Everyone's eyes converged on Wu Shan, all wanting to know which scholar's test paper Wu Shan favored.

Wu Shan faced everyone's gaze and said as a matter of course: "The difficulty of this test is not great, so it is difficult to show the most authentic level of the scholars...... Sort by the results of the exam! ”

Sort by exam results?

When Huang Guangsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and others heard this proposal, they couldn't help but look at each other, and at the same time secretly admired Wu Shan's clever methods.

Not only was this proposal effective in avoiding possible attacks, but it was also a seemingly fair decision that was actually biased in favor of Lin. After all, the ranking of the examination was carried out according to Lin Haoran's willingness, and the first place was undoubtedly Huiyuan Chen Jinglun.

The smile on Xu Jie's face froze, but he didn't expect Wu Shan to throw out this answer.

This proposal is obviously beneficial to Lin Haoran, once Wu Shan really succeeds, then not only will he not be able to "frame" Lin Haoran this time, but his prestige as the first assistant will also be weakened.

"I agree with this plan!"

It was at this time that a voice that appeared weak came.

Huang Guangsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and the others originally wanted to see that Xu Jie's response would be like this, but at this time, they all looked for prestige, and their faces were stunned again.

Ahem......

Yuan Wei, who was sitting on the chair, had a sickly pale face, but after making a statement, he coughed several times. After today's busyness, the whole person is obviously depressed.

It's just that at this important juncture, he resolutely chose to join this open and secret battle, and stood on Wushan's side with a clear banner.

As soon as this statement came out, the situation changed dramatically.

When Yuan Wei, the second assistant of the court, and Wu Shan, the secretary of the ministry, stood on the same front, this was already a powerful alliance camp, and even Xu Jie needed to weigh it carefully.

This......

Seeing such a strong combination, Huang Guangsheng and the others of the Criminal Department couldn't help but look at Xu Jie's worried, and things were already developing in an unfavorable direction for Xu Jie.

It's not that Xu Jie can't make a decision, it's just that he creates an image of a "virtuous appearance" for people, and the slogan he shouted on stage is "government affairs return to the ministers".

If Xu Jie, despite the joint obstruction of Yuan Wei and Wu Shan, insisted on pushing Li Yidi to the first candidate position, then the image he had been creating would be damaged.

However, if Xu Jie chooses to back down at this time, then once the matter here spreads, the prestige of his first assistant will undoubtedly be damaged to a certain extent.

It is precisely like this, Xu Jie is already in a dilemma at this time, but he is not as light as when he put Yan Shifan to death.

Yang Bo saw that the current situation was not favorable to Xu Jie, and knew that he could not continue to wait and see at this moment, even if he could not succeed, he had to stand up and support this ally.

Just when Yang Bo wanted to stand up and publicly support Xu Jie, Xu Jie smiled at everyone: "Since Yue Jing and Mao Zhong both have this opinion, if everyone present has no opinion, then let's sort it according to the results of the exam!" ”

Hey?

Huang Guangsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and others looked at Xu Jie as if he was fine, but they didn't know whether to admire Xu Jie's generosity or learn from Xu Jie's forbearance.

Wu Shan glanced at Xu Jie in surprise, but chose to be silent.

"I'll agree!"

Zhang Yongming and others watched the play for a long time, and knew that this scene was about to come to an end, and they heard that Xu Jie's tone of inquiry was routine and polite, and they also echoed the authenticity.

It's just that after such a fuss, everyone has also re-examined Wu Shan, the secretary of the Ministry who has always been low-key, and today it can be said that "the sword is out of the sheath".

"Huh...... Fan Yingzhi's paper is too much in line with the old man's heart, his paper is not sorted according to the results of the examination, is it good to give him the second position? Dong Fen gave full play to his brazen characteristics, but he took the initiative to flatter Xu Jiedao.

Xu Jie kicked the ball to Wu Shan, and Wu Shan also had no temper for this brazen Dong Fen, but he returned to his usual calm expression and said: "As long as Lord Shoufu agrees, I personally have no opinion!" ”

Zuodu Yushi Zhang Yongming and others watched Dong Fen behave like this, and really suspected that Fan Yingqi was actually his illegitimate son.

Someone took the list of the examinations, and quickly checked the rankings of these ten scholars in the examinations.

Xu Jie, on the other hand, did not join in the fun, and glanced at Lin Haoran with deep meaning.

His original intention was to make trouble for Lin Haoran and put a favoritism hat on Lin Haoran. It's just that he didn't expect that in order to protect Lin Haoran's reputation, Wu Shan resolutely stood up to protect the calf.

By the time Wu Shan stood up, his conspiracy had actually gone bankrupt. When there was a dispute between the first assistant of the court and the secretary of the ministry Shangshu over the first candidate for the palace examination, this was a very marketable topic, and it could easily lead to a heated discussion in the capital.

When things are confusing, everyone will cause speculation from all sides, but after the matter has been fully disseminated, then Lin Haoran can easily prove his innocence.

Even if Li Yidi became the champion, everyone would no longer accuse Lin Haoran of favoritism, after all, they already knew that it was the result of him Xu Jie's forcibly pushing Li Yidi to the position of the first candidate.

Xu Jie knew this, and when Wu Shan stood up, he already knew that his abacus had been smashed. It's just that what he never expected was that Yuan Wei would stand up and openly support Wu Shan.

Now that things have developed to this point, especially seeing Wu Shan showing a rare tough side, he faintly felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart, and found that this person was really more threatening than Yuan Wei.

Ministry of Industry Shangshu Lei Li stood not far away, but he kept paying attention to Xu Jie, and when he saw Xu Jie's sad face, his eyes flashed with a touch of schadenfreude.

It didn't take long for the ten scholars recommended by the paper reader to complete the ranking!

The first place in the examination, Chen Jingbang, the capital of Huazhou, Fujian.

The 193rd place in the first exam, Fan Ying, the capital of Huzhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang.

The third place in the examination, Nanzhili Suzhou Fuyi is in the court.

Seventy-seventh place in the examination, Chen Dong, Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi.

The ninety-second place in the examination, Song Nuo, Hejian Prefecture, Beizhili.

The 116th place in the examination, Zhou Duo of Suzhou Prefecture in the south.

The 185th place in the examination, Xu Yuan, Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi.

The 215th place in the examination, Tang Ximin, the capital of Chizhou, Beizhili.

The 234th place in the examination, Li Zihua in Jiaxing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang.

The 273rd place in the examination, Feng Zijing, Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang.

……

From the comparison of the top ten and the results of the examination, it can be seen that except for Chen Jingbang and Yi Zaiting, who entered the top ten strongly, the other eight in the examination are all low, which fully reflects that there is a big difference between the candidates for the palace examination and the candidates for Lin Haoran.

After finalizing the order of everyone, except for Xu Jie and Yuan Wei, who stayed in Xiyuan, the other eleven officials left Xiyuan one after another.

The next morning, spring was shining.

All the book readers came to the gate of Wanshou Palace together, followed by Chen Jingbang and other ten selected scholars, who looked nervous and excited.

Although their rankings have not yet been finalized, as long as they don't behave too rudely in front of the emperor, then they can get the status of a Hanlin Shujishi, and the champion will be born from the ten of them.

Cough......

Lin Haoran heard Chen Jingbang and Yi Zaiting whispering behind him, so he coughed lightly, and at the same time turned his head to give the two of them a look full of majesty.

Regardless of age, he is now a legitimate teacher, even if he really beats and scolds Xu Jingbang and Yi Zaiting, the two dare not have half a complaint.

Xu Jingbang and Yi Zaiting were also shocked when they heard this slight movement, and honestly lowered their heads and looked at their toes, worried that their actions just now had left a bad impression on the teacher.

According to the process of the palace examination, today Xu Jie led all the officials to Wanshou Palace to resume his life, first in the palace for the "reading session", and then according to the name of the introduction of the small biography.

After a while, Xu Jie, who was wearing a python robe, walked out of the Wanshou Palace, but his brows were tightly locked.

Seeing this, Dong Fen immediately stepped forward to inquire.

Xu Jie, however, stopped standing at the two steps and said to everyone with a complicated expression: "The emperor has a decree!" ”

"Ministers, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Officials, including Dong Fen, who came forward, knelt down in a proper manner.

Lin Haoran was still thinking about his protégé in his heart, but he deliberately knelt down slowly, and found that there was really one who was standing, and he was almost so angry that he vomited out a mouthful of old blood.

Xu Jie faced the crowd kneeling on the ground, and then solemnly lowered his hand and said aloud: "Today's scholars are full of wealth, and they are the materials of the pillars. Reading the paper and the small biography are red tape, and the top ten on the gold list can be ranked according to the ministers' proposals, so admire! ”