Will Xia Yan take favoritism and fraud to prevent Yang Cong from continuing?

This is really hard to say.

Everyone has their own principles of being a human being, and Xia Yan also has them.

He dislikes anyone, and he just does it. However, he is not a naughty person, nor does he think he is a naughty person. He thinks he is still very reasonable. He dislikes anyone, not because he is selfish, but because he is for the country and the people. At least he thinks so.

In other words, he thinks that this person is a bad person, a corrupt official, or makes a mistake, and he dislikes others. In his heart, he always thinks that he is a wise minister who serves the country and the people.

Sometimes a person’s good or bad is really hard to tell whether it is right or wrong. Like Xia Yan, Xu Jie, Lu Bing, and even Jiajing, some say they are good, some say they are bad, and some say they are bad, right or wrong, merit or demerit, and each has its own comments. None of them is true.

Of course, from Xia Yan's own perspective, he must think he is a good person.

So, he was a little hesitant when he got Yang Cong's test paper.

Yan Song had already written to him, and the letter clearly stated that Yang Cong is the key training target of the Yangming lineage. Zou Shouyi and Zhan Ruoshui both made too much of Yang Cong. Moreover, this kid has a good relationship with the Hongwu nobles. If this kid is given a title on the gold list, it will definitely cause great trouble for them to control the court in the future.

Of course he knew how powerful the Yangming lineage was. When the Yangming lineage fought fiercely with the "Imperial Party" led by Zhang Cong, he was just a small one. The Yangming lineage was one of the largest forces in the court since the Zhengde Dynasty. Wang Shouren had many things to rely on in Jiajing in Japan. If Wang Shouren had not died of illness suddenly, Zhang Cong might not have been able to fight them.

Although the Yangming lineage was suppressed by Zhang Cong, it was not damaged. After all, Zhang Cong has already submitted his resignation and the power of the court is about to change hands. The Yangming lineage can be said to be the only force in the court that can challenge them, so we cannot take it lightly.

As for the act of villains behind the scenes, he doesn't think so. There is no distinction between a gentleman and a villain in the fight for power. In order to control the power of the court, it is necessary to secretly use some means, because only the power controlled can show its ambitions and make greater contributions to the country and the people. At least, he comforts himself in his heart.

Yang Cong's score is eighth in the imperial examination at this moment. If this kid is allowed to pass the test, he is likely to be selected as a Shujishi, enter the Hanlin Academy, and become the key target of the imperial court. This is naturally inspiring good news for the Yangming lineage, but not a good thing for them.

Logically speaking, he should have found an excuse to brush this kid down, but after finding Yang Cong's test paper, he hesitated because he had already ordered someone to check it out. At this moment, Yang Cong was living in the mansion of Lu Song, the assistant commander of the Jinyiwei. It seemed that this kid was about to marry Lu Song's daughter Lu Ling'er.

He naturally knew the background of the Lu family. He was an old man from the Xingxian Palace. The emperor always favored them well. Lu Ling'er was the most favored by the emperor. This little girl could walk sideways in the palace. The emperor treated her even more with her than her own sister.

He knew very well that at this time, if he took the initiative to deal with Yang Cong, there would definitely be trouble, and it would be a big trouble.

Not only can he review the test papers in this test paper, but the emperor can also review it. It is very simple for Yang Cong to ask the emperor to review the test papers. As long as Lu Ling'er runs to the emperor and talks, the emperor will definitely review the test papers.

He thought about it for a long time and still stuffed Yang Cong's test paper back intact. Forget it, he couldn't take risks at this time. He would wait until he became the chief minister of the cabinet. At that time, there would be some ways to deal with Yang Cong, a new official in the officialdom.

So, Yang Cong passed the test without any danger and ranked eighth in the imperial examination. This ranking was already very good. When he saw his ranking, he couldn't help but feel excited.

Now, I can pass the test. The golden list is just around the corner. The palace examination is just re-arranged. As long as I can pass the test, I will not be beaten. I finally took the first step to success.

However, when they looked at the list, they didn't see all the good news. He passed the test, but Xue Nantang and Li Du failed. If Yu Dayou, who went to participate in the martial arts competition, would be half of the loss. He, Hu Zongxian and Wang Xuan were left to the end.

Xue Nantang and Li Du didn’t feel very sad. Their scores in the provincial examination were not good. The reason why they came to participate in the examination was simply to take the chance. If they really won, they would be lucky. It would be nothing if they didn’t. They had expected it long ago.

Next is the last palace examination. There is actually no preparation for this palace examination, because the palace examination will take a current policy, and the level of writing is no longer important. It mainly depends on the on-site performance. As long as you are not cheating, a current policy is really nothing to these tried tribute scholars.

Yang Cong has been studying hard for more than two years. After passing the test, he can finally relax.

He first held a banquet in Lu's mansion for a few days, and celebrated with his friends, Lu Song and his wife, Lu Bing and his brothers, and then took Lu Ling'er and his friends to visit the capital. The time for the palace examination was almost here.

Early this morning, before the hour of Mao, more than 300 tribute scholars were neatly arranged outside the Meridian Gate according to the examination rankings.

Now they are already considered to be qualified as Jinshi, and the palace examination is just a current policy. It makes no sense to carry it. Naturally, there is no yamen runners to search for their bodies again, which makes them embarrassed.

Therefore, they all wore their most glamorous Confucian robe, which looked extremely neat.

After many tests and hardships, they finally stood outside the palace.

These days, it is really not easy to take the imperial examination. From the county, government, college, provincial, provincial, and imperial examinations, they stand out from the millions of candidates in the Ming Dynasty. Those who can stand here can be regarded as one of the best talents in a million.

These people are all proud of their hopes.

When the hour of Mao arrived, a bell and drums sounded at the Meridian Gate, and the left and right gates slowly opened. A group of tribute men slowly entered the palace under the guidance of the ritual officials.

Since the palace examination was to be conducted that day, the morning court stopped for one day as usual. There were basically no people in the first half of the palace except for some station guards, and it looked extremely empty.

The tribute men crossed the Jinshui Bridge, passed the Taihe Hall, and then passed through the Zhonghe Hall, and soon arrived at the Baohe Hall.

At this time, more than 300 small tables were neatly arranged in Baohe Hall, and each row of small tables was led by invigilators. The tribute scholars quickly sat down according to the ranking of the exam.

Not long after, with the sharp "Emperor Arrival", Jiajing slowly walked into the hall surrounded by a group of Jinyiwei and eunuchs, and sat on the high dragon throne.

Then there were etiquettes such as nameplate, scattering, praise and worshiping, and ceremonies, and then the palace examination questions were issued.

Yang Cong looked carefully and couldn't help but look glad on his face, because he had bet on the right test questions. The general meaning of this question was how to deal with the invasion of the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty!
Chapter completed!