There is a slight difference between the general examination and the township examination in terms of examination rules, the township examination can be handed in after the completion of the examination papers, and the second general examination must be completed for a certain period of time before the examination papers are allowed to be submitted.

Tianling finished writing the exam papers earlier than the township exam in Danzhou, checked the exam papers and folded them on the desk, and then squinted against the wall of the compartment with a thin quilt.

He pinched the day of the test to return to Beijing, the carriage was bumpy all the way, and he didn't have a good rest at all.

After the exam, there will be a palace exam later, it will be a hard cane, and you must first cultivate your spirit.

Tianling slept directly until the end of the exam, and the examiner woke him up twice halfway and asked him to answer the questions well, which is not easy for ten years.

Faced with the kind examiner, Tian Ling could only smile, and then wait for them to leave before secretly dozing off.

Su Liang and Liang Shengzi next door didn't make any moths, and they were quiet until the end of the test.

Coming out of the examination room, Su Liang ran over and grabbed Tianling's hand with an excited face, "Qingliu, how did you do in the exam?" ”

"Okay." Tianling smiled lightly, "What about you?" ”

"Hey, that's it, the last article is almost meaningless." Su Liang said truthfully, "Next, we will wait for the unveiling of the list." ”

"Brother Su will definitely be able to title the gold list." Heavenly Spirit smiled and arched his hand.

"I've borrowed your auspicious words, and I'm going to eat?" Su Liang's mentality is very positive, he can be the best, and he can't come back next year.

The two of them were talking lively, and Liang Shengzi on the side also came up, "Jiang Qingliu, believe it or not, I can also win this time." ”

The Heavenly Spirit turned to look at him and nodded, "Believe." ”

"Don't be so perfunctory, I'm serious." Liang Shengzi said.

"Who is this brother?" Su Liang poked his head out.

"He? The son of Yongchang Bofu, Liang Shengzi. Tianling introduced.

"I've heard of it for a long time." Su Liang saluted Liang Shengzi, "Sure enough, it's better to see than to hear, Brother Liang can join the association, which shows that those rumors in the past are very biased." ”

Liang Shengzi was a little embarrassed when he heard Su Liang mention his past reputation, but seeing that Su Liang had no intention of making fun of him, he returned the courtesy, "I was young and ignorant, and I did something stupid to make Brother Su laugh." ”

"Hey, the prodigal son won't change his money." Su Liang laughed heartily, "Today's test is over, it's a thing, just now I talked to Qingliu about going to dinner, why don't I do it, how about a drink and a chat?" ”

"Let him please." Liang Shengzi pointed to the Heavenly Spirit.

"Why?"

"Why?"

Tianling and Su Liang spoke at the same time.

"For his money is not spent in vain." Liang Shengzi said, "This famous wealthy businessman in Pingjing won the township test, and now he is participating in the examination, and he can't figure out the top three in the next palace test, if so, he will be a famous scholar in the future, and the business in his hand will naturally not be able to do it anymore." ”

"So hurry up and take advantage of the fact that these coins are still in your hands, and the flowers that should be spent should be used, and the treats that should be treated."

"After the title of the gold list, no matter where the business is delivered, I have to think about it in my heart, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Tianling's head is full of black lines, which is the most beautiful reason he has ever heard of eating and drinking.

Because of the long time of the exam, the candidates will bring some dry food and water when they go in, which is naturally not good to eat, at this time, the three of them have just come out of the examination room, in addition to the emotions about the exam, there is also a feeling, that is, hunger.

So the three of them found a nearby restaurant, called for food, and specially asked the store to serve more rice.

Tianling stretched lazily, suddenly remembered something, and turned his head to look at Su Liang.

"Brother Su, if Qingliu can be named on the gold list this time, I have to thank you for handling the household registration relocation documents for me! If it weren't for your help, I would have come back from Danzhou, and I wouldn't have had time to participate in the township test in Pingjing City. ”

"I moved to the open township to try to move to each other, just to make it convenient for the major candidates, and I didn't help much, just a sentence, I don't need to speak, you can do it yourself, but in previous years, other states and counties moved into the capital, and there was no one in the capital who moved out, and you can be regarded as setting a precedent." Su Liang said.

Liang Shengzi, who was eating, heard this, and suddenly raised his head, "I just said that when the Mingxiang test was announced, your family obviously didn't move, and you actually entered the venue, it turned out that you went to Danzhou to take the township test." ”

"Hmm." Tianling nodded, "It just so happens that there are some businesses over there that need to be seen." There's something I'd like to ask you two to help you with. ”

"What's the matter? Even though the opening is. Su Liang said.

