I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 303 Surprise or not (please subscribe)
March [-]th.

In the Huangji Palace Square, hundreds of civil and military officials stood on both sides of Danqi according to their civil and military positions.

Enke Jinshi, headed by Lu Xiangsheng, also stood behind him in two columns, all waiting quietly for the emperor's arrival.

For Lu Xiangsheng and others, today is undoubtedly a very exciting day.

Although he was confident that he would be among the best, he never imagined that he would be named the top pick.This made Huang Dong and others very happy.

Huang Dong, in particular, knew that his elder brother Lu had been selected as the number one scholar by the emperor. He also understood the status of Lu Xiangsheng in the emperor's heart. He also predicted that Lu Xiangsheng would definitely achieve great things in the future, so he couldn't help but secretly lament that his vision was correct.

Even yesterday, he took the initiative to give out a reward of hundreds of taels of silver to Lu Xiangsheng, as well as countless firecrackers and so on.

But for Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Weixian, although they are very happy, they still have a little regret. Although Lu Xiangsheng was No. 1 in the general examination and palace examination, he was not No. 1 in the previous provincial examination. In this case, he would not be able to achieve the "Big Three" .

You must know that there were only three great three yuan masters in the Ming Dynasty, and one of them was a martial artist. If Lu Xiangsheng could win three yuan in a row, it would definitely be another good story.

But nothing in this world is perfect. Lu Xiangsheng was already very satisfied with being the first scholar in the Lianzhonghui School and the number one scholar.

"His Majesty is here!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

After Zhu Youxiao arrived, everyone bowed five times and kowtowed three times amidst the shouts of the ceremonial officer.Zhu Youxiao also looked at the crowd in Wuyangyang and couldn't help but sigh at the importance of the Chuanlu Ceremony in everyone's minds.

"Be flat!"

Everyone shouted long live after hearing this. Liu Yishen, the chief minister of the Taiwanese Majesty's cabinet, also stood up at this time, cupped his hands to Zhu Youxiao and said:

"Your Majesty, the Enke Palace Examination has admitted the top three candidates. The first one will be awarded Jinshi and the third person, the second person will be awarded 50 people with Jinshi background, and the third person will be awarded 260 people with the same Jinshi background. Now that the yellow list has been made, please give your Majesty's order. Announce it to inform the world."

"allow!"

There is a process for everything, and Zhu Youxiao doesn't need to do anything more, just follow the process.After hearing this, Liu Yishen also stood up to thank him, then walked to the imperial desk behind Zhu Youxiao's throne to take the yellow list, then handed it to him, and respectfully took down the yellow list placed on the imperial desk.

At this time, Sun Shenxing, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was already waiting in line, and Liu Yishen handed over the yellow list to him.Sun Shenxing also respectfully placed him on the yellow case in the center of Danbi.

"On the 1th day of the fifth month of the first year of Tianqi, we will test the tributes from all over the world. The first one will be awarded Jinshi and No. [-] Lu Xiangsheng."

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng, who was waiting in the square below, suppressed his excitement and slowly walked out of the queue and knelt down at the steps of the Tai Majesty.

"No.2 Wen Zhenmeng" and "No.3 Li Yuanding".

After hearing this, the two men immediately came out of the queue and knelt down to thank Lu Xiangsheng.

At this moment, Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wei Zhongxian beside him. After Wei Zhongxian understood it, he immediately stepped forward and shouted:
"Your Majesty has ordered the three of them to come to the stage."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in your Majesty's cabinet was secretly surprised. Most Jinshi would just be here to thank His Majesty.Although the emperor's summons happened from time to time, it was not common. Unexpectedly, the emperor wanted to meet him this time. It seemed that he attached great importance to his first batch of Jinshi.

"Lu Xiangsheng, Wen Zhenmeng, and Li Yuanding came on stage to express their gratitude."

Seeing that the emperor had spoken, the Honglu Temple official who was delivering the message naturally did not hesitate and quickly motioned for Lu Xiangsheng and three others to come to the stage.

Lu Xiangsheng and others in the audience were slightly shocked, but the shock soon turned into nervousness and excitement. After all, this was the first time they had seen the Holy Face, and they were very uneasy, fearing that they would lose their etiquette before the Holy One.

Lu Xiangsheng and the other three walked up the steps slowly. The steps were not long, but Lu Xiangsheng felt that they were walking extremely slowly, as if they were getting closer to the center of Ming Dynasty's power with every step they took.

After walking a few steps, the three of them could clearly see the scene on the throne. A large yellow desk was placed in the middle. Behind the yellow desk was the emperor's throne. The cabinet on his right and the six ministers stood with their hands clasped, curious. looked at them.

"Your Majesty has a decree. Please take a few steps forward to see me."

A sharp voice sounded from beside the throne. Lu Xiangsheng and the others forgot to pick up the Honglu Temple official who led them up. When they saw him nodding to move forward, Lu Xiangsheng also mustered up the courage, looked back at Wen Zhenmeng and Li Yuanding, and lowered his head. He bowed and crossed Huang An and walked to Zhu Youxiao's throne.

"Students Lu Xiangsheng, Wen Zhenmeng, and Li Yuanding pay homage to His Majesty."

"Well, he looks very young. Raise your head and let me see."

Lu Xiangsheng was confused when he heard this. This voice seemed familiar to him. He felt that he had heard it somewhere but could not remember it.

But now he couldn't help but think too much. After hearing the emperor's order, he slowly raised his head and looked at Zhu Youxiao.

