The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

Faced with Ji Daohuai's question, Ji Heng naturally couldn't be blunt. He just said, "Last year, there was a fraud case. This year's palace exam, the emperor made a question. How could I see it? Besides, the emperor may not have drawn up the question yet. .”

Ji Daohuai said, "Your Majesty will pay attention, that's as it should be. However, Junqing, you have served the Emperor for several years, and you should know the Emperor well. You will be more knowledgeable than us about any questions the Emperor will ask. Get it."

Ji Heng has always thought that Ji Daohuai is a person who likes to take shortcuts, but he didn't expect his shortcut to come here.

His eyes flicked across the faces of Ji Daohuai and Ji Chaozong, and he didn't answer for a moment.

Ji Chaozong was swept away by Ji Heng's gaze, and he couldn't help persuading Ji Daohuai, "Uncle Thirteen, this is really too difficult for you. The emperor is getting married this year, and he will be in charge immediately. It can already be seen that the emperor has great ambitions, and the topic of this imperial examination is probably related to current affairs."

Ji Daohuai smiled and said, "I just feel that after asking Junqing, I feel more confident. It's not that I want to make things difficult for Junqing."

Ji Heng said: "It's not difficult, it's just that I'm just reading with the emperor, so I don't know too much. However, when it comes to this palace examination, the emperor may read the papers by himself, so the emperor will pay more attention to what is written in the emperor's heart." Pay attention."

In the last palace examination, the examination papers of the palace examination were graded by the minister of papers, and then all the rankings were ranked, and they were taken directly for the emperor to stamp.

So the answer sheet, compared to pleasing the emperor, is better to please Mr. Li Ge.

Both Ji Daohuai and Ji Chaozong thanked Ji Heng, and Ji Heng said, "The emperor is ambitious, and he has been constrained by the harem and the former court for so many years, and he has long been dissatisfied. When you answer the paper, just pay more attention."

After that, Ji Heng said that he still had something to do, and he left without delaying Uncle Shisan and his elder brother's preparation for the exam.

The palace examination was held in mid-March, and the emperor personally wrote the questions. During the palace examination, he went to the square in front of the Taiji Hall where the palace examination was held to see it for himself, and many scholars were very moved by it.

The results of the palace examination were announced three days later. The number one scholar was the eldest son of the Ji family, Ji Mingwei, named Chaozong, the second place went to Wen Gu and Wen Zihou from Jinling, and the Tanhua went to Su Rui and Su Wenchun from Yangzhou.

The first three are all from Jiangnan, and that’s all. There are literati in Jiangnan. In many cases, not to mention that the first is all from Jiangnan, even the second one will be dominated by Jiangnan people. But this palace test, people The uproar was that all three of them were young people under the age of 30, and the most important thing was that Ji Chaozong was the eldest son of the Ji family and Ji Heng's cousin.

Everyone went to check again and found that another member of Ji's family took the exam, Ji Daohuai was the [-]th in the second class, and even the two of them did not take the exam last year, and some people knew about it.

It goes without saying that some people said that the two of them had this result because of Ji Heng.

Within two days, someone even directly said that Han Chuang had studied hard for decades, it would be better to have a younger brother enter the palace.

Five days later, the imperial banquet was given in Fengxiang Hall on the west bank of Penglai Pool.

As soon as the palace examination list came out, Ji Heng knew the result. When he learned that Ji Chaozong was the No. [-] in high school, he was happy for him, but he also knew at that time that rumors and rumors would be inevitable.

When Ji Heng was studying with the emperor in the palace, the emperor also saw his worry, so he asked Liu Sheng to fetch Ji Chaozong's answer sheet of the imperial examination. Show it to Ji Heng and say, "Look at this answer sheet."

Ji Heng held it in his hand and looked at it, he couldn't help being very surprised.

This time, the policy theory, the emperor's topic, is directly "the people are the most important, the society is second, and the king is the least."

The answer sheet in his hand actually coincides with the answer he gave to Song Taifu at the beginning. The answer he gave was actually a surprise. The soldier used a dangerous move to win the palace test. is bold enough.

After reading it, Ji Heng looked at the emperor in a daze, and said, "Your Majesty, is this the number one scholar paper?"

The emperor nodded, "I didn't pay attention to the name on it when I checked out the number one scholar roll. When I looked at it later, I found that the surname was Ji, so I called someone to ask, and said that this Ji Mingwei is your cousin." He said Here, he laughed, his bright eyes were black and white, and he looked at Ji Heng shining brightly, "I thought at the time, this is indeed your cousin."

