Chapter 432 Things about the No. 1 Scholar (Part 1)
Outside the Huangji Hall, the newly crowned Jinshi of Lord Dan had been waiting for who knows how long. They saw that when the sun was rising and the sunlight was shining brightly, the emperor was ascending to the palace.
After waiting for a while, the roll call began in the main hall, and one after another the military attachés on duty shouted in succession: "Lin Tailai, No. 1, No. 1!"
The sound reached all the way to Alchemy Majesty outside the palace. This is commonly known as the roll call in the Golden Palace, a supreme honor for scholars all over the world.
Hearing his name, Lin Daguan smiled and finally passed the imperial examination game.
Along the way, there were difficulties and obstacles everywhere. How much effort was expended, how much sweat was shed, and how many times I moved my hands are not enough to explain to outsiders.
With his hard-earned achievements in civil and military affairs, he is probably the first person to take the imperial examination in all aspects of history, and will definitely leave a deep imprint in this time and space.
Even if the imperial examination system has died out in a few hundred or a thousand years, as long as there are still examinations, I will always be mentioned and worshiped by others, and I may become the "examination god".
Lin Zhuangyuan, who was called by name, walked into the main hall and got the opportunity to meet the emperor alone.
According to convention (in fact, the procedure in this subject has collapsed to the point where there is no convention at all), after being ranked number one, you should soon be ranked second and third overall.
But for some reason, the interval was a bit long. After Lin Zhuangyuan entered the palace, he did not continue the roll call for a long time.
Everyone waiting outside the palace looked at each other. Could it be that Lin Zhuangyuan and the emperor were having an affair?
Lin Zhuangyuan in the palace talked eloquently: "When I came to Beijing last year, I was attacked by dozens of officials at the gate of the city. Moreover, most of these officials had been assigned three years ago. I don't know why I returned to Beijing again.
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"The reason why I don't obey the discipline of the Jinyiwei Official School is not because I despise the pro-military troops. It is because I have been beaten privately by the official school many times. In the absence of His Majesty's edict, I really can't tell whether he is doing it for public purposes or for private reasons."
"The main reason is that Dongchang Zhang Jing's management ability is not good, which leads to internal chaos in the factory, and it is difficult to distinguish between parts, and it does not reflect professionalism and functionality."
"Moreover, Dongchang Zhang Jing's method of amassing money is too crude and the price/performance ratio is too poor. It is simply catching one and missing ten. This extensive way of amassing money is not a long-term solution. We must transform to refinement to achieve sustainable wealth amassing."
Unknowingly, the topic of monarch and ministers got to the point where Zhang Jing was incompetent at this and that.
The factory owner Zhang Jing stood beside him angrily, but he was uneducated and could not speak to Lin Zhuangyuan. It was obvious that the emperor was more interested in Lin Zhuangyuan's words.
The other ministers had no expression on their faces and just complained silently in their hearts.
A eunuch like Zhang Jing, who had been with the emperor for many years, could not even compare to Lin Tailai, who had only met the emperor twice, and his natural skill of slandering. He was really a waste.
I don’t know how long it took, but the people outside Huangji Hall finally heard the roll call again.
"First and second place Wu Daonan!"
"First and third place, Tao Wangling!"
The individual roll-call only ends with the third flower, which is the honor that belongs to Sandingjia.
Behind him is "Second Class Dong Qichang and sixty-seven others!"
That's right, Dong Qichang is still ranked first and fourth in the overall rankings of the second-tier A's, just like in history, which is also the legendary Chuanlu.
Zhou Yingqiu, the future "Pig's Trotter General Constitution", changed his destiny. This time he was seventh in the second-tier A and tenth in the overall rankings.
Again, in the circle of friends around Lin Tailai, the two people with the biggest moral stains in history were actually the two people with the strongest ability in the imperial examination.
After the roll-call ceremony was completed in the Huangji Hall, the officials of the Ministry of Rites held the big gold list and guided the new scholars out of the palace.
