After the examination, Xiao Rong had just left the examination room and found that the carriage of Li's mansion was still waiting at the door, so he hurriedly walked over the crowd.

The driver Lao Zhang, who drove the car in Li's house for more than 20 years, has a good relationship with Mr. Li. Now he is only driving the car for Mr. Li and his wife. Mr. Li can ask Mr. Zhang to drive this car for Xiao Huang, which shows that he is very concerned about Xiao Huang's examination.

After getting on the carriage, Xiao Rong could hardly feel the shock when he sat in the carriage, which shows that the driver's skills in chasing the car were so good.

He closed his eyes slightly, recalling the questions he had just answered in his mind, and compared the preferences of the reviewers who had told him before the examination one by one. He felt that he was on the list was certain, but he didn't know if he could get the first place.

The difference between the ancient imperial examination and the modern college entrance examination is here. The subjective consciousness of the examiner of the paper marking officer has a great impact on the final score, and does not have the so-called standard answers like the modern college entrance examination.

When he returned to Li's mansion, Mr. Li said to Xiao Ying very urgently: "Be careful, write down your answer quickly, I will help you see."

This behavior of answering the answers after the exam is a habit that has not changed for hundreds or thousands of years.

Xiao Ying dictated all the contents of the test papers he had written in the exam room these days. The contents he wrote with his memory were not bad, but at least they were almost the same.

Mr. Li read all Xiao Ying's answers, then nodded with satisfaction, "Okay! OK! OK! Except for the novelty of the question about sea ban, other me can be sure that the examiner will give you a top-notch." Mr. Zhang, the examiner of this exam, is a relatively stable person. To be the confidant of today, Mr. Li was not sure whether the novelty and extraordinary answer of Xiao Ying's question would cause the examiner to dislike him.

If it were ordinary people, they would definitely teach their disciples to write articles in a stable manner during the imperial examination. Don’t write those that are too outdated, but don’t write those that are too novel, so that they can be on the golden list with the greatest possibility. However, Mr. Li likes to take the lead and come up with new ideas the most. When he was an official in the past, he was disliked because of his personality and was suppressed in the Hanlin Academy. He continued to work hard until he retired. Instead, he became more and more stubborn because of his age.

Obviously, Xiao Ying's answering style made Mr. Li very much like it.

Xiao Ying just smiled faintly at this: "Even if this question is not favored by the examiner, I am sure to be on the list."

Mr. Li sighed: "If you can't get Huiyuan, you will be out of reach of Sanyuan and Di."

Generally speaking, if a candidate wins the Jieyuan Huiyuan in a row, as long as the candidate has a clean and political correct background, then during the palace examination, the emperor will basically designate him as the top scorer and make a famous name for three yuan.

Xiao Rong had already passed the provincial examination before and knew about the Yuan Dynasty. If he won the top spot in this examination, then it can be said that the top scorer was in the cap.

This imperial examination is once every three years, and the top scorer is also performed every three years. It can be said that the top scorer is not very valuable in the officialdom, but the political prospects of ordinary top scorers and top scorers who are ranked three years old are completely different.

Mr. Li, who knew these well, would inevitably sigh regretfully.

Xiao Ying didn't care much. He wanted to be a great minister quickly, so he would definitely not be able to rely on ordinary methods. The speed was too slow, so from the beginning he planned to use extraordinary means beyond this world, such as hypnosis and loyalty talisman...

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The importance of the examination is not to be stated. The examiners are all in the closed examination school. During this period, they are not allowed to leave the examination school. As the chief examiner of this time, Lord Zhang has great power. The position of Huiyuan can be said to be determined by him in one word. A test paper that can be entered or not is entirely up to his mind.

However, as a confidant of today, Lord Zhang knows how to do it to fit the current thoughts.

During the dispute over the sea ban in the court, Mr. Zhang thought a little about Dang Xizi's thoughts, so he favored those candidates who had more politically correct answers when reviewing the papers.

Those reviewers will hand the paper over to the deputy examiner after reading the papers, and then hand them over to the examiner after reviewing them.

Lord Zhang picked up the papers that were on the list and read them briefly. After confirming that their level was normal, he put them aside and took out the top ten papers separately and looked at them carefully.

The imperial examination is different from the provincial examination. After the imperial examination, it is the palace examination. The palace examination does not give up people. Therefore, as long as the top ten candidates in the imperial examination perform normally during the palace examination, they are basically from the top two Jinshi, and their future prospects are promising.

The top ten papers have been ranked by the deputy examiner, but the final ranking is still subject to the final ranking decision by Lord Zhang, the examiner.

