Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

When the guards exhaled for the first time, the more than 500 people waiting outside the gate of the palace all cast envious and envious eyes on Lu Ci, wishing to burn a hole in him.

- It is indeed so.

The great disappointment overwhelmed the slight luck in an instant, and what followed was a sigh of relief.

After completely insulating himself from the glorious top spot, he can look at this result more objectively.

Compared with some other messed up people, it seems more acceptable to them to let Lu Ci, who has been successful all the way and won two yuan in a row, win the title of champion again.

After all, they all noticed Lu Ci's excellent performance in the first two games.

Shan's calm and calm attitude, totally different from the impetuous and tense posture of a young gentleman, is indeed unmatched by them.

The few people whose exam seats were assigned to Lu Ci's side calmed down the fastest - if even such ghosts can't get a good ranking, let alone them.

But this year's Mizhou is really amazing, there is a talented genius who won two yuan in a row, and now he won the third yuan...

Slow!

The students who were still a little slow-minded after being shocked by the shock just now, suddenly widened their eyes.

This--

This is no ordinary champion!

They realized belatedly that this was a three-way and one-way that hadn't been seen for decades!

Adding in Lu Ci's unbelievably young age, it's even more frightening.

It's really unprecedented. It's hard to say whether there will be someone in the future.

All of a sudden, when everyone looked at Lu Ci, who was still smiling calmly, even after winning such a high reputation, he was still an unappreciative appearance, and they became even more eager.

They go to the exam, the so-called ultimate goal is to get on the list and enter the examination, and then enter the official career.

Among the more than 500 people, usually only half can survive to the end, and the number of people who enter the top three is less than [-]% of them.

It is not extravagant to hope to be able to enter the top three, but in reality, it is better to be able to get a fourth-ranking Jinshi background, or even a fifth-ranking Jinshi who is going to be selected, than to return empty-handed.

Moreover, to be able to compete with Lu Ci, who won three yuan in a row at the age of seventeen, and is extremely favored by the officials, not only is it destined to have a bright and bright official career, but it will also be recorded in the annals of history and is repeatedly mentioned by future generations. If gods and men are on the same list, they must be able to get some credit to some extent.

Taking a step back, Lu Sanyuan, who is at the top of the list and is destined to be brilliant, will most likely become an unattainable figure in the future. Compared with envy and jealousy, now is a good time to make friends with him.

The opponents who competed with him for the remaining admission places were the talents left by his side.

Except for those scholars who have made it to the palace examination, most of them have more active brains.

Their mentality changed extremely quickly, and they immediately changed their jealous and envious mentality to sincere 'friendship', and they all raised their voices to congratulate.

Even Cai Qi, who was full of confidence in his palace test Fu before, and who was looking forward to the most when he was waiting for Chuanlu, after experiencing a great loss, he breathed out sincerely, put a smile on his face again, and congratulated Lu Ci .

Lu Ci was like a koala at this time, Liu Qi and Zhu Shuo, who were ecstatic and completely devoid of image, jumped on him, crying and laughing, and Teng Zongliang, not to be outdone, also rushed up from behind.

However, regardless of the glory of Sanyuan Jidi and the bright and great future it symbolizes, it is enough for everyone, including the guards, to smile kindly and politely at him.

Of course, there is no need for them to stop the small gaffes of his close friends' joy from the heart, and to maintain order.

Lu Ci smiled instinctively, responding gracefully to the new faces who came from him and became more enthusiastic than ever.

Under the kindly urging of the seven guards who shouted five times, he pulled off the three heavy friend pendants hanging on his body, and in the eyes of everyone, he walked up the steps at a leisurely pace, elegant and unrestrained Go to the hall.

However, what no one knew was that although this freshly baked Lu Sanyuan was still calm and calm on the surface, with the air of a general, he was completely numb in his heart.

For the first time, his mind was also completely confused.

He had heard it clearly the first time the deafening shout called out his name.

It's just that at that time, he actually firmly believed that it had nothing to do with him, so he still smiled lightly.

