In the early morning hours, the red sun rose slowly, slowly revealing the horizon, like a bride wearing a red cover in the night of the wedding, slowly lifting the cover, revealing her blushing pretty face, shyly looking down at the earth.
“This damn sun, what’s the point of getting up so early, causing little master to also have to get up early!”
Linhuai Marquis Zhu Pingan’s guest room compound, the bear child looked at the eastern sky with a look of bitterness and hatred, stretching out his little fat hand to scratch in the air for a while, it looked like he was completely itching to scratch the rising red sun in the east as if it were an oil cake!
Zhu Pingan couldn’t help but smile as he looked at the bear child who was holding a book and was bitter and hateful.
Ever since the palace exams were finished, Marquis Linhuai urged again, letting people send the bear child to himself early.
Zhu Pingan likes to get up early to practice writing, although now have the conditions to use ink, paper and inkstone to practice writing, but is used to using a brush dipped in water to practice writing on a wooden board, so early in the morning or according to the old habit of dipping in water to practice writing.
Zhu Pingan practice words at the same time, but also to do the duties of the teacher, supervise the bear child morning reading, any bear child a thousand reasons, in Zhu Pingan this also failed to return, had to hold the books of the morning reading bitter and hateful.
In addition to the bears, there is also a little loli in the courtyard, that is, the little loli that calls herself Niu’er. These days this little loli also likes to run to Zhu Ping An, because Zhu Ping An would tell stories to listen to every time he got tired of reading and practising. Whether it was a fairy tale or the story of the little monkey that popped out of a rock, it made the little loli unable to move her feet. So every time, the little loli used the excuse of reading with Brother Rui’er as an excuse to linger and refuse to leave.
Of course, a certain bear child is also the same, although Zhu Pingan is not happy with everywhere, but whenever Zhu Pingan tells a story, the bear child always has a look of “Brother-in-law abused me a thousand times, but I treat my brother-in-law as if it were the first time I fell in love”, with a fat face, listening to the story with great interest.
After practising words in the morning, the servants of Linhuai Marquis Mansion sent over the breakfast for the three of them. Lean meat porridge. Appetisers, hot dishes meat and vegetables each have three plates, in addition to a number of buns and eggs.
It looked appetising.
The bear child because by Zhu Pingan tube reading, the heart is very upset. To eat breakfast a fat face full of provocation, no matter what Zhu Pingan said, he has to top a sentence.
Looking at the bear child’s provocative fat face, Zhu Pingan couldn’t help but smile, and then pretended to pick up an egg from the table. Holding it in his hand, he looked at the sun, then touched it with his fingers left and right, put it under his nose and sniffed it, and finally pinched his fingers and counted it, and said in a serious manner:
“This is the egg laid by the hen.”
Bear child heard, full of doubt, immediately cross the fat face provocative retort, “How do you know? I do not believe!”
The little loli who was drinking congee in a small mouthful at the side of the table couldn’t help but roll her eyes when she heard the bear child’s words. “Foolish Rui Ge’er, it must be the hen that laid the egg, because roosters don’t lay eggs!”
Damn it, fooled again!
The mouthful of porridge in the bear child’s mouth instantly choked, his face blackened ……
Zhu Pingan’s breakfast had just been finished, and before he had time to clean up the table, he heard a burst of chickens and dogs outside the courtyard, and the sound of footsteps hurriedly came over.
“Duke Zhu, Duke Zhu, quick. Quickly, an imperial decree has arrived.”
Just as Zhu Pingan looked up, he saw a steward leading a few boys being chased by a dog all the way trotting into the courtyard, coming up for air and speaking hurriedly.
Holy decree?
What a joke. This is only the second day ah, the temple examination is not three days before the release of the list? That said, the release of the list does not require an imperial decree to be sent home, right?
Although Zhu Pingan felt strange, but still along with the steward to go out, in the feudal era, the two words of the imperial decree is heavier than a thousand gold. In the feudal era, the word “holy decree” was worth more than a thousand gold. No one would dare to show disrespect to the word “holy”.
To the front hall, Zhu Pingan only know what is going on, what holy decree ah, but is a small eunuch from the palace to pass Zhu Pingan into the palace to see the emperor.
According to the small eunuch passed the words and his explanation, things are probably so, is based on the practice, read the paper ministers read the paper, will be the best ten test papers in the imperial exams presented to the Royal Palace, in front of the face of the emperor, will be the ten test papers to open the seal of the mass, will be the candidate’s personal information revealed, the emperor will be the ten test papers ranking, selected the first prize winner, the first prize winner, the first prize winner, the first prize winner, as well as the first seven of the second a. The emperor will be the best ten test papers in the imperial exams, will be the first prize winner, the first prize winner, the first prize winner, and the first seven of the first a.
In addition, the Emperor would call the owners of these ten papers into the palace and summon them individually, which is known as “Xiao Zhuanlu” in history.
The final rankings of the Palace Examination, including the first prize, the first prize, the flower, the first seven of the two a, etc., are called in the Emperor, only after the formal determination, and then will fill in the size of the Golden List, the Palace Examination three days after the official release list. The release of the list of the Palace Examination is known as the “Da Canglu” or “Canglu Ceremony”.
This time the emperor’s summon, is “small pass on”, but listening to the little eunuch said, this time the emperor personally read the twenty test papers.
How to feel with the modern civil service examination, the temple test is a written test, written test scores in the first ten, no, this time is the first twenty, it is considered to have passed the written test, the qualifications of the interview, that is, “small pass on”. The emperor is the interviewer, after the interview to determine the final position quota, twenty choose three, the first scholar, the second eye, the third flower.
Zhu Pingan followed the little eunuch, riding in the marquis carriage to the West Garden, on the way Zhu Pingan without a trace stuffed the little eunuch a red envelope, the little eunuch touched the red envelope, smiling, more words, in the carriage to Zhu Pingan said a lot of attention to the Holy Spirit, it is very detailed.
Into the West Court, Zhu Pingan was led by a small eunuch in the West Court of a palace Zanhou, about an hour or so, there is a small eunuch came in and looked at Zhu Pingan opened his mouth:
“Zhu Pingan Zhu Ta-Jin right, the saint has declared you for an audience.”
“Thank you, Eunuch.” Zhu Pingan arched his hand and thanked the visitor.
“Little Lord Zhu is polite, this way please.” The little eunuch had a smile on his face and reached out to lead the way in front.
Zhu Pingan followed this little eunuch closely, walking step by step towards the palace where Emperor Jiajing was, rushing to his appointment. That being said, this was a solo meeting with Jia Jing, his heart was still a little excited, but of course, nervousness was inevitable.
Zhu Pingan along with the little eunuch walked for about ten minutes or so, then came to a glorious palace, the palace is above the golden yellow glazed tiles, arches flying eaves, eaves everywhere are placed twelve zodiac animal heads, jade columns stone carvings are also exquisite and gorgeous. The main colour of the entire palace is golden and red, outside the palace there are two rows of stone steps can lead straight to the temple, two rows of stone steps in the middle of the staircase also looks to be a block of jade carving, very huge stretches for several metres, carved on the jade in the clouds between the roll of the divine dragon. In the early morning sunshine, the divine dragon carving seems to come to life like, wagging its head and tail, the grandeur is not bad.
The royal aura made Zhu Pingan smack his lips.
“Little Lord Zhu please wait for a few moments, I will go and pass the word.” The little eunuch opened his mouth after leading Zhu Pingan to the door.
“Thank you.” Zhu Pingan slightly arched his hand
