"Both the minister and Mr. Liu Qiheng think this paper is good..." Xiao Chen said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? It seems that I cheated. This is what the paper readers learned from three hundred copies. Those selected from the paper are not selected by the minister."
"If I ask you a question, you will talk back to me!" Li Wanjiang ignored Xiao Chen, but asked Liu Qiheng, "Why do you value this paper, my dear?"
"Replying to the emperor, I attach great importance to it. If you look at the beauty of the writing and the writing style, it is not as good as the other two. But the important thing is to have a broad intention, to have the world in mind, to worry about the country, but also to worry about the people, to live in peace, and to be mindful of danger. , His words are concise and concise, his principles are clear, and his far-sightedness is beyond the reach of all ministers!" Liu Qiheng said loudly.
"Hahaha, nonsense!" Li Wanjiang burst out laughing again, "How can it be so good? I think it's just normal. Let's take this person's paper back. There's no need to seal it, and don't click on his test results. , pass my words back and tell him to study hard, this article is still far from enough!"
"Your Majesty, there has been no withdrawal of papers since ancient times?" Feng Shi was surprised when he heard this. "If Your Majesty doesn't want to take the top prize, then he should be ranked second. How can you just say you don't want it?"
"We don't understand what the emperor said, and we can't explain it to this Li Xilu later." Zhang Zhengwu also said bluntly, "According to the regulations, this boy should be selected as the leader of the second class, and the point is Chuanlu."
"Hahaha, you don't need to explain this. I just need to explain it to him." Li Wanjiang was rarely so happy. Seeing that all the dear friends looked confused, he suddenly asked an irrelevant question, "All dear friends, you are all well-read poems." Book readers, I would like to ask you, what does the ancient poem "The harvest of flowers brings down the golden energy, the moon on the western continent strings over the sea" means?"
"Your Majesty, we are discussing the important matter of recruiting scholars, why are we talking about poetry?" Feng Shi was very unhappy, but he still had to answer, "The meaning is simple, the harvest is the god of autumn, the one who suppresses gold, Autumn is the atmosphere in the Western Continent, as the saying goes, 'The sun is hiding in the ice in the Northern Continent, while the Western Continent comes out facing each other'."
"What Aiqing said is absolutely true." Li Wanjiang said with a smile, "Then you also know who this Li Xilu is, right?"
"Who is it? I don't know...Li Xilu, Li Qiu...eh?" Feng Shi was suddenly startled, his eyes widened with an expression of disbelief and disbelief.
"Your Majesty, is this student Prince Xuanping?" Zhang Zhengwu asked in surprise.
"Haha, you don't recognize his handwriting, don't I?" Li Wanjiang smiled happily, "This son of mine is really not dignified enough. He has to get involved in the imperial examination and make fun of it. I will definitely reprimand him severely when he comes back." , Are you kidding, isn’t this?”
A father is proud of his son, and as the emperor, Li Wanjiang is no exception. Although he scolded my son for being ignorant, even if most of the people present were deaf, they could still hear his happiness.
"Oh, this is really something I never expected!" Xiao Chen was the first to exclaim, "I thought Prince Xuanping would only lead troops to fight, but unexpectedly he also read poetry and books!"
"The young prince has everything he needs in terms of literary skills, military skills, and military skills!" Liu Qiheng said, "We have nothing to do with the emperor reprimanding the prince. We just congratulate the emperor!"
Feng Shi and Zhang Zhengwu also hurriedly praised him. They really didn't know, so the expressions on their faces at this moment were very exciting.
This makes my emperor Li Wanjiang very happy.
"The bastard has no status and actually deceived my beloved. He will make amends with my beloved later!" Li Wanjiang said, "He can't be the top pick, so let's choose another student to take over."
Immediately everyone recommended another one, but Li Wanjiang had no objection after reading it. With a wave of his pen, he selected Lin Qi as the top pick, Li Changfeng as the second pick, and Chen Zitui as the top pick. The top pick was now decided.
