After the palace test list was issued, a banquet was given to the Ministry of Rites. This is a thank you to the examiner and a congratulations to the new science and technology practitioners.

First, the examiner entered the venue, and after the other party was seated, the champion brought the new scholars to the table.

One person, one table. Bangyan and Tanhua have a table, and the rest of the Jinshi are four people at a table.

The champion sat down under the introduction of the celebrant at the top. But I saw that this kid's face was sinking like water, and his face was serious, as if he had just died of a relative.

While Li Ling sat down, he heard a surprised voice: "Ah, how could Li Huiyuan be you!" ”。

It turned out that it was Lin San who was sitting opposite, and he was the leader of Jinke.

Although Li Ling didn't think that he would definitely be able to win the top prize, he still felt a faint sense of loss when he knew that he was only a first-class and third-place finisher.

When he met the emperor by roll call, he was a little depressed, and he didn't know that the place standing next to him was actually Lin San.

And Lin San was the same, he was also a little absent-minded at the time, but he was stunned by great happiness.

I thought I could be in the top two at most, but I didn't expect it to be the top spot.

"Li Huiyuan, I'm stained with your light!". Lin San said dryly.

Generally speaking, in order to balance the difference between the northern and southern students, the imperial court has some written regulations on the admission quota, for example, although there are more southerners in the previous jinshi, but it is still quite the same in general.

If the champion of this section is a northerner, the other two in the first class will be admitted to a southerner.

And this time is the same, the northerner Kang Hai has been the champion, and Bangyan and Tanhua are both southerners.

"I heard that Kang Hai's answer sheet is not perfect, but the emperor doesn't want you to be proud, so he put you in third place!" Lin San said in a low voice.

The literati are light, he actually doesn't care much about this unknown Kang Hai, this guy just picked up a champion after taking **** luck.

Lin San was very satisfied with the current situation, and he decided to study in the Hanlin Academy for a period of time before considering the problem of being a local official.

"I have discussed with Qiaoyun, we will not be able to return to Yingtianfu for a long time in the future, and we are going to find someone to deal with all the properties there, and then buy a small courtyard in the capital, and settle here in the future!" Lin San said with a smile, it seems that he and Qiaoyun are living happily.

Lin San made the list, and Xu Laizai was the ninth in the second class.

Xu Fatzi was very satisfied with the results this time, but he was not ready to enter the Hanlin Academy. Instead, he wanted to follow the old path of the ancestors of the Xu family.

Although there is no major trouble at the border gates, the Mongolian tribes have always looked at the Central Plains, and small frictions and disputes have continued one after another, so it is a good time to make meritorious contributions.

The Xu family took a fancy to this opportunity and wanted Xu to come to the border to practice.

This time, several friends who participated in the examination together have achieved very good results, and Li Ling is naturally very happy.

It's just that life is unpredictable, and there will be a day when we will be separated.

The Grace Banquet is not extravagant, and although there are many kinds of dishes, it is not extravagant.

And the people attending the banquet did not take these foods to heart.

Everyone at the dinner table was talking about the results of this scientific expedition.

I don't know which talkative little eunuch actually revealed the conversation between the emperor and Liu Ji.

This kind of news is the easiest to spread, and in less than two days, everyone in the capital knows that Kang Hai, the new champion, is actually not worthy of his name.

Even at the Grace Feast, this is what everyone discussed.

In fact, not only the jinshi, but also the examiners have doubts about whether they should order Kang Hai to be the champion.

Especially the elders who participated in the marking, they thought that the champion this time should have been Li Ling.

Kang Hai sat alone and hung his head, drinking silently, oblivious to the delicacies on the table and the comments of the crowd.

Although he didn't say a word with a stiff face, Li Ling and Lin San, who were sitting beside him, both felt a suppressed feeling, this kid was on the verge of collapse, and it was estimated that he was about to explode.

The emperor personally came to congratulate the new scholars. The purpose of the emperor's visit is to encourage everyone to cherish their own affairs in the future and strive to do more meaningful things for the court.

It's just that when he just crossed Li Ling's table and walked to the seat where the champion was, a situation suddenly appeared.

Kang Hai suddenly poured a pot of wine into his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, Kang Hai please make up your mind to solve Zheng Wang's case, if he really pretends to be the emperor, please give him death!" ”。

Kang Hai's shocking words shocked everyone, especially the officials present all pinched a cold sweat for the new champion.

This Kang Hai is really reckless, he doesn't inquire before doing things, and some things can't be said in the open.

Kang Hai is a good champion, but now his future is ruined.

This case is actually very simple, Zheng Wang is just self-righteous, he initially identified a woman named Zheng Cui'e as his daughter, thinking that the other party gave birth to a prince.

But this palace maid was just a humble slave, and she had neither a birthmark nor a favor by the emperor.

It is said that the matter is very simple, and the execution of Zheng Laohan will be over.

But the emperor just didn't spit out, and the matter has been deadlocked, and now, it has not been concluded for more than ten years.

Whether there is some kind of deeper inside story in this is unknown.

This is a royal taboo, how can you say it in public!

"Who told you this, and who made you ask that?" The Emperor asked coldly.

Kang Hai suddenly stood up, he took two steps forward and fell to his knees, but he didn't say a word.

"Nonsense!". The emperor flicked his sleeves and left without looking at Kang Hai.

Enrong feast was unhappily dispersed, and it didn't take long for Kang Hai to be imprisoned by the emperor, although he was not deprived of his fame, but everyone knew that such a person who bluntly spoke up against the king would not end well, and it was better for everyone to stay away from him in the future.

The emperor returned to the harem, where Empress Zhang was already waiting for him.

The emperor's displeasure did not intimidate the empress, but she asked sharply: "Your Majesty, why don't you answer the champion's request in public?" Why don't you give him a clear explanation? ”

The queen gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice: "Do you want to remind me at any time that the crown prince is not my biological at all, and I, the queen, also rely on other people's children to obtain it, right?" ”。

This time the queen also broke out, and being able to sit firmly in the queen's position in the crisis-ridden harem, Zhang's is naturally not a fuel-efficient one.

The reason why she was able to get wind and rain in the harem was actually because she grasped a weakness of the emperor.

When Emperor Xiaozong was a child, he couldn't show himself as a prince in the palace at all, and then he was bullied by Wan Guifei in every way.

The emperor looks wise and martial, but in fact, he is very cowardly in his bones.

When he was a child, he was used to seeing life-and-death battles in the harem, and he naturally didn't want to see his family have no peace.

So as long as Zhang's things are not too much, the emperor will not care too much.

Sure enough, the emperor just sat down at the table and drank tea, and did not blame Empress Zhang.

Under the window outside the room, the prince quietly shed tears, he came to visit the queen mother, but he did not expect to overhear such a strange news.

(To be continued.) )