Chapter 101 Zhu Ci

Ganqing Palace, Xihunting Pavilion.

Ten test papers were arranged one by one, neatly placed on a long table table. A small piece of square yellow paper sticker was pasted on the lower right corner of the test paper, with symbols drawn with fine pens and wolf hairs on them. In the first few articles, there were many hollow circles on the symbols on the paper marks, while the back gradually decreased.

Emperor Qi Yuan picked up the first article on the left and read it leisurely. After a while, he nodded slightly, as if he was satisfied. Then he picked up the second exam paper to read. After seeing that the emperor read one, he looked as usual and was not angry. He looked at each other and slowly let go of his heart.

Although the invigilator was in the same class, the evaluation process was Li Donglu responsible for the final determination, and the overall evaluation tone was also proposed by Li Donglu. Unlike previous years, Li Donglu didn't know what he was thinking. All articles with round and praise were crossed, but those articles with clear and fierce words had a circle in his place. In this case, other judges naturally didn't understand and were worried about something wrong. But Li Donglu was the person in charge he appointed after all, and he had to listen to everything. But after the marking, these people still couldn't let go, especially Yang Zihe and Fan Xuan, who repeatedly tactfully suggested to Li Donglu to change the result, but Li Donglu seemed to be a turtle person eating the weight - he was determined and made up his mind and never changed, which made the two very unhappy.

But what surprised the two of them was that the paper was handed over. Emperor Qi Yuan had read three articles, but there was still nothing! Not only did he show no signs of anger on his face, but sometimes he even smiled slightly, and seemed to be very satisfied! Now Yang Zihe and Fan Xuan looked at Li Donglu again with a strange look - no wonder Lord Li insisted on doing this. Now it seems that there must be something inside that I don’t know...

Fan Xuan was fine, but Yang Zihe was even more suspicious, and there was a little jealousy. Although Yang Zihe was the second assistant to the cabinet, he was still the tutor of the crown prince. Although the court officials were headed by Li Donglu on weekdays, Li Donglu was old and even if nothing went wrong, the future prospects would not change much. However, Yang Zihe was not the case. He was in his prime and was the tutor of the crown prince. Once the crown prince ascended the throne in the future, he would follow him to the top. Because of this, Yang Zihe's prestige among all officials was not weaker than Li Donglu, and he had a tendency to gradually surpass and come from the top.

In the officialdom, he emphasizes keeping a low profile. The higher his virtue, the more humble he is, he must behave. Yang Zihe naturally understands this principle. He also knows that as long as he is cautious in everything and does not make any big mistakes, until the prince ascends the throne in the future, everything will be natural. However, in life, some things are easy to think about, but it is difficult to do in reality.

The emperor is healthy and has been in power for a long time than most emperors in the past. Now the prince is about to enter middle age, but there is still no hope for the matter that cannot be announced... Although Yang Zihe has been diligent in court and does not make big mistakes, this cautious attitude has also led to many times missing opportunities to excel. More importantly, there is Li Donglu in front of him and Fan Xuan behind him. Especially Li Donglu, there is often unexpected actions, and many outstanding things often happen to him... As the second assistant of the cabinet and the tutor of the prince, Yang Zihe often feels that his achievements and actions are so pale and powerless in front of Li Donglu, the person who is about to retire...

Because of this, several important officials in the cabinet seemed to have a harmonious relationship on the surface, but they were all working hard in private. However, this time the court opened a tuition to win the scholars, and the emperor ordered Li Donglu to come to the Prime Minister to respond to the matter, and others had lost the opportunity. Now, when the palace examination review papers were reviewed, Li Donglu became radicalized abnormally. Originally, Yang Zihe still had a little thought in his doubts, and wanted to wait for the emperor to see the order of reviews and get angry, and look at Li Donglu's joke... But he never expected that this time, Li Donglu seemed to have done the right thing again...

While Yang Zihe sighed in his heart, he could only quietly bow to Li Donglu to congratulate him. But while his intention was empty, he did not notice that the bitterness of the smile that Li Donglu looked at him was also helpless...

After about a stick of incense, Emperor Qiyuan finally finished reading all the first ten selected test papers, with a smile on his face, looking quite satisfied. Li Donglu and the other three were relieved in their eyes, as if they were taking off a heavy burden on their shoulders. Seeing Emperor Qiyuan holding a red pen in his hand, he was about to determine the number of three A, but suddenly he seemed to remember something, and calmly read the ten test papers again. Then... he put the red pen back on the pen holder...

