315. Imperial Examination

In Dayan Palace, the palace examination was held as scheduled.

Hundreds of students were sitting in the main hall, with pens, inks, paper and inkstones already prepared. After being seated one by one according to their rankings, they quickly began to answer questions.

There was silence in the hall, only the slight sound of grinding ink and the occasional rustling of rice paper pages could be heard.

There were more than a dozen people wearing civil official uniforms standing on both sides of the hall. In addition to the invigilators of the Ministry of Rites, there were also several ministers of the DPRK headed by Prime Minister Zhou.

The current emperor of Dayan is less than fifty years old. He has a few shallow wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. There is a bit of elegance in his majesty. Now he is sitting on the dragon throne and looking at every student with a scrutinizing gaze. .

The young students headed by Shen Xingluo, Qin Zheng, Yu Heting and the Imperial College stand out in terms of appearance and age among the candidates whose average age is thirty or forty years old.

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze specifically stayed on the young people in the front for a moment. He was immediately attracted to Shen Xingluo in the first row.

The 19-year-old boy is wearing a very simple green shirt. He has a handsome appearance and a somewhat unique bookish air. His upper body is straight, and the brush in his hand is uninterrupted and leisurely.

Young, too young.

Being able to enter the capital and enter the palace from a small village step by step at the age of 19 is definitely worthy of the title of "genius", not to mention...

The emperor thought of something, and his majestic eyes showed a bit of novelty and expectation.

When he moved his gaze to another place, he was startled, raised his hand, and the eunuch chief beside him immediately stepped forward.

"emperor?"

"On the right side of the second row is Concubine Wan's little nephew? I remember seeing him when he was a child."

"Yes, Your Majesty is wise, that is Young Master Qin."

"Send a message to the imperial concubine and ask him to pay her respects after the palace examination."

"According to the order."

The emperor looked at the young people in the Imperial College again, and his eyes that were still a little warm became a little sharper.

The chief eunuch who was bending down next to him and watching his changes couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart, and hurriedly lowered his eyes as if he hadn't seen it.

The palace examination does not last long, and it only takes a policy essay. Those who can pass the examination from the local level to the hall are not ordinary people. This policy essay actually focuses on testing the students' ability to perform on the spot.

[In view of the general environment,

Of course, being nervous or not being timid is also a kind of ability.

With the sound of a heavy gong, the official from the Ministry of Rites in charge of timing announced that the time for the exam had come. All the students did not dare to stop and put down their brushes. Some were confident, while others were dejected, and life was full of different expressions.

Chen Xingluo, who was dressed in a green shirt, sat in his seat and watched with blank eyes as someone took away the answer sheet in front of him and moved on to the next person. He noticed that there were many looking and scrutinizing eyes on him.

After all the papers were collected, everyone exited the lounges on both sides of the hall, which meant that the marking of papers had begun.

Several examiners from the Ministry of Etiquette looked through the test papers one by one, nodding and shaking their heads from time to time and exchanging opinions. As time passed, they selected the top answer sheets.

"Your Majesty, these are the top ten answer sheets selected for this palace examination. Your Majesty, please read them."

The examiner quickly presented a stack of answer sheets, and the few people in charge of marking the papers began to whisper about the popular candidates for this scientific examination.

"A few of the students at the Imperial College are really talented, and their words are meaningful. They are worthy of being a famous teacher."

"The young master of the Qin family is also quite good, and his answers are very clear."

"I think Xiao Huiyuan from Lin'an Mansion gave the best answer."