Prime Minister

Chapter 288
During the roll call, on the high platform of the Chongzheng Hall, the officials and family members from the Empress Cao on down did not speak, and held their breaths, just like scholars in the field.

At this moment, Seventeen Niang looked towards the square.

"Jiayou Jinshi No. 1 in the sixth year..."

The shouts of the forbidden army spread from the gate of the palace to the square, one after another...

"Jiayou Jinshi No. 1 in the sixth year..."

Hearing the others suddenly whispered, "I don't know who is the number one scholar in this discipline?"Could it be your family...'

'Oh, how can I have such a good life, just asking for a top four is enough. '

Seventeen Niang wanted to laugh but couldn't. At this moment, the clouds were breaking and the sun was rising, and thousands of rays of light spread across the palace.

Many family members raised their fans to cover their eyes.

"It's a beautiful view..." Seventeen Niang thought.

"...Jinshi Yijia No.1 Jianzhou Zhangyue!"

"...Jianzhou Zhangyue!"

Sitting not far from Empress Cao, Li Taijun looked back at Shi Qiniang.

"Seventeen...yes...listen." Fan took Shiqiniang's hand, as happy as if her husband had won the first prize.

Although Wang had expected it, she still looked at Shi Qi Niang with envy, but her expression was always calm.

"Seventeen... listen..."

Seventeen Niang's face was not disturbed yet, but she heard Empress Cao said: "The number one scholar in this department is a young man!"

"Queen Qi, I am not yet 20 years old."

Empress Cao asked, "How long has it been since Song Dynasty had no champion at such an age?"

The eunuch on the side said: "Returning to the queen, although our officials like to take the young gentleman as the champion, but it is not as weak as the crown, and Longbiao is the first."

Empress Cao nodded, at this moment Zhang Yue bowed to the hall, and then climbed the steps to the hall.All the wives looked at the figure of a boy in a black hooded shirt walking alone on the long white marble steps.

A woman next to him smiled and said, "He is a handsome gentleman, and he is a handsome gentleman."

Empress Cao smiled and said: "Officials are not like our women. They only know how to judge people by their appearance. To be the number one scholar must have something special."

The woman knew that she said the wrong thing and stepped aside.

Yan Taijun said: "You can't come here unless you are tenacious."

Empress Cao nodded to Taijun Yan with a smile, and asked, "I don't know if the number one scholar in this discipline is married?"

There was silence between the wives, and even the wind on the high platform was stagnant. Could it be that the queen wanted to say that he couldn't get married.

……

"In the sixth year of Jiayou's Jinshi period, he was ranked fourth... Meizhou Ren Guan."

In the second year of Yongxi's reign, Zhao Kuangyin tried to raise his sons in the palace, and 25 Jinshi were selected, and they were called one by one by name, and they were given face-to-face, starting with self-righteousness.

Afterwards, the emperor only called the names of the first three in the palace examination, and the prime minister sang the rest.

Inquire about the name, place of origin, and three generations twice at the Lindian, also to prevent duplication of names.

In the palace examination in the third year of Tianxi, there were two scholars, both named Wang Yan, from Muzhou and Quzhou respectively.During the roll call, the top five went to the hall first, and it was only after Song Zhenzong bestowed the second that he realized that he had made a mistake. In the end, both of them had to give the second top.

The roll name in the palace examination for the next subject will be changed to XX in a certain state, and scholars will have to inquire about their native places twice and three generations when they go to the palace.

Since then, the system has been established, the names of the pavilions are called, and the people spread them all over the world.

The middle door of the magnificent Chongzheng Hall is wide open, and the warriors in the Golden Hall under the Yingxuan are not looking sideways. The officials standing in the east and west classes of the hall are holding wat boards and hanging fish bags from their waists.

Passing Wang Anshi, in front of Sima Guang, Zhang Yue stopped in front of the gate of the hall, and bowed to the people wearing Zhang Fu in front of the screen on the hall.

……

"In the sixth year of Jiayou's Jinshi period, the fifth person...Shao Wujun's yellow shoes."

Prime Minister Han Qi held the imperial book in his hand and called his name in the hall under the throne.

