Sheng Fu

Chapter 54
On the sixth day of the sixth day, everything is appropriate, and there are no taboos.

Facing the breeze and the drizzle, the three drove their horses into the Royal Gate and came to Jinhua Palace.

Jinhua Palace is different from other palaces in that it is decorated with beams and paintings, exquisite and elegant, but there is no solemn feeling.

This is a place to accept young people. Too serious is not in line with Feng Shui.

Two towering ginkgo trees stand on both sides of the palace gate. After the fall, the leaves are golden and shiny. Even with the breeze and drizzle, the two ginkgo trees have not lost their beauty.

Kang Changzhi had been here many times, but he did not look around like Xie Yiming and Sui Ting.

The Seven Laws of the North and the Five Masteries of the South Mountain also showed their true colors.

Looking around, they are really energetic and talented young people. Kang Changzhi has never experienced this kind of freshness from the young people in Bailu Academy.

Jing Peiyao, Yu Wenjun, Xu Huanshan, and Liu Qinghua stood behind Kang Changzhi in order.

Behind Xie Yiming are five young people who are not so bookish.

The seven young people behind Sui Ting were quite bookish, as if people felt that the feng shui of the north and the south had been reversed.

The sixteen young people did not look at each other redundantly, and they all abide by their polite duties.

The crowd did not wait for Duanmu to come over to distribute the test papers. An old Taoist priest with Tong Yanhe hair and a purple-gold crown walked out of the hall, and said in a mellow voice, "Your Majesty has a request."

This Taoist priest was named Li Hongshan, and he was also the national teacher of the dynasty. When he came, His Majesty naturally came too.

Kang Changzhi, Xie Yiming, and Sui Ting were all excited. In the past, the banquet of eight Gus was when the examiner handed out the test papers. After a brief meeting, the assessment officially began.

His Majesty the Human Sovereign has never directly participated in the Banquet of Eight Gus, and this visit to the scene in person is really surprising.

The crowd entered the hall one after another, and Duanmu Zhi and a group of civil servants stood side by side, and placed an antique wooden box in front of them.

On the throne, a radiant middle-aged man looked at everyone with a smile.

Kang Changzhi, Xie Yiming, and Sui Ting led the crowd to bow slightly to His Majesty the Emperor, and shouted in unison, "Meet Your Majesty."

The members of White Deer Pavilion, Nanshan Wujue, Northern Qilu and other young people do not need to bow down to His Majesty the Emperor. Even if some people are destined not to be Bagu, they can still do many things that are beneficial to the human race in the future with their potential.

His Majesty did not attend today in full costume, wearing black casual clothes, and there was no unpredictable and profound meaning of monarchy in his eyes, more like the eyes of an elder looking at a younger generation.

His eyes did not stay too much on a certain young man. As a human emperor, he should treat him equally.

The emperor said slowly: "According to the usual practice, I really shouldn't be here, but I have nothing to do today, so I will come and take a look."

"The banquet is being prepared in the imperial kitchen. Later you young people can sit in it, get to know each other, and have a drink."

"Now, let's go to the wooden box to draw lots. Everyone's assessment content is different. There is luck."

Xie Yiming and Sui Ting first looked at each other and smiled, and then the simple stone cloth decided whose children should go to draw the lot first. Sui Ting rocked the scissors, and won the first mover advantage of the lot for the North Seven Laws.

Five men and two women, each with deep eyes, Yu Xuanang grabbed a handbag from the wooden box in sequence.

Nanshan Wujue is four men and one woman. They are not as sharp-edged as the Seven Laws of the North in appearance. They are more introverted. When the lot was drawn, a little girl showed a hee hee expression, took out a bag, and rubbed it with her hands. , I hope the content of the exam that I have drawn is good.

In the end, it was the members of the White Deer Pavilion who stepped forward to cast lots. Guests from the north and the south came from afar. As the White Deer Academy in the imperial city, it also represented the host. Naturally, the host and the guests had to do what they wanted. Every eight-guest banquet was a member of the White Deer Pavilion. Finally cast lots.

