"Naturally, there is no problem, but it seems that there are not enough hours." Han Rui said with a smile, and wanted to test what level of his knowledge was.

"It seems to be." Chu Liang groaned and said with a smile: "You have read the answer, don't pay attention to it, as for the poem, it is easy for you, there is no need, just answer the question directly." ”

In fact, at the beginning, the Jinshi Department only tested the policy questions, and later added two more scriptures and essays, but the emperor's hundred officials paid the most attention to the questions and answers, and examined the views of the Shenggong scholars on governing the country, if they were good enough, they could be hired without a background, and if they were average, it would depend on the mood of the examiner.

Five questions, you can answer them, or you can only answer one, as long as you are excellent, you can get into the examiner's eyes, and Jinshi and the first are not fantasies, at the request of Chu Liang, Han Rui did not shirk, knelt in front of the desk, picked up the test papers, thought about it seriously, and after a while, he picked up the pen and paper and answered carefully.

Chu Liang smiled, did not come close to disturb, continued to smear his own calligraphy and painting, time passed slowly, soon it was the end of the day, in the examination room, most of the scholars, have already handed in the papers, there are also a few people, scattered all over the place, sad faces, scratching ears and cheeks, trying to make a final struggle.

In any case, the ten questions of the scriptures, given enough time, in the end can not be answered, then no one else can be blamed, three o'clock in the unitary hour, under the signal of the chief examiner Chu Liang, the scribe beat the drum, anyway, the exam is over, ready to seal the paper and leave, as for whether to hand in the paper or not, at will.

Stronger than people, very helpless, those candidates obediently handed in the papers, the heart is bottomless, after going back, most of them are praying for the gods to open their eyes, it is best for the blind cat to meet the dead mouse, get lucky, unfortunately, this probability is very small, almost none, the only thing that makes them feel comforted is that the scribe did not throw away their papers because they finally handed in the papers.

Instead, all of them were collected, corrected overnight, and the list was released the day after tomorrow, and the second exam was continued the day after tomorrow.

In Zheng Mansion, Qian Feng was in this anxious mood, waiting left and right, and when there was a slight disturbance, he thought that Han Rui was back, and hurriedly led his neck to watch, often disappointed, Zheng Renji shook his head, but he understood his mood a little, and did not blame.

"Uncle is back."

At the beginning of the lanterns, hearing the shouts of the servants outside, Qian Feng jumped up and walked out quickly, Zheng Renji sighed: "What is a young man, frizzy, the surname is not calm enough, and there is no Taishan collapsed in front of him......"

"Twenty-one Lang, how's it going?"

Stretching his waist, Han Rui walked leisurely, suddenly his eyes were dim, and there were more black shadows, and he was suddenly startled, after Dingqing found out that it was Qian Feng, Han Rui rubbed his wrist and smiled: "Don't worry, you're over." ”

In fact, the test paper was not reviewed at all, but compared with so many answers, Han Rui naturally knew that Qian Feng's answer was correct, and he would definitely pass and successfully participate in the second exam.

"Yes, hehe, I know." Qian Feng smiled brightly, in fact, when he came back, he had already flipped through the books and checked them one by one, and he had answered them correctly, but he was always so worried in his heart, and now, he was finally at peace.

"Okay, let's go to dinner first, at noon, I only gnawed a few pieces of Hu Cake, which made me hungry and uncomfortable now......"

Han Rui complained, went to the side hall to fill his stomach, soaked in warm soup, his whole body was transparent, and the feeling of exhaustion was swept away.

The waning moon, hanging obliquely in the air, the night is deep, mysterious and abnormal, there are not many stars, there is no bright moon, but it appears brighter, flashing and shining, crystal lovely. In the pavilion in the backyard, the night breeze is slow, gently blowing, more cool, wearing a thick robe, half-leaning on the rattan couch, Han Rui's eyes are slightly closed, listening quietly, the wind is groaning, the insects are chirping, and Qian Feng is chirping.

“…… When I saw you in the examination room, I had already finished answering, pasting scriptures or something, for me, it was too easy, and there was no difficulty at all. Qian Feng said, gesturing his hands and feet, foaming at the mouth, high-spirited and triumphant.

With a lazy yawn, Han Rui said calmly: "Just like you said, posting the scriptures is very simple, I believe that not only you, but also other Shenggong, there are also ninety-nine percent of the people, and they will definitely pass easily, the key is the second and third games." ”

Uh, Qian Feng immediately made no sound, thoughtfully, "Three days later, you should have no problem with the essays, poems and fu." Han Rui asked.

"Poetry, there must be no problem." Qian Feng patted his chest, and then muttered: "As for Fu, it's a little difficult." ”

"It's difficult, just practice more, write more, do more homework, it's always beneficial." Han Rui said softly: "Otherwise, I'll set a topic for you and try to write a few." ”

His heart was throbbing, Qian Feng's eyes were shining, he looked at Han Rui for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Twenty-one Lang, actually, I am not very good at poetry. ”

The corners of his mouth curved slightly, hooking a seemingly nonchalant smile, Han Rui said calmly: "The same, one topic is enough." ”

Understood, Qian Feng nodded, got up and went back to the room to rest, his pace was very brisk. Looking up at the deep night sky, Han Rui muttered to himself, sure enough, the first to break the rules is often the person who makes the rules, and he is just going with the flow.

