ination

At the third hour of Yin, Lin Nan got up and changed his clothes. Lin Zhi, Chun Ge'er and Lin Si followed him out of Gushi Street and walked all the way. It was almost time for Mao to come to the palace gate. Lin Nan showed two official documents and the guards let it go.

At this time, the sky was bright, and a golden light gradually appeared in the east. Soon, the golden light gradually became stronger. A red sun jumped out of the horizon. In an instant, everything in the world was shining and shining, and it was coated with a layer of gold. The beasts crouching on the eaves of the corners of the palace were reflected by the sunset, which became more solemn and solemn. The towers and pavilions were lined up one after another, and from a distance it seemed to stand on the clouds, looking solemn!

Not far from entering the palace gate, he was stopped before he reached the Jinshui Bridge. Lin Nan looked around and saw dozens of scholars gathered here, all of whom went to the palace to participate in the palace examination. Lin Nan looked around and saw a familiar face, which was Gu Wenchao. The two met at this time and felt familiar and strange, as if they were suppressed by the righteousness and majesty in the palace. The two only bowed each other and did not come together to greet each other. The other scholars were also ordinary, silently waiting for the order.

At the second hour of Mao, all 312 tribute scholars on the list arrived. A sound of boots came from the side door in front. A noble eunuch hurried out with four small yellow gates and read out the imperial eunuch loudly. Once the decree was finished, the eunuch walked in, and many scholars lined up in three rows, walked in silently towards Baohe Hall.

At the third hour of Mao, the emperor was promoted to Baohe Palace.

When the scholars came to His Highness, they saw the imperial guards on both sides of the steps with their spears. There were golden armored soldiers standing on both sides of the steps at the door of the hall, like a general descending to the earth; under the eaves of the corridor were lined up with musical instruments, and the smoke curled up in the mouths of the furnace, cauldrons, and the joy of elegance slowly rose. After the internal officials bowed, all the officials met, rows of jewels trembled, and groups of beasts competed for glory. Under the sunlight, all the officials were colorful in the court uniform, as if a hundred flowers competed for beauty.

In Baohe Hall, a person sat high above the golden nine dragon throne. He wore the Nine Dragon Supreme Crown and the bright yellow dragon robe. His eyebrows flew into his temples, his eyes were bright and bright; his skin was like the bright moon and his lips were like red vermilion; he smiled like the spring breeze and rain, and his words were like the sound of rolling thunder. It was as magnificent as a god coming to the world, and it was like the Jade Emperor. It was today, the supreme emperor of the Dajian Dynasty - Emperor Qiyuan!

All officials were dismissed, and the eunuchs of the eunuchs came to the front of the people. Everyone came to the front of the emperor. Everyone bowed their heads and dared not overtake them at all. In the past, when Lin Nan was attending the palace, he had never seen Emperor Qiyuan. But at that time, he didn't know whether it was a private meeting or some reason, and he didn't feel that Emperor Qiyuan was inaccessible. But when he came back today, Lin Nan's feelings immediately turned over. Before he could step into the Baohe Hall gate, he felt a sense of pressure coming to his face. Emperor Qiyuan, who was sitting on the imperial throne, was no longer the person who spoke casually and kindly like an elder on his usual day... At this time, the emperor was completely the Supreme Emperor of Nine Five, the emperor above ten thousand people! One word, nine tripods, and the emperor who took away life and death!

The head of the imperial throne, Qian Hai, the eunuch, read the imperial edict, roughly encouraging all the scholars to serve the court. After the order was completed, the three hundred tribute scholars took their place, named, dispersed the papers, praised and bowed, and after the ceremony, the questions were finally issued one by one. Different from the provincial examinations, the emperor's palace examinations were only one, and they did not examine the classics and the poems, but only compared the strategies. Sometimes the archaeological strategies were archaeological and modern strategies, and sometimes the same was true for the times.

The prescribed time for the palace examination is only one day, and the timeout is invalid. However, the palace examination has always ended very quickly, because all the scholars have experienced hardships, and it is common for them to make a fuss. Moreover, the competition is fierce, and no one can give up the person. They can only hand in the paper first and cannot fall behind. Therefore, the time for the palace examination is often not long. The shortest time for the palace examination in the previous dynasty was only one stick of incense...

After the plan was issued, Emperor Qiyuan stepped forward to the back hall to rest, and the candidates in front of him concentrated on answering the questions.

Others didn't mention it, but said Lin Nan. He opened the test paper and hurriedly looked at the question. Lin Nan raised his eyebrows and made a big question mark in his heart. Nothing else, it was just because the question... was done by him before, and not long ago! In the unknown yard in the palace, charcoal was roasted in a cold weather and buried on a low cabinet! The question was drawn up privately by himself and His Highness Sixteenth Highness! Although the question in front of him was a little different, the general meaning and the center of the topic were not essentially different from the one he did that day!

