Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Han Zheng followed the eunuch forward.

After walking for less than half a quarter of an hour, he suddenly stopped.

Mr. Su said that the ceremony of announcing the names of the successful candidates was also held in the Fengtian Hall, but this man was not heading towards the Fengtian Hall at all. Although he had only been there once, he remembered the direction.

The eunuch took a few steps and saw that Han Zheng had not caught up. His eyes flickered slightly, he coughed, and said with a smile: "Han Gongshi, what's wrong with you?"

Suppressing the slight panic in his heart, Han Zheng bowed to the eunuch and said, "My lord, I suddenly remembered that I forgot something in the carriage. I'm afraid I have to go back to the palace gate to get it."

The eunuch showed a flash of impatience on his face: "Mr. Han, time is urgent. How can we return now? You should go to Chengtian Gate first to meet up with other tribute scholars!"

Han Zheng shook his head. "That thing is extremely important. I must get it. Father-in-law, please take me back. Or I can go back by myself."

The eunuch thought of the words of the Minister of Revenue, and his face suddenly became stern. "Han Gongshi, this is the imperial palace, not a place where you can come and go as you please. Hurry up and go to Chengtian Gate with me, otherwise you will be blamed for wasting time, and then you will lose your reputation as a Gongshi!"

*

The threat in these words is obvious. If it were someone else, they might have been scared.

But Han Zheng had followed Li Yu and had seen Li Yu's behavior many times, and with Mr. Su's teaching by example, he had no fear in his heart.

"Eunuch." He said calmly, "I came early today, so I shouldn't be late. Please be lenient with me, Eunuch."

As he said this, he thought in his mind that if this person still didn't give in, he would just leave and quickly go to the right place.

The eunuch had no idea what Han Zheng was thinking and was about to raise his voice to intimidate him when a voice suddenly came from behind the two of them.

"Isn't this the eunuch beside the Third Prince?"

*

Han Zheng turned around and saw a man walking from the corner.

He was wearing a red official uniform and was in his early twenties. He was none other than Mr. Su's youngest son, whose name was Yi and whose courtesy name was Guiyuan. He currently worked in the Ministry of Works.

Giving Han Zheng a calming look, Su Yi said to the eunuch, "Today is the grand ceremony of announcing the imperial examinations. Could it be that the palace is short of people, so they sent you to greet this Han Gongshi?"

The eunuch's eyelids twitched and he became nervous.

He was serving the Third Prince, so it was not his turn to take over these tribute scholars. He just accepted the arrangement from Minister Huang and came here specifically to prevent Han Gongshi from attending the ceremony today.

Feeling guilty, the eunuch began to stutter, "It was…it was arranged by the Grand Tutor…the Grand Tutor."

"Then the Grand Tutor really doesn't know how to arrange people. I will have a talk with him when I see him."

"Absolutely not." The eunuch raised his hand, and after realizing that he was too obvious, he smiled awkwardly and said, "Master Taifu is very busy, and it is my honor to have you use me. If Master Su goes, Master Taifu might think that I am dissatisfied with his arrangement and misunderstand me."

Su Yi stared at him, "Oh, is that so?"

"Of course it is."

"Okay." Su Yi said, "But since I met Han Gongshi, I will take him to Chengtian Gate. I haven't seen him for many days, so this is a good opportunity to talk to him."

The eunuch looked embarrassed.

Su Yi said, "Why, you don't want to. This time I really want to ask the Master what he said that made you listen to him so much."

After saying that, he made a gesture to leave.

The eunuch quickly stopped him and said, "Master Su, what are you talking about? How can I not respond to your request? In this case, I will withdraw."

Su Yi raised his chin and said, "Go ahead."

*

The eunuch walked away, looking back every few steps.

After he left completely, Han Zheng bowed to Su Yi and said, "Thank you, Brother Shi."

Su Yi helped him stand up straight, "You are my father's apprentice, and you are also my brother. How can I watch you being deceived by this eunuch? It's getting late now, let's go to Chengtian Gate quickly."

Han Zheng nodded and followed him.

After a while, the two turned onto the right road.

Han Zheng had met Su Yi several times in Beijing for more than half a year, and they were not unfamiliar with each other, so he asked directly: "Brother Shi, why were you walking behind me just now?"

Su Yi nodded. "I was thinking of waiting until the ceremony was over and then going to my father to talk to you, but I saw you being taken to another place by the eunuch."

Fearing that Han Zheng was framed, he chased after him without thinking.

Fortunately, Han Zheng was smart and found out something was wrong. He stood there and dealt with the eunuch, otherwise it would be difficult for him to find her. There are many palaces and many turns in this palace. If she disappeared in a place with many turns, it would be difficult for her to find her.

"You haven't met the third prince, right?" Su Yi asked.

Han Zheng shook his head and then said, "But I rejected the invitation from the Minister of Revenue yesterday."

Su Yi: "No wonder, the man surnamed Huang is the Third Prince's man. What happened today was probably caused by him to vent his anger."

Han Zheng: “…”

"Fortunately, nothing happened today, but that Huang holds a grudge. You have to be more careful next time."

Han Zheng: "I understand."

A lot of people had already gathered at Chengtian Gate. Su Yi sent Han Zheng over and then left.

Han Zheng found Lu Sheng and Qi Wangnian, and the three of them stood together and talked in a low voice.

Soon, the Minister of Rites came over, and everyone lined up according to the formation they had during the palace examination and went to the Fengtian Hall again.

*

Today, all the candidates for the palace examination stood in the square outside the Fengtian Hall.

Emperor Tianyuan and a group of officials were in the Fengtian Hall.

Han Zheng waited for an unknown amount of time until he heard an official from the Honglu Temple standing at the entrance to the main hall shout, "On April 25, the eleventh year of the Tianyuan period, the imperial examination was held for the tribute candidates of the whole country. The first-class candidates were awarded the title of Jinshi Jidi, the second-class candidates were awarded the title of Jinshi Chuan, and the third-class candidates were awarded the title of Tong Jinshi Chuan."

The sound echoed in the square. Han Zheng's heart beat faster as he listened.

After an unknown amount of time, the official standing at the entrance of Fengtian Hall spoke again, "The first place winner of the first class is Han Zheng!"

Han Zheng didn't hear a word of what the official said afterwards. At that moment, he seemed to hear nothing. He just followed the officials from the Honglu Temple out of the line and entered the Fengtian Hall to pay homage to Emperor Tianyuan.

The moment he stepped into the hall, he found the sense of reality.

*

Inside Fengtian Hall.

Emperor Tianyuan looked at Han Zheng with a smile.

The fifteen-year-old top scholar was the first in the Dayu Dynasty. He really wanted to ask Han Zheng how he studied in his daily life.

But now it was the ceremony of announcing the success of the imperial examination, and the second and third place winners were going to pay him a visit, so he put his little thoughts aside and just followed the established process.

*

Outside the palace gate, Li Yu and his group were waiting quietly. After Han Zheng went in, Han Xiaomei, Lu Xuan, Si'er, Cheng, Zhu, Madam Yan and the helpers in the shop all came.

Because after the ceremony of announcing the top scorers, the yellow list will be posted, and there will also be a parade of the top scorers. Everyone wants to know Han Zheng's ranking as soon as possible and also watch the grand spectacle of the parade of the top scorers.

Finally, the sound of ritual music came from the palace.

Soon, more than 200 Jinshi candidates came out in a mighty procession, followed by civil and military officials and stewards. Then, the stewards posted the yellow notice on the palace wall.

Li Yu was far away and couldn't see the words on the yellow list, but soon, she heard Han Zheng's name, "This time the new top scorer is Han Zheng!"