Lu Ming didn't expect that Liang Jun would give himself the title of Wenhou, although he was an official title with no real power from Sanpin, but his status was equivalent to that of a third-rank member in the imperial court.

"Thank you for the seal!", Lu Ming said.

The expressions of the civil and military officials were different, and some wanted to speak out against them, but they didn't know what reason to use, so they stopped talking.

Liang Jun held the jade seal in one hand and said, "On behalf of the Holy Courtyard today, I will give the first champion to encourage his achievements. ”

After the words were spoken, a talent force fell from the sky and condensed into a white auspicious cloud, surrounding Lu Ming's side.

"Is this the legendary Rising Tide?"

Lu Ming's heart was extremely excited, with a steady step, he would be able to soar through the clouds and travel thousands of miles a day.

immediately released his talents, incorporated the rising clouds into his body, and included them in his own literary mansion.

"Thank you. Lu Ming arched his hand.

"As for Yan Cong'...... on the list"

Liang Jun turned his head to look at Yan Cong, and after thinking for a while, he said, "You are the son of Shoufu, and you should serve under him, so this matter will be arranged by Lord Shoufu." ”

Yan Kun immediately said: "The minister obeys the order." ”

"Thank you. Yan Cong thanks.

Subsequently, Liang Jun gave official positions to other Hanlin, and at the same time ordered the three provinces and six ministries to consult the information and fill the vacant official positions in various places one by one.

If there is a vacancy in the local official position, a local scholar will be used to succeed him, and in this way, governing the local government will get twice the result with half the effort.

Finally, Liang Jun announced the end of the palace examination, and then said: "According to the practice of the Seven Kingdoms, after the retreat from the dynasty, this year's champion, Bangyan, and Tanhua will march around the capital with royal horses, and they will return to the palace to participate in the Qionglin banquet before sunset. ”

"Yes. Lu Ming and the other two spoke in unison.

"Retreat. ”

"Hooray, hooray, hooray!"

With the shouts of civil and military officials and scholars, today's palace examination was successfully concluded.

Hundreds of civil and military officials and many scholars have withdrawn from the Jinluan Palace, which is orderly and has its own measure.

After leaving the palace, Lu Ming saw that three white horses had already been prepared at the door, and there was also a procession of 100 people.

Lu Ming, Yan Cong and Gu Feng put on big red flowers and rode on white horses, Lu Ming was in the middle, Yan Cong was on the right, and Gu Feng was on the left.

"Congratulations to Lu Ming for his champion and first!"

"Congratulations to Yan Cong on his appearance!"

"Congratulations to Gu Feng Tanhua and the first!"

The entourage shouted loudly, which immediately attracted the onlookers of countless people in the capital, especially a group of children who were very curious about this and desperately squeezed forward.

"Lu Ming, is that the Zhenguo poet of our Liang Kingdom? It turns out to be him!"

"Yan Cong's guy actually hit the list, now it's okay, the Yan family is going to add another high-ranking official. ”

"Tut, I really didn't expect the poor boy of the Gu family to be this year's flower exploration, it's amazing, it's amazing, the Gu family's kid is glorious and his ancestors!"

Every time the streets of the capital are very lively, for the people of the capital, it is a great honor to be able to see the champions.

The three of them rode horses while waving to the people with a smile on their faces, parading the streets of the capital and glorifying their ancestors, but not everyone can have such a scenery.

Lu Ming suddenly said to Yan Cong: "Brother Yan Cong is a scholar in the upper house of the Guoxue Palace, can you ask what kind of literary academy the Guoxue Palace is?"

Yan Cong said with a smile: "Zhuangyuan Gong's words are good, the Guoxue Palace can be said to be a holy place for scholars to learn and hone, you can cultivate hundreds of schools, you can practice the art of war in the world, you can enter the secret realm to temper, and you can also enter the library to read the holy classics." ”

"Oh, is there really so much benefit?", Lu Ming was a little unconvinced.

"That's nature. ”

Yan Cong continued: "The Guoxue Palace is divided into the upper house, the inner house and the outer house, according to the rules of the Guoxue Palace, all new students who enter the Guoxue Palace will be assigned to the outer house regardless of their academic position and family background. ”

"Students in the outer house have to do chores for a month first, and after a month they can be qualified to enter the inner house, and only when they enter the inner house can they be qualified to go to the secret realm to train, and only those who stand out in the secret realm can be assigned to the upper house. ”

I see, it sounds interesting. Lu Ming's eyes flickered.

Gu Feng said unhappily: "Don't be happy too early, I have heard that most of the students who join the Guoxue Palace every year quit on their own within a month, and it is difficult for anyone to stick to it." ”

"Why is that?", Lu Ming asked.

"The students in the outer house have to do a lot of chores every day, and even the thatched houses have to be cleaned, and many children of the family are pampered, where can they stand this kind of bird spirit?" Gu Feng said.

"I see, but I think of the National Academy Palace as simple. ”

Lu Ming's face became solemn, and he asked Yan Cong: "Then will Brother Yan Cong still return to the Academy Palace?"

"Since I have already participated in the palace examination as an official, there is no need to return to the school palace. ”

Yan Cong seemed to recall some kind of past incident when he said this, and his face instantly became ugly, and then quickly returned to normal.

Lu Ming thought for a moment as he continued the march.

Before I knew it, the sun had set, and the three of them returned to the palace all the way, just in time for the Qionglin banquet.

The Qionglin Banquet, commonly known as the Champion Banquet, is a dinner party for the monarch to celebrate the title of the gold list of scholars after the palace examination, and its significance is more important to bring the relationship between the monarch and the minister closer.

Qionglin banquet does not discuss the dynasty or politics, there are no civil and military officials here, nor is there a king of a country, only a group of scholars under the Confucian Holy Gate.

The large square outside the entire palace is full of banquets, and there are nearly 10,000 wine tables alone, among which in addition to the civil and military officials, there are many famous families and children of families, as well as many rich and noble families and common people in the capital.

At this moment, it is crowded with people and extremely lively.

When Lu Ming, Yan Cong and Gu Feng appeared in the square, there was immediately a Hanlin voice like Hong Zhong said: "Champion, Bangyan, and Tanhua have returned!"

"Good!"

Tens of thousands of people applauded and cheered, and everyone looked excited and excited.

"Please take a seat!"

Under the leadership of this Hanlin, the three of them followed, and soon came to a table in the middle of the square, where Liang Jun, Yan Kun, Yang Xiuyuan, Xu Xiangguo, Fan Guanhai, and several of the most important and important officials of the imperial court were sitting.

In this Qionglin banquet, the champion, Bangyan, and Tanhua are the protagonists, so they should be at the same table with the monarch.

"See your lord!"

"Tonight, I am a scholar like all of you, so I don't have to be strict about court etiquette, please take a seat. Liang Jun said with a smile.

"Thank you. Lu Ming sat down beside Yang Xiuyuan.

After the others sat down, Liang Jun raised his wine glass, and said in a loud voice: "Tonight's Qionglin banquet, as a scholar, I salute the champion of Liang Kingdom, Bangyan, and Tanhua!"

Tens of thousands of people raised their glasses together and shouted in unison: "Respect!"