Enter the palace twice.
The sky was just getting slightly brighter, and a group of Jinshi scholars who had been awarded the gold medal came to gather outside the palace gate early, and Yu Qing was naturally among them.
The other Jinshi all looked at Yu Qing one after another, or came over to chat with him.
Now that things have happened, Yu Qing doesn't hide away anymore, and he doesn't know how to cover his face anymore. He has become so familiar in front of others that it is no longer necessary.
His current attitude is not proactive, avoidant, or enthusiastic.
His lukewarm attitude made it difficult to get close to him, and his surroundings gradually became deserted.
The most popular one is Zhan Muchun, the new top scholar, but Zhan Muchun is obviously looking at Yu Qing from time to time, while Xu Fei, who is familiar with Zhan Muchun, has been hanging around Zhan Muchun, and also quietly looking at Yu Qing from time to time.
After finally dealing with everyone, Zhan Muchun took the initiative to go to Yu Qing's side and greeted him, "Brother Shiheng."
His expression when facing Yu Qing was very complicated. After learning that he had won the first prize in the examination, he was a little unbelievable, because he had seen the top answer sheets during the examination and found that he was indeed a master. After the examination, he was ranked first on the gold list. He was even more surprised when he suddenly surpassed everyone, even Ash Heng only came in third place.
There are four questions in the general examination. If you can say that getting full marks on some of the questions can be said to be due to luck, if you can get full marks on all four questions, that is absolute strength. He can do better than Ash Heng. Even he himself They all couldn't believe it.
For this reason, he couldn't help but went to read the published answer sheets yesterday as the number one scholar. After reading it, to be fair, he didn't know what other people's interpretations were. Looking at it from his own appreciation point of view, and I don't think that Ashiheng's performance is abnormal. I think that Ashiheng's essay surpassed him and was still of a high level in one go. Based on this alone, his accomplishments are beyond my comparison.
He didn't know what the standards were for judging papers in the palace examination, and his family background could not influence the results of this palace examination.
But I heard some rumors, and if they are not confirmed, they will become a knot that will never be solved.
"Oh, I heard that I got the top prize in the exam, congratulations." Yu Qing cupped his hands and said congratulations, and then said to Xu Fei beside him: "Brother Xu, how did you do in the exam this time?"
Xu Fei laughed dryly, shook his head and said, "I can't compare to you. I didn't have such good luck this time. I came in last place and ended up at the bottom."
After hearing this, Yu Qing was amused and thought to himself, he should be ranked last. He couldn't have gotten the test questions in advance.
Zhan Muchun had been observing Yu Qing's expression and found that his attitude was very natural and there was nothing he thought. However, he was not unhappy and couldn't help asking: "Brother Shiheng, I heard that your father is the former minister of the imperial court." Doctor of the Yu Department, is this possible?"
Yu Qing was silent, knowing that there were some things that he couldn't hide after he tried them. He nodded and said, "It's all in the past."
Xu Fei blinked again and again. Anyway, his uncle's attitude suddenly changed. He said that the power behind Ashheng was not small, and asked him not to offend or get too close to Ashheng.
Today's Yu Qing is like a mystery in his eyes, and incredible things are constantly emerging from him.
What he regrets most now is that he gave away Chong'er, because he will never find such a satisfactory servant again.
Zhan Muchun smiled bitterly, "That's really the case. Is the rumor true? The number one scholar was originally yours, brother Shi Heng?"
"How is it possible? Brother Zhan is thinking too much." Yu Qing patted him on the shoulder and said with sincerity: "Fame is like a floating cloud to me. I am just a passer-by to this fame, just picking up the flowers. It's enough to play 'Tan Hua Lang'. As for being an official, it has to be someone like you, Brother Zhan. As long as Brother Zhan can be a good official, this 'No. 1 Scholar' will have a clear conscience."
Zhan Muchun and Xu Fei didn't understand what it meant. What was floating clouds and what was passing by? Isn't this what they wanted after ten years of hardship?
At this moment, a cheer suddenly came from one side, "What a good saying, 'As long as you can be a good official, you will have a clear conscience when you get the No. 1 Scholarship.'"
The three of them looked back and saw a person walking from one side. He was actually wearing a purple robe. Looking at the scattered flowers embroidered on the official robe, he was clearly a third-rank official.
The three people quickly bowed their hands and saluted, and other nearby Jinshi also quickly followed suit.
The person who came was none other than Pei Qingcheng, the chief censor. He looked Yu Qing up and down and asked, "Are you Ash Heng?"
Yu Qing couldn't help but raise his eyes and look at him, "That's the student."
"Not bad, not bad." Pei Qingcheng praised him, patted him on the shoulder, and walked over with a smile. The two officials who followed him and wore dark crimson official robes also looked at Yu Qing carefully.
Yu Qing and others looked at each other, not knowing whether to praise Yu Qing for being a good person or for what he said.
Anyway, judging from the way the three officials went straight to the palace gate, they were obviously going to court. By now, they had seen a lot of officials going to court, and some of them entered the palace directly by carriage.
Xu Fei looked around, then walked towards a young eunuch who was accompanying everyone here and asked, "Father, I wonder who the third-grade official who passed by just now is?"
The little eunuch exclaimed, "That's Mr. Pei, the imperial censor. Even the people in the palace are afraid of him. You should be careful when you see him in the future."
