"Student Shen Chongming, see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live." Shen Chongming bowed his head and fell to the ground.

"Hehe, excuse me." Emperor Jiajing said kindly, Shen Chongming thanked him again, and then stood up.

"Who wrote that article of yours?" Emperor Jiajing asked straight to the point.

"If you go back to the emperor, it was made by the tall people for the students." Shen Chongming's answer was also unthinking, in front of the pervasive Jinyi Guard, it was unwise to hide anything from the emperor, and the best way was to state it truthfully.

"Well, it's no wonder that the first half of the text is brilliant, so why does the second half become a preface and a follow-up?" Emperor Jiajing was very puzzled about this question, if he hadn't risen up for a moment and wanted to take a look at his test papers in advance, he was afraid that he would have failed this time.

"This ...... Don't hide it from the emperor, students are more forgetful, and they forget part of an article they memorize when they enter the examination room, so they put it together by themselves. Shen Chongming said with some embarrassment.

Li Fang on the side couldn't help laughing, this young man is too nervous, he dares to go to such an important thing.

"Well, I like people who tell the truth." Emperor Jiajing bowed slightly, and on the surface, he no longer pursued this matter, Shen Chongming heard it, and breathed a long sigh of relief, although he had long expected this result, but it was inevitable to worry.

"Although the second half of the article you did was a patchwork, there was some truth to what you said. I ask you, what is the heart of an emperor in your heart? ”

"This ......, Your Majesty, the student feels that answering this question in front of you is a bit of a problem, can you not answer it?" Shen Chongming said cautiously. As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, and the emperor's mind is sometimes difficult to figure out, once he says the wrong thing, he is afraid that he will be killed if he can't get out of this door.

"Hehe, but it doesn't hurt to say it, even if it's wrong, I won't blame you." Emperor Jiajing seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and he could see Shen Chongming's worries at a glance.

The emperor has said this, whether it is true or not, if he doesn't answer, it won't be a lift.

After pondering for a while, Shen Chongming said cautiously: "The student thinks that the heart of the emperor is the heart of the father, as long as he cares about his people, he is a good emperor." ”

"Do I care about my people?" Emperor Jiajing said with a smile.

"Of course I do." Shen Chongming couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead, it wasn't that Emperor Jiajing's aura was too strong, it was that the power of life and death in his hands was too terrifying.

"I have said that I don't like to hear lies. I don't go to court every day, I just sit here and cultivate, how can I care about my people? Emperor Jiajing stared at Shen Chongming and asked.

"If I go back to the emperor, I will have a vast area and tens of thousands of people, but I am afraid that the Buddha will not be able to care about everything. The reason why the students say that the emperor cares about the people of the world is because the emperor has appointed meritocracy to govern my world and care about the people of the world. Shen Chongming hurriedly explained.

"Hehe, appoint meritocracy? Since it is the appointment of meritocracy, why is Yan Song scolded by the world? You know, he was picked up by me. Emperor Jiajing said with a smile, feeling that he was not wrong, this kid is quite good at talking.

The students felt that although there were criticised officials like Lord Yan Song in the court, there were also officials like Lord Xu Jie who were respected by the people of the world, and it could only be said that Yan Song had lived up to the emperor's expectations of him. And knowing people and knowing faces but not hearts, according to rumors, Lord Yan Song was also a learned Confucian and a model of filial piety in the eyes of the world, and it was inevitable that the emperor would be deceived by his appearance. Shen Chongming looked at Emperor Jiajing's expression and said.

"Yes, knowing people and knowing faces but not hearts, although some people are full of benevolence and morality, but they are ruthless in doing things, and they will kill others casually, do you think such people should be used?" Emperor Jiajing looked at Shen Chongming and smiled.

Shen Chongming was stunned, but he understood the meaning of Emperor Jiajing's words, which was clearly talking about Xu Jie!

"The student feels that as long as he can serve the emperor and care about the livelihood of the people in the world for the emperor, such a person can still be used." When he said this, Shen Chongming was very entangled in his heart, and it was really twisted to elevate the enemy.

"That's right, talent is rare, and it should be okay to indulge him." Emperor Jiajing sighed with emotion, and then asked with a smile: "By the way, how about your advertisement, I heard Liu Shouyou say that I have made a lot of money." ”

Shen Chongming breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the assessment is in the past. "Emperor Xie cares, and the wide publicity of the students is a small fight, but every time he makes a profit, he will take the initiative to pay taxes and silver to the yamen, and he has never concealed it."

