Under the watchful eye, the young man walked forward silently, looking at his posture seemed to be a little restrained, but he was good, he didn't seem too nervous, his steps were steady, and the uniform of the National Education College was swaying lightly in the wind, not very dazzling, but very clean, just like the feeling he gave people.

"Is this Chen Changsheng?"

In the crowd in the square in front of Daming Palace, there were many voices of discussion and inquiry.

Chen Changsheng has long been a celebrity in Kyoto, many people have heard of his name, know his origin and that marriage contract, but today is the first time many people have seen him.

It was not until this time that many people in Kyoto had a real impression of him, and found that he was not a beautiful boy like Tang Thirty-six, let alone a beautiful boy, but he gave people a feeling of approachability.

Chen Changsheng walked up the stone steps, came to the front of the hall, and turned to look at the sea of people in the square.

Beside him was the square ebony case, on which rested a wreath of thorns, and the sunlight leaked through the edge of the clouds and fell on the wreath, scattering a faint light.

There is no gold or jade in the wreath of thorns, which looks very inconspicuous, but it represents the hardships and glory on the road of cultivation, which is very meaningful in the national religious tradition and is also a symbol of the first place in the Great Dynasty Examination.

The front of the Daming Palace gradually became quiet, and people waited for that moment.

The candidates, courtiers, and bishops standing in front of the hall looked at the back of Chen Changsheng who was standing at the forefront, with different feelings, some were pleased, some were calm, some were jealous, and some were indifferent. But no matter what kind of situation it is, at this moment, they can only wait for Chen Changsheng to reap this heavy honor.

What is a little unexpected is that the prime minister, who is responsible for awarding the first three people in the Great Dynasty Examination, has retreated into the crowd at some point and is not in front of the palace, so who will present the awards?

At this moment, the sunlight that fell from the sky on the wreath of thorns suddenly spread out, turning into countless wisps, and condensed into a ball of light in front of the temple, which was a holy white light.

Exclamations rang out in front of Daming Palace.

The holy light gradually faded, and a tall figure slowly appeared.

It was an old man in a divine robe, wearing a divine crown on his head and holding a magic staff.

Sacred music played in unison, and a sacred and solemn atmosphere enveloped the audience.

Exclamations rang out, then quickly returned to silence.

Countless people bowed to the old man, and the crowd in the square was like a wave, and everyone bowed down.

Meet the Pope.

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His Holiness the Pope, who has rarely appeared in front of the world in recent years, actually appeared in person, which surprised everyone and shocked them unspeakably, why is this?

Isn't Chen Changsheng a student of the Anglican Academy? Isn't the Anglican Academy destroyed by His Holens's own hands? Isn't the Anglican Academy in the midst of a tense moment of confrontation between the old and the new factions recently?

Appearing in front of the Daming Palace, in addition to the Pope, there was also an old man, the Cardinal Bishop Merissa, who calmly took the staff handed over by the Pope and stepped aside.

The Pope picked up the wreath of thorns from the ebony case with both hands and walked in front of Chen Changsheng.

Chen Changsheng was at a loss at this time, not knowing what he should do, and subconsciously looked at the bishop next to him, who nodded with a smile.

The Pope looked at Chen Changsheng and said with a smile: "If you refuse to bow your head, who can put on a laurel crown for you?"

This sentence seems to only illustrate the current situation, and it seems to be extremely profound. It's just that Chen Changsheng still has time to think about these things, so he quickly bent his knees slightly and lowered his head.

The Pope put the wreath of thorns on top of his head, carefully adjusted the direction, and then felt satisfied, and said: "I have always thought that this branch is not very beautiful, and I don't know what people used to think, but wearing it on your head I think it is very spiritual, not bad." ”

Chen Changsheng was still in a state of shock at this time, unable to understand the hidden meaning of the Pope's words, but at least he heard the Pope's praise for himself.

Not bad? How many young people can be evaluated well by the Pope? He only knows that Mo Yu and Chen Liuwang have received this kind of evaluation, and now it is his turn?

"Get up. The Pope said.

Chen Changsheng stood up as he said, subconsciously raised his head and touched the wreath of thorns on the top of his head, and confirmed that this qiē was real with a hard touch, and then calmed down a little.

Watching his movements, the Pope laughed.

Chen Changsheng saw the Pope's face clearly at this time.

The Pope is an old man with an old face.

This face is very ordinary, and the most special thing is that his eye sockets are extremely deep, like an abyss, but they are not terrifying, because there is a blue sea and blue sky in it, as well as sunlight.

The ocean in the eyes of the Pope is as calm as a mirror under the illumination of the sun, blue and boundless, I don't know how deep it is, how wide it is, if the sun disappears, the hurricane suddenly rises, it is naturally stormy waves, thunder is infinite, but now there is only sunshine, no wind and rain, so there is only kindness, tolerance and peace.

The first time Chen Changsheng saw such a gaze, it was just an instant, and he felt that his body became warm, and subconsciously, he wanted to jump into the warm seawater, or swim or rest.

I don't know how long it took for him to wake up.

When he woke up, he realized that only a very short moment had passed, and he hadn't even put his hand down.

Such a solemn, sacred and vast spiritual world is truly admirable and awe-inspiring.

Chen Changsheng really came to his senses at this time, realizing that the old man standing in front of him was the pinnacle of the human world, who had already entered the divine realm and was a true saint.

