Chapter 250: Banquet in Qionglin, Number One Scholar Patrolling the Streets
After the gift was completed, it was time for the new champion to express gratitude on behalf of all the scholars. Originally, there was a small rumor that he would know about the champion a day in advance, so the thank you article would naturally be prepared in advance, but Ye Xiao, the champion, had just been published in the morning. Naturally, there was no preparation.
Fortunately, just after the roll call, the chamberlain who led the way had already told Shen Tang. So, by now, Shen Tang has conceived a beautiful article. This article does not have many requirements and rules, as long as the article is beautiful , it is enough to be able to sing praises to the officials.
Listening to Shen Tang's eloquent, gorgeous and flattering article that made him blush a little, Zhao Shen couldn't help but nodded in his heart. Fortunately, Shen Tang knew what he was doing. If Xie Enshu was like that in the exam paper, he would accuse him. After a while, that one became a big joke. Now, although Shen Tang's article is a bit fake, it is enough to cope with the situation.
After Shen Tang finished reciting, Zhao Shen nodded and said, "I am the number one scholar, and my literary talent is indeed first-class. I am not ready to write such a beautiful article. I am also somewhat interested in your examination paper. I will give it a try in the past few days." Enjoy your glory. In two days, I will order someone to summon you to the palace and tell me what happened in your test paper."
According to the usual practice, there will be a parade and a banquet in Qionglin later. Tomorrow, there will be a monument with the inscription. The day after, there will be a banquet at Jinmingchi. This is why Zhao Shen made an appointment two days later.
Although Lin'an is not Kaifeng, the sparrow is small but has all the internal organs. Therefore, the royal garden "Qionglin Garden" was also built. This Qionglin Garden is on Qianhumen Street, opposite Jinmingchi.
It is surrounded by the water of the West Lake, with green pines and cypresses, pavilions and pavilions, which is elegant and luxurious. Although it is much smaller than the Qionglin Garden in Kaifeng, it adds a bit of the graceful beauty of the south of the Yangtze River.
To go from the palace to Qionglin Garden, you have to turn from Yu Street to Qianhumen Street. Moreover, there is an extremely glorious treatment for Sandingjia, that is, they can go out from the main entrance of Lizhengmen, and take the longest route. The royal road in the middle. If you are not among the top three in the palace examination, you will not be able to obtain this honor even if you reach the position of prime minister or have a noble status like a prince. As for other Jinshi, they can only go either way.
Of course, even if you are a Sanding Armor, if there are no accidents, you will only have one chance in this life. At other times, if you immediately go to the royal road, it would be treason. Even if you don't ask directly, you will at least be a partner. The crime of three thousand miles.
Stepping out of the Daqing Hall, starting from the imperial road in the middle, heading towards the Li Zhengmen in front. Even Shen Tang couldn't help but slow down, enjoying the only glorious moment in his life. The imperial road is less than a kilometer short, and three It took a full two-quarters of an hour for people to walk before they reached the main entrance of Li. However, even so slowly, no one urged them. After all, no matter who it was, they would have to take advantage of this opportunity. Ichiban is.
Li's main entrance had already been opened. The palace guards lined up on both sides like a formation of wild geese. Outside the guards, there was an endless flow of people. When they saw Shen Tang and the other three people leading the crowd out, they immediately cheered loudly.
Outside the gate, the colorful booth has been prepared. Beside the colorful booth, there is a long guard of ceremony. Brand-new red umbrella and high-footed card. There are gold letters on the card: No. 1 scholar and No. 2, No. 2, No. 3 flower, etc. .
This kind of plaque personally given by the emperor is a sacred heirloom, and will be directly welcomed back to the palace and put away properly.
The musicians who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly played the vocal music, and the officials also led Shen Tang and others into the colorful booth.
In the colorful shed, it was Zhou Bida, the prefect of Lin'an, who was waiting with all the government officials smiling. Seeing Shen Tang and others enter, Zhou Bida and others each held red silk and gold flowers and other things to prepare for Shen Tang and others. Dress up.
"Congratulations, congratulations! If Brother Wu Guan learns that Mr. Shen won the top prize, he will definitely be even more happy." Zhou Bida greeted Shen Tang and said.
Shen Tang bowed, and the crowd was in chaos so he didn't say much.
After everyone had finished dressing, someone served them wine. Zhou Bida picked up the wine cup and said loudly: "You talented people, I respect you! I hope you will become the pillars of my Song Dynasty."
"Thank you, sir!"
After finishing the drink, Zhou Bida stretched out his hand to hold the horse led by the attendant, and then said to Shen Tang: "Master Zhuangyuan, I will help you get on the horse!"
Outside the colorful shed, the guard of honor has been prepared. At the front is the guard of honor of Lin'an Prefecture Yin leading the way, and after that is the guard of honor of Sanding Jia's street sign. As for other people, naturally they do not receive such treatment.
After the ceremony, there were three white horses for Yexiao and the others to ride.
Naturally, Shen Tang did not need Zhou Bida's support. He just made a pretense and jumped on the horse. However, this was a hardship for Zhang Bin and Zuo Cheng. Although these two people were excellent in literary talent and knowledge, they were weak scholars. He was able to ride such a tall horse. After being stunned for a long time, he finally bit the bullet, and with the support of the attendant, he carefully helped him onto the horse. Fortunately, it seemed that the groom of the horse was indeed capable, and the horse was extremely docile. Otherwise, , if the Sanding Armor is really thrown off the horse, it will definitely make a joke.
"The number one scholar is patrolling the streets..."
When the three people mounted their horses, the surrounding government officials sang loudly together. Then, the Fuyin guard of honor went first, followed by the Sandingjia guard of honor. After that, there were dense yellow flags. On these yellow flags, there was written "Xinke Jinshi" Name. The gongs and drums are noisy, the vocals are singing, and the yellow flags are fluttering in the wind with great style! The people around are watching the fun, and countless parents are holding their sons and daughters, pointing to the wind flags with envious eyes, and uttering lessons. I must study hard, and in the future I will be able to achieve such honors as being named on the gold medal list, etc...
On the entire long imperial street, the sound of firecrackers continued, incense and mist filled the air, colorful sheds were built one after another, and crowds of people surged. Everyone cheered loudly, admiring the elegance of the No. 1 Scholar.
Especially some noble ladies, Mingzhu, who usually never leave the house, have abandoned their previous reserve at this moment, and have already occupied their seats, just to pay homage to the most talented son of the Song Dynasty, and their hearts are moved. , dreaming that one of them can become his husband.
On the side of the Royal Street, a five-story wooden building stands. On the wooden building's plaque, the three words "Baijin Building" are engraved. At this moment, although it is daytime, the lanterns in the entire Baijin Building are lit up. Red silk and colored lanterns were hung all over the wooden building.
A shopkeeper shouted loudly, "Everyone, in order to congratulate Mr. Shen on winning the first prize, I have a 40% discount on everything in Baijinlou for the entire month of April."
Someone who didn't know what was going on asked with confusion, "Shopkeeper Zhao, Mr. Shen, the number one scholar, what does it have to do with your Baijin Building? As for such a fire sale?"
But I saw that the shopkeeper said with great honor, "The number one scholar is my uncle, so our Baijinlou is naturally happy!"