After all, there were more than 500 people participating in the palace examination, and it was impossible for him to write down their names one by one. It was not surprising that one of them had a similar pronunciation to his name.

From the beginning to the end, he didn't feel that the position of champion had anything to do with him.

De Jieyuan is when a blind cat meets a dead mouse during the test, and he meets all the coincidences in the betting; De Shengyuan is the master of the sword, and forcibly utters four current affairs that are extremely difficult for others Strategies happen to be his strong point, and he will always be invincible.

But this time the topic of the palace examination was created by the emperor himself. Although he prefers the word "Qingming", as a proposition, the source is neither uncommon nor difficult to focus on. It can be said that it is the most suitable type of question for everyone. up.

He has a few catties and a few taels, and what level of poetry and fu has he made this time, is there anyone who knows better than himself?

He made a trade-off from the very beginning, which is equivalent to half giving up on poetry and prose, and focused on his best theory, just wanting to rely more or less on theory to offset the loss in poetry and prose.

After all, according to the assessment standards of the examination papers over the years, the examiners who judge the examination papers are clear about the importance of this theory and poetry.

Lu Ci had already arranged himself clearly, and he was fully confident that he would not be the champion.

The treasure is all on the theory, and the poems and prose should barely catch the eye. Then, with the addition of the first-level treatment bonus of saving yuan, if you are lucky, you should be able to enter the third-level, and if you are not good, you will also be a fourth-level.

So after the first call, Lu Ci smiled as if it had nothing to do with him.

However, other people would not make such a ridiculous misunderstanding, they cast their eyes on him in unanimous agreement, and then reacted very quickly to congratulate him with a smile.

Lu Ci: "..."

he?

Top pick?

After confirming that he was not dreaming and that there was no collective auditory hallucination, Lu Ci narrowed the expression on his face dangerously.

But at this moment when everyone's emotions were extremely agitated, no one saw his little flaw.

At the moment when he stepped onto the palace steps, Lu Ci still had the unbelievable feeling of being in a dream.

The guard had put away the smile just now, and with a business-like seriousness, he pinched him and asked him about his hometown and his father's name in detail.

At this time, Lu Ci still had the possibility of 'Xu has the same name and surname, and was misunderstood by the collective'. However, after checking that it was correct, the guard nodded in satisfaction, and smiled to signal him to continue walking in.

It's not until now that Lu Ci has been involved that he has to believe that he has really become the number one scholar. This fact is more illusory than the rumors in the market.

Fan Zhongyan, who is truly a great talent for governing the country and the people, and Liu Yong, who has a talent for poetry that have been passed down through the ages, were not selected, but he was selected as the top of the list, a salted fish with no ambitions and mediocre academic studies?

... No wonder the Northern Song Dynasty pills.

Entering the hall, Lu Ci had a shy smile on his face when he met the rare gentle and smiling gazes of a group of ministers headed by the emperor and assisted by Zai Zhi, but he was a little dazed and flustered in his heart.

Even at the Xuande gate on the night of the Lantern Festival, he had seen the true face of the emperor from afar, and knew that Zhao Heng was just a middle-aged fat man with a listless spirit.

However, under the background of a luxurious dragon robe, a magnificent palace and the officials standing beside him, the other party added a bit of majesty.

Lu Ci suddenly calmed down.

Although it is rumored that most of the emperors in the Song Dynasty followed the ancestral precept of not killing scholars, in the final analysis, they were still people who controlled their own wealth and life.

Lu Ci narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned over gracefully, and bowed to Yuchi under the court, showing neither humble nor overbearing, chic and beautiful.

Wang Dan's scrutinizing eyes flicked across Lu Ci's body, and he nodded imperceptibly.

——That bad-tempered Kou Laoxi's vision was rare and reliable.

Not to mention the emperor Zhao Heng, an admiring smile was unconsciously on his face.

