Chapter 97
Chapter 97
"No way?"
Not only the emperor raised doubts, but all the civil and military officials expressed the same doubts.
It's so early in the morning, aren't they still asleep?!
That's impossible.
Although the court starts very early, everyone is used to it.
For a while, there was whispering in the court.
"How old is Ji Yuan? How can he write such an article?"
"You must be joking. He can't be more than fifteen years old."
"Could it be that they have the same name?"
The emperor, like the official opening the envelope, subconsciously looked at the name, native place, and three generations on the paper.
The emperor turned sixty this year, and he even took out the 叆叆 to use it.
The emperor is very familiar with the resume of the first era of the imperial examination.
The beginning of this volume is the age of the era, etc.
"It's him."
The emperor said again: "Get the Jiyuanhui examination papers."
This is to compare the handwriting.
It must be the paper written by Ji Yuan himself, not a copied version.
Fortunately, the first-place paper in the imperial examination was easy to find.
The Ministry of Rites was afraid that the Emperor would want to see it soon, so they made very careful preparations.
The papers of the joint examination and the palace examination were placed together, and the words "Ji Yuan" were clearly on them.
What?
Cheating?
You dare to say this in the provincial examination, but do you dare to say this in the palace examination?
The questions for the palace examination were set by the emperor on the day of the examination, and no one except the emperor knew what the test would be.
As for the examination, there were so many examiners and ministers passing by, as well as palace soldiers guarding the place.
Is it possible to cheat?
You dare to cheat in this situation, do you think the Nine Clans don't want it anymore?
From any perspective, it seems to prove that the era was written by itself.
He wrote an article that satisfied all the examiners, won the approval of all the ministers, and even the crown prince and the emperor thought it was very good.
The emperor was overjoyed.
Not to mention the examination papers, Ji Yuan was indeed first.
This is especially true for the essays in the palace examination.
When I heard the article, I even felt that it was not written by Ji Yuan, and I was prepared that there would be no child prodigy in the top three.
Now what?
Now the name is revealed, and it’s still the child prodigy that I have chosen.
Is there anything better than this?
A child prodigy descended from heaven, it is indeed God who blesses him.
He had a minor illness this year, and God told him not to worry about his health, as God would send him talented people.
"Ministry of Rites, prepare for the ceremony of announcing the names of the nobles," the emperor ordered.
The lists of the second and third place winners have been announced.
Just wait for the name and hometown of Class A to be written down.
Now the top scorer is named, and the second and third place are also listed.
All that remained was to write the names and hometowns of the three of them on the yellow list.
The emperor’s exclusive seal will also be stamped on the yellow list to prove that it is the emperor’s personal choice.
On the one hand, the yellow notice was carried out of the palace by the cabinet ministers and posted immediately.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Rites wrote "Announcement of Successful Approvals" and sent it to the hands of Jinshi candidates in the capital.
These Jinshi candidates had been waiting outside the Ministry of Rites for a long time, just waiting for the yellow list to be issued. They would change into official uniforms and tour the Imperial Street.
These processes don't have to be so quick.
But the emperor actually urged him directly.
Why?
Because he wanted this year's top scholar to come to the palace immediately to meet the emperor and take a good look at this genius.
However, the emperor said, "Don't be impatient. Let this year's number one scholar ride his horse through the Imperial Street so that the people of the capital can have a good look at how elegant this year's number one scholar is!"
The emperor smiled and said, "Make good preparations. This year's ceremony must be solemn and grand."
The reason for urging was that the emperor really liked this top scorer in this year's exam.
Asking the Ministry of Rites to make good preparations shows the importance attached to the top scholar.
Now, many people are jealous of Ji Yuan’s treatment.
But what can I do no matter how jealous I am?
If you pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar before you are fifteen years old, and are chosen by the emperor, you will also have this treatment!
The era is also magical.
It would be fine if he just suddenly appeared.
He also won first place in the imperial examination. Although no one has seen his essay yet, I think it must be good.
This is enough to attract attention, and she is still very young.
It would be strange if the emperor didn’t like it.
In a moment, there will be a test on questions from the Four Books.
Is Ji Yuan really good at flattering?
It is possible.
That title is just to make people flatter you.
That’s great. Being able to flatter is also a skill.
But you are good at flattering people.
How come there is real talent and knowledge in the palace examination?
Without mentioning anything else, the policy paper just written has such a solid foundation.
It's impossible for them to say more.
I can only say secretly in my heart that the first place in the Jiyuan Examination was obtained by flattering!
Among them, Uncle Xie and Lord Song from the Ministry of Works, who had always been at odds with each other, were now united in hatred of the enemy.
It's so infuriating.
How come their children don't just flatter their superiors when they try?
As for the palace examination?
The palace examination failed.
