Ming politicians

After conferring officials, there are still three procedures. The first is to go to the Confucian Temple and perform the "Shicai Ceremony". They are all the ancestors of scholars.The second is to participate in the honor banquet bestowed by the emperor, and the third is for the Ministry of Industry to set up a monument for undergraduate Jinshi.

Among the three procedures, the first two are very important. As for the inscription on the monument, it is enough to be present.

It is a very solemn activity to go to the Confucian Temple to perform the "Ceremony of Interpreting Vegetables". Whispering and whispering are not allowed, and worship is performed according to the requirements of the abbot of the temple.You must know that the knowledge that everyone learns is created by these old gentlemen. The descendants of Confucius have always been conferred the title of Duke Yansheng and enjoy the treatment of the second rank.

During this process, Su Tiancheng was still a little careful, following the crowd to kneel down, anyway, there were dead people on the tablets, and the dead were the most important, so it's not a big deal to kowtow to pay respects.

The truly active time is the Grace Banquet.

The Enrong Banquet, formerly known as the Qionglin Banquet, can only be attended by the top three students in the imperial examination.

Su Tiancheng followed the crowd, and when they arrived at the Ministry of Rites, the banquet hadn't started yet, and everyone stood there waiting, and it seemed a bit casual at the moment, and the officials of Honglu Temple would not remind them that everyone can talk, but don't make any noise.

Wu Weiye came to his side.

Su Tiancheng had expected it a long time ago, Wu Weiye must have wanted to talk to himself, for those two poems, let alone being sent to Jiangning County as the county magistrate.

"Brother Su, oh, Lord Su, why did you go to Jiangning County?"

On Wu Weiye's face, there was an obvious expression of dissatisfaction.

Su Tiancheng was still a little moved. Wu Weiye obviously cared about himself, thinking that he had encountered some unspoken rules. He was going to enter the Imperial Academy, but he was let out. This is the arrangement of the second-class Jinshi and the third-class Jinshi, besides Well, I am the second place in the list, and at the worst, I can directly enter the Sixth Ministry and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Brother Wu, thank you for your concern. I have been appointed by the imperial court, and I will obey the imperial decree. In fact, it is very good to let it out, at least be more free. Think about it, when you stay in the capital, every move must be special." Pay attention, the officials of Honglu Temple have taught so much, I can't remember it, and if it is released, there is no need to remember it."

"Brother Su, I'm serious. Why did you have to be released? According to your knowledge, even a bachelor of the Imperial Academy is acceptable, let alone editing."

"Brother Wu, I'm also serious. After a while, you'll understand that letting it out isn't necessarily a bad thing."

"Well, I've thought about it too. In the Hanlin Academy, I can apply for a foreign release for at most one year. To be honest, I really want to study with you. Unfortunately, I don't have such an opportunity."

"Brother Wu is in the Hanlin Academy, next to the emperor, and is always with many adults to discuss government affairs. If there is a chance, don't forget me, a brother who lives in the county."

Scholars pay great attention to what they say. This does not mean that every sentence a scholar says should be polite. It shows that the relationship between the two is no longer normal.

"Brother Su, you must not say that. As far as your talent and learning are released, you will return to the capital soon. Today's audience is really refreshing. I don't know the two poems you wrote. Now that I know how to comment, there have been talents from generation to generation, each leading the sao for hundreds of years, I am ready to follow you for a while, and in the future you will be the only one in the sao, let me also take the credit."

"Haha, we are sympathetic, we can make an agreement today, and they must take care of each other."

"It's a deal, if it weren't for the different occasions here, I would have thought of marrying Jinlan with you."

Standing not far away, Chen Yutai had seen Su Tiancheng and Wu Weiye talking in a low voice with smiles on their faces. Obviously, what they said was speculative.

Around him, there are some second- and third-class Jinshi and Jinshi. Of course, most of them are fellow villagers. Among the third-class Jinshi, southerners still occupy the majority.

Chen Yutai felt a little uncomfortable. Although Su Tiancheng was released, it would be difficult to have any influence on him in the future, but when he met the emperor today, Su Tiancheng took all the glory, and he became a foil instead.

Besides, among the students, there are already some discussions. The key is that the relationship between myself, Zhou Yanru and Chen Yuting has become the most suspicious thing for everyone. If Su Tiancheng's knowledge is a little inferior, the discussion will not be so serious sharp.

Although he is 36 years old, he can breathe a sigh of relief. Chen Yutai couldn't bear it even if he had an unusual self-restraint when encountering these things suddenly.

However, in a few hours, his views on Su Tiancheng and Wu Weiye have changed a lot.