Then a familiar face appeared in front of him. Lu Xiangsheng's head was stunned, and he was shocked. Isn't this the prince he met in the teahouse in the first month of the year?

He is actually the current Holy Emperor!

This sudden surprise made Lu Xiangsheng a little unable to react. He never expected that the story in the storybook would happen to him.His thoughts were racing through his mind, and he instantly connected many things that had happened since the first month of the year. He secretly cursed himself for being stupid, as he should have thought it was the emperor.

No wonder the "Prince" said that day that he would definitely go to high school;

No wonder Huang Dong's business has miraculously grown rapidly in just a few months with the investment of "Prince Gongzi". No one can compete with him, and now he even dares to get involved in maritime business;
No wonder Huang Dong also patted his chest and promised that he believed he could make it to high school.

Now it all makes sense. It turns out that Prince Wang is the emperor. It turns out that Huang Dong has long known that Prince Wang is the emperor himself, but he has been hiding it from himself. It is really hard for him to hide it.

But it was also my fault that I had always been obsessed with the imperial examination and didn't worry much about other things, so that I couldn't guess such an obvious thing. I just simply thought that the prince might be a noble son.

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne, also looked at Lu Xiangsheng, who had a slightly shocked face. He was already laughing in his heart and found it very funny.

Surprised or not? Surprised or not?

I thought that anyone who found out that the person they knew before was actually the emperor would be so shocked. Thanks to Lu Xiangsheng's strong concentration, otherwise he would be even more miserable.

But only Lu Xiangsheng and He Ning knew about this. Wei Zhongxian next to Zhu Youxiao didn't know yet. Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng was speechless when he saw the emperor, he was a little dissatisfied, and he coughed lightly and wanted to scold him.

"The three of you are among the top three appointed by me. When you become officials, you must work hard and serve the country. You must not disappoint my expectations."

But then the emperor's voice came from Wei Zhongxian's ears. Seeing that the emperor didn't care about Lu Xiangsheng's misconduct in front of the palace, and even spoke to comfort them, Wei Zhongxian could only give up.

“Students take to heart the Word.”

Hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Lu Xiangsheng reacted from the shock. He quickly exhaled to stabilize his expression and calm down, and then bowed to the emperor.

"Okay, I've made a note of the three of you. Please step back first."

Zhu Youxiao also wanted to talk more to Lu Xiangsheng, but this kind of occasion was not suitable for chatting alone. Even talking too much might lead to suspicion and jealousy, which would be detrimental to Lu Xiangsheng.Let's wait until Lu Xiang is promoted to the Hanlin Academy. There will be many opportunities then.

Seeing that the emperor only gave words of encouragement, no one was surprised, so under the guidance of officials from Honglu Temple, Lu Xiangsheng and the others calmly resigned, and walked slowly down from the stage to the square to join the procession.

Seeing that these three people could be summoned by the emperor made all the civil and military officials in the square and even the second and third grade scholars jealous with envy.They were not allowed to see the emperor for several years because they were officials in Beijing, and the emperor had not even heard of their names.

I thought that Lu Xiangsheng and the others were among the top three in the first imperial examination of this dynasty, and now they were specially received by the emperor. Obviously the emperor remembered them. If they don't want to be prosperous in the future, it will be impossible. It seems that they need to establish a good relationship in advance. ah.

When the first person is announced, the second person and the third person will follow.

"The second best award is Jinshi and No. 1 Li Sicheng."

"The second best award is Jinshi and No. 1 Yu Zhishu."

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Compared with the three people in the first A, the second and third A scholars do not have so much special treatment, although there are also many names that Zhu Youxiao is familiar with.

But now there are too many people in the second and third class, and they certainly cannot meet one by one. They can just listen to the ceremonial officers of Honglu Temple and call their names one by one.

After almost half an hour, the singing officer finally finished naming more than 300 people. Since the Jinshi status of Lu Xiangsheng and others was now confirmed, the passing ceremony was finally coming to an end.

"In passing on the grand ceremony, Your Majesty is also requested to get up and return to the palace in a carriage. I will respectfully see you off."

Zhu Youxiao was exhausted at this time. After Lu Xiangsheng and other new Jinshis knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, he also sat on the Dragon Palace and returned to Qianqing Palace.

The emperor's work was over, but the tasks of everyone else on the scene were not yet over.

After the emperor left, the rest of the affairs were handled by Sun Shenxing, the Minister of Rites. He picked up the yellow list, carried it out of the Meridian Gate from the middle road, placed it in the Dragon Pavilion, and kowtowed three times to the Forbidden City.

Then the Jin Yiwei will hold the dragon pavilion with the yellow list and send it to East Chang'an Street to hang it up. Lu Xiangsheng and others will also leave the palace with the yellow list at this time.

At this point, the official canonization ceremony has ended, and the celebration for Lu Xiangsheng and others has just begun.

Shuntian Prefecture had already prepared umbrella canopies outside the palace gate. As soon as Lu Xiangsheng and others came out, they were dressed in brocade clothes and riding big horses. Surrounded by everyone, they sent the champion back to their residence.

As a grand event held every three years, the people of the capital will also cheer in the streets, vying to see what Wenquxing Zhuangyuanlang looks like, so that they can also be literate.

As the emperor, Zhu Youxiao could only listen to the cheers outside the Forbidden City at this time. He was both happy and envious of the young man's heroic spirit. Once he was proud of being nominated for the gold list, he also wanted to go out of the palace incognito to see the excitement. .

But reason told him that he couldn't, because there were more important things to do, and Liaodong's report had already arrived at the military aircraft office.

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