Soon, the hundred officials finished leaving, and then the palace exam questions were distributed. After kneeling down to receive the papers, the tributes got up and sat down at the table corresponding to the ranking of the examination, and officially began to answer the questions.

Compared with the township examination and the general examination of "eclectic talents", the etiquette of the palace examination is more symbolic. Because the nominal examiner is the emperor, there is no need to avoid suspicion, so there is no number board partition between the candidates, no name is sealed after the exam, no transcription of the candidates' answer sheets, and all processes are carried out openly and openly.

There is only one test content of the temple examination, that is, the examination time is from morning to evening, a total of one day, during which the Guanglu Temple provides food, and the candidates do not need to bring their own dry food, in general, it is much easier and more convenient than the meeting test and the township test.

After the exam began, the entire Fengtian Hall was silent from the inside to the outside, and the guards and officials were all silent. As the sun grew, the air seemed to freeze in this tense environment, so quiet that there was not even a hint of wind.

Emperor Jingfeng sat upright in the hall for a long time, and he couldn't bear the loneliness, so he simply stood up and went to inspect among the tributes who were taking the exam.

The vast majority of candidates are entering the palace for the first time, and they are deeply shocked by the magnificent scene of the opening of the palace examination early in the morning, and at this moment, when they think that they are under the eyes of the emperor, many people are so nervous that their minds are a mess, and they simply don't know how to write.

“…… Your Majesty, Your Majesty! ”

A candidate was already not in good psychological quality, and just as he was thinking about it, he inadvertently raised his head, and actually happened to bump into Emperor Jingfeng's eyes.

"Tsk." Seeing this, Emperor Jingfeng frowned slightly, glanced at him, didn't say anything, and turned around to inspect other places.

This candidate secretly complained in his heart and almost cried on the spot. Although Emperor Jingfeng didn't say anything, just that glance and that light smack were enough to punish his heart.

The palace examination not only tests the talent and learning, but also tests the candidate's own bearing and heart. Now he has soiled the papers, and he has left an absolutely unsatisfactory impression on the emperor, although it will not be invalidated and eliminated, but there will be no good ranking, and it is estimated that it is hopeless to stay in Beijing.

Other people's palace exams have just begun, but his temple exams are almost over. Looking at his ink-stained paper, the examinee's throat was bitter, and he couldn't write half a word anymore.

Seeing this, the other candidates immediately sat more and more upright while answering the questions carefully and meticulously. Although he was very worried in his heart, he didn't dare to raise his head to find the emperor's figure, so he could only prick up his ears and carefully distinguish the footsteps around him, for fear that a person who didn't pay attention to the emperor would appear in front of him.

In the face of candidates with different performances, Emperor Jingfeng's expression never fluctuated too much, his eyes calmly swept over the candidates on both sides one by one, and he paced from back to front unhurriedly, until he reached the front of the line, and his footsteps slowly stopped.

Feeling Emperor Jingfeng's gaze falling on him, Gu Yunji's face remained unchanged, and he continued to answer his question calmly, only the fine beads of sweat oozing from the tip of his nose revealed his imperfect mood.

was also watched by himself to answer the questions, the last time he took the exam in the Ministry of Rites, Gu Yunji was so nervous that he couldn't write a word, but now that less than a month has passed, he has been able to do it without being shocked, and he has really grown a lot.

After staring at Gu Yunji silently for a long time, Emperor Jingfeng's eyes deepened, and then he raised his eyes slightly, and his gaze fell on Cheng Yan, who was sitting behind Gu Yunji.

With a dignified appearance and extraordinary bearing, he is still the third place in the exam, and he is quite young. In addition to Gu Yunji, there are still such talents hidden in this imperial examination?

After taking a closer look at Cheng Yan, Emperor Jingfeng nodded secretly, his heart was both surprise and admiration. However, there was no impression of this candidate in his mind, so he took a few steps closer to see his name.

Cheng Yan? Emperor Jingfeng squinted his eyes, and inexplicably felt that this name was somewhat familiar.

Oh, yes, the students of Luxi Academy also went to the edict with Gu Yunji at the beginning. Emperor Jingfeng thought for a long time, and finally remembered who Cheng Yan was, so he simply stood beside him and watched him answer the question with interest.

Fang Zheng Junxiu, sharp and introverted, but also handsome, is a good word. Looking at the handwriting on Cheng Yan's scroll, Emperor Jingfeng's eyes showed a look of satisfaction, and he admired him even more in his heart.

The so-called words are like their people, and it is not unreasonable to see their state of mind with a person's handwriting. There are only a handful of the three hundred tributes outside the Fengtian Hall who can be calm and self-controlled throughout the whole process under the supervision of the guards and inspectors.

And like Cheng Yan, under the scorching gaze of the emperor, he can still keep his pen and hand steady, and his thoughts are smooth and not affected in the slightest. Being able to have such a calm mind at a young age will have a promising future.

Sensing that Emperor Jingfeng was still staying in front of the table, and even seemed to be reading the content of his answer sheet, Cheng Yan took a deep breath, stood up generously and decisively, and held the scroll in front of Emperor Jingfeng: "Your Majesty, please take a look." ”

As if he hadn't expected Cheng Yan to be so bold, Emperor Jingfeng unexpectedly raised his eyebrows, and without saying a word, he reached out and took his roll.

After reading the volume roughly, Emperor Jingfeng quietly raised his eyes to peek at Cheng Yan's reaction, and seeing that the other party's expression was calm as usual, he calmly collected his eyes, put the volume back on the table, and gave an evaluation with a lot of words: "Well, it's good." ”

Cheng Yan is neither humble nor arrogant: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Cheng Yan's move attracted the attention of many candidates, especially when they heard Emperor Jingfeng give a "good" evaluation, they were suddenly envious in their hearts. Seeing this, several candidates who were close to Emperor Jingfeng were even more impatient, and began to consider whether to follow Cheng Yan's example and submit the papers.

Just when everyone hesitated, they saw that Emperor Jingfeng had already left Cheng Yan's side and walked back to Fengtian Palace. So they had to dismiss their thoughts and focus on the topic in front of them.

The sun gradually rose, and the time came to noon, and the candidates took a short rest, and after a brief lunch prepared by Guanglu Temple, they continued the afternoon exam.

The palace examination is nominally the emperor's main examination, but in fact, the invigilators and markers are all court officials, and the emperor does not need to do everything himself. Therefore, Emperor Jingfeng only symbolically attended in the morning, and then went back in the afternoon and did not appear in the Fengtian Hall again.

As soon as the emperor left, the candidates were more relaxed and could concentrate on answering the questions.

Time passed quickly, in the evening, the bell for the end of the exam rang in the afterglow of the setting sun, and the air outside the Fengtian Hall that had been stagnant for most of the day stirred again, and after handing in the papers, all the candidates rushed out of the palace gate in an orderly manner.

At this point, the last pass of this year's imperial examination, the palace examination, has finally ended.