Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 526
The two members of the fourth prince's group argued with the examiner for a while, but were finally defeated.

They also knew that it was impossible for Pan Yiting and Wang Shibin to let the candidates of their school win the first place, and they worked hard to explain to the people above.Now that the task was completed, they stopped making noise, and planned to sit quietly and watch the first prince and the second prince fight to the death.

Of course, if there is a chance to stir up trouble and make people from both the first prince and the second prince fail, and choose someone who is not from any faction to be Xie Yuan, they are quite happy.This is also one of their goals.Anyway, if their master can't get well, then no one will benefit.

Since Pan Yiting made a gesture of asking for everyone's opinions, the same examiner from the fifth prince's school and the royalist Xiao Yi naturally did not let it go, and asked them, "Which test paper do you think is the best?"

Prince Wang Zhao Chang does not have the support of the prominent mother clan like the eldest prince, second prince, and fourth prince, and because he is young, he is far from his two grown-up elder brothers in terms of power, so he has always been cautious and did not dare to show his strength. The ambition to covet the throne.

In history, there are many examples of long-lived emperors who killed their eldest son and second son, and finally the throne was cheaper for the younger son.In addition, because he has been a prince for too long and his power has developed too rapidly, he was suspected by his father, and there are countless incidents of abolishing the prince or forcing the palace.So until the last moment, no one knows whose head the throne will fall on.Their mother and son's plan is to save their lives first and live well.It would be best if the first prince, the second prince, and the fourth prince fought to the death for the throne, and the fifth prince would take advantage of it in the end.

Therefore, the fifth prince's strategy of seizing the heir apparent has always been not to collude with courtiers and develop power, but to strive to be a good son who is filial and sensible, talented and knowledgeable, and has no ambitions for power.

Ji Shu, who came to be the same examiner this time, was the cousin of Zhao Chang's mother, Enpin, and was naturally assigned to the fifth prince's faction due to his kinship.

His coming to Guangxi Province to serve as a fellow examiner this time was not the result of the fifth prince's hard work, but the result of a balance between the rights of the first prince, the second prince, and the fourth prince.After all, the three factions maintain a delicate balance in terms of staffing. If there is another royalist party, it will definitely break the balance.It's just right to put Ji Shu in to fill a hole.

Pan Yiting, who supported Qi Siyu, believed that the fifth prince had been instructed by Qi Yuandao before, so he must be biased towards the Qi family.Bringing Ji Shu in will at least increase their strength.If Pan Yiting, the chief examiner, was uncomfortable to say, it was appropriate for Ji Shu to bring it up.

Wang Shibin, who supported Qi Muyuan, knew clearly from Qi Bokun what happened during Qi Yuandao's lecture some time ago, and learned that the fifth prince had already defected to the kid named Du Jinning, and he had no interest in Qi Yuandao.Their faction can completely use Ji Shu as a dark one, and use Ji Shu to confuse Pan Yiting, so as to achieve their goal.

In short, these people put Ji Shu into the team of examiners in Guangxi Province, all with their own ulterior motives.

Seeing that it was Ji Shu's turn to express his opinion, everyone stared at him with piercing eyes, wanting to know which test paper Ji Shu recommended.

Ji Shu is only in his early forties, with a round fair face, and two small dimples appear on his face when he smiles, with a harmless and amiable appearance.

When asked at this time, he smiled and said: "Since Master Pan and Master Wang both approve of this test paper, I naturally have no objections."

Zhao Chang just came to Guangxi Province some time ago, Ji Shu, as his uncle, naturally knows the situation of Qi Siyu, Qi Muyuan, Du Jinning and others better than the few present here.Before Ji Shu left Beijing, Zhao Chang repeatedly asked him to push Du Jinning to Xie Yuan's position if given the chance.

Even if Zhao Chang didn't say anything about Zhao Chang's plan, Ji Shu could guess some of it.

Du Jinning doesn't take sides and is very talented. Zhao Chang probably wants to draw her into his faction.Zhao Chang is almost an adult, and in a year or two, he will be able to open a house outside after getting married.At that time, Du Jinning will be admitted to Jinshi and enter the imperial court as an official, secretly assisting Zhao Chang, and Zhao Chang will be able to gradually cultivate his own team.

Based on this, Ji Shu saw everyone's expressions just now, and knew that the test paper that was placed in the most prominent position was probably Du Jinning's, so he was naturally happy to push it forward.

Ji Shu showed an attitude of wanting nothing, and the royalist Xiao Yi naturally did not get involved in the struggle between the first prince, the second prince, and the fourth prince.The royalists say they are protecting the emperor, and they are only loyal to the current emperor. In fact, they are all wise and safe, not seeking merit, but seeking to be innocent.

Xiao Yi said: "Just like Mr. Ji, I have no objections."

In this way, except for the two examiners from the four princes' faction, the other four factions unanimously approved Du Jinning's test paper.

This phenomenon is really weird.

Both Pan Yiting and Wang Shibin felt a little depressed, but they couldn't take back what they had just said.Fortunately, the No.1 test paper is not from the opposing camp, so everyone feels more or less comforted.

No. 1 was decided, and the three factions discussed with each other fiercely, arguing for No. 2.After all, this is the first exam, and there are two more exams to come. The test paper that is suspected to be Qi Siyu or Qi Muyuan is listed as No.2. In the second and third rounds, let him or him fight for the first place. Finally, according to the results of the three exams If the ranking is low, it is very likely that he or he will be listed as a solution.

In the end, the chief examiner, Pan Yiting, overwhelmed the deputy chief examiner, Wang Shibin, and ranked the test paper suspected to be Qi Siyu second, and the test paper suspected to be Qi Muyuan ranked third.

As inner curtain officials, they can only do so far.As for who owns these test papers and whether there will be mistakes, that can only be left to fate.

After handing over the test paper, Pan Yiting and the others went to rest.It is beyond their ability to intervene in matters such as the release of the rankings.They need to get a good night's sleep, recharge their batteries, and get ready for the second exam.

At this time, Du Jinning and the others were sitting in Yuxianzhai eating and chatting.

At this time, during the exam, all the performance of the candidates will be observed.Once a bad reputation is spread, it will inevitably affect the ranking of the township examination.

So even though only Du Jinning was underage during the dinner, no one asked for wine, not even osmanthus sweet wine. They just clinked glasses with tea instead of wine, and then listened to Guan Jiaze talk about his experience in Beijing while eating vegetables.

"...The masters in Taixue are all great Confucian scholars in the world. Have you heard of the most famous Mr. Wu Hongjiu? He teaches in Taixue."

Guan Jiaze boasted about the awesomeness of Taixue, and then said to Du Jinning: "Jinning, the top three in each province's provincial examination can be admitted to Taixue. You have to work hard." He pointed to Qi Muyuan and Liang Xiankuan One, "After they are admitted to Juren, they are bound to go to the Taixue to study. If you don't go with them at that time, can you stay here alone? Needless to say, your brother-in-law and the others have a family and a house. You have to take advantage of it." If you don’t get married, go to the capital to see the world.”

　I lost my head when I wrote the last chapter, I mixed up the eldest prince and the second prince, it has been edited.Let me explain now: the principal examiner Pan Yiting is from the second prince's faction and is close to the Qi family; the deputy chief examiner Wang Shibin is from the first prince's faction and is close to Qi Bokun's family.

　　
　
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