Red House Shoufu

Chapter 73
The next day after the Ceremony of Passing on Lulu, the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple held a grand Jinshi Enrong Banquet for Xinke Jinshi, which is often called the Qionglin Banquet.

The Qionglin banquet was held in Nanchi on the west side of the imperial city. Gao Yongheng appointed a cabinet minister, Prince Shaofu, and Ren Guocheng, a scholar of the Wenhuadian University, to preside over it and entertain the new Jinshi, the examiner and deacon of the Dangkedian on his behalf.

Just when the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, the green willows on the banks of the Nanchi Lake were first dressed, and a hundred flowers were blooming. Four hundred Xinke Jinshi wore the unique copper hairpins of the Enrong Banquet, and they came to the venue of the Enrong Banquet under the guidance of the clerks of Honglu Temple.

Ren Guocheng stood up together with the chief and deputy examiners of the current subject examination and palace examination to welcome the arrival of the new subject Jinshi.

The number one scholar Lin Shu, who was wearing a golden hairpin, led all Jinshi to salute Ren Guocheng and others.

"I pay my respects to the old man, and to all my lords!"

Ren Guocheng nodded cheerfully and said: "Excuse me, excuse me, the protagonists of today's Enrong Banquet are you, the old man is just here to entertain you talents on behalf of His Majesty, please sit down quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone bowed to the east, and then each found their own seats and sat down.The palace banquet, aside from the cumbersome rules, was extremely rich at that time.

With delicious food and wine, Nanchi was full of joy and laughter.

Lin Shu, as the number one scholar in the current discipline, the first in the Great Chu and the first six-yuan Wenkui since the imperial examination in the former Sui Dynasty, became the main target of everyone's drinking.

Fortunately, Wang Huan, Lin Deze and other fellow villagers supported him, so he didn't get drunk.Taking advantage of the opportunity to toast Ren Guocheng, Qian Qianli and other bigwigs, Lin Shu finally got rid of the fate of being drunk.

"Wen Kui is afraid of being fed? I came here to hide from the old man."

"The lower officials are not good at drinking, but they have let down the mellowness of the imperial wine. The old man held a banquet on behalf of the sky, and the lower official offered a cup to the old man as a token of gratitude."

Ren Guocheng was about fifty years old, clinked wine glasses with Lin Shu cordially, raised his head and took a sip.

Lin Shu was also bored, and then poured himself another cup, and said to Qian Qianli who was beside Ren Guocheng: "Student respects teacher, thank you teacher for reading the papers."

Although after the palace examination, Jinshi are all disciples of the emperor.However, according to the usual practice, Jinshi in the new department will often call the examiner who presides over the examination a mentor and worship him as his disciple.

Even Lin Shu had to follow the deep-rooted student routine.Although Qian Qianli is the emperor's man, but his character is upright, and he will speak up when he sees injustice. The emperor sometimes wishes to kill him, but he appreciates his character very much.

Qian Qianli's face was serious, like a strict teacher teaching his disciples, and said: "Since you call me a mentor, I must be worthy of your title. Lin Shu, you have the talent of a unicorn, and you should think of the people in the world. Don't lose your heart, don't abandon your loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness!"

Lin Shu bowed and bowed, and replied solemnly: "Teacher teaches, students should keep it in mind, reflect on themselves, remember the mission and never forget the original intention!"

Qian Qianli looked at Lin Shu with satisfaction, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass: "Lin Ruhai has a successor like you, and his ambition can continue!"

Ren Guocheng also nodded and said: "When Lin Ruhai was in charge of the Jiangnan Salt Department, the price of salt was stable, and the tax and money were never flawed. How about today's chaos, it's a mess..."

Then I realized that this is not the time to talk about such bad things, so I changed the subject and talked about lighter and interesting things.

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After drinking for three rounds, everyone gradually let go of their minds. The picturesque Nanchi is a good place for reciting poems and composing Fu.

After a while, several excellent works were praised by Ren Guocheng, a cabinet scholar, and Qian Qianli, a minister of rites.

Just as the Enrong Banquet was enjoying itself, there was a sarcasm from the crowd: "Lin Liuyuan is the literary chief whom His Majesty personally ordered. Why can't you write a single poem at the Enrong Banquet today?"

The laughing crowd fell silent for an instant, and they turned around to see that Tang Jinyao, who was a little drunk, was sarcastically looking at Lin Shu who was standing beside Qian Qianli.

At this time, Lin Shu was taking a pen to concentrate on recording the poems of the people, when he heard someone talking about himself, he was still a little confused about the situation.

