Qujiang Pavilion outside Chang'an City is not an isolated small pavilion, but an exquisite royal garden.
After the Luming Banquet, the last banquet for the new Jinshi in Chang'an City was the wedding banquet hosted by the number one scholar.
In the late Tang Dynasty, after the imperial examination system became more important, the emperor, princes and ministers would also attend wedding banquets to enjoy themselves with the Jinshi.
But in this period, the wedding banquet was a private banquet for the new scholars, but the fact that it could be held in Qujiang Pavilion also showed that the emperor valued the scholars.
In addition, the emperor also gave two hundred coins to symbolically support the number one scholar in organizing the wedding banquet.
Qujiang Pavilion is located in the south of Chang'an City and complements the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the north of Chang'an City.
However, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the north of Chang'an City is still called the Daci'en Temple Pagoda.
The Wen Xi Banquet is a night banquet, where people drink and drink from night to sunrise. During the Wen Xi Banquet, women from the powerful families in Chang'an would also sit on the boat and secretly observe these new scholars.
Although the atmosphere in the Tang Dynasty was open, officials still paid attention to honor and integrity.
People at that time also valued talents, and these unmarried new scholars were the most popular ones.
Although there is no such thing as catching a son-in-law in the Song Dynasty, it is very normal for a wealthy lady from Chang'an City to want to choose a son-in-law among the new scholars.
These boats are all very gorgeously decorated, and the more magnificent they are, the more powerful they are.
Some rich and unrestrained daughters would sit on the boat and watch the Jinshi attending the banquet in Qujiang Pavilion from a distance.
Poems are also required to be composed at the Qujiang banquet. The new scholars will stand up and write poems to Qujiang, so that the ladies on the boat can take a good look at their talents.
Compared with the Lu Ming Banquet, which was attended by all the masters, the Qujiang Banquet was more free and the atmosphere was more lively.
This year is different from previous years. In the past, those who won the Jinshi had to take part in the selection examination of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If there was no suitable position, they had to wait at home for an official position.
This year, officials were awarded directly through the palace examination, and everyone got their positions.
As a result, the atmosphere was naturally more lively, and there were many more painted boats on Qujiang than in previous years.
Especially the top few who are new to the Jinshi this year.
News spread from the palace that Prince Chengwei, the number one scholar, was favored by the emperor and was awarded the seventh rank of Wannian County Magistrate.
And those ranked from second to fourth were also awarded the title of Censor from the Seventh Rank Palace, which were the Yanguan of Qingliu Huaxuan.
Gu Kuang and Wei Yingwu were not married either, and they were at the right age for marriage, which naturally aroused the interest of many noble ladies in the court.
You must know that many children of ministers' families, if they do not have the ability to take the Jinshi examination, will only be junior officials of the eighth or ninth grade after passing through the door.
Nowadays, the imperial court pays more and more attention to the results of the imperial examination when selecting and appointing officials. This year, these new scholars will have to be awarded official positions, and they may also be granted the title of marquis or prime minister in the future.
This is much better than those playboys.
Another reason is that Chang'an was hit by war. Many of those who were originally engaged were unable to fulfill their engagements. There were many "leftover women" in Chang'an. This time, the new scholars were the best candidates for marriage.
Wang Chengwei presided over the opening of the banquet, and presented to all the "Tong Nian Lu" printed on Longyou white paper and beautifully bound, and finally announced the opening of the wedding banquet!
After all, being named on the gold medal list is one of the four great joys in life. The entire Qujiang River was filled with laughter.
After a night of drinking, even if the player lowers the effect of drunkenness, it is still a bit unbearable.
After daybreak, Wang Chengwei asked the carriage that had been waiting for a long time to take these people back to their residence.
The cold wind in winter shocked Wang Chengwei. Instead of getting into the carriage, he put on his coat and prepared to walk back to Chang'an City.
Tomorrow is the day when Wang Chengwei takes office, and today is also his last day as a new Jinshi.
Just when Wang Chengwei was about to walk to take a look at Chang'an, the greatest city in the world today, he heard the ringing of a bell before he had gone far.
The security in Chang'an is good, but it is morning and it is still in the suburbs of Chang'an, and Wang Chengwei is also nervous.
Although it is said that you can be resurrected after death, the attribute points on your body will be washed away.
At this time, a young boy shouted loudly: "The number one scholar, is he the number one scholar?"
Wang Chengwei turned around in confusion, only to see a luxurious carriage appearing behind him, surrounded by a group of knights. Is this a wealthy family returning to the city from a trip?
I saw the boy who just spoke riding over on horseback and said:
"Master Zhuangyuan, my servant is Yunque, the servant of Jingzhao Mansion. My lady saw Duke Zhuangyuan composing poems on the boat. Why did Duke Zhuangyuan return to the city alone?"
It turned out to be a carriage from Cui Guangyuan's mansion. Cui Guangyuan was from Jingzhao mansion. Jingzhao Yin was a high-ranking official of the third rank. In the Tang Dynasty, the first and second ranks were super conferred. Except for the founding heroes who had titles, the six ministers were just regular officials.
Third grade.
Jing Zhaoyin, who is from the third rank, is definitely an important minister in the imperial court.
Cui Guangyuan served as Jingzhaoyin for three times, and repeatedly jumped between the Tang Dynasty and the puppet Yan. In addition to his special "judgment of times and situations", one of the reasons was that he came from a wealthy family.
