Tongzhi Dynasty Enke Jinshi, this time a total of only 280 people, today five drums, they on the teacher Li Hongzao led down to the Forbidden City to meet the Tongzhi Emperor, Lu Runzhen is the champion of the Gong, naturally go to the front, behind a row of the list of eyes Tan Zongjun, Tanhua Li Guolou and other scholars, through the Taihe Gate, in front of the Taihe Palace, but see the majestic Taihe Hall shrouded in the golden light of the morning light, people can't help but have a sense of reverence.

The royal forest sergeant lined up the stone steps on both sides like Weng Zhong, and a eunuch waved the long whip in his hand, "Bang bang." "Three sounds, followed by the sound of drums, came from afar, and gradually came to the front of the Taihe Palace.

The solemn scene made every scholar a little nervous, and he didn't even dare to breathe for the atmosphere, feeling the royal majesty of the Nine Heavenly Que, and the scholars who came here, everyone was in the same official robe, full of energy, dragon and horse spirit, and studied hard in the lonely lamp of the ten cold windows, just to step up to this step, thinking of the grace and honor after meeting the emperor, so that everyone's face was red.

The Ministry of Rites has arranged in advance, more than 200 people marched in an orderly manner, not chaotic at all, waiting for the moment when Emperor Tongzhi summoned him, and finally an official walked out of the Taihe Palace, bowed down and withdrew, which is also the rule of meeting the emperor, and he can't leave his back to the emperor to see.

After the official came out, he turned around and stood facing south, solemn and steady, and said loudly to the more than 200 jinshi under the steps: "By the holy decree! ”

As soon as the words fell, the jinshi led by Lu Runzhen, the horseshoe sleeves flew up, crackled, and they all knelt on the ground, and the mountain shouted a tsunami: "Long live." Then in the open space outside the Taihe Palace, the black pressure was overwhelming, silent, and no one dared to raise their heads.

"Tanhua Li Guolou's roll call is passed on, and I will meet you!"

Li Guolou's head was swollen, a spirit, trembling all over, how could he let him sing, singing celebrities during the Ministry of Rites, not him, it seems that he sang at the Qionglin banquet, and he also knew about it together with Emperor Zaichun.

Suddenly, Li Guolou rose from the ground, raised his sword eyebrows, and said loudly: "Pierce." "Take a few steps forward, step up the steps, take the list, roll call in turn, every time you sing a jinshi, the jinshi will say yes loudly, and then bow down and walk into the Taihe Palace, starting from Lu Runzhen, enter the Taihe Hall one by one according to the ranking, and then the eunuch will lead the way, kneel to the specified place, everyone has to hold their breath, dare not make a little sound, dare not look up, all bow their heads and lie on the gold bricks.

More than 200 names, some have to shout, go first, dizzy, numb legs and feet, how long does it take, how much endurance, but this is the royal rule, passed down for thousands of years, let the Kejin Shi know the royal dignity and the solemnity of the ceremony, some people are nervous and their palms are full of sweat, even their foreheads are dripping with sweat, and even the official robe behind them is soaked in the early morning of April.

At this moment, the great eunuch Liu Deyin shouted: "Long live the Lord is coming!" ”

Kneeling on the ground, none of the scholars dared to look up, heard the footsteps to know that the Tongzhi Emperor walked into the Taihe Palace, just now the dragon chair was empty, they kowtowed a few heads when they entered the hall, all of them kowtowed to the empty dragon chair, and now the emperor walked by, they didn't dare to move a little, but they heard the sound of boots "click" from the ear, Li Guolou could only look at the yellow soft-soled boots through the afterglow.

Emperor Tongzhi Zaichun walked very slowly, as if several Jinshi stopped to observe, Li Guolou didn't even dare to move, and the two yellow soft-soled boots stayed by his side for a while.

After a long time, Lu Runzhen knelt in the front row, and a eunuch signaled to Lu Runzhen who knelt on the ground, he understood, so he let out a loud shout: "Kejin Shi Lu Runzhen and other 280 Jinshi have come to see His Majesty the Emperor, and wish my Emperor long live, long live, long live, long live!" ”

With Lu Runzhen's shout, all the jinshi shouted a tsunami together, "Long live, long live, long live." The shout rumbled in the temple, the shout was so sincere, so loud, so full of vitality, and the young and nervous faces were full of youthful enthusiasm and incomparable admiration.

