In March, the day of the trial of the Science Palace, the capital is full of flowers and beautiful. The people outside the Gongyuan were crowded with people looking forward to it.

Xiao Nuan's carriage was parked a little farther away, and the mother and son were crowded by the window, watching the excitement.

The people who were waiting for the release of the list behaved in different ways, some were so nervous that they walked back and forth, some leaned against the trees and fell asleep, some talked in groups, and some silently recited the books of the sages......

Although he has been the wife of the champion, Chen Zumo has been tested for Xiucai, Juren, Gongsheng, and Zhuangyuan four times, and the Qin family has not been seen. This time, she finally knew what the list was like, and whispered, "Why don't you post the list, it's really worrying." ”

"That's right." Xiao Nuan also muttered. Not only is my mother and sister enjoyable, but so is Xiao Nuan. Now when the results of the college entrance examination are announced, students and parents check their scores online or by phone.

Now the bustling crowd outside is composed of high-level intellectuals of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Among these people, many of them will become the pillars of the country, thinking of this, Xiao Nuan also feels enthusiastic.

How many people will be taken in this section?

Xiaocao was thinking about another thing entirely, "Sister, you said that after Xiaocao is bigger, will the imperial court start to take the female champion?" If you don't take the champion of the text, you can also take the champion of martial arts. ”

Listening to her sister's tone, she wants to make all the champions of civil and military affairs.

Xiao Nuan encouraged, "I don't know either. However, opportunities always favor those who are prepared, Xiaocao studies and practices martial arts hard, in case she really wins the female champion in the future, it is none other than you! ”

Qin said, "Forget about the martial champion, let's not go to war, just take the literary champion." ”

"It's coming, it's coming!"

There was a commotion in the distance, and the mother and daughter left the gap in the curtain to look out, and Huang Zihou on the side of the carriage squeezed into the crowd.

A group of people came slowly on horseback, and Xiao Nuan saw a few familiar city patrol officials and eunuchs. When they arrived outside the Tribute Courtyard, the yacha shouted to clear a clearing, and the eunuch pasted a long imperial list on the wall.

The crowd hular-la-la-la, they gathered around and looked at it from the beginning.

"The champion of today's department, Lu Linping!"

The people outside listened, and looked left and right to look for the champion. Tian Guinong, who was driving the car, and the Qin family in the carriage were all excited, "Great! ”

"Bangyan, Su Maosheng!"

The crowd was talking again, looking left and right.

Lu Linping and Su Maosheng are the top two candidates for the Spring Exam, the popular candidates for the top prize in today's department, and it can be said that they are the two most nervous, they are not present, and it is reasonable.

"Tanhua, Cao Zhongjiao!" Someone shouted again.

This time there is!

On the periphery of the crowd, a stupid white-faced scholar was surrounded by fellow villagers and congratulated. Qin Shi watched Cao Zhongjiao go from hair wood to ecstasy, and then to cry with joy, kneeling down and kowtowing, and also sighed.

Xiao Nuan took a few more glances at this person, and Xiao Nuan had never heard of this person, so he could be regarded as a dark horse.

Huang Zihou finally squeezed out again and ran to the front of the carriage, "There are two hundred and thirteen people in the second grade, and sixty-nine people in the third grade. ”

With the addition of the first grade, a total of 285 students will be selected for this section, which is basically the same number as last time. It takes three years for scholars across the country to take these few, which shows the fierce competition.

Xiao Nuan asked, "Who is Chuanyu?"

Yes? Huang Zihou was stunned and didn't know what Chuan Yu meant.

Tian Guinong reminded, "It is the first place in the second grade." ”

Oh! Huang Zihou scratched his head embarrassedly, "The villain will go in and take a look." ”

The world only remembers the champion, the leader, and the flower, and it doesn't matter who is behind it. Xiao Nuan stopped, "No need, we don't know who it is." Let's go, go to Yongning Street. ”

After the list is posted, it is time to parade the champions. Yongning Street is the main section of Zhuangyuan You Street, Xiao Nuan and they have to rush to the cotton mill early, otherwise they will be crowded and will not be able to take the car.

