in2ebook Chapter 460 The new champion
Chapter 460 The new champion
The emperor, who had been delayed by the urgent news from the local area, finally arrived late. After walking into the examination room, the emperor did not let the eunuchs around him announce his arrival, so as not to disturb the candidates who were concentrating and writing furiously in the examination room.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne, looking down at the scene in the examination room, and a deep feeling of relief surged in his heart.
These candidates are using their pens to fight for a bright future for themselves. After this exam, the best among them will put on official robes and become officials appointed by the court of the great Chu State, injecting a breath of fresh blood into the court, and with the tempering of time, they will become pillars of the Great Chu State.
With such a steady stream of talented people willing to be loyal to Da Chu and serve the country, why worry about the future of Da Chu?
The emperor sat firmly in the main seat in the stands. Although the years had left their marks on him and his physical condition was not as good as before, he was still in good spirits and exuded a majestic and firm aura.
His eyes slowly swept across the entire room, and then examined each candidate one by one. When his eyes fell on Lin Cheng, who was in the first place, the emperor couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
After seeing Lin Cheng's face clearly, the emperor was deeply surprised. The first place in this imperial examination turned out to be such a young and handsome boy. It was really surprising. The young are really formidable! The emperor sighed secretly.
The emperor had a good first impression of Lin Cheng, but he was not sure of Lin Cheng's true level. After looking at him twice, he shifted his gaze to other people.
A palace examination came to an end amid the eager anticipation of examiners and the eager writing of candidates.
After the answer sheets were sealed and taken away, the candidates, at the signal of the chief examiner, kowtowed three times respectfully to the emperor sitting in the stands.
Afterwards, they followed the guidance of the eunuch and walked out of the palace gate in an orderly manner.
In the palace, all the candidates were very cautious and did not dare to speak easily, for fear of accidentally violating some taboo and angering the emperor.
After walking out of the palace gate, everyone was obviously relieved and began to gather in groups of three or four to discuss the test questions enthusiastically.
As they chatted, the topic went off track and everyone talked about all sorts of things. Someone suggested that they form a team and go to Zuichunlou in Kyoto to have a feast and enjoy a rare relaxing time. The first person spoke up, and soon students began to invite candidates they knew to dinner.
As the top scorer in this year's imperial examination, Lin Cheng attracted much attention from other candidates and naturally received many invitations.
Lin Cheng didn't want to accept the invitation, but he knew that the officialdom was a place that valued human relationships and social skills. If he wanted to be at ease in this circle, it would definitely not work to fight alone.
Building good relationships with fellow candidates taking the exam and establishing the first personal network with each other is the first lesson in entering the officialdom.
Everyone follows this rule. If you don't go to any of the events, you will give people the impression that you are aloof and arrogant, which will be detrimental to your future development.
Therefore, after a brief hesitation, Lin Cheng accepted the invitation of several familiar companions to go to a restaurant for a drink and chat, and asked the servant who came to pick him up to go back and tell his sisters about his whereabouts first, so that they would not worry.
That night, under the dim moonlight, Lin Cheng staggered back home, reeking of alcohol. Lin Chuyi saw him from afar, frowned slightly, but said nothing, and just silently handed Lin Cheng a bottle of hangover pills before turning away.
For Lin Cheng, drinking was nothing new, and the amount of alcohol he drank today was far from enough to make him drunk. However, he deliberately pretended to be drunk so that he could get out of that annoying dinner.
It doesn't matter if you don't take the hangover pill, but Lin Cheng still uncorked the bottle, poured out a pill, and then swallowed it with a glass of warm water. After doing this, he slowly walked into his room, washed up, and went to rest.
In the following days, invitations to Lin's house kept coming in, increasing day by day. Facing these invitations, Lin Cheng was quite cautious and only selectively participated in one or two of the activities. The rest of the time, he stayed at home and studied quietly.
After the examiners worked day and night to review the results, the results of the palace examination finally came out.
The examiners sent the test papers of the top ten candidates they had selected to the emperor, who personally read the papers and selected the top three candidates of this imperial examination.
On the day when the palace examination results were announced, before daybreak, a large crowd of people was already standing where the results were posted.
Some were the anxiously waiting candidates themselves, eager to witness the moment when their names were on the list. Others were servants sent by various prefectures, who were ordered to come and gather information so that they could report back the details of the list as soon as possible.
Lin Cheng did not disappoint everyone's expectations of him. Relying on his performance in the palace examination, he successfully won the first place and became the new top scholar personally appointed by the emperor of the time!
Up to this point, Lin Cheng has successively won the titles of "Jieyuan", "Huaiyuan" and "Zhuangyuan", successfully achieving the feat of "three yuan and one degree". He is also the only candidate to achieve this achievement in the past three hundred years.
In ancient times, there has always been a traditional custom of "catching a son-in-law from under the list". Fortunately, Lin Chuyi had been prepared and gathered all the guards and servants in the mansion in advance, asking them to follow Lin Cheng closely and escort him home immediately after looking at the rankings.
The guards and servants of the Lin family have all been trained and have some basic martial arts skills. Although they are not masters, they can still escort one person without any problems if they get together.
Under the escort of the guards and servants, Lin Cheng returned to the Lin residence safely.
This time, the number of people who came to the Lin Mansion to congratulate him was much greater than the previous time when he won the first place in the imperial examination. Lin Cheng came out personally to thank everyone and was busy for the entire afternoon.
It was not until night fell that Lin Cheng finally had time to sit down, drink some water and rest for a while.
Lin Chuyi walked into the living room and saw Lin Cheng looking exhausted. She waved her hand to ask everyone to leave, leaving only her and Lin Cheng in the room.
Lin Chuyi waited for Lin Cheng to recover before she congratulated him: "Little brother, although you have heard a lot of congratulations today, as your sister, I still want to say congratulations to you in person."
"Congratulations on getting what you wished for and passing the imperial examination. Before long, you will officially enter the court as an official. I wish you a smooth career and a bright future. I also hope that you can always keep your original aspirations and be a good official who is dedicated to serving the people."
As soon as Lin Chu finished speaking, a mysterious light emerged from her body and quickly injected into Lin Cheng's body.