I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 150 Wang Jingqi, the top troll

Two days later is the day when the results of the palace examination will be released.

Different from the provincial examination and the general examination where the rankings are posted, the imperial examination is hand-picked by the emperor and a grand passing ceremony is held.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty's finances are tight, the national treasury is empty, and even local administration is tight. Even the palace cannot be built, but it still needs to give the new Jinshi a chance to show off.

After all, life only happens once.

In order to prevent administrative paralysis, although all civil and military officials in Beijing were not able to attend, the cabinet and the chief officials of the six ministries, as well as the external privy envoy Zhu Chengxun, were still present.

340 The eight new Jinshi uniformly wore the dark blue Jinshi robes prepared by the Ministry of Etiquette, plus a series of iconic Ming Dynasty Jinshi clothes such as Wat Ban official boots, and slowly arrived at the palace.

Since this palace was built using the Liangjiang Governor-General's Mansion of the Puppet Qing Dynasty, the rules for entering the palace have been removed. The main reason is that the palace now has less messy doors to use.

Wang Jingqi was walking in the Jinshi team of more than 300 people, and beside him were Fu Hao and other friends.

Following the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette, the new scholars entered the square in front of the main hall and stood there.

After a while, Zhu Yijiong arrived belatedly under the protection of the imperial guards.

Wang Li took the lead, and the officials present and the new scholars all kowtowed and shouted long live the mountain.

Emperor Zhu raised his hand and said, "Sit flat!"

Everyone thanked and got up.

Immediately, Wang Li, the chief minister of the cabinet, opened the ranking list in his hand and began to roll the names loudly.

The first assistant personally called the roll call, which was enough to give him face.

Wang Li said: "The emperor's grace is so great that he has opened a subject to recruit scholars. The palace examination has ended in April of the first year of Jianwu. His Majesty has awarded the first-class Jinshi and No. 3, 63 second-class Jinshis, and 250 third-class Jinshis. Ming Dynasty I have been awarded 31 Jinshi by the National Science and Technology Bureau, thank you for your gratitude!"

What Wang Li said was sonorous and powerful, and he basically recited all the details of the roll call when he was rushing to take the exam in the capital.

However, it used to be that he was waiting below to hear the order and thank him, but now it was he who came to shout that the Jinshi came to express his gratitude.

This feeling made Wang Li feel a little unreal for a while, but looking at the new scholars below who were waiting for roll call, he came back to his senses and felt a sense of heroism in his heart.

Wang Li then said solemnly: "No. 1 Wang Jingqi!"

Ok?
Wang Jingqi below was stunned. Not only was he stunned, but Fu Hao and others on the side also looked shocked.

"No. 1 Wang Jingqi!"

This is what officials from the Ministry of Rites are repeating.

Wang Jingqi came to his senses, no matter what happened, he quickly stepped out of the queue like a conditioned reflex.

Accompanied by the third retelling of the official of the Ministry of Rites: "No. 1 Wang Jingqi!"

An official from the Ministry of Rites hurriedly put gold flowers on his hairpin. Wang Jingqi knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to Zhu Yijiong who was sitting upright on top of him. Then he stood up and returned to the Jinshi class train.

Wang Li did not pause and continued to shout: "First Class No. 2 Fu Hao!"

Officials from the Ministry of Rites repeated it twice, and then someone put gold flowers on their hairpins and bowed to express gratitude.

Next came No. 3 Cui Sheng, who repeated the roll call three times and kowtowed with a golden flower to thank him.

After that, the second-class, third-class, and Mingshu Ke Jinshi were only called No. 1, and they only said it once, and they did not have the honor of having a hairpin.

Waiting until the roll call was over, 340 the eight new scholars kowtowed and thanked them again, and then turned around and headed back out of the palace. It didn't have the honor of leaving because there was no Danbi to leave.

But there are still horses, and three war horses were specially loaned from the scouts. Although they are all ponies from the south, they are still war horses after all, which is good.

Originally, the person leading the horses should be Nanjing's parents, but although these horses are short, they are still war horses, and their temperaments are not too surly. They must be watched by knights.

