My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

As soon as the reward was spoken, the students around could not help but be surprised and began to whisper to each other:

"Prince's teacher! And he has been appointed to the position for three consecutive years!"

"Is this number one scholar really so talented?"

"He just became the top scholar, and he is from the second rank. Will it be the same for us?"

"Impossible. Marquis Dingkang has been providing advice to your majesty continuously, but he has been hoarding rewards because he has been taking care of his wife at home."

At this time, someone who understood the situation spoke up.

"This top scholar is not only talented, he also has merits!"

"How many great achievements must one have made to be promoted to the Prince's Master in one go?"

"..."

After Li Longji sealed the reward, Eunuch Cheng said, "No. 1 scholar, please go back to the side of the palace. We will take you to the No. 1 Scholar Parade later."

"Yes."

Chang An nodded slightly, and then returned to the side of the palace. As soon as he walked back, the new scholars congratulated him one after another, saying things like "Greetings to Marquis Dingkang" and "Greetings to Master Chang". Chang An didn't want to offend them, so he returned the greetings one by one.

Eunuch Cheng also said at the right time: "Silence!"

"Where are the top two candidates, Li Weihao and Li Qingming?"

Eunuch Cheng called out, and Li Weihao took a deep breath, as if he was ready to "die heroically": It doesn't matter if the questions are difficult, it is a palace examination after all, so do your best!

That's what he thought.

Li Longji looked at the second place winner and asked, "Previously, the imperial examination system was reformed to abolish recommendation and remove the threshold for the imperial examination. Li Qingming, what do you think of this method? Is it good or bad?"

Li Weihao was stunned for a moment, then he thought about it and prepared to answer. The scholars around him were a little confused and started to whisper to each other again. But what they were talking about was nothing more than why the difficulty of the two questions was different?

Soon Li Weihao also answered, Li Longji just nodded slightly, and then appointed him as Zuo Shiyi, and then moved on to the next one. The next person who went up was also given a question of the same difficulty as Li Weihao, and was finally appointed as Zhushi.

None of these Jinshi knew what was going on, except Chang An, who could only stand in the front and smile. As a person involved, I know very well what our Majesty is planning.

......

At the end, all the new Jinshi had been questioned, and the palace examination was almost over. Eunuch Cheng then announced: "The palace examination is over!"

Then he stepped down from the stage and said to the scholars: "All the new scholars are now being taken away from the palace by me."

All the students nodded, and Eunuch Cheng smiled at Chang An and turned to lead the way. They returned to the Ministry of Rites, and everyone was at the door. At this time, the Minister of Rites had someone bring out the champion's uniform.

Eunuch Cheng smiled and said, "No. 1 Scholar, please put on the No. 1 Scholar's uniform quickly. You will need to wear it when you go home later."

Chang An smiled, nodded, took the clothes and put them on. Eunuch Cheng smiled, then took out a large embroidered ball and put it on him, and finally an official from the Ministry of Rites came forward and handed him the champion hat.

Eunuch Cheng pointed to the horses lined up on both sides and said with a smile, "Top Scholar, choose a horse, find a good path, and parade back to the palace. If other scholars want to follow, they can do so."

Chang An shook his head slightly, put on the top scholar's hat, randomly chose a horse closest to him, and jumped on it.

"Send the number one scholar home!"

Cheng Gonggong shouted, and then Chang An gently pushed his horse's body and rode away. Just when he had not taken a few steps, gongs and drums suddenly rose behind him. He looked back and found that there was a team behind him. In addition to the people beating gongs and drums, there were also several people holding signs.

As for the signs, they all say "Keep Out" and "New Champion". The clothes they wear are almost all red, which makes them look very festive. When was the last time they were so festive?

Chang An didn't care about all that anymore. He gave a clear shout and rode away on his horse.

As I rode my horse out of the imperial city, I found myself surrounded by people along the way. It seemed that since I had left the imperial city, there were no more taboos. The team behind me also began to beat drums and gongs even more vigorously.

As soon as they saw Chang An, passers-by made way for the number one scholar to pass by. Applause and congratulations continued, and Chang An also raised his hand to salute, bowing slightly to the people around him.

At this moment, something suddenly seemed to hit him. Chang An was stunned for a moment, and then another thing was thrown at him, but it was not thrown accurately and passed by his eyes.

Now I can see clearly - it's a sachet.

He raised his head and looked around. The ladies watching on the street seemed to have agreed to do so. In twos and threes, they took off the sachets on their waists and threw them towards the parade they were in.

Some were thrown at the newly-appointed scholars following behind them, and of course the majority of the sachets were thrown at Chang'an, the number one scholar on horseback. At this moment, Chang'an looked back and saw that there were about twenty people including himself, and at least dozens of sachets were thrown at them, but no one went to catch them.

