Chapter 276: The Legend (I)
It is the exciting Golden Temple roll call. //
It is said that on the day of the Golden Palace, the ranking of the Jinshi can be known, but in fact, on the day before, the official family will summon the top ten in the palace in the Jiying Palace, commonly known as the small Chuanyu, the purpose of which is to observe the wind of the three tripod armor that is about to be baked to prevent accidents...... For example, if a certain brother is a person with an obscene image, or suffers from severe rickets, and other unsightly disabilities, then even if he is better than Li Du, he has to be relegated to the back ranks.
Because the purpose of the imperial examination is to elect officials who manage the people on behalf of the imperial court, Sandingjia represents the face of the imperial court, at least the image cannot be ashamed.
The day before Xiao Chuanyu, the Ministry of Rites sent someone to notify the top ten candidates and tell them what they should prepare. In addition to the corresponding attire, it is necessary to find a fellow village official and accompany them to the palace for an audience the next day.
The Chen family got the retribution, and the whole family was naturally overjoyed, but Chen Ke couldn't believe it, he felt that he was lucky to be in the second grade, and now he was in the top ten. Could it be that God is blind?
"What am I talking about?" Chen Xiliang's face was full of light, and he patted Chen Ke's shoulder vigorously, but he didn't feel that his hands hurt, and said loudly: "You can definitely do it!" How could it not be? Nor does it look at whose son it is......"
Then he and Cao's began to prepare nervously, and the next day they entered the palace to wear clothing, the clothes were still the white shirt, and the ornaments were mainly purses and loyalty and filial piety belts, which was an officialdom custom that has been passed down for thousands of years since the Han Dynasty. As for the fellow township officials, they didn't bother others, and Chen Xiliang went into battle in person.
Early the next morning. The father and son came to the outside of the Donghua Gate. After a while, Zhang Heng, Dou Bian, Su Shi, Lu Huiqing and others also arrived, and everyone was a little like falling into a dream. After greeting each other, they quietly waited for the summons...... The more proud they are in this kind of life, the more careful they are so as not to give the impression of arrogance.
After the people arrived, the officials of the Ministry of Rites taught them the court etiquette when they met the officials' homes in the Zhilu outside the Donghua Gate. In fact, before the temple examination, there were already teachings in this area, but on the one hand, there were too many people. On the other hand, the effect of teaching once has also improved. Therefore, during the palace examination, the tributes behaved unexpectedly and ugly, which made the officials in charge of teaching them look like a man.
So now, seize the time before the audience. and sharpened their spears for them. Take an empty chair and assume it is the emperor, teach them to bow respectfully, and correct their movements one by one......
After teaching a set of actions several times, the official in charge of guiding them wondered: "Why haven't you summoned them yet?" "Look at the sky, it is said that at this time, the little biography should be over.
I had to continue the exercise...... It was almost time for the eunuch to come out, leading them into the Donghua Gate, and waiting for the official family to take a sedan chair from the vertical arch hall to the Jiying Hall to ascend to the throne under the west steps in front of the Jiying Palace...... There are many halls in the palace, each of which has a special purpose. The emperor's daily task was to move around several halls. The Great Dynasty is held in the Daqing Palace, the reception of foreign guests is in the Zichen Palace, and the reception of court officials and ministers is in the Vertical Arch Palace, and this Jiying Hall is specially used to receive candidates for the imperial examination.
Compared with the big rumor on the grand occasion, the whole process of the small passana was extremely quiet, there was no guard of honor, no music, and no loud paging of someone's name.
Before the audience, the names of the top ten jinshi had been written on the green head. The official of the Ministry of Rites held the green head stick, bowed down and walked to the official throne. Presented to the Emperor. Then, according to the roll call of the officials, the named Jinshi were summoned in turn. The time for the introduction is very short, just ask the official family to look at the physiognomy and answer a few short questions, such as place of origin, age, etc. will be encouraged by the warm words of the official family and given a jade belt. That was also the signal of the end of the audience. After the previous one retreats, the official calls the next one, and the whole process will not last more than half an hour. ..., the official holds a green sign with their names written on it, and finally confirms who will come out on top among the ten and the next nine. If there is no accident in the introduction, the ranking is still subject to the result of the marking.
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Chen Ke waited outside the Jiying Palace, watched the nine people come in and out in the same year, and said in his heart, it seems that I am eighty percent of the tenth, and I can't help but feel a little disappointed, and then secretly scolded myself for being too greedy...... It's a blessing to be in the top ten, do you still want to be the champion?
When the ninth Zeng Gong came out, the officials of the Ministry of Rites finally called Chen Ke's name. After sending him in, the official turned out and said to the other nine, "Let's go." ”
"There's still one that hasn't come out......" Su Shi whispered.
"Forget? No noise. The official of the Ministry of Rites glared at him sternly and whispered: "This is the meaning of the official family, there is no need to wait for him." "What are you doing leaving Chen Ke alone? Everyone can't help but think, could it be that he is the true champion?
If they don't get to the gold list, they don't know how many of the top ten they are.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites led the jinshi away. In the Jiying Palace, Chen Ke was saluting the official family.
"What's your name?" I saw that the official family was playing with a green head stick, and Bacheng was the one with his name written on it, and he didn't raise his head.
Chen Kexin said that this is not nonsense? Even if you are forgetful, don't you know me? But he still had to answer honestly: "The student's name is Chen Ke, and his ears are Chen, and his heart is different." ”
"Chen Ke, do you know what time you took the exam?"
