On the second day of March, the weather was fine. It was the second day of the conference test, the palace test.
At the right time of the day, the tribute scholars entered the palace one after another under the guidance of the bodyguard.
Changming street is the most important street in the capital of Qi Dynasty. It is straight and wide from the gate of the imperial palace to the gate of the city. Every year, foreign envoys or troops return to the dynasty, taking this road.
This is also the way that every top three Jinshi parade takes. From the palace gate to the city gate, and then from the west to the East.
Jinyu building is close to the Imperial Palace and is located next to Changming street. The lobby on the second floor and the rows of windows in the south are wide open, which can take a panoramic view of the scenery under Changming street.
Uncle Chu ordered three big tables by the window. This time, this position, would have cost a lot of money. But the boss of Jinyu building heard that uncle Chu was the father of this session of Huiyuan, so he was happy to avoid the order. And say whatever you want to eat.
Uncle Chu was so timid for so many years. For the first time, someone was so polite and respectful to him. For a moment, he felt proud.
That morning, after Chu Yun climbed into the palace, uncle Chu took his family to the Jinyu building.
But only ye Tangcai, Jiang Xinxue, Chu Feiyang and Chu Miaoshu sisters came.
Ye Tang picked it on the second floor and then picked his eyebrows. Not far away, there was a family of three, no one else, Zhengye Chengde and Yin tingniang''s mother and son.
When Yin tingniang saw her, she lowered her eyes and looked afraid. Ye Chengde''s eyes were overcast, and he didn''t even have an expression. Xu Rui drank his tea with a sneer on his face.
"Ruier doesn''t care about them." Ye Chengde whispered.
"Yes." XURUI nodded.
Ye Chengde didn''t cause Xu Rui to come. After all, now is the most proud time for ye Tangcai. Who wants to see her scenery, but Xu Rui and Yin tingniang insist on coming.
Yin tingniang whispered, "that''s how our mother and son came here. Rachel, remember today. " As she spoke, her soft little face flashed across the fierce awn, as well as tenacity.
How many hardships did their mother and son suffer before they met Ye Chengde, but they survived in the end. And this time, it''s just a baptism! They can not escape, but also use it to exercise their mind.
Ye Chengde looked at Yan tingniang''s small melon seed face full of tenacity, so he couldn''t help holding her little hand. She is always like this, weak and helpless, but tough and unyielding.
The two waves did not say hello.
Ye Tangcai, Jiang Xinxue and others sat down. After a while, they saw Wen and others coming.
"Sister Tang." Wen came forward excitedly and held ye Tangcai''s small hand.
She looked very happy. With her were Miao, ye Lingjiao, ye Weicai and Sanfang husband and wife.
"Mother, you see, it''s Dad..." ye Weicai carefully pulled Wen''s sleeve.
Wen said with a sneer: "these people love to see my son-in-law. Come on. I''m afraid they don''t dare to come."
Her voice was not small. Ye Chengde''s face sank when they listened. Xu Rui''s eyes were cloudy, but Yan tingniang patted his hand. Xu Rui calmed down.
There were more and more guests in the lobby on the second floor. Soon, a handsome man of 20 years old, pale and with heavy dark circles came up at the entrance of the stairs. It was Zhang Boyuan.
When Zhang Boyuan walked into the lobby, he saw Ye Tang picking a nest. Then his face changed and turned to go, but he found that ye Tangcai and others had looked over.
Zhang Boyuan''s face changed again.
If I had known, I wouldn''t have come!
But he can''t stand it!
He didn''t sleep all night last night. As long as he thought that Chu yunpan had won Huiyuan and even entered the top three, he couldn''t accept it. But in his heart, he secretly expected that Chu Yun could not climb into the top three, and even only came from the same Jinshi.
I kept talking in my heart until dawn.
He really couldn''t wait. If he had to fight, he would come right away. He didn''t want to suffer, so he came here early in the morning to wait for news. Who knew he would meet ye Tangcai and others. It''s embarrassing.
He was afraid that they would ridicule him. As soon as his eyes turned, they fell on Ye Chengde and others. As soon as his eyes lit up, he went over: "Uncle Ye."
"It''s Bo Yuan." Ye Chengde was so happy that he felt like-minded.
So they sat at a table. Ye Chengde introduced Xu Rui and Yin tingniang.
