After the end of the temple examination, the time waiting for the reading officer to approve the examination is the most difficult for the candidates.
A move to the world know, study hard for several years is for today's golden list of titles, read the scrolls of the official approved out of the results, as well as the rankings after that, set down is to follow their whole life.
Within the palace, by the Hanlin scholars and ministers of the court elected eight reading officer is marking the papers of the tributary students, eight reading officer each a table, test papers in turn on the table to pass, beside the palace forbidden guards, time is running out, they need to be the fastest speed to determine the ranking of the tributary students.
A few days later, the reading officer will read the top ten papers with the most "○" in front of the Emperor, for the Emperor and the ministers to rank the next A in the first prize, the first prize, the first prize, the third prize ①.
Among the top ten, except for one student who ranked outside the twenty in the meeting examination has now risen to the ninth place, the others have only moved up and down a few places, and the change is not big.
After reading the official read out the rankings, the pass on the hall also formally began. Outside a cadre of tributary students are standing waiting for the results of the Palace Examination, in the middle of the side hall, Gu Yuanbai and the ministers are discussing the ranking of the ten papers in front of them.
The imperial examination is a layer of cloth to cover the bureaucracy, the top ten are already not comparable in terms of academic knowledge, and then the ranking in this case is much more considered.
Ten rolls have been in addition to the paste name, Gu Yuanbai let the courtiers back and forth these rolls to see some, only to smile and ask: "The ministers think this new section of the scholar how?"
The Council of State and the Privy Council are the military and government offices, and the highest administrative officials naturally accompanied His Majesty. Lord Zhao, the Privy Councilor, sighed as he held his whitened beard, "My Daheng has many talented people, all of them are exceptional, these ten papers are all good essays, this is a blessing for Daheng."
The courtiers of the Council of State responded with smiles.
Gu Yuanbai pondered for a while, picked out three papers and placed them at the top, pointed to Chu Wei's paper, and sighed, "The first place winner of the Society Examination, even the paper for the Temple Examination is written out of color."
The Minister of Rites was busy saying, "Your Holiness, Chu Wei was also a former Xie Yuan seven years ago."
"Oh?" Gu Yuanbai said, "Coincidence."
The others laughed, and Gu Yuanbai smiled and pointed at Kong Yilin's scroll again, "What do the ministers think of this son?"
The Privy Councillor pondered for a while and said, "This son has a heart of hills and valleys, and the rarest thing is to be down-to-earth and not lacking in sharpness and sharpness, a good talent for practical work."
Gu Yuanbai nodded, "The three in the first armor will be chosen out of these three, but how to arrange them, I have a headache. These three are not divided in my mind."
The Minister of the Household proposed, "Why don't Your Majesty meet these three people?"
Gu Yuanbai was pleased, "Good."
He favored Kong Yilin, and the dynasty from Shandong's life officials have not been embraced, this person is talented, from a humble background, the curricula written on the ground and hidden sharp, can be a scholar.
Chu Wei as a future minister, is also a remarkable talent, but at this time Chu Wei has not experienced the official sea dust, write things close to the people's livelihood, but quite a bit radical. However, his father's official position is low, no political party struggle, but is nothing, point him for the most appropriate list.
In the end, the scouting flower groom, it will be able to pick the reputation, but also some real talent of the students, just can give him favored public opinion talent chang yu yin to create momentum.
A moment later, the eunuch next to the door said in a loud voice, "Declare Chu Wei, Chang Yuyan, and Kong Yilin for an audience."
The three men exchanged glances, meeting the jealous and envious gazes of the scholars behind them with unchanged faces as they entered the side hall. These three people were younger and healthier than one another, each was a slender and straight young man, Gu Yuanbai still had a smile on his face, but his smile stopped abruptly when he saw Kong Yilin enter.
Kong Yilin had an average appearance, but his pair of eyes were extremely deep, some people could make their entire face shine just by their eyes, and Kong Yilin was like that. However, this pair of eyes definitely did not belong to the eyes of a person from the Great Heng Dynasty country.
A point in the scattered memories suddenly flashed out, and Gu Yuanbai suddenly remembered who this Kong Yilin was.
The drama "The Powerful Minister" had borrowed the historical fact of Huang Chao's uprising to write a similar plot, Huang Chao was the one who was deposed because Tang Xi Zong disliked his ugly appearance, this incident indirectly promoted Huang Chao's uprising, and even forced Tang Xi Zong to flee from Chang'an later on.
