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was called out by Lu Chengqi and preached for a long time before Cai Xiang was released back to Jiying Palace. Cai Xiang, who is an old man in the www.biquge.info pen "Fun" Pavilion, finally got Lu Chengqi's words out, it turned out that the little emperor didn't know him before!!

Thinking about it like this, Cai Xiang can't wait to give himself two slaps, he really has nothing to do, how good it is to stay in Hangzhou Mansion obediently, anyway, he can't return to Chang'an after three years. I don't know what kind of nerves I have, but under "careful consideration", I wrote a letter to the little emperor.

Now it's okay, the little emperor must have used the Supervision Department to find out his own details. Based on his political achievements in Fujian Road, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Kaifeng, and Hangzhou, it must be the case that the little emperor "only got up when he saw it" and did not let him return to his hometown.

Of course, he couldn't have imagined that Lu Chengqi would not need the Supervision Department at all, and in later generations, the names of the four calligraphers of "Mi Cai Su Huang" can be described as thunderous. Mi Fu, Su Shi, and Huang Tingjian all appeared, and only one Cai Xiang was missing. Now it's okay, Cai Xiang has also appeared. has a celebrity complex, and wants to gather all the celebrities so as to summon a prosperous Lu Chengqi, how can he be willing to let him go? The twists and turns in the middle, Cai Xiang couldn't even think of it, it turned out that he was burdened by "fame", and it was the reputation of future generations......

After this little episode, the palace examination was still going on without waves. What do the examiners do, these scholars don't know anything, they haven't finished writing the papers, they are devoting themselves wholeheartedly, where do they have time to care about other things? In addition, the ancient text is four or six pun or something, which is quite brain-consuming, and I can't write a hundred words in half an hour. If you want to form a reasonable and impeccable article, you still need skill. The temple examination stipulates that there are only six hours, which is enough time for a quick-witted scholar. But for some slow heat, the time is very tight, and it may not even be finished.

As for Lu Chengqi, where did he have so much time to stay in Jiying Hall and watch these scholars write some things, he had a lot of twists and turns that he didn't deal with. The cabinet is just a vote, and as for the approval of the red, he has to come in person.

A day passed quickly. By the time Lu Chengqi finished dealing with the pile of folds, it was almost noon. In two or three hours, it will be time to hand in the papers. It is not easy for these scholars, they can't even take care of lunch, they are hungry, and they have been working hard to write straight.

Three hours passed quickly. The examiner doesn't care who else hasn't finished writing, and as soon as the gong sounds, they will close the paper together. In less than a quarter of an hour, the scholars were all invited out of the palace.

Then, just like the tribute examination, the temporarily designated officials, such as the arranger officer, the seal officer, the reading officer, the preliminary examination point examination paper officer, the re-examination inspection point examination paper officer, and the preliminary examiner, began to get busy. The seal of the mi, the transcription of the transcription. Although there are not nearly 20,000 copies of the paper as in the tribute test, 500 copies of the paper is already a huge project. After all, when the provincial test was made, the level of the article could be seen at a glance, but the palace test was to give the little emperor a personal purpose, if there was anything else, it would be the crime of bullying the king, and he would lose his head.

This palace test is not as efficient as last time. After all, Wen Yanbo was not from the Ministry of Rites, and when he dealt with the scrolls, he slowly swallowed them. I'd rather be slow than make mistakes, so ten days have passed since this review of the papers. Among them, Lu Chengqi also sent people to urge him many times, and Wen Yanbo said that he was in the process of reviewing the papers, and he had not yet finalized them in detail.

Ten days later, Wen Yanbo finally finished the approval and sent it to the Vertical Arch Hall for Lu Chengqi to approve.

Lu Chengqi carefully read the top ten and the last few papers, and said with some doubts: "Why hasn't the scholar been deposed in Jinke?" ”

Wen Yanbo said seriously: "Your Majesty, according to the ministers, these scholars answer the questionnaire and express their own opinions, which can be described as talents. And this time, there are more than 19,000 people in Enke, and the number of winners is only 7 out of 500, which is not enough to mention in comparison. If the palace test is dethroned again, the world will be in an uproar, and the hearts of the scholars will be unstable. It is the ministers who believe that there is no need to fall. Moreover, these scholars are all talents, and if they are dethroned, they are also ten-rank officials. With his talent, he will be able to do the job as a ten-grade official. ”

Lu Chengqi nodded silently and said, "Wen Qing's concerns are certainly reasonable. I also have doubts, since the scholars cannot meet the requirements of the imperial court to take scholars, they cannot take them. I read the paper and thought that since the four hundred and sixty people, there are those who have not even finished the paper, there are those who do not answer the question, and there are those who flatter, so that such a 'talent' is taken so that the court has no face, so why bother to open the net? The imperial court takes scholars, fair, just and open, I read Wen Qing's comments, since the four hundred and sixty, they are all fifth-class, why take them? ”

The fifth-class mentioned by Lu Chengqi was actually as early as 60 years ago, and there were regulations in the palace examination: learning and thinking are excellent, and the words are pure and pure; Talents should be clear, and the weekly rate of arts and sciences is second; Arts and sciences are the third class; Fourth class in arts and sciences; Liberal arts and sciences are the fifth class. Since it is the fifth class, Lu Chengqi's meaning is very clear, the next 460 scholars will be dethroned, and only the first 460 jinshi will be selected. Because of the different disciplines, the first class is given to the Jinshi and the first, the second class is given to the Jinshi origin, the third class is the Jinshi background, the fourth class is the birth of the classmates, and the fifth class can only be degraded.

Wen Yanbo said seriously: "Your Majesty's words are too arbitrary. The ministers must review these dethroned papers again to avoid suspicion of misjudgment! ”

Lu Chengqi admired his attitude very much, but he was a little annoyed that he "contradicted" himself so much. But after thinking about it, if you can't hear the opinions of your courtiers, it's not good. After all, it's not a matter of principle, so it's up to him. "Wen Qing did her best and was very relieved. You should review it again, and try to find a fourth-class scholar, and don't create any unjust cases for the imperial examination. ”

Wen Yanbo said "obey the order", and it took another day to determine the final number of winners, which was 467. Lu Chengqi didn't expect that he really looked at it carefully, and grinded hard in front of Lu Chengqi, saying that although these seven scholars are not quick to write, they are stable and talented. Lu Chengqi hesitated again and again, but finally felt that their articles were quite passable, and they also opened up their nets.

So, this time Enke lasted more than a month, and finally the palace exam ranking came out.

With the sound of a gong, the emperor list was posted, and it was another year when the gold list was inscribed.

Not surprisingly, the first champion of the palace test is Zhang Zai. In fact, everyone knows that Zhang Zai is the "saint" named by the little emperor, if it is not the first, how can he serve the public? The little emperor wants to create a "sage", and Zhang Zai's actions can indeed be called a sage, so Zhang Zai ranks first and is the champion, and no one has any objections. What is really curious is that the second place Su Zhe is actually the younger brother of Su Shi, the champion of Enke last time. At this time, the people of Chang'an City are more interested in the Su family, and some people even dig out that Su Xun, the father of Su Shi and Su Zhe's two brothers, is also a great writer. (To be continued.) )