Chapter 360: The announcement of the results (2)
One is full of eight "○"s, and the Holy Spirit also selected a goldfish that symbolizes the first place in the imperial examination; the other is only seven "○" after repeated care. ○", and a score of "△". When the Holy Spirit rewarded him, he chose a golden rooster that had nothing to do with the palace examination.
In addition, Ouyang Zishi came in the sedan chair of Mr. Yange
So, in everyone's minds, it was almost determined that Ouyang Zishi was the top pick in the Enke Palace Examination. They gathered around Ouyang Zushi to compliment him.
In the midst of the compliments of the crowd, someone started beating the drum on the Meridian Gate Tower of the Forbidden City. Three drum-dong-dong blasts broke the silence of heaven and earth.
As soon as the drums sounded, the group of civil and military officials in front quickly lined up according to their rank and position, and waited patiently for the palace door to open.
At the reminder of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Pingan and his four hundred new Jinshi also lined up in the order of the palace examination.
Zhu Pingan and Ouyang Zishi each stood at the head of the two rows. Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and raised his hands to Ouyang Zishi next to him to say a friendly hello. Ouyang Zishi only greeted Zhu Pingan when he saw him. He nodded slightly, with a sense of superiority on his face, as if a swan that could dance ballet was looking at a fat pig that could only roll in the mud.
At five o'clock in the morning, the bells rang, and the locked palace door unveiled its mysterious veil.
Civil and military officials, royal relatives and dignitaries lined up neatly and took the lead to enter the Meridian Gate. Under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Pingan and Ouyang Zishi followed closely the civil and military officials and also entered the Meridian Gate. Door.
The city wall, which is more than ten meters high, is like a mountain. Zhu Ping'an stepped into the Meridian Gate and was filled with emotion at the walls of the Forbidden City. The Meridian Gate is the main entrance to the Forbidden City. When you enter the Meridian Gate, the first thing you see is not row upon row of palaces, but an open space, like someone's courtyard that has been enlarged hundreds of times.
The warriors wearing armor and swords lined up and stood in their respective positions, watching everyone who entered like eagle eyes, as if the slightest carelessness could attract swords and axes.
Going further, you can see the Jinshui River flowing across the Forbidden City, winding between the Meridian Gate and the Gate of Supreme Harmony. There are five bridges on the Jinshui River. They are made of white marble and are exquisitely carved and extremely gorgeous. They are collectively called Jinshui Bridge.
Arrived in front of Jinshui Bridge, the civil and military officials once again arranged their court uniforms, adjusted their teams again, and officially prepared to enter the Jinshen Hall.
After entering the Gate of Supreme Harmony, Zhu Pingan clearly felt the sense of strictness. It seemed that the entire palace had become serious. When he first entered the Meridian Gate, there were only warriors in armor in charge of security. At this time, the security The strength has been significantly increased, and the guards responsible for security are obviously stronger in terms of clothing, equipment, size, and number.
In addition to the guards, the censors among the civil and military officials also began to take charge of supervision.
From the moment they entered the Taihe Gate, all the civil and military officials, including Zhu Ping'an and others, who were new Jinshi, were under supervision. Every move is watched by countless pairs of eyes, and any inappropriate words or deeds will be recorded and dealt with later.
The splendid palace and the mighty power were displayed one by one in front of Zhu Pingan and other new Jinshi.
Go deeper step by step, shocking step by step.
By the time they arrived at the Jinshen Hall, the new Jinshi could no longer close their mouths.
The main hall is located on a white marble base more than seven meters high. The white marble base is divided into three floors. Each floor has more than a thousand intricately carved faucet heads protruding from it, which is shocking. The main hall is nearly 30 meters high and covers an area of more than 1,000 square meters. Golden dragon pillars rise from the ground, and the top of the hall is like a mountain, giving it an air of nobility.
Because the main hall is located on a white marble foundation more than seven meters high, stone steps are set up to lead to the main hall. In the middle of the steps is a royal road stone that is more spectacular than that of Xiyuan, nearly 20 meters long. , four meters wide, with carvings of Kowloon going out to sea and playing with pearls, which are vivid and vivid, making people breathe hard.
The stone steps leading to the main hall are called "Bi". The stone steps are not as tight as our stairs. There is a section of flat ground between the stone steps, and then there are stone steps again. The flat piece of land is called "Qi", and the stone steps are painted red, which symbolizes celebration.
All civil and military officials stood on the red "chi", ranked from top to bottom according to their rank. Zhu Ping'an and other four hundred new Jinshi were not qualified to stand on the red "chi". , they all lined up behind the civil and military officials, standing under the red "Qi".
Looking at this hierarchical scene in front of me, I don’t know how many new Jinshi have set their ambitions.