Ji Heng looked at the emperor, and directly said outrageous words, "Your Majesty, have you ever thought that maybe I vented something to my cousin?"

The emperor put his hand on Ji Heng's shoulder, "I believe not."

Ji Heng still said worriedly, "The number one scholar's paper is to be passed on to the scholars for observation. I'm afraid the number one scholar's paper has already been read by everyone. Everyone should know what you mean, Your Majesty. The scholars thought that no matter what It doesn't matter who sits on the throne, it's a big mistake."

Ji Heng agrees with the view that one person can influence history. Only a good helm of the empire can lead the empire to revival.

The emperor smiled and said, "So, don't worry about it. Your cousin, this is written in my heart."

At the imperial examination banquet, the emperor asked Ji Heng to be with him, but Ji Heng wanted to refuse, thinking that if he did so, his reputation would only get worse.

But the emperor hoped that he could show his talents, and see how the dozens of scholars in the first and second grades are doing.

Ji Heng had no choice but to agree.

On March 23, the weather was very clear and clear.

At the end of spring, the land in the north has already been covered with greenery, the warm wind is blowing, and the flowers and plants are luxuriant.

The plum blossom trees planted around Fengxiang Hall have grown thick leaves, clusters of greenery.

There are also blooming begonias, and the orchids, peonies, roses, phalaenopsis, etc. that have spent the whole winter in the greenhouse have also been moved out and dotted around Fengxiang Hall. , very festive.

Although Ji Chaozong, the number one scholar, deserves to be questioned by the audience, he himself does not have the enthusiasm and kindness of a young man in his twenties. He neither refute nor argues. to answer.

As the eldest son of the Ji family, Ji Chaozong's father was an official outside the country all the year round, and his grandfather took care of himself at home. His grandfather was known for his seriousness, so he was taught to be old-fashioned by his grandfather since he was a child. He was even locked up upstairs and studied hard for five years. It wasn't until he was admitted to Juren that he went downstairs to the ground to be free.

Regardless of whether the scholars questioned Ji Chaozong's position as the number one scholar, they sat very watery, but since they were all selected, they were naturally happy in their hearts, so when they were brought to the back of Fengxiang Palace, everyone looked very high-spirited , greeting each other, after all, we will all be in the same year in the future, and the friendship of the same year is also very important.

Amid the sound of saluting, the emperor was surrounded by a large number of palace servants, all the scholars knelt down and saluted like a ceremonial ceremony, the emperor sat on the upper dragon chair, Ji Heng followed the emperor, and stopped on the steps below the dragon chair Next, stand respectfully.

In addition to Ji Heng, the emperor also invited Song Taifu and Minister of Rites Ouyang Jing, because this time Ouyang Jing was the main examiner.

The two old ministers stood on the side facing Ji Heng.

After the ceremonial officer made everyone calm down, the Jinshi of this subject thanked En and got up.But no one dared to look up at the emperor directly.

The emperor personally said a congratulatory and encouraging word, and then everyone was seated, and the palace banquet began.

After the palace banquet began, no one dared to take a look at the emperor's long face. Although everyone knew that the emperor was a 15-year-old child, but when they saw it, they didn't feel that he had the childishness of a teenager.

The emperor was stable and thoughtful. Even those who had contempt for the emperor because they were too young had no choice but to put away their contempt and immodest heart.

The emperor introduced Song Taifu to everyone. Song Taifu is a role model in the hearts of most scholars, because he is really knowledgeable and knowledgeable. He also wrote books and wrote books. He has a large group of disciples and fans.

Then he introduced Mr. Ouyang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. As the teacher of Jinshi in this subject, Mr. Ouyang is naturally very respected by others. The main reason is that he exposed the fraud case last year, and then he allowed these famous people on the list to gather this year. here.

The entrance banquet was just a formality, the emperor could actually leave after putting on a show, but he didn't leave quickly, but started talking to the scholars below.

Asking Ji Chaozong who was sitting in front, "I heard that you are the cousin of my companion Ji Heng, and your Ji family is full of talents."

Ji Chaozong hurried forward to salute and thank you, and said, "If you go back to the emperor, Ji Junqing is indeed Weichen's cousin. But Weichen grew up in the clan, and Junqing didn't grow up in the clan, so he didn't know each other before. Afterwards, we met each other, although Junqing is still young, his knowledge is already extraordinary, this time I feel that I am at the top of the list, and I feel that it is not as good as it is."

Everyone thought that Ji Chaozong was flattering Ji Heng, