Zhu marked them and smiled: "Master Song, is there a talented person here?" ”

Song Lian said: "Those who can come here are all famous in the local area, but the only ones who can make everyone accept are Wu Bozong in Jiangxi and Guo Chong in Shanxi." ”

Zhu Biao nodded, just one south and one north, those two people are the representatives of both sides, that is, the seedlings who won the champion.

Song Lian pointed out Zhu Biao, in fact, it was obvious that the one who could be surrounded by the scholars in the middle was the one who could be surrounded by the scholars.

Zhu Biao glanced at it from a distance, Wu Bozong looked a little older, with an extraordinary bearing and outstanding appearance, while Guo Chong was even younger, but his face was a little indescribable, and his bearing was also very average.

However, Zhu Biao did not despise this, but felt that Guo Chong had the ability, the ancients were serious Yan Dog, the Tang Dynasty, directly in the imperial examination, the examination was divided into four contents, namely: "body, speech, book, judgment".

The first place in the imperial examination is "body", that is, personal image, the meaning of appearance, and the second is talent, which shows that if a person's appearance is not good at that time, then he may be eliminated in the first round, and there is no opportunity to display his talent.

Song Lian sighed regretfully and said: "I have read Guo Chong's article, and his talent far exceeds that of his peers, but unfortunately this appearance is really difficult to compare with his article." ”

Zhu Biao said helplessly: "This imperial examination is not a beauty pageant, why pay so much attention to appearance, I didn't take the exam." ”

Song Lian whispered: "Then what does Your Highness think the purpose of the palace examination, isn't it just to let the Holy Lord choose a champion who is pleasing to the eye?" ”

Zhu Biao seems to be right when he thinks about it, the test has already been completed in the previous exams, and the palace exam is actually a process, so that the emperor can write the title to show the emperor's grace, but who this favor is given depends on the emperor's mood.

Zhu Biao also vaguely remembered that the first imperial examination champion of the Hongwu Dynasty was indeed a three-character name, which means that Guo Chong most likely lost his position as the champion because of his appearance.

Sure enough, being handsome can indeed do whatever you want, Zhu Biao glanced at Liu Jin behind him and asked, "Look at which of those two people is more talented." ”

Liu Jin pointed at Wu Bozong without hesitation, and Zhu Biao glanced at him helplessly, I didn't expect that you eunuchs also like handsome men.

Wu Bozong over there didn't care when he saw someone pointing at him, but after a closer look, he found Song Lian, Wu Bozong's father was a lifter, and he once led him to visit Song Lian when he was a child.

Although he saw Song Lian, Wu Bozong was not ready to talk, after all, he was the chief examiner of the imperial examination, and if he walked too close, he was likely to be suspected of bribery.

But when he saw the young man standing next to Song Lian, he was moved, with Song Lian's reputation, no matter whose son he was, he should not be in front of his old man.

Looking at the two servants behind him as a matter of course, Wu Bozong knew in his heart, only His Royal Highness the Prince, and the bearing and age were very consistent, Wu Bozong weighed it a few times, and decided to go and say a few words.

Naturally, he will not break the matter of His Royal Highness the Prince's white dragon fish suit, but he will step forward and show it from time to time, as long as he can leave a good impression in the eyes of His Royal Highness, it is enough to cooperate with his results in the imperial examination in the end, it is enough for His Highness to remember him as a person in his heart.

Wu Bozong glanced at the two friends around him, and decided to take them with him, it is good to eat alone, but these two do have a good relationship with him, and the number of people reflects his excellence, not to mention that there is also a proof to each other, and the province was finally suspected of bribing the examiner.

Wu Bosong casually said a few words to the people around him, and then dragged the two friends to squeeze in the direction of Zhu Biao, and after squeezing for a while, he found that he was blocked, and it was difficult to move an inch at all, and the people around him looked at them coldly.

Zhu Biao and others also discovered Wu Bozong, Song Lian said: "This person is the son of an old friend of mine, and his talent is also very good, and he is a little worse than Guo Chong in this session, and if he plays well, he may not be able to win the championship."

Zhu Biao nodded after hearing this, and the next moment Wu Bozong was hugged in front of Zhu Biao and the others, only to see that he did not squint, and called Shibo to Song Lian, and greeted him respectfully.

Song Lian stroked his beard and said: "I have read your recent articles, and I have grown a lot, but the rhetoric is still a little too gorgeous, and I should pay attention to it in the future." ”

Wu Bozong should be well-behaved, Zhu Biao looked at Wu Bozong happily on the side, this person does have something, he is not a nerd who only knows how to read, he knows his identity, and he doesn't talk to him, he just shows himself and leaves.

After he led his two friends away, Song Lian stroked his beard and said: "Some growth, but still reckless, he thinks he has performed well, but in the end he may become smart." ”

Zhu Biao nodded, if he was in a bad mood today, and he met someone to show off his cleverness, he would naturally have a bad impression of him.

However, Zhu Biao also understands that the prince is right in front of him, and he inevitably wants to show himself, since he is outstanding in literature and is Song Lian's nephew, Zhu Biao should also give a little thin face.

Zhu Biao said with a smile: "Since Wu Bozong has seen it, let's take a look at Guo Chong again." ”

After a while, Guo Chong was led here, he heard that Song Lian wanted to see him, so he hurriedly tidied up his clothes and walked over, Song Lian asked him a few words cordially, Guo Chong's response was also very good, and finally encouraged him and let him go back.

Zhu Biao and Song Lian also turned around and prepared to return to the palace, and on the way Song Lian said: "Guo Chong is young, he has more than enough knowledge but his bearing is a little insufficient, I am afraid it is rare to be the champion." ”

Zhu Biao was reflecting on himself at this time, and he didn't feel anything when he saw Wu Bozong, but after seeing Guo Chong, the comparison came out all of a sudden, and it had nothing to do with knowledge.

But to be honest, even Wu Bozong didn't give him any amazing feeling, whether it was his appearance or bearing.

Zhu Biao didn't realize it before, like Song Lian, Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, Yang Xian and others are all dignified, and the generals may be rough in appearance, but they are also self-sacking, and they are extraordinary.

In fact, Zhu Biao is used to staying with the best people in the world, but now he can't look down on these imperial examination scholars, they don't have decades of tempering.

Zhu Biao said that he was very disappointed, no wonder he had not heard of any amazing characters in the Hongwu Dynasty, the best two people in this session were also very average in Zhu Biao's eyes, the upper limit was six books and the like, far inferior to Yang Xian Hu Weiyong, not to mention Li Shanchang Liu Bowen.

Zhu Biao sighed, and Song Lian also heard his disappointment, and said: "The imperial examination is not a masterpiece from generation to generation, Wu Bozong and Guo Chong and others are very good, and there may be no room for growth and breakthrough if you sharpen it well." ”

The Zhu family had no choice but to nod, it was true that his expectations were too high, and how could it be so easy for Zai Fu's talent to appear.

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