Vol 2 Chapter 165 (1/2)
Chapter 165: A Clap of Thunder
As the strips of paper being pasted onto the exath, one would not notice anything unusual at just a glance But if you were one of the officialson, you would be able to notice the difference After Fan Xian saw that Yang Wanli's scroll had been affixed with a short strip of paper, he inexplicably felt quite pleased He shook his head and laughed and couldn't help but say so copied out, how do you hed a little uneasily He knew that this new guy didn't have a good understanding of the custo, as long as the characters have been written with skill, then the exa the papers will understand”
Fan Xian had a sudden realization ”That way even if the marker doesn't knoho it is, they know it is the correct person,” he exclaimed in admiration
”Yes, master,” replied the official from the Ministry of Rites politely, all the while silently cursing this talented youngster in his head who still did not know the customs of the bureaucracy
At the same time, Fan Xian silently cursed these people's stupidity If it weren't for the unbridled arrogance of the officials of the Kingdo, this custom - full of loopholes - would not have continued for so many years, and he couldn't exploit the loopholes hi
Of course, he understood, the reason that the whole bureaucratic systereed on this method was because whether or not they were political ene Save for madmen, no one in the system dared to rock the boat
In truth, the Eastern Palace and thethe Pris But they all happened to have found hie of sealing names; it was an important step in the cycle Another reason was that other than Prime Minister Lin, they all wanted to see what Fan Xian's approach would be
Fan Xian's approach was very sioing disposition to violent resentood a father as Fan Xian did, or a ht, the civil service exams that decided the lives of countless scholars finally caathered in theto the exam director and Minister of the Board of Rites Guo You's adu ued, waved a hand and allowed the subordinate bureaucrats to depart Afterward, he looked kindly at Fan Xian ”Thank you for troubling yourself with this these past few days, young Master Fan”
”It was no trouble at all, sir,” said Fan Xian with a vigorous s”
Guo You sone to soh-level officials in the hall all understood the inside story of this year's exams, and the ones who had benefited from it had not only been Guo You and the two head examiners Even Fan Xian was unaware that over the past few days, the sum of silver that he deserved had been sent to Fan Manor The sum was even more formidable than half a year's profit from the Danbo Bookstore
Over the several days of the examination, the whole exam hall had been filled with the unpleasant odor of urine and sweat Fan Xian, standing on the stone platform, held his nose and looked at the dark exam hall A satisfied smile floated across his face He had coo now He knew that he wanted to live, b
ut he did not kno he should live; until he hadHe had discovered that si
Of course, being a good person does notto offend anyone
Officials froathered up the exam papers Under the couards, the Overwatch Council and the Bureau of Military Affairs, a teaht toward the Ie Within a few days, those exam papers, copied out with their names sealed, were fully evaluated Thus the list of third-rank candidates who had passed was drawn up The highest-level candidates were looked over by the Eiven the ranks of Zhuangyuan, Bangyan, and Tanhua - highest, second-highest, and third-highest scorers respectively
Leaving the stinky exae froate After he boarded the carriage, he took the towel that Teng Zijing handed him and wiped his face ”What does father think about my approach?” he asked, soand responded quietly ”But your father seems somewhat displeased I've always felt that you should infor e of people If you truly provoke the wrath of the people, I fear that the Prime Minister and your father will find it difficult to protect you”