Master Lin immediately returned to his smile and said.

"Mr. Lin, don't be surprised. Wei Guangde is Wu Tongzhi's nephew. It is inevitable that you will be excited to send this good news."

Zhang Shigui quickly explained so as not to make people unhappy.

"I'm so respectful. It turns out that Wu Tongzhi is Mr. Wei's uncle. Then you can't escape this glass of wine."

Master Lin also said with a smile.

At this moment, Zhang Dianzeng next to him had already taken out a yellow good news and handed it to Wu Zhankui with his hands. He smiled again: 'I heard that Wei Zhenfu had been promoted to a thousand households a few days ago, and I don't know if he is in Jiujiang Prefecture City.

, If Wei Qianhu was not in the city, this glass of wine would have to be done by Wu Tongzhi.'

Wu Zhankui opened the good news and looked at it, and instantly danced, "I'm here, I'm sure I can do it."

Zhang Shigui was not allowed to join in when Wu Zhankui opened the good news. Not only him, but several officials next to him had already come to visit and read the good news. It turned out that Wei Guangde had a score of 271 in the imperial examination, and there was also a large seal of the Ministry of Rites on it.

Covered, the real good news for the exam.

He immediately responded and ordered his personal soldiers: "Go back to the house and say, I'll have a wedding banquet at noon this year."

After saying that, he put his hand on Wu Zhankui's shoulder and smiled: "Sir Tongzhi, this is all over you."

"It's easy to say."

Wu Zhankui responded happily, and then ordered his personal soldiers to go to the best restaurant in Jiujiang Prefecture to order food, and arranged for people to send messages to Wei Meng Prefecture, and handed over a soldier guarding the gate, "Tell me what the adults are like inside, today

Come out to have a drink at noon.”

After giving orders, I smiled at everyone and said, "My brother-in-law returned to the city two days ago and was waiting for news. Let's fight the rich now. If we don't serve the best wine and food in Jiujiang City, we will demolish it today.

He's home."

When two fast horses rushed out of the gate of Jiujiang Prefecture toward Ruichang and Hukou counties, the two large houses in Jiujiang City became lively. Firecrackers were heard outside the gate, and countless banquets were opened in the yard.

The high-ranking officials and nobles, gentry and wealthy businessmen came to congratulate the wedding one after another.

At this time, a young man also got on the boat at the dock outside Nanjing City and ordered the boatman, "Drive the boat."

The ship left the dock lightly and sailed into the middle of the river, then opened its sails and went upstream under the wind.

The young man looked at the vastness of the river and looked back at the towering Nanjing city wall in the distance, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

I remembered that I talked with my sister about the topic of getting married with a man and getting married with a woman last year, and my sister's shy look was very interesting.

My mother is gone, and my father only favors his half-brother. It is not easy for me to depend on each other for life and I have to worry about my sister's marriage.

The young man sighed in his heart and turned around to look at the river ahead.

My father thought the other party was too low before, so it was because in a family like him, his sister's marriage partner must at least be a Jinshi or a third-rank or above military officer family.

Now that my father has let go, let me see it, and hope everything will go well.

In that mansion, his sister was his only concern.

Gradually, the boat went farther.

Beijing, Jiujiang Guild Hall.

Several soap officials stood in the hall holding trays, waiting for the tribute men to come out.

Soon, Lao Kan was big, followed by Wei Guangde, Zhang Ke and Xia Kefan came out.

"Please take the Jinshi Master to the Jinshi uniform."

The leader of the soap clergy bowed and polite.

Wei Guangde knew that the palace examination was actually just the beginning of the entire palace examination ceremony. After the palace examination, there was a ceremony of the ceremonies, a banquet of honor, and a representative of the top scholars to express gratitude and pay homage to the temple of the ancestors, and perform the ceremony of interpreting dishes.

There are many palace examination procedures, but they are not completed in a simple exam.

Looking at the things in the tray, Jinshi clothes and boots, several people hurriedly stepped forward and took them with their hands.

"Tomorrow's preaching ceremony, all regulations are the same as palace examinations. Please ask a few Jinshi masters not to delay the time."

The leader of the soap clerk reminded again.

"Thank you."

"It's been a labor."

Wei Guangde and others were all politely thanking each other, and then they asked someone to give me a reward, and then several soap officials left happily.

Wei Guangde looked at the Jinshi dress on the tray. The hat was a bit special. The main body was in the style of a black hat, but the hat wings were much shorter, only about five inches long, and there were streamers about a foot long on the hat wings.

The Jinshi uniform is a dark blue robe with green robe, with wide sleeves but not killing, with green horns and black horns hanging down the tail behind.

There is also a piece of locust wood tablet. Wei Guangde felt that the color of the clothes was worn by the ministers.

"We have to rest early tonight and get up early tomorrow."

Xia Kefan was carefully looking at the Jinshi uniform in the tray and spoke.

"Yes, I'm going to get up early again."

Lao Kan also nodded, and went to wait outside the Ming Gate tomorrow morning at the Yin period, and then participated in the ceremony of the ceremonies, but there was no share in this family.

"Go back to the house and rest, and see who wears flowers tomorrow morning."
To be continued...