happy rebirth

Just after Ke Qi's third government examination, the emperor held a ceremony in Wenhe Hall to announce the results of the palace examination.

Xie Jinhua and many other candidates who participated in the palace examination lined up again to enter the palace.

In fact, it was not easy for the candidates. They still had to wait outside the palace walls before dawn, and they could only enter the palace after going through procedures such as body searches and physical examinations.The square paved with white jade is right outside the Wenhe Hall, and there are no trees around it to cover it. Candidates stand on the square and wait for the reading.When the auspicious time comes, the officials of the Ministry of Rituals stand on the top of the high rank holding the imperial list in their hands.

This situation is the opposite of the previous one.In the previous dynasty, the first to be read out was actually the Yijia list.

In comparison, of course An Chao's way of pronouncing is more exciting.

Every time the ceremonial officer reads a name, the examinee will come out, and under the guidance of the Honglu Temple official, he will kneel and worship at the designated place on the imperial road.This kneeling needs to be done until the entire list is read out.In other words, whoever does better in the exam will be able to kneel less for a while.The so-called royal way means that only the emperor can walk the way.In this world, except for the emperor, other people can touch the imperial way only at the moment when they pass the Jinshi examination.

It may be difficult for people in later generations to understand, but for people at this time, it is an honor to be able to kneel on the imperial path.

In the previous dynasty, originally only a first-class Jinshi and the first rank were eligible to kneel to the imperial court.Until now, Emperor Kairui has allowed all Jinshi to kneel and guard the way.This is how he valued candidates, and this move won him a lot of praise among literati.Ke Qi felt quite speechless about this.

The list of the top three was read out soon, and the second is next.Ye Zhengping is the second-class biography, that is, No.4.

Tanhualang is a candidate from the south of the Yangtze River. He looks 26 and has a good appearance.The second place was a candidate from the Southwest, already in his 40s, with an unattractive appearance.The champion is indeed Xie Jinhua!Xie Jinhua followed the instructions of the Honglu Temple official and walked several steps forward until he reached the front of all the examinees, and then he lifted up his clothes and saluted according to the instructions.His courtesy was not bad at all, and the expression on his face was still calm.

The reason why Xie Jinhua was so calm was because he had listened to Ke Qi's analysis before this. After he successfully won the prize, it is basically impossible for him to lose the top spot.In fact, the couple secretly analyzed Ye Zhengping.Xie Jinhua felt that Ye Zhengping was very knowledgeable, and in terms of ability, he could be admitted to the first class, but whether he could make it to the first class depended on his luck.But Ke Qi said that Ye Zhengping would not be able to enter the first class no matter what.

Ke Qi's reason is simple.The emperor needs balance.

Based on the fact that Xie Jinhua won the first prize, if Ye Zhengping won the second place or the third place, then two of the top ones are from Qiulin Academy, and they are all candidates from the capital.Just like the college entrance examinations in later generations need to divide the number lines by provinces, although the imperial examinations at this time did not clearly divide the admission ratio, Ke Qi studied the admission lists of previous sessions and knew that the emperor had obviously considered the issue of regional balance.

In addition, Jinshi of the same subject is easy to form factions.Out of the petty thinking of some superiors, the emperor doesn't like the leaders to get mixed up.

The arrangement of the top ten rankings in the palace examination often has nothing to do with talent, and what needs to be considered is often political factors.After all, three hundred of the best candidates in the country were supposed to gather together for the exam, and the top ten were the best students. In terms of talent, who could be worse?

But the result was just as Ke Qi expected, Ye Zhengping only came in fourth.

Xie Jinhua was convinced by Ke Qi.Just because Ke Qi guessed right, the sanctity of the imperial examination declined in Xie Jinhua's mind.Living in the ivory tower, he thought that the imperial examination was absolutely fair, but he didn't expect that there were all kinds of calculations that had nothing to do with talent and learning behind it.Although Xie Jinhua didn't become cynical because of this, after knowing many so-called adult rules, it is impossible for him to maintain a pure literati heart.

This is probably a kind of growth.

However, Xie Jinhua's calmness could not conceal the excitement of others.This is no ordinary champion!This is six yuan and the first!The examinees just knelt on the ground, and the officials all looked at Xie Jinhua with what they thought were veiled but warm eyes, as if they wanted to see a superhuman.

One, A, and three will enter the hall to face the saint.

After a ceremony, Emperor Kairui first said some very general words, to the effect that he praised the three candidates as the pillars of the country, and hoped that they would be loyal to the country and responsible for the people in the future.No. [-] and Tanhua were overwhelmed by the emperor's words, and they wished they could bow down immediately to express their determination, vowing to devote themselves to death or something.Xie Jinhua was actually very excited, but he was a little distracted when he thought about what Ke Qi said before.

The emperor finally looked at Xie Jinhua.According to Miansheng's rules, Xie Jinhua did not dare to lower his head, but his eyes were lowered.The emperor felt that the appearance of this little mascot was much more handsome than that of Tan Hualang. If he had a princess of the right age and Xie Jinhua had never been married, it would be a good time to give him a marriage.

Giving marriage is not enough, so give me a word.

Xie Jinhua sighed inwardly, unexpectedly being guessed by Ke Di again.He didn't show it on his face, he just saluted respectfully and thanked him.