"The reason for this matter is a bit complicated, and I can't explain it for a while. It was the matter of moving the household registration documents, I thought about it carefully, for fear that Brother Su would be implicated, and if someone asked in the future, you would say that I did it myself. Tianling said, "If I can survive this hurdle, I will report Brother Su's great kindness in the future." ”

"What should I do?" Su Liang waved his hand, "I just said something, what's not involved?" ”

"Thank you, Brother Su!" The heavenly spirit bowed.

"You just said that you asked me to help, and he said, what about mine?" Liang Shengzi said loudly.

"That's it, too." Tianling said, "One person's words are not enough to believe, but many people say so, and it may become true." Moreover, what the parties say is not the same as what others say. ”

"Got it, let me be your babysitter." Liang Shengzi nodded.

"Hey, hey." Tianling smiled embarrassedly, then lifted the wine jug and filled Liang Shengzi's wine glass, "Actually, I want you to give me a few nurseries." ”

"Apologize." Liang Shengzi said.

"I'm sorry!" The heavenly spirits opened their mouths and came.

"Can you have a little ambition? Do you know what I want you to apologize for, just say you're sorry? Liang Shengzi glanced at Tianling.

"I don't know, but it doesn't stop me from apologizing." Tianling smiled and said, "I don't care if I'm sorry anyway, I'll agree to this matter." ”

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The reason why Tianling mentioned the matter of moving the household registration documents at this time was because he planned to test for the palace, in case the emperor was angry and lost his mind, punished himself and angered others, it would be bad to pull Su Liang in.

So I talked to Su Liang early and made preparations.

After being full of wine and food, Tianling and the two of them separated, and went back to their respective homes, waiting for the list to be revealed.

During this period of time, Tianling began to settle the accounts of the business in his hands, and everything involved in the emperor's warehousing was all separated, and the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce was almost all his people, and there was nothing to do, but on the side of the post post, Tianling placed his own people everywhere, hiding them inconspicuously.

In this way, even if the emperor fills all the business in his hands into the treasury at that time, he still has the ability to bring the business of the Great Wei Dynasty into his own hands.

As for the little taro she brought back, no, it should be called Jiang Xiangzhi now, Tianling gave her the identity of a distant cousin of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, and quietly placed it in the Xuanping Marquis Mansion, before all the dust settled, the Tianling would not put her in a dangerous situation.

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A few days later, the results of the examination came out, and the emperor took the candidates in the Tianqian Palace, and elites from all over the world gathered in Pingjing.

It's just that in this palace examination, the scholars submitted the pre-prepared top three exam papers, and after the emperor read it, he did not directly point to the list as in previous years, but temporarily added a question.

Let the candidates who have won the list in the examination answer on the spot.

On the door of the Tianqian Palace, candidates from all over the country sat on the ground, took the paper and pen in the hands of the attendants, and splashed ink.

Whoever had finished writing would return the pen and paper to the chamberlain next to him, and then wait for the emperor's questioning.

The examination questions given by the emperor were not difficult, because he did not test the knowledge in any of the classics, but asked the candidates for advice, "What should I do, so that I can rule the world." ”

Want to rule the world? Simple.

Tianling took the pen and paper, thought about it, and put down the pen like flying.

"Those who seek the elders of the wood will consolidate their roots, those who want to flow far away will dredge their springs, and those who think of the peace of the country will accumulate their virtues and righteousness······"

"Where the head of a hundred yuan, inheriting the destiny of the heavens, all of them are not worried and the Tao, the success and the decline of virtue, the good beginning is really complicated, and the end is covered by the widow······"

"Gentlemen, sincerity can see what you want, then you think and know enough to self-discipline, there will be a do, then you think and know to stop to calm people, think of high danger, then think of humility and self-shepherd, music and travel, then think of three drives to ······"

"If you add grace, you will think of rewarding you because you are happy, and if you are punishing, you will be punished indiscriminately because you are not angry······ Jane can let it, choose the good and follow it, then the wise do their best, the brave do their best, the benevolent broadcast their benefits, the believers serve their loyalty, the civil and military contention, the monarch and the minister have nothing to do, you can enjoy the joy of Yu Yu, you can raise the longevity of Song Qiao, Mingqin hangs the arch, it goes without saying! ”

Tianling recited and silently recited and silently wrote down the ten thoughts of Emperor Taizong, and at the same time praised the greatness of the nine-year compulsory education from the bottom of his heart.

He didn't believe it, this concise and comprehensive model text that has been circulated for thousands of years, the emperor will not fluctuate when he reads it!

After the ink was dry, Tian Ling handed the pen and paper to the attendant next to him, and while handing it to him, he also whispered a word of thanks.

