The six yamen are outside the palace city, Wendong Wuxi, outside the east wall is the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry and other official offices, and the west wall is the military yamen such as the Zhuwei Mansion, the Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple. The examination was presided over by the Ministry of Rites, and the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites set up a separate courtyard next to it, called the "South Courtyard of the Ministry of Rites", which was dedicated to handling the imperial examination. The list will be released on the east wall of the south courtyard, a specially built wall, more than a foot high, and in front of the wall is an open space and a wall.

The list written on golden paper was posted on the pink and white wall, a few people were happy and a few people were lost, and there were two heavens of ice and fire under the list. When he saw that his name was at the top of the list and won the Huiyuan, Jiang Anyi was stunned after being happy, and the respectful voice in his ears became illusory and unreal.

Zhang Zhicheng ranked second, Fan Shiben was ranked one hundred and seventy-sixth, and all three of them were selected as Gongshi, known as the "Three Heroes of Tongfu". Tongfu Hotel suddenly became lively. The shopkeeper's face was full of joy and congratulations, and asked a few masters to leave Mobao, the head of the shopkeeper was higher, and he used a nasal voice to see people talking, and he didn't know that he thought he had won the Huiyuan.

The congratulatory guests continued, the congratulatory stickers piled up, and the three of them were sent to be busy and sweaty, happy. Zhang Yuzhu exchanged the silver for happy money, and scattered it out, and the little girl was so happy that she couldn't care about living at this time.

As soon as Li Shihong left the Tribute Courtyard, he went straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he wanted to give Wei Xiang an explanation. The Prime Minister's Mansion was full of lights, the little master was third in high school, and the house was full of jubilation. Li Shihong was led to the East Academy, and Wei Yishen was reading Jiang Anyi's essay with a calm expression.

Seeing Li Shihong's salute, Wei Yishen put down the article and said, "Sit down." ”

The prime minister can hold the boat in his belly, and on the surface, it seems that Wei Yishen is not happy at all, and the more this is the case, the more cold sweat Li Shihong becomes. He stammered and said: "Enxiang, the late life originally intended to take Yu to become Huiyuan, but unexpectedly, there were three good endowments in this department, and the late life was unpredictable, so he could only boldly speculate, and chose the one that was most like the son as Huiyuan, but unexpectedly, he made a mistake and won Jiang Anyi." ”

Li Shihong eagerly explained, Wei Yi sighed deeply: "I don't blame you for this, just now I read Jiang Anyi, Zhang Zhicheng and Cheng'er's "Sun Wuguang Fu", to be honest, if I didn't know in advance, I wouldn't be able to tell which one was written by Cheng'er, and I don't blame you for this matter." ”

After a few words, Li Shihong put his mind at ease and said goodbye, and when Li Shihong went out, Wei Youcheng turned out from behind the screen and said apologetically: "Cheng'er disappointed grandpa." ”

Wei Yishen laughed loudly: "Cheng'er, you are wrong, grandpa is not disappointed in the slightest. Before the exam, grandpa asked you to compete for Huiyuan, because he was afraid that you would lose your self-motivation. In this examination, Zhang Zhicheng's article should be ranked first, and you are above Jiang Anyi. There is no first, there is no second, you must know that there are countless capable people in the world, and no one can lead again and again. Cheng'er, a success or failure doesn't mean anything, winning is not arrogant, defeat is not discouraged is the key, not to mention Cheng'er, you are not defeated. After the test, there will be a palace test, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer, so you should fight again. ”

"Yes."

Waiting for his grandson to go out confidently, Wei Yishen showed a wry smile on his face, the palace examination system is to prevent the powerful families from monopolizing the imperial examination and blocking the path of the poor family, but I didn't expect that today my family would use the palace examination to prove his talent, which has to be said to be a kind of ridicule. No matter what you say, Cheng'er High School is inevitable, the matter of clearing the fields is imminent, this matter is too wide, and if you are not careful, the Wei family will also be affected, and the most important thing at the moment is this matter, you must think clearly.

The palace test is scheduled for May 15, and the people who have not yet reached the school have taken care of their bags and returned home, preparing to come back in three years, and some people simply live nearby, while studying and waiting, if they do not succeed in this school, Zhang Zhicheng is one of these people.

However, Zhang Zhi's sincerity at this moment is full of energy, you must know that the palace test does not dethrone the tribute, that is to say, the tribute at this moment is already ironclad Jinshi, and winning the Jinshi also means that the future is bright, and an official body is waiting for him. Of course, Zhang Zhicheng will not be satisfied with his Jinshi background, his goal is the first class, and he is the champion.

Fan Shiben does not have the same ambition as Zhang Zhicheng, and being able to get Zhongjin Shi is a consolation to his father and family, of course, it is the greatest wish to take the second grade, as for the first grade, it is the matter of An Yi and Brother Zhang, I will drink the wine in the cup and have fun with my heart.

