Cao Zhi was suddenly named on such an occasion, and he was a little panicked.

Originally, he was not afraid, and he was a little disdainful when he looked at the nervous appearance of several other people, but when he really appeared on this occasion, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Without him, there are too many people.

Not to mention that once he was named by the emperor, he felt that the eyes of everyone in the audience were focused on him, giving him a feeling of being in the spotlight, and that kind of gaze was not like a line of sight, but like a knife.

Taking a deep breath, Cao Zhi forced himself to calm down.

"No...... No, Your Majesty, it is the first time for the minister to see His Majesty in the Fengtian Palace, Your Majesty is mighty, and the ministers are in awe. ”

Guo Peng nodded.

"Usually when I meet you, Lone is not dressed so formally, and it is normal that you haven't seen it."

Then, Guo Peng looked at the other two of Wen Jushi.

"Which of you two is Ma Tan?"

Ma Jian trembled, his breathing stagnated, he almost fell to the ground in fright, and he took a step forward with the uneasiness in his heart.

"Minister...... The minister is Ma Yan. ”

Guo Peng then looked at this tall and handsome young man.

and the three words [Lost Street Pavilion] are forever bound together, and the legendary man Ma Tan who can't be separated.

Stand in front of yourself now.

Of course, Guo Peng will not be surprised, there has already been a qualitative difference in the status of the two sides, there is no surprise or anything, it is too funny.

But there is curiosity.

Being able to win the identity of the first official champion of the first formal imperial examination in history under his own layer of design, Ma Jian is indeed extraordinary and talented, which cannot be denied.

"Ma Tan, young Chang, I heard that you are the fifth son in your family?"

Ma Yan swallowed his saliva, nodded, and opened his somewhat dry mouth: "Yes, minister, it is the fifth son in the family." ”

"Uncle Ji, there is also a young, well, this time in the exam, you did so well and became the champion, better than your brothers, how do you feel?"

Guo Peng looked at Ma Jian with a smile.

Even if Ma Tan had feelings, he didn't dare to show half of it in front of the emperor, for fear of making the emperor unhappy.

"Chen, it's just a fluke, the minister doesn't have too much talent."

"An exam can be regarded as a fluke if you play well occasionally, but this is three exams for three consecutive days, and the three exams are added together to calculate the total score, a total score of three hundred points, and you get two hundred and ninety-one points, is this a fluke? If this is a fluke, what do you let the Bangyan and Tanhua behind you think of you? ”

Guo Peng burst out laughing.

So Jiang Wan smiled awkwardly, and Cao Zhi pursed his lips disdainfully.

"Minister......

Ma Tan was taken aback, and he didn't know what to say.

"No, Ma Yan, you don't look like a person who has no guts, when you went to inspect the examination room alone, you saw with your own eyes that you were cooking and eating in the examination room with a small pot and a charcoal fire, so calm and relaxed, at first glance, you are a person with full confidence and confidence, why are you so cautious in front of Lonely?"

Guo Peng joked with a smile, and didn't mean to let Ma Jian go at all.

Jiang Wan and Cao Zhi looked at Ma Jian in some surprise.

The guy who cooked and ate in the exam room turned out to be this champion?!

Hey!

The psychological quality is inevitably too good, why can't you speak when you see the emperor?

This kind of thing is what Ma Jian wants to complain about - who made you, the emperor, so powerful and so terrifying?

Who dares to make a mistake in front of you?

If you come to proctor, you see if I dare to move!

Ma Tan wanted to cry without tears.

I just want to pretend to show my literary talent and show my calmness, but I was looked at by the emperor, is there anything more embarrassing than this kind of thing?

Most likely, there is none.

"Minister...... The minister is guilty......"

"What is the sin?"

Guo Peng shook his head with a smile: "What you did did did not violate any of the exam rules, so the examiner planned to trouble you, but was stopped by Lone, who wanted to see what results such a calm and relaxed person could achieve, and as a result, he won the exam." ”

Guo Peng walked around Ma Jian a few times.

Then he looked at Jiang Wan.

"Jiang Wan, although your ranking is lower than the two of them, but Lone looked at your test paper and felt that your talent was not below the two of them, but the score was different, and you became the third, which does not bury your talent, you are also in Lone's eyes."

Guo Peng stretched out his hand and patted Jiang Wan's shoulder: "May you be an official and administrative, as honest and pure as your writings." ”

Jiang Wan looked up in amazement, and when he saw Guo Peng's face full of smiles, he suddenly felt a little indescribable in his heart.

Withdrawing his hand, Guo Peng slowly spoke.

"Champion, Bangyan, Tanhua, this is another name given by Lone to the top three, it is Lone's own thought, and it has nothing to do with others, the three of you have taken these three titles, which can be regarded as eternal glory, and this glory will accompany you for a lifetime, so that you will leave a name in history.

However, Ma Yan, Cao Zhi, Jiang Wan, you must not think that you will definitely be able to leave a name in history now, whether you can leave a name in history, it depends on whether you work hard or not, whether you persist or not, whether you make mistakes or not, winning such a title does not mean glory and wealth, but it means a heavy responsibility. ”

Saying this, Guo Peng walked around to the Wuju trio again, looked at them, and then patted them on the shoulders one by one.

"Xu Miao, Zhang Xiong, Liu Shan, good, good man, you are not scholars, but with your own hard work and efforts, you are also champions, Bangyan, Tanhua, Gu said, Wenju and Wuju have the same status, there is no difference between Wenju and Wuju, the difference is whether you can contribute to the dynasty in the future."

What an honor it is to be patted on the shoulder by the emperor and shout a good man, and the Wuju trio immediately blushed.

Wu Zhuangyuan Xu Miao said loudly: "The minister is a villain, ploughing in the fields, illiterate, unreasonable, starving, just begging not to be starved to death, fortunately His Majesty is drawn between the ranks, Rong Chen entered the Shouyang Mountain to lecture on martial arts to read and understand the long knowledge, the minister has today, this body has long been dedicated to His Majesty, His Majesty but driven, the minister is willing to be a pawn for His Majesty!" ”

It's quite standard, and it doesn't look like a soldier in the traditional sense at all.

The Wenju trio cast some surprised eyes, as if they had just realized that the winners of the martial arts exam were also the kind of people who could speak, write, and draw.

The high-ranking officials in the palace also seem to realize that martial arts are not only the only ones who can choose martial artists, but all of them are reasonable and well-known talents in both civil and military affairs.

This Yangshan martial arts hall is really not simple.

Guo Peng is very satisfied with such a statement.

also started in the army, and the reason why his life took off was because he participated in the battle against the Yellow Turban Army, and stood out as a military general under Lu Zhi, and the positions he held later were all generals.

So he has a special fondness for these awesome guys.

"Okay, remember the hardships you have endured, don't forget, don't forget how you came all the way, and in the future, you will also tell your descendants such things, so that your descendants will also know how you became famous in history from a peasant family."

Guo Peng laughed and said: "Lone is very much looking forward to seeing you, and you, together on the battlefield, invincible, Lone looks forward to you can use your practical skills to prove to Lone that you are no worse than this group of generals who have made the achievements of founding the country." ”

"Yes!"

Xu Miao bowed.

"Yes!"

Zhang Xiong and Liu Shan saluted together.

Seeing this scene, Guo Peng's heart faintly looked forward to it, he always felt that these young people full of vitality could bring him some very good surprises, and they would not live up to his expectations.