"Lin Liuyuan, Lin Wenkui, are you going to say that you are not good at poetry? Then you are not worthy of the title of Wenkui!"

In the end, Tang Jinyao only got a top three, and even Wang Huan, who was ranked behind him in the exam, got a second top No. 11. On the contrary, he, the son of the dignified ceremonial minister, was surpassed by a country bumpkin.

Jealousy, anger, and being lectured by his father Tang Yunxian after returning home yesterday, Tang Jinyao, who was already drunk, looked at Lin Shu, who was the focus of everyone, and finally couldn't help it.

"Tang Tongnian, I am really not good at poetry, and the title of Wenkui was bestowed by Your Majesty. If Tang Tongnian is dissatisfied, you can speak directly, and please take back the imperial plaque. I wonder how Tang Tongnian thinks?"

Lin Shu kicked the ball back to Tang Jinyao, without the slightest hint of retaliation in his words. Compared with Tang Jinyao's aggressiveness, Lin Shu, who was as light as a drizzle, made everyone feel that Lin Shu was a good friend.

You are not joking, how could the imperial plaque bestowed by the emperor be withdrawn because of the jealousy of a new Jinshi.

When Tang Jinyao heard Lin Shu's admission that he was not good at poetry, he sneered: "A few days ago, Lin Wenkui talked about wars in the Meilin of Dabaoen Temple. I thought Lin Wenkui was omnipotent. I think Lin Zhongzheng is so talented. I can't even write a poem... Tsk tsk, what a pity!"

This tsk-tsk sound, complemented by Tang Jinyao's eccentric tone, made Lin Shu angry from the bottom of his heart.

He restrained his tone and replied: "The poems are lyrical and expressive, and the articles express their ambitions. Since Tang Tongnian wants to read my humble work, then I will make a fool of myself!"

I saw Lin Shu laying out a new sheet of paper, and began to write with a pen.Ren Guocheng and Qian Qianli moved lightly, stood aside and watched.

From nodding their heads in approval, to shining their eyes, and finally applauding at the end, the two aroused everyone's curiosity.

"What a majestic essay, what a young man!" Ren Guocheng applauded loudly: "With this excellent essay, I should understand it!"

After receiving Qian Qianli's approval, Wang Huan read aloud: "In the past, we were the top state in China, Qin Emperor established the frontiers, Han Wu attacked the north, and Tang Emperor herded the grassland. The Tartars invaded the south, the Central Plains were weak, and China fell for a hundred years. The Ming emperor conquered the north , Restoring the crown of the Han Dynasty, and met with unworthy descendants. Fortunately, there is Taizu, who is strong and strong, and stabilizes the world. It is the luck of Kyushu. However, natural disasters and man-made disasters, the rampant Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River, and the invasion of the Nine Borders Tartars. The king has worries, and the people There are difficulties, so today’s responsibility does not lie with others, but with my young people. If young people are wise, the country will be wise; if young people are rich, the country will be rich; Progress; the youth is better than the nations, and the country is better than the nations. The red sun is rising, and its way is bright. The river flows out and flows into the ocean. The dragon dives into the abyss, and the scales and claws fly. The breast tiger roars in the valley, and the beasts tremble. Eagles and falcons Test the wings, the wind and dust spread. The first birth of a strange flower is the emperor. The generals grow their hair, and there are their awns. The sky wears its green, and the earth wears its yellow. Even though there are thousands of years, there are eight wastes. The future is like the sea, and the future will be long. Beautiful me Young China, not as old as the sky! So strong, I am a young Chinese, boundless with the country!"

The sound of reading is like a boulder thrown into the calm lake water in the quiet Nanchi, arousing the lofty ambitions in the hearts of the Xinke Jinshi.

Everyone competed to copy this majestic essay, recited it aloud, and communicated with each other.Ren Guocheng and Qian Qianli looked at this group of high-spirited Xinke Scholars, they smiled at each other and toasted each other at the same time.

They remembered how ambitious they were when they first became Jinshi.No matter what happens to this group of newcomers in the future, at least for now, they are Da Chu's handsome young men!

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　　Today's update is late, I will continue to code in a while, you can read it tomorrow.

　　This chapter borrows Liang Gong's "Young China" as a b, and some places that do not match the background have been revised. It is definitely not as magnificent as the original text, so please bear with me.

　　There will be three changes tomorrow and three changes the day after tomorrow. One is to make up for the late changes in the past few days, and the other is to thank everyone for their support for Meow during these days.

　　I will fight Sanjiang next week. I hope everyone can continue to support this book and read it more.This book has been pushed from the beginning to today, thanks to everyone's support, thank you!
　　
　
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