However, some words must be said before the announcement of the results. This is not difficult for Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping, as a figure who has been in the court for decades.
This is the first time for him to be announced.
However, I don’t know how many times I have listened to the announcement.
The first thing I want to talk about is of course the virtues and great achievements of the Holy Lord Lin Mubai, and the importance that the Holy Lord Lin Mubai attaches to the palace examination.
I have to say that the left prime minister's eloquence can indeed be called first-rate, and he is also well aware of Lin Mubai's achievements after he ascended the throne.
Since Lin Mubai ascended the throne, a series of language organizations have been extremely smooth.
The civil and military officials and talented people below all listened quietly to Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping's words, and no one made a sound.
After Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping spoke for about a quarter of an hour, he finally stopped. After all, this was the palace examination announcement, and things like great achievements could not take up the main part.
After finishing speaking, Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping also looked at the Holy Master Lin Mubai.
Holy Master Lin Mubai nodded slightly, the meaning in his eyes was clear, it's almost done, we can start.
Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping immediately understood the holy intention, stretched out his hands, and the silk cotton in his hand was unfolded directly, and rows of names appeared on the silk cotton.
The announcement of the imperial examination is different from that of the imperial examination and the imperial examination.
The announcement of the results for the government examination and the court examination is to announce the B list first, then the A list, and finally the top three names, but for the palace examination, the list is announced from top to bottom.
Moreover, only ten names were announced.
As for the 11th to 30th names, the imperial list will be posted later, and the talents themselves will check it in front of the palace. This also means that the highest honor only belongs to those named on the list.
Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping glanced at the silk fabric, and the stone in his heart finally fell completely, and the spring breeze-like smile on his face became more and more gentle.
because…
Fang Zhengzheng's name does not appear on the silk cotton.
On the top of the silk cotton, two words were clearly written, Wu Feng!
Sure enough, he didn't get the imperial edict, so Fang Zhengzheng fell off the list!
"The literary test of this palace examination..." Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping couldn't read the words at this point, and He Mu's original smile completely froze at this moment.
Because he saw the words behind Wu Feng.
fourth place!
how so
Wu Feng's name was at the top. However, at the back, it is clearly written that he ranked fourth in the Literary Examination of the Palace Examination. In addition, there is also a personal approval from the Holy Emperor.
Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping couldn't understand what was going on.
because. According to the announcement rules of the palace examination, the announcement should start from the first place. Could it be that the first and third place are written after the silk and cotton
While thinking this way, Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping moved his eyes to the last row of silk cotton.
However…
There are still no words for first to third place. The last place in the silk fabric clearly says tenth place.
What went wrong
Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping's eyes were a little round. He couldn't find the first to third names on the silk. This was simply beyond the scope of his thinking.
But, can he ask now
Of course not, so he could only look and look more.
Then, he saw that only the names of the fourth to tenth names were written on the entire silk cotton, as for the first and third places. There is none at all.
In other words, there are only seven names on the silk cotton.
"Seven names..." Zuo Xiangyu Yiping took another look and finally found the problem. There was still a clear blank space above Wu Feng's name.
Obviously, this blank space is reserved for the first and third place.
But why didn't you write it
Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping didn't dare to ask, but he had to look, so he looked at the Holy Lord Lin Mubai with clear doubts in his eyes.
The Holy Lord Lin Mubai certainly knew what Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping was thinking.
But he was also helpless.
The time for announcing the results came too quickly. It was so fast that he could no longer slowly finish writing the names of the three people and all the comments on the silk cotton.
Time, this is a very particular thing.
Represents luck.
Once the time is missed, it will be an ominous sign for the fate of the country, especially when he is preparing to carry out the "Anbang Strategy" for the Southern Mountains.
so. Rather than hastily writing down one or two names and missing time, it would be better to leave them all blank.
But this will not affect the announcement.
Originally, he planned to announce the top three in the palace examination himself, and then hand over the silk and cotton to the Minister of Rites to announce the fourth to tenth place.
But Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping suddenly stood up at this time.
At that time, the Holy Lord Lin Mubai was shocked by Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping's actions. However, in that situation. If the Holy Master Lin Mubai insists on not handing over the silk cotton, he will really lose the face of the chief minister.
