Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Young Scholars like Niu Deshui and Su Mu have strong bodies, but when the sun comes out, they feel uncomfortably hot.

Sweat poured out of his body one by one, as if it was covered with bugs.

Niu Deshui no longer had any interest in talking, he couldn't stop panting, only Su Mu gritted his teeth, trying to endure the hot weather at the end of April.

He had already figured it out in his heart that he could at least get the title of Tanhua, and he was already an example of scholars in the world. In addition, he was an old man of Emperor Longqian, and every word and deed represented the dignity of the former East Palace.Now that he has become famous all over the world in one fell swoop, he can no longer disregard his personal image like before.

But today, it is really hot!

Just when he couldn't bear it anymore, the two side doors next to the Meridian Gate opened heavily.

All the Jinshi looked up, only to see the three elders of the cabinet, Wang Zhi, Jiao Fang and other eight ministers who read the papers coming out at the same time.

Then, the officials of the Ministry of Rituals loudly called the candidates for the palace examination to go to the grand ceremony together with the minister who read the papers.

All the examinees lined up as if they had received an amnesty, and walked forward one file at a time.

Entering the Meridian Gate city gate, a gust of cold air hit his face, which made Su Mu feel relieved, and Niu Deshui beside him couldn't help whispering: "Refreshing!"

As a result, the official of the Ministry of Rites gave him a hard look.

The address of the Chuanlu Grand Ceremony is located in Fengtian Temple.

Fengtian Hall is one of the three eastern halls of the Forbidden City. It is located at the core of the central axis of the Forbidden City and is the center of the entire palace.In later generations, it was renamed the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which is the so-called Jinluan Hall in later film and television works.

Fortunately, it is Fengtian Hall, if it is still in Jinshen Hall, it would be too aesthetically exhausting.

The front of Fengtian Hall is already full of support, and many people have been erected, which is very grand.

Guards and eunuchs are naturally indispensable. His Highness Fengtian also has many officials dressed in red official uniforms. The patches on their chests are shining brightly. In addition to birds everywhere, there are even many dragons mixed in. The total number is more than a hundred. Judging from their grades, they are very high.

It can be said that all the officials of the third rank and first class in the capital gathered here, which is equivalent to a whole set of early court teams.

The specifications of this set of ceremonies were second only to the enthronement and wedding ceremonies in the political life of the Ming Dynasty. Su Mu had already known the whole pomp and procedures before.

In general, the Ceremony of Chuanlu.In front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Luan Yiwei set up Lubo Fajia, Zhonghe Shaoyue under the eaves, and Danbi Dale in Fengtian Gate; the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple set up Dongying and Danbi in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. There is a yellow case in the middle of the upper part, a cloud plate under the majesty Dan, and a colorful pavilion outside the Meridian Gate to play drums and music.The princes, ministers, civil and military officials each wore court uniforms and stood in order on the left and right under Majesty Dan.

Except for Su Mu, because the others were not very familiar with the procedure of the palace examination, some even thought that they could directly enter the palace to meet the emperor.Just as he was about to go up the steps, an official stopped him with his hand and told him to wait at the bottom of the steps.

This sudden scene made the line of examinees who were slowly rushing forward a bit chaotic. The official from the Ministry of Rites cleared his throat and shouted: "Chuan Lu!"

Only then did everyone stand still and calm down, knowing that the imperial court would announce the final ranking of the palace examination next.

Then, Liu Jian took a scroll from Li Dongyang beside him, strode up the steps, unfolded it, and read: "One and three, No. 1 North Zhili Sumu, No. 2 Shaanxi Kanghai ..."

In an instant, hundreds of eyes shot over at the same time.People who know Su Mu can easily find Su Mu among the crowded heads; those who don't know Su Mu have already heard of Su Mu's name, and their eyes are chaotic looking for it in the crowd. Just stop and guess whether this person is the number one scholar.

"Zi Qiao, hit, hit."

"Ziqiao Zhuangyuan, you really deserve it!"

The governors of the former Tongzheng Secretary all had joy on their faces, and couldn't help congratulating Su Mu with their eyes.

As for Wu Shiqi, his face was even redder, his whole body was a little staggering, his footsteps were sloppy, as if he was drunk, and there were two drops of old tears in his eyes.

"I'm the No. 20 Scholar..." Su Mu thought that he would be pleasantly surprised when he heard the news, but at this moment, he didn't seem to feel anything. When he came back to his senses, Liu Jian had already entered No. [-] in the palace examination .

Su Mu suddenly laughed angrily: Mr. Ge, you read it too fast, and you should read it backwards and announce it from the last one.In this way, the suspense is kept at the end.If the announcement of the ranking is a grand program, the announcement of who will win the title of No. [-] Scholar is the grand finale and the highlight of this program.Old Liu, you directly said that I was the No. [-] scholar, killing all the suspense, reducing the ups and downs, and the urgency that made the heart stop.In the future, when I, Su Mu, get old, when I think of today's scene, I will lose a lot of aftertaste.Is there anyone like you who is the chief director?

Unsurprisingly, the titles of No. [-] and No. [-] fell to Su Mu and Kang Hai. In fact, there was no suspense even if they were No. [-]. In the end, it fell to a Jiangsu Gongsheng named Qian. This person is said to be very famous in the Jiangnan generation. , also opened a mountain house to give lectures, it is a university.

Thanks to the crappy director Liu Gelou, once the list of first and third places is released, the next show will be tasteless.

Because, according to the Ming system, only the top three of the first class can directly enter the Hanlin Academy as a prime minister.Others, even if they get No.4, if they want to become Shujishi, they have to participate in another knockout round to be finalized.

Therefore, rankings are meaningless to everyone.

After knowing the names of the three lucky ones, everyone felt very bored, and they all felt tired after standing outside the Meridian Gate for three hours just now.

The weather is hot, and everyone's head is swollen when they hear it.

Some people kept changing their limbs to make their bodies more relaxed.Some people boldly peeped around, peeking at the majesty of Fengtian Temple and the majesty of officials above the third rank in Beijing.

Some even yawned silently with tears in their eyes because they got up early.

The atmosphere seemed a little less serious.

Probably feeling that something was wrong with the situation below, the other ministers who read the papers frowned, but because of the solemn ceremony, it was difficult for them to speak out and reprimand.

Only Liu Shoufu was still reading the list unhurriedly, as if he didn't notice it.

There was a long list of more than 300 people, and half an hour passed by the time the reading was finished.

When the name of the last candidate was finalized, the candidates wanted to cheer a little bit.

I thought that after reading the list, I would be able to enter the palace to meet the emperor.

How to put it, Fengtian Temple is also much cooler.

Unexpectedly, after Liu Jian put away the list, he nodded to an official of the Ministry of Rites: "Yiqianqingmenzuo invites the emperor to take the emperor's clothes and lead him into the Fengtian Hall for his seat."

No matter who the examinees were, they cursed secretly in their hearts: It turns out that Mr. Liu Ge hasn't invited the emperor yet, and everyone has to spend a long time here in the sun!This Chief Assistant is really disgusting!