Chapter 73 New Section 3

Jiying Hall is located on the left side of the main hall of the imperial palace, the area is much smaller than the main hall, in the early days it was the place where the emperor and his favored ministers wrote poems and paintings, and since the time of Li Zong, it was changed to the place where the emperor and the scholars and scholars of the court and the opposition gathered.

After the next dynasty, I took a group of important officials from the imperial court to the Jiying Hall to interview the top ten candidates in the current branch hall examination.

"The proclamation candidates enter the temple to face the saint." Xiao Qi shouted loudly.

The eunuch on duty in front of the door immediately shouted: "The top ten candidates in the Xuanxian Chun Imperial Examination Hall Examination have entered the hall. ”

After the ten candidates entered the hall, they lined up, knelt down and said: "See the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor." ”

"Excuse me, all the protégés."

The top ten in the palace examination can call themselves protégés of the Son of Heaven, which is a great honor for these students.

Ten people stood up, all with excitement on their faces. Ten years of cold windows, finally jumped into the dragon gate, where can still hide this joyful mood.

As the deputy chief examiner of the undergraduate department, Ma Tingluan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, stood in front of the ten people and said: "Your Majesty, these ten people are the top ten in the current science hall examination, and the minister will give your majesty an introduction." ”

Han Zhen, Xu Kang, Chen Zilong, Xue Jucheng, Shi Zhong, Zan Wanshou and other ten people stood up one by one, and with Ma Tingluan's introduction, they knelt on the ground again and bowed to me.

When I saw Zan Wanshou, I immediately recognized that he was the white-clothed candidate with a loud voice in front of Xiao Tian's booth. Judging from the events of the day, this Zhan Wanshou has a sense of justice, but he is a little arrogant.

"I am very pleased, and to see you again, standing out from the crowd, it is enough to see your extraordinary, since you began to read, until today, how many ups and downs, only those who have experienced it know how difficult it is, I am proud of you, and I am proud of having such a person of insight as you. However, I would like to remind you that this is not the end of your life, but another ** of your life, and you must always maintain the fighting spirit of the past, continue to work hard, and strive for the prosperity of our dynasty. I looked at the ten candidates, paused for a moment, and then raised my voice, "Next, I announce the top three in this palace examination. ”

"In the first year of Xianchun, the imperial examination hall tested Chen Zilong."

"Protégé Chen Zilong see the emperor."

"Flat." Chen Zilong, thirty-three years old, a native of Putian, Fujian, a bachelor's degree, is known for calligraphy, and is a fellow disciple of Liao Yingzhong, a master of the book collection.

Seeing this, I immediately remembered Chen Wenlong, a heroic hero in the late Song Dynasty who died on a hunger strike in history, who was known for being the first in dragon flying shooting, and it turned out to be this person.

Chen Wenlong, formerly known as Chen Zilong, was given the name Wenlong by Duzong, and was quite important to Jia Rudao, but his surname was honest and daring, and he was often angry with Jia Rudao, Jia Rudao wanted to kill him, but fortunately Liao Yingzhong pleaded, and Fang escaped and was demoted to Fuzhou. Later, he recruited village soldiers to resist Mongolia, was betrayed by his generals, became a Mongolian prisoner, did not surrender, and died in Lin'an on hunger strike.

"Chen Zilong, you have a deep foundation, I will give you the name Wenlong, and you will serve our dynasty in a good life."

"Thank you for your grace." Chen Zilong was overjoyed and thanked.

You must know that it is a great favor for the emperor to give the name, just like Wen Tianxiang's words, Song Rui.

"Chen Wenlong, I named you Xuanyilang, the judge of the Zhendong Festival stationed in the festival, and received the fifth rank."

"Your Majesty."

I didn't want this Chen Wenlong to get too close to Jia Yidao, so I directly sealed him to other places as an official: "Chen Aiqing, when you go out as an official, you must remember what I said, being an official is not for the people, it is better to go home and raise livestock." ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister will keep it in mind."

It was the first time that most of the ministers of the DPRK and China had heard this famous sentence from me, and they could not help but sigh and whisper.

"In the first year of Xianchun, Han Zhen was the first to take the imperial examination hall."

"Protégé Han Zhen see the emperor."

Han Zhen is not recorded in history, and his information is also very simple, a native of western Zhejiang, his family is quite wealthy, twenty-eight years old, this is the third time to participate in the provincial examination, the first in this provincial examination, and the first in comprehensive results.

"Han Zhen, I named you Tongshun Lang, Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry, and temporarily received the fifth rank."

"Minister Han Zhen thanks the emperor for his grace."

