Chapter 398: Happy in the Day, and Stealing the Imperial Concubine at Night

In the ruined Jinluan Palace Square, the emperor personally issued an order, and the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites officials also hurriedly took action.

Xu Xin and the other three second-place winners of the Dingwei exam in the 23rd year of Chenghua were escorted to the outside of the Meridian Gate by the three assistant ministers. The Minister of Rites followed all the way and personally escorted the three top scorers to the main gate of Chengtian Gate. The other Jinshi followed on the official road on the left...

Xu Xin, the only youngest champion in history, was in the middle, and the other two second-place winners and third-place winners, who should have been shining, became foils.

The three walked on the imperial road that only the emperor could walk on. Generally speaking, they would not walk on this road for the second time in their lives.

The three walked very slowly. The other two were reluctant to give up the glory of walking on the imperial road, while Xu Xin was purely wandering in his mind, experiencing the changes of the "demon seed".

The Minister of Rites wanted to urge the three to go to the parade to show off their official positions several times, but in the end he did not speak. After all, if life is compared to a dream, then for scholars, what the three of them are experiencing now is the most beautiful and exciting part of this dream.

It is human nature not to wake up from a good dream.

So the Minister of Rites could only slow down and wait for them.

The three top candidates arrived at Chengtian Gate and saw a tent had been set up there. The list of successful candidates was hung inside the tent. The Jingzhao Yin of Shuntian Prefecture and the two county magistrates of Daxing and Wanping were waiting under the list, each leading a tall horse with bright silver hair and red ribbons.

The Shuntian Yin changed the red flower on Xu Xin's head into gold, and then put a red cross on his body. The two county magistrates also changed the clothes for the second and third place winners. Then the Jingzhao Yin personally handed the whip to the champion, and the two county magistrates handed the whip to the second and third place winners, and helped the three people get on the horse.

Behind Xu Xin, there was a banner with the words "Top Scholar and Successful Candidate", and he was wearing a green fan, a red umbrella and other things, and there was gong and drum music lining up. With great fanfare, they went out of Chengtian Gate and arrived at Chang'an Street.

The wide Chang'an Street was crowded with men, women, old and young who were watching the excitement. They all looked towards the direction of the palace. Everyone had heard the big noise before, so they all wanted to know more news.

Fortunately, there were soldiers from Shuntian Prefecture guarding the middle of the road, so naturally no one would rush into the palace.

"Here he comes! Here he comes! The champion is out!"

Suddenly, drums and music sounded loudly. In the festive music, two rows of big generals escorted two officials of the Ministry of Rites wearing red and flowers, carrying the banner and dragon gold list and slowly came out. The gold list was escorted by the Minister of Rites, and the Jinshi followed. They came out from the center of the Meridian Gate and slowly walked on Chang'an Street.

The legendary "Imperial Street Praise Officials" ceremony began. The three proud sons of heaven rode on bright silver tall horses and accepted the admiration and cheers of the people on Chang'an Street.

This is almost the most enthusiastic celebration for the people in the capital, because the leap from a poor scholar to the new champion is the best inspirational story in itself, which is always popular among the people.

And this year's top three are mainly because the champion is very special. He is the youngest champion in history, and his father also won the championship six years ago.

Xu Xin is still very famous in the capital. He rode a horse around the capital on the day of his wedding, which made many people know him. On the day of the announcement of the results of the imperial examination and the wedding of the prince, he was also dressed in a similar outfit and paraded in the streets of the capital.

And today is the third time, and it is the most lively one. After today, I am afraid that the people in the capital will recognize him as the champion in history.

On the silver horse, Xu Xin received the attention of countless people. People love the young, and his handsome and extraordinary appearance makes people scream.

Men, women, old and young, like crazy, screaming continuously, throwing the flowers and petals in the basket to him. The petals were blown by the wind and fluttered on the streets, making the new champion look like a god descending from heaven.

"The spring breeze is blowing and the horses are galloping. I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day."

The sound of firecrackers continued, and the drums and music were played loudly. The champion team came out from the left Chang'an Gate. Except for the top three, the rest of the Jinshi will be led to the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the Qionglin Banquet.

However, this time such a major event happened in the palace, and it was naturally impossible to follow the arrangements of previous years. Many Jinshi showed their faces and walked through the ceremony, and then they were arranged to hold a grand banquet in the palace, and the emperor issued an order and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally presided over it.

There is no good banquet, and the Qionglin Banquet was moved to the palace, which naturally had deep considerations.

The storm of Liu Xi's rebellion must be suppressed, and no news that is unfavorable to the royal family must be leaked. This naturally requires the cooperation of all witnesses.

The civil and military officials, eunuchs, palace maids, and imperial guards inside and outside the court are basically easy to deal with. It is this batch of new Jinshi who have just entered the officialdom, and it is inevitable that there are some ignorant young people, so they naturally need to be punished to avoid making mistakes.

Of course, the banquet was handed over to the Crown Prince to host, which was also a test for him.

As for our emperor, it is said that he ran back to the harem to rest after that incident, and took the concubine back to her original palace, and she will be turned over to sleep with him tonight. As for the Murong family who was framed, there are naturally special officials to reverse the case and redress.

After Xu Xin and the top and second place finish the parade, they also return to the palace to participate in this banquet of Qionglin and sealing mouths.

The Jinshi of Dingwei is really miserable. He has just entered the officialdom and experienced such a big chaos. He should have been happily feasting, but the officials who accompanied the banquet told him all kinds of taboos. He must cover up today's events and not reveal any unfavorable news.

According to Xu Xin's guess, after such an incident, most of the Jinshi in this subject will encounter difficulties in the officialdom in the future.

But all this has nothing to do with Xu Xin. He was once the prince's attendant and now the prince's confidant.

His future was uncertain because of this turmoil, but he was already certain that he would be able to rise to prominence smoothly.

Xu Xin petitioned for justice for the Murong family, which opened the prelude to Liu Xi's rebellion. This matter was successful but not fruitful. Although the chaos that followed was huge, everyone, including the emperor and the prince, felt that he did the right thing, and fortunately he detonated the chaos in advance.

As for the crazy thing Liu Xi did in the end, if he had been allowed to lie dormant and hide until the time came, God knows how much trouble he could have caused. By then, maybe not only the Jinluan Palace will be destroyed, but maybe the entire imperial city will be turned upside down.

At the Qionglin Banquet that night, most people were indifferent. Only Xu Xin and the prince's table were drinking happily.

Xu Xin was crazily drunk by the prince Zhu Youtang. The prince, who did not follow martial ethics, could not drink Xu Xin himself, so he ordered others to toast Xu Xin one cup after another. Xu Xin naturally had to wait until the end At the end, Officer Xu was carried back.

Of course, after returning to the palace, Xu Daguan did not even return to the backyard. Instead, he changed his clothes and sneaked into the imperial city again.

Under the eyes of many concubines in the inner court, he quietly broke into the imperial concubine's chamber where the emperor was resting tonight. He entered the palace at night and stole the imperial concubine in front of the emperor.