The rooster did not crow, the dog did not bark, and it was pitch black outside the window, and there was no light in sight.

Zhu Ping'an got up and washed up, ate the breakfast sent by the little girl with the bun with the lantern, and put on the brand-new Jinshi crown dress with the assistance of the little girl with the bun, and then went out of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion and headed towards the Forbidden City.

Breakfast is a porridge side dish with meat buns, the taste is very good, you can eat it is the craft of the chef of Li Shu's family, the bun skin is flexible and the filling is delicious, the side dishes are refreshing and delicious, and the mouth is fragrant.

In other words, the chef of the Li Shu family is also very hard, at least he has to get up more than half an hour earlier than himself to make such a table of breakfast, and he will definitely thank the chef of the Li family in person another day.

Zhu Ping'an left the Linhuai Marquis Mansion and went all the way to the Forbidden City, because the place of transmission notified by the Ministry of Rites when the official sent the Jinshi Guanfu yesterday was the Forbidden City's Sacred Palace.

The Forbidden City, the city within the city, is the modern Forbidden City, of course, the Forbidden City at this time of the Ming Dynasty is still very different from the modern Forbidden City, after all, the modern Forbidden City has been rebuilt by the Qing Dynasty. Unlike the modern Forbidden City, where people pay money to buy tickets and can go in and have a ride, the Forbidden City at this time in the Ming Dynasty is a forbidden place, it is a palace, and it is inhabited by the most noble group in the world.

Chuanyu is talking about the ceremony of announcing the ranking in the temple test.

When Zhu Ping'an walked to the noon gate of the Forbidden City, there was gradually a hazy light in the east, the sky wanted white, the flowers wanted red, the willows wanted green, and the golden glazed tiles of the Forbidden City spread a piece of golden light, full of gorgeous wealth.

A group of people outside the Forbidden City. It was roughly divided into two groups, one group was the civil and military officials wearing court uniforms, and these people were divided into two camps according to the civil and military forces. There are small camps in it; The other group is a new jinshi like Zhu Ping'an, who is wearing a brand-new jinshi crown uniform and a hairpin black gauze hat.

Both groups of people are very excited, the civil and military officials are excited because they haven't seen Emperor Jiajing for a long time, the last time the palace tried that many of them were not qualified to go to the West Garden, it was rare for Emperor Jiajing to have a whim, in this Forbidden City Palace, these civil and military officials were able to meet the holy face for a long time. how not to get excited; As for the excitement of the new jinshi who are behind the civil and military officials, it is because today is their day of great joy, and the Golden Palace is passed on. This is the moment of their final harvest in the 10-year cold window.

Because it was still early, the palace gate of the Forbidden City had not yet opened, and everyone was waiting outside and chatting, and the excitement was beyond words.

Zhu Ping'an arrived at the Forbidden City. He and Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen integrated into the 400 new jinshi.

The hottest topic for new entrants is the ownership of champions. At this time, not only did they not know the top 20 rankings of the first class, but even the many civil and military officials in front of them did not know the top 20 rankings, including Yan Song, Yan Ge Lao and other eight ministers who read the papers, they only knew the ranking of the Jinshi after the twenty.

At this time, the ranking of the top twenty has been sealed since Emperor Jiajing was arranged, and it will not be opened until today, when the ranking is announced.

Of course. Even though the exact ranking of the top 20 is unknown, there is still a lot of insider information circulating. Many of these 400 new recruits were born in the families of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, or they were related to high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

In addition, yesterday, the news that Emperor Jiajing summoned the top 20 also spread among the people.

It is because there are some knowns in the unknown of the champion that everyone will talk so hotly.

"It stands to reason that the Huiyuan we tried last time has a great chance." A new jinshi wearing a hairpin black gauze hat, a set of jinshi crown clothes, and holding a locust wat board expressed his opinion in the crowd.

As soon as the man's voice landed, someone laughed and shook his head.

"I'm afraid this young brother only knows one and doesn't know the other." The man shook his head and said with a smile on his face, a look of gossip.

"Oh, I want to hear about it." The first new jinshi threw his hand at this man for advice.

