Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1659 Annoyed
Above the main hall, the atmosphere is eerie.

Li Chengqian stood calmly in the main hall, and Li Ke was somewhat proud. Today's chief examiner's matter is about to be announced, and Cen Wenwen, whom he supports, will definitely succeed.

Because he has gathered more people to create momentum for Cen Wenwen.

However, at this time, Cen Wenwen did not have the momentum to win. He stood on the main hall, looking a little lonely, but more angry, annoyed.

If it wasn't for Li Ke arbitrarily making the decision, he would really have a chance, but now it is definitely gone.

After the officials discussed some other issues, Li Ke's people couldn't wait to mention the chief examiner again.

"My lord, the matter of the chief examiner of this year's imperial examination must be decided as soon as possible. I think Lord Cen Wenwen is the best, and he should be allowed to be the chief examiner."

"Your Majesty, I also think that Master Cen Wenwen is the most suitable examiner."

"My lord, I also feel that Lord Cen Wenwen is suitable..."

For a while, voices supporting Cen Wenwen could be heard in the court hall, as if the entire hall supported Cen Wenwen.

The smug look on Li Ke's face grew stronger.

At this time, Li Tai refused to show weakness, and after a little hint, his people also stood up immediately.

"My lord, I think Kong Yingda is more suitable. He is the descendant of Kong Yingda."

"That's right, Your Majesty, Kong Yingda's knowledge is by no means comparable to that of others. It is perfect for him to be the chief examiner."

"My lord, I support Kong Yingda."

"........."

Those who supported Cen Wenwen and those who supported Kong Yingda sounded one after another in the court hall, and each was louder than the other. The two were bound to win the position of chief examiner.

They have completely excluded Prince Li Chengqian.

At this time, Li Chengqian didn't seem to have the intention to fight at all, but one or two people jumped out to support Ma Zhou, and then they were quickly overshadowed by other people's voices.

The hall is noisy.

Seeing this situation, Li Shimin became more and more determined about yesterday's decision.

He waved his hand and said, "My dear friends, be quiet."

When the voice fell, the hall became quiet, and everyone turned their attention to Li Shimin, Li Shimin said: "Everything you say is reasonable, whether it is Kong Yingda or Cen Wenwen, they are very good, and they really have the qualifications to be The chief examiner is just the two of them. I have other things for them to handle. Let Ma Zhou do the imperial examination. Ma Aiqing is also well educated and has made great achievements in politics. I think he can handle this matter. "

When Li Shimin said this, everyone was stunned, and they couldn't believe it was true. ,

"This...how is this possible?"

Everyone looked at each other, Li Ke stared at the boss, he is bound to win, so who does Ma Zhou support, what does his father mean by this?
The prince didn't fight much, did he?

The husband does not fight, so how can the world compete with him?
Li Ke has never believed in this sentence in the Te Ching. Even now, he does not believe it. He is sure that there must be something behind Ma Zhou as the chief examiner that he has not noticed. No matter how I think about it, I can't think of it.

The main hall was a little quiet, very quiet, and everyone was confused by the news.

Li Tai's obese body trembled slightly, and the resentment in his eyes was heavy.

The snow had already been swept away, and when the imperial court retreated, the inside and outside of the imperial palace were clean, only on the blue bricks and white tiles, patches of white snow could be seen.

Li Ke walked slowly, and he soon arrived at Cen Wenwen.

The two walked one after the other, Li Ke's face was ugly.

"Sir, what is going on here?"

At this time, Li Ke no longer had the previous arrogant look, Cen Wenwen had also recovered his calm, and his anger was not so serious.

"We have already lost this matter since yesterday. His Royal Highness has identified the weakness of the Holy Majesty. The Holy Majesty pays attention to the technique of balance, and he does not want the battle for imperial power to see blood, so he will not see you princes. His power is greater than that of the crown prince, and the crown prince also understands this, so he deliberately showed weakness and asked the emperor to allow him to cultivate power, if you can't see this, you will not be able to compete with His Royal Highness the crown prince."

The wind is still cold, and it may really be after the Lantern Festival that the weather will get warmer.

After Li Ke heard Cen Wenwen's words, he already understood what was going on, and after he understood, he suddenly felt a little desperate. If his father didn't want what happened at Xuanwumen to happen again, wouldn't he focus on improving Li Chengqian's power? If so, how can he fight for it?

Cen Wenwen seemed to have seen this, and said: "But you don't have to be discouraged, the Holy Majesty is in his prime, and in the next few years, anything can happen. You just need to do your own job well." gone."

Li Ke nodded, but his heart was not so relaxed.

On the palace side, the matter of the chief examiner was finally settled. Ma Zhou naturally did his best for this matter. He knew that he was not only doing things for himself, but also for Qin Tian, ​​the prince, and future greatness. Tang Tianzi works.

On the folk side, the matter of the chief examiner spread quickly, and Ma Zhou became famous all over the world.

At the Huangbang Inn, a group of people were drinking, and they kept looking at each other, sometimes at the door, waiting for the news to arrive.

Di Xiaoxu looked calm, as if he didn't care about winning or losing at all. A group of people surrounded Chen Baiyi, flattering him non-stop, saying that he would definitely win.

As for the flattery of these people, Chen Baiyi felt that it was justified.

At this moment, a scholar hurried in from the outside: "It came out, it turned out."

Hearing this news, more than half of the people in the Huangbang Inn stood up and looked forward to it.

"How about it, who is the examiner?"

"Ma Zhou."

When the result came out, everyone was stunned for a moment, and some people still didn't believe it, and asked, "Who?"

The scholar said with a bitter face, "Ma Zhou, Ma Zhou appointed by the Holy Majesty, Kong Jijiu and Lord Cen Wenwen all failed."

At this time, the others finally realized it, and after they realized it, their expressions were a bit ugly.

"How did this happen, how did this happen, Kong Jijiu will lose?"

"That's right, Mr. Cen Wenwen is also a rare literary hero in my Tang Dynasty, he will never lose."

"How could Ma Zhou become the chief examiner? What is he capable of?" '

Everyone didn't believe it, but at this time, Di Xiaoxu stood up and smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, Mr. Ma is the chief examiner, Mr. Chen, you lose."

Chen Baiyi's expression was ugly and he was extremely embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)