In "The Powerful Minister", Kong Yilin plays such a role. He is not ugly, and the reason he is deposed is because he has Western Xia blood.
If Gu Yuanbai hadn't crossed over, this time was still the time when the powerful minister Lu Feng was holding the dynasty. Lu Feng was a stubborn and overbearing conservative, and naturally he would not allow people with Western Xia blood to be appointed as officials in Daheng Dynasty.
After being deposed, Kong Yilin was all alone, he directly gave up the identity of Daheng people, turned to the Western Xia to develop national strength, to a small Western Xia, and finally forced Daheng to lose five or six cities, if I remember correctly, the last or Xue Yuan led the troops on the battlefield, played a battle of prestige.
Gu Yuanbai slowly collected his smile.
After a moment, he got up and stood from behind the table and walked over to the three.
The saint's body is wrapped in the precious incense flavor in the palace, this flavor is light and elegant, but also extremely long and rich. Said contradictory to the extreme, but is to let people smell to know the word noble.
The three people standing here were all taller than the saint, and even if they respectfully lowered their heads not to look directly at the holy face, they could still see the green silk that was draped across the saint's back as he walked.
Kong Yilin a pair of eyes to show the Western Xia people's appearance characteristics, although his face does not show, but the heart is still worried about his own pair of eyes, now see the saint approached, head lowered even deeper, without traces of weakening their own sense of presence.
But it was the Holy Spirit who stood in front of him.
"Kong Yilin," His Holiness sounded like a bead falling from a jade disk, "I have read your curricula, written so that I can read it soundly."
Kong Yilin bent over even more humbly, "The student is terrified, thank you for your appreciation, Your Majesty."
The saint said, "Lift up your head and let me look at you."
Kong Yilin followed the rituals taught by the Ministry of Rites to face the Holy Spirit, his head was raised, his eyes were lowered, he could only see the lines of the dragon robe on the chest of the Holy Spirit, but Gu Yuanbai was able to see clearly and up close this pair of his eyes whose bloodline was biased towards the Western Xia.
The eyelashes are dense and long when the eyes are lowered, and just looking at those eyes, they have the look of a doll's doll.
Gu Yuanbai originally wanted to see the color of his pupils, but Kong Yilin should be too worried, he is really too polite, the eyes half do not lift up, visible because of this pair of eyes have suffered a lot of trials and tribulations.
The saint has been silent, Kong Yilin's heart sank, he abruptly lifted up his robe and knelt: "The student with the saint to ask for forgiveness."
Gu Yuanbai breathed a long sigh of relief and leaned down to help him up, "What is your offense?"
Kong Yilin froze and rose with the force, looking bewildered.
Gu Yuanbai laughed easily, "Yilin has great talent, I can't wait to cherish it, where would I blame him?"
On the side of Chu Wei and Chang Yuyin just watched this scene of the ruler and ministers together, the two people, one with an unchanged face and the other with a smile like a spring breeze, coincidentally remembered the matter of the Holy Spirit standing beside Kong Yilin for a long time during the Palace Examination.
How talented is this Kong Yilin? How can he be treated so differently by His Majesty?
Gu Yuanbai spoke with the first three one by one and let them go out.
After they went out, Gu Yuanbai immediately said with the Minister of Rites: "Point Chu Wei as the first prize winner, Kong Yilin as the first prize winner, and Chang Yuyan can be the visiting flower."
The Minister of Rites responded solemnly.
In the middle of the great hall, Chang Yuyan smiled in a gentlemanly and dignified manner, he took the initiative to greet Kong Yilin and said, "Brother Yilin, the saint has treated you with much favor, I'm sure that brother Yilin's ranking can't be lower."
Kong Yilin humbly said, "I am really talentless and cannot afford to be so saintly and generous."
Chang Yuyan coldly heckled in his heart, this Kong Yilin said on his mouth that he was talentless, but his eyes were calm and unchanged, obviously confident in his own talent.
Since the last time the saint ignored Chang Yuyan in the Xue mansion, Chang Yuyan has been anxious in his heart, and now he finally got to see the saint again, but the saint will see Kong Yilin again.
The saint is still that kind of scenery, from beginning to end, no place does not show the son of heaven honor, such a noble saint, spare Chang Yuyin how hard, are afraid of being the saint is not happy.
And now, this Kong Yilin finally wrote what kind of strategy to make the emperor so valued with him?
