In the early summer of May, the weather was a little hot and dry. Chen Mo, dressed in thin clothes, sat leisurely in the pavilion in the courtyard.
Zhao Yu stayed with him, looking towards the gate of the house from time to time.
Today is the day when the results of the palace examination are released. If you succeed in becoming a Jinshi, your background as a Jinshi, or your background as a Jinshi, will be decided today.
Although you will not be eliminated as long as you pass the palace examination, your results will determine your starting point and future development.
If you pass the Jinshi rank, you will start as a fifth-rank official, and the number one scholar will be a full fifth-rank official.
Those with a Jinshi background are slightly inferior, and those with the same Jinshi background are once again first-class.
"Don't worry, your husband is definitely the number one scholar in Jinke." Chen Mo said with a smile when he saw that she kept looking around.
The palace examination has ended, and Chen Mo ranked first in all the exams except policy review.
In fact, even though the rankings have not yet been released, many people are already certain that Chen Mo must be the top pick in the current science and martial arts field.
"I'm just waiting to see when the person who reports the results will come, so that I can become the first lady." Zhao Yu smiled charmingly and leaned into Chen Mo's arms.
She never thought about whether Chen Mo would be the top pick in the current martial arts, because she believed that Chen Mo would definitely not lie in front of her.
The two didn't wait long. A loud sound of gongs came from a distance. Someone was knocking the gongs to announce the good news.
"Congratulations to Mr. Chen County, who came first in high school in the imperial examination and is now the number one scholar in martial arts!" Two palace ministers hurriedly came to announce the good news. Apparently, the news came directly from the palace.
Behind them were the people who followed the gongs and drums all the way to watch the excitement. It was naturally impossible for ordinary people to enter the inner city on weekdays.
But there will be someone who dares to stop this good news team, otherwise it will offend Chen Mo.
"Come here, please give me some money." Chen Mo greeted, and two servants immediately brought a wooden box.
It was filled with silver beans one after another, each weighing one penny.
It is a tradition in Daqian to spend money on happiness after high school after the imperial examination, especially for someone like Chen Mo who is the top scorer in high school. Unless his family is really poor, he will only throw silver beans instead of copper coins.
"Thank you two colleagues for reporting the good news. I'll use this money for tea." Chen Mo took out another banknote and handed it to the two palace ministers who came to report the good news.
"Haha, thank you Zhuangyuanlang for the reward." The two of them took the banknotes with happy smiles on their faces.
They came in a hurry to announce the good news, not just for the money, but mainly to take this opportunity to meet Chen Mo and become familiar with him.
After all, everyone can see that your majesty will definitely reuse a top scholar in the acquired realm, and Chen Mo will surely rise to prominence in the future.
The servants in the house scattered silver beans everywhere, attracting many people to pick them up.
Fortunately, this is the inner city, and no one dares to rob it even if it is silver beans.
The people who came to congratulate him dispersed, and many officials came to congratulate Chen Mo on winning the title of No. 1 Scholar.
The gifts given by these people are not very precious. It can only be said that they bought a congratulatory gift out of courtesy.
They had no intention of winning over Chen Mo, and they had no intention of asking Chen Mo to do anything.
For now, the most I can do is become familiar with him and hand him a name card. If something happens in the future and I really ask for his help, I will visit him again with a generous gift.
Therefore, Chen Mo accepted these gifts with a smile and thanked everyone one by one.
Since the announcement of the announcement at Chen time, officials have come one after another to express their congratulations, and it was only after noon that no one came anymore.
The congratulatory gifts sent were divided into categories and there were countless, and they were all sent to the warehouse for later use.
"You must be tired." Chen Mo hugged Zhao Yu a little distressed and rubbed her shoulders.
Many guests came to visit and congratulate him. Chen Mo had to greet the guests, and Zhao Yu had more things to do.
Arrange for the maids and servants to bring tea and snacks, ask people to send the gifts to the warehouse, and then tally up the gift lists.
Although she has a butler, she doesn't feel comfortable leaving it to others, so she has to keep an eye on it herself.
What's more, she is the mistress of this family, so she should take care of these things by herself.
"As long as I can help you, I'll be happy no matter how tired I am." Zhao Yu smiled happily and snuggled into Chen Mo's arms.
She knew that the things she was busy with now were insignificant compared with what Chen Mo had done for herself.
But between husband and wife, there is no distinction between each other. It is difficult to talk about who pays more for whom.
As long as both of them think about each other, that's enough.
"You sit down and rest first, we will eat later."
Chen Mo asked her to sit on a chair and rest, and then heard someone shouting loudly again, "Preach the Holy Spirit!"
After hearing this, he hurriedly walked outside the house. The old eunuch he had met before smiled and said, "The saint has spoken orally, and Chen Mo, the number one scholar in this department, will immediately enter the palace to meet the saint."
"Wei Chen takes orders." Chen Mo bowed and saluted, then turned around and told Zhao Yu, "I will enter the palace first. If you are hungry, eat first. You don't have to wait for me."
After saying that, he left with the old eunuch who came to deliver the message.
"I dare to ask senior, why did your Majesty suddenly summon me at this time?"
Chen Mo's voice was very low and he quietly handed over a few small banknotes.
The old eunuch couldn't help but smile, feeling quite satisfied with Chen Mo's attitude.