Ji Yuan's essay will definitely win the palace examination.
Prime Minister Li and Grand Secretary Chu of the cabinet both had interest flashing in their eyes.
The first in the imperial examination is worth winning over.
Three yuan and the third.
No, the person who scored six yuan was more worthy of being won over.
I’m afraid that the Ji Yuan family will come to visit.
Among the civil and military officials in the court, only Lord Xu and Lord Zhu who had come into contact with Ji Yuan were amazed and even whispered to their colleagues about things before Ji Yuan.
Although it was early morning, it was as lively as a vegetable market.
There was another person who was also happy.
Mr. Cheng from the Ministry of Engineering, he really didn't expect that his cousin's student would have such ability.
The three highest honors are: Jieyuan, Huiyuan, and Zhuangyuan.
It's all him.
His cousin's promotion is secured.
Mr. Cheng also thought, "I've heard before that countless people wanted to marry Ji Huiyuan. Now that he's Ji Liuyuan, I guess this threshold is really going to be broken."
Lord Cheng was just thinking casually. Everyone is now waiting for the scholars to come and thank the emperor for his grace.
April 30th.
The palace examination results are written on the yellow list.
Everyone can see it.
Again, no one will fail in the palace examination in Tianqi State today.
But it will involve rankings.
First Class.
Class II.
Top three.
There is a huge gap between each layer.
The scholars have reached this point.
Is he a successful Jinshi, or a Jinshi graduate, or a Jinshi graduate who is in the top three?
This is very important for everyone.
One step away represents their respective destinies.
From now on, there will be no more exams to decide your fate.
The connections that come later are another level of ability.
But the candidates cannot see the list for the time being.
Because they had been waiting outside the Ministry of Rites since the beginning of the morning hour, which was when all officials went to court.
After waiting for an hour, he was still standing outside the door.
They have to wait until the emperor determines who are the top three, and then the cabinet ministers will come out to announce the decree.
Then, the Ministry of Rites took out the customized official uniforms.
Today is the most glorious moment for all Jinshi.
At the busiest time in the morning, he passed through the Imperial Street in the capital city wearing his newly made official uniform.
The officials of Shuntian Prefecture cleared the way, and the guards held umbrellas and escorted the Jinshi from the Imperial Street to the Imperial Palace.
Countless people from the capital came to sing praises, and countless young girls and women came to watch.
An official from the Honglu Temple gave a speech, and all officials expressed their congratulations, followed by ceremonial music from the palace.
The entire Imperial Street is a place where new scholars can display their glory.
Everyone was excited at the thought of such a scene.
Ji Yuan, Monk Bai and the others were talking together.
But the several gazes nearby that could not be ignored made Gao Laosi unable to help but ask: "Then why is he looking at Ji Yuan? He is looking at him but not saying anything. It's quite strange."
Even the scholars who graduated from the Imperial College couldn't control themselves.
Is it okay for them not to watch Ji Yuan?
The emperor was selecting the number one scholar, and they could only wait and hope in their hearts that the number one scholar would not be Ji Yuan, absolutely not Ji Yuan.
Why?
Because if it is another era.
They are completely embarrassed.
It is said that students from the Imperial College in the capital city are more likely to pass the imperial examination and even to be in the top three. This is something everyone knows.
But this year, things are different for them.
In the Imperial College, the best students, Song Liuqun and Xie Zhifu, were both below Ji Yuan, and some of their teachers were unhappy about this.
The students that I taught with great effort are not as good as the students of Jianmeng Mansion School. It is so embarrassing to tell others about this.
Everyone has done the examination papers.
Given the strangeness of the questions in the Four Books, who can answer them perfectly?
Only someone like Ji Yuan who is good at flattering others can write so well.
So it is normal for them to look down on Ji Yuan.
He took advantage of the Four Books questions and got first place in the imperial examination. People outside didn't know what was going on, but didn't the examinee know either?
Stop pretending!
Ji Yuan is a bootlicker!
But can I say this?
Definitely not.
Because they also flatter, but they just haven't flattered Ji Yuan.
Anyway, they were about to suffocate their anger. After hearing what Gao Jinshi said, they simply said, "During the imperial examination, Ji Yuan took advantage, so forget about the palace examination."
Took advantage?
What's cheap?
Just as Gao Laosi was about to ask, T Jiyuan stopped him and replied directly: "The palace examination is over, and the examination papers will also be released. We'll see then."
When the other party was being sarcastic, Ji Yuan probably thought of something.
The topic of the imperial examination is indeed thought-provoking.
"After the palace examination, everyone will focus on the top scorers and the number one scholar. Will they still care about you?"
Another person from the Imperial College said.
Everyone agrees with this.
The final exam and the final top scorer are the focus of the focus.
