One is full of eight “○”, the emperor also chose the symbol of the first imperial examination goldfish; the other is again and again under the care of only seven “○”, and a “△” rating, the emperor chose a reward with the golden chicken has nothing to do with the imperial examination. The other was only given seven “○”s and one “△” after much care and attention, and was rewarded by the Emperor with a golden chicken, which had nothing to do with the Imperial Examination.
In addition, Ouyang Zishi is sitting in Yan Gelao’s sedan chair to ……
Thus, in the hearts of the people, almost has decided that Ouyang Zishi is the first prize winner of this Enke Temple Examination, the people are mostly surrounded by Ouyang Zishi compliments up.
Just in the crowd’s compliments, the drum of the Forbidden City’s noon gate gate tower by people knocked up, dong dong dong dong three drums, tore through the silence of heaven and earth.
Once the drums sounded, in front of the set of civil and military officials, they quickly in accordance with the rank position lined up, patiently waiting for the palace door to open.
Under the reminder of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Pingan and their four hundred new entrants also lined up in the same order as they did during the Palace Examination.
Zhu Pingan and Ouyang Zishi each stood at the head of the queue in two rows, Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and arched his hand to give a friendly greeting to Ouyang Zishi next to him, Ouyang Zishi only nodded slightly to Zhu Pingan when he saw him, with a look of superiority on his face, as if a swan that could do ballet was looking at a fat pig that could only tumble in the sludge.
Day five, the bell rings, the deeply locked palace door lifted its mysterious veil.
The civil and military officials, the royal family and nobles arranged in neat formation, the first step into the noon gate, Zhu Pingan and Ouyang Zishi in the Ministry of Rites under the mention of the officials, followed by the civil and military officials, also stepped into the noon gate.
More than ten metres high wall, like a mountain, Zhu Pingan stepped into the noon gate, the Forbidden City’s wall of emotion. Noon Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City, enter the Noon Gate, the first thing you see is not the palaces that are lined up, but a wide open space, like a courtyard that has been enlarged hundreds of times by someone’s family.
The fierce warriors stood in formation in their respective positions, eagle eyes like watching everyone who enters, as if the slightest carelessness. It seems that the slightest carelessness can lead to the sword and axe.
Further on, you will see the Forbidden City Jinshui River, which flows across the Forbidden City, meandering between the Noon Gate and the Taihe Gate. There are five bridges on the Jinshui River, white jade as material. Fine carving, gorgeous exception, collectively known as the Jinshui Bridge.
Arriving in front of the Jinshui Bridge, the civil and military officials once again tidied up their court uniforms and once again adjusted their ranks. Formally preparing to enter the Hall of Honour.
Into the Taihe gate, Zhu Pingan obviously feel the sense of solemnity, it seems that the whole palace is also serious up, just into the noon gate is still only Phi Jian Zhiwei fierce soldiers in charge of security, at this time the intensity of security obviously strengthened, responsible for the security guards regardless of clothing and equipment or size or number, are obviously stronger than a few chips.
In addition to the guards, civil and military officials in the imperial historian also began to be responsible for up the duty of supervision.
From the time they entered the Taihe Gate, the civil and military officials, including Zhu Pingan and his new recruits, were all under scrutiny. Every move is stared at by countless pairs of eyes, once there are words and deeds inappropriate place will be recorded. They will be dealt with later.
Splendid palace, vast power, one by one, displayed in front of the eyes of Zhu Pingan and other new entrants.
One step deeper, one step more shocking.
By the time they reached the Hall of Honour, the new entrants could no longer close their mouths.
The hall is situated on a seven-metre-high alabaster stone foundation, which is divided into three layers, with more than a thousand finely carved dragon heads poking out of each layer, shocking the public. The hall is nearly 30 metres high, covering an area of about a thousand square metres, with coiled dragons and golden pillars rising from the ground. The roof of the hall is like a mountain, with a noble atmosphere.
Because the hall is located in more than seven metres high alabaster stone foundation, so set up a stone step to the hall, the middle of the steps there is a more spectacular than the West Garden Royal Road stone. Nearly more than twenty metres long and four metres wide, on it is carved with nine dragons out of the sea playing with pearls, vivid and vivid, puffing, one can not help but breathe tightly.
The stone steps leading to the main hall is called “ah”. Stone steps are not as tight as our staircase, between the stone steps and stone steps there is a flat section, and then the stone steps, this piece of flat land is known as “Edward”, the stone steps were painted with a symbol of festive red.
The civil and military officials all stood in the red “Edward”, according to the size of the grade from top to bottom, Zhu Pingan and other 400 new entrants are not qualified to stand in the red “Edward”, they are in the civil and military officials after standing in the red! “Edward” under.
Looking at this hierarchical scene, I do not know how many new entrants set the ambition.
