The so-called Qionglin Banquet is a congratulatory banquet held for the new science and technology scholars in the royal garden of Qionglin Garden, which is a copy of the Qujiang banquet in the Song Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty.

The Qionglin banquet was given by the Son of Heaven himself, and only the new science and technology scholars who participated as guests were qualified, and the accompanying people were the bachelors and pavilion officials headed by the bachelors of Hanlin and the straight scholars of Longtu Pavilion. Being able to participate in the Qionglin Banquet is a supreme honor for millions of scholars in the world who intend to leap into the dragon gate, and it is also the motivation for them to study hard.

Not to mention that before going to the banquet, the jinshi also wore the golden flowers given by the emperor, rode horses and swaggered through the heavenly streets, bathed in the envy and admiration of nearly a million soldiers and civilians in the city of Tokyo, until they arrived at the most glorious place.

Murong Wu, who was ranked three hundred and eighty-four, Han Gang had been smiling since he saw him as soon as they met him today. How many times did he want to put on a solemn appearance and try his best to hide his excitement, but no matter how hard he tried, Murong Wu couldn't hold back the corners of his mouth.

Not only Murong Wu, as long as Han Gang's eyes were in sight, on the Heavenly Street outside the Donghua Gate, almost every new science and technology scholar had an excited expression. Han Gang couldn't fit in, just regarded it as a task that had to be completed. With this mood, Han Gang was like a black sheep mixed into the white sheep flock, and he felt that he was piercing.

Although it has been three years since I was reincarnated here, it is still not so simple to integrate into the folk customs of this era. For Han Gang, being admitted to the Jinshi is just an additional useful title and a certificate, so that he will not be hindered from becoming an official in the future. Excitement—of course, but only after the temple exam, and not until now.

In the eyes of the scholars of this era, it is the glory of a lifetime to be admitted to the Jinshi, which can be taken out as a topic after a few decades, and can also be put into the family tree, so that the descendants of thousands of years later will know that there is an ancestor who has been admitted to the Jinshi.

Such excitement as Murong Wu and the other four hundred and six Jinshi, Han Gang could understand and understand, but he could not empathize.

After all, it's still an outsider. ’

Han Gang thought, together with all the jinshi, under the Donghua Gate, for the clothes and boots of the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven gave the Jinshi green robes, official boots, and wat boards, which is also known as Shi Brown. Brown is the clothes of civilians, and after taking off the clothes of civilians, it means that Jinshi already has an official body. Since then, from the people to the official. The household of the family is also separately registered, included in the official register, and no longer belongs to the civil register.

After all the Jinshi changed into official robes together, Han Gang, who was wearing official clothes from the beginning, no longer looked so conspicuous.

Above the ninth rank is the green robe, that is, the blue official uniform; Above the seventh grade is a green robe. The fourth and fifth grades are vermilion, and the third grade or more is purple. However, it is common to give five-grade clothes and three-grade clothes, after all, it is difficult to promote official quality, and there are often low-grade people among the rulers or local ministers, so for the sake of the court's decency, they are all specially given vermilion purple robes.

And the new branch jinshi, although the official is still from the ninth grade, but they can wear the seven-grade uniform, this is the court's award to them, and it is also to let the dignity of the jinshi be reflected from this.

Han Gang worked hard for more than three years and made many meritorious deeds before he got a green robe. And an ordinary scholar, with only three exams, equaled him in terms of uniforms. The preciousness of Jinshi can be seen from this.

Together, not only the clothes and boots, but also a gold flower made of gold silk and red and green silk were used to insert them into the hat.

This golden flower is made by a famous craftsman of the court, and the workmanship is indeed exquisite, and the stamens made of gold filaments are clearly recognizable. Han Gang looked at it for a while, and then inserted it into his sideburns without care. Unlike Sima Guang back then, he still had to struggle with this.

A court advocate came out of the right door, and a group of horsemen also led the horses to the square in front of the Donghua Gate.

The drums sounded in unison, and the four hundred jinshi got on their horses together and left the imperial city from the Xuande Gate to the south. The horses pulled out were specially selected from the forbidden army, which was extremely docile, and there was a groom in front of them. Even if you have never ridden a horse before, you don't have to worry about any accidents in the process.

Outside the imperial city, it was already crowded at this time. The city of Tokyo is empty today, and men, women, and children are leaving home, all to come and see the new science and technology scholars, and get a touch of the Wenqu star's Wenhan atmosphere.

The forbidden army sent by the Fourth Army served as the lead and escort, followed by a guard of honor, and a group of advocates followed. Behind them, there are 408 Jinshi who start with the champion and the leader. After Jinshi, hundreds of cavalry followed.

In order to let the new Kejinshi enjoy this glorious moment, the queue of thousands of people walked very slowly. There were crowds of people on both sides of the road, and when the procession of the jinshi passed, there was a burst of cheers on that section of the road. And countless ladies waved handkerchiefs, hoping that Jinshi would take a look.