Emperor Tongzhi looked around at the Jinshi under the stairs and nodded with satisfaction, and smiled, all dynasties and dynasties of the Jinshi to meet the emperor are very important, because such a person is to take on important positions in the country in the future, for the official eunuch, or for the benefit of one party, the name goes down in history, or make meritorious contributions, brilliant for all generations, this is the first time after the marriage of the Tongzhi Emperor, the first time to open a branch of scholars, elect him satisfactory people, and lay a solid foundation for his pro-government, so he added a heart to these Jinshi, and believed that his teacher Li Hongzao could be fair, just, and fair to select talents for him to govern the country and the country.

All the important ministers of this dynasty were also ordered to come to Wen Guan Li, the six emperor Shugong Prince Yixun, the alcohol prince Yixun, the Qing prince Yixuan, the ministers of the study Li Hongzhang and Li Hongzao, the Tirenge University Shi Wenxiang, the co-organizer of the university scholar Weng Tongyi, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Linggui, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Ronglu, the household department Shangshu Yu Shuzhen, the criminal department Shangshu Bao together, Luan Yiwei Chen Yi, Dali Temple Qing Wang Jue, and others all arrived, Prince Gong Yixun sat on the porcelain bench as usual, and the other ministers stood in two columns below the throne.

The Chief Prime Minister, Prince Gong Yixun, is the celebrant today, he looked at the emperor Zaichun looking at him, he stood up, took a step forward to the throne and bowed, and then turned around and said loudly: "In the twelfth year of Tongzhi, the singing of Enke Jinshi has been completed, and the Jinshi will listen to the emperor's holy message!" ”

All the jinshi shouted in unison: "Long live! ”

Zaichun has long been accustomed to talking to hundreds of people, not stage fright at all, and has a clear voice: "You are all science and technology scholars, and you are all scholars, last night I checked the resumes of your two hundred and eighty jinshi in detail, and half of them were born in the cold, it seems that Li Shaobao is very fair, ten years of hard study, from a child to show talent, from a talent to a person and then to a jinshi, with articles, knowledge, in exchange for the moment of entering the hall today, it is a good reward for you, you should also be worthy of the jinshi and the first glory, as long as the official is both fair and loyal and reasonable, If you benefit the country and the people, you will be able to enjoy wealth and glory, glorify your ancestors, and give you wives and children, all of which are given to you by God, and I am willing to give them to you. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Zaichun suddenly stopped, glanced at more than 200 Kejinshi who were lying on the ground, the hall was silent, all the Jinshi bowed their heads and listened quietly, waiting for the emperor's context, no one dared to raise their heads, no one dared to make a sound, the entire Taihe Hall was immersed in a dignified and solemn atmosphere, as if a needle could be heard falling on the ground.

Zai Chun's tone changed, Yin clenched his steel teeth deeply, and said clearly: "This time I am very disappointed in some of you, and I also feel very sad, why, a" Xiang Yu and Napoleon stumped one-third of you, the country should do things for the court, share worries for the country, Zi said: Learn and excel, you should be selected as outstanding talents, worthy of the pillars of the country, I selected you to use you to do things for me, you or the court and the central government as officials, assist me in handling government affairs, counselor planning, or on behalf of me to take care of the locality, govern civil affairs, regulate the people's feelings, but now the Qing Empire is not a peaceful and prosperous era, it has long been eaten by rats and scarred, full of desolation, vassal countries have defected, the Western powers have bullied to the doorstep, the land is divided piece by piece, and we are fighting on the territory of the Qing Empire, The Western powers forced our Qing Empire to cede land and pay reparations, there was still a war in the country, and the civil strife continued, the country of Zhedeshar had declared its independence, and there was turmoil everywhere, and the foreign ** ships were cruising in the Yangtze River and inland rivers, as if they were strolling in their own back garden, I thought of the defeat of my ancestors' family business in my hands, I couldn't sleep at night, and I had no face to face the statues of my ancestors and ancestors, and I was ashamed of the world. It is necessary for countless promising people to come forward and let the Qing Empire stand proudly on the top of the East, and you ask yourself, can you afford to let the Qing Empire rise again, the wind and the moon are all great talents, what does the country want to raise so many inaction and mediocrity, do you want to hold a broken wheel to persuade the people to re-shake and fight in all directions alone! ”

Emperor Zaichun reprimanded more than 200 Jinshi, so that the Taihe Hall was shocked, and in an instant, there was a cry, and all the ministers who were originally standing fell to their knees, sobbing and wiping the corners of their eyes, never thought that a solemn ceremony was made into an accountability meeting by Emperor Tongzhi, and they were also scolded by these important ministers of the court.

