According to the customary temple examination, it was set for March 15.

On March 14, all the newly promoted tributes rushed to the Ministry of Rites to register, and there was a special person to teach the etiquette after entering the palace, and when they came out, they were each given a new set of tribute clothes. This is mainly due to the fact that not everyone who enters Beijing to take the exam is well-off, and if the new tributes are dressed too shabby, it will damage the prestige of the court, and they will simply unify their clothes, which will also show that the court is fair and just.

The palace examination is nominally presided over by the emperor and the examination papers are reviewed, but the general examination questions are issued by the emperor, and the papers are reviewed by the cabinet scholars, and the proposed ranking is submitted to the emperor for review, of course, the final ranking is completely determined by the emperor.

Gong Jing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is also one of the people who read the examination papers in the palace, and after Han Fei completed the registration procedures in the Ministry of Rites, in order to avoid suspicion, he did not go in to meet him, but went back to the Han Mansion directly.

"Is the master back?" Wang Ruolan welcomed Han Fei back to the room, brought a cup of tea in person, and asked, "Did the master go to the Ministry of Rites today?" ”

Han Fei smiled: "What can I do today?" It's just a formality to go to the Ministry of Rites! ”

Wang Ruolan hesitated for a moment and said: "The concubine heard that the lord has a conflict with Ruan Wenyuan, the nephew of the first assistant of the cabinet, and the Ruan family is in power to the government and the opposition, will it be difficult for the master to be the master during the palace examination?" ”

"The Ruan family is trying to make a fuss, the possibility is a little bigger, as for the palace test, ......" Han Fei muttered: "Ruan Changfeng can't cover the sky with one hand, after all, the palace test was presided over by the emperor, and the emperor's impression of me is not bad, and we are not without people who can speak, Master Gong of the Ministry of Rites is one of the people who read the papers, and your cousin Lord Wang is also a cabinet scholar, even if the Wang family is not close to our family, it should not be towards others at this time, right?" ”

Wang Ruolan was not sure how to choose the cabinet scholar Wang Ziteng of the cousin Jingying Jiedu, so she hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, either the concubine will go to the uncle's mansion again?" ”

"No need, you have already visited after you came to the capital, and you have fulfilled the etiquette, and if you go again at this time, it will be in vain!"

"But...... At that time, it was said that his uncle was not in the house, and the concubine did not see him! ”

"Regardless of whether he is really not in the house or not, there is no need to go, I think, as long as Lord Wang is thinking normally, he will definitely make the right choice!"

When Han Fei and Wang Ruolan were discussing Wang Ziteng, in the Wang family's study, Wang Ziteng's father and son were also discussing the topic of the palace examination.

"Dad, tomorrow is the palace exam, who do you think can become the new champion this time?"

"If nothing else, it must be Han Fei!"

"He? He is a good learner, but the Ruan family is powerful, and there must be many ministers who support Ruan Wenyuan! ”

"Stupid, no matter how powerful the Ruan family is, can it be stronger than the emperor? Han Feijian is in the emperor's heart, and the rumors have already been released in the palace, who dares to disobey the emperor's wishes? Important, Han Fei has already won five yuan in a row, and then the champion is six yuan, the first six yuan in the Dahua Dynasty, this is the prosperous auspicious time! Unless Han Fei died by himself and made a big mistake, there is a chance that the champion will be him! ”

"Dad, in fact, Han Fei won the champion, and it is also a long-faced thing for our Wang family, after all, he is the husband of Thirteen Niang! However, there is one thing, the child doesn't understand, Han Feiming knows that his father is one of the people who read the test papers in the palace, even if it is inconvenient for him to come over, why don't he let Thirteen Niang come over to intercede? ”

Wang Ziteng glanced at his son and sighed: "I can't understand this point? Han Fei is looking at his father's attitude, not to mention his father's support for the time being, if his father supports others, the relationship between the two families of Wang and Han will come to an end! ”

"Dad, his surname Han is too arrogant, even if he wins the champion, he will only be from the six-rank Hanlin ......"