After seeing Emperor Qi Yuan's actions, the other three people raised their hearts, which had just been relieved, and they didn't know what the emperor was thinking about. Emperor Qi Yuan's next actions made people even more suspicious - Emperor Qi Yuan put the ten papers selected and listed in the first-class candidates aside. He no longer looked closely, but turned around and walked to the other side of the case table, reached out and opened the remaining papers in his hand, looked at them one by one...

Yang Zihe and Fan Xuanluo looked at each other and saw the other's doubts: Why is the emperor's behavior like this? Are he not satisfied with the candidates for the first class? Or is he examining the level of the second class test paper? Whether it is an examination or dissatisfied, he must look carefully. At this moment, the emperor is taking a quick look at it, not like reviewing it, but rather like... Yes, it seems like he is looking for something... Could it be... Among the scholars in this big exam, the emperor has heard of someone's reputation? Well... This is possible, but the exam papers are all sealed with the first name. If the emperor is really looking for someone, he shouldn't look for such a way. Isn't it just to ask directly?

The two of them watched for a long time and didn't understand what the intention of Emperor Qi Yuan's actions was. Li Donglu was also confused for a while, and what he wanted was similar to that of him. But after combining the previous and subsequent experiences, Li Donglu suddenly had a sudden strife in his heart! Could it be that the emperor was really looking for someone? Then... Oh! Li Donglu suddenly knew that he had neglected something, and his heart sank, remembering the two articles he read in this room a few days ago...

Although what Li Donglu thought was close to the facts, he didn't know who did it, so he didn't know what the emperor was looking for. After a while, Emperor Qi Yuan finally stopped his movements, took out a test paper from the file, slowly unfolded and slowly calmed down and looked carefully.

The other three people stared at the test paper with the movements of Emperor Qi Yuan. At this moment, no one wanted to unpack the seal of the test paper and see who was signed on it. But now is not the time, and the seal cannot be opened at will, so several people looked at Emperor Qi Yuan's face and guessed what was written on the test paper... Emperor Qi Yuan's expression seemed to be full of expectations, with a slight curiosity. But after reading it for a while, his brows gradually frowned, and his breath became a little heavier. Emperor Qi Yuan closed the test paper with both hands, turned his head and turned around, as if he was unwilling to read it again, but after a while, he spread the test paper again, as if he had read it patiently. After a while, he finally finished reading the test paper.

It's strange. Emperor Qi Yuan seemed to be impatient before, but after watching from beginning to end, he pondered for a moment, but his expression gradually improved, and there was even a hint of comfort.

After reading it, Emperor Qi Yuan did not put the test paper back into the second-class paper. Instead, he turned around and returned to the case table, sat down and spread it in front of him, put it together with the ten first-class candidate papers, frowned and fell into thinking...

This action was seen by the three of them, which made the emperor feel more confused. The emperor's expression was repeated so much that the policy was definitely tortuous. However, the emperor was tired of it before, but he did not throw it back into the file, but instead put it in one piece. Could it be that this article was indeed extraordinary? Could it be that we had some omissions before reviewing the papers...? This time, not only did Yang Zihe and Fan Xuan feel a little confused, but Li Donglu was a little unsure. If there were major omissions in the papers, it would be a dereliction of duty. Even though these people were important officials of the court, they would still be punished. It is secondary to their salary and deductions. The key is that their reputation is not enough. It is spread to say that they have no knowledge of others, which is the most unbearable thing.

There was a lot of silence in the West Warehouse.

Emperor Qiyuan looked around and frowned and thought for a while. Finally, he moved one of the test papers to the front, and once again raised the red pen, put a pen in the inkstone, wrote a few words on the beginning of the scroll, and then made a light hook - Zhupu wrote a finale. The top scorer in the imperial examination in the Bingchen year of the Dajian Dynasty was finally released...

Then Emperor Qi Yuan kept taking another test paper, writing the red mark as usual, and drawing the quiz. The next test paper was the one that he had just drawn out of the file and thought about it repeatedly...

The imperial pen was swinging, and three of them were determined. Emperor Qiyuan looked at the remaining test papers again, thought about it and circled it again, then put down the pen and let out a long breath.
Chapter completed!