Feng Quji continued to read and saw another outstanding one. The writing was a bit vernacular, but the reasoning was quite outstanding. It was the so-called rough writing but not rough reasoning.
"This can be ranked second on the list!"
"Both the first and second volumes are on the list, let's see which volume can be ranked third."
He was quite satisfied, at least he ranked first or second in the first round.
He read all the remaining papers in one breath, but he could no longer find the winning papers, which was very disappointing.
Some answers were ambiguous, and they were considered shortlisted, but they were not enough to be ranked third on the list.
He looked again and finally gathered all the names at the bottom of the list, but could no longer choose the third one.
"It's a shame! I, the Qin Dynasty, can't find three talented people. That's all. Just based on this, I think your majesty can understand."
Unconsciously, the night passed like this, and it was already the fourth watch. Feng Qu hurriedly slept for a while, and Chenshi immediately entered the palace.
Ying Zheng was already impatiently waiting for the results of the imperial examination. Suddenly he heard a waiter come to report that Feng Qu had entered the palace, and he immediately announced that he would enter the palace.
After Feng Quji saluted, he heard His Majesty's impatient voice.
"What's the result of the imperial examination? Are there any talented people?"
Feng Quji held up his hands and said leisurely: "Your Majesty, I think there are two great talents. I have already made a sign and also drafted thirty people. Please take a look."
He handed over thirty volumes.
"Very good!"
Ying Zheng showed a happy face and took the paper. His eyes fell on the first paper, which also had a mark 'Planned List 1' written on it.
He looked at it seriously, and soon clapped his hands and said, "The answer was heartfelt and heartfelt, and it won my heart. I am worthy of being ranked first on the list!"
Obviously, the emperor is very satisfied with this paper.
Feng Quji smiled, this was all expected.
Looking at the second volume again, it also has the words "Draft List 2" written on it.
Ying Zheng looked at it and nodded slightly. This volume is not bad. Although it is not as good as the first one, it can still be included in the third list.
The emperor seemed to have acquiesced in Feng Quji's review of the second volume.
Then he looked down, but the emperor was puzzled. He had decided on the three rankings. At this moment, there were only No. 1 and No. 2, but not No. 3, so he looked at Feng Quji in confusion.
Feng Quji knew what the emperor meant, so he said: "Those three on the list have no sons to match."
"No son to mate with?" Ying Zheng was puzzled. He had 20 million people in the Qin Dynasty, and hundreds of schools of thought were so prosperous, so why did he have no son to mate with?
"Your Majesty, please read the list and you will know."
Ying Zheng followed the instructions and read on, and sure enough, among the twenty-eight volumes on the list, not one of them suited his liking. They either followed the rules or went eccentric, and there were no eleven volumes among the first, second, and eleventh volumes on the list.
"You really have no son to match you with!"
Ying Zheng sighed and waved his hand, asking Feng Quji to come forward. However, he stepped down from his high position and walked out slowly, gesturing for Feng Quji to follow him.
"It seems that I have a high regard for our Great Qin. The hundreds of schools of thought are old, but that's all. It's enough to have two sons in the palace!"
"Prime Minister Feng, according to your plan, the first and second names on the list will be reserved for reuse, and the ones below will be regarded as officials."
Officials are junior officials who are meant to be trained from the grassroots level and are not reused for the time being.
"No!" Feng Quji held his hands behind him to accept the order.
As they walked, Ying Zheng became interested and asked jokingly: "Prime Minister Feng, if it is as we guessed, the most talented people in our Qin Dynasty are the servant's son Shen and his uncle Sunfu."
"The servant really has a good way to train his son. Even though Chunyu Yue is pedantic, the disciples he trained are not bad."
Feng Quji also sighed, "Yes, these two have worked hard for our great Qin!"
Then he continued with a sigh: "I, Da Qin, had a son who could have been on the list, but it's a pity that he was wasted."
Of course Ying Zheng knew who Feng Quji was talking about, and was furious for a moment.
