Zhang Mo naturally wouldn't fight, but Chang Sheng was blushing. He wanted to explain but was afraid of backfiring. He did misunderstand Zhang Mo just now, but this misunderstanding really shouldn't be misunderstood.
Zhang Mo also felt a little unnatural. This was indeed a misunderstanding, but she shouldn't have discovered Chang Sheng's misunderstanding.
In order to cover up his embarrassment, Zhang Mo drank from the cup, put down the tea cup, and stood up, "Okay, it's getting late, go to bed early."
"Oh, uncle, let's go slowly." Changsheng stood up to see him off.
When he reached the door, Zhang Mo suddenly turned around and said, "That's right."
Chang Sheng's face was already red, and when he saw Zhang Mo suddenly turning around, he couldn't hide his nervousness, "What?"
"Earlier, someone from the court told me that your official uniform is being made by the court and will be delivered tomorrow." Zhang Mo said.
"Oh, oh." Changsheng nodded.
Zhang Mo stepped out, Changsheng said good night and closed the door, feeling as if he had hit a deer and feeling extremely embarrassed.
Changsheng was extremely nervous, feeling flustered and short of breath, and his hands and feet were numb. He wanted to calmly think about the reason why he was so nervous, but he didn't dare to think calmly. He was afraid that the result he came up with would violate etiquette and be treasonous.
Don't think about anything and go to sleep.
I thought so, but I couldn't fall asleep lying in bed. Although Zhang Mo had left, there was still the faint fragrance of orchids in the room. I dare not smell it but like it, and I don't want to smell it but I can't. I didn't listen, and struggled until the end as if every breath I took was a heinous sin.
Thinking of having to get up early to go to the palace tomorrow, I was worried that I would be slow to react if I didn't get enough rest, but the more I wanted to fall asleep, the more I couldn't fall asleep. I tossed and turned in the middle of the night. In the end, I had no choice but to raise my hand and tap the jade pillow behind my head, and let myself go. A bit dizzy.
I don't know how long it took, but there was a knock on the door. Changsheng stood up when he heard the sound, and saw the inn man standing outside the door.
"Sir, there is an official downstairs who wants to see you." The clerk bent down to inform.
"Oh, they are giving me official uniforms, let them come up." Changsheng said casually.
After the waiter left, Changsheng left the door open to wash up and tidy up. Not long after, an official from the inner government arrived. He respectfully left his official uniform and a bunch of accessories, and then went downstairs to wait.
Changsheng put down the cloth he was wiping his face with and walked to the table to look at the official uniforms sent by the inner palace. This was a set of purple official uniforms. At this time, the official uniforms were all similar in style, and the embroidery of animals from Wu Zhou Dynasty was no longer on the chest. Official uniforms are distinguished by color. The official uniforms of officials of the third rank and above are purple, the fourth rank is red, the fifth rank is light red, the sixth rank is green, the seventh rank is light green, and the eighth and ninth ranks are dark cyan. and light teal.
He is from the third rank, so he can also wear purple official uniforms.
He tried it on and found that the size was quite suitable. Many high-level masters in Longhu Mountain also wore purple robes when performing rituals, so he had a good impression of purple.
If there is an official uniform, there will naturally be an official belt. The belt is woven with gold thread and has jade pieces hanging in it. The belt is very elegant, but a little wide.
After tying up his belt, he picked up his official hat again. It was a small black gauze hat, somewhat similar to a Taoist's Taoist crown, but with two more small wings.
There was also a pair of court boots. He was used to wearing Tao boots, and the long boots were a bit unfamiliar to him, but after putting them on, he found that the size was quite suitable.
There is a huge bronze mirror in the room. When I dress neatly and look at myself in the mirror, it feels quite like that. When I put on the wat board, it becomes even more like that.
Officials have to hold a wat board when they go to court. He is a third-grade military attache, and the one he holds is an ivory wat board, which is smooth and smooth and feels good in the hand.
Finally, I discovered that there was a small golden bag left on the huge tray. When I opened it, I found a long small ornament with six small goldfish embroidered with gold thread. I was confused for a long time before I remembered the official waistband I had seen before. Everyone has such a small bag. This thing is called a fish bag, which is also a symbol of an official's status. He is from the third rank and is a senior official, so he is equipped with a goldfish bag.
After tinkering for a long time, I finally got dressed. Worrying about wasting time, I hurried downstairs. Of course, I couldn't bring weapons with me. What I was holding was the ivory wat board.
