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Not only Yan Zhaoge was very surprised by this palace examination, even the courtiers who were waiting were so shocked that they almost lost their breath.

The champion fell to an unknown scholar, while Huiyuan Qu Suihan, who originally won five yuan in a row, fell to seventh in the second class. Judging from the meaning of the emperor's ranking, if Huiyuan was not too low in the exam, he would If it attracts people's criticism, I am afraid that it is possible to fall to the bottom of the second class.

Among them, Zuo Xiang is the worst. His official career has been ups and downs for decades, and his kung fu of nourishing Qi is truly unique. He can't understand his sensuality when the world collapses, but at this moment he can't help showing a look of astonishment.He wanted to marry his daughter to Qu Suihan was not something he could hide from others, he planned to marry his daughter after the test, if Qu Suihan won the first place later, it would be a double happiness.Later, the rumors spread to his house, causing his wife to be furious and his daughter crying, so he hesitated again, deliberated over and over again, and did not make a hasty decision.He has only one wife, never took concubines, and has no sons under his knees. This old woman is the only jewel in his palm, and he has even declined to accept her as the imperial concubine today.

The Right Prime Minister begged for bones several times and was rejected, how could he not know why?It's just that the emperor was worried that when the right minister returned to his hometown, no one could compete with him. His faction was so powerful that it was difficult to balance the government.If he was young, he might have been aggrieved and complained about the emperor's distrust, but now that he is old, he has seen through everything.Originally, he thought about assisting the emperor until he was very old and then begged for the bones to return home, but after the six kings entered the capital, Chang'an must have an undercurrent.

It's just his daughter, he is really worried, everyone understands the truth of leaving tea cold, and it's the age to marry, if you go back to your hometown with him, how can you marry a good man?It's better to marry his daughter now while he still has some spare energy, and he can live in harmony as a husband and wife for a lifetime, and he is enough to be happy under his nine springs. Can treat his daughter well.

It's just that this Qu Suihan didn't have a good reputation, and he failed to win the first prize, and now marrying a prostitute is a low marriage.Zuo Xiang shook his head secretly in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help falling on the four scholars in the first class. The two second place students looked not young, and they had married wives presumably. A little vulgar, as for such a handsome Tanhua Lang... It's a little inappropriate to compete with the royal family, and Jihou is a powerful frontier general, and the prime minister's daughter marrying the general's son, it is inevitable that the melon fields will fall, and the king's heart will be uneasy.

Let's take another look.

He only has such a daughter, so she can't marry in a hurry. At worst, she will stay for a few more years, and she will be in power for a day. Who dares to laugh at him?

As for Naqu Suihan, he just let go of the unsettled marriage. If he dares to spread some bad things outside, don't blame him for being ruthless.

After singing the list, the minister of the Ministry of Rites personally led the four first-class scholars forward, stepped on the royal road, and stopped until they reached the steps outside the hall, waiting to welcome the golden list of the palace examination.

The number one scholar, Qin Feng, stood at the front, the remaining three first-ranked scholars stood slightly behind, and stood in a row, and Yan Zhaoge stood in the middle, slightly ahead of the other two.

The imperial path stone under Qin Feng's feet was different from the other ones. On the stone under his feet was carved a turtle with a dragon coiled on its back. According to the instructions of the minister of rites, he happened to step on the head of this turtle. superior.The Ao and the dragon are originally one. It is said that the Ao is a giant beast in mythology. It is the head of a dragon, the body of a turtle, and the tail of a unicorn.

This is what dominates.

In front of the hall, he once offered a promotion policy, ranking No. 1 at the top.

Since then, the singing has ended, the musicians played the music, and the courtiers bid farewell to the emperor and the eldest princess.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites handed over the gold list to the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. After the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites opened it and found that there were no mistakes, he handed it to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The waiting courtiers also came to see the gold list with great interest, they were all very interested in this ranking.Long before the palace examination, there were rumors that the prime minister of the left had chosen Huiyuan, and if he wanted him to be his son-in-law, it was said that he would have to give a dowry gift. As a result, the son of Marquis Ji made a mess, causing rumors all over the capital, and the marriage was shelved , I thought that I would wait for Huiyuan to get the first prize before marrying, but in the end not only did he not get the first prize, but he didn't even get the second place.

Huiyuan didn't get the champion this time, so he probably won't be able to marry Zuo Xiang's daughter.

This is really gratifying. Some officials who are not in the same camp as Zuo Xiang secretly rejoice in their hearts. It is said that Zuo Xiang's daughter has been in the boudoir for 18 years. Hehe, now the promising son-in-law is flying again.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites gave the Minister of the Ministry of Officials several winks, but the other party was unmoved. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth and simply went into battle by himself.But if you think about it carefully, with the timid and subtle nature of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, if one day he dares to speak out to run on people, he is afraid that the sun in the sky will come out from the west, and he will not even dare to run on the officials who impeach him.

"Master Zuo, would you like to take a look at the golden list? The golden list will be hung up in a while." Minister of Rites smiled and gestured sincerely to Prime Minister Zuo with his eyes.There are too few opportunities to run on the leftist prime minister, and you have to seize it when you encounter it, or you will regret it later.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials has troubles that cannot be explained. He is the only one with the lowest qualifications here. The previous Minister of the Ministry of Officials died of illness in office. He is a servant of the Ministry of Officials who just took office. , so Prime Minister You and the former Emperor had been together for [-] years, and they went together in grief. Today, he had no choice but to arrest the old minister who had returned to his hometown for a long time, and he is now Prime Minister Right, and he was forcibly referred to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. position, expect him to work with the right minister to balance the power of the left minister.But the right side is like a shrinking tortoise, he is sick at home every day, so how dare he fight against the left side, what else can he do besides shrinking?

