Since he won the tribute, he had basically entered the gate of the court with half his foot and would not leave the capital for a while. So Yin Zhengxin asked Huang Rong to find a house that he could rent in the capital and prepare for a long time to live there. Yin Zhengxin dared not distract too much of his energy on earthly affairs and concentrate on studying.

In the blink of an eye, May came, and it was the day for the palace examination. The Ministry of Rites specially sent people to practice etiquette in advance, for fear of losing etiquette in front of the emperor.

Before dawn the next day, the tribute men gathered early and then took a car to the palace together.

When you come to the palace gate, stand in sequence according to the rankings of the three rankings. When the palace gate is wide open, you will go to Tai Chi Palace under the guidance of the internal officials.

Then he worshiped according to the etiquette rehearsed in advance by the Ministry of Rites, and finally met Emperor Yongli of the Great Wei court.

The Emperor of the Great Wei is now in his sixties. Perhaps for those who practice Taoism, this age is not very old, and it can even be said to be in his prime. For example, Taoist priests of the Taoist sect can only endure until this age to reach the peak of power in this life, which is the time to show their strength.

But for the emperors under the Confucian framework, this is already old. Most of them are emperors who died young in their thirties, or even baby emperors, because the little emperor is relatively more controllable.

The Confucian Sect is not like the Taoist Sect. The Taoist Sect likes to put things on the surface and to control the court, so let the second Taoist priest be the emperor, clearly. The Confucian Sect likes to put things under the table, be the emperor's teacher, hide behind the emperor to control the general trend of the world. Any infamous belongs to the emperor. If the emperor is "fool" and does not listen to the teachings, then change it. Therefore, the weaker the emperor, the better, it is convenient to control and easy to replace.

In this case, it is really not easy for an emperor in his sixties. It can be seen that the emperor's balance technique is quite good, and he can only use the contradictions between Confucian factions to complete the tightrope. Perhaps this emperor is quite in line with the standards of Confucianism, so he is reluctant to replace it easily.

Qi Xuansu looked at his energy slightly and found that the emperor's luck had become a true dragon, and all things were not invaded. An immortal like Qi Xuansu was not good either. He was just old and decayed, and even a faint decay was revealed, just like the last dragon energy.

Before the palace examination, the tribute students of the Imperial College Supervisor had already been summoned by Emperor Yongli, and Li Zhixing was also among them. He was awarded the position of county magistrate and would go to Liaodong soon.

Although the county magistrate is only a seventh rank, Li Zhixing is not very old and has just reached the title. The twenty-year-old county magistrate can be said to be proud of his youth.

It is worth mentioning that Li Zhixing has not yet been married. Under the Taoist system, it is natural to get married after the crown age. However, under the Confucian system, he can get married at the age of fourteen, which is relatively late.

The reason for this is that Li Zhi was too chaotic in the past, wasted and playboys, and the families with equal status naturally did not want to marry his daughter to him. As for those with low ties, of course he was willing to marry a high marriage, but the Li family was not very willing, and after a while, they were delayed to their prime.

In this way, Qin Lingge is cheaper.

This time I went to Liaodong to take up my post, essentially to the territory of the old Qin family. In the Confucian world, although the Qin family was not a royal family, the Qin family was in Liaodong and had tens of thousands of servants under him, which should not be underestimated. The Li family and the Qin family were family friends, and they were not changed by the death of Xuansheng. Li Zhixing happened to use his family background to get close to him.

If you can marry a noble daughter of the Qin family, it would be a huge help.

The audience members have gradually seen the layout of Qinling Pavilion.

"Mr. Qin's surname is Qin, and he used the Li family. Finally, he replicated a marriage between Qin and Li. He really did not flow into the fields of outsiders."

"Qin Lingge wants to follow the old story of King Xiao and use the power of the Yue family. However, the Yue family on the young master's side is not easy to compare with Qin in Longcheng. After all, they are just scholars, and may be of some help in the imperial examinations, but by the time they compete for the world, it will probably be useless."

"I thought the little master could easily win it, but now it seems that the little master was at a disadvantage."

"It is reasonable that the court is prepared for it, and it is reasonable for the young master to respond to the challenge."

"I don't know how the young master plans to turn the tables? You have to know that the outcome of this chess game doesn't have to worry about what will happen thousands of years later. After I die, no matter how much I care about the flood. As long as I take the lead in seizing the world, even if I die in the second lifetime, I will win this chess game."

"I think the young master is concerned about it, so let's see."

Turning back to the palace examination, Qi Xuansu has already started answering the questions.

