The rise of the poor

Chapter 346 Palace Examination ([-])

The gate of the palace was wide open, and the small yellow gate came out one after another, and the decree was announced to order all the tributes waiting outside to enter the Xiyuan.Zhu Pingan and other tributes followed the lead of the small yellow gate, divided into two rows, and filed in excitedly and nervously, not daring to breathe.

Xiyuan is like a fairyland, except that once he entered Xiyuan, Zhu Pingan almost had the illusion that he had come to Penglai fairyland.The first thing I saw was Jinhai in Xiyuan. Zhu Ping’an has been famous for a long time in modern times.

At this moment, the blue waves of the Golden Sea are rippling, and the water mist shrouds the islands in the Golden Sea and the towering peaks on the opposite bank in the mist. From time to time, there are several cranes, exotic flowers and grasses are everywhere on the shore, and the palace in the distance is looming. Like a wonderland on earth.

Under the guidance of Xiaohuangmen, Zhu Pingan and other tributes entered the hinterland of Xiyuan through the Jinao Yudong Bridge between Zhonghai and Beihai.

The emperor's own army is fully equipped to guard the main roads in Xiyuan. According to the armor style, it is roughly divided into Jinwu Guard, Habayashi Guard, Fujun Guard, and Huben Guard. They are scattered throughout Xiyuan to protect the safety of the Xiyuan Palace.

After entering the hinterland of Xiyuan, the small yellow gate did not lead Zhu Pingan and others directly to the palace examination room, but led Zhu Pingan and others to a slightly low palace. There was a plaque on the palace, and on the plaque were four A big character, "Zhenkun Dao Temple".

At first, Zhu Ping'an and the others were still wondering what Xiao Huangmen was doing to bring everyone here, but soon they understood.

Shower and change clothes!

Although this hall is low, it is big enough. There are several separate bath barrels with rippling steam, covered with curtains, and all the students file in to bathe and change clothes.

There are two purposes of bathing this time, bathing and changing clothes to show respect to the emperor, Emperor Jiajing is on the verge of cultivating immortality and alchemy, and cannot be bumped by ordinary people like Zhu Pingan; Go into the bath naked, and we will search your clothes and belongings outside. The contraband should be temporarily left in the Zhenkun Dao Hall, and will be returned after your palace test.

After bathing and changing clothes, Zhu Pingan found that the pen, ink and inkstone he was carrying were temporarily left in the hall. As for the ginseng that Li Shu asked Baozi's little maid to send, it was kept because it was not a contraband but a food category. Zhu Pingan was allowed to take it with him. palace test.

After bathing and changing clothes, Xiao Huangmen led Zhu Ping'an and others to go south again, and there was a row of straight huts near the south gate of Xiyuan.

Probably the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple.

Xiao Huang's gatekeeper Zhu Ping'an and others led them to the front and back of these officials from the Ministry of Rites, whispered something to the frontmost officials, and left with a whisk.

The rest is the matter of the Ministry of Rites, roll call, emphasizing discipline, and mobilization. It took about half an hour. Afterwards, Zhu Pingan and others followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites to the examination room of the imperial examination—Taisu Hall.

Taisu Hall is located on the north side of Xiyuan, close to Beihai.

By the time Zhu Ping'an and others arrived at Taisu Hall with the officials from the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple, the rising sun had already risen in the east. The officials from the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple brought the tributes to the open space in front of the palace and stood there waiting for the oracle.

"Xuan Jiajing and Xinhai Enke Gongshi have an audience." The announcement came from the palace one after another.

Soon, officials from the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple led Zhu Ping'an and others to enter the Taisu Hall along with the inner guard who announced the decree.

There are already many officials in the Taisu Hall, dressed in crimson, cyan, and green official robes, embroidered with birds and animals, examining the four hundred tributes with the eyes of examining the younger generation.

"The ministers pay homage to the Holy Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live, long live"

Zhu Pingan, along with officials from the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, and all the tributes, saluted Emperor Jiajing sitting on the dragon chair—five prostrations and three kowtows. It is to bow your head to your hands five times, and then kowtow to the ground three times.

"Stay flat." A dignified voice came from the hall.

This was the voice of Emperor Jiajing. After hearing this, many Gongsheng trembled with excitement. After being pushed a few times, they hurriedly got up and stood respectfully in the hall.

Zhu Pingan took the opportunity to look at Emperor Jiajing when he got up. Emperor Jiajing was sitting on the dragon chair, a little thin, but his majestic aura was extremely strong. Wearing a dragon robe, he looked like a real dragon coiled on the dragon chair. Don't dare to look directly.

"It's the age of Enke, and Bairui is here to show you that you will not disappoint me!" Emperor Jiajing said a few hadiths after the tributes were finished. You must follow the sky and respond to the people, and don't disappoint my expectations.

After Emperor Jiajing finished speaking, he nodded to Huang Jin standing beside him, and then Huang Jin held the apricot-yellow cloth scroll in front of the imperial case with both hands, walked down the hall and handed it to a middle-aged official. The official was the Minister of Honglu Temple, who knelt down to salute Jiajing after receiving the apricot yellow cloth inscription.

He, Honglu Temple Minister, is the examiner for this palace examination.

After he got the test questions and saluted, he put the test questions on the east emperor's case in front of the cabinet members and others, opened the test questions under the supervision of the cabinet members, and placed them on the emperor's case.

After that, there was a burst of drum music and the sound of whips.

Zhu Pingan followed everyone in the hall to salute Emperor Jiajing sitting on the dragon chair again, this time knocking three times and prostrating nine times.

After everyone saluted, Emperor Jiajing slowly left the Taisu Hall. He still had a batch of good alchemy to make, so he didn't have time to stare at it all the time. Just leave the palace examination to the courtiers, otherwise why would he send so much salary to them.

After the emperor left, a group of ministers in the palace also left. More than a dozen officials including Yan Song stayed, and Xu Jie didn't stay either. Neither did the examiners of the examination this time, probably to avoid suspicion.

After the emperor left, the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple divided Zhu Ping'an and others into two rows according to the rankings in the test, and sat on the east and west sides of the Taisu Hall. Those with even numbers sit on the west side of the main hall.

Tables and chairs have been placed on the east and west sides of the main hall for the Gongshi Palace Examination. Zhu Ping'an and Ouyang Zishi ranked first on the east and west sides, facing each other far away.

Zhu Ping'an was very bad. After so many times of bowing and tossing, Zhu Ping'an, who was already exhausted and haggard, almost couldn't stand up, and his haggard and tired state became even more serious.Ouyang Zishi, who has been silently paying attention to Zhu Ping'an, saw Zhu Ping'an's crumbling figure, and silently raised the corners of his mouth, what are you fighting with me for?

"It's the palace examination, one breakfast, one lunch, and two rounds of tea are provided. The palace examination has its own rules. You should do it yourself, and don't let your majesty live up to your expectations!"

After all the Gong Shilie sat down, the officials of the Ministry of Rites finished their brief lectures, and then began to distribute the test papers for this palace examination.

After Zhu Pingan received the test paper, he slightly rubbed his tired and dizzy forehead, and slowly opened the test question in his hand.

The test paper was made of snow-white rice paper, with extremely fine workmanship and a touch of sandalwood. The test questions were written in excellent style, and the test questions slowly appeared in Zhu Ping'an's eyes.

(End of this chapter)