The system of Chuanlu began in the Song Dynasty. Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Bi Tan" records: "On the day when Jinshi was singing in Jiying Hall, the emperor came to the pavilion and the prime minister entered a three-name scroll. After reading it, he opened it and looked at his name. Then he said: People, this pavilion door inherits it and passes it on to others."
It's just that it's the Ming Dynasty now, and Zhu Yuanzhang has already established all the procedures for passing on his name, and future generations can just follow them.
In March of the 35th year of Jiajing's reign, Wei Guangde and Lao Kan waited outside the Ming Dynasty Gate. Naturally, those who were with him were his contemporaries.
Because the palace examination gold medal list has not yet been made public, naturally the order of their positions is still based on the examination results. Huiyuan Jinda stands on the left side of the first row, and so on.
He was already familiar with Wei Guangde in the same year before and after him, so naturally there was no question of not being able to find a place, and he quickly stood at the back of the queue.
When the time came, the officials of the Ministry of Rites led them through the side gate of Daming Gate, walked through the long corridor to the foot of Chengtian Gate, and were inspected by Jinwu guards as usual, and then released.
Along the way, Wei Guangde felt that today's atmosphere seemed much more solemn than that of the palace examination. When passing Chengtian Gate, Wei Guangde inadvertently glanced at the palace wall outside Chengtian Gate, and did not know that the yellow list would be posted on it. where.
After everyone walked through the Fengtian Gate and entered the square in front of the Fengtian Hall, under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, they all stood in front of the Dan Emperor and waited for the announcement.
At this time, the interior and exterior of Fengtian Hall had already been arranged in accordance with the emperor's etiquette. Officials in court uniforms were standing up and down the steps outside the hall. Han generals holding various ceremonial weapons were also standing around the square in front of the hall and on both sides of the steps in front of the hall. , the guards in royal robes made the whole ceremony look grand and solemn.
As the officials of Honglu Temple presented their invitations to be promoted to the palace, Emperor Jiajing moved from the Huagai Palace to the Fengtian Palace. At this time, the entire square was filled with elegant music from the eaves of the Fengtian Palace and the musicians playing on both sides of the Fengtian Gate. happy.
The music comes from the front and rear, giving Wei Guangde the feeling of traveling back to later generations to enjoy surround sound.
"Pah, pah, pah..."
Amidst the clear sound of the whip, Emperor Jiajing sat on the supreme throne.
With the chorus of "Bow" from the front, many ministers and new scholars inside and outside the palace all knelt down in unison, and then there was another "Get up", and everyone stood up one after another, and then there was another "Bow". .....
All the ministers and Jinshi paid five obeisances and three kowtows to Emperor Jiajing who was sitting on the throne, and Wei Guangde could only follow suit mechanically.
After the ceremony, Wei Guangde secretly raised his head and looked around again. There was nothing interesting to see. The new scholars around him all bowed their heads in great respect. Then he looked at the Fengtian Palace. Emperor Jiajing was sitting on the throne. He seemed to be doing some ceremony inside. Perhaps it was to arrange for the ministers to come out to announce the results, that is, to report everyone's ranking.
Not long after, I vaguely saw someone in the main hall handing over something, and then placing it somewhere. Then finally, someone in the main hall came out to kneel down, picked up something from the thing, and then turned around to open it. It looked like it should be an imperial edict. something.
By this time, Wei Guangde knew that the ceremony in the palace was probably over and it was time to announce the name of the number one scholar. He quickly lowered his head and stopped daring to peek.
At this time, the sound of elegant music that was still floating had already stopped, and there was only a faint sound coming from the Fengtian Palace in the distance.
"In the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing's reign, the Bingchen Academy of Science and Technology held a test to test the world's tributes. The first A was awarded the Jinshi title, the second Jia was awarded the Jinshi background, and the third Jia was awarded the same Jinshi background."
Wei Guangde knew that it was the "Zhigao", which was the imperial edict conferring the status of Jinshi on them.
At this time, all His Highness's fellow scholars were waiting with their hearts in their throats for the announcement of the final list.
For those who are ranked lower in the imperial examination, who would not want to worry about the chance that the examiner's eyesight might slip to the front?
What's more, Emperor Jiajing has made a lot of changes in reading papers, especially the top three papers that the emperor didn't pay attention to before. Emperor Jiajing has to take four copies to read them. Who doesn't want to be the lucky one.
"First place in the palace examination... All major ribbons."
Amid the expectations of many new scholars, the sound of singing came from far away from the front of the hall.
However, due to the distance, no one, including Wei Guangde, could hear clearly. Many candidates with similar pronunciations and high rankings could not help but tremble.
