Chapter 330 Wedding Banquet (2)
Chapter 330 Wedding Banquet (2)
Lin Feng appeared on the high platform, and all the new scholars stood up and saluted, "Students pay homage to Master Lin."
Lin Feng quickly raised his hand and said, "Jinshi scholars, please excuse yourself. I am very happy to see you here."
As the deputy examiner of the joint examination, Lin Feng naturally has a teacher-student relationship with all the new scholars.
The king of heaven and earth is the master, and the status of the teacher is only after that of relatives. Once a teacher is a lifelong father, the relationship between master and apprentice is very important in Dayan.
As the saying goes, there are people in the court who like to be officials. After new scholars enter the officialdom, they often regard the chief examiner as their backer in the court.
In order to prevent the examiners of the general examination from forming cliques for personal gain, Yan Taizu Huangfu Chongying set a rule that there must be at least four examiners.
"Master Lin, the students will take their seats first."
Lin Feng nodded, Li Jun and Sun Shuren both cupped their hands, and then began to look for their seats.
As soon as Lin Feng and his party stepped onto the second-floor high platform, a group of officials from the Imperial Academy led by Gu Zhang immediately stepped forward to salute, "I will pay my respects to the two princesses!"
Lu Qiuya quickly raised her hand, "My lords, please excuse yourself."
"Thank you, Your Highness Princess!"
Under the guidance of the maid, Lin Feng and the others came to a conspicuous table.
"Your Royal Highnesses, the two princesses, and the general of the Marquis of Jiangling, please come to the table."
As soon as Lin Feng and the others sat down, the maid poured them tea and then waited aside in a polite manner.
Lin Feng looked up and saw that the table next to him was actually the seat of Gu Zhang, the master examiner. When he thought about it carefully, he immediately understood. It seemed that he had been favored by the two princesses!
Not long after Lin Feng sat down, Gu Chongwen and Gu Xiaoxiao, who were sitting next to him, got up and walked towards Lin Feng. They were all young people and started chatting after greeting each other.
"Marquis Jiangling, I wonder if you can sell your hot air balloon that can fly into the sky?"
Lin Feng smiled and said, "What? Gu Hanlin also wants to fly?"
Gu Chongwen nodded, "Of course, flying in the sky has been my dream since childhood."
"Hot air balloons are still a national military secret. Unless His Majesty has an order, it will be impossible to sell them in the short term."
Gu Chongwen shook his head with disappointment, "That's such a pity."
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Lin Feng is the future cabinet scholar. If he can establish a relationship with Lin Feng, his future career will be smooth sailing. This has become the consensus of all scholars.
Wang Xiaozhi, Li Jun and others arrived at the same time as Lin Feng. Thanks to Lin Feng, they immediately became the focus of everyone's attention and discussion.
"Brother Ye, don't you think those are Li Jun and Sun Shuren from Yuzhou? Why did they come here with the Marquis of Jiangling? Do they have friendship with the Marquis of Jiangling?"
"Not necessarily, this may be just a coincidence. As far as I know, Jianglinghou's hometown is in Jiangzhou. Jiangzhou is more than a thousand miles away from Yuzhou. Moreover, there is only Jianglinghou in the Lin family, and there are no relatives at all. .”
"Let's stop guessing here. If we have any friendship, we'll find out if we go over and ask."
As soon as Wang Xiaozhi and his group of five walked into the crowd, a large group of people gathered around them.
"I am in Lanzhou Song Dynasty. I wonder what I call this person of the same year?"
When Wang Xiaozhi saw someone greeting him, he immediately returned the greeting, "Wang Xiaozhi of Yuzhou met Song Tongnian."
"I dare to ask, in the same year as the king, you came together with the Marquis of Jiangling, but do you know the Marquis of Jiangling?"
He didn't tell anyone except his six friends Wang Xiaozhi that he was Lin Feng's uncle. Not only that, he also specifically told the six of them not to leak the matter.
Lin Feng is the deputy examiner of the examination. Wang Xiaozhi did this because he was afraid that if his identity was revealed, it would have a negative impact on Lin Feng.
