Although it is already January, the capital is still covered in silver, and it is better if there is no wind, once the north wind blows, people don't have to think about going out.

I don't know if it's a beautiful day, on the day when the Emperor of the Apocalypse went to the banquet, the weather was unusually sunny and there was no wind. Stepping on the thick snow, making a creaking sound, inhaling hard, the cold air directly enters the lungs, making people feel refreshed for a while.

At this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse wore a mink fur hat, a mink coat, and rhinoceros cotton boots on his feet, dressed like a rich son. With a pair of black eyes on the eyes, it is worth a lot of money at first glance.

At the side of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, two teams of guards were closely guarded, all of them were in the Beijing camp of the Praetorian Guard. Although they were all dressed in civilian clothes, they still had a fierce face, and everyone had a knife in their hands. There were fifty of them, and everyone on the street was daunted.

It's just that no one notices that wherever the Emperor of the Apocalypse passes by, this street is bound to be very lively. Countless merchants were hawkers, some shouting sugar gourds, some selling dog skin plasters, and all of them were following the Emperor of the Apocalypse anyway. This is also the guard in the palace, there are five hundred people, all of whom are used to protect the safety of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Looking around, the Emperor of the Apocalypse shook his head with a wry smile, feeling a lot of helplessness in his heart. The last time she took the eldest princess Zhu Wanjun out of the palace, everything was going well, but once the little girl was overjoyed, and this matter was told by her. As a result, the Queen Mother was furious, not only grounded Zhu Wanjun, but also greeted the Queen Mother when the Emperor of the Apocalypse left the palace.

Now this is the consequence of greeting the Queen Mother, surrounded by more than 500 people, the Emperor of the Apocalypse really feels bored.

"Chen Lin, how far is it?" At this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse only had one eunuch by his side, that is, Chen Lin, and Wang Chengen was left in the palace by the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

"Go back to Gongzi, just turn around in front! If the son is tired, go find a proud son! Saying that, Chen Lin glanced back, and the proud man carried by four people in the crowd followed unhurriedly,

It was a proud son specially prepared for the Emperor of the Apocalypse, as long as Chen Lin beckoned, he would come over immediately.

Glancing at Chen Lin, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not speak, and Chen Lin's arrangement naturally could not be concealed from the Emperor of the Apocalypse. beckoned to the sugar gourd seller, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse suddenly had a somewhat nostalgic look on his face.

The guard pretending to be selling sugar gourds ran over with a smile, with a peddler on his face, came to the side of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and said with a flattering smile: "Childe, do you eat sugar gourds?" The small sugar gourds are the best on the street! ”

Reaching out and taking a string of sugar gourds, the Emperor of the Apocalypse took a bite gently, it tasted really good. glanced back at Chen Lin and ordered, "Take it all!" You carry it! ”

Chen Lin naturally didn't dare to say anything, took the sugar gourd and put it on his shoulder, and followed the footsteps of the Emperor of the Apocalypse with a smile.

Not far away, the Emperor of the Apocalypse finally saw the place where he was attending the party, but Chen Lin, who was beside the Emperor of the Apocalypse, frowned. The three-story building looked very elegant, but he knew that this was the highest jì courtyard in the capital.

Looking at the huge plaque with interest, the three words "Yingchūn Building" were particularly conspicuous, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse also guessed what kind of place this was. The Emperor of the Apocalypse was not surprised, in this era, scholars often allowed themselves to be romantic, and it was also an elegant thing to linger in the Qinglou Chu Pavilion.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was just about to approach, but Chen Lin on the side suddenly came over, his face turned red, and he said with an embarrassed face: "Childe, this is not the place where Childe goes!" Once the news leaks out, I'm afraid there will be trouble! ”

Listening to Chen Lin's words, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was also stunned, and his mind began to rotate constantly. Now that there are so many people around, this news must be impossible to hide. Song Huizong is infatuated with a jì girl, and after so many years, she is still talked about, you can't want this reputation!

After lowering his head and muttering for a long time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded lightly, looked at Chen Lin and said, "Your words are good, you are a loyal slave, remember to receive the reward when you go back!" ”

"Little thank you!" Chen Lin's face suddenly turned happy, and his hanging heart was also put back in his stomach, seeing that the Emperor of the Apocalypse turned around to leave, Chen Lin hurriedly said: "Son, since you have already come to the appointment, let people go in and meet a few sons." Invite them to a restaurant on the side, I don't know what the son thinks? ”

Glancing back, the Emperor of the Apocalypse slowly shook his head, sighed and said, "Don't do to others what you don't want, since they have this interest, how can they sweep away their interest." Let's walk around, and when we're tired of walking, we'll go back to the palace! ”

"Yes, Childe!" Chen Lin's face showed joy, he gave a respectful salute, and bent down to lead the way in front.

Rushing to come and returning in defeat, maybe this is what the Emperor of the Apocalypse is like now. Since this day, the Emperor of the Apocalypse has not left the palace, and there is nothing to do in the court.

For the time being, no one in the court asked the Emperor of the Apocalypse to trouble, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse was also happy.

