After writing the test papers, the jinshi withdrew from the main hall, chattered outside the hall, and waited for the results. Li Guolou sat in the main hall and racked his brains to write articles, the eight strands of the text are divided into three parts and eight paragraphs, the introduction is clear, the theory is reasonable, and the conclusion is powerful, how was it thought of by the Tongzhi Emperor, writing "Napoleon and Xiang Yu", what is the relationship between these two tragic heroes, fortunately, he also knows that the two ancients are tragic heroes, and other Jinshi should not be out, "Xiang Yu pulls out the mountain and covers the world, not to mention a broken wheel!" ”

Li Guolou thought well, many Jinshi only read the Four Books and Five Classics, did not read the romance books, and did not even read the history books, Xiang Yu did not know who it was, plus did not know that there was a national hero named Napoleon in France, a partial theme made many Jinshi scratch their ears and cheeks, sat in the hall and did not move, and even the subject could not be clear, knowing that they would deviate as soon as they moved their pens, and they were afraid that they could only stay in the top three and sit in the first row in vain.

Li Guolou blew the test paper, which is the habitual action of the literati who write brushes, let the pen and ink dry a little, turned his head sideways to look at the row of people next to him, there are still two seats in the three seats, and there are two full Jinshi, who are pitiful.

Li Guolou liked the cold humor of Emperor Tongzhi Zaichun in his heart, he would be a whole person at a young age, he stood up, plucked up the courage to look up at the dragon chair, and a young man happened to look at each other.

Single eyelids, thin eyes, and a fair face are childish, and the Aijue Luo family is thin.

Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun nodded slightly, Li Guolou's image made him unforgettable, "Xiao Dezhang" can also doppelganger technique, and he couldn't help but look at the little eunuch Xiao Dezhang on the side, quite an interesting person.

Li Guolou hurriedly lowered his eyes, and retreated backwards respectfully, Honggu's little lover looked like this, and when he walked out of the main hall, Li Guolou found that he was drenched in cold sweat, and the imperial authority made him shocked.

Zhu Dinghe walked to Li Guolou's side and asked, "Xiaolou, the subject hasn't deviated!" ”

Li Guolou replied: "How is it possible, I have stayed with foreigners, how can I not know Napoleon, how about you, don't run the problem!" ”

Zhu Dinghe said with a smile: "No, fortunately, I live with Fan Dahui, I heard him say about Napoleon, or it is better to stay in a group, I know everything, hey, look at a few people there, they are castrated, and they all have gone astray!" ”

Li Guolou made a hoarse voice: "Old Zhu, don't say castrations, die!" ”

Zhu Dinghe came back to his senses, hurriedly covered his mouth, and turned his head to look around to see if any eunuchs heard him speak, fortunately, there were many people, everyone chatted excitedly, and no one listened to him.

When the book is used, there are few jinshi, standing in a corner, the soul is not guarded, the problem is running badly, the ranking is backward, and the probability of entering the top two is very small.

Li Guolou stepped forward to greet Lu Runzhen, bowed and said, "Brother Lu, how did you do in the exam!" ”

Lu Runzhen smiled and said, "Just like you, you haven't deviated!" ”

"Oh, Brother Lu's ears are very pointy." Li Guolou knew that he was talking to Zhu Dinghe, and Lu Runzhen heard it.

Hundreds of Jinshi gathered together, laughing in a low voice, waiting for the moment of announcing the ranking, a group of people from the Manchurian Guijie, a group of Han Guijie, a group of people from the same province, fellow villagers, and classmates, divided into a bunch of people gathered together, the halo of glory on whoever was on his head, it was equivalent to the Emperor Zaichun of Tongzhi hand-picking, and the first and third would be awarded the official body on the spot, and they would directly wear the official robe and wear the crown, while the others would study in the Hanlin Academy for a few years, and the time to enter the official career would be delayed for a few years.

Li Hongzao, the chief examiner in the Qianqing Palace, can't say much about the Tongzhi Emperor Zaichun's examination questions, so he can only put the test papers of the candidates who deviate from the test questions into the top three rankings, and rearrange the top two Jinshi candidates.

"Two mothers, please choose." Zai Chun respectfully stood beside the Empress Dowager Cixi, he was not afraid of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, this Eniang was kind to him, never spoke to him harshly, but was a little afraid of his biological Eniang Cixi, he had already performed the crown ceremony, married the queen Arut, should be ** in power, and the curtain will not be removed, because his biological Eniang refuses to withdraw, and still has to exercise his authority, saying that he will take the latter pass for him.

