In the first year of Taining, in mid-October, the scientific expedition that lasted for more than half a month finally came to an end. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In this year's imperial examination, Yan Guo admitted a total of about 293 scholars, nearly 100 more than in previous years.

On October 12, high school scholars gathered in the Luoyang Palace to participate in the final 'Qionglin Banquet'.

Early in the morning, the new scholars who couldn't sleep last night rushed to the palace gate with panda eyes.

On the way, Xie Yi looked at the godless wings in his eyes, and couldn't help but tease: "Ouch, I said Tanhualang, what's wrong with you?" Completely listless. I heard that you went to the Qinglou to drink flower wine yesterday, and came back very late, although you need to relax after the exam, but it is more important to take care of your body. ”

Hearing this, Quan Yi couldn't help but have a few black lines on his forehead, and explained: "Brother Xie is laughing, the little brother was just too excited last night, which led to insomnia, and he didn't rest well." ”

Xie Yi, Lu Polou, Quan Yi, and Chen Kui talked and laughed all the way, and soon came to the palace gate, where many scholars had gathered. Everyone's faces were filled with uncontrollable excitement and joy, which showed how much everyone was looking forward to the upcoming 'Qionglin Banquet'.

When more and more scholars gathered outside the palace gate, suddenly the palace gate opened, and Guo Yu, the secretary and supervisor, walked out of it, came to the scholars, and said loudly: "The king has a decree, invite all the scholars to enter the palace for a banquet." ”

As soon as the words fell, the scholars rushed to the palace gate, and Quan Yi and Xie Yi were also involuntarily crowded through the palace gate and into a spacious hall. The fragrance of flowers in the main hall is overflowing, the two sides are full of desks, and there are many palace maids shuttling back and forth in it, just like a fairyland on earth.

Each desk corresponds to a different name, and all the scholars are busy looking for their seats, and for a time the hall is full of voices calling friends.

As the third place in the undergraduate, Quan Yi's seat is second on the right, almost the closest to Yan Wang, which makes Quan Yi quite complacent.

Quan Yi sat on the seat and looked around, and soon saw Xie Yi, Chen Kui, and Lu Polou's three friends, he greeted each other with his friends, and put all his attention on the banquet.

Soon Quan Yi's eyes were attracted by the young scholar on the left, this scholar was none other than Xue Zan, the first in the undergraduate.

Xue Zan is from Taiyuan County, from a poor family, and has been extremely smart since he was a child, and this time it is the first time to break the monopoly of Youyan Shizi on the champion.

Since the birth of the imperial examination, the champion has been controlled by Youyan Shizi.

Of course, this can't be blamed on the poor skills of other scholars, it is really Youyan as the place where Wei Shuo started, and the local education level has always been among the best in Yan Kingdom.

It is only in recent years, with the gradual revival of Guanzhong and Hedong, that this situation has changed slightly. And this year, Xue Zan from Taiyuan won the championship in one fell swoop, breaking the monopoly of Youyan Shizi on the top spot in the imperial examination.

In addition to Xue Zan, Quan Yi, a scholar from Guanlong, also achieved a good result of third place, while Youyan Shizi, who often dominated the top few places on the list in previous years, only Yue Juan won the second place this year.

After a while, people were seated along each side of the main hall on each side of the case.

Some scholars had just sat down, and before they had time to look at the people left and right, they heard the drums outside the hall sound in unison, and two columns of palace maids holding lanterns appeared at the main entrance of the main hall, and walked into the main hall along the royal road with a red carpet in the center of the main hall; This was followed by two columns of eunuchs holding fans embroidered with dragons and phoenixes in various colors; Then two more heavily armed guards entered.

After a long time of tea, a shout was heard throughout the hall.

"King Yan has arrived!"

"Greetings to the king!" Countless gentlemen who were originally sitting on both sides of the case got up and fell to the ground, shouting in unison.

"You don't have to be polite!" After a burst of sounds, a young voice came from above the hall.

"King Xie!"

Only then did the scholars get up and sit down, and some of the bold scholars took the opportunity to glance at Wei Shuo a few times. Many people are full of curiosity about the famous Yan King, not only Xie Yi, Chen Kui and other children of the family frequently peep, but even the Yan scholars such as Quan Yi, Xue Zan, and Yue Wan are no exception.

