The emperor's steady and powerful footsteps came from far and near, and he walked to the dragon chair step by step, looking at the new tributes who were kneeling on the ground, and said slowly in a deep and majestic voice: "You talents are flat. ”

Everyone was quite excited when they heard the emperor's voice, Wan Lin felt like a dream, he really had the honor to stand on the Jinluan Hall with his own efforts, and face to face with the Son of Heaven.

At this moment, it seemed that whether the title of the gold list was not so important, and Wan Lin suddenly had an unprecedented feeling of relaxation and pride.

After the tributes all stood up, the emperor said in an approachable tone: "It is not easy for you talents to get to this point, and I am even relieved to see you. Don't be nervous, don't feel constrained, just treat this place as your own study and answer the questions with peace of mind. If you need anything, raise your hand and let us know, and the chamberlain will come to your aid. ”

"Yes!"

The crowd replied in unison.

"Okay, all talents, please pick up the pen and answer the question!"

The emperor didn't say more, and the palace test began immediately.

The question of the palace examination was personally given by the emperor, and there was only one current policy on the topic.

If anyone can figure out the holy will from the title, who is likely to win the Toad Palace.

The emperor was happy from the bottom of his heart when he looked at the future pillars of the palace, and he could still sit still at the beginning, smiling and admiring everyone answering questions and doing papers.

After a while, the emperor couldn't sit still, and he began to patrol the candidates, not because he was bored, but because he had ulterior motives.

When he was on the top, these candidates may have adapted to the environment after a while, and even forgot that they were being supervised by the emperor because of their dedication to answering questions.

The emperor inspected the candidates, firstly to see the content of their answers, and secondly, to test their courage.

In the past, there were candidates who answered the questions well, but as soon as the emperor passed by, they were confused, either scared off the pen, or nervous hands trembled and could not continue to answer the questions, and even more frightened to pee their pants.

But there are those who are cowardly, and there must be those who are not.

Some candidates were still thinking and meditating on the topic, but when they saw that the emperor came to inspect in person, they were immediately excited.

There are also candidates who can answer the questions calmly as calmly as Mount Tai, regardless of whether you are the emperor or the Jade Emperor, without the slightest interference from the outside world.

Generally, only people with this kind of Taishan collapse and their faces do not change can afford to take on the big responsibility, and the emperor will also pay attention to this kind of people, even if they can't get into the top three, they will be reused.

The emperor walked around the examination room without a rule, and he just looked at all the candidates roughly, and only felt that most of them had good facial features and a gentle temperament, but he didn't find too outstanding characters.

The emperor has time to observe every candidate in secret.

Sure enough, some candidates were answering the questions smoothly, but suddenly saw the emperor walking to their side, and immediately stiffened nervously, their hands and feet were cold, and they almost couldn't even write.

Some candidates were immediately frightened and trembled, and they bent down to pick up the pen, which was a small gaffe.

Wan Chang almost didn't hold the pen, but he still didn't do anything gaffe, and his body stiffened for a moment before continuing to answer the question.

Shao Jiacheng is the kind of person who is particularly excited after meeting the emperor

He saw that the emperor was coming over, and deliberately put on a posture that he thought was handsome and chic, and wrote the words like a dragon and a phoenix.

Shao Jiacheng's handwriting is good, and his behavior really attracted the attention of the emperor.

The emperor came to him quietly, quickly glanced at his test papers, and found that his calligraphy did have some skills, but it was a little exaggerated, so he didn't pay much attention to him.

The emperor continued to inspect, no matter what the candidate's condition was, he did not show a trace of emotion, and even one of the candidates may have been too nervous and caused convulsions, and was carried down by the chamberlain, and the emperor's face was expressionless.

But the convulsive candidate cast a shadow on most people, and it took a long time to recover and continue to answer the question.

When the candidate was convulsive just now, the emperor was about to walk to Wan Lin's side, but the emperor only glanced at the convulsive candidate, and continued to walk forward.

When the other candidates were distracted by this incident, Wan Lin also glanced at the candidate, and then continued to answer the question without any impact.

The first thing the emperor noticed was Wan Lin's wrist holding the pen steadily, and then he noticed his words.

Wan Lin's words are not very vigorous and powerful, the dragon flies and the phoenix dances, but it is neat and restrained, just as steady as his people.

And although Wan Lin's answer was only a few lines, it was quite in line with the emperor's mind, and the emperor was very pleased, so he looked at Wan Lin's face.

Although Wan Lin is sitting, he can also see that he has a long body and an extraordinary temperament.

At this time, he lowered his head and concentrated on answering the question, leaving the emperor with a handsome and jade-like face.

The emperor couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart, Wan Lin was afraid that he was the one with the best temperament, the best appearance, and the best state among all the candidates present.

The emperor looked at his test paper again and saw that in the column of the candidate's name, the word "Wanlin" was clearly written.

"He's Wanlin?"

The emperor immediately felt very pleasantly surprised, it turned out that he had already heard of Wan Lin, and he really thought that he was a person who was amazing and gorgeous, and the scenery was beautiful!

The emperor was overjoyed in his heart, but there was still no joy or anger on his face, and he walked over calmly as usual.