The little chamberlain was a little flattered, and carefully protected the paper that was originally placed in the mahogany plate, and he couldn't do anything else to repay this thank you for his respect, so he would protect the exam paper handed in by this son.

In the hall, candidates successively handed over the answers they had written to the attendants.

The emperor sat on the high dragon chair and looked at the paper presented by the chamberlain, until he saw the heavenly spirit, the emperor's eyes lit up, and his heart was overjoyed.

In this scientific expedition, there is such a great talent who has endured the world!

"Show them all." The Emperor said to the scholars standing below.

The chamberlain hurriedly took the paper of the Heavenly Spirit from the emperor's hand, and then presented it to several scholars.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"It's not only elegant, but also insightful."

"This is not only a reply to Your Majesty's ruling of the world, but also a matter of self-denial that my generation needs to consider."

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The scholars were also amazed.

"How did this person do on the exam?" The Emperor asked.

"Rong Chen checks and checks."

Since this palace test was impromptu by the emperor, the tributes did not sign the paper when they answered, and if they wanted to know who did it, they had to ask before they could know.

"Your Majesty, the minister will go down and ask who did it." The scholar said.

"No need." The emperor suddenly changed his mind, and instead picked up the pre-planned examination papers of the top three classes submitted by the scholars earlier.

Looking at it, the emperor suddenly smiled.

He said that if you can have such insight, your knowledge must not be far behind.

Sure enough, among the three exam papers, the handwriting on one of the exam papers was exactly the same as the handwriting of the ten thoughts just now.

Let's take a look at the annotations of the scholars and the pre-prepared examination papers of the champions.

The emperor put down the examination paper and read the articles submitted one by one.

"Your Majesty, all the ninety-five tribute students have finished answering this time." An attendant said.

The Emperor held the last piece of paper in his hand and smiled, already having a plan in mind.

Picked up the red pen, on the paper of the question just made in the palace examination, the first three batches were out, and on the paper of Tianling's ten thoughts, the big red characters were marked with the word first.

The emperor finished writing the last stroke, and motioned for the chamberlain next to him to take these to the scholars below.

"As an official in the court, learning is not the only criterion for consideration, this palace test, I ordered the top three to answer the best, so I took the top three, and the rest of the tribute students, according to the pre-determined ranking of the princes?" The Emperor asked.

"Your Majesty is wise." The scholars said in unison.

Since the introduction of the pseudonym system for the imperial examination, after the completion of the examination, the scholars who were prepared by the scholars only presented their examination papers to the emperor, and the emperor only used the examination papers as a basis, not based on their names.

So at this time, although the emperor ordered the top three, he didn't know who the top three names were on the gold list.

"Then let's announce it." The emperor laughed, he also wanted to see what kind of character he was who wrote these ten thoughts.

It is impossible to announce it, because the scholars have to confirm in advance who wrote the three articles ordered by the emperor.

But it's not a difficult task, just ask the waiter who just served the pen and ink.

The name was confirmed quickly, and after it was confirmed, the scholars compared the list that they would have originally tried to prepare with the top three of the emperor's points.

It was found that among the three articles pointed by the emperor, two of them were from the pre-proposed top three, and one was from the pre-planned fourth place, and the most important thing was that the champion they planned was also the champion pointed out by the emperor!

What does this mean that the scholars are happy? This shows that they have obtained real talents for the country! You can do it in terms of knowledge, strategy, and governance!

It's just that this list needs to be adjusted slightly, the original pre-planned second has become third, the pre-planned third has become fourth, and the originally pre-planned fourth has become second.

After several scholars finished adjusting, they carefully checked it again.

There is nothing wrong with being careful in this kind of thing related to fame.

After checking that it was correct, the list was transcribed, one was submitted to the emperor, one was handed over to the official in charge of roll calling, and one was handed over to the inner attendant, who passed it to the outside of the palace, and the list was known.

Because the emperor had already opened his mouth to proclaim, and at the same time as the list was presented to the emperor, the officials who were taking the roll call had already arrived outside the gate of the Tianqian Palace, and began to roll call the tributes outside the hall.

"The champion of the Imperial Golden Branch - Jiang Qingliu."

"The Imperial Gift of Gold - Chen Wensheng."

"Imperial Golden Branch Exploration Flower - Su Liang."

"Goshiki ······"

When Tianling heard the roll call, the heart that had been hanging finally landed, thanks to Wei Zheng!! Go home and burn paper for you!

At this time, the emperor in the Tianqian Hall was holding the transcribed list, his fingers trembling and pointing to the name of the champion of the Jin Branch, his eyes widened, "Who is this?" ”

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