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After the results of the provincial examination came out, the students who were stranded in Tokyo left Tokyo in a hurry after purchasing various local scarce goods and materials.

The high consumption in Tokyo City is still a bit too high for ordinary civilians.

Most of the non-local candidates who failed the exam, although nostalgic for the prosperity of Bianliang's economy and literature, were still sad and sad, and left Bianliang reluctantly due to economic constraints.

When I left, I could only secretly make up my mind to come back three years later.

With the loss of a few thousand party-loving parties, the city of Tokyo finally calmed down and became much cleaner.

In March, Sheng Changbai took part in the palace examination held in the palace.

The imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not too big, with a circumference of only five miles. Compared with the Forbidden City of the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was still much smaller, about a quarter of it.

There are reasons why the Great Zhou Dynasty did not last long, and there are also reasons why the four emperors from the Great Ancestor to the present are not considered extravagant, and there is no reason to overhaul the palace.

The imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty, only when the Great Zhou Dynasty established its capital, built some palaces in a big way, maintaining a necessary royal dignity.

It's just that the Great Zhou Palace, which was built for decades, is far from being comparable to the Forbidden City, which was built for 500 years.

I have seen high-rise buildings, and I have also seen the pinnacle of ancient architectural skills such as the Forbidden City.

Sheng Changbai entered the palace for the first time, and he was not like other quasi-jinshi. The ignorant ones were dazzled and stunned.

The atmosphere of the palace examination is still much more relaxed, there is no dismissal, just a ranking.

These more than 300 quasi-jinshi, the pressure in their hearts is not too great.

Candidates can have a good day without being deposed today, and it is also the blood and sweat of the ancestors.

Thanks to the previous candidates who were dismissed from the palace examination, they voted for Xixia and Daliao.

The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty immediately realized his mistake.

Candidates who can pass the imperial examination are all talented people, big or small.

Even if a salary is given to support the examinee, it is better than the examinee joining the enemy of a foreign country and the enemy.

Whether they were military officials or civil officials, the Great Zhou Dynasty had raised too many people in vain, and it was not short of the one or two who should have been deposed in the palace examination.

Candidates were led by the internal officials to the Jiying Hall, where they were seated in order according to their rankings in the provincial examination.

Sheng Changbai also saw the old emperor for the first time.

Living and moving Qi, nourishing the body, and controlling the life and death of tens of millions of people.

Having been in a high position for decades, the old emperor is still quite majestic.

In the Jiying Hall, a topic was asked, and after staying for a quarter of an hour, the old emperor was escorted out by the internal officials.

It was obvious that the emperor's health was not good and he was visibly weak.

No wonder the ministers who were able to participate in the court meeting were thinking all day long for the old emperor to establish a crown prince as soon as possible.

The emperor is like this, of course it is impossible to stay in the examination room for a day like these candidates.

The emperor stayed for a while to show that these candidates were all disciples of the emperor, and the goal was achieved.

After all, the palace examination is in the palace, and there is only one day for the examination, so of course there are fewer questions.

Of course, this matter depends entirely on the emperor's preferences. In this palace examination, the emperor asked three questions.

Confucianism, theory, policy, each one.

The first two, the classics and theories, are common and have nothing new.

In the last question of the exam, no surprises, the old emperor still raised the question of establishing a heir, establishing a head, or establishing a virtuous.

This requires guessing the old emperor's mind. The old emperor proposed to establish a heir, establish a long, or establish a virtuous.

Many people would think that the old emperor was asking how to choose the two eldest nephews, King Yong and King Yan.

Sheng Changbai understood the meaning of the old emperor very well. The old emperor had been in a stalemate with his courtiers not to establish a heir.

Obviously still hoping that he can give birth to a son.

It's not that the emperor couldn't have children, let alone more than a dozen daughters, even sons, the emperor also gave birth to three.

It's just that the emperor's sons didn't grow up, and all died young.

The emperor is said to be old, but the emperor is actually only fifty, which was considered old in ancient times.

But at this age, men obviously haven't completely lost their fertility.

When it was possible to give birth to his own child, how could the old emperor be willing to hand over the country to his nephew.

Not to mention the position of the emperor, a large area of ​​land.

It's just an ordinary family's two thatched huts and a few acres of land. If they can pass it on to their own parents, no one is willing to pass it on to their step-nephew.

Sheng Changbai very much agrees with Sheng Hong's principles of being an official, being cautious, keeping a low profile, not forming cliques, and not causing trouble.

In the policy, Sheng Changbai did not express his attitude clearly, but the article still showed some support for opposing Li.

It's just that this point of view is correct, Sheng Changbai surpassed more than half of the people in the palace test.

