On March 16, the examiners finished their work for the whole day, and the examination papers that had been judged were sealed in the Wenhua Palace, waiting for the emperor to personally select the top three in the first class on the second day.

All the examiners are not allowed to divulge the selection results, and in less than the 18th day of the ceremony, the new science and technology scholars should not know which list they are in.

However, there are so many paper readers, and it is inevitable that there will be many people, and if you really have the heart, you can still get some news.

On the day of the palace examination, Xiao Yunting thought that Cheng Qing had an accident during the palace examination, and ordered someone to inquire before confirming that Cheng Qing was just submitting the papers a little early.

After Cheng Qing handed in the papers, the emperor quickly left the Imperial Palace.

However, Xiao Yunting was surprised by the strategy of the palace test, and the emperor took the initiative to re-introduce the case of corruption of silver and ink...... What the emperor meant, Xiao Yunting didn't even think through.

By the end of the marking on the 16th, Xiao Yunting learned the results of the selection almost immediately.

"Cheng Qing's test paper is in the top ten, six yuan and no more accidents!"

Xiao Yunting was extremely proud.

It doesn't matter if you don't cooperate with him, you will still follow the path he has set.

When he met Cheng Qing for the first time in Nanyi before, Xiao Yunting didn't expect that the thin yellow-faced young man would complete the "six yuan and first" that Meng Huaijin missed!

At this moment, Xiao Yunting really wanted to meet Meng Huaijin, he was a freewheeling person, so he really went to see Meng Huaijin right away.

"If it weren't for Huai Jin's recommendation of Cheng Qing, this son would have missed such a talent, and he should have a drink with Huai Jin tonight."

Xiao Yunting smiled and invited Meng Huaijin to drink.

Meng Huaijin also wanted to have a drink, but it was not because he recommended Cheng Qing to Xiao Yunting, just for Cheng Qing's upcoming completion of the 'Six Yuan and the First', this wine was supposed to be drunk by Cheng Qing, Xiao Yunting came uninvited, Meng Huaijin was noncommittal.

"I am happy for Senior Brother Cheng, why is the son happy? Sooner or later, talents like Senior Brother Cheng will bloom, and King Ye's Mansion can't accommodate Senior Brother Cheng, only a bigger stage is suitable for Senior Brother Cheng! ”

The Ye Wangfu is too small.

Even if Xiao Yunting inherited the title, he was only the prince.

Cheng Qing is six yuan and the first, why was he recruited by a prince?

Meng Huaijin thinks about it now, he was too stupid at the beginning, he should learn from Cheng Qing, no matter how bewitched Xiao Yunting is, just treat Xiao Yunting as a fart.

…… It's a pity that he didn't understand this truth until he was twenty-three years old, but Cheng Qing understood it at the age of thirteen!

Xiao Yunting sneered, "A bigger stage? You have knowledge and talent, you have a brilliant mind, and you have a tenacious heart, God makes you different from all living beings, but you are willing to bow down to those who are not worthy of virtue! ”

Of the few princes today, Xiao Yunting can't look down on any of them.

Meng Huaijin smiled.

Who said that he and Cheng Qing should bow down?

Cheng Qing dared to make false accounts at the age of thirteen to deceive the court and the emperor, how could such a temperament bow down to anyone!

He and Cheng Qing are vassals to the Son of Heaven, which does not mean that they must be loyal to the monarch in everything.

They have pursuits in their careers and want to climb up because only when they enter the center of power can they have the ability to do what they want to do. When Zhongjun conflicts with their ideas, when the Son of Heaven on the dragon chair is not worthy, why should he and Cheng Qing surrender?

If the Son of Heaven is not worthy, King Ye is even less worthy!

The Son of Heaven is at least an orthodox king, and Xiao Yunting, the ambitious son of King Ye, is a chaotic minister and thief.

"What the prince is doing now has exceeded the scope of self-preservation, if you feel that others are not worthy of virtue, why not be a person whose virtue and status match, when the son of the world becomes such a person, there is no need to use any means, he has his own talents to take refuge in the world."

