After the end of the palace examination, the time waiting for the examination by the examiner is the most difficult time for candidates.
He became famous in one fell swoop, and he studied hard for years for the title of the current gold list.
Inside the palace, eight paper-reading officers selected by the Hanlin scholars and the ministers of the court are reviewing the papers of the tribute students. Each of the eight paper-reading officers has a table, and the test papers are read on the table in turn. , time is running out, they need to decide Gongsheng's ranking as quickly as possible.
A few days later, the reading officer placed the top ten papers with the most "○" in front of the sage, for the sage and the ministers to rank the first, second, and third in the top three.
In the top ten, except for one student who was ranked 20th in the exam, he has now risen to the ninth place.
After the reading officer reviewed the rankings, the Chuanlu Hall officially started. Outside, a group of tribute students was standing and waiting for the results of the palace test. In the side palace, Gu Yuanbai and the ministers were discussing the ranking of the ten papers in front of them.
The imperial examinations were a layer of cloth to cover up the bureaucracy, and the top 10 were already on a par with each other in terms of knowledge. In this case, the rankings required more consideration.
The ten papers have already been obscured, and Gu Yuanbai asked the officials to read these papers back and forth before asking with a smile, "What do you think of this new class of scholars?"
The Zhengshitang and the Privy Council are the two governments, and the top administrative officials naturally accompany the Holy One. The privy envoy Mr. Zhao sighed while holding his gray beard: "My Daheng talents are born in large numbers, and all of them are talents of Yiqun. These ten papers are all splendid and good articles. This is the blessing of Daheng."
The courtiers of the political affairs hall responded with a smile.
Gu Yuanbai pondered for a while, picked out three papers and put them at the top, pointed to Chu Wei's papers, and sighed: "The first name in the exam, even the papers of the palace exam are written with excellent scores."
The Minister of Rites hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Chu Wei was Jie Yuan seven years ago."
"Oh?" Gu Yuanbai said, "It's a coincidence."
The others laughed, and Gu Yuanbai smiled and pointed to Kong Yilin's paper, "What do you think of this son?"
The privy envoy pondered for a while and said, "This son has a heart, and the most rare thing is that he is down-to-earth, and he is not lacking in sharpness and sharpness. He is a good and practical talent."
Gu Yuanbai nodded, "Let's choose the top three among these three, but how to arrange them, I have a headache. These three are indistinguishable in my heart."
The Minister of the Ministry of Housing proposed: "Would you like to see these three people?"
Gu Yuanbai happily said, "Alright."
He liked Kong Yilin, and the official from Shandong, who was born in the DPRK, never formed a group. This man was talented and came from a poor family.
As a future capable minister, Chu Wei is also a great talent, but at this time Chu Wei had never experienced the official sea dust, and although the things he wrote were close to people's livelihood, they were quite extreme. However, his father's official position is low, and there is no political party dispute, but he has nothing to do, so it is most suitable for him to be the second place.
In the end, Tanhualang can choose a student who is famous and has some real talents, just to give him a good public opinion talent, San Yuyan.
After a while, the eunuch next to the door said loudly, "Xuan Chuwei, Chang Yuyan, and Kong Yilin have an audience."
The three of them looked at each other, and entered the side hall with the same expression in the face of the envy and envy of the students behind them. Each of the three was younger and healthier than the other, and each was a slender young man. Gu Yuanbai still had a smile on his face, but the smile stopped abruptly when he saw Kong Yilin come in.
Kong Yilin has a plain appearance, but his eyes are extremely deep. Some people can make their whole face shine just by relying on their eyes. This is the case with Kong Yilin. But this pair of eyes definitely does not belong to the eyes of the people of the Daheng Dynasty.
A dot suddenly appeared in the scattered memory, and Gu Yuanbai suddenly remembered who this Kong Yilin was.
In the play "Powerful Minister", the historical facts of Huang Chao's uprising were used to write similar plots. Huang Chao was the jinshi who was dismissed because of his ugly appearance by Tang Xizong. This incident indirectly promoted Huang Chao's uprising, and even forced him later Tang Xizong fled Chang'an.
In "Powerful Minister", Kong Yilin played such a role. He was not ugly. The reason he was dismissed was because he had Xixia blood.
