Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 258
(This should be chapter 250...the chapter name cannot be changed for the time being)
After passing on the group of people, it's time for Yujie to praise officials.

A golden dragon flagpole stood upright, and a red and yellow list was hung on it. This was the ranking of Jinshi Jinshi, and it was different from the gold list posted outside. This was the one in Qin Hui's hand just now.

Wang Mang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, stood in front of him, waiting for the three of them.

"Greetings to Uncle Da Zong." The three saluted in unison.

"No need to be polite."

Today Wang Mang also smiled, stroked his beard like steel needles and said, "Today, the Japanese officials will send you on your horses!"

While speaking, Jingzhao Yin Wang Jin and the magistrates of Yongshou and Xing'an counties, each leading a horse, have come here.

During the period, eunuchs came here to help the three of them embroider with red belts.

"Zhuangyuan Lang, please."

Wang Mang smiled and wanted to pull Zhuge Liang onto his horse. Zhuge Liang also knew that this was the imperial court's regulation, so he didn't refuse, but cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Uncle Zong."

After finishing speaking, with the help of Wang Mang, he stepped onto the tall horse with a snow-white body and no trace of variegation.

Jing Zhaoyin and Wang Jin held the reins with their own hands, and they were also smiling very festively today, like a happy Buddha... no, Maitreya Buddha.

Then the other two also got on the horse, and the three parents and officials in the capital led the horses in person, and the imperial street praised the officials.

At the front was a long guard of honor, and then two rows of golden-armored guards lined up, and two officers and soldiers were holding the colorful flag of "Xinke No. [-] Scholar", which is standard for every champion.

But in front of Zhuge Liang, there is also a colorful flag of "Sanyuan Jidi", which is unique to him.

The other two are only the second place flag and Tanhua flag.

Behind them, there are more than 800 Xinke Scholars. They don't have horses to ride, so they can only walk behind them with their legs.

The long guard of honor came out of Hanguang Gate and came to Zhuquemen Street, which was already empty and full of people.

Imperial Street praises officials only once every three years, which is even less frequent than His Majesty's trips. The people in the capital all want to see the new champions of the imperial court.

The crowd on the side of the road was divided into left and right, and officers and soldiers set up checkpoints to maintain order and prevent these people from rushing forward.

But even so, it still couldn't extinguish the enthusiasm of the people.

There were bursts of cheers from the crowd, and some even prepared baskets of flower petals and threw them into the air one by one.

For a time, the spring breeze of five colors floated, charming the eyes.

Both Zhuge Liang and Wang Hua are very attractive middle-aged men with fluttering long beards, gentle and elegant. At this moment, they are wearing red embroidered belts, riding on tall horses, blessed with the status of number one scholar and Tanhua, and they have attracted many girls.

Although Bao Zheng has a big black face with Chinese characters that should not be approached by strangers, he has a majestic and masculine air.

In this era that doesn't pursue little faces and fresh meat, it is also extremely popular.

"As expected of the Wenqu star descending to earth, the number one scholar is too heroic!"

"Did he look this way just now?"

"I don't know if Zhuangyuan Lang is married..."

Ninety percent of the cheers in the street went to the top champions, ten percent went to Tanhua and the second place, and the remaining Jinshi... almost none.

But even so, everyone still enjoyed this process very much, because it only happens once in a lifetime.

The praise of officials in Shili Yujie seems to be fleeting for Jinshi.

They circled around Zhuquemen Street and finally came to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion.

The eunuch in front posted the glorious golden list outside the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, which also indicated that the activity of boasting officials in Yujie was over.

The officials and the imperial guards all began to go back to their homes, and the excitement seemed to be gradually ebbing.

But the onlookers still did not disperse, and many people who had nothing to do were waiting around to watch the fun.

Because there is another famous activity next, which is called catching a son-in-law under the list.

Outside the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, many wealthy businessmen and their servants were already waiting outside, staring at the Jinshi in front of them, looking for their favorite son-in-law.

Some even brought their own daughters to the scene.

This method of catching son-in-law under the list was originally invented by wealthy businessmen.

For wealthy businessmen and big households who work hard, they only have money without power and relationships, just like fat sheep raised in captivity, extremely insecure.

And it is undoubtedly very difficult for them to train a Jinshi by themselves, there is still a lot of uncertainty during the period, and many accidents will happen.

But without a Jinshi son, it would be nice to have a Jinshi son-in-law!As long as he is an official, he can protect his family and their property.

Some people are really poor. Even if they are admitted to Juren, they just let them have enough food and clothing. After all, Juren who does not want to be an official has no real power in his hands. It's still far from being a real spendthrift and spending money like water.

Under the sugar-coated cannonball attack of the rich businessmen, under the gentle beauty of the rich daughters, they quickly completed the wedding night in the bridal chamber, and the two great joys in life when they were named on the gold list.

Such a marriage is not a disadvantage to them, it is a win-win behavior.

If you want to advance in the officialdom, you must manage from top to bottom, but how can a Jinshi who has no money get management?
Once they get married with such rich businessmen, they will receive the full support of these people.

Rich businessmen feed power with money, expecting power to protect and even feed back their money.

However, this dual-line economic power model of "catching a son-in-law under the list" has developed to this day, and it is no longer the monopoly of wealthy businessmen.

