I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

As usual, the specific rankings of the palace examination will be announced two days later.

Before the imperial court officially announced the rankings, as the examiner of this exam, Li Chunfang was obliged to report the specific rankings to the emperor.

At this time, outside the Forbidden City and Qianqing Palace.

Looking at the Qianqing Palace so close in front of her, Li Chunfang couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Although Li Chunfang had repeatedly confirmed with Zhang Juzheng the specific rankings in the palace examination before coming, when it came time to meet the emperor, Li Chunfang couldn't help but feel a little worried.

After all, Xu Shixing, who was rated as the number one scholar, had a somewhat deviant tone in his articles.

If the article is not to the emperor's liking, then as the examiner, I will bear the main responsibility.

If you leave an impression of incompetence in front of the emperor, then all your previous efforts will be in vain.

Now that she is only one step away from officially joining the cabinet, Li Chunfang doesn't want anything to go wrong.

Just as Li Chunfang's thoughts were racing, Lu Fang came to him with silent steps.

"Master Li, His Majesty is waiting for you inside, you can go in!"

"Well, I'm sorry to bother you, Eunuch Lu!"

When Li Chunfang saw that the person coming was Lu Fang, a look of fear suddenly appeared on her face, she leaned down and responded respectfully.

Lu Fang didn't seem to care about this. She just waved her hand and said with a smile: "No, Master Li, you are too polite. This is nothing more than our family's responsibility!"

"Master Li, let's go, don't keep His Majesty waiting in a hurry!"

"Ah."

After that, Li Chunfang, led by Lu Fang, climbed up the stairs and stepped onto the stairs of Qianqing Palace.

……

As soon as he entered the Qianqing Palace, Lu Fang turned his attention to Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, leaned down and reported respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Master Li is here!"

"Ah."

When the words finished, Lu Fang didn't hesitate at all, and immediately came to stand beside Jiajing, like a sculpture.

Seeing this, Li Chunfang knelt down on the ground with a thud and said in a deep voice: "I bow to your majesty, long live my emperor!"

When Jiajing heard this, he glanced over Li Chunfang's body, nodded slightly, and said: "Well, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's permission, Li Chunfang slowly stood up from the ground.

Then, Jiajing was seen gently stroking the carved dragon head on the dragon chair with his hand, and asked: "Ai Qing is here this time. Is the ranking of the palace examination already known?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, here are the specific rankings for this palace examination!"

After Li Chunfang finished speaking, she carefully took out the memorial with the palace examination rankings written on it from her sleeve, bowed slightly, and raised it high above her head.

Lu Fang, who was waiting beside Jiajing, saw this and immediately stepped forward without waiting for Jiajing's instructions. He took the memorial with the ranking from Li Chunfang's hand and handed it respectfully to Jiajing.

"His Majesty!"

"Ah."

After Jiajing responded, he took the memorial from Lu Fang's hand that contained the specific rankings of the imperial examination.

After opening it, the first thing that came into view was the ranking of the first class. Xu Shixing's name topped the list, followed by Xu Wei, and Yu Youding ranked third.

After seeing Xu Shixing's name, Jiajing looked away from the memorial in front of him, raised his eyebrows, looked in the direction of Li Chunfang, and asked, "Oh, is it Xu Shixing who is the number one scholar in high school?"

When Li Chunfang heard Jiajing's words, she immediately lowered her head and responded without thinking: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

After that, Li Chunfang calmly took out Xu Shixing's answer sheet from his sleeve and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, here is the article of Xu Shixing, the number one scholar."

"Lu Fang, show it to me!"

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang responded, she immediately came to Li Chunfang, took Xu Shixing's answer sheet from his hand, came to Jiajing, and handed over the answer sheet in her hand.

"His Majesty!"

"Ah."

After taking the answer sheet from Lu Fang's hand, Jiajing read it with special concentration and saw the following content.

"The ancients often say that China is in good order, and the barbarians submit to themselves, stick to their ancestral heritage, and do not take territory outside the territory. However, the ministers believe that the barbarians fear power but not virtue. The barbarians are weak and will follow the strong. They will gather small countries to attack big ones. If you are in trouble, you will be humble, and if you are strong, you will be arrogant and rebellious. This is the temperament of the barbarians, and it is the result of nature..."