But it doesn’t matter if they don’t understand clearly the first time they sing and read it, because there will be others who will repeat it three times later.
As the officials of Honglu Temple sang the name of the first scholar, the captains in Jinyi outside the temple took over the roll call neatly and powerfully: "The first and first place in the palace examination...all the major ribbons."
At this time, Zhu Dashou, who was ranked second in the examination, suddenly became ecstatic after being slightly surprised. After bowing and saluting, he walked out of the Jinshi queue under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Etiquette, and came to the left side of the imperial road at the foot of the steps to kneel down and thank him. Your Majesty.
After the three waves of captains roared three times in a row, the captains immediately became silent again, because the second place and third overall pick in the first class will also have this honor, and their mission has not yet been completed.
"First and second place in the palace examination...Tao Dalin."
"First and third place in the palace examination... Jinda."
Wei Guangde listened quietly to the names of the top three students in the Jinshi queue, and finally heard Jinda's name in the ranking of Tanhualang. He inadvertently looked up at the person who was supposed to be the number one scholar. At this time, he had already knelt down. Behind Da Shou.
There is no suspense about the first and third place. In fact, almost all the Jinshi before this knew that Jinda would not become the number one scholar. In fact, it was not possible. He only won the third place.
But that’s not something to envy. After all, the test results are displayed there. If your level is not as good as others, you can only accept it.
Then the biography continued. At this time, the names of the second and third graders were announced one by one, and the other Jinshi also knew their rankings.
However, when the official of Honglu Temple sang the first name, there was a little commotion in the entire Jinshi queue, which was really unexpected.
"First place in the second class of the imperial examination... Wei Guangde."
"Second and second place in the imperial examination...Chen Xi."
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The Chuanlu Ceremony was still going on according to the procedures, but Wei Guangde, who was staying in the Jinshi queue, felt as if thunder was going off above his head.
I actually rushed from 271st to fourth place?
Wei Guangde still can't believe that this is true, it really surprised him.
Although I don't know what other people think, Wei Guangde really never thought that he could rush to the second place, and even climb to the first place, Chuanlu.
If Wei Guangde still had a little luck mentality before the results of the general examination were released, he no longer had such thoughts after the results of the general examination were released.
In his opinion, being on the list was the result of his hard work visiting temples and temples both inside and outside the capital. It was really a blessing.
But now, my result in the palace examination is actually fourth place. Does that mean that if I had done a better job in planning the palace examination, it would be possible for me to step on Jinda and be promoted to the position of Tanhualang.
Wei Guangde was thinking wildly behind the Jinshi queue, feeling happy and regretful.
At this time, he just thought that his article was good and caught the eye of the reviewers, so his ranking was greatly improved.
Fortunately, at this time, the second-class and third-class Jinshi did not have to go out to thank him, they only had to stay where they were, so that he did not make a fool of himself because of his random thoughts.
It took a long time, but finally, the official of Honglu Temple sang the last name, "Third place in the palace examination, 203rd place...Li Shihan."
The entire roll-call process is over. It takes a long time to read out the rankings of all 300 Jinshi.
As Danbi's great music "Qingping Chapter" played again under the performance of the musicians, the officials of the Ministry of Rites guided Jinke Jinshi to bow to Emperor Jiajing again to express gratitude.
As the Minister of Rites took over the yellow list from the officials of Honglu Temple, he placed it respectfully on the cloud plate engraved with the auspicious dragon pattern. The four chamberlains gently lifted the cloud plate and walked out of Fengtian Hall. They were already standing in front of the hall. For a long time, Commander Luan held up the yellow cover that represented the emperor's supreme authority to clear the way. When he came down from the steps, Yunpan passed on the imperial road and passed through Fengtianmen, Meridian Gate and Chengtianmen. The yellow list will be posted outside the East Chang'an. On the palace wall, it was taken back by the cabinet three days later and placed in the Imperial Academy.
Huang Gai was in front, and Huang Bang was behind. At this time, the princes and ministers in the hall also lined up neatly to follow, and followed the list together with the Jinshi.
When Huang Bang passed by, Wei Guangde raised his head and glanced at the Fengtian Hall in the distance. Emperor Jiajing had already stood up and left his seat. It seemed that he couldn't wait to meet Xiyuan for a ritual ceremony.
The entire ceremony of the Chuanlu Ceremony may have delayed a lot of the Taoist master's cultivation time.
At this time, in the Jinshi queue, Wei Guangde had consciously stood to the right of Jinda. He was now the first in the second class, so he should be here.