Guided by officials in a low voice, Zhang Yue lifted the corner of his robe and stepped across the middle gate. The dozens of steps in the upper hall are not difficult to walk. Every Confucian child has been taught to sweep before he has learned articles since elementary school. Sprinkle the gift of advance and retreat.

Whether a gentleman is in the field or in the sky, he will benefit from the adults.

Zhang Yue looked straight at the throne, arched his hands and pushed his chest flat, and walked into the hall...

Numerous ever-bright bowl lamps hang high above the hall, and the hall is full of vermilion and purple robes floating under the light of the candles. Those who line up the hall may pinch their beards or smile, and all of them are looking sideways to welcome...

Along the way, I heard the sound of bells and chimes, repeated octaves, and the sound of jade vibrating gold...

The closer Zhang gets to the throne, the time passes unknowingly, how many things he has experienced, how many people he has met, all poured into his eyes...

Behind him, the sun passed over the Golden Palace, and the sky was filled with clouds like the sea...

……

"In the sixth year of Jiayou's Jinshi period, he was the sixth person... Wang Kui of Laizhou."

Yijia No.2 Chen Mu had already climbed outside the hall, looking at Zhang Yue, who was dressed like snow, and walked up to the center of the hall calmly, accompanied by the instructor.

"You really deserve to be the number one scholar, just like walking in a courtyard."

Chen Mu sighed from the bottom of his heart.

"Your Highness's name, place of origin, and three generations?" Sima Guang asked.

Chen Mu bowed solemnly and replied: "Chen Mu, the Xinghua Army..."

……

Zhang Yue stopped three steps before the threshold of the throne, and Ouyang Xiu stroked his beard and looked at himself with a smile, as if saying "Xiu already knew you" that day.

"In the sixth year of Jiayou's reign, the tenth person in the first class of Jinshi... Xiangzhou Han Zhongyan."

At this point, Han Qi handed over the list, only the top ten in the first class will be awarded the first place, and the top three will be awarded by the Golden Palace.

The rest of the scholars continued to roll their names outside the hall.

However, after the roll call from the champion to the second one, there will be a sentence "it is appropriate to be a Jinshi and the first", and after the third and fourth are finished, there will be a sentence "it is appropriate to give a Jinshi background". "It should be granted to come from the same Jinshi background".

Zhang Yue stood at the head of the Chongzheng Hall, two and three were Chen Mu, Wang Zhichen was next, and the remaining seven were farther away.

As the sixth person, Wang Junmin stared at Zhang Yue's back, his eyes burning like fire.

Under the guidance of the teaching officer, Zhang Yue and other top ten Jinshi bowed to the emperor who was sitting south on the throne.

The emperors of the Tang Dynasty kowtowed to the elders and the fifth generation. The emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty generally did not have to bow down when they saw the ceremony, but the bestowment was a special occasion.

As usual, the top three in the palace examination need to be awarded by the Golden Palace.

This is Jun En!The emperor bestows the grace of the No. [-] scholar.

When you meet your lord, you must speak.

Learn rites first and then practice prose. As the saying goes, words are enough for words, and words are enough for words.There are no words in words, but not far in action.

The eunuch presented the test papers of the top three people in front of Zhao Zhen again, and Zhao Zhen picked up the first paper and unfolded it in front of him, and glanced at His Highness Zhang Yue.

In the peaceful gala, Zhao Zhen asked from the throne: "The number one scholar, Huazhang, is in the country. I don't know where he is from?"

Zhang Yue replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the ancestors of Caomin were enfeoffed in Zhang by the descendants of Duke Taigong of Qi, and they went to the city as the Zhang family. There is no decision to move... Tianzu Yu Zijun, who was born in the army, was a general. For King Langya."

"Gaozu taboo Renche, official Li Min was the Tuiguan of Jianzhou Jiedu, Minister of the Ministry of Inspection and Industry, great-grandfather..."

"Grandfather kept a secret from his father and forgave him, and he was not willing to make progress. He asked his friends in-laws, and tried to compete in the village. If he failed, he went. From then on, he studied in the countryside, passed down his poems and books, and ended up as a nobleman."

