Shen Yichen walked all the way to the banquet hall, and saw at least 100 tables inside and outside.

Because in addition to the new scholars, there are also examiners, deacons, and accompanying officials of the Ministry of Rites who are attending the banquet today.

In addition, in order to show the importance of the new scholars and the examiners of the palace examination, the emperor would order a minister as his representative to go to the "banquet".

Regarding the status of the minister, it is generally "ordered that the venerable military minister preside over the seat of one person", which means that the military attache is not sent to preside over the seat instead of a civil official.

It's just that this is not an ordinary military general, they are far from qualified to host the banquet of the literati, but refer to the military generals.

The relatives of the Emperor who were ordered by the emperor to have a banquet are the famous British Gong Zhang Fu!

Shen Yichen faced the ministers, and did not immediately salute or sit down, but stood majestically and waited for the hundreds of new science and technology scholars to arrive before saluting the ministers together.

"Today, Nael and other celebration banquets, there is no need to be polite, just enjoy your face!"

The official Shangshu Wang stood up straight, and as the representative of the paper reader, he said a word to the new scholars with a smile on his face.

The reason why Wang Zhi was the leader was because among the officials who went to the Enrong banquet, only one cabinet member came to Chen Xun.

You must know that during the Orthodox Dynasty, the cabinet did not crush the six ministries, even if the cabinet was the first assistant, it was comparable to the war of the heavenly officials of the Ministry of Officials.

Following the unspoken rule of "the king does not see the king", it is inconvenient for Yang Pu to show up at the Enrong banquet, otherwise who presides over the banquet is a big etiquette problem.

They represent not only individuals, but also power struggles between cabinets.

Even during the Enrong Banquet to the Jiajing Dynasty, there was a controversy over the status of the "Banquet".

That is, when the emperor ordered Wuxun, it was not clear whether it was a "banquet" or a "main banquet".

The status of the military generals themselves is not low, even if the Tumubao change is pulled, plus the bonus assigned by the emperor, it represents the will of the emperor, how can it be subordinate to the civil ministers?

However, during the Jiajing period, the civil official group was at the peak of the struggle for power, and it was really not used to the emperor at all, and the "Great Rites Discussion" incident dared to be tough.

So after more than ten years of fighting, there were a few orders on how to place the seats. Eventually, the central seat had to be removed, and everyone stopped sitting, and the matter was over.

It can be seen that the middle and late Ming Dynasty did not decline and lost the heavenly principle, and the inefficiency of the government was outrageous!

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"Thank you Otsuka."

All the new science and technology scholars saluted and thanked them together, and then sat down at their tables according to the ranking of the palace examination.

The Enrong banquet adopts a separate table system, with a single table for the champion, and a total of one table for Bangyan and Tanhua. The other new scholars only have three to five people per seat, so there will be no less than 100 tables inside and outside the entire banquet hall.

Because it was a pure celebration banquet, the atmosphere of the Grace Banquet was relatively relaxed, even if the new science and technology scholars were a little overstepping, the senior officials and officials would not care, but would be happy.

Many of the more daring new scholars got up from their seats one after another and took the initiative to toast to the official Shangshu Wang Zhi, wanting to mix up a familiar face.

Because after the Enrong banquet, except for Sanding Jia, there are only two ways out for the new science and technology scholars to enter the Hanlin Academy.

The first is to participate in the hall selection examination of the Hanlin Academy, and the one who takes the middle is called Shu Jishi, and has the qualification to enter the Hanlin Academy for further study with Sanding Jia.

You must know that in the Ming Dynasty, there was a saying that "non-Jinshi does not enter the Hanlin" and "non-Hanlin does not enter the cabinet". If you want to be a supreme minister at the pinnacle of power, then the Hanlin Academy is the place where you must enter the "prime minister".

Therefore, being selected as a gentleman is a dream for the new scholars, and the glory is no less than winning the Sanding Jia.

If they fail in the hall selection exam, or don't want to be a Shuji at all, then this group of people will be sent to the six departments, the five temples, the three law divisions, the metropolitan procuratorate and other functional departments to "watch the government", called the Guan Zheng Jinshi.

The so-called "observation of politics" is actually equivalent to an internship system.

After all, this group of new science and technology scholars has put it bluntly, most of them don't listen to things outside the window and only read the sage books. If you let them go directly to the administration of the government, I am afraid that it will be a group of scourges, and the government will immediately become chaotic.

