After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 188 The Palace Exam Begins

"Bowwen." Zhu Yuanzhang said again, "When our Princess Ning Guo came to the examination room, did you encounter any difficulties?"

"No." Liu Bowen said, "This is what the minister did..." So, he told the emperor the method they used.In the end, he pleaded guilty to the emperor.

"It's good to let the princess enter the examination room in an open and honest manner. The rest are trivial matters." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "In addition, you used the methods of divination and worshipping Nuwa to dispel the students' fear of evil, which is also very good."

I thought to myself, Liu Bowen's name for divination is simply too useful.

Once he encounters a problem that cannot be solved, let him count a hexagram, and then say it is a revelation from God.

The key is that people still believe in it.

"Thanks to the emperor for his innocence." Liu Bowen said to Gao Qi.

"Someone has handed in the papers!" At this moment, a voice came from outside.

Someone turned in?The three of them were shocked when they heard the words. On the first day of the five exams, only two hours later, someone handed in the papers?
Under normal circumstances, students have to write for a whole day, okay?

When I went out to take a look, I saw a tall and slender figure walking out of her special examination room.

It was Zhu Yingrao, the princess of Ningguo.

Hearing that the emperor was coming, he also came to see him.

"My son-in-law pays respects to his father."

"Ying'er, how did you hand in the papers?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Don't embarrass the royal family."

"Your Majesty, there are only five exam questions. If you can't finish writing them in two hours, wouldn't it be a disgrace to Mr. Zhu?" Zhu Yingrao said, "After Mr.'s teaching, wouldn't it be easy to write a few essays?"

Is that man really that powerful?Gao Qi and Liu Bowen were dumbfounded.

If this is the case, that person's ability is simply crushing the scholars of the world.

……

Soon, the three-day scientific examination time passed.

The ministers marked the examination papers in the Hanlin Academy.

"What are you writing about? It's just rubbish!" A civil servant picked up a ghost-like article and threw it aside.

"It's too ugly to write." Another examiner threw down a test paper.

"There is still a question with only one sentence written?" Another examiner said, "After three days of taking the test, he wrote less than [-] words. Is he sleeping with his head down for so much time?"

"Please calm down and get a scholar with peace of mind." Seeing the marking officers like this, Liu Bowen said, "It's not like this has never happened before. In the third year of Hongwu's Enke in the North Field, the level of the candidates in the north was lower than those in the southwest. If it's worse, didn't the 48 Scholars be selected in the end?"

"So, everyone should choose the best from the worst." Gao Qi said, "As long as there is a good inscription, it will be temporarily put on the admissions side."

"Master Liu, look at this test paper!" At this moment, a grader picked up a test paper and said excitedly, "It's so well written, each question has a brand new argument, and He has a unique vision, and many points of view have never been mentioned before, which is simply perfect. Not only one question is like this, but all the questions are like this!"

"Let me see!" The crowd heard that there was such a perfect exam paper, and hurried over to check it.

"That's true." Liu Bowen said, "This exam paper can be used as the top title for the time being."

"Although the candidate's life and place of origin have been sealed, you can tell who wrote this test paper at a glance." Gao Qidao, "Only that person can teach such a bottom-up student, and the handwriting is beautiful with hairpin flowers. Xiaokai, it doesn't look like it came from a man."

"Master Gao is talking about the princess?" a examiner asked.

"Is that even a question?" Gao Qi said.

In the evening, all the exam papers were read, and only three exam papers were filled and all were well written.

Obviously, the three candidates are Princess Ning Guo, Luo Guanzhong, and Shi Naian.

On the other hand, Liu Bowen and Gao Qi were a little worried.

"According to the quality of the test papers, Princess Ningguo is undoubtedly the top one, but if the list is released, will the students say that the examination is unfair? They say that we gave her the top one because of her special status. What?" Liu Bowen said.

"This is indeed a problem." Gao Qi said, "If we don't let the princess be the first name in order to quell the gossip of the students, that would be a real injustice."

"It seems that's the only way." Liu Bowen said, "We posted the princess's three test papers and let the students judge by themselves to see the gap between them and the princess."

"Good idea!" Gao Qi said, "The princess participated in the scientific examination in order to improve the status of women in the Ming Dynasty. By posting her test papers, the people can see that she is truly capable, and it will help improve the status of women."

The next day, the opening day arrived.

The list that will be tested is called the Imperial List, and the list of the Imperial List is written: First Class Name: Zhu Yingrao.[-]st and [-]nd: Luo Guanzhong.One top three: Shi Naian...

When the students saw that the first name was actually Princess Ning Guo, they protested.

"It's unfair for the emperor to take officers!"

"This is the biggest scandal in the world. The emperor actually asked the princess to take part in the scientific examination, and she has to be the first!"

"The princess is already rich, why do you want to compete with us scholars for fame?"

"Didn't you say that the good princess came to choose the concubine?

……

"Students!" At this moment, Liu Bowen himself stood up and said, "As for why the Hanlin Academy chose the princess as the first name, this official will naturally explain it to everyone, so that everyone can be convinced."

"Have you seen the sign next to it? It has posted all the three examination papers for the princess's scientific examination. Whether the princess is qualified to be the first name will be clear to everyone after reading it."

"This official knows that you scholars have always been literati, but the princess's exam paper is so good that you can hardly find any shortcomings. Even if you want to despise the princess's article, there is no reason."

When a group of students heard the words, they gathered over to watch.

After watching for a while, they all withdrew, looking depressed.

The turmoil among the students finally subsided.

Next is the day when the top three in the top three will participate in the palace test.

On Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Yuanzhang and several ministers who were assisting the palace examination stood in the palace, and the top three came in to see.

"Student Zhu Yingrao sees the emperor." Zhu Yingrao stepped forward and said.

"Student Luo Guanzhong, Shi Nai'an, see the emperor, long live, long live!" Luo Guanzhong and Shi Nai'an also came forward to meet, because they were Zhang Shicheng's staff before, they were terrified.

"Flat body." Zhu Yuanzhang said.He didn't even mention the past, "Luo Guanzhong and Shi Nai'an, both of you are famous."

(End of this chapter)