The rooster didn't crow, the dog didn't bark, and it was pitch black outside the window without any light.
Zhu Ping'an got up, washed up, ate the breakfast brought by the little maid Baozi under a lantern, put on his brand-new Jinshi uniform with the help of the little maid Baozi, and then left the Linhuai Marquis Mansion and headed towards the Forbidden City.
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 skin of the buns is flexible and the filling is delicious. The side dishes are refreshing and delicious, leaving a fragrant aroma in your mouth.
By the way, the chef of the Li Shu family is also very hard-working. He has to wake up at least half an hour earlier than himself to make such a table of breakfast. I will definitely thank the chef of the Li family in person someday. He has been indebted to the Li family recently. Thank you very much for the food care taken by the chef.
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 the 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 spread a golden light, and they were full of magnificence and wealth.
The dark crowd outside the Forbidden City was roughly divided into two groups. One group was civil and military officials wearing court uniforms. These people were divided into two camps according to civil and military uniforms, and there were several small camps inside. The other group was dressed like Zhu Ping'an. A new Jinshi wearing 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 for Emperor Jiajing to have a whim. In the Jinshen Hall in the Forbidden City, these civil and military officials were able to see the Holy Face for the first time in a long time. How could they not be excited? As for the new Jinshi who lined up behind the civil and military officials, they were excited because today was their big day. . The Golden Palace spreads, this is the moment of their final harvest after ten years of hard work.
Because it was still early, the palace gates of the Forbidden City had not yet opened, so everyone was waiting and chatting outside, and their excitement was palpable.
Zhu Pingan arrived at the Forbidden City. Then he, Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen merged into the 400 new Jinshi.
The hottest topic of conversation among new Jinshimen is the ownership of the number one scholar. At this time, not only do they not know the top 20 rankings of the first class, but even the many civil and military officials in front of them do not know the top 20 rankings, including Yan Song, Yan Ge Lao and other eight ministers who read the papers also didn't know. They only knew the ranking of Jinshi after twenty.
At this time, the ranking of the top twenty has been sealed since Emperor Jiajing arranged it. It will not be opened until today when it is announced.
Of course, even the exact ranking of the top twenty is unknown. However, 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. I got some information about the eight examination ministers who reviewed the examination papers.
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 everyone is talking about it so enthusiastically.
"Logically speaking, Huiyuan, who we tried last time, has a good chance." A man wearing a black gauze hat with hairpins on his head. Wearing a set of Jinshi crown uniforms and holding a locust wood wat board, the new Jinshi expressed his views in the crowd.
As soon as this person 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'd 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 records. Yesterday when he was drinking at my house, he mentioned it to my father, saying that The marking was completed. The top twenty test papers were submitted to the imperial review. During the imperial review, the seal was opened and it was found that our Zhu Huiyuan only scored seven 'O's in this marking, and his ranking before being submitted to the imperial review was only tenth. One." The man who shook his head and smiled said with a gossipy look on his face. He looked at the surprised expression of the man opposite him with satisfaction, having satisfied his addiction to gossip.
"Eleventh, let alone first-class, this ranking is not even close to second-class." The crowd started talking.
"This is all taken care of by Yan Shoufu. I heard that after the first reading, this test paper only had six 'O's, and they were among the top three. Yan Shoufu cherished his talent and asked the examiner to re-read the test paper. After reading it again, there is 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, that's me. Zhu Ping'an listened to everyone's discussion with an indifferent expression. He just smiled slightly when everyone looked over with sympathy, and he did not show any frustration at all.
In the eyes of everyone, Zhu Ping'an has nothing more to mourn than the death of his heart, joy in extreme sorrow, and a rush to hold on...
After hearing the news, Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen kept comforting Zhu Pingan, asking Zhu Pingan to relax and not think too much. The result has not come out yet. Everything is possible, even though they really felt in their hearts that it was impossible. .
"Don't worry, to this day, I have achieved my dream. As for the No. 1 Scholar, I am lucky to get it; I am destined to lose it."
Zhu Pingan smiled calmly and calmly.
"What a good one, I'm lucky if I get it; if I lose it, I'm lucky. He is so open-minded and open-minded, which is admirable." Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen admired Zhu Pingan's optimistic attitude towards life. The loss of my life simply devastated the two of them.
Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen's view does not mean that everyone sees it this way: Just pretend, pretend, just keep pretending, see how long you can hit, and when the results come out, you will cry.
"Let me see, this time the No. 1 pick in Enke is none other than Brother Ouyang. I heard that Brother Ouyang won a lot of honors, and all the eight test-reading ministers were "O" Fu Gaoping." Someone in the crowd was very confident. He concluded that the number one scholar must belong to Ouyang Zishi.
This conclusion was recognized by most of the people present, almost everyone in the room, and then the people standing next to Ouyang Zishi began to compliment Ouyang Zishi, as if Enke, the number one scholar, had already taken possession of his wife.
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 the last to meet the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit asked me to choose a reward. May I ask what you guys chose?" A Jinshi who was among the top twenty and was summoned by Jiajing asked the crowd.
Soon someone responded, 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 came to ask Zhu Pingan what he had chosen.
"Golden Rooster." Zhu Pingan replied sincerely.
Well
After everyone heard this, they were quiet for a few seconds, and then started whispering again, and many people couldn't help but laugh softly. They didn't expect that Zhu Ping'an would choose the golden rooster. The carp leaping over the dragon's gate meant good grades in the imperial examination. It was obvious that the carp leaping over the dragon's 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 top ten winner is Ouyang Zishi. Anyway, in their eyes, Zhu Pingan is impossible.
When Ouyang Zishi heard this, he couldn't 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. (To be continued.)
