Chapter 280 Self-evident

"Congratulations to Song for being number one, and congratulations to Chen for being second on the list." Tang Zhichuan said with a smile.

"Lord Tang, it's funny." Song Jingyun bowed and responded, "The emperor's behavior is different from ordinary people. If you serve and work beside the emperor, you need to be very energetic. In the future, you must rely more on Lord Tang and other great talents. .”

"The Number One Scholar of the Song Dynasty made serious remarks." Tang Zhichuan said, "The Number One Scholar of the Song Dynasty will only need to do his duty from now on, serve the emperor, and be loyal to the court."

"What Mr. Tang said is absolutely true." Song Jingyun said with a smile, "It's just that this is also about loyalty and service. Doing things according to your duty must also be done in different ways. I have little talent and little knowledge, and I am new here. I still have to know how to do things. Have a lot of exchanges with Mr. Tang and all the other gentlemen."

The meaning behind the words is self-evident.

Tang Zhichuan nodded in approval, "I am indeed right. The emperor has already issued an oral order. I and several other adults must do things according to the decree. You two do not need to feel panicked and embarrassed. Just follow the steps first. The rest of the work will be done." The officer and several adults will take care of it privately and communicate with you."

"Remember, don't disobey the emperor's words and go astray." Tang Zhichuan warned again.

"A crooked heart is not a derogatory term in the first place. A shrewd person has no evil intentions." Song Jingyun replied, "Please rest assured, sir."

Chen Shuming was not as quick-witted as Song Jingyun, but after listening for a while, he probably understood the key to this, and hurriedly expressed his position, "I must be careful and cautious."

Seeing that both Song Jingyun and Chen Shuming were so transparent, Tang Zhichuan felt more and more relieved and nodded again, "You go back and finish writing your articles first."

"Yes." Song Jingyun and Chen Shuming bowed and followed Tang Zhichuan back to the side hall.

As for the tributes in the side hall, they were all busy writing their articles at this time. Most of them were concentrating on it, but some were absent-minded and glanced in the direction of the main hall from time to time.

Theoretically speaking, today is the palace examination, which is supported by the emperor and hand-picked by the top three to confirm whether each tribute can become a Jinshi and the ranking it occupies.

However, after the emperor arrived at Zhongyuan Palace, there was no movement, and he did not announce that all the tributes should enter the main palace.

This is just a non-public person, but some people called Song Jingyun and Chen Shuming...

Is it possible that these two people have been ranked by the emperor and given official positions?

So can they still advance to the First Division?

While some people were thinking wildly, Song Jingyun and Chen Shuming slowly returned to the side hall and returned to their seats.

The two of them still sat upright and continued to write the unfinished article.

When many people saw this, they stretched their necks to take a look.

When he saw that Song Jingyun and Chen Shuming had the same expressions as before, and there was nothing unusual about them, they withdrew their probing eyes, and couldn't help but murmur in their hearts.

It was so indifferent that nothing happened that they were worried about.

As for the two of them going out just now...

Probably because of something else.

Everyone had different expressions at this time, but they did not forget the most important thing at this time. They dipped their pens full of ink and continued to write articles seriously.

Soon the prescribed end time came, and the test papers were collected one after another.

The emperor ignored the matter, and Tang Zhichuan and others began to read the articles submitted by each tribute and made corresponding comments one by one.