Lin Xuan of the Red Chamber

Slightly lowering his eyes, Lin Xuan walked to the front seat and sat down under the arrangement of officials from the Ministry of Etiquette, waiting for the answer sheet.

The duration of the palace examination is much shorter than the previous ones, only half a day, and you are not allowed to leave the palace during the period, but you can also go to the apse to rest first after answering the papers.Those who can pass the examination are the dragons among men, so the palace examination is no longer stereotyped, but policy theory, to see whether you have real talents and real learning.

On a thin piece of paper, in just over 1000 characters, you must pay attention to avoiding taboos, but also show your true talents, express your political opinions accurately, and pay attention to the beauty and gorgeousness of your words. It is really extremely difficult to quote classics. .

Lin Xuan didn't write immediately, but thought about it carefully before starting to write. For a scholar, the imperial examination is an extremely important hurdle.If you can impress the emperor on you during the palace examination, even if you don't get any benefits now, it will still be extremely important in the long run.

After thinking for an hour to sort out his thoughts, Lin Xuan began to write, and naturally used Guantao style. Although he preferred Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, Guantao style is naturally the first choice for those who are interested in officialdom. .

Essay springs up, writing more and more smoothly, less than an hour, a gorgeous article is on the paper, Lin Xuan checked it carefully twice, seeing that there is no mistake, he began to copy on the rice paper beside him.

After everything was done, Lin Xuan looked around quietly, seeing that no one had handed in the paper, he waited patiently for a while, until the first person handed in the paper, Lin Xuan got up and handed in the paper and went to the apse.

Sometimes it is not necessarily a good thing to hand in the papers early, maybe it will give people a feeling that they do not pay attention to the palace examination. Even if they are really talented, they are still proud of their talents and may not be happy with the Holy One.

With Lin Xuan's family background, there is absolutely no need to win the first prize. It would be better to be calm and prudent.

Although the time of the palace examination was not long, it was not short either. It is naturally impossible for the Holy Majesty to wait in the examination room of the palace examination all the time. Except for showing his face at the beginning, he would read books behind and wait for the scholars to answer the papers.

As the elder of the cabinet, Lin Ruhai was naturally by his side, keeping his eyes on his nose, his nose on his heart, with an appearance of being extremely calm and calm.

Today, the Holy Majesty was tired from reading, and just changed his posture, he found that the elders below, who had a rare aspiration to maintain the same posture, were silent.Involuntarily getting interested, he simply put down the scroll in his hand, turned the white jade finger in his hand, looked at the elders below, and said in a calm voice, "I heard that the family members of the love ministers have participated in this test, I don't know How are you doing now?"

He looked up at the time and saw that it was about the same time, so he ordered the little eunuch at the side: "Go and see if the sons of Huang Aiqing and Lin Aiqing's family have finished answering the test papers, and if they are finished, bring them here for me to have a look."

The little eunuch naturally took the order respectfully, Huang Yourong and Lin Ruhai who were at the side saw the emperor doing this, they also glanced at each other and remained calm.

Naturally, it is against the rules for the emperor to do so, but it is rare for the emperor to be interested, and naturally no one dares to spoil the fun at this time. It will not only make the emperor unhappy, but also offend the two elders in disguise.

The emperor suddenly came to look at the test papers of the two scholars, and the officials below naturally sent the papers over as quickly as possible.

The current emperor is named Li Qi, and the world calls him Emperor Longqing. To be able to stand out among the many princes of the previous emperor and successfully ascend the throne to become emperor is naturally not a simple person.

Naturally, there was no reason why he suddenly wanted to read the scholar's test paper. Emperor Longqing naturally read Huang Chang's test paper first.Regarding Huang Yourong Huang Ge's proposal, Emperor Longqing felt a little bit moved after thinking about it for a while, and naturally wanted to see Huang Chang's talents at this time.

To say that this Princess Qing'an is truly blessed and extremely lucky, there are countless princes and daughters of the emperor today, not to mention the princes, but Princess Qing'an is the one who loves the most among the many princes and daughters. It can be seen.

Regarding the marriage of his most beloved daughter, Emperor Longqing really put a lot of thought into it, and the marriage was never in his consideration.As for the young masters in the family of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, he thought about it carefully, and there were not many who were of sufficient status and age, and the most suitable ones were nothing more than Lin Xuan, Zhao Cheng, and Huang Shang.

And Zhao Cheng was first excluded by Emperor Longqing for no other reason than Zhao Cheng's mother was Emperor Longqing's own sister.However, Emperor Longqing was not because he considered that close relatives should not get married, but because he knew his sister too well, knew that his sister was a princess, and was used to being willful and arrogant.If he really married his daughter, there would be an injury when the two tigers meet. The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh. It doesn't matter which side he favors, so it's better not to think about it.

After Zhao Cheng was eliminated, the only ones left were Lin Xuan and Huang Chang, both of whom were handsome young men, who were enough to match the princess in terms of family background and appearance.It's just that Emperor Longqing had already considered Lin Xuan, so it was naturally not appropriate at this time.And only Huang Chang was left.

Emperor Longqing looked carefully at the test paper in his hand, nodded from time to time, and seemed extremely satisfied.

Emperor Longqing was indeed very satisfied. A person's personality can be seen from his writing. From the articles written by a person, not only his literary talent, but also his character, ambition, etc. can be seen. Wait for something.

Putting down Huang Chang's test paper, Emperor Longqing already had an idea in his mind, but he didn't say it clearly, but picked up Lin Xuan's test paper and read it.

