The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 75

In the evening, the sixty Jinshi on the Red List couldn't hide their inner joy, and entered Qiongyuan one by one from the imperial palace to attend the Qionglin Banquet bestowed by the emperor.Since the middle of the Song Dynasty, every time the imperial examinations are over, the emperor will give a banquet on the night when the results are released, entertaining the new scholars and all the examiners. This is the famous Qionglin Banquet.

Qiongyuan, which is usually quiet and quiet, seemed so lively at this time, with people coming and going, and the laughter of new scholars was everywhere.

The seat in the middle of the main table was always vacant, it was the emperor's special seat, even if the emperor couldn't come in person, no one could take this seat.On the left of the main seat are the three chief examiners He Ji, Ma Tingluan and Weng Yinglong. Wen Tianxiang, the champion of the period.

In the fourth year of Baoyou, Wen Tianxiang had the honor to participate in the Qionglin Banquet at that time as the champion of that session, and left a poem "Give the Royal Banquet and Poems to Qionglin".Ten years later, Wen Tianxiang participated again as a banquet official, and he couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion.

He Ji saw that all the candidates and examiners had arrived, and said, "Master Wen, can we start?"

Wen Tianxiang got up and made a bow and said, "Master He, Lord Ma, Lord Weng, before the banquet begins, I will first relay your Majesty's oral instructions."

He Ji returned the courtesy and said, "Master Wen, please."

Wen Tianxiang turned to everyone and said: "Everyone, Jinshi, I, Wen Tianxiang, was entrusted by His Majesty to serve as the banquet officer for this Qionglin Banquet. First of all, I would like to congratulate everyone on the high school Xianchun red list. Everyone will keep it in mind. His Majesty's verbal instructions are for two reasons, one is that His Majesty specially composed half a poem for this banquet, to celebrate and encourage everyone."

"Hehe, Your Majesty has another new work? Looking forward to it. But why is there only half of it? Mr. Wen, please." He Ji laughed.

Since the release of my masterpiece "Congratulations on the Xianchun Imperial Examination" that day, no one has ever underestimated me, the emperor, for his accomplishments in poetry, even if he is a great scholar like Ma Tingluan, he is still full of praise.

Wen Tianxiang said loudly: "Your Majesty only asked me to announce two of them. Why are there only two sentences? You are all very puzzled. At that time, I was also very curious, so I asked Your Majesty. Your Majesty just spoke briefly, and the other half of the sentence was given to you." Let’s play it on your own. These two sentences are, "Talented people come out from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years."

"Haha, good poems, good sentences, Your Majesty is always unexpected, leaving half of them for everyone, which is very meaningful." He Ji Ma Tingluan looked at each other and laughed, "Master Weng, what do you think?"

"Good sentence, good sentence." Weng Yinglong could only agree with him with a smile.

"Talented people come out from generation to generation, and each has been in the limelight for hundreds of years." The sixty Jinshi meditated in their hearts, and they all understood the meaning in an instant.

An elderly Jinshi had tears in his eyes at this time, and secretly said, the emperor is really a holy son, I have studied hard for 30 years, and now I am here, and I will have a good life in this life to repay the emperor's kindness.

If I were there, I would definitely be able to tell that the oldest Jinshi was the candidate named Fan that day.

The emperor has pointed out the direction for everyone, and the other half depends on their own efforts.

Seeing that everyone was very excited, Wen Tianxiang gestured for silence with both hands, and continued: "According to our court system, everyone can be an official or an official. This second matter, His Majesty has repeatedly warned, and remember His Majesty's instruction from the tribute court that day. Alright, The following official announces that the first year of Xianchun's imperial examination Qionglin Banquet will begin."

He Ji picked up the wine glass, walked to the middle of the banquet, and said loudly: "Everyone raise your glasses, to the emperor, to the Song Dynasty, cheers."

"Cheers, cheers."

After gulping it down, He Ji said again: "As usual, Zan Wanshou, the undergraduate champion, will compose a poem for this banquet to congratulate him."

As the weather gets warmer, Jia Sidao goes to the worm boat almost every night to have fun.

"My lord, there are at least three things wrong with this move." In the elegant tune, Liao Ying said.

"Oh, those three places?"

"My lord, the first is that the yamen servants of the Lin'an prefecture were dispatched too quickly. As soon as something happened in front of the tribute courtyard, the yamen servants rushed to the gate. Everyone in the capital knew that Wei Quanzhong, the prefect of Lin'an, was a prime minister. Lenovo; the second is that the few people who took the lead were not candidates. Once the investigation is carried out, it is easy to find out that they are deliberately causing trouble. Fortunately, Mr. Wu appeared in time and no one was caught; The usual calmness is a bit inconsistent."

Jia Sidao nodded, and said: "This matter is due to the fact that I didn't think carefully about it. At that time, time was tight, so I didn't think about it carefully."

"My lord, but it's not a bad thing, it can just be used to test the emperor."

"How?"

Liao Yingzhong smiled and said: "Try the emperor's mind. Even if the emperor can guess or find out these clues, there will be no evidence. This can be regarded as a small test for the emperor."

Jia Sidao smiled: "Well, you Liao Yingzhong, good or bad are in your control, fortunately you are an old man, otherwise I wouldn't be able to keep you."

Liao Ying was stunned in the center, and continued: "My lord, your nephew has done very well this time, and has entered the top three. My subordinates hereby congratulate your lord."

Jia Sidao gave an "En" and proudly said: "This kid can still live up to the old man."

"What are your plans for nephew Ling?"

Jia Sidao glanced at Fan Wenhu at the side, and said: "Let him exercise according to Zhao Yu's intention first, and let him join the Imperial Army after a while. There are too few capable people in the Imperial Army, especially those who are knowledgeable."

Fan Wenhu next to him smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes."

Jia Sidao ignored Fan Wenhu and said, "Junhan, have those people returned safely?"

Wu Junhan said: "Don't worry, my lord, I have returned to the villa."

"Very well, let them not go out recently."

"Yes, they have been told."

Jia Sidao asked casually: "Yingzhong, you have had a lot of personal contact with Zhao Yu these days, how do you feel?"

Liao Yingzhong said: "My lord, through the understanding of these days, the emperor acts in an orderly manner and has a quick mind, which is consistent with the description of the lord. The emperor and the prince are different. I must be more careful in the future, especially not to leave any clues to the emperor. , so as not to be unfavorable to Master Xiang."

"Well, Yingzhong, I think our people in the court are still weak, especially the civil servants of the various ministries. You and Ying Long are worthy of reuse. The old man wants to transfer Chen Yizhong back to the court, what do you think?"

Liao Yingzhong thought about it: "Chen Yizhong is a man who has read a lot of poetry and books, and is extremely talented, but..."

"Just what? It doesn't matter if Yingzhong has something to say."

"This person is too scheming, and if he sees the wind, he is really a grass on the wall."

Jia Sidao said with a stern expression: "Yingzhong, the truth has already been seen. Since the old man can support him to the top, he can also let him fall from the horse. No one is perfect. Use when you can use it, and destroy it when you can't use it." .”

Liao Yingzhong and Fan Wenhu both trembled in their hearts and said: "Your Excellency has a good opinion."

Jia Sidao laughed: "You don't have to worry about it. Chen Yizhong can use it if he can. At best, it's just a piece of clothing for the truth, but you are different. You are the humerus of the old man, one body."