In order to get a good ranking, please support the old emperor without knocking him down.

Back when there were poetry and prose exams, those examinees flattered the emperor even more.

Examining poetry and fu is to sing the merits and virtues for the emperor and the court.

The comparison is who is the best at flattering the emperor, whoever takes the emperor the most comfortable, the most fresh and refined, and whoever has the better grades.

Support me, the emperor will establish a heir, and Sheng Changbai is not guilty.

It is unreliable to establish King Changyong and King Yan Yan.

Of the two princes, King Yong is the elder with many heirs, but he is mediocre and does not think about making progress.

Although King Yan has some abilities, let alone not much ability, he has not been appointed as the crown prince, but he has started to be domineering. He doesn't know how to pretend to be low-key, and he is not the image of a king.

If the two brothers really want to choose one, relatively speaking, King Yong is more reliable.

According to the ancestral teachings of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats share the world, and the emperor's mediocrity is not a big problem, as long as it is not fatuous.

Find a shrewd and capable prime minister and select a group of shrewd and capable ministers.

It will not delay the important court affairs of governing the country.

After the palace examination, Sheng Changbai really relaxed, and he can let go of the classics and classics.

Compared with the more than 1 test papers in the provincial examination, it takes one month less for correcting alone.

The examination paper with more than 300 points in the palace examination can be corrected much faster.

On the third day after the palace exam, the results came out.

On the surface, the emperor is the chief examiner, but the emperor will not read every test paper.

They are all graders. After marking, five or ten exam papers are picked out.

Let the emperor determine the rankings of the top few, and the latter 300-point examination papers, the old emperor has no energy to read them one by one.

Ordinary emperors usually only read five or ten test papers, and the old emperor is considered benevolent. When he was young, he might choose to read a few more test papers.

At this time, the health is not good, and you still have to spend your energy on making people in the harem, so of course you won't choose to read more.

After these two days of palace examination, although he didn't need to read books, Sheng Changbai was not idle. Sheng Changbai and other prospective Jinshi all went to the Ministry of Rites to learn the etiquette of facing the king.

Even if Sheng Changbai has already undergone Sheng Hong's personal training, these things cannot be missed.

On the day of roll call in front of the hall, Sheng Changbai and Sheng Hong went out together to attend the court meeting.

Although the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty couldn't get up early, officials had to walk a long way before reaching the palace.

So it is also necessary to start early. Sheng Changbai followed Sheng Hong out before dawn.

For a house like the Sheng family, it's okay to be close to the inner city, and the distance to go to court is not too far, half an hour in advance is enough.

Those officials who live outside the city, or in a corner of the outer city, set off an hour earlier, which is not too early.

Entering the inner city, outside the Donghuamen, the Xinke Scholars lined up according to their rankings in the provincial examination, waiting for the roll call.

Civil and military officials, accompanied by Jinshi today, waited outside the Donghua Gate, standing scattered, chatting in groups of three or five.

Sheng Changbai has also seen it, Sheng Hong's long sleeves are fluttering, and his face is exquisite.

For a mere sixth-grade green-robed official, there are quite a few big bosses in scarlet robes who chatted enthusiastically with Sheng Hong.

Even with the face of Sheng Changbai's grandfather, Wang Laotai, Sheng Hong could get to know these officials.

But these officials like to chat with Sheng Hong, which is Sheng Hong's own ability.

Waiting for the old emperor to get up from the bed of an unknown concubine in the harem, and when he is about to arrive at Donghua Gate.

The music officials played music, and after a burst of rites and music, the officials began to line up according to their civil and military ranks.

Sheng Changbai didn't know so many people, but he recognized the color of official robes.

"The house is full of nobles and nobles, all of them are scholars" is indeed true. In the court, most of them are civil servants, and most of them are wearing purple robes and scarlet robes.

There were not many small officials like Sheng Hong in green robes, and they followed at the end of the team.

After the emperor arrived, all civil and military officials stepped forward and lined up on the left and right. This is today's audience.

But today's court meeting, the protagonists are Sheng Changbai and these new scholars.

Without making Sheng Changbai wait for too long, the eunuch's roll call began to spread: "Wujike Palace Examination No. 1."

Accompanied by a burst of ceremony and music, the eunuch called the name three times, and the champion of the new department went forward to thank him.

No.1 is not Sheng Changbai, No.2 is still not Sheng Changbai, until No.3, Sheng Changbai heard his name.

"The third person in the Wuji Imperial Examination, Youyang Sheng Changbai!"

After the roll call three times, Sheng Changbai went to the front to thank him.

The literati of the Great Zhou Dynasty had a high status, and they didn’t need to kowtow when they met the emperor, but on the important occasion of the palace examination to thank the old emperor, they still had to kowtow to the old emperor, which was regarded as recognizing the teacher.

