Farming game: raise cubs with equipment

Chapter 552 The Holy Face
All candidates take the test in the Palace of Preservation and only test the policy questions.

At dawn, all the examinees had already arrived. Yan Qinghe didn't come too early, and was submerged in the crowd, but the person in charge rolled the rolls, making it appear that the first few people were very prominent.

After the roll call, everyone lined up according to their rankings, from No.1 to the last, which seemed clear.

"Look at that No.3, it was originally No.4. His luck is really good." Someone said quietly.Even men are actually gossipers, and when a topic is discussed, they chatter endlessly.

When those people saw the third person, they felt that he was mediocre and could be completely submerged in it, so they said sourly: "Even so, he is still capable, and he is No.4 in the first place." , that is not eligible for the front row.

"If you want me to say that Huiyuan looks good today, I heard that he is young before, but I didn't expect him to be much younger than me." No.2 is already in his thirties, and it can be seen that he has already passed the math test. It is said that he passed the exam for the first time, and it is embarrassing to compare the two.

These candidates have already known about the top few people, and they know their surnames and names very well, but they have never met a real person. Now that they have the opportunity, they look at the top people in the imperial examination, and suddenly feel envious meaning.There is no jealousy, after all, they have reached this point, they are also capable, and they are full of confidence in themselves.

When they walked into the Hall of Preserving Harmony, everyone couldn't help but fell silent. It was the first time they had come to this kind of place, and there were officials with expressionless faces on both sides.

All the officials in the Hall of Preserving Harmony had spoken, and the emperor was also sitting right in front, and the atmosphere suddenly became serious.

The expressions of the candidates also became serious. The Ministry of Rites had told them the rules before. At this time, they must not look around or smile, because the roll call has been done before, and now they only need to find their seats according to the rankings.

The Palace of Preserving Harmony was very quiet, and no one made a sound all the time. Only when the incense next to it was burned out did someone come up to distribute the test papers, but the examinees were not allowed to write, but had to salute the emperor first.

"See Your Majesty..." After all the examinees finished their salutes, they heard a peaceful voice from above: "Get up."

There is no limit to the length of the policy essay, usually around [-] words. I really care about writing, and I have to finish it all within one day.

Exams in this environment actually require a strong psychological quality, after all, there are so many people watching.Yan Qinghe's position is in the first row, very obvious, but he is not the only one, two or three are also beside him.

They can't look at the officials at will, let alone look up at the emperor, but the officials can look at these people at will, especially those who rank in the front, they are naturally taken care of by their eyes, and they are all evaluating the candidates of this year quality.

The test questions were very long, about seven or eight hundred words, but Yan Qinghe didn't care about the surrounding situation. After reading it carefully, he thought for a while, and then began to answer.

After he put down his pen, he found that there was still some time, so he silently waited for the ink on the test paper to dry.

Someone outside the Palace of Preserving Harmony rang the bell three times, each of which hit their hearts. The examinees were startled, and someone said: "The exam is over."

There are some people who haven't finished writing, but they are very few. They wanted to write something, but suddenly remembered that this is the Palace of Preserving Harmony, and the emperor was still watching it, so they stopped writing immediately, and they didn't dare to move at all.It is a trivial matter not to finish answering the questions, anyway, he has already written the essence, if he offends the emperor and leaves a bad impression, it will not be worth the candle.

There are special officials coming up to collect the test questions. After the test takers are finished, they don't need to leave. They can just stand where they are, because the examiners will immediately correct the test questions and then confirm their rankings on the spot.

They got up early today, and they didn't have time to eat. They used up a lot of physical and mental energy early in the morning. After the exam was finally over, they also breathed a sigh of relief.If you can get a good ranking, it's worth it.

It takes a long time to correct the papers, because it is a palace test, and the examiners can't fool around at will. Each test paper is revised very rigorously, and several examiners will review it together. If there is a disagreement, they need to discuss it together. It's time.

I don't know how long I waited before I heard someone tell the emperor: "Your Majesty, the results of the palace examination have been approved."

The examinees became more nervous when they heard this, but they still didn't dare to take any action.They knew that this was the final result, and the emperor would hold a ceremony to announce the results of the imperial examination.

Traditionally, after the palace examination, they are divided into the top three, and there are three people in the first class, called the number one scholar, the second place and Tanhua.A number of Erjia were awarded Jinshi background.Several of the top three were given the same background as Jinshi.Among them, No.1 of the second and third best is called Chuanlu.

Behind the bead curtain, the emperor took the list and looked at it carefully. He was quiet and showed no expression on his face.

He beckoned, and someone walked up respectfully, the emperor whispered a few words, and someone took the test paper and went up.

All the examinees heard the sound of flipping through the test papers from above. The sound was not loud, but it all hit their hearts. They didn't dare to look up at the emperor's face. They only knew that the emperor would check their test papers again.

Historically, as long as the examiners have reviewed their test papers, the ranking has been almost settled, but there are exceptions.

About ten years ago, the emperor personally reviewed the test papers and raised doubts. He mentioned one of the second-class ones to the first-class list, and personally conferred an official position.And it was found that two of them were ignorant of learning, and they were dismissed because they failed to ask questions.

The candidates knew these things before, and because of this, they were a little flustered.