According to historical records, the Hongwu and Yongle years were half a year, and after arriving in the orthodox dynasty, it was mostly three months.

After the end of the government, it is natural to be officially assigned to the officials. The vast majority of Jinshi wanted to stay in Jingshi, and they were afraid to let go of the outside.

After all, Beijing officials are naturally higher than foreign officials, and even if non-Hanlin can't enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, the probability of staying in Beijing and becoming an important minister of the ministry is much higher than that of foreign officials.

As for the decision to stay in office or be released, it will be chosen by the ministry. With this kind of thought, it is not surprising to toast and curry favor with Tianguan Wang Zhi.

Others were rushing for their careers, but Xiao Yi and Shang Yi came to Shen Yichen's table with a wine glass.

"To the north, the top prize treatment is good, your table is really spacious."

Facing Xiao Yi's ridicule, Shen Yichen replied with a smile: "There are only three people at your table, can't you still accommodate your big Buddha?" ”

After all, Shang Yi was older, and his personality was calmer than Xiao Yi's, so he didn't participate in the jokes, but said seriously: "Xiangbei, after the palace test, you will enter the Shihanlin Academy, I don't know if my brother will have the opportunity to work with you." ”

For Shen Yichen, Shang Zhen has sincerely admired each other since the Winter Solstice Poetry Meeting that year.

During this period of contact, the contact with the imperial examination confirmed that Shen Yichen was like-minded with him in terms of character and talent.

In ancient times, the carriage and horse were slow to write letters, and if they didn't have access to the Hanlin Academy, or even if they were released as officials, then they didn't know what year and month they would see each other again.

Grace is a celebration banquet, for many new science and technology scholars, is it not a parting wine?

"The first pass on the second class also has the chance to be directly reviewed by the Hanlin Academy, and with the talent of the business brother, there is no difficulty in the selection of the museum."

For business, Shen Yichen also appreciates and recognizes, in history he is the third yuan and the first, and there is no doubt about his talent.

The fairness of the selection of the Hanlin Academy is far beyond the palace test, and it is really more than the level of knowledge, Shen Yichen believes that few people can surpass the business, and he will enter the Hanlin Academy!

"Yes, Brother Hongzai, you are a second-class descendant, and it is not difficult to enter the Hanlin Academy. I'm so far from there, and I don't have much hope of keeping pace with you. ”

"This is a mistake, Jing Chun, you are the second and thirteenth, and the probability of the pavilion selection is also very high, so there is no need to be discouraged."

In the face of Shang Chen's encouragement, Xiao Yi smiled and said, "Brother Hongzai, I am not discouraged. was born in a poor family, and he was able to walk step by step to the title of the gold list, and get acquainted with other talents, and he was already satisfied. ”

"No matter what happens in the future, don't forget your original intention, and use your words to establish morality, meritorious service, and words!"

Xiao Yi's words also aroused all kinds of pride in Shen Yichen's heart, he raised his glass and said: "Okay, no matter what happens in the future, I wish the brothers a bright future and will not fall into the clouds!" ”

"Well said,!"

"!"

The three of them raised their glasses and drank bitterly, which seemed so incompatible with the utilitarian mentality of others on the scene.

Maybe at the Enrong Banquet, it was the last day that everyone still retained the sincerity and innocence of the students. In the future, they will be greeted by officialdom full of deceit.

The king of the Ministry of Shangshu faced the wine of the new scholars, and behaved very approachable, and everyone who came raised their glasses and tasted it.

But to be honest, how can hundreds of new science and technology scholars leave an impression, and such a gesture is just polite.

How to choose the officials in the future depends on the performance of the government evaluated by the meritorious examination department, and Wang Zhi will not interfere. Moreover, as a celestial official of the Ministry of Officials, it is impossible for him to pay attention to the position of the petty officials around the seventh grade.

The new science and technology scholars are flattering today, which is nothing more than to give themselves psychological comfort.

It's just that in the staggered time, Wang Zhi heard the words of Shen Yichen and the others below, and he could still maintain the vigor of the young man at the Enrong banquet, which made him think of some of the past events of the imperial examination, and his inner emotions were quite emotional.

"Champion Gong, your words also caused the old man to talk about juvenile madness."

"Come, this official toasts you!"

As soon as Wang Zhi's words came out, the audience was surprised, others lined up to toast him, but they couldn't take their turn, and the dignified officials actually took the initiative to toast the juniors, which is really rare!

