When he has nothing to do, Li Qing often goes to Yiqing Building for a drink, sometimes he goes to Yu Qian for a drink, and sometimes he goes to Shi Heng's uncle and nephew.

It's a comfortable life.

When you are tired, you are really tired, but when you are free, Li Qing is light, leisurely and leisurely all day long.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was March.

On this day, Li Qing got up early in the morning, today is the day when the palace examination results are released, he promised to help Zhu Qiyu check it, and before going out, he deliberately tidied it up in the mirror.

Then, ride his donkey and rush to the palace.

On the way, Li Qing suspected the donkey of grinding foreign workers and gave it two slaps, and the donkey lost his temper, 'um~ah~' non-stop, and the speed was even slower.

One person and one donkey made a fuss all the way, and almost missed the time.

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Royal Palace, Nave.

"Sir, you're really good at pinching time, I thought you were oversleeping again." Zhu Qiyu teased.

Li Qing smiled embarrassedly, "In the Jinshen Palace, or in the Wenhua Palace?" ”

"Wenhua Palace," Zhu Qiyu stretched his lower limbs, his eyes were still bloodshot, and he obviously didn't sleep well, "The candidates have been waiting for a long time, let's go." ”

Li Qing nodded: "Your Majesty, please." ”

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The candidates of this era are much more difficult than the later generations, not to mention anything else, this long journey alone is not easy, and the exam is even more tormenting, squatting in a small house where activities are difficult, to fight the dream of soaring in the heart.

However, there are very few people who can rush to the temple test.

The palace examination only examines the policy questions, and the candidates enter the examination room before dawn, and go through roll call, three volumes, counselors, and salutes...... Then, under the limit of eight shares, he worked hard to write.

However, the palace examination is okay, usually only one day of the test, the paper is handed in at dusk, and the official who receives the volume, the palm scroll, and the seal is transcribed, sealed, stored, and finally handed over to the examiner for cross-review.

The examiner saw that it was an exam paper, there was no name, and the handwriting was the same, and it was completely separated from the invigilator, and the system was strict.

The imperial examination has gone through several dynasties and nearly a thousand years, and it has long been very mature, at least there are almost no loopholes in the process.

After many examinations, the reviewers finally selected the ten best examination papers recognized by the emperor and presented them to the emperor, who selected the champions, the top eyes, and the flowers.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, there are only ten candidates who can enter the Wenhua Hall and witness the face of heaven.

This difficulty is much more difficult than that of Qingbei in later generations.

But having said that, the birth of champions, bangyan, and tanhua usually has little to do with the level, and at this level, the level is about the same.

To put it bluntly, it's just a matter of the emperor's words.

This is a talking about the edge, really to talk about hard indicators...... There are also some, that is, appearance.

In layman's terms, look at the face!

has always been the champion of the new department, and they are all handsome guys.

With Li Qing's appearance, as long as he rushed into the top ten, the champion basically didn't run.

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In front of Mandarin Court.

The officials and students of the Ministry of Rites had been waiting for a long time, and when Long Yuan stopped, Li Qing and Zhu Qiyu came out and immediately bowed down.

Li Qing avoided the side, observing these students.

He saw the joy, the trepidation, and the longing of these people...... All kinds of emotions are intertwined, and finally turn into excitement, which is expressed on the face.

These candidates were also looking at him inadvertently, as if they were super envious that he could share a sedan chair with the emperor.

They didn't dare to look at it more, and they were cautious, for fear of provoking the big guys.

Li Qingxin said: "The quality of this year's candidates seems to be good, at least these people are not like those who are rich and noble." ”

This kind of cautious eye movement to the extreme does not seem to be pretended.

Zhu Qiyu only briefly said some words, and then took the lead in entering Wenyuan Pavilion.

Inside the Wenyuan Pavilion.

The examiner knelt down to read the content of the candidate's test paper, and Li Qing and Zhu Qiyu listened quietly and made a judgment in their hearts.

Half an hour later, the reader finished reading, bowed and withdrew.

Zhu Qiyu closed his eyes and made a choice in his heart.

After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at Li Qing, "Sir, why don't we write down the names of the three of us and see if they are the same?" ”

"Okay!" Li Qing smiled and nodded, walked to the front of the bookcase and dipped the pen in ink, "The emperor doesn't want to peek." ”

"Don't worry, don't look." Zhu Qiyu is funny.

Li Qing quickly wrote down the names of three people on the paper, and then picked up the paper, "Your Majesty, it's your turn." ”

Zhu Qiyu also quickly wrote down the names of the three people and said, "Okay, let's compare." ”

The two spread the paper in their hands on the imperial case, and Li Qing wrote: Liu Jian, Li Yongtong, and Zheng Huan.

Zhu Qiyu wrote: Wang Yikui, Li Yongtong, Zheng Huan.

"Liu Jian?" Zhu Qiyu recalled the reading content of the official reading the paper just now, frowned and said, "I think... This person does not have the qualifications to be the champion. ”

"Admittedly, but in terms of the content of the exam papers, he is slightly worse." Li Qing nodded, "However, this person dares to speak, not as smooth as others, and his pure heart is far better than others." ”

"Okay." Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly, "I look at the exam papers, but Mr. looks at people's hearts through the exam papers, and the questions are different." ”

Li Qing said with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing to say, even if it's the second and third grades, the level is not too different, the exam questions are not counting, there is no absolute right or wrong, most of them are subjective;

And the champion may not succeed, and the top three may not be mediocre, this is just a starting point, not the end. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded lightly, "Xiao Hengzi, let the candidates in." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing this, Li Qing arched his hand and said, "The minister will retire first." ”

"I asked you to check it, what are you going to retreat?" Zhu Qiyu rolled his eyes.

"The minister has already handed in the papers?" Li Qing spread his hands, and then said: "I have now broken away from the civil service system, so it is unreasonable to participate in the palace examination in such an open and honest way;

If I were still present when the emperor appointed the champion, the list eye, and the flowers, then I don't know how many people would arrange me. ”

Zhu Qiyu was surprised: "Are you still afraid of people arranging it?" ”

"Huh? This is different, my current status belongs to the noble, and I am a semi-military general, so it is better not to start this head. Li Qingdao said, "The impact is not good." ”

“…… Okay," Zhu Qiyu said with a smile, "When are you going to Jinling?" ”

"Ming'er." Li Qing said, "I haven't been back for a long time, and I want to take a look at the maritime affairs there and the situation of the Weaving Bureau." ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Then I won't send you, Mr. has worked hard for so long, he should take a good rest, but ......"

"If the emperor has an edict, I will come back." Li Qing assured.

He knows Zhu Qiyu's character, and when he says that he will give him a holiday, he will no longer be untrustworthy, unless he really encounters something big.

If that's the case, even if Zhu Qiyu doesn't say it, he will come back.

"Well, have a nice trip." Zhu Qiyu smiled.

"Huh...... Borrow the emperor's auspicious words. Li Qing arched his hand and said, "The minister retired." ”

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When he walked to the door of the hall, he happened to meet ten candidates entering the hall, Li Qing stopped and asked them to go first, looking at these energetic faces, he was also very relieved.

He didn't know if these people would become evil dragons in the future, but at least, they were all dragon slaying teenagers now.

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