The moon Kaiyun Palace, the fragrant and noble Hua Wei Feng Zhu incense permeates the palace, and it is secluded and long.

"Concubine Shu can't be pregnant, and the emperor still stays in the Changchun Immortal Pavilion. The queen's voice is as deep and long as incense, and she can still be pregnant, but the emperor does not come.

The chief eunuch Zhao Xin hurriedly said: "It will be fifteen in a few days, and the emperor will definitely come." ”

The queen's eyes were gloomy, and her tone was a little gloomy: "This palace remembers that the results of the palace examination should be almost out, right?

Zhao Xin nodded hurriedly: "Yes, Niangniang." ”

"Concubine Shu's brother is also one of the tribute students in this year's palace election......" The queen sneered, "The Nalan clan is really talented!

Zhao Xin smiled: "Then you have to really win the second-class jinshi to become a jinshi, if it is a third-class jinshi...... It's really not very glorious. ”

"Then send a message to the mother's family in this palace and let them try their best!" - Hu Zhongzao's stubborn temperament is also a place that can be used.

A few days later.

The emperor came to the Changchun Immortal Pavilion very happily, "Ming'er, take a look at this eight shares!"

Bagu Wen? Hao Ming yawned lazily, she was not interested in that kind of style with a rigid and rigid format! But when she was at her mother's house, Xiu Qi had to practice doing the Bagu Wen every day, and Rao was Xiu Qi's literary style was good, but the Bagu Wen he wrote, and Hao Ming was still not interested in reading it.

However, the emperor let him see it, and Bo Ming took it perfunctorily and took a look, but it was this one. Her eyes are about to pop out! Isn't the upright and elegant Dong Ti characters on this one the top just the handwriting of Xiu Qi?!

"This is the exam paper for the palace exam?!" asked Hao Ming hurriedly.

The Emperor smiled, "Let's see. Your brother's eight strands can be regarded as a masterpiece! This kind of article may be a little short of the top three, but it is almost the same!"

Chuanlu is the first place in the second class, that is, the fourth place among all the jinshi, second only to the champion, Bangyan and Tanhua.

I heard that the emperor had such a high evaluation. I also cheered up and read carefully, "The rhetoric is gorgeous." The main idea is also a remark. But other than that, there is nothing very good, no unique ideas, no new ideas. Forehead...... However, the eight-strand text is written in the words of a sage. There is no room for any unique ideas and new ideas.

"Can this be passed on?" Humming couldn't help but be a little skeptical. Such an article is the fourth in the country??

The emperor smiled, "Since the first emperor ascended the throne, I have carefully read the articles of the top few in the imperial examination every year, so I naturally know it in my heart. ”

"Oh. Bang Ming responded, "That's also because the emperor's exam questions this time are too ......" For a while, Bang Ming didn't know how to describe it, the way of the university is in Mingmingde. In the close to the people, in the good. It happens to be the source of the word in the repair table.

The emperor said lightly: "It's simpler. It's just that I have so much spare time to figure out complicated exam questions?"

"The emperor knows that his brother's expression is 'Mingde', right?" asked Ming Ming, looking at the emperor.

"What?" the emperor was momentarily stunned.

Forehead...... Could it be that she misunderstood, "You don't know this?!"

The emperor blinked, "Your brother's name is Mingde?!" The emperor couldn't help but laugh three times in a row, "In this way, I really have to say that it is due to fate, and the will of heaven has chosen!!"

Damn, you two big men, you are both men who have married wives and given birth to babies, what kind of fate is it, it really gives people goosebumps!

At this time, Wu Shulai knocked on the door outside: "Your Majesty, Hu Zhongzao, a scholar of Wenhua Palace, asks to see you!"

The emperor nodded and said, "It seems that this year's Jinshi list has been prepared!"

Every three years, there are more than 100 Jinshi in the examination, and among these more than 100, more than half of the top three Jinshi are the same Jinshi. With so many people's rankings, it is natural that there is no need for His Majesty the Emperor to personally rank them, and they are generally reviewed and drafted by many scholars from the Hanlin Academy, such as the chief examiner and deputy examiner, and the names are arranged and submitted to His Majesty the Emperor, and the emperor will circle the champions, list eyes, and explore flowers. Under normal circumstances, the emperor does not change the ranking set by the examiner.

Kyushu Qingyan, the chief examiner, Hu Zhongzao, a scholar of Wenhuadian University, has a strong appearance, a national character face, a heroic and righteous face, and looks like a righteous minister, Hu Zhongzao's words are sonorous and square: "Your Majesty, this year's literary talents are gathered, and a total of 168 Jinshi are recruited for the palace examination, which is more than 30 people three years ago. Among them, there are 78 people in the first and second grades, and 90 people in the third class and jinshi. The ministers and your colleagues have already set the ranking, but please ask the emperor to appoint a third person!"

The emperor sat on the dragon chair, and his mood was also very happy by Hu Zhongzao's words, not to mention Nalan Xiuqi's article, "gathering literary talents" is also a rare good thing.

The emperor opened the list and took a look, and saw that there was no name of Nalan Xiuqi among the top ones! Immediately, most of the smile on his face dispersed.

Looking further down, there is still none!

I know that Kuaiyan swept the entire first and second top list, or not!!

