Early morning.

Wang Yuan was already dressed up, wearing a round-necked black satin robe, a big black hat, a blue ribbon around his waist, and black boots.

This is a public uniform.

Wang Yuan took the exam before, wearing a shirt and a square scarf.

The shirt as a whole is white, that is, jade-colored, and the gentleman is like jade. The corners are black, with jade color, black and white. The neckline is also black, that is, Qingqingjin, Qingqingzijin.

This is the shirt system in the early middle and early Ming Dynasty, which must be white with black edges, simple and simple, so Confucianism is also called "white-clothed Xiushi".

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, although the style did not change, except for the black collar, other colors could be changed by themselves, and the details were more fancy and eye-catching.

In the late Ming Dynasty, there was even a feminine shirt, some sons did not have a beard, embroidered gorgeous patterns on the shirt, and the materials were also silk, and they didn't look at the hairstyle and even thought it was a woman.

If in the TV series, you see the scholar dressed in fancy clothes and without a beard, don't be busy complaining, people may be filming a late Ming drama.

Only scholars can wear shirts, and today Wang Yuan went to the Luming banquet, and the clothes must be formal, so he temporarily put on a public uniform. In normal times, I will still wear a shirt as a casual dress, and of course I can also wear a Taoist robe - a non-Taoist robe, especially a pleated robe.

"The second brother is dressed up like a person, he is really spiritual!" Zhou Chong slapped a heartfelt sycophant.

Wang Yuan smiled: "The hat is okay, it can block the sun." ”

The big hat is a round sun hat, which is cymbal-shaped as a whole, which originated in the Song Dynasty and improved in the Yuan Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, the big hat was equivalent to a top hat, and both emperors, officials and ordinary people often wore it when attending important occasions. In terms of appearance, it is close to the Western gentleman's top hat, but the Chinese hat is more rounded.

Li Ying sat next to him, inevitably feeling envious, and made up his mind to say: "When I go back this time, I will be indignant, and I should wear a black satin robe in three years!" ”

Hearing this, Yue Zhen could only smile bitterly. As a deputy tribute student, he has the qualification of a prisoner, and he can also wear a black satin robe. But if you wear the same clothes, what is the use of birds besides looking good?

Zhang Yun asked Yue Zhen and Luo Jiang: "Brother Wenshi and Kong Yin, are you really not going to participate in the Luming Banquet?" ”

"Don't go!" Yue Zhen and Luo Jiang replied in unison.

The Luming Banquet is not only held to celebrate the lifting of people to the university, but also has a function of distributing test fees.

Of course, the official history disdains to mention money, local chronicles and literati notes, but often mentions the travel expenses after the banquet. Although the money is not very much, it can support lifting people to go to the capital for the exam, and the cost of room and board is included.

If the deputy Banggong student goes to the Luming banquet and takes the test fee, he will not be able to take the township test again in this life!

Everyone came to the courtyard, chatted with the osmanthus flowers, and when the hour came, they went to the governor's yamen to have a banquet - the Luming banquet should be set up in the Minglun Hall of the Gongyuan, but the governor liked to hold it in his own yamen instead.

Jin Wei and his father Jin Wanchuan also came to the courtyard and introduced: "All friends are well, this is my father's secret Wanchuan." ”

"Uncle is well!" Everyone saluted.

Jin Wanchuan's personality is very different from his son's, this person is extremely slippery and accustomed to things. treats everyone with a smile, and all kinds of flattery are not obtrusive, even Li Ying was praised by him and laughed.

After chatting and chatting, Jin Wanchuan became familiar with everyone and began to inquire about Wang Yuan.

Li Ying boasted about Wang Yuan, and then talked about the battle in detail, with all kinds of exaggerations in between: "At that time, there were 3,000 thieves and soldiers, all of whom were wearing armor, bows and knives, and there were thousands of food transport auxiliaries. And we only have four sergeants, two students, and one Miss Tusi of the Song family. Who would dare to set up an ambush? ”

"Did you really fight?" Although Jin Wei was high, he was also shocked by this incident.

