Chapter 359: Chuan Lu Releases the List (1)
The rooster has not crowed, the dog has not barked, and it is pitch black outside the window without any light.
Zhu Ping'an got up and washed up. After eating the breakfast brought by the little maid Baozi under a lantern, he put on his brand-new Jinshi uniform with the help of the little maid Baozi. Then he left the Linhuai Marquis Mansion and headed towards the Forbidden City. go.
Breakfast is meat buns with porridge and side dishes. It tastes very good. You can tell that it is the craftsmanship of the rapidly improving chef of Li Shu's family. The buns have soft skin and delicious fillings. The side dishes are refreshing and delicious, leaving a fragrant taste in your mouth.
Speaking of which, the chef of the Li Shu family worked very hard. He had to wake up at least half an hour earlier than me to make such a table of breakfast. I will definitely thank the chef of the Li family in person someday. Recently, I am very grateful for the delicious food taken care of by Chef Li.
Zhu Ping'an left the Linhuai Marquis Mansion and headed all the way to the Forbidden City, because the place of transmission that was notified yesterday when the officers of the Ministry of Rites delivered the Jinshi uniforms was the Jinshen Hall in the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City, this city within a city, is the modern Forbidden City. Of course, there is a big difference between the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty and the modern Forbidden City. After all, the modern Forbidden City has been reconstructed by the Qing Dynasty. Unlike the modern Forbidden City, where people can pay tickets to go in and play around. The Forbidden City at this time in the Ming Dynasty was a forbidden area. It was a royal palace and inhabited by the most noble groups in the world.
Chuanlu refers to the ceremony of announcing the ranking in the palace examination.
When Zhu Ping'an walked to the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, there was gradually a hazy light in the east. The sky was white, the flowers were red, and the willows were green. The golden glazed tiles of the Forbidden City were filled with golden light. Gorgeous and rich.
The dark crowd outside the Forbidden City is roughly divided into two groups. One group is civil and military officials wearing court uniforms. These people are divided into two camps according to civil and military. There are several small camps inside; the other group is A new Jinshi like Zhu Pingan wears a brand new Jinshi uniform and a hairpin and black gauze hat.
Both groups of people were very excited. The civil and military officials were excited because they had not seen Emperor Jiajing for a long time. Many of them were not qualified to go to Xiyuan in the last palace examination. It was rare that Emperor Jiajing had a whim and passed the news in the Jinshen Palace in the Forbidden City. These civil and military officials Only then How could one not be excited after seeing the Holy Face after a long absence? As for the newly promoted Jinshi who were ranked behind the civil and military officials, they were excited because today was their big day. The news came from the Golden Palace, and this was their final harvest moment after ten years of hard work. .
Because it was still early and the palace gate of the Forbidden City had not yet opened, everyone was waiting and chatting outside, their excitement was palpable.
When Zhu Pingan arrived in the Forbidden City, he, Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen merged into the 400 new Jinshi.
The most popular topic among new Jinshimen is the ownership of the number one scholar. At this time, not only do they not know the ranking of the top 20 in the first class, but even the many civil and military officials in front of them do not know the ranking of the top pick. The eight ranking ministers including Mr. Yan Song and Yan Ge did not know who ranked twenty. They only knew the ranking of Jinshi after twenty.
The ranking of the top twenty at this time has been sealed since Emperor Jiajing arranged it. It will not be opened until today when it is announced.
Of course, even if the exact ranking of the top twenty is unknown, there is still a lot of inside information circulating. Many of these four hundred new Jinshi are from the families of high-ranking officials, or are related to high-ranking officials and nobles. , Through connections, many new Jinshis found out some information about the eight exam-reading ministers in a roundabout way.
In addition, yesterday, the news that Emperor Jiajing summoned the top twenty people also spread among everyone.
It is because the unknown nature of the No. 1 Scholar is mixed with some known attributes, that is why everyone is talking so passionately.
"Logically speaking, the Huiyuan we tried last time has a good chance." A man wearing a black gauze hat with hairpins, a set of Jinshi crown uniforms, and holding a locust wood wat board The new Jinshi expressed his opinions in the crowd.
As soon as the man finished speaking, someone smiled and shook his head.
"I'm afraid this brother Nian only knows one thing but not the other." The man shook his head and said with a smile, with a look of gossip on his face.
"Oh, I would like to hear the details." The first new Jinshi asked this man for advice.
