Chapter 444: Entering the Palace for Audience (1)

In the past few days, Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen have been very busy.

In addition to dealing with the powerful people who tried to win them over, they also had to prepare for the entrance ceremony in a few days.

On the tenth day of the imperial examination, the emperor will formally receive and evaluate the top ten new jinshi in the Taiji Palace, which is a tradition, a tradition set by Li Shimin.

Three days ago, there were already two gold medals sent by the palace attendants, which were the vouchers for entering the palace, and at the same time, there were two volumes of dress, etiquette, and rules that must be paid attention to when entering the palace.

If the national imperial examination is an opportunity to become an official, then this entrance to the palace received by the emperor in person is an opportunity to step into the sky. Whether you can attract the emperor's attention and win the emperor's appreciation at the ceremony is directly related to your brilliant future in the future.

Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen are clear about this, and other students are also not confused, this is a great opportunity for them, whether their careers in the future can be smooth, or whether they can go all the way, depends on their performance this time.

This is also the reason why those scholars and powerful people will bother to win over Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen, the two civilian jinshi, if they didn't win the ninth and tenth positions, there is such an opportunity or they can soar to the sky, even if those people have the heart to woo, they will not be as enthusiastic as they are now.

In today's words, Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen, two poor students, are two potential stocks, maybe they will appreciate rapidly at any time, and now that there is an opportunity, there will be a lot of people who hope to be able to buy them.

"The emperor is not a fool," drove away all the servants in the study, Zhang Chuwen crossed Erlang's legs, held a cup of hot tea in his hand, and said to Liu Ertiao with some disrespect: "He knows that he can be admitted to the top ten Jinshi in the department, and he will not have any problems in terms of talent and cultivation, and according to the emperor's sage, he will not make more fuss about this talent." ”

After taking two sips of tea, Zhang Chuwen then told Liu Ertiao what he thought about this matter in his heart: "A person who can make a good article can only say that he is talented and amazing, but what the emperor wants to choose is an official, and it is the ability to act and deal with things personally, which is by no means capable of those nerds who can only recite poems and lyrics and read poetry and books." Therefore, in the Taiji Hall for a while, the people who can attract the emperor's appreciation will never be those scholars who have only made achievements in talent and learning! We two brothers, we have a chance! ”

When he said this, Zhang Chuwen was very confident, and at the same time, he couldn't help but think of what his brother-in-law had said to him when he was at the Shangyuan Lantern Festival last year, which was a very vivid word, and at the same time, he was deeply inspired and opened the rope. For a student like him who is dedicated to entering the career, learning is just a stepping stone that can allow him to step into the official career, and after stepping on it, there is not much practicality. In the future, whether you can show your ambitions in the officialdom and help the world depends on your personal ability.

"Well, I've heard my eldest brother mention this," Liu Erjo rubbed his hands that were a little numb, and said softly: "Although talent is important, once you enter the official career, in the officialdom, it is not practical, and it can't solve practical problems by relying on it." Whether you can be a good official or a big official, you have to rely on it here! ”

Liu Er stretched out his hand and pointed to his head, he and Zhang Chuwen were not the kind of people who read the book of death, especially after studying the 'Thick Black Way' left by Liu Yiyi, their hearts became even more lively, and they saw everything more thoroughly than before.

"However, except for the two of us," Liu Ertiao glanced at Zhang Chuwen and said softly: "The other eight people are not those demented people who only do learning, just Du Zhigui and Yuwen Fangde, who are known to the younger brother, are not easy to match, whether they can stand out among these ten people, it is difficult to say, let's be cautious." ”

Liu Ertiao is not as optimistic as Zhang Chuwen, thinking that Du Zhigui and Yuwen Fangde are not only well-off, they are celebrities and nobles, but they are also people with both talent and morality.

"Hehe, Brother Erjo is too worried," Zhang Chuwen chuckled disapprerovingly, put down the tea bowl in his hand, which was already a little cold, looked at Liu Ertiao and said: "We went to the palace this time, and we saw the emperor, who is the emperor today?" ”

Zhang Chuwen raised his hands and said: "That is a rare Ming Jun in the ages, and he is also a dignified son of heaven who integrates the power and wealth of the Tang Dynasty. In front of the emperor, Nadu Zhigui and Yuwen Fangde are not much different from us! ”

"Young Master, the time is almost up, the new clothes and bath soup have been prepared, shouldn't you and Young Master Chu Wen go to the bath and change clothes?" After a gentle knock on the door, Liu Yan's voice came from the door of the study.