Knowing that Changsheng was going to the palace to meet the saint today, Li Zongyuan prepared breakfast for him early. He even prepared breakfast for the officials and imperial soldiers who came to greet him. When Changsheng came downstairs, everyone was having breakfast, and Li Zongyuan prepared a breakfast for him alone. There was a table with a delicious breakfast on it.
Seeing Changsheng coming downstairs, everyone hurriedly stood up and saluted him. Changsheng didn't have any airs. He waved to everyone and told them to eat quickly. He also ran to another table to eat. Li Zongyuan was very attentive and knew about the lack of snacks in the room. He likes to eat sweets, so most of the food prepared for him is sweet soup and honey.
The civil servants sat in sedans and the military attachés rode horses. The horses had been prepared long ago. After everyone had eaten, Changsheng got on his horse. The official led the horse in front, and the imperial guards guarded behind.
From time to time, you can see officials rushing to go to court along the way. Most of them are court officials, and some are Wu Jinshi who entered the palace today to meet the saint.
At this time, Changsheng began to feel worried. Before, he was a leisurely cloud and wild crane, free and easy, but in the future, he was afraid that he would no longer be able to do it, and he would have to get up early every day to go to the palace and go to the palace early.
You are not allowed to ride a horse in the palace. You have to dismount outside the palace gate. The horse was taken away and the imperial army returned. The imperial army was to protect the emperor. When welcoming and escorting the newly promoted Wu Jinshi, they only acted according to the order and reflected the emperor. Care for new Jinshi.
At this time, many Wu Jinshi had gathered outside the palace gate. They could not follow other officials directly into the palace, but had to wait outside the palace to hear the announcement.
Others who become officials are all passed through the first level. Even if they are a martial arts scholar, they were all Xingwu school captains before, and they all know the etiquette and rules of the officialdom. Only this batch of martial arts scholars are directly produced by Jianghu warriors. He knew nothing about etiquette and rules. Not only was Chang Sheng nervous, but everyone else was awkward and uncomfortable.
Although they are all Jinshi, they all wear different colors of clothes. The top three Jinshi are from the sixth rank and wear green official uniforms. The second-level Jinshi is from the fifth rank and wears light red official uniforms. The second and third best in the head armor are from the fourth rank, and they wear red official uniforms. Only the number one winner wears purple official uniform.
When Changsheng arrived, Yang Kai and Datou had already arrived first. Yang Kai was from the fifth level and was dressed so neatly for the first time, so he seemed a little at a loss. The big head is from the sixth grade, and the official uniform is also tailor-made. Wearing a small green official uniform on his body, he looks like a Tu Gong in the Tu Tu Temple.
The three of them met, looked at each other, and laughed awkwardly.
The others are not much better than the three of them. They are all from the martial arts world. Few of them really want to be officials. If you win, you have to become an official, and when you become an official, you have to wear official uniforms, especially Shi Xuantong from Shaolin Temple. He has no hair and can't hold up his black gauze hat, so he can only be restrained with a rope. I'm used to clasping my hands together, but now I'm holding the wat board, and I don't know where to put my hands.
Seeing that everyone was nervous, Chang Sheng was no longer nervous.
Although Changsheng won without a fight on the last day, he had fought hard before. Several of the Young Scholars had been beaten by him, and they would stay away from him when they saw him.
Since it was still early, no one came out to guide them, so everyone could only wait outside the palace gate.
The officials who entered the morning court were very disdainful of this group of Wu Jinshi who came from a shabby background, but they were quite polite to Changsheng. Regardless of whether they recognized him or not, they would nod kindly to Changsheng. After all, Changsheng was an official from the third rank, and participated in the meeting. The officials in the early dynasty were of fifth rank or above, and a large part of them had lower official ranks than him.
Shi Xuantong and Tanhua Yao Wenzhong, who were second on the list, did not receive the same treatment as him, because there was a gap of two ranks between the fourth rank and the third rank, and the promotion of officials above the fifth rank was very slow. After all, the higher you go up, the fewer positions you have. There are many officials who stay in the fifth rank throughout their lives, so it is extremely difficult to advance from the fourth rank to the third rank.
