September in the fourth year of Longxing.

After the autumn examination, the Ministry of Personnel won 121 Jinshi. Although Guo Hao changed the military and political affairs greatly, the imperial examinations were always retained.

Among these 121 people, sixty were selected for the re-examination, and then the palace examination was conducted.

As the first palace examination after moving the capital, the scholars felt that the new examination room was indeed unique. The main hall was spacious and bright, very warm and there was no brazier to see.

Guo Hao walked among the candidates like an invigilator, looking at the candidates and making a fuss.

Although the content of the exam is based on Confucianism, it emphasizes practicality.

Since Guo Hao ascended the throne, he has seen many scholars, except for one Lu Mengzheng, no one else has any excellence.

If there was no big deal, Guo Hao would usually preside over the palace examinations himself. The ministers of the cabinet and the six ministries were old and some officials were not accepted. He urgently needed talents to fill the gap.

When Guo Hao passed by, some candidates were not in a hurry and took the exam seriously. Some candidates were obviously a little nervous and had average psychological quality.

When Guo Hao walked into the middle, he suddenly smelled a smell of alcohol. Although the smell was very light, Guo Hao still smelled it. The source was the candidate in front of him.

Looking down, the candidate was not old, only about twenty years old.

Looking at his articles again, I have already written most of them, and I have read thousands of words in one stroke and it seems to be very smooth.

In order not to affect other candidates, Guo Hao remembered his name: Su Yijian.

The examiner who followed Guo Hao found that Guo Hao had stopped. When he looked down, he saw that he was lit. The beginning of this article was refreshing.

There was no expression on Guo Hao's face, but the examiner thought that Guo Hao was optimistic about the candidate and remembered the name in his heart.

In the evening, the candidates finished answering the questions and the examiners sent someone to collect the papers. They needed to read the papers first, and then sorted them out and sent them to Guo Hao.

Soon Guo Hao received the pre-reviewed test paper. When he saw the first name, he couldn't help but frown.

After reading the article, I found that the writing was really good, and the content was remarkable, not just empty talk.

The second name is Zhang Bing, the content of the article is also good, and the third one is Chen Ruozhuo, so there is no difference next.

"Um?"

Guo Hao was looking through the test paper when he suddenly saw a name, Kou Zhun!

Seeing this name, Guo Hao thought about it carefully. He seemed to have heard of it somewhere. The next name was Wang Dan, and he felt that he was a little familiar with it.

After reading the test paper, Guo Hao wanted to summon the candidates and personally point out the top three, namely the top scorer, the second scorer and Tanhua.

Early the next morning, there were many scholars standing in Baohe Palace, waiting for Guo Hao to arrive. It took about half an hour before Guo Hao appeared.

The examiner who came with Guo Hao was also this time. After Guo Hao sat down, he looked at the scholar below.

"Who is Su Yijian?"

Guo Hao suddenly spoke, and Su Yijian stepped forward when he heard this, bowed and said, "Student Su Yijian, pay homage to Your Majesty."

"Raise your head and come over and let me see!"

Su Yijian was not sure about this, but Guo Hao asked him to go over, but he didn't dare to refuse, so he could only step forward with a tough bullet.

As he walked, Guo Hao smelled a faint smell of alcohol again. Looking at Su Yijian's body, there was nothing wrong with it. It should be the wine he drank last night.

However, Guo Hao has sent someone to investigate. Su Yijian is very talented but loves drinking. This seems nothing in ancient times, but Guo Hao does not like people who are addicted to alcohol.

"Don't write a letter to the north palace, and return to my house in the south mountain. I am not talented and wise, and I have many illnesses and old friends who have passed away.

The white hair urges the old age, and the green sun is forcing the year to disappear. I will never sleep when I am worried and the moon is pine and the window is empty at night.

What do you think about this poem?”

Guo Hao suddenly read this poem, and the scholars didn't react for a while. Su Yi thought briefly and his face changed drastically.

"Your Majesty, I am a student..."

Guo Hao ignored him, but looked at other scholars and asked, "Who will tell me about this poem?"

The scholars looked at each other after hearing this, and the examiner also realized that Guo Hao's poem was definitely meaningful, and there was an allusion behind it!

Seeing that everyone was not talking, Guo Hao knew that they didn't want to be this evil person. They all understood the meaning behind the poem, and they looked at Su Yijian with some sympathy.

It turns out that this poem was written by Meng Haoran, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty became popular in poetry. Most people who were a little famous in writing poetry and essays did well. Meng Haoran, who was 40 years old, couldn't help but come to the capital to seek a job.

