Gong Jing, the chief examiner's secretary of the Ministry of Etiquette, took the test paper handed over by the examiner, glanced at it, and said lightly: "Although this article is full of flowers and is very standard, but after a closer look, it is still a little lacking in heat!" ”

The final decision on the ranking of the list of examinees is up to the examiner, but according to officialdom, if multiple examiners nominate together, the examiner will also adopt it, and Gong Jing's reaction is obviously greater than the surprise of those fellow examiners.

The examiner who first proposed this paper couldn't help asking, "What does Master Gong mean?" ”

Gong Jing did not reply directly, but took out a test paper and said: "Everyone, please see, this test paper is a masterpiece in terms of grammar and arguments!" ”

After a glance at the examiner, you will know which test paper it is, and they all applauded in unison when they marked the paper just now, and even the same examiner who supported the other test paper could not tell what was wrong with this paper. At the marking scene, there was silence for a while. But everyone understands that the ranking of the list, the quality of the test papers is only a part, and the actual interests cannot be ignored.

The same examiner who supported the nephew of the first assistant of the cabinet glanced at each other, and someone reminded: "Lord Gong, this test paper ......"

Gong Jing coughed and interrupted the man's words, and said solemnly: "We are valued by the emperor, and we should choose talents for the country, so we should act impartially, and select outstanding talents for the emperor and the court. I have made up my mind, we will wait for the promotion officer to open the envelope and fill in the list! ”

The examiner has the final decision, and Gong Jing has made a final decision, and others have nothing to say.

The ranking has been determined, everyone is very curious about who the Huiyuan is this time, and after the main personnel arrived, the anxious people immediately opened the seal of the Huiyuan test paper and exclaimed: "Ah, it turned out to be him, but it is not surprising, this time it will be rumored to be Shilin Mei to talk about again!" ”

The same examiner who favored Nguyen Van Yuan, the nephew of the first assistant to the cabinet, had an increasingly ugly face, and they all heard about the dispute between Nguyen Van Yuan and people on the street, and now the result is ......

After the list was registered, and then several copies were transcribed, the chief examiner Gong Jing took a list, thought for a while and took Huiyuan's test paper, and said: "This examination ended successfully, this official will enter the palace to report to the saint, and the list of the examination will be posted in accordance with the regulations, and at the same time order the messenger to report the good news to the son who won the test!" ”

The list of exams has been drawn up according to Gong Jing's conjecture, but he is still a little apprehensive, if the emperor does not have this intention, but because of this, it will be worth the loss if he offends the first assistant of the cabinet. As soon as he left the tribute courtyard, he immediately rushed to the palace non-stop, reported to the emperor, and tested the emperor's intentions.

Today is the day when the list will be released, and the emperor is also looking forward to it, and after the morning dynasty is in a hurry, he rushed to the imperial study to wait. The eunuch on duty reported that Gong Jing, the chief examiner of the examination, entered the palace to report the results of the examination, and the emperor immediately issued an order to summon him.

"Qi Qi Sheng, the results of this examination have come out, and Wechen is here to reply to the Holy Lord!" After Gong Jing bowed, he played.

The emperor was overjoyed, and said with some urgency: "Gong Aiqing has worked hard, I don't know who the Yuan of the test is this time?" ”

Gong Jing saw that the emperor cared so much about the Huiyuan candidate, and he had a slight premonition that his guess was good, and immediately said: "Qiqi Shengshang, the Huiyuan of this meeting is Han Fei, the son of Jiangsu!" ”

These days, the ninth princess Zhang Wanyi and the king of Beijing, Zhang Shuirong, have been nagging in the emperor's ear about Han Fei's glorious image, the emperor is too familiar with Han Fei's name, and when he heard that he was really talented, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said: "Han Fei? Great, good, really a young talent, live up to my expectations! ”

The emperor was overjoyed, Gong Jing's last doubt was completely eliminated, and he decided that he had guessed the emperor's mind, and at the same time he had a high opinion of Han Fei. He hurriedly held up the list and Han Fei's test paper in his hand, and said: "Han Fei's talent, Wei Chen and all the same examiners unanimously agree that Wei Chen has brought Han Fei's test paper and petitioned His Majesty to read it!" ”

