Chapter 114 Palace Exam
At the second hour of the year, the carriage drove through the quiet long street in the early morning. Lu Liangsheng sat in the carriage and lifted the corner of the curtain. The fallen leaves on the streets in the past disappeared.
...I am a member of the country. I think His Majesty attaches great importance to scholars today, otherwise no one would have come to clean the streets in the past. If so, I should be able to listen to my words patiently.
Lu Liangsheng thought, put down the corner of the curtain. Soon, the shaft of the car stopped slowly. Someone came over and whispered outside through the window frame:
"Lu Jinshi, Xuanyang Gate has arrived."
The Baiguan Mansion is not far from the palace gate entering the imperial city, and it can be reached in less than half an incense stick. After Lu Liang gave birth to the carriage, the eunuch in front of him raised the corner of the curtain with orchids raised. He was looking at it, and the powder on his face fell down in the flattering smile of the pile of powder.
"Lu Lang, wait at Xuanyang Gate with peace of mind. The palace examination has not yet begun, so it is not convenient for you to enter the road behind. That was the palace servant."
When Lu Liangsheng heard the title of "Lu Lang", he trembled all over, and he was even more cunning than seeing monsters.
He quickly lowered his face, raised his sleeves and bowed his hand and replied: "This father-in-law, walk slowly."
The Huanmen pursed his lips and nodded, and lowered the curtain.
"Walk!"
The guard driving the car shook the reins, the horse slowly drove away with the frame, and walked along the city wall here to another small gate.
call……
Lu Liangsheng breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down his chills. Although he was a literary man, the stories told in the book had to keep him from offending the eunuchs in the palace.
Then, after checking the certificate, Jinshi status and other things, he turned around and walked towards Xuanyang Gate over there.
At this moment, Xuanyang Gate had not yet opened, and many officials in Beijing gathered. Lu Liangsheng rolled his cuffs and bowed politely to the few officials who seemed to him, and walked aside to wait. Soon, several carriages from the palace came, and most of the figures that got off the car were young talents who stood out in this Ministry of Rites. He immediately bowed and praised the officials who were familiar with him.
After a while, the carriages in the palace drove here one after another and stopped. All the people who came down participated in the palace examination, with nearly twenty people coming in.
"The time has come, and the imperial examination of Jinshi was included in the imperial city."
On the city tower, the eunuch who was summoning him made a loud noise. The officials gathered there quickly walked to both sides. When Lu Liangsheng was about to squeeze over, someone called him.
"Don't be nervous when the palace examination is tested. Just answer whatever you have. Just answer what you want in your heart."
The official who spoke was Min Changwen. He had never liked to form a clique for personal gain. He had seen Lu Liang give birth to a carriage before, but he did not go over to speak. When he arrived, he could not help but remind the other party when he saw the scholar passing by.
Lu Liangsheng turned his face and nodded.
"The good student knows."
That is, he walked to gather with him and followed the eunuchs leading the way to enter Xuanyang Gate.
What caught my eye was not the main halls that Lu Liangsheng thought. On the contrary, there were long red painted walls on both sides, and no one could see what was inside the wall.
Afterwards, after passing the Grand Sima Gate Office, this was the real entry into the palace.
"Then is the Yuehua Pond, which was dug by Emperor Gaozu from the time of his master. There is a pavilion and loft built in the pool. Every summer, it is the favorite place for Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubines. Unfortunately, the golden toad in the pool has been lost for many years..."
Listening to the leading eunuch introducing the scenery of the halls of the palace passing by, and talking about the distant lake, Lu Liangsheng had heard of the golden toads in the Zhou Mansion before, but he didn't feel anything.
The only feeling is that the palace is too big...
Soon, Lu Liangsheng, a total of nineteen people were waiting for the summons inside under the long eaves outside the Wenzhao Hall. The breeze blew, and the square outside the hall was deserted and there was basically no sound. Occasionally, the nearby guards and eunuchs would also give a look and turn back.
Lu Liangsheng turned his head and looked at the palace wall that blocked his sight. He could feel the majestic blood and energy of the warriors inside. He should be the guards around the emperor.
"It's not much different from Zuo Zhengyang..."
In the sky outside, the sunlight shone through the gaps of the clouds, and the white clouds wandered around. At about 10 o'clock, someone came over at the gate of Wenzhao Palace to conduct a second body search, and then entered one after another.
"Don't look at each Jinshi."
The person who spoke was a scholar in Denglong Pavilion. Lu Liangsheng and the others bowed to him, so he found his seat and put his pen and ink on the table.
The hall is simply furnished. Outside the four pillars, there are only four bronze lamp posts on both sides, illuminating the fire. In the center, a dragon chair is empty, and four guards stand on each side, with their tall figures, arms hanging on both sides, but their hands are less than half a foot away from the hilt.
After glanced around, Lu Liangsheng took out the ink inkstone and began to grind the ink. After a moment, the answer sheet for the palace examination was distributed. A eunuch brought the incense burner and lit a incense.
The question is not surprising, it is just some measures to ask about politics.
"The creation of heaven has always benefited the people, but it will nourish national strength..."
Lu Liangsheng read the topic and grasped the content in his heart. The tip of his pen quickly wrote it like a dragon on the paper.
The hall is quiet, full of rustling sounds on the paper of brush writing.
Just as the content in his mind was wandering around and turning into words, Lu Liangsheng suddenly stopped writing, feeling that two eyes were looking over and falling on him.
He raised his face slightly, and in the light of the light, a figure walked up to the imperial stairs and sat on the dragon throne. How could Lu Liangsheng not guess the other party's identity?
emperor.
"If you can supervise the exam yourself, you don't look like you ignoring the government as rumored..."
While thinking about it, the pen tip flew away on the paper. In the incense burner, the incense broke and fell from the ashes. The eunuch waiting beside him opened his voice and suddenly made a loud noise:
"The time has come, seal the scroll, leave the table with both hands, and get up!"
Lu Liangsheng stood up and looked at the handwriting on the test paper, but he was still satisfied.
He used He Liangzhou to imagine the content and the political and political measures mentioned in it, hoping to tell the emperor the dilemma from another direction.
His eyes raised, the man had left on the Longting on the imperial stairs, and only saw a little silhouette.
After the test paper was sealed and taken away, several people from the gang of Jinshi sighed in front of the seat. It must be time-consuming and the writing was not perfect. It seemed that they didn't know that the emperor had just arrived.
"All Jinshis, please wait outside for summons."
A eunuch came over, stood at the gate of the hall and bowed and said, "Lu Liangsheng and others left the hall." It was still early before noon, and the surroundings were guarded by the palace guards, so they were not allowed to walk around. If they took a few more steps, all eunuchs came to persuade or warn them.
"If the soul leaves the body, you can visit the palace."
Lu Liangsheng stood on one side and turned his head to see the other eighteen Jinshi talked to each other. Perhaps he was deeply influenced by Min Changwen and Shuhua Gong, so he was unwilling to make friends and was specialized.
So, even though I looked at the scene outside, I thought of other things, such as the emperor.
When observing people, first observe their energy. With Lu Liangsheng’s current cultivation level, he can still observe one’s energy at will. After a quick glance in the hall, it is not difficult to find that the other party has been hollowed out by wine and sex, and the appearance of the emperor is missing.
In the words of practicing Taoism, this emperor lacked the dragon energy.
"Ah...no wonder I was easily confused by Pudu Cihang."
Chapter completed!