"Although I am hearsay, but the news is very reliable, my father's friend in the Dali Temple, his boss Dali Temple Qingxi is one of the ministers of the reading papers, yesterday in my house when drinking had mentioned to my father, said that the marking is completed, the top 20 test papers submitted to the Imperial Review, the Imperial Examination opened the seal, found that our Zhu Huiyuan in this marking, only seven 'O', before the submission of the Imperial Examination, ranked only eleventh." The man who shook his head and laughed said with a gossip on his face, looking at the surprised expression of the person opposite with satisfaction, and he was too addicted to gossip.

"Eleventh, don't talk about the first rank, even the second rank is not in the front." The crowd erupted.

"It's all Yan Shoufu who takes care of it, I heard that after the first time the paper is marked, there are only six 'O's in this test paper, all of which are among the top three. Yan Shoufu cherished the talent, and asked the reader to re-read it, and there was one more 'O'. "There are new jinshi who know more inside information, and they have supplemented the inside information they know.

It's so exciting, Huiyuan only got seven "O", and the top two are not in the front! Don't think about it. Everyone's emotions were high for a while, especially those who felt that they had answered the questionnaire well, and felt that they had another chance.

Uh, that's me. Zhu Ping'an listened to everyone's discussions, his face was indifferent, but he smiled slightly when everyone looked at him sympathetically, and he couldn't see frustration at all.

In the eyes of everyone, Zhu Ping'an is more sad than dead, sad and happy, and a strong rush

After hearing the news, Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen couldn't stop comforting Zhu Ping'an, asking Zhu Ping'an to relax and not think too much, but it didn't come out, everything was possible, although the two of them really felt that it was impossible.

"Don't worry, I've got what I want to get to this day. As for the champion, I am fortunate to have it; Miss, my life. ”

Zhu Ping'an smiled indifferently and calmly.

"I'm fortunate to have a good one; Miss, my life. Zi Houda is free and open-minded, which is admirable. Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen admired Zhu Ping'an's optimistic attitude towards life.

Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen look at it this way, it doesn't mean that everyone sees it this way: pretend, pretend, you just continue to pretend, see when you can bump into it, and wait until the result comes out, when you cry.

"If you want me to see, this time Enke champion, it is none other than Brother Ouyang, but I heard that Brother Ouyang has won a full house, and the eight ministers who read the paper are all "O" Fu high evaluations. Someone in the crowd confidently put forward the assertion that the champion must belong to Ouyang Zishi.

This assertion was agreed by most of the people present, almost all of the people present, and then the people standing next to Ouyang Zishi began to compliment Ouyang Zishi, as if the champion of Enke was already famous at this moment.

Ouyang Zishi said in his mouth under the compliments of everyone that he didn't dare to be, the results have not come out yet, everyone must not joke or anything like that, but he is full of spring breeze, spring breeze, and looking forward to it, and he looks completely confident.

"I heard that this time, the top twenty face saints are at the end, and the saint has chosen a reward, dare to ask you what the benevolent brothers have chosen?" There were Jinshi who were in the top twenty who were summoned by Jiajing, and asked questions to the crowd.

Soon someone responded, saying that it was a golden carp, and several people said that it was a golden carp.

Someone asked Ouyang Zishi, and Ouyang Zishi also replied that it was a goldfish, and the carp jumped the dragon gate, which was more suitable.

Then someone thought that although Zhu Ping'an was ranked eleven, he had received divine grace and was summoned after all, so he came to ask Zhu Ping'an what he chose.

"Golden Rooster." Zhu Ping'an replied with a sincere face.

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When everyone heard this, they were silent for a few seconds, and then they whispered again, and many of them couldn't help but laugh quietly. They didn't expect Zhu Ping'an to choose the Golden Rooster, what the carp jumped over the dragon gate said was that the results of the imperial examination were good, and it was clear that the carp jumped over the dragon gate was the most suitable for the scientific examination, but he chose the golden rooster! The test paper was under the care of Yan Shoufu, and he got eleven, and now this golden rooster is a choice, hehe, don't think about the champion or anything, it's impossible. In their eyes, nine times out of ten, the champion is Ouyang Zishi, anyway, in their eyes, Zhu Ping'an is impossible.

When Ouyang Zishi heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but sneer, whispered, and played the piano indiscriminately. Then, the confidence in my eyes was even stronger. (To be continued.) )