Chapter 161 Xuan Taiyi?

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 161 Xuan Taiyi?

The sun had already risen at this time, and everything seemed to wake up in an instant.

When rays of sunshine shone on the glazed gold tiles of the Forbidden City, hundreds of civil and military officials, together with more than 200 Jinshi, also faced the rising sun and walked into Fengtian Gate, and then came to the Square of the Hall of Supreme Harmony again.

The civil and military officials stood on both sides of Danbi's imperial steps, while the Jinshi stood in the middle, facing the wide and tall imperial steps and the main hall bathed in sunlight.

After all, these new scholars are the protagonists of the Chuanlu Ceremony.

As for the future, I can't say.

Some may be sent to remote places such as Yunnan, Guizhou, and Liaodong to work as minor officials, and then spend their entire lives working hard there to gain qualifications.

Some may enter the Hanlin Academy as a clerk, and then copy and write for a few years. Finally, they hope for personnel transfer, but are sent to Yingtianfu in Nanzhili for retirement.

Others may become the Six Ministers in the future, or even join the cabinet, occupy a very popular position, and become the promoters and even the guides of the Ming Empire's carriage.

But there are very few people with this fate, and there may not even be one among these Jinshi. Therefore, for these people, the opportunity to stand in the center and be the protagonist may only happen once in their lifetime.

The rankings haven't been released yet, and the rankings of the teams are the same as those of the last audition. Xia Yuan is still standing at the front of the crowd. How should I put it, it's quite embarrassing.

Next to him is Li Tingxiang, who is wearing the same Jinshi uniform. But as long as you look past Li Tingxiang, you can see a young man wearing a bright red robe and a two-beam golden crown.

The crown and hat reflected the golden light in the sun, which could even blind people's eyes, and the bright red robe definitely stood out among the more than 200 Jinshi.

Different from Xia Yuan's previous speculation, he thought that the Jinshi uniforms for the first, second, and third class would be different.

But in fact, they are all the same.

To be precise, except for this man who was dressed like a groom, everyone else was wearing the same Jinshi uniform.

But everyone present knew that this old man must be the top pick in this subject. After all, his style of painting is different from everyone else's.

Xia Yuan felt that he should give up his leading position to this old man, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do so. God knows whether it would be a crime to change positions randomly on such occasions.

He stood on tiptoe slightly and looked up the imperial steps. There was still a dragon chair placed in front of the palace, but just like last time, he still didn't see the emperor.

At this time, Zhu Youtang was changing clothes in the palace. The Chuanlu Ceremony had very strict regulations. The emperor could not go before Chen hour. He had to arrive at Chen hour.

Chen is a dragon and belongs to wood, which is a reservoir. Water and wood are in harmony with each other. At this time, the sun is in the east. The ancients regarded the east as the most respected, so arriving at this point is most in line with the emperor's etiquette.

Wearing a bright red leather bean suit, a leather bean crown, and various accessories and ribbons, Zhu Youtang asked aloud: "What time is it now?"

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Xiao Jing stood aside without any reaction, as if he didn't hear anything.

After waiting for a few seconds and receiving no response, Zhu Youtang couldn't help but turn his head and asked, "Xiao Banban, what time is it now?"

Xiao Jing has been serving Emperor Hongzhi for more than twenty years. He has already developed a certain conditioned reaction to the three words Xiao Banban. He instinctively withdraws from his thoughts and returns to reality. Then he subconsciously bows and says: "Your Majesty."

What are your orders?"

"I asked you what time it is now?" Zhu Youtang frowned again.

"Time..."

Xiao Jing was startled, then hurriedly walked out of the palace with small steps. At the entrance of the main hall of Qianqing Palace was a stone sundial, with a very long iron needle in the middle, and the hour mark on the disk.

The principle is to determine the time through the shadow cast by sunlight.

He glanced at the scale where the shadow of the iron needle fell, and then immediately went back to report, "Your Majesty, it's less than a quarter before it's Chen hour."

"Yeah." Zhu Youtang nodded slightly, but his brows were still slightly wrinkled. Ever since Xiao Jing came to accompany the driver this morning, he found that his Xiao Banban seemed to be uneasy.

"Your Majesty, can you please show me your seat in the Huangji Palace now?"

"Let's go."

Zhu Youtang was the first to go out of the Qianqing Palace in his leather clothes. The emperor's chariot and guard of honor were already waiting outside. After he got on the chariot, he headed towards the Huangji Hall, which is also the direction of the Taihe Hall, amidst a burst of ritual music. And go.

Seeing the emperor's royal guard appearing, everyone standing in the square of the Hall of Supreme Harmony had solemn expressions on their faces, and even their backs could not help but straighten.

When the emperor came down from the throne and sat on the dragon chair, all the civil and military officials and all the Jinshi paid homage together, and then each stood waiting in his place.

