Rise From the Humble

With the help of Feng Bao, Zhu Pingan replaced the champion's crown clothes. The champion's crown clothes showed a sense of superiority different from other Jinshi everywhere, and it was closer to the court clothes of civil and military officials, the court crown of Erliang, and a pure gold crown hairpin. , the cyan tassel passes under the chin.

The robe of the No. 1 Scholar is Feiluo color, which is different from the Qingluo color of other Jinshi scholars, and is more conspicuous and noble. The belt is a plain silver belt worn by a sixth-grade official, and there is also a medicinal jade pendant with pearl tassels hanging down.

The only thing that bothers me is that the two rows of emerald hairpins on the hat are much larger than Jinshi's. It feels a bit weird for a big boy to wear such two rows of emerald green hairpins.

"The No. 1 Scholar is truly a talented person." Feng Bao complimented Zhu Ping'an after he changed into the No. 1 Scholar uniform.

"Eunuch Feng is joking. I am probably the number one scholar with the lowest appearance since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, haha." Zhu Pingan shook his head slightly and smiled. Even with the bonus effect, I can't even reach the level of a talented person.

Zhu Pingan and the other three people changed into their crown clothes and returned to the main hall. Several palace people came with trays. On the trays were three cups of imperial wine. With the royal wine, he saluted from a distance in the direction of Xiyuan where Emperor Jiajing lived, then drank it all in one gulp and placed the wine glass on the tray again.

The royal street bragging officially began. In fact, the royal street bragging is actually the process of the champion leading the Jinshi to the left gate of Chang'an to watch the officials post the gold list, and then go home.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple and other departments held the gold list and walked at the front. Zhu Pingan led the second place and Tan Hualang in the middle, and the rest of the Jinshi walked behind.

We walked together, but the paths were different.

Zhu Ping'an led No. 2 and Tan Hwa Lang along the royal road of the palace, while the others walked aside. Generally speaking, this royal road can only be walked by the emperor. Even the queen only walks once during the wedding, and then she cannot leave again.

Of course, Zhu Pingan and the others can only go this time, but this time for millions of scholars in the Ming Dynasty, this is the highest honor! The absolute highest honor! An honor that has only been dreamed of!

Zhu Pingan didn't feel anything when he walked up, but the second place in the back was different from Tanhualang. Zhu Pingan felt wrong while walking, and when he looked back, uh, the two people behind were so excited that they could hardly walk anymore, and their faces I also exaggeratedly brought two tears.

No, Zhu Pingan looked at the excited two people, but after thinking about it, he understood. Among the three great joys in life, they were ranked first when the gold list was named.

Han Yupeng looked at Zhu Pingan in front of him who was calm and leisurely looking back, and admired him, the champion is the champion, look at the mentality of others who don't like things and don't feel sad, he can't do it. Originally, he didn't expect that he would be ranked second. He has connections but is not strong, far inferior to Ouyang Zishi, a connection household. In terms of level, he was only sixth in the last test. Judging from his grades, he will Yuan Zhu Ping'an and others are much higher than him, and when the rankings were released in the palace examination, suddenly a second place fell on his head. This kind of great joy, if it is not for the concern that this is the palace hall and Ouyang Zi who is taking care of the front Han Yupeng would probably be able to howl out his emotions as a scholar to vent his ecstasy and excitement.

At this moment, walking on the royal road that only the emperor can walk, Han Yupeng felt so excited that he could not describe it.

Thinking that he only had this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to set foot on the royal road, and to take care of the two people behind him, Zhu Pingan slowly slowed down.

Walking slowly, it originally only took ten minutes to reach the Gate of Supreme Harmony, but it took Zhu Pingan nearly half an hour to reach the Gate of Supreme Harmony.

Han Yupeng and Tan Hualang, who were ranked second on the list, looked at Zhu Pingan's steady steps and wished they could give Zhu Pingan a hundred likes.

When passing through the Gate of Supreme Harmony, you should also walk through the Zhongzhong Gate, which only the emperor can walk through. After passing through the Gate of Supreme Harmony, continue walking forward, and then go to the Meridian Gate. The Meridian Gate is also called the "Five Phoenix Tower" because there are five gate towers in the Meridian Gate. The main tower is like a phoenix spreading its wings, so it is called the Five Phoenix Tower. The door openings of the Meridian Gate are a very unique design. There are three door openings when viewed from the front, but there are five door openings when viewed from the back. Zhu Ping'an and the others arrived at the Meridian Gate. The guards on duty in front of the Meridian Gate opened the main gate and the gates on both sides. The gates could only be seen from the side.

Zhu Ping'an led the second-ranked scholar and Tanhualang through the main gate, the civil servants led the other new Jinshi through the Yemen on the east side, and the military attache led the Yemen on the west side.

After leaving the Meridian Gate, there will be more drums and royal battles. The gongs and drums are loud, and they will be played everywhere. Under the guidance of the drums and royal battles, they will go out of Duanmen and Chengtianmen in turn, and then pass through a very wide square before arriving at Damingmen. The left gate of Chang'an in the inner northeast corner.

Because the palace examination gold list has been hung on the left gate of Chang'an over the years, the left gate of Chang'an is also called the Dragon Gate, which indicates that the candidates who enter this list will be the carp jumping over the Dragon Gate and become the upstarts that have attracted much attention.

At this moment, the left gate of Chang'an was decorated in a particularly festive manner. A temporary "dragon shed" was built and a large red silk lantern was hung. Zhu Ping'an and the others stepped into the dragon shed to watch the Honglu Temple and the officials of the Ministry of Rites put up the golden list.

The gold list was grand and stamped with the seal "Emperor's Treasure". The new Jinshi looked at the posted gold list, with tears streaming down their eyes in excitement.

After the gold medal was posted, the Shuntian Prefecture Yin, who had been waiting for a long time, came forward with two officials. The Shuntian Prefecture Yin came up and said congratulations, and then he couldn't help but put a big red silk draped diagonally on Zhu Ping'an's body, on his chest. It happened to be a big red flower, and Zhu Pingan had another big red flower on his hat.

The other two officials also covered the No. 2 candidate and the third most beautiful man with bright red silk and put big red flowers on them.

The other Jinshi looked at the three of them with envy on their faces, especially Ouyang Zishi, who looked at Zhu Pingan with envy and hatred.

Soon, someone brought in three tall horses with pure red coats. The saddles were dyed gold, and the riding whip was woven from gold wire. Zhu Pingan stepped on the stool first, turned over and rode on the most handsome tall horse, holding a The golden riding whip walked at the front, followed closely by Bang Er and Tan Hua Lang on horseback, and the rest of the Jinshi followed on foot, heading all the way to Chang'an Street.

In front are the guards with flags and drums to clear the way, holding the champion lantern, carrying red and yellow flags and plaques with the words "Number One Scholar and Zhu Ping'an" and "Three Yuan in a row" and other signs. They are playing the gongs and drums and blasting firecrackers.

Of course, the people in the capital were more enthusiastic.

At this moment, all the people in the capital rushed onto the streets of Chang'an. The roadside, upstairs in the store, and other places where people could stand were full of people. Everyone rushed to the streets, standing on their toes and stretching their necks. , all looking towards the street.

Even the girls who usually stay close to home all dressed up beautifully and ran out to see what the No. 1 pick looks like.

On this day, their family members rarely restrained them.

The streets of Chang'an are crowded with people! The streets are empty with thousands of people waiting to see the champion!