Everyone has now concluded that Ji Yuan got first place in the examination because he was good at flattering others, but it was just luck.
I wasn’t so lucky in the palace examination.
A poor boy from the countryside.
How can a student who graduated from some prefectural school compare with the candidates from big families, or the candidates from the Imperial Academy?
Seeing them all like this, Ji Yuan said casually, "It seems that winning first place in the exam really stimulated you a lot."
Ji Yuan is not inferior to others in words.
His words really made the other party angry.
In other words, the Ministry of Rites is very busy right now and has no time to take care of them.
Otherwise it must be stopped.
Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, the official from the Ministry of Rites said, "The yellow list is out! Get your troops ready."
The officials of the Ministry of Rites were so busy that they had no time to rest, and they prayed silently in their hearts.
Let it end quickly, let it end quickly.
When I was taking the palace examination, I didn’t know that they were waiting for the results. The Ministry of Rites was so busy.
The candidate was the one who reacted the fastest, and everyone fell silent in an instant.
The yellow list is out.
Not only did the yellow list come out, but cabinet ministers also came out with the list.
One has been posted outside the palace.
This painting was brought by the cabinet minister and read out aloud.
Their rankings are finally determined.
The team still gives priority to the first place.
There were five people standing in the second row, and the same in the third row.
The team is huge.
This is the most outstanding scholar in the entire Tianqi Kingdom in recent years.
Even they couldn't help but show anxiety on their faces.
The rankings are finally out.
What the future holds will be revealed soon.
From today on, they will no longer be miserable students.
But officials.
He is an official of the imperial court.
Thinking of this, everyone's faces were filled with anticipation again.
The cabinet minister who came on orders also had a happy look on his face, but everyone soon discovered that this minister in purple official uniform was mainly looking at one person.
era.
Officials from the first to the third rank in Tianqi State all wore purple official uniforms.
In many places, you can't get in touch with such senior officials, but now we are sending them the list.
And in his eyes, there is only the earliest era.
The minister came in compliance with the imperial order, but smiled and said to Ji Yuan: "Ji Wuyuan got up early today, are you used to it?"
This minister had also experienced the imperial examination, so he naturally knew what it felt like to get up early and wait in the Ministry of Rites. He smiled again and said, "You've waited for a long time, you must have been tired."
I know it, but why are you so polite?
Song Liuqun, Xie Zhifu and others behind Ji Yuan all looked extremely ugly.
It can't be that it's really what they think?
Their worst fear has come true?!
They knew this minister, a minister in the cabinet, a third-rank official, and he spoke to Ji Yuan like this?!
Or, the emperor just likes child prodigies, and is determined to help Ji Yuan become the top scholar even if it means cheating? !
How can this be!
Why is the imperial examination so unfair!
They are good and upright gentlemen, but they have encountered such injustice.
I really want to write a poem and curse a few words!
But writing poetry?
According to the information they received.
Ji Yuan's poems seem to be very well written.
Okay, okay, Ji Yuan, you know how to curry favor in places like this!
Ji Yuan stood in the front and responded politely, neither servile nor overbearing, and added: "You have worked hard, coming here in a hurry. I am waiting for the new Jinshi. Thank you, sir."
"Sure, sure."
This child is young, but he is very polite.
No wonder the emperor likes it.
Look at the candidates behind him.
He is older than Ji Yuan, his writing is not as good as his, and he is not as tall as him.
Even the appearance?
He doesn’t even look as good as Ji Yuan!
Well, it seems that this year is good in every aspect.
Ji Yuan, the top scholar, deserves the title.
I have read his essays for the civil service examination and even the palace examination.
Especially the style of the examination essays.
Although Mr. Chu loves playing tricks on people, it’s really good that Ji Yuan didn’t fall into the trap.
Since you don't accept the challenge, you're not angry, and you don't deviate from the topic.
Such students are really likable.
After exchanging greetings, the cabinet minister nodded to the official from the Ministry of Rites.
The yellow list is announced.
The names of all candidates are read out.
No need to create suspense.
Just start from the first place in the first class.
"In the thirty-eighth year of Huayuan's imperial examination, I won first place in the first class. I am from Jianmeng Mansion. I am in the era of Jiyuan and I am fourteen years old."
Ji Yuan looked up.
It's really him.
He was the first in the palace examination and the top scholar this time.
Ji Yuan thought nonsensically.
My good friend Liu Jun said that if you become the top scholar you can get a house. Is this true?
They have been looking for a house these days, but many houses are really expensive and some cannot even afford to rent them.
The person behind him could no longer hear the sound, his mind was full of it.
How is that possible.
Why is it an era?
Why is it the new era again?
It seems that since I heard the name of Ji Yuan, I have never heard anything else.
He ranked first in the provincial examination and first in the palace examination.
And he also ranked first in the local examination.
