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

Chapter 529 En Rong Banquet

"You are too nervous. Anyway, the palace test has passed, so you should think about your future plans, but you plan to take the test for a good fortune?" Gu Chengyu asked Ye Zhiqiu's future plans. Also known as "storage phase".

Ye Zhiqiu hesitated, he naturally wanted to enter the Imperial Academy.But Qinggui Hanlin is not talking about it.The Hanlin Academy is the Qingshui Yamen, and they can only live on the salary of the imperial court.

Niang married her second sister in the capital, and she is also a scholar, her family background can only be regarded as mediocre, and it is already very difficult for her to support her studies, and he has no money to help.

In recent years, the money earned by the embroidery by the mother and the others has been used to supplement his education. How can there be any surplus in the family?Even my sister's dowry could not be afforded by the family.

He thought that if it was released outside, it would always be able to supplement the family. Of course, this does not refer to corruption.He is not a pedantic person, if the water is clear, there will be no fish, the emperor also understands the truth.

"Let's talk about it!" Ye Zhiqiu frowned, his family was poor, and even if he became an official, he would have to worry about money.There are so many officials in the capital, there must be a lot of entertainment between you and me, and one year's salary is not enough for the entertainment, he doesn't want to make his mother work so hard anymore.

Gu Chengyu also knew about Ye Zhiqiu's family background, so he thought that the next time he saw Gu Wan, he would talk to her and see what new tricks he could come up with so that Ye Zhiqiu's mother could earn more.They have known each other for eight years, and they can be regarded as close friends, and within the scope of their ability, they still need to help a group.

"I'm not surprised that you can become the number one scholar. Chengyu, Master Wen said you had the talent of the number one scholar back then. It seems that Master Wen is really astute."

Master Wen once mentioned this matter in front of Ye Zhiqiu, and he said it when Gu Chengyu was away, in order to fear that Gu Chengyu would be young and frivolous and arrogant.

"Oh? Becoming the number one scholar doesn't just have to be good at writing. Luck also plays a part in it. Didn't Master Wen think so highly of me?"

Master Wen was very strict with Gu Chengyu and rarely praised him, and he always thought that Master Wen thought he was crazy.

Later, when he was admitted to Juren, Master Wen's attitude towards him changed.Maybe it was because at that time he felt that he was already a juror, but he was not arrogant, and he didn't study in his private school. It was rare to see him last time, and there was no need to suppress his temper.

The two were talking, and within a quarter of an hour they arrived outside the palace gate.Gu Chengyu and the others got out of the carriage and walked along the red palace wall to the east outside the palace wall. The official offices of the six ministries and Honglu Temple are all outside the east wall.

Gu Chengyu and Ye Zhiqiu followed the servants, walked for half a stick of incense, and finally arrived at the Ministry of Rites.At this time, a newly promoted Jinshi from the Ministry of Rites had arrived, talking in twos and threes.However, after all, he was in the palace, so he didn't dare to make any noise.

The arrival of Gu Chengyu has attracted the attention of these people, and the news that he was bestowed with a watch by the emperor on the day of passing on the big pawn has already spread.While everyone was envious of him, they also wanted to get closer to him, not to mention that Gu Chengyu was still the champion, and he would definitely have a bright future in the future.

Of course, there are also some candidates who know the situation in the court hall. Before entering the court hall, Gu Chengyu has already stood on the opposite side with Xia Qing. I am afraid that life will be difficult in the future.

Although he was appreciated by the emperor, he was only a sixth-rank student when he entered the Imperial Academy, and there were not many chances to face the saint.It's not his turn to give lectures on the scriptures and banquets of the Imperial Academy, so naturally there are bachelors and lecturers from the Imperial Academy.

So these people are waiting and watching, not too enthusiastic.However, Gu Chengyu was awarded the official rank from the sixth grade, which is better than these people's grades.Even if someone who doesn't take the test of Shu Ji Shi and waits to be released, he is just a seventh-rank magistrate!

Since he was of high rank, they couldn't pretend not to see him, so they all nodded and smiled at Gu Chengyu.

There are a total of [-] Jinshi, and most of them are outsiders, but how can there be so many vacancies in the official positions of the imperial court?Therefore, with so many Jinshi, a small number of them have to wait at home for vacancies, and they will naturally be given official positions if they are vacant.

At this time, you have to test your financial resources and connections. If you are given a gift, and you have a close relationship with a certain official in the court, then the position can naturally come after you first.

The top three in the first class are all directly awarded official positions, so there is no need to worry about it.

Today's Enrong Banquet will be attended by the ministers who read the papers, the envoys of the Luanyi guards, the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the ministers, as well as the officials who accept the papers and seal the seals.

However, it is okay for some officials not to come here, and it is not compulsory.Every time the honor banquet is full of officials, it depends on the mood of those officials.

Whether the emperor will attend the Enrong Banquet depends on his mood.Gu Chengyu heard that the emperor did not attend the first two times, saying that he was busy with government affairs, but Gu Chengyu guessed in his heart that he was busy making alchemy!
After a while, Gu Chengyu saw Min Feng and Huang Junheng coming hand in hand.In this imperial examination, Huang Junheng was ranked No. 20 in the second class, and his results were considered excellent.Since he was rated as one of the three great talents in the south of the Yangtze River, this level is naturally still there.

When Min Feng saw Gu Chengyu, he thought of the conversation between the teacher and himself.Originally, the teacher put his test paper in front of Gu Chengyu, but the emperor hand-picked Gu Chengyu, even the teacher couldn't help it.

Besides, the emperor has been dissatisfied with the teacher recently, so the teacher asked him not to show off recently, and to keep a low profile.

In any case, he still had to be an official in the same court, so Min Feng was about to go up to say hello to Gu Chengyu.He entered Hanlin in the future, that is, editor, and he was the seventh rank, which was lower than Gu Chengyu's official position, and Gu Chengyu became his upper peak.

With this realization, Min Feng felt a little uncomfortable again.

"Chengyu!" Zheng Lun had seen Gu Chengyu a long time ago. After Gu Chengyu came out of prison after clearing up his grievances, he reported him a letter, but his father didn't know where he heard it. He insisted that Gu Chengyu offended someone. May he have too much contact with Gu Chengyu.

Although the ban was lifted later, the imperial examination was about to be held, so Zheng Lun did not go looking for Gu Chengyu anymore, and only focused on the examination.However, in the end, the servant Gu Chengyu sent a letter.

"Senior brother Zheng! I haven't congratulated you, brother, for becoming a new Jinshi." Zheng Lun is the 28th in the second class, and his ranking is considered to be high.Although Zheng Lun didn't reply to his letter later, since he came, he should greet him with a smile.Besides, if this person can't be handed over, then just keep him far away in the future.

At this time, Gu Chengyu didn't know that Zheng Lun had written him a letter, and he hadn't received the letter, so he thought that Zheng Lun didn't want to have a close relationship with him because of his father's obstruction.

"Congratulations! Congratulations! I haven't congratulated you on becoming the champion yet!"

After Zheng Lun finished speaking, he and Ye Zhiqiu greeted each other.

"I'm really sorry about what happened earlier. My father told me to prepare for the palace exam with peace of mind, so I only replied to your letter. In the future, I will definitely apologize to you." Zheng Lun was really guilty of what happened earlier. Break up with him.

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