The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 522
While Gu Chengyu was looking at the ground and counting ants, the Chief Assistant Xia Qing came out from the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"All tributes, listen to the announcement." This voice startled Gu Chengyu, he quickly knelt down like other tribute students, and raised his eyes to look at the officials standing on the steps. This is the result of the palace examination.This person is the chief assistant Xia Qing, who once glanced at him from a distance.

All the tribute students pricked up their ears, listened carefully, and waited to report their names later.

"No.1 in the Palace Examination, Gu Chengyu!"

Gu Chengyu suddenly heard his name, and he looked up at Xia Qing.I saw that his face was expressionless, he didn't even look at Gu Chengyu, but only looked at the officials ahead.

It's not that Gu Chengyu didn't think that he would become No.1, but Xia Qing covered the sky with one hand in the court, so it is possible to pull him down.However, when the emperor read his test papers during the imperial examination, he became more confident.

No matter what method Xia Qing uses, as long as the emperor orders him, Xia Qing will have nothing to do.Although there was no expression on Xia Qing's face at this moment, he knew that Xia Qing was furious.

Gu Chengyu got up and moved two steps to the right, and an official from the Ministry of Rites stepped forward and led Gu Chengyu towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Gu Chengyu walked forward unhurriedly, and he could still hear No.2 shouting behind him, it turned out to be Fu Yanshan, and No.3 was Min Feng.He was a little surprised that Xia Qing didn't take advantage of his position to get a good ranking for Min Feng, no matter how bad he was, there would always be someone in second place, right?

Could it be that Xia Qing deliberately put Min Feng in the third place in order to avoid suspicion?Or did the emperor deliberately place Min Feng in the third place?These Gu Chengyu don't know.

Gu Chengyu was thinking absent-mindedly, and suddenly found the bright yellow figure sitting on the dragon chair in front of him.He quickly lowered his head, stared at his toes, and stepped into the Hall of Supreme Harmony.This is the place where the emperor usually goes to court. Gu Chengyu stepped into the Hall of Supreme Harmony for the first time, and he was still excited.

He didn't dare to look up, and then footsteps came from behind him one after another, it seemed that the other nine Gongsheng students came.

After everyone came in, they lined up according to their rankings, and then knelt down together.Gu Chengyu is the number one scholar, so naturally he will report his resume first.

In fact, Gu Chengyu was not very nervous at the moment, and his voice was steady when reporting his resume, without any panic.The emperor nodded involuntarily. This son's mind is very calm and can be used to great advantage.

Afterwards, some Gongsheng students were so nervous that their voices trembled, because they were arranged in odd and even numbers, so behind Gu Chengyu was Min Feng.Looking at the frail figure of the young man in front of him, Min Feng felt mixed feelings.

Originally, he had no hope for No.1, but he had already noticed the emperor's attention to Gu Chengyu during the palace examination that day.But even No.2 is not himself, how can this not make him angry?

In the past month, as Xia Qing's closed disciple, he was personally brought by Xia Qing's side to tutor him. It can be said that he has made rapid progress.Fu Yanshan was not as knowledgeable as himself, but now he even snatched the No.2 that originally belonged to him, Min Feng felt very depressed.

After all, he couldn't be both honored and humiliated, and the smile on Min Feng's face was a bit forced.

"Where is Gu Chengyu, the number one scholar?" The emperor looked at the ten tribute students kneeling below, and then turned his attention to Gu Chengyu.

Gu Chengyu moved his knee two steps to the right, and knelt in the center of the hall, "The minister is here!"

"Hmm! Did you just say that you are only 14 years old? But you haven't been crowned yet?" The emperor's face turned pale, and he was also amiable when he asked Gu Chengyu.

"Reporting to the emperor, this minister is fourteen this year and has not yet been crowned. The teacher said that when I become a Jinshi, I will hold a crowning ceremony for my minister."

When the emperor heard Gu Chengyu talk about the teacher, nostalgia appeared in his expression.How could the emperor not know that Gu Chengyu's teacher is Liang Zhirui?Liang Zhirui is a veteran, he is loyal to himself.After he became an official, he also regretted it, but if he wanted to use it again, there would be no more seats.

The position of chief assistant was given to Xia Qing, even if Liang Zhirui returned to the court, he would be unwilling to make him subordinate to Xia Qing.

The emperor pondered for a moment, then came back to his senses and asked: "Is there a word for taking the table?"

"Back to the emperor, my master hasn't had time to get the name of the watch yet." The teacher said that since the ceremony is to be crowned in advance, the name of the watch must be taken.However, the crowning ceremony is still a few days away, and the teacher has not mentioned the matter of writing.

The emperor nodded, "You are going to enter the court in the future, why don't I give you a nickname! Since there is a jade character in the name, let's call it Jinyu!"

It was also because of Liang Zhirui that he chose Gu Chengyu's name. Looking at this veteran, he felt a little guilty.Liang Zhirui has been an official in the court for decades, and managed the cabinet for him for more than ten years. He has devoted himself very hard and is a true pure minister.

Taking care of Gu Chengyu is also to take care of Liang Zhirui's face.

Gu Chengyu didn't expect that the emperor would give him a nickname, he was a little flattered.Then he thought about it again, he should not be valued by the emperor so much, maybe he is still in the teacher's favor.

Gu Chengyu has no doubts about whether the emperor knows that his teacher is Liang Zhirui.I'm afraid his resume has long been presented before the emperor's case, even the three generations of his ancestors are clear about it.

Min Feng, who was behind Gu Chengyu, was short of breath at this time, he did not expect Gu Chengyu to be so lucky.The name bestowed by the emperor!Looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, who can have such an honor?How could he, Gu Chengyu, be able to make the emperor look at him differently?

Not only Min Feng thought so, but even the officials and other tributes in the hall also felt that Gu Chengyu had really gotten lucky.They wished they hadn't performed the crown ceremony, and then got the emperor's royal letter.

Even Fu Yanshan, who was devoting himself to reading, twitched the corners of his lips.

Gu Chengyu hurriedly kowtowed to thank the emperor for his kindness, "I thank the emperor for the words, my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

The emperor couldn't help but be more satisfied when he saw Gu Chengyu being so upbeat.

Up to this point, the other nine Xinke Scholars became the foil.At the end, the emperor gave them a few words of encouragement, asked the second Fu Yanshan a few words, and then announced the start of the ceremony.

Jiang Min Feng turned pale with anger, he still didn't know that he was affected by his teacher.He was puzzled by the emperor's attitude of ignoring him.

Gu Chengyu and the others went to the side hall and changed into their official uniforms.Gu Chengyu changed into a robe with a round collar and a white silk singlet inside, complete with brocade ribbons and knee coverings.There is also a Huaihu, a gauze hat, a plain silver belt, a pair of medicinal jade pendants, and a pair of court boots and felt socks.

After changing, they have to go back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, waiting for the start of the Chuanlu Ceremony, and the civil and military officials also stood outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony again.

At this time, Luan Yiwei, the Music Department and the Harmony Department set up Danbi Dale on both sides of the Taihe Gate. Civil and military officials walked into Danchi, all wearing court clothes and ranked according to their ranks.

(End of this chapter)