He didn't know how to react, and suddenly remembered the autumn rain in the dust washing building, although he didn't know why the Pope would help him, but he accepted this help after all.

"Thank you. Chen Changsheng saluted seriously to the Pope.

The Pope looked at him with pity, reached out and gently stroked the top of his head, and said, "Poor child...... Good boy...... Come see me in a few days. ”

After saying this, he motioned for Chen Changsheng to turn around.

Chen Changsheng was a little dazed, turned around as he said, and faced the thousands of people in front of the Daming Palace.

The Pope took his right hand and slowly raised it to the sky.

There was a sudden silence, and then thunderous cheers exploded, as if to open the sky.

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The Pope left, and so did the Bishop.

The courtiers and cardinals in front of the palace came to Chen Changsheng's side one after another, looking at him full of pity and saying congratulations and reminders, and some people said that if there was anything wrong with the National Education Academy, just go to him, as if it was really his elders, and even the prime minister Yu Wenjing came over and said three words to him.

Yesterday, the Anglican Academy received a lot of names and gift lists, and it was because these big people learned some details of the Great Imperial Examination, such as those autumn rains - they couldn't see the situation clearly, but they had to make some arrangements in advance - Today, the Pope actually came in person, and he was so close to Chen Changsheng that they still didn't understand it, at least they had to show favor on the surface.

The rest of the candidates naturally did not have Chen Changsheng's treatment, they looked at Chen Changsheng who was surrounded by the big men outside, some of them showed envy, and some of them were very sympathetic, Tang Thirty-six said to Guan Feibai: "If the first place on the list must be like this, I would rather not take it." ”

"I'd rather not ......," Guan Feibai said, suddenly came to his senses, and said, "But, are we very familiar with each other?

"It's all over, as for being so incompatible, don't you think we should sympathize more with Chen Changsheng's poor man at this time?"

Tang Thirty-six said so, but he didn't mean to step forward to relieve Chen Changsheng, those were real big shots, his grandfather was almost here, and his status was far behind.

Chen Changsheng was very unaccustomed to this kind of scene, especially the incense on these big people, but he maintained his state of mind very well, and he couldn't find any problems in terms of etiquette.

At this moment, the front of the hall suddenly quieted down, and the people around him scattered one after another, getting out of the way, only to see Xu Shiji coming from outside the crowd.

Xu Shiji is a god general who is deeply trusted by the Holy Empress Niangniang, and he has a good daughter, and his status in the court has always been unusual, but at this time, his colleagues in the court and those bishops made way for him, not for these reasons, but because he knew the complicated relationship between him and Chen Changsheng.

These bigwigs used to talk to Chen Changsheng like elders, but if you really want to talk about elders, only Xu Shiji and his wife can be regarded as his elders in Kyoto, and the most important thing is that the matter of the marriage contract is in an uproar, people want to know what Xu Shiji will say when he meets Chen Changsheng at this time, and many people are mentally prepared to see Xu Shiji's jokes.

The front of the temple became somewhat quiet.

Xu Shiji walked slowly from outside the crowd and stood in front of Chen Changsheng with an indifferent and condescending expression.

Chen Changsheng saluted, but did not speak.

"The table on the Great Dynasty Test...... Not bad. Xu Shiji looked into his eyes and said, the obvious elder tone fell on everyone's ears, but it was a little stiff.

Chen Changsheng thought about it and didn't answer.

Xu Shiji's brows raised slightly, and he suddenly said, "Come to the house for dinner in the evening." ”

Hearing this, there was an uproar in the audience.

No one said anything, but many people couldn't help but slander again and again, especially those old-school ministers, who kept secretly scolding this person for being thicker than the palace wall, how could he be so shameless?

To everyone's surprise, Chen Changsheng thought for a while and said, "Okay." ”

Xu Shiji stared at his eyes, confirmed that he really understood his invitation and agreed, his expression was slightly calm, he didn't say anything more, nodded to him and turned to leave.

After the trial release of the Great Dynasty, it is a routine parade on the streets.

Led by Chen Changsheng, the candidates boarded a special chariot and walked along the official road by the water in Kyoto City in the crowd, taking at least two hours to make a circle.

The entire capital was in a carnival atmosphere.

From time to time, flowers, melons and fruits are thrown by the people onto the chariots. Chen Changsheng, Gou Hanshi, Guan Feibai, and Tang Thirty-six were the most thrown flowers and fruits in the chariot, if it weren't for the fact that the imperial court had already experienced, and sent a lot of sergeants to keep taking them out, I was afraid that they would really be buried alive by flowers and fruits.

Going around to the southwest corner of the imperial city, Chen Changsheng felt a little thirsty, didn't think too much, touched a melon from his side and took a bite, only to feel that the entrance was sweet and crispy, very comfortable, but he didn't expect that his action would cause a burst of melon rain, and he hugged his head speechlessly.

The line of sight fell from the melon rain to the palace, saw the Lingyan Pavilion, and also saw the Gan Terrace. He always felt that he saw a small black dot on the side of Gan's terrace, and he thought it was a black sheep.

He waved his hand over there. Then he saw the frost girl with a complicated expression in the crowd, and when he remembered the meal tonight, his waving hand became a little heavy.

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(My throat hurts, I hope I can speak tomorrow two days...... Mo, I wish you all a happy holiday, today is early in the morning, right?)