When Zhang Boyuan learned that Xu Rui had also failed the list, and they all had common enemies, he had a feeling of brothers and sisters sharing the same hatred, and finally could vent his resentment: "what about Huiyuan? There are several sessions of Huiyuan, but they ended up with the same Jinshi in the palace examination, and they can''t even enter the second class."
"Yes." Ye Chengde nodded.
Yin tingniang and Xu Rui were choking. They are here to exercise their mind!
Xu Rui has forced himself to accept the fact that Chu yunpan wants to be named on the gold list. Now when Zhang Boyuan said this weak chicken, Xu Rui began to be influenced by him and looked forward to it vaguely.
"A nest of snakes and mice is like a raccoon." Wen hated.
"Mom, don''t be angry." Ye Tangcai chuckled and poured her a cup of tea. "It''ll be slapping in the face for a while."
Wen Shi listened and laughed.
It was just now that the palace examination officially began.
In the Jinluan hall, Emperor Zhengxuan was in good spirits today. He sat on the Dragon chair and looked at a group of vigorous scholars in front of him. They all stood below in uniform gray and white scholar robes. The major officials stood on both sides.
Emperor Zhengxuan''s wrinkled face rarely showed a smile: "well, it''s good."
Then he looked down. There were ten people in a row. His yellow eyes passed by the first row, and finally stopped on the third scholar on the left.
I saw that he was an 18-year-old boy, like all Gongshi, dressed in a gray scholar robe, but even so, he was so prominent. Gorgeous appearance and clear temperament. It fell on him at first sight.
Emperor Zhengxuan looked at it and was stunned. After looking at it for a while, he took back his sight and said faintly, "let''s start!"
Cai nodal point nodded and immediately saw a group of eunuchs carrying short and long tables come forward and put them in front of Gongsheng one by one.
Emperor Zhengxuan said, "the world situation is changing day by day, and you need talents to serve. Schools, negotiations, crafts and other politics can not be managed by people who don''t learn. If you want to be a fan of drama, you must first expand your knowledge. Tao Cheng''s responsibility lies with the chief. Gu set up library officials in all provinces, mostly written. Seek sincerely from the top and respond falsely from the bottom. It is appropriate to raise good laws to stimulate them. "
CAI Jie gently shook the dust and took a step forward. She screamed and sang, "the palace test begins!"
One hour after the palace examination, all Gongsheng sat on the ground and began to sharpen their ink and brush and prepare to answer the questions.
The ministers on both sides looked at the candidates'' answers and couldn''t help whispering. Liao Shoufu was talking to the officials around him. He didn''t know what to say. He smiled and gently pointed to a young Junlang candidate in the middle.
Emperor Zhengxuan was also looking at the candidates and whispered, "does that... Look like Yunxia?"
It looks like Chu yunpan.
"It''s like." CAI Jie nodded, "but emperor, last year you said Lord Li''s daughter was like Princess Yunxia."
Emperor Zhengxuan made a sound and didn''t speak. Thinking of the eldest daughter who died early, I was a little depressed. "This is very similar," he said
After more than 20 years, CAI Jie took a swipe at the corners of his mouth. He looked a little like the princess. When she left the palace, she seemed to be only ten years old.
CAI Jie only smiled and said, "this seems to be this year''s Huiyuan."
"Hui Yuan?" Emperor Zhengxuan was stunned and nodded with satisfaction, "good."
After half an hour or so, the students below were writing hard.
Emperor Zhengxuan was in good spirits today, so he helped CAI Jie to stand up and slowly walked down the steps.
In the hall, the tribute scholars were gathering to answer the questions of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor was very interested and looked slowly.
When he came to Chu yunpan, Emperor Zhengxuan frowned.
Just as he walked around, he saw that some of the candidates had almost answered. Some had written half a volume. Of course, some were nervous or afraid. Unexpectedly, they didn''t write a word or were pasted with ink on half a piece of paper.
When I saw him coming, I looked at him with a white face.
Emperor Zhengxuan had some expectations for Chu yunpan. First, he looked like someone and Huiyuan. I didn''t think that when I came to him, he was still white and was gently grinding ink with his sleeve.
Emperor Zhengxuan was disappointed. He shook his head and left.
A digression
Third Master: first of all, I''ll pretend to be forced!