Chapter 196 Old and Proud Horseshoe Disease
With Zhuang Huang and the Chu Mo giant as examples, others immediately accepted the clothes given to them by Ying Zheng, and Fan Zeng also received his.
Putting on the clothes given by Emperor Qin, Fan Zeng kept saying to himself: He only wore them for convenience and did not really want to accept the gift from Emperor Qin. He was always loyal to Chu.
By this time, Fan Zeng also knew what was special about the clothes given by Emperor Qin: the workmanship and materials should be the same, but the embroidered patterns on the clothes were different.
The main difference is that the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 picks in each list are the same. Others are based on their rankings on the comprehensive list. The first fifty have one kind of decoration, and then every fifty places change to another one. Picture decoration.
For example, if he is ranked 18th on the comprehensive list, he should wear the same type of clothes with the same pattern as the candidates who are ranked 4th to 50th on the comprehensive list. However, he is also second on the overall list, so his decoration is different from others. , embroidered an extra piece of Baize.
The reason why Qin Huang did this is obvious. It was not only to give the candidates who were on the list more honors, but also to increase the competition between them, and to stimulate the fighting spirit of those who were not on the list.
This was actually imitated by Ying Zheng after hearing about the imperial examinations of later generations from Li Nian.
The first Xianyang Examination of the Qin Dynasty is equivalent to the imperial examination of later generations. A proud person like Ying Zheng will certainly do the same thing as the later dynasties.
After all the candidates had changed their clothes, the chamberlain who had spoken previously told them about the etiquette of an audience, and asked them to prepare for an audience with Emperor Qin in order of number one, number two, and number three.
Zhuang Huang, the top pick in the comprehensive list, took the lead, followed by the other top picks, then the second place in the comprehensive list, and the other top picks followed him...
Fan Zengben thought that when he saw Emperor Qin, he would be in Zhangtai Palace. I heard that the palace was the residence of the Emperor of Qin and the seat of power of the Qin Dynasty. It was also a place that the Six Kingdoms dreamed of attacking but could not.
But they did not expect that Emperor Qin did not accept their audience in Zhangtai Palace, but outside Zhangtai Palace.
There is a high platform there, and a high pole is erected not far in front of the high platform.
The Emperor of Qin, wearing black imperial robes, was standing on a high platform. Below the stage were all the civil and military officials of Great Qin, and there seemed to be a group of musicians a little further away.
I heard that on the day Emperor Qin proclaimed himself emperor, the flag of Qin was hoisted and the national anthem of Qin was played. Is this the same today?
With the sound of "All the talented people from the Xianyang University Examination have arrived!", the Qin Emperor on the high platform cast his eyes over, making Fan Zeng and others feel an invisible pressure, as if they were being beaten by a head that did not belong to this world. Terrible beasts are watching.
Although when they were in Xianyang City, they did not want to kneel down and shout "Long live your Majesty!" with those Qin people, but at this moment, under the leadership of Zhuang Huang, Fan Zeng and others paid homage and said: "Greetings to your Majesty, long live your Majesty!" Long live, long live!”
Fan Zeng comforted himself in his heart. He was not kowtowing to Emperor Qin, but just out of respect for Emperor Qin in terms of etiquette.
Qin Huang's voice seemed to fall from a distant height. Although it was far away, it could accurately fall into everyone's ears: "Pingshen!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When everyone stood up, Ying Zheng said: "The Xianyang Examination is the first major exam at the founding of the Qin Dynasty. It is also a grand event in the world. It will be recorded in the annals of history. Do not raise the national flag with caution. , play the national anthem!”
After the Emperor Qin finished speaking, he saw a Qin general leading a group of Qin soldiers, marching neatly. The one they spoke to.
But they are more concerned about the Qin flag in the hands of General Qin. Is the flag going to be raised?
They had seen the national flag of Daqin in Xianyang, but this was their first time watching the flag-raising ceremony, and they couldn't help but feel fresh and curious.
Not long after, the Qin general walked to the flagpole, and a Qin soldier tied the Daqin flag in his hand to a rope, and grabbed the rolled-up flag in the upper left corner with one hand.
After the flags were tied up, a burst of grand and solemn music sounded, and it seemed that ancient scenes of vicissitudes of life were coming, appearing in front of Fan Zeng and others.
They seemed to have seen the history of a country named "Qin"!
As the music played, General Qin threw up a corner of the flag in his hand. The rolled-up flag immediately unfolded and fluttered in the wind. A Qin soldier next to him began to pull the rope to raise the flag.
Looking at the flags fluttering in the sky, Fan Zeng and others had very complicated feelings in their hearts. Their homeland is indeed very different from today's Qin. The black bird and the blue dragon fly together, and this Qin has already This is not the Qin of the past.
Qin was already strong and was still rising, but their homeland was in ruins.
How great would it be if this scene happened in their homeland?
It’s a pity that there is no if in the world!
When the national flag was raised to the top of the flagpole, the majestic and solemn music stopped in time. Emperor Qin on the high platform looked at the national flag and then looked at them again.
Just listen to the Qin Emperor say: "You can stand out in the big exam and be at the forefront. You are all talented people in the world, and you will also be the pillars of the Qin Dynasty in the future, so I summon you today."
"I know that you may be dissatisfied with me and the Qin Dynasty. However, the six kingdoms have been destroyed and the world has been unified. I hope that you can abandon your past opinions and make the world a better place instead of relying on your talents and knowledge to cause ruin."
There are candidates. They noticed that a strange young man was holding a strange object and pointing it at them.
