control the heavens

Chapter 18 High School Club
Those who will be on the list in the test are called Gongshi!
Among them, the one ranked first is called Huiyuan!

After the tribute, there will be a palace examination. In the palace examination, the emperor will personally select the top three through the assessment, and award the titles of No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], and Tanhua. At the same time, he will also rank the top [-]. Only the top [-] can be named on the gold list.At that time, it will be concluded whether it is a Jinshi Jidi, a Jinshi background, or an equal Jinshi background.

For most of the candidates, the general examination is a dragon gate. After jumping through the dragon gate, you will get the entry ticket to enter the officialdom.

The civil officialdom in the Ming Dynasty has almost reached its peak, and various rules or unspoken rules have been extremely perfect.

If you want to mix in the officialdom in the future, if you don't have a Jinshi degree, then I'm sorry, it will be difficult for you to integrate into the real civil official group.

Want to be at the top?

Don't even think about it, you don't even have a Jinshi background, and you still want to ride on top of us?Believe it or not, this old man sprayed you to death? !

Because of this, it is conceivable how ecstatic and even elated those Xinke Gongshi who made the list would be.

Because this is a ticket, the only ticket that can lead to the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, and even to the end. Without this ticket, you are not even eligible to get on the train!
So one by one, the scholars stood outside the door, waiting for their names to be reported, so that they could become the Shinco Gongshi on the list.

"Great news, Lin Feiyu, the master of Fuzhou, Fujian, the 180th and third tribute in high school, and the saint above the Golden Luan Hall!"

"Great news Zhejiang Shaoxing master Lu Xiang, No. 80 tribute in high school, holy above the Golden Luan Hall!"

"Happy news..."

At the entrance of the inn, the announcers came one after another, beating gongs and drums, and shouting loudly, for fear that their voices would be quiet, which would make the upstarts unhappy and reduce their rewards.

The Xinke Gongshi on the list laughed happily, took out silver coins from their bosoms and rewarded those who announced the good news, and the people around congratulated them one after another.

"Successful news, Mr. Tang Han of Huayin, Shaanxi, the No. 1 tribute in high school, is the member of this session, and the top saint of the Golden Luan Hall!"

At this moment, another announcer arrived at the inn, shouting loudly while beating gongs and drums, with a happy expression on his face.

boom!
The person who announced the good news and the person who announced the Huiyuan immediately caused a sensation among the scholars, and there was a lot of discussion. Huiyuan is the No. , will also get the fame of "Jinshi and No. 1", which is the same as the number one scholar, second place in the list, and Tanhua.

"Who is Tang Han? He is so powerful, why haven't he heard of this person before?"

"Don't you know, Tang and Han were Xie Yuan, a well-known talented scholar who wrote a "Miscellaneous Poems" that caused a sensation in Shaanxi. It's no surprise that he won the Yuan this time!" Said quietly, it is an honor to be in the same hometown as Huiyuan.

"What miscellaneous poems?" The other scholars asked curiously.

It is said that they are familiar with the three hundred poems of Tang Si, and they can also recite poems without knowing how to compose them. As the top scholars in various places, which one of these scholars has not read poems and books, and which one has never made poems?

The Shaanxi scholar pondered for a while, then sang and shouted:
Kyushu is angry and relies on wind and thunder.

I persuade Tiangong to be vigorous and to cast down talents in an eclectic manner.

When a group of scholars heard this poem, they all showed surprise and said 'good poem'! "Good poetry!"

As for Tang Han, after the person who announced the good news gave his name, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he went out of the room to the door. A scholar from Shaanxi said, "This young master is Tang Han", and all the scholars immediately greeted him. Tang Han congratulated.

Tang Han took out ten taels of silver from his bosom to reward the person who announced the good news, and the person who announced the good news showed joy, and hurriedly said: "My little one, I wish Master Huiyuan every step of the way and a smooth career!"

According to previous examples, it is already great that the person who announces the good news can get five taels of silver at most. I did not expect that this time Tang Han would be so generous and directly rewarded ten taels of silver.

It is not easy to live in the prosperous imperial capital, but even in the capital, ten taels of silver is a lot of money, enough for a family of three for several months.

"Scholars, Tang was lucky enough to win Huiyuan this time, and took the lead. Today, I will invite you to have a drink together. I wonder if you would like to?" Tang Han said to a group of scholars with a smile.

Although Tang Han was not good at dealing with people, he also knew some rules. He often invited scholars from the same inn to drink and celebrate when he won the Huiyuan.If you win the No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], or No. [-] flower, you must invite the fellow tributes to celebrate, this is the friendship of the same class.

How could a group of scholars not want to, after all Tang Han high school Huiyuan, a "Jin Shi Ji Ji" fame can't escape, the status is much higher than them, this opportunity to curry favor with Tang Han, they can't even ask for it.

Tang Han asked the shopkeeper of the inn to prepare a banquet, and invited all the scholars to have a good meal and drink.