Shen Yichen was also a little surprised when he heard it, it stands to reason that he would also toast Wang Zhi. It's just that seeing that everyone is about to surround Wang Zhi, they have to give up for the time being, and wait for this limelight before going on their own.

As a result, he never expected that Wang Zhi would have such a big face.

"Otsuka Zai, I don't dare to call you the champion in front of you, just ask me to go north."

After speaking, Shen Yichen also raised his glass and said, "Thank you Otsuka Zai for your kindness!" ”

The two drank it all, and Wang Zhi's act of courteous corporal also attracted applause from everyone present.

In the eyes of He Pingyan and others, this scene felt a little unpleasant. Wang Zhi is his uncle, so if he doesn't take special care of it, he still gives Shen Yichen such a big face, is he afraid that this kid's career will not be fast enough in the future?

"Brother Hirahiko, Otsuka Zai doesn't want to win over Shen Yichen, isn't that equivalent to us admitting defeat?"

Song Jie asked a little unclearly, in case Shen Yichen becomes his own person in the future, how awkward it will be to get along.

"How is it possible, Shen Yichen is a member of the eunuch party, will the civilian group accept him?"

Sun Shaozong categorically denied that the civil officials are now at odds with Wang Zhenshi, and it is impossible for Shen Yichen to clear his name.

Hearing this, He Pingyan had an unmoved expression on his face, but he was extremely disdainful in his heart.

Anyway, he is also the son of a foreign relative, how can he be so stupid as an uncle of the country, and he doesn't even understand the most basic political struggle?

The so-called "Han and thief do not stand together", that is for the literati and the low-level science and Taoist officials. How many people will really adhere to the spirit of this set of scholars and ministers?

Did Wang Zhen just start dictatorship today? In the past few years, why haven't you seen any Minister Zhu Yi impeach him?

Usually we met at the meeting, but it was not a polite greeting with a smile on my face, but a polite greeting.

Of course, even if He Pingyan understood his uncle Wang Zhi's approach, the jealousy in his heart still couldn't be suppressed.

Shen Yichen, how long will he be beautiful?

I'm afraid only God knows when the scenery will be, but at least in the current situation, Shen Yichen can be described as infinitely beautiful!

With the official department Shangshu opening this head, other officials also toasted Shen Yichen one after another. In particular, Wang Ying, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, took Shen Yichen's hand and gave a lot of instructions, completely with the attitude of treating his nephew in the next life.

In addition, Xu Xi, the secretary of the military department, Naiheng, the head of the household department, and other eunuch members are also extremely enthusiastic about Shen Yichen and treat him as his own person.

Even in the end, even the British public Zhang Fu patted Shen Yichen on the shoulder and said a few words.

How can you say that he is also the son of the Duke of Chengguo, and after the honor, the British Duke Zhang Fu takes care of one or two, isn't it really normal?

After the scenes, the new science and technology scholars present were stunned.

My mother-in-law, Shen Yichen was still a member of the eunuch party that everyone shouted at last night, why is it not like that at all today.

Civil officials, honorable relatives, and eunuchs, almost all three parties treat him as their own. Shen Yichen can be said to be left and right, a collection of thousands of "favors", what happened to this world?

Today's scene can be regarded as a vivid lesson for these Jinshi chicks who have not yet been officially awarded.

What is called the officialdom's hypocrisy and balance.

After three rounds of wine, the dishes have five flavors, and it is time for the Enrong banquet to end. When Shen Yichen walked out of the Ministry of Rites, he found that there was already a little starlight in the sky.

Riding back to the mansion in the carriage, Shen Yichen was already drowsy, after all, as the champion and the first, it was impossible for him to drink less, and all kinds of toasts could not stop him.

I don't know how to get back to my room, anyway, when Shen Yichen opened his eyes again, it was already the next morning.

Rubbing his somewhat dry eyes, Shen Yichen got up and dressed in a daze, and when he found the bright sunlight outside the window, he suddenly remembered an important thing.

That is, today I have to go to the Ministry of Literature and Literature to get the official uniform and tooth card!

Drinking is a mistake!

Shen Yichen sighed in his heart, the wine table culture in later generations of China was still a little critical, but in ancient times, it was all kinds of praise.

What kind of wine is less than a thousand cups of confidants, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon, etc., anyway, there are endless poems describing drinking. Even many of them have become famous stories through the ages and have been praised by later generations.

"Ah Niu, help me get a basin of water!"

Shen Yichen shouted outside the house, and then sped up the movement of his hand.