After much consideration, he still took care of Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping.
Next, Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping began to talk about his great achievements, which made him wait quietly for a short while. It was originally expected that Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping would unfold the silk cotton and take a look after finishing speaking.
So…
If Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping is smart enough, he will immediately return the top three announcements to his hands after taking a look at them. In this way, things can still turn around.
In fact, Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping did take a look.
However, after reading it, he immediately started announcing the list...
This led to the current embarrassing situation. Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping couldn't continue to explain, so he looked over, but at this time, he had already opened his mouth, and the Holy Lord Lin Mubai had no way to stop it.
"Announce according to the list!" The Holy Emperor Lin Mubai knew that if he didn't speak, Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping could only stand and keep standing, and then this palace examination would be really embarrassing.
Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping opened his mouth when he heard the words of the Holy Master Lin Mubai.
The meaning of this sentence was very simple, even a three-year-old child could understand it, but the profound meaning made Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping think about it carefully.
Announce according to the list...
Do you really want to follow the list
If you really do that, you'd be a fool.
Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping didn't know why there were no names of the top three on the silk cotton, but he was very clear about the rules of the imperial examination.
His mind was spinning rapidly, and finally, his eyes lit up.
"The importance and special significance of this palace examination may not be clear to many people. I will not say much else about the truth today. I will only say one thing. In order to personally review the papers of this palace examination, the emperor did not step out of the Zhaoxuan Palace for three days. One step!" Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping specially emphasized the word "personally".
Of course the civil and military officials knew that the test papers this time were personally reviewed by the Holy Lord Lin Mubai.
But the talented people below did not know.
Hearing this, everyone was immediately moved. Although, according to the regulations, the palace examination should be reviewed by the Holy One personally, but how could they not understand the busyness of court affairs.
Previous palace examinations. It is basically an open secret that it is reviewed by the ministers before being handed over to the Holy Emperor for approval. Of course, this secret cannot be disclosed.
And Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping also understood the truth behind this. He just said that this palace examination was reviewed by the emperor himself, and did not point out the previous events.
It is tantamount to avoiding.
After Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping finished speaking. He glanced at the talented people below who were obviously a little excited. He felt slightly reassured and quickly turned around and knelt down in front of the Holy Master Lin Mubai.
"Your Majesty Qi Qin, I know the rules for announcing the results of the palace examination, but your majesty is so considerate to the people, I have no choice but to request an order on behalf of the people of the world. Please ask your majesty to slightly change the rules for announcing the results of the palace examination!"
"Oh? How do Yu Xiang want to change it?" When the Holy Master Lin Mubai heard this, he pretended to be confused on the surface.
"I have the courage to announce the fourth to the tenth place on the list, and then your Majesty will announce the top three in person. To show your majesty's love for talents!" What Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping actually wanted to say was that your majesty first announced The top three on the list will be announced, and then the next seven will be announced by myself. However, just now, I have already stepped forward to ask for an order to announce the list on my behalf.
Moreover, the Holy Sage Lin Mubai has also handed the silk cotton into his own hands and made a decree to declare it according to the list.
If there is any forced change at this time, the silk cotton will be returned to the hands of the Holy Sage. After the Holy Sage announces the results, the silk cotton will be handed over to him again.
The loopholes here are too obvious and are self-contradictory.
Of course. Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping also had a little selfishness, that is, if he immediately handed over the silk cotton again, what would it mean to have such a long phone call just now
Losing face.
All the talented men and civil and military officials heard what Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping said. They all looked at each other, although they didn't quite understand the purpose of Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping's behavior. The following sentence was to show His Majesty's love for talents.
You can still roughly hear Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping's clever method of flattering.
"I also ask your Majesty to announce the top three in person!" The civil and military officials immediately responded. How could they miss this opportunity to please the Holy Will
The Holy Lord Lin Mubai looked at the civil and military officials below who were requesting orders one by one, as well as Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping who was kneeling in front of him. I also felt slightly satisfied in my heart.
Although it was announced first by Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping, in general, this matter can be regarded as resolved satisfactorily, so that you will not look at me and I will look at you in such embarrassment.
