How did you, a prisoner on death row, become an important weapon of the country? Yecheng Gao Weiming

The second day, the Imperial City, Huangji Hall.

Early in the morning, the place was bustling with activity.

Why?

Just because today is the day when the triennial Chuanlu Ceremony is held.

No matter the Tianqi Dynasty or the entire Ming Dynasty, they attached great importance to talents.

Whenever a grand ceremony is held, officials, dignitaries, and relatives of the entire capital must be present to witness the birth of Jinke Jinshi.

At that time, the emperor will also come in person, sit in the Jinluan Hall, accept the obeisance of everyone, and award the title of Jinshi.

The Jinshi also had to change into coarse linen clothes and put on Jinshi turbans, then enter the main hall one by one to pay homage to the emperor, and from then on they became disciples of the emperor.

This ceremony is important because it symbolizes the seriousness with which the country attaches importance to opening up a subject to obtain scholars.

At the same time, it is also the grace that all students who pass the Jinshi examination dream of.

After all, there are four great joys in life!

After a long drought, nectar comes, meeting an old friend in a foreign land, the wedding night with flowers and candles, and the time when the gold medal is named!

The final time for the gold list is today!

After more than ten years, even decades of hard work, I finally got ahead!

So early in the morning, after all the officials were standing outside the Jinluan Hall, all the Gongsheng students also changed their clothes in the Imperial College and appeared beside them.

But I saw about a hundred people, all wearing dark blue robes and dark green long-sleeved robes with round collars, Jinshi scarves on their heads, gold and silver medals on their waists, and soap boots on their feet, standing in the square with high spirits.

Everyone looked excited, knowing that soon they would enter the Jinluan Palace and complete the transformation of their level and identity.

From then on, he was called "Sir", or he was in charge of the administration, or he watched the administration of the six ministries, or he was ranked second in high school, or he was the top flower, and he was honored for his ancestors.

As for the top pick?

No one dares to think about it.

Because everyone knows that a monster appeared in Tianqi Enke this time.

This person first won three yuan in Daolian, Henan Province. After more than ten years of silence, he came out again. He passed Jieyuan and Huiyuan in one fell swoop and won five yuan in a row.

Whether it's according to convention, or this person's true level, or it's the rumored relationship between him and Nine Thousand Years Old.

He will definitely be selected as the top scholar in Jinke and be famous throughout the Ming Dynasty!

Who dares to compete with him today?

This person's name was Li Xin, and he was standing at the head of the Jinshi team, leading the team with a solemn look and bowed head.

Everyone, including the civil and military officials, quietly looked over and saw that this man was elegant in temperament, dignified in appearance, and slender in stature. He was worthy of being the top scholar.

only……

For some reason, the champion frowned slightly, as if he had something on his mind?

You are going to be the top scorer in high school, so what else are you worried about?

Li Xin is really worried.

He always felt as if there was a stone falling in his heart, feeling uneasy.

Even if his transformation is about to be completed, even if he is about to become the top pick in high school.

What am I...

Forgot something?

Could it be that the orb is in danger?

Li Xin raised his head slightly and glanced at Zhang Guoji, Zhang Baozhu's father and now Taikang Bo, who was standing in the crowd.

Zhang Guoji was looking at him with a smile on his face, and he obviously did not expect that the former teacher Li Xin would actually appear outside the Jinluan Hall.

It was incredible and so gratifying.

My benefactor turned out to be the number one scholar in high school?

Sure enough, I, Zhang Guoji, am a lucky star from heaven.

First she met Duke Zhuangyuan, and then gave birth to the Empress of Ming Dynasty.

Looking at the entire Tianqi Dynasty from now on, who dares to bully me?

Zhang Guoji smiled stupidly, just looking forward to having a few words with Li Xin.

It's a pity that there is a censor who is watching the ceremony. Who dares to stand out from the crowd and who dares to lose his etiquette in front of the king.

He could only hope that the Chuanlu Ceremony would end as soon as possible so that he could have a warm relationship with Li Xin.

Unfortunately, it was not his turn to speak at the end. The number one scholar had to ride on a tall horse and lead all the Jinke scholars to parade through the streets to be watched by the people.

Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Zhang Guoji's happy face, it seemed that the orb should be fine.

Am I worrying too much?

He had no time to think about it because the ceremony was about to begin.

At some point, the Jiaofang Secretary displayed various large musical instruments and started playing. The entire square in front of the Jinluan Hall was suddenly filled with solemnity.

In the sound of elegant music, the honor guard of the Jin Yiwei slowly walked forward, displaying the honor guard with halogen books, holding knives and standing on both sides.