"Well, Brother Chu Wen, please!" Liu Ertiao answered, then stood up and stretched out his hand to ask Zhang Chuwen to go first.

"Second Young Master, on today's trip to the palace, I am afraid that I will not be able to protect each other on the side, and after a while, I will escort the second young master and Young Master Chu Wen to the palace gate, and wait there, when I get to the palace, Young Master Erjo and Young Master Chu Wen, be careful!" Xue Rengui came forward at this time and carefully instructed Liu Ertiao's side.

"Well, I know, Brother Xue, the palace is heavily guarded, there shouldn't be any danger, Brother Xue doesn't have to worry." Liu Ertiao turned around and smiled at Xue Rengui, although he had never encountered any danger, but for Xue Rengui's personal protection in the past six months, Liu Ertiao was still very grateful.

patted Xue Rengui on the shoulder, Liu Ertiao stepped up again to keep up with Zhang Chuwen's pace, and then went back to their bedrooms.

Bathing in the soup and renewing clothes is the first step to enter the palace to meet you. Washing your body and tidying up your appearance is a kind of courtesy and a kind of respect for the emperor.

At that time, that is, around nine o'clock in the morning, after all the things were ready, outside the gate of Liufu, a luxury carriage sent directly from the palace drove over from a distance, and three attendants came down from the carriage, for Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen, the two new jinshi who were about to enter the palace, checked up and down, clothes, face, and whether there were fierce weapons on their bodies, and after making sure that they were correct, they waited for the two to get into the carriage.

Xue Rengui, the guard, also wanted to go up, escorting Liu Ertiao and to the gate of the palace, but before he could lift his feet, he was bombarded by those attendants, their carriage was straight into the palace, and there was no rule of stopping halfway, no, Xue Rengui had to lead a healthy horse from the mansion, followed behind the carriage, and escorted them to the imperial gate before stopping. As a guard, Xue Rengui is very qualified.

Compared with Xue Rengui's cold wind blowing outside, Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen were much more comfortable, there was a soft quilt in the carriage, a stove, and sandalwood, and sitting in it was several times more comfortable than in their own home. The royal stuff was not something that ordinary people like them could imagine, and the two boys, who had never seen anything before, were stunned by the luxurious arrangement in the carriage.

At the same time, in the hearts of the two people, there is also a little more yearning and longing, and they both hope that when they can have such a carriage, of course, more importantly, when they can have a corresponding identity that can sit in such a carriage.

The carriage ran steadily, and they didn't feel a little bump in the carriage, and by the time they adjusted their minds from the luxurious arrangement in the carriage, the carriage had already entered the imperial gate and entered the palace unimpeded.

"Okay, the Taiji Hall has arrived, please get off the two adults!" Soon, the carriage stopped, and the chamberlain took the lead in getting out of the carriage, standing under the carriage and bending down to invite Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen to the ground.

Big, spacious, magnificent!

The first time they came to the Taiji Palace, Zhang Chuwen and Liu Ertiao were shocked by the grand arrangement here, compared with here, the two so-called mansions in their family are simply two inconspicuous and small, and they can't be compared at all, they are worthy of being royal things, not only a car for transportation, but also a place to live, all of which are so noble and atmospheric.

However, with the first experience in the carriage, the nerves of both of them became a little thicker, and they quickly woke up from the shock, and their minds were adjusted to a calm state in a very short time.

"Two adults, please come with the little ones!" One of the chamberlains stepped out, bowed lightly to them, and motioned for them to go with him.

From the gate of the Taiji Palace, all the way up the stairs, the three of them walked for nearly a moment before they reached the main gate of the Taiji Palace, Liu Ertiao and the two were taken by the attendant to a side room on the left side of the Taiji Palace, in the side room, there were already four Jinshi wearing the same clothes on the side.

"Two adults, please stay here for a while, stay until three o'clock, after everyone arrives, the emperor will meet in person!" invited Liu Ertiao and Zhang Chuwen indoors, and after the waiter who led the way explained softly, he turned around and walked out.

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