Gonggong Wu immediately complied.

Guan Jiaze entered the top ten when he took the exam, but he didn't enter the palace exam, but ranked fifteenth. The rankings of the others are not much different. On a whim, Zhao Yu asked Gonggong Wu to submit the test papers they had written.

Those people have been with Du Jinning for many years and are deeply influenced by her thoughts. The articles written may not be as good as Du Jinning and Qi Muyuan, but they also have their own unique opinions.

Zhao Yu finished reading the article of the last Xu Chengyuan, put down the test paper, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Among these people, although Fang Shaohua is an official eunuch, his father is from a poor family; Liang Xiankuan and Guan Jiaze are both from small families, and Xu Chengyuan is a real poor man. Qi Muyuan is Qi Bokun's grandson and his own person.

All these can be cultivated as a group of extremely outstanding young officials. Over time, Zhao Yu believes that these people will be able to replace the old men who are full of pedantic atmosphere in the court and follow him to create a prosperous and prosperous world.

But......

Zhao Yu's gaze stopped on the names of Du Jinning and Qi Muyuan, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Gonggong Wu saw the eunuch outside make a gesture, and then looked at the drip in the house, and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to eat." ”

This is the will of the Queen Mother. As a prince, the emperor hurt his stomach when he was on an errand in other places, so he had to eat on time as soon as he arrived at the meal. As a great eunuch, you need to be reminded in time.

Only then did Zhao Yu realize that a morning had passed.

He instructed a little eunuch next to him: "Go to Ningshou Palace and say, I'll go over for dinner." ”

When the little eunuch ran out quickly, he stood up and walked slowly towards Ningshou Palace.

The Queen Mother is a wise and intelligent woman, sometimes Zhao Yu encounters difficulties, or is troubled to deal with official affairs, instead of running to the Fengzao Palace where the queen lives, or going to the palace of the concubine, but likes to go to the Queen Mother to sit and chat, and often the problems that plague him are solved.

Zhao Yu has been separated from his mother since he entered the prince's office at the age of seven, and it is extremely rare to have a meal with his mother and sister. If the opportunity is rare, they will not stick to the rules, and the mother and son will eat while talking, and the atmosphere is very warm. At that time, Zhao Yu's greatest wish was to be able to eat with his mother often.

Now that he is the emperor, he naturally wants to eat here when he wants to eat in Ningshou Palace, and he does not use rules to restrain himself and his mother.

The Queen Mother also knew that Zhao Mei was busy with state affairs, and she must have encountered problems when she came to dinner.

She asked the eunuch to give Zhao Yu a chopstick of his favorite dish, and asked, "But what happened?" ”

Zhao Yu told Du Jinning and Qi Muyuan about the situation, and said: "Queen Mother, you say, should I pay more attention to the children of the Han family, or should I follow the dragon's merits and promote the descendants of the courtiers who support me?" ”

As an emperor who was bound by the family, he naturally preferred to use the Hanmenzi, which is also the meaning of the selection of officials in the imperial examination system, to break the family's control of the regime. But Qi Bokun made a great contribution when Zhao Yu won the throne, if Zhao Yu did not promote his grandson as the champion, he was afraid that these courtiers who followed him to win the world would be cold to him.

The top ten rankings in the Emperor's Imperial Palace Examination have never been based on results, and are often determined for some special reasons. Sometimes it's because of whether the name is auspicious, and sometimes it's because of the looks. For example, Wang Anshi in the Northern Song Dynasty was originally ranked first when he submitted it to the imperial review, but because of the sentence "children and friends" in the test paper, Song Renzong was very unhappy and was directly demoted to the fourth place, and because the second and third places belonged to the in-service officials to take the exam, and they were not allowed to be the champions according to the rules, so the fourth fresh graduate Yang Ning was lucky to become the champion of the subject.

And Tanhualang is often the best-growing and younger one.

Therefore, Zhao Yu has to decide who the champion, Bangyan, and Tanhua are according to his own mind, and no one in the court will raise objections.

Zhao Mingyue usually eats in Ningshou Palace, and she wanted to open her mouth when she heard this, but she was glared at by the Queen Mother, so she had to close her mouth in disdain.

The Queen Mother motioned to Gonggong Wu to spread a dish on the emperor's plate, scooped a spoonful of soup and drank it, then wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and said: "You have been the emperor for a long time, and if you want to promote the children of the poor family, there is an opportunity." But this year is Enke, it's the first time you've been the emperor, and I think it's better to be gracious. The current court needs stability. ”

"That's what the Queen Mother said." Zhao Yu's mind gradually cleared up.

He likes Du Jinning's article too much, so he will be entangled. In fact, give him some time to sober up, and he will make a decision as the Queen Mother said.

……

As soon as Feng Jikang returned to Taixue, he asked the concierge: "Did Du Jinning go back?" ”

"Back to school, I haven't yet."

Feng Jikang didn't ask where they were, and went straight to the library building, and sure enough, he saw Du Jinning and a few people sitting there quietly reading books.

Yesterday, Du Jinning made an appointment not only with Qi Muyuan, but also with Jiaze and a few others.

Originally, after the palace examination, everyone should have relaxed, go out to play or have fun at home, but Du Jinning made an appointment, and everyone still came.

At this time, seeing Feng Jikang appear in the library building, everyone was very surprised, and they all got up to greet him.

Feng Jikang waved his hand and said to Du Jinning with a smile: "I just came out of the palace, and the emperor summoned me to ask me questions about you. ”

Everyone was taken aback and looked at Du Jinning.

Xu Chengyuan was thoughtful.

Guan Jiaze was pleasantly surprised: "Jin Ning, could it be that you are the top champion?" ”

Du Jinning shook his head: "Don't guess. He looked at Feng Jikang and arched his hand, "Lord Xuezheng, didn't the emperor summon you because of my script?" ”

"Script? What script? Feng Jikang was inexplicable.

"Isn't it?"

"It's not!" Feng Jikang shook his head, "The emperor probably read the three articles written in your palace examination and felt very appreciated, so he sent someone to find me and ask me about your performance in Taixue." Of course, I can't praise you enough. ”

Worried that these students would look down on him, he hurriedly explained: "The article you wrote when you entered Taixue was extremely shocking to me, so I usually pay close attention to you; Usually, I have sent people to find and read the articles that the masters assign you to write and know that you have real talent and are extremely diligent. I also told the truth in front of the emperor. ”

"Thank you for your praise and kind words in front of the emperor." Du Jinning made a deep sigh.

Seeing Du Jinning receiving his love, the smile on Feng Jikang's face was even bigger.

He personally helped Du Jinning up, looked around at everyone, and encouraged: "It is also an honor for Taixue to produce several of your outstanding talents." In the future, I hope you don't fall behind in your studies. ”

Everyone bowed down and said yes.

Feng Jikang knew that he would accept it when he saw it, and after saying these two words, he said goodbye and left.

As soon as he left, Guan Jiaze congratulated Du Jinning.

"Guan Jiaze, don't talk nonsense. I don't have to be the champion. Du Jinning looked at Qi Muyuan, "Maybe this champion name will fall on Qi Muyuan." ”