Chapter 356: The Son of Heaven bestows the banquet
As soon as the list was released, Nanjing was in an uproar. In fact, the spring exams of every subject were the target of everyone's attention. Rich businessmen wanted to find a protective umbrella, but those big figures were really not up to the top. The newly promoted Jinshi had a great future, and ordinary people had more topics of discussion. Even the adults in various ministries and temples were also making plans on this. If there were young Jinshi, they would have to look for relatives. If there were many daughters in the family, they might have met Jinshi who had not married, and if there were some who wanted to accept a few "disciples and old officials", they would cooperate with the old and strong.
At this time, Ye Jing could no longer resist it, and countless invitations floated like snowflakes. This is reasonable. The father and son of the Ye family were the most eye-catching and the limelight was the most popular. The most important thing is that the old one is a diamond princess. He is young and has not yet married. After getting married, he can buy one and get one free. How can ordinary people let it go?
For a time, all kinds of people broke through the threshold, and Ye Jing was very upset. However, the newly promoted Jinshi, according to the old system, had to give a banquet. The so-called gift of banquets was often given by a certain noble representative of the emperor. On the north side, the person who gave the banquet was the British Duke, and on the south side was the Duke of Wei who guarded Nanjing.
On this day, Ye Jing and Ye Chunqiu got up early, and then prepared. Ye Chunqiu went to find Chen Rong and Zhang Jin yesterday. Their luck in the current academic field was not good, and they both failed. They both failed. They were in a very bad mood. Ye Chunqiu had to invite them to drink wine at this time. He didn't come back until midnight. He was hungover overnight and had a little headache. He still felt a pity for Chen Rong and Zhang Jin. However, this is generally the case. Knowledge is very important, and luck is more important. To a certain extent, Chen Rong's talent is more agile than Ye Jing, but if he doesn't win, there is no reason to say.
Thinking of the fact that the people who were rushing to accompany me to go through county, government, courtyard, provincial, and imperial examinations, and then the people around me became more and more scattered, and in the end, only I and my father had the opportunity to go to Beijing, Ye Chunqiu couldn't help but sigh.
He practiced the knife, but now the knife in his hand is more sharp and swift. Day after day practice not only makes the knife technique more exquisite, but even Ye Chunqiu's body looks evenly symmetrical, but his strength is extremely strong. Sometimes he doesn't look tired when practicing the knife for an hour. He is much taller, his face is a little wider, and he has a bit of calmness in his handsome face.
Ye Chunqiu harvested the knife and then took a bath. He felt refreshed. Since then, he has completely bid farewell to the Bale Essay. Even if he rushed to Beijing to participate in the palace examination, the Bale Essay is no longer needed.
His mood at this time was probably relaxed. Ye Chunqiu had to go to the banquet for Duke of Wei, but... he seemed to have ruined a marriage. Be careful when he went there and don't be plotted against by someone.
Wearing it with Ye Jing, then we went to the Gongyuan to meet. First we visited He Mao, and Ye Chunqiu was Huiyuan, so naturally the beginning. Although the list had been released for seven or eight days, in order to avoid suspicion, He Mao had never seen Ye Chunqiu and his son. Now it was good. Ye Chunqiu led more than 170 Jinshi from the Southern List to visit him. He Mao seemed very happy and tried his best to everyone, especially praised Ye Chunqiu, and then led the newly promoted Jinshi to the Duke of Wei's Mansion.
The Duke of Wei’s Mansion was decorated with lanterns. Because it was a banquet for the emperor, it was particularly grand. Inside and outside the mansion, it was decorated in a new way. Then it was led into the main hall, with dining tables for the division of the case, two of them were at the same table. Ye Chunqiu was Huiyuan, so he sat in the front, while his father was at the end of the list, but had to go to the end to kneel down.
Duke Xu Qi of Wei came in full spirit. Everyone greeted him one after another. He pressed his hand and then exchanged a few greetings with He Mao. Then he began to sing Hongwu Taizu's warning to scholars. Finally, his eyes turned, but he fell on Ye Chunqiu with a smile: "Ye Chunqiu, the year of Kenan, is now fourteen, which is really unexpected. Such a child prodigy is a blessing for the country. Oh, Ye Huiyuan, it is said that you are still the prince's son-in-law to ride the dragon? It's amazing, the younger generation is terrifying."
After he said this, Ye Chunqiu was immediately attracted by thousands of people. Ye Chunqiu was under great pressure and felt quite depressed. By the way, Xu Qi seemed to have a little ironic meaning in his voice.
Ye Chunqiu smiled and stepped forward and bowed: "Students are ashamed, it's just a lucky draw. As for the prince, he really loves the students, which makes the prince laugh. However, the student and Brother Pengju are also friends..."
Xu Qi looked at Ye Chunqiu with a smile, and was speechless. His grandson liked Miss Wang. It was a good thing, but who knew that the ended up being a wedding dress for someone. But he was a dignified Duke, so how could he go out to fight? Instead, he was a little eager to be cold. Otherwise, if everyone in the world knew that Ye Chunqiu and his grandson were fighting for women, and he lost so badly, wouldn’t it be a joke? Duke Wei was still very shameful.
Ye Chunqiu mentioned Xu Pengju, but he didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but Xu Qi felt a hint of threat. This kid wouldn't talk nonsense. If he broke up this embarrassing thing, how could he put his old face?
He had no choice but to Ye Chunqiu, so he hurriedly moved away from the topic and said, "Well, Chunqiu is very polite. In a few days, you should go to Beijing. You are the Huiyuan of the Nanbang. During the palace examination, don't disappoint the elders of Jiangnan and compete for the top scorer."
He Mao, who was beside him, noticed something and said with a smile: "The Spring and Autumn Period is a small three-yuan, and now he has won the Jie Yuan and Hui Yuan in a row. If he wins the top scorer again, he will be really famous all over the world and keep it in history."
Everyone laughed, and many people looked at Ye Chunqiu, some envious and some jealous, but fortunately Ye Chunqiu was still low-key and kept saying ashamed, which would not cause too many bad emotions.
When he returned to his seat, he started serving wine and food. Since it was a banquet, he had to worship the Supreme Saint before eating. When the wine and food were put on, Ye Chunqiu was speechless. Damn, the Supreme Saint was eating pork head meat, and he also gave us pork head meat. At first, he had expectations for the food here, but now he was very disappointed. What kind of gimmicks are very good at giving the banquet is actually a formality.
The amount of wine and food was not much. Ye Chunqiu had a big appetite. After a moment, he ate the wine and food placed in front of his desk. Well, he was still a little hungry. This is the sequelae of knife practice. The daily physical exhaustion has long been strengthened by his appetite. When he raised his eyes, he found that many people looked at him, uh... a little surprised.
I just started eating in the spring and autumn, and I really have an appetite.
Chapter completed!