Rise From the Humble

One was full of eight "○"s, and the Holy Spirit chose a goldfish that symbolized the first place in the imperial examination as a reward; the other had only seven "○"s after repeated care, and there was also a "△" score, and when the Holy Spirit rewarded him I chose the Golden Rooster, which had nothing to do with the imperial examination.

In addition, Ouyang Zishi came in the sedan chair of Mr. Yange.

Therefore, in everyone's minds, it was almost determined that Ouyang Zishi was the top pick in the Enke Palace Examination, and most of the people gathered around Ouyang Zishi to compliment him.

Amidst the compliments of the crowd, someone started beating the drum on the Meridian Gate Tower of the Forbidden City. Three drum-dong-dong blasts broke the silence of heaven and earth.

As soon as the drums sounded, the group of civil and military officials in front quickly lined up according to their rank and position, and waited patiently for the palace door to open.

At the reminder of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Pingan and his four hundred new Jinshi also lined up in the order of the palace examination.

Zhu Pingan and Ouyang Zishi each stood at the head of the two rows. Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and raised his hands to say a friendly hello to Ouyang Zishi next to him. Ouyang Zishi just nodded slightly to Zhu Pingan and said, The sense of superiority on his face is like a swan that can dance ballet looking at a fat pig that can only roll in the mud.

At the fifth watch of the day, the bells rang, and the locked palace door unveiled its mysterious veil.

The civil and military officials, the royal family and nobles lined up in neat queues and took the lead to enter the Meridian Gate. Under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Pingan and Ouyang Zishi followed the civil and military officials and also entered the Meridian Gate.

The city wall, which is more than ten meters high, is like a mountain. Zhu Ping'an stepped into the Meridian Gate and was filled with emotion at the wall of the Forbidden City. The Meridian Gate is the main entrance to the Forbidden City. When you enter the Meridian Gate, the first thing you see is not row upon row of palaces, but an open space, like someone's courtyard that has been enlarged hundreds of times.

The warriors wearing armor and swords lined up and stood in their respective positions, watching everyone who entered like eagle eyes, as if the slightest carelessness could attract swords and axes.

Going further, you can see the Jinshui River flowing across the Forbidden City, winding between the Meridian Gate and the Gate of Supreme Harmony. There are five bridges on the Jinshui River. They are made of white marble and are exquisitely carved and extremely gorgeous. They are collectively called Jinshui Bridge.

Arriving in front of Jinshui Bridge, the civil and military officials once again tidied up their court uniforms and adjusted their teams, officially preparing to enter the Jinshen Hall.

After entering the Gate of Supreme Harmony, Zhu Pingan clearly felt the sense of fortitude. It seemed that the entire palace had become serious. When he first entered the Meridian Gate, it was only the warriors in charge of security. At this time, the intensity of security was obviously strengthened. Regardless of their clothing, equipment, size, or number, the guards are obviously stronger than the others.

In addition to the guards, the censors among the civil and military officials also began to take charge of supervision.

From the moment they entered the Taihe Gate, all civil and military officials, including Zhu Ping'an and the others, who were new Jinshi, were under supervision. Every move is watched by countless pairs of eyes, and any inappropriate words or deeds will be recorded and dealt with later.

The splendid palace and the mighty power were displayed one by one in front of Zhu Pingan and other new Jinshi.

Step by step, step by step, step by step.

By the time they arrived at the Jinshen Hall, the new Jinshis could no longer close their mouths.

The main hall is located on a white marble base more than seven meters high. The white marble base is divided into three floors. Each floor has more than a thousand intricately carved faucet heads protruding from it, which is shocking. The main hall is nearly 30 meters high and covers an area of ​​more than 1,000 square meters. Golden dragon pillars rise from the ground, and the top of the hall is like a mountain, giving it an air of nobility.

Because the main hall is located on a white marble foundation more than seven meters high, stone steps were set up to lead to the main hall. In the middle of the steps is a royal road stone that is even more spectacular than that of Xiyuan. It is nearly 20 meters long and four meters wide. The carvings depicting Kowloon going out to sea and playing with pearls are so vivid and vivid that it makes people breathe hard as they come to mind.

The stone steps leading to the main hall are called "Bi". The stone steps are not as tight as our stairs. There is a flat ground between the stone steps, and then there are the stone steps again. This flat ground is called " "Qi", the stone steps were painted red, symbolizing festiveness.

All civil and military officials stood on the red "chi", ranked in order from top to bottom. Zhu Ping'an and other four hundred new Jinshi were not qualified to stand on the red "chi". They were all ranked All civil and military officials stood under the red "chi".

Seeing this clearly hierarchical scene in front of me, I don’t know how many new Jinshi have set their ambitions.