Xu Fei thanked him and told Yu Qing and Zhan Muchun when he came back. Zhan Muchun smacked his lips at this, "It turns out he is the chief speaker."
Yu Qing was confused and asked: "Look at the official robe, isn't it just the third grade? Isn't it very powerful?"
Zhan Muchun and Xu Fei were speechless. They didn't know how this guy got the first grade.
In the end, Xu Fei got used to his unreliability and explained in a low voice, "Boss of Yushitai, what do you think?"
At this time, another young eunuch came out of the palace, this time to urge the new scholars to line up.
Yu Qing originally thought that he wouldn't have to stand at the front this time, but he didn't expect that there would be no single standout at all this time. The three first-class students stood at the front together, Zhan Muchun stood in the middle, the second place in the exam, and him, the third best person, stood on the left and right. , in the final analysis, he still stood in front.
After lining up, a group of people just stood there and waited.
After waiting for a long time, when the sun rose, another old eunuch came out of the palace gate. Yu Qing recognized him at a glance as the one who touched his hand last time.
But this time, the old eunuch didn't seem to recognize him, and his eyes swept across his face.
It was still the same as last time, he was here to lead the team, but without the etiquette of the last time, the old eunuch asked a group of people to follow him in the arranged queue.
When the group entered the palace and went straight to the outside of the court hall, more than a hundred fellow Jinshi stayed under the jade steps outside the palace. There was no room for so many people in the court hall. A total of 60 people from the first and second classes entered the palace as representatives.
The moment sixty people entered the court hall in three columns, most of them were excited.
Some people also understand that this may be the only opportunity in their lives to enter the court.
There were hundreds of officials standing around the court, and Yu Qing could feel the eyes of many officials staring at him, including the censor Zhongcheng he saw before.
Glancing upward, he found that an old man sitting high up in a dragon robe was also staring at him. The old man had a ruddy complexion, white beard and hair, and showed a condescending indifference in his calmness and authority.
Their eyes met once and for all, and Yu Qing suddenly felt guilty and hurriedly walked forward with his head down.
After reaching the designated position, the old eunuch signaled to stop and sang: "New scholars, why don't you pay homage to your majesty quickly?"
So a group of people bowed together and said: "See your Majesty!"
His Majesty the Emperor raised his hand and said: "Stand flat."
The voice is cold.
A group of Jinshi who stood up straight took one look at him and then dared not look directly at him.
"From the moment you step into this hall, it is just the beginning, a new beginning. I hope that in the future you will be like the hundreds of officials listed on the left and right of the hall, becoming ministers of the common people and useful officials of the Jin Kingdom! "
When His Majesty the Emperor said this, he waved his hand.
The old eunuch who led the way was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect His Majesty to say these two sentences. It was very different from the previous ones. He felt that His Majesty didn't want to say anything more to this year's Jinshi. He immediately shouted: "All the Jinshi are still here." Don’t you want to thank me?”
Then a group of Jinshi said in unison: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
The old eunuch standing beside the emperor gestured with his hand, and three eunuchs carrying trays immediately came out of the side hall. In the trays were three sets of official uniforms, the one in the middle was dark cyan, and the two sets on the left and right were light cyan.
The old eunuch at the high station sang: "Zhan Muchun, the new top scholar, has been granted the eighth rank by His Majesty's grace to make up for the vacancy in the Jingxian County Chief Register!"
Zhan Muchun immediately stepped forward, bowed and saluted, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
The eunuch holding the tray in the middle immediately walked over and presented the things. Zhan Muchun took it back with both hands.
The old eunuch at the high station sang: "Yin Jizhen, who is second in the new department, and Ash Heng, who is the most popular in the new department. By His Majesty's grace, he was awarded the ninth rank to make up for the vacancy of the school secretary at Yushitai!"
Ash Heng and the other man immediately stepped forward and bowed in the same way, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Two eunuchs came over and presented the tray, which they accepted and returned.
The old eunuch at the high station sang: "The fifty-seven Jinshi in the second class of the new department, by His Majesty's grace, were awarded the ninth rank and the six departments were responsible for their shortcomings!"
Fifty-seven people behind Yu Qing immediately said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
They did not have the ceremony of conferring official uniforms in the main hall, and the three representatives of the first and third parties performed a formality. They did not even decide on the specific official positions, and had to wait for the six ministries to allocate them.
The eunuch at the high station suddenly sang loudly: "One hundred and fifty-seven fellow Jinshis in the top three grades of Xinke, by His Majesty's grace, have been awarded the ninth rank and handed over to the sixth ministry for use!"
A cry soon came from outside the palace, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Anyone familiar with the matter knows that although these fellow Jinshis and those Jinshi were all awarded the title of Ninth Grade and handed over to the Sixth Ministry, the difference between "Dian Que" and "Quan Yong" is huge. 'Yes, it will definitely be arranged.' I don't know if I have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to use it. I'm afraid everyone will have to rely on their own abilities.
Then the old eunuch who stood high up looked at His Majesty the Emperor's attitude, and immediately said loudly: "Retreat!"
The courtiers on both sides immediately said in unison: "Congratulations to your Majesty!"
A group of newcomers standing in the middle bowed.
The emperor then left and glanced at Yu Qing before leaving.
After that, all the officials left. After all the officials had gone out, the old eunuch who led the way called a group of newcomers to leave.