"I don't know."
"Want to know?"
"Yes."
"Champion."
"Ah......" Chen Ke's heart skipped half a beat, who said I didn't care? I just don't care......
"Don't you believe it?"
"Well, back to the official's house, there is a practice in the imperial court, and there are officials who can't win the championship."
"That's why you hit second." Zhao Zhen slowly raised his head, and said with a joke in his eyes: "Are you happy?" ”
"Uh......" Chen Ke's brain was a little stupefied: "Happy ......"
"Don't rejoice too soon." Who knew that the official family was purely looking for him and said: "On the gold list, it is possible to lose the leader's hope occasionally." ”
Chen Ke's cold hair stood on end, remembering the ruthless side of this eternal benevolent monarch...... That talented man Liu Sanchang, but because of a complaining word after landing, he was blocked out of the Jinshi Gate by the official family and ruined his life. He hurriedly laughed and said, "Didn't you say that the undergraduate is not degraded?" "Anyway, you are also my uncle, and you can still be so ruthless.
"Yes, but there are always exceptions." Zhao Zhen also smiled: "The widow remembers that there is a clear text in the regulations of the palace examination, and those who violate the law during the imperial examination, or are found to have violated the law, are not only not advisable, but must also be sent to justice." ”
"......" Chen Ke swallowed and foamed: "Weichen is innocent. ”
"Innocence?" Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "You are thick-skinned enough, how many illegal things have you done, do you have to read them out one by one?" ”
"Weichen, he is indeed innocent." Chen Kexin said, let's be a sample, what about deceiving me?
"Not only is it thick-skinned, but it is also hard-mouthed." Zhao Zhen looked at the nonsense and said, "Read it to him." ”
"Whoa." Hu Yandui opened the small book in his hand and read aloud: "In March of the fifth year of Qingli, in Hengwan Village, Qingshen County, Meizhou, he stabbed his eldest aunt Hou with a weapon, and he was ten years old......
As soon as he heard this date, Chen Ke was about to vomit blood, and the incident of ten years ago was also revealed, and this emperor Lao'er really found himself in the bones.
"In the fourth year of Huangyou, he teamed up with Song Duanping and others to attack the forbidden army, break into the palace at night, kidnap the county lord, and kidnap the prince......"
Chen Ke was sweating with white hair when he was on the board, and prayed frantically in his heart: Obediently and longly in the hole, don't find out the stubble of my abduction and trafficking of the old man Yu Jing......... fortunately, fortunately, the next one jumped directly to last year: "In May of the first year of Jiayou, after the elimination of Sanssouci Cave, it caused the crazy revenge of Zhao Zongchu, Zhao Zonghan and others of the clan, and they were suspected of embezzling more than 100,000 yuan of stolen money. ”
"In February of the second year of Jiayou, he framed Zhao Zonghui of the clan with a fake dragon robe."
After finishing the reading, Chen Ke was already sweating, this is definitely not pretending...... He originally thought that the emperor knew all the things he had done seamlessly, and said coldly: "Any crime can make you irreversible!" ”
What is the eye of the Jinshi list, all of them are floating clouds, and if they can save their lives, they will be Amitabha.
The officialdom is too dark, the emperor is too insidious, don't play, don't play...... Just when his soul was out of his body, he heard Zhao Zhen say coldly: "Chen Ke, you are guilty!" ”
"Wechen, Wechen is wronged......" Chen Ke wiped the sweat from his face, and hurriedly said loudly: "There are serious distortions and one-sidedness in this information, which does not conform to the actual situation!" ”
"Tell me, what's wrong with it?" The official said in a deep voice.
"When I was a child, I stabbed my aunt, but it was she who beat my two younger brothers first, and I thought they were killed by her, so I got carried away for a while, so I poked him with her golden hairpin." Chen Ke hurriedly argued.
"He deserves to be a genius." Zhao Zhen looked at Hu Yandui and said with a smile: "Change the thorn to poke, and the severity will be reduced immediately." ”
"Hmm." Hu Yandui nodded and agreed: "The old slave has really seen a lot. ”
"You go on." Zhao Zhen motioned to Chen Kedao.
"As for the fourth year of Huangyou, Weichen's father was framed and imprisoned for investigating the Lingnan civil and military corruption nest case, and his life was on the verge of death." Chen Ke said: "I risked my death to report to Yu Wenshuai at that time, but I was overwhelmed by him. Because I was worried about my father's safety, and I was even more worried about the overall situation of counterinsurgency, so I took a risk and escaped from his house arrest in my yamen, who would have thought that the father and daughter of the king of Beihai County actually lived next door, so I accidentally bumped into the county lord, but there was absolutely no intention to hurt her, and then the little prince promised to take me as a hostage to send me out of the city to find Ouyang Gong who was at home with Ding Wei in order to protect his sister. When the officials looked at our relationship later, they knew that there was absolutely no violence or harm at the beginning......"
"What about the stolen money in the Sansso-Wu Cave?"
"This is pure speculation." Chen Ke said excitedly: "Wei Chen killed their big dragon head, and they naturally pointed their suspicions at me. But this matter, Kaifeng Mansion Yin Baolongtu has been strictly investigated, if there is something, with his iron-faced and selfless character, how can I be allowed to participate in the imperial examination? ”――
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