As long as Mao Mingxuan's answer in today's palace exam is not out of standard, Kangxi has already decided in his heart that he is the candidate for the champion. can produce a seventeen-year-old champion with three yuan, which is also a good story for this dynasty.

When the tributes on the side saw Mao Mingxuan and Kangxi answering each other, they were naturally envious in their hearts. Now that he has entered the eyes of the emperor, he will take the palace test for a while, even if he can't get a champion, he can get a tanhua, and he will have a future in the future. Of course, this kind of thing can only be envied. Who let his knowledge be limited and failed to win the Huiyuan?

After the list came out five days ago, everyone also inquired about Mao Mingxuan, who won the Huiyuan. Knowing that he was Xie Yuan of Yangzhou last year, everyone was even more amazed. Getting the first place once can be said to be a fluke, but getting the first place twice is the real power.

Kangxi didn't ask any more questions, and immediately let Mao Mingxuan return to his position and announced the start of the palace test.

The topic of this year's temple exam is about corruption!

The shaking of Shandong officialdom last year was well known to the world. These students who participated in the imperial examination naturally paid more attention. They are all rushing to enter the court as officials, and they are more sensitive to the current affairs of these officialdoms than ordinary people.

But no one expected that Kangxi would directly use this as the topic.

You must know that corruption and bribery of officials have existed since ancient times. Emperors of all dynasties and generations have thought about how to curb corruption, but no emperor can put an end to this kind of thing.

The temple examination will not take longer than the previous examination. It is not easy to write an article with such a sensitive topic in just two hours.

The hall was unusually quiet for a while. After about a quarter of an hour, people began to pick up their pens and start writing.

Kangxi sat on the high dragon chair and looked down, drinking tea unhurriedly. He noticed that Mao Mingxuan was sitting there like a sculpture, and he had not moved at all.

Half an hour passed, and more and more people started writing. But many people frowned, and the writing stopped, and it was clear that it was not going well.

Kangxi also put down the teacup at this time and began to patrol below, wanting to see what these people who wrote had written.

Mao Mingxuan was the first in the exam, so his bookcase was in the middle of the first row. As soon as Kangxi walked down, he was the first thing he saw.

It's just that to Kangxi's surprise, half an hour has passed, and Mao Mingxuan hasn't started yet!

Could it be that his first one was a cheat? A trace of doubt flashed in Kangxi's heart. But he soon denied the idea. If his solution is cheating, then it is still possible. After all, it's just a township test. Mao Mingxuan's Ama is still a Yangzhou garrison, and it is unknown if someone deliberately released water.

But the exam is different, from the examiner to the test paper to the invigilator, if you can't get through any link, it is impossible to cheat. He believes that with Mao Mingxuan's family background, it is impossible to get through so many relationships.

Now there is only one possibility, that is, this question is difficult for Mao Mingxuan, and he has not yet figured out how to write.

And that's exactly what happened. Mao Mingxuan was surprised when he heard this topic. The topic is too big and easy to be vague, but if you only grasp one point, it will not be comprehensive enough. Therefore, how to get to the point accurately is a difficult problem.

In fact, he has already thought about a few points in his heart, but he is not very satisfied, so he has not started writing so far.

Listening to the sound of grinding ink next to him and the rustle of the pen on the paper, he was still calm in his heart. Blindly writing without thinking well will only get worse. The time for the temple examination is short, and there is no room for drafting, or halfway writing and rewriting.

Kangxi walked around quietly and returned to the dragon chair.

It didn't take long for the timekeeper to report the time, "There is still an hour, please hurry up." ”

There was an uproar in the main hall, and many people showed anxious looks, but Mao Mingxuan finally began to write at this time.

Kangxi noticed that once Mao Mingxuan started to write, the speed was very fast, and the writing was extremely smooth, without the slightest pause. It was as if the article had been completed in his mind, and he had just written it down silently.

In just half an hour, Mao Mingxuan stopped writing. He read the article he had written from beginning to end, and then raised his hand to signal.

"Submit the papers?" The official who was presiding over the palace examination came over and asked.

"Hmm." Mao Mingxuan nodded.

"You, don't look at it anymore?" The official hesitated. This is a palace exam, is it really good to submit the papers in advance?

"No, the student has already checked." Mao Mingxuan smiled lightly.

The corner of the official's mouth twitched. I was in a daze an hour ago, but now I handed in the paper half an hour early, and I don't know if it's really amazing, or if it's deliberately pretending!

However, since Mao Mingxuan said that he would hand in the papers, the official took the test papers away.

According to the rules, it is the second day to read the papers, and the third day is to release the lists. So after the official took the test paper away, he prepared to seal it up, and did not present it to Kangxi.

Kangxi beckoned to him and motioned for him to take the scroll.

The official was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly presented the test paper to Li Dequan who came over.

Mao Mingxuan was also stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Kangxi to look at his test paper on the spot. His always calm heart made waves again, and a pair of eyes couldn't help but stare at Kangxi's face.

It's just that Mao Mingxuan was disappointed that Kangxi couldn't see any expression on his face, and he didn't even move his eyebrows until he finished reading his test paper. It's impossible to tell whether you're satisfied or dissatisfied.

The remaining half hour passed quickly. When it was announced that the time had come and everyone was asked to stop writing, Mao Mingxuan heard the lamentations of many people. Obviously, there are a lot of people who are not finished.

The examiner took away the test papers, and after everyone saluted Kangxi, the servants in the palace took them all the way out of the palace.

When they left the palace gate, the tributes who had been silent all the way began to speak.

Someone stepped forward to get close to Mao Mingxuan. He was named by Kangxi alone today, and he has become the focus of everyone.

Mao Mingxuan didn't look cold because of this, just smiled and said kind words. until Song Mingyi squeezed in front of him and rescued him.

"You owe me wine, you can drink it today!" Song Mingyi said with a smile.

Mao Mingxuan also laughed and said, "Of course! Please go to the Drunken Immortal Building today! ”

"Haha, that's a good feeling! I'm out of oil and water in my stomach for a long time! It's time to have a good tooth sacrifice today! Song Mingyi said with a smile.

Mao Mingxuan arched his hand at the people around him, and left with Song Mingyi.

"Brother Mingxuan, you are famous all over the world now." Song Mingyi said.

"The list hasn't come out yet, Brother Song's words are premature." Mao Mingxuan said.

"It doesn't matter if you can't get out. Just look at the emperor's special order for you to speak today, you champion, you can't run! "Song Mingyi is very determined.

"Then borrow Brother Song's auspicious words!" Mao Mingxuan said with a smile.