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The shadow of the dragon and the phoenix hovered over the Hall of Supreme Harmony for almost a stick of incense before slowly dissipating.

At this time, Gu Ming seemed to have undergone a baptism.

A mysterious force poured into the body, flowing slowly through the meridians, just like the inner qi of a martial artist or the true qi of a practitioner of Taoism.

In this way, Gu Ming's strength has also entered a new realm.

Let him have one more power available.

After the sky returned to calm, all the candidates sat down again and continued to answer the paper.

"Yu Aiqing, come down with me for a walk."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Yu Wei responded and walked down the examination room with the emperor.

After a routine turn around, finally, the emperor stood beside Gu Ming.

At this time, Gu Ming was a little bit difficult to handle.

Under normal circumstances, even if the emperor came down to make inspections during the answering process, all the examinees didn't need to get up distracted, just continue answering the questions.

But now the emperor is standing beside him and not walking away, even bending down to watch him write

Could it be a test?

How about his mental quality?

Therefore, Gu Ming did not squint, and continued to answer the questions as if the emperor did not exist.

But I didn't expect that when the emperor saw this, he was immediately fascinated, especially when he saw the worries of the world first, and the joy of the world later, he couldn't help clapping his hands and applauding.

"It's a good sentence to worry about the world's worries first, and to enjoy the world's joy later"

Now Gu Ming could no longer ignore it, so he had to stand up and salute: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise!"

"Hahaha, Gu Aiqing, I really didn't misread you, just sit down and continue answering the questions."

"Yes!"

Gu Ming responded and sat down.

This interruption did not interrupt the train of thought, after all, the answer was almost finished, and there were at most one or two hundred words left to finish.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go up and have a seat?"

Yu Wei knew that the emperor was here, and the candidates were under a lot of pressure, so he reminded him in a low voice.

"Well, let's go up."

The emperor nodded, turned around and walked back.

"Yu Aiqing, turn around and submit Gu Ming's test paper directly to me for review."

"According to the order!"

"Okay, I'm a little tired, so I'll go back to the bedroom first."

"Well, the emperor's dragon body is important."

Not long after, Gu Ming finally finished answering the test questions.

As usual, first carefully check whether there are any mistakes or omissions or places that need to be modified.

As a result, I checked it several times, but none of them needed to be modified.

That's it.

Before you know it, it's almost sunset.

"Okay, the answer sheet is over"

With a shout, the palace test officially came to an end.

A group of candidates with different expressions left the examination table one by one and stood together, and then were led by a special person to leave the palace.

This time there is no need to wait too long, the papers will be marked on the second day, and on the third day all the examinees will enter the palace again to participate in the ceremony of passing on people, which is to announce the results of the palace examination.

This list is the gold list that people all over the world talk about!

The so-called four great joys in life: sweet rains after a long drought, old acquaintances in a foreign country, wedding night in the bridal chamber, and nominations for gold medals.

For scholars, the happiest event is naturally the nomination for the Gold List.

After leaving the palace, the examinees no longer need to stay in the inn, the imperial court specially arranged a place for them to entertain them with delicious food and drink.

In addition, it is necessary to step up the process of tailor-made Jinshi uniforms for all candidates.

"Congratulations Brother Gu, congratulations Brother Gu"

"Brother Gu's talent is really impressive"

"Brother Gu, please support him when he becomes famous in the future."

That night, many candidates spontaneously gathered together, surrounded Gu Ming like stars and the moon, and there were endless compliments.

At this moment, who can't see the emperor's attitude?

I'm afraid Gu Ming has already been determined to be the number one scholar in his heart.

Although Tanhua and No. [-] are not bad, and they are also very beautiful, but how can they compare with the number one scholar?

In the early morning of the third day, a group of examinees entered the palace again.

Compared with the mood when they will try to release the list, in fact, most people's mentality has adjusted, and they are not so urgent.

For example, Ma Yun, who was able to pass the examination was already very surprised, how could he expect more?

There is no need to count on the first and second, and the third is all right.

Because there are only top three.

The results of the palace examination will be divided into rankings according to the candidates' scores, and they will be divided into first, second and third best.

The top three in the first class, that is, the number one scholar, the second place in the list, and Tanhua, will be awarded Jinshi and the title.

The number of Erjia depends on the number of people, which is almost half of the total number of people, and they are awarded Jinshi background.

The rest are the top three, who were born with Jinshi.

In principle, those who pass the examination will generally be promoted to Jinshi, unless they are questioned about cheating.

The Ceremony of Chuanlu is located in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and will be presided over by the emperor himself, also known as the Ceremony of Chuanlu in the Golden Palace.

At that time, a group of newly promoted candidates will enter the Golden Luan Hall, stand in front of the emperor with a group of princes and ministers, and the cabinet ministers will roll their names to confirm that all candidates are present.

