Chapter 94: Top of the Success List
When the Crown Prince makes an appointment, there is no reason why it is possible or not. Of course, everything is possible.
"Your Majesty, please be at ease. If we lose the election and return home, we will work hard to hone our martial arts and go to your appointment together."
After hearing this, the prince of the Wei Dynasty lost his worries and shouted to all the kings to drink.
For him, appeasing the losers is more important than praising the winners, because after today, the winners will enjoy all the honors.
Those who lose the election will no longer have the opportunity to wait for condolences from the top officials of the imperial court, and can only return home sadly.
In addition, praising the winners at this time will also arouse resentment, which is far less cost-effective than appeasing the losers and demonstrating the benevolence of the court.
However, the Crown Prince's comfort should be limited. Any more would be just pity, and would go against the Wei Dynasty's usual martial style.
Therefore, there was singing and dancing throughout the subsequent banquet, and there was no trace of worry.
What's interesting is that the candidates who return to the palace after the banquet starts will also be introduced to the banquet immediately.
Their clothes and armor were not changed, they were armed with weapons, and there were even blood stains and filth on their bodies.
In this way, it added a lot of iron-blooded and brave spirit to the whole dinner, and also formed a picture of soldiers drinking.
It wasn't until the bronze bell rang at midnight or midnight that the dinner party came to an end, which also represented the complete end of the New Yuan Spirit Test.
Those who failed to attend at the last minute not only missed a dinner party, but also missed the opportunity to be successful on the list.
This is certainly unfair to some capable but unlucky candidates.
But what the imperial court wants is soldiers who cooperate in an orderly manner and are good at fighting, not subordinates who are constrained by each other and unable to overcome emergencies.
Therefore, they could only return to the palace late at night and have a hasty rest.
However, there was someone who slept later than them that night, and that was the Crown Prince of Wei, the Jiuqing Weiwei, and the generals of the two towns who made the final review.
"Your Highness, this is the official document of each participating team. We have drawn up the rankings. You can see if any adjustments are needed."
The Crown Prince of Wei first read the public records before picking up the summary list drawn up by Jiuqing Weiwei.
Zhou Yuan's name is clearly on the list, but it is not the first one, but the second one on the list.
"Zhou Yuan's ancestral home was Qiaoxi Village, Shanle County, Huaizhou. The people were well-behaved, talented, and brave in bloody battles. The imperial court needed him to be at the top of the list."
"What His Highness said is absolutely true. His talent is truly worthy of his name, but he is missing a family certificate.
But to be able to overpower the heirs of noble families and descendants of wealthy families with such a shallow foundation is truly an outstanding talent. "
“I originally wanted to suppress him to make him sharp and moderate, so as not to lose his sense of stability.
However, since the imperial court needs him to be at the top of the list and show the country's appearance and character, then let this young man from a good family make a name for himself in the capital. "
After receiving the affirmation from Jiuqing Weiwei, the Crown Prince of Wei wrote an annotation after Zhou Yuan's name.
“Extraordinary talent, clean family background, good family background can enhance the national style, and young bravery can be cultivated.
My son, my minister, made a public comment and asked his father to make a decision. "
After writing the annotation, the prince also conveniently changed the first-placed heir to the second-placed one, and handed the list of official documents to his own general.
"Sent to the palace overnight, my father is probably still waiting for this list."
"promise."
The Crown Prince of Wei guessed correctly. When the official list was delivered to the palace, the Emperor of Wei, who was over fifty years old, had not yet rested.
He took the directory and looked at it carefully for a moment, then circled Zhou Yuan's name with a red pen, and then drew a red line under the eighteenth name.
It is further explained that in the 14th year of Hongye's reign in the Wei Dynasty, Xinyuan was the 18th scholar, and the first was Jing'an Zhouyuan.
"One hundred and thirty-two people participated in the election, and more than ten of them were selected. The reward is sufficient."
With a wave of the ink pen, the new Yuanling test was determined.
