Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi seemed to be attracted by this test paper, Xie Qian, who was in charge of marking the paper, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers were also amazed by the strategies put forward on this test paper before.

The DPRK and China have also put forward proposals to open up mutual markets, but most of their purposes are to trade war horses, cattle and sheep and other materials.

It's just that because the tribal leaders on the grassland don't want to see the war horses flow into the territory of my Daming, this mutual market can only be stopped in the end.

For example, the novel angle on the test paper in front of him is unheard of and has never been thought of.

If it is really as stated in this candidate's test paper, the opening of the mutual market will not really be able to play a miraculous effect on the management of border troubles.

However, this is just a one-sided statement of the candidate, and no one has ever tried what the real effect is.

Therefore, after deliberation, the ministers decided that this paper was placed in third place. ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and he smiled indifferently and said, "Yes, you are indeed very thoughtful when you think about it.

But in any case, the strategy presented on this paper is a good one.

I open the hall to choose the best, what I want is this kind of capable minister who can put forward good policies and dare to put forward good policies.

In my opinion, it is not an exaggeration to set a name for this person's test paper. ”

As he spoke, Emperor Hongzhi opened the seal on the name of the test paper, and he wanted to see who the candidates who could propose the opening of the mutual market from such a novel perspective were.

"Shaanxi, Zhou Chen?"

After seeing the name of the owner of the test paper, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help frowning slightly.

He slowly put down the test paper in his hand, first glanced at Zhu Houzhao next to him without a trace, and then nodded thoughtfully.

"This is the one who rescued the crown prince some time ago?"

Just when Emperor Hongzhi was secretly thinking about something, Xie Qian arched his hand again and reported: "Your Majesty, according to the records of the Ministry of Rites, this Shaanxi candidate Zhou Chen is quite handsome, and his talent can be regarded as top-notch, and he is very young, only eighteen years old this year. ”

"Young man's ambition, this may not be a good thing!"

Emperor Hongzhi raised his hand and gently tapped on the table, and muttered to himself: "If this person is named the champion, this will probably not be a good thing for his future career!" ”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Xie Qian below also nodded and agreed: "A champion who is less than twenty years old will indeed be hated by many people. ”

However, when the words in Xie Qian's mouth just fell, Zhu Houzhao, who was standing beside Emperor Hongzhi, suddenly retorted: "But this policy that Zhou Chen answered this time is amazing, Dad, you can't move his ranking to the back because he is young." ”

When he was in the broken temple before, Zhou Chen could be regarded as saving Zhu Houzhao's life no matter what he said, so now Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but refute Zhou Chen.

"Haha, don't be anxious, the prince."

Hearing his son's words in his ears, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but smile heartily and said: "This Zhou Chen's talent is really good, and doesn't the Ministry of Etiquette record that he is quite handsome?"

Since this is the case, then according to the previous decision of Xie Ge Lao, it is enough to grant him the merit of a Tanhualang. ”

Since the implementation of the imperial examination system, Tanhualang has been appointed by the candidates with the best scores and the best appearance among the candidates in the palace examination.

Emperor Hongzhi originally planned to set Zhou Chen as the champion of this palace examination, but because Zhou Chen's age was too young, Emperor Hongzhi planned to suppress Zhou Chen a little.

From this point of view, this Tanhualang's fame is really suitable for Zhou Chen.

And after Zhu Houzhao and Xie Qian saw that Emperor Hongzhi had made a decision, they had no other objections.

I saw the two of them arch their hands together and say, "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

In the blink of an eye, two days passed in a hurry.

In the early morning, there was only a touch of fish belly white in the sky, and the morning sun had not yet risen.

As soon as the new Kegongshi was led by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, he once again entered the majestic and magnificent Forbidden City.

Today is the big day of the palace test list, and the emperor will personally point out the top three champions, list eyes, and tanhua in public, so all the tributes will come to this Jinluan Hall once again.

Walking through the luxurious avenue paved with white jade, Zhou Chen and more than a hundred new Gongshi were all full of excitement, and once again came to the most powerful place in the Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, the two sides outside the Jinluan Hall seem to have already been stained with civil and military officials.

These ministers are all smiling, and even the political enemies who usually attack each other are still maintaining a semblance of harmony with each other.

Today is a festive day when the emperor appoints the top three in this imperial examination, and it is naturally impossible for them, who are courtiers, to add to the emperor's blockage.

Mixed in with more than 100 tributes, Zhou Chen quietly waited for the emperor's handpick.

Not used for the nervous and excited look on the faces of the other tributes, but now Zhou Chen's heart is very calm.

As for how much he can rank in this palace exam, Zhou Chen actually doesn't care too much.

For him, it is enough to be able to have the fame of a jinshi.

Of course, if he is lucky enough to be in the top three of the first class, it will be better for him.

In the eager eyes of all the tributes, Li Dongyang, the first assistant of the cabinet in charge of the palace examination, stepped out of the crowd and walked to the forefront of the civil and military officials.

Li Dongyang faced the civil and military officials and a group of new scholars, he slowly unfolded a bright yellow silk scroll in his hand, and read it aloud: "Fengtian carries the emperor, Zhao said ......"

After a lot of gorgeous rhetoric praising Taiping, Li Dongyang finally said the most important content: "The fifteenth year of Hongzhi is over, and His Majesty will personally test the tributes of the world!"

Qin gave the first class of jinshi and the third place, the second class of jinshi from fifty-six, the third class with the same jinshi from one hundred and fifteen people. ”

Reading this, Li Dongyang took a slight breath, and then announced in a louder voice: "First place, champion, Kang Dehan!"

First and second place, Bangyan, Gu Lianggong!

The third place in the first class, Tanhua, Zhou Chen! ”

As soon as Li Dongyang named the top three in the first class, all the tributes in the hall cast envious glances at the three of them.

Even the civil and military officials of the court and the central government have paid attention to this.