Because today Jiajing emperor to visit, so outside the hall are in accordance with the etiquette of the son of God, in the hall under the eaves of the top of the centre of a nine-dragon crank yellow umbrella cover, in order on both sides of the east and west with whisks, furnaces, boxes, jugs, trays, bottles, chairs, stools, etc., under the eaves of the hall, there are a number of teams of magnificently dressed musicians standing by, and in addition to ceremonial ceremonies with a long knife, bow and arrow, lance, Prince of Heaven’s personal guards stood on either side of the steps, layer by layer and down, and the majestic, so that today’s grand hall of the Emperor to visit, so that the Emperor of China’s first and second generation, the Emperor of the People’s Liberation Army to visit the hall. The imposing wind, so that today the hall looks particularly majestic and grand.
Soon, Jiajing Emperor came in person surrounded by ceremonial guards.
“Sound the whip!”
When Emperor Jiajing’s guards were about to approach the Hall of Honour, an imposing guard shouted “sound the whip”, and then held a ring-shaped long whip made of yellow silk, the tip of which seemed to be coated with wax, and threw it up with great force, and then smacked it heavily on the ground, throwing it a total of three times.
The sound of the whip was particularly loud, like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.
This is the legendary purifying whip, which warns the vassal with force.
Soon Jiajing’s honour guard arrived, the government music rang out, continuous, Zhu Pingan only vaguely saw the honour guard, and could only brainstorm the scene of Emperor Jiajing ascending to sit on the dragon chair in the main hall.
When the music stops, Zhu Pingan vaguely heard a eunuch shouting something, and then saw the front of the civil and military officials began to perform the three kneeling and nine kowtow salute, so also followed the kneeling salute.
After three kneeling and nine kowtow, then vaguely hear the official of the Honglu Temple read “system”, although not clear, but this has a fixed format, about can guess, is saying “Jiajing thirty years March 15 Xinhai Enke, test the world of the tributes, the first a gift of the first and the first, the second a gift of the first degree, the third a gift of the first degree of the third degree of the same degree of the first degree. ”
Honglu Temple officials read out the “system”, there will be a small eunuch will be the Imperial List of the Imperial Ranking of the Imperial List of the Imperial Examination of Mifeng handed over to the Cabinet Bachelor, Cabinet Bachelor hand holding the Imperial List of the Imperial List kneeling on the floor to the high seated in the dragon chair on the Jiajing Emperor salute, and then get up and walk to the east side of the hall placed on a table, will be the Imperial List of the Imperial List to open and put it down.
Seeing this scene, standing behind the civil and military officials of the new entrants excited.
Of course, the most excited belongs to our Ouyang Zishi who is standing at the front, since the reading of the “system” is finished, Ouyang Zishi has been looking at the great hall in front with an excited and eager face.
Quickly.
Quickly!
Quickly read the royal list ah, my legs are already ** unbearable, exclusive, I can’t wait!
Ouyang Zishi excited face red, clenched fists are still trembling, eyes full of two bubbles of hot tears, feelings have been brewing well, won the first prize speech are in the heart to play a good draft.
Ouyang Zishi, you did it!
Ouyang Zishi eyes straight hook fell in the hall ……
Did not let Ouyang Zishi disappointment, the hall within the Ministry of Rites officials went to the table to open the golden list, Honglu Temple officials stood in front of the golden list began to sing the list, from the first place in order to sing the list, that is, first from the first scholar to start.
“Jiajing thirty years xinhai enke temple examination first place in the first grade …… Zhu Pingan!” The voice of the Honglu Temple official singing the list broke the silence of the hall.
Although the Honglu Temple official’s voice was loud, it couldn’t reach outside the hall, but it didn’t matter, he wasn’t fighting alone.
As soon as his voice fell, the guards on duty repeated it loudly, spreading it from inside the hall to the outside of the hall, with someone repeating it every few guards, all the way to the guards at the end of the outermost.
The first place …… Zhu Pingan!
Hearing the sound of singing the list, the first reaction of the excited Ouyang Zishi was, well, finally singing the list, starting from the first scholar, well, I should go to the middle of the imperial road to thank the grace to go, haha, this imperial road but only the emperor can go, but also only today the scholar can, this is a great honour, so excited ah.
Then it is, uh, sung wrong, right, my name is Ouyang Zishi, not Zhu Pingan.
Then it was, “Ah, what? The first prize is Zhu Ping An. What’s going on? He only got 7 “O “s, but I got 8, all “O “s. There must be a mistake! It must be a mistake!
Ouyang Zishi had already taken a step in his first reaction, and was still mechanically stepping in his third reaction, his face pale, as if he had ripped his egg and broken it.
“The first place of the First A …… Zhu Pingan!”
