At the beginning of the scientific expedition, the three princes sat together and also talked.

"Well said!"

Taifu Zuo Zongting nodded and said: "Thousands of troops are easy to buy, and one will be hard to find!" The Holy Lord wants to select countless talents from this imperial examination and send them to Lizhou, Xuzhou, Cangzhou and other places to entrust them with important tasks. ”

"These places are very chaotic!"

Bao Qianxun said with a gloomy face: "Especially Lizhou, the desolate clan, the cult, the Ten Thousand Sects League, the remnants of the Great Departure from the country, the fish and dragons are mixed, and they often kill the officials and generals of the Central Dynasty, and even the mighty Marquis Bai Yuchan has been killed, it is simply lawless, if you send people who have no power to restrain the chicken, it is just looking for death." ”

His son also died in Lizhou and was killed by Jiang Yi, so he didn't have any good feelings about Lizhou.

"The Holy Lord came to Lizhou in person, and he has driven the desolate people back to the Great Wilderness, and the cult and the Wanzong Alliance have also died down, Lizhou has finally been peaceful, and there is a large army requisitioned by the imperial court, and the blood-clothed army is in charge, so there will be no more chaos. However, in Xuzhou, there are many important religious figures who escaped, and they were not killed, and the aftermath is very great. ”

Zuo Zongting said, as if he meant something.

"Since ancient times, evil has prevailed over good, those people are just clowns jumping off the beam, they can't make any big waves, these candidates, if they are really talented, will naturally not be buried, and when the time comes, the title of the gold list, with the national fortune of the Central Dynasty on the body, is not so easy to kill. ”

Pang Tiandu said lightly.

"Now many people say that in this imperial examination, the champion is none other than Su Qian, Taishi, this Su Qian is your student, I don't know what you think?" Zuo Zongting's gaze suddenly fell on Pang Tiandu.

"He is the most outstanding student of Guozijian!"

Pang Tiandu's expression was calm, his eyes looked down, and he said: "But there is no first in the text, there is no second in the martial arts, this imperial examination, the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger, it is not easy to say." ”

"Oh?"

When Zuo Zongting and Bao Qianxun heard this, they were shocked, they didn't expect Pang Tiandu to say this.

Time flies, and soon it's noon.

"Do the examiners from all sides have any recommended exam papers?" Pang Tiandu suddenly asked.

He estimated that a few hours had passed, and some people with quick thinking and knowledge must have finished answering and handed in the exam papers in advance.

"Master Qiyu, there are indeed many people who submit their papers in advance, but after our review, most of them are not scripture articles, but they are dealt with indiscriminately, and they cannot be put on the table, only these few exam papers are acceptable. ”

An examiner hurriedly replied, handed over a few exam papers in his hand, tore open the seal, and spread them on the table.

Pang Tiandu immediately picked up the exam papers and looked at them, and after a stick of incense, he judged: "These exam papers, talking about the merits of the emperor's plate, are all things that have been written rotten in books, and now they are written in a rigid way, and when they are written on this exam paper, they don't have any of their own opinions, they are all pedantic people, and they will only memorize by rote." Only this exam paper, when talking about the merits of the plate, also pointed out the fault of the plate, no one is perfect, no one is perfect, there is no gold to be bare, well...... If you still have some opinions, stay for now!"

After speaking, he handed these exam papers to the two people next to him to watch.

Zuo Zongting and Bao Qianxun took the exam paper and looked at it for a while, then nodded. Obviously, he also agreed with Pang Tiandu's point of view.

"Taishi is the chief examiner, a master of imperial court literature, and his judgment is very accurate!"

As a result, only one of these examination papers was retained, and all the rest were designated as falling papers.

Those who answer quickly and submit papers in advance are not necessarily all good articles, and some candidates' official documents are all black-box operations, bought with money, just idle and have nothing to play, no real talent and real learning, and they don't know what the scriptures and righteous policies mean, so they scribble on the exam papers, and they are not systematic, and they are brushed down in the first round.

At this time, there are also few people who hand in the papers, so the examiner will weigh them and submit those few exam papers, if there are more exam papers, they can directly judge them as falling papers.

This is also an advantage of handing in papers early, because the fewer exam papers, the greater the chance.

At this moment, You Qingfeng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, walked over with dozens of exam papers in his hand.

These exam papers have just been handed in and have not yet been approved, but You Qingfeng's face has a look of excitement, which makes many examiners extremely puzzled.

"Qingfeng, why are you so excited?" asked Pang Tiandu.

"Teacher, Su Qian has already handed in the papers, right here!" You Qingfeng bowed and replied respectfully.

He was also a student of Pang Tiandu.

Pang Tiandu pondered for a while, and spoke again: "It's okay to be idle now, let's present it all." ”

"Yes!"

You Qingfeng immediately submitted all the exam papers in his hand.

According to the rules, these examination papers must be reviewed by other examiners first, and excellent articles must be selected from them, and then submitted to Pang Tiandu.