Even some singing girls and dancing girls in Pingkangfang threw handkerchiefs, trying to "invite" these newly-appointed scholars to sit in the hall. However, these newly-appointed scholars, who were still young girls, refused to accept them, but a few of them still stretched out their hands and caught the handkerchiefs.

Looking at Li Weihao who was following closely beside him, Chang An asked, "Brother Qingming, why don't you answer it?"

"Why should I accept it?" Li Weihao smiled slightly, "Should I accept it and take me a concubine? I don't think it's necessary."

"But since Brother Yonghe asked me this, why didn't Brother Yonghe answer it?"

Chang An said, "Since you have passed the imperial examination, there is no need to have a wedding night."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

......

At this time, in Dingkanghou Mansion, Gu Li was still waiting for Chang An to return home, and at this time Chang Qi walked in. She had just returned, and when she entered the room and saw the situation in the room, she was slightly stunned.

In addition to Gu Li and three personal maids, there are also elders such as Chang Wenmeng and Song Jing.

Gu Li then asked, "What's wrong? Is Chang Lang back?"

"Replying to Sanniang, the young master hasn't come back yet, but he will be here soon." Chang Qi just remembered the important matter at this time, and said with a smile: "The young master, as the top scholar, is on his way back home after a parade. He has now entered Anrenfang and is almost at the intersection of our street!"

When Gu Li heard this, he quickly stood up and said, "Let's go pick him up!"

As a result, everyone in the room stood up and followed Gu Li to the door. When Gu Li arrived at the door, he heard the sound of gongs and drums before he saw the team.

Suddenly, his brows were filled with joy, and he couldn't help but hold his mother Gu Su's hand tightly.

After a while, Chang An finally appeared on the street. The young man was riding on a tall horse, and there were many people following him. The champion, with a big smile on his face, responded to the congratulations of the people around him one by one.

Gu Li was fascinated by this high-spirited look.

The two seemed to have some sense of each other, Gu Li looked at Chang An, and Chang An also looked at Gu Li. Both of them were overjoyed at this time. Gu Li couldn't help but step forward a few steps to the street, and Chang An shouted again, quickly came in front of Gu Li, and then dismounted.

"Chang Lang!"

"Mother Gu," Chang An gently took Gu Li's hand and asked, "Mother Gu, look at me. Does my top scholar uniform look good today?"

"nice!"

The whole parade was over at this time. Eunuch Cheng came forward, holding a scarlet official uniform in his hand. He smiled and said, "Marquis Dingkang, Lady of the County."

"Eunuch Cheng."

"Marquis Dingkang, this is your official uniform, a second-rank scarlet jade belt. From tomorrow on, you will be the prince's teacher." Eunuch Cheng said with a smile, "But what makes us embarrassed is, how should we address you in the future?"

"Eunuch Cheng, just call me whatever you feel comfortable with." Chang An said with a smile, and then took his official uniform in person.

"By the way, Marquis Dingkang, after the hour of Wei, His Majesty will hold a Qujiang Banquet in Qujiang. Don't forget to attend." Eunuch Cheng reminded again.

Chang An raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in a low voice: "Do you have to go?"

"I must go." Eunuch Cheng nodded, but quickly added: "But His Majesty said that His Majesty will not attend the Qujiang Banquet today."

Chang An frowned slightly and asked, "What do you mean?"

If it was any other time, it might not be a big deal for Eunuch Cheng to say this, but at this time, it had some other meaning. As expected, Eunuch Cheng said, "It means that although Marquis Dingkang must go today, you can come back at any time."

Chang An's expression changed immediately and he said, "Thank you, Eunuch Cheng."

Eunuch Cheng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's nothing, it's what our family should do."

After a few more pleasantries about the Qujiang Banquet, Eunuch Cheng left, and the neighbors gathered around to congratulate him. After finally seeing the neighbors off, Chang An and Gu Li returned to the house.

"Chang Lang is the top scholar!" Gu Li said sweetly while being held by Chang An.

Chang An also smiled and said, "Not only am I the top scholar, I am also a high-ranking official of the second rank."

"Chang Lang is so awesome!" Gu Li also clapped in cooperation.

Song Jing also came up at this time and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Yonghe."

"gentlemen."

"As far as I know, Yonghe, you are the first one who can become the Prince's Tutor by passing the palace examination as the new top scholar." Song Jing said with satisfaction.

"This is all due to your Majesty's kindness."

Chang Wenmeng smiled and said, "Father, I remember you said before that you planned to take the imperial examination before getting married. Although it is the other way around now, it has come true."

Gu Li smiled as he watched Chang An deal with the words of his family elders, and then he sat quietly aside, gently stroking Chang An's new official uniform with his hand.