Even the high-ranking officials in the capital were not exempt and participated together.

Every family has a few playboys, and every family has a time when they are out of touch.

Besides, even if the children and grandchildren are all excellent, wouldn't it be icing on the cake to find an even better son-in-law?
The more officials and ministers at the pinnacle of power see the beauty of the world, the more they fear losing the power in their hands, and the more they want to pass on this power forever.

Qin Hui is the most obvious example. His background is not considered prominent, but after marrying the prime minister's granddaughter, he received the support of the royal family.

He can have the position of the right minister today, absolutely inseparable from the Wang family.

And Qin Hui also nourished the Wang family, protected their clansmen, and helped these people continue their glory and wealth.

As it turns out, officials have an advantage over businessmen when they want to act.

The top-ranking unmarried first-class and second-class Jinshi who are favored by officials are basically surrounded by them. Only those who are not liked by officials and pick the remaining top three as Jinshi are the food of wealthy businessmen.

So although it is lively here, the wealthy households are mostly making noise on the outside of the Jinshi crowd, and they dare not enter the real inner circle.

And most of the high-ranking officials and gentlemen are self-conscious, and they will not do this kind of thing of robbing their son-in-law in person, but entrust their confidant servants to come over.

"This master, I wonder if there is a marriage?"

"My master works in the Ministry of Criminal Justice and is about to choose a good son-in-law for my young lady..."

For the Jinshi who ranked lower in the second class, they basically negotiated one-on-one. As for the top-ranked Jinshi, they were surrounded by people.

As for Zheng Guan, who came from a famous family and won the fourth place in the palace examination, he is an absolute "high-quality resource". If he hadn't been strong and strong, he might have been knocked out by now and entered the bridal chamber in a daze. up.

The treatment received by the three first-class Jinshi is even more insane, because now the three of them are already officials from the sixth rank and two from the seventh rank.

Who wouldn't be confused when seeing such a good son-in-law?
"Everyone, our dog is nine years old!"

Wang Hua kept shouting, but he still underestimated the enthusiasm and determination of these people.

It doesn't matter if you have a wife and son, why don't you take another concubine!

Many officials are too embarrassed to allow their own daughters to be his concubines, but daughters born in the concubine and offspring of the family are still allowed.

Even if Wang Hua is really unknown, they won't have much loss.

But if Wang Hua can really soar into the sky and rise to the top, he will make a lot of money.

If this is the case with Wang Hua, the third, let alone the treatment Bao Zheng and Zhuge Liang received.

Although these two were already married, the servants who came to recruit husbands for their masters did not let them go.

Among them, Bao Zheng received slightly less popularity.

Thanks to the previous incident of sweeping Cai Jing's face, many people specifically inquired about his character and behavior, and knew that he is a smelly and stubborn person.

This kind of person has never been very popular in the officialdom, even if he won the second place this time, he may not be able to go very far in the future.

Compared with him, Zhuge Liang on the other side is really hot.

The servants of officials below the sixth rank did not dare to come here at all, and everyone knew that if they were really recruited, the son-in-law would have a higher official position than the father-in-law, it would be embarrassing.

Not only the sixth-rank officials, but even the servants of the fifth-rank officials rarely come here.

Only those officials in scarlet robes have confidence.

And thanks to Mr. Wolong's famous name, even the most distinguished group of people are very attracted to him.

From the ordinary fourth-rank officials, to the disciples of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion, they all surrounded Zhuge Liang, and even when some people came, they were ordered to recruit them back.

So Zhuge Liang was really crowded with people, at least three people would talk to him every moment, and there were still many people outside who couldn't squeeze in.

"Mr. Wolong, my young lady is twenty-eight years old, and she is as beautiful as a flower. She is just waiting to be married into a boudoir. I wonder if sir intends to form a good relationship between the two families?"

"Zhuangyuan Lang, my master said that as long as you are willing to take a concubine, you can choose from our nine ladies who are only in their twenties!"

"Our family only has seven young ladies who are waiting to be married, but you can have them all..."

"Our family can also want them all, and every young lady is a well-known lady, beautiful and virtuous..."

Many people know that Zhuge Liang is married.

But more people know that he married an ugly wife, so it is very appropriate to use a beautiful woman as a selling point.

Some voices were not loud enough, so they simply started pulling.

Zhuge Liang was dragged into a daze, he was no longer riding on a tall horse, and the scenery was boundless, now the red silk on his body has been pulled to nowhere, and the dark blue robe is also very messy, as for the Jinshi on his head Towel, I don't know where it went...

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Just when the noise outside was extremely loud, several strong and handsome young men just came out of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion.

Lu Bu was also one of the Imperial Guards who followed Yujie to praise the officials today, but after just finishing their work, their imperial guards did not return to the imperial city, but went to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to recuperate.

Habayashi Wei's management is relatively loose now, and they shouldn't be on duty today, so after the group of people changed their golden armor, they were ready to drink.

But I didn't expect to encounter the scene in front of me as soon as I left the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, and heard a series of unsavory words about tigers and wolves.

Lu Bu looked at Zhuge Liang's embarrassed appearance in the crowd from a distance, and was furious immediately!
"Let go of Zhuangyuan Lang!"

"Come at me if you have the ability!!"

(End of this chapter)