At midnight on March 17, when Zhao Zhen came to Chongzheng Hall, the examiner had already placed the ten examination papers arranged yesterday on the imperial desk. According to the order, the first three examination papers to read are the three examination papers that the examiner has judged as A-A in advance. The first is Zhang Heng's paper, the second is Dou Bian's paper, and the third is Luo Kai's paper.
Originally, according to the procedure, after reading the first three volumes, if there were no problems, he would not read the subsequent papers. However, this time Zhao Zhen not only read ten volumes, but also seemed to have not found the paper he was looking for, so he asked the main question. The examiner said: "Bring up the test papers of Li Hao and Zeng Gong. I want to look at them carefully."
After hearing this, the examiner was stunned for a moment, and then went down to the papers listed in the second and third grades, found the two papers, and presented them to Zhao Zhen with both hands. After Zhao Zhen got it, he read the papers of the two men carefully, and then said: "Both of them are outstanding in talent and learning. Among them, Li Hao's essay is particularly popular with me. His writing is rich in sentence patterns, and his use of allusions is very clever. Yun Yigong. I intend to put Li Hao in the first and third ranks, and Zeng Gong in the front of the second class. You can rearrange your arrangement." After saying this, he was about to get up and leave Chongzheng Hall. .
Then I heard the examiner say: "Li Hao's writing is really good, thorough and reasonable, and he has inherited Fan Wenzhenggong's ideas. But he is only fifteen years old after all. Is it too arrogant to be ranked among the first-class students at such a young age? , why not put some pressure on him to sharpen his energy and promote his talent?"
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "If you have talent, you should be in your position. Not to mention the distant ones, there is Yan Shu, the Grand Prime Minister. He was a child prodigy at the age of 14 and was born with the same Jinshi. There is a precedent, so what's the problem." After finishing speaking, Left directly.
After Zhao Zhen left, the examiner asked the examiner: "Do you want to adjust the rankings as the official said?"
The examiner said: "Since the official has decided it, the first person in the first class will be named Zhang Heng, the second in the first class will be named Dou Bian, the first in the third class will be named Li Hao, and Luo Kai will be the first in the second class. First, Zeng Gong will be ranked second, first and sixth, and the rest will be ranked in descending order."
The official who read the file should fill in the yellow list according to the selected ranking, and then hand it to Waifu Baolang to hold the list and present it to Zhao Zhen. After Zhao Zhen read and agreed, he ordered Neifu Baolang to seal it with the Emperor's Xingbao on the list, and then made the imperial room. The official immediately began to write a biography note, and the yellow list was given to the Minister of Rites, and the biography note was given to the etiquette academy to prepare for the biography ceremony early tomorrow morning.
At the same time, all the candidates who confirmed in the palace yesterday that they have won the Jinshi have to pack up today and prepare their robes to participate in tomorrow's passing ceremony. This is the case for the Li family, this is the case for the Sheng family, and everyone who took part in the palace examination yesterday will today They all have to be busy.
Li Hao didn't know what was happening in the palace, but he was still called out early in the morning. Then he saw Mrs. Wei taking out some new robes and giving them to Li Hao and the Zeng brothers: "Hurry up and try them all." , if the size is not suitable, I will ask you to change it quickly today so that it can be worn tomorrow."
After hearing this, Zeng Gong said: "Thank you Auntie, but we all have suitable clothes, so don't bother."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wei was unhappy and said: "Why are you so polite to me? How can the ceremony of passing on the body be so casual? I have already thought about it for you. Today you will take a bath and burn incense, and tomorrow you will wear new clothes. This is a big event." .”
Li Hao also advised after hearing this: "Since my mother is ready, brothers, please accept it, otherwise it will be a waste of my mother's efforts."
As he said that, he took the clothes and dragged Zeng Gong into the room to try them on. Zeng Bu and the others watched Zeng Gong go in and followed him in to try them on. After trying them on, they handed them over to Wei for tailoring.
On March 18th, just after midnight, Li Hao and the others washed up, put on their robes, and went out to Xuandemen. At first, Li Hao thought he had arrived early, but when he arrived, he found that many people had already arrived. Today, everyone is no longer as nervous as they were waiting the day before, and seems much more relaxed. Now they are all Jinshi in the same year. With the friendship of the same year, they naturally seem more friendly. After knowing each other by name, they can chat for a few words.
