On March 25th, the grand ceremony of announcing the names of the successful candidates was held.
In the early morning, both the prospective Jinshi candidates and the princes and ministers were waiting outside the palace.
The emperor's imperial guards set up their procession outside the main hall, and the music bureau set up the Zhonghe and Shao music under the eaves on both sides of the main hall.
The officials of the Honglu Temple set up a yellow case on the east side of the main hall, and the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the Minister of Rites held the yellow list and placed it on the yellow case.
Everything went on in an orderly manner, and the candidates and prospective Jinshi stood behind the line of civil and military officials.
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