"That is, I have never heard of it, such as Cui Yuanyuan of the Cui clan in Qinghe, Wang Jian of the Taiyuan Wang clan, and Lu Chengen of the Fanyang Lu clan, these people were widely known before this big exam, and the poems and articles they wrote have already been reported, and these people are only among the top ten of the first class and the first class, why did this Li Gan become the first class when he had never heard of it?"

"This second is called Changsun Chong, isn't this the eldest son of Changsun Guo's uncle? Isn't he a famous gentleman in Chang'an City? Why did you get 2nd in the first class? And who is that Ma Zhou? Why is it the third, I haven't heard of two names in the first three, and there is a gentleman, is there anything greasy in this? ”

One by one, the questions were pointed out by these students, and their hearts were indeed full of questions, and they originally had their favorite candidates in their hearts, because during this period of time in Chang'an City, because of the imperial examination, many well-known scholars in various states and counties knew each other, and then met each other with texts, and understood each other's level, so that before the exam, they had a rough ranking guess about their respective levels, but this time the list was far from their conjecture, which made them very puzzled.

But no matter what, this result has already come out, and no one can shake it even if there are doubts. Therefore, those who had high hopes before, even if they were unwilling in their hearts at this time, they could only think about it in their hearts, and then compete in the next palace examination.

The list is released, the dust is about to settle, and the top three have given many students a great blow, they are all suspicious, and they are all waiting to see what is sacred in the hall. Their discussion could not stop the celebration of the Zhao Guogong Mansion in Chang'an City.

"Haha...... Lord Xiao actually came in person. If you miss the distance, please ...... inside" The eldest grandson Wuji greeted him personally at the door. Song Guogong Xiaoyu came in person, and it was indeed worthy of his personal greeting. This minister can be described as a supreme minister. Although his career in this life can be regarded as a big ups and downs, at this time it is only six years of Zhenguan, but in the four years of Zhenguan before, he welcomed back Empress Xiao, who was exiled to the Turks in the early years, so as to confront Li Er at the court meeting and was degraded, but he is indeed full of talent, and he was reinstated again in the first two years. He is upright and upright. Stick to your own bottom line. Even in the face of Li Er, he will fight with reason, but he is not like Wei Zheng who contradicts Li Er everywhere, he knows how to express his wishes tactfully, and he is deeply trusted by Li Er. This minister's popularity in the court can be described as excellent, so the eldest grandson Wuji can't be regarded as a shelf in front of him, plus this time Xiao Yu's arrival is to celebrate the eldest son of the eldest grandson Wuji, the eldest grandson Chong, which is really a big face-saving thing, and the eldest grandson Wuji can't close his mouth when he smiles.

After Xiao Yu came, Kong Yingda also came. This is the first of the eighteen scholars of the Tiance Mansion, a great Confucian, and a direct descendant of Confucius. It can also be regarded as a banner of the clear stream in the DPRK, and they themselves do not have any political tendencies, just for the strength of this empire. Therefore, whether it is a civil minister or a military general, they all pay tribute to these Qingliu ministers, and this is the enlightenment teacher of many princes and princesses today, and his status is even more transcendent. This one can come here. It shows that Changsun Chong's expression this time has been affirmed by the Minister of Qingliu, and Changsun Wuji is even more relieved. The plan he had planned at the beginning was almost completely destroyed by Li Kuan, the king of Chu. The most hit is actually not him, the person who has worked so hard to lay out, but Changsun Chong. Because when he planned this qiē, the eldest grandson Wuji did not avoid his eldest son. So during that time, Changsun Chong thought that Li Lizhen would be his bride and the person he would be with for a lifetime, but Li Kuan returned, with the heirloom jade seal, with heavy military merits, and exchanged all his merits for a gambling contract, and even later his son was attacked by someone at the foot of the Son of Heaven in Chang'an City, and almost died in Huangquan. Such a blow made Changsun Chong completely defeated. But the eldest grandson Wuji felt extremely gratified, that is, this blow did not make his son depressed, but aroused his enthusiasm, since then the eldest grandson Chong seems to have changed to a person, become diligent and studious, and no longer go out to fool around every day, the rumors about his cunning in Chang'an City have completely disappeared, and now this time he has even won the second place among thousands of candidates. Although there are not many candidates participating in the exam this time, many poor scholars and family talents are still waiting, but this is also a rare achievement, if the eldest grandson Chong is still the same as before, then he can only rely on his father's shadow to live the glory and wealth of the first half of his life, if the eldest grandson family wants to go further, it is completely impossible, but this time it is for the eldest grandson Wuji to see hope.

The eldest grandson's family was celebrating, and in the palace, in the Liangyi Palace, Li Er was discussing with the eldest grandson empress, and an exam paper was placed on the desk in front of them. This is the first place in the imperial examination this time, but this candidate's test paper was put directly on Li Er's desk by the chief examiner Fang Xuanling, because he saw many things, and there was nothing wrong with this test paper itself, and even when this article on "One Family and One Country" first entered Fang Xuanling's eyes, he felt that this son had great talent and was by no means an ordinary person, but when he looked closely, he found that there was a hidden mystery in this article. This student named Li Qian has a great heart, and it can even be said that he is open-minded, and such a person is definitely not an ordinary person. So after a closer look, he finally found something extraordinary about it. So he found the original volume of this article and presented it to Li Er. After Li Er saw this test paper again, he didn't say anything else, and directly waved Fang Xuanling away, and took this test paper to the harem.