Now that the imperial examination has ended and he has lost his reputation, naturally there is nothing to worry about. He immediately said: "Jianling Hou Linfeng is my nephew."
As soon as Wang Xiaozhi said these words, all the scholars surrounding him were shocked.
Song Wenwen quickly raised his hand and said, "It turns out that Brother Wang is actually the uncle of the Marquis of Jiangling. I'm disrespectful."
"Brother Song, there is no need to be like this. The friendship between you and me has nothing to do with Marquis Jiangling."
"Okay! Brother Wang is so generous. I have made an appointment with Song Wenwen as your friend. Come on, let me introduce you. This is Yang Jian from Luozhou, and this is Xu Jian from Fuzhou..."
Under the introduction of Song Wenwen, Wang Xiaozhi quickly blended into the crowd and started talking with the scholars.
On the high platform, Li Jun and Sun Shuren also encountered the same situation as Wang Xiaozhi. They had promised Wang Xiaozhi not to reveal the relationship between Lin Feng and him, so in the face of people's questioning, they could only lie about meeting by chance.
Li Jun and Sun Shuren knew very well that they had nothing to do with Lin Feng. The reason why they were able to live in Jianglinghou Mansion was because they were good friends of Wang Xiaozhi, nothing more.
Lin Feng is a sage in the world and a future cabinet scholar. The opportunity to meet Lin Feng is rare but rare. They have already determined in their hearts that Lin Feng is a teacher. They will not say anything without Lin Feng's permission. .
Time passed little by little, and the seats on the high platform gradually welcomed their owners. The garden under the high platform was even more crowded, with at least tens of thousands of people visible.
"His Royal Highness Prince Fu is here!"
"His Royal Highness Hong Wang is here!"
"His Royal Highness Prince Xing is here!"
"His Royal Highness is here!"
Following the two pavilion elders, four princes arrived one after another. If Huangfu failed to come, the wedding banquet should start soon.
"Your Majesty, the Queen, has arrived!"
At this moment, Sun He's voice came, and everyone stood up to greet them. After a while, Huangfu Gongcheng and Shangguan Lingyun slowly walked to the high platform and came to the dragon and phoenix chair in the center of the high platform.
"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty! I will pay my respects to the Queen!"
Huangfu Gongcheng waved his hand with a smile on his face, "Everyone is at peace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
All civil and military officials took their seats one after another.
After a while, Sun He whispered: "Your Majesty, the time has come. The wedding banquet can begin."
Huangfu Gongcheng nodded, "Bachelor Gu."
Gu Zhang, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, immediately stood up and went out, "I'm here!"
"Gu Aiqing is the examiner of the examination, and you will host the wedding banquet."
"Sir, obey the order!"
Gu Zhang immediately turned around and came to the edge of the second-floor high platform. He looked at the Jinshi under the stage and slowly said: "You new Jinshi, you are the protagonists of tonight's wedding banquet. Tomorrow you will go to various states to serve as officials. I hope that each of you can live up to His Majesty’s trust and serve as an official for the benefit of the whole country.”
A total of one hundred and sixteen Jinshi stood up and saluted, "Students, please remember Master Gu's teachings!"
The new scholars all stood with their backs straight, their faces full of spring breeze, and their aura, and they were in the limelight for a moment.
Gu Zhang was very satisfied with the performance of the new scholars and nodded with relief, "I announce that the wedding banquet will begin now."
As soon as Gu Zhang finished speaking, the maids carrying various delicacies slowly walked to the high platform, the musicians holding various musical instruments began to play music, the sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and the dancers danced...
Lin Feng didn't have dinner, but he was hungry at this time. Looking at the delicious food on the table, his appetite suddenly increased, so he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
Lu Qiuya reached out and picked off a chicken drumstick, then put it into Lin Feng's bowl, "Husband, you must be hungry, come and eat a drumstick."
"Thank you ma'am!"
Lin Feng's face lit up, he picked up the chicken leg and put it into his mouth, eating it with big mouthfuls...
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