The next day, at dawn, a group of soldiers from the imperial army came outside Yanwu Palace and posted a piece of yellow silk on the red list of the third trial on the palace wall.
The eighteen names are accompanied by birthplace information and are displayed in order.
The servants who had been waiting for a long time immediately gathered around and crowded around each other to check anxiously.
"Hey, my young master is not on the list. He is probably going to be angry this time."
"A strange thing has happened to you all. The first person in the list is a son of a good family with an official status."
"Where does this warrior come from? Could it be that he is a hero with different appearances and stars?"
People in the capital who got up early to go to work also loved to join in the fun. They came up to take a few glances, wrote down the names of the top or top three, and then left with satisfaction.
In this way, the servants spread the word to the master, the assistants spread the word to the shopkeeper, and the residents spread the word to the neighbors. It didn't take long for Zhou Yuan's name to become a hot topic in the capital.
Without his knowledge, many Huaizhou vendors made up some mysterious stories for him.
The rhetoric about stars descending to earth, young men playing tigers, chivalrous acts of righteousness, and supporting posts replacing pillars all conveys that they have noses and eyes.
Don't blame the people in the capital for gossiping. It's not easy to have a good family with a similar background to the top of the list these days.
This sense of intimacy prompted them to have many beautiful imaginations about the name Zhou Yuan.
When Zhou Yuan woke up and took a shower, he realized that he was famous, and that he was the kind of celebrity who could be talked about in the whole city.
"Wu Quxing is awake, come and see if I am a star in the sky."
"Zhou Sima, I heard that there was an immortal who taught you in your dream. Please tell me what the immortal looked like."
"Zhou Yuan, I heard that when you were born, you were greeted by wind and rain, accompanied by dragons and tigers. I advise you to surrender to Tingweisi as soon as possible."
Seeing his colleagues making fun of each other, Zhou Yuan hurriedly stopped him. He was afraid that if the news continued, he would no longer be a human being.
"Brothers, stop it quickly. Where did you hear these statements from? How could I not know that I still have such abilities?"
"Of course I heard it from the people in the capital. You don't know. They are almost saying that you are a god descending to earth."
"Why so?"
"Of course it's because you won the first place in the examination. His Majesty's seal has been hung outside the palace wall. Why don't you go and pay homage to the name of Zhou Yuan, the leader of the list."
It was impossible to pay homage to him. He was afraid that as soon as he went out, the robes would shout that the person wearing the embroidered tiger robe was Zhou Yuan, and then he would be kneaded into a bun by the crowd of people.
"I see, the New Yuanling Trial happens every year, and some rumors will dissipate in two days."
"That's not necessarily the case. You are different from the previous top rankings. They were born far away from the common people, but you come from a good family of the common people.
The people in the capital praise you because they support you and they are not afraid of you. As long as they are not afraid, they will talk about you for a long time. "
The colleagues are right, the people in the capital are not afraid of Zhou Yuan.
His original identity and his current achievements seemed to turn into a candlelight, reflecting strange and inexplicable emotions.
Driven by this sentiment, this year's New Year celebration is destined to last for a few more days among the people.
And his name will gradually spread to various states and counties as caravans from various places return home.
This is the result that the emperor and prince of Wei want to see, and it is also a good basis for them to show the character of Wei to their neighboring countries.
As for why this was not done before, the reason is not complicated.
Probably due to lack of strength, Liangjiazi cannot deserve the top spot. If it is imposed on them, it will inevitably dissatisfy many candidates and damage the national legal system.
But Zhou Yuan is different. He is brave and good at fighting, and can protect his reputation with absolute strength.
Zhou Yuan didn't know that his appearance would become a symbol of Wei's martial arts display. At this time, he was being forced to write invitations by a group of colleagues.
"Brothers, given the relationship between us, we can just celebrate directly. There is no need to do anything more."
“Sima Zhou’s words are wrong, we also want to save face.
As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. If we attend your banquet on our own, wouldn't we admit that you are better than us?
That won't work. You have to write us an invitation before we go. "