frightfiction Chapter 678: Winning 3 Yuan in a Row
Chapter 678: Winning 3 Yuan in a Row
The official in charge continued to call out the names: "The second place in the first class, Zhou Yuhu, is the runner-up!"
A handsome and elegant young man, led by a ceremonial officer, came out and knelt on the right side of the road in the hall.
Many court officials looked at Zhou Yuhu, and they all felt that the face of the new runner-up looked familiar.
In fact, everyone is familiar with Zhou Yuhu's identity.
They may not have heard of this person, but who in the court is more familiar with the name of General Zhou Yuxi than Lei Fei?
Zhou Yuhu is Zhou Yuxi's cousin, and their eyebrows and eyes are quite similar. However, the former's facial features are softer, unlike Zhou Yuxi, who has the murderous aura of a military commander.
The Zhou family had been in the army for generations, and was a family of military generals. Who would have thought that this generation would have a scholar with such outstanding talent!
"The third place in the first class, Bai Mufeng, is the third place winner!"
The most watched imperial examination in every history is often not the top scorer, but the third place winner!
The reason is simple: the third place winner is so handsome!
Although the situation was special this time and Jiang Lingzhou, who had the most outstanding appearance, became the top scorer, the appearance of the third place winner was only slightly inferior to his.
The third place winner looked to be in his early twenties, always with a warm smile on his face, giving off a very friendly vibe. With just one affectionate look from him, I wonder how many girls would lose their hearts to him.
Bai Mufeng also stepped out of the line under the guidance of the ceremonial officer and knelt at the back on the left side of the road in the hall.
Some old foxes in the court have already seen through the clues.
It is not easy to enter the officialdom through the imperial examination.
Many people have been taking exams since childhood and are still only a juren when they are old. However, the top three winners of this year's exams are all in their early twenties, which is too young!
There are quite a few talented people in the top ten, some of whom are already in their thirties or forties. His Majesty deliberately selected Jiang Lingzhou, Zhou Yuhu and Bai Mufeng as the first class. What does this mean?
This shows that Your Majesty likes young people!
Duke Dingguo sneered in his heart and saw it more clearly.
Your Majesty is so young and has a long time to reign. Especially after experiencing the days when the government was controlled by powerful officials, it is even more important to cultivate your own confidants in the court.
Not surprisingly, Jiang Lingzhou, Zhou Yuhu and Bai Mufeng were chosen by His Majesty to be trained as his confidants. It was not impossible for the three of them to become prime ministers in the future.
Your Majesty...you really have a long-term vision!
Nangong Xuanyu was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, looking majestic and solemn. He glanced at Jiang Lingzhou, Zhou Yuhu, and Bai Mufeng and said, "Number one scholar Jiang Lingzhou is appointed as an editor in the Imperial Academy."
"The runner-up Zhou Yuhu and the third place Bai Mufeng were appointed as editors of the Hanlin Academy."
Although the positions of editors and compilers were not high, everyone knew that the Hanlin Academy was the most noble place. Moreover, they were close ministers to the emperor, so their words carried great weight.
Since ancient times, the Hanlin Academy has also been known as the "place for storing prime ministers."
The three of them said in unison: "Your humble servant obeys your command. Long live His Majesty!"
As they stood up under the leadership of the ceremonial officer, officials from the Honglu Temple began to call out their names.
"First place in Class 2..."
"First place in the top three..."
The second and third place Jinshi candidates do not need to leave the list.
Next, the emperor granted them different official positions.
The second-class Jinshi were awarded positions such as Hanlin Academy Scholar, Six Ministry Director, and County Magistrate.
The first and second class Jinshi can directly become officials, while the third class Jinshi must take the imperial examination, and some of them will be selected as Shujishi, and the rest will be appointed as county magistrates, teachers, etc.
There were a total of 300 people who passed the Spring Examination, and Lu Jianglin ranked 51st, which was a very good result. If nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely be able to enter the second place in the palace examination and become a Jinshi.
But something unexpected happened...
Lu Jianglin was devastated because he did not win the first prize in the Spring Examination. He felt extremely disappointed. So much so that he performed poorly in the most important palace examination...
In the end, he only made it into the top three and was awarded the title of Tongjinshi. He had to wait until he passed the imperial examination before he could officially become an official.
Hehe... hehe... like a Jinshi, like a lady...
How can there be light on his face?!
However, this is the imperial palace, and no matter how emotional Lu Jianglin felt, he didn't dare show it.
After the roll call, the Golden List will be hung outside Donghua Gate, and the top scholar will lead the new Jinshi to view the list. The Golden List will be hung for three days and finally handed over to the cabinet for storage.
This is what it means to be on the list of successful candidates!
After viewing the list, the Jingzhao Yin prepared fine horses, umbrellas and ceremonial attendants, and led the top three winners in a parade through the streets, then to the Jingzhao Prefecture for a banquet, and then sent them back to their respective residences.
The next day, the Ministry of Rites granted a banquet to honor the newly-appointed Jinshi scholars, which was hosted by an imperial envoy. Examiners, deacons, officials from the Ministry of Rites, and others would all attend the banquet.
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For the Lu family, they were all common people in the past, and they should be overjoyed to have the opportunity to become the wives of officials.
However, ever since Shen Nanqiao got married, under her influence, not only Lu Jianglin, but also Lu's mother and Lu Jiangyue's expectations had been raised by her unknowingly.
When they heard that Lu Jianglin not only failed to become the top scholar, but was only a third-class scholar, both Lu's mother and Lu Jiangyue were greatly disappointed.
Lu Jianglin's already bad mood was affected by them again, and his mood became even worse. He and the culprit Shen Nanqiao had a fierce quarrel!
Ever since the results of the spring examination were announced and Lu Jianglin failed to win the top spot, Shen Nanqiao knew that he had no chance of winning the top spot.
As he had already given up hope, Shen Nanqiao did not feel much after learning about Lu Jianglin's palace examination results. He only felt endless numbness...
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Shen family.
No one's mood is more complicated than Shen Maoxue's.
Today he was both disappointed and happy.
The one who was disappointed was his son-in-law, his most proud student, who should have achieved good results in this imperial examination.
With his support in the future, my son-in-law will surely rise to a high position!
The son-in-law performed well in the first two times, so why did he get such a result in the palace examination?
He was a high-ranking official, but his son-in-law was only a fellow Jinshi. Not only Lu Jianglin, but even Shen Maoxue felt ashamed...
What makes me happy is that although the son-in-law is not very ambitious, his adopted son is very ambitious!
Not only did he win the top spot in the imperial examination, he also won three prizes in a row. He must be the incarnation of Wenquxing!
Now, who in the court doesn’t say that he is so lucky to have such an outstanding adopted son!
At the same time, everyone was very curious. Ever since Jiang Lingzhou had known Yuan, countless people in the court had wanted to befriend him. Although Jiang Lingzhou's attitude was polite, it also revealed a hint of alienation. How did Shen Maoxue manage to recognize the other party as his adopted son?
Facing everyone's inquiries, Shen Maoxue deceived them all without a single mistake.
This is His Majesty's oral order, how could he let others know?
Shen Maoxue also guessed in his heart that His Majesty's move was probably not a sudden whim, but was to pave the way for the virtuous concubine.
Thinking about how outstanding my adopted son and daughter are, it doesn’t seem to matter if my son-in-law is not doing well.