After many days in Xianyang, they also heard some wonderful rumors circulating in Xianyang: It is said that Li Nian has something called a "mobile phone" in his hand, which can record a person's appearance at a certain moment. It seems real. Could it be that this young man is Li Nian, and what he is holding is the strange mobile phone?
If this is true, then the scene of them entering the Hajj to meet Emperor Qin will be recorded.
Many people immediately became more dignified, hoping that they could be recorded in a better image by the mobile phone.
This is also Li Nian’s advice to the First Emperor. The first major exam of the Qin Dynasty is of great historical commemoration and it is best to record it and pass it on to future generations.
Ying Zheng talked about awarding titles to all the candidates. The titles have actually been determined. Each person has his own number one, number two, and top pick. What is being awarded now is a medal. Everyone has it, but the workmanship and medals are different. The content is different.
Most of the candidates were not very happy when they saw the medals placed on the tray brought by the waiter.
This is much more serious than the clothes. Once they accept this thing, it is equivalent to fully accepting the title given by Emperor Qin. Then they will be regarded as siding with Qin. If they are not loyal to Emperor Qin in the future, they will be punished. Will be reviled by everyone in the world.
Fan Zeng was also hesitant whether to accept the medal.
If he doesn't accept it, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to get close to the Emperor of Qin and Li Nian. If he accepts it, not only is he unwilling in his heart, but if this matter is spread, how will he, Fan Zeng, rebel against Qin and restore Chu in the future? How will he be viewed?
Others are in the same situation as Fan Zeng, but for different reasons.
What the great master of Chu Mo has to consider is that if he does not accept it, then Chu Mo will not get paper and will not be able to participate in the compilation of new calligraphy textbooks.
As a result, Chu Mo will definitely decline, and it will be difficult to match the other hundreds of schools.
No wonder this Emperor Qin was able to lead Qin to unify the world. His methods were far more clever and ruthless than those of the other kings of the six kingdoms. He seemed to be polite and did not force him, giving them many choices, but in fact they did not.
Only those who have nothing to ask for from Emperor Qin can refuse, but those who have nothing to ask for have been screened out, at least not in Zhangtai Palace at this moment. Even those who hate Qin such as Fan Zeng can I want to know Qin's future political strategy through Emperor Qin and Li Nian.
After thinking about it, Fan Zeng sighed. Even if he was misunderstood and not understood, he could only grit his teeth and accept the medal: everything was for the sake of restoring Chu, but now it is just a little bit windy.
Many candidates, like Fan Zeng, feel aggrieved and can only accept it.
Looking at these people, Li Nian found it very interesting. He clearly didn't want to accept it, but he was forced to accept it, as if he had eaten the nine-turn large intestine of later generations.
The awarding of medals should have been carried out by Ying Zheng in person, but there was no guarantee that these candidates would not suddenly attack Ying Zheng when Ying Zheng was awarding them medals.
Even if he had passed the security check and had no sharp weapons, even if he punched the First Emperor, it would still be a big deal.
On behalf of Ying Zheng, three persons awarded medals to the candidates. One was Young Master Fusu, one was Wang Wan, and the other was Wang Jian.
After the medals were awarded, looking at the medals pinned to the left chest of everyone, Ying Zheng said: "You are the sages of the world, and you should be famous throughout the world and known to the world!"
Qin What else does the emperor want to do?
Fan Zeng and others' hearts tightened, but they heard Ying Zheng continue: "Today, you cannot spread your name to the world, but you can spread your name to Xianyang. Don't worry that there are no talents in the world. Who in the world does not recognize you?"
Change After reciting a poem plagiarized from Li Nian's later generations, Ying Zheng did not elaborate on how to spread their name in Xianyang, but also said: "You have previously used false I won’t blame you for taking the exam in your name. Can you tell me your real name now?”
After those candidates who used pseudonyms wrote down their real names, Ying Zheng ended the summons, and the candidates didn’t understand. After leaving the palace, I saw hundreds of horses waiting outside the palace. Each horse had a red hydrangea hanging around its neck and was led by a Qin soldier.
These horses are obviously meant to be ridden by them. The meaning of the love is to spread the name in Xianyang. They are asked to ride these horses around the streets of Xianyang and sing their names.
Fan Zeng and Chu Mo's faces twitched. Others may be fine, but they are definitely doomed. From now on, their names will definitely spread throughout the world and be known to everyone in the world.
Because they saw an extra Qin soldier standing next to some horses. These Qin soldiers were holding a flag with the words "Today's Xianyang University Examination Number One" and "Today's Xianyang University Examination Number Two"...
Of course, this is also the imperial examination borrowed by the First Emperor from later generations to parade on horseback, but not only the number one scholar can parade on horseback. There are all candidates who are on the list this time, but there are no Qin soldiers raising the flag except for the top candidates.
Fan Zeng was helped onto the horse, and Qin soldiers led the horse for him. He followed the horses ridden by Zhuang Huang, Chu Mo Juzi and others and began to parade. It was difficult for him to express his mood at the moment. Unexpectedly, he could not Over fifty years old, this happens again.
There were Qin soldiers in front to clear the way for them, and Qin officials beating gongs to roll their names. On both sides of the street were Xianyang Qin people watching the excitement. When they passed by, they would often exclaim and praise.
Although there is some inexplicable shame, this feeling is still quite refreshing. It would have been better if it was when you were young: when you were young, you were proud of your horse hoof disease and saw all the Xianyang flowers in one day.
(End of this chapter)