This has to be said to be a kind of helplessness. The ceremony of the palace examination has not yet been completely over. There has been a gap between the number one scholar and the second place and Tanhua, and it is not a small gap.

Cabinet ministers such as Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren also slowly came over.

Many students naturally lined up to welcome them.

Su Tiancheng kept his head down all the time, he didn't think about looking at the expressions of Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren.

Zhou Yanru stopped in front of him for a while.

Su Tiancheng had to raise his head, seeing Zhou Yanru's expression, he felt a little chilly.

When Zhou Yanru looked at him, there was a smile on his face, but there was no smile in his eyes, on the contrary, there was a hint of scrutiny and anger.

Wen Tiren also paused for a while.

There is a smile in Wen Tiren's eyes, but this kind of smile has a perfunctory meaning.

As for the other cabinet ministers, including Liubu Shangshu and Zuodu Yushi, they all had strange eyes.

Su Tiancheng's heart skipped a beat.

Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren behaved differently, and it was definitely not for no reason. It is very likely that their encounters were different when they were dispatched as officials. The second place did not directly enter the Imperial Academy, but went directly to Went to the county, this is a rare arrangement in Daming.

Zhou Yanru is the chief assistant of the cabinet, and he has gained enough trust from the emperor. His status as the chief assistant of the cabinet has prompted him to support his ancestors to become a law, and to do everything according to the rules.

A game is going on between Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru.

Su Tiancheng didn't need to think about it, he knew that Wen Tiren must support him to let go.

The final result was that he released himself, which showed that Wen Tiren had won.

Su Tiancheng also knew that soon after, Wen Tiren would impeach Zhou Yanru because of Chen Yutai's high school champion, thinking that Zhou Yanru was playing favoritism and cheating, burying his talents.

Everyone saw his performance in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. If Wen Tiren made a big fuss about this matter, what would the emperor think of it?

Su Tiancheng shook his head, he can't control these things, he can develop as he likes.

He has to be released as an official. If he stays in the capital, it will be even more troublesome.

Anyway, after crossing, I am ready to meet many challenges. There will be more such things in the future, and I always have to find a way to solve them. The living can't be suffocated to death by urine.

The Enrong Banquet was not very grand, which was expected by Su Tiancheng. Zhu Youjian was short of money, and all the ginseng in the palace was sold, and the subsidy went to the treasury. How could he have a big banquet.

But the momentum of the Enrong Banquet is still there.

After all, this is a grand feast. The officials of Honglu Temple have already made arrangements. The band is on the side, playing music non-stop. Next, sit down at the banquet.

When the emperor arrived, it was the busiest, and everyone didn't need to salute, they all stood up and waited for the emperor to sit down.

After the emperor sits down, everyone will sit down.

The emperor participated in the Enrong Banquet to show his importance to learning. There was a separate table at a distance from the crowd. As for the rest of the civil and military ministers and the Jinshi, although each of them had a small table, they were all leaning against each other. .

On Su Tiancheng's left is Huang Ruliang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and on the right is Xiong Mingyu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

On the left of Chen Yutai is Min Hongxue, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Ministry of Households, on the right. As for Wu Weiye, on both sides are Hu Yingtai, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Cao Juan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Cabinet ministers sit at the front.

This kind of arrangement is also painstaking. Only the top three in the palace examination are arranged in the middle of the six ministers. As for the second-class Jinshi and the third-class Jinshi, the positions are at the back.

When Zhu Youjian raised his glass, everyone was standing. This is a fine wine bestowed by the emperor, and it is usually not available to drink, let alone such a grand occasion.

Zhu Youjian drank such a glass of wine during the Enrong Banquet.

Everyone didn't drink much alcohol. During this process, the three top candidates in the palace examination were to represent many Jinshi, and toasted the cabinet's chief assistant, second assistant, assistant minister, six ministers, and the Imperial Envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Those celebrities in the late Ming Dynasty had already started to appear. At this time, he felt that he had really begun to integrate into the Ming Dynasty.

Su Tiancheng drank a lot, drank a lot of baijiu, but his face still remained unchanged.

However, Chen Yutai and Wu Weiye's faces were flushed with pride, showing a smug look.

As for the rest of the second-class Jinshi and the third-class Jinshi, they also drink freely.

Su Tiancheng has always been worried that Zhu Youjian should stop looking for trouble. At this time, a sudden imperial decree was issued requiring him to continue to compose poems, so he would like to jump off the building. Plagiarism also has a limit, and every plagiarism is a one-off The psychological burden is always other people's things. When you take them over, it seems like you have stolen something, and you always feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, during the whole banquet, nothing happened.