Li Ying pointed at Wang Yuan and said, "Wang Erlang returned to the earthen village, gathered eight hundred young and strong, and set up an ambush between the mountains. In the middle of the night, we were lighting torches, but unfortunately the thieves found out in advance. Wang Erlang immediately made a decision, launched a night attack in advance, beheaded the thief Kou Yunguan, killed countless enemies, captured a lot, and rescued hundreds of women. And I'm waiting here, no one is dead! ”

Luo Jiang was dumbfounded and said: "Unbelievable, the two are really brave people!" ”

Yue Zhen said with a smile: "We came to Yunnan Township this time to try, and we encountered bandits robbing the road on the way, thanks to Ruoxu and Liangchen. ”

"I didn't kill two or three bandits, I only killed two or three bandits," Li Ying said in a proud tone, "At that time, we were blocked at the bottom of the valley, with a steep cliff on the left, and bandits in ambush on the right slope, and the roads in front and behind were blocked by bandits. Wang Erlang shot the bandit leader with a flying horse, and then braved the rain of arrows to disperse the bandits on the slope, frightening the remaining bandits to kneel and beg for mercy. ”

Jin Wei was stunned when he heard this, and felt that these Guizhou scholars were very evil, why did they always carry knives to kill thieves? Shouldn't scholars study with peace of mind?

Jin Wanchuan exclaimed: "Wang Xianggong is both civil and military, and he will definitely enter the prime minister in the future." ”

Wang Yuan kept smiling and silent, and said at this moment: "Uncle praised it falsely. ”

After chatting for a long time, I felt that the time had come, and Wang Yuan and the others went to the banquet together. Li Ying, Yue Zhen and others made an appointment to travel to Wuhua Mountain together, and they stayed in the room anyway.

Jin Wanchuan asked his son in a low voice: "Can this Wang Yuan really be admitted to the Jinshi?" ”

Jin Wei thought for a while and said, "With those three poems, you know that your talent is amazing." But whether he can win the test or not, he has to look at his current text first, and he will know in a few days. ”

"Then wait a few more days." Jin Wanchuan still didn't believe that Guizhou Shizi could be a Jinshi.

Jin Wei asked, "What does my father think of this person?" ”

"Born to be a genius!"

Jin Wanchuan praised and said: "Killing the bandits can only prove their bravery; Poetry and writing can only show their talents. It is for the Father that he is able to gather people's hearts. Not only the Guizhou scholar is the main one, but even the Yunnan scholar named Luo Jiang also has the implicit intention of convincing Wang Yuan. In terms of gathering people's hearts, you are much worse than Wang Yuan, and you will definitely study well in the future! ”

Gathering people's hearts is the embodiment of personality charm.

Jin Wei smiled and didn't speak, too lazy to refute his father.

He felt that he was very charismatic, and he had a group of friends in Nanjing Guozijian. As for those who contradict him, it's just that he doesn't bother to make friends, what's the point of making friends with mediocre people?

In today's house, it is also Xie Yuan Wang Yuan and Ya Yuan Tianqiu, which is worth handing over to our Jin Gongzi.

……

The governor's yamen has opened its doors.

As soon as the new imperial examination arrived, they were greeted by officials and led them straight into the palace.

The deer feast originated from the township drinking ceremony.

In the pre-Qin era, the princes had a township school in the country, and the school system was three years. The best of the graduation is the "Magi", who is sent by the doctor to be dedicated to the monarch.

Before these wise men set off, the doctors had to set up a banquet and invite local officials and elders to accompany them, so there was a "village drinking ceremony". At the beginning of the wine ceremony, the song of "Deer Song" must be played, which is the origin of the "Deer Song Banquet".

At the beginning of the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty, the Luming Banquet and the Township Drinking Ceremony began to diverge, and they were all mixed up before.