In other words, this topic seems to be familiar with the past, but in fact it implies the topic of the present. But Lin Nan clearly remembered how the emperor was furious after reading the articles he and the Sixteenth Prince in the palace that day! Although a sentence was passed on to comfort himself afterwards, it does not mean anything. However, on the day of the palace examination today, the questions approved by the emperor were so similar to those he did that day! Why is this?

After receiving the test questions, other candidates were thinking about what the implicit question was, how should they solve the question and explain the question perfectly, etc.... But what Lin Nan is thinking about now is completely different from others. What he thought in his mind was: Is this a coincidence? Or is the emperor intentionally asking for this question? Which minister presented this question, or did the emperor choose after reading the two articles that day and was moved by the emperor afterwards?

If it is a coincidence, it is fine, then you only need to follow the usual questions and write an essay; but if the emperor chose this question in a targeted manner... Then how to answer it becomes very critical... At first glance, this question seems to have nothing to do with the results of the palace examination, but when you think about it carefully, it becomes very subtle and difficult to describe.

After thinking about this, Lin Nan thought about the incense stick for half a time...

There were three palace examiners appointed by Emperor Qiyuan, all of whom were old talents from cabinet grand sects and Jinshi. One was Li Donglu, the other was Yang Zihe, and the other was Fan Xuan. After Emperor Qiyuan left Baohe Hall, all the officials returned to their respective classes, and the remaining few members of the Ministry of Rites and three grand senators supervised the examination room.

After a while, a scholar began to answer the test. Yang Zihe nodded repeatedly when he saw it, and laughed in the side hall: "This time, the test was full of talents. The emperor appointed Brother Feng to promote the country's virtuous people. It seems that he has gained a lot. The disciples are good, Brother Feng is so lucky, and Brother Zhongxian and I are so jealous!"

Fan Xuan also echoed on the side, and Li Donglu smiled and retorted: "Don't make fun of it. Since entering the court, the two adults have been able to try it out many times. They are full of peaches and students and are born all over the world. How can they be jealous of me when I see you? Haha!"

Several people chatted and laughed, gave in respect to each other, and looked at each other through the two window screens. After a while, Yang Zihe said, "I heard that Huiyuan of this competition is from Zhongzhou, called Gu Wenchao? How does Brother Feng's comment on this person?"

Li Donglu thought for a moment and said, "This son is proficient in the classics and his writing is proficient. He is also a good person. His teachings have been done to defeat sentient beings. He is not a futile reputation. But although his articles are good, they are just talking about military affairs on paper. If you want to show your talent in your heart, you still need to practice them in many ways... If you can achieve half of your success in the future, you can use your studies and show your strengths." Yang Zihe smiled and humbled his face.

At this time, most of the scholars in the field had already splashed ink, and only a few scholars were still thinking about the topic, and each movement and stillness formed a contrast, and these people became particularly eye-catching. Li Donglu glanced and raised his eyebrows, setting his sight on Lin Nan, who was close to the pillar of the palace, and stopped moving...

When Yang Zihe and Fan Xuan saw Li Donglu suddenly remained silent, they were surprised. They looked along Li Donglu's eyes and knew it. Fan Xuan whispered: "Isn't this the nephew of the old Duke Zhao who was a student in the palace a few days ago? According to rumors, they are also very talented people. In previous years, they made a big splash in family banquets. Why... it's such a time, and they haven't started to answer the questions. Could it be... wrong, it's not right..."

Yang Zihe looked and said, "Brother Zhongxian said it is right, but everything cannot be generalized. Not to mention the past dynasties, just say that since our dynasty, there are many people who have been famous for the past, but few can end up in one way. If you don't have real talents and real knowledge, it may not be possible; but if you say that you have it, it is mostly just a false name more than real."

Yang Zihe and Fan Xuan did not know that Li Donglu had been called to the palace by the emperor alone and passed on two articles privately. At this time, the two of them heard the answers between Li Donglu, but they didn't say much, and they didn't want to spread the past. At this time, they just said lightly: "It's only half a stick of incense sticks. It's still early to end. The answer is not at this time. Let's take a look and talk about it..."

Before he finished speaking, looking outside the hall, Lin Nan happened to start answering the questions by splashing ink, and his movements were completed in one go, like flowing clouds and water...

The fine sand gradually descends, and the sun rises to the sky.

Time passed by bit by bit, and the last roll of paper in Baohe Hall was also collected...

Not only all the scholars were relieved, but the examiners and the followers who had been busy for most of the day were also relieved. Then they received the paper, handwriting, and sealed the paper, and then the palace examination was completed. The scholars bid farewell to the examiner and left the palace and returned. Since then, they have been waiting for the palace examination to be called, and the emperor has approved it.

There are separate days for the palace examination papers. On this day, the officials selected to mark the papers are present together, each person has a table, and they take turns to circulate them. According to special marks, they are marked at the end of the papers. After all the tests are evaluated, they are selected uniformly. The ten test papers with the most excellent marks are presented to the emperor. After the emperor approved the imperial examination, the order is established.
Chapter completed!