Your Excellency's Praise Is Too Much
Arriving outside the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Furong Garden, Gu Hao found that the banquet was not held inside the pagoda, but in the apricot garden beside the Qu River.
A huge pavilion was filled with low-legged banquet tables. It was filled with guests and the fragrance of wine permeated the air.
Gu Hao was led to the center of the pavilion.
His seat was facing Qu Jiang. There were a total of three low-legged banquet tables in the same row as him. He sat in the middle, and the banquet tables on both sides were empty.
Behind him, there were three rows of banquet tables with nine seats in each row.
These twenty-seven seats were all occupied by the new Jinshi.
In front of Gu Hao, there was a large open space, which seemed to be reserved for singing and dancing.
After the empty space, there were a total of five rows of banquet tables facing him. Most of the people sitting at the banquet tables were middle-aged men. In the last row, there were still several empty seats.
"Please take a seat, top scholar."
A middle-aged scholar sitting directly opposite Gu Hao said with a warm smile.
Gu Hao nodded slightly and knelt on his seat.
"I'm really not used to sitting like this.”
Gu Hao thought to himself.
He was a descendant of the later generation, and he had long stopped kneeling.
"I've read the two poems you wrote. They're both excellent works.”The middle-aged scholar said.
Gu Hao smiled.
He tried hard to recall.
He realized that there was no information about this person in his memories.
Never seen him before!
"It should be some great scholar."
Gu Hao guessed.
Seeing the wine on the table, he couldn't help but pour himself a glass, wanting to taste the wine of the Great Tang.
In his mind, he had considered brewing a brand new wine as the product required for his initial mission.
Compared to other products, purifying wine was the simplest method.
As long as one understood what alcohol was, basically everyone could purify it.
For a male engineer, purifying wine was not difficult at all.
"This is the wine of grapes that the Gaochang Kingdom of the Western Regions has offered as a tribute. It is fragrant and delicious, and in the Great Tang, only the imperial family can drink it.”The middle-aged scholar sitting opposite Gu Hao introduced with a smile.
Gu Hao poured himself a cup and found that the wine was slightly red and had a mellow fragrance.
After taking a sip.
"It's quite sweet."
Gu Hao thought to himself.
As for the specific taste, it was a little difficult for him.
In his previous life, as an engineering man, he was still in the stage of perfecting his knowledge. He had yet to reach the level of tasting red wine and beauty.
"How is it?" The middle-aged scholar asked curiously.
Gu Hao paused and took another sip. He searched for useful words in his mind and finally said,""The fragrance is strong and the taste is beneficial."
"Not bad. It seems that not only are you good at poetry, but you also have a good understanding of wine.”The middle-aged scholar praised.
Gu Hao smiled and said modestly,"You flatter me, sir."”
The middle-aged scholar smiled. When he saw several more people walking in, he raised his eyebrows.
When he realized who it was, he quickly stood up.
"Your…Your Majesty."
The middle-aged scholar was shocked.
It was Li Shi Min and his group.
"Li Er is here?"
Gu Hao was also shocked.
"Your Majesty is here?"
Everyone in the pavilion stood up and held their breaths, looking at Li Shiming and his group with reverence.
"I have nothing better to do, so I came to see the heroes of the Great Tang that were chosen for me by the imperial examinations.”Li Shi Min laughed and sat down where the middle-aged scholar had been sitting.
"Have a seat."
Li Shi Min ordered.
The group of new scholars, including Gu Hao, waited until the group of people across them had taken their seats before slowly sitting down.
After sitting down, Gu Hao couldn't help but glance to his right.
A young master dressed in white embroidered clothes sat on the spot that originally belonged to the second place or the third place.
"Whiter than me?"
Gu Hao was slightly surprised.
He saw that the side profile of this 'young master' was as white as snow, and it was actually whiter than a handsome man.
Then, Gu Hao looked down.
"There seems to be something wrong with my chest…"
Gu Hao retracted his gaze and lowered his head to take a sip of wine.
A woman?
Why would a woman appear at this banquet?
Gu Hao could vaguely guess why Li Shimin was here.
After all, the top three of the imperial examination were all fake. Among the remaining twenty-eight scholars, there were probably not many who were truly talented.
This banquet would probably become a battlefield for those fake goods.
But this woman?
Gu Hao pondered for a long time.
"I have to be careful. There's no guarantee that it's not a conspiracy against me.”
Gu Hao thought to himself.
He didn't dare to guess the woman's identity.
But he knew.
He had unintentionally offended some people.
Even though he didn't seem to have done anything.
Now, Princess Chang Le's engagement was equivalent to him.
Zhangsun Wuji's family would probably not give him a good look.
Li Shi Min, the emperor, probably wouldn't be willing to let his daughter marry a 'pauper' like him.
There were also some people who coveted the position of the top scholar…
Gu Hao's heart trembled.
He was secretly vigilant.
While Gu Hao was secretly sizing up the 'young master' who was dressed as a man beside him, this 'young master' also stole a few glances at Gu Hao.
"From the looks of it, it is quite in line with what mother said about the appearance of Pan An. He also looks quite refined. How can his friends be so vulgar?”
This 'young master' was the eldest daughter of Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun, Princess Changle Li Lizhi.
At noon, when she was having lunch with her mother, her mother told her about what happened in the court this morning.
When she found out that her father had casually betrothed her to the top scholar, she felt ashamed and wronged.
When her mother said that she could choose to marry or not, she heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, she could not help but feel curious about this scholar.
Therefore, she disguised herself and left the palace to look for Gu Hao.
Before she could meet Gu Hao for real, she was scolded by his 'dog friend' Zhang Shenzhi,'none of your business.'
This made her very depressed, and her first impression of Gu Hao was reduced.
"Since everyone is here, let's serve the banquet.”Li Shiming said. He glanced at Li Lizhi, who was sitting across from him, and his face twitched. He then glared at Gu Hao.
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