Inevitably, the results of this imperial examination still caused an uproar among the scholars.

Without him, there are too few people admitted to this imperial examination.

Only a third of previous years don't.

I don't know who took the lead, but not long after the results of the palace examination were announced, a large number of scholars gathered outside the palace gate, wanting to ask the Son of Heaven for an explanation.

In an inn, the champion Zhou Chang. Li Tai sat by the window in the back, looking at the Luodi scholar who was heading towards the palace gate on the street, his face was not good-looking.

"Brother Zhou, you really don't plan to go?" Li Tai glanced at Zhou Chang, took another sip of the tea cup on the table, and asked.

"Didn't Brother Li go either?" Zhou Chang glanced at Li Tai lightly.

Hearing this, Li Tai smiled bitterly and said, "I want to go, but I also understand that the leader in the minds of these classmates is you, Brother Zhou, not me."

If I go, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public!

You must know, Brother Zhou, you are Xie Yuan of the last Zhejiang Township Examination, and your reputation is far and wide, how can you compare with Brother Foolish? ”

Zhou Chang chuckled disappreciatively and said, "Brother Li is surprised by this, in terms of age, Brother Li, you are several years older.

In terms of prestige, Brother Li, you are a famous family, and the younger brother only has envy! ”

Li Tai is from the same clan as Zuodu Yushi, so there is nothing wrong with Zhou Chang saying this.

But he didn't know that Li Guangtai was not tolerated by the Li family at all because of his personal temperament.

Early on, Li Guangtai's name was crossed out from the family tree by the patriarch of the Li family.

The reason for this is not enough for outsiders to understand.

Therefore, seeing Zhou Chang say this, the bitterness on Li Tai's face became even stronger.

Of course, Li Tai didn't explain to Zhou Chang the family's old sesame rotten grain.

After all, those things are a bit embarrassing to say.

Zhou Chang and Li Tai tested each other, but they both understood that they could not come forward no matter what.

Otherwise, their careers will end there.

After all, today's mediocre reputation is far and wide.

In case they are remembered by such a mediocre emperor, they are afraid that they will not even be able to sleep well in the future, and they are worried day and night in case one day the Jinyi guard suddenly breaks into the door of their house.

Besides, this time I will try to come up with such a topic, and the intention of the Son of Heaven is self-evident.

Because of this, the two who were hand-picked as champions and role models were even more afraid to come forward.

They were afraid of being sprayed with dog blood by those fallen scholars.

After all, judging from the questions of this exam, Zhou Chang and Li Tai, who can be hand-picked as champions and leaders, must be deeply in line with the mind of the Son of Heaven in what is written on the test paper.

Therefore, Zhou Chang and Li Tai have invisibly stood on the opposite side of all the scholars in the world.

At this time, Zhou Chang and Li Tai were suffering but couldn't say it.

Could it be that Zhou Chang wanted to stand up and say that what he said on the test paper was completely from the position of the gentry?

But even if Zhou Chang said so, who would believe it?

After all, the test papers of this meeting have not been announced, and no one believes Zhou Chang's words.

In fact, after the end of the examination, Zhang Lingyang ordered Sun Sheng to burn all the examination papers of the examination.

In addition, Zhang Lingyang also gave a ban order to several examiners: no matter who leaked the content on the exam paper, all the examiners will be imprisoned!

The examiners knew that Zhang Lingyang was not joking.

He really dared to do it.

When encountering such an unprincipled emperor, they, who are courtiers, are also extremely helpless.

Originally, they were counting on Li Guangtai, who was the chief examiner, to be able to argue with reason.

But Li Guangtai has already decided to stand on the emperor's side this time, how can he speak for them?

Now, among Shilin, the most prestigious ones are naturally not Zhou Chang and Li Tai.

It's funny to say, among the scholars, the one with the highest prestige is Zhu Yang, who was hand-picked as a flower explorer.

After all, in the eyes of the scholars, Zhu Yang, who was also born in the first class, did not enter the Hanlin Academy, not to mention, but was also sent to Yangzhou by the Son of Heaven to be promoted by the Salt Department.

Although the salt department is lifted from the five rank of officials, and is notoriously poor.

But in the eyes of the scholars, Zhu Yang was deposed by the saint, and he was afraid that he would never come out in the future.

After all, according to the past practice of the Great Zhou, only when you enter the Hanlin Academy can you have the opportunity to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister.

And this opportunity was not given to Zhu Yang.

This is not deliberately assigned by the Son of Heaven, what is it?

Therefore, after the results were announced, countless scholars went to visit Zhu Yang, hoping that Zhu Yang could become their leader and take the lead in making trouble outside the palace gate.

After hearing the news, Zhu Yang smiled bitterly.

After all, what he wrote on the test is unknown to others, isn't it clear to Zhu Yang himself?

Therefore, in the face of the excited scholars, Zhu Yang explained with a wry smile: "After all, I am a person who is tired of being sage.

Moreover, being able to serve in the salt department this time is already a special grace from the saints.

You must know that Zhou Zhuangyuan and Li Bangyan are just compilations from the six products.

Once I take the lead in making trouble, I will be expelled from the fame and fame, but I am afraid that it will affect the big guys, so it is better not to go! ”

finally sent away the excited scholars, and Zhu Yang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.

At the same time, he secretly decided in his heart that after the approval of the Ministry of Officials came down, he must leave such a right and wrong place in the capital as soon as possible.

At the same time, Zhu Yang also learned some things from his uncle Zhu Kaishan that others didn't know.

I understand in my heart why the Son of Heaven appointed himself as a flower to explore flowers, and why he released himself again.

Therefore, Zhu Yang didn't want to be so lost as outsiders looked like.

On the contrary, Zhu Yang was still faintly proud in his heart, after all, he was already a person in the heart of the emperor!

In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, Zhang Lingyang heard Sun Sheng say that a large number of scholars had gathered outside the palace gate, and he was slightly surprised in his heart, so he got up and walked in the direction of the palace gate.

Sun Sheng hurriedly stopped and begged bitterly: "Long live the dragon body is important, if those scholars are mixed with gangsters, what if it is good?" ”

Zhang Lingyang smiled disappreciatively: "I don't believe that anyone would have such courage to dare to assassinate me in broad daylight!" ”

Without listening to Sun Sheng's dissuasion at all, Zhang Lingyang strode towards the palace gate.

"The emperor has arrived!"

With a loud shout, the scholars gathered outside the palace gate saw a young man in a bright yellow dragon robe walking out of the palace gate, surrounded by a group of guards.

"The ministers have seen Your Majesty!"

Seeing the emperor, everyone hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

And these scholars are all scholars from all over the country, and they already have a reputation for making people, and it stands to reason that they can be people who can enter the court as officials, so there is nothing wrong with calling them 'ministers' in their mouths.

"Everyone, flat!" Zhang Lingyang's face looked very kind.

After all, sometimes you still have to do what you should do, or how do you look humble?