Ming politicians

Su Tianhao was already waiting at the entrance of the inn.

His younger brother, who can take the Huiyuan examination and is second in the palace examination, he knows that he has no possibility of comparison, and even if he spends his whole life studying in the Imperial College, he will not reach such a height.However, Su Tiancheng is also honored to be the second place in the list. Moreover, after today's Chuanlu Ceremony, the family status of the Su family has completely changed.

When he was parading through the street, he had been watching from the sidelines. Comparing the top three, No. [-] and Tanhua, Su Tiancheng was the most dazzling, but also the most low-key.When the people around him discussed, most of them talked about the three poems "Mulan Flower Order", "Butterfly Love Flower" and "Long Lovesickness". Seeing such a young second place in the list, writing such excellent poems, the voice of praise is endless. .

After participating in the palace examination, the top three Jinshi and fellow Jinshi have been very busy these few days. After the Ceremony of Chuanlu, all Jinshi and fellow Jinshi will go to the Honglu Temple in the Ministry of Rites to learn related etiquette, and then go to the Forbidden City the next day. To meet the emperor and attend the Enrong Banquet. As for the three heads, before the Enrong Banquet, the Ministry of Officials will appoint officials.

Su Tiancheng must have entered the Imperial Academy, there is no doubt about it.

"Third brother, congratulations, the ceremony of passing on the coffin is over, do you want to report the good news to your parents again? I originally thought about arranging someone to report back."

"Brother, just make arrangements. In a few days, I will go back home. Su Ertong, Su Jun and Wang Dazhi will also follow me home. It’s about a month’s vacation.”

"I really want to go back. My parents don't know how happy they are."

After the two brothers entered the inn, the shopkeeper of the inn had already prepared a banquet.

The shopkeeper came to the room specially, please take the second place to the private room, this is really the glory of the Gaosheng Inn, here you live in the second place in the Huiyuan Examination and the Palace Examination.

During the meal, officials from the Ministry of Officials came and informed Su Tiancheng that he would go directly to the Dongzhi Gate outside the Forbidden City at Chen's the next morning, and someone would take him into the Honglu Temple of the Ministry of Rites to learn related etiquette.

After eating, Su Tiancheng took a rest very early. After a day of passing on the ceremonies, he was still a little tired.

He has been waiting for news from Luo Chang, but these days have passed, Luo Chang has not returned to the capital, or he may have returned to Pingyang Fucheng, and something has delayed him.

The next day, when Su Tiancheng arrived at the Dongzhi Gate outside the Forbidden City, he found that most of the top three Jinshi had arrived.

The team was clearly divided. The top three were at the front and became the target of everyone's attention. Most of the second-tier Jinshi gathered together. As for the third-tier Jinshi, the team was the largest, divided into several groups, and they were discussing What.

Su Tiancheng faintly heard someone commenting on "Long Lovesickness" and other poems, and his scalp felt a little numb.

"Brother Su, I went down to the inn to look for you yesterday. I heard from the innkeeper that you have already rested."

"Brother Wu is really polite. I was a little tired yesterday, so I rested early."

"Admiration, admiration. I was very excited yesterday. I didn't rest for a long time. I didn't expect Brother Su to be so calm. I feel ashamed."

Su Tiancheng looked at Wu Weiye, not knowing what to say.

In fact, he has already seen the mystery here. Wu Weiye is obviously not very interested in Chen Yutai. He should be the number one scholar in the imperial examination.

Standing at the front, Chen Yutai seemed to stand out from the crowd. Fortunately, he was in his thirties, so there was no problem in dealing with such a scene.Chen Yutai still has another task, which is to write a eulogizing article, and when he meets the emperor tomorrow, he will recite it aloud on behalf of everyone.

After speaking a few words with Wu Weiye, Su Tiancheng took the initiative to walk to Chen Yutai's side.

"Congratulations, Brother Chen."

"Brother Su, you're being polite. It's just a fluke. This champion should be Brother Su."

"Brother Chen absolutely can't say that, I'm convinced, and I'll learn more from Brother Chen in the future."

Su Tiancheng secretly kicked Wu Weiye who was beside him. He already felt that Wu Weiye was about to say something. The ranking in the palace examination had already been determined, and saying nothing would be of any use. It was better to admit the reality readily.Besides, it's not cost-effective to show off for a while and take over the grievances.

Chen Yutai was indeed ashamed.

He is the No. [-] Scholar, his name is not worthy of his name, and he has elements of black box manipulation. If it weren't for Zhou Yanru, it would be difficult for him to enter the top rank, let alone the No. [-] Scholar with a top rank.The visits and transactions before the palace examination, as well as the help of the clan brother Chen Yuting, these are the decisive factors.

As for the in-law relationship between him and Zhou Yanru, everyone knows.

It's also because Su Tiancheng is too good, especially those three poems, which are the most famous in the capital, and they are the winners of the examination. Almost everyone thinks that Su Tiancheng is the number one in the palace examination.

