Zhou Yi didn't expect that he was actually a hand-picked champion, thinking about the journey, three exams, the first one was hit in the head by the answer, the third thanks to Liang Qichao, as for the second one, the official has ordered a thorough investigation, and the results should be available soon-but what if it is found out that his champion is a blank paper?

Zhou Yi's heart was not completely let go until he knew the truth a month later. It turned out that the warehouse where the test papers were stored after the exam caught fire, and all the test papers were destroyed. Of course, since the test papers have been destroyed, it is not surprising that people with ulterior motives have placed a few messy candidates in to report to them.

After learning of this situation, Zhao Ji was furious, and followed Huang Xu, a candidate, to picket a cheating case. Because this is just a Sichuan case, and there is only one candidate involved in the case, Zhao Ji did not order a re-examination, which immediately reassured Zhou Yi. Of course, this is all for later, so let's not talk about it for now.

Besides, in the martial arts hall, Zhao Ji appointed Zhou Yi as the champion, causing Zhou Yi to bear everyone's envy, jealousy and hatred, but Zhao Ji smiled slightly, took Zhou Yi's test paper, and read: "The sky wears its firmament, and the earth wears its yellow." Through the ages, there are eight wildernesses. The future is like the sea, and the future is long. Beautiful I am a young China, and I am not old with the sky! I am a Chinese teenager, and there is no boundary with the country! Ladies and gentlemen, can any of you write such a sentence? ”

Everyone was just shocked, every word was like a hammer, smashing into everyone's hearts, deafening, thought-provoking, indeed, to be able to write such a sentence, hand-picked as the champion, everyone has nothing to say.

"Zhou Aiqing is really a genius, this "Young China Says", I have published it all over the country since the current edict, so that all people can come and see what kind of talent my Great Song Dynasty has." Zhao Ji waved his hand, and his arrogance suddenly became arrogant.

Immediately afterwards, he also handpicked the remaining one hundred and seven people as Jinshi, giving Zhou Yi the illusion of being the head of one hundred and eight generals.

Next up is the list. The palace trial list is made of yellow paper, with two layers of inside and outside, and it is divided into large and small gold lists. After the small gold list was presented to the emperor's imperial review, it was archived in the big interior; The big gold list is stamped with the "Emperor's Treasure", after the roll call, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu is sent out of the Taihe Middle Gate by the Emperor Bang, and hangs on the palace wall outside the East Chang'an Gate. Therefore, those who enter the examination are called "gold list titles".

After the list, Zhou Yi, as the head of the Jinshi, led all the Jinshi to thank the emperor, and Zhao Ji encouraged them as usual, so that they could serve the Great Song Dynasty well.

Subsequently, Zhou Yi was immediately put on a bright red champion suit, wearing a big red flower on his chest, riding a white horse, and a team composed of Praetorian Guards escorted the more than 100 Jinshi out of the palace.

At this time, the list of Jinshi had been posted outside the palace, and with the appearance of Zhou Yi, everyone's eyes suddenly turned to this living champion. When everyone saw that this year's champion was actually such a young child, they were suddenly shocked in their hearts, obviously, Zhou Yi's age was beyond their understanding and tolerance. It forms a strong contrast with the group of middle-aged and even elderly people behind him.

Besides, the other Jinshi in the back, who have been busy in the imperial examination field for decades, are still no better than a teenage doll, and the excitement after this Jinshi suddenly dropped several levels.

Facing the eyes of so many people, Zhou Yi's self-esteem and vanity have been greatly satisfied, no wonder so many people want to be a jinshi, no wonder so many people are squeezing on the road to the scientific examination, just this meeting, it is worth it. Not to mention that you can also be an official in the future, the so-called Shinong businessman, studying, can make yourself jump from the lowest social level to the highest level except for the emperor's family. In this way, it can be understood why Fan Jin was crazy with joy after learning that he was lifted, which is indeed an ecstatic thing for people who are already dozens of years old.

Officials from all walks of life, dignitaries in Beijing, have poured into the streets, those who have not been out of the cabinet in the house, even more happy, they occupy the most advantageous position, these jinshi to observe, pick the pleasing one, you can call them over later, after asking the name if there is a suitable one, arrange to marry. In fact, many Jinshi have such a dream, and suddenly become the son-in-law of a senior member in Beijing, so isn't it equivalent to having a supreme starting point in the officialdom?

Of course, Zhou Yi is naturally the most eye-catching one, in addition to his identity as the champion, there is also his age, I am afraid that the sixteen-year-old champion Lang can be counted on one hand in the entire history of the Great Song Dynasty. How can this keep them out of the limelight? Being young is capital, which means that there will be unlimited possibilities in the future. It is self-evident who will have higher achievements in the future between the twenty-year-old Jinshi and the sixty-year-old Jinshi.

If he can be recruited to his command, it will be an investment for him, relying on his identity, he can temporarily provide protection for Zhou Yi, so that Zhou Yi can integrate into the square faster. When Zhou Yi's status is prominent in the future, he can protect the entire family in turn. These nobles in the capital have continued this logic for hundreds of years and thousands of years.