It is said that the imperial examination depends on luck, but what luck is? To put it bluntly, it depends on whether you can meet a president of a fellow traveler.

To give the simplest example, the test question is: Is the zongzi sweet or salty? The examiner's school believes that it is salty. If the examiner thinks it is sweet, then no matter how good the writing is, it will never escape the end of the failure. But if it is consistent with the examiner's point of view, it is written everywhere in the examiner's heart, and it will naturally be on the list.

The examiner of the palace examination was the emperor himself. He was essentially trying to figure out the emperor's intentions. Yin Zhengxin followed Huang Mei to study. Huang Mei was the Minister of Rites who had been in front of the emperor for a long time. He had quite some experience and had done relevant homework for Qi Xuansu.

This is also the hope of Qi Xuansu's turnaround.

At the end of the palace examination, the cabinet's grandsons first reviewed the papers and divided the three grades, and then the emperor personally reviewed the papers.

The tribute men went back and waited.

Yin Zhengxin returned to his residence, but he hadn't gone anywhere in the past few days and had never made any contact with him. After all, the Gongshi and the Jinshi are still slightly different. It would be better to visit him after he was admitted to the Jinshi.

On the day of the announcement, the minor official from the Ministry of Rites came to Yin Zhengxin's residence by beating drums and drums, and shouted: "Does Mr. Yin live here? Congratulations to Mr. Yin for his 17th Jinshi in the second grade of high school!"

Although he failed to pass the first grade Jinshi and was only a Jinshi, it was quite good for Yin Zhengxin, and it was better than being a Jinshi. After all, Yin Zhengxin's qualifications are here, and Qi Xuansu is not very proficient in Confucianism. It is too difficult to win the three-yuan period in a row. Being a Jinshi can meet the requirements.

There is another person who won the Three Yuans in a row. It was Zhao Yan, who was selected as the top scholar by the emperor. Yin Zhengxin was only Jie Yuan in Wuzhou, and Zhao Yan was Jie Yuan in Jiangzhou, and he did not affect each other, so Zhao Yan was still the three Yuans in a row.

At the next five drums, the new Jinshi were lined up in a long line with stars, led by the officials of the Ministry of Rites to visit the emperor. Zhao Yan is the top scholar in the current academic performance, so he naturally has to walk in the front, and the Jinshi behind are arranged in order according to the ranking. After passing through the Jinshui Bridge and entering the palace gate, he saw the towering Tai Chi Hall, and the soldiers of the Imperial Guards lined up on both sides like nails.

The cold wind at the fifth hour blew a little cold on the faces of the new nobles. They couldn't help but feel nervous and even took their pace lightly. Everything they saw in front of them was so solemn and solemn that they felt the rigor of the Nine Heavenly Que.

The Jinshi who came here couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. When they thought of the ten years of hard fighting in the lonely lamp, they finally had a result. Who wouldn't be very excited about the upcoming favor and favor after the meeting?

After many twists and turns, some people returned home in disgrace, some had a bright future, some had a missed return, some had a title on the gold list. In the dark, there seemed to be gods helping each other. All living beings are just chess pieces in the hands of immortals.

Looking at the new Jinshi who was descending the steps and calling for worship, the emperor finally showed a rare smile.

The new Jinshi’s visit to the emperor was a major event that has been highly valued by all dynasties. Since then, these people will take on the important tasks of the country, become officials and officials, or benefit the people, and be famous in history, or make achievements and will flourish for generations.

All the important officials of the current dynasty were ordered to come and watch the ceremony.

When the emperor looked down at the Jinshi, he didn't know that two chess players sitting in the clouds were also looking down at them.

It is natural for Qi Xuansu to observe the chess game here, but Qin Lingge predicted that Qi Xuansu's chess piece would be among the new Jinshi, so he paid special attention to this Jinshi.

However, Qin Lingge never expected that Qi Xuansu's chess piece Yin Zhengxin had a mistake. He was just a Jinshi of the second grade and was not eye-catching. Qin Lingge took it for granted that Zhao Yan, the new top scorer who won three consecutive years, was Qi Xuansu's chess piece, so he paid special attention.

At this time, Zhao Yan's luck has formed a small snake, which is really not to be underestimated.

On the other hand, Yin Zhengxin was just a mixed-up loach at this time, which was not worthy of being a secret, and it was reasonable that it could not attract Qin Lingge's attention.

This time, Qi Xuansu's mistake was a coincidence, and instead hid himself, causing Qin Lingge's misjudgment.
Chapter completed!