The results of the palace examination are released.
The so-called release of rankings is somewhat different from what ordinary people think.
In the Song Dynasty, the list of imperial examinations was not posted outside the imperial city gate.
Instead, before the results are released, the people in the middle class are notified in advance to go to the palace where the examination will be held on a certain day.
For example, this palace examination was held in Chongzheng Hall.
Then, the successful candidates in this subject will be notified in advance and rush to Chongzheng Hall on April 3, where they will then be called by the Emperor Linxuan.
Of course, the roll call must have been done by the emperor himself.
The prime ministers presented the test papers one by one, and at the same time called the ministers' names one by one, and finally the military commander sang the song outside the palace.
Upon hearing the shouting, the new Jinshi followed the guards to the front of the palace and thanked the emperor for his kindness in turn.
The roll call is from No. 1 to No. 5. After the roll call is completed, all the new scholars collectively thank the emperor for his kindness.
Afterwards, the emperor personally gave the new scholars green robes (official uniforms), official boots, and wat boards.
Before the roll call, people enter in cloth robes, and after the roll call, people come out in green robes.
Enrong also!
This day.
early morning.
Outside Donghua Gate.
The middle-ranking disciples gathered at the gate of the imperial city early, waiting for the summons from the chamberlain.
The roll call outside Donghua Gate was actually a wonderful misunderstanding.
The real place for roll call is Chongzheng Hall, not outside Donghua Gate.
In fact, in addition to the new Jinshi, the court's civil and military officials, princes, clan and other senior officials will also come to the scene to witness the roll call and conferment of titles.
Boom!
The bell rang, and under the guidance of the chamberlain, a group of scholars wearing white robes slowly walked into the palace.
This is their second time entering the palace, and perhaps the last time.
Therefore, everyone looked sad.
Regarding the roll call process, the candidates are basically familiar with it.
How to salute and how to respond are all governed by their own rules.
In addition, although the initiator of the roll call was the emperor, the real protagonists today were the middle-ranking scholars.
Except for the examiners and the ministers of the two governments, no one knows the specific ranking in the palace examination.
This is the moment.
Outside Chongzheng Hall.
The new scholars stood in the square in front of the hall according to their pre-arranged order.
Fortunately, it was already April. If the time had been pushed forward two months, the weather would have been so bad. If I stood in front of the temple and the cold wind blew, I would probably freeze to death.
Inside the palace.
Ding Wei took the imperial list from the hands of the chamberlain, and then slowly opened it. After that, he handed the unsealed list to the chamberlain in front of the official.
Then, it was handed over to Li Jie by the chamberlain.
Although Li Jie already knew the rankings on the list, according to regulations, he still had to open the list and whisper the names of the top people.
"In the second year of Tiansheng's reign, the first person in the first grade of Jinshi was Fu Bi, a scholar from Luoyang!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Maoqin, the chamberlain in front of Li Jie, repeated what he said loudly, followed by the imperial guards in the palace and the imperial guards outside the palace.
Outside the palace.
When Fu Bi heard that he was number one, his mind instantly went blank and he was completely confused.
I am the first?
I am the first?
Fu Bi was first surprised, then ecstatic, and then shocked again.
He became the number one scholar, can he convince the public?
His family knew his own affairs, but Fu Bi didn't think his strategy was very good.
"Yanguo..."
Zheng Jian on the side gently pushed Fu Bi, signaling the other person to step forward quickly.
After all, according to regulations, when Fu Bi is called, Fu Bi should step forward and report his hometown and the situation of his father's generation.
"Fu Bi, a native of Luoyang, Xijing..."
Following the previous instructions, Fu Bi took the initiative and reported his hometown.
At this time, Fu Bi was answering mechanically, while secretly thinking whether the award in this department would be more generous.
According to ancestral stories, the first palace examination after the emperor ascended the throne was for Long Fei.
In the year of Long Fei, Huang Jia, the third leader (the first three), and the other Jinshi will be doubly favored.
"In the second year of Tiansheng, the second person in the first grade of Jinshi was Zheng Jian, a scholar from Suzhou!"
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"In the second year of Tiansheng, the third person in the first grade of Jinshi was Ye Qingchen, a scholar from Suzhou!"
When Ye Qingchen's name was sung, most of the scholars present were astonished.
Ye Qingchen is the third in the first class?
However, this is not the point!
The key point is that Suzhou scholars occupy the second place among the top three.
The ranking in the palace examination not only represents the true level of the candidates, but also represents the tendency of the officials at certain times.
Two of the top three are from the South, and both of them are from Suzhou.
What does this mean?
It means Ding Wei is favored!
In the past year, whether Ding Wei can continue to be prime minister has been a hot topic in Beijing, and it has always been at the forefront of hot searches.
According to past cases, former ministers like Ding Wei, even if they are prime ministers or independent prime ministers, cannot continue to govern.
However, the rankings in this palace examination severely slapped those naysayers in the face.
Among the top three leaders, Suzhou scholars occupied the top two, and one of them was Ding Wei's prospective son-in-law.
The palace examination rankings can only be determined by the officials themselves!
In this case, is there any need to talk about the official's attitude towards Ding Wei?
It is no longer enough to describe it as "favor and honor"!
At this moment, after listening to the roll call of the first three leaders, many courtiers in Chongzheng Hall looked thoughtful.
Among them, officials from the south basically have a proud look on their faces, as if they are proud of themselves.
Most officials from the north have a sad face.
The rise of the Southerners may be unstoppable.
Thinking of this, Lu Yijian sighed slightly, and at the same time, he felt an overwhelming emotion in his heart.
On the throne, Li Jie had a panoramic view of the expressions of all the officials in the audience.
Even today, he was vaguely aware of something unusual, so he deliberately raised the number of scholars in the south.
Whether they are southern scholars or northern scholars, in the final analysis, they are all members of the scholar-bureaucrat group.
Therefore, they are inherently in the same camp.
If they really join forces, even if Li Jie is not afraid, it will still be troublesome.
What a coincidence, what Li Jie hates most is trouble.
This time the palace examination rankings were the trigger for splitting the two forces.
Speaking of one thousand, Tao of ten thousand, there is still a difference between the interests of scholars in the north and the south.
After all, the cake is only so big. If the southern scholars share more, the northern scholars will get less.
And this is one of the sources of contradiction.
The interests represented by the southern scholars and the northern scholars were different, which destined them to be unable to truly merge.
at the same time.
Ding Wei thought to himself while reciting the name of the winner according to the list.
The marriage between Ye Qingchen and his daughter has to be put on the agenda!
ASAP!
And the sooner the better!
It would be best to hold the wedding before Ye Qingchen comes to observe the government.
As we all know, the Song Dynasty had a tradition of generous marriages. The larger the dowry, the more favored the daughter was, and at the same time, the more honorable the natal family was.
At this time, Ding Wei had already begun to think about what kind of dowry his daughter should get when she gets married.