Chapter 113: The Emperor's Gift
Xu Siyue copied two test papers, one of which he naturally brought back to the editorial office of the Di Bao Supplement for the chamberlain to engrave the plates, while the other was given to a eunuch to post the notices at the palace gates, where the notices posted were the source of the Di Bao's contents.
It was Wei Zhongxian's idea to post Zhu Youcheng's test papers. Gonggong Wei is a very showy character, otherwise he would not have created the title of 9,999 years old in the future. The grandson's answer sheet is so wonderful, it must be known to Quan Daming, at least in Beijing. Of course, Gonggong Wei also instructed Xu Siyue to post the top ten test papers, good articles are compared, without the backdrop of Bangyan and others, how can Zhu Youcheng's talent be revealed?
In the palace, the more Zhu Youcheng sat down, the more impatient he became, so he went to King Xin, who was watching the battle, and took out a book to read, which was "The Surprise of the First Moment" written by Ling Mengchu. At this time, Ling Mengchu only wrote forty volumes, which were compiled into one, which was originally titled "Shooting Surprises", but Zhu Youcheng knew that he had written eighty volumes in history and compiled them into two books, so he persuaded him to change the title of the book to "The Surprise of the First Moment of Shooting", and encouraged him to write one hundred and twenty volumes and compile them into three books, so as not to let Feng Menglong specialize in beauty.
Zhu Youcheng unfolded the scroll and sank into the world of books in a short time.
The examiners secretly remembered the title of the book Zhu Youcheng read, and prepared to disperse - it must not be won, so let's wait for tomorrow and go to the bookstore to buy a few copies. The book that Champion Lang likes to read, is it still bad? Zhu Youcheng didn't know that he made a live advertisement for Ling Mengchu. It was precisely because he read this book in the palace examination that since then, this book has been a bestseller in the Ming Dynasty, and Ling Mengchu has collected a large amount of manuscript fees.
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A teenager handed in his papers early, which provoked many candidates, and many candidates also handed in their papers before noon. However, like Zhu Youcheng, they are not allowed to leave the examination room after handing in the papers, and they can not leave until the results come out. They don't have the good luck of Zhu Youcheng, and they don't have the brothers to bring them leisure books, so they can only sit in their positions, scratching their ears and cheeks from time to time, but they don't sit as upright as Zhu Youcheng.
Serious men are the most handsome, Zhu Youcheng is a beautiful man, and he is reading carefully, which is really indescribable. Many examiners couldn't help but think that Zhu Youcheng was both talented and good-looking, and this time I am afraid that he will be the champion again, and he is really a good son-in-law. It should have been the emperor's turn to choose first, but the emperor had already given him the surname Zhu and entered the royal family tree. The same surname is not allowed to marry, so the princesses should stay at home. His daughter and granddaughter are a little hopeful, and they have to find a matchmaker to come to the door in two days to talk about it, and strive to set the marriage in advance.
Daming has the practice of "catching the emperor's list", that is, the rich and noble people send people to stay in front of the emperor's list, waiting for the people who come to see the list, if they are young and handsome, they will be pulled into the house and married their daughters. Of course, you have to ask about the situation, in case you meet someone who is already married, it will be unlucky. Therefore, it is not surprising that the ministers think so.
Noon had arrived, and lunch was brought to the imperial dining room, and everyone present had a share. Lunch is very hearty, three dishes and one soup, plus a few white flour steamed buns. No, just because it's rich doesn't mean it's good. The meal of more than 800 people had to be prepared in the imperial dining room in the morning, which was indeed a little nervous. Therefore, the vegetables are all boiled in a large pot, and the leaves of the greens are yellow.
Officials usually don't get tired of eating, how can they swallow such coarse food, so they have to comfort themselves, this is also a feast from the emperor, and the matter of honoring the ancestors has to be recorded in the family tree, so he gritted his teeth and swallowed.
Someone had sharp eyes and saw that Zhu Youcheng actually had six dishes and two soups on his table. Well? This kid eats alone, it seems that the emperor really has a lot of favor for him, and he actually added food to him in front of the public. Look at the three cabinet elders, they don't have any vegetables, why should they add vegetables to this kid? But the hearts of the people were unhappy, but no one spoke out. In the final analysis, it is the emperor who sits on the dragon chair, and he will add vegetables to whoever he likes, who dares to say anything, and who can say anything?
Soon, everyone realized that these dishes were not for Zhu Youcheng to eat alone. One of the chamberlains moved a stool, and another boy in a python robe followed. Some people know that he is Zhu Youzhen, the prince of Xin. It seems that Zhu Youcheng and King Xin are really like the legend, they can't leave Meng, Meng can't leave Jiao.
Zhu Youcheng picked up a steamed bun, gently broke it, used chopsticks to clip a chopstick greens, and then a piece of soft-burned meat, and then sandwiched a vegetable, and then closed the steamed bun and handed it to King Xin. Some people know this way of eating, isn't this a fire in Hebei?
