Three days after the provincial examination results were announced, none of the candidates for the new subjects had yet left Jinling.
Because the most important process of the provincial examination is also the most glorious process, the Luming Banquet.
In fact, in these three days, although the scholars had finished their exams, the work of the court had just begun.
After the whole list is written and checked, it is correct.
Ying Tianfu's governor stamped the list, and then personally displayed the list on the case. The supervisor, examiner, and others knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times.
At this time, a cannon was fired, the list was placed in a colorful pavilion, and it was sent to the Yingtianfu Yamen with drums and hung on the screen wall of the Yamen. This is the so-called release of the list.
The reason why the ceremony of kneeling three times and prostrating nine times is because the list of winners is to be presented to the emperor as a tribute.
However, there are two capitals and thirteen provinces, and each province can recruit more than a hundred people, and as few as fifty or sixty people. With so many names in front of him, Zhizheng Emperor doesn't know who is who, and most of the time he just looks at them symbolically. After taking a look, it was handed over directly to the Ministry of Rites for sealing.
After doing all this, on the third night, it was the Deer Ming Banquet that the newly promoted candidates had to attend.
The establishment of the Deer Ming Banquet began in the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, after the completion of the township tribute examination, the chief officials met their subordinates with a local drinking ceremony. .
This is the origin of the Luming Banquet after the rural examination in the Wei Dynasty.
By the time Xu He, Xie Liangcai and others arrived at the Minglun Hall where the banquet was being held, Gu Shouyuan, the examiner, the supervisor, the room master and others had already arrived.
However, before entering, Xu He saw Xue Yongzhi standing in the courtyard. He was wearing a plain robe and did not enter Minglun Hall. He did not know what he was doing outside.
At this time, Xue Yongzhi also saw Xu He and said happily: "Liangsheng! Why are you here?"
Xu He was able to escape this time thanks to the help of this dear friend, so he politely handed over his hand and said: "Little Marquis!"
Xue Yongzhi smiled at Xie Liangcai and others, pulled Xu He aside and said, "You kid, don't you have a good relationship with Shen Xuan? When did you offend the Shen family?"
Xu He shrugged and said, "You know everything, and you still come to ask me?"
Xue Yongzhi said with a serious face: "The Shen family is also worthless. I guess their female relatives couldn't move after seeing your pretty face. They wanted to marry you desperately, but you didn't know that you would resist, and in the end they would hate you because of love... …”
Xu He rolled his eyes at him: "Hey, little Marquis, we are familiar with each other, so we can't talk nonsense. You are quite objective about the Shen family. Isn't the pretty boy a little disrespectful?"
Xue Yongzhi burst out laughing, rolled his eyes at him and said, "I found out, you are also shameless. Just like you, how many women will fall into your hands!"
When Xue Yongzhi said this, Xu He didn't feel anything at first, but before he knew it, Lu Heng's shadow suddenly appeared in his mind.
And what she said before leaving that day: "Xu He, do you know? I will remember the story you told me that night by the lake for the rest of my life!"
Thinking of this, he touched his face and thought to himself: "Do I really have a system for attracting women? I'm a little distressed!"
Seeing this, Xue Yongzhi said speechlessly: "Please stop being narcissistic, please!"
The pink bubble was popped, Xu He said angrily: "Why don't you go in?"
Xue Yongzhi looked at the noisy Minglun Hall, waved his hand and said: "They are all boring nerds. You can only chat with them for a few words. I will show up and leave soon!"
"..."
After Xu He entered Minglun Hall, everyone saw that it was Jie Yuanlang and came forward to pay tribute.
Xu He bowed politely and then went to the back hall to meet Gu Shouyuan and others.
However, in public, everyone still went about their business and did not show any intimacy.
However, Wang Liangchen's gaze made Xu He a little confused.
"Students pay homage to the Grand Master!" Xu He came to Wang Liangchen and bowed.
Wang Liangchen looked at Xu He who had prostrated himself, and stretched out his hand to hold him back, but when he stretched out his hand halfway, he froze in mid-air. Finally, he sighed, retracted, and after a long while, he slowly said in front of everyone's surprised eyes: " Get up!"
Xu He had no doubts about him. This man could be said to be his benefactor. If he hadn't taken him to Gongyuan to find Gu Shouyuan, he would have been stopped by someone before he even reached the gate of Gongyuan!
His gesture was a sign of admiration for Wang Liangchen's conduct.
After all, there are not many such simple-minded scholars in the world today.
As a rule, when new Juren students attend the Luming Banquet, they wear blue shirts instead of Lan shirts. The purpose is to distinguish them from Sui Gong students. When they are sent to the Imperial College after their imperial conferment, they still wear Lan shirts instead of the round shirts worn by Juren students. Get the robe.
This is also the school uniform for newly promoted candidates in the Imperial College. Everyone can tell at a glance that this is a new student in the Imperial College this year.
A person like Xie Yuanlang naturally appears at the end of the ceremony. This is the rule. His appearance means that all the other candidates have arrived.
Seeing this, Gu Shouyuan stood up with a smile and said, "Everyone, since Xinke Jieyuan has arrived, let's go out."
When everyone arrived at Minglun Hall, the new candidates saw the examiners arriving and quickly stopped talking and bowed one after another.
Gu Shouyuan came to the front of the hall and sat down with a smile. After everyone took their seats, he smiled and said: "You are all newly promoted candidates in this department and the country's top talents. I was sent by your majesty and the imperial court to test the Nanzhi scholars. You are indeed brilliant." Qiu Mao is full of talents. I hope you will make further progress in the future. I will have a drink and chat with you in the capital next year and congratulate you on being famous in the apricot list! How about it!"
All the candidates bowed and clasped their fists and said in unison: "I will live up to the teacher's expectations!"
Gu Shouyuan smiled and nodded, stretched out his hand and patted it.
Suddenly, the live drums and drums sang "Deer Ming":
Yo yo deer roar, eat wild apples. I have guests, harp blowing Sheng. Playing the sheng, drums and reeds, carrying the basket is the general. People who are kind to me show me how to behave...
"Deer Ming" comes from "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya". Daya and Xiaoya are collectively called "Two Ya". Ya means elegant music, that is, the correct tune, which refers to the musical tune of poetry near Haojing, the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty at the time of the poem's composition.
Guests are also guests, ministers of one's own country, or envoys from princes.
To put it bluntly, they are the ministers of the emperor.
The newly promoted officials are now qualified to be officials, so playing "Deer Ming" has the meaning of respecting the virtuous and virtuous.
The performance of one piece did not stop, but started again for the second time.
At this time, many people wearing scary masks suddenly walked out of Minglun Hall.
They have big eyes and protruding heads, and their bodies are covered with cinnabar. They have red beards hanging under their masks. They wear black gauze hats on their heads and purple robes.
This is the legendary Kuixing.
Xie Liangcai walked up to Xu He at some point and poked him: "Watch these people dancing!"
"what?"
"It will be your turn soon!" Xie Liangcai said with a evil smile.
Xu He was stunned, what the hell, except for joining the national standard club when he was in college just to hold his senior sister's hand, he had no other dance experience. Kuixing Dance...
This is the rhythm of social death!