Zhou Yi smiled and waved frequently, and at this time, he was able to best understand what it means to be called "the spring breeze is proud, and you can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day." ”

At the age of sixteen, he has already reached the highest level that a scholar can achieve, how can this not make him proud?

The team came to the gold list, and some officials read the names one by one, which seemed to Zhou Yi to be like a fan meeting. And those high-ranking officials and nobles will also screen the people they like at this time, which is a kind of transaction and a bargaining chip.

Inexplicably, there are already countless invitations in Zhou Yi's hands, each of which represents a certain dignitary in the capital, which makes him cry bitterly, is this the rhythm of going to the banquet one by one?

Really, happiness really comes with troubles.

But there was no way, Zhou Yi could only put away these invitations, return to the place where he lived, and screen them one by one. For example, Gao Yu's one must go, Tong Guan's, then think about it, after all, it is listed as the six thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty, if you don't know the relationship with him in the future, it will be bad.

Zhou Yi's house has become a popular attraction, since Zhou Yi came back from the street, countless people have flocked here, so scared that Zhou Yi didn't dare to go out, he even saw that dozens of years old lady came with her daughter, she didn't look good, and she was dressed up very charming. Zhou Yi felt that if he ignored their faces, he would definitely not be able to control them.

Zhao Ji is a caring emperor, the Praetorian Guards are dispatched to focus on protecting the places where these Jinshi live, Zhou Yi is protected by at least six martial arts masters every time he goes out, ordinary people can only watch from the side, if you want to get close, you have to ask the Praetorian Guards if the knives on their bodies agree.

After staying in the capital for half a month, he seems to have become the hottest figure in the capital, especially when Zhou Yi's article "Juvenile China Says" was announced, Zhou Yi can often hear people on the roadside whispering when he says: "This is the champion who wrote a strong Chinese boy and a borderless country......

And Zhao Ji's move, but let those officialdom old fritters see more information, since the founding of the Song Dynasty more than 100 years ago, this is the first time that the article of Zhuang Yuanlang has been published nationwide, what does this mean?

It means that today's officials love this champion very much, and it means that this sixteen-year-old champion has a bright future in the future.

So those who sent gold and silver, and those who sent beautiful women, went to Zhou Yi's residence in batches.

Beauties don't dare to accept them, beauties are human beings and not animals, they can't be raised together, where can Zhou Yi afford to raise them? Those who said they were married, but they were all rejected by Zhou Yi, saying that they already had a wife in the family, and they couldn't live up to Ling Aiyunyun.

As for money, this thing can be collected selectively, for example, those small and medium-sized officials in Beijing, and they will go into their purses as soon as they push two or something. As for those top officials, where did Zhou Yi dare to ask for them, they all returned them as they were, and only collected some courtesy things. Rao is like this, and he also earns a lot of money.

Unconsciously, he had been in the capital for a month, and on this day, not long after Zhou Yi got up, a eunuch came in outside and shouted: "The holy decree has arrived." ”

Zhou Yi didn't dare to slack off, quickly dressed up, came out and knelt on the ground, raised his hands slightly, and said, "Zhou Yi took the order." ”

The eunuch smiled and said: "Champion Lang, please get up, I am a great emperor, but anyone who reads can accept the order without kneeling." ”

Zhou Yi hurriedly stood up, his face was slightly red, he was so unfamiliar with the business, he was making a joke.

After a pause, the eunuch unfolded the holy decree and recited: "I am the life of Haotian, with Zhou Yi, the champion of the Wuxu Branch, Hengzhi, to make up for the lack of Hanlin today, and listen to the appointment, Qin this." ”

The holy decree is simple and direct, just a few words, and there is no edict of the emperor to carry it in heaven, it is all performed in the play.

"Order."

The eunuch handed the holy decree to Zhou Yi, and then said a few words of encouragement, for this sensational young champion, he naturally tried his best to stammer, it is foreseeable that as long as he does not offend people, in a few years, this Zhou Yi will inevitably be a member of the party, he is just a decree, if he has a good relationship with him, it will not be much better in the future?

Zhou Yi took out a handful of gold leaves and handed them to the eunuch, and when he patted his ass, he opened his mouth, but it made the eunuch flutter, and when he walked out, he was like drinking wine, and he staggered when he walked.

Sitting at the stone table nearby, Zhou Yi opened the holy decree and stroked the delicate silk on it, the handwriting on it was upright and elegant, which was a standard Song style.

This year, Zhao Ji of Song Huizong created a thin gold body, but unfortunately Zhou Yi has not had the opportunity to see it now, because most of the emperor's edicts and holy decrees were dictated, and the people below made records, and then sent them to the emperor's imperial review and stamped with seals.

Now Zhou Yi is already a member of the Hanlin Academy, but unfortunately he is still a name, which is equivalent to a reserve official of the Hanlin Academy, and someone needs to retire if he wants to take office.