When Ah Niu brought the basin over, Shen Yichen quickly flushed his face with cold water, and he didn't even have time to eat breakfast, so he hurriedly called a carriage and rushed to the ministry.

urged the coachman to gallop all the way, and when Shen Yichen rushed to the Ministry of Literature and Anthology, he was still late.

Yang Hongze and He Pingyan had already been waiting in front of the official department early, their faces were gloomy......

Please, Shen Yichen, be a person!

The township test is late, the deer banquet is late, the meeting test is late, the meeting master is late, and even the palace test is the last to arrive!

The only thing that didn't arrive late was yesterday's Enrong banquet, but I didn't expect it to be a better day, and today's officials were late again, and they really can't change their!

The problem is that you Shen Yichen are late, even if you are late, but the three tripods are one, and the two of you still have to wait here, why?

"Sorry, I'm late."

Shen Yichen looked at the appearance of the other two eager to eat themselves, and he was a little ashamed in his heart, even if the relationship was not good, he still took the initiative to apologize.

"Humph!"

Yang Hongze and He Pingyan, compared with Sun Shaozong, who are pure gentlemen, have some literati cultivation.

I couldn't say anything scolding, and I didn't want to say anything else to Shen Yichen, so I had to snort coldly and walk into the ministry with a straight face.

"Hey, what's going on, cut in line?"

"yes, why did they go in first?"

"And the kid who arrived last, honestly go to the back and line up!"

Watching He Pingyan and others enter the Department of Literature and Anthology of the Ministry of Officials, the other officials waiting in line were dissatisfied and shouted at the officials at the door.

"What are you arguing about, they are Sanding Jia, and they are given priority as usual."

"Whoever dares to make a loud noise again, don't even think about going in today!"

As soon as these words came out, the officials in the green and green robes who were waiting outside all shut up honestly and did not dare to say a word more.

On the one hand, Sanding A is indeed a priority, and this year, there is also a three-yuan and first, and it is already a sure thing to be on the rise, isn't it troublesome to offend this potential stock?

On the other hand, the Ministry of Literature and Anthology cannot afford to offend, even if it is a small official standing at the door.

You must know that there is a saying, called the prime minister's door in front of the seven officials, and the same is true of the officials.

The head of the six departments is the Ministry of Officials, and the head of the Ministry of Officials is in the Anthology Division!

The Department of Literature and Anthology is in charge of the vacancies and grades of all civil officials at the central and local levels, as well as the selection, promotion, and transfer of officials, which is equivalent to the Organization Department and the Personnel Department in later generations, do you dare to offend?

In addition, according to the unspoken rules of the Ministry of Officials, Shangshu Tianguan is only responsible for officials of the fourth rank and above, that is, the senior officers in scarlet robes. The audit work of the remaining officials of the five grades and below was handed over to the Department of Literature and Anthology.

Therefore, Lang Zhong, the chief official of the Wenxuan Division, has the title of the world's first and fifth rank officials, and he can determine the future of middle and low-level officials in the Ming Dynasty.

Even if you go to a place in the Wenxuan Shilang, they are all received according to the three grades, which is comparable to the six waiters, and no one dares to underestimate it.

Entering the house, seeing Shen Yichen and others coming in, Wen Xuan Shilang immediately retired from his work and stepped forward to greet: "The three dingjia are here, this company is really honored." ”

Ordinary officials, not to mention the warm reception of Wen Xuan Shilang, may not be too lazy to say a few words.

The reason why he is so polite is because of the identity of Shen Yichen and others.

One is that Sanyuan and the first created the history of the imperial examination, and the future will inevitably be immeasurable. The other is the nephew of the top boss of Wenxuan Shiro, if you neglect it, you will make a small report behind your back, do you still want to sit in this position?

"Lord Langzhong is polite, and he came to register the official certificate and receive the official uniform."

The other party treated each other politely, and Shen Yichen and the others were naturally very polite.

"This official has been prepared early, waiting for Sanding Jia to come and confer the official."

After finishing speaking, the Wen Xuan Division greeted the officials next to him, and soon someone came over with three red cases, on which were placed official uniforms, beam hats, boots and socks and other items.

Sanding Jia is different from other new scholars, the official title and position have already been determined, the champion is directly awarded from the Liupin Hanlin Academy, and the Bangyan Tanhua is directly awarded to the Qipin Hanlin Academy.

Don't look at the low rank, the future is not the same as those Beijing officials and foreign officials.

