Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 452 Failure

Just as Song Chunlin was about to sneak away, Song Dazhuang dragged him to work in the fields. Even though he was married now, he had to work when he had nothing to do and didn't want to be lazy.

While Song Chunlin was working hard, the imperial court's impeachment memorials against Gu Fengyun were piling up like snowflakes. The desk in the emperor's study was full of them, and all the documents were piled up on the ground.

Whenever the emperor saw these memorials, he would feel upset and have a headache, and he would want to kill someone. He could guess what the contents of the memorials were without even reading them.

It was nothing more than that Gu Fengyun's actions violated the ancestral teachings, were heretical, and were shaking the foundation of the country, and so on. In short, there was not a single good word said.

If the positions for which the exams were taken were not too low, there might have been even more impeachment memorials.

"Stop reading it and throw it all out."

The emperor gave the order, but the eunuch didn't dare to actually do it. He could only smile bitterly in embarrassment. The emperor saw his bitter face and became very angry. With a wave of his hand, he pushed all the memorials to the ground.

"You bastard, just throw it away when I tell you to."

Everyone picked up the memorials on the ground tremblingly and quickly left the imperial study with these hot potatoes in their arms.

When Gu Fengyun came in, the emperor's desk had been cleaned. Seeing this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and then saluted respectfully.

The emperor propped up his head and glanced at him: "Okay, come over and tell me what's going on."

So Gu Fengyun quickly reported to him the grand occasion after the implementation of the civil service examination. To sum up, there were probably more people who were just joining in the fun than those who were serious about it.

The emperor had anticipated this result. Naturally, the people would not take the exam seriously for the first time. But for those who were eager to change their fate, it was like encountering an ocean in the desert. They would definitely find ways to take the exam.

As for whether he could pass the exam, the emperor had looked at the test papers. To be fair, he didn't understand much of them, because the questions on the test papers were all set for the position, so it was normal for the emperor not to understand them.

The first round of examinations has been held in the counties around the capital. The preliminary selection did select some talents, but this is only the first step. There is also a second examination to come. This time it is to screen out some people who are not well-trained. Only after passing the second round of examinations can you enter the interview.

Interview is a new term, just like civil servants, but as the name suggests, it is an examination in front of the examiner. Generally, at this step, it is a sure thing. As long as you don’t make trouble, you can basically pass.

Examinations and interviews were all copied by Gu Fengyun based on the modern civil service examinations given by Song Chunlin. The emperor did not understand the meaning, but was very satisfied with the results.

If the emperor was satisfied, he would reward him. So Song Chunlin received the emperor's reward in the fields.

"Reward? For me?" Song Chunlin looked at the long line of people, feeling somewhat puzzled. The eunuch just smiled and said it was the emperor's intention.

Since it is the emperor's intention, then accept it. It will just help him recover some health.

This was not the first time that the Song family had received rewards from the emperor. The gold, silver, jewelry, silks and satins piled up in the yard, not only dazzled some villagers, but also made the children in the village happiest, because the Song family loved to give out delicious food whenever there was a happy event. Today, the Song family received so many good things, in their opinion, it was a big happy event, and there must be delicious food.

The children's guess was correct. The emperor's reward was indeed a happy event in the village. Grandpa Song and Song Dazhuang thanked the villagers who came to congratulate them, and then asked their family to kill pigs and chickens and entertain the whole village.

The village head said that he was familiar with the process and would just leave it to them.

So when Song Chunlin returned home, the pig had been bled and the pot had been cleaned. The workshop was bustling with activity, and most of the aunts and uncles came over with baskets of vegetables. There was certainly no shortage of meat, but there certainly weren't that many vegetables. Besides, everyone felt embarrassed to come to the banquet empty-handed, so they picked a handful of vegetables and pulled a radish to show their appreciation.

After entering the house, Song Chunlin didn't dare to greet his fellow villagers. When he passed by the pile of things in the yard, his eyes almost popped out.

"Wow, Night Pearl, the emperor is bleeding profusely."

"What are you yelling about, you rascal?" Grandpa Song slapped him on the head, signaling him to stop talking nonsense.

Song Chunlin stuck out his tongue to indicate that he understood.

Wang Qin and Wang Mian's family all came to work. Wang Qin's daughter, who could not walk yet, was also brought here and placed with a group of children. Wang Mian's new daughter-in-law, Liu Xiu'e, had just been married and was not very familiar with the people in the village, so she was assigned here to help take care of the children.

The Liu family made such a mess at the beginning, but in the end they didn't dare to hold anyone hostage on the wedding day. It's just that the Liu family was angry, and the wedding banquet was very shabby. This was a disgrace to me, Liu Xiu'e, and the Wang family. Fortunately, the Wang family didn't mind. After all, it was for their relatives from the wife's side to eat, so what did it have to do with them? It was enough for them to eat well.

So the Wang family deliberately made the banquet grand. Although the budget exceeded the limit, they were happy. Besides, it was just money. The twelfth lunar month was the time for them to make money. Once the vegetables in the greenhouse were harvested, the money would come in like a stream.

The Liu family thought they had humiliated the Wang family, but when the wedding party came back from the Wang family and heard about the Liu family's shabby banquet, they all complained about the Liu family being stingy. Those who knew they were marrying off their daughter thought it was a funeral, and how could a wedding banquet be entirely vegetarian?

Of course, this is a story for later. Liu Xiu'e was also a ruthless person. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, she brought a piece of meat, a jar of wine, a piece of coarse linen and a few bags of cheap dried fruits. She just sat at home for a while and that was it. She didn't give any advantage to the Liu family. The same thing happened when she returned to her parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Anyway, in her heart, she didn't regard the Liu family as her own family.