Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 647 Who Is The Number One Scholar?

Eunuch Wu complied immediately.

Guan Jiaze made it into the top ten in the general examination, but he didn't make it in the imperial examination, but was ranked No.15.The rankings of the others are not much different.On a whim, Zhao He asked Eunuch Wu to submit the test papers they had written.

Those people have been with Du Jinning for many years and are deeply influenced by her thoughts.The articles written may not be as good as Du Jinning and Qi Muyuan, but they also have their own unique insights.

Zhao He finished reading the article of the last one, Xu Chengyuan, put down the test paper, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Among these people, although Fang Shaohua was a descendant of an official, his father was from a poor family; Liang Xiankuan and Guan Jiaze were both from a small family, and Xu Chengyuan was from a truly poor family.Qi Muyuan is Qi Bokun's grandson, his own.

These can all be cultivated as a group of extremely outstanding young officials.In time, Zhao Wei believed that these people would be able to replace those pedantic old men in the court, and create a prosperous and prosperous world with him.

but……

Zhao He's gaze paused on the names of Du Jinning and Qi Muyuan, unable to make up his mind for a while.

Eunuch Wu saw the eunuch outside making a gesture, and then looked at the hourglass in the room, which said: "Your Majesty, it's time to eat."

This is the order of the empress dowager.As a prince, the emperor hurt his stomach when he was on business in other places, so he had to eat on time when it was time to eat.As a great eunuch, you need to be reminded in time.

Only then did Zhao Wei realize that the whole morning had passed.

He told a little eunuch next to him: "Go to Ningshou Palace and tell me, I'll go over to have dinner."

After the little eunuch ran out quickly, he stood up and walked slowly towards Ningshou Palace.

The Empress Dowager is a smart and intelligent woman. Sometimes Zhao Huan encounters difficulties or gets bored with official business. Instead of going to the Fengzao Palace where the Empress lives, or to the concubine's palace, she likes to sit and chat with the Empress Dowager. Talk, and often the problems that plagued him were easily solved.

Zhao Yu had been separated from his mother since he entered the prince's residence at the age of seven, and would only have a meal with his mother and younger sister on extremely rare occasions.The opportunity is rare, so they will not stick to the rules. The mother and son will eat while talking, and the atmosphere is very warm.At that time, Zhao Yu's greatest wish was to have meals with his mother often.

Now that he is the emperor, he naturally comes here to eat when he thinks of the Ningshou Palace, and he doesn't use the rules to restrain himself and his mother.

The queen mother also knew that Zhao Yu was busy with affairs, so he must have encountered a problem when he came to eat.

She asked the eunuch to give Zhao Yu a chopstick of his favorite dish, and asked, "But what happened?"

Zhao He then told about Du Jinning and Qi Muyuan's situation, and said, "Queen Mother, tell me, should I value children from poor families more, or follow the merits of the dragon and promote the descendants of my courtiers who support me?"

As an emperor bound by an aristocratic family, he naturally prefers to use poor family members. This is also the significance of the imperial examination system for selecting officials, to break the aristocratic family's control of the political power.But Qi Bokun made a great contribution when Zhao Hu seized the heir apparent. If Zhao Hu didn't promote his grandson as the number one scholar, he was afraid that the courtiers who followed him to win the world would chill him.

The top ten rankings in the emperor's palace examination have never been based on results, but are often determined for some special reasons.Sometimes it's because of the auspiciousness of the name, sometimes it's because of the appearance.For example, Wang Anshi in the Northern Song Dynasty was originally ranked No. 1 when he submitted it to the imperial examination. As a result, Song Renzong was very upset because of the sentence "a child is his friend" in the test paper, and was directly reduced to No. 4. .2, No.3 belonged to the in-service officials to take the exam, and as a rule, they were not allowed to be the champion, so the No.4 freshman Yang Zhi was lucky to become the champion of this subject.

And Tanhualang is often the one who looks the best and is younger.

Therefore, Zhao Wei had to decide who the No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], and Tan Hua were based on his own will, and no one in the court would raise any objections.

Zhao Mingyue usually eats at Ningshou Palace, when she heard this, she wanted to open her mouth, but was glared at by the Queen Mother, so she closed her mouth embarrassingly.

The Empress Dowager motioned Eunuch Wu to put a vegetable cloth on the emperor's plate, took a spoonful of soup and drank it, then wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "You have been emperor for a long time, and you want to promote the poor family." My son, there are plenty of opportunities. But this year is Enke, and it is your first time as an emperor to take an official position. I think it is better to be kind. The current court needs stability."

"What the queen mother said is true." Zhao Yu's mind gradually came to his senses.

He liked Du Jinning's article so much that he was entangled.In fact, give him some time to wake up, and he will make the decision as the Queen Mother said.

……

As soon as Feng Jikang returned to Taixue, he asked the concierge, "Has Du Jinning and the others gone back?"

"Going back to school, my lord, not yet."

Feng Jikang didn't ask where they were, and went straight to the library, and he saw Du Jinning and the others sitting there quietly reading.

Yesterday, Du Jinning made an appointment not only with Qi Muyuan, but also Guan Jiaze and others.

Originally, after the palace exam, everyone should relax and go out to play or have fun at home, but Du Jinning made an appointment, and everyone came anyway.

Seeing Feng Jikang appear in the library at this time, everyone was very surprised and got up to greet him.

Feng Jikang waved his hand, smiled and said to Du Jinning: "I just came out of the palace, the emperor summoned me and asked me about you."

Everyone was taken aback and looked at Du Jinning.

Xu Chengyuan was thoughtful.

Guan Jiaze said in surprise, "Jin Ning, could it be that you are the number one scholar?"

Du Jinning shook his head: "Don't make wild guesses." He looked at Feng Jikang, cupped his hands and said, "Master Xuezheng, is it because of my script that the emperor summoned you?"

"The script? What script?" Feng Jikang was puzzled.

"no?"

"No!" Feng Jikang shook his head, "The emperor probably read the three articles you wrote in the imperial examination and thought he was very appreciative, so he sent someone to find me and ask me about your performance in the Imperial Academy. Of course I praised you very much. to you."

Worried that these students would underestimate him, he quickly explained: "The article you wrote when you entered Taixue shocked me very much, so I usually pay close attention to you; usually the masters assign homework to ask you to write articles, I send them to you. People have come to see you, and know that you have real talents and learning, and you are extremely hardworking. I also tell the truth in front of the emperor."

"Thank you, Lord Xuezheng, for your praise, for speaking well in front of the emperor for me." Du Jinning made a deep bow.

Seeing Du Jinning leading his love, Feng Jikang smiled even wider.

He personally helped Du Jinning up, looked around everyone, and encouraged: "It is also an honor for our Taixue to produce some of your outstanding talents. When you become an official in the future, I hope you don't lose your knowledge."

Everyone bows and says "yes".

Feng Jikang accepted it when he knew it was good. After saying these two sentences, he took his leave and left.

As soon as he left, Guan Jiaze congratulated Du Jinning.

"Guan Jiaze, don't talk nonsense. I may not be the champion." Du Jinning looked at Qi Muyuan, "Maybe the title of champion will fall on Qi Muyuan."

(End of this chapter)