……

While Jiajing was browsing Xu Shixing's answer sheet, Li Chunfang was secretly observing the expression on Jiajing's face with the corner of her eye.

Seeing that Jiajing didn't respond for a long time, Li Chunfang's heart almost jumped into her throat, and she became increasingly uneasy.

"Why hasn't His Majesty given a response? Could it be that Xu Shixing's article was not favored by His Majesty..."

The more Li Chunfang thought about it, the more flustered she felt, and beads of sweat broke out on her forehead.

Just when Li Chunfang was about to lose his support, Jiajing came to his senses, put down the answer sheet in his hand, then looked in the direction of Li Chunfang, nodded and said solemnly.

"Well, that's right. This article by Xu Shixing won my heart, and I deserve to rank him as the number one scholar!"

When Li Chunfang heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief, and her heart that had been hanging around was finally relieved.

Immediately, I saw Li Chunfang wiping the sweat on her forehead with her sleeves, lowering her head, and respectfully responded: "Your Majesty, you are wise!"

Jiajing did not comment on this. Then, Jiajing picked up the memorial that he had placed on the desk earlier and began to look through it carefully.

He was looking for the name of Zhu Shunxian, a descendant of the clan who participated in this palace examination.

Soon, Jiajing saw Zhu Shunxian's name. Zhu Shunxian ranked second and twenty-ninth in this palace examination.

The moment Jiajing saw this ranking, he knew everything. The ranking of the top twenty-nine was neither high nor low.

Although Zhu Shun had no chance to join the cabinet first, he could at least reach the level of a third-grade official and enter the ranks of senior officials. For Jiajing, this was enough.

"You really gave me enough face!"

After finishing his emotion, Jiajing put aside the memorandum in his hand and looked at Li Chunfang with approval: "Well, that's right, there was no flaw in the Enke exam this time!" "Aiqing is usually honest and honest. He is upright and upright, and he also works hard and takes great care in the affairs of the court. He can be regarded as a pillar of our Ming Dynasty. For talents like Aiqing, I will naturally put him to good use! "

When Jiajing finished speaking, Li Chunfang's face was filled with excitement that could not be concealed, and her breathing became rapid.

"Is it possible... is it possible that His Majesty wants me to join the cabinet?"

Perhaps he guessed what Li Chunfang was thinking. After thinking for a moment, Jiajing waved his hand and said: "After a while, you will officially join the cabinet!"

Hearing Jiajing's words, Li Chunfang's face was full of shock, and there was a buzz in his mind. He didn't react for a long time, and just stayed in place.

Because the news was so shocking, Li Chunfang's mind went blank.

For Li Chunfang, this step that she has been thinking about for a long time has finally been taken successfully.

Soon, he, Li Chunfang, will become a high-ranking cabinet minister. When all the civil and military officials in the court see him, they have to stop and call him "Elder Cabinet"!
"Sure enough, this matter is your Majesty's test for me!"

When Li Chunfang thought of this, she became more confident.

After that, Li Chunfang suddenly came back to his senses, bowed to the ground respectfully, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Long live my emperor!"

When Jiajing heard this, he glanced at Li Chunfang, nodded, and said: "Well, I still have things to deal with, so let's get here today!"

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

After hearing Jiajing's words, Li Chunfang bowed to Jiajing and left Qianqing Palace.

After walking out of Qianqing Palace, Li Chunfang's face was full of joy. At this time, he couldn't help but feel a sense of heroism in his heart.

He finally realized his long-cherished wish and entered the cabinet that countless students in the Ming Dynasty dreamed of. He became a cabinet minister and was able to truly participate in the decision-making of national affairs!
"The Heroes' Pavilion, I don't know if I, Li Chunfang, can go in after I die?"

……

In the evening, Beijing, Yan Mansion.

After they were off duty, Yan Song, Yan Shifan and his son took sedans and returned to Yan's Mansion one after another.

After the sedan stopped, Yan Shifan got down from the sedan with the help of his servants, and as usual, he personally stepped forward and carefully helped Yan Song out of the sedan.

