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In ancient China, if you were a brother from a family of officials and eunuchs, you could mix an official and a half-position by relying on the relationship between your fathers. However, for the children of the Cold Gate, if they want to enter the DPRK as officials, there is basically only one way to go, that is, the imperial examination. The ancients were able to pass the examination to lift people, they were already very good, they had the qualifications to be officials, and if they won the title of the gold list in the examination, the dream of Guangzong Yaozu was just around the corner.
The first place in the temple examination will be hand-picked by the emperor as a champion, and even be summoned as a donkey, the future is unlimited, and it is also the dream of all candidates, but there is only one champion at a time, and its difficulty can be imagined. However, there was once such a small champion, who was originally a beggar, and by chance, he was hand-picked as a champion by coincidence with the emperor's couplet.
We all know that during Qianlong's reign, because his father Yongzheng had laid a good foundation for him and easily created a prosperous world, this made his self-confidence burst. In addition, although Qianlong was not brilliant, he also read a lot of books, especially good at writing poetry and couplets. Whether it was playing in the lower Jiangnan or dealing with the government in the capital, Qianlong tried his best to find opportunities to recite poems against him, and he enjoyed it tirelessly.
One summer, after Qianlong finished dealing with the folds, he suddenly had a whim and wanted to go to the street for a private visit. Since he had already retired from the dynasty at this time, the ministers all went home, and he could only be accompanied by eunuchs, and there were also great internal guards responsible for protection. After all, it is a micro-service private visit, there is no big fanfare, and there is no sweep away the people and beggars on the street, everything is as usual.
Walking along, Qianlong saw that there was a straight avenue in front of him and casually said that "one avenue leads to the north and south" of the upper link. If He Yan and the others were here, they would definitely be able to give a good lower link to please Grandpa Banzai, but today Qianlong's entourage was either a eunuch or a bodyguard, and everyone was confused. One of the eunuchs reacted the fastest, and immediately patted his ass and said, "Long live Grandpa's shanglian, it is estimated that no one in the world can match it." ”
As the saying goes, thousands of people wear horse farts and don't wear them, even if Qianlong knows that the eunuch is patting horses, he is very happy. Surprisingly, a little beggar who was only 9 years old was very disgusted after listening to the eunuch's words, and laughed and said: "Such a simple couplet, you actually say that no one can be right, it is simply the biggest joke in the world." Qianlong felt that the little beggar was so confident, compared to having read a few years of books, he said to him: "Little age, the tone is not small, if you can give a good link, I will hand-pick you as this year's champion." ”
Subsequently, Qianlong revealed the identity of the emperor, and although the little beggar was not sure that he was the emperor, in order to refute the eunuch's words, he came up with such a link: small shops on both sides sold things. The lower link given by the little beggar was perfect in every way, and Qianlong was very satisfied, praised him as a child prodigy, and did not renege on his word, and brought him back to the palace, and the little beggar became a pawn.