Chapter 231: His Highness Announces
The sun was high and the breeze was blowing, and the majestic and huge Regent's Mansion appeared in front of the eyes of the ninety-eight new science and technology scholars like a giant beast.
The team of guards at the main entrance of the palace wearing gray short military uniforms, with a tall posture and solemn expressions, added a bit of solemnity to the majestic palace.
The wide opening of the main gate of the palace means that the 98 new scholars are respected and welcomed, and it also means a kind of acceptance.
At the front of the queue of the new Kejinshi, there were the cabinet chiefs and assistants in court clothes, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the ministers of the Imperial Domain, all of whom looked solemnly at the open gate of the palace.
Standing in the first row behind the bigwigs, Liu Yong, a thin first-class jinshi, looked at the palace in front of him excitedly, his heart was surging, and his thoughts were full of thoughts.
He has participated in three scientific expeditions, and the first two ended in Sun Shan. This hit him deeply, who had always been proud of his splendid wealth and talent.
This time, there was something that later traveled the world.
Twice off the list, he was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, he didn't know who to hate, who to blame, and in the end, he could only blame himself for his bad luck.
In the end, I can only send love to the landscape to talk for comfort.
But then he slowly figured out the reason: what he learned in his heart was not what the conservative and pedantic examiners in the imperial court wanted at all.
What they want to see is still the step-by-step eight-strand text, and they still want to listen to the words of the old and backward sage.
What I think is simply deviant in the eyes of these people, so I will be off the list twice.
Thinking about this made him even more depressed, could it be that what he had learned in his life was going to be drowned by this rotten and outdated world?
This frustration made him more and more painful, and only then did the things that happened to him go out of the customs later.
If it weren't for the accident, God blessed, he would have become a pile of unclaimed white bones outside the gate at this time.
Later, he was desperate for a while, feeling that this life was hopeless and destined to fall for the rest of his life.
However, later, with the Qin King Jiangchuan leading troops into the customs, the general trend of the world has undergone great changes in a short period of time.
Li Zicheng fought several battles, lost consecutive battles, and fled back to Shaanzhou in panic. The king of Qin entered Beijing, purged Liu Lin, the Duke of Wei, and other spies of the Dashun army, forced the emperor to lock himself in the deep palace, and grasped the power of the imperial court.
Later, there were a series of innovations, and each pile can be said to be shocking and extraordinary.
The situation was turbulent and changing, many people panicked, and some people scolded the King of Qin for being arrogant and arrogant, without the way of a minister, and a traitor to the country.
Some people secretly connected with each other, spread rumors everywhere, spread rumors and slanders, and poured all kinds of dirty water on the head of King Qin, causing turmoil in the hearts of the people and undercurrents surging in the capital.
For all these changes, Liu Yong was as shocked as everyone else at first. But then he was more and more surprised.
He keenly found that His Royal Highness the King of Qin's style was really eclectic, without the pedantic and conservative habits of the current imperial court.
Not to mention anything else, the establishment of a new army, the issuance of paper money, the dismissal of palace maids and eunuchs, the establishment of cleaning in the capital, and the vigorous improvement of environmental sanitation are all enough to prove the boldness and uniqueness of His Royal Highness the King of Qin.
This made Yoo Yong, who was already depressed and desperate, see the hope of his new life.
Just when he was worried about how to recommend himself to the King of Qin, the imperial court issued a proclamation of Kaienke, which made the road in front of him suddenly clear.
More importantly, the method and content of this Enke selection are completely different from the previous imperial examinations, completely abandoning the old-fashioned and useless Bagu Wen, and does not test the words of the sages, but only the strategy, practice and physical fitness.
This is completely a subversive move that transcends the times, making a large number of candidates wail and complain, but making candidates like Liu Yong who really have hills and valleys in their hearts overjoyed.
Reasonably, unexpectedly, he passed the test. And it's also a first-class jinshi.
This made him excited and did not sleep well for several days, and his heart was full of longing for the future and gratitude to His Royal Highness the Regent.
If there is no reform of His Highness, there will be no day when I will come out today.
If it weren't for the humiliation he received yesterday when he bought clothes for his little sister, his mood could be said to have been floating on the clouds all these days.
If it weren't for that She Gongzi's generosity and comfort, he might have really been confused and conflicted with that shallow and vulgar shopkeeper yesterday.
If that is the case, it is very likely that it will affect the appearance of the regent today.
If the palace is lost, the life that I just had hope for may really end there.
Looking at the new robe on his body, Liu Yong's heart was full of gratitude to the young man She who met in Pingshui.
With the help of that She Gongzi, he can have the money to buy a new set of robes, and he can also have the money to renew the room fee of the inn, and he can buy two sets of the most popular winter clothes in the capital for his little sister.
Although the nobleman was reluctant to tell him where his family lived, Liu Yong made up his mind to find his benefactor and personally come to the door to thank him and repay his kindness.
When Liu Yong's thoughts were wandering, a voice came from front and woke him up.
"Ladies and gentlemen, your Highness is summoned." On the steps of the palace gate stood a general in a gray military uniform, with a solemn expression, and shouted loudly.
All the new science and technology scholars immediately looked solemn, and followed several bigwigs up the steps and entered the gate of the palace.
Led by the young general, the crowd walked through the courtyard and up the stairs into the empty and spacious council hall.
After entering the main hall, everyone stood in accordance with the position they had just placed outside the gate, and was silent.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please wait, Your Highness will be here soon." The young general made a statement and walked through the side door of the main hall.
The hall was solemn, everyone lowered their heads, and no one dared to talk to each other, for fear that it would leave a bad impression on the regent for the first time and affect the future, which would be too cost-effective.
Liu Yong is the same, but his mood at this time is surging and fluctuating.
In his heart, he already regarded the regent as a mountain worthy of admiration and emulation.
It can be said that he is now a loyal fan of the regent, and he is still a brainless fan.
I don't know what kind of person the regent is, but I'm really curious about how such a hero who subverts the world and stirs up the storm was born today?
Just as Liu Yong was thinking nonsense, the voice of the young general just now sounded again.
"His Royal Highness the Lord Regent has arrived!"
"The ministers knock on His Highness, His Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose!"
The bigwigs in front of them fell to the ground and chanted Chitose. The new scholars in the back also hurriedly knelt down and worshiped together.
Although I have rehearsed before, because of the excitement and nervousness, the voice is still not neat, and it seems a bit chaotic.
"Flat." A young, but majestic, voice came from above.
Why does this sound familiar? Liu Yong got up with the bigwigs in front of him and pondered suspiciously.
When he stood up straight, he looked up over the shoulders of the two Shangshu adults in front of him and looked up at the steps, and he froze.