Time flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it is already March, which is the time of Chūn Wai. The Ming Dynasty held a imperial examination every three years, in the autumn and August of the first year, the Xiucai of the prefectures and counties went to the provincial capital of the province to take the township examination and the examination of the people, which was called Qiuqiu; In the second year of the second year, in the second month of the second year, the people from all provinces and the students of the Guozi Prison entered Beijing to take the examination, and they were called Gongshi, and then they took the palace examination in March, and they were Jinshi in the examination, which was called chūn 闱.

March 15 is the period of the palace examination, the Emperor of the Apocalypse Imperial Palace, the tributes are in the east and west of the Imperial Palace, the Ministry of Rites, the waiter is promoted, the cabinet auxiliary ministers and the members of the ministries, the Hanlin bachelor is the official of the examination, and the Jinyi Wei invigilator.

All the tributes were full of excitement on their faces, and after years of hard work, they were finally able to stand on this Imperial Palace today. Many people even looked at the Dragon Chair of the Emperor of the Apocalypse with tears in their eyes, and their bodies were trembling uncontrollably.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse ascended to the palace, the net whip and the salute were fired, the deacon raised the question into it, put the topic on the big case in front of the emperor, and the tributes bowed five times and bowed three times to the big case, and then in addition to the palace examination paper officials, the civil and military officials who were promoted to the officials retreated, and the tributes went to the seats set up on the east and west sides of the Huangji Hall to answer the questions.

The exam soon began, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse sat boredly in his chair, his gaze sweeping back and forth in the crowd. soon found the three familiar faces, Wen Zhenmeng, Ni Yuanlu and Lu Xiangsheng. However, the three of them didn't dare to raise their heads, and even if they looked up, they flashed by, and they didn't recognize the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse felt that it was really boring, and no one in the hall spoke, only the sound of writing could be heard. Boredom, he glanced at the people around him, and found that everyone was sitting with a serious face, and had to change their posture to do a good job.

finally came to an end, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't care about anyone, and after the matter was over, he returned to his bedroom. Anyway, the list is released three days later, and there is time for what you want to do.

On the second day of the palace test, the major tea houses and restaurants in the capital became lively, and there were groups of new Kegong scholars everywhere, calling friends and companions, which was the chūn style proud.

No wonder they feel like they have been amnesty, just to test a show talent, there are three county exams, government exams, and hospital exams, and then the township exam, and then the Ministry of Rites will take the exam, and finally the emperor himself will take the palace exam.

As for the results of the palace examination, the tributes were not very worried, because the number of tributes admitted to the examination was generally about 300, and the first and third in the palace examination were Jinshi and the first, the second and more than 50 people were born in Jinshi, and more than 200 people from the three families were born in the same Jinshi, which added up to the total number of the examination.

That is to say, the tributes who passed the examination can basically be admitted to the Jinshi with the title of the gold list, and since then they have become the most expensive group of people in the civil official system of the Ming Dynasty. It seems that there is an aura of strength, an aura of wisdom, and an aura of recovery in the game, but as for those who are not from Jinshi, they are in various negative states, and they have already lost before they have even started fighting.

On the third day after the palace test, the Wangjiang Tower was already full of people, and many new Kegong scholars gathered together, which was particularly lively. Every floor of Wangjiang Tower is not singing, all of them have been changed to commentaries, talking about a section of Lu Mengzheng's top minister, which is in line with the thoughts of all the tributes, and the number of people who have won the lottery is several times more than usual.

At a table in the corner of the second floor, three people sat there with smiles, although they all looked very calm, they could not still see a little anxiety in their eyes.

"Brother Wen, this time you will definitely be able to title the gold list and show your ambitions!" The young man sitting in the south had a smile on his face, obviously in a very good mood, except for special circumstances, they were also a top three at worst.

The person known as Brother Wen is none other than Wen Zhenmeng, at this time he is already forty-six, and he has taken ten exams, which has taken a full thirty years! Hearing Ni Yuanlu's comforting words, Wen Zhenmeng showed a smile of embarrassment on his face, and said helplessly: "This is the last fight for my brother, if it doesn't work, my brother will go home and write a book and say, and I won't step into this career!" ”

"Brother Wen, junior brother dares to assert that Brother Wen will be successful this time!" Lu Xiangsheng on the side leaked a meaningful smile, and his eyes squinted slightly at Wen Zhenmeng, obviously with a bamboo in his chest.

The two of them were stunned for a moment, and Wen Zhenmeng said in a trembling voice: "Why is the virtuous brother so sure? ”

"Gongsheng wouldn't have been taken down a few, Brother Wen has taken the exam so many times, but once he fell off the list from Gongsheng? The worst is also a top three, Brother Wen puts his heart in his stomach! Lu Xiangsheng looked at Wen Zhenmeng with a smile and said with a smile.

"That's not necessarily, there are not a few people who can't try it in the palace, and at this time, I can't help but say these words in a loud tone. I think I'd better get ready to go home! Life is difficult, write Braille and sell it, and there is no problem in supporting your family! The voice of the person who spoke was full of mockery, it was Sun Zhiqi.

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