The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

After the list was released the next day, Ji Heng was at the top of the list. As the youngest number one scholar in this dynasty, coupled with the ambiguous rumors between him and the emperor, he naturally attracted much attention.

After the announcement, the emperor arranged a Qionglin banquet as a reward and celebration.

This Qionglin Banquet was not arranged in the Fengxiang Hall, but in the Imperial Palace on the high ground beside the lake in the east of the city.

From the city gate to the palace, it took more than half an hour to ride a fast horse, and more than an hour to ride a carriage.

This is a small garden of the royal family, with rockery, ponds, pavilions, green willows, and rows of flowers and trees. Because the Queen Mother Zhao likes peonies very much, there are many peonies cultivated here, but they are not as good as those in the palace. The splendor of the palace, but also because of the wide terrain and larger scale than the palace, has a more beautiful feeling of flowers blooming like clouds.

This season is also the season when the peonies are blooming, so it is even more beautiful to arrange the Qionglin Banquet here.

Moreover, there is also a small hot spring closest to the capital. The spring water is very suitable for health care, but it is not necessary to go to a place as far away as the Royal Tangquan Mountain Palace, so it is certain that it will be welcomed by the emperor.

Before the emperor himself took power, he probably coveted this place in his heart, but at that time it was used exclusively for the queen mother, and he did not come. Now that the queen mother is under house arrest, he changed it to what he liked Lin Banquet is arranged here.

Arranging the Qionglin banquet here is naturally not just because of his attention and love for Jinshi this time, but also as a congratulation to Ji Heng.

As the number one in the first class, Ji Heng had to ride a horse and parade through the streets for people to watch, but he only walked a short distance, because Ji Heng's reputation was too great, and almost all the people in the capital went out to chase and watch, which completely caused traffic jams. Even though troops were sent to maintain order and protect the safety of these three people, they still seemed to be unable to control the situation.

Ji Heng was dressed in red, his eyes were picturesque, and his face was flushed by the sun. He was indeed good-looking, but because people were too enthusiastic, he was almost in danger of repeating "seeing and killing Wei Jie".

Ji Heng suffered a lot from it, and he still kept a smile on his face. The people on the street completely ignored the No. [-] and Tanhua, just called Ji Heng's name, and whispered about Ji Heng's appearance, but Ji Heng didn't think that there was something wrong with it. No matter how much respect there is, everyone still likes to gossip more. Even if he is not the number one scholar, as long as he takes a walk in the street, there will probably be so many people watching. The reason is just those ambiguous rumors between him and the emperor.

The emperor was on his way to the palace, and the imperial guards escorted the emperor all the way. A guard rode a horse and quickly arrived behind the emperor's chariot. After asking for instructions from the eunuch Liu Sheng, he was allowed to go forward, and the chariot stopped. After the guards got off their horses and knelt down to salute, they talked about the situation of Ji Heng and the others in the capital, and said, "I'm afraid that if we continue to parade through the streets like this, there will be big trouble. Master Lin means, can we stop?"

It is impossible for the emperor not to know the allusion of watching and killing Wei Jie, so when the guard who came to report said this, he was surprised and worried and said, "Then let's stop quickly, and don't continue."

He knew that Ji Heng was not in good health, so if he fell ill while riding a horse, it wouldn't be worth it.

The emperor was worried about Ji Heng's situation, so he asked the guards to reply quickly saying that there was no need to continue parading in the street, and also asked Liu Sheng to do it, and asked the imperial doctor Weng in the imperial hospital to catch Ji Heng quickly and see him, don't go out What's up.

The emperor was still worried about Ji Heng's health when he arrived in the palace, and he blamed himself for not thinking of this possibility first, so Ji Heng took sick leave to avoid such a parade.

After the emperor settled down in the palace, another guard rushed to report that the parade was over, and the three members of Xin Ke Yi Jia were all fine.

Then Liu Sheng also entered the room and said to the emperor, "Emperor Weng replied, saying that Ji Zhuangyuan is fine."

Only then did the emperor feel relieved, and wanted to send Ji Heng over quickly, but he was afraid that he would be exhausted all the way, so he didn't send him.

The Qionglin Banquet started in the afternoon, and one after another, the Jinshi of this subject were also taken to the palace. Ji Heng arrived a little later, and he sweated a lot from riding horses in the morning, so he went home and took a bath He came back after changing his underwear.

In the Tianxiang Garden of the Xinggong Palace, there was a grand scene of peonies in full bloom. Because of the reward from the emperor, more than 30 people participated in the Qionglin Banquet, including the first three people, and the top [-] people in the second class. In the Shitian Fragrance Garden, there are many new scholars in red robes enjoying the flowers and chatting.

As soon as Ji Heng entered, he attracted the attention of many people. After all, he is a Jinshi of this subject. Out of comparison, everyone also read his leader volume that was circulated along with the list. As a Jinshi, everyone Most of them are still arrogant, but for Ji Heng's leader paper, even with Wen Wuyi's thinking, most people are still willing to admit that Ji Heng's leader paper is indeed good, so I have a good opinion of this former leader. Everyone is more curious about the handsome and famous boy.

Ji Heng was socializing with a group of people for a while. This time, Peng Sang, who was ranked No. [-] in the second class, stood on the periphery and looked at Ji Heng. There is a marriage with Li Ge's old family, and he has also been affected. Fortunately, he has won the Jinshi this time, and it will probably have a good impact on the recovery of the family.