Today's emperor is not considered a great talent, but he has no merits or faults. In fact, he can't be blamed. Against the backdrop of the Great Zhou Emperor, no matter what kind of emperor he is, he must be inferior.But these years, the Great Zhou Kingdom has been governed well, and the emperor did not resent the Great Zhou Emperor at all, and continued to use his strategy as much as possible, which shows that he has a good heart.

"Who is Lin Chengyuan?" the emperor said indifferently.

Lin Chengyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he was overjoyed again. He quickly stepped forward and saluted, "Join the emperor."

"Raise your head." The emperor said in a deep voice.

Lin Chengyuan took a deep breath, and then slowly raised his head. He didn't dare to look at the emperor's holy face, but this was the emperor's own request, so of course he had to do it.Across layers of bead curtains, the emperor was wearing a dragon robe, shining golden light, and even the dragon chair behind him was full of majesty, making his eyes flash.He has always had confidence in himself, that day he thought he would pass the Jieyuan exam, but Yan Qinghe took the No. Must be ecstatic.

However, he was extremely dissatisfied. Now that he had spent a lot of thought in the imperial examination, the rhetoric was extremely gorgeous, and combined with the emperor's psychology, he believed that he would definitely win the emperor's eyes.

"You are a smart man." The emperor said meaningfully, "You got the most good papers in your examination papers."

After Lin Chengyuan heard it, his heart burst into ecstasy. Even though he was trying his best to suppress it, he couldn't help showing a little expression on his face.What does the emperor's words mean?Could it be that he is the No. [-] pick this time?

Not only did he think so, but even the officials and examinees below thought so too, although they couldn't guess the king's heart.But he couldn't help but cast his eyes on Lin Chengyuan. This man is not very old, probably less than 30 years old. Today he has specially dressed up, but there are several suave and bright colors between his eyebrows and eyes.If they can get the emperor's favor, then they also have to think about whether to win people over.

In fact, don’t underestimate the appearance, everyone’s first impression of a person is actually on the appearance. For so many years, the Tanhualang personally ordered by the emperor, although not all of them can be quickly returned to the handsome person, but they are not crooked. Jujube, a person with a wicked eyebrow and a mouse eye.

"Su Chang'an, it looks pretty good." The emperor murmured, the man named Su Chang'an was over forty years old, but when he heard the emperor read his name, he thought the emperor would summon him. Moved, then quickly retracted.He is No.2 in the exam, and his writing is like flowing water, naturally bringing his own experience and insights, and it is really a masterpiece, so he has also been marked by many masterpieces.

He has participated in the imperial examination many times, and it is the first time he has passed the imperial examination, but he has read the books of previous years and knows the specific process.There are eight examiners in total. After these eight examine papers are circulated, they will hand over the top ten test papers to the emperor, and each of them will mark the best papers on them. It seems that the one who got the most good papers is Lin Chengyuan, followed by Su Changan.

How could this not excite them?

If there is no accident, then the two of them must be in the first class.

After the emperor finished reading the previous test papers, he kept a few copies for himself, and without saying a word, he waved again, and immediately another examiner filled the other test papers.

Sure enough, he is very conscientious. Even if it is the imperial examination, the emperor does not need to take the initiative to invigilate the examination. After all, he has to sit with so many candidates for such a long time. In the past, some emperors just asked ministers to help invigilate the examination. There are not many emperors who do it personally like him, but he personally Let's see, and we can better understand the true level of these people.

The hearts of all the examinees were beating again. They knew that the emperor liked to discover talents the most. Some examiners might not like some test questions, but as long as they caught the emperor's eyes, they might be able to turn over in one fell swoop. This kind of thing, It's not like it hasn't happened.

Just as they were thinking this way, the emperor had already put down the test papers, and there was no expression of joy or anger on his face: "I am very pleased with this imperial examination. Everyone present is very talented, and there are no people with poor materials."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. This is the emperor's affirmation of them, which means that the emperor is still very satisfied. For one or two people who are dissatisfied, there is nothing they can do.

"The top ones are Su Chang'an, Lin Chengyuan, and Yan Qinghe. From these test papers, these three are the most outstanding."

This is from the ten test papers, and Yi Jia is given. The examinees couldn't help but glance at the three people. Just as their eyes were full of envy, they heard the emperor holding a test paper and looked at it carefully. Thinking about something, "Yan Qinghe, you are the first in the test. I have read your test paper before, and it is different from this time."

Yan Qinghe pursed his lips, stepped forward and bowed, keeping his head down.

Although there was no joy or anger in these words, everyone could hear the difference.At the beginning, because of the matter Li Xun mentioned, the emperor was very concerned about the examination. If he had checked Huiyuan's examination paper, it would be very normal.Of course, this is also an opportunity. If you get the emperor's favor, won't you be able to soar into the sky from now on?
"You raise your head." The emperor said, Yan Qinghe saw the emperor now, and he moved away after a quick glance. After all, there has always been a rule not to stare at the emperor, but Yan Qinghe has already seen the emperor's face.He is about 40 years old, with a pair of hanging eyes. When his face is expressionless, he has a murderous look, but his voice is quite pleasant, which is completely different from his appearance.

"You are handsome, but not someone who can write such words. Your answer sheet in the test is similar to that of Lin Chengyuan. The writing is smooth and smooth, with profound knowledge and extremely gorgeous rhetoric. It is indeed the first choice for excellent writing, but this time Abandoning your advantages and succinct wording, why is this?"

Hearing this, Lin Chengyuan's heart skipped a beat, he couldn't tell if the emperor was praising him or alluding to him.

(End of this chapter)