"Sheng Changbai?"

"The minister is here." Sheng Changbai said with a bow.

"Raise your head." The old emperor sized up Sheng Changbai: "The god of abundance is floating, the instrument is magnificent, and I am worthy of my love to order Tanhualang!"

The old emperor praised him, and Sheng Changbai thanked him again.

"Three Scholars in one school, two grandparents and grandchildren, it is also a good story, let's go on." The old emperor nodded, which made Sheng Changbai think that he was dragged down by this "good story".

Otherwise, the grades could be better. Of course, it is also possible. Sheng Changbai took advantage of his grandfather's Tanhua. We can only inquire about this matter after the fact.

The envoy Xuan Hui shouted: "Juming, the third person in the present division, is awarded Jinshi and rank. A robe, boots, and a wat!"

Sheng Changbai retreated with his clothes, shoes and wat board.

Then wait for all the more than 300 people, after seeing the emperor thank you, a group of people come out together, and then collectively thank the emperor, this is the end of the matter.

It should be clarified that the three tripods, the top three, are called three times during the roll call, and the latter are called only once.

Then a group of Xinke Scholars can leave, and then they can go home and return to the inn.

You can also go directly to Qionglin Court and wait for a meal.

It is a long way from the northwest imperial palace in Tokyo to the Qionglin Banquet in the west of the city.

Crossing the horse parade means that Xinke Jinshi goes to Qionglin Garden, or goes home, to the inn.

Quite a few people on both sides of the road looked on, not to mention, some of them came directly to the list to catch their son-in-law.

Although the emperor would send some soldiers to guard them, it was up to the soldiers to stop people, and there would always be some people with special privileges.

Sheng Changbai didn't plan to experience it again after experiencing the matter of looking at the provincial examination and catching his son-in-law under the list.

There are at least more than 1 candidates in the provincial test, so let's go to the list.

There are too many people, and it is not easy for those who want to catch a son-in-law under the list. It is easier to slip away who has passed the provincial test.

But for this palace test, there are only more than 300 people in total, and they just sang their names outside Donghua Gate.

Everyone is holding the official uniforms and boots bestowed by the emperor, and those who want to catch a son-in-law can be said to be sure to catch one.

Because of the perfect imperial examination system in the Great Zhou Dynasty and the high status of scholars, the activities of catching sons-in-law under the rankings of the Great Zhou Dynasty were also very popular.

No matter whether it is a nobleman, a royal relative, an official or a wealthy businessman, they all want to recruit a new scholar as a son-in-law.

It took only three years to have these hundreds of new scholars. Except for the elderly, those who got married, and those who were engaged, there were not many single scholars left.

In the situation where there are more wolves and less meat, the scene of snatching is also very crazy. Every time, there are some flamboyant nobles and wealthy businessmen who send dozens of servants to snatch people away.

It's easy to disagree, the rich businessman Sheng's family doesn't care and refuses directly.

But if it's a honorable person, a royal relative, or a family of a high-ranking official, Sheng Changbai has no reason to refuse, it's just offending people.

They are all from families living in the capital. It is easy to find out whether they are married or engaged.

The one who dared to catch Sheng Changbai, a young Tanhualang, must be the honorable nobleman, the royal relative, and the family of high-ranking officials who are in favor.

It can be said that the opportunity for a wealthy businessman to catch a son-in-law is when the provincial examination releases the list.

High-ranking honorables, relatives of the emperor, family of high-ranking officials, have self-confidence, after the palace examination, everything is settled, and then they start to find a son-in-law.

The aim is also the top dozens of first-class and second-class, these more promising Jinshi.

After passing the palace examination and the ranking is determined, the wealthy businessman can only look for the top three.

The older ones, the ugly ones, and the Jinshi who looked at the future as son-in-law.

Most Jinshi who came from a commoner background were willing to be arrested if they had no marriage contract or marriage.

This can be regarded as a win-win situation. The wealthy businessman has the backing of being an official.

A Jinshi in the new department can gain both human resources and wealth, and also has the first start-up capital to enter the officialdom.

Even the Xinke Jinshi who have already married their wives and engaged in marriage, many of them cannot resist the temptation.

Divorcing wives and destroying relatives, after every imperial examination, there must be several.

"Firecrackers, fireworks, set them all up for me! Set up a banquet, set up a running water banquet, and go outside the city to give porridge for a month."

When Sheng Changbai returned home, Wang Ruofu was already making arrangements.

"Mother, it's enough for us to have a little celebration at home. In Bianjing, we'd better keep a low profile. What kind of class is our family in this capital city? People are jealous and hate us for being so public." (End of this chapter)