Jing Peiyao was the first, Yu Wenjun was the second, and the order of drawing lots was decided according to the results of the Guild of Returning to the Sea.

Regarding the number of places for the Eight Gus Banquet, it is determined according to the contribution of the north and the south.

The reason why there are five places in the south is that there are many literati from the south, and even if there are military generals, they are all Confucian generals. In addition, the terrain in the south is not as vast as the north, and the number of households is also different from that in the north.

This is also the reason why there are two more places in the north. The world has always thought that the north produces military generals and the south produces literati. In fact, the north has a balanced civil and military, and the terrain is vast. In addition, most of the northern military generals who are famous in history have all died in the battles against foreigners in the past. , there are historical and human feelings to take care of the ingredients.

As for the four places in the White Deer Pavilion, they are the four leaders of the Guild of Returning to the Sea.

The emphasis here is taken from the four spirits, which also means the four poles, as well as the will of the emperor to traverse the south, south, north and west.

Furthermore, Bailu Academy is located in the imperial city, and it is already at the foot of the emperor. If there are too many places to participate in the banquet of Bagu, it will not be able to stop the crowds in the world.

After each had a cloth bag in hand, Duanmu took a step forward and said slowly, "The first is the literary test, which is a unique literary test. As we all know, the Bagu's Banquet also has a lot of luck in the assessment, and some people may not be very lucky. "

"I hope that each of them will take it with a normal attitude. If you have to blame something, it is your bad luck."

"The assessment time for the literary test is set to end before the New Year's Eve."

"As for the martial arts test, it will be held after the beginning of spring next year."

"As the chief examiner, I will observe your progress anytime and anywhere during your assessment time. The specific assessment results will be decided by me and my colleagues through consultation."

Even His Majesty the Emperor couldn't even dictate the assessment of the Banquet of Eight Gus.

The whim of His Majesty said with a smile: "The words are official. After all, it is also an official matter. Everyone, go to the side hall to get to know each other. I am here, and you always feel restrained."

After Kang Changzhi, Xie Yiming, and Sui Ting bowed slightly to His Majesty, they left the main hall with the young man and went to the side hall.

His Majesty the Emperor said with interest: "Duanmuzhi, I heard that not long ago, you and an old friend went to a wild stall in the suburbs and drank a bowl of sheep soup."

After Duanmu heard it, he immediately said with a smile: "I haven't seen that old friend for a long time, so I thought of getting together, and Quan thought it was a way to relax."

The emperor got up and said, "It's okay, Xie Yiming is still a bit talented, don't let people see the traces."

Duanmuzhi's face sank, and he solemnly replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance."

The emperor smiled and said: "If there is any matter in the future, you can discuss it with the national teacher. Unless it involves a big matter, don't alarm me."

"I have always been at ease when Aiqing does things."

Duanmuzhi had no choice but to nod with a wry smile. His Majesty came here today just to see what the girl who was valued by Empress Fuyao looked like. He originally wanted to give Jing Peiyao to the future prince, but he could see what Jing Peiyao had in his hands. After the flowing snow long sword, this majesty gave up completely.

He is a manly man, and he doesn't like to care about women like Fuyao.

He also meant to observe Yuwen-Jun by the way. His Majesty had a good impression of this young man who suddenly appeared and dared to draw his sword, but after seeing it in person, his impression was normal, and he didn't feel anything outstanding. There is a high probability that the ignorant is fearless when it comes to drawing a knife.

Some people become famous, not by skill or by luck.

The emperor and the national teacher did not stay in Jinhua Palace for a long time, and left after explaining a few words.

After Duanmu waited until His Majesty left, he sat down on the ground feebly, touched the sweat on his forehead, and said helplessly, "Is it because I am direct that I do such a tricky thing?"

Some of the assessment contents of the Baguwen exam are really shocking, and I really don't know which young man will put it on the table.

But no matter who spread it, it was the chief examiner who finally cleaned up the mess and made repairs.

(End of this chapter)