Yesterday at the Ceremony of Chuanlu, when Zhou Yanru announced the yellow list and sang that he was the number one scholar, there were obviously slight doubts among the many tribute students, and scholars would not care so much.

After all, he is in his 30s and has a lot of experience. Chen Yutai doesn't care, as long as he becomes the champion, other things are nothing.

What he didn't expect was that Su Tiancheng was so humble, he couldn't see any dissatisfaction at all.

Looking at Tanhua Wu Weiye's expression, he was somewhat dissatisfied, obviously feeling dissatisfied for Su Tiancheng.

Su Tiancheng is only 19 years old. It is really not easy to have such a city. At this moment, Chen Yutai even felt that although he is the champion and has such a profound background, in terms of future, he must be inferior to Su Tiancheng. .He already knew a lot about the intrigues in the officialdom from Zhou Yanru and Chen Yuting. This Su Tiancheng would definitely become his biggest opponent.

At the moment of the hour, the crowd, led by officials from the Ministry of Rites, entered Dongzhimen and went directly to the Honglu Temple of the Ministry of Rites.

This process of learning etiquette was beyond Su Tiancheng's expectation.

The first is the lecture given by the Minister of Honglu Temple. The Minister of Honglu Temple is an official of the fourth rank, the highest person in charge of Honglu Temple, and also an authority on court etiquette.

During the teaching process of the minister of Honglu Temple, the Mingzan and Preface classes of Honglu Temple were on the side, and they sat and demonstrated according to the content of the lecture.

There are 48 Mingzan and [-] Xuban in Honglu Temple. Mingzan and Xuban are all officials from the ninth rank. Many etiquettes are done by them, and the movements are very skilled.

This kind of teaching is also very interesting.

After the lecture by Honglu Temple Minister, Zuo Shaoqing and You Shaoqing gave lectures. The etiquette they talked about was more extensive, including what etiquette should be paid attention to after entering the Imperial Academy and being released as an official, etc. wait.

The officialdom is a special place, and everything must be done according to the rules. When you meet a superior official, how you should salute, and what you should pay attention to when facing a lower-level official, you must be clear, and you must not mess with the rules.

Of course, teaching is teaching, and how to do it is still up to you.

This is like hundreds of years later, when the teacher is in class, he requires the students to study hard and make progress every day. Whether they can do it or not depends on the students themselves.

Seeing the praises and prefaces of Honglu Temple, they kept doing all kinds of standard movements, looking at some Jinshi and fellow Jinshi around him, and couldn't help but prepare to do the same movements, Su Tiancheng felt a little funny, thinking Thinking about hundreds of years later, when you enter the officialdom, you need to understand many etiquettes by yourself. No one will show you how to do it and ask you how to do it.

Of course, there is also a very important etiquette in the content of Honglu Temple's lectures, that is, diplomatic etiquette.

At noon, Honglu Temple made arrangements for life, so drinking was of course not allowed.

"Brother Su, I realize that you seem to be very familiar with these etiquettes."

"Why did Brother Wu say that?"

"Everyone is learning, gesturing and doing movements. Looking down, you didn't make any movements at all. You just watched all the time. Besides, I discovered yesterday's passing ceremony. On such a big occasion, you completely I can adapt, but I am panicked, and I don’t know how to put my hands.”

Su Tiancheng was a little ashamed, he didn't expect that Wu Weiye always paid attention to himself, so he was a so-called fan.

"That's not the case. I just keep in mind silently. When the time comes, just follow Brother Chen's actions. Honglu Temple has mentioned so many etiquettes. How could it be clear in a short time? The key is tomorrow's audience. You can’t make a fool of yourself, as for the rest of the story, we’ll talk about it later.”

"Oh, enlightenment, I'm still in a hurry, so many etiquettes, I can't remember it for a while, what should I do, maybe I will learn from others in the future, this learning always comes slowly, it is impossible to do it overnight, Brother Su is the best, I will learn from Brother Su from now on."

"Brother Wu, don't say that. Brother Wu is old and knows a lot of things. I need to ask Brother Wu for advice."

Su Tiancheng blinked his eyes, secretly complaining.

If it was really arranged to be in the Hanlin Academy, this Wu Weiye must be with him all the time. When Chen Yutai saw it, how did he feel? Maybe something happened.

Don't think that the Hanlin Academy is a department that focuses on academics. After so many years of evolution, the Imperial Academy has become a gathering place for talents. Those who can enter the Imperial Academy are not confused. Everyone in the Imperial Academy gradually separated out. The closeness of the relationship forms a small group, and after leaving the Imperial Academy in the future, it is the so-called alliance.

Of course, in terms of current influence, the Donglin Party is still the biggest.

It's just that I don't have the slightest relationship with the Donglin Party. Not only do I have nothing to do with it, maybe there will be some conflicts in the near future.