"Han Zhen, the Ministry of Industry is the organ in charge of the construction of our DPRK projects, and these projects are all related to the livelihood of the people of our DPRK, and we must not be careless and derelict in our duties, and we must not be corrupt or corrupt."

"Chen Han Zhen obeys the order."

"In the first year of Xianchun, the imperial examination hall was the champion of the imperial examination and won the longevity."

"Protégé Zan Wanshou see the emperor."

Yesterday, Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu unanimously recommended this Zhan Wanshou as the undergraduate champion on the note, only He Ji did not recommend it according to the original results, so I didn't let them know each other's names on the three notes.

Zan Wanshou is the youngest, just turned twenty-three years old at this time, and this time he was tenth in the provincial examination, fifth in the palace examination, and seventh in the overall evaluation. When Zan Wanshou was in the palace examination, although the article was quite clear, the arguments were orderly and there were many suggestions, but because of its slightly rough writing, it was ranked fifth by the examiners.

"Zhan Wanshou, I have appointed you as the deacon of the Ministry of Commerce, and you will receive the fourth rank."

"Long live the minister, thank the emperor for his grace."

"Zan Wanshou, also, according to the habit of this dynasty, the champion needs to go out to inspect for me, I ordered you to be a messenger, travel on behalf of the sky, inspect Fujian and Guangdong roads, and just supervise the land measurement of these two roads, which is also a matter of the Ministry of Commerce."

"Chan Zang longevity obeys the order."

"Ma Aiqing."

"The minister is here."

"A total of 60 Jinshi were admitted to this course, and the fourth to tenth places in the palace examination were first-class Jinshi and first; The eleventh to thirtieth place in the palace examination were born as second-class jinshi; The 31st to 60th places are from the third class of Jinshi, and the list will be released on time at 1 p.m. in the afternoon. Tonight, the banquet will be held in Qiongyuan, and Ma Aiqing will feast on behalf of these 60 Dengke Jinshi. ”

"Obey."

"Ye Aiqing."

"The minister is here."

"The Ministry of Officials will review the current science and technology scholars, and fill the vacancies according to the vacancies in the ministries and state capitals, and at least twenty of them will be assigned to the Ministry of Commerce to solve the urgent need."

"Chen Ye Mengding obeys the order."

"Wen Aiqing."

"The minister is here."

"You and the top three of the new branch will go to the imperial study of Ningqian Palace in the afternoon to see me."

"Commandment."

"Retreat."

In the afternoon, Wen Tianxiang led the three of them to Ningqian Palace on time.

"Chen Zhan Wanshou, Chen Wenlong, Chen Zhen, Han Zhen, see my emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live."

"Three Aiqing, let's be even, this is the imperial study, you don't have to be detained in the court, sit down and talk."

"Your Majesty."

"Three Aiqing, you are the top three in the current department, you are a model for the students of the world, and you are also the first batch of protégés since I succeeded to the throne, I hope that you can all become the elite of my Great Song Dynasty, the model of the students of the world, and work hard for the rise of my dynasty. I have called the three of you here today to ask you about your future plans and goals. ”

Although Zan Wanshou is the youngest, he is the champion of the new department, so he first said: "Chen Zan Wanshou has admired Wei Zheng, the famous minister of the previous dynasty, since he was a child, so he is willing to take this as his goal." ”

"Wei Zheng, a generation of famous ministers, not bad."

Han Zhen said: "Minister Han Zhen is willing to become a Qing official who has been famous for thousands of years, with a clean breeze on his sleeves, for the benefit of the people, as for what to do, the minister has not thought about it carefully." ”

"Well, the clean officials with clean sleeves will definitely be able to pass on to future generations."

Chen Wenlong finally said: "Chen Wenlong, the minister, said that he likes to read the military book and Tao Strategy, and if there is a chance, the minister is willing to lead the troops to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains." ”

"Hehe, there was a double gun Lu Wenlong in the past, and now there is Xianchun Chen Wenlong."

Chen Wenlong said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, the minister's martial arts are far inferior to General Nalu. ”

"No, countless scholars in all dynasties have carried the Ding, aren't they also using soldiers like gods and making repeated military exploits?" I smiled and said, "Although the three Aiqing have different aspirations, they all have one thing in common, that is, to become a generation of famous ministers, I hope that the three of them will remember the words of today, benefit the people for the officials, benefit the temple, protect the family and defend the country for the generals, and expand the territory." ”

The three of them were excited, and hurriedly said: "The ministers must be loyal to the country and live up to the emperor's grace." ”

During the conversation, I saw Xiao Qi hurriedly entering the house to report: "Official, it's not good, there are many candidates outside the Gongyuan to make trouble." ”