After all, the surnames of the Manchurians are long, and the Nalan family is just a short abbreviation, if it is in the list, it is natural to write the full name of the surname, and it should be "Yehenala Xiuqi", such a long name, and the Han people's usual two-word or three-character names are too different, if there is, you can see it at a glance!

So the emperor swept it away, and he didn't need to look at them one by one, but only in the last position of this first and second class list, he saw two or three full names, but unfortunately, it was not Nalan Xiuqi!

Therefore, the emperor's face was gloomy!

"Wu Shulai, show the article of "Mingde Theory" to Hu Zhongzao!" -- Mingde Theory is the topic of Nalan Xiuqi's eight-strand essay in this year's palace examination, and it can be regarded as closely following the title.

Hu Zhongzao listened, but his face was still upright: "The emperor doesn't need to, what the emperor said must be Yehenara Xiuqi's article!"

"Oh?" the emperor's face turned grim, "Since you can make Qing remember, presumably this article is not bad!"

Hu Zhongzao immediately said: "Back to the emperor, the minister does not dare to be the same! Yehenara's article is empty and beautiful, and the rhetoric is kitsch, so the minister and the other examiners unanimously decided to include him in the top three list!"

Touch!!

The emperor slapped the imperial case on the ground, "Hu Zhongzao, do you really think that I don't understand the Bagu article? Or do you think that only Han people can make a fuss, and the articles of the Manchurian people are all empty and beautiful, and the rhetoric is kitsch?!!

The emperor's words were undoubtedly heart-wrenching, even Hu Zhongzao, who had always had a straight waist, hurriedly knelt down and hurriedly said: "There is no first article, only whether the article is in line with his heart, if the emperor thinks that Yehenara's article is good, the minister has no objection." ”

If others say this kind of thing, the emperor is afraid that he will not be satisfied, but the emperor also knows Hu Zhongzao's bullish temper, and Hu Zhongzao can say this, which can be regarded as soft, and the emperor is a little angry. But Hu Zhongzao's next words made the emperor even more angry.

Hu Zhongzao said: "Yehenara's ranking is not tight. However, everyone knows that the Yehenara clan has a concubine Shu in the palace who is deeply favored by the emperor, and Yehenala Xiuqi is Concubine Shu's brother. In order to prevent the world from talking about the emperor's loss of favor, please leave the name of Yehenala Xiuqi to the top three!"

When the emperor heard this, his nose was about to be crooked, because of his lack of favor? Does it mean that I listened to Ming'er's pillow wind, so I wanted to give Nalan a good ranking?!!

"Ridiculous!!! Hu Zhongzao, you are also a scholar, don't you know the truth that the virtuous do not avoid relatives?!!" The emperor couldn't help but reprimand angrily. Just because Nara Xiuqi is Ming'er's own brother, he has to be ranked among the top three and the same jinshi? What are you kidding?!

Hu Zhongzao immediately said proudly: "The minister knows that the melon field is not acceptable, and Li Xia is not crowned!!"

The emperor was so angry that the roots of his teeth itched, it was the temperament of these scholars that made people hate the most and had nowhere to vent, and they were still full of big truths!!

Hu Zhongzao raised his voice again: "Please think twice!!"

The emperor snorted coldly, and directly picked up the red pen, "When I saw Nalan Xiuqi's "Treatise on Mingde", I had already decided to appoint him as the second class!"

Hu Zhongzao listened and his eyes widened, "Your Majesty! This matter is about the emperor's wisdom, please think twice about everything!"

The emperor sneered again: "I suddenly thought that you Hu Zhongzao was also born in the second grade, and I really shouldn't insult him with a second-class inheritance, so I will order it as a first-class tanhua!!"

After that, he was stunned and didn't care about Hu Zhongzao's stunned appearance, and directly brushed the brush and brushed down quickly, directly after the first and second places, Zhu Biqin added the words "Yehenala Xiuqi".

The emperor said in an undoubted tone: "Take it down and put it on the list!!"

"Your Majesty!" Hu Zhongzao came back to his senses and hurriedly stopped, "If the emperor wishes so, please dismiss the position of the minister first!"

The emperor swept over coldly, "If you dare to say more, I will directly pick the flower feather on your head!!"

Hu Zhongzao felt the power of the emperor's imminent arrival, and his throat was blocked, and he couldn't say half a sentence anymore. Losing the top and wearing the flower feather, such a price is really not worth it...... But he Nalan Xiuqi is only in his early twenties, and he is actually a flower explorer, which is really unfair to heaven!

Changchun Immortal Hall.

"Niangniang, I'm so happy!" Xu Jinlu ran in with sweat, "Niangniang's maiden brother Uncle Nalan was appointed by the emperor as a first-class tanhualang!!"

"What?Tanhua?" Ming's eyes widened, "Didn't you say that you were going to pass it on?!"

To tell the truth, this is thanks to Hu Zhongzao, a scholar of Wenhua Palace, who was born in the second class, if he hadn't jumped out to stir up, Xiu Qi would not have such a brilliance of Jinshi and Di! Don't look at the difference between Chuanlu and Tanhua, but it is a world of difference between Jinshi and the first and ordinary Jinshi, and it will have a great impact if he is added to the official and entered the knighthood in the future! )