The emperor smiled lightly and said: "I am very relieved in today's palace test. Not only is Gu Jingyun brilliant and far-sighted, but Xu Jiuyan's words are sharp and unique. Waiting for good talents is indeed the luck of Da Chu and my Li family. Because I am very happy today, I allow you to mention the official positions you want. Jing Yun, you are the champion, you come first. "

All the candidates understood, and felt a lot better, and their gazes looking at Gu Jingyun became less sharp.

It turns out that the top three have already been confirmed, and the results of the palace examination will probably come out soon. No wonder His Majesty will ask about the matter of worshiping officials at this time, so let's treat it as a small talk.

The ministers standing under the emperor wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads in unison. The fledgling candidates don't know, don't they, the old ministers, know that the emperor must be wayward again.

The examiners who had already picked up their rice bowls and planned to have lunch quickly and uniformly put down their bowls when the emperor asked about Gu Jingyun's homage to officials, and quickly picked up the test papers to read.

The clerk on one side quickly calculated the grades based on their scores, and combined them with the exam results to calculate the final grade.

Fortunately, there were not many test papers left, and everyone worked together to read them quickly. Taking advantage of the gap between the emperor's words, the chief examiner came forward with three test papers, knelt down in front of Gu Jingyun and said: " Your Majesty, please choose the top three."

The emperor also knew that he was too impatient. Although he was a little guilty, he still had a straight face. He first chose Gu Jingyun's test paper and said: "The first name should be Gu Jingyun, Huang Gonghua is the second place, and Xu Jiuyan is Tanhua."

Out of the corner of the emperor's eyes, he glanced at the examiners who were still working hard, and felt even more empty. He coughed and said, "I am very relieved today. Let's all come and see the top three articles together."

The emperor picked up Xu Jiuyan's article and handed it to Director Su, and said by name: "Give it to Shilang Xu and let him read it. I remember that Xu Jiuyan is his nephew, right?"

Xu Shilang came out and said with honor: "Return to Your Majesty, Jiu Yan is the nephew of the minister."

He took the test paper with both hands, unfolded the test paper with bright eyes, and recited it in rhythmic rhythm.

Xu Jiuyan is famous for his talent, and he also learned from Yan Daru. Needless to say, his literary talents, as soon as his essays came out, all the candidates in the hall nodded secretly, which is worthy of the name of probing flowers.

It’s just that the essays on Tanhua are so good, how can the second place and the top picks on top of it be so brilliant?

The proud sons of heaven who had missed the first three immediately recovered from their disappointment and looked at the emperor in the palace with piercing eyes.

The emperor lived up to their expectations. After reading Tanhua's article, he selected Huang Gonghua's article for Peng Dan and said with a smile, "Let Peng Aiqing read Huang Bangyan's article."

Peng Dan had already taken a fancy to Huang Gonghua, smiled slightly when he heard this, and stepped forward to take his test paper.

If Xu Jiuyan's essays are gorgeous and sharp like a sharp knife, then Huang Gonghua's essays are like an unshakable rock, calm and atmospheric, with far-reaching vision because it stands on the top of the mountain.

His words and sentences lacked the piles of gorgeous words, but they were very steady and heavy. Not to mention the candidates, the ministers standing below all nodded their heads, and their favor towards Huang Gonghua skyrocketed.

Young people are radical and appear youthful, but they have been officials for many years and they prefer calm and talkative talents. Huang Gonghua is obviously very appetizing for them.

All the examinees were amazed in their hearts. It really is that there are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky.

Everyone stared at the emperor in unison, wondering how excellent Gu Jingyun's article was?

The emperor picked up Gu Jingyun's article, thought about it and handed it to Li An, and said with a smile: "I know you have a very close personal relationship, so you can read his article."

Li An's heart skipped a beat, and he stepped forward to take the test paper nervously.

The fourth prince on the side raised his lips sarcastically, and looked at Li An with cold eyes.

Standing in the middle of the hall, Li An saw Gu Jingyun's quiet gaze as soon as he looked up. He settled down. Since the imperial grandfather named Gu Jingyun as the number one scholar, he obviously did not tire of him. A row is pretty good.

Think of Wei Cong.

After thinking about it, Li An made up his mind, unfolded the test paper and glanced at it, then began to read aloud.

After reading the third sentence, Li An sank his heart and devoted himself to the test paper.

Everyone in the hall couldn't help cheering up, and the chief examiner beside him couldn't help but twitch his lips. This is the number one recognized by all the examiners. How could the article be bad?

Xu Jiuyan is a sharp knife, Huang Gonghua is a rock, and Gu Jingyun is the sea, a vast and boundless sea that embraces everything.

When it comes to taxes, no one can compare to Gu Jingyun, because he has a great-grandfather who has been a patriarch of the three dynasties and is also a great-grandfather. This old man has left a lot of manuscripts. Most of them are various worries, opinions and suggestions related to people's livelihood and the country.

He also has an old uncle from the former court who is a teacher. He has been hearing and seeing since he was a child, so his thoughts and thoughts are naturally deeper and more comprehensive than others.

Finally, he has a partner and wife who is educated in the 21st century and has seen all kinds of tax policies in history.

With Li Baolu's brain hole constantly opening and expanding, how could it be compared to ordinary people like him?

Fortunately, he knew that what suits the current situation is the best, so he did not put forward shocking proposals such as abolishing the agricultural tax in the paper. Instead, he improved the taxation mechanism based on the current national conditions, and explained the pros and cons of this mechanism. He followed this mechanism to formulate a brand-new taxation system, expressing the extent of the national strength and when the national conditions can be implemented...

