Cultivation of immortals begins with the appearance of ancestors

Chapter 155

Hearing that Zhang Jian's handwriting burst out with righteousness again, this aroused the curiosity of Emperor Jingwu.

He first took a look at this dignified and meticulous young Gongsheng. His clean and simple clothes and upright attitude immediately gave Emperor Jingwu a good first impression.

Immediately, he set his eyes on Zhang Jianping's examination paper, and just glanced at it briefly, and the emperor's eyes showed a little bit of a smile.

It's not that Emperor Jingwu has no experience as the chief examiner of the palace examination. When he was the crown prince before he ascended the throne, he had the experience of invigilating the examination several times, so he was very clear about the standards of these candidates.

After ascending the throne, the palace examination has already been held once.

Among the many Gongsheng articles, the article in front of me can be regarded as extremely high-level.

In particular, the concept of reforming officials to rejuvenate the country is very much in his mind.

Seeing this scene, Zhuang Ying walked over immediately. He kept a distance from Emperor Jingwu, bowed slightly, and looked admiring.

At the same time, he also skimmed Zhang Jian's imperial examination paper from the corner of his eye from another angle, and he knew at a glance that Zhang Jian's intentional angle had scratched Emperor Jingwu's itch.

This is a bonus item.

And it's not a general bonus item.

After reading the article by Huiyuan Wang Qingzhou next to him, and comparing it a little, although that Huiyuan's article is not bad, and his intentions are not low, but the dry goods are a little less.

Zhang Jian in front of him is very good at this kind of style similar to memorial books, or he is a practical school, and he has experience and ability in this area.

"It's a pity that you are from a wealthy family?"

This thought flashed through Zhuang Ying's mind.

In fact, he also saw Zhang Jian's article in the Ministry of Rites Examination. He originally had the talent of Huiyuan, but considering that the current Emperor Jingwu is extremely wary of the aristocratic family, he also gave up the idea of ​​appointing Zhang Jian as Huiyuan , but chose Wang Qingzhou who came from a poor family.

He glanced at Zhang Jian. In his opinion, even though Zhang Jian's essays were excellent, the chances of being hand-picked as the number one scholar were slim.

Emperor Jingwu himself also tended to promote heroes from poor families, so as to fight against the situation where the aristocratic families were big, and showed his determination to downgrade talents in an eclectic manner.

Zhang Jian also noticed that Emperor Jingwu and many important officials of the court came to him. He paused, his arms seemed to tremble slightly on purpose for a moment, took a few deep breaths, regained his composure, and continued to write the last three words.

"The minister is right!"

Then continue to check the test paper to see if there are any omissions between the words.

Emperor Jing Wu had already walked away, but next to Zhang Jian was a place where several important court officials visited. Several groups of officials in purple robes and red robes came, each with a different expression.

But Zhang Jian probably guessed.

I passed the palace test!

I just don't know if it's the No. [-] pick, or the No. [-] pick.

The palace examination, which lasted for three hours, passed very quickly. Most of the Gongsheng students completed the answer sheets, and at the end of the day, there were still a few Gongsheng students who were sweating profusely.

This is due to being overly nervous in the Golden Temple, especially after being stared at by the censor for a long time, it is inevitable that he will not perform properly.

This is also normal.

After completing the palace examination, under the leadership of Fengchang, one of the nine ministers, all the people solemnly bowed to Emperor Jingwu before slowly withdrawing from the palace examination.

This may be the highlight moment of many Gongsheng's life.

It is rare to be able to enter the power core of the Daqian court several times in life, and have an audience with the emperor.

After walking out of Chengtian Hall, many Gongsheng's thick coats were wet. Zhang Jian noticed that Shi Lun in the team was smiling at him, and he seemed to have done well in the exam.

At this time, I can still laugh, which is really not much.

Zhang Jian remained motionless, just glanced at the magnificent palaces around him, but there was a little smile in his eyes.