And Cui Guangyuan is Jing Zhaoyin, and the Wannian County Magistrate that Wang Chengwei took up is the county magistrate in Chang'an City, and Cui Guangyuan is his immediate boss.
This was definitely not what the servant asked. They said it was a young lady from Cui Mansion who traveled to Qujiang at night and returned to Chang'an. She was on the boat to watch the banquet of the new Jinshi in Qujiang.
Wang Chengwei said: "Originally, I wanted to go back with my friends from the same department, but Wang wanted to see what Chang'an City looked like in the morning, so he walked back to the city by himself."
When Yunque heard what Wang Chengwei said, he immediately said: "My lady said it was cold in the morning and asked Duke Zhuangyuan to ride back to the city with us."
After saying this, a boy naturally came to Wang Chengwei and gave the horse to Wang Chengwei.
Looking at the gorgeous carriage behind him, Wang Chengwei was stunned. Was the Tang Dynasty so open?
However, today's world is indeed open. The empress Wu Zetian only passed away a few decades ago, and there are many women in Chang'an City.
The young lady from Jingzhao Mansion was probably not married yet, so she did not get off the carriage herself, but asked her servants to invite Wang Chengwei to accompany her.
That is to say, the Tang Dynasty could still do this. If the Song Dynasty did this in the later generations, I am afraid that Miss Cui's reputation would have been ruined.
Wang Chengwei thought for a while but was not polite, and quickly got on his horse. The young man named Yunque immediately followed Wang Chengwei and said from close to him: "My young lady wants to have a few words with the Number One Scholar."
Wang Chengwei rode up to the carriage and saw the carriage's curtain pulled up, revealing a bright face.
Cui Guangyuan was born in the Cui family of Boling, one of the prominent families, and his appearance was quite good.
This young lady from the Cui Mansion is indeed very beautiful.
"I've met the little lady of the Cui family!" Wang Chengwei immediately saluted.
The young lady of the Cui Mansion immediately said: "My name is Shujun, and I am the third in the family. The number one scholar can call me Shujun or Third Lady."
When he came up, he announced his name. Of course, Wang Chengwei would not directly call the girl by her maiden name, but just said: "Ms. Cui Sanniang."
Cui Shujun looked at Wang Chengwei with a smile and said: "Shujun once heard his father praise him, saying that the Number One Scholar was like a star from the sky who came down to earth. He also cared about the country and the people. As the Wannian County Magistrate this time, he will definitely benefit the people of Chang'an."
Hearing Cui Guangyuan praise him so much, Wang Chengwei could only smile.
Cui Shujun added: "I heard that after the imperial examination, Duke Zhuang Yuan engaged in the project of rebuilding new homes for the people of Chang'an. Shujun and several of her sisters also donated some money."
Wang Chengwei has a headache. In the real world, he is single and has never spoken to the opposite sex since he was a child.
However, the other party kindly invited us to accompany her, and she was the daughter of his future boss. Wang Chengwei had no choice but to say, "You are so kind, I would like to thank you on behalf of the people of Chang'an!"
Unexpectedly, Cui Shujun was very interested in rescuing the people of Chang'an. She asked again:
"But even the ministers of Chang'an contributed money. I heard from my father that the heavy snowfall this time destroyed thousands of houses, and many families couldn't afford firewood. Can the people survive the winter just by relying on this donation?"
Wang Chengwei looked at the other party and did not expect that this young lady from Jingzhao Mansion was really interested in disaster relief.
Wang Chengwei said: "Of course, raising funds is just a small effort. There are many houses in Chang'an that have been destroyed, and there are also many people who have no firewood."
"Then Duke Zhuangyuan will take office as the Prime Minister of Wannian County. These people are the people under the rule of Duke Zhuangyuan. How will Duke Zhuangyuan provide disaster relief?"
The snowstorm in Chang'an a few days ago also gave the entire Jingzhao Mansion a headache.
Cui Shujun also heard her father Cui Guangyuan complain at home that people's houses had collapsed and no one was there to help them, and they were blamed for asking the Ministry of Industry for disaster relief money.
Cui Shujun was also curious about how Wang Chengwei, the newly appointed Wannian County Magistrate, would provide disaster relief.
Wang Chengwei said: "I am going to open the public offices in each district to resettle the people affected by the disaster. But to rebuild the houses, we can only rely on the people themselves."
Cui Shujun sighed, it costs a lot of money to build houses in Chang'an, and now the people of Chang'an are afraid that they don't have the money to repair these houses.
However, Wang Chengwei is already a good official if he can allow the public office to resettle the victims. Cui Shujun saluted Wang Chengwei and said:
"Young Master Zhuangyuan is really kind-hearted. Shujun and a few of your close friends also want to do something for the people of Chang'an. If there are any donations, please don't forget to inform Jingzhao Mansion."
"Then I'll have to trouble my little lady."
Wang Chengwei had already made preparations for rescuing the snow disaster, but although Cui Guangyuan had taken refuge with Li Yan, he was a well-known outsider in the Tang Dynasty after all, and Wang Chengwei was not so stupid that he revealed his plan in full.
Wang Chengwei followed the convoy to Chang'an City, and said goodbye to Cui Shujun when he arrived at the gate of Jingzhao Mansion in Guangdefang.
On the second day, Wang Chengwei put on the green official robe of a low-level civil servant and went to Jingzhao Mansion to report. This chapter has been completed!