Because Emperor Jiajing was going to visit in person today, everyone outside the main hall came according to the emperor's etiquette. In the middle of the main hall under the eaves, there was a nine-dragon cranked yellow umbrella cover. On the east and west sides, there were whisks, stoves, boxes, pots, plates, Bottles, chairs, spoons and other objects, Under the eaves of the main hall, there are several teams of gorgeously dressed musicians standing still and waiting. In addition, the emperor's personal guards holding ceremonial knives, bows, arrows, and spears stand on both sides of the steps, descending layer by layer, majestic, making the main hall today look particularly majestic and peaceful. grand.
Soon, Emperor Jiajing arrived in person, surrounded by honor guards.
“Crack the whip!”
When Emperor Jiajing’s ceremonial guard was about to approach the Jinshen Hall, an imposing guard shouted a cry of whip, and then held a ring-shaped ring woven with yellow silk. It was made into a long whip, and the tip of the whip seemed to be coated with wax. It was thrown up hard, and then hit the ground hard, three times in total.
The sound of the whip was particularly loud, like a thunderbolt in the clear sky.
This is the legendary clean whip, used to warn the subjects with force.
Soon Jiajing's guard of honor arrived, and the imperial music played continuously. Zhu Pingan only vaguely saw the guard of honor, and could only imagine the scene of Emperor Jiajing ascending to the dragon throne in the main hall.
When the music stopped, Zhu Pingan vaguely heard a eunuch shouting something, and then he saw the civil and military officials in front of him starting to kneel three times and kowtow nine times, so he followed suit and knelt down to salute.
After kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, I vaguely heard officials from Honglu Temple reading out the "Zhi". Although I couldn't hear clearly, there was a fixed format, and I could probably guess it. It is said that "On the 15th day of March in the 30th year of Jiajing's reign, Enke decided to test the world's tributes. The first A was awarded the title of Jinshi, the second was awarded the Jinshi origin, and the third was awarded the title of Jinshi. "Gitong was born as a Jinshi"
After the officials of Honglu Temple read out the "Zhi", a young eunuch handed the ranking of the imperial list of imperial examinations to the cabinet bachelor, who held the imperial list. He knelt down and saluted Emperor Jiajing who was sitting on the dragon chair, then got up and walked to a table placed in the east of the hall, opened the imperial list and put it down.
Seeing this scene, the new Jinshi who stood behind the civil and military officials were very excited.
Of course, the most excited one is Ouyang Zishi, who is standing at the front. Ever since the reading of "Zhi" was finished, Ouyang Zishi looked at the hall in front of him with excitement and eagerness.
Hurry
Hurry
Hurry up and read out the imperial list. My legs are already numb. I can’t wait to be the top one!
Ouyang Zishi's face flushed with excitement, his clenched fists were still trembling, his eyes were filled with tears, his emotions were already brewing, and he had already drafted his speech for winning the top prize in his heart.
Ouyang Zishi, you did it!
Ouyang Zushi's eyes fell directly on the main hall
Ouyang Zushi was not disappointed. The official of the Ministry of Etiquette in the main hall walked to the table and opened the gold list. The official of Honglu Temple stood in front of the table. In front of the gold list, the singing of the list begins, starting from the first place, that is, starting with the number one winner.
"The first place in the first class of the Xinhai Enke Hall Examination in the 30th year of Jiajing...Zhu Ping'an!" The sound of Honglu Temple officials singing the list broke the silence of the hall.
Although the Honglu Temple official's voice was loud, it could not be heard outside the temple, but it didn't matter, he was not fighting alone.
As soon as his voice fell, the guard on duty repeated it loudly, and it was passed from the inside to the outside of the hall. Someone repeated it every few guards, all the way to the last guard outside.
First place...Zhu Pingan!
Hearing the sound of singing the charts, the excited Ouyang Zishi’s first reaction was, well, it’s finally singing the charts, starting from the top pick, well, I should go to the imperial road in the middle to express my gratitude. Yes, haha, this imperial path can only be taken by the emperor, and only today's number one scholar can do it. This is a great honor, so exciting.
Then, uh, I sang it wrong. My name is Ouyang Zishi, not Zhu Pingan.
And then, ah, what, the first place is Zhu Pingan! The first place turned out to be Zhu Pingan. What the hell? He Zhu Pingan only got seven "O"s, and I got eight, all "O"s! It's a mistake, it must be a mistake!
The first time Ouyang Zishi reacted, he had already taken a step forward. The third time he reacted, he still took a mechanical step, with a pale face, as if he had broken an egg while walking.
During the singing of the rankings, the first, second and third place winners must be announced three times in a row to express commendations and differences. At this time, the second singing of the rankings came again, and the guards They relayed loudly and repeated:
"First place in the first class...Zhu Pingan!" (End of this chapter)