It was only a small episode, and it was not until after noon that the roll call of the three hundred and seventy-seven jinshi ended. At the end of the roll call, he was given a green robe and a wat at the end of the roll call, which was officially an official.

Because the time is too long, at this time, the emperor will give the new science and technology jinshi two dishes of food to fill the stomach. As for the taste of the food, Xu Ping can only say that the emperor gave it, and what he eats is a feeling, and the quality comes from the imperial kitchen, so he can't care too much. I don't know when I did it, it's already cold. The holy grace is vast, and he has to eat cleanly, Xu Ping has always been afraid of eating bad stomach.

Here is Xu Ping's most incredible procedure. The purpose of the palace examination is that Taizu wants to accept the grace of the scholar to the master, and the new science and technology scholars of the Song Dynasty are not allowed to worship the examiner and the chief judge after the first, and they are not allowed to call themselves protégés, and this rule is strictly enforced. Do not worship the examiner and the deacon, but must give thanks to the emperor. What is the status of the emperor? This thanksgiving can not be empty-handed, a hundred taels of thanksgiving silver for a salute of white flowers will be handed over, and there must be an inner servant at the pavilion door to receive thanksgiving silver. There are 377 regular science and technology scholars, and this palace will receive more than 30,000 taels of silver today, and the entire celebration can be regarded as the new science and technology scholars spending their own wallets.

Xu Ping came out with silver today for this, although he really can't figure out why there is such a rule, but he has to be honest. Fortunately, his family has money, and now more than half of the people in the hall are destitute after paying this hundred taels of silver, and many of them have borrowed from their fellow villagers. The next two days were the days of Jinshi's own celebrations, and there was a collection of the same year later, all of which were spent like water, and many people had to borrow usury.

In fact, out of Donghua Gate, Xinke Jinshi will reap the supreme glory, and with this, most people will suddenly become poor. What to do? It doesn't matter, at this time, outside the Donghua Gate, it is crowded with wealthy families in the capital, especially those who keep their daughters at home and do not marry, waiting for this time to catch the unmarried new science and technology scholar home to be a son-in-law. Catch your son-in-law under the list, what you see is that when Xinke Jinshi is the most poor, a group of poor Xiucai can't touch two copper plates, a bunch of gold and silver jewelry and a delicate little lady in front of you, and you can't be honest? This can be regarded as a scene in the capital.

After a day of tossing, Xu Ping was already exhausted, and the excitement of the first class of high school had long passed, but he just came out of Donghua Gate with the flow of people.

The first to go was the champion of the new department, riding the imperial horse given by the emperor, carrying the flowers given by the emperor, and the guide lent by the emperor, enjoying the glory of the cheers of the crowd.

In some years, the second and third places can also accompany the champion, and the etiquette is naturally inferior, but it is also an opportunity to show his face. This year, there are five first-class people, plus Xu Ping has become six people, so there is no need for that, just following behind the champion, with the flow of hundreds of people out of Donghua Gate.

Outside the Donghua Gate is the most lively business district in the capital, the best restaurants are all crowded here, you can't go out two miles, and the alleys are full of the best green buildings in the capital.

At this time, it was in the afternoon, it was still early before dark, and it was the best time in late spring and March, and both sides of Mahang Street were crowded with people from the capital watching the ceremony. As soon as the champion Wang Yaochen appeared on horseback, it caused a burst of cheers. This is the time to show the royal face, and the guiding chamberlain grabs a large number of copper coins and scatters them into the crowd, attracting a group of idlers and children to run all the way.

Xu Ping could only shake his head when he looked at it, this time it was all their money, I heard that sometimes the money scattered in the palace will be mixed with money and silver, and I don't know if there is one on the ground now, and I can get back some capital by picking up money.

Xie Enyin was not canceled until the time of the Divine Sect, and Xu Ping couldn't enjoy that treatment.

The champion can't be caught casually, and the rich people who are really waiting for their prey outside the door will not follow to see the excitement, and everyone's eyes are glowing green, looking greedily at Xu Ping's group of more than 300 people.

Xu Ping was the youngest, and as soon as he left Donghua Gate, he was targeted by many pairs of eyes. Fortunately, although the Xu family has a low political status, it is a large number of people in business, and many wealthy families know him and know that they have already made a marriage, so they can only secretly scold in their hearts.

Out of the range of Donghua Gate, when I came to Mahang Street, I don't know how many old servants and servants suddenly ran to the prey that they had already been optimistic about.

Holding a notebook in his hand, he shouted loudly: "Zhangjia, a bucket in the west of the city, congratulations to the nobles of Xinke!" ”

"Chengdong Guaguo Li family, congratulations to the Xinke nobles!"

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As he spoke, he pulled stiffly, first picking the young new science and technology scholar to pull to his own place.

The three little guys ran to Xu Ping's side at the same time, and while reporting to their homes, they looked at each other vigilantly and surrounded Xu Ping.

With competitors, the little guy reported the price on the street. One said that the little lady in the family was sixteen years old, beautiful and beautiful, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and had a dowry of 2 million.

Two million is just two thousand, just the usual price. Catch Jinshi as a son-in-law, there is an approximate price, like Xu Ping is young and high school, this price is simply impossible.

The other side began to increase the price, and the dowry soon exceeded five million. As for women's appearance, there are too many subjective factors, just an addition, can you take a concubine if you have money.

It didn't take long for the dowry to exceed 10 million, which was really a lot of money. Xu Ping touched his face, he never thought that he still had this kind of charm.

