When everyone arrived at Ouyang Mansion, Ouyang Xiu returned to the mansion with a release, and everyone went to the main hall to see Ouyang Xiu under the leadership of his subordinates.

After the salute, they sat down in the hall. Zeng Gong said: "The main reason for coming here today is to thank the teacher for his careful teaching, so that I can wait for the success of my studies and the title of the gold list." ”

After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu smiled and said, "You can get the Zhongjin Shi, mainly by your own efforts, I just add a little bit." But today I still have to ask you a few words, you have already been named on the gold list, you are going to enter the court, I hope you can always uphold the heart of loyalty, for the court, for the people to work hard, for the benefit of one party. ”

After hearing this, Li Hao and the others got up to listen to the teachings and said, "We will not forget today's teachings." Then, under Ouyang Xiu's signal, everyone sat down again.

After that, Ouyang Xiu continued to admonish, and waited for a while. Li Haocai found an opportunity to ask: "Uncle, I still don't understand about my love for Tanhua today, and I want to ask my uncle, isn't it because my uncle gave my little nephew a guarantee, so I let the official family appoint me." ”

As soon as these words came out, the Zeng brothers also looked at Ouyang Xiu, and they all wanted to know the reason for this matter.

Ouyang Xiu looked at it and replied: "Then you think too well, if I have this ability, I will definitely protect Zigu, not yours." Zigu has a calm and resolute personality, and his behavior should be independent. And you are still young, and you will not be of great use until you have been tempered for a few years, and I will do what I want you to do. ”

Li Hao listened, pretended to be full of pain and said: "What my uncle said made me sad, but if it wasn't for my uncle, what was the reason." ”

"I didn't do it, but I know why?" Ouyang Xiu said as he sold the lawsuit.

Li Hao heard this and hurriedly said: "Please tell my uncle, otherwise the little nephew will be uneasy." ”

After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu replied: "This matter should be what Prime Minister Han said for you, as for what he said, I don't know very well." Originally, Han Daxianggong had never greeted me, but I only found out later, otherwise I would have advised Han Daxianggong not to do this at that time. In addition, you still remember that I said that the official family liked the word "water tune song head" very much, and even the official family knew the poems you wrote later, so this time I ordered you to explore the flower, maybe there is also this reason. ”

"The latter reason is not mentioned for the time being, but I have never known Han Daxiang in my life, why would he help me speak." Li Hao thought about it and asked.

Ouyang Xiu said: "Then you have to thank your teacher, when you participated in the Qingli New Deal in person, your teacher and Han Daxianggong also had a good relationship, and this is because of this." Of course, it also depends on your talent and learning, and your ranking is not low, otherwise Prime Minister Han would not go out of his way to help you speak. ”

After Li Hao heard this, he nodded and said, "I really haven't heard the teacher mention this matter, and the teacher just asked me to visit your house before coming to Bianjing." Then you said I should go to the mansion of Prime Minister Han and thank you. ”

Ouyang Xiu said: "That's not necessary, since I didn't tell you, I naturally didn't plan to let you know." You don't have to go now, just remember it. ”

After this incident, Li Hao asked about the appointment of officials by the Ministry of Rites, and asked: "If you want to wait for the appointment of the official in this palace, what time will it take, if it is a long time, I plan to go back to Yangzhou to report the good news to the teacher and set up a thank-you banquet." ”

Ouyang Xiu said after hearing this: "According to the usual practice, it takes about two months for the new branch to be conferred on the officer, and the officials can only give the actual official position, of course, the specific time is not certain. If you are assigned to an official position in Beijing, you will generally arrive in the morning. If it's out, it's going to take a little longer. And this period of time was originally a period of free time for the court to give new jinshi, so that some jinshi who were close to the distance could return to their hometown to boast. ”

After hearing this, Li Hao asked again: "Then I don't know how I and my brothers will probably arrange." ”

After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu said carefully: "According to the past practice, except for you, everyone else will be released to serve in various places. ”

After hearing this, Li Hao said curiously: "I will stay in Bianjing to serve, because I am Tanhua." ”

"That's not it, it's common for previous champions and lists to be released as officials, how can Tanhua be an exception." Ouyang Xiu replied.

Li Hao asked again: "Then isn't there someone in the court to help, is it my uncle or Han Daxianggong?"

