After leaving his seat, he was led to another small hall.

At this time, the banquet was ready, with a total of 60 small tables in two rows, and one person could sit in front of each table.

"The emperor has an order, there is no need to be formal at noon, and the banquet will be held immediately!" There are people from the Ministry of Rites, who stepped forward to convey their will, and all the tributes thanked God together, and then they ate with vegetables.

The dishes are a table of twelve colors, full of desserts, soups, main dishes, consumption, etc., and even wine.

However, of course, no one will drink much, and in the afternoon, they will meet the saint and sing the Jinshi arrangement, so even if they like the most, they will only drink a few sips to show that they have not missed it.

At this time, the Manchu civil and military forces had retreated, leaving only some important cadres.

The tributes could have a feast, but at this time, even the emperor, the cabinet ministers had to use a little snack and read the book by themselves.

The cabinet read it first, and divided it into three copies, ten copies of the first grade, twenty copies of the second grade, and thirty copies of the third grade, and then read by the emperor himself.

The emperor was very serious, drank a little soup and tea, opened the book to read, and said with a smile: "In this department, there is no disease or disaster, and there are fewer cheats, and the Ministry of Rites is still dedicated!" ”

As he spoke, he read the papers, read them carefully, and after reading the first ten copies, he was already a little tired, after all, he was already forty-five years old.

Among the ancient emperors, this is already a good age.

"Your Majesty, the dragon body is important, it's better to rest first." Prime Minister He Liangping. Arching over and saying, in fact, the cabinet is close to the minister, if he often kneels around, can he still do things? Therefore, in addition to the court's big gifts, it is usually enough to bow down.

The Emperor glanced at him and sighed, "I know, but." Every tribute student here is a future official of the imperial court. I still have to be cautious. ”

Even so, the emperor still didn't look at it so carefully, just skimmed it.

That being said, after reading sixty volumes. The Emperor was still tired. Hurriedly put down the scroll, closed his eyes and rested, but his mind could not calm down, the prince was young, only two and a half years old, and he would have to hold on for at least another fifteen years, otherwise, he was only afraid of the change of the imperial court, and the few were indispensable. If there are many, I am afraid that there will be a great disaster.

With this awareness, the emperor has even reduced the number of women, reduced the working hours, and recuperated the body. Lin Lei paved the way for the prince.

After a while. After relieving himself, the emperor said again: "Bring Li Rui's scroll to me." ”

"Yes. Holy! The Ministry of Rites Shangshu hurriedly bowed down, took out the volume, and showed it to the emperor, the words were written round and upright, full of charm, the reasoning was very clear, the upper and lower arguments, the fusion and transformation were perfect, and the views on specific things were also very sophisticated, but it was this that made the emperor a little worried.

"Duan is really a talent, the first in this batch!" The emperor couldn't help but think of the secret report, this son is so prosperous in literary and martial arts, and if he uses good words, he should be the pillar of the country, and if he doesn't use it well, it will also break the emperor's qi, and the most important thing is that this son is only eighteen years old, and it is not surprising that such a man of civil and military all-round talents will live to be eighty years old.

Moreover, he is also very close to Lu Hou, of course, Lu Hou is not a first-class family, if it is ten years in the morning, the emperor will not worry at all, but when the prince is young and he is already getting old, this is a bit of a hidden worry - the emperor is not worried to the extent of rebellion, the founding of the dynasty is only a hundred years, no matter how you say it, there will always be more than two hundred years.

After thinking about it, he sighed and said: "The first champion, just take Cao Feibai!" The second place is in the list, Li Rui will be taken, the three Tanhuas will be taken Pei Xu Day, the second class will be passed on, Zhou Lihua will be taken, and the other rankings will be determined according to the agreement of the Qing family, and the official position will be awarded on the spot, and the current arrangement will also be given! ”

"Your Ministers obey!" This is the official draft, immediately a scholar stepped forward to draw up the decree, first wrote these four names, and then according to the order of the cabinet just now, one by one, to the emperor, the emperor glanced at it, and ordered the seal.

The seal was decided, and the officials immediately took out the official positions that had been prepared for a long time, which was also a holy decree, and they wanted to write these people in turn according to the rules, which was the second holy decree.

"Slow, what position is Li Rui assigned?"

"Your Majesty, as usual, is to enter the Hanlin Academy and edit for the seventh grade!"

Hanlin is actually the central cabinet preparatory class, especially as soon as he enters, he is the editor, and he is promoted quickly, the emperor thought about it, and said: "Which county and county order are vacant now?" ”

The cabinet ministers couldn't help but look at each other, and the secretary stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, last month, in Anchang Province, there was a county magistrate of Guming County who died in office, and the emperor also knew about it, but there was ...... there."

Anchang Province is located in the southwest, where it is a barbaric place, and there are many chaotic people, and it is not a very good errand to be a county magistrate there.

