The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 520 Are all eight circles?
Pulling Gu Chengyu, he ran out of the house, and he wanted to take Gu Chengyu to a carriage.Gu Chengyu hurriedly persuaded: "Don't worry! It's still early to leave Chuanlu! Those officials must be on the way!"

"It's better to go early than late, you just don't know how to be in a hurry. Hurry up, so you don't get left behind." Ye Zhiqiu didn't even look back, and pulled Gu Chengyu straight to the front of Gu's carriage, climbing up with hands and feet .

Gu Chengyu had no choice but to follow Ye Zhiqiu into the carriage.Fortunately, there are lanterns on the carriage, otherwise the carriage would not be able to travel with such a black light.

When we arrived outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it was Maoshi, and officials of the fourth rank and above also arrived outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony one after another, waiting to go to court.

The official position of the fourth rank cannot even enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and can only stay outside the hall.Gu Chengyu took a look and found that all the Gongsheng students had come.In fact, only the top ten will be summoned, and it is impossible for the top three to face the saint.However, the Gongsheng students still came. After all, what if I performed supernormally?

The civil and military officials outside the hall have not yet entered the hall, and the civil and military officials are ranked according to their ranks.The tributes stood behind the east and west shifts of the civil and military officials, and Gu Chengyu was the first in the test, so he was naturally at the front.

Jiang Mingyuan had already arrived outside the hall, and he also saw Gu Chengyu, and wanted to step up to give Gu Chengyu a few words of encouragement, so that he would not panic when facing the saint.Who would have thought that before he even took a step, he saw De'an, the chief eunuch, coming out.

But Yin Kun just glanced at Gu Chengyu, and nodded towards Gu Chengyu who was looking back at him.He understands Gu Chengyu's temperament, so there shouldn't be any problems with the face saint.As for Wu An, when he passed by Gu Chengyu, he said two words, "Don't panic!"

After that, Gu Chengyu also saw Zheng Lun, and the two looked at each other and smiled without speaking.But when Gu Chengyu saw Zheng Lun looking at him, his eyes averted a little, thinking he felt sorry for himself.Although I didn't blame him, but after his father released him, Gu Chengyu sent a message without replying a word, which is a bit intriguing.

Gu Chengyu's position is particularly noticeable, but what attracts more attention is his name as Huiyuan.

All the civil and military officials who passed by and the officials who were already standing in front had to look at Gu Chengyu a few times.One is because of his great reputation and outstanding talent, and the other is because of the emperor's attention to him on the day of the palace examination.

The one who had the same treatment as him was Min Feng. Min Feng was born as Xia Qing's closed disciple, how could all the civil and military officials not recognize him?During the acceptance ceremony that day, Xia Qing invited many officials.

Those officials knew in their hearts that they were trying to create momentum for Min Feng!Before he entered the court, he was already making connections for him.It is conceivable that Min Feng's future official career will definitely be smooth.

With a smile on his face, Gu Chengyu looked at the Hall of Supreme Harmony in front of him, turning a blind eye to those eyes looking at him. He still needs to keep a low profile at the moment.But Min Feng was different. He bowed his hands to those officials, many of whom had attended his apprenticeship ceremony and had been recommended by Xia Qing.Therefore, everyone is familiar with it.

When Min Feng saluted, the officials also nodded their heads, but they were silent.Because the Chief Eunuch De'an was already standing outside the hall, he thought it was time to start the morning court.

After the ceremonies and music sounded the whip, the officials of Honglu Temple shouted "Enter the class", and the officials above the third rank all walked to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.And the rest outside the hall are the officials of the fourth grade, and more than half of them walked away.

The morning court didn't last long, because Gu Chengyu and the others waited for half an hour for the grand ceremony to be handed down today, and the morning court ended, and then came the top ten face-to-face saints.

Originally, the top ten officials knelt in front of the emperor and read the scrolls aloud, but later the emperor didn't like it, so he was exempted from reading the scrolls.

The emperor looked at the ten test papers in front of him, and picked up the first one.The writing on it is very correct, and the scroll surface is neat, which makes people feel comfortable.But whose test paper is this?This is not the same as the content of Gu Chengyu's test paper he read yesterday.

Seeing that the test paper was filled with eight circles, the emperor read it carefully and read it from top to bottom. He didn't speak, and put the test paper on the table.At this time, there were only eight officials in charge of examination papers and the Ministry of Rituals left in the hall. Everyone looked at the emperor with no expression on his face, and felt uneasy in their hearts.

The emperor then carefully read the second and third papers, and read the remaining test papers a little casually, and placed the test papers in their original positions.

The emperor said, "Why are there eight circles in the first three test papers?"

The examiners below were all silent. Originally, there were only two test papers with eight circles, but Xia Shoufu also attached great importance to the other test paper. He marked the circle first, and they followed suit.

In fact, none of them knew Xia Qing's plan?Isn't it because Xia Qing felt that it was a bit abrupt to put Min Feng's paper first?Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Gu Chengyu's paper is slightly better in terms of strategy and theory, but will Xia Qing be willing?

Although everyone had ghosts in their hearts, Gu Chengyu's papers were all solidly typed eight times before they were finally presented to Xia Qing.

Everyone tacitly left the problem to Xia Qing, since they are not their disciples anyway, so why are they in a hurry?
Of course, they would not have any objections to what Xia Qing wanted to do later on. When the emperor graded the papers, the rankings would still change slightly.

In order to avoid suspicion, Xia Qing circled Gu Chengyu's paper.Then he circled another paper that was not bad.

They don't care about these examiners, anyway, Xia Qing is on top.Therefore, people in the officialdom are all human beings, and it is common practice to be wise and protect one's life.

So that in the end, there were three test papers with the same number of circles, throwing the difficult problem to the emperor.

"My Majesty, I have discussed these three test papers with the seven reviewers, and everyone agrees that the three test papers are of equal value. Therefore, the Emperor is asked to make a decision in person."

Xia Qing, as the chief examiner, had to stand up at this time.Anyway, the first class is these three test papers, how the emperor arranges depends on the emperor's mood.

The emperor's face darkened, and he snorted coldly. These three test papers are indeed the best among the ten test papers, but it is already clear at a glance who can rank first.

"I heard that Xia Aiqing got a good apprentice not long ago, why didn't I mention it to me. Otherwise, on the day of the apprenticeship, I would have to send some congratulatory gifts."

The emperor suddenly told Xia Qing about accepting apprentices, Xia Qing's heart skipped a beat.The emperor said that, did he have a problem with him?
How could it be possible to hide from the emperor what happened at the root of the imperial city?He didn't say it, firstly because it was unnecessary, the emperor didn't mention it, of course he wouldn't rush to say it.

The second is because he has selfish intentions and wants to use his strength in the palace examination.It's a pity that Gu Chengyu is not a person who has made a name for himself, Min Feng has been taught by him for a month, and he is still a head behind Gu Chengyu.

"Back to the emperor, my minister is very old. When I see a talented young man, I can't help but love talent. Besides, this son's temperament is quite in my favor, so I want to accept him as a disciple."

Although Xia Qing was an old fox, he did not dare to take lightly in the face of the emperor's interrogation.

(End of this chapter)