If Gu Yuanbai hadn't passed through, Lu Feng, a powerful minister, would still be in control of the government at this time. Lu Feng is a stubborn and domineering conservative, and naturally he will not let people with Xixia blood join as officials in the Daheng Dynasty.
After being ousted, Kong Yilin was alone. He directly gave up his identity as a Daheng native and switched to Xixia to develop his national strength. With a small Xixia, he finally forced Daheng to lose five or six cities in a row. If you remember correctly, it was Xue in the end. Far led the troops into battle and fought a battle of prestige.
Gu Yuanbai slowly restrained his smile.
After a while, he got up from behind the desk and walked in front of the three of them.
The body of the saint is wrapped in the precious incense smell in the court. This smell is fragrant and elegant, but it is extremely long and rich. It sounds extremely contradictory, but just by smelling it, people know the word honorable.
The three people standing here are taller than the saint, and even if they bow their heads respectfully and do not look directly at the saint, they can still see the blue silk scattered on the back of the saint as he walks.
Kong Yilin's eyes showed the features of the Xixia people. Although he didn't show it on his face, he was still worried about his eyes. Now that he saw the saint approaching, he lowered his head even more, and without a trace, he weakened his sense of existence. .
But the saint was standing in front of him.
"Kong Yilin," Sheng Shang's voice was like a pearl falling on a jade plate, "I read your strategy, and what you wrote made me read it heartily."
Kong Yilin bent down even more humbly, "Students are frightened, thank you for your appreciation."
The sage said: "Look up and let me see you."
Kong Yilin strictly followed the ritual of the Holy Face taught by the Ministry of Rites, raised his head and lowered his eyes. He could only see the lines of the dragon robe on the upper chest of the Holy Master, but Gu Yuanbai could clearly see his pair of bloodlines from a close distance. Yu Xixia's eyes.
The eyelashes are dense and long when the eyes are lowered, just looking at these eyes, it feels like a doll.
Gu Yuanbai wanted to see the color in his pupils clearly, but Kong Yilin should be too worried. He was really a prefect, and his eyes didn't lift up even half a minute, which shows how much suffering these eyes have endured.
The Sage remained silent for a while, and Kong Yilin's heart sank. He hurriedly lifted his robe and knelt down: "Students and Sage ask for your sins."
Gu Yuanbai breathed a sigh of relief, leaned over and helped him, "What's your fault?"
Kong Yilin stood up in a daze, following his strength, with a dazed expression.
Gu Yuanbai smiled lightly and said, "Yilin has great talent, but I can't cherish it in time, how can I blame it?"
Chu Wei and Chang Yuyan on the side looked at the scene of the monarch and minister meeting like this. One of them had the same expression, and the other smiled like a spring breeze. They all recalled the fact that the Holy Sage had stood beside Kong Yilin for a long time during the palace exam.
How talented is this Kong Yilin? Lao Sheng treats him so differently
Gu Yuanbai said a few words to the top three and let them go out.
After they went out, Gu Yuanbai immediately said to the Minister of Rites: "Chu Wei is the first scholar, Kong Yilin is the second, and Chang Yuyan is the third flower."
The Minister of Rites should be solemn.
In the main hall, Chang Yuyan smiled like a gentleman. He took the initiative to greet Kong Yilin and said, "Brother Yilin, how kindly the Sage treats you, I must have been able to rank Brother Yilin."
Kong Yilin said humbly, "I'm really incompetent, I can't bear the love of such a saint."
Chang Yuyan's heart was cold, this Kong Yilin said that he was not talented, but his eyes were calm and unchanging, and he was obviously very confident in his talent.
Since the last time the Sage ignored San Yuyan in Xue's house, San Yuyan felt uneasy in his heart, and now he finally saw the Sage again, but the Sage saw Kong Yilin again at this meeting.
The sage is still as beautiful as the moon, from beginning to end, there is no place where the dignity of the emperor is not shown. Such a noble sage, even if San Yuyan works hard, he is afraid that he will not be pleased by the sage.
And now, what kind of strategy did this Kong Yilin write to make the sage take him so seriously
Chu Wei tilted his head and glanced at the two of them, standing upright without saying a word.
Just when the three of them had their own thoughts, the music in the hall suddenly started, and the hall of Chuanlu officially started.