Mr. Zhang started to look at the tenth-place test paper, and his expression was very calm. Even though the deputy examiner and other examiners were quietly watching his expression, he was not surprised at all. Until he saw the sixth-place test paper and finished answering the question of Haijin, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but exclaim.

After hearing this, the deputy examiner glanced at the test paper in Lord Zhang's hand. After seeing the very neat and outstanding handwriting on the paper, he breathed a sigh of relief. He remembered that this paper had good calligraphy and excellent answering skills, so there should be no problem. Then he asked respectfully: "Mr. Zhang, is there anything wrong with this paper?"

Lord Zhang shook his head and did not answer, but read the answer to the question about sea ban on this paper carefully.

After reading it, Lord Zhang said nothing and continued to look at the next fifth-place paper. After reading the remaining few papers in his hand, he reordered the ten papers, especially putting the sixth-place papers at the top and handed them to the deputy examiner: "This is how the ranking is done."

The deputy examiner looked at the ten papers in his hand, especially the one placed on the top, the sixth place before, and now the first place. He felt a pity that the first place he chose was the second place, but he did not express any opinions. Now the first place paper is actually very high and has no problem becoming Huiyuan. It was just that he didn't like the radical and novel viewpoints written by the candidate before, so he ranked it sixth. Since the examiner appreciated the style of the candidate, he did not need to refute the examiner's face for this.

After reviewing the test papers, you can open the list of gold lists. Basic information such as the name and origin of the paste were torn apart. The first place Huiyuan undoubtedly attracted the attention of the adults, especially Mr. Zhang, who was particularly concerned, came to see the information of the candidate.

Shao Qingyun, Qingyang County, Luoyang Prefecture...

Lord Zhang was a little surprised. He thought that the candidate who could write such a sharp and incisive article would have come from a big family or official family, but he didn't expect that he was a poor family! But the poor family is good, and he doesn't have to worry about whether the political stance of the family behind him is contrary to him. He can recommend him to the above with confidence...

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On the day of the announcement, Xiao Rong sat in the small study specially opened for him by Mr. Li of Li's Mansion to practice calligraphy. He was very calm, not as calm as Mr. Li looked on the surface, but in fact he was anxious in his heart.

The one who sent Mr. Li to see the list was the housekeeper of the Li family, which shows how much he attached to Xiao Ying's examination this time.

Xiao Ying was not quiet in the small study, and he was taken out by Mr. Li to accompany him to wait for news.

In the words of Mr. Li, labor and capital are so anxious about you. Of course, you must follow us and hurry!

In response to this, Xiao Ying could only sit silently in the front hall and watch his teacher paced back and forth more anxiously than him, looking at the door anxiously.

Before his calm and gentle attitude made Mr. Li dislike him again, Butler Li, who went to see the list, finally ran back with sweat on his head.

A very eye-catching servant rushed up to support Butler Li. Butler Li took a breath and didn't care about the others, and quickly announced the good news to Mr. Li and Xiao Ying with a blooming face: "Great joy! Mr. Shao was the first name Huiyuan!"

Mr. Li, who could have pretended to be calm, finally couldn't pretend anymore. He couldn't help laughing and praised him: "Okay! OK! OK! What a good one! Three Yuan is just around the corner!"

Xiao Ying looked at Mr. Li, who was so ecstatic that he was even uttering such words as "Three Yuan is just around the corner." He knew that he must be very happy, otherwise he would not be so uncautious.

Fortunately, there was a sober hostess in the Li family. Mrs. Li ordered the ban to prevent Mr. Li from spreading the words just now. Then, in the name of Qingxi, he gave the servants an extra month's monthly money as a reward. The big stick and sweet dates made the servants obey. What's more, the servants who served in the front hall who heard Mr. Li's words just now were basically the trusted family who could be reused.

After the overly happy Mr. Li came to his senses, he realized that he shouldn't have said what he said just now.

After all, some unspoken rules are like this. Although everyone knows some truths, if you don’t say them, you will abide by them together. If you say them out, it will be embarrassing.

Although Xiao Ying won the Jieyuan Huiyuan, according to usual practice, the emperor would give him another top scholar a big three yuan to celebrate, which is basically clear to everyone. If you don’t understand and say it, everyone will just secretly jealous in their hearts, but if you say it arrogantly, then the position of top scholar will be variable. If you are not lucky, the emperor will think that you have changed your arrogance and pay attention... Haha, the cooked ducks can also fly.
Chapter completed!