The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 200: Saint in front of the temple, honoring the ancestors

The rankings on the lists A and B really surprised Li Chengdao.

"No.1 Le Xu on the A list, No.2 Wang Xuelin, No.1 Wang Xuelin on the B list, and No.2 Le Xu?"

Li Chengdao said, with a strange look on his face.

After hearing his words, other courtiers in the imperial study were also surprised and came over to look at the list.

After seeing the top names on the two lists, Jia Xu couldn't help but smile and said: "I knew that this Wang Xuelin was a promising talent. Please allow him to join the minister's province."

"This Le Xu is not bad at all. It seems that this audition has really screened out two talents."

Changsun Wuji also smiled and said that Le Xu was the candidate he was optimistic about at the beginning.

Everyone nodded after hearing this. The two of them occupied the No. 2 spot on both the A and B rankings. They were indeed rare talents.

Even Li Chengdao had a lot of interest in these two people, because he knew the difficulty of the second list test paper, and Wang Xuelin and Le Xu got scores of 61 and 59 respectively, which is really extremely rare and worthy of being called He is extremely intelligent.

No. 3 on the second list only has 42 points, and the ones behind it are even lower.

But what makes Li Chengdao even more gratified is that the double list has finally changed a lot. Instead of the previous situation where [-]% of the places were occupied by children of aristocratic families, [-]% of the places on the list are taken by candidates from poor families. , and the rest are candidates from some small and medium-sized aristocratic families, and they all passed the exam with real materials.

There are more than [-] candidates on the list this time, four times more than last time.

If this continues, the number of talents who can be selected through the examination will be greatly increased, and the imperial court will also be able to reduce the number of people who have no job.

……

After the results of the A and B double rankings were released, it caused a great shock in Chang'an.

Especially the B list is particularly eye-catching, triggering countless people's speculation before the results are announced.

Because Paper B is the test paper given by Li Chengdao, and it is so difficult, it naturally attracts the attention of many people.

But after the results of the A and B double rankings came out, countless test takers were shocked.

"W-Who are Le Xu and Wang Xuelin? They actually occupy the first and second places on the A and B rankings respectively?"

"Why have I never heard of these two people's names before?"

"This time His Majesty has rectified the scientific examination and returned the scientific examination controlled by the aristocratic families to the scholars of the world. There must be many outstanding talents emerging."

"That's right, aren't there many people on this list who are also from humble backgrounds? Now they are finally coming to the fore."

"All this is thanks to your majesty's wisdom. It's a pity that my literary luck is not good this time and I couldn't get on the B list. It's a pity. If I choose the A list, it won't be difficult to get into the top ten."

"Your Excellency, what do you mean by this? You can get into the top ten of the A list without being ranked in the B list? You are looking down on me as a candidate in the A list!"

"This brother is wrong. List B is obviously more difficult than List A!"

"What you say is really unreasonable!"

……

Just in front of the Dragon Gate where the results were released, the candidates started arguing about the rankings A and B.

This quarrel quickly expanded. The reason is very simple. It is because the candidates on the B list believe that the gold content of the A list is not as high as the B list and not as good as the B list.

And this statement makes the candidates for the A-list examination unhappy. It is also a scientific examination, so why do you say that the A-list is not as good as the B-list?The first exam is about authentic political and Confucianism!Ranking B is just a side story!
The candidates quickly divided into two groups and started arguing fiercely.

Le Xu and Wang Xuelin happened to come to see the list, and were a little surprised when they saw that each other occupied the first or second place in Gang A and B.

"It seems that Brother Yu is slightly better."

Wang Xuelin said with a smile, very proud that he got the first place in the second list.Le Xu, on the other hand, stared at the list blankly, with a trace of tears in his eyes, and said with a trembling voice: "After ten years of hard work, I, Le Xu, have lived up to what I have learned!"

After his words were heard by the test takers on the side, they couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "Are you the Le Xu who is number one on the A list and No.2 on the B list?!"

Then another candidate who recognized Wang Xuelin was surprised: "Brother Wang is actually here, he is the top of the B list!"

The first and second names in both the A and B rankings appeared here, immediately attracting the attention of both the candidates who were still arguing.

"The number one on the A list is the real number one! The B list is no better than Xiao Dao'er!"

"Bah! The second volume was written by His Majesty. How dare you say that the questions written by His Majesty are trivial? Brother Wang is the best in academics!"

"Really? Isn't that just taking second place on the A list? On the other hand, I am number one on the A list and can easily take second place on the B list!"

……

The scholars on both sides started arguing again, and asked Le Xu and Wang Xuelin to speak for the candidates in the A and B rankings.

However, Le Xue and Wang Xuelin looked at each other and smiled, then left side by side.

This made everyone a little dumbfounded. The top two people on the list actually knew each other?

……

The dispute over the A and B rankings was just a trivial matter. Soon after the examination, it was the palace examination that countless scholars were looking forward to.

The top twenty on the double list can enter the palace to meet the saint and accept the palace examination.

Being able to directly see the current Holy Emperor!This is what many students from poor families dream of!
Not to mention that the top three in the palace examination can have the honor of being number one, second on the list, and third overall!

What an honor it is to be praised in front of the emperor and to honor our ancestors!

Therefore, after the examination, the top twenty candidates on the double list began to prepare for the palace examination and enter the palace to face the saint.

……

Ten days passed quickly, and the day of the palace examination came.

The forty scholars were divided into two teams. Under the leadership of the eunuch, they passed through the palace gate and went to the Tai Chi Hall to have an audience.

Today in the palace examination, they will have an audience with the Holy One in front of all the civil and military officials!
Le Xu and Wang Xuelin walked at the front of all the scholars because they were the first on the double list, and then led by the eunuchs to pass through the royal road and enter the Tai Chi Hall.

After entering the Tai Chi Hall, Le Xu and Wang Xuelin felt shocked from the bottom of their hearts.

The Tai Chi Hall is extremely spacious, with gold bricks on the floor, dragons coiling around the pillars, hundreds of civil and military officials standing on both sides, and golden melon warriors standing under the emperor holding a guard of honor, which is extraordinary.

On the nine-story white marble steps, a young man wearing a bright yellow emperor's crown and a young and heroic face is sitting on a dragon chair, showing great majesty.

"This is me, the Great Tang Sage!"

Le Xu was shocked, and couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

Wang Xuelin had seen a bigger world after all, but he was still very nervous now. As a son of an aristocratic family, he understood how powerful the Tang Emperor's authority was better than a boy from a humble family like Le Xu.

Seven aristocratic families were wiped out in less than half a month. It was simply terrifying!
The rest of the scholars were all pale-faced and sweating on their heads. Most of them were from poor families, so it was strange that such a scene was not tense.

"See Your Majesty—"

Many scholars saluted together.

Behind the Long Case, Li Chengdao also saw the nervousness of the scholars in the audience. He couldn't help but smile and said in a gentle voice: "They are all the same."

(End of this chapter)