On the afternoon of the fourth day of April, after the examiner opened the papers and filled in the papers in Wenyuan Pavilion, the dust had basically settled and the ministers could go back to their homes.
Then the news began to leak out, and people with connections would know their final ranking that night.
Of course, the Sanding A test paper has not been opened today, and the top three on the yellow list are vacant, so it seems that they need to be kept secret.
But the ministers are not stupid. Comparing the completed yellow list and the list of the general examination list, the three missing names, Han Yinglong, Qin Dewei, and Sun Sheng, must be Sandingjia.
It's just that the test papers of the three people are still being kept by the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the final order of the Three Tripods will be announced tomorrow.
No matter what, tomorrow's Chuanlu Ceremony must retain a bit of so-called suspense, otherwise it will be boring.
Qin Dewei, Chen Feng, and Xu Gu received their Dahongpao attire from the Imperial Academy, and when they returned to their home in Wugong Hutong, they saw someone waiting.
The man sent by Wang Tingxiang said to Qin Dewei: "My master asked me to tell you that your name was not found in the list today!"
Wucao! The three of them were all shocked. Of course they understood what not filling in their names today meant.
Chen Feng and Xu Gu thought together that Qin Dewei had just said "probably the top ten in the top two" on the road, and suddenly a thousand words could only be reduced to one sentence: "They are all in the same year, pretending to be stupid!"
Qin Dewei was very confused. Could it be that he was playing too big again this time? What went wrong?
In fact, he has always been very clear-headed, his goal is to avoid being suppressed, and getting a top ranking in the second class is enough. He has never thought about entering the third class.
In recent years, palace examinations have been very dependent on backers. He, Qin Dewei, does not have the elders of the Prime Minister, nor does he have a big brother from the same town in Yingtian Mansion.
If you have zero capital other than ability, why should you enter Sandingjia?
Even his father-in-law, a bachelor, his father in the Imperial Academy, and Fang Yingwu, who had all his plans, were not able to enter the Three Tripods. How could Qin Dewei be so virtuous and capable?
Or are Zhang Fuking, Fang Xianfu, Zhai Luan, Huo Tao, Wang Hong, Xia Yan, and Wang Tingxiang collectively suffering from senile dementia?
Therefore, Qin Dewei concluded that something must have happened beyond his control.
Forget it, keep a low profile. I'm closed tonight and won't go anywhere. We'll talk about it tomorrow after everything is over.
The next day, the fifth day of April, the Yiwei Ke Chuanlu Ceremony was held in the 14th year of Jiajing's reign in the Ming Dynasty!
For the imperial court, this was one of the biggest events, and the etiquette level was the highest along with enthronement, wedding, longevity, triumph, and New Year's Day.
No matter what happens in life in the future, on this day, the new scholars are the protagonists!
At dawn, 325 new scholars, including Qin Dewei, dressed in red robes, were ushered into the palace by the ceremony officers and lined up on the altar outside Fengtian Hall!
At the same time, Emperor Jiajing had already arrived at the Huagai Hall, where he opened the Sandingjia test paper according to the procedures and filled out the yellow list.
Once everything is confirmed here, it will be moved to Fengtian Hall for a roll-call ceremony.
Accompanying the emperor were the eunuchs who were responsible for the ceremony. For such a cultural event, other eunuchs could not take part in the event.
At this time, there was a sign of the imperial eunuch, and the governor of Dongchang, the eunuch Qin, was sneaky and vaguely hiding among the crowd of eunuchs.
Then one of the eunuchs, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, couldn't help but joked: "Why are you here, Old Qin? I wonder when you entered the Supervisory Supervisor of Ceremonies?"
Although you, Eunuch Qin, have a high status, today this is a matter for cultural people, and you, Eunuch Qin, are not the Supervisor of Ceremonies, so why are you here to join in the fun?
Eunuch Qin responded: "I, the Jiajing Dynasty, are civilized and polite, and I am here to be inspired."
The record readers also arrived at the Huagai Hall, and Zhang Fujing, the first assistant, displayed the rhubarb list, which still lacked the top three, on the imperial desk, asking the emperor to take a look at it.
After that, the eunuch and eunuch, the Chief of Ceremonies, took out the three unopened test papers and placed them in front of the chief assistant, Zhang Fuking.