"That little bastard Li Zhao is so hateful that he buried our talented people in Da Qin, otherwise the top three on the list would be the same."
Seeing His Majesty's angry look, Feng Quji quickly persuaded him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The matter has come to this. There is no point in blaming. Why hurt yourself?"
If you don't listen to this, you will be punished. Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng was furious, "It's useless to blame? It's ridiculous. Li Zhao behaved like this. If you let him go, wouldn't you condone him? I must beat him to stop him from being too presumptuous."
"Come here, draw up an edict, and give orders to Li Zhao."
The warning was a warning that he would suppress Li Zhao.
Feng Quji didn't stop him either. Li Zhao had ruined Xiao He and the great talent of Qin, so he should be given some taste.
"Nuo!" Shang Xin followed behind him and immediately prepared the order.
The two of them were speechless for a while, and just walked like this, but Feng Quji felt uncomfortable. He came here this time to let His Majesty decide on the shortlisted people, and secondly to lead the order and release the list.
However, the emperor seemed not to care about this matter and did not mention it at all.
"Your Majesty, the ranking has been decided, whether it can be opened." Feng Quji had to remind him.
Ying Zheng slapped his head fiercely and blamed himself: "Looking at my memory, everyone must be anxious. Well, it's time to open the seal."
So, the two of them walked back, stood in front of the papers, took a serious look at the papers, and then began to open them.
"The first and second list are Shen and Fu. In fact, there is no need to add more." Ying Zheng took the two papers and said nonchalantly, but Feng Quji immediately stopped him, "Your Majesty, this is the imperial examination to select scholars, so be careful. "
Ying Zheng smiled awkwardly, he was not cautious enough.
After a pause, he gently peeled off the layer of yellow paper. Although he felt that he already knew the result, his face was still a little solemn, and his eyes had a somewhat solemn luster.
Finally, the layer of yellow paper was opened, revealing the more eye-catching name and affiliation.
The name is only two words.
"This Shen is too negligent. His real name has three characters, but only two characters." Ying Zheng shook his head, secretly sighing at Shen's carelessness, and prepared to record it in the record.
However, at the next moment, he noticed something was wrong, something was wrong. He raised his brows and squinted his eyes downwards.
Chang'an Township?
Something is completely wrong, Shen is not from Chang'an Township, but from Taipu Mansion.
"What's going on?" Ying Zheng was confused and his eyes fell back on the name again.
This time he looked particularly carefully, and when he saw it clearly, it turned out to be... His eyes widened with disbelief.
The name only has two characters, but it is not Shen's real name, it is 'Xiao He'.
Xiao He?
Ying Zheng was no longer calm, his heart was rising and falling, and he couldn't believe his eyes at all.
"Prime Minister Feng, are you mistaken? Why is Xiao He's name the first one on the list?"
Feng Quji quickly looked over and his eyes fell on that name.
"Eh!" He was also puzzled, so he picked up the paper and looked at it carefully. Yes, this was the top paper, but the name was not 'Shen'.
"Your Majesty, we guessed wrong. The number one on the list is not Shen, but Xiao He."
"Guessed wrong? It's Xiao He."
Suddenly, the two looked at each other, dumbfounded.
"If so, wouldn't it be..." Suddenly, Ying Zheng seemed to have thought of something, and his body trembled, frightening Feng Quji to worry, "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
Ying Zheng didn't respond, but the next moment he screamed absurdly, "Come here, hurry up, stop Shang Xin from announcing the decree, Li Zhao. No need to issue orders."
Feng Quji was stunned for a moment, but he quickly thought of the key point and reminded, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be in such a hurry. Eunuch Shang must be still drafting the decree and it has not been announced yet."
"That's good, that's good."
Ying Zheng was a little relieved, but he cursed himself in his heart. If he really let this decree go out, it would be a big joke and undermine the majesty of the royal family.
Everyone knows what it means for Xiao He to win the first place on the list.
Soon a waiter was flying to look for Shang Xin.
(End of chapter)