If it is said that when he made up his mind to order Lu Ci last night, he was satisfied with 120 in his heart, and now he sees his expression that is so outstanding that ordinary people can't match it at this extremely close distance, it immediately becomes [-] Satisfied.

Who wouldn't like such a handsome, elegant and decent young talent?

Zhao Heng simply liked it more and more, and became more proud of it the more he watched it.

If Lu Ci and Cai Qi were to be chosen directly in front of his eyes, he probably would not have hesitated to invite his courtiers to discuss yesterday, but would have made a decision immediately.

It is also thanks to Wang Xianggong's reminder, taking ten thousand steps back, the three yuan and the first, but the auspiciousness bestowed by God!

After entering the hall, it stands to reason that Zai Zhi should ask the guards about his hometown and father's name as a check, but Zhao Heng was born before Wang Dan and snatched this job.

The person he asked was not the guard, but Lu Ci.

Lu Ci vaguely felt that this was different from the order he knew beforehand, but he answered them one by one without haste.

Zhao Heng, who heard Lu Ci's voice for the first time, felt that the voice was extremely clear and pleasant, and the smile on his face deepened.

The first class does not only refer to the champion, but includes three classes including the champion.

However, the champion lives alone in one class, No.2 and No.3 are combined into one class, and the fourth to No.10 are in another class.

The number one scholar who lives alone in the first class is naturally superior to other envoys. You don't need to wait for the first class to be called, you can go to the corner of the two corridors to get the imperial edict and hold it, and then go to the court to thank the class alone, and bow down to pay homage If you retreat, you can go to Xuanxia.

But those who know the details are those who have been there. No matter how well-informed Lu Ci is, it is impossible for him to know this far.

Not to mention that he didn't think that the champion would have anything to do with him. He only had a general understanding of the process of thanking the third and fourth graders.

...But I never dreamed that I would stand alone in the hall and accept the difficult situation of being scrutinized by a group of big shots.

But Lu Ci didn't know, after all, there were many people who were familiar with the process of passing on people. Scholars would inevitably be excited and dazed when they saw Shengyan, and they had already taken into account.

However, when the guards were about to remind Lu Ci to lead them to the corner of the corridor, the official Zhao Heng personally stopped him with his eyes. They were also dumbfounded to see the official's amiable Yan Yuese making fun of the triple-ranked new champion Said: "It was not worth jumping into the river when it was two yuan, but now it is three yuan, the weather has warmed up, it is worth jumping after the wedding banquet."

Lu Ci: "... Your Majesty is wise."

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. About No. [-], No. [-], No. [-].

In order to facilitate reading and avoid confusion, I have represented No. 3 and No. [-] in the text according to ordinary people's understanding, but this was not the case in the Northern Song Dynasty.Let me clarify with you now, and it will be easier for you to understand, but I will still use the Southern Song Dynasty (that is, the first three code names you know) in the article.

In the early Northern Song Dynasty, Zhuangyuan had already become the official name for the top of the palace examination

However, the second person in the palace examination was not called the second place in the early Northern Song Dynasty, but just a common name for the "third person".It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that the second person began to be called the "second place".

In Liu Yiqing's "The Legacy of Qiantang", there is also a record in the Northern Song Dynasty that the top three were all called the number one scholar.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, following the system of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, two young people were selected as Tanhualang, that is, no more than Jinshi and the first author, and they were called Tanhualang.

It was from the Southern Song Dynasty that the third person in the palace examination was called Tanhua. ("Meng Liang Lu")

2. As I said, the first class is divided into three classes, and the number of the third class is not necessarily limited to the top ten after No.3 (if there are a lot of applicants, it will be more than 10), but it only accounts for the top five. The proportion of the total number of people in the middle is 3%, which is basically a law. ("Short Records of the Same Year in Shaoxing 18")

The No.1 No. 3 champion is in a class alone, and the second No.[-] is in a class.

The second A has more people than the first A, with 5.8%, the third A has 11.2%, the fourth A and the fifth A have the most people, the fourth A has 37%, and the fifth A has 43%