"Knock on Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

Under the guidance of the palace people, hundreds of people walked into the palace and bowed down together.

"Get up."

With a light smile swept over the more than 100 people below, Su Zimo's face was also filled with a hint of self-satisfaction, which lasted for half a month, and screened out these 100 people from among the 100,000 candidates, although it cannot be said that "the heroes of the world are all in the middle", but it is undoubtedly a good start.

In the long run, why worry about not having available talents in your hands?

As for these moves, when they stepped into the palace, their eyes were also full of colorful ripples.

After all, some of them are from poor families, and even those children of the family are not any descendants, and they have never seen this splendid palace.

Fortunately, the people who can pass the two rounds of selection are at least people with excellent hearts, so they did not make a fool of themselves in front of the palace.

If that's the case, no matter what the strategy is afterwards, Su Zimo can only regretfully exclude this kind of person.

"Come, give me a seat!"

As this voice fell, these people also sat on the table that had been prepared long ago.

It is said that it is a seat, but in fact there is no chair, just kneeling on a brocade cushion, in front of which is a small table, above which there are pens, ink, paper, inkstones and other things.

Of course, in ancient times, there was a saying that the three dukes sat and talked about the Tao, but after the Song Dynasty, Song Taizu designed and canceled this privilege, and then the ministers had no place to sit in front of the emperor, and they stood in groups.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, not only were not allowed to sit, but there was also a ritual of kneeling.

Subsequently, Yu Shinan, who was in charge of presiding over the examination, also stepped forward and took out the prepared policy topics on top of the yellow case, and distributed the question papers one by one.

In the rest of the time, hundreds of candidates began to write hard and bow their heads to answer the papers.

In the entire hall, it was also extremely silent, except for the faint "rustle" sound when the paper was flipped.

Considering that this was the first time to take the exam, the topic of the policy discussion was not too difficult, and the opinions of several cabinet scholars were solicited.

Therefore, three hours later, a thick pile of answers was also presented.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's take a look."

In the inner hall, Su Zimo held these answer sheets in his hand, and he didn't have any scruples, and distributed them to Yu Shinan, Pei Ju and others.

These courtiers are not only his confidants, but also the people who know the content of this examination.

More than an hour later, with the efforts of several people, the 100 answer sheets were also read.

Then, it is time to divide the three, six, nine, and so on.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how to divide these moves?" Yu Shi South Road.

In this regard, Su Zimo also nodded and said: "I want to divide the 100 answer sheets this time into the first and second lists, and the first list will take thirty-three people, and the rest will be included in the second list, what do you think Aiqing?" ”

"The ministers seconded the proposal."

Soon, the thirty-three answer sheets of the first list have been selected, and the remaining answer sheets of the second list are also divided into orders according to the content of their respective policies, and copied on the red list that has been prepared long ago.

After doing all this, Su Zimo nodded and said quietly: "As for the top three in this examination, I don't know what opinions a few Aiqing have?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone also looked at each other a few times.

This is a bit more difficult to answer.

Among the thirty-three people on the first list, there are children of gate valves and children of poor families.

Moreover, it is difficult to distinguish the difference between the results and the grades, and there is no accurate criterion for judging. In this way, you say that Zhang San is the first, and he thinks that Li San is the first, and it is really difficult to define it clearly......

Since ancient times, literati have been light, and on weekdays, for a little false fame, you can fight to the death, not to mention that this symbolizes the first honor in the first examination?

Don't think about it, no matter who you choose, the other thirty-two people are unlikely to be convinced!

Therefore, it is difficult to give a definite answer to this question.

"Your Majesty."

Suddenly, he saw Yu Shinan gritting his teeth, stepped forward and said: "The minister thinks that the first name of this palace should be taken from the Li family of Longxi, Li Yan." ”

"Oh?"

Su Zimo smiled and glanced at Yu Shinan thoughtfully: "Come on, bring this Li Yan's answer sheet and take a look." ”

He naturally has no impression of Li Yan, but since the other party is a child of the Li family in Longxi, it is a little intriguing......

Of course, under the induction of the "demon seed", whether it was Yu Shinan or other courtiers, they would naturally not do anything to betray Su Zimo.

But to a certain extent, this battle for the top spot also illustrates the position of many people.

After carefully browsing the exam papers, Su Zimo nodded secretly, Yu Shinan's recommendation of this person is not completely unreasonable, at least this policy, although it is not to the point, but it is also decent, it is a serious word.

However, since he plans to implement the examination system, it is naturally impossible to establish a son of a family as the first name.

Otherwise, how to attract those poor children to take the initiative to take refuge?

After that, Su Zimo put the answer sheet back on the desk, and said quietly: "This son's answer sheet is also good, and he can be in the top three." ”

Hearing this, Yu Shinan's expression darkened.

The subtext of these words undoubtedly vetoed his proposal.

Then, a group of courtiers also expressed their opinions and put forward their own important moves, which can be said to be noisy and inseparable.