"Then it was decided that he would be appointed as the county magistrate of Guming County, well, thousands of miles away, I can grant permission to let his family stay in the township, and I will rest again, when is it?" The emperor decided.

"Your Majesty, it's about 2 o'clock in the afternoon!"

"Then at the beginning of Shen (3 o'clock in the afternoon), then call the new jinshi to the palace to issue an edict, in the afternoon, you have to tour the city to praise the officials, and in the evening, you have to have an osmanthus banquet, don't wait." The emperor said a little tiredly: "I will adjourn the meeting for a while, and when the time comes, I will wake up and go to the palace to preside." ”

These words, not only to the cabinet, but also to the eunuchs, eunuch Sun Hong couldn't help but feel sour, he has served the emperor since he was a child, since he was the king of Jin, he was in the palace, more than 30 years have passed, and he also saw that this elegant and gentle emperor is now weak and weak, and the world is really impermanent.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" There was a bed in the hall, so he went to sleep, covered it with a thin quilt, and in not much time the emperor fell into a deep sleep.

Time flies very fast, in the blink of an eye, it is the beginning of Shen, suddenly, on the palace, with Huang Zhong, Da Lu, Tai Tuan, Xiao, Sheng, Gong, flute, qin, zheng, this is Zhengle.

The emperor slept a little less, and seemed to regain some of his spirits, and he took his seat in the hall with a smile.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The new scholars bowed their heads together.

The emperor nodded to the new jinshi with a smile, and then signaled to the prime minister, who took a step forward, saluted the emperor, respectfully accepted the golden scroll holy decree, and said loudly: "Zhou Lihua!" ”

"The minister is here!" Zhou Lihua was taken aback, but then immediately understood that he had won the first place in the second class, and hurriedly responded, although it was golden autumn, but his forehead immediately sweated, but fortunately, he was born in a family of eunuchs, knew etiquette, came forward to bow down, and calmed down, so that the prime minister still felt good.

The prime minister said: "By order, you will pass on the roll call!" ”

"Yes!" Zhou Lihua greeted the holy decree, and saluted the emperor again, before standing upright, kneeling down to the new jinshi, opening the holy decree, and reading it aloud: "In August of the sixteenth year of the Ming text, Cao Feibai, the first Jinshi in the first class of the palace test, gave the Jinshi and the first!" ”

Thirty-three-year-old Cao Feibai suddenly "buzzed" his head, hurriedly left work, and knelt in the designated first batch of positions.

"In the sixteenth year of Mingwen, Li Rui, the second Jinshi in the first class of the palace examination, gave the Jinshi and the first!"

Fang Xin also hurriedly went out of work and knelt down to the first position, only slightly staggered with Cao Feibai.

"In the sixteenth year of Mingwen, Pei Xuday, the third Jinshi in the first class of the palace examination, gave the Jinshi and the first!" Pei Xuday is also young and handsome, and he is also eighteen years old, so he knelt down immediately.

Below, there are second-class jinshi and third-class jinshi, and this kneeling salute is completed.

"Licheng, long live Xie!" After Zhou Lihua finished singing, he handed back the holy decree and knelt down in his position, and then with the singing of the ceremonial officer, sixty new science and technology scholars saluted the emperor together.

As for the first three people, they also need to be specially led by the salutation officer to kneel down to the emperor to thank him.

But this is not the point, the point is this "on-the-spot award", the prime minister glanced at the kneeling Jinshi on the ground, and slowly opened the holy decree, and said: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, the new jinshi, specially awarded the official position, to herdify the people, the first place in the palace test Jinshi Cao Feibai, into the Hanlin, awarded from the six products of the cultivation!" ”

"Minister Cao Feibai, long live Xie!" Cao Feibai knelt down and shouted.

"Li Rui, the second place in the first class of the palace test!" Speaking of this, the prime minister paused for a moment, and then said: "Make up for the Qipin County Order of Guming County, Anchang Province!" ”

Although he was in the palace, the Jinshi was still in a commotion, which was something that he never imagined.

Fang Xin's face was calm: "Minister Li Rui, long live Xie!" ”

"Pei Xu Day, the third Jinshi in the first class of the palace examination, entered Hanlin, and was awarded the seven-grade editing!"

"Minister Pei Xu Day, long live Xie!"

The decree, and read for half an hour, before the ceremony was completed, sent to the palace gate by the cabinet minister, and the first prefect of the imperial capital greeted him again, personally sent the three tripod armor, at this time, outside the palace gate on the east long street, the imperial court set up a color shed, both the officials and the people can come forward to eat and drink, and watch the demeanor of the new jinshi, of course, after the praise of the official, they will return to the inner city, change into their official robes, and then wait for the osmanthus banquet in the evening!

After Fang Xin was the champion, he was also a brocade cloth, but he smiled bitterly in his heart, the emperor's hand was very powerful, just look at the strange eyes of the same year Jinshi on himself.