Time is like an arrow, the stars are moving, and in the blink of an eye it is the first month of the next year.

In the first month of Chang'an City, the spring is cold, and the imperial examination that determines the future and fate of the people is coming, and the lifters from various states and counties in the Tang Dynasty have arrived in Chang'an one after another, and the Chang'an City in early spring is also more lively.

Reading to the office, among the official career, jumping into the dragon gate, the glory of the ancestors is the dream of every lifter, ten years of hard work is for the solemn moment in front of you!

Chen Guangrui, a lifter in a white shirt, like other lifters from all over the country, first went to Shangshu Province to "sparsely list his name" and went through the formalities of registration; he showed a letter of recommendation issued by the state government to the lifter, and filled out a family status form in terms of his place of origin and the names of the three generations; and he and Qian Bodang and other classmates guaranteed each other in a group of three, wrote down their residence in Chang'an City, and pressed a bright red handprint. After everything is ready, Chen Guangrui and the crowd are waiting for the arrival of the big exam, this year's spring, the regular examination is still Xiucai, Mingjing, Jinshi three subjects.

The examination venue is located in the Southern Courtyard Tribute Courtyard of the Ministry of Rites of Shangshu Province, and there are five gates outside the Tribute Courtyard of the South Academy, which is called the "Dragon Gate". There are plaques in the middle three gates, the middle door is titled "Tiankai Wenyun", the east door is titled "Ming Jing Scholars", and the west door is titled "Seeking Talents for the Country". In the middle road, there are Wenchang Building, Gongtang, Kuixing Pavilion and Huijing Hall. On the east and west sides are low examination sheds, also known as "number sheds", about 10,000 rooms. There are watchtowers in the east and west corners, and there are soldiers guarding them under martial law, and the Imperial History Lord patrols the field, and idle people are not allowed to enter and leave at will.

On the day of the big exam, the chief examiner, Mr. Zhao, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, read out the iron law of the examination room with a serious expression, and then announced the official start of the exam.

At this time, what the people in the world don't know is: on the high observation tower, there is a man who is close to the sixtieth year, this person is in a green coat and a small hat, his eyes are sharp, there is a kind of long-term upper position, control the world's bearing, many entourages around the side, when the old man saw the lifters from all over the country from the outside of the examination room, he stroked his beard and smiled: "The world's talents are gathered here!"

It turned out that this condescending person who watched the world was Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who came to inspect Weifu.

Chen Guangrui successfully passed the body search and entered the tent, unloaded the dry food brought by the exam for the past few days, sat down, but felt a rapid heartbeat after sitting down, so he silently recited the "Meditation Mantra" several times in his heart, calmed his mind, and waited for the officials of the Ministry of Rites to issue the test papers.

Not long, the officials of the Ministry of Rites sent the test papers to each shed, Chen Guangrui took the test papers, looked at the test questions on the paper, and suddenly felt overjoyed.

After answering the paper, Chen Guangrui saw that there was silence all around, only the gentle rustling sound of the brush writing on the paper around, it turned out that the time was still early, and the other lifts were still in the answer sheet, Chen Guangrui expected that no one would hand in the paper at this time, so he spread out his paper again, and carefully checked it again, the words and sentences were carefully considered, and he saw that the volume was neat and clear, and the arguments, arguments, and arguments were full and powerful, and there was no trace of error in the words and sentences in the paper, and he felt very satisfied, so he signaled to the examiner in front of the examination shed to hand in the paper.

After a few days of taking the exam, Chen Guangrui completed all the three kinds of scriptures, poems, and trial strategies in turn, and returned from the examination room with Qian Bodang and other classmates and friends, and returned home to wait patiently for the day of the announcement.

On the second day of the second month of February, the dragon raised its head.

The Tang Dynasty released the big gold list, announcing the world's children and the people, and all living beings gathered under the list, all came to watch the name of the gold list.

On the gold list, Chen Guangrui's name topped the list with the first place, and he was given the first place and the first, which was the champion!

It turned out that in this year's imperial examination, in addition to the chief examiner, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Zhao, the Son of Heaven also hand-picked two bachelors of the Hanlin Academy as deputy examiners.

When the three examiners deliberated, they all praised Chen Guangrui, a commoner, and unanimously believed that Chen Guangrui's trial strategy was quite in line with the governance concept of today's prince and the imperial court, so they submitted the list of talented and excellent judges to the emperor after the collegiate discussion.

In the Qinzheng Palace, the emperor was also very pleased when he read the examination papers of many people, and he was very pleased that the Tang Dynasty had many talents and successors.

When reading Chen Guangrui's examination papers, the emperor's eyes lit up, and he nodded frequently, moved by the outstanding insight of his poetry and the excellent insight of the trial strategy, especially the trial strategy was quite in line with the emperor's mind, so he brought up the imperial pen and appointed Chen Guangrui as the first place in the first class of the current department, that is, the champion, and at the same time hand-picked the top three of the list of eyes and tanhua, and stamped the big gold list with the "treasure of the emperor".

After the roll call of the Jinluan Palace, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu was sent out of the middle gate by the emperor's list, and hung on the palace wall outside the Tang Gate.

On the Jinluan Palace, the new champion Chen Guangrui was dressed in a brand-new robe, leading hundreds of people from the top three Jinshi to bow three times and knock nine times, thank the emperor, Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, sat on the dragon chair, and looked down to see the top three new science and technology scholars gathered together, elites gathered, all of them were in their prime, heroic, and couldn't help but laugh with silver beards, quite happy, so the palace sent a decree, so that the champion Lang led the new Jinshi out of the left gate of Chang'an to watch the gold list, and gave horses to ride around the street, Chen Guangrui and others worshiped Xie Longen again.

Under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the guidance of the drum music and the imperial staff, a group of new science and technology scholars stepped out of the Jinluan Palace, out of the left gate of Chang'an (also known as the Dragon Gate), through the Chang'an Middle Gate, the Meridian Gate, the Duan Gate, the Chengtian Gate to the Tang Gate, and when passing through the door of the Meridian Gate, Chen Guangrui and other Dingjia champions, Bangyan, and Tanhua stepped through the Meridian Gate with their heads held high, and other new scholars walked through the door according to the law.

Coming to the Datang Gate, the new science and technology scholars flocked to the wall to watch the gold list, looking for their names and the names of their classmates and friends.

After watching the gold list, the new Jinshi went to the Enrong banquet, and then presided over by the Guozijian, visited the ancestor Confucius Shrine, the Great Sicheng, and visited the Confucian Temple, and in the whole process, Chen Guangrui, the new champion, was in the most prominent and eye-catching position among the Jinshi.

Next is the people look forward to the horseback riding street, the champion Lang Chen Guangrui is in high spirits at the moment, holding the hand-picked imperial edict, wearing a big red flower on his chest, stepping across the golden saddle and red-maned horse, hugging before and after, opening the road in full swing, thundering for a while, shaking the sky, and lighting up all over the street.

There are ten rooms and nine empty rooms in Chang'an City, and the streets are crowded with people, and the grand occasion is unprecedented.

Later generations have a poem to praise: "The spring breeze is proud, and you can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day." ”