The founding of the Ming Dynasty, due to Zhu Yuanzhang's strong admiration, the township drinking ceremony reached the peak of ancient Chinese society.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the village drinking ceremony, where magistrates, scholars, squires, elders, and village officials gathered, was equivalent to holding a spring tea party.

Those who break the law must be taken out and criticized; Positive energy such as talents, filial sons, and good people should be commended. If there are any contradictions in the various leagues, they can also be resolved through discussion. Those who are highly respected must also preach the principles of loyalty and filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, honesty and shame, and then the Lijia officials who participated in the banquet will return to the streets and villages to do propaganda and education.

Zhu Yuanzhang regarded the township drinking ceremony as an important way for the imperial court to control the grassroots, and it was a supplement to the loophole of "officials do not go down to the county". The magistrate can also hold meetings through drinking, grasp the basic information in the jurisdiction, and directly contact the elders of Lijia Township, thus extending his political tentacles to every village.

It is a very simple concept of grassroots governance, and it was extremely effective in the early Ming Dynasty.

But after Zhu Di's death, the township drinking ceremony was completely a formality. Now it has become a group of officials, gentlemen and squires who drink blindly, and they eat and drink at public expense, and they have a very tacit understanding of the distribution of benefits in the banquet.

The Luming Banquet, which was not valued by Zhu Yuanzhang, became more and more prosperous because of the imperial examination.

Wang Yuan came to the banquet hall, exchanged greetings with the others, and was then taken to his own seat. He is Guizhou Xie Yuan, sitting extremely forward, and the old man in front of him is even more advanced.

Well, the old man who is just one Jiazi (sixty years) in Zhongju, regardless of his official status, can come to participate in the Luming Banquet. There can be no more years, nor less years, and a cycle of sixty years has the meaning of alternating between the old and the new, and the cycle is endless.

This year, 34 people from Yunnan and 21 people from Guizhou were raised. In addition, there were ten deputy Banggong students, and three of them chose to go to the banquet.

In total, a total of 58 new imperial examinees have arrived.

Soon, many officials inside and outside the curtain of the township test appeared, and they sat on the other side of the banquet.

If it is completely in accordance with the weekly etiquette, the Luming banquet cannot be done like this, how can the host of the banquet be the last to arrive?

The village drinking ceremony of the Zhou Dynasty was very cumbersome, and even the guests toasted the host, and the host had to wash the wine glass to show respect. The guests must stop it, and the host must insist on washing the cup, refusing to welcome a few times, which is similar to the emperor's Zen concession.

In the Song Dynasty, etiquette was simplified, otherwise you wouldn't be able to drink.

How many Magi could there be in the pre-Qin period? It doesn't take much time to refuse a few cups.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were more than 100 people in the new imperial examination in the north and south. If you still maintain the weekly etiquette, then you don't need to drink, and you can wash the cup for half a day.

Moreover, cleaning the wine glass is only an insignificant part of the weekly etiquette, and there are many more cumbersome etiquettes!

The collapse of etiquette and music is in line with the law of social development.

Wang Yuan was chatting with Tian Qiu beside him, when suddenly the Yunnan officials came.

At the forefront was the governor Gu Yuan, followed by Wei Ying, the political envoy on the left, and Ding Yanghao, the political envoy on the right. Inspector Yushi Zhang Yu, because he was in charge of the township examination, was arranged to sit in the first seat of the examiner's seat, and the deputy envoy and the deputy envoy also sat there.

Since the hour had not yet come, everyone was more relaxed and joked with each other in private.

"It's auspicious!"

Governor Gu Yuan was about to announce the start of the Luming Banquet when suddenly there was a burst of laughter outside.

"Hahahaha!"

A middle-aged man with a sturdy body strode into the hall with his head held high, and the officials along the way did not dare to stop him. This person was wearing a unicorn robe, raised his arm and pointed at Gu Yuan and asked, "For such a grand event, why don't you invite me?" ”

Governor Gu Yuan couldn't cry or laugh, the left and right political envoys changed color, and Zhang Yu, the governor of the imperial history, looked at each other angrily.