Chu Wei inclined his head to look at the two of them, standing straight and silent.
Just when the three people have their own thoughts, the music in the temple suddenly played, pass on the grand hall officially began.
All the candidates look solemn, many eunuchs holding clothes for these new entrants to change clothes, after they finished changing clothes, look up, the emperor is already sitting on top of the dragon chair.
The venue of the Crow Palace is not in the Xuanzheng Hall, but in the more spacious Jinluan Hall. Jinluan Hall, only the pilgrimage of nations or major festivals, send off for the generals and other important things will be used. At this time, the hundred officials arranged around, the new section stood in the center, the atmosphere is quiet, many people can not help but hold their breath.
In this somber atmosphere, the most striking thing was the saint seated high above.
Kong Yilin took advantage of the eunuch's empty space to change his official clothes, and without a trace, he looked up at His Holiness, and his gaze could not help but froze for a few breaths before he returned to his senses.
His Majesty's dragon robe is cumbersome and heavy, but his face is full of light.
Is there really a person in the world who combines power, status and looks?
Kong Yilin realized at this moment that of course there was, and that this person was still the most honorable one in the world.
It makes you look at it and know that it's out of reach.
Among the new entrants, there are only a few bold people who dare to take the opportunity to steal a glance at the face of the Holy Spirit. When the official of the Honglu Temple sang the name, the students lowered their heads and began to wait for the name to be sung.
"First place Chu Wei in First A."
Chu Wei's eyes flashed, he got up and took a few steps forward, along with the guidance to the left side of the kneeling. The calm and collected face also could not help but slightly hook the corner of his lips, revealing a subtle smile.
Earlier in the side hall of the saint so treated Kong Yilin, he thought the little emperor will give the first prize to Kong Yilin.
Kong Yilin face does not change color, but the heart still suddenly rise a sense of disappointment. Kong Yilin himself feel funny, he suffered because of this pair of eyes, can pass the temple examination is already successful. But now he is greedy, there is the ambition of the top position, really the world is unpredictable, make people laugh.
The official of the Honglu Temple then sang, "The second place in the First A, Kong Yilin."
Kong Yilin took a deep breath and walked to the right side of Chu Wei's body to kneel down peacefully.
"First A 3rd place Chang Yuyan ......"
This a pass pass the hall was carried out for half an hour, and so on the end of the name, the new section of the scholar along with the hundred officials towards the Gu Yuanbai three kneeling and nine kowtow salute. Sitting alone in the high seat watching the people salute Gu Yuanbai, exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.
Being an emperor is addictive.
Especially when you see all the courtiers making pilgrimages to themselves, and those normally scenic and majestic ministers kneeling respectfully, the feeling is really addictive.
Gu Yuanbai reminded himself to stay awake, he was not going to be a dictator.
After the end of the Canglu hall, the new scholar is going to boast the official, the courtiers also dispersed. The large palace only left the palace guards and Gu Yuanbai, Gu Yuanbai face finally showed a few tired color, Tian Fusheng served tea, "the saint, now the time is still early, not if the bubble spring water to go to the lack of?"
Gu Yuanbai was moved, he took a sip of tea and nodded, "Good."
The hot spring pool was in the palace next to the bedchamber, and when Gu Yuanbai came to this point, the hot spring pool was already covered with a layer of hazy mist.
The water in the spring was drawn from all the hot spring pool water, which had a natural sulfur flavor. Dyed with incense and candlelight, the bright daylight outside the window illuminated the entire hot spring hall, luxurious as the royal style.
Tian Fusheng was in the process of removing the cumbersome dragon robe for His Majesty, when someone outside the hall suddenly informed, "Your Majesty, General Xue's son, Xue Yuan, seeks an audience."
A cold smile appeared on Gu Yuanbai's face, "Finally willing to enter the palace?"
Since that day he agreed to Xue Yuan into the palace to accompany the service, until now Xue Yuan also did not enter the palace, enough to drag dozens of days of time, see no longer dragged down, only to obediently come?
It's so true that if you don't teach a lesson, you won't be good, and if you don't hit, you won't listen.
Gu Yuanbai heckled, "Tian Fusheng, how do you think you can tame a dog?"
"Dogs?" Tian Fusheng puzzled, but still honestly said, "Do not care whether it is a bad dog or a good dog, as long as it is a disobedient dog ah, small feel scared to beat the obedient. If it is still disobedient, just starve it for a few days, starve and starve with a meat a craving, this is not obedient?"
