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Chapter 291 Palace Exam
Chapter 291 Palace Exam
In the two days after the release of the rankings, Shen Yi and his family members were celebrating. However, the re-examination and palace examination will start on April [-]th. bible.
At this moment, it is impossible to improve myself academically. I just try to keep myself in good shape and get a good rank in the imperial examination.
April [-] came in a blink of an eye, and Shen Yi followed the rules, waiting at the gate of the imperial city before dawn, and officials from the Ministry of Rites led them into the Hall of Supreme Harmony for a retest.
The so-called re-examination of the Hall of Supreme Harmony is more formalistic. It is probably to test whether there are any fakes in this batch of tributes, or cheating. It is not very strict. Shen Yi and more than 200 people were arranged in Taihe In the palace, everyone distributed a few test papers, and then the ministers appointed by the imperial court came up with a few routine test questions.
The quality of this subject is still very good, and the re-examination went very smoothly.
There was a lunch in the palace at noon, and in the afternoon, several eunuchs came forward to lead everyone out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and lined up to leave the palace.
This re-examination is not so much an exam, but in a sense, it is more like a "dress rehearsal" for the imperial examination.
After all, on the day of the imperial examination, one was going to see the emperor, and one must not lose courtesy.
When a group of tributes were sent to the gate of the palace, the sun had not completely set. At this moment, some of these people were eloquent and had already started to socialize with the people around them, or those who were close to each other began to report their families. After a while, some fellow countrymen, or those who were close to each other, gathered together in twos and threes, ready to have dinner together.
It is very common for Jinshi to form groups in the same year.
After all, the [-] people here will enter the imperial court in the not-too-distant future and become reserve officers for officials and lords. Everyone is a newcomer with no foundation. If they want to get along in the imperial court, they will naturally have to help each other.
Shen Yi was not immune either.
He looked around in the crowd, but he didn't see any acquaintances. Just as he was about to find a small group to mix in, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar middle-aged man.
He was said to be a middle-aged man, but in fact he was about 35 or six years old, wearing a tribute uniform issued by the imperial court, and was chatting with the people next to him.
Shen Yi stepped up, bowed his hands to the middle-aged man, and then asked, "Is that Mr. Ying?"
The middle-aged man was taken aback for a moment, then looked Shen Yi up and down, a little curious: "Listen to the accent, you are from Jiangdu, do you know me?"
Mr. Ying used to be a student of Ganquan Academy, but he failed in several subjects after winning the Juren, so he simply stayed in the academy to teach. It is worth mentioning that Chen Changming, the head of Shen Yi's government examination in that period, was this Mr. Ying s student.
The master and apprentice came together for the Jiankang exam. Chen Changming came to Jiankang as an examinee to take the exam, and this Mr. Ying came to Jiankang just to take the Jinshi exam.
Mr. Ying has a somewhat introverted personality. He arrived in Jiankang at the beginning of last year, and he hadn't seen Shen Yi much in the academy, so he naturally didn't know him.
After saluting, Shen Yi said with a smile: "Sir, I am Shen Yi, a student of Ganquan Academy, a student of Mr. Qin's school, a student who joined Brother Changming, and a Juren who joined together."
Mr. Ying was surprised when he heard this.
"You...you are Shen Yi? I've heard your name before."
He pulled Shen Yi's sleeve and said pleasantly, "Did you pass the test?"
Shen Yi smiled very modestly: "It's a fluke."
Mr. Ying was overjoyed, pulled Shen Yi and asked, "How many will you try?"
Shen Yi sighed: "It's a fluke, more than 130 people."
"That's good."
The smile on Mr. Ying's face was a bit embarrassing, and he sighed: "I barely grow up with you, and this subject ranks more than 180."
Hearing this, Shen Yi didn't feel strange in his heart.
He looked at the list before, and after seeing his name, he stopped reading, so naturally he didn't see Mr. Ying's name.
Shen Yi comforted Mr. Ying for a few words, and then asked: "Is there any intermediate exam in our academy for this subject? Today is just right, let's have a meal together."
Mr. Ying looked around, and then said: "I remember there is another one, let's look for it together."
The two searched for a meeting in the crowd and found a 24-year-old young man named Sun Li, who was also from Ganquan Academy, and all three of them were natives of Jiangdu, so they went to a Jiangdu restaurant for dinner together. .
The three of them were of the same age, from the same township, and they could barely be regarded as classmates. They were the most solid allies in the imperial court. In terms of intimacy, they were second only to master and apprentice.
It is worth mentioning that among the three, Shen Yi ranked the highest in the general examination, and the other two were outside the 150th place.
This day was April 21th, the three of them had a night of drinking together, and the next day they each went home to rest for a day, and it was April [-]st.
It was time for the official palace test.
Because he had already gone through the process once, Shen Yi was not so flustered this time, and he came to the gate of the palace to wait in the early morning. After the officials from the Ministry of Rites finished their roll call, several eunuchs led them to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
When the first rays of sunlight shone into the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the early morning, Shen Yi and other tributes had already taken their seats in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
At this moment, the people in the Hall of Supreme Harmony are different from the re-examination the day before yesterday.
At the top of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, two rows of low tables had been set up, and a group of little old men sat behind the tables with relaxed expressions, pointing at Shen Yi and the others from time to time.
Shen Yi and other tributes all sat in their seats in a well-behaved manner, not daring to move.
Because they all understand the process of the palace examination in their hearts, the old men above are most likely the prime ministers of the Zhongshu Province, and...
Several hall officials of the Ministry of Rites.
In addition to these big brothers, there are also the examiner, the examiner, the seal officer and the most important eight examiners of the palace examination!
No matter what it is, to these quasi-jinshi, they are all high-ranking figures, so naturally they dare not move.
A few Gongshi, most likely seeing this kind of battle for the first time, sat in their seats with tense calves cramping, their faces distorted in pain.
In comparison, Shen had already met the emperor twice, and he could still remain relatively calm at this moment. He sat in his seat and looked up at the little old men on the left above him from time to time.
These little old men are most likely the prime ministers of the Ministry of Education. If they recognize their faces now, if they meet in the city someday in the future, they will not fail to recognize them.
While Shen Yi was thinking wildly, the eunuch Gao Ming walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony slowly.
After the great eunuch entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he first glanced at the group of tributes, then lingered on Shen Yi for a while, and said loudly: "Your Majesty is here—"
As soon as he finished speaking, His Majesty the Emperor entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony surrounded by a crowd.
At this moment, all beings are equal.
Whether it was the little old men sitting above, or Shen Yi and the other tributes, they all stood up obediently, then knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed to the little emperor.
"Your Majesty, wait..."
"Meet Your Majesty."
The little emperor has been on the throne for seven years, and this is already the third palace exam he has gone through. Although the first two times he was just going through the motions, he is already familiar with the road.
He stepped on the throne, looked around at everyone, and spoke calmly.
"Everyone, stand up."
He looked at the more than 200 kneeling tributes again, with a smile on his face: "Qing and others also got up."
Learn from the pain, the pace must be fast in the future!
(End of this chapter)