However, the chief examiner is Pang Tiandu, and there is nothing wrong with direct review, and no one has any objections.

It's just that those examiners were all taken aback when they heard that there was Su Qian's exam paper among them.

There is no way, Su Qian's reputation is too big, he is a popular candidate for the position of champion in this imperial examination, he is talented, well-known far and wide, and the Jingyi article he wrote is naturally extraordinary, it is very likely to be the champion article, everyone wants to see it.

It's a pity that he was cut off halfway by the Taishi, and all the examiners secretly showed disappointment, even the Ministry of Rites.

The next exam papers were not much interested, and they were listlessly grading.

Pang Tiandu did not review Su Qian's exam papers first, but read them one by one in the order in which they were submitted.

"This article is gorgeous, quotes scriptures, and praises the merits of the plate, but unfortunately it is flashy and unreal, and it is in the volume!"

This article talks about it from the three emperors of antiquity to the saints of today, and the scene is grand, scolding Fang Xuan and pointing out the country, but it is just a big nonsense, and those who say big truths in their mouths are all hypocrites and the like. ”

………………

Pang Tiandu read several articles in a row, shook his head, and judged them all to be lost.

At this moment, he broke the seal of an exam paper and spread it out, and suddenly, a wave of literary qi rose to the sky, conjuring up all kinds of visions.

The spirit of the people was suddenly in a trance, and a picture scroll seemed to unfold in front of them, on this picture scroll, the mountain dance silver snake, the wax statue of Yuan Chi, a great emperor, descended to the world, spread benevolence, morality, etiquette, educate the people, heaven and earth praised, condensed into an epic scene.

"The article is picturesque, the words become poems, the meaning is profound, this is a poetic and pictorial article, oh my God...... Who wrote this article, how can it be so magical?" said many examiners.

Words such as martial arts, martial arts a move, all have momentum, and the same is true of the article, there are also a word and a sentence, people concentrate on writing articles, dispel distracting thoughts, concentrate, and integrate all the spirit into the article, the words are clear, and there is reason, just like practicing the right martial arts, there is naturally incredible power.

Now this article, the writing is sky-high, shining, poetic and picturesque, obviously written with reason, beautiful writing, and extraordinary.

"Could it be that this is the article written by Su Qian?"

"Poetry and painting articles, it must be Su Qian, only Su Qian can write such articles!"

"In so many imperial examinations, there have never been poems and paintings, this is God's blessing, rejuvenating my court!"

"The champion article is the only one!"

…………………………

Those examiners talked about it, and they all thought that this article was none other than Su Qian.

Only Su Qian has the ability to write poems and paintings.

Zuo Zongting and Bao Qianxun's faces also showed surprise.

"Good handwriting!

After Pang Tiandu read the article, his eyes showed a fine light, and he couldn't help but praise: "This article can be called a masterpiece, it understands the topic very thoroughly, talks about the theory of governance, has unique insights, and hits the nail on the head, good, very good!"

As he spoke, he handed the exam paper to Zuo Zongting and Bao Qianxun to read.

"Teacher, is this written by Su Qian?" You Qingfeng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't help but ask.

This is also a question that all examiners want to know.

"Definitely!"

But Pang Tiandu shook his head: "This article was not written by Su Qian, but by a candidate called the Immortal in the Painting. ”

"What?"

As soon as these words came out, all the examiners were taken aback, and there was a look of disbelief in their eyes.

"It's not Su Qian's article, how can it be?"

"Why have you never heard of such a person?"

"Let me find out...... I found it, and it was a candidate who left the state. ”

"Lizhou? In such a chaotic place, there are all barbarian people, rampant with the people, killing officials and rebelling, and there are still such talents?"

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"This imperial examination, more than 300,000 people participated, but all of them are mediocre, I am the emperor of the ancients who painted the world, the immortals in the painting, the world is all in the world, I know it all in my chest, the way of the emperor, I am even more hand-to-hand, and the scriptures and articles written are extraordinary. ”

In the trumpet, the fairy in the painting sits upright, and his eyes seem to be able to penetrate these thousands of barriers and see the scene on the staircase.

He revealed a sense of self-confidence and was full of energy: "This champion, it must be me! The deity, the second, and third have all died in the hands of Jiang Yi, and only I can dominate the world with you and create brilliance." ”

In the other number, Su Qian was sitting precariously, looking calm and calm, without a little anxiety.

Because he also has absolute confidence that he can take the top spot.

"My literary brilliance is unmatched!" he muttered a sentence.

He studied in Guozijian since he was a child, and he was Pang Tiandu's protégé, and he was naturally clear about his teacher's theory of governing the country and the school of thought.

Moreover, he participated in the imperial examination this time to serve the imperial court and help the saint fulfill his lofty ambitions, so he also knew the deep meaning of this topic.

All these things are enough for him to seize this champion position.

Looking at the students of the major academies, no one has his literary talent.