"Accurate!" The Holy Lord Lin Mubai nodded gently.
Zuo Xiang Yu and others immediately began to thank the emperor for his kindness, and when the talented people below heard that the emperor was about to announce the top three in person, they also began to shout long live the emperor, long live the emperor.
When things got to this point, Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping also breathed a sigh of relief.
Without further delay, the announcement will begin immediately.
"The fourth place in the literary test of this palace examination... Wu Feng!" Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping's voice was loud and full of energy, and the word Wu Feng was pronounced sonorously and forcefully.
However…
After Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping's voice fell, all the talented people's eyes widened. Was Wu Feng fourth in the literary test? How can this be!
Not number one
Nangong Hao didn't receive the imperial edict, and Fang Zhengzheng and Yan Xiu didn't either, so who else could possibly surpass Wu Feng? This is simply impossible.
Wu Feng was also standing there in a daze.
It felt like being hit directly on the forehead by a thunderbolt, with a look of dementia on his face.
When he heard that the top three were announced by the Holy Spirit himself, he was excited. This was a supreme honor, but then the honor came.
Moreover, it came so suddenly.
He didn't react at all, but this honor was obviously not the honor he wanted.
fourth
Why is it fourth!
Who are the top three
Wu Feng had only this question in his mind.
Of course, he has another question. Did Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping report an error? He is the number one, so Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping must have misjudged the number one and mistakenly regarded the number one as the number four.
Yes, that’s right, that’s definitely the case!
Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping reported it along the silk screen, and his name was the first one, so he...he reported it wrong!
"Wu Feng, come forward and thank me!" A voice sounded at this time.
Wu Feng was very reluctant to move, because this was not the result he wanted. He wanted to go forward and ask for details. However, this was the Zhaoxuan Hall, and the Holy Master Lin Mubai was sitting at the door of the hall. His lips were opened. He closed it again, but finally didn't speak immediately.
"Witch Wind!"
"My lord, Wu Feng, thank you for your grace!" Wu Feng finally moved his steps, walked to the front of the Zhaoxuan Hall, and knelt down respectfully.
However, he was shouting over and over again in his heart.
Wrong, must be wrong!
As Wu Feng knelt down to thank him, a series of voices immediately rang out.
"Fourth place in the Literary Examination, Wu Feng!"
"Fourth place in the Literary Examination, Wu Feng!"
"Fourth place in the Literary Examination of the Palace Examination..."
The sounds moved one after another, from the entrance of Zhaoxuan Palace to the main entrance of the palace...
When the talented people who were listening at the entrance of the palace heard the word Wu Feng, they all became excited. The first announcement was Wu Feng.
That means Wu Feng ranked first in the literary test of the imperial examination!
Sure enough, Fang Zhengzheng fell off the list!
Just when I was about to celebrate, I realized something wasn't quite right. Why was I in fourth place
Also feeling that something was wrong were several sergeants wearing golden armor and riding fine horses. They were already ready to rush to the four gates, but as soon as their whips were raised, they were put down again.
Declare fourth place first
According to the custom of announcing the results of the palace examination, the honor of applying for the fourth door is only available to the top three, but not the fourth place. So, there is no need to apply, right
"Eunuch Li, you didn't report a mistake, did you? Why did you report fourth place first?"
"The one who applied for the fourth place earlier, of course the Zajia family can only apply for the fourth place!" A middle-aged man wearing palace clothes looked at the golden armored guard with a look of helplessness on his face.
The golden-armored guard's lips moved, but in the end he didn't ask any more questions.
wait.
Now he can only wait and wait to see the rankings announced next.
Wu Feng was also waiting. He was waiting for Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping to react and report the error. But to his disappointment, Zuo Xiang Yu Yiping did not admit the mistake immediately.
Instead, he continued to report.
"Fifth place in this palace examination..."
"Sixth place in this palace examination..."
"Seventh place in this palace examination..."
“…”
"Tenth place in this palace examination..."
Each voice echoed in the palace, starting from the Zhaoxuan Hall and ending at the main entrance of the palace, one after another. (To be continued.)