Gu Zheng slapped his thigh, stood up and wanted to send a message to General Gu and his wife, the two elders were not in the mansion these days, otherwise they would have to wait for news in the front hall together.

"I'm also going to write a letter to my grandmother, and she'll be happy to know that my eldest brother has won the first place."

Ran Qiunian said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, a panting little guy ran outside the courtyard, with surprise on his face, and shouted from afar: "I have won it, and my young master has won the first place!" ”

It turned out that this belated little guy was the one they sent to see the list early in the morning, and for this belated message, Ran Qiunian and Gu Zheng looked at each other, and suddenly laughed dumbly.

"By the way, a name named Liu Yufei that I asked you to pay attention to before, is it on the list?"

Although the letter brought by this little guy is outdated, there is still news that she cares about very much, whether Liu Yufei has a gold list title.

"The small ones look at the end of the list one by one, I didn't see this name, maybe I didn't pass the test."

The little guy was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied, and began to rejoice in his heart, fortunately, he felt that even if the young master was not ranked high, he would not rank high even if he won the jinshi, so he would start looking for it from the end to save trouble, otherwise, after seeing that the young master of the table won the first place, how could he hold anything else in his mind?

Ran Qiunian didn't care about these, she was relieved to know that Liu Yufei didn't get into the Jinshi, sure enough, Liu Yufei didn't have this talent, no matter how many times she tried again, I believe that the result would not change anything.

In the champion building on the other side, the movers who were anxiously waiting for the results of their respective examinations also knew that the current branch would not be from the champion building, but a man surnamed Xiao from the General's Mansion, and he was suddenly curious and envious.

The envoys of the government roll call gave the names of the second, ninth, and twenty-third places in the building, and those who did not hear their names were disappointed.

Among them, only one person was as heavy as water, and after listening to the roll call of the government, he neither stepped forward to congratulate those Jinshi and the first son, nor did he talk to his classmates, but got up and went back to his room silently.

Liu Yufei's face was very ugly, he had always been conceited and talented, but he didn't even catch a fellow jinshi, how could he not make him angry? What made him even more depressed was that the first place in the current science conference was Xiao Yin.

Xiao Yin! Liu Yufei gritted his teeth and pronounced the name, his eyes full of distorted jealousy. His eyes swept to the small table full of books, and he stepped forward to sweep all the pen and ink on the table to the ground.

The sound of metal landing sounded in his ears, Liu Yufei subconsciously looked over, and the fine iron token engraved with the emblem of the Duke of Qi on the ground was shining with a silver luster, which made him stunned.

On that day, Splendid City bid farewell to Qi Ruoyun, and the token that the little grandfather gave him with his own hands allowed him to one day use this card to a certain position in the Duke of Qi.

Originally, Liu Yufei couldn't figure out why Qi Ruoyun looked at him differently, and he didn't dare to believe his words easily, but now he would try to fall into the first place, and he must not just return to Splendid City in disgrace.

Liu Yufei picked up the fine iron token on the ground, rubbed the delicate lines on it, and made up his mind in his heart.

In the General's Mansion, after the initial surprise, as Xiao Yin began to prepare for the palace test in a few days, the jubilant and lively atmosphere in the mansion also subsided slightly.

Although General Gu Lao issued an order not to allow the people in the palace to speculate on the results of the palace examination, everyone knew that if there was no accident today, this subject champion must be Xiao Yin.

How much glory does it have to be a three-yuan champion? Just from the people who have been handing posts, gifts, and sets to the house in the past few days, you can see one or two.

Fortunately, the Gu family is upright, and the two elders of the Gu family are not short-sighted people, these gift-givers and door-to-door people are all blocked by them, so that these people will not have the opportunity to disturb Xiao Yin.

On the day of the palace test, Xiao Yin lined up with all the scholars, stood at the front, and was led into the main hall by the palace people. Hundreds of civil and military officials were lined up on both sides, with a long table and pen and ink in the middle, and the two stood in separate columns, standing on both sides of the long table.

After everyone arrived, the emperor was late, and the officials and scholars bowed down one after another, shouting long live.

"Zhong Aiqing is flat." The emperor seems to have just passed the age of his establishment, and he is in the prime of life, and there is a decisive momentum between his eyebrows, which makes him weaken a little of the gentleness and kindness revealed in his temperament.

"Today, I am here with hundreds of civil and military officials, selecting pillars for the imperial court, since you are today's scholars, you should be called the protégé of the Son of Heaven, and you don't need to be restrained."

Although the emperor seemed very kind, the scholars did not dare to relax in the slightest.

Xiao Yin was at the top, closest to the emperor. Opposite him, who was in the forefront like him, was the second place in the examination - Guan Xiu. The reason why Xiao Yin noticed this person was also very simple, because he had been watching himself.

Noticing Xiao Yin's gaze, Guan Xiu put away the different color in his eyes, and was about to nod to him with a little reserve, but when he saw Xiao Yin withdraw his gaze again, the arrogance on Guan Xiu's face almost couldn't be maintained.