Li Hongzao heard this, his face turned blue and white for a while, he has been around the three generations of emperors for many years, according to the rules, he should do a great happy event, bowed, kowtowed, and the emperor said a few words, "You are all talents urgently needed by the country, go back and do a good job, don't live up to my trust." Because this is an important national celebration, just say some auspicious words, make everyone on the scene happy, and let all the Jinshi be grateful to Dade, how can you say the ugly thing of Aijue Luo in front of so many "people".

Li Hongzao just entered the study, he didn't have much power, he was still a teacher of Zhongjinshi, and he didn't talk much, so he could only hold back his inner dissatisfaction and sweep his eyes for help to Prince Gong Yixun.

Having said this, even Prince Gong Yixun was a little embarrassed, turned his head to look at Zai Chun, put on a "regent" posture, and looked angry and sparked, asking Zai Chun not to turn a "happy event" into a "funeral", in case the cry made the Qing Dynasty a fortune, wouldn't it be a big laughing stock.

Zaichun was very in awe of Prince Gong Yixun, did not dare to slack off, coughed, opened his throat, and said with a slight smile: "Today is a good day for you, you should say something good and obedient, so that you can be grateful to me and diligently run errands for the court, but I am here to say these words to you, some people think that I am not very happy, but in fact I am very happy today, because some of you have given the court a strategy for governing the country, pointed out the shortcomings of current affairs, and also gave solutions, although some ideas are still a bit naïve and not advisable, But there are strategies that can be implemented now, and there are strategies that need to be slowed down for a period of time, and in general, several strategies for governing the country are desirable, and they are meritorious to the society, and I want to praise him here! ”

After a pause, let the people of the Taihe Hall feel that the atmosphere is dignified, and the suppression and restraint of emotions spread, who will get this grace from God.

"Tanhualang Li Guolou is out of the ranks, let all the Aiqing good students take a look at you." Jae-chun made the final decision, and focused the eyes of all the ministers on a young man wearing a seven-grade official robe.

"Obey the order, thank God." Li Guolou contained tears, and after kowtowing, he puffed up his chest and let the officials above the court who wore flowers and feathers on the top of the court and hung all kinds of pearls above the fifth grade look at a future star.

Liu Deyin smiled and unfolded the holy decree, and said in a sharp voice: "Li Guolou listens to the announcement······ Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said: Kejin Shi Tanhualang Li Guolou, talented, is the handsome man of governing the country and the country, the criminal department has repeatedly made military exploits, can be of great use, specially entitled: Hanlin Yuan Langzhong, the third-class guard, the post of the minister in the study, Qin this! ”

"Thank you, Lord Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live." Li Guolou's forehead slammed on the ground, knocking loudly, the gold brick on the ground still echoed, he was grateful, speechless, he knew in his heart that the imperial court was about to use his proposition, which ones could be used, and he was not sure at this time.

Li Guolou's official position is equal to four levels in a row, from the seventh-grade civil official to the fifth-grade civil official, and the order has been the same as the champion Gong Lu Runzhen, which is the fifth grade, but he also has the position of "third-class guard" of the five-grade martial arts, and has the privilege of entering and exiting the Forbidden City "The Minister of the Upper Study", and still ascends to the sky in one step, and the second-grade and third-grade members on both sides of the main hall of the train do not have the privilege of entering and leaving the Forbidden City, and they have to be called to be eligible to enter the Forbidden City.

Hundreds of ministers in the court looked at Li Guolou with jealous eyes, what kind of strategy did Li Guolou write to govern the country and secure the state, so that the empress dowager of the two palaces and the emperor, Prince Gong Yixun, took such a fancy to him, Li Hongzhang did not promote his three sons, but promoted a little-known grandson, this is why, a noble blockbuster, suddenly appeared above the court, how could these far-sighted court ministers not hear any news beforehand, all the mysteries made the court become overheaded, The ministers asked each other what kind of immortal Li Guolou was,