Most people's mentality is similar to that of Fan Shiben, this time Zechang Academy did well in the exam, Liu Yushan was in sixty-three, Yu Mingde was in twenty-thirty-three, Lin Yizhen was in two hundred and eighty-one, Fang Yuanchen was unlucky, and he fell first.

In the past few days, Li Shihong, Duan Cizong and eighteen officials with the same test have come to the court to receive the gifts, and even the concierge is also excited, thinking about whether they can buy a small courtyard.

Jiang Anyi found that both Li Shihong and Duan Cizong's attitude towards him was not as enthusiastic as Zhang Zhicheng's, which made Jiang Anyi a little confused.

Hanyuan Palace, the first hall of the Imperial Palace, is the place where important ceremonies are held, and the palace test is located here. Hanyuan hall is eleven rooms wide, each face is nearly two zhang wide, more than seven zhang deep, the hall is surrounded by a guardrail corridor, there are Xiangluan, Qifeng two pavilions in front of the east and west sides, it is connected with Hanyuan Hall with a curved ruler-shaped corridor, and it shows its majestic momentum under the light cyan sky.

At the beginning of the day, the morning sun has not risen, and the sky has brightened. Three hundred and sixteen tributes dressed in royal blue new shirts lined up neatly in front of the Hanyuan Palace, full of vigor and spirit, and even the voices of the officials of the Ministry of Rites by name became clear and thick. A little farther away, the spears and halberds are numerous, the wind blows the flags, and the fierce flies, solemn.

After the roll call, in the sound of bell music, the new Kegongshi walked into the Hanyuan Hall under the leadership of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Jiang Anyi and others had performed in the Ministry of Rites in advance, knowing that everything had to be behaved when standing, sitting, walking, and worshipping here, Jiang Anyi felt that he was a little trembling when he walked. "Chao for Tian Shelang, twilight to the Tianzi Hall", for the scholars, to be able to enter the Hanyuan Hall is the most honorable, among the three hundred and sixteen people in the future, there will be many people who will often enter and exit this hall, and set foot on the peak of life here.

The three hundred and sixteen tables were neatly arranged, and everyone sat down in turn, Jiang Anyi was Huiyuan, and his table was facing the dragon chair on the high platform. When he sat down, Jiang Anyi quickly glanced at the throne, his eyes were golden, he didn't dare to look more, and waited with his head down. The hall was quiet, and only four imperial historians walked back and forth, correcting the misconduct of the tributes.

Suddenly, the bell chime sounded, the officials of the Ministry of Rites signaled all beings to bow down, the footsteps climbed the royal platform, the Son of Heaven sat down, everyone bowed three times and bowed nine times, and the mountain shouted long live.

"No courtesy." The deep voice came into the ears, and this should be the royal voice of the Son of Heaven. Jiang Anyi didn't dare to raise his head, and listened quietly.

After the Son of Heaven encouraged everyone a few words, he said: "I have heard that we can know the rise and fall by taking the past as a mirror, and we can know the rise and fall by taking history as a mirror." Wei started from the Warring States Period, encroached on the world, annexed the countries, and became one at home; The law is clear, the law is ordered, and the merit is in the future. Then the descendants of the world are cruel, competing for luxury, and the people are ruined. My ancestor raised a righteous teacher and spoke for the people, and there is today's great Zheng. Since I ascended the throne, I have been dreaming of the law of long-term peace and stability, but the national plan is weak and the army is weak, Fu Ze is not clear, the side is prepared for holes and thorns, and the past does not forget the division of the future. ”

Everyone bowed to their seats again, and there was a question on the table about the meaning of the words of the Son of Heaven just now, in case anyone did not hear clearly. The palace test began, after the Son of Heaven sat down slightly, he got up and left, and in the Hanyuan Palace, Zhang Zhongchang, a scholar of Jixian Palace, was the main examiner, and Wan Youpeng, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, was promoted to the officer, and there were eight examiners with the same examiner, all of whom were born as scholars, and there were four supervisors in the palace who inspected the imperial history back and forth.

There is a certain format for the strategy of the palace test, "The minister is right: Yunyun." The minister is respectful to "the number of words is required to be more than 1,000 words, and the font also has requirements, and there are no principles for the orthodox square light garden, from a certain point of view, the calligraphy of the palace test is more important than the article. The temple examination is one day, the examination is opened, and the paper is handed in at the time of the unitary, if the answer is not completed, a candle will be given to continue to answer the question, and the candle must be handed in.

Jiang Anyi opened the topic and was secretly happy in his heart. Before the middle move, he made up a general history, and he knew the history of the Great Wei Dynasty very well, and he had already read "The Theory of Qin" from the memory of the demons, and the Qin Dynasty and Wei in the space where the demons were located had something in common, as long as one or two changes were made, it was an excellent article.