Afterwards, the results of the palace examination will be announced, and at the same time, the yellow list will be posted.

For all the newly promoted Jinshi, the imperial court will send people to hurry up and deliver the good news to their families as quickly as possible.

The number one scholar, the second place in the list, and Tanhua will enjoy special treatment, and will be given mansions, plaques, fields, gold and silver, etc.

If there is no Confucius Temple in the local area, a Confucius Temple will be built. In short, it is quite beautiful.

A group of people entered the Golden Luan Hall and bowed to the emperor in unison according to court rituals.

Afterwards, the emperor naturally had to say some routine words.

then roll call

None absent.

Then, it finally entered the stage of announcing the rankings.

According to the traditional rules of the dynasty, the first and third names are usually announced by the emperor himself to show grandeur.

"I announce that Gu Ming is the No. 1 No. [-] in this subject!"

As soon as the emperor Jinkou opened, the dust settled.

Such a result was originally expected by everyone, and I don't think it was any surprise.

But at this moment, no one knew that Gu Ming was having a good time!

This kind of cool, of course, psychological factors account for a small part.After all, the number one scholar is the pinnacle of the sons of heaven and scholars, and it is impossible for anyone to reach this position.

But this kind of refreshing psychology only accounts for a small part, and more of it is another kind of refreshing.

strength!

As soon as the emperor announced the result, Gu Ming felt an invisible force pouring into his body continuously.

It's like eating a Da Huan Dan.

It is not difficult to understand that this is the result of the promotion of fame.

The number one scholar is the culmination of a scholar's fame.

Although Gu Ming's character level has not been improved, he is still Jie Yuan.However, fame and fame in reality also have effects, subtly improving his overall strength.

This is not cool, how can it be called cool?

Your Majesty, the emperor continued to announce:

"No.2 in the first class of this subject is Qiao Yongjin!"

"No. 3 in this subject is Luo Zheng!"

"Qiao Yongjin, Luo Zheng, awarded Jinshi and title, awarded the post of Hanlin editor, distributed a house, two horses and satins, 200 acres of fertile land, and [-] taels of gold"

The editor of the Imperial Academy is the official seventh rank. Although it is the same as the official rank of the county magistrate, its status is much higher, and there is quite a lot of room for promotion.

"Thank you Lord for your grace!"

Qiao Yongjin and Luo Zheng were overwhelmed with surprise, and they all went to the hall to thank them.

But at this time, all the candidates, including many ministers, were a little surprised.

Logically, shouldn't he be the number one scholar first?How come the second and No.3 officials were canonized first?

When he was suspicious, the emperor smiled and glanced at Gu Ming: "Gu Aiqing stepped forward to accept the seal!"

Chapter 198 The Empress Reminds Her in Face

"Sir, obey the order!"

Gu Ming walked out from the crowd, went to the hall and waited quietly.

At this moment, all the courtiers realized that the emperor might have a special reward, so it is no wonder that he deliberately delayed a step.

"Gu Aiqing has learned a lot, and has repeatedly attracted Ruixiang, which is really the luck of this dynasty.

After discussing with Yu Aiqing, the chief assistant of the cabinet, I decided to award Aiqing the post of Bachelor of Attendant of the Hanlin Academy."

As soon as these words came out, all the courtiers were in an uproar.

You must know that this Hanlin Academy attendant lecturer is a fifth-rank official, and if he is placed locally, he is an important member of one party, at the same level as the magistrate.

It seems that the rank is not high in the capital. After all, there are many high-level officials in the court, and there are many first-rank, second-rank, and third-rank ministers everywhere.

However, the position of Bachelor of Attendance is quite special. Not only does it have a very important position in the Imperial Academy, but it also often goes to and from the palace to give lectures to the emperor, prince, princess, etc., or to advise the emperor. consultant.

How many people are jealous of such a beautiful job?

It is said that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger.

However, there is also a saying that risks and opportunities coexist.

But anyone who stays with the emperor, even a small eunuch is very majestic when he goes outside, military officials have to buy some face, not to mention the dignified academicians of the Imperial Academy

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks this is inappropriate!"

As expected, some courtiers really jumped out to object immediately.

This person is one of the well-known leading figures of the conservative faction, Cui Dexiong, Minister of the Household Department.

To say that this person has some qualifications, he was also born as the No. [-] scholar back then, and he was promoted all the way.

The emperor had already guessed that there would be such a result, so he was not sullen, and asked calmly, "What objections does Cui Aiqing have?"

"My Majesty, Gu Ming certainly has the talent of the number one scholar, this veteran will not deny it.

However, according to the historical rules of this dynasty, the number one scholar is always awarded the post of editor in the Imperial Academy, so "

Before he finished speaking, the emperor couldn't help but waved his hand and said: "If Cui Aiqing raises an objection just because of this reason, then there is no need to discuss it.