The Ming Dynasty's court meetings were divided into the Dachaohui and Changchao. The Dachaohui was generally only held on Zhengdan, Winter Solstice, and Wanshou (the emperor's birthday). The place of greetings was Fengtian Hall. The greetings did not involve political affairs, but were only celebrations.
There are also the Shuowang Dynasty and the Japanese Dynasty in the Chang Dynasty. The Shuowang Dynasty is held on the first and fifteenth day of each month in Fengtian Hall. In fact, it is no different from the Great Dynasty Meeting. The Japanese Dynasty Meeting that really handles affairs is held at Fengtian Gate. This is
The emperor listened to the ministers' daily reports during the court meeting, which was called the imperial court meeting. In case of bad weather, he would enter the palace to conduct court ceremonies.
It is said that it is a major event that occurs once every three years, and it is about recruiting scholars for the country. The standard is naturally equivalent to the imperial congratulations held in the Fengtian Hall. At that time, the palace officials will play Danbi Music, with musical instruments including Xiao, Sheng, Di, and Tou.
There are twelve pipes and drums each, eight zithers, pipas, konghou and clappers each, and two drums each. It can be said to be extremely grand.
Outside the Ming Dynasty Gate, the passing ceremony was an important ceremony in the imperial examination system. The imperial court specially designed Jinshi uniforms for this purpose. Li Jie and other new scholars put on the Jinshi uniforms issued by the imperial court. They wore black gauze turbans, shaped like black gauze hats.
Wearing a blue round collar and right-sided robe, the leaders are all embroidered with cyan edges. However, just like the bachelor's uniforms in today's universities, after the dish-releasing ceremony, the robe must be returned to the Imperial Academy for use by Jinshi.
The sun slowly passed through the clouds, and the sky was bright. Honglu Temple officials led Li Jie and others into the palace gate, passed through Daming Gate, Chengtian Gate, Duanmen, and Meridian Gate, and arrived in front of Fengtian Gate, waiting for the emperor's summons.
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After waiting for a moment, I heard a louder voice shouting from the eunuch and Jin Wuwei's mouth, reaching everyone's ears.
"The Holy One has decreed that Xinke Jinshi will be admitted to the inner court!"
The voices of hundreds of Jin Wuwei came to the crowd like an overwhelming force. At this moment, Li Jie couldn't help but feel a little excited. Many new scholars were so excited that they blushed and had tears in their eyes when they heard the Mian Sheng's voice.
Everyone said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Under the guidance of the officials of Honglu Temple, Li Jie and others walked through Fengtian Gate to the square in front of the temple. The sun was rising, and the square, which could accommodate tens of thousands of people, was extremely empty. When they looked up, they could only see the three-step high platform.
The Fengtian Hall above looks particularly solemn and majestic.
As soon as the Xinke Palace Examiner entered the Fengtian Gate, the great music above Danbi started playing, and the piece was the chapter "Happy to Gain Fame" from the Nine Movements of the Banquet. Everyone was excited at this moment.
Just when we reached the bottom of the steps, the music ended, the salute was fired three times, and the Danbi music played a chapter of "Chao Tianzi".
Zhu Youtang was sitting on the throne in Fengtian Hall. Amidst the music, Liu Ji, the palace examination examiner, stood at the designated position and knelt three times and kowtowed to the emperor. After the ceremony, he took out the yellow list on the yellow table in Fengtian Hall and handed it over.
Xu Pu, the Minister of Rites, placed the yellow list on the table above Danbi, knelt down and kowtowed three times before standing on the left side of the table.
At this moment, "The Son of Heaven" had just finished playing, and after a short pause, the Danbi music played again, which was the chapter of "The Golden Palace is full of joy."
Under the arrangement of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Li Jie and other Jinshi stood in their respective places of worship facing north and knelt down to the emperor. After the ceremony, the music stopped for a while.
The official announced loudly: "In March of the Gengxu year, we will test the world's tribute scholars. According to the regulations, the first three will be selected. The first will be awarded the sixth rank, the second and third will be awarded the seventh rank, and the Jinshi and the third rank will be awarded.