All the candidates looked solemn, and many eunuchs were holding clothes in their hands to change the clothes for these new scholars. After they finished changing their clothes, they looked up and saw that the sage was already sitting on the dragon chair.
The venue of the Chuanlu Hall is not in the Xuanzheng Hall, but in the more spacious Jinluan Hall. The Golden Throne Hall will only be used for important events such as pilgrimages of all countries, major festivals, and seeing off soldiers and soldiers. At this time, the officials were lined up to the left and right, and the Xinke Jinshi stood in the center, the atmosphere was quiet, and many people couldn't help but hold their breath.
In this heavy atmosphere, the most striking thing is the saint sitting high on it.
Taking advantage of the time when the eunuch changed his official uniform, Kong Yilin raised his head and glanced at the saint without a trace.
The holy dragon robe is cumbersome and heavy, but his face is bright.
Are there really people in the world who combine power, status, and appearance
Kong Yilin only knew at this moment, of course there is, and this person is the most honorable person in the world.
It makes people feel out of reach.
Among the new scholars, there were only a few bold people who dared to take the opportunity to take a peek at Sheng Yan. When the officials of Honglu Temple rolled their names, the students bowed their heads and began to wait for the roll call.
"Chu Wei, the first in the first division."
Chu Wei's eyes flashed, he got up and took a few steps forward, followed the guide to the left and knelt down. The corners of his lips curled slightly on his calm face, revealing a slight smile.
Previously in the side hall, the sage treated Kong Yilin so seriously, he thought that the little emperor would give the champion to Kong Yilin.
Kong Yilin's expression did not change, but a sense of disappointment suddenly rose in his heart. Kong Yilin himself thought it was funny, he suffered because of these eyes, and he was successful if he passed the palace exam. But now he is not greedy enough, and has the ambition to be the champion. It is really fickle and ridiculous.
The officials of Honglu Temple then called the name: "Kong Yilin, the second in the first class."
Kong Yilin took a deep breath, walked to the right beside Chu Wei and knelt down steadily.
"San Yuyan, the third place in the top 1..."
This biography hall went on for more than half an hour, and when the roll call was over, Xinke Jinshi followed Baiguan to Gu Yuanbai and bowed three times and nine times. Gu Yuanbai, who was sitting alone in a high position and watched the crowd salute, let out a turbid breath.
Being emperor is addicting.
Especially when you see all the ministers worshiping him, and those ministers who are majestic and majestic on weekdays kneel respectfully, this feeling is really addictive.
Gu Yuanbai reminded himself to stay awake, he was not a dictator.
After the Chuanlu Hall was over, the new jinshi were going to exaggerate their officials, and the courtiers also dispersed. Only the palace attendant and Gu Yuanbai were left in the huge palace, Gu Yuanbai finally showed a look of exhaustion on his face, Tian Fusheng served tea, "Sir, it's still early, why don't you go to the spring water? Tired?"
Gu Yuanbai was moved, he took a sip of tea and nodded, "Alright."
The hot spring pool was in the palace next to the palace. When Gu Yuanbai arrived, a hazy mist had already covered the hot spring pool.
The water in the spring is full of hot spring pool water, which has a natural smell of sulfur. There are incense and candle light everywhere, and the bright sunlight outside the window illuminates the entire spa hall, as luxurious as the royal style.
Tian Fusheng was removing the cumbersome dragon robes for the saint, when someone outside the hall suddenly reported: "The saint, Xue Yuan, the son of General Xue, asks to see you."
Gu Yuanbai sneered, "Finally willing to enter the palace?"
Since that day he agreed to Xue Yuan entering the palace to accompany him, until now Xue Yuan has not entered the palace, it has dragged on for dozens of days, and seeing that it can no longer be dragged, did he come obediently
If you don't teach, you won't be good, and if you don't fight, you won't be obedient.
Gu Yuanbai snorted, "Tian Fusheng, how can you tame a dog?"
"Dog?" Tian Fusheng was puzzled, but he said honestly, "It doesn't matter if it's a bad dog or a good dog, as long as it's a disobedient dog, the little ones will be obedient if they're scared. If they're not obedient, Just starve it for a few days, and eat meat when you are hungry, isn't that obedient?"
Gu Yuanbai raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Tian Fusheng, what you said is a good way."
