Hearing this, several examiners led by Wei Taichang were the first to enter the main hall, while the rest followed them in an orderly manner.

Before coming, these candidates were told the basic etiquette in the palace, and there were examiners in front of them to set an example, but no one made a mistake.

I saw the crowd (1).

Bow your head to the earth, and bow your hands to the earth, and bow your hands down to the earth, and your head to the earth.

Hands are not scattered to the ground, hands in front of knees, head in front of hands......

Then they shouted in unison: "Ministers come to the Holy One." ”

Emperor Fenghe ascended the throne at the age of fifteen with the assistance of the Queen Mother, and now he has reached the age of not being confused.

"All the ministers are flat and give seats."

Although the Jing Dynasty ruled the country with the concept of the supremacy of imperial power, the emperors of previous dynasties treated their courtiers with special courtesy.

When going to court, the courtiers can kneel and sit on the square futons placed on both sides of the hall, and if there is a play, they can get up and stand in the center of the hall after the ceremony, and perform the recital.

At this moment, there were three hundred tributes standing in the center of the main hall, all of whom were not nervous, and some of them even had a little cold sweat on their foreheads.

But even so, no one dared to raise their hands to wipe their sweat, so they had to stand cautiously and did not dare to raise their heads.

Xiao Musheng's expression was calm, standing in front of the left, his body straight, his head slightly bowed, and he looked at the ground again.

Emperor Fenghe saw him at a glance, and when he saw him standing in the first position, he suddenly became interested, and asked, "You are the Yuan of this year's examination?" ”

Xiao Musheng raised his hands, folded his left hand on top of his right hand, bowed his head until his hands were level, and replied: "Back to the emperor, Gongzi (2) Xiao Musheng is the Yuan of this year's examination." ”

Emperor Fenghe's expression was full of joy, he first heard this person's name when he got Xiao Sanyuan, and now it has reached the last level of the scientific examination, and he has high expectations for this person.

"Xiao Qing's bearing is extraordinary, the first time he stood here, he could be as calm and calm as he is now, he is worthy of being a good man in my Jing Dynasty!"

After Emperor Feng He said this, he looked at the people on Xiao Musheng's right, who were the top nine in the previous exam, and saw that although a few people were apprehensive in their hearts, they didn't show it on their faces, and they were even more satisfied.

Compared with previous years, the students who participated in the scientific examination were better in terms of knowledge and quality.

"The emperor praised falsely, when I saw Longyan for the first time today, the tribute was admired in his heart, how to talk about calmness."

Emperor Fenghe heard this, but he didn't say anything, he looked at Qu Taichang again, and said, "Qu Qing, let's start!" ”

Qu Tai is forty-three years old, wearing a dark red official uniform, although the clothes are light and slightly thin, but his face is radiant, and his every move has a bit of Confucian demeanor.

"Obey."

Qu Taichang got up and saluted, and after speaking, he raised his hand and motioned for the palace people to bring up the bookcase that had been prepared for a long time.

The palace people lined up in groups of two to carry the bookcase in front of each of the tributes.

This book case is made by Nanshan Shenmu, weighing 100 catties, and on the book case, there is also a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so that the two of them cannot lift it.

It's about the palace test, and you can't be sloppy.

Fortunately, these palace people were calm and powerful, and the book case did not suffer the slightest bump.

After the palace people placed the bookcases neatly, they retreated from the other side, and the team was orderly, as if they had been specially trained.

After those palace people retreated, the palace manager took a dark red wooden tray in his hand, walked to the right side of Emperor Fenghe and bent down to stand.

There were three scrolls in this plate, and Emperor Fenghe did not hesitate at all, so he took out the middle scroll seemingly very casually, and placed it horizontally on top of the other two scrolls.

Seeing this, the chief administrator of the palace held the plate with both hands, walked down to Qu Taichang, and saw him pick up the scroll taken out by Fang Caifeng and the emperor, and then retreated to the side.

Everyone present knew that the scroll that Emperor Fenghe had just taken out and handed over to Qu Taichang was the subject of this palace examination......