The emperor took in the looks on the faces of the people below, and compared with most of the pale and restrained scholars, Xiao Yin and Guan Xiu, who were standing at the forefront, looked extremely calm, which made the emperor full of interest.

For these two people, the emperor has heard of it, and the talent of the two of them is also the most satisfactory to the emperor.

"Above."

The emperor motioned to the palace people around him to make the topic public, and the bias of the question was to embarrass them and test their adaptability.

"Today's exam questions are from Mr. Chunqiu's notebook "Taiping Allusions" for the benefit of the people......"

As the herald read out the exam questions to be placed on the holy decree in the morning, the emperor's eyes were also quite expectant, wanting to see whether everyone was dazed or anxious, especially Xiao Yin and Guan Xiu, the two scholars he was most concerned about, how would they react?

To the emperor's disappointment, whether it was Xiao Yin or Guan Xiu, after listening to the exam questions read out by the herald, there was no difference in the slightest.

Mr. Chunqiu's manuscripts are not very extant, and most of them are solitary books, which are collected in the family and are almost never passed on.

Guan Xiu was born in a scholarly family in Shuzhong, with a rich family history and a rich collection of books, so he naturally read "Taiping Allusions", he glanced at Xiao Yin, who had no expression, with a little pride, and began to answer the questionnaire.

Those scholars who also rushed to the palace because they had not read this book and had no hope of rushing to the palace test, also cast sympathetic glances at Xiao Yin, in the eyes of everyone, Xiao Yin, who was born in the General's Mansion, and Mr. Chunqiu's manuscript must not be able to hit one place.

Who doesn't know that those martial artists are all heavy on martial arts and light on literature, and I'm afraid they haven't even repaired the library pavilion.

But Xiao Yin has really read this book.

After hearing the herald's announcement, Xiao Yin's mind came up with the scene of Ran Qiunian holding those ancient books in front of him as if he were offering treasures.

In order to supervise whether he had finished reading the book, during the initial period, Ran Qiunian went to his study every day to inquire under the pretext of inquiring, which made him cry and laugh.

Xiao Yin's expression was warm, and he didn't care about the good show eyes cast around him, he put away his thoughts, typed a first draft in his mind, wrote down little by little, occasionally polished a little, and soon wrote down his opinions.

While it was still early, he copied it again. Put down the pen and wait for the palace people to take away the rice paper on the case.

Because many people have not read "Taiping Allusions", they feel that the palace test is hopeless, and they retreat in their hearts. Only a few people have seen the loopholes in this topic, although it is quoted from Mr. Chunqiu's notes, but what the emperor wants is their opinion on the word "benefiting the people".

I haven't watched "Taiping Allusions", although I have lost some advantages, but if I solve the problem well, it is not without the possibility of hitting the point.

After all, the emperor did not intend to fail most of the scholars, and the selection of the palace examination was to supplement the fresh blood of the imperial court, and he would never put the cart before the horse, and deliberately put the cart before the horse, and deliberately came up with some questions that no one could answer.

The time for a stick of incense soon came, and many people watched the palace people take away the rice paper on the case with earthy faces. Guan Xiu was very confident in the answer sheet he wrote, and he couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yin on the other side, but saw that Xiao Yin was still the same indifferent attitude as he was at the beginning.

I'd like to see if you're really confident or if you're pretending to be light! Guan Xiu was very unconvinced by this young man who snatched the first place in his own test.

Whoever has been called a young genius since he was a child, but he was suddenly crushed by a little-known kid, and this person is a few points younger than himself, I am afraid that it will be difficult to accept it for a while.

Guan Xiu regarded Xiao Yin as his lifelong enemy.

"Wonderful, wonderful!" The emperor picked out one of the ten carefully selected case files sent to him, and looked at the strong words on it with admiration, "I didn't expect that there are still people in the imperial examination today who can have such profound insights into the "Taiping Allusions", which is really terrifying." ”

Guan Xiu knew when he heard that this was mostly his own answer, he was confident, among the scholars present, he had the opportunity to read "Taiping Allusions", and his literary talent must be the first among them.

He glanced at Xiao Yin on the other side with a little regret, although Xiao Yin's gaze did not look at him, but this did not prevent Guan Xiu from feeling a little pity, if this person who would take the first place in the examination also had the opportunity to read Mr. Chunqiu's notes, the competition between the two of them would be truly fair.

The next moment, the emperor opened his mouth to the scholars with different expressions below: "These ten answer sheets have their own merits, and only this one is the most worthy of the top talent." ”

The emperor's words made Guan Xiu's face a little unconcealed excitement, but after listening to his next sentence, he looked directly at Xiao Yin.

"Xiao Huiyuan, you really surprised me, I didn't expect you to have such insight into Mr. Chunqiu's notes at such a young age, it seems that the name of the champion of the current department belongs to you."

Everyone was in an uproar, and the smile on Guan Xiu's face froze even more halfway, and he looked at Xiao Yin in disbelief, he had really read Mr. Chunqiu's notes?