Everyone was trembling, knowing that Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao was coming.

Not long after, as expected, a eunuch came out of the Golden Palace with a riding whip and whipped three times in front of everyone. The purpose was to make everyone correct their appearance, calm down and prepare to participate in the ceremony.

After three whips, everyone knelt down as if on conditioned reflex, shouting "Long live the mountain, long live the mountain..."

After three kowtows and nine bows, when he stood up, another eunuch, the eunuch in charge of rituals, came out with a smile on his face, holding a gold medal in both hands.

Everyone was shocked, knowing that the Chuanlu Ceremony had officially begun.

And what the eunuch is holding in his hand is this Enke Gold List.

All the Gongsheng Jinshi became more and more excited, not knowing where they ranked.

But I saw that the eunuch was holding the gold list and handed it to the bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion first.

After receiving it, the bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion walked to an imperial case and handed it over to the current Minister of Rites.

The elegant music played again. Surong, the Minister of Rites, removed the seal on the gold list, took out a roll of yellow brocade, and handed it to the official of Honglu Temple.

The messenger stood on the high platform with a happy face, cleared his throat with the gold medal in hand, and was about to speak.

The music stopped, and thousands of people in the audience were silent, quietly waiting for the broadcast to begin.

Because once the rumor begins, the Jinshi whose name is called must slowly walk up the steps under the leadership of the eunuch, enter the Jinluan Hall, and pay homage to the emperor of the current dynasty.

One is to let the emperor get to know his disciples, and the other is to let the scholars see the emperor's honor and feel the emperor's majesty.

Because for many officials, this opportunity to see the emperor may only come once in their lifetime, so they naturally attach great importance to it.

For example, Emperor Jiajing, who loved cultivating immortals, and Emperor Wanli, who did not attend the early dynasty. Many people who became third- and fourth-rank officials only met His Majesty once.

Not long after, the audience was filled with elegant sparrows who were silent, and the announcer finally began to roll call.

"On March 25th of the second year of Tianqi, Long Live Lord opened up the world to test the tributes of the world. The first A... was awarded the title of Jinshi! The second A... was awarded the Jinshi background, and the third A... was awarded the same rank. Born as a Jinshi."

"Now the list of the top three is announced, Wanggemen will take over, and the guards at the rank will pass the names and sing..."

"Those whose names are called will follow the Huangmen eunuch to walk around and enter the main hall..."

This means that once I start to pronounce the name, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi below will repeat it in unison.

The Jinshi who shouted his name followed the young eunuch into the palace to pay homage to the emperor.

All Jinshi trembled, knowing that the time to change their destiny was coming.

Sure enough, the messenger had already started shouting.

"The top three winner is now announced, Tianshui Mansion Chen Zigeng..."

As soon as they exited, the royal guards at the foot of the steps shouted in unison.

"First place in the top three, Tianshui Mansion Chen Zigeng!"

The sound resounded throughout the audience and could even be heard throughout the Forbidden City.

A Jinshi standing in the crowd had mixed feelings when he heard this, both happy and sad.

This person is Chen Zigeng, who is ranked first in the top three. I am afraid that even to death, he never thought that after decades of studying hard, he would finally get the top three.

But whatever, the first place in the top three is still considered the first place.

He hurriedly walked out of the crowd and walked into the hall under the complicated eyes of everyone.

If your name is not called, then it may be in the top two, or it may be among the top three.

The higher your ranking, the more popular you will be as an official in the future.

"Second place in the top three, Wang Mingchang of Shunde Mansion..."

"The third place in the top three, Han Bingzhang of Daming Mansion..."

The Chuanlu officials and the Jin Yiwei began to call out their names, and people kept leaving the team, sighing or walking into the hall in ecstasy.

The civil and military officials listened quietly and saw that there were fewer and fewer Jinshi in the square.

After dozens of people from the top three had shouted, it was the second top.

There are twenty or thirty people in Erjia again.

Unknowingly, when there were only three people left in the square, everyone became solemn and excited.

Because, in the next moment, Tianqi Dynasty's first No. 1 pick, No. 2 pick, and No. 3 pick will be born among the three.

Among them, there is Li Xin.

Li Xin, who has endured thirty years of hard work and is finally about to stand out, is neither sad nor happy at the moment.

His heart just became heavier and heavier, so heavy that he couldn't breathe.

In the dark, there was a premonition.

I had a premonition that something big had happened deep in the harem.

His hunch was indeed correct.

In the crowd, a female official from the Ming Dynasty suddenly broke into the crowd.