The robe was undone layer by layer, and Gu Yuanbai ordered in a lazy tone, "Let him come in."
The sound of footsteps gradually sounded outside. Xue Yuan's tall and large figure was wearing the royal guard uniform he had just received. After clearing the fog, he crossed several doors left and right in the huge palace, and finally saw Gu Yuanbai's shadow.
After walking in, Xue Yuan realized that the emperor was only wearing a bright yellow satin tunic.
The already thin person looked more slender and thinner, with blue silk scattered behind him, and his jet-black hair was very eye-catching. Xue Yuan himself had a physique that was prone to heat, and the surrounding heat was steaming. A fine sweat broke out.
The mist was steaming, and Xue Yuan stopped not far from the saint, and said hello to the little emperor, "Wan'an the saint."
As soon as he finished speaking, the little emperor turned to his side and nodded lightly at him, "Get up."
The little emperor's hair crown has been removed, and the black hair reflects on his face, but it seems that the cold and harsh face in front of Xue Yuan in the past has softened a bit.
Xue Yuan had never seen the little emperor so gentle, but he felt novel for a while and looked at the little emperor a few more times.
Tian Fusheng was about to put the saint's clothes aside, but suddenly his feet slipped, and he fell down heavily with a sound of "Ouch".
Gu Yuanbai: "Tian Fusheng!"
Xue Yuan stepped forward to help Tian Fusheng in three or two steps. Tian Fusheng supported his waist and endured the pain, and said with a wry smile, "Fortunately, Lord Xue is here, and Lord Xue is here, so the young ones will not be brave."
Xue Yuan's eyelids jumped, and a bad premonition suddenly rose.
"This small waist should be broken, and I can't do the work of bending over." Tian Fusheng's face was wrinkled together, "When the sage doesn't like bathing, there are many people, and the other palace attendants are outside. I also invite Master Xue. Instead of the old slave, I will serve the saint."
Seeing that he didn't seem to have fallen hard, Gu Yuanbai's expression softened a little, and he said, "I can come by myself."
Xue Yuan glanced at him and helped Tian Fusheng out first. When he came back, Gu Yuanbai was sitting on the wide chair beside him, and he seemed to sink into it.
Although Gu Yuanbai wanted to let Xue Yuan know that he was afraid, he still didn't want to humiliate him. He was about to take off his shoes and socks when a shadow suddenly crouched down in front of him.
Xue Yuan knelt down on one knee with a smile but not a smile, pulled the little emperor's hand that touched the dragon boots, and said slowly, "How can the sage do such a thing? Come here."
Xue Yuan took off the Ming Huanglong boots for Sheng Shang, grabbed the little emperor's ankle, and slowly took off his brocade socks. Xue Yuan once said that the little emperor had an incomparably beautiful face, more beautiful than women. Xue Yuan had never been in contact with such fragile and beautiful things, thinking that Gu Yuanbai's face was already like a jade person, and took over the shoes and socks. Take it off, the feet in the palms are also the same as those carved from jade.
The ice is cold, the porcelain is white and beautiful, and it is fragrant.
Xue Yuan immediately felt that this foot was more comfortable to touch than the jade pendant he used to wear. He kneaded it habitually, grasped it, and thoughtfully pondering the size of the little emperor's foot.
His body was hot, and his palms were rough and hot. Such a move was simply overstepping, Gu Yuanbai frowned, without any hesitation, he kicked Xue Yuan's shoulder hard, and said coldly, "Presumptuous!"
Xue Yuan was caught off guard and was kicked backwards, his head hit the ground with a dull sound. He looked at the top of his head, his eyes darkened for a moment.
Just touch your feet, is this called presumptuous
Xue Yuan slowly got up and knelt again in front of the little emperor on one knee. He grinned at the saint, and stretched out his hand to directly hold the little emperor's bare foot. He used strength in his hand, so that the little emperor could no longer break away and kick him.
"Your Majesty, your feet are cold, and I am worried that you can't stand it," he said slowly, "I will cover your feet with you, and I will let you go naturally when I cover your feet."
The author has something to say: fix the bug, the military and politics are shared by the Privy Council and the Zhengshitang, the previous article omitted the Zhengshitang
1 The imperial examination data comes from the query Baidu plus its own integration.