"Father, please slow down and pay more attention to your steps!"

"Ah."

At this time, looking at Yan Song who lowered his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking, Yan Shifan's face was full of worry that could not be concealed.

Recently, with Hu Zongxian's full cooperation, Yan Song's "dementia" was finally concealed for the time being.

However, Dr. Li's treatment of Yan Song's "dementia" has not been effective yet.

So far, Dr. Li has prescribed several prescriptions, but Yan Song's "dementia" has not improved at all.

In desperation, Yan Shifan had to go into battle in person, and before going out every day, he took the trouble to remind Yan Song what he had to do today and how he should do it.

In order to prevent others from noticing the clues, Yan Shifan also specifically told Yan Song to keep his mouth shut as much as possible.

"Well, if my father's "dementia" shows no signs of improvement, one day I won't be able to hide it anymore, and I have to think of a way!"

After sending Yan Song into the study, Yan Shifan looked at the ground casually and thought so.

"Father, the child has to leave first!"

"Ah."

After walking out of the study, Yan Shifan waved, called a maid, and gave instructions: "Send today's soup over as soon as possible!"

"Oh, by the way, you must watch your father drink the soup with your own eyes!"

"Yes, Mr. Xiao Ge!"

Naturally, the maid did not dare to violate Yan Shifan's words at all, and left quickly after responding respectfully.

Soon, a bowl of steaming soup was delivered to the study by the maid.

"Master, the medicine is here!"

At this time, Yan Song was sitting behind the desk, browsing the books in his hand with special concentration. When the maid finished speaking, Yan Song didn't even raise his head, waved his hand, and gave instructions quite casually.

"I know, just put it there first!"

When the maid heard what Yan Song said, she immediately looked hesitant, lowered her head, and said cautiously: "But...but Xiao Ge always said that I must see you drink the soup with your own eyes..."

When Yan Song heard this, he had no intention of embarrassing the maid. He looked away from the book in front of him and said, "I understand. You go down first. I will call you later."

"If Mr. Xiaoge mentions this matter then, just say it was me who said it."

"Yes, sir!"

When the maid heard Yan Song's words, she felt as if she had received an amnesty. After bowing respectfully, she left the study.

After the maid left the study, Yan Song looked away, looked at the decoction placed in front of him, shook his head, and said silently to himself.

"This Yan Shifan makes me drink these decoctions all day long. Even if I don't get sick, I will get sick sooner or later!"

After finishing his emotion, Yan Song slowly stood up from behind the desk, went to the corner of the room, and poured the bowl of soup into the green plants growing in the room.

Looking at the green plants that were about to lose their vitality, Yan Song shook his head and sighed helplessly: "Oh, this pot of green plants can't last long. It seems that I have to find time to replace it!"

After doing this, Yan Song called the previous maid in, pointed to the bowl on the table and the spoon in the bowl, and ordered: "Take it down, and open the window by the way. It’s a bit stuffy in there!”

"Yes, sir!"

The maid couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there was a little soup left in the bowl. After responding, she opened the window of the study and left the study with the empty bowl with some soup left.

Soon, Yan Song was the only one left in the study. Then, Yan Song came to the bookshelf alone and carefully pulled out a dossier from an inconspicuous place at the bottom.

After turning out the dossier, Yan Song stretched out his skinny hand and stroked it gently.

"The things on it alone are not enough to bring down Xu Jie. We have to wait until we are 100% sure to take action. We'd better wait a little longer!"

Yan Song said this, reluctantly looking away from the file in front of him, and then put it back to its original position.

Yan Song knew very well in his heart that the things above could at most prove that the family behind Xu Jie relied on Xu Jie's power, ignored the law, and wantonly annexed land for the sake of the countryside. It could not implicate Xu Jie himself.

Even if he submitted it, Xu Jie could insist that he knew nothing about it. With Xu Jie's status as the second assistant in the cabinet, no one would dare to find out.

At most, Xu Jie only suffered a reprimand from the emperor. When the time comes, the big things will be reduced to trivial matters, and these things will be over. (End of chapter)