Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was time for the palace examination results to be released.
Lin Yuanqiu got up early in the morning. Get dressed, wash up, put on a crown and hat, and then put on the tribute uniform you wore earlier.
For breakfast, he had noodles. Lin Sanzhu woke up early to make them specially so that everything would go smoothly for his son today.
When Lin Yuanqiu was eating noodles with chopsticks, he discovered that there were two poached eggs nestled under the bowl.
"Yuanqiu, dad will wait for you at Fushi Street later."
Lin Sanzhu's face was full of smiles. He couldn't wait to see his son put on the robe of a new scholar and ride a horse through the streets.
Alas, it's a pity that Mrs. Feng and her parents are not in the capital, otherwise the whole family could go and see it together.
However, I will take a closer look at it later, and it will be the same when I tell everyone when I get home.
With this thought, Lin Sanzhu was ready to go out early. The streets must be very crowded today. If he went out late, he might be blocked in the middle of the road.
Seeing Lin Sanzhu's excitement, Lin Yuanqiu did not forget to remind him, "Dad, there must be a lot of people on the street today. You should pay attention to your safety. By the way, remember to bring your safety with you later, so that the two of you can take care of each other." .”
Lin Sanzhu nodded "Yeah, yeah," his son's concern was certainly unreasonable.
After eating the noodles, Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste any time, straightened his clothes and hat, and left Nanluogu Alley.
Although it was not bright yet, there were already pedestrians on the road. When they saw Lin Yuanqiu's clothes, they knew that this person must be today's new Jinshi, and they all stopped to watch.
When they saw Qing Jinshi's young and energetic face, everyone couldn't help but admire in their hearts what a handsome young man he was.
Along the way, we would occasionally meet people of the same age who were wearing the same tribute uniforms. We all greeted each other and then headed towards the palace together.
When we arrived at the palace gate, officials from the Ministry of Rites were already waiting for us.
When all the tributes arrived, 282 people lined up in two teams, and soon they were led by officials from the Ministry of Rites and entered the palace again.
Today's morning meeting was mainly about the release of the results of the palace examination. After Lin Yuanqiu and the others arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony and knelt down to worship the saint together with all the civil and military officials, officials from Honglu Temple read out the preface to the imperial examination at the top. Come:
"On the eighth day of April in the forty-sixth year of Jingkang, I asked the tributes from all over the world. The first one was awarded the rank of Jinshi, the second was awarded the Jinshi background, and the third was awarded the same Jinshi background..."
Lin Yuanqiu knew that after the regulations were read out, the next step would be the most anticipated event of the Golden Palace.
Soon, a eunuch sent out a roll of imperial lists, and then there was the sound of drums, and then the sound of cannons.
Lin Yuanqiu felt that his heart had almost jumped to his throat, and a picture emerged in his mind unconsciously: reading at night, hands full of frostbite, and the dusty road to school.
No matter how hard you work, no matter how much you gain, no matter how much sweat you put in, no matter how much you achieve, all your efforts will be worth it.
Lu Zhe'an, the young minister of Honglu Temple, opened the imperial list. After seeing the words written on it clearly, he began to sing the list, "The first place in the first class...Lin Yuanqiu! The second place in the first class Ding Dejin, the third place in the first class..."
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Chapter 145 Beating Horses and Parading the Streets
When he heard that he was the number one scholar, Lin Yuanqiu was stunned for two seconds before he found himself. He hurriedly walked out of the queue, and was led by the officials of Honglu Temple. He walked directly to the left side of the imperial road and knelt down. Lin Yuanqiu kowtowed. : "Thank you, God, for your grace!"
There was a slight tremor in the voice, but this was Lin Yuanqiu's best state after suppressing his excitement.
Compared to Lin Yuanqiu, who was stunned for a moment, Ding Dejin, who was second in the first class, reacted much slower.
No, when the officials from Honglu Temple came closer, he was still stunned.
Everyone just thought it was because he was very excited. After all, who could be calm in the face of such joy?
In fact, only Ding Dejin himself knew that the reason for his slow response was not due to excitement, but because he simply couldn't believe it. When he showed his written instructions for the imperial examination to his teacher, the teacher said it was a masterpiece. But how could it be, how could someone else come out on top again?
But at this moment, Ding Dejin couldn't help but think too much. Following the guidance of the officials of Honglu Temple, he also walked to the royal road, then knelt down on the right side with his knees bent and kowtowed, "Thank you Lord for your kindness!"