The second A will be ranked seventy, awarded the seventh rank, and will be born as a Jin Scholar; the third A will be ranked 227, awarded the eighth rank, and will be born as a Jin Scholar."
After the announcement was completed, the announcer slowly stepped back. At this moment, the new scholars below wished he could go faster and let the announcer read out the ranking earlier. After the announcer disappeared from Danbi, the announcer Ni Yue was wearing a scarlet robe.
Changfu walked forward slowly.
He unfolded the yellow list on the desk, faced His Majesty Dan's hundred officials and new scholars, and shouted loudly: "Qian Fu came first in the Gengxu Imperial Examination in the third year of Hongzhi!"
His Majesty Dan Li Jie felt a little disappointed when he heard that Qian Fu was still the top pick in the first place as in history. It was a pity not to get the top pick after reaching this point, but it was not a big deal, even if he did not get the top pick,
It’s nothing, at best it’s the icing on the cake. Of the 89 top picks in the Ming Dynasty, only 20% were eventually promoted to the cabinet.
As soon as Ni Yue's voice fell, His Majesty Dan's officials sang the song one by one, all the way to Fengtianmen Square.
"Qian Fu came first in the Gengxu Academy Examination in the third year of Hongzhi!"
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The top three candidates in the first class of the palace examination will be called three times, which is a unique treatment for Sanding Jia. After the singing, Ni Yue continued to advance and said: "Liu Cunye, the second place in the first class of the Gengxu Palace Examination in the third year of Hongzhi!"
The official roll call was announced three times. When Ni Yue looked at the third place on the yellow list, he smiled and said loudly: "Lin Pingzhi, the third place in the first class of the Gengxu Academy Examination in the third year of Hongzhi!"
Li Jie was surprised when he heard his name. He didn't expect that after being noticed by Liu Ji, the chief minister of the cabinet, he could still be ranked third in the first class. The reason made him a little unclear, so it seemed that he could only wait.
After returning home, ask Lin Han what the situation is.
The roll call resounded throughout Fengtianmen Square. Li Jie stepped forward and was led by the preface officer to stand on the right side of the royal road. The number one scholar, Qian Fu, was in the center of the royal road. The number two scholar, Liu Cunye, was on the left. The number one scholar, Qian Fu, was on the left side.
It was right at the head of the relief sculpture of the flying dragon and giant turtle. It was at the top of the list and the scenery was endless. Qian Fu was overjoyed at this moment.
"In the third year of Hongzhi's reign, Lin Pingzhi came third in the first grade of the Gengxu Academy Examination!"
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The roll call was very long. This was a very high honor given to the first and third graders. The first and third graders could also be officially called "disciples of the emperor". Other new scholars did not have this honor.
After the first-class and three-class people finished singing, Ni Yue continued to roll call, but the second-class and third-class Jinshi were only called once. In addition to the first-class and three-class people, the top positions of the second-class and third-class people were also very beautiful. They were Jindian Chuanlu and Jade Palace respectively.
Chuan Lu, each name came out loudly from his mouth.
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"Lin Lan ranked 70th in the top two in the Gengxu Imperial Examination in the third year of Hongzhi!"
Although Lin Lan knew that he was ranked in the second place yesterday, the atmosphere at this moment still made him excited. Ranking in the second place meant that he could apply for the Shujishi. He learned about this from Lin Han.
There are 20 candidates to be selected for the Jishi examination. Lin's family background in Lianjiang is very confident that he will be selected.
After the list of all the Jinshi was read out, Danbi's great music sounded again, and the chapter "Long Live Music" was played.
According to the previous instructions of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, the new scholars knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to the emperor. After the ceremony, the music stopped, and Xu Puzheng stepped forward to pick up the yellow list and walk out of the imperial city to display it according to the procedure.
En's voice came.
"Your Majesty has a decree to declare the three tripods before you!"
All the officials on the scene looked at each other in confusion. Generally speaking, the emperor rarely met with the Palace Examination Sanding Jia on the day of the announcement, and even if he did, he would only see the number one scholar. When other new scholars heard that there was a separate audience, they all stared at him with burning eyes.
Looking at the three of them, I wish I could replace each other with my own body.