Emperor Longqing couldn't help smiling when he looked at it. This article has extraordinary literary talent, gorgeous words, and colorful writing, which is very much to his liking.What's more rare is that this article is wise and profound but full of fun, and its talent can be seen in general. After only a short while, Emperor Longqing felt a little regretful again.

Shaking his head slightly, Emperor Longqing looked at the people below again, and laughed loudly: "These two people have extraordinary literary talents, and they are both talents of my dynasty. I have already decided that Huang Shang will be number one in the gold list."

After saying this, Emperor Longqing looked at Lin Ruhai again, and asked with a smile: "If I remember correctly, Lin Aiqing seems to be Longqing's 30-year-old prodigy."

When the emperor asked a question, Lin Ruhai immediately got up and replied: "What the emperor said is correct, this minister is the prostitute of Longqing's 30th year."

After hearing Lin Ruhai's reply, Emperor Longqing looked at the crowd with a smile: "Two Scholars in one school, and a father and a son who are proficient in talent, it's a beautiful thing to think about."

This is the golden words of Yukou, which confirmed Lin Xuan's first and third place in the gold list.All the ministers waiting in this apse are also people who understand and understand, seeing that the emperor is very interested, they also congratulated Huang Yourong and Lin Ruhai one after another.

Emperor Longqing looked at the lively scene below with a smile, then glanced at the test paper in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It's a pity, if it wasn't for the princess getting married, such an article would be the rightful one. One.

Naturally, Lin Xuan would not know about the entanglement in Emperor Longqing's heart. He didn't even know that his ranking was determined like this, but even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care. He's just right.

Lin Xuan and the other candidates waited for a long time in the apse until all the candidates' test papers were answered before they were released from the palace, and followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites slowly out of the majestic palace gate.

He didn't look back, because Lin Xuan believed that after today, he would have a lot of time to go in and out of the Forbidden City, just like his father.

It wasn't until today that Lin Xuan discovered the ambition hidden in his heart that was not inferior to others at all.

On the second day of the palace examination, Lin Xuan got up early, put on the court uniform of a court official, and stood outside the Jinluan Hall with all the candidates as the day before, waiting for the summons.

The palace examination is held every three years. Some of these Jinshi may rise to the top, some may disappear, and some may even be famous in history. Everything is unknown, but one thing is certain, that is, this The courtiers will eventually become the stage for young people like them.

Except for the top four, the ranking of the palace examination is determined by the chief examiner of the palace examination and several other adults. After the busy work last night, the arrangements have already been made at this time. We can only wait for His Royal Highness Yubi to personally approve the top few. Read it outside the hall.

Then someone will introduce the first few names to the emperor. This procedure is called Xiaozhuanlu.This time the chief examiner of the palace examination was facing Dai Hualing, Su Rong took the list of yellow paper with both hands, and then exited the hall.Under the protection of several eunuchs and two rows of imperial guards, standing on the imperial steps, he saw the Jinke scholar who had been waiting for an unknown amount of time in the cold wind.

The chief examiner of the palace examination glanced at the many scholars below, and shouted loudly: "Fengtian Chengyun, Longqing 56 years, November [-]st, [-] tribute scholars from all over the world, the first one will be awarded Jinshi and the second, and the second one will be awarded Jinshi was born, and the third class is bestowed with Jinshi, so hereby announce—”

Lin Xuan stood among all the people, dignified and dignified. He quietly listened to the words of the chief examiner on the imperial steps, but his heart was calm. Maybe it was because Lin Ruhai had already told him yesterday, or maybe it was because he had already spoken to him earlier. You will know the result.

The voice of the chief examiner on the imperial steps continued. Even though they had been standing for so long, no one dared to neglect them in the slightest. They all listened quietly. Although there were many people, there was no sound at all.

"No. 1, Jinshi and rank. No.[-]——Huang Chang."

"No.2, Zhao Cheng; No.3, Lin Xuan."

"Second A, given Jinshi background. No.1, Li Yan, No.2 dialect..."

The chief examiner didn't pause, and after reading out the top ten in one breath, he put away the yellow paper in his hand and went into the hall.

Among the ten people whose names were named, some were ecstatic, some were indifferent, and the indifferent ones were of course people like Lin Xuan who got the news in advance.But whether it was ecstasy or indifference, everyone calmly lined up in order, and the officials from the Ministry of Rites led them all the way to the palace to meet Emperor Longqing.

At this time, the meeting of the people was just a ceremony, the emperor didn't say anything, and the people didn't dare to say anything. After the meeting, they were led out of the palace.

The next day is the real grand ceremony of passing on people. It is a day when the weather is beautiful and the wind is beautiful. Luan Yiwei tries to drive in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The music is on both sides. on both sides.

The civil and military princes and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all stood in Danchi. Three hundred and six people wore court clothes and three-branched nine-leaf crowns, and they were arranged according to their ranks behind the east and west shifts of the civil and military ministers.

Then the emperor ascended the throne, the deacons and scroll-reading officials performed three worships and nine kowtows, played Shao music, and the ceremonial officials blew their whips three times. On top of that, play big music again.

After the music stops, "Zhi" will be announced again.Then sang No. 1 Huang Shang, the official of Honglu Temple led Huang Shang out of the class and knelt on the left side of Yudao, and then announced No. 2 kneeling on the right...

Everyone performed three bows and nine knocks. After the ceremony, the emperor returned to the palace. The officials of the Ministry of Rituals put the gold list in the cloud, and the yellow umbrella advocated the lead. They walked out of the Taihe Gate all the way, and hung the gold list on Chang'an Street.