If the price exceeds 10 million, it can't be added, and the little guy who quoted first was unwilling, rolled his eyes, and said loudly: "My family also has a dowry of 10 million!" There are also two maidservants, who have been raised at home since childhood, with an average flower and moon appearance, only thirteen years old, taught to sing and dance skillfully, and married with our lady! ”

Xu Ping was taken aback, this was a bit too much. It is not uncommon for large families to raise prostitutes, and some scholars also like this tune, but it will ruin the scenery if you directly ask for a price like this.

Coughing, Xu Ping said to the three little guys around him: "I am Xu Xiaoguan, who opened a sugar shop by the state bridge before, and my family has already made up my family!" I don't even know this, go back and ask your family members how they do business in the capital! ”

After speaking, he ignored the three of them and squeezed out of the crowd with his head held high.

Doing the sugar business, how many families in the capital dare to compare money with their family, and sure enough, no one comes up to entangle again.

Out of the crowd, Xu Ping looked back at the large group of new science and technology scholars, still drowned in the sea of people. Especially in the roll call, most of the top ranked are young people in their twenties and thirties, and Renzong won the imperial examination, which is also an important reason, the young age in high school, and the long time in the political arena. On the contrary, many of the Jinshi in the last few ranks were already quite young, and there was even a white-haired man who was hobbling in the crowd, and he was so washed away that he was about to cry.

The new Kejin Shi wears a green robe, and there is no time to change clothes, they are directly put on the outside of the original clothes, this strange outfit is like a light in the dark night, and it is eye-catching everywhere he goes. Although squeezing out of the crowd, Xu Ping still felt several thieves staring at him.

I can only sigh in my heart, Lin Suniang and Lin Wensi are not worried, I don't know if they are in demand today, they should have rushed over early to protect them. If they were accidentally robbed by Bai Fumei, they would lose a lot, and they had been guarding it for so many years.

Of course, Xu Ping thought too much, the bad husband and wife don't go to court, and the first of the three laws of the Great Song Dynasty is not for fun. When Xu Ping settled down, the Xu family was just an ordinary wine household, but now they are rich, unless they are unlucky enough to ask for food, they can't get rid of Lin Suniang in this life, unless Lin Suniang comes to withdraw his relatives.

When Xu Ping was looking left and right to find Liu Xiaoyi, Cheng Jun also squeezed out of the crowd, ran to Xu Ping's side, bent over and gasped for breath for a while, and then said hello to Xu Ping.

Cheng Junzhong is more than one level worse than Xu Ping. The grading of Jinshi is not insignificant, and it directly affects the future future. The first class not only conferred a high rank, but left an impression in the emperor's heart, and the promotion in the future was much faster, and many people entered Hanlin in less than ten years. Many of them are low-level petty officials who have wandered around all their lives, and they are naturally rich and noble in the eyes of ordinary people, and they cannot be compared with high-level jinshi. The champion is more set of thousands of favors as one, after serving in the local area for a year, there is a representative of the branch of the scholar to return to the emperor to report to the emperor in person, after the local one will take the museum post, and the promotion is even faster.

Xu Ping returned the salute and also said hello to Cheng Jun.

In Meizhou's hometown, the Cheng family is a first-class family, and the Su family has only begun to improve the family since the second year of Tiansheng, and the Cheng family will marry the Su family, and marry Cheng Jun's sister to Su Xun, and later gave birth to Su Shi and Su Zhe. At this time, the actual situation was that the Cheng family was extremely rich and the Su family was extremely poor, all supported by Su Lian's status as a jinshi. Later, Sansu became successful in studying, and relied on the dowry brought by Mrs. Cheng to support the family business, not everyone can complete the counterattack of the poor boy like Ouyang Xiu.

Su Lian, who supports the Su family's family, is only a Jinshi B department, Cheng Jun is satisfied this time, and he will no longer feel inferior when he arrives at his sister's house. Meizhou is different from the Central Plains, and still attaches great importance to the family, and Cheng Jun is the first in the imperial examination, which has consolidated their family's position in Meizhou since Bai.

The two chatted for a while, and Cheng Jun said to Xu Ping: "Yunxing, two steps further is the most prosperous alum building in the capital, we might as well go and eat two glasses of wine to celebrate." ”

Xu Ping shook his head: "I am a native of Kaifeng, and my family is waiting for me, but I can't spare time today." Let's wait two days. ”

Cheng Jun shook his head regretfully: "It's a pity! What day is it today? It's time to drink and sing, and stay up all night! Today, the alum building is bound to be full, and if the clouds can't go, I will take the first step. ”

The alum building is the later Fan Lou, the official restaurant rebuilt by the alum library, the first prosperous place in the capital, and the model of the world's restaurants. How many stories have happened here, the famous Master Li in later generations was a romantic and talented man in Fanlou, and even Emperor Daojun, who was a witness to the corruption and degeneration of the Great Song Dynasty.

Xu Ping waited for a while, and Bao Zheng and Wen Yanbo, who were old and serious, passed by and specially greeted each other. At this time, Xu Ping is not yesterday's merchant child, he is a first-class high school, the emperor has blue eyes, and the top-notch people in the undergraduate jinshi have a lot of respect for him.

The two also wanted to celebrate together, and inevitably invited Xu Ping to go with them. Xu Ping excused himself to wait for his family and watched them cross Mahang Street and head towards Huihefang. These two people's families are not as rich as Cheng Jun, and Xie Enyin can still go to Fan Lou without frowning when he hands them over, so they can only find a smaller foot shop to drink two cups.

After sending the two away, Liu Xiaoyi found Xu Ping out of breath, and complained again and again: "Little official, the road here is already blocked, and it is difficult for me to move a single step!" The officials have been waiting for a long time, and the little ones should be damned! Hurry up and get on the horse, the family and his wife must have been waiting anxiously! ”