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly, and seeing that Zhang Yue responded decently, he asked again: "So that's the case, is the Zhuangyuan Lang a relative of the Duke of Xun?"

All the officials just heard that Zhang Yue's voice was clear and bright, and his words sounded like a torrent of bells ringing around the beams and shaking the hall, with the sound of gold and jade.

It should be known that Zhang Dexiang is tall, has an outstanding image, and speaks loudly at times, and although this young man is young, he is not only tall and handsome, but also has a voice that is similar to Zhang Dexiang's legato.

Although Zhang Dexiang had passed away for more than ten years, many ministers in the palace had been with him and served as his subordinates, even Fu Bi and Han Qi were his younger generations.

But Jian Zhangyue replied: "Qianzhong Shumen's Pingzhang Shi, the official constitution of the State of Xun, according to the genealogy, is the uncle of the Caomin clan."

Next to Ouyang Xiu is Chengzhi Song Qi, a Hanlin scholar, who is a good friend of Zhang Dexiang. Hearing that Zhang Yue is his nephew, he couldn't help but look at Zhang Yue frequently.

Zhao Zhen glanced at Zhang Yue's article and said: "The two kings of the state of Xun have served me for 26 years, ruled the country for ten years, respected the king and the people, and can be regarded as the best. Fu', the first sentence of the Fu is 'the king leads the people, the world is one', the style of the word is like Duke Xun."

Zhang Yue heard the emperor mention Zhang's family repeatedly, and Zhang Dexiang already understood what he meant to be the number one scholar.

Zhenzong's sons of officials are not allowed to be the number one scholar, and Renzong's nobles are not the first in the world.

Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the grassroots are young and talented, so they dare not look back at Duke Xun. They can only follow the example of being loyal to the emperor and serving the public. They don't cultivate selfishness, don't help the party, plead for the common people, and be a lonely minister in the community."

Zhao Zhen nodded happily when he heard the words, put Zhang Yue's test paper on the case tray, and took another one to look at Chen Mu who was behind Zhang Yue: "Who is the second-best ancestor who is an official in the court?"

Chen Mu replied in the palace.

……

The king gave you the right answer, Zhang Yue asked three questions, Chen Mu asked two questions, and Wang Zhichen only asked one question.

After Zhao Zhen finished asking, he said, "Give me food under the corridor."

The process of Jindianci pairing is over.

Immediately, Zhang Yue, Chen Mu, and Wang Zhichen were brought to the corridor of the hall by the eunuchs. They said that they were given food but it was just some wine, but a group of court ladies rushed towards them...

The three of Zhang Yue stood in place, and under the discretion of the court lady, they chose the robe according to the size of the palace.

But the other seven people are not so lucky, they wear whatever they want.

Then a row of eunuchs brought three brand new green robes and put them on the plate.

Zhang Yue immediately took off his shirt and put on a green robe. Finally, there was Chaohu, and the Jinshi No. 1 letter and the imperial edict.

Zhang Yue looked at the imperial edict with his eyes, the green robe on his body, and the wat in his hand. At this moment, he couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion.

After waiting for a while under the corridor, all the first-class Jinshi from Chen Mu went to Zhang Yue to congratulate them, and then congratulated each other.

"Duke Zhuangyuan, my Majesty Chen Mu, I admire your literary talents and knowledge."

When Zhang Yue saw Chen Muzhi's words, he immediately spoke from the bottom of his heart.

In comparison, Wang Zhichen was normal.

After meeting with Ren Guan, Zhang Yue saw Huang Lu, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

Zhang Yue was almost weeping with joy at the moment, as the two best friends of Taixue, not only were they on the same list today, they were also awarded the first place by the Golden Palace.

Zhang Yue didn't know what to say to Huang Lu, and punched him on the shoulder.

Han Zhongyan couldn't see it and said, "Duzhi, don't just congratulate Anzhong, you also have to congratulate me."

Han Zhongyan was awarded Yijia No.10, and he had to say that he had betrayed his prime minister's father's face to a large extent.

But resources are also part of strength.

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "When the three of us were classmates in Taixue, did you ever think of today?"

The three talked and laughed, and Wang Kui was so jealous that he didn't know what to do with himself.

(End of this chapter)