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

Chapter 521
"Your Majesty takes care of everything every day, so how can a humble minister annoy the Emperor with trivial matters?"

The emperor stared at Xia Qing for a long while, and his back was sweating from watching Xia Qing.However, his face was still calm and composed, he only bowed his head and lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Tian Yan.

"Oh? Already old? I remember that Xia Aiqing is not as old as me, right?"

The emperor's cold voice sounded in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, lifting Xia Qing's heart to his throat.

As soon as he said this, he regretted it. He was possessed today, how could he say such a thing?He is several years younger than the emperor. If he is old, it means that the emperor is also old.

Among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, who didn't know that Emperor Huiming hated being called old?The emperors of all dynasties refused to submit to old age, who would want to leave this dragon chair?Who is willing to abandon the glory and wealth of the world?
Cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of the officials standing behind. They didn't even dare to lift their heads, wishing they could tuck their heads in their necks.

At the same time, he was cursing in his heart, how could Xia Qing make such a mistake?Could it be that he has dominated the court for many years, and even the emperor is no longer in his eyes?

"How does this minister remember that the emperor is much younger than this minister?" Xia Qing raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and then seemed to be puzzled.

"Your Majesty, you look so young that you compare me to an old one."

Xia Qing didn't expect that one day he would say such glib words.He is the capital of Xia with a lot of power, and today he actually flattered the emperor in front of the next few officials, he lost all face.

The officials behind were also stunned by Xia Qing's words. It turned out that the emperor lost his temper, and Xia's capital had to try his best to please him. This scene made them feel very relieved.

Hearing this, the emperor's face softened a little, Xia Qing was doing his best to handle the cabinet affairs for him on weekdays.

There is no credit, but there is also hard work. Although he is a little dissatisfied with Xia Qing's frequent movements recently, Xia Qing is still a pure minister anyway, and he is very comfortable with it.

This matter was temporarily turned around, and the emperor talked about the examination papers again, "My dear friends, do you also think that among these three examination papers, you can't choose the first one?"

The few officials below were silent, and no one dared to be the first bird, for fear that the emperor would spread his anger on them.

Seeing this, the emperor's face became livid again, originally he wanted to call the names and ask them to tell the reason.However, De'an, who was standing aside, said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, don't miss the auspicious time!"

When the emperor heard this, he remembered that there was still a grand ceremony of passing on people, so he could only choose the top three first.

"I think I saw Gu Chengyu's strategy questions before, and he did a great job, and he looks great too."

The emperor has read Gu Chengyu's test paper, and the officials all know it, but what does the last sentence mean?
Since Emperor Huiming ascended the throne, every time the number one pick is a little older.Helpless, those who can go all the way to the imperial examination are not too young.

This year, so many young talents have been produced at once, which is rare in decades, and it can be regarded as the heyday of the imperial examination.

There is also a test paper among the top three. They have already guessed who it is, and it is very likely that it is Fu Yanshan.

All three of them are young talents, but Gu Chengyu is the youngest and the best looking.

The champion needs to be older, and the best-looking and young one may be selected as the best candidate.

Could it be that the emperor wanted Gu Chengyu to be a Tanhua Lang?Didn't the capital of Xia intentionally plant flowers to keep them from blooming, and unintentionally plant willows and willows to make shade?

Gu Chengyu stood outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony and looked at the majestic palace in front of him, but his mind was thinking about the Mian Sheng later.During the palace examination the other day, although the emperor visited the Palace of Preserving Harmony and stood behind him for a long time, he did not see the emperor's real face.

I heard from the teacher that the emperor sometimes took the elixir he refined.And those elixirs are all heavy metals, which contain erysipelas, and I don't know how the emperor's complexion is, whether it can be seen from his face.

Xia Qing was overjoyed when he heard the emperor's implication. It seemed that the emperor was going to designate Gu Chengyu as Tanhua Lang.You can't blame him for this, who told Gu Chengyu to be so good-looking?This is delayed by appearance.

After a while, just when Xia Qing thought the matter was a foregone conclusion, the emperor spoke again.

"However, that Gu Chengyu has a brilliant literary talent. Whether it is reciting poems and making correct decisions, or asking policy questions, he does an excellent job. He has a detailed knowledge of government affairs and current affairs. Since he is the number one scholar, if it is only for the sake of probing, then it will be unavoidable What a pity."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the ministers below twitched their mouths.It turns out that the emperor also likes to pant when he speaks. Now that he has said that Gu Chengyu has the talent of the number one scholar, then the position of number one scholar is naturally Gu Chengyu's.

These three test papers have been unsealed just now, and the emperor plans to rank these three people at this moment.

"Gu Chengyu is already Xie Yuan and Hui Yuan. If he wins the No. [-] again, he will be San Yuan and No. [-], and he is also a young talent. If he parades across the streets in the capital, wouldn't it just show that our great country is full of talents?"

The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that such a ranking was very good. Gu Chengyu was young and beautiful, and he was already famous before, so he was the number one pick.

"The No. 2 scholar is Gu Chengyu, No. 3 is Fu Yanshan, and No. [-] Tanhua is Min Feng. Do you have any objections?" The emperor said, then looked down at the courtiers, especially Xia Qing.

When Xia Qing heard that the emperor actually placed Min Feng in the third place, she couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied. Min Feng's talent and learning are not as good as Gu Chengyu, but compared to Fu Yanshan, he is also slightly better. What does the emperor mean by this move? ?Is this to give him a warning?
The officials standing behind Xia Qing were also very puzzled, and they also read Fu Yanshan's test paper.Although it was good, it was not as good as the other two, who were called out by Xia Qing to make up for it. Unexpectedly, they were still ahead of Min Feng. Could it be that the emperor is dissatisfied with Xia Qing?
In fact, they were right. Xia Qing's relationship in the court was complicated. Although the First Prince's lineage could contain him, Xia Qing had been too rampant recently, completely losing the caution he had before.It seems that being in a high position for a long time made him forget who the emperor is and his duty as a courtier.

The emperor just wanted to let Xia Qing understand that even if he tried his best, just relying on his own words, he would make him fetch water from the bamboo basket in vain, this is the emperor!

Xia Qing's mind finally cleared up at this moment, and he could only keep his dissatisfaction in his heart.He had no expression on his face, let the emperor scrutinize him, and took the lead in flattering the emperor: "My minister has no objection, the emperor is wise!"

The officials behind also quickly seconded, lest they fall behind.Yu Zheng couldn't help but be thankful at this moment, he hesitated for a while on Gu Chengyu's test paper, and finally drew a circle, he is extremely lucky at the moment.

The emperor seemed to pay special attention to Gu Chengyu, if he drew a triangle on it, the emperor would not be so easy to talk to.

The Gongsheng students outside the hall were silent, everyone lined up according to their rankings, waiting for the emperor to summon the top ten.

(End of this chapter)