The whole process of the palace examination is very complicated. It does not mean that you are done with taking an examination in Jiying Palace. In addition to the process of marking and ranking, there is also the Qionglin Banquet in Qionglin Garden to entertain the newly qualified Jinshi.

Yes, it is the Qionglin Banquet. Although Emperor Zhao Jixiang originally abandoned the Qionglin Banquet held in Qionglin Garden and held the Wenxi Banquet in Piyong instead, Zhao Huan abolished the Wenxi Banquet and held the Qionglin Banquet again.

feast--

Qionglin Banquet, isn’t such a lofty name more high-end and classy than the nonsense Wenxi Banquet?

It's just that Zhao Huan didn't have much interest in this kind of banquet of eating, drinking and bragging. He just said a few words and then got up and left. It wasn't until the end that Zhao Huan's personal eunuch Wu Xin appeared again among the many people in Qiong Lin Garden.

In front of the new Jinshi.

"Except for those whose names are read to us, the rest can leave first."

Wu Xin smiled and glanced at the many new scholars who had gathered and were about to leave, and read out the list with a smile: "Bai Geng, the number one scholar in the new science, Yi Xiao, the second best scholar in the new science, Wei Xingsi, the top prospect in the new science, Huang Wenbin, the top scholar in the new science..."

After reading out fifteen names in a row, he retained all the top fifteen names in the imperial examination of the first year of Jingkang.

It wasn't until the other Xinke Jinshi and the Jinshi had left that Wuxin continued, "We are here on orders from the officials. I have a few questions to ask you."

Bai Geng and the other fifteen people looked at each other, and saw that Wu Xin was looking at him and others in a strange way. At that moment, they could only stand up and bow down: "But I don't know what the officials have to say.

Want to ask?"

Wuxin coughed, shook off the dust in his hands, and said: "In three days, it will be the time for the appointment of officials. The officials sent us to ask if they want you to join the Forbidden Army and serve in the army for two years. After two years,

Are you willing to serve in the border army for three years?"

If he didn’t do it unintentionally, he would directly send lightnings rolling down upon Bai Geng and others——

Since the day when the imperial examination was held, it has never happened that the top fifteen students, including the number one scholar in the new subject, the second in the class, the third best in the class, and the Chuanlu were all thrown into the military camp to join the army.

In fact, let alone those at the top, even those ranked lower in the second-class A or higher in the third-class, I have never heard of anyone being thrown into the military camp to join the army. Even if they cannot enter the Hanlin Academy, they will still be in the Imperial Academy.

When conferring an official position, he was assigned to a local area as a county magistrate.

As for the number one, second and third overall picks in the first class, as well as those who are relatively high in the second class, they basically all enter the Hanlin Academy, Yushitai, or Liubu.

Even if the officials had previously said that those who roll call outside the Donghua Gate may not be good men, and even if the officials had ordered a ban on tattooing soldiers' faces, in the eyes of the people throughout the Song Dynasty, a good man should be Donghua.

How can you enter the military camp and be a spot when you have a roll call outside? It should be noted that once the title of a traitor to the army is worn on your head, it will never be taken off for the rest of your life.

Let's not talk about it from afar, let's talk about Di Qing and Di Hanchen. So what if he has made unparalleled military exploits?

The famous prostitute Bai Mudan invited by Han Qi still dared to call Di Qing, who was the deputy director of Jingyuan Road at that time, Ban'er, and she still couldn't protect his general Jiao Yong.

Where did this saying come from that a good man should not be a soldier, and a good man should not hammer nails?

Now it would be great if the official's personal eunuch came over and said that he would throw the fifteen of us directly into the military camp to join the army?

This is truly the first of its kind!

After racking his brains, he couldn't come up with a reason. In desperation, Bai Geng could only bow and asked: "But I don't know what the official means? I hope my father-in-law will make it clear."

Wuwu did not directly answer Bai Geng's question. After hearing this, he just shook his head and said: "We don't know why the official family made such arrangements. However, before our family left, the official family had given instructions.

Tell me whether you are willing to enter the military camp and join the army, but you can make your own decision."

After Wu Xin's words fell, one of the fifteen new scholars stood up, bowed and said: "The purpose of studying for the imperial examination is to help the country and educate the people. If the officials cannot express it clearly, I forgive the students for not obeying."

Immediately afterwards, two more people stood up and bowed together: "If the officials cannot make it clear, please forgive me for not obeying the order."

Wuxin was not annoyed at all, he just looked at the three people calmly and said, "Since you don't want to, you can just retreat and wait for the appointment in three days."

The three of them glanced at Wu Xin again, but found that nothing could be seen from Wu Xin's face. Then they all saluted Wu Xin together, then turned and left.

After all three people left, Wuxin looked at the remaining twelve people and said with a smile: "It seems that you are willing to stay?"

Bai Geng looked around and saw that none of the eleven people around him expressed any objection, so he bowed and said, "Yes."

Wuwu nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "In that case, you will gather outside Donghua Gate tomorrow at Yinshi, and someone will take you to the army."

…

The Forbidden Army is no longer the Forbidden Army it used to be.

As the saying goes, a raging army means a den of raging generals. The 200,000 imperial troops under the command of Emperor Zhao Jixiang were estimated to be unable to keep up with the 200,000 pigs——

Not to mention wild boars, even domesticated pigs can knock people down or even eat people if they are anxious. As for the Imperial Army led by Emperor Zhao Jixiang, the three thousand Imperial Army can be beaten by twenty-seven golden soldiers.

Magical beings, if you compare them to pigs, the pigs will probably feel offended.

As an emperor, Zhao Huan naturally looked down upon such an army. As early as when he had fought against Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan, Zhao Huan had already joined the Western Army, Qin Feng Army, Taiyuan Army and a part of the Forbidden Army that had not been completely ruined.

A group of talented killers who dared to fight and fight were selected and reorganized into the Forbidden Army to defend Bianjing.

Although the number of the new Forbidden Army is only 50,000, it can be said unceremoniously that this new Forbidden Army composed of 50,000 killers can still ravage the original 500,000 Forbidden Army even with the same equipment.

Not to mention that these 50,000 new imperial troops have been armed to the teeth, and the equipment they use is almost two to three hundred years ahead of the current situation.

After Zhao Huan defeated the brothers Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan, he took the opportunity to come up with flintlock muskets and artillery, and passed down advanced tactics such as three-stage attack and musket-artillery coordination.

Coupled with the previous big victories against Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zonghan and others, and the fact that Emperor Zhao Jixiang secretly sponsored a lot of money to Zhao Huan, the military pay was paid in large amounts and on time, and the entire new army

The Forbidden Army has long been different from the original Forbidden Army.

But when Bai Geng and others were taken to the barracks of the Forbidden Army, they found that the current official family was also in the barracks.
Chapter completed!