"No, the main thing is that you are good age, you just fifteen put you in charge of the prefecture and county, who can rest assured. The officials will naturally consider it, and they will definitely have to put you in a less important official position in Beijing first. So you'd better not leave Beijing during this time, and after the vacancy is arranged by the Ministry of Officials, you will be hired, and it is difficult to be an official in Beijing, don't miss the arrangement, and it will be troublesome to wait at that time. Ouyang Xiu said.

Li Hao was a little disappointed after hearing this: "In this way, I originally wanted to go back to Yangzhou and meet Master Qin, but I can't go down now." ”

After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu admonished: "Brother Qin's sea has been up and down, this kind of thing can naturally be experienced, you don't have to worry about anything." At that time, I will also write a letter to Brother Qin to explain the reason. ”

After hearing this, Li Hao replied: "Okay, that's the only way." ”

After Li Hao finished speaking, Zeng Gong said: "Then there is time, after the Qionglin banquet, we will go back to our hometown to personally say hello to our mother, and then pay tribute to our ancestors." ”

After hearing this, Li Hao continued: "Wealth does not return to the hometown, such as brocade clothes at night, now the four senior brothers are in high school in the same year, they have to go back to see, the glorious lintel." ”

Hearing this, the Zeng brothers couldn't help but laugh together, and then Li Hao and Ouyang Xiu looked at it and laughed.

Then several people chatted in the hall, and finally Ouyang Xiu stayed for dinner before returning home.

On March 20, everyone went to Qionglin Garden in the west of Bianjing City to participate in the Qionglin Banquet. When Li Hao and the Zeng brothers arrived, there were already palace guards in the palace who were properly arranged, and when they saw everyone coming, they divided several people to lead everyone to the banquet venue after checking their identities.

After entering Qionglin Garden, Li Hao discovered that Qionglin Garden was magnificent and magnificent as a royal garden. The whole garden is stacked with stone mountain, the layout is exquisite, the world is crowned with exquisiteness, still to this strange stone is winning, the strange stone is exquisite, or planted in the atrium of flowers and plants, or standing in the blue wave spring pool, the water and stone reflect each other, the layout of flowers and trees is scattered, its architectural style is surprisingly successful, the pavilion and corridor sill, like turning in the meantime, a reversal of the rigidity, Xuan Xuan set of phases, between the steps, the scene is hidden, often makes people have a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Li Hao looked at it in amazement all the way, and walked for a long time before the congregation was brought to the banquet hall, and the venue was spread out in the square outside the Zhongyuan Palace, and many people could be seen coming at this time.

When Li Hao and the others walked into the field, everyone looked up and saw that it was Li Hao and Zeng Gong, and many people got up to greet them, so everyone began to greet each other again.

After the people of Yiluan Guard brought the people here, they gave a salute and left to return to the gate of the courtyard, and everyone saw this and agreed to salute in return. After Yiluanwei left, everyone sat down again, but this time there was no special arrangement, so Li Hao and the Zeng brothers found an empty seat connected in the middle and sat down.

After a while, the new science and technology scholars arrived one after another, and then each found a position to do a good job. Among them, when Zhang Heng and Dou Bian came, most of the people present stood up to greet them, and they were so lively.

Next, everyone sat down and made friends and chatted, so that the whole garden was talking and laughing loudly, and there was no sadness. But this is also the reason, on an occasion like today, there will be officials in person in the follow-up, how can these people not mess around on this occasion.

After all the Jinshi arrived, the examiners of the examination and the palace examination came to the court, as the banquet of today's Qionglin banquet, which is also the glory of today's new Jinshi.

After everyone sat down, Zhao Zhen came and sat down on the Zhongyuan Palace, and gave a poem to all the Jinshi present for the Qionglin banquet as usual. Then he gave all the Jinshi a "book", which was some Confucian classics, which were used to warn these new Jinshi to always remember the Confucian way of self-cultivation and self-cultivation. When it was Li Hao's turn to give a volume of the mean, after everyone collected it, all the jinshi wanted to thank the emperor for the reward.

When this process is over, with a wave of the emperor's hand, he saw the attendants walking into the banquet hall with hairpins in their hands, and wearing flowers for each Jinshi, that is, wearing flowers on their heads, which is a symbolic etiquette that integrates glory and festivity.

Then after the flower is belted, it is the last step, by the present ministers and the new science and technology scholars, collectively express their gratitude to the emperor, by the champion, the list of eyes, and the flower each give a poem, as a "thank you", of course, the intention of the poem is to sing the praises of virtue. At this point, the whole banquet process is over, and the emperor will leave, so that the courtiers and new scholars can gather here.