Even now, there are a lot of people. The carriage moved forward slowly, passing by the observation tower where the powerful in Beijing gathered, and arrived at their own shop.

From the private room on the second floor of the shop, I opened the window and looked down, which was even more shocking.

The streets are densely packed on both sides than when you go to the lantern festival! Everyone was smiling and couldn't help but look to the east. I waited about an hour before I heard the sound of a gong in the east.

Here it comes!

A family of three looked eastward, and after seeing the yacha who sounded the gong and opened the way, more than a dozen people walked in front of them holding signs high, followed by officials from the Ministry of Rites and Officials holding the holy decree of the hand-picked champion.

On both sides of the road, whether it was the people or the officials, they knelt down on the mountain and shouted long live when they saw the holy decree, and congratulated Lu Linping, the champion of the new department.

After praising the officials, Lu Linping, who was wearing a red robe and a hat with palace flowers, rode on a tall horse, and behind him were Bangyan and Tanhua. The three of them looked at this scene, and the three young faces were full of energy.

Everywhere the champion went, cheers thundered, and the girls who were waiting with flowers on the side of the road were eager to bury the three of them with the flowers in their hands.

There are also people on the observation floor who threw down a large bouquet of flowers and landed on the side of the champion horse. Immediately afterwards, the flowers upstairs rained down on the three most dazzling people today, attracting thunderous applause.

The champion parade is a means of the imperial court's literary style. Through such a glorious ceremony, the enterprising spirit of the scholars was aroused, and it was hoped that they could study hard, participate in the imperial examination, and serve the country after completing their studies.

Those who can go up to this building are the daughters of the first-class magnates in Beijing. They came here not only to watch the excitement, but also to cater to the holy will. Born in poverty, after ten years of high school, he was admired by golden branches and jade leaves, which is the motivation for many poor students to study diligently.

If the female relatives in the same private room in the observation tower throw flowers for three days in a row, and win the champion to look up and smile, it will cause a sensation in the capital and achieve a good story.

Chen Zumo and Chai Yuyuan were last year's good stories, but they later became jokes.

Meng Jiao in the Tang Dynasty once left a poem to describe his cheerful mood when he entered the Shi and the first time:

In the past, it was not enough to boast, but now there is no end to debauchery.

The spring breeze is proud, and you can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day.

Chen Zumo, who won the champion, when he praised the official parade to accept the congratulations of the people, his mood would only be dozens of times happier than that of Meng Jiao.

Xiao Nuan leaned against the window, looking at Zhuang Yuanlang, who caused a tsunami in the west, thinking about the scene when Chen Zumo was paraded in the street three years ago.

If you only talk about appearance, Chen Zumo is much more interesting than the immature Lu Linping, and it must have caused a greater sensation.

After such a boil, Chen Zumo should think that he has been reborn as a dragon. He became a dragon, his heart had drifted to the beautiful flowers of the whole three-story building, and on the third day, Chen Zumo looked up at Chai Yuyuan and smiled, it was a blatant betrayal of his wife Qin.

At that time, the Qin family, who knew nothing in Qinjia Village, got the good news of Chen Zumo's champion, and happily followed his in-laws into Beijing to reunite with him, which made people feel distressed when they thought about it.

My mother's mood must be very bad now. Xiao Nuan looked back, and sure enough, she saw her mother looking straight at the opposite building in a daze.

She was about to comfort her mother a few words, but her mother spoke first, "Xiao Nuan, have you seen it?" On the opposite side of the building are not only girls, but also men and old women! ”

Xiao Nuan smiled, "Well, I saw it." They're also here to join in the fun. ”

threw out the flowers in his hand in the small grass row, and said unsatisfied, "Mother, sister, let's come back tomorrow, okay?" ”

Xiao Nuan laughed, "Okay, let's go pick flowers now, and come back tomorrow!" ”