When the three of them stood on the imperial road at the gate of Huangji, they suddenly felt that they had reached the peak of their lives.

This is a place that all the princes, prime ministers and ministers in the court can only dream of.

Even Mr. Zhang didn't have the chance to take a walk.

Among the ministers, only the top three, who are selected every three years, are qualified to walk out of the Forbidden City through the main gate!

Even the eunuchs who carried the emperor's sedan chair, the craftsmen who repaired the gate, and even the Minister of Rites Gao Yi who was holding the cloud disk at this moment, could walk on it.

But tools are not people, and it only counts if you represent yourself and walk at the top...

"Master, please!" Wang Dingjue, who was standing on the left, smiled and extended his hand to invite Zhao Shouzheng to go first.

"Master, please!" Yu Shenxing on the right also stretched out his hand with a smile.

"Please." Zhao Shouzheng bowed to the two of them, and then walked first on the imperial road that only the emperor could walk on.

Wang Dingjue and Yu Shenxing followed closely.

The rest of the Jinshi and civil and military officials could only exit through the doors on the left and right.

As they were walking, Wang Dingjue suddenly reminded Zhao Shouzheng in a low voice:

"Master is walking too fast. It won't take long for the whole journey to end."

Yu Shenxing also whispered:

"Yes, Master, we won't be able to leave for the second time in this lifetime."

"Oh..." Zhao Shouzheng looked straight ahead and nodded slightly, "Then let's walk slower?"

"Well, slow down!" The two disciples nodded together.

So the three of them slowed down their pace, taking one step at a time, and they didn’t go very far after ten steps…

Gao Yi, who was leading the way, looked back at the three funny guys from time to time, but did not urge them by voice.

Life is like a dream, this must be the most beautiful part. Who would want to wake up so soon?

'Let them enjoy it for a while.'

The kind-hearted elder Gao Butang thought so, and then he walked slowly, accompanying them on this colorful road.

As he walked, Zhao Shouzheng suddenly laughed and suddenly came out of his dazed state.

"There is no difference, it's just an ordinary road..." Mr. Zhao suddenly realized, thinking, "What if I become the top scholar? Am I not still the son of my father and the father of my son?"

Since I am still myself, why should I be anxious? Just be what it is!

Wang Dingjue also smiled, looked at his brother who was wiping his tears and walking beside him, and said secretly:

"After this, I won't compete with you anymore. Even though you are a loser who doesn't even know geometry, you will always be my proudest big brother..."

Feeling that they both relaxed, Yu Shenxing also started to smile foolishly.

“Don’t laugh, you are the third place in the imperial examination! You represent the image of all of us…” Wang Dingjue quickly glared at him.

Yu Tanhua has a tall figure, thick eyebrows, bright eyes, a face as fair as jade, and lips as red as rouge. When he is serious, he looks very handsome.

He just grinned, looking completely naive, and his image and temperament were all ruined.

~~

When the three men came out of Chengtian Gate, they saw a straw tent set up in front of them, with a golden dragon flagpole about ten feet high in the tent.

The three big generals slowly lowered the flagpole, and Gao Yi hung the golden list on the top of the pole.

The governor of Shuntian Prefecture and the magistrates of Daxing and Wanping counties, each leading a pure white imperial horse covered in red and decorated with colorful ribbons, had been waiting under the flag.

The governor of Shuntian Prefecture was no longer Cao Sanyang, but was replaced by the former Minister of the Imperial Household Yao Yiyuan.

Prefect Yao smiled and replaced the red flower on Zhao Shouzheng's scarf with a golden one, and then put a red cross on his body; the two county magistrates also did the same for the second and third place winners.

Then the three officials of the capital city personally handed the horse whips to Sandingjia and helped the three men onto their horses.

As for the remaining 400 Jinshi, they had no choice but to follow suit.

The difference between people is so huge...

A large group of ceremonial guards led the imperial edict out of Zuoanmen with great fanfare and arrived at East Chang'an Street.

~~

Chang'an Avenue was crowded with people early in the morning. Who in Beijing, young or old, male or female, didn't want to see what these Wenquxings who had descended from heaven looked like?