No. [-] and Tanhua dare not act in front of the Holy Master, but they are very envious of Xie Jinhua in their hearts.With the emperor's bestowal, Xie Jinhua's future is indeed smooth.This is not only a matter of honor, but also a talisman.When a newcomer first enters the officialdom, he will be embarrassed by the old people, his achievements will be seized, and he will be unable to move forward if he accidentally offends someone. But what if the newcomer is awarded the emperor's letter, what if the newcomer has a name in the emperor's heart?

The emperor's literary talents are actually very average, and he said with a smile: "Throughout the ages, it has been very rare to get the first place in the three yuan, and your six champions are the first in the world, why not just..."

Xie Jinhua's whole heart was raised, he didn't really agree with Ke Di's joke, the emperor wanted to give the character six yuan, right?

"...Give the word Wenxian." The emperor said.

Xie Jinhua breathed a sigh of relief, and thanked him again.

After the Miansheng, the No. [-] Scholar paraded through the streets.As the number one scholar, Xie Jinhua led many Jinshi to the outside of the palace.When he walked somewhere, he suddenly looked towards the palace wall not far away, and a heartfelt smile appeared on his face.The No. [-] walking beside him was very curious and asked him what was wrong in a low voice.

"Look! There's a cat lying there!" Xie Jinhua said happily.Although cats of the same suit seem to look the same in the world, Xie Jinhua always thinks that cat will be one of his good partners in the previous life.At that time, his soul was imprisoned in the Cangzhen Pavilion, and only some cats came and went frequently.

The second place suddenly felt speechless.

To be honest, even though a high-ranking person like the emperor seems to attach great importance to the six champions, in fact he only regards Xie Jinhua as a mascot in his heart. At most, because of the relationship between Xie Chunying and Li Xu, he thinks that Xie Jinhua is still a good junior.But for scholars, the first six champions from ancient times to the present, this is really crazy!Because of Xie Jinhua's calmness and decent manners, the second place felt that Xie Jinhua was worthy of being an immortal.

As a result, Xie Xianjun lost all his immortal energy because of a cat.

The second place can't help but think of the youngest son in the family.The appearance of the youngest son when he was acting like a baby was quite similar to that of Xie Zhuangyuan at this time.

The parade has a fixed route.When the Jinshi were kneeling on the royal road, another imperial list had been sent out of the palace and posted at the place where the list was released.This so-called street parade means that the number one scholar leads all the Jinshi from the palace all the way to the place where the list is released. After receiving everyone's congratulations, they can go back to their respective homes.

The first three are eligible to ride horses.The horses are all tamed and will not be startled by firecrackers.

Yixian Building is just on this route.

Ke Qi had been waiting upstairs in Yixian Tower.They set up the private room with the best view, and the room was full of close friends.Xie Chunying didn't join in the fun, but Xie Er and Xie San were there.Xie Er also hugged the moon cake by his side.Looking down from upstairs, there are people standing on both sides of the road.

The little guy who went to the front to explore the way ran back like flying, and said: "Here we come, the number one scholar is here!"

So everyone gathered around the window.Xie San stuffed an orange into Ke Qi's hand, and said, "Hey, when the fourth brother rides here on horseback, you can throw him an orange. I picked these oranges carefully. In a basket of oranges, there are only This one is the roundest, worthy of my fourth brother!"

People at that time had the habit of throwing champions with fresh fruits and flowers.However, in the past, Tanhualang was still the most quilted. Who is Tanhualang the most beautiful?This year may not be so, let's not talk about how famous the top six champions are, but in terms of appearance, Xie Jinhua is not inferior to others.

Ke Qi felt that Xie San's kindness was really unbearable.This orange really hit someone, how painful it must be!

People on both sides of the road cheered, and the champion led all the Jinshi finally came over.Ke Qi could no longer see anyone else, only the leader Xie Jinhua.Xie Jinhua seemed to feel something, and looked up.The two looked at each other from a distance, and it really meant looking at ten thousand years for a moment.

After the number one scholar passed by, Ke Qi couldn't sit still and hurried home.

Xie Er and Xie San returned home with Ke Qi.

"It's time to celebrate this time! Let's set up running banquets for ten consecutive days!" Xie San said enthusiastically.

"I don't need to be so high-profile, but I just achieved a small goal." Ke Qi said with the corner of his mouth curled up.

small goals.

Ok.

Xie Er and Xie San felt that Ke Di really had a sense of humor.

Ke Qi's words were not entirely a joke.The title of No. [-] in the six poems can certainly make Xie Jinhua a new generation of national idols, but Ke Qi doesn’t want Xie Jinhua’s record in the history books to be only one sentence “the first champion in the six poems”. He should have more things that have been recorded by history Record it.

So, they really only achieved a small goal.

On the second day, when Moon Cake went to the third uncle's yard to practice martial arts with the third aunt, she saw that the third uncle was already squatting.This is not an ordinary horse squatting, and he is actually carrying two buckets of sand in his hand.Xie San squatted while repeating: "Be down-to-earth, don't be too ambitious."

Moon Cake is very personable and asks: "Brother, have you offended Master again?" When children become stubborn, they are often more stubborn than adults.Moon Cake has his own set of cognitions, calling Yu Zhenrou his master, but not Xie San his master, only his brother.

Well, there are no fathers and sons on the battlefield, and there are no uncles and nephews in the battlefield.

"I didn't... I just set a small goal." Xie San said out of breath.

Moon cake seems to understand but not understand.

"Your master's sense of humor is just like yours...you haven't grown up yet." Xie San wanted to cry but had no tears.