After the roll call was completed, the sound of ritual music started again, and all officials and new scholars knelt three times and kowtowed again. Zhu Yijun, with a smile on his face, presented the big gold list and handed it over to the Ministry of Rites to hang it outside the Meridian Gate for three days as usual.
At this time, the music is playing a chapter of harmony and peace. After the ceremony was completed, Zhu Yijun returned to the palace in public, but some sharp-eyed people secretly saw the emperor leaving and secretly made a "six" gesture.
After Zhu Yijun left, all the ministers gathered around to congratulate the candidates. However, today's glory was destined to be reserved exclusively for Gao Pragmatic, because everyone suddenly discovered that he had won six yuan in a row!
Since the tribute examination, over the past thousand years, there have been more than ten people who have won three yuan in a row. In the Ming Dynasty alone, there were two people, Huang Guan and Shang Ren. Especially the former, who also won six yuan in a row, and created a record of going from number one to minister of the Ministry of Rites within seven years. Official myth, but his achievements are not recognized by the court now.
Let me briefly explain this matter. In the first year of Jianwen, Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen changed the old system, and Huang Guan was appointed as the right servant to participate in important state affairs. At that time, King Zhu Di of Yan relied on his imperial uncle and had an arrogant attitude. He did not worship Emperor Hui when he entered the court. The ministers were afraid of his power and kept silent. Only Huang Guan contradicted Zhu Di face to face and said: "The tiger bows to the sky and performs the courtesy of a monarch and ministers in the palace; the dragon's face hangs down on the ground and the love between uncle and nephew is expressed in the palace", which made Zhu Di harbor a grudge. . Later, in the name of crusade against Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, known as "Jingnan", Zhu Di raised troops in Beiping Prefecture, approaching Nanjing, and announced a list of "civilian traitors", with Huang Guan ranked sixth.
Zhu Di was the emperor, and the current emperors were all after the emperor. Since Huang Guan was a treacherous minister, all the honors he deserved were naturally cancelled.
Therefore, the only person who has been officially recognized by the imperial court as the winner of the Three Yuan Dynasties is Shang Ren, a famous official from the Chenghua period and the chief minister of the cabinet. However, Shangge was not ranked first in neither the county examination nor the government examination, and he was the queen of the Yuan Dynasty at the age of 21. , it took another ten years, and finally he was able to reach the top position at the age of thirty-one, winning the most important two prizes in a row, but in any case, he was not the top pick in the six titles.
But Gao pragmatism is different. From the second time he took the exam, he passed all the tests. He never failed in all the major exams, and finally won six yuan in a row. No matter from any angle, he was much more prosperous than Shangge Lao.
Of course, Gao Jingshi also "wasted" for several years after taking the county examination, but the reason for his wasted time is known to the world - he refused to refer to it when his uncle Gao Wen was in power, so as to avoid unfair examination. Therefore, his wasted time not only did not become a regret, but also made people have to praise him.
And on top of this glorious glory that has shocked the past and the present, there is a little icing on the cake, that is, the conclusion reached by Pan Sheng, the Minister of Rites, after personally reviewing the records of the imperial examinations of the past dynasties - the six poems of Gao pragmatism and Gao have broken the two of Chenghua Fei Hong, who was champion for 13 years and once served as the first assistant of the dynasty, holds the record of being the youngest to win the championship.
To be precise, Fei Hong was twenty years and eight months old when he won the top prize, and Gao Wushi is now seventeen years and ten months old (actual years here), improving the record by nearly three years!
Ministers of civil and military affairs and relatives and nobles gathered around this new champion who was almost destined to be unsurpassed. They were also very excited and felt that they must express the admiration in their hearts that was like the overflowing of the Yellow River, otherwise it would be like It's like I'm suffocating myself to death.
This is a hardship for Gao Liushou. Even if he has the entertainment skills he brought from his previous life, there are... too many people here!
Fortunately, at this time, his mentor Guo Pu came to his rescue. Mr. Guo Ge came over to chase people away with a smile, and said with a smile: "Everyone, Sanding Jia has to change his clothes, waiting for our 'Royal Street Kuaguan'. As time goes on, we will have plenty of opportunities to chat."
Now that Mr. Guo Ge had spoken, the officials and nobles certainly understood and said, "Yes, yes, yes, business matters, business matters!" Then they let go of Gao Pangshi and others.
Guo Pu said to Gao Pragmatic, Xiao Liangyou, and Wang Tingzhuan with a bright smile: "You three go to the side hall to change clothes first, and we will set off when we get back here."