After Xiao Chen and the others bid farewell to the emperor, they went back to select the second and third place papers from the remaining papers. They all filled out the yellow list and temporarily stored it in the Records Hall of the Ministry of Rites.
That night, in order to comfort all the examiners, the emperor personally gave a banquet at the Wenhua Palace. The banquet was sumptuous and spread out on land and water. There is no need to go into details.
Early the next morning, civil and military ministers gathered in the Huagai Palace. Liu Qiheng opened the test paper for the first three people appointed by the emperor. Zhang Zhengwu, the minister of Honglu Temple, Gong Shouli, the eunuch of the ceremonial department, and Xiao Chen, the chief reader, will examine the three test papers. The person's name, place of origin, age, origin and other information are filled in on the first yellow list, and then student Feng Shi writes a biography.
Jiang Chenghe, the leader of the second class, was selected as the official, read the imperial edict and recited the list. Three people from the first class, fifty people from the second class, and more than 200 people from the three families entered the palace one after another to thank the emperor for his kindness!
The emperor bestowed upon Lin Qi, the number one scholar, Li Changfeng, the second best scholar, and Chen Zitui, the most beautiful scholar, as Jinshi scholars. It is said that fifty people below Jiang Chenghe who were in the second grade were given the title of Jinshi, and more than two hundred people in the third grade were born with the same title.
After the Chuanlu ceremony was completed, all the students knelt down to thank the emperor, bid farewell to the emperor in an orderly manner and went out. Then the officials of the Ministry of Rites posted the yellow list and announced it to the public.
Lin Qi was wearing the red robe given by the emperor, riding on the tall horse given by the emperor, and carrying the big umbrella given by the emperor. Under the escort of the honor guard of the Jinyi Guards and Fengyang Mansion, he came out from Donghua Gate with gongs and drums and was escorted by the imperial guard. Swaggering through the streets.
Both sides of the street were lined with crowds of spectators, all wanting to catch a glimpse of the champion. Officials from several major yamen also stood attentively outside the door, waiting for the champion to pass by and bowing in salute.
Fatty, Qianye Ling, Ling'er, Xiao Ye, Wuji, Yun Yi, Xiao Yu and Zhou Rui were all standing in the crowd watching the fun.
"Oh, if only I could refer to it, then the number one scholar must be mine." Ling'er regretted it again when she saw the number one scholar looking so impressive.
"Are you envious of him being paraded around like a monkey?" The fat man was actually quite envious. That is to say, I, a disciple of the Shangguan family, are not allowed to engage in this kind of trick. Otherwise, with your fat brother and my extreme intelligence, getting the top prize in the exam would be just like a joke? In other words, am I not as good as Lin Qi, a silly boy?
"Sir, don't tell me, this scholar is so handsome. He looks just like the one in the troupe. He just looks a little familiar." Zhou Rui put his hands on his eyes and looked at him as if he were a handsome man. It seems familiar, where have I seen it before? Mostly when watching a play...
"Don't you have sharp eyes? Didn't you recognize it?" The fat man said with a smile, "Isn't this Lin Qi?"
"Who the hell!" Zhou Rui was shocked when he heard this and almost fell to the ground.
"Be careful!" Ling'er grabbed him, "What are you making all the fuss about?"
"He, he, he, yes, yes, Lin Linlin..." Zhou Rui was so surprised that he couldn't speak.
Lin Qi happened to be passing by and saw a few of them. He cupped his fists and cupped his hands with a smile on his face.
The fat man ignored everyone proudly, Ling'er bared his teeth and smiled, Xiao Ye and others all clasped their fists in return, only Zhou Rui knelt on the ground with a pop, kowtowing.
"Get up, everyone has passed." The fat man picked him up and said, "You're a worthless guy. How come you've never seen the top pick?"
"I really haven't seen him before!" Zhou Rui wiped the dirt from his forehead, "I didn't expect it to be Mr. Lin! This young man who usually keeps silent and smiles, who would have expected that it is Wenquxing who has descended to earth!"
