Three snatches Tanhualang

Winter goes to spring, and the exam is approaching in a blink of an eye.The first is the examination held at the Ministry of Rites.The examination will take three full days, and each person will have a small cubicle, eating and sleeping in one place, and even going out to Gong must get a sign and send someone to follow.After three days in a row, even a young man like Song Yu was exhausted. Some weaker ones fainted in the exam room and were carried out.

After the exam, Song Yu came out exhausted. Song Liu and Sun Hu had been waiting outside for a long time. When they saw Song Yu, Song Liu greeted him happily: "Young master, you are here. I have seen people fainted every day for the past two days. Carry it out, you will worry me to death."

Although the exam would take three days, Song Liu cared about Song Yu, and came to wait outside the gate of the Ministry of Rites every morning, and did not leave until dark.Sun Hu was worried that Song Liu was out alone, so he naturally followed.

Back at the residence, Song Liu had already prepared meals in the kitchen, which were full of nourishing ingredients such as ginseng chicken soup and winged abalone soup.Song Yu picked some light ones to use, soaked them and then fell asleep. The next morning, he woke up and felt alive.

On the afternoon of that day, Zhou Nan came to ask about the exam and said some words of encouragement.Song Yu also heard that General Qin Shang at the border had won the battle, and recently he wanted his troops to return to the court. The emperor entrusted this matter to the crown prince, and Zhou Nan was working beside the crown prince. It's no wonder why he has been so busy recently.

The list was released in a few days, and Song Liu dragged Sun Hu to the gate of the Ministry of Rites early in the morning, but when he arrived, he found that the place was already full of people, and the gate of the Ministry of Rites was completely surrounded.Someone nearby shouted excitedly: "I've won! I've won!"; there were also people who couldn't see their names repeatedly and walked away dejectedly; some people just untied their belts and wanted to go under the short tree at the entrance of the ceremony gate. For those who hanged themselves, the officers and soldiers cut off their belts and took them away, and they had to be punished.More often, servants came to help the master check the results.

Song Liu worked hard and finally squeezed to the front of the list, and checked the names on the list one by one. After searching for a long time, he couldn't find his young master's name, and felt anxious.

At this time, someone suddenly pushed and shoved from behind, and Song Liu was pushed forward one by one. Seeing that his forehead was about to hit the wall, Sun Hu quickly stretched out his arms to stop his waist, Song Liu's face was on the In front of the list, he suddenly shouted: "Ah! I found it! I found it!"

He pointed at the top of the list and showed it to Sun Hu, his mouth was grinning to his ears, revealing two rows of shiny white teeth, his eyes curled into slits in a smile.

Sun Hu followed his hand and saw Song Yu's name, which was at the top of the list.

Song Liu flew home, and Sun Hu followed behind, seeing him before he entered the door, he started to yell: "I've won! I've won! Master has won!" When he entered the yard, he didn't even bother to drink and said this and that to everyone Get up: "Many people refer to it, there are only a few names that can be on the list, and the name of our fourth young master is ranked first!"

When Song Yu got the news, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After the meeting, he has to prepare for the palace examination. These days, Song Yuri went to the Zhou mansion, Zhou Taifu personally explained to him some sample questions of the palace examination in previous years, and the things to pay attention to when meeting Longyan. During this period, he did not see Miss Zhou again.It turned out that Miss Zhou had been ordered by Taifu Zhou to influence Song Yu's mood during his studies during this period.

When it came to the day of the palace examination, Song Yu and a group of tributes were led into the Hall of Supreme Harmony by the palace servants. After kneeling and prostrating, they stood up and bowed their heads to listen to the emperor's instruction.The entire hall was solemn and solemn, and in the huge Hall of Supreme Harmony, only the deep and majestic voice of the emperor could be heard.

Affected by the seriousness and anger, Song Yu couldn't help becoming tense, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and even his breathing softened.

The emperor first gave some encouragement to the students, and then announced the examination questions in person, asking about current affairs and historical classics respectively. The time limit was half an hour. , start answering.

After the answer papers are handed in, they will be reviewed and selected by civil servants collectively. The selected ones will be Jinshi of the current dynasty.

Song Yu waited in the hall with the others, not daring to move, standing for two hours at a time.Even young people stood with sore backs and sore backs. In front of Song Yu was a white-bearded old man who looked close to sixty years old, his legs and feet were trembling, and his body was shaking slightly as if he was about to fall.Song Yu quickly reached out to support his back, and the man straightened his back and braced himself up.

After the results came out, the palace officials announced the list of the top three Jinshi scholars. The top three Jinshi scholars were: Song Yu, Ji Changhong, and Fang Dongqing.The palace servants handed the papers of the three to the emperor, and called out their names one by one. The three of Song Yu stepped forward to salute one by one.

In the end, Fang Dongqing won the first prize. He was about forty years old and had a slightly fat body. The emperor praised him for his insight into current affairs and profound insights. The second place was Ji Changhong, the old man standing in front of Song Yu, who was also well-read Books, full of economics.

Song Yu got the No.3 Tanhua, but the emperor just took Song Yu's article out and discussed it with all the ministers, and praised Song Yu for his incisive discussions and unique ideas.

"Song Aiqing is comparable to Song Ziyuan (Qu Yuan's apprentice Song Yu) back then. It is really a blessing for the imperial court to have such a young and handsome talent!"

As soon as these words came out, the courtiers' fox-like thoughts changed.Isn't this obvious?Although Song Yu only got the first-class name, Fang Dongqing and Ji Changhong are a middle-aged man who is blessed, and the other is an old man with a white beard, neither of which is suitable for the name of Tanhua.On the contrary, Song Yu, who is tall and handsome, is very handsome, and the name Tanhua is the most suitable name.He has extraordinary knowledge at a young age, and he will surely have a bright future in the future.

For a while, among the ministers in the DPRK and China, some admired Song Yu, and some were jealous.Most of those who are jealous are thinking of the boys in their own family, each of them has only learned to be a dandy, but they are not half as good as a businessman's son.

Among them, for example, our Fu Shangshu, looking at Song Yu, and then thinking of the incompetent and dishonest son in his family, is really more popular than others.When I got home that day, I rewarded that "unworthy son" with a meal. Poor Mr. Fu, he didn't understand why he was beaten up from the beginning to the end. Could it be that his father knew about the competition with the second son of the Minister of Rites ?It shouldn't be, if that matter came to light, it wouldn't be a matter of slapstick. Song Yu was praised by the emperor before the court, and the reputation of Yumian Tanhua spread all over the capital in a short time.Regardless of the rich lady in the deep boudoir or the ordinary girl in the common people, they all yearn for the legendary handsome and literary young man Tan Hualang.

Three days later, it was the Sanjia parade. There was a reserved and noble woman from a wealthy family who quietly asked the maid to book a box in a tea house on the parade road. She was going to have a look at the elegant demeanor of Tanhualang in person before deciding whether to report to her parents and ask someone to say goodbye. There are ordinary girls who are bolder, embroidering purses and sachets overnight, and waiting to give them to Song Yu on the day of the parade, what if they are favored by Tan Hualang?So these two days, the girls in the whole city are very busy.