It is the hour of the hour, but we have to wait three quarters before the so-called auspicious hour arrives. At that time, the ceremony of passing on the body will officially begin.

In the queue of civil and military officials, Mou Bin, the commander of the Imperial Guards, stood at the forefront of the military attachés. He was usually well behaved and honest, but now he had the courage to peek at the emperor sitting in front of the palace. It was a bit far away and the emperor's face could not be seen clearly.

But he instinctively felt that the emperor was in good condition at this time, and he probably didn't know the contents of the report yet.

We clearly heard that the wood was brought into the palace, why didn't Your Majesty know about it?

Thinking of this, Mou Bin moved his eyes slightly to the side and looked at Xiao Jing who was standing next to the dragon chair.

Could it be that the report was withheld by this piece of shit?

At this time, Xiao Jing was in the middle of a battle between heaven and man. When the sky was slightly bright this morning, his godson came to the palace and delivered a memorial. The content of the memorial was not long, only a few hundred words, but the content could be called Shocking.

He was also present at the reading of the paper in the Wenhua Palace more than ten days ago, and he also knew the contents of the paper. The contents of the paper once made the emperor lose control of his emotions. The chief minister of the cabinet even commented that it was crazy, shocking, and sensational. Show off knowledge.

But after reading the report, he could only say that what was written in the paper was actually quite conservative.

He couldn't even imagine how the emperor would react if he read the memorial.

Ever since he learned about this incident, Xiao Jing has been struggling with whether he should report it to the emperor. If he reported it, he was afraid that the emperor would not be able to accept it and something would happen during the passing ceremony.

If there is no report, the grand ceremony of passing on the body will begin soon. Once the roll call is read, wait until then.

After standing in front of the palace and struggling for a long time, seeing the auspicious time getting closer and closer, Xiao Jing gritted his teeth and called out: "Your Majesty."

Zhu Youtang still looked straight ahead and asked lightly: "What's the matter?"

"My servant is thinking that after the roll call of the grand ceremony, the first place in the examination will be ranked as the last of the top three. I think it will definitely cause an uproar among all the Gongsheng students."

After a pause, Xiao Jing said more cautiously: "Your Majesty said before that after the passing ceremony, this policy paper will be posted so that many Gongsheng students can understand the reason, but I feel that it is better. It is better to do this. Stop posting it, and then I will improve Xia Yuan's ranking."

Without this report, everything would be easy to explain, but now that there is this report, if the policy question papers are posted, Xia Yuan will be ranked as the last of the top three, and the things in the report will be known to the world.

, I am afraid that this palace examination will become the laughing stock of the world.

What Xiao Jing was worried about was that if the emperor found out that he had received the report before the ceremony, but failed to report it in time, which led to this incident, he felt that he might be in trouble.

After a long while, Zhu Youtang asked: "Did you accept Xia Yuan's money?"

"No, slave."

"Then what do you mean by that?"

"My slave just wants to say something."

At this moment, Li Dongyang came over and said, "Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come."

"Let the roll call roll"

"Here."

Li Dongyang bowed and sang, then picked up the yellow list on the desk and walked to the imperial steps to read out the imperial edict, while the sound of ritual music also started to sound.

Xiao Jing had accompanied the emperor to participate in many grand ceremonies, and he was very clear about these rules. He knew that when the ceremonial music stopped, the roll call would begin, and the ceremonial music only lasted for a mere moment.

Thinking of this, his scalp almost exploded, and he hurriedly took out the letter from his arms, "Your Majesty, this is the report that I received at 9:00 this morning. It is about the rebellion in Qiongzhou and the land of Guangnan.

Inside story.

My maid, my maid, I don’t dare to hide it, but as for the content, I advise the emperor not to take it.”

Xiao Jing hadn't finished what he said, because when he heard the words "Qiongzhou Rebellion", Zhu Youtang had already snatched the letter away and opened it immediately.

At this time, the sound of rituals and music stopped, and Li Dongyang began to read out the imperial edict first, "I heard that a person who is a king must have merits and virtues. If there is no one in the world, how can I rule with words and take care of them first?"

If there is no virtue without learning, and no merit without politics, it may be said that the emperor's learning is not in literature and art, or that the emperor's frugality is the last detail, or that the master is not caring about details, or that the sage king is not diligent.

Yuanlue is much greater than this.

However, what he is responsible for has the virtues of two emperors and three kings, and what he is doing is not worthy of the government of two emperors and three kings."

This imperial edict is very long. Li Dongyang read it very attentively and patiently. The people below should also listen very attentively and patiently.

"My policy is to ask the tribute students from all over the world. The first one will be awarded the title of Jinshi, the second one will be awarded the Jinshi's background, and the third one will be awarded the Jinshi."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, hurry up and get Dr. Xuan!"

As soon as a third person left the door, there was a burst of noise and commotion behind Li Dongyang.

He frowned, feeling that things were not simple, and at the same time he was a little confused.

Doctor Xuan?
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