If it weren't for the soldiers from Shuntian Prefecture and Wucheng Bingmasi, who held hands and stopped the people from entering, Chang'an Avenue would have been completely blocked.

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, a long procession of ceremonial guards marched out with music and drums, followed by two rows of generals in golden helmets and armor, carrying the Golden List with a Panlong inscription. Further behind them was the focus of everyone's attention - the top three of this competition!

The three chosen sons of heaven were dressed in red and wore flowers, riding on tall horses, accepting the admiration and cheers of the people on Chang'an Street.

The girls screamed wildly and threw the flower petals in the baskets at the three people.

When the wind blows, the sky is filled with charming flower rain, and the voice of the top scholar is heard in my ears!

Zhao Hao was also among the crowd watching the excitement.

In fact, he didn't want to come because he already knew the ranking, so why bother coming to see someone show his prowess?

Still have to endure the crowd.

But Li Mingyue can’t help it... Oh no, Li Chengen just loves to watch the fun.

He came early in the morning, dragged Zhao Hao to Chang'an Street, and shouted that he wanted to get a good seat.

Of course, the young master is actually just a tool.

At this time, the three of them stood on the railing of Yuhe North Bridge, looking at the parade slowly approaching.

"It's so scary standing so high..." Li Mingyue held Zhao Hao's arm tightly, looking worried that she would be pushed off the bridge.

Li Chengen secretly rolled his eyes and thought to himself, isn't your height a hundred times higher than this when you ski?

"Here he comes, the number one scholar is here!"

"Wow, he looks so good, he has the charm of a mature man..."

"I want to marry him! Don't stop me!"

The noises around suddenly became much louder, and there were many young girls and wives talking nonsense excitedly.

"Is Big Brother's eldest disciple very mature?" Li Mingyue looked at him curiously and asked, "When did he grow a beard?"

"That's the old senior, okay!" Li Chengen was tall and could see clearly, and he immediately became excited. He patted Zhao Hao's shoulder and said, "Look, the one riding the horse in the middle is your father!"

"What?" Zhao Hao stood on tiptoe and looked over. He could immediately stuff a duck egg into his mouth.

“What is going on?!”

Could it be that Mr. Zhao is the son of the plane? How can the number one scholar be replaced? Is there any justice in the world?

At that moment, Zhao Hao even felt that it was not he who brought good luck to Master Zhao, but Master Zhao's great fortune that brought him here.

Well, I am the blue fat man...

Bah! This young master is handsome and has ten fingers!

~~

After crossing the Yuhe North Bridge, there are buildings and shops along the street.

Not surprisingly, Princess Ning'an took the best observation position and brought the telescope given to her by her godson to spy on the new scholar from upstairs.

Liu Shanggong held the telescope for her, and Ji Si was standing behind her. They were both very curious.

How far can Mr. Zhao get in the exam?

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" The princess patted Lady Liu's shoulder excitedly, and shouted dissatisfiedly: "Don't wobble!"

Liu Shanggong looked like she had lost all hope in life. Who was patting my shoulder?

"Huh!" Suddenly the eldest princess' voice rose octaves. She snatched the telescope from her hand and looked at the scholars parading in the street.

"You hold it the wrong way, Your Highness." Ji Sizheng hurriedly reminded.

The princess then put the eyepiece to her eyes and saw that it was aimed at Zhao Shouzheng, who was riding on a horse and bowing to the onlookers!

"Oh my God, Zhao Lang has won the top spot in the imperial examination!" The eldest princess threw the telescope in her hand, covered her mouth and stepped back repeatedly.

"My dear Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Taoist Changchun, and True Lord Huode, I will never dare to speak nonsense again..."

Ji Sizheng and Liu Shanggong didn't care about her. They both reached out to take the telescope at the same time, then put their heads together, one looking through the right eyepiece with his left eye, and the other looking through the left eyepiece with his right eye.

When the two of them locked onto the white horse champion who was leading the group, Lady Liu was so shocked that her jaw dropped to the ground.

The rooster even felt that he should lay an egg to show his sincerity.

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