"Ahem... the Minister of the Ministry of Rites is really considerate. He is worthy of being the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. He knows how to know the old and filial to the old. He knows that the old man is already in his sixtieth year. He is old and his ears are not good. He didn't hear it in the hall just now. How can you hear me clearly, I thank you." Prime Minister Zuo belittled the Minister of Rites to his own children and grandchildren while speaking.

Ribu Shangshu's complexion is not very good, but he is indeed about ten years younger than Zuo Xiang.But the left ministers all spoke up. Although the grades are the same, the Shangshu is actually half a grade lower than the prime minister, so he had to pass the gold list over, feeling as if he had eaten a fly.

Prime Minister Zuo took it over and looked at it, then he held the gold list and walked towards the Xinke scholars standing on the steps, aiming at the number one scholar Qin Feng.

Prime Minister Zuo praised Qin Feng a few words, and said a few words to the other scholars. Although Prime Minister Zuo gave Yan Zhaoge a meaningful look, she ignored it.If you don't have anything to show your courtesy, you can either rape or steal.

It is not a good thing for important ministers and generals to live in harmony.

After that, it was the highlight of the imperial examination—Praise the official in Yujie.Imperial Street Praise Officials is also called Parade Praise Officials. A group of scholars wear brocade robes and ride high-headed horses in the imperial city, enjoying the cheers and praises of the common people. We can only walk.

The purpose of Yujie Praise Officials is to commend Jinshi, so as to encourage scholars all over the world to study and make progress, work hard, study hard, and finally win the gold list.In essence, the number one scholar led the Jinshi to see the officials posting the gold list, and then went back to their respective homes.

The officials from the Ministry of Rites held the gold list and walked at the front, Qin Feng led the two second places and Yan Zhaoge in the middle, and the rest of the Jinshi walked behind.

After the gold list was pasted up, the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture, who had been waiting for a long time, led the people to come forward, said congratulations, and put red silk cloaks and big red flowers on the soldiers.

The officials who belonged to the eunuchs only prepared three horses, all of which were tall horses with pure red fur.Because I didn't say it in advance, I don't have Yan Zhaoge's role, but it doesn't matter, she rode the horse herself, and she had already asked the servant to bring the horse over and put on a golden saddle.Although it was a dark horse, but because it was a warhorse from the Northland, its energetic and majestic appearance overwhelmed the horse under the crotch of the champion Qin Feng.

The guards beat the drums to open the way, holding yellow flags in their hands, and wrote "the number one scholar and the first Qin Feng", and the firecrackers blared and the gongs and drums shook the sky.

The people of Chang'an also flocked to the streets, scrambling to see what the champion of Jinke looks like.

The spring breeze is proud of horseshoe disease, seeing Chang'an flowers in one day.

Looking at Qin Feng's sitting posture and the skillful appearance of holding the rein, one can tell that this is a man who is used to riding horses.Yan Zhaoge is not inferior either. The Yan family is a general, and she was taught by Yan Lan to raise horses since she was a child. She has to do everything from feeding to grooming the horses by herself. The horses she stepped on were also raised by her since childhood. Yes, as long as the legs are pinched a little, the horse will understand her meaning and know where to go, even the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers will not disturb it.The remaining two second places were a little trembling, sitting stiffly, for fear of startling the horse, how could the horse that might be selected by the eunuch be so easily startled?

Holding the golden whip, Qin Feng looked at Yan Zhaoge's horse with a look of envy, and said in a low voice, "Brother Yan, I have a merciless request."

Yan Zhaoge smiled slightly, and replied: "Brother Qin, you don't have to be so polite, just change it to Yongyue. Since you know it's an unfeeling request, don't mention it, so as not to hurt the friendship between us."

Qin Feng was stunned.

"I raised this horse since I was a child, I really don't want to give it to Brother Qin, it's offended." Yan Zhaoge said.

Qin Feng cupped his hands and said, "I took the liberty, forgive me."

Seeing that he was wearing the number one scholar's uniform, Yan Zhaoge always felt that it was a little unsuitable, so he asked: "Looking at Brother Qin's appearance, you think he is a general's son?"

"Since Yongyue is like this, there is no need to be polite anymore, just call me Biao Zijin." Qin Feng said: "I come from the Longxi general family, and Yongyue wants to come too. Look at this horse, is it a Northern Warhorse?"

"Zijin has a good eye. This horse was raised in Chang'an since childhood, and people around can't tell the difference from the horse in the capital." Yan Zhaoge complimented.

Being praised by Yan Zhaoge in his most proud place, Qin Feng inevitably showed a bit of complacency on his face, and said: "Yongyue is absurdly praised, my father taught me: horses from different places have different muscles and bones because of their different blood. Different, even if the water and soil are the same, it is not exactly the same. I am not boasting, but I have learned how to watch horses since I was a child, and I am more than enough to be a horse."

Yan Zhaoge was startled suddenly, Longxi general, surnamed Qin, could it be that he came from Zhengxi General's residence?

She couldn't help but said: "Dare to ask Zijin, is your father General Zhengxi?"

"Exactly."

The author has something to say: In ancient times, the people of Chang'an competed to see the flowers, but now the people of Chaoyang gather to eat melons, which is really a grand event.

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