In the Imperial Capital, by Dongling Lake, there are bright lanterns and noisy singing and dancing.
There is a "Qionglin Garden" by Dongling Lake, which is said to be a royal garden. After each imperial examination, it will be used to hold banquets to entertain new scholars.
This is an honor personally bestowed by the emperor, and all new scholars can also take advantage of this opportunity to get close to those who have won the exam together as their future connections.
"Master Zhuangyuan, you have kept us waiting for a long time."
"Brother Lu, please!"
As soon as Lu Yu arrived at the Qionglin Banquet, he was immediately surrounded by countless people. Everyone present stood up and ran to greet him.
On the other hand, Xu Tiangang, who was not far away, was originally chatting with a few people. But when these people saw Lu Yu approaching, they immediately surrounded him and did not give him any dignity to this genius of the Xu family.
"snort!"
Xu Tiangang snorted coldly, with a trace of killing intent flashing in his eyes.
At every Qionglin Banquet, the number one scholar is usually the most glorious. And this number one scholar should have been him.
Although they are both in the first class, Xu Tiangang already knows that the fame he has gained has long been overshadowed by Lu Yu.
Winning three songs in a row, such a reputation is too strong. No matter who it is, they will feel helpless in front of such a name.
"Master Lu!"
Qin Lushan and other disciples from Jade Cauldron Academy also stood up and saluted.
Some disciples of Yuding Academy looked at Lu Yu as if they were looking at a legend.
Their Yuding Academy has always been ranked at the bottom among the five major academies in imperial examinations.
Unexpectedly, the number of people who passed the imperial examination and became Jinshi in Yuding Academy this time increased several times than usual!
The most important thing is that in this session of the imperial examination, two of the first two people are from Yuding Academy!
At this time, the reputation of Jade Cauldron Academy in the entire heaven has skyrocketed. You can imagine what a grand occasion it will be the next time it recruits disciples.
"You don't have to be polite, I will still need your support in the future." Lu Yu behaved in a gentle and polite manner, smiling at everyone.
A group of people were having a drink when suddenly a shout came from outside: "Master Zhang, Minister of Rites, is here!"
Everyone stopped talking and laughing and stood up one after another.
The prince did not participate in other examinations except for replacing the emperor in the palace examination and serving as the examiner.
However, Zhang Xuance has always participated in the imperial examinations and can already be called the mentor of all candidates.
Although Zhang Xuance was in charge of the Ministry of Rites and was not considered the most important central minister in the court, he had a wide network of contacts and was quite powerful. He was already a well-known master in the world.
"Meet Mr. Zhang."
Everyone present saluted.
Zhang Xuance smiled and said: "Today is the Qionglin Banquet. It is a banquet for you young people. You can just have fun and don't worry about me."
When the Qionglin Banquet began, the area around Dongling Lake was already surrounded by a variety of exquisite pavilions, and specialized dancers were performing everywhere.
There are tens of thousands of new Jinshi scholars. If it were just a banquet, it would be difficult to accommodate so many people. Those who can gather in the hall are the top few in the Jinshi rankings.
"Haha, I thought Mr. Zhang would take care of us, that would be great. Hurry up and call for singing and dancing, I can't wait for a long time." Qin Lushan said quickly and shouted loudly.
When he said this, the atmosphere around him suddenly relaxed and everyone smiled.
Outside, a burst of melodious laughter soon came, and a group of dancers walked slowly along with the crisp sound of drums.
This group of dancers have graceful figures, shy eyebrows, and top-notch looks and figures, making people mesmerizing at first sight.