Gu Yuanbai raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Tian Fusheng, that's a good way to put it."
Layer by layer, the outer robes were untied, and Gu Yuanbai ordered in a lazy tone, "Let him come in."
There were footsteps gradually sounding outside, and Xue Yuan's tall and large figure set in the imperial guards' uniforms he had just received, pivoting through the fog, and crossing several doors left and right in the large palace, he finally saw Gu Yuanbai's shadow.
When he walked in, Xue Yuan realized that the Emperor's body was only wearing a layer of bright yellow silk lining.
Originally thin people look more slender and thin, green silk draped behind, black hair attracts people's eyes very much, Xue Yuan itself is easy to heat the body, the surrounding heat steaming, not yet walked up a few steps, he quickly secrete a head of fine sweat.
As the mist vaporized, Xue Yuan stopped not far from the saint and greeted the young emperor, "All is well with the saint."
As soon as his words fell, the young emperor sidestepped and nodded gently toward him, "Rise."
The little emperor's hair crown had been removed, and his black hair reflected his face, but it appeared that his face, which used to be extraordinarily cold and stern in front of Xue Yuan, had softened a few points.
Xue Yuan had never seen the little emperor so soft, and for a moment he was doubly surprised, looking at the little emperor several times more.
Tian Fusheng was about to take His Majesty's clothes and put them aside, but his feet suddenly slipped and he fell down with an "ouch".
Gu Yuanbai: "Tian Fusheng!"
Xue Yuan took three or two steps forward to help Tian Fusheng up, Tian Fusheng held his waist to endure the pain and said with a bitter smile, "Luckily, Lord Xue came, Lord Xue is here, so I won't try to be brave."
Xue Yuan's eyelids jumped as a bad feeling suddenly rose.
"My waist should be broken, I can't do the work of bending over," Tian Fusheng's face was wrinkled in one piece, "His Holiness doesn't like to bathe in a crowded place, and the other palace guards are all outside. Please Xue adults instead of the old slave, wait for His Majesty."
Seeing that he didn't seem to have fallen too hard, Gu Yuanbai's face softened slightly and said, "I can do it myself."
Xue Yuan glanced at him and helped Tian Fusheng out first. When he came back again, Gu Yuanbai was sitting on a wide chair to the side, and his entire body seemed to be sinking in.
Although Gu Yuanbai wanted to let Xue Yuan know that he was afraid, he didn't want to humiliate him with this yet. He was about to remove his shoes and socks when a shadow suddenly crouched down in front of him.
Xue Yuan seemed to smile but not laugh as he knelt down on one knee, plucking away the little emperor's hand that was touching the dragon boots, and said slowly and methodically, "How can Your Majesty do such a thing? I'll come."
Xue Yuan removed the bright yellow dragon boots for the saint, and his big hands held the little emperor's ankles, slowly removing the brocade stockings for him. Xue Yuan had said that the little emperor had a face of incomparable autumn color, more beautiful than a pussy, Xue Yuan had not been exposed to something so fragile and beautiful, thinking that Gu Yuanbai's this face was already like a jade, took over the shoes and socks and took them off, and the feet that were in the palm of his hand were just like those carved from jade.
Ice cold, porcelain white, clean and fragrant.
Xue Yuan a mold feel that this foot than he is accustomed to carry that jade pendant touch more comfortable, he habitually kneaded a little, big grasp, but also quite moody pondering the size of the little emperor's feet.
His body was hot, and his palms were rough and hot. Such an action was simply overstepping the bounds, and Gu Yuanbai frowned, half hesitating, kicking Xue Yuan's shoulder with force and saying in a cold voice, "Unbridled!"
Xue Yuan was kicked backwards when he was caught off guard, his head hitting the ground with a dull thud. He looked at the top of his head, and his eyes became dark for a moment.
Just touching your feet, and you call that licentious?
Xue Yuan slowly got up and kneeled on one knee again in front of the little emperor, he grinned towards the saint and reached out to directly hold the little emperor's bare foot. The hand used force so that the little emperor could no longer break away to kick him.
"Your Holiness, your feet are cold, I worry that you can't stand it," he said slowly, "I will cover your feet, and when they are warm, I will naturally release them for you."
Author's comment: change the bug, military affairs for the Privy Council and the Council of State to share, the previous article omitted the Council of State
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