In addition, during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, all officials of the fourth rank and above wore scarlet robes, seven grades and above wore green robes, and the following wore green robes.

So what Shen Yichen received was a cyan official uniform, which was also embroidered with the complement of the heron, and the belt was also plain silver.

This couldn't help but remind Shen Yichen of his crimson champion costume and the golden flower belt given by the emperor. In addition to the lack of embroidery on the chest, the demeanor of the Zhu Yi is proper, and the limelight is unbeatable for a while.

After thanking Wenxuan Shilang, Shen Yichen and the three of them went to Shang Baosi non-stop to receive their own court counselor ivory carving waist card, referred to as "waist card" or "tooth card".

Shang Bao Si was founded in the first year of Zhu Yuanzhang and Wu, and was the institution in charge of the treasure seal and rune in the Ming Dynasty. For example, the big seal of "Emperor's Treasure" is shared by the internal official Shang Baojian and the foreign official Shang Baosi.

In addition, official seals such as gold medals, tokens, bronze medals, tooth medals, sacrificial plaques, Pisces bronze medals, and talismans are also issued by Shang Bao Division.

The tooth card is not so complicated to receive, and after verifying the official records of Shen Yichen and others, it will be issued directly.

This thing has a vertical rectangular ivory texture, with a curved edge at the top, and the first card is engraved with a wishful moire.

One side of the sign is engraved with the user's official office and official title, and on the other side is a common four-line warning text, which is read as "The court counselor hangs this card, and the unlicensed person is guilty according to the law." The borrower and the borrower are guilty of the same crime. You don't need to go out of Beijing. ”

The last four words indicate that only Beijing officials need to issue tooth cards, and foreign officials do not need to do so.

In addition, there is a font number on the tooth card, Gong, Hou, Bo with the word Xun, the horse with the word pro, the civil official with the word, the civil official with the word Wu, the official with the word music, the official with the official word.

It can be said that this small tooth tag is not only used for travel, but also a symbol of status.

After receiving these official supplies, Shen Yichen and the others did not go directly to the official office to report, but wanted to gather with other new scholars and go to Honglu Temple to learn etiquette.

After all, for officialdom, the new science and technology scholars are a group of novices who don't understand the rules at all.

What kind of preaching ceremony before, there are still officials from the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple to guide them step by step, as long as they are obedient and follow, there is no big problem.

In the future, there will be no one to guide you in officialdom on what to do, and everything will depend on yourself.

In order to prevent the new science and technology scholars from overstepping the rules or colliding with each other. According to the requirements of the "Daming Huidian", you have to train etiquette in Honglu Temple for a few days, and then the new champion will lead the Jinshi to express their gratitude.

The process of expressing gratitude above belongs to the standard court meeting, and it can be regarded as the first time that Shen Yichen has gone to the court as an official.

After the completion of the dynasty, he will go to the Hanlin Academy to report, and from then on, he will officially become an official.

The etiquette training process of Honglu Temple can be described as boring, and it can be summed up as being cautious everywhere and retreating step by step.

The training in the past few days has also made many new science and technology scholars who originally fanatically wanted to experience officialdom feel a lot colder.

Officialdom doesn't seem to be as easy as I imagined.

On April 1, the tenth year of orthodoxy, Shen Yichen put on a six-grade civil official uniform and carefully sorted it out in front of the bronze mirror. After making sure that nothing went wrong, he left the annex to prepare for the first time in his life.

It's just that when he walked out of the mansion, he found that Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, was still there, and he didn't leave in advance as usual.

Just when he was a little surprised, Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, also walked out of the mansion, stood in front of Shen Yichen and looked at it for a few moments, and then reached out to help him tidy up his clothes.

In the face of Zhu Yong's move, Shen Yichen subconsciously took a step back, and his actions were full of defense.

Seeing this scene, Chengguo Gong Zhu Yong was stunned, and only after a long time did he slowly put his hand down and said, "Today, you will ride in the same carriage with me to the court." ”

After that, without waiting for Shen Yichen to answer, he went straight into the carriage.

Go to court together?

Shen Yichen didn't know why Zhu Yong made this request, but Steward Wu came over and said something with emotion.

"The father can personally send his son to the court for the first time, presumably the grandfather is proud of Shen Gongzi in his heart."

Will it?

Shen Yichen looked at Zhu Yong sitting in the carriage, and he didn't know how to describe the emotions in his heart for a while.