Meng Huaijin drank all the wine in the cup, Xiao Yunting looked at him for a long time, and let out an unclear sneer - Meng Huaijin's wings have hardened, and now he can preach to himself, if he doesn't ask Meng Huaijin to be ruthless, Meng Huaijin's chess piece will be out of the chessboard!

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March 17.

The emperor went to the Wenhua Palace, and the examiner knelt in front of the emperor to read the selected test papers.

The first to read the volume was Gao Shoufu, and the emperor read his elder and allowed him to stand and read.

Gao Shoufu read Cheng Qing's test paper.

The emperor listened with great interest, and when Gao Shoufu finished reading, he asked, "Can you agree with the opinions in this test paper?" ”

Gao Shoufu will not say it to death, Cheng Qing wrote in an orderly manner, but it is difficult to say whether it can be implemented.

If you really copy Cheng Qing's suggestion to go to disaster relief, there are many difficulties to overcome.

If you want the victims not to drink raw water, take the initiative to bury the bodies of the dead, and wait until the natural disaster strikes to implement it, it will definitely be too late, and it involves the education of the people by the imperial court on weekdays, and it is not easy to implement.

Going deeper, do ordinary people need to be so smart?

If all the people of the Great Wei can read and write, what will be used to distinguish the gentry class from the common people!

The common people became wiser, the peasants did not cultivate the land seriously, the craftsmen did not work hard to improve their skills, and the ambitions of the merchants became greater...... The life of the ruling class is not very easy, Gao Shoufu belongs to the ruling class, he thinks about Cheng Qing's opinion, or thinks that Cheng Qing is too naïve.

But the emperor clearly liked it very much.

In every hall test, the emperor is accustomed to reading articles that praise virtue, and Cheng Qing, a young man, is a clear stream.

Gao Shoufu observed the sacred heart, and praised Cheng Qing fiercely according to the emperor's own tone.

There are more than a dozen paper readers, and those who praise Cheng Qing account for the majority, and only Mei Hanlin said that Cheng Qing's views are still immature.

"Wouldn't it be too simple if that could prevent the disease from happening?"

Zhang Shilang glared at Mei Hanlin fiercely.

What's the matter, it's all now, and I'm still thinking about turning the tables against the wind, and I want to choose Tan Jingya, who will try second, to be the champion?

Mei Hanlin sang the opposite, and the emperor was not angry, and agreed with Mei Hanlin's words:

"Although he is immature, he does not lose his pure heart, I remember that Cheng Qing is the son of Cheng Zhiyuan of the former Jiangning Zhi County, the tiger father has no dog son, and the Cheng family is indeed talented!"

The emperor's praise made Cheng Liu's old man even panic.

The examiners thought to themselves, the emperor had made a final decision, Cheng Qing's 'six yuan and first' couldn't run away, and reading other test papers was just a formality, to determine the list and explore the flowers.

In the Wenhua Palace, while the emperor was commenting on the test papers, a group of dusty people arrived in the capital.

"Master, the little ones are going directly to Shangshu Mansion?"

"Go to Shangshu Mansion."

On March 17, the Wenhua Hall is ranking for this palace exam, right?

Cheng Zhixu sat in the carriage, thinking not of his son Cheng Qi, but of his nephew Cheng Qing.

I didn't expect Cheng Qing to make such a big move.

Before Cheng Zhixu arrived in the capital, he knew that Cheng Qing had won Huiyuan.

With five dollars and the first, will the six dollars and the first be far away?

Unexpectedly, the first 'Six Yuan and First' came from Nanyi Cheng, who was also the son of his eldest brother Cheng Zhiyuan.

Thinking of this, Cheng Zhixu's joy at being promoted to the servant of the ministry faded a lot.

He hurried all the way, just to catch up with the 'Chuan Yu Ceremony' on March 18, originally wanted to see his son Cheng Qi being given a roll call to Jinshi, but now it is more like rushing to watch Cheng Qing's ceremony......