Peng Sang smiled and looked at Ji Heng for a few times, and found that Ji Heng was busy with entertainment, so he looked down at the flowers again. It took a while for Ji Heng to notice him. Walked to his side and saluted him, "Brother Qingjun."

Peng Sang didn't expect that he still remembered him, so he couldn't help being a little surprised, and hurriedly returned a salute, "My dear brother Junqing, congratulations."

Ji Heng thanked each other with a smile, congratulated each other for a while, and then chatted a few gossips before hearing the singing eunuch say, "The emperor is here."

So Yiying Xinke Jinshi hurried into the hall next to the garden, stood according to their positions, waited for a while, and the eunuch sang "The Emperor is coming" twice again, and the emperor really came, and Yiying Jinshi hurried Kneeling down to salute, and after the eunuch sang "Pingshen", everyone got up again.

The emperor entered the hall with several senior ministers, and sat very upright on the throne. His posture was very calm. It was not obvious that he had not yet reached the crown, but he had a smile on his face, and he was kind in his dignity. .

And the elders of the pavilion were also there, even the chief examiner and deputy chief examiner were there, and after the emperor sat down, they were also asked to sit down.

The emperor started to give the banquet after saying some things about the scene. The Qionglin Banquet was a lifelong event for the Jinshi who came to participate, but for the emperor, it was probably just a day's itinerary, but this time he was also very concerned about it. Yes, the emperor's memory is very good, he can remember the names of each of the first 33 people, so he has to call each of them to ask a few words, so as to show his importance to the Jinshi.

And he called from the end to the front. The first twenty-first and thirty people who were called were from Guizhou. When they were called by the emperor, they were very surprised. It made him tremblingly think about how he, as the last one here, was so concerned by the emperor.

The last one is of course Ji Heng, Ji Heng respectfully stepped forward to salute and answer, the emperor asked others about their family situation, or praised the wonderful points in the answer sheet of the palace examination, but asked Ji Heng, "Aren't you tired in the morning. "

After Ji Heng saluted, he lowered his eyebrows and said pleasantly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, I'm not tired. Besides, Liu Boru, brother Liu, who is second in the list, is older, so he deserves more care."

Liu Jizong, whose name is Boru, is 47 years old. Because the emperor likes to use young people, Liu Boru is already the oldest person who came to the Qionglin Banquet.

So Ji Heng said this.

But Ji Heng said that, which made Liu Boru a little uncomfortable.

The emperor glanced at Liu Boru, and really cared, Liu Boru had no choice but to come out and salute to answer, Ji Heng also changed the subject, and stopped talking to the emperor after entering the row.

He really didn't want the emperor to show uncommon concern for him at the Qionglin Banquet and cause people to gossip.

The banquet didn't last long, and the emperor was about to leave, and Ji Heng, as the number one scholar, was going to lead all Jinshi to visit the sage Confucius at the Confucian Temple, and then went to the Guozijian to erect a monument, but the emperor thought that Ji Heng was still young, and Liu Boru was old, and it was best for him to handle this matter on Ji Heng's behalf, so he actually left Ji Heng behind and let the ritual officer take the rest of the Jinshi away.

Ji Heng was a little dumbfounded, and the emperor went back to his residence in the palace. Ji Heng was taken to the emperor's side by his servants. This is a big three-story building, with a magnificent and elegant interior decoration. The emperor is calm and steady. He doesn't show off, his temperament can't be seen from his face, but the things he likes are actually very luxurious and colorful, so his bedroom in this palace is arranged like this.

Ji Heng liked simplicity and elegance. After being brought upstairs, the emperor was sitting on the couch by the window, playing with a beautiful gadget in his hand.

Ji Heng went forward and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty, if you keep this humble official here, isn't it just arousing people's gossip?"

The emperor smiled and stretched out his hand to give him a hand, pulled him to the couch and sat down, and said, "I think you got up early this morning and went parading around the streets. You haven't rested until now, so you must be tired. Going to the Confucian Temple to salute and going to the Guozijian to erect a stele is another big deal, and it won't be over until the evening. Your health can't bear it, so just let Liu Bangyan go instead of you. He is old and has high morals. "

Ji Heng has nothing to say, being kept by the emperor in front of the same year is not a good thing for him, it may be a stain on his life, and at that time he could not refuse the emperor, if he embarrasses the emperor in front of the same year, it will be a stain Wherever he went, he would offend the emperor instead.

Ji Heng was in a dilemma at the time anyway, so now he was full of anger.

The emperor looked at his words, and naturally knew that Ji Heng was angry. He handed the thing in his hand to Ji Heng's hand, clapped Ji Heng's hand twice, and said, "Junqing, what are you doing this time? I have won the first prize, and I am honored to have you as my companion, so I want to keep you here, and I will congratulate you alone. This is also a gift for you, not a reward, but a gift for you."

Seeing that the emperor was so flattering, Ji Heng couldn't express his anger no matter how much he had, and he was indeed moved again. He took the thing in his hand and looked at it, and found that it was a pocket watch. The piece that Xu Qilang gave him was not bad either.

Seeing that he held it in his hand to watch, the emperor seemed relaxed, and said, "This is a tribute from the Western envoys a while ago, I gave you two, and I will keep one, and I will give you this one. "

Ji Heng didn't refuse. Since the emperor gave it as a gift, not a reward, he didn't have to thank the emperor, so he just smiled at the emperor and said softly, "Thank you."

The emperor would be happy for any closeness between Ji Heng and him. Seeing Ji Heng let go of his heart at this time, he naturally smiled happily and said, "I knew you would like it."