. . . . . .

At the end of the general examination, except for a very small number of scholars who will leave the capital to return to their hometowns, most of the scholars will continue to stay in the capital, because the palace examination will be held half a month after the general examination.

The Xinke tributes have become the new rich in the officialdom. Every day there will be banquets by the officials of the court. It can be said that it is not good.

Tang Han, as the head of the new branch, is naturally the most beautiful. He became the guest of the dignitaries in the court. He was always invited to their respective banquets and poetry meetings. The important matter of marriage is decided by the parents, but I dare not make the decision and decline it.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the imperial examination.

As the last and highest level of examination in the huge empire, the examination room is located in the Forbidden City, and the chief examiner is the current Emperor Hongzhi.

To be Tian Shelang in the morning and to ascend to the Tianzitang in the evening, this is the true portrayal of the tribute scholars in the Tang and Han Dynasties.

Before, they were still civilians. Although they had Juren status, they were not yet officials.

But after stepping into the Golden Palace today, after taking part in the palace examination, they are no longer civilians, but officials in the true sense. Whether they are released in the future or stay in the capital, they basically start with the seventh rank.

It sounds like a seventh-rank official is not very big, but if you think about the power of a county magistrate in later generations, you will know how awe-inspiring and yearning this so-called seventh-rank official is.

All the tributes were very excited. The palace examination was different from the past, and there would be no landing. Even if they did not perform well, they could still be an official.If you can get a Jinshi background, it will be even more incredible, and then find some ways to let it out, and get a real Qipin County grandpa Dangdang, don't be too happy in those days!
When the sky was slightly bright, the tributes who had already gathered in front of the palace gate, led by the guide officer, followed the simple and majestic road, and stepped into the legendary palace under the strict eyes of the imperial guards. The Golden Temple.

In the main hall, all the officials had already arrived. After the arrival of the tributes, the hall suddenly burst into music, accompanied by Huang Zhong Dalu and Xiaoqin.

At this moment, Emperor Hongzhi, the supreme ruler of the Ming Empire, walked slowly to the dragon chair accompanied by the eunuchs and eunuchs.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The moment Emperor Hongzhi sat down, all the officials knelt down and shouted long live!

Although a group of tributes were a little nervous, they followed suit and knelt down on the ground obediently, shouting "Long live".

Some examinees even shed tears with excitement. In the eyes of the emperor, they shed tears of joy because they could see the sky and listen to the emperor's teachings.

But Tang Han knew that the reason why these tributes shed tears was actually remembering that unbearable examination career.

I finally got through the palace examination, and I finally don’t have to take another exam in the future. This situation, especially those tribute scholars in their 50s and [-]s, was full of emotion. Tears flowed down unconsciously under the emotion of the scene.

All the officials watched this scene quietly, and no one came out to impeach these tributes for their rudeness.

They also survived this step by step at the beginning, so they can naturally understand the hardships and difficulties of the candidates, and naturally they will not hinder everyone in this talent selection ceremony.

After saluting, all the officials stood up, and Tang Han stood in the crowd, looking at Emperor Hongzhi sitting high on the dragon chair from the corner of his eye.

It has to be said that Emperor Hongzhi really had a good face.

He has good facial features and a moderate figure, and he is not fat like a normal middle-aged man. Instead, he has added a sense of heaviness due to the precipitation of the years.

Perhaps because of being a benevolent monarch all the year round, Tang Han didn't feel the so-called domineering aura rushing towards his face. The other party had a special temperament. Thoughts of resistance.

Tang Han took a deep breath and secretly speculated that this emperor who has been on the throne for many years has a very special temperament. If he puts his mind on martial arts, it may not be long before he can comprehend a sword that is difficult for ordinary people to touch in his life. Let me become a generation of masters of martial arts!
Of course, Tang Han also admired Emperor Hongzhi. Since he became emperor for 16 years, he has been generous and benevolent, practiced thrift, not close to sensuality, diligent in political affairs, attached importance to the judiciary, opened up his voice, and worked hard to reverse the corruption of the government. A traitor, diligent in political affairs, diligent in governing, appointing Wang Shu, Liu Daxia and other upright ministers, it can be said that he has achieved ZTE and is the master of ZTE.

Under the abbot of Emperor Hongzhi, the palace examination began. Unlike the rural examination and the general examination, which took three sessions for several days, the general examination relied on one subject, and the emperor personally drafted the questions.Moreover, the examiner was Emperor Hongzhi, and the ministers of the court were inspectors. The Xinke tributes sat down on the chairs prepared in the Golden Luan Hall, and took the test papers handed over by the eunuchs one after another.

According to the rules, the time for the palace examination is one hour, and then the cabinet ministers will select the top [-] scholars, and then the emperor will select the top three, and bestow the champion, the second place, and the third prize, and bestow honors on all the scholars named on the gold list ', after that, it was a banquet for the new scholars.

(End of this chapter)