Kong Yingda smiled bitterly, but did not stand up, and motioned to Di Renjie to explain it yourself.

Di Renjie nodded, "Your Majesty, on the first day of the exam, the student was late for personal reasons. If you didn't enter the examination room at the specified time, you should have been disqualified from taking the exam, but the students were young and the students were specially allowed to enter. ”

"But for the sake of fairness, we have an agreement that the students in this examination will only see the imperial examination, participate in the questions and marking, but do not participate in the ranking, even if they are excellent in the exam, they will not participate in being officials. Otherwise, it will be unfair to other candidates. ”

Oh?

Is there such a thing?

Li Er looked at Kong Yingda curiously, and Kong Yingda stood up and testified: "This is indeed the case. Your Majesty, for candidates, the imperial examination is to compete for fame and contribute to the country, but there is a limit on the number of places to be hired by the imperial court every year. Candidates who are late for personal reasons will be prohibited from entering the venue and will be disqualified from the examination for the current year, which is a rule. The consequences are borne by the candidates. ”

Originally, Di Renjie was going to give up, and he said that it would be the same if he took the exam in a few years. The minister remembered that he was very strong in his desire to learn, so he opened the net and allowed him to enter the meeting to see it. But in order to be fair to other candidates, I made a gentleman's appointment with him. ”

Li Er nodded: "Oh...... If that is the case, then why did you report it again? ”

Kong Yingda smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, it's not that we bend the law for personal gain, but this child's answer sheet......"

It seems that there is something unspeakable, Kong Yingda didn't know how to describe it for a while.

"What happened to his answers?"

"yes, what's wrong? Tell me quickly, don't lose your appetite! ”

Kong Yingda's face was flushed, "His answer sheet is very good!" Especially for the judgment of criminal cases, it is simply the most scientific expedition. ”

"Oh? This kid is so talented? Li Er was surprised.

Kong Yingda laughed and said: "Yes, I'm afraid you don't know, the reason why he was late for the test was because he was obsessed with reading files in the archives of Dali Temple, and he forgot to sleep and eat until he forgot the time." ”

Hiss......

Is there such a thing?

How can a nine-year-old have such perseverance? Terrific!

Listening to Kong Yingda's story, the ministers were also stunned, and praised Di Renjie one after another, and even many people thought of their naughty son in the family and secretly scolded the bastard! I'm going to have to take a beating when I go back and see the people......

"Hehe, so this kid is a prison genius?" Li Er said with a smile.

At this time, Shaoqing of Dali Temple stood up, "Your Majesty, it is true. In recent months, this kid has been running around Dali Temple and Yushitai, and has assisted our two yamen to crack more than a dozen difficult cases, and he is definitely a genius. ”

Oh? Is there such a thing?

Li Er became more and more satisfied, and even glanced at his daughter unconsciously, as if comparing how the two were compatible. Even if Changle was several years older than Di Renjie, Li Er didn't feel anything.

At this moment, Kong Yingda spoke again, "Your Majesty, the reason why he said that his answer sheet was special was not because of this. It's that he didn't answer two questions, but even if he didn't answer two questions, the other scores added up were enough to squeeze into the top ten of the imperial examination. ”

What??

Is there such a thing?

This time, not only the emperor and the hundred officials, but even the other candidates were stunned, especially Li Jingren, who really underestimated this little junior brother.

What is it like? is like the nine homework in later generations, the first place has the same score as the second place, but the second place Chinese hand in a blank paper, how can this make the first place embarrassed?

Kong Yingda continued: "Your Majesty, a person who can answer the other questions perfectly, the ministers don't believe that he can't answer the other two questions, so ...... The ministers speculated that the child was deliberately clumsy. Or, not wanting to compete with others is being humble. ”

For a while, everyone looked up at the nine-year-old child again.

But Di Renjie looked innocent, and spread his hands, "Hey, Master Kong, it's not like this." I really can't answer those two questions, one is a question from the Ministry of War, and the other is a question from the Ministry of Industry, I have never studied the art of war, and I don't know how to understand agriculture, industry and water conservancy, so I can't do it at all. ”

Burst......

