After the big fool gets married

On the third day after the palace examination, that is, on March [-], the Jinshi will be announced.

Jinshi list is written with yellow silk cloth, so it is also called gold list.Only when the name appears on this list is it called the gold list title.

The gold list is not announced by the servants, but all the tributes enter the palace, and stand in two rows outside the Fengtian Hall, waiting for the ranking of Jinshi to be announced.

Wu Xuan stood in the middle of the crowd, looking at the long steps in front of Fengtian Hall.

"Jinbang Chuanlu—" On the high platform far away, the sound of the start of the Chuanlu Ceremony sounded.

"On March 16th, the 1th year of Jingyuan, the imperial examination was held for the tribute scholars of the world. A total of three people were recorded in the first class, and they were awarded Jinshi and rank. No. [-], the first class in the Jiachenke Palace Examination, Dingshan County, Zhenxing Prefecture, Zhili Province Gu Jin—”

"First Class No.1, Gu Jin, Dingshan County, Zhenxing Prefecture, Zhili Province—"

"Gu Jin, Dingshan County, Zhenxing Prefecture, Zhili Province—"

The name was sung three times in a row, and then a special person led Gu Jin out to stand on the left side of the imperial road.

"No. 2, No. [-] in Jiachen Division Palace Examination, Fusu, Fuzhong County, Nan'an Prefecture, Jiangyuan Province—"

Still singing three times in a row, Fu Su came out and stood behind Gu Jin.

At this time, most people's eyes were on Du Chuanzhen, only Wu Xuan looked at Liu Siyuan behind Du Chuanzhen with a little worry.

"No. 3, No. [-] in Jiachen Division Palace Examination, Liu Siyuan, Dingshan County, Zhenxing Prefecture, Zhili Province——"

Wu Xuan noticed that Liu Siyuan's body froze suddenly.

"No.3...Liu Siyuan..." The voice of the roll call continued, but everyone was no longer in the mood to listen.

Although in front of the imperial steps, no one dared to make any noise, but everyone couldn't help but look towards the front row.Because the candidates for Tanhua were too unexpected.

Although the rankings will be rearranged in the palace examination, it is normal for one or two rankings to change.But who is Du Chuanting?He was the son of Du Gelao in the current dynasty.Even if it is not possible to give him a higher ranking due to fair considerations, it is really too much to directly drop one place, or drop from the first class to the second class.

After the roll call of the three people, first and first, a special person led them into Fengtian Hall, where they were summoned by His Majesty alone.

The official in charge of the roll call unfolded another piece of silk cloth and continued: "A total of 140 nine people were recorded in the second class, and they were awarded Jinshi background. No. 1 of the second class, Du Chuanting of Shuntian Prefecture. No. 2 of the second class, Daming Mansion Tang Yingxia. No. 3 in the second place—"

"Second A, Wu Wenxuan from Zhenxing Mansion... the 140th and ninth place in the second A, Ji Chen from Nanqing Mansion."

Erjia only rolls the name once, and there is no need to come out.After the 140 nine people have finished reading, Erjia No.1 will take the lead and enter Fengtian Hall together.

Wu Xuan was ranked No. 90 in the examination, but he was ranked No. [-] in the palace examination. In previous years, such a large fluctuation in ranking would definitely attract attention.

But this year, everyone's attention is on Du Chuanting, and no one cares about him at all.

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Du Chuanting took the lead, and 140 nine people entered the Fengtian Hall. In addition to the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, there were also important officials of the third rank and above standing on both sides.

Everyone watched with their eyes, nose, nose and heart, not daring to look around, and followed Du Chuanchen to salute and thank His Majesty.

His Majesty encouraged these newly promoted Scholars at length, and singled out Wu Xuan, "Wu Wenxuan, temporarily assume the post of Director of the Ministry of Industry, and will be dispatched to the Yugu Salt Field, and leave in three days."

As soon as the words fell, an official objected on the grounds of being unruly, and another official immediately refuted it back.

Wu Xuan pretended to be a transparent person, and watched the two sides arguing endlessly, until the top three and Jinshi had finished singing their names and entered the hall to thank each other.

As usual, His Majesty gave a long speech of encouragement, and then ordered the officials of the Ministry of Rites to arrange for Sanding Jia to parade across the street.

As for the appointment of officials to Wu Xuan, it was so vague.

Wu Xuan looked left and right, and didn't know if his errand had been settled or it had been put on hold.

Gu Jin and Liu Siyuan did not take the same road as him, and Wu Xuan didn't even have anyone to discuss with, so he had to follow the big team to go out.

Coming out of Fengtian Hall, he walked through the long corridor until he got out of the palace wall, and was brought into the carriage that had been prepared at the door.

There were four people in a carriage. As soon as Wu Xuan sat in, the other three cupped their hands at him, "Brother Wu, I've heard of you for a long time!"

"You guys are being polite!" Wu Xuan replied.

Because of Wu Xuan's incident, the four people who didn't know each other had something to talk about.After everyone reported their names and places of origin, they all asked why Wu Xuan was so favored by His Majesty.

Wu Xuan said: "Perhaps Your Majesty thinks that my handwriting is good."

Wu Xuan knew that the reason why His Majesty showed great appreciation for him and frequently made exceptions for him was actually just using him to test the tolerance of Du Ge's old school.Even without him, His Majesty would choose another person to do similar things.

As for why he was chosen.It may be because he was born in Dingshan County, Zhenxing Prefecture, and he can be regarded as a student who passed the examination within the sphere of influence of the reformists.It may also be because he was born in a humble family without any family background.Of course, it is also possible to simply look at his good handwriting, which is very suitable for attacking Du Ge who is also good at calligraphy.