Riding on a horse, cheered by the strange crowd. Han Gang only felt that their level of fanaticism was comparable to that of the star-chasing clans of later generations. Next to him was the eighth place Liuguangyu's face flushed with excitement, tilted his head, and straightened his waist on horseback. And Ye Tao, who was following closely, when Han Gang looked back at the past, he also had the same expression. It seems that he is really the only one who can't fit into such an atmosphere.

From Xuande Gate to Qionglin Yuan, first go south along Yujie, and then turn westbound before the State Bridge. All the way through the Zhengmen in the inner city, the new Zhengmen in the outer city, and then arrive at the Jinming Pond outside the city, and Qionglin Yuan is on the side of the Jinming Pond.

A total of seven or eight miles, walking for nearly an hour, the speed is so slow, you can imagine.

Dismounted in front of the gate of Qionglin Garden, the guard, through the open gate of Qionglin Garden, walked into this royal garden, different from the palace palace to give people a sense of uprightness and heaviness, but a lot more delicate.

Pavilions and pavilions are scattered among trees and flowers, and the lake is on its near side. The arrangement of rockeries, flowers and trees is ingenious. On the top of each building, the dark green glazed tiles are paved, adding a clumsy and elegant taste to the garden. Looking at the past from afar, the scale of the Jiangnan gardens that Han Gang had seen in his previous life was far exceeded, and the noble atmosphere was incomparable to private gardens.

The ceremonies of the court feast have their own rules, and there can be no mistakes. In the main hall of Qionglin Garden, five or six hundred seats were placed, all of which were single seats. Zeng Bu, who was raised by Zhigong, pressed the banquet, and a group of scholars and pavilions were at the top of the table.

Champion Yu Zhong led a group of new science and technology scholars, according to the etiquette notified in advance, saluting, entering the table, serving wine, thanksgiving, step by step, all according to the Zeng Bu who pressed the banquet. It wasn't until after the three rounds of wine that the whole set of rituals was over, and everyone relaxed and was allowed to move around the banquet.

The dishes on the small table, Han Gang only moved the chopsticks, and the banquet set up by the palace was not outstanding, and such a big banquet has been the same throughout the ages, not for eating, but mainly for mutual exchange.

Soon, Yu Zhong came to Han Gang first.

These days, Zhuang Yuanlang is so busy that his feet don't touch the ground. In a series of ceremonies to be held by the new science and technology scholars, the champion has the most respectable position, and there must be more than one leader and two leaders in everything. When it comes to a series of activities, the top three are even more responsible for it.

came to Han Gang's side and exchanged a glass of wine with Han Gang first. Then he said: "After two dates, you must go to the Guozi Prison to worship Huangjia and the same year." I also asked Brother Han to do a "Record of the Same Year" together, so that I would be close in the future. ”

Han Gang smiled and bowed his hand: "Han Gang respectfully obeys"

Han Gang was very talkative, and his half-joking reply made Yu Zhongye laugh twice.

The first meeting on the Qingfeng Tower before the Ministry of Rites exam, Han Gang gave Yu Zhong a lot of face. made Yu Zhong, in turn, become willing to get close to Han Gang. Han Gang's future is bright, and he is receiving the favor of the saint, and no wise person will be an enemy of him. What's more, Yu Zhong, a good name and fortune, is keen on his career.

Some time ago, Yu Zhong also deposed his brother because he was the champion, and he wrote to the Son of Heaven to exchange his champion for his brother's Jinshi background. This practice is a typical reputation hunting.

In officialdom, it is true that they use their official rank and merits to atone for their relatives and friends or ask for officials, but it is rare, and most of them have not succeeded. As for exchanging his champion for relatives and friends, it is the first time in history. With Yu Zhong's heart and intelligence, he should know that this request of his will never be realized. If you really want to change, after the Ministry of Rites exam, you can go to the book. However, Yu Zhong's reputation became so great that even the Son of Heaven felt that he had done a very good job in filial piety, and gave Yu Zhong's brother a gradeless teaching assistant position.

Yu Zhong is very good at being a person, and after saying a few words to Han Gang, he turned to find a few other Jinshi who were also in the first class. "The Records of the Same Year", that is, the personal information files of today's scholars, are similar to the classmates' records, but they are more complicated than the classmates' records.

The candidate's personal name, ranking, birthday, family history, three generations of names, mother, wife's surname, and even several imperial examinations, and other detailed information must be entered. In addition, we must add the edict issued by the Son of Heaven to hold the imperial examination, the names of the examiners of the provincial and palace examinations, and the questions of the two examinations. In the end, it was necessary to invite the official printing bureau to engrave and make a book, and the new science and technology jinshi had a copy, and presented it to the Son of Heaven, the Chinese book, and many examiners. Of course, this cannot be done by three or five people, and it requires every jinshi to do it.

Yu Zhong left, and Han Gang became alone again. Murong Wu was tripped up in the back, and Ye Taoren was on the opposite side. And the other Jinshi were not familiar with Han Gang, it was not that they didn't want to befriend him, but they didn't dare to come over for a while.

Han Gang drank a glass of wine and was about to stand up when he took the initiative to go over to say hello. The same year is all future connections, and there is no need to be self-exalted.

At this time, a noble official in a red robe walked over and called out two words from a distance, "Han Gang." ”