"Shut up!" Wang Ziteng scolded: "Idiot, have you thought about it, the Han family has achieved such an achievement in just a few years, what does it rely on?" relies on Han Fei's talent! With his ability, and Jane is in the emperor's heart, why worry about soaring? Now the Wang family is bigger than the Han family, and in a few years, maybe our Wang family will still rely on the maintenance of the Han family! ”

Wang Ziteng's son, Wang Yi, hung his head and didn't dare to answer.

Wang Ziteng sighed, and said: "It's only because his father didn't know anyone at the beginning, and he made mistakes again and again, which caused the distrust of the Wang and Han families, Xue Erlang can see it better than his father, and he made friends with Han Fei early, you look at the achievements of the Xue family now, how strong and prosperous is it before and before?" Yi'er, you have to learn from Xue Erlang and make up for the relationship with the Han family as much as possible! ”

Wang Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Dad, the child doesn't know Han Fei, how should I interact with him?" ”

"Idiot, your cousin Jia Baoyu is Han Fei's younger brother, and you are Thirteen Niang's cousin, how could you not find a chance?" looked at him and glared at his son, and said: "I heard that Thirteen Niang's daughter was frightened on the way to Beijing, you, as an uncle, can just go to visit, last time Thirteen Niang was not in the house for her father, you apologize for your father by the way!" ”

"The boy knows what to do!"

"Well, my father wants to warn you, Han Fei is not a simple person, don't play any tricks when you interact with him, you must treat each other with sincerity, otherwise it will backfire!"

"The child must follow his father's teachings and must associate with him sincerely!"

On March 15, Han Fei waited in front of the palace with all the newly promoted tributes, and he stood at the front as the head of the examination. Behind him was Ruan Wenyuan, who would try Yayuan, and he clearly felt Ruan Wenyuan's strong anger, and he still stood calmly.

After a while, a eunuch left the palace and led a group of newly promoted tributes into the Wenhua Palace. In the main hall, after the current emperor sits on the imperial case, the cabinet scholars and scholars are separated on both sides, and the examination case is placed in the center of the hall. After the new tributes bowed to the emperor, they sat down after entering their respective bookcases and waited for the exam.

The man of the year in this palace examination is undoubtedly Han Fei, not only his previous fame, but also the disputes during the examination. The ministers of the cabinet, and even the current emperor, are all looking at Han Fei, who is sitting in the first place, and he still looks calm, does not squint, and sits calmly behind the desk.

The current emperor praised it secretly, and then ordered the palace to start the examination.

There is only one policy question in the palace examination, which is mainly to examine the exposition of the new tribute scholars on the major policies of the state. Han Fei read the question again, and the super system in his brain had already searched for Fan Wen, and he couldn't help but smile slightly. He didn't know that his confident expression had fallen into the eyes of the emperor and the ministers of the court.

Han Fei sharpened the ink, picked up the pen and pondered for a while, and wrote the thought Fan Wen on the manuscript paper, and then carefully read through it to see if there were any taboos. After most of the time had passed, he took up the pen and transcribed the revised model text on the answer sheet.

"It's time, rewind!"

The eunuch on duty shouted, and immediately a guard took away the candidate's test papers, and the new tributes all stood up and prepared to give a salute and leave.

At this time, the emperor said: "Show Yuan Hanfei's answer sheet to me!" ”

The emperor wanted to read the papers on the spot, and it was inconvenient for the new tributes to leave, so they had to stand in place. The eunuch on duty quickly found Han Fei's test paper and presented it to the emperor.

"Okay, good, good, haha, Han Aiqing really deserves to be a genius!" The emperor Long Yan Dayue said to the eunuch on duty: "Give Han Fei's test paper to all the adults to circulate!" ”

Ruan Changfeng, the first assistant of the cabinet, flipped through the test papers, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, Han Fei's article is indeed full of flowers, but there is a sentence in the article that violates the taboo of Emperor Taizu!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and even the emperor frowned. If the taboo is true, let alone the champion first-class jinshi, if it is serious, whether you can keep your reputation is two words.

(End of chapter)