"Guanyin, how are you looking at the test paper?" Li Er found the eldest grandson queen who was driving away mosquitoes for the little son, and then took her hand and came here together, looking at a test paper together.

"This is Cheng Qian's handwriting? Why did His Majesty rely on Chengqian's knowledge again? "One Family and One Country", the concubine shouldn't watch it! Empress Changsun recognized it as Li Chengqian's handwriting just by looking at a title, and she didn't dare to read the content of it, because these things were really sensitive. As the master of the harem, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, which is a rule that she attaches the most importance to. Because of the harem politics, the chicken is in the morning. This is a big taboo. She doesn't care about anything in the court. So this is avoiding suspicion, even if only she and her husband Li Er know, this is a woman who abides by her duties and is also a smart woman. In fact, some things are constantly corroded and accumulated under a little concession, and finally the ambition of power breeds wildly, and finally it becomes an uncontrollable situation. Therefore, in these details, Empress Changsun pays great attention to it, even if no one knows, and she is not afraid of others and herself.

"Yes, it's indeed Cheng Qian's handwriting, but this is not the exam question I gave him. This is the examination question of this imperial examination, and the purpose of this question was originally to see the so-called self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, leveling the world, and the views of the children of the family on the family and the country. How did I know that Cheng Qian actually took a leave of absence for three days and quietly went to participate in this imperial examination, but what he didn't expect was that he actually stood in the position of the prince of a country and wrote this article. And won the appreciation of all the examiners, so this time the first place is this kid" Li Er said something like blame. However, the glittering appreciation between his eyes showed that he was still very happy in his heart, his eldest son, the prince of the country, could write such an article and have such an insight. It was really comforting to him.

"What, Your Majesty, you mean that this was written by Cheng Qian's participation in the imperial examination. And it is the first place in the imperial examination this time? "How could Empress Changsun believe that as the prince of a country. How could Li Chengqian, who was the crown prince of the dynasty, go to participate in the imperial examination? And to be able to win the top spot, it's really not a joke. If this spreads, I'm afraid the entire Tang Dynasty and the opposition will be boiling. even doubted the fairness of the imperial examination this time, because she received a message from her brother before, her nephew was actually ranked second, and now the first has surfaced, Empress Changsun feels that this imperial examination does not seem to have achieved the expected results, the first is her own son, the second is a gentleman, those who want to recruit the poor scholars are afraid ...... Empress Eldest Sun thought so in her heart, but she didn't say it.

"This seems good, at least I know that Cheng Qian is actually not so unbearable, and Chong'er, I didn't expect that I have made so much progress in less than two years, which really makes me can't believe it." Li Er didn't think about it so much, no matter how many useful talents could be selected in the imperial examination this time, but this time Li Er saw that Li Chengqian was not hopeless, and that was enough.

"Okay, Your Majesty still has a lot of things to do, and you still have to prepare for the palace exam! The son-in-law also woke up, so the concubine went to see it first. When Empress Changsun heard the crying from the palace, she first confessed her guilt to Li Er, and then went to take care of the little guy.

Looking at the eldest grandson queen who was leaving, Li Er put away the exam paper, and then went to do his own thing.

On the third day after the posting, the palace examination began, but this time there were only nine people in the palace examination, and these nine people were the second to tenth candidates, and they should now be called Jinshi. On this day, the heavens are beautiful, in the slight morning light, the cool morning breeze blows the scarves in the imperial city, and the fluttering flag has the national name of the Tang Dynasty 'Tang' and the word 'Li' of the royal family. Of course, there are also Golden Crow Flags, Silver Moon Flags and the like. These flags are made only on important events or solemn occasions, representing an attitude of importance.

Outside the gate of the Lizheng Palace, the nine candidates nominated for the gold list this time are waiting for Li Er's call, standing in the first place is Changsun Chong, at this time he stood straight, his face was full of spirit, the whole person looked radiant, he had this capital that he could be proud of, this is the result of his six or seven hundred days and nights of hard work, no one knows how much he has paid in the past two years, no one knows how hard he studied in those dead of night, how many nights he thought about giving up, but remembered the previous scene, He was so unwilling in his heart, so he plucked up the courage again and again, and put in his whole efforts again, and now he has succeeded, this is not his father's shadow, this is his effort, he wants to prove to that person that he is actually not so unbearable, and he has the ability to do his best.

"Li Kuan, did you see it? Now I'm standing here, what about you, it won't be long before I can become the husband of Cousin Changle, what are you going to do to stop it this time? Changsun Chong stood on the steps, the golden sunlight penetrated the clouds and sprinkled on his body, and his red clothes looked like a cloud of blood. But at this time, he is the most eye-catching young generation in the entire Tang Dynasty at this time, because the first has been disqualified, and he, the second place, has really become the first in this imperial examination and the first champion of Datang.

"Xuan, the first first-class eldest grandson of the Tang Imperial Examination rushed into the hall!" The voice of summoning came, and the eldest grandson Chong straightened his clothes, and then walked quickly into the main hall.

"Weichen Changsun Chong has seen His Majesty!" Bowing down, Changsun Chong stood on top of the highest administrative hall of the Tang Dynasty for the first time, and was summoned by Li Er in the school next to the East Palace or in the Liangyi Hall of the harem.

"Flat!" Li Er looked at the eldest grandson Chong below and said in a deep voice.

"Emperor Xie!"

"As the first person in this imperial examination, then I will take this imperial examination as the topic, and Changsun Chong, please elaborate on the advantages and disadvantages of this new talent system!" Li Er asked. (To be continued......)