Time flies, in a blink of an eye to February, although only half a month has passed, but the Spring Festival Lantern Festival lively, vaguely remaining in the memory, but as if a long time has passed, after a month of irradiation, the snow in the mountain peaks and valleys, also slowly melted, the spring cold is steep, the green buds gradually lengthen, the season of recovery of all things, the sky is blue, the ground is green, the water is in between, clear and transparent, blue and green, even the fish are dyed with the same color.

The spring is bright, the wind is beautiful, it is definitely a good time to go to the countryside for a banquet, I have been aggrieved for three or four months, the mountains and forests outside the city, and finally ushered in the powerful young man of fresh clothes and angry horses, archery and horse shooting, noisy and lively, but there is no trace of the literati, because the imperial examination has just ended, the list has not yet come out, and no one has the interest in playing.

It seems to know their mood, the officials of the Ministry of Rites, all dispatched, and then by other official offices, more than 100 people, working overtime, day and night, reading and marking papers, and finally finished reading the test papers, attaching their own comments, as for the ranking, how many people are admitted, that is the question of the examiner, although it has nothing to do with everyone, but everyone also has the intention of inquiring, but unfortunately Chu Liang did not mention it, and no one knew the final result.

The imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty, relative to later generations, the chief examiner has a lot of power, can decide most things, no one else moderates, generally after reporting, the emperor feels that there is no problem, will agree to approve, in other words, the candidate's future and fate, decided in the hands of the examiner, so it formed an intertwined officialdom seat teacher relationship, which is also the origin of the party struggle in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.

However, it's too early to talk about this, for Chu Liang, he is very satisfied with his current status, quite self-aware, and has no further thoughts, hundreds of students, dispensable, if it weren't for the errand assigned by the emperor, Chu Liang wouldn't bother to pay attention to it, let himself be bored for ten days, fortunately, someone accompanied, not boring.

With this idea, Chu Liang's slow steps couldn't help but be a little faster, and with two or three officials, he went straight to the Taiji Palace, and reported to Li Shimin through the temple people, and soon came to the palace.

"See Your Majesty."

Several people saluted in order. Sitting on the high platform, Li Shimin waved his sleeves, asked everyone to get up and sit in line, and said with a smile: "Chu Qing, has the imperial examination paper been reviewed properly?" What's going on? ”

Chu Liang responded, walked out respectfully, held the wat board in his hand, looked down, and said carefully: "Your Majesty, this imperial examination, there are a total of fifty-one subjects, more than usual, there are more history subjects, and the candidates for the examination have a total of ......."

"Geometry for all subjects?" Li Shimin asked, as for the details, just know roughly, there is no need to think clearly.

"Jinshike, thirty-seven people." Chu Liang said respectfully: "Ming Jingke ......"

Li Shimin nodded while listening, and did not question it, one is to believe in Chu Liang, the second is the existence of the imperial historian, and the third is that the invigilator is not just Chu Liang.

After Chu Liang's report was completed, Li Shimin praised it in a timely manner, and said with a smile: "I have worked hard for Chu Qing to select talents for the country." ”

"This is the duty of a minister, and I dare not speak hard." Chu Liang said humbly.

"Master Chu has merit in the main examination, and he has given ten horses of Shu brocade...... Li Shimin said, along with those examiners, none of them were left behind, which naturally attracted everyone's gratitude, shouting the emperor's grace, and for a while, the palace was filled with the atmosphere of loyalty of the monarch and the virtuous ministers.

After appeasing the ministers, Li Shimin spoke: "Chu Qing, have you found a few talents in this imperial examination?" ”

Chu Liang is naturally interested, and immediately presented the three test papers of Jinshi and Di Shizi for the emperor to select the best, according to the general rules, those with outstanding results will naturally be discharged in front, as for whether they can be high school heads, it depends on the emperor's mind.

Li Shimin flipped through it casually, saw the names of the previous test papers, looked at it twice, took it out directly, and put it aside, as the founding emperor, this bit of human affection is sophisticated, how can it not be reasonable, understanding Chu Liang, naturally he has no intention of care, and starts directly from the tenth part.

Read carefully, Li Shimin bowed slightly, it seems that the test paper has something to say, more real talent and real learning, one glance and ten lines, is good or bad, Li Shimin knows in his heart, and quickly finished reading the test papers of thirty-seven scholars, but found that at the bottom, there are still a few pages of notepaper, and he is curious, naturally, pick it up and watch.

It is a policy theory, not named, Li Shimin looked at a few lines, his eyes were more dignified, and after reading word by word, he actually groaned, and after half a sound, he asked: "Chu Qing, who is the last test paper, why don't you see your name?" ”

"Your Majesty." Chu Liang smiled, did not pretend to be stupid, and said directly: "That is the secretary and supervisor of the school Lang Han Rui's strategy, the minister felt that the words in it were novel and unique, so he made his own proposal and presented it to His Majesty." ”

(To be continued)