Three yuan and the third place!
From the founding of Tianqi Kingdom to the present, there have been less than three people.
He was the only one who won the top three places in the imperial examination at such a young age.
According to his performance in the Tongshi exam, he would have been a top 6 student?!
The minister who delivered the yellow list also said with a smile: "It seems that you can't call me Ji Wuyuan anymore. From now on, you will be Ji Liuyuan."
Ji Liuyuan.
There has only been this one since the founding of the entire Tianqi Kingdom.
The top scholar when he was less than fifteen years old.
Good luck that cannot be obtained even if there is smoke coming out of the ancestral graves.
Such a person actually exists.
Ji Yuan felt embarrassed when he was praised so suddenly.
His palms were sweaty, and he looked even more energetic. His already handsome face was even more eye-catching.
The top scorer of this year's exam is so handsome.
What's even more terrible is the aura of bright moon and fresh breeze on her body, which is simply impossible to take your eyes off.
This is the heroic demeanor that a young person should have.
At this moment, the eyes are smiling, which makes people want to look more.
The cabinet minister thought to himself that if there was a girl here at this moment, she would probably marry him immediately.
This year's top scholar is really good.
The people from the Ministry of Rites hurriedly pulled Ji Yuan and said, "Come on, change your clothes."
Change clothes?
Not only Ji Yuan, everyone has to change clothes.
This clothing is the official uniform for Jinshi. Except for the top scholar uniform, the others are reserved by the Ministry of Rites and are specially worn by new Jinshi.
To put it bluntly.
Except for the top scholar's clothes, which were newly made this year.
As for other clothes, they need to be returned after being worn. After all, they are official uniforms and formal wear, and people only wear them once.
While others were looking for suitable clothes, Ji Yuan was taken to a compartment where he found a brand new scarlet dress.
First, the black gauze hat on the surface replaced the original juren scarf.
The top of the black gauze hat was slightly flat and angled, more than an inch wide and more than five inches long, tied with a hanging strap, and made of soap gauze.
The clothes underneath are crimson robes. This red color is extremely luxurious and gorgeous, and you can tell its nobility just by looking at the color.
The robe was embroidered with flying fish and seahorses; the patterns were extremely gorgeous, and made of silk, the robe looked extremely noble.
The belt was a jade belt inlaid with gems and pearls, and there were even gems on the soap-colored boots.
No wonder everyone wants to be the top scholar.
The clothes worn by the top scholar were extremely noble.
There was also a tailor and embroiderer from the palace beside her, who said respectfully, "Please change your clothes, Mr. Zhuangyuan. If there is anything that doesn't fit, I will change it immediately."
Because no one knew who would be the number one scholar in the imperial examination in advance, when making new clothes, it was better to make them big rather than small, and wide rather than narrow. With the help of skillful tailors and embroiderers, they could alter the clothes to suit the number one scholar in less than a quarter of an hour.
Ji Yuan went to the inner room and changed into the top scholar's red robe, put on a jade belt, and accessorized it with pearls and gems.
He was originally a handsome young man, and now he seemed more like the handsome and elegant top scholar in operas.
The whole person is indescribably tall and heroic.
The tailor and embroiderer had excellent skills, and the waist was also delicately shaped, revealing Ji Yuan's slender waist. He didn't look weak at all, but rather heroic.
He was a tall man, so the clothes only needed to be pulled up a little to fit him.
He stepped into the soap-colored boots, and the gems on them perfectly set off his figure.
Finally, he put on a soap-colored gauze hat, which contrasted with his black pupils. What a top scholar he was, worthy of being the top scholar of Tianqi Kingdom!
Ji Yuan came out wearing the red robe of the top scholar, which made the messy scholars outside look at him subconsciously.
Their clothes were simple and did not need to be altered. After changing their clothes, they waited for the number one scholar to change into his official uniform before they could tour the Imperial Street.
And visiting Imperial Street is even more different.
The first three in the first class can ride horses. The first one rides a white horse in front, and the second and third follow behind him.
At this moment, Song Liuqun and Xie Zhifu were still wondering, Ji Yuan came from a small place and was a poor man, could he ride a horse?
Even if he can ride a horse, can he ride well?
The white horse of the Ministry of Rites was led to Ji Yuan.
Everyone saw him skillfully climb onto the horse, even calming the horse, holding the reins, and saying to the official from the Ministry of Rites, "Okay, I can set off now."
Song Liuqun and Xie Zhifu were already in despair.
What are they expecting!
Is there anything that the top scholar doesn’t know?
Impossible!
He knows everything!
"Let's have fun!"
The officials of Shuntian Prefecture had already prepared umbrellas and entourage, and they surrounded the top scholar.
The sound of firecrackers and drums rang out.
The new top scholar is going to tour the Imperial Street!
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