Even Gao Pragmatic was a big girl getting on the sedan chair - for the first time, Xiao Liangyou and Wang Tingzhuan had nothing to say. They could only go east when others said it, and go west when others said it. The three of them went together. , led by three Honglu Temple officials, went to the side hall.
Three changing rooms had been enclosed with curtains in the side hall. Officials from Honglu Temple took three people into one each, ordered the eunuchs waiting inside to change their clothes, and then retreated outside to wait.
Under the service of the eunuchs, Gao Jingshi first took off his pants, and then replaced the cotton midshirt with one made of white silk - this meant that he officially became a member of the Ming Dynasty officials and could wear it legally. Lingluo satin. Well, although he has not worn cloth for many years, it is always best to wear silk with confidence.
Then the Jinshi robe was replaced by Chiluo Qingyuan's round-necked court uniform, just like the other ministers; the leather belt around the waist was replaced by a plain silver belt, with a medicinal jade pendant, and even the black gauze hat on the head. There is a big red flower on each side of the hairpin. Gao Jingjing was quite satisfied at first, but as soon as the two flowers were inserted, he couldn't laugh or cry. He thought that when he put this thing on his head, he looked more like a groom than a champion.
In fact, the attire of the groom's official is originally imitated by the number one scholar, but compared to the groom's official who everyone can be, the number one scholar who only comes out every three years is so rare that Gao Pragmatic saw the hairpin number one scholar hat. , the first reaction was actually the groom’s hat.
The eunuchs dressed him carefully, then brought a mirror and placed it in front of Gao Liushou. Gao Pragmatic took a look at it and thought to himself that it would be nice if there was a camera to capture it as a souvenir. Except for these two flowers... But the No. 1 scholar's hairpin flower was a rule, and he couldn't get rid of it no matter what.
After carefully checking the whole body and confirming that everything was correct, Gao Jingshi was led out by the Zhongguan. It turned out that the other two were already waiting outside. The three of them winked and smiled at each other. Gao Jingshi felt much more balanced. It turned out that Xiao Liangyou and Wang Each of the black gauze hats written by the court has a flower pinned to it. Some of them, Xiao Liang, are on the left, and those of Tan Hua, Wang Ting, are on the right.
As the saying goes, people rely on clothes, and Buddha relies on gold. It seems to make sense. The Jinshi uniform that he wore originally was obviously an official uniform, but it looked like three scholars. Now after changing into the official court uniform, it really looks like There is a formality.
But at this time, Gao Pragmatic discovered that wearing two flowers might be a little more natural for him than Xiao Liangyou and Wang Tingzhuan, because he is younger! He, Gao, is only seventeen this year, two months short of eighteen, while Xiao Liangyou is thirty-one, and Wang Tingzhuan is slightly younger, also twenty-six years old.
Of course, no matter what, the top three in this class are all on the younger side, young enough.
When the three of them returned to the Fengtian Hall, none of the five cabinet ministers were left behind. They were all waiting here. When they saw the three young men coming out, the five cabinet ministers all had smiles on their faces, especially Shen Shixing, the chief examiner. Hehe laughed and said: "Let's not talk about anything else, just looking at the appearance, this year's Sandingjia is better than the previous twenty years."
At this time of great joy in life, how could the three of them dare to joke with Shen Shixing now? They quickly stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "I have met my mentor..." In any case, Shen Shixing is the examiner of the general examination, and the others are all the readers of the palace examination. , so we have to call it that. As for the future, well...that is a matter of the future.
The three of them were personally escorted outside the Meridian Gate by five auxiliary academicians. Pan Sheng, the Minister of Rites, welcomed them up and personally presented the three tripod armors to the main entrance of Chengtian Gate. All the Jinshi were accompanying them on the official road on the left.
Gao Jingshi was in the middle, Xiao Liangyou and Wang Tingzhuan were following behind, and the three of them walked on the royal road that only the emperor could usually walk.
Needless to say, they will not walk on this road for the second time in this life, so under the leadership of Gao Pragmatic, the three of them walked very slowly, seeming to savor it carefully.
Pan Sheng was also ranked second in the rankings back then. He knew what it felt like and naturally he would not rush it. After all, if life is compared to a dream, then for scholars, what the three of them are experiencing now is probably the most beautiful part of this dream. .
It is human nature to not want to wake up from a good dream. So Pan Shangshu slowed down and walked slowly ahead.