Only halfway through Li An's reading, there was an uproar in the hall, and the examinees even looked at Gu Jingyun with a look of monsters.

Is this really the test paper he made himself? It is impossible for Peng Shoufu to make a tax system by himself. It is better to improve the existing tax system first and then change it...

It's like the adults gave everyone a piece of plasticine to play with and asked everyone to make a base for the house. When the children were chattering about what kind of base to make, a child had already made a house by himself during the discussion. Fully furnished, the home is well constructed and solid...

If he is not cheating, he is a monster!

This is what the candidates think.

Li An's back broke out in cold sweat as he thought about it, Gu Jingyun's sharpness is too exposed, Mu Xiuyu will be destroyed by the forest wind!

He looked at Gu Jingyun worriedly.

Gu Jingyun looked back at him calmly, and then looked at the emperor on the dragon chair, with a slight twitch of his mouth. He didn't expect that the emperor would read their articles aloud in the hall, but it would be more beneficial to what he was going to do next, and he was happy Incomparable.

An examiner came forward with the roster in hand, leaned into the examiner's ear and said a few words, the examiner took the roster from him, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the results of the imperial examination have been calculated."

The examinees, who were still immersed in Gu Jingyun's article but couldn't recover their senses, woke up in a jerk and looked at the roster in the examiner's hand with piercing eyes.

The emperor waved his hand and asked him to read it in court.

This year, there will be 382 candidates for the imperial examination. Unless the candidate loses his composure in the palace or the test paper is really unsightly, he will usually be selected. Therefore, all the 382 candidates in the imperial examination are on the list.

It took less than half an hour after the names of the 382 people were read, and the candidates kneeling down were all agitated and in a trance.

A lifelong dream has finally come true.

If it weren't for the fact that there is still reason to hold back, and after going through the provincial and general examinations, everyone would almost lose their composure.

The emperor gave everyone half an hour to calm down, and then looked at Gu Jingyun again, "Jing Yun, what official position do you want?"

Everyone saw the emperor smiling, and felt that he was not as stupid as the rumors said, he looked easy to talk, is the rumor wrong?

But the ministers who were familiar with the emperor and Gu Jingyun only saw the solemnity in the emperor's eyes. This was not a joke, and Gu Jingyun's request would affect his future.

Gu Jingyun glanced at his left and right back, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, let Xu Tanhua and Huang Bangyan talk first."

Xu Jiuyan frowned slightly, and looked at Gu Jingyun displeased.

The emperor nodded slightly and asked, "Huang Gonghua, Xu Jiuyan, what kind of official positions do you want?"

Huang Gonghua and Xu Jiuyan looked at each other, got up and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I'm waiting for you to experience the Imperial Academy first."

This is the usual practice, the top three can go directly to the Imperial Academy, and the second-class Jinshi needs to take another exam.

Huang Gonghua and Xu Jiuyan have already noticed that the situation is different, how dare they ask for anything else?

I just hope to get out of this strange atmosphere soon.

The emperor nodded slightly, and said: "Give Huang Gonghua, Xu Jiuyan the sixth-rank editing."

Huang Gonghua and Xu Jiuyan's eyes lit up, and they thanked excitedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!"

According to the usual practice, the number one scholar in a new subject is awarded the sixth-rank editor, and the second place and Tanhua are awarded the seventh-rank Hanlin officials. If you are lucky, you can be promoted to the sixth-rank official after two years, and now they are directly awarded the sixth-rank official.

The emperor smiled and nodded, "You two must serve the country diligently in the future, and don't disappoint my expectations of you."

"Follow His Majesty's will."

Only then did the emperor look at Gu Jingyun.

The two backed away quietly, feeling a secret relief after withdrawing from the aura of the two of them, and then they became strange again.

At first they thought that the emperor asked this question because he liked to appreciate Gu Jingyun's talent and wanted him to succeed in the world, but the atmosphere at the scene seemed a bit wrong.

There were many people who sensed something was wrong, so the needle drop could be heard in Nuo Da's palace, and it was extremely quiet. Everyone looked at Gu Jingyun with open or dark eyes.

Gu Jingyun didn't shrink back, got up and knelt down, raised his head slightly and smiled at the emperor: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the ideals I told you?"

The emperor was silent.

"Although I have never met my grandfather, I yearn for him. My wish is to be full of peaches and plums, but I am not as noble as my grandfather, so I can't let go of fame and fortune. I am greedy. Today, Your Majesty asked me what official position I want, so I will Dare to ask Your Majesty to fulfill the two ideals of the minister."

The emperor looked at him, feeling sore and astringent in his heart, nodded and said, "Say it."

"I beg Your Majesty to give me a lecture for the fourth rank of the Imperial Academy."

As soon as this remark came out, the entire hall was in an uproar, and even Peng Dan, who had been showing no signs of emotion, couldn't help looking at Gu Jingyun in surprise, looking at him like a madman.

A smile flashed in the emperor's eyes, and then he looked at him incomparably complicated, he is really a child raised by Junde!

"What about the other ideal?" The emperor asked softly: "The fourth-rank servant talk is to satisfy the fame and fortune that you can't let go of, so how do you want me to help you make peaches and plums all over the world?"

"Your Majesty, please preside over the apprenticeship ceremony for the minister and grandson." Gu Jingyun raised his head and said, "Before I participated in the examination, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince promised me that if I could get the top three in the palace examination, the grandson would pay homage to my minister." Be a teacher."

This request was even more shocking than the previous one. There was a buzz of discussion in the hall. Everyone looked at Gu Jingyun with crazy eyes, and some even regarded Gu Jingyun as a dead person.

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