Chapter 961 Qionglin Banquet

Li Shenguang came to visit Jade Prince Yang Qian at this time, and his intention was very obvious, that is, he wanted to join Yang Qian's disciples and become his disciple. Although Yang Qian didn't really want to accept his disciples, he thought that Li Shenguang was indeed upright. He was a principled person and had an excellent official reputation in both the government and the public. He also saw part of his true identity, so he agreed to Li Shenguang's surrender.

Both of them are scholars, so naturally they will not express their words in a very explicit way, but express it in a subtle way. The two of them have a perfect understanding of each other and easily understand each other's meaning. The first civil servant recruited by Prince Yang Gan was a first-rank official and Minister of Rites, so he gained a lot.

Yujing City has been turbulent in recent days. In addition to Li Shenguang, the Minister of Rites, who paid homage to the Jade Prince Yang Qian, there are already more than 30 to 40 highly respected scholar-officials in the entire Yujing City. The literati have handed over their greetings to Hong Yi, the newly minted sub-sage. , but Hong Yi rejected them one by one. However, when replying, they all gave him a heavy gift, especially from the house of Li Lanting, the minister of the Ministry of Rites. Zhang Ying, a retired cabinet scholar, actually gave him a piece of "Human-Shaped Birds and Mountains" from the former Emperor Wenzong of Zhou Dynasty. The priceless items gained the hearts of countless scholars in a short period of time.

It stands to reason that Hong Yi is just a poor boy and cannot give out so many valuable gifts in return. However, during his previous training, Hong Yi snatched the Qiankun cloth bag from the Great Zen Temple, which contained mountains of gold, silver, mountains of rice, and countless treasures. The rare treasures are all accumulated by the Great Zen Temple for thousands of years, which can be said to be as rich as a country.

At the beginning of April, it was the day of the palace examination for the new Jinshi. On this day, the weather was warm and the sun was shining brightly. The entire Jade City was covered with flowers, the spring scenery was bright everywhere, and hundreds of birds were singing in unison.

Three days ago, after the results were released, among the nine thousand people, the imperial court selected 335 new scholars. The Hongyi article shocked hundreds of saints. They deserved to be at the top of the list and were awarded the first Huiyuan. The article was sealed in the imperial palace. In the library, it is recorded in the annals of history. In the Imperial City of Yujing, the salute was fired first, and then the clear sound of chime bells spread throughout the world.

The square in front of the Imperial City, including both sides of the "Tianjie" leading to the Imperial City Street, was crowded with hundreds of thousands of people, all eager to catch a glimpse of the new scholars. Under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Rites, one step at a time Step into the imperial city.

Every three years, there is a major scientific examination, a world-defining article, a huge event in the literary world. There are millions of scholars, farmers, workers, merchants, nobles, soldiers, etc. in the entire Yujing City. Who doesn’t want to take a look at this lively event? ! In addition to regulating the order on the streets outside the imperial city, the imperial court also did not prohibit people from watching on the ceremonial roads of the imperial city.

After the palace examination, a group of Jinshi should be clad in red and colorful, wear Jinshi uniforms and parade through the streets, so that the Jinshi's reputation can be spread all over the world and become the object of admiration for all the people in the capital. This is a rule passed down from the past dynasties. The glory of the literati is undoubtedly revealed at this moment. .

At this time, Hong Yi was wearing the Jinshi uniform of the Ministry of Etiquette, a suit of silk and satin, and a silver crown on his head. He was walking in front of the Jinshi, walking high and high, attracting the attention of countless people. There is no doubt that among the new Jinshi this time, he is the most eye-catching. The focus is him.

After more than three hundred Jinshi entered the hall, in an instant, the ritual music was loudly playing, and in a solemn and majestic atmosphere, Emperor Qian Yang Pan ascended to the throne. The Jinshi all saluted and then sat down in their seats. Next , the policy paper title was handed down, with only three words: Great Unification. It shows the great determination of the imperial court to unify the world, humans, ghosts and gods.

In the scientific examination of the imperial examination, we talked about this topic hundreds of times, and then handed it over to the emperor for review. In the presence of the emperor, those who passed the imperial examination were all great talents, and they all handed in their papers in less than a stick of incense.

After Emperor Qian Yang Pan got more than 300 test papers, the first thing he saw was Hong Yi. In an instant, his expression calmed down, but it just passed by in a flash.

Emperor Qian is also a thunder tribulation ghost immortal, with extremely fast thoughts, quick thinking, and amazing wisdom. In just half an hour, he finished reviewing all the examination papers and set the ranking for the palace examination.

Emperor Qian glanced at Hong Yi and saw that his face was extremely calm, without any nervousness. He had obviously understood that even if he did not participate in the palace examination, he would probably become the number one scholar, so he was so calm. A gleam flashed in his eyes. , and then said to the eight-year-old Fangyuan.

"Fang Yuan, I see that you are young but have a loud voice, so I will let you pass on the chanting list!"

Although Fangyuan is young, he has practiced Wuji Tianyin, the ancient Holy Emperor's secret skill, and has achieved the realm of ghosts and immortals. He has profound attainments in the sound, which is crisp and round, just like Tianyin.

Fangyuan came out of the queue and bowed in response.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Fangyuan stood at the head of the crowd, with his back to Emperor Qian, and sang loudly.

"The first place in the first class, the number one scholar, Hong Yi! The second place, the second place, Xie Wenyuan! The third place, Tanhua, Fangyuan!..."

Fangyuan's face turned dark to a degree that could be seen with the naked eye. Although Hong Yi wrote the article "Hundred Saints Ming", Fangyuan was still very unconvinced with Hong Yi. The two also had some small conflicts, but they needed to speak in person. It was extremely frustrating to read that Hong Yi had become the number one scholar. How could he not feel depressed?

Although Fangyuan's face is not good-looking, it is already very good compared to the champion Hou Yangan. The champion Hou Yangan's face is as dark as the bottom of a pot, and his anger is visible to the naked eye, so that the courtiers standing around him have to express their gratitude. He took two steps away, not daring to get close to this powder keg.

After the song was sung in the surrounding area, the eunuch delivered the order again. A group of Jinshi people, wearing big flowers, paraded astride their horses and rode along Yujing Street. Suddenly, there were a sea of ​​people on the street, all wanting to see the elegance of the Number One Scholar!

After the Jinshis paraded through the streets, they returned to the imperial city at night and came to see the Qionglin Banquet. This was the first step for the new Jinshis to integrate into the court and enter their official careers.

Emperor Qian personally held a banquet, and the officials of the six departments of the court, the prime ministers, princes and princes all attended the banquet.

Emperor Qian sat at the top, and Hong Yi, as the new champion, also sat near the front. Next to him were the princes, princes, and important officials of the imperial court.

Yang Qian was probably the quietest among them. He was very low-key and just immersed himself in tasting the skills of the imperial chef in the imperial kitchen. He ignored everyone's pleasantries and just watched with cold eyes.

While they were drinking wine, Emperor Qian lightly knocked on the desk, and everyone fell silent. Emperor Qian, with majestic eyes and wearing a uniform, glanced at them and said.

"Today is the Qionglin Banquet. As Hong Yi, as the top candidate in this scientific examination, why not write a poem to celebrate!"