"Oh?" The emperor waved to the eunuch on duty on the side of the imperial case and said, "Submit it quickly!" ”

"Good word!" As soon as the emperor took Han Fei's test paper, he praised it sincerely, and then read the article, read it again and again, and read it three or four times in a row, before putting down the test paper and sighing: "Good article, worthy of being the work of Huiyuan, I am very relieved!" ”

At this time, the eunuch on duty suddenly knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "You slave, today is Han Huiyuan's joy, you should go and congratulate him!" ”

"The slave obeys the order, and I will definitely go to congratulate Han Huiyuan later!" The eunuch on duty responded obediently, and said: "Today is a great joy for Your Majesty, the slave congratulates the emperor on getting a talent like Han Huiyuan, and ...... The slave heard that Han Fei and this meeting test have won five yuan in a row, if the palace test wins again, it will be the first six yuan since the founding of my Dahua, it is auspicious! The appearance of such an auspicious time in our dynasty shows that the prosperity of Dahua is peaceful, and the slave should be congratulated! ”

The emperor was stunned at first, and then his face was overjoyed.

Gong Jing, the chief examiner, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, secretly saw the emperor's expression, and hurriedly bowed to congratulate him and said: "Weichen congratulates the emperor and congratulates Dahua on the prosperity of the world!" ”

"Dahua can have today's achievements, but also the result of the joint efforts of the ministers, happy and happy!" The emperor changed his words and said: "Han Fei is indeed a genius in the sky, but the palace test has not yet been held, so it is too early to say!" ”

The eunuch on duty hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, with Han's talent to win five yuan in a row, it should be expected that the palace test will win the championship again!" ”

Gong Jing also played: "Your Majesty, Weichen also thinks that Han Fei's talent is enough to deserve the title of champion!" ”

"There is no need to say anything about this matter, it is subject to the results of the palace examination!" The emperor pondered for a while and said, "I heard that Han Fei is a student of Du Yun, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and Du Yun's three-year filial piety period is almost over, right?" ”

Gong Jing replied: "Qi Qi Sheng, Du Xianggong's filial piety is still one year!" ”

"Du Yun taught such an outstanding disciple for the imperial court, I was very relieved, passed on the decree to commend him, and instructed him to return to the capital as soon as his filial piety period expired to serve the imperial court as soon as possible!"

Today is the day of the trial list, the main members of the Han Mansion are waiting in the mansion, and in the backyard, Liu Ru is Qingwen does not need to say, the ninth princess Zhang Wanyi came over in disguise early, and He Cuiqin and Xue Baochai also came to wait as guests. This time, Jia Tanchun, the third lady of Jiafu, left behind the people to declare the headquarters and did not come.

In the front yard, Jia Baoyu wanted to take Han Fei to watch the list together, but Han Fei was too lazy to join in the fun, so he politely refused on the grounds that there was a messenger to report the good news, and finally the two sat in the front hall chatting and waiting.

Waiting for the results of the list is the most grinding thing, Han Fei can still maintain a peaceful attitude, Jia Baoyu stands up and sits down for a while, straight like an ant on a hot pot. Anxious was also the housekeeper Lin Quan, who simply sat outside the gate of the mansion and waited.

When it was almost noon, two messengers finally arrived at the Han Mansion and shouted: "Congratulations to the Han Mansion Han Master High School Examination Huiyuan!" ”

In the study room of Ruan's Mansion, Ruan Wenyuan said indignantly to an old man in the seat: "Uncle, how did you let that person surnamed Han get Huiyuan?" ”

Ruan Changfeng, the first assistant of the cabinet, already knew about the process of reading the file, and even the process of Gong Jing's reinstatement in the palace was also inquired about and understood the emperor's intentions. He shouted unhurriedly: "Stupid, Huiyuan is just a false name, what if he wins the champion?" With the old man here, it is not so easy for him to get a real job! ”

(End of chapter)