As a close minister of the emperor, he was not really short of money. He mainly liked Chen Mo's attitude and never looked down on himself because he was an eunuch.
Those children who came from aristocratic families would inadvertently reveal a vague disdain for people like him.
Only people like Chen Mo, who have worked hard from the bottom, know that it is not easy for everyone. It is not that they really can't survive, but who is willing to be an eunuch, so their attitude towards him has always been the same.
"After the imperial examination results are released, it has been a long-standing rule that the emperor summons the top three. However, His Majesty only summons you to the palace now. He should have explained it to you in advance."
Having said this, his steps slowed down, and he inadvertently took away the banknote from Chen Mo's hand, and then said, "As far as I know, it should be related to the enemy country and the demonic way of Luantian Valley."
After saying that, he stopped talking, quickened his pace, and walked towards Miyagi City.
Chen Mo also learned a lot about enemy countries and demonic ways during this period.
The enemy country mentioned in Daqian was not the alien race outside the Great Wall, but Beili. It was built by the royal family who stayed outside the previous dynasty and occupied the land of nine states in the world.
They still call themselves Dali to this day, but Daqian always calls them Beili.
Beili's overall national strength is not as good as that of Daqian, but it does not have to deal with foreign races, so it can devote more power to defending against Daqian.
Since the establishment of the two countries, we have fought countless battles, big and small. The blood shed by countless soldiers at the border has dyed the soil at the border an endless dark red.
However, as of today, the two countries only have a temporary truce, and there may be another day of war.
As for Chaotic Sky Valley, it is an extremely special place, where everything is chaotic and disorderly, and cannot be deduced by common sense.
Those who lack strength and have no special means cannot step into it.
The imperial army could not enter and only sent a small number of strong men to take action. It would be difficult to completely clear out the demonic thieves hiding inside.
What's more, those demon thieves are not without strong ones. They are just dormant in Chaotic Sky Valley temporarily. As long as the time is right, they will come out again to stir up trouble.
To Da Qian, the devil is like a bug in the gutter. He is too good at hiding, so he cannot deal with it cleanly.
Chen Mo estimated that after His Majesty was attacked this time, he would definitely encircle and suppress the demons and conquer the foreign races.
As the old eunuch walked all the way into the palace city, Chen Mo came to the side hall where he had been.
"Mr. Chen County, please come in." The palace minister stopped and said.
Chen Mo walked into the hall without hesitation.
Today, the palace was lit with a lot of incense, and it even smelled a little cloying.
Today, I was casually wearing casual clothes and sitting at the desk doing business. When I heard the sound of Chen Mo coming in, I still didn't stop moving.
Chen Mo was not in any hurry and always waited silently.
It was not until Zhao Huaili finished processing the official documents of the court that he saluted and said, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"I love you." Zhao Huaili lit the lamp gently, with admiration in his eyes.
Although he didn't raise his head just now, he could still sense all Chen Mo's movements clearly.
Chen Mo is young enough, capable, talented, and more importantly, neither arrogant nor impetuous.
This is the most important thing, so that you can trust him with some important things.
Otherwise, if you only have strength but no brains, and cannot calm down to do things, then at best you will be a fighting warrior and cannot be a coach.
"Ai Qing has achieved the title of Number One Scholar now, and will definitely become the pillar of my great leadership in the future." He spoke slowly with a smile on his face.
"I rely on your majesty to support you." Chen Mo replied immediately.
"I have something I want you to do. There are countless dangers in this matter. I love you, but you are willing to do it."
The reason why Zhao Huaili summoned Chen Mo today was because he had important arrangements for him.
And waiting for tomorrow's court meeting is to announce these things that have been arranged.
"Weak ministers are high-ranking ministers. Your Majesty has an order, and I dare not resign. I should do my best to repay His Majesty."
Chen Mo looked serious and answered in a deep voice.
He said this sincerely. If nothing else is said today, if there is a reward, it will be given.
Chen Mo will try his best to handle the things he tells him as long as they don't affect his life.
"Okay, okay!" Zhao Huaili laughed, seemingly very satisfied with his attitude.
"There has been no war between Daqian and Beili for several years, but recently the devil has colluded with foreign races, causing widespread trouble in the territory of Daqian.
I want to destroy the devil first, and then conquer the foreign races. It's just that such an action cannot be concealed from Beili. If they move their troops south, they will start a new war with me.
Even if I can deal with it by then, I will encounter many constraints in my plan to encircle and suppress the demonic way and conquer the foreign races. "
Zhao Huaili sighed softly and slowly described what the court would do next.
There is no need to hide these things. Anyway, they will be revealed at the court meeting in a few days.
Encircling and suppressing demons and suppressing foreign races, these two tasks must be arranged for people to do, and these people must know that the tiger's whiskers are not just touched.
"I want you to be an envoy to Beili to negotiate peace with them.
There must be demons and strong foreigners blocking the way, and there are people in Beili who want to sabotage this peace negotiation.
I don’t know how many difficulties and obstacles there are along the way, can I just say that I can overcome them? "
Zhao Huaili stood up, stared at Silence and asked.
"Wei Chen is willing to go." Chen Mo agreed decisively without hesitation, and immediately said, "Wei Chen still has one thing that I don't understand. I hope your majesty can answer it."
(End of chapter)