However, when they saw Zhu Dashou, Tao Dalin and Jinda in front of them being led to a side hall, and then coming out of it, they all had put on new clothes. At this time, Zhu Dashou had already put on the No. 1 Scholar uniform. , wearing an Erliang court crown on his head, a Feiluo court dress, a plain silver belt around his waist, and a pair of medicinal jade pendants hanging on his waist, he looked really majestic.
There are also hairpins on the hat. The branches and leaves are all silver, decorated with green feathers, and there is a small gold medal hanging on it. Wei Guangde is not sure whether it is made of pure gold or gilded with silver. He has to take it off and weigh it to know, but it is above The three words "Rong En Banquet" are extremely eye-catching.
When the three of them rode on a white horse again, Wei Guangde felt sour in his heart again.
If he had been more attentive and serious during the imperial examination, maybe he would have been able to ride a white horse through the Imperial Street and boast of being an official.
Sighing in his heart, Wei Guangde could only walk behind them. He could not go through the middle door, so he could only go out through the side door.
But when he was feeling sorry for himself, countless pairs of envious and jealous eyes were looking at him behind him.
Although there was no horse riding, after all, Wei Guangde was walking in the first row, and the others could only follow him and eat dust, and it was not easy to miss the mark.
After leaving the palace gate, the princes and ministers naturally stopped following them to praise their official status. They only politely bowed their hands to these new disciples of the emperor.
The drumming ceremony guard who had been waiting here for a long time saw the new Jinshi coming out, and immediately began to play and beat with his hands and lips, creating a solemn and festive atmosphere.
The Yamen servants sounded the gong in front of them to clear the way, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites followed closely behind Huang Bang. Zhu Dashou and other three first-level Jinshi also followed on horseback, leading Wei Guangde and others on foot to Chang'an Street.
At this time, both sides of Chang'an Street were already crowded with people. In ancient China, entertainment activities for the common people were relatively lacking. The imperial street bragging event held every three years in the capital has naturally become an important entertainment activity for the common people in the capital.
As Wei Guangde walked, he looked at both sides of the street and felt that most of the people in the capital had come to watch the excitement. The entire street was packed with people, and there was no gap in sight.
The gong sounded in front to clear the way, and the people like him lined up neatly and followed the team. Wei Guangde suddenly had a feeling, which was not a very glorious feeling.
Wei Guangde knew that the main purpose of praising officials in the imperial street was to stimulate students' ambition, encourage them to study actively and take part in the imperial examination, so that students could see the glory of the number one scholar.
It is indeed glorious to ride on a tall horse, but as a second-level or third-level Jinshi, Wei Guangde feels like he is being watched. What should he do if he feels a little ashamed?
Walking through the imperial streets of the imperial city, accepting the congratulations of all the people, they were indeed dazzling with all their ribbons, but the further they walked, the more uncomfortable Wei Guangde felt.
Siluke
The team of officials came to the left gate of Chang'an, where a gorgeously decorated colorful booth had been temporarily built. After the Yamen separated the crowd, the officials from the Ministry of Rites entered with the imperial list and posted it in the colorful booth for all the people to see.
The big officials, Tao Dalin and other first-class Jinshi were looking at the imperial list of Jinshi, and they were extremely excited.
When Wei Guangde was in a tangled mood, on one side of the street, Wei Guangde's long follower Zhang Ji and the coachman and bodyguard Li San had already seen Wei Guangde following San Dingjia.
Li San had never read a book, so naturally he didn't understand much about this. He just knew that his young master was going to be an official. In fact, at the end of last month, he had already confirmed that he would become an official, but he didn't know what kind of official he would be.
At this moment, Li San felt very honored to see so many adults taking the young master out to parade on the street. Although he was not walking on the street, his young master was inside.
Zhang Ji has read books. Although he didn't understand this before, during this period of time in the capital, he came into contact with other bookboys and followers who were responsible for the imperial examination. He already knew that the position where the young master stood was among the top two. What does it mean that famous people can stand?
"hiss......"
Zhang Ji couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
He knew the results of his young master in the joint examination. He ranked more than 200. How could he be ranked among the top two at once?
Next to them, the entourage of Lao Kan and Zhang Ke were also stunned as they looked at the team of boasting officials walking on the street. Wei Guangde's position was really eye-catching.
The eyes of those people on the street were naturally attracted to the San Ding Jia riding on the horse. As servants, they naturally looked for their young master in the crowd behind them, and then they inevitably saw the young and excessive Chuan Lu.
Wei Guangde thought that the people on the streets around him were watching their jokes, just like playing monkeys, but he completely failed to consider that in fact, people only focused on the No. 1 pick. In fact, even the No. 2 pick and No. 3 pick could attract less traffic. not much.