After Chen hour passed, we saw all the civil and military officials in Beijing arriving one after another outside Xuande Gate. At this time, Li Hao saw Sheng Changbai and Sheng Hong coming together. Sheng Hong also took Sheng Changbai to meet his colleagues before letting Sheng Changbai come over to this year's Jinshi. Then the other children of officials basically did the same thing. They all had their fathers and brothers who were officials to introduce court officials on their behalf, and they had a lot of fun talking. Only those who came from non-official families would go straight to the queue of scholars.
When it was almost time, all the civil and military officials arrived and then all went into the palace to get ready.
The Jinshi who were waiting outside Xuande Gate began to enter the palace. The order of entering the palace was the same as that during the palace examination, except that the location of the Chuanlu Ceremony was no longer Chongzheng Hall, but Daqing Hall where hundreds of officials went to court.
In front of the square of Daqing Hall, hundreds of civil and military officials stood on both sides of Danqi according to their civil and military positions, and all the Jinshi were also divided into two rows and stood behind it. Everyone stood still, ritual music played, and the Minister of Rites held the yellow list and placed it on the yellow list case.
At this time, Zhao Zhen came out of Daqing Hall and sat on the pre-set dragon chair. Then all the civil and military officials and Jinshi people will bow five times and kowtow three times, and then Zhao Zhen will re-enter the Daqing Hall with a group of officials.
In the hall, the officials of the Liyuan began to read out the imperial edict: "On March 18, the second year of Jiayou's reign, we will test the tributes from all over the world. The first A will be awarded the title of Jinshi, the second A will be awarded the Jinshi background, and the third A will be awarded the same Jinshi background. "
Afterwards, the scroll reader opened the scroll, and Zhao Zhen personally sang the first name, Zhang Heng. There would be officials with loud voices in the back hall who repeated this sentence. On the red osmanthus at the entrance of the main hall, there were also officials from the Liyuan, After hearing the sound coming from the hall, he continued to repeat this sentence.
After Zhang Heng, who was under Danxi, heard this, he went into the palace to pay homage under the guidance of the officials of the Liyuan. In the same way, Zhao Zhen sang Dou Bian, who was first and second, and the officials of the Liyuan followed the same process to introduce Dou Bian into the palace to pay their respects.
The first two were fine, but when Li Hao's name was called when he sang first, third, and third place, he felt confused. He also didn't expect that the position of Tanhualang would fall to him, and he didn't react for a while. It wasn't until the third song that he realized what was right. He hurriedly followed the anxious officials of the Liyuan who were watching beside him into the hall, and waited for Li Hao to stand still in the hall.
Next, the Minister of Rites sings the name of the first person in the second class and a number of people after that, and the name of the first person in the third class and a number of people after that. These people only sing once, and they don’t have to go out of the class to go to the hall. They only sing in the original place. Waiting.
After all the roll-calls were completed, the number one scholar, the second-place scholar, and the third best scholar kowtowed and thanked each other in the Daqing Hall, while the rest of the Jinshi kowtowed and thanked each other outside the hall. At this time, the ritual music under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites began to play, and Zhao Zhen got up and returned to the palace. Then, the official of the Hall of Rites held the list, carried it on a cloud plate, and guided the procession with umbrella and drum music. They went out of Daqing Gate, Zuo Changqing Gate, and Zuo Yintai Gate. All the Jinshi, civil and military officials followed the list and went out to Donghua Gate. .
The yellow list with the names and rankings of more than 300 Jinshi will be posted on the palace wall for three days. After three days, the yellow list will be sent to the Imperial College, where the names of the Jinshi will be engraved on tablets, and then the yellow list will be kept in the Imperial College. , for future reference.
At this point, the entire passing ceremony is considered over. The remaining officials from the DPRK and the Central Government will not stay here. Instead, they will go off to deal with official duties. Only the officials from the Ministry of Rites will stay to inform the scholars about the time and corresponding procedures for the follow-up banquet and re-entry into the palace to express gratitude. They will be notified later. Once you understand, you will leave.
At this point, the triennial palace examination has almost come to an end, and the group of new scholars outside Donghua Gate will enter a new stage.