Cixi was unhurried, looking at the exam papers one by one, she Zhu had criticized the exam papers, and the rankings were all raised, she picked up Li Guolou's test papers and read them, and said approvingly: "Li Guolou writes very well, has a deep foundation in eight strands of literature, and has its own style, but it's a pity that it's too young, otherwise it's the talent of the champion, you choose Lu Runzhen as the champion, it still makes sense, the old man is serious, and he is worthy of the big responsibility!" ”

Zaichun replied: "Thank you E-niang for your compliment, children's knowledge is learned from teachers, and they don't dare to waste their knowledge!" ”

Li Hongzao listened like praising him, his face did not change, and he bowed and said: "Congratulations to the Queen Mother, the champion is out, Li Guolou is still young, and he still needs to hone for a few years!" ”

Cixi Zhu ticked and said, "Hmm······ Then postpone the two and explore the flowers, Li Zhongtang has a successor, which is also a blessing for the court! ”

"Obey the decree of the mother." Zaichun was quite lucky for Eniang to change a place for Tanhua, he appointed the top three list, and there was not much fluctuation, and the top three list was freshly released.

Prince Gong has a porcelain stool to sit on the court, although he resigned from the position of regent, but still has an honorable status, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, stood aside, heard clearly, and couldn't help but glance at each other, never thought that Li Guolou jumped to Tanhualang, more than they expected, nodded with a happy expression, and the Westernists had another cadre.

Luan Yiwei Chen Yi held the holy decree in his hand, led a group of bear-waisted tiger-backed guards, and began to sing congratulations: "Champion Lu Runzhen!" ”

"Champion Lu Runzhen ······" The sound rolled outward, all the way outside the Forbidden City, all the way to Chang'an Avenue.

Excited, Lu Runzhen knelt on the ground, his face was full of salivation, and he didn't dare to raise his head, the ancestors blessed, the glory of the ancestors, and more than ten years of cold window study, just waiting for this moment to come.

"Bangyan Tan Zongjun ······"

A fat man shouted, "Thank you, Lord Longen! ”

Li Guolou's heart froze, the champion Lu Runzhen and the top eye Tan Zongjun were next to him, so wouldn't he ······ People are nervous and their hands are clenched at the gold bricks, people are already about to fly, desperately admonishing themselves to stay calm, to be calm.

"Tanhua Li Guolou ······"

Li Guolou couldn't control his emotions anymore, knocked his head on the gold brick, and shouted: "Long live my emperor, the queen mother of the two palaces is a thousand years old!" ”

At this time, on the Jinluan Palace, the back of the curtain was already empty, but Li Guolou knew very well in his heart that he, Tanhualang, was hand-picked by the Queen Mother, and it was definitely not arranged by his mentor Li Hongzao, and there was a rich reward for making friends with the eunuchs.

The champion Lu Runzhen, Tan Zongjun, and Tanhua Li Guolou changed into official robes, and the teacher Li Hongzao picked flowers in the imperial garden, and inserted hairpins on the official hats of the three of them.

More than 200 Jinshi and 100 officials came to the Qionglin banquet to drink, 100 officials celebrated, there were rules in the palace, the banquet cost 8 taels of silver for a table of banquet for 100 officials, this was the standard set at the time of the founding of the country, and it was still the case at this time, more than 400 people drank and toasted, and there were more than 40 tables on the round table.

When the banquet was served, Li Guolou couldn't help but mutter, and said: "This dish is a delicate plate, not worth two taels of silver a table!" ”

Tan Zongjun said: "The imperial chef does it, the value is different, I have a study of food, I eat all the world's delicacies with one mouth, I love delicacies, I invite that meal at night, I have already booked Fengze Garden, who doesn't go, just don't give me face!" ”

Tan Zongjun's word Shuyu, at this time in his early thirties, Hainanese, is a son of a rich family, the son of the poetry collector Tan Ying, a young family learner, Tan Zongjun's father and the Yi literati formed the Xiyuan Yin Society, established the "Xuehaitang", the reputation of the text is widely spread, the noise in the sea, Tan Zongjun has been adhering to the family since childhood, smart and sensitive, like his father, strong memorization, although he is older, his articles gradually tend to be flat from the gorgeous, and he writes a thousand words, with a wave.

Lu Runzhen, Tan Zongjun, and Li Guolou are all from scholarly families, with superior living conditions, and it is even more difficult for poor people to get into the Jinshi examination, no capital, no experience, and the era of closed-door construction is outdated, they are all people with life experience, and they will talk about it together after a while, and the ages of the three are exactly in order, "Lu Laoda", "Tan Lao Er", "Li Lao San" are called out in the joke.

There are also rules for the Qionglin banquet, the champion, the list eye, and the tanhua should compose poems on the spot, and the historian will record the poems in the annals of history.