"Hehe, it's a good job, I helped you calculate it the day before yesterday, for now, the tax you pay every year can support seventeen four-grade officials." Emperor Jiajing's words made Shen Chongming shudder, this master's methods are really powerful, he can know such a little thing.

"Emperor Xie cares, and the students must make persistent efforts to share their worries for the emperor." Shen Chongming almost patted his chest and promised.

"Well, I've written it down, go ahead." Emperor Jiajing smiled, and Shen Chongming was also relaxed and safe.

"Brother Shen, where have you been?" Watching Shen Chongming return to the banquet, Shi Bingzheng couldn't help but wonder. This walk is an hour, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't walk around in the palace, he would have gone looking for him a long time ago.

"It's nothing, when will this banquet end?" Shen Chongming looked at the dishes on the table that had hardly been touched and said. The standard of this dinner is too high, and everyone doesn't dare to mess around at all, just talk in a low voice, and make some friends for their future careers.

"I don't know, Lord Gao was still there just now?" Shi Bingzheng looked back and forth, but did not find Gao Gong's figure.

Gao Gong couldn't stand this kind of atmosphere that could be seen or eaten, and he estimated that he would almost withdraw first, and he didn't have the slightest worry about his disciple going to see Emperor Jiajing, this kid was the same as a monkey spirit, and he would definitely be able to make the emperor happy.

"Alright, let's go." Shen Chongming looked back and forth, got up and walked towards the little eunuch on the side, said a few polite words, and walked towards the palace gate under the leadership of the little eunuch.

The champions, Bangyan, and Tanhua are all gone, and the rest of the scholars are not left, and they also know that they are a foil, and several officials of the Ministry of Rites just sat down with everyone and talked with the three top leaders, and they didn't have anything to do with themselves.

When I returned to the studio, it was sunset. It's also strange to say that Xiao Pengcheng originally thought that he would wait outside the palace gate, but when he left the palace, he saw a figure. And the three of them entered the palace to face the saints, and they didn't even bring a copper plate with them, so they could only return on foot.

I didn't eat or drink in the morning, and I didn't eat or drink for lunch when I entered the palace, and the imperial city was far away from the restaurant, and I almost didn't die of exhaustion all the way down.

"Three sons, what are you ......" The little third son who came out when he heard the knock on the door couldn't help but wonder when he saw the embarrassed looks of the three of them.

"Quick, go next door and please eat on the hour, I'm starving." Shen Chongming gave an order, and walked in with the other two people, as soon as he opened the door, the smell of wine came to his face, and when he saw it again, Xiao Pengcheng was lying on the dining table and falling asleep.

"This kid, it turns out that he ran back to get away, alas." The new champion muttered, leaned against the door crookedly and gasped, maybe he was the most embarrassed new champion in history.

After a good meal and drink, the three of them helped Xiao Pengcheng, who was still sleeping darkly, into the bedroom. Although the courtyard I bought is not small, there are also a lot of employees in the studio, in addition to the office place, there are three bedrooms, one for the five night vigil guys, one for the third son, and the remaining one is Xiao Pengcheng's bedroom, but these days, several people live here, and a room is made into the appearance of the Guozijian dormitory, but the place is twice the size of the Guozijian, and it is spacious to live in.

In the middle of the night, except for the drunken Xiao Pengcheng, who fell asleep, the other three couldn't sleep, out of the excitement in their hearts, but more worried about the outside.

As a champion, Shi Bingzheng felt a lot of pressure, because he was disgraceful as a champion. It's like a cheating student who wanted to pass the exam, but he didn't expect to be the first in the class, and behind the brilliance is more of a weak heart.

And throughout history, people who enter the career as champions are basically unknown later, which is a very serious psychological obstacle for Shi Bingzheng, who also has lofty ideals in his heart, for fear that he will follow in the footsteps of his predecessors.

For Wang Ziming of Bangyan, the mood is also the same as Shi Bingzheng, although he is Bangyan, but there is no foundation in the court, it is very likely to go to the Hanlin Academy to revise the history books, and since then he has been unknown, but he is afraid that he will not want to become an important minister of the court until he is old!

And Shen Chongming was worried about Xu Jie, although Emperor Jiajing valued himself very much through the situation. But Shen Chongming, who knows a little about history, knows that Emperor Jiajing is already old and may leave the west at any time. At that time, Gao Gong alone will not be the opponent of Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng at all, once they really intend to suppress themselves, the future will be bleak.

Shaking his head, Shen Chongming smiled, and said in his heart: "Why do you want to do this, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, you should pretend to be a grandson, you should be a fool and a fool, I don't believe that I can't fight two ancients with my experience of 500 years!" ”