The nine palace examination candidates shouted in unison:

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Zhao Gou looked at the nine people and was quite satisfied.

"Flat. ”

"Long live thanks!"

After Zhao Fuxin got up, he finally saw the current saint, a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance but a grand appearance. Zhao Fuxin had long heard that Zhao Gou was born with divine power and martial arts, and he was really extraordinary when he saw it today.

"You will all be my Aiqing in the future, do you have anything to say before the exam?"

The nine people were silent, Zhao Fuxin didn't have anything to say, he just wanted to hurry up and take the exam, and return to the welcome building after the exam to wait for the release of the list.

"Foolish Zhang Caijun has something to say. ”

"Oh, it's Zhang Aiqing's son, let's say it. ”

"After today's palace exam, no matter how good or bad my grades are, I will do my best to serve the Great Song Dynasty and His Majesty. ”

Zhang Caijun was despised by Zhao Fuxin again, this person's sycophancy must be inherited from his father.

"Haha, okay! It's good that you have this heart. Okay, the sit-down exam. The topic of the palace examination is: The strategy of the Song Dynasty. Let's start answering!"

After the nine people took their seats, they splashed ink and showed their literary brilliance.

The general meaning of Zhao Fuxin's answer is: Since Taizu founded the great cause, the land of China has prospered and prospered, and there is no one before. Since then, all generations of saints have thought and worried about the people. At the time of Jingkang, the Yi Jurchen swallowed up the Liao State and invaded our territory, and the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty was willing to be captured for the country and the people, which was a great merit of holy virtue. In the opinion of the foolish people, the strategy of rejuvenating the Song Dynasty should be to recover the homeland and welcome back the two saints. If the two saints don't return to us one day, they can't be at peace for one day, and they can't worry about anything else. There are also some suggestions on how to strengthen the military and unite the military and the people.

Zhang Caijun's answer roughly means: Your Majesty is now a saint, and we should serve Your Majesty with all our hearts. The Jurchens are razor, and the Khitan is also razor. It is not yet possible to control razing with razing, let alone the great power of civilization and morality in the Great Song Dynasty. The policy of rejuvenating the Song Dynasty should be to protect the territory first, rejuvenate the people and rejuvenate the country, and wait for the Jurchen civilization to be discussed. This was followed by proposals on how to strengthen defenses, consolidate existing territories, and strive to develop the economy.

When the nine people answered the question, Zhao Gou had been observing from the throne, and he saw that Zhao Fuxin had an extraordinary temperament, and he was a talent just by looking at his appearance. Looking at Zhang Caijun again, he likes and dislikes it. After the nine people finished answering and leaving the palace, Zhao Gou went directly to Zhao Fuxin's seat, and after seeing Zhao Fuxin's payment, he ordered someone to pack up the papers. After Zhao Gou returned to the Funing Palace, he began to review the papers, and the first thing he read was Zhao Fuxin's text.

"Floating like clouds, like a dragon! Good words, good words!"

After pondering for a long time, he called Prime Minister Qin Hui and the university scholar's room.

The nine candidates returned to the welcome building and sat on the balcony on the second floor, one for each of the nine. There are more people outside the building than during the day, and the crowd is full of people, which is not inferior to the festival. There are all kinds of tea, fruit, pastries, fruits, and drinks on the table, and there are people around to serve them. Zhao Fuxin is refreshed, confident and free and easy, which makes his temperament more charming, and even many unmarried or married girls in the audience are tempted by him. Zhang Caijun is also full of confidence, often chatting and laughing with the flatterers around him, or talking with the candidates next to him. Zhao Fuxin is not used to seeing this kind of scene since he was a child, he drinks tea alone, but it is also pleasant.

The palace test is different from the township test and the provincial test, and the day of the palace test is the day of the list. There is only one person for each list, assisted by the prime minister, decided by the emperor, and the scholar writes the list. The order is from bad to good, so every candidate wants their list to appear at the end.

After waiting for about half an hour, I saw a person riding a fast horse holding the list and going straight to the welcome building. When he was about to reach the welcome building, he shouted:

"Good news!!"

Although this is the last place, it is also good news. The hearts of the nine candidates were all in their throats.

The man dismounted and reported:

"Li Xueli won the third place in the top three in the imperial examination, and he was born as a jinshi!"

"Reward..."

The man named Li Xueli said with a wry smile. The hearts of several other people also relaxed slightly, although Zhao Fuxin was confident to enter the top three, but every time he reported the good news, he was afraid to shout his own name. Every other time of incense, someone will come to report the good news, and when it is about to reach the top three, another person will come to report the good news.

"Wu Daide in the imperial examination, he has to explore the flowers, and give the Jinshi and the first!"

At this time, only the names of Zhao Fuxin and Zhang Caijun did not appear on the list, and these two people don't know who is the top of the list.