"The ministers are right: Wei annihilated Qi worship, and the sea, and the princes, and called the emperor in the south, in order to raise the four seas. The people of the world are brilliant to the wind. If so, why? Said: There has been no king for a long time in ancient times...... Therefore, the first king, seeing the end and the beginning, knows the reason for survival and death. It is the way of the herdsmen, and it is just a matter of safety. Although there are retrograde ministers below, there will be no help in response. Therefore, it is said: 'The people can be righteous, and the dangerous people are easy to do wrong', which is also said. You are the Son of Heaven, rich all over the world, and you are the one who kills, and it is right and wrong. Yes, you are right. ”

Submit the paper at the time of unitary. Jiang Anyi, Fan Shiben, Zhang Zhicheng and others slowly walked out of the imperial city, and several of them all stood and looked back, the imperial city in the sunset was majestic and majestic, like a strong ambition in the chest.

On May 17, in the Zichen Palace, Zhang Daxue and Wan Shangshu presented the top ten articles of the palace examination to the imperial review, and the champions of the first class, the list of eyes, and the flowers of the first class were to be approved by the Son of Heaven. There were as many as 300 people who participated in the temple examination, and it was impossible for the Son of Heaven to read everyone's articles.

The top ten only picked out by the world's scholars, the articles are naturally like flowers, seeing the wonders, Shi Shouzhen nodded again and again, and said: "Zhang Qing is attentive, these articles are good, in your opinion, which article is the highest?" ”

Zhang Zhongchang said straightforwardly: "Jiang Anyi's "On the Passing of Wei" is high, pointing out that 'benevolence and righteousness keep the world' is the key, which is deeply in line with the purpose of learning from the past and the present; Zhang Zhicheng's "On the Passing of Wei" thinks that Wei has lost the world because of 'extravagance', and it is also a masterpiece that hits the nail on the head. ”

After a pause, Zhang Zhongchang continued: "Wei Youmin's articles mostly use puppets, neat and majestic, and they are also rare works. ”

In fact, Zhang Zhongchang thinks that Wei Youcheng's article is "fat and barren", which is not as good as what Jiang Zhang did. Two days ago, Wei Xiang made a special trip to discuss the repair of Jixian Palace, and Zhang Zhongchang naturally knew the reason, so this sentence had to be added.

"Oh, the top three this time are the top three in the exam, it seems that Li Shihong and Duan Cizong are fair, and I am very relieved. Zhang Qing, you step aside, leave the article, I will read it carefully, and I will announce the results tomorrow after the court visits. ”

Shi Shouzhen returned to the imperial study, and the ten articles were very good, in addition to the gorgeous rhetoric, all of them had something to say. Shi Shouzhen read them carefully one by one, and didn't feel that noon was about to pass. Princess Anshou pouted and walked in, the imperial study was heavy, and the eunuchs in the palace entered the beheading, and Princess Anshou was the most favored by the Son of Heaven, and the imperial study was just her own hall for her.

"Father, it's such a time, why don't you eat, didn't you promise me to have lunch with my mother today, I'm hungry."

Shi Shouzhen got up with a smile when he heard this, and said, "An Shou, my father is busy with government affairs, and he forgot to eat. Let's go, and my father will accompany you to dinner. ”

An Shou stepped forward and grabbed Shi Shouzhen's hand, the father and daughter laughed and walked back, Princess An Shou asked, "What big deal did the father deal with, and he even forgot to eat?" ”

"I'm about to circle the champion of today's department, do you say it's important?"

"Oh", An Shou immediately became interested, and he has seen countless champion stories in the play, and the talented and beautiful woman is the most attractive to a girl as big as An Shou. An Shou asked, "Who was chosen?" Is it Wei Youcheng? The last time he said that he could win the championship. ”

Shi Shouzhen looked at his daughter who was almost shoulder-high, both happy and emotional, my family has a girl who has just grown up, could it be that An Shou has fallen in love with Wei Youcheng, if it is true, he might as well fulfill them, however, An Shou is still young, at least he has to stay by my side for a year or two.

Shi Shouzhen didn't know what was going on in her belly, and she continued to ask excitedly, "Has anyone even won the three yuan?" ”

The poor scholar in the first few plays was Lian Zhong Sanyuan, what Xie Yuan, Hui Yuan and Zhuangyuan were all in one nest, and finally married a young lady who knew the talents, and slapped the rich old man hard, Princess Anshou was relieved.

Even in the middle of the three yuan? Shi Shouzhen was stunned for a moment, and responded: "Since the opening of the Great Zheng Dynasty, no one has even won three yuan. ”

"How's that going to work?" Princess Anshou was anxious, "Father, you are a wise and martial artist, how can you not have the champion of Lianzhong Sanyuan." ”

The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, An Shou's words touched Shi Shouzhen's weakness, yes, I just want to do something that no one has done before, and create a prosperous era of my Great Zheng Dynasty, you might as well start from this Lianzhong Sanyuan, I know that Jiang Anyi is Xie Yuan when he is in Dezhou, and he will test and Zhonghuiyuan, this palace test is outstanding, and the "Treatise on Wei" can be called the first, this person is not God's gift to me?

Jiang Anyi didn't know that his nobleman was Princess Anshou, because of the princess's words, the first champion of Sanyuan and the first since the founding of Dazheng was born.