Among them, the game of interests of all parties is naturally indispensable, as well as the undercurrent.

However, the final decision is undoubtedly in the hands of Su Zimo.

As if aware of what Su Zimo was thinking, the courtiers argued for a long time, and finally glanced at each other, and arched their hands: "The ministers are really stupid, and they can't distinguish the birds from the birds, so please make it clear to Your Majesty." ”

In this regard, Su Zimo smiled slightly, but he did not refuse, but took out a copy from the answer sheet, and said conclusively: "In this case, I think that Wei Zheng, a native of Julu Quyang, can raise the first place for this exam!" ”

"Obey Your Majesty's orders."

Then, Su Zimo continued: "Li Yan, a disciple of the Li family in Longxi, has beautiful rhetoric and can be the second. ”

This is also to appease those family gate valves, so that they will not lose face.

After all, the first place was given to a nobody, Wei Zheng, if the second and third places were all children of the poor family, how did those family lords deal with themselves, and how did they view His Majesty the Emperor Su Zimo?

The system of examination is a policy of boiling frogs in warm water, so it is natural to be tepid, so as not to cause resistance from the power of the family's gate valves.

"Qizhou native Fang Xuanling, excellent debate, can be the third."

Fang Xuanling is a person who is good at planning, and in later generations, together with Du Ruhui and others, he gave advice and strategized for Li Erzi, which can be said to be indispensable, and he is also one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.

This kind of minister of Zaifu, Su Zimo naturally can't let it go, and the inclusion of the other party in the third place also has a certain compensation mentality.

After all, if it weren't for taking care of the family's face, Fang Xuanling's answer sheet would be inseparable from Wei Zheng.

Of course, when Fang Xuanling is mentioned, he has to mention the other party's son.

Fang bereavement love!

This is also a famous cuckold in history.

Fang's beloved wife is Princess Gaoyang, the seventeenth daughter of Tang Taizong, that is, the person who had an affair with a famous monk.

And what about this benevolent brother?

When his wife had an affair with the monk, he waited outside the door many times to let off the wind for the two......

It can be said that there is really no one who can do this job, no wonder it can be passed down through the ages and become a laughing stock in the mouths of others.

After determining the ranking, Su Zimo didn't mind stealing other people's ideas, and also used the title of the imperial examination in later generations.

"In the future, the first place in the palace test can be called the champion, the second place is the eye, and the second is the flower, and the rest of the people on the first list can be Jinshi, and the people on the second list are the same Jinshi."

"Yes."

Soon, the rankings were copied on the red list.

Everyone also walked out of the inner hall, and under Su Zimo's signal, Yu Shinan stepped forward and began to sing.

"Wei Zheng."

"Grass People...... At. ”

I saw that in the crowd, an elegant man of twenty-five or sixteen years old came out of the crowd and bowed for a long time.

"On the orders of His Majesty, you will be named the first place in the palace test and given the champion."

"Minister Wei Zheng, thank Your Majesty Longen."

This time, the status of the monarch and the minister was also determined, and Wei Zheng was equivalent to obtaining the official status from a commoner, so he naturally had to change his name to a minister.

"Li Yan."

"The grass people are here."

This time, it was a young man with a somewhat pale face, dressed in a green shirt, but with an indescribable chic.

"On the orders of His Majesty, Feng Ru is the second in the first place in the palace test, and he will be given the number of the list."

"Minister Li Yan, thank Your Majesty Longen."

Although he is a child of a family, Li Yan couldn't help but be overjoyed to receive this honor, but fortunately, he was still calm, and after bowing his head and thanking him unhurriedly, he also learned from Wei Zheng and stood aside.

"Fang Xuanling."

"The grass people are here."

As he spoke, a slightly wealthy man walked out of the crowd with a steady walk.

"On the orders of His Majesty, Feng Ru is the third in the palace test list, and he will be given the number to explore flowers."

"Minister's room Xuanling, thank you Your Majesty Longen."

After the three of them, Yu Shinan also announced the rest of the A list, and handed the red list in his hand to Wei Zheng, ordering him to announce the remaining sixty-seven people on the B list.

When everything was announced, there was a little more joy on his face.

Compared with those who fell off the list, they can be regarded as having obtained official status, although the ranking may be different, but it is also a matter of pride.

Then, Su Zimo also met with a few words of encouragement.

After that, the palace people presented the new robes that had been prepared, and the top three were given a golden crown, and everyone was ordered to change into robes and cross the streets.

This point is naturally modeled after the customs of the imperial examination in later generations.

There is a saying, "The spring breeze is proud, and you can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day." ”

These moves, just won the award, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and they heard that they could cross the horse to tour the streets, and they also rode white horses one after another, and walked around Daxing City a few times, looking at the envious eyes of the people in the city, they were even more excited.

It can be regarded as indirectly promoting the benefits of the examination.

(End of chapter)