After all, he is a child of the Heavenly Family, and King Xin's eating appearance is very elegant, but Zhu Youcheng's eating appearance is very fierce. Everyone watched Zhu Youcheng eat steamed buns, just like seeing a tiger eating prey "ahhhh
It's strange to say, seeing Zhu Youcheng eating so deliciously, everyone couldn't help but relish. A few ministers secretly learned Zhu Youcheng's way of eating, and sure enough, the steamed buns were a lot better.
Regardless of whether it tastes good or not, everyone has dealt with this meal anyway. The chamberlain came up to remove the scraps, and King Xin also returned to his original position, and Zhu Youcheng was still reading alone.
In the dull candidates' answer sheets, time passed by moment by moment. In the evening, dinner was delivered on time from the imperial dining room, and the dinner was braised noodles. Braised noodles are a Henan delicacy, and some Henan officials can't help but move their index fingers when they see the braised noodles coming up - the braised noodles made by the palace kitchen naturally taste good. Non-Henan officials complained in their hearts, and said in their hearts, this Emperor of the Apocalypse is really stingy, in Shaanxi, the road has been repaired soon, everyone can see it really, and the day is making money. But his banquet for the Ming elite was only steamed buns and stewed noodles.
Although Zhu Youcheng is a native of Cangzhou, he doesn't like pasta, except for breakfast, he has to eat white rice every meal, and every time the emperor and the current saint leave him to eat in the palace, he has to prepare rice. The Emperor of the Apocalypse forgot to order the imperial dining room today, and as a result, both Chinese food and dinner were the noodles that northerners liked to eat.
However, Zhu Youcheng's mouth is very rough, and the stewed noodles are stewed noodles, and he is still "sighing and snoring", and he eats it so fragrantly. King Xin, who was influenced by Zhu Youcheng and didn't like to eat pasta, also ate with relish.
After eating, most of the scholars' answer sheets have been handed in, and the examiner also accepts a test paper to review a test paper. However, the test paper in front of the Emperor of the Apocalypse is still only Zhu Youcheng's, because the later test papers are different because of the different tastes of the examiners, and they did not get ten circles of test papers.
When the lights were lit in the palace, the last gentleman handed in his papers.
All the candidates who have already submitted the papers are overjoyed, they can't bring in idle books, and they sit for most of the day, which is already extremely impatient.
After the examiners exchanged heads and ears for a while, they put the nine test papers in front of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, plus Zhu Youcheng's test papers that began to be placed in front of him, a total of ten, and he decided the top ten in the undergraduate hall examination.
When the Emperor of the Apocalypse decided on the top ten, the examiners also arranged the remaining test papers in order. There's no way, the wife and concubine at home are still waiting for them to go back, how can they do it if they don't speed up?
The Emperor of the Apocalypse stood up, and he was going to personally announce the top three candidates.
"Champion, Shuntianfu candidate Zhu Youcheng; Bangyan, Jiangsu Changzhou Prefecture candidate Wen Zhenmeng; Tanhua, Jiangxi Nanchang Mansion candidate Fu Guan. ”
Then, Sun Chengzong, the second assistant of the cabinet, announced the ranking of the second first-class scholar, and Wen Donglai, the second assistant of the cabinet, announced the ranking of the third-class scholar, which is basically the same as the ranking of the tribute - the strength is there, and it is the same as how many times the test is taken. On behalf of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Gu Bingqian, an assistant to the cabinet, delivered an enthusiastic speech. He specially emphasized that the scholars in the examination are already officials of the imperial court, but their positions have not yet been decided, and they must go to the Daming School of Administration to learn the way to be an official before they can go to various places to become officials.
The candidates looked at each other one by one, no one knew what the Daming School of Administration was, at least no one had seen an institution with a similar sign in Beijing.
After the candidates dispersed, they had to ask around, but they couldn't get accurate information. A eunuch revealed a little after receiving a lot of money, it is said that the sacrificial wine of the Ming School of Administration is the Emperor of the Apocalypse. The scholars are overjoyed, although after winning the Jinshi, they are qualified to be called the protégés of the Son of Heaven, but how many protégés really let the Son of Heaven educate? They are really in time for the good times, and some of them can't wait to send the news home so that their families can record it in their family trees.
By the time Gu Bingqian finished speaking, he was already a star. All the candidates were led out of the palace by the inner attendants from the Huangji Gate.
Emperor Tianqi ordered Wei Zhongxian to inform Zhu Youcheng that he would enter the palace tomorrow and discuss the matter of the martial arts examination.
"Wouldn't it, blatantly cheating? The emperor's brother must have taken too much care of himself. Zhu Youcheng thought a little helplessly - he didn't have to cheat at all, he was a martial artist.
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