Li Guolou was clumsy, and he didn't dare to show off his seven-word poems, and pushed him to the top of poetry, famous all over the world Tan Zongjun.

Tan Zongjun was also not polite, and read aloud:

"Spring Rain:

The side breeze is surging and smoking, the rain is always pitiful all night, the taste of a spring is like Chinese wine, the light cold in March has not been unloaded, the time of the alley is praying for wheat, the mountain shed livelihood roasted tea day, the green shade is like a flower like a fog, and the poet is not confused.

Luohongmen Lane remembers Langshan, it is difficult to say that it is cloudy and sunny every day, moistens the qi and knows that the cooking stove is wet, the loud voice turns over when the fishing tent looks, the spring grass in Jiangxiang thinks of the wanderer, the stirrup shadow eaves flower is called the cold official, and the old rain is sad at the end of the world, and the cars and horses may be like Chang'an.

Quietly leaning on the gan to find a sentence, the head of the piece of cloud has been urged first, there is no trace of the path, the grass year is negative wine glass, the words recall the apricot blossom Yu bachelor, the sentence is passed on to the plum He Fanghui, the Southern Dynasty four hundred smoke in the temple, how many buildings are not opened.

I like to see the green pavilion, a green hill to look at the eyes of labor, but the heart to talk about the crops, more business to basil, the tide is full of fish, Mo on the dust is sold high, the infinite green door is long, do not will be the color of the green robe! ”

Tan Zongjun has already become famous at a young age, and he is only in high school at this time, which can be regarded as a tribulation, and Lu Runzhen next to him waved it and wrote down the poem "Spring Rain", and also said: "There are Shuyu poems, how dare I give another poem, my words are passable, even if I pass the test!" ”

Lu Runzhen and Tan Zongjun passed the test, which made Li Guolou embarrassed, he gave another poem, wouldn't he be thrown into the dung pit, even the teacher Li Hongzao in this court did not have Tan Zongjun's talent, and singing poetry in front of famous people in the world was really unbearable.

Under the coaxing of other jinshi, Li Guolou couldn't shirk it, and said with an idea: "I won't write poems, sing a military song, this is my lyrics and music, and it is widely sung by the Criminal Department, and it has become a song when the Criminal Department raises the national flag." While speaking, Li Guolou jumped up to the stage next to him in a few steps, and sang loudly regardless of whether people liked to listen to it or not:

"Yu Si Wannian, the Great Empire of Yadong.

In March, the rivers spread the waves of civilization.

There are 400 trillion people and gods, and the land is large and rich.

Unveil the flag of my Yellow Dragon Empire and sing the song of my empire! ”

When Li Guolou sang it for the second time, there were already people around him singing congratulations.

"Yu Si Wannian, the Great Empire of Yadong.

In March, the rivers spread the waves of civilization.

There are 400 trillion people and gods, and the land is large and rich.

Unveil the flag of my Yellow Dragon Empire and sing the song of my empire! ”

The majestic momentum and pride stand upright, so that everyone looked sideways at Li Guolou, looking at Li Guolou with tears in his eyes, he didn't feel that Li Guolou was making a play, but revealing his true feelings, who doesn't want the Qing Empire to stand proudly in the east of the world, and see the flag of the Yellow Dragon Empire fluttering everywhere.

Li Hongzhang stroked three strands of beard and said, "Prince Gong, my grandson is good!" ”

Yixun also sang congratulations, nodding frequently: "Well, I think it's okay, with this momentum, we have a successor to the Qing Empire, and you don't thank me yet!" ”

Li Hongzhang sighed: "Prince Gong, don't thank you first, in a few days, the sky will be pressing, I can't resist it, I can only rely on you!" ”

Yi Xun squinted and said in his ear: "Old fox, you must know that I am old and decrepit, and even my lover has given it to Li Guolou, I am afraid that I have more than enough heart and not enough strength!" ”

Prince Gong Yixun has four sons and a daughter, the eldest son Zaicheng and the second son Zaiying have reached adulthood, but the latter two sons and a daughter have not been raised, why is this happening, and Yixun's physical function has a lot to do with the deterioration of Yixun's physical function, giving birth to a child is born with defects, how can this be, it is not that he was harmed by the Empress Dowager Cixi's excessiveness, at this time he was nearly forty years old, and he couldn't bear the Empress Dowager Cixi's request, and he drank wine and complained in front of his cronies Li Hongzhang, and he would have to "pay public grain" later.

Li Hongzhang laughed dryly, didn't dare to answer the topic, turned to look at the harrier on the stage and turned down Li Guolou, clapped his hands with more than 400 people, and said loudly: "Okay." ”