The emperor inspected very slowly, and remembered the candidates who were very much in line with his intentions, but the person who satisfied him the most in all aspects was Wan Lin.

The palace examination lasted for most of the day, and it was very hard for the candidates to not eat, drink, or go to the toilet, and the emperor accompanied them the same, without even drinking a sip of tea.

The nervous and exciting palace test was finally over, and Wan Lin felt a little empty in his heart the moment he put down his pen.

The past ten years of cold window is over, and the next thing is a new life.

The palace exam results were released quickly, and the results were released two days later, but for the candidates, these two days can be described as years like years, and they are the final moment to decide their fate.

After Wan Lin, Wan Zhang, and Shao Jiacheng walked out of the palace gate, they all sighed with emotion.

Wan Lin looked happy, Wan Zhang was worried, and Shao Jiacheng had a feeling of complete liberation.

When they got to the carriage, the three of them immediately talked about their feelings about the palace test.

Shao Jiacheng's eyebrows fluttered and said: "I thought that the saint was so majestic and terrifying, it turned out that the saint treated us so kindly, you don't know, when the saint came to me, I was so excited that I wanted to shout out." ”

Wan Zhang, on the contrary to Shao Jiacheng, said with palpitations: "When the sage walked to me, I almost couldn't hold the pen, and my mind suddenly went blank. ”

Wan Lin said honestly: "I don't have such feelings for the two of you, I just felt that there was a person passing by me, as long as he didn't affect my answers." ”

Wan Lin's words immediately attracted the sideways glances of Wan Zhang and Shao Jiacheng, if it were someone else, they would definitely make fun of someone who could pretend to be like this.

But they know what kind of person Wan Lin is, Wan Lin is not pretending to be indifferent, he is such a man.

When a few people arrived at the door of the house, they saw Fu Xiaojiu and Nianzhen stretching their necks, looking forward to their return like two Wangfu stones.

"How are you three feeling?"

"What does a saint look like? Is he fierce to you? ”

Fu Xiaojiu and Nianzhen hurriedly asked.

Wan Lin said with a smile: "Don't worry, listen to us slowly." ”

Fu Xiaojiu suddenly put away his curiosity, looked at Wan Lin and felt distressed, but didn't let him continue.

"You haven't eaten much all day, so let's go eat first."

Wan Zhang said movingly at this time: "We haven't eaten or drunk for most of the day, and the saint has accompanied us without eating or drinking!" ”

"What? The saint also accompanied you without eating or drinking? Nianzhen asked in disbelief.

Wan Lin said again: "That's right, the saint did not eat or drink with us, and it can be seen from this that he is a wise monarch who cherishes talents. ”

For the first time, Fu Xiaojiu also had a feeling of sincere admiration and respect for the emperor, and said expectantly: "If you can assist such a Ming Jun, you are really lucky. ”

After the three of them had eaten and drunk, Fu Xiaojiu and Nianzhen listened to them talk about the experience of the palace examination with great interest, and Fu Xiaojiu saw that Wan Lin's face did not have the slightest nervous and anxious look, so he put his heart down.

As long as you are not nervous or scared during the temple exam, you will be able to perform at a real level, even beyond the norm.

Fu Xiaojiu had a hunch that according to the results of Wan Lin's exams, Wan Lin would definitely enter the first class.

The eight examiners finally selected the ten best test papers and presented them to the emperor, who decided the decision of the first three candidates.

The emperor carefully read all the ten test papers one by one, and he still remembered Wan Lin's handwriting, and found that there were Wan Lin's test papers in these ten test papers, but he did not subjectively choose Wan Lin as the champion with a good impression of Wan Lin.

The emperor not only read each test paper, but also made detailed annotations, and then personally selected the first and third candidates, the first and third first.

Dachen's rule is that as long as he is a tribute, he is equivalent to a jinshi, and after the palace examination, it is actually a matter of ranking.

The first three people are the champions, the eyes of the list and the flowers, and they are the Jinshi and the first.

The second class accounts for one-third of the selected people and is from the Jinshi, and the third class accounts for two-thirds and is from the same Jinshi.

The first and third are both called Chuanyi.

Two days later, fill in the list and publish the list, the big list does not need to be posted, the time has come, and all the tributes can wait directly in the Taihe Hall to publish the rankings.

Then the emperor will hold a ceremony in the Taihe Palace, directly announce the ranking, and then give the first three people the official position immediately.

Coming to the Taihe Hall again, Wan Lin, Wan Zhang, and Shao Jiacheng were in the same nervous mood.

Although they are already established Jinshi, there will be a difference between Jinshi and the first, Jinshi origin and the same Jinshi in the future.

These few seem to be similar, but there are big differences, and whether they can stay in the capital is basically certain.

Everyone stood nervously and restrainedly in front of the emperor, and after the emperor glanced at the imperial governor, the imperial governor first read out the emperor's official decree of compassion for talents, and then read out the ranking of the third class and the jinshi.

"Sanjia Chuanlu, born in the same Jinshi, Shao Jiacheng, a native of Kaiwu County."

"Ahh

Shao Jiacheng raised his head abruptly and looked at the former head of the palace, unable to believe that what he heard was true.