From shipbuilding to personnel selection, from determining the route to finding suitable supply points and landing points, it is estimated that these preparations are written in a thick stack of plans, and there are only two pieces of paper as an answer sheet for the palace examination.

Yang Zheng only wrote the general idea, almost wrote more than 1,000 words, and among the many answer sheets, it is definitely a long article.

Compared with the provincial examination, the palace examination is much simpler, and it is only after passing five levels and cutting six generals among tens of thousands of students to enter this Chongzheng Palace, the basic skills of literature and calligraphy will not be too different.

Therefore, in the temple examination, luck is also a large part, there is only one question, some students are good at internal affairs, some students are good at law, and some students are good at taxes.

The topic happens to be your specialty, so you will naturally have some advantages.

Border troubles are like mountains on the shoulders of the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, especially the Khitan, which has been the confidant of the Central Plains Dynasty since the Five Dynasties period, after the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty, due to the loss of the natural barrier of Yanyun, the Khitan was able to directly attack the hinterland and even Kaifeng through the vast plain.

Under such a threat, most readers have a certain understanding of the problem of border troubles.

Most candidates have already written their answers in the morning, and this question is not very difficult.

The answers are also varied, most of them are some methods such as negotiation, opening mutual markets, strict precautions and other previous experience, all of which are human spirits, and answering from these aspects can give the examiner and the official a mature and stable impression even if it is a cliché.

At sunset, Yang Zheng and a group of candidates, who had finished handing in the answer sheets, slowly walked out of the Donghua Gate under the guidance of the inner servants, and stood outside the Donghua Gate, Yang Zheng was in a trance.

In the palace test, although there is the idea of breaking the jar and breaking it, how can it not be the unwillingness in the heart to make trouble, since it has come to this era of hardship and difficulty, how can there be no trace of luck in the heart, so that this rich and peaceful Song Dynasty does not have to experience the difficulty of Jingkang.

Hundreds of test papers, ten examiners, each examiner will read it and write a mark.

The best one is marked with "A", the second is marked with "B", and the second is marked with "C".

The ten test papers with the most grades will be sent to Zhao Zhen for Zhao Zhen to review.

These ten examination papers will be the top ten in this imperial examination, and unless there are major changes, there will generally be no changes.

Zhao Zhen hand-picked the top three, which is commonly known as the champion, the list eye, and the flower.

The time has passed, and at this time, the gathering place of several green buildings and tile houses in Kaifeng Mansion is still brightly lit, and the sound of silk and bamboo is endless.

In the vertical arch hall of the palace, Zhao Zhen still reviewed the fold, and after writing a quasi-word with a cinnabar pen on the last fold, he put down the red pen, picked up the ginseng tea that was already slightly cool, and drank two sips.

Some slightly bitter ginseng tea entered the abdomen, and a trace of warmth was born in the body, soothing the tired body, Zhao Zhen picked up the hall on the side and looked at it.

The worst of the ten papers had five A and five B, and the most had eight A and two B.

Picking up the one with the most armor, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but look at the name, and when he saw that it was not Yang Zheng, he was slightly relieved, and then picked up the second one, but it was still not.

The third, and not ...

Until the tenth part, Yang Zheng's name was not found, and Zhao Zhen was completely relieved.

After reading all the test papers again, the examiners he chose were all capable ministers with honest reputations and outstanding literary talents, and their rankings were very suitable, so he didn't have to bother with anything.

picked up the red pen, and prepared to put the words on the upper batch, and let them prepare for the list.

"Father..."

When I picked up the red pen, I saw Fukang, who had grown into a girl, walking over with a plate.

"Fu'er, why don't you sleep so late?"

Zhao Zhen asked softly, his face full of pity.

"Of course, it's to bring porridge to my father, I've been cooking it for several hours, try it!"

Fukang put the plate on the table, picked up the porridge and handed it to Zhao Zhen as if he was invited.

"Okay, Father, try it!"

Zhao Zhen took the porridge and said happily, her daughter has grown up and knows that she feels sorry for her father.

"How?" Seeing that Zhao Zhen took a bite, the expression on his face was a little weird, and Fukang asked expectantly.

"Not bad, not bad!" Zhao Zhen endured the discomfort, swallowed the porridge in his mouth, and said reluctantly, this must have been made by his daughter, the oil was a little too much, the salt may have been forgotten, the porridge was cooked for too long, and it must have taken a lot of time.

"Really?" Fukang said happily.

"Really, of course it's true", Zhao Zhen said affirmatively, to prove what he said, he swallowed the porridge in three or two bites and swallowed it.

"That's good," Fukang said with satisfaction as he took Zhao Zhen's empty bowl.

"Father, how did Brother Yang Zheng do in the exam? Is it the champion? ”

Seeing Zhao Zhen pick up the red pen, Fukang next to him asked in a low voice.

"It's not that simple..."

Zhao Zhen stretched out his hand and nodded Fukang's forehead, and said angrily, no wonder he was so filial all of a sudden, it turned out that he was inquiring about the news.

"Brother Yang Zheng is so powerful, father..."

In the heart of Princess Fukang, who is already thirteen years old, Yang Zheng is already the most powerful, and he is the champion.

"Fu'er is obedient, these are the scores of the examiners, and my father believes in them..."

Zhao Zhen said to his daughter in a harmonious voice.

"I don't care..."

Fukang's eyes were filled with tears, and he looked at Zhao Zhen pitifully, and he was already crying when he spoke.

"Fu'er..., that's it, I'll ask someone to find his test paper and talk about it, okay?"

In the face of Fukang's tried and tested moves, Zhao Zhen surrendered obediently and said helplessly.

"Father is the best..."

After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, Fukang immediately burst into tears and smiled, happily kissed Zhao Zhen on the cheek, lifted the skirt and walked out of the door happily.

"Father, I'm going back to sleep"

Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and asked someone to go to the Ministry of Rites early tomorrow morning to get Yang Zheng's answer sheet, get up and walk to the harem Zhang Guifei's bedroom.

Early the next morning, when the refreshed Zhao Zhen came to the Vertical Arch Palace, Yang Zheng's answer sheet had already been placed on his imperial case, and when he picked up the test paper, he saw that there were ten C's on it.

"Strange..."

Zhao Zhen looked at these ten Cs, and was a little surprised in his heart, since there was a palace exam, there had never been such a situation, the ten examiners all scored the worst, and the birth of the Jinshi was a little reluctant, and it was completely okay to stop.

Picking up the test paper, the handwriting was decent, and he looked curiously, what kind of test paper made the ten examiners invariably give the worst score.

“… I heard that there is a large island in the north of Fusang Country, the area is the same as that of Dazhou, the island is open, the pasture is abundant, the climate is suitable, and it can be used as a place for raising war horses..."

When Zhao Zhen saw this, he also had an urge to mark this test paper with a C in his heart, but there was a voice in his heart that told him that if Yang Zheng had something to say, it would be a great opportunity to change the long-term shortage of war horses in the Great Song Dynasty.

"If it's possible, why not give you a champion!"

After reading the test paper word by word, Zhao Zhen held back his excitement and muttered to himself.

Holding the test paper, Zhao Zhen didn't care about anything else, and walked around the hall in a stirring mood, although the test paper was just a simple idea, it seemed a little fantastical, but even if there was a 1 in 10,000 chance of success, Zhao Zhen also decided to give it a try.

"Go and call all the ministers and the examiners of this palace examination!"