As the time came, the main hall of the Imperial Palace began to become quiet. Only the officials in charge were collecting the test papers, and Li Jun once again fell into the test papers in his hands.
This time Liang Changmao didn't dare to disturb him anymore and just did what he should do. He didn't order someone to light the lamp until it got completely dark.
"Ah, it's completely dark already." Li Jun only realized it at this time.
"Your Majesty, this paper?" Liang Changmao asked carefully.
"Definitely ranked ninth in the national examination." Li Jun said.
"Ninth place?" Liang Changmao has taken charge of the Imperial Palace and has gone through three national examinations. This is the fourth time. In all the previous national examinations, His Majesty has never directly made a final decision. This time, he actually directly decided the ranking. And it’s really strange that he’s not number one.
"Ninth place, you can also take a look." Li Jun said.
Liang Changmao followed and took the paper, but did not read it immediately. According to the custom, His Majesty will not return to the palace to live in these days. Instead, he will live here directly and continue to review other papers overnight. However, it is dark now and he must eat and rest first. moment.
As soon as Li Jun left, other officials gathered around. Apparently they had never encountered such a thing.
Liang Changmao asked an old man who was over fifty years old at this time: "Master Qiao, you have been in Guozi Mansion for more than twenty years. Have you ever encountered such a thing since the late emperor?"
At this moment, the old man touched his beard and recalled: "To be exact, Xiaguan has been in Guozi Mansion for twenty-eight years. After nine national examinations, this is indeed the first time that this happened. Before this, even the first place was selected It has never happened before, let alone being ranked ninth, which is really puzzling."
"Master Li, who wrote this paper?" Someone asked again soon.
"The son of Huangzhou? Guangyao." Liang Changmao had already noticed that the names of Jingguo's national examinations would not be concealed. After all, the papers needed to be reviewed by the emperor himself.
"Xiaoguan knows this person. Previously, Zhouzi articles from various states were compiled into a volume, and this person's article was also among them. I have read a few more of his articles. This person is very talented, but he is not that capable. Your Majesty is shocked. Could it be that you were hiding your clumsiness before?" Mr. Qiao has a transcendent status in Guozi Mansion. Apart from Liang Changmao, he is the only one who has the capital to say such a thing.
"In the state examinations of each state, there are only three or five people who can become state sons in small states, and at most more than ten people in big states. Although Huangzhou is barely considered a big state, there are only nine people who can become state sons every year. , Aren’t you hiding your clumsiness?” Liang Changmao shook his head.
"I think it's better for us to look at this paper together." Mr. Qiao said anxiously.
"Your Majesty is going to have a meal. After eating, I will accompany you to review the papers." Liang Changmao said.
"What else are you going to eat? Just grab a piece of cake to satisfy your hunger. While His Majesty is still eating, let's take a look first." Mr. Qiao said urgently.
"Master Qiao is right." Others agreed.
Liang Changmao was also curious, so he asked his men to get some cakes, and then put the papers on a table, and a group of people gathered around to look at them.
Mr. Qiao just read the beginning and couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "Huh? How dare this person propose to use severe torture to treat the people of the North Country? Doesn't this mean that the people of the North Country will not be able to return home?"
"Don't worry, Master Qiao. His Majesty's ability to meditate must be more than that." Liang Changmao also looked down as he spoke. In fact, he had the same thoughts as the other person at the beginning.
Following the following content, everyone soon discovered the true purpose and reason for the so-called harsh treatment, and everyone could not help but be dumbstruck.
After a long time, Mr. Qiao, who was initially suspicious, sighed and said: "This? Guangyao is really just a boy from a poor family. Why do I look at him as if he can understand people's hearts? This kind of method that puts the heart first and actual benefits first, it's really Can a boy from a poor family write this?"
"Master Qiao, don't underestimate the children of a poor family. His Majesty Taizu was also born in a poor family, but this person actually boldly asked His Majesty to directly move the people of the four most desolate northwest states of the Ming Dynasty. This is really a generous move. Others are opening up territories. , but he asked your majesty to lay waste the conquered territory, but seeing that his remarks were indeed reasonable, it is no wonder that your majesty was thinking deeply." Liang Changmao was able to take charge of the Imperial Palace, so he naturally had talent knowledge, and he also felt emotional at this time.
"If it is true as he said, then within ten years it will be able to completely absorb the power of the Ming Kingdom and make our Jing Kingdom further grow." Others also sighed with emotion.
"But why did Your Majesty choose this person to be the ninth?" An official asked in confusion.
"This person was born in a poor family and has no big background. If he is positioned as the number one scholar, he will probably be jealous of others. Your Majesty is trying to protect you. I estimate that Your Majesty will definitely tell you about this matter in the future. You'd better not leak it at will, otherwise what if this is the case? Guangyao If something goes wrong, I'm afraid there will definitely be thunder's wrath after all." Liang Changmao reminded at this time.
"Of course we understand the key point." Others agreed one after another.
?Guangyao didn't know at this time what kind of sensation his paper had caused. At this time, he was still waiting silently.
At the same time, Lin Haoming welcomed an old friend. When he saw Yuan Sha appear in front of Lin Haoming, Lin Haoming was a little embarrassed and said: "Brother Yuan, I took the liberty to come here. I didn't know that you were going to celebrate your birthday, but you didn't." Prepare gifts."
"What are you talking about? I heard that you were coming, so you came here immediately." Yuan Chao said with a smile, not caring about the so-called gift at all.
"This is my father's birthday. More and more people are coming from all over the country, so I went back to greet the guests first. But after I went back, I informed my father that you were here. Who would have thought that he would leave the guests behind and come to find you." Yuan Sha At this time, he also added with a smile.
"This makes me a little flattered." Lin Haoming saw that although Yuan Sha said it in a joking tone, it also showed that the other party valued him.
"You're talking nonsense. You obviously wanted to follow me out on purpose." Yuan Shao lectured with a bit of doting.
"Aren't you the same?" Yuan Sha said with a bit of coquettishness.
Lin Haoming saw that their father and daughter had a very good relationship.
"I didn't run out. I didn't come to invite Brother Lin to stay in the Dragon Palace for a few days." Yuan Qiao said with a smile.
"This is not just a short stay for a few days. You still have a long time to live before your birthday. You don't necessarily have to let Uncle Lin accompany your friends all the time. Why don't I continue to accompany Uncle Lin for you to travel around Shenghu Lake? Besides, I Isn’t there one last wish left?” Yuan Sha muttered immediately.
Looking at the relationship between father and daughter, Lin Haoming knew that something must have happened, but he didn't want to get involved, so he just smiled and said nothing.
"My daughter, but what he said makes sense. Brother Lin can play around for a while. When the time comes, let Shasha take you to my Dragon Palace to stay for a while." Yuan Qiao said with a smile.
"Okay!" The father and daughter decided, and Lin Haoming agreed.
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