Being able to enter Chengtian Palace as a Gongsheng student is not in vain for him to study hard for ten years.

This can be regarded as a wish in his heart.

After a group of Gongsheng students left the palace gate, they seemed to have finally breathed a sigh of relief and became active, but they were still a little cautious.

However, the few Gong students who hadn't finished answering the exam questions were mournful and went straight to the end.

After a while, everyone dispersed.

The release of the palace examination results will generally be within two to three days.

For many Gongsheng students who have completed the journey, this is the last wait.

……

While in the palace
In the Hall of Eternal Life, many examination papers were listed before the imperial case, and several important ministers in purple robes were helping to check the papers before the imperial case.

This time, the palace examination file was not anonymized, but made public.

At this time, Emperor Jingwu had two sets of test papers placed separately in front of the table, and his eyes were slightly tired.

He was also a little tired after sitting for hours on end.

The old eunuch Liang Shiwu next to him said softly: "Your Majesty, there are all the ministers here to help you review the papers. Why don't you rest for a while, and you can read it tomorrow!"

Emperor Jingwu glanced at it and said: "No need, I'm just a little hungry, just go to the small kitchen and get some food for me!"

The old eunuch nodded softly upon hearing this.

Immediately greeted the little eunuch beside him, and went to the imperial dining room to prepare in person.

Emperor Jing Wu looked at the two question papers on the desk with some hesitation.

Just as Yushi Dazhuang Ying thought, Emperor Jingwu was indeed a little embarrassed about who should be the champion.

After pondering for a while, Emperor Jingwu simply put down the two test papers first, and prepared to wait for other court officials to read the papers before making any calculations.

In the Palace of Eternal Life, several officials did not review the examination papers quickly. It was probably in the evening of the second day that they finished reviewing all the examination papers of the palace, and made a new ranking after deliberation.

But the ranking is not much different from before.

Before the imperial case, Emperor Jingwu took a few glances, and he knew that among the many candidates, the number one scholar, the second place, and Tanhua were still selected from the top three in the tribute list.

Immediately after he thought about it, he selected one set of question papers from many palace examination papers.

That was Schron's case file.

Because of Wu Hongqiao's playbook, the prefect of Jixian County, and the fact that Shi Lun and Zhang Jian were in the same playbook, he had an impression of Shi Lun.

Emperor Jing Wu glanced at it, then shook his head slightly. Although Shi Lun's palace examination answers were well-intentioned, they could only be regarded as above-average.

At this time, Schron's ranking did not change much.

The rankings given by many reviewing courtiers are still around [-]rd, just six ranks higher than the previous [-]th.

Emperor Jingwu raised his pen and crossed out the one hundred and three next to Shi Lun's name, writing twenty-eight.

The practice of the Dagan court is that the first class usually takes the [-]th place, and Shi Lun is listed as the [-]th. This is already taken directly from the second class to the first class, even if it is the end of the crane, but it is also awarded Jinshi And first born.

It's just that Emperor Jingwu still hesitated in his eyes.

Remembering Shi Lun's background, he crossed out the twenty-eight and filled in a twenty-nine.

Twenty-nine is the first place in the second class.

However, there are obvious differences between the second-class Jinshi and the first-class Jinshi.

The awarding officer will also be distinguished.

However, there will be a difference in promotion from the bottom of the second class to the first place in the second class. When conferring an official, they have certain priority rights, which can be regarded as a reward for loyal ministers.

After seeing this, Emperor Jingwu showed a hint of satisfaction on his expression.

Then he set his sights on Zhang Jian and Wang Qingzhou's two names. After hesitating for a moment, he made a decision, and made a red seal on Zhang Jian's name taboo with a vermilion imperial pen.

He has other considerations about this matter.

One of the important reasons is that the dry goods in the question paper really touched his heart.

Overwhelmed by the simple balance of interests!

If the court officials can be improved, this number one scholar can be regarded as worthy of the name.

(End of this chapter)