Although he knew that it would be a matter of time before his marriage with Ling'er, Ning Xiu's body was still a little trembling when he heard the specific wedding date from Lao Taishan.

This is the first time, the first time in two lives!

As the saying goes, the four great things in life are to encounter rain for a long time when the drought is met, and to meet old friends in a foreign land. On the wedding night, when the golden list is titled.

If you can get a wedding banquet after the Golden List, it will be a dream for everyone.

Ning Xiu's face was filled with joy when he came out of Lao Taishan's house.

This smile even lasted until he returned to the Huguang Guild Hall. Liu Weining even looked at Ning Xiu with a suspicious look on his face, and just asked him brother if you are having fun in the brothel.

Of course, Ning Xiu quickly returned to peace.

There is less than a month left before the palace examination, so I still have to prepare some things.

Although the results of the palace examination will not affect his marriage with Ling'er, the better rankings will always be beneficial for the selection of officials in the political and political selection.

The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was a pit of carrots and a pit. It was very difficult to enter those fat yamen.

A blacksmith must be strong himself. It is important to have a background, but if the ranking is too low, it is difficult for others to speak.

The palace examination time is usually at the end of February or mid-March, and the latest will not exceed mid-March.

Unlike the provincial examination, the examination period of the imperial examination is determined, the examination period of the palace examination is often temporarily determined.

First, after the exam, you will get the review papers, and when will you be able to determine the time of the palace examination?

Secondly, the examiner of the palace examination is the emperor, so the time of the palace examination is naturally close to the emperor's will.

The emperor is the king of the world, and it is busy with official duties, so it is not easy to make up time.

But no matter what, the time period for the palace examination is from the end of February to the middle of March, and there will be no major changes if there are no accidents.

As for the examination content and sessions of the palace examination, it is clearer.

The palace examination only takes one test a day, and only takes policy theory.

This is simply a blessing for all the candidates.

After all, there are three exams in the provincial examinations, which consumes a huge amount of physical strength.

The palace examination only took one exam, which fully measured the hard work of the candidates.

For Ning Xiu, just keep a steady step and wait until the palace examination comes

In a blink of an eye, it was March 15th, and the palace examination began.

As soon as the day was dawn, the new Kogenists gathered outside the Forbidden City to wait for the guidance of the Ministry of Rites officials and entered the palace to participate in the palace examination.

Many of them come from scholarly families and are not afraid of such big scenes. However, many of them come from poor families and their faces turn pale as paper as they approach the palace.

Ning Xiu and Liu Weining stood in the middle of the team, their faces calmly.

For them, the purpose has been achieved long ago, and the rest is to perform the ceremony.

Beijing is not that cold in March, but it still has a hint of coolness in the early morning.

All the tribute scholars felt a little uncomfortable and hoped to enter the palace earlier, so that they would not be so cold when they walked around.

Finally, officials from the Ministry of Rites announced that all the tribute soldiers had entered the palace for the palace examination.

The imperial gate opened wide, and a group of scholars entered one after another with the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

Their faces were filled with joy to a greater or lesser extent, and the Forbidden City was too strange to most of them. Suddenly seeing such a magnificent place was naturally exciting.

The vermilion palace walls, golden glazed tiles, and the eaves of the brackets made their blood burst out.

He was a farmer in the morning, and he climbed to the emperor's hall in the evening, and sent the emperor to Yao and Shun, and then made the customs simple.

This is their dream.

After entering the palace, there were internal prisoners standing on both sides of the road.

Some tribute men were curious and inevitably looked at these eunuchs. They thought eunuchs were very different from them.

But after looking carefully, I found that the eunuchs were not very different from them except for being pale and not having any chewy faces. I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty was very large and was also divided into outer courts and inner palaces.

The outer court is where the emperor presides over the court and handles political affairs, while the inner palace is for the emperor to live and live.

Of course, this is only nominal, and it depends entirely on the emperor's meaning when implemented.

For example, when Emperor Jiajing, the master of the Shimiao, was there, he simply moved out of the Forbidden City and moved into the West Garden to refine alchemy and seek immortality.

For example, Emperor Zhengde, the master of the Wu Temple, built a leopard house outside Xihua Gate and lived in without hesitation.

His Majesty Wanli, the emperor of this dynasty, is better than those two. Although he was a little bit late in the future, he was also in the inner palace and summoned some important ministers to inquire about political affairs in the inner palace.

Of course, the current Emperor Wanli is as if he is a holy emperor and is very diligent. He will attend the ceremony on time.

Although this is indeed the role of Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Shoufu, it is also inseparable from the young emperor.

A large part of the reason why Wanli did not attend court in the later period was that he had leg problems.

For major events like holding palace examinations, Emperor Wanli naturally had to visit them in person.

According to the words of the Prime Minister Mr. Zhang, this is fulfilling the obligation of the Emperor to recruit scholars.

The Ming Dynasty held a palace examination and was in Fengtian Palace.

Later, Emperor Jiajing changed the main halls of the Forbidden City to name the Fengtian Hall and became the Huangji Hall, but the hall was still the same hall, so the palace examination was naturally taken in the Huangji Hall.

The tribute men lined up along the wall, even though they didn't dare to raise their heads, for fear of seeing things they shouldn't have seen, which would impact the majesty of the Tian family.

Huangji Hall is the place where the emperor holds a grand ceremony and a place where grand ceremony is held. It is a symbol of the outer court.

Compared with the inner palace halls, the distance from the Huangji Hall is much shorter.

Even so, the tribute soldiers also left with sore legs and tired legs, and their eyes were dizzy.

They most likely didn't eat anything in the morning, probably because they were afraid that they would eat too much.

The Forbidden City is not as good as the Gongyuan. Where can I go suddenly?

They just hoped that they could meet you earlier, and then after answering the questions, they left the palace for dinner and took some sleep.

Finally, the officials of the Ministry of Rites stopped and the tribute men subconsciously looked up.

The magnificent Huangji Palace appeared in front of them, and it was so magnificent that it was suffocating.

At this time, His Majesty Dan of the Hall had already set up the examination table and chairs. Some officials of the Ministry of Rites were conducting the final inspection.

What excited the scholars the most was that they saw His Majesty the Emperor!

The Holy Emperor Wanli, wearing a bright yellow dragon uniform and a winged crown, was standing on the platform and nodding at them.

This made the tributes clench their fists excitedly.

Although this cannot be considered a true vision, and it is just a glimpse of the beauty from afar, it is enough for them.

There are also a group of important officials of the court on the platform.

Ning Xiu counted carefully and found that there were seventeen people in total. He thought in his heart that this should be the reading officer of this palace examination.

Because the emperor is the chief examiner, the minister can only serve as the examiner.

The candidates for reading the documents are also very particular, usually the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the Six-Minist Office, the General Constitution of the Censorate, and the real power officials in the temples.
Chapter completed!