The other three praised: "To be praised by His Majesty, Brother Wu's handwriting must be like a dragon jumping through the gate of heaven, a tiger crouching in the Phoenix Pavilion—"

"Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it." Wu Xuan waved his hands again and again, making a gesture that a modest student should have.

The three of them had a better impression of him.

One of the bearded middle-aged men brought up another topic, "We can only go to Qionglin Garden in a carriage, but Sanding Jia can ride a horse and parade through the streets, and the scenery is infinite."

The other two agreed, and Wu Xuan also said a few words of envy.

The middle-aged man mentioned Du Chuanzhen again, but he stopped talking. Everyone exchanged a tacit look and did not continue to chat.

-

The Qionglin Banquet is nothing more than a more formal banquet, especially if the emperor is not present.

Wu Xuan and the others sat in their seats early, waited for the end of Sanding Jia's parade, and waited for the three elders to show up. The rest was the banquet and socializing.

One and three are naturally the most popular.Especially around Gu Jin, there was a large circle of people.

The second place Fu Su is said to be a very famous student in the south of the Yangtze River, and many people come here to make friends with him.

Only Liu Siyuan, no one around.At first, his reputation was not obvious, and his family background was not high.Secondly, his position as a prospect is equivalent to being snatched from Du Chuanchen.

Although His Majesty mentioned that Liu Siyuan was chosen as the Tanhua because of his good looks.But anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a game between His Majesty and Elder Du Ge.

They are just little Jinshi who have not yet entered the court, so naturally they dare not offend an important court official like Mr. Du Ge.

Wu Xuan didn't care about these things, he got up from his seat, and walked towards Liu Siyuan's seat in the front row with the jug in hand.But before he got there, he saw Du Chuanchi go to Liu Siyuan's seat, and offered a toast.

Liu Siyuan had obvious surprise on his face, "Young Master Du?"

Du Chuanzhu said: "We met once in the Zhuangyuan Building when the results of the provincial examination were announced."

"That's really, very honored." In fact, Liu Siyuan was only nervous at that time, and didn't notice Du Chuanchi at all.It was only after Wu Xuan mentioned it to him that he remembered that there was a person with a higher ranking than him that day, who was the son of Du Ge's hometown.

"Brother Siyuan can win Tanhua, presumably besides his looks, he must also have outstanding talents and learning." Du Chuanchi praised.

"Not as good as Mr. Du." Obviously Du Chuanchi smiled very friendly, but Liu Siyuan just felt that the person in front of him was very scary.

Du Chuanchen still had a just right smile on his face, "Tomorrow Du is going to hold a family banquet and invite three or five friends to gather together. I don't know if Brother Siyuan—"

"Siyuan!" Wu Xuan put the wine jug on the table, "Congratulations on winning the prize!"

"Brother Wenxuan—" Liu Siyuan cast him a look for help.

Wu Xuan turned his head, as if he had just discovered Du Chuanting, and said, "Young Master Du, I have heard of your name for a long time, and seeing you today really deserves your reputation!"

Du Chuanzhu said: "Brother Wu is the only one favored by His Majesty, which is really admirable."

The two exchanged a few words of pleasantries without a smile on their faces, and Wu Xuan took Liu Siyuan away directly on the grounds that he had something to discuss.

Qionglin Garden is a separate courtyard of the royal family. In addition to being a place for Qionglin Banquet, it is also a beautiful garden.

The two walked for a while and found a pavilion to sit down.

Seeing that there was no one around, Liu Siyuan whispered: "Brother Wenxuan, what does His Majesty mean? Why does he want me to be a prostitute?"

"It should be a factional struggle in the imperial court. We are just little shrimps who have been affected by the disaster." Wu Xuan said, "Don't worry, since you are ordered, you will accept it. How many people can't ask for Jinshi and the third tripod? !"

"Well, I understand." Liu Siyuan nodded, paused, and said again: "These days, I am too hypocritical."

Surprised by the matter of winning Tanhua today, Liu Siyuan suddenly woke up from those dazed days a while ago.

Before the exam, he kept telling himself that he had to be the champion, and as long as he was the champion, everything would be settled.

However, this is not the case.Regardless of whether he can be the champion or not, Miss Jiang will not marry him.No matter whether he can win the first prize or not, his mother will urge him to get married and have children day after day.

He took the examination of the number one scholar as a life-saving straw, but it caused others to worry about him for no reason.

"Brother Wenxuan, thank you for taking care of me during this period of time, I have caused you a lot of trouble." Liu Siyuan stood up and bowed to Wu Xuan squarely.

"It really caused a lot of trouble. They eat my house and live in my house, and they urge me to study every day."

Liu Siyuan showed shame.

"It also disturbs the two-person world between me and Doudou."

Liu Siyuan was even lower.

"However, thanks to your teaching, I was able to get such a good ranking."

"It's not teaching, it's just discussing with each other." Liu Siyuan quickly retorted.

"Don't I know how big the gap is between us? I just recite it better, and I can't do it when I write an article. It's you who taught me how to correct—"

The two of them spoke, and Liu Siyuan returned to his usual appearance.

-

The banquet lasted until the afternoon, and before the end, officials from the Ministry of Rituals came to read His Majesty's will.

According to the rules, the number one scholar was awarded the post of editor of the Imperial Academy, and the second place and Tanhua were awarded the post of editor of the Imperial Academy.As for other Jinshi, they have to take the imperial examination in January. Those who pass the examination will enter the Imperial Academy to study, and those who fail the examination will be sent to various places as officials.

In addition to this routine decree, there is another one specially for Wu Xuan.Let him report to the Ministry of Industry tomorrow, and three days later, leave for Yugu Saltworks to take up his post.

Under the envious or gloating eyes of everyone, Wu Xuan accepted the order.