Then he went to the left gate of Chang'an and hung the big golden list on the left gate of Chang'an.
There are already many idle people waiting here. After the big gold list was posted, there was a crowd of spectators.
Lin Tailai solemnly bowed to the golden list, then looked around and said: "From today on, my name is Jiuyuan!"
The voice was like Huang Zhong Da Lu, which caused a shock in Lin's circle of friends!
Zhou Yingqiu, who was next to him, felt something and said loudly: "Congratulations to Brother Lin for being promoted to an immortal!"
Lin Tailai: "???"
Zhou Zhuti, what are you talking about? This is a pure historical plane, not a cultivation plane!
If you still dare to talk about being an immortal, then you must be in the late stage, right?
Then Zhou Yingqiu added: "The official culture of our dynasty likes to use the metaphor of cultivating immortals to describe one's birth. If you rank in the top three, you can directly enter the Imperial Academy, and you will be called a natural immortal. There is no problem if you are simply called a heavenly immortal."
Lin Zhuangyuan quickly said modestly: "How dare you call me a heavenly immortal? I can only be regarded as a true disciple of the sect, which is better than the inner and outer disciples."
For the rest of the day, there was nothing to do with the other new scholars, and only Lin Zhuangyuan had some announcements.
General Jin Yiwei, a Han general, will escort the champion back to his residence on horseback, and Shuntian Prefecture will be responsible for the guard of honor. This is equivalent to the parade of officials in opera novels.
People on the roadside have begun to argue. Generally speaking, the number one scholar is called Wenquxing, but what kind of star is the number one scholar in both civil and military circles?
Lin Zhuangyuan, who was always the center of attention in Suzhou, didn't feel much about the scenery that crowds of people on the roadside were vying to see.
He was like an entertainer who just wanted to complete the announcement, while he faked a smile, waved in both directions, and occasionally responded with cheers.
As long as more than three people are present, there are no real secrets in official circles.
Today's story about how to fill out the list in Zhongji Hall spread as the ceremony ended that day.
Shen Yongmao, an official of the Ministry of War, returned home and said to Shen Shoufu: "Thankfully, my father's position has not wavered."
Shen Shoufu frowned and said, "What do you mean by that?"
Shen Yongmao replied: "I've heard everything about filling out the results today. Then Lin Tailai, no, Lin Jiuyuan is really a bit like killing gods and Buddhas and killing Buddhas.
Fortunately, my father did not intend to forcefully support Tao Wangling, otherwise I am afraid that Lin Tailai would kill you too."
Shen Shoufu was speechless, whose son are you?
Forget it, on this day when the emperor's ranking is released, no one can steal the limelight from the top pick, especially the ninth pick.
So Shen Shoufu could only say: "What do I care about? The worst thing is that I will become an official by begging for my bones!"
Shen Yongmao replied: "Ah, yes! The person in the whole court who is most afraid of you becoming an official is probably Lin Taijiuyuan."
Shen Shoufu looked at the eldest son suspiciously. Has this son begun to prepare for the "post-Shen Shoufu era"?
Should he be happy about this, or unhappy?
At this time, Second Assistant Xu Guo sent someone to tell him that he was still feeling unwell and asked First Assistant Shen to attend tomorrow's Qionglin Banquet instead.
Everyone knows that the imperial court will hold a Qionglin banquet for new scholars, and as a rule, a cabinet bachelor will attend.
The most suitable candidate is definitely Xu Guo, the exam chief, but Xu Guo has not recovered yet, so there is nothing we can do.
Shen Yongmao thought of the "Jiuyuan Poetry Collection" that he was going to write a preface and review for, and said to Shen Shoufu: "My father will be at the Qionglin Banquet tomorrow and he wants to find a way to stimulate Lin Jiuyuan to write more good poems!"
Shen Shoufu said disapprovingly: "With Lin Taijiuyuan's character, in such a limelight situation, does his creative desire need to be stimulated by others?"