Because Emperor Jiajing was going to visit in person today, everyone outside the main hall came according to the emperor's etiquette. In the middle of the main hall under the eaves, there was a nine-dragon cranked yellow umbrella cover. On the east and west sides, there were whisks, stoves, boxes, pots, plates, There were bottles, chairs, ladles and other objects, and there were several teams of gorgeously dressed musicians standing still under the eaves of the main hall. In addition, the emperor's personal guards holding ceremonial knives, bows and arrows, and spears stood on both sides of the steps, descending layer by layer, majestic. , making the main hall look particularly majestic and grand today.

Soon, Emperor Jiajing arrived in person surrounded by ceremonial guards.

"Crack the whip!"

When Emperor Jiajing's ceremonial guard was about to approach the Jinshen Hall, an imposing guard shouted a whip, and then he held a long, circular whip made of yellow silk. The tip of the whip seemed to be coated with wax, and he swung it hard. , and then hit the ground hard, three times in total.

The sound of the whip was particularly loud, like a thunderbolt in the clear sky.

This is the legendary clean whip, used to warn the subjects with force.

Soon Jiajing's guard of honor arrived, and the imperial music played continuously. Zhu Pingan only vaguely saw the guard of honor, and could only imagine the scene of Emperor Jiajing ascending to the dragon throne in the main hall.

When the music stopped, Zhu Ping'an vaguely heard what a eunuch was shouting, and then he saw the civil and military officials in front of him starting to kneel three times and kowtow nine times, so he followed suit and knelt down to salute.

After kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, I vaguely heard officials from Honglu Temple reading out the "Zhi". Although I couldn't hear it clearly, it had a fixed format and I could probably guess it. It was nothing more than saying "Thirty Years of Jiajing" On the 15th day of the third month of the lunar month, Xinhai Enke planned to test the tributes from all over the world, and the first A was awarded the rank of Jin Shi, the second A was awarded the Jin Shi birth status, and the third A was awarded the same Jin Shi birth status."

After the officials of Honglu Temple read out the "Zhi", a young eunuch handed over the rankings on the imperial list sealed by the palace examination to the cabinet bachelor. The cabinet bachelor held the imperial list and knelt down to salute Emperor Jiajing who was sitting on the dragon throne. , then got up and walked to a table placed on the east side of the hall, opened the imperial list and put it down.

Seeing this scene, the new Jinshi who stood behind the civil and military officials were very excited.

Of course, the most excited one is Ouyang Zishi, who is standing at the front. Ever since the reading of "Zhi" was finished, Ouyang Zishi looked at the hall in front of him with excitement and eagerness.

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Hurry up and read out the imperial list. My legs are already numb. I can't wait to be the top one!

Ouyang Zishi's face flushed with excitement, his clenched fists were still trembling, his eyes were filled with tears, his emotions were already brewing, and he had already drafted his speech for winning the top prize in his heart.

Ouyang Zishi, you did it!

Ouyang Zishi's eyes fell directly on the main hall.

Ouyang Zishi was not disappointed. Officials from the Rites Department in the main hall walked to the table and opened the gold list. Officials from Honglu Temple stood in front of the gold list and began to sing the list, starting from the first place, that is, starting with the number one scholar.

"Zhu Ping'an won the first place in the Xinhai Enke Hall Examination in the 30th year of Jiajing...Zhu Ping'an!" The voice of Honglu Temple officials singing the list broke the silence of the hall.

Although the voice of the Honglu Temple official was loud, it could not be heard outside the temple, but it didn't matter, he was not fighting alone.

As soon as his voice fell, the guards on duty repeated it loudly, and it was spread from the inside to the outside of the hall. Someone repeated it every few guards, all the way to the last guard outside.

First place...Zhu Pingan!

Hearing the sound of singing the charts, the excited Ouyang Zishi's first reaction was, well, finally the singing of the charts, starting from the first champion, well, I should go to the imperial road in the middle to thank him, haha, this royal Only the emperor can walk the path, and only today's number one scholar can do it. This is a great honor, so exciting.

Then, uh, I sang it wrong, my name is Ouyang Zishi, not Zhu Ping'an.

And then, ah, what, the first place is Zhu Pingan! The first place turned out to be Zhu Pingan. What the hell? He Zhu Pingan only got seven "O"s, and I got eight, all "O"s! It's a mistake, it must be a mistake!

When Ouyang Zishi first reacted, he had already taken a step forward. When he reacted the third time, he was still taking mechanical steps, with a pale face, as if he had broken an egg while walking.

During the singing of the charts, the first, second, and third overall winners must be announced three times in a row to express commendations and distinctions. At this time, the second singing of the charts came again, and the guards repeated loudly in succession. Author:

"First place in Class A...Zhu Ping'an!"