Pulling Gu Chengyu and running outside the house, he wanted to pull Gu Chengyu to take the carriage. Gu Chengyu hurriedly persuaded: "Don't worry! It's still early before the time of preaching! Those officials must be on their way, too! ”

"It's better to go early than late, you just don't know how to rush. Hurry up, lest you be left behind. Ye Zhiqiu didn't reply, he pulled Gu Chengyu straight to the carriage of the Gu Mansion, and climbed up with his hands and feet.

Gu Chengyu was helpless, so he had to follow Ye Zhiqiu into the carriage. Fortunately, there are lanterns on the carriage, otherwise the black lights will be blinding, and the carriage will not be able to hurry.

When I arrived outside the Taihe Palace, it was already the time of the Mao, and the officials of the fourth grade and above also arrived outside the Taihe Hall one after another, waiting for the court.

The official position of Zheng Sipin can't even enter the Taihe Palace, so he can only stay outside the palace. Gu Chengyu took a look and found that the Gongsheng were all here. In fact, only the top ten will be summoned, and it is basically impossible for the top three to face the saint. However, the tributes are still here, after all, what if they play extraordinary?

The civil and military officials outside the hall have not yet entered the palace, and the civil and military officials are ranked according to their ranks. The tributes stood behind the east and west shifts of the civil and military officials, and Gu Chengyu was the first in the examination, so he was naturally at the forefront.

Jiang Mingyuan had already arrived outside the hall, and he also saw Gu Chengyu, and wanted to step forward to say a few words of encouragement to Gu Chengyu, so that he would not panic when he faced the saint. Who would have thought, before he took a step, he saw the chief eunuch De'an come out.

And Yin Kun just glanced at Gu Chengyu and nodded towards Gu Chengyu, who was looking back at him. He understands Gu Chengyu's temperament, and there should be no problem with the face saint. As for Wu An, when he had already staggered with Gu Chengyu, he said two words, "Don't panic!" ”

After that, Gu Chengyu also saw Zheng Lun, and the two looked at each other and smiled, but did not speak. But when Gu Chengyu saw Zheng Lun looking at him, his eyes were a little evasive, thinking that he couldn't help himself. Although he didn't blame him, but after his father lifted his ban, Gu Chengyu asked people to bring a message, and he didn't reply a word, which is a bit intriguing.

The position where Gu Chengyu stood was particularly eye-catching, but what attracted even more attention was his name as a huiyuan.

All the civil and military officials who walked by and the officials who were already standing in front had to look at Gu Chengyu a few times. One is because of his reputation and outstanding talent, and the other is because of the emperor's attention to him on the day of the palace examination.

The one who has the same treatment as him is Min Feng, Min Feng was born as Xia Qing's closed disciple, how could the civil and military officials not recognize him? At the apprenticeship ceremony that day, Xia Qing invited a lot of officials.

Those officials knew in their hearts that this was building momentum for Min Feng! Before he entered the court, he was already making some connections for him. It is conceivable that Min Feng's official career in the future will definitely be smooth.

Gu Chengyu smiled, looked at the Taihe Hall in front of him, and ignored the gazes that looked at him, he still needed to keep a low profile at this time. Min Feng was different, he bowed to those officials, many of whom had participated in his apprenticeship ceremony and had been recommended by Xia Qing. Therefore, everyone is also familiar with each other.

Min Feng saluted, and those officials were also quite face-saving, and they all nodded, but everyone didn't say anything. Because the chief eunuch De'an was already standing outside the hall, thinking that he was about to start the early dynasty.

After the whip of Lile was sounded, the officials of Honglu Temple shouted "enter the class", and the officials above the third grade walked towards the Taihe Hall one after another. And the rest outside the hall are the officials of the fourth grade, and most of the hula in front of them is gone.

The early dynasty did not last long, because the ceremony was going to be passed on today, so Gu Chengyu and the others waited for half an hour, and the early dynasty was over, followed by the top ten face saints.

Originally, the top ten officials who read the papers knelt in front of the emperor and read the scrolls aloud, but later the emperor did not like it, so he was exempted from reading the papers, and the celebrant took the papers to the imperial case, and the emperor read the papers in person.

The emperor looked at the ten test papers in front of him and picked up the one that was placed first. The writing on the top is very upright, and the volume is neat, which makes people look comfortable. Whose exam paper is this, though? This is not the same as the content of Gu Chengyu's test paper that he read yesterday.

Looking at the eight circles on the test paper, the emperor looked at it carefully, read the test paper from top to bottom, he didn't speak, and put the test paper on the table. At this time, there were only eight officials left in the hall who were in charge of reading the papers and the Ministry of Rites, and everyone looked at the emperor expressionlessly, and their hearts were all uneasy.

The emperor then carefully read the second and third copies, and the rest of the test papers were a little casual, and the test papers were still placed in their original positions.

The emperor opened his mouth, "Why are the first three test papers all eight circles?" ”

The markers below were silent, originally there were only two copies of eight circles, but Xia Shoufu also attached great importance to the other test paper, and he played the circle first, and they followed suit.

In fact, who doesn't know Xia Qing's plans? Isn't it because Xia Qing feels that putting Min Feng's volume first is a bit abrupt? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Gu Chengyu's volume is slightly better, but will Xia Qing be willing?

Although everyone had a ghost in their hearts, Gu Chengyu's rolls were all sturdy and eight laps, and finally presented to Xia Qing.

Everyone tacitly threw the problem to Xia Qing, anyway, they were not their disciples, what were they anxious about?

What Xia Qing wants to do later, of course they will not have an opinion, when the emperor reads the papers, the ranking will still change slightly.

In order to avoid suspicion, Xia Qing also circled Gu Chengyu's volume. Then I circled another good volume.

They don't care about these grading tubes, anyway, they have Xia Qingding on top. Therefore, people in the officialdom are all human spirits, and it is common for them to protect themselves.

So much so that in the end, it became a test paper with the same number of three circles, and the problem was thrown to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, these three test papers, Wei Chen and seven colleagues have discussed the papers, and everyone unanimously agrees that these three test papers are equal. Therefore, please ask the emperor to make a decision himself. ”

Xia Qing, as the chief officer of the marking papers, had to stand up at this time. Anyway, the first class is these three test papers, how the emperor wants to arrange it, it depends on the emperor's mood.

The emperor's face sank, and he snorted coldly, these three test papers are indeed the best among the ten test papers, but who can rank first is actually clear at a glance.

"I heard that Xia Aiqing was a good apprentice not long ago, why didn't she mention it to me. Otherwise, on the day of the apprenticeship, I would have to send some congratulatory gifts. ”

The emperor suddenly told Xia Qing about accepting apprentices, and Xia Qing chuckled in his heart. When the emperor said this, did he have an opinion about him?

How can the affairs of the imperial city be hidden from the emperor? He didn't say it, first, because it was unnecessary, the emperor didn't mention it, of course he wouldn't rush to say it.

The second is because he has selfish intentions and wants to exert his strength in the temple test. It's a pity that Gu Chengyu is not a wasted person, Min Feng was personally taught by him for a month, and he is still close to Gu Chengyu.

"Back to the emperor, Weichen is old, and when he sees talented young talents, he can't help but love talents. Besides, this son has a lot of temperament, so he wants to be accepted as a disciple. ”

Although Xia Qing is an old fox, he does not dare to take it lightly in the face of the emperor's interrogation.