Looking at the way the scholars below wanted to see but didn't dare to look at it, Wei Shuo couldn't help but laugh and said, "Hahaha, it seems that everyone is very curious about widows!" In this case, the widow will be exempted from the crime of offense, and all the scholars are invited to pay their respects at will, hoping that the widow's appearance will not disappoint everyone. ”

As soon as this joke was said, the nervous mood of the scholars present was immediately relaxed. Many people raised their heads and looked at Wei Shuo carefully, only to find that King Yan was really radiant and extraordinary.

Xie Yi was shocked by King Yan's too young face, he didn't expect that the famous King Yan was only thirty years old, even younger than some of the children of the family present.

Just from the perspective of age, the future Maison has no chance to turn around. When Cao Cao unified the north and subdued the major families, he was already fifty-seven years old, and he was already dying, and he was over sixty years old when he was called King of Wei.

Even though Cao Cao often regarded himself as a strong man in his twilight years at that time, Cao Cao was no longer in the eyes of the family.

As a result, not long after Cao **, when Cao Pi ascended the throne, the power of the family made a comeback again.

can look at the young Yan Wang, and I heard that Yan Wang is not a good woman, and has insisted on exercising for many years, if nothing else, Yan Wang has at least thirty or forty years to live, so for decades, Yan Wang has been in charge strongly, where is there a trace of the possibility of a turnaround?

Just when Xie Yi was thinking wildly, the drum music sounded again, and dozens of palace maids in colorful clothes came out of the side hall and began to dance.

As the music sounded, the palace maids in costumes began to pour wine into the wine glasses in front of each person with porcelain pots.

The table in front of him was full of all kinds of exquisitely made pastries and delicacies, and for a time the hall was full of aroma, which caused many scholars to gurgle in their stomachs. But no one dared to gobble it up, so they could only chew it slowly and carefully.

After half a ring, the sound of the drums gradually stopped, and the palace maid who finished the dance retreated.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after today, you and others will become official officials under the rule of Yan State, I hope you and others will not disappoint the widows!"

Above the main hall, there was a hearty voice, who is it not King Yan?

Wei Shuo sighed: "Every time after the scientific expedition, the government will hold a celebration banquet for the scholars, and every time I will say the same thing and give the same warning. ”

"But it's a pity that there are always some scum in every class of scholars who forget the widow's warning and embark on the road of breaking the law and committing crimes. You are all the elite of the times, and I don't want to be invited to tea by the imperial historians of the Inspectorate General in a few years. ”

"Yanguo is a place where the rule of law is strict, especially for officials, they must be strict with themselves. Every year, officials are investigated and punished by the Ombudsman, for example, this year, a major corruption case broke out. ”

Hearing this, the hearts of all the scholars present froze, and they naturally knew who Wei Shuo was talking about. It can be said that Pei Guan's case has set off a huge turmoil, not only the Yan Kingdom is extremely concerned, but even Jiangdong, who has nothing to do with it, is also staring at the progress of the case, and many people want to see how King Yan will deal with the 'royal family nobles' who committed the crime.

As a result, Wei Shuo did not let go of Pei Guan at all because he was a princess and from a famous family, but dealt with it impartially, this matter brought a great shock to officials at all levels in Yan State, just imagine that even an official with a deep background like Pei Guan could not escape the law, and other officials with no background or shallow foundation did not dare to be lucky.

Of course, this matter is not only a good influence on Wei Shuo, many families secretly complain that King Yan is not close.

"The widow hopes that you will be strict with yourself and not follow in the footsteps of Pei Guan." Wei Shuo earnestly admonished the scholars.

"Please rest assured, the ministers will never dare to defy the law."

Time passed quickly, and the banquet was over quickly.

At the banquet, the scholars basically had no chance to speak, that is, they just showed their faces in front of King Yan and the cabinet scholars.

After the feast, the scholars who passed the scientific examination were awarded different official positions according to the results of the fixed position examination.

Since there is no so-called Hanlin Academy in Yan Kingdom, most of the scholars basically have to go to the grassroots level to exercise, and only a few lucky people can stay in the ministries and Cao for internship.

Among them, the most scrambling for the scholar is the opportunity to enter the secretary supervisor, although the secretary supervisor is only a six-grade institution, but because it is equivalent to the personal staff of King Yan, he can often contact King Yan, and in the eyes of the scholar, there is no better place to go than the secretary and supervisor. (To be continued.) )