Chapter 1395 (1/2)
In order to prevent cheating and prejudice, the emperor and the examiners had to cover up their names in the examination paper, whether it was the general examination or the palace examination.
According to the traditional rules, we have to wait until all the papers have been read and the first few names have been selected. As for who to be the number one scholar, it depends on the emperor's mood. For example, the Tanhua man is often a young and beautiful person. The emperor exchanged Liu Qingyun with the top one because of his plain appearance.
However, this rule is dead, and people are alive. Since the emperor wanted to know who the number one scholar was, and no one from the following officials would go against the emperor's intention, the name of the examination paper was immediately revealed by Chen Da Xue
Chen's eyes suddenly gaped to the extreme. He was stunned, as if he had seen a ghost. He did not speak for a long time.
”Lord Chen...” Another adult on the side whispered.
Chen returned to his senses and bowed to the emperor with a complicated face and said, ”my Lord, this man is Huang Hetai.”
After that, the emperor and several officials couldn't believe their ears. They were also stunned. Even the emperor couldn't respond.
How could that be possible?!
This meaningful article was written by Huang Hetai!
But isn't he a ”straw bag”?
”Come on! Show me this paper again The emperor said in a hurry that he had an indescribable feeling in his heart, as if he were happy or worried.
The emperor looked at the paper again. This time, he read it word by word. He only felt that the words in the article were very precious and good words.
This time, his topic of taxation is somewhat less than the selfishness of outsiders. Thinking that Huang Hetai had written similar topics, he could not write too badly. As long as he didn't make it to the bottom, he could not say that he could get rid of the fraud case. However, he didn't expect that Huang Hetai's article was so amazing that he was just a young man in his early twenties It was too late to read the four books and five classics, but he was already thinking about the national politics and people's livelihood, and he was not lost to those able ministers
The emperor's mouth finally opened. He put Huang Hetai's paper aside and continued to read other people's papers. However, with Huang Hetai's articles, Zhuyu was in the front, and even if there were any brilliant ones in the back, they were inferior to the former. At best, they were just general.
After looking at it for more than an hour and a half, the emperor simply asked the examiners such as Chen Daxue to continue to read the papers, and selected the best ten papers to submit, and then he ordered the emperor to approve the first three.
When everyone had finished reading the paper, it was nearly noon.
After selecting five of the ten papers, the emperor hesitated.
Today's palace examination is not as simple as selecting the virtuous
If he ordered Huang Hetai as the number one scholar, would he cause the examinee to be angry again?!
But if you don't, it's not torturing this amazing masterpiece!
The emperor gazed at Huang Hetai's papers without blinking. At this time, a middle-aged man with a goatee came out of several examiners at the bottom of the hall. It was Li Hanlin.
Li Hanlin went to the palace and bowed to the emperor with impassioned enthusiasm and said, ”emperor, Huang Huiyuan is indeed the top one in this subject. He is outstanding in talent and learning, and has a lot of knowledge. Nobody can match him in this subject. Those words of favoritism and malpractice are really market rumors and ridiculous! ”
On one side, Chen and other scholars looked at each other, and their hearts were touched. They were all relieved.
With their identities, they are likely to become the principal and Deputy examiners in the coming years. If those students who fail in the examination are always accusing the examiners of cheating, who dares to be the examiners?! How to choose talents for the court?!
Mr. Chen also stepped out of the ranks and said, ”what Mr. Li said is true. Presumably, after the imperial examination, those literati students who made trouble naturally had nothing to say This time the storm was over.
The emperor was stunned, thinking: Yes, the imperial examination was originally intended to quell the fraud. Isn't it just right that he appointed Huiyuan as the number one scholar? In this way, who else would say that the enko examination is malpractice for personal gain.
In the eyes of the emperor, he finally made up his mind. With a stroke of pen, he picked up the wolf hair on one side, and with a stroke of pen, he delineated the first three places in the first class. As for the ranking of other candidates, he was selected by the grading officers such as Chen University.
After a incense stick, a hundred candidates in Gongshi costume stood on the Jinluan hall again, waiting for the good news.
In a solemn atmosphere, Duke Liu personally issued a decree for the emperor, announcing that the number one champion, the number one spot and the visiting flower in the first class of the current subject were Huang Hetai, Guo Ziang and Weng Wenliang respectively. The Jinshi and Nangong Sheng felt the same way. He hesitated and asked, ”second uncle, do you think it's the emperor's idea?” Maybe the emperor wanted to protect their Nangong mansion, so he specially appointed Huang Hetai as the number one scholar in this field, so as to block up the leisurely crowd?
“……” Nangong Mu's lips moved, or turned into a sigh. From the bottom of his heart, he thought it was impossible. If the emperor had the ability to protect the Nangong family, the situation would not have developed to this point
Zhongtai and Huang Zhuangyuan!
Thinking of this, Nangong Mu hesitated in the bottom of his heart. Is it really as his nephew said?Both uncle and nephew were puzzled. At this time, there was a sound of footwork coming from the outside. Another boy came in in in a hurry. He said that his Highness the fifth prince was coming.
Your Highness the fifth prince?! Nangongmu and nangongsheng are even more shocked. They vaguely guess that Han Lingfan's trip has something to do with Chunwei.
When the fifth prince came, they should go out to meet them.
the two uncles and nephews got up and went out of the study. From a distance, they saw Han Lingfan striding towards them. He was thinner, but he was very happy.
Although Nangong mansion has been sealed off and introspective these days, Han Lingfan is the prince, more likely to be the prince in the future. If he wants to enter Nangong mansion, who dares to stop him!
After seeing each other for a while, they heard Han Lingfan say to Nangong Mu happily: ”Lord Nangong, have you ever heard of the result of the palace examination?”
Nangong Mu replied with a smile: ”my highness the fifth prince, I just heard about it.” Then, he reached out and asked the fifth prince to sit in his study.
”At last, I can rest assured.” Han Lingfan strode to his study and said with a smile, ”since Huang Hetai is the number one scholar in high school, the suspicion of your brother's cheating can be cleared away...”
Han Ling Fan said that the more excited he was, the brighter his eyes were, and he clapped his hands in praise: ”this Huang Hetai is really amazing! Good manners, good courage
After listening to the words of the fifth prince, nangongmu and Nangong Sheng were suspicious. They looked at each other again and said: I don't know what Huang Hetai has done to make this comment.
Han Lingfan casually sat down on an armchair by the window, picked up a cup of tea and sipped a sip of hot tea. Then he raised his eyes to meet Nangong Mu's suspicious eyes and gave a mysterious smile. Then he went on without hesitation: ”after the results of the imperial examination today, although those students in the Jinluan hall dare not make trouble, many people are still unconvinced. It is said that Huang Hetai was surrounded by unconvinced students when he was the number one scholar, the number one scholar and the Tanhua group. They said that they were not satisfied and had to argue with him. As a result, from ancient times to now, from game theory to poetry and Fu, from Sutra pasting to Moyi, from oral examination to questioning, all the four books and five classics, poems and songs, Huang Hetai was a genius of the day. ”
Han Lingfan was in a very happy mood. He looked radiant and energetic. His heart said: if you choose talents in the imperial examination, you will choose those outstanding pillars of the country!