The left is respected and the right is assisted. This is the difference between the top pick and the second place. Ding Dejin felt disappointed.
Later, Gu Ping, who was ranked third in the first class, also knelt down to the right side of the royal road and kowtowed in thanks.
The singing list continues, but now the person singing the list has changed from Lu Zhe'an, the young minister of Honglu Temple, to Han Shicheng, who is number one in the second class.
According to the regulations, the first place in the second class is Chuanlu, and the next roll call will naturally be left to him.
It is not an easy task to read out the names of more than 280 people in one breath, let alone when the person reading the list is in an extremely excited mood. Therefore, Han Shicheng's voice sounded a little trembling at first, but as he went on he read more fluently.
This time there are three people in the first class, eighty-nine in the second class, and a total of 190 people in the third class.
After the singing was over, the Honglu Temple official walked up to Lin Yuanqiu and motioned him to go to the royal road. Lin Yuanqiu did not hesitate, listened to the other party's command, stepped on the royal road, and then walked up the slope.
Following closely behind him were Ding Dejin, the second-place finisher, and Gu Ping, the top pick.
Lin Yuanqiu knew that this meant preparing for the imperial examination.
After a while, I saw the Minister of Rites coming out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony holding a golden scroll. When he walked to the imperial road, he handed the imperial list to the number one scholar.
Lin Yuanqiu took it with both hands, and then the drums started to sound again. Then, 282 new scholars all knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to Emperor Jingkang in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. This meant students kowtowed to their teachers, and also meant the birth of a new group of emperor's disciples.
After the ceremony, the three of them walked down the royal road. Lin Yuanqiu walked in the front, followed by the other new scholars.
In this way, the group of people exited the middle gate and Meridian Gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in an orderly manner, and then passed through the Meridian Gate Square. When they arrived outside the Jing'an Gate, they were greeted by the scribes from the Ministry of Rites who had been waiting here, waiting to pick up Lin Yuanqiu. After holding the imperial list in his hand, he posted it on the palace wall.
When posting the imperial list, the scribes first attached a layer of gold paper on the palace wall, so that it would be easier to take down the imperial list, because after three days, the imperial list would be sent to the cabinet for preservation.
After the imperial list was posted, the new scholars began to look for their names. The top spot is right at the front, making it the most conspicuous.
Lin Yuanqiu saw that his place of origin and age were written above his name, which looked quite different from the ordinary list.
Soon there was another cannon fire, which reminded all the new scholars to get ready and start to parade on horseback.
It is said that "the spring breeze makes the horse's hooves rush, and you can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day." Obviously, riding a horse on the streets is inseparable from horses.
But when it comes to riding horses, today only the number one, number two, and top pick are treated like this. As for the other new scholars, they just follow the first and third graders and walk forward.
Riding a horse is not difficult for Lin Yuanqiu, but in order to prevent the horse from being frightened by the crowd, each horse will be assigned a guard to hold the reins today.
At this moment, the new scholars had already put on their robes. Different from the green ones of others, Lin Yuanqiu's robe was crimson, which made him look particularly happy today. Looking at his chest, he is now wearing a large ball of flowers folded out of red silk, and there are two clusters of green hairpins on the hat on his head.
Soon, three high-headed horses tied with red silk were brought over. Lin Yuanqiu got on the horse, followed by the second and third place winners, and after that, the new scholars formed two teams.
At the front of the team were three hundred soldiers in armor.
The gongs and drums are noisy, and firecrackers are blasting.
After leaving Duanmen and Chengtianmen, a large number of new scholars quickly came to Dong'an Street.
They say that you can see far when you stand high, but in fact, the same goes for sitting high. Lin Yuanqiu, who was riding a tall horse, soon saw that the streets about fifty meters away were full of people on both sides.
These people have been here since early in the morning, so that they can have a sneak peek of the No. 1 Scholar.
Before Lin Yuanqiu could approach on horseback, someone in the crowd shouted, "Look, look, the number one scholar is out! The number one scholar is out!"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their eyes towards the advancing team.
As the team got closer and closer, a middle-aged woman was heard exclaiming, "Oh, this top pick looks so young!"
"Really, he looks younger than my brother. He must be under twenty." A young man was also surprised.
An old lady with gray hair next to her heard this and couldn't help but ask, "At such an age, he actually got the first prize in the exam. I don't know how the parents raised their children and how they taught them." So powerful?"