Everyone almost vomited blood, can it be like this? Do you see that we believe?

Kong Yingda said with a smile: "No, you are a student of Hou Ye, Hou Ye has all his skills, especially the art of war, say you don't understand?" Who believes? ”

Di Renjie pursed his lips and said, "The student is only nine years old. And I haven't been in Chang'an for a few months, and I have been under the teacher's door for a short time, and most of them are reading in Yushitai and Dali Temple, and even my senior brothers don't recognize ......"

Poof......

Really? If your performance just now can be called a genius, then your current performance can be called a miracle, it's been a few months since you started, and no one recognizes it all?

However, the meaning of it is also more surprising to those who have a heart, so although this kid is under the champion Houmen, he is completely self-taught?

In this regard, Li Er was even more satisfied.

I saw Di Renjie say loudly: "Your Majesty, since the student has an agreement first, he should implement it according to the agreement, and he should not participate in the ranking, nor should he be on the list, otherwise it will be unfair to other candidates." ”

Li Er smiled and asked, "Oh? It's a rare opportunity, are you sure? If you miss this one, you'll have to wait another three years. ”

Di Renjie nodded seriously: "The student is young, and there are still many things to learn, now even if you let me be an official, I won't know anything." In fact, it's good to have been reading books in Dali Temple, there is everything in those case files, not only all kinds of criminal and prison cases, but even through the case files in various places, you can see the customs and customs of the Tang Quartet. From people's livelihood to neighborhood, hehe, I didn't understand the livelihood of the people in this exam, but I learned it in the case file. ”

Li Er exclaimed: "You can touch the bypass, which shows that you are indeed talented." In this way, then according to the previous agreement, you will not be included in this list. I pity your talent and talent, and authorize you to serve as a guest secretary of Dali Temple, and allow you to read the file and assist in handling the case. There is no official and no quality, just eat and live. There are also rewards for solving the case, how about it? ”

Di Renjie was overjoyed, and nodded again and again like a chicken pecking rice, "Yes, the student thought like this." Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

It is at this moment that everyone can see that he is still a nine-year-old child.

Li Er smiled and said, "Okay, you are the same as Changle and them, and stand aside." By the way, Changle, since Di Renjie is your junior brother, you take the time to teach him the art of war and agriculture, industry and water conservancy. Your teacher has too many affairs to be busy, but you are his personal disciple, so you need to take more care of this little junior brother. ”

Xiao Changle pursed his lips and said dissatisfiedly: "Why am I?" What I am best at is medicine and martial arts, and the prince's brother is the ......."

Of course, Li Chengqian knew what the emperor meant, and hurriedly interrupted: "Little sister, my brother has been learning from my father to deal with government affairs for the past two years, and I can't take a break. ”

Xiao Changle glanced at him, then turned his head to Di Renjie and glared at him, "Then you have to study hard, junior, junior brother!" ”

That brother bit very hard.

Di Renjie was startled, nodded curtly, and said in a low voice: "I know the little aunt." ”

The corners of Xiao Changle's mouth bent, you know each other.

Di Renjie stood aside, and Li Eryi looked at it, is this a lot of people?

"Now that Di Renjie has withdrawn from the ranking, who is the eleventh place? One person in the order is placed in the tenth place. Kong Aiqing, go back and check, postpone it, and add one more person to the list. ”

"Yes!"

The inner servant Lao Gao took out the top twenty recitals, and shouted loudly: "The eleventh candidate for the examination, Chang'an Wuzhao, where is Wuzhao?" ”

Soon, Wu Zhao, who was excited, walked in quickly. glanced at Xiao Rui cautiously, and found that the other party's expression was flat, so he suppressed the apprehension in his heart.

"Minnu Wuzhao, meet Your Majesty."

"Oh, you're the female genius who has passed three levels in a row, the girl of the martial arts, right?" Li Er remembered that there was such a person who cleared the customs with Di Renjie and Changle.

"Geniuses don't dare to be, my father is Ying Guogong."

Li Er nodded and said, "Well, you are the eleventh, and now there is an abstention in front, so the people behind will be postponed by one, you are now the tenth, and stand with them." The court will review the champion of today's department, and you have a chance. ”