However, the three new top picks, the second top pick, and the third top pick didn't know it. They thought it was a special etiquette of the Ming court. They looked at each other and stepped on the stirrups.The three Ming army scouts led their horses slowly out of the palace gate and paraded to the pre-planned road in Nanjing City, followed by more than 300 new scholars on foot.

Along both sides of the street, countless people lined the streets to greet us. This was not organized by the Ministry of Rites, but came spontaneously.

After all, these are all imperial examination masters. Although they are imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty, they are all the same in the eyes of the people.

To them, these Jinshi masters are like stars in the sky!

Moreover, the imperial examination only happens every three years, so even if you just come here to watch the excitement, it is still very fresh.

Wang Jingqi just sat on the horse, holding on to the rope with both hands, feeling a little dizzy.
I...I am now the number one pick?
Unexpectedly, after thirty years of wasted time in the Puppet Qing Dynasty, I finally managed to pass the imperial examination. After all these years, I have been relying on connections to send money, and I am surprised that I have not been able to get an official position for so long.

As a result, it turned out to be false... no, it was the Ming Dynasty who directly won the Jinshi and the number one scholar.

Wang Jingqi suddenly made up his mind, as the saying goes, you treat me like a countryman, and I should repay you like a countryman.

I must be a capable minister in governing the world and serve the Ming Dynasty till my death.

On the side, Fu Hao, who was second on the list, was also about the same. His dissatisfaction with Emperor Ming and Emperor Zhu had long been forgotten.

What?The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was stupid. Who said that? It is clear that the Holy Lord Mingjun is alive today, and he is many times better than the fake Qinglu chieftain.

As for emphasizing military force over literature, it doesn’t matter which founding emperor didn’t value military power over literature.

Only Cui Sheng, the scout, was still in disbelief. He knew what level he was at, including the questions posed by His Majesty in the royal examination, but he couldn't answer them.

Is this a flower exploration?

Ok!

The top three in Ming Dynasty, Bo Enke, are all water.

Wang Jingqi, the number one scholar, seemed familiar to Zhu Yijiong at first, but he hadn't remembered who he was. But when he read the articles about his palace examination, especially the one about the Ming Dynasty, it was all over the place.

Finally, Zhu Yijiong was reminded of such an eternal flatterer, the first unlucky guy to flatter himself to death.

Zhu Yijiong has already thought about it. Since this person is so good at bragging, he will throw him to the Propaganda Department when he comes back.

As the saying goes, a scholar's pen is a warrior's sword. Let the pseudo-Qing Dynasty look back and see if our sword is sharp.

The second place on the list was chosen by Fu Hao. This was naturally not a coincidence. The Ministry of Rites had to record the family origins of these candidates. Zhu Yijiong naturally noticed this "real" rich kid.

In particular, when the Ming army entered Fujian, this family took the lead in providing political support for the Ming army's push for Shilang Temple, coupled with their family's influence in the local area.

There are even rumors that the fight between the Quan and Zhang mansions was originally caused by the conflict between Fu Hongji and Shi Lang. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it also proves that the influence of his family cannot be underestimated.

Therefore, it is nothing more than a second place player, so if you give it up, you will give it up. If you can replace it with complete effectiveness, it will be a very cost-effective thing.

As for Cui Sheng, the last love interest, he had an ordinary family and no famous historical figures. He was just an ordinary scholar who disappeared into the background.

There is no other reason for identifying him, it is simply that this person is a Jinshi in the Mingshu Science Department.

Zhu Yijiong made a special trip to bring in private goods and added Mingshuang Branch to it. He definitely couldn't let Mingshuang Branch remain silent like this. This Tanhua was forcibly promoted by Emperor Zhu.

Anyway, Tanhua does not require literary talent, only good looks and youth.

It just so happens that Cui Sheng is not bad looking. As for his age... he is younger than the top pick anyway.

It can be said that this time Enke's ranking is purely shady.

　The plot of the imperial examination is finally over, the next chapter...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)