People gathered in groups of twos and threes to discuss the same topic. They were all guessing what kind of ministry they would be assigned. Changsheng was very concerned about this matter, but he had no way of guessing. Yang Kai didn't care at all what ministry he would be assigned. The one who was most interested was Datou. He had already guessed where he would be assigned. According to past practice, those with bad looks or bad posture were usually assigned to two places. One was to be assigned to the Third Division Prison. Boss, the second is to be assigned to the horse herding prison as a horse guarding officer.
At the fifth watch, the officials and eunuchs of the inner government came out to receive the people. According to the order of the top three, the three Changsheng were at the front, the top pick was in the middle, the second top pick was on the right, and the top pick was on the left.
There are twelve people in the second class, three in a row, and four columns follow. There are forty-five people in the third class, three in a row, and fifteen columns are the last.
Everyone entered the Daming Palace through the self-built Fu Gate, and then headed north, passing the Longshou Canal and crossing the Jinshui Bridge, and continued north to the Hanyuan Hall. From Longwei Road on the west side of the Hanyuan Hall to Tongqian Gate, they continued north to Xuanzheng Gate. Then go to the inner corridor of Rihua Gate to wait for the summons.
This journey lasted for half an hour, and everyone was dizzy. During this period, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony explained the etiquette of the audience in detail to everyone, including how to salute after entering the palace, how to thank you, how to exit, all details, no matter how big or small, was omitted. .
At this time, the door of the main hall was closed, and it was obvious that the emperor and the civil and military officials were discussing matters in the hall.
After waiting for a while, the palace door opened, and the eunuch shouted at the top of his voice, "In the first year of Dashun's martial arts competition, Enke Jinshi passed the imperial examination and entered the palace to express his gratitude." '
The civil and military officials from the early dynasty were already lined up in the palace. After hearing the eunuch's call, everyone immediately stepped up to the palace. Changsheng walked at the front. From a distance, they saw the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty sitting on the dragon chair in the north. Even though last night He had already seen this person, but he was wearing a dragon robe today and was solemn and majestic. He was completely different from the person who was chatting and laughing yesterday.
Under the command of the eunuch who presided over the ceremony, everyone stood and knelt down, loudly thanking the emperor. .
In the face of everyone kneeling down to express their gratitude, the emperor just replied with an expressionless expression.
Then the eunuch took out the pre-prepared imperial edict and began to read it out. There were only sixty top-level military Jinshis. The first thing he read was the duties of the top three-level Jinshis. Most of the forty-five top-level Jinshis were divided into the Yulin Army and the Shence Army. Several people were assigned to the Shaofu, but most of them were assigned to the Yushitai, where they were appointed to serve the Yushi from the sixth rank.
It was a pity to see Datou being assigned to the Yushitai. The Yushitai is commonly known as the Duchayuan. Together with Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment, it is also known as the Three Law Departments. Datou, the sixth-grade imperial censor, is just a false position. After he goes there, he is likely to be sent Go see the prison.
After that, there were twelve people from the second class, mostly from the Yulin Army and the Shence Army. Only two people were assigned to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment, and Yang Kai was also assigned to the Yushitai, serving as a fifth-grade servant. history.
At this time, Chang Sheng began to realize that something was wrong. The Censor was appointed from the sixth rank, and Yang Kai's appointment as the Censor from the fifth rank was a downgrade.
Before he could react, the eunuch began to read out the top three positions. Yao Wenzhong, the top pick, was appointed as the lieutenant general of the Yulin Army, and Shi Xuantong, the top pick, was appointed as the young eunuch of the Shaofu.
After the two men's duties were read out, the next step should be Immortality, but the eunuch who announced the order actually did not read out for a long time, but looked at the expressionless young emperor with a surprised look on his face.
Seeing that the emperor had no reaction, the eunuch could only continue to read, "The third son of the first-level martial arts champion will be the real supplement to the imperial censorship of the imperial censorship."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in an uproar. Not only the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked, but also Changsheng was shocked. The Yushi doctor is the chief official of the Yushitai, and the Yushitai is not only responsible for supervising and impeaching all civil and military officials, but also in charge of criminal law. In major cases, life and death are taken, and the power is far higher than that of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment.
Before the uproar subsided, an official came out holding a scepter and said, "To report to the emperor, I believe that it is not appropriate to fill in the missing name on the turban."
After this person said this, someone immediately came out to agree, "I second my opinion. The third son is young and has just entered the official career. He may not be able to hold a big position."
"I second the proposal."
"I second the proposal."
"I also second the proposal..."