He found Wang Wei who was very close to him to help. When Wang Wei learned about his purpose, he agreed and made an appointment with Meng to drink and gather at the official residence on the day.

The news that the gathering of the masters of the poetry world and the prime minister was found out by Emperor Xuanzong of the current dynasty, but suddenly arrived at the royal house. When he saw Meng Haoran, he asked about the poem.

Meng was flattered when he saw the emperor asking questions. He recited poems one by one, kept reciting and drinking, and he was already drunk.

When Meng Haoran recited the second sentence "The wise ruler abandoned" in his new work "Returning to Nanshan at the end of the year" in Beijing, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, who was originally very happy, suddenly said seriously: "Have you ever asked for an official position, and how did I abandon you?"

After saying that, he left with his sleeves.

This time, "Drunk Yin" offended the emperor without any choice and lost the opportunity to enter.

Guo Hao took out this poem here, obviously saying that Su Yijian was drinking.

He was drinking in the palace trial, summoned him and even drank. Even though he was sober, he had bathed and changed clothes before coming, and he was very reliable in doing things, but Guo Hao didn't want his ministers to be drunkards.

Su Yijian stood there, sweating profusely, and Guo Hao picked up his article.

"The article is well written, and you are a young and promising person, but I have to take care of your drinking habits.

I give you two choices: quitting alcohol and top scorer. You can only choose one of them. If you can't quit alcohol, you won't have to take the exam in the future."

As soon as Guo Hao said this, other scholars were talking about it. The examiner was also very nervous at this time, for fear that Guo Hao would blame him.

Su Yijian stood there, hesitating in his heart. Guo Hao was furious when he saw this: "Come on, arrest him and throw him into the prison. I still don't believe it. You can't eat without eating, and you can die without drinking?"

With a command from Guo Hao, the imperial guards took Su Yijian away when they came in. Su Yijian woke up as if he was dreaming and quickly begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, the student knows that he is wrong, and the student stops drinking."

But Guo Haoque was unmoved, put Su Yijian's paper aside, and picked up the second paper.

"Who is Kou Zhun!"

Guo Hao seemed to have not yet disappeared, his face was still a little angry. Kou Zhun's face changed and he walked out tremblingly.

"Student Kou Zhun, pay homage to Your Majesty."

Looking at Guo Hao's expression, everyone thought Kou Zhun was in trouble too. Who would have thought that Guo Hao would even care about drinking? He had never heard of this before!

Looking at Kou Zhun's tender face, Guo Hao asked, "How old are you this year?"

When the scholars heard this question, they thought to themselves that the court had requirements for selecting scholars. Generally, those who were too young were not allowed, and few of them could participate in the imperial examinations were less than twenty years old.

But Kou Zhun is only nineteen this year and is obviously a little young. Kou Zhun's friend has reminded him before, but Kou Zhun hesitated for a moment.

"Back to your Majesty, the student is nineteen years old."

“…”

The scholars were silent, thinking that this guy was finished. In ancient times, Kou Zhun was only 20 years old, so how could he become an official?

Guo Hao looked at Kou Zhun and suddenly laughed: "Okay!"

"Um?"

Everyone was stunned and thought to himself that he had heard it right, what His Majesty said just now is OK?

Kou Zhun was also a little surprised and looked up at Guo Hao. He had already thought of the words and waited for Guo Hao to ask questions, but Guo Hao didn't ask.

Looking at the scholar below, Guo Hao suddenly stood up, looked at the sun in the east, and said, "The red sun is rising, and the road is bright. The river flows out and flows into the ocean.

The hidden dragon soars into the abyss, the scales and claws fly. The breast tiger roars into the valley, and all the beasts are shocked. The eagle and falcon test their wings, and the wind and dust are swelling.

The first birth of a strange flower, the emperor, the emperor, the general of the Gan was shining, and the light was shining. The sky wore the green sky, and the earth wore the yellow sky.

Even if there are eternal eternals, there are eight wildernesses. The future is like the sea, and the future is long.

The responsibility of the Song Dynasty today is not with others, but with my young man.

A young man is wise, a country is wise, a young man is rich, a country is rich; a young man is strong, a country is strong, and a young man is independent, a country is independent;

A young man is free, the country is free; a young man makes progress, the country is progressing; a young man is better than the world, the country is better than the world; a young man is so arrogant that the country is so heroic that the country is so heroic that the world is so prosperous.

I see you today, how many young people are called? If you don’t accept it because of your age, what hope does the Song Dynasty have?”
Chapter completed!