Yesterday, the emperor wrote the rankings on the three test papers and began to open them in order. He saw:
The first place in the first class is Han Yinglong.
First and second place, Sun Sheng.
First and third place, Qin Dewei.
Then Zhang Shoufu gave the three opened test papers to the eunuch Si Li, who read the resumes of the three people to the emperor.
"Han Yinglong, from Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, No. 253 in the National Citizenship Examination.
Sun Sheng, Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, ranked 294th in the Jinyiwei official examination."
When I read this, someone in the hall suddenly burst out laughing, interrupting the rhythm of the reading.
Emperor Jiajing turned around and saw Eunuch Qin of Dongchang, who had come to join in the fun, immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "I have lost my temper! Your Majesty, forgive me!"
They were all pretending to be confused at first, but after Eunuch Qin laughed inexplicably, the other eunuchs suddenly started whispering.
The two scheduled number one picks are actually from Yuyao, Zhejiang Province.
Moreover, one can attempt 253rd and the other can attempt 294th. Could this ranking be any bleaker? You know, there are only 325 people in total!
It's really a bit magical.
Emperor Jiajing paid no attention to Eunuch Qin, nor did he tell Eunuch Qin to get up.
The eunuch in charge of reading Sandingjia's resume continued to read: "Qin Dewei, from Jiangning County, Yingtian Prefecture, Nanzhili Province, ranked 91st in the National Citizenship Examination."
Under normal circumstances, Emperor Jiajing would have issued an order at this time and asked the eunuch and eunuch to use a red pen to fill in the last three people on the yellow list according to their ranking.
But for some reason, Emperor Jiajing did not speak for a long time, and the Huagai Hall fell into an eerie silence.
The readers present looked at their noses, their noses and their hearts, and remained silent.
Zhang Fujing, the chief assistant, was helpless. In the three tripods originally planned by the minister, he decided that Han Yinglong would be first, Sun Sheng would be third, and Wu Shan, a relative of Xia Yan's son-in-law, would be second.
Originally, he thought that he would order two people to provide double insurance, in case Emperor Jiajing changed people. Under normal circumstances, if he was not satisfied with the replacement, he would change to the first or third person.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Jiajing suddenly replaced Wu Shan with Qin Dewei in the imperial examination yesterday, and then pushed Qin Dewei to third place.
In this way, after Emperor Jiajing's adjustment, the first and second places were all selected by Zhang Fujing. It would be a bit embarrassing if you look at them consecutively.
As long as I'm not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed, Zhang Shoufu said secretly to himself.
At this time, Emperor Jiajing suddenly turned to Eunuch Qin, who was still kneeling, and shouted angrily: "Qin Fu! What were you laughing at just now?"
The eunuch of Qin Fu Dizou said to him: "Yesterday, the name of Sandingjia spread throughout the capital, and I also heard some anecdotes. For example, Han Yinglong was short, ugly, and could not speak clearly.
Just now I heard that Han Yinglong was actually destined to be the number one scholar, so I laughed."
Huh? Emperor Jiajing seemed to have found inspiration, and scolded Eunuch Qin again: "You useless thing! Get out of here!"
Then he said to Huang Jin, the eunuch who was closest to him: "Huang Ban, go to the front and see what the three of them look like!"
Huang Jinxin followed the instructions from the Shenhui and went to the Danbi Temple outside the Fengtian Palace. After a while, he returned to the Huagai Palace.
Then he told Emperor Jiajing: "I just took a sneak peek at the characters, and only Qin Dewei is handsome and majestic in appearance!"
Emperor Jiajing said: "I have heard that the number one scholar is the most powerful person in the world. His reputation is very important, and his appearance is outstanding. He is so spectacular that all the people think that the imperial court has won him! The first place will be changed to Qin Dewei!"
The ministers were speechless, because the emperor was right, choosing the number one scholar based on appearance was not a joke.
There is indeed such a historical tradition that the number one scholar should choose those with good looks as much as possible. As the saying goes, good looks are justice.
In the competition of looks, Qin Dewei definitely beat the other two, which is enough reason for him to be the top pick.
I really don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse. Eunuch Qin sighed, hid his merit and fame, and left the Huagai Palace.
But even a person who has cut off his roots cannot bear the temptation of having a champion from his own bloodline.
The trees are as beautiful as the trees and the embankments are higher than the shore. There is no other way but to save seeds as soon as possible.