How to raise him? When the middle-aged man at the front of the crowd heard this, he couldn't help but smile, "How to raise him? The young master from a wealthy family naturally asked his wife to come and teach him since he was a child. This way he is raised by a family." The children who come out will definitely be smarter than ordinary people like us."
Having said that, the middle-aged man still had envy in his eyes. His son also wanted to study, but unfortunately his family could not afford it. Alas, there was no way that farmers like them, who were digging in the fields, could read this book.
"Haha, I'm afraid you are wrong. Today's No. 1 Scholar is not the child of a wealthy family. He is just like us, and his family also grows crops."
Are you also growing crops?
Everyone looked for the voice, but saw that the speaker was a man in gray clothes carrying a basket, and asked quickly, "How did you know?"
The man in gray clothes was a little proud, "Of course I heard what my uncle's brother-in-law's grandson said. He works as a servant in the government office, so he knows all this."
When Lin Yuanqiu came over on a high horse, someone in the crowd sighed, "The Number One Scholar is so handsome!"
"Yes, look at the second and third overall picks at the back. They are also riding on tall horses. The top pick seems to be more energetic and much higher than them."
The people on the side took a look and thought, isn't it? Not only did the Number One Scholar look handsome, he actually looked much taller than the two people behind him. Sure enough, the emperor never picked the wrong person.
There is a saying that if the number one scholar looks good, then there will be nothing wrong with other Jinshi. And these words could not be more appropriate to apply to Lin Yuanqiu at this moment.
No, after seeing Lin Yuanqiu, who was dressed in red and handsome, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Especially the beautifully dressed girls, after seeing the talented Number One Scholar, their faces were flushed and their almond-shaped eyes were crooked. One by one, they took out the cloth handkerchiefs and sachets they were carrying, and then He threw it at Zhuangyuanlang with all his strength.
This sudden move made Lin Yuanqiu slow down for a moment and was hit by several sachets that fell down, causing everyone to laugh.
Someone started, and then more people threw sachets and embroidered handkerchiefs. There were even a few girls among them who, because of their excitement, pulled off their hair flowers and threw them towards Lin Yuanqiu. There were also many who did not prepare sachets and bupas and threw fruits directly at them.
It can be said that Lin Yuanqiu and his group of new scholars spent today's parade on horseback dodging left and right.
Afterwards, everyone couldn't help but sigh, such enthusiasm was really overwhelming.
The gongs and drums were beating all the way, and soon the group arrived at Fushi Street. Lin Yuanqiu was riding a horse, and from a distance he saw his father standing in front of his shop, looking forward to it.
"Dad!" Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but wave to him.
Unfortunately, the crowd was so loud that his shouts were quickly drowned out.
Several girls not far from the store entrance thought that the No. 1 Scholar was waving to them, and they were overjoyed.
When Lin Sanzhu saw clearly that the person on the tall horse was actually Yuan Qiu, his eyes suddenly opened as big as bells, his lips trembled for a long time, and he was so stunned that he didn't say a word.
Ahhhhh, his dog actually got the top prize! !
Zhang Gui and Pingan on the side also saw the young master riding on the tall horse. The excitement in their hearts at this moment was naturally self-evident. Their young master was really powerful.
Ping An thought his master hadn't seen him yet, so he pointed at Lin Yuanqiu on the tall horse and said to Lin Sanzhu, "Master, look, look, the young master is right there, riding on the big horse, sir, our young master is the number one scholar!"
The more Ping An spoke, the more excited he became. Looking at his young master's appearance at this time, he was wearing a bright red robe and a crown. The two clusters of green hairpins on the hat looked particularly dazzling under the sunlight. .
Lin Sanzhu nodded repeatedly, and tears quickly filled his eyes because he was so excited.
More than an hour later, the horse-riding parade finally ended.
Whether it was the cheering people on both sides of the road or all the new scholars among them, they all looked like they were still unsatisfied.
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The imperial examination will be held ten days later. Except for the first and third graders, all the other new scholars who want to stay in the capital and enter the Hanlin Academy must participate in the selection.
There are also people who go directly to the local areas to become county magistrates, but there are not many. After all, they are all people who have just put down their books. Their knowledge of many things is now limited to books, and they have no experience in how to be a good parent official. So they all thought about practicing in the capital for three years first.
There was no need to take the imperial examination, so Lin Yuanqiu wanted to prepare for going home first. In this way, once the vacation is approved, you can go home directly.