"Although I heard this from hearsay, the information is very reliable. My father's good friend works in Dali Temple, and his boss, Qing Er of Dali Temple, is one of the ministers who read the papers. He told me yesterday when he was drinking at my house. My father mentioned that the grading was completed and the top twenty papers were handed over. During the imperial examination, I opened the seal and found that our Zhu Huiyuan only scored seven 'O's in this examination, and his ranking before being submitted to the imperial examination was only eleventh." The man who shook his head and smiled. He said with a gossipy face, looking at the surprised expression of the person opposite him with satisfaction, having satisfied his addiction to gossip.
"Eleventh, let alone first-class, this ranking is not even in the second-class." The crowd started talking.
“Yan Shoufu took care of all this. I heard that after the first pass, this test paper only had six ‘O’s’, and they were all ranked among the top three. Yan Shoufu cherishes talents, I asked the examiner to read it again, and there was an extra 'O'." Some new Jinshi who knew more inside information added the inside information they knew.
It’s so exciting. Huiyuan only got seven “O”s, and he didn’t even rank among the top two! Forget about being the top pick. Everyone's mood was high for a while, especially those who felt that they had done well, and felt that they had another chance.
Uh, it’s me you’re talking about. Zhu Ping'an listened to everyone's discussion with an indifferent expression. He just smiled when everyone looked over with sympathy, and he did not show any frustration at all.
In the eyes of everyone, Zhu Ping'an was saddened by nothing more than the death of his heart. He was extremely sad and was happy, and he was trying to hold on.
After hearing the news, Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen He kept comforting Zhu Pingan, telling him to relax and not think too much. The result hadn't come out yet. Everything was possible, even though the two of them felt that it was impossible in their hearts.
“Don’t worry, to this day, I have achieved my dream. As for the No. 1 Scholar, I am lucky to get it; if I lose it, it is my fate.”
Zhu Pingan smiled calmly and calmly.
"What I gain is my luck; what I lose is my fate. He is so open-minded and open-minded, which is admirable." Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen admire Zhu Ping'an's optimistic attitude towards life. This sentence made the two of them bow down.
The way Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen see it does not mean that everyone sees it this way: Just pretend, pretend, just keep pretending, see when you can hit it, and when the results come out, you will cry. .
“Let me see, this time Enke’s top prize is none other than Brother Ouyang. I heard that Brother Ouyang won the whole house, and all the eight test-reading ministers were “O” Fu Gaoping.” Someone in the crowd confidently concluded that the number one scholar must be Ouyang Zishi.
This conclusion was recognized by most people present, almost everyone in the audience, and then the people standing next to Ouyang Zishi began to compliment Ouyang Zishi, as if Enke was already famous at this moment. As if he has a master.
When Ouyang Zishi was praised by everyone, he said that he didn't dare to take it seriously, and that the results had not yet come out, so everyone should not joke around. However, his face was full of joy, pride, and hope, and he looked completely confident.
“I heard that this time the top twenty were finally asked to choose a reward by the Holy One. May I ask what you guys chose?” One of the top twenty Jinshi who had been summoned by Jiajing faced the crowd. Zhongfa asked.
Some people responded quickly, saying it was a golden carp, and several people said it was a golden carp.
Someone asked Ouyang Zishi, and Ouyang Zishi also replied that it was a goldfish, and it couldn't be more appropriate for a carp to jump over the dragon's gate.
Then someone thought that although Zhu Pingan was ranked eleventh, he had received the grace of the Holy Spirit and was summoned, so they asked Zhu Pingan what he had chosen.
"Golden Rooster." Zhu Pingan replied sincerely.
Uh
When everyone heard this, they were quiet for a few seconds, and then they started whispering again, and many people couldn't help but laugh softly. They did not expect that Zhu Pingan would choose the golden rooster. The carp leaping over the dragon gate meant good grades in the imperial examination. It was obvious that the carp leaping over the dragon gate was the most suitable for the imperial examination, but he chose the golden rooster! It was only under Yan Shoufu's special care that I got an eleventh grade on the test paper. Now that I'm the golden rooster, hehe, don't even think about being number one, it's impossible. In their eyes, the number one scholar is nine out of ten, Ouyang Zishi. Anyway, in their eyes, Zhu Pingan is impossible.
Hearing this, Ouyang Zishi could not help but sneer at the corner of his mouth, whispered something, and played the piano randomly. Then, the confidence in his eyes became even stronger. (End of this chapter)