March 19th is the day of the announcement.
The Ming Dynasty's court meetings were divided into major court meetings and regular court meetings. The great court meetings were generally only held on Zhengdan, Winter Solstice, and Wanshou (the emperor's birthday). The venue for greetings was Fengtian Hall. The greetings did not involve political affairs, but were only celebrations.
There are also the Shuowang Dynasty and the Japanese Dynasty in the Chang Dynasty. The Shuowang Dynasty is held in Fengtian Hall on the first and fifteenth day of each month. In fact, it is no different from the Great Dynasty Meeting. The Japanese Dynasty Meeting, where affairs are really dealt with, is held at Fengtian Gate. This is The emperor listened to the daily reports of the ministers during the court meeting, which was called the imperial court meeting. In case of bad weather, he would enter the palace to conduct court ceremonies.
As a major event held once every three years, Chuanlu is related to recruiting scholars for the country. The standard is naturally equivalent to that of a great court meeting in Fengtian Hall. At that time, the palace officials will play Danbi Music, with musical instruments including Xiao, Sheng, Di, and Tou. There are twelve pipes and drums each, eight zithers, pipas, konghou and clappers each, and two fangxiang and drums each. It can be said to be extremely grand.
Outside the Ming Dynasty Gate, the passing ceremony was an important ceremony in the imperial examination system. The imperial court specially designed Jinshi uniforms for this purpose. Li Jie and other new Jinshis put on the Jinshi uniforms issued by the imperial court. Wearing a black gauze scarf, shaped like a black gauze hat, and a blue round-collared right-hand robe, the leaders are all embroidered with cyan edges. However, just like the bachelor's uniforms in the current university, after the dish-releasing ceremony, the scarf must be removed. The robes were returned to the imperial examination for use by Jinshi.
The sun slowly penetrated the clouds, and the sky was bright. Honglu Temple officials led Li Jie and others into the palace gate, passed through Daming Gate, Chengtian Gate, Duanmen, and Meridian Gate, and arrived in front of Fengtian Gate, waiting for the emperor's summons. .
After waiting for a moment, I heard louder and louder voices shouting from the mouths of the eunuchs and Jin Wuwei, reaching everyone's ears.
"The Holy One has decreed that Xinke Jinshi will be admitted to the inner court!"
The voices of hundreds of Jin Wuwei came to everyone like an overwhelming force. At this moment, Li Jie couldn't help but feel a little excited. Many new scholars were so excited that they blushed and had tears in their eyes when they heard the Mian Sheng's voice.
Everyone said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Under the guidance of the officials of Honglu Temple, Li Jie and others walked through Fengtian Gate to the square in front of the temple. The sun was rising, and the square, which could accommodate tens of thousands of people, was extremely empty. When they looked up, they could only see the three-step high platform. The Fengtian Hall above looks particularly solemn and majestic.
As soon as the Xin Ke Palace Examination entered the Fengtian Gate, the great music above Danbi started playing. The music was the chapter "Happy to Gain Fame" from the Nine Movements of the Banquet. Everyone was excited at this moment.
Just when we got to the bottom of the steps, the music ended, the salute was fired three times, and the Danbi music played a chapter of "Chao Tianzi".
Zhu Youtang was sitting on the throne in the Fengtian Hall. Amidst the music, Liu Ji, the palace examination examiner, stood at the designated position and knelt three times and kowtowed to the emperor. After the ceremony, he took out the yellow list on the yellow table in the Fengtian Hall and handed it over. Xu Pu, the Minister of Rites, placed the yellow list on the table above Danbi, knelt down and kowtowed three times before standing on the left side of the table.
At this moment, "The Son of Heaven" had just finished playing, and after a short pause, the Danbi music played again, which was the chapter of "The Golden Palace is full of joy".
Under the arrangement of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Li Jie and other Jinshi stood in their respective places of worship facing north and knelt down to the emperor. After the ceremony, the music stopped for a while.
The official announced loudly: "In March of the Gengxu year, we planned to test the tribute scholars from all over the world. According to the regulations, the top three will be selected. The first place will be awarded the sixth rank, the second and third place will be awarded the seventh rank, and the Jinshi and the rank will be awarded. The second A will be ranked seventy, awarded the seventh rank, and will be born as a Jin Scholar; the third A will be ranked 227, awarded the eighth rank, and will be born as a Jin Scholar."
After the reading was completed, the announcer slowly stepped back. At this moment, the new scholars below wished he could go faster and let the announcer read out the ranking earlier. After the announcer disappeared from Danbi, the announcer Ni Yue was wearing a scarlet robe. Changfu walked forward slowly.
He unfolded the yellow list on the desk and shouted loudly to His Majesty Dan's hundred officials and new scholars: "Qian Fu came first in the Gengxu Palace Examination in the third year of Hongzhi!"
His Majesty Dan's Li Jie felt a little disappointed when he heard that Qian Fu was still the top pick in the first place as in history. It was a pity that he didn't get the top pick after reaching this point, but it's not a big deal, even if he didn't get the top pick, It’s nothing, at best it’s the icing on the cake. Of the 89 top picks in the Ming Dynasty, only 20% were eventually promoted to the cabinet.
As soon as Ni Yue's voice fell, the Honglu officials under His Majesty Dan sang the song one by one, all the way to Fengtianmen Square.
"Qian Fu came first in the first grade of the Gengxu Academy Examination in the third year of Hongzhi!"
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The top three candidates in the first-class examination will be called three times, which is a unique treatment for Sandingjia. After the singing, Ni Yue continued to advance and said: "Liu Cunye, the second-placed person in the first-class examination of the Gengxu Section in the third year of Hongzhi!"
The official called the names three times in turn. When Ni Yue looked at the third place on the yellow list, he smiled and said loudly: "Lin Pingzhi, the third place in the first class of the Gengxu Academy Examination in the third year of Hongzhi!"
Li Jie was surprised when he heard his name. He didn't expect that after being noticed by Liu Ji, the chief minister of the cabinet, he could still be ranked third in the first class. The reason made him a little confused. It seemed that he could only wait. After going back, ask Lin Han what the situation is.
The roll call resounded throughout Fengtianmen Square. Li Jie stepped forward and was led by the preface officer to stand on the right side of the royal road. The number one scholar, Qian Fu, was in the center of the royal road. Liu Cunye, the second winner, was on the left. The number one scholar, Qian Fu, was on the left side. Right at the head of the relief sculpture of the flying dragon and giant turtle, it occupies the top spot and enjoys infinite scenery. Qian Fu is overjoyed at this moment.
"In the third year of Hongzhi's reign, Lin Pingzhi came third in the first grade of the Gengxu Academy Examination!"
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The voice of Chuanlu's roll call was very long. This was a very high honor given to the first and third graders. The first and third graders could also be officially called "disciples of the emperor". Other new scholars did not have this honor.
After the first and third graders finished singing, Ni Yue continued to roll call, but the second and third graders only did the roll call once. In addition to the first and third graders, the top positions of the second and third graders were also very impressive. They were Jindian Chuanlu and Jade Palace respectively. Chuan Lu, the names were sung loudly from his mouth.
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"Lin Lan ranked 70th in the top two in the Gengxu Academy Examination in the third year of Hongzhi!"
Although Lin Lan knew that he was ranked in the second place yesterday, the atmosphere at this moment still made him excited. Ranking in the second place meant that he could apply for the Shujishi. He learned about this from Lin Han. There were 20 candidates selected for the Jishi examination. Lin's family background in Lianjiang was very confident that he should be selected.
After the list of all the Jinshi was read out, Danbi's great music sounded again, and the chapter "Long Live Music" was played.
In accordance with the previous instructions of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, the new scholars knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to the emperor. After the ceremony, the music stopped, and Xu Puzheng stepped forward to pick up the yellow list and walk out of the imperial city to display it according to the procedure. En's voice came.
"Your Majesty has a decree to declare Sanding Armor before you!"
All the officials on the scene looked at each other in confusion. Generally speaking, the emperor rarely met with the Palace Examination Sanding Jia on the day of the announcement. Even if he did, he would only see the number one scholar. When the other new scholars heard that there was a separate audience, they all stared at him with piercing eyes. Looking at the three of them, I wish I could replace each other with my body.
