[Red House] Ban'er's Road to Imperial Examination

For this imperial examination, Qin Tianjian specially picked a good day, March 23, which can be said to be the most auspicious day in the past month, so the release of the imperial examination results was also scheduled on this day.

It was also early in the morning, and the examinees gathered in front of the palace gate. This time, the grand court meeting was canceled directly. After all, as the future pillars of the entire country, it is reasonable to cancel a grand court meeting for them.

There is no need to worry about failing the palace examination. It is only because Zhang Yuan, a tribute in the Song Dynasty, failed in the palace examination and left Xixia.Therefore, Song Renzong Zhao Zhen changed the method of eliminating the last place in the palace examination to prevent the literati from rebelling and using it for the enemy, and it has been followed from generation to generation.

But although there is no need to worry about failing the rankings, candidates are still afraid of falling into the top three. Although the top three is also on the list, it is a world of difference compared to the first and second grades. Let’s not talk about a good reputation. The most important thing It is rare among the top three and Jinshi who can break through to the third rank and above, and rank in high-ranking officials.

However, it is already a great joy for some people to be on the list. Each has his own ambitions and pursuits, and naturally his performance is also different.

Some are just happy, some look forward to it, and some are worried. It can be said that each family has its own joy and sorrow.

Just like the previous palace examination, a eunuch from the palace came to lead them to the Palace of Preserving Harmony, first they waited for a long time in the side hall, and after the emperor and courtiers arrived, a young eunuch came to summon ten people.

Everyone knew that these ten people were the top ten in this palace examination.

Wang Yue was naturally among them.

The ten people went there with great joy, and the emperor summoned them one by one according to the rules to inquire.The ranking of the palace examination has already been scheduled, and now it is just a formality. Naturally, the emperor will not deliberately make things difficult on this good day, and he will speak ordinary words, but no one can occupy the top ten positions in the palace examination. Young talents who are not outstanding talents, although a little nervous in front of the emperor, they all performed well enough to satisfy the emperor and the veterans sitting above.

After going through the cutscenes according to the rules, all candidates were taken outside the main hall of Baohe Hall. Then the emperor was promoted to his seat, all the ministers took their seats, and the list filling officer stood at the high place of the hall, ready to pick up his pen at any time. A university scholar walked to the front of the hall with the sacred decree written by the imperial pen, and he first called the name of Erjia No. 1 Chuanlu.

Chuanlu in the palace test is from Hebei, his name is Hu Qingyun, he looks handsome, tall, has a loud voice, and can speak good official dialect, so he is naturally the best candidate for Chuanlu.

After he stood up, he first knelt down to thank the emperor according to the rules taught by the eunuchs in the palace, and then stepped forward to take the imperial decree from the grand scholar and stood on the majesty Dan and began to preach.

The first ones to be called were naturally the top three in the first class, that is, the so-called No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], and Tanhualang, and just as Lin Qing expected, Wang Yue was selected as Tanhualang.

After the three people were named, they stepped forward one by one, knelt on the left and right sides of Yudao, and then came the Erjia Scholars. There were 150 people on the palace examination list this time, and the Erjia accounted for about one-third, that is, more than 50 people. It is the top three.

Candidates who were called came out one by one and knelt by the side of Yudao. Although it was very happy to be called the first time, it was not so comfortable to kneel by the side of Yudao.

Fortunately, Wang Yue had been prepared and secretly sewed a pad in his trousers, so that he would not show embarrassment.

Not long after, all the 150 names were read, and another grand scholar took over the imperial decree. First, three officials were bestowed on the first grade.

Just like Zhuangyuan Lang, he was the son of Xia Shilang who Lin Qing mentioned to him before. He was quite talented in riding and shooting, so he was assigned to the military headquarters.As for the second place, he came from a certain province in the northwest, and he was very proficient in the law, so he went to the Ministry of Justice. Only Wang Yue, a Tanhualang, was assigned to the Imperial Academy as a sixth-rank editor according to tradition.

However, a newcomer to the officialdom is the sixth grade, which is already an excellent starting point for newcomers.

As for the top two and top three behind them, whether they can have a good starting point depends on luck.

The second class was conferred as a Jinshi by the emperor, and the third class was a fellow Jinshi. According to the ranking, they also have different rewards. They are nothing more than newly compiled books in the palace, pens, inks, papers and inkstones. Although they are not expensive, they are also an honor.

After the imperial decree was announced, the Grand Scholars led them to kowtow three times and bow nine times, and made a formal salute outside the palace, and they were considered to have stepped into the officialdom.

After the salute was over, the emperor returned to the palace, and all the Jinshi and all the officials came out along with the list. The hundred officials were arranged on the left and right sides of the Royal Road, and the Xinke Jinshi could set foot on the Royal Road. Walking on horseback is the only honor, enough for them to boast about for a lifetime.

Jinshi in the imperial examination, fame and fortune, it is no wonder that scholars all over the world are flocking to yearn for it.

After the list was taken out of the palace, it was pasted outside the palace gate, and it immediately attracted the attention of countless people. The people on the list were immediately praised, which is also known as the world known once they become famous.

After that came the most famous parade of horses. The top three riders rode on the imperial horses that the Ministry of Internal Affairs specially brought out from the Royal Racecourse. They were led by people, starting from the imperial road, going straight all the way around the entire Beijing city. In a circle, although there are more than 100 second-class and third-class Jinshi behind them, they are the most eye-catching ones.

Along the way, the three of them received a lot of handkerchiefs and flowers. In recent years, because of the reform, the shackles on women have been lightened a lot. It is no longer like the Ming and Qing Dynasties in history, where women were not allowed to see foreign men, and were even touched by men. The absurd thing that cut off the arm to show innocence happened, and many women had to come out to work, so there was no such thing as the precept of not going out of the door.

So many women came out to watch the fun along the way, especially the young daughter-in-law who liked to join in the fun. Seeing these rather handsome young men laughing, they recognized the kerchief flowers in their hands.

The only thing Wang Yue is lucky about is that this is not the Wei and Jin Dynasties, no one would throw fruit and golden hairpins at them, otherwise a happy event would be much more embarrassing.

After the parade, I went to the Confucian Temple to worship, and then went to the Guozijian to erect a monument. Everyone can leave ink marks on the monument, which can be regarded as leaving a name for themselves.

Wang Yue also wrote a poem, which wasn't too good, but fortunately, under the agitation of everyone's mood, it is good to be able to perform very well on weekdays. In addition, Wang Yue's calligraphy is outstanding, and he is not worthy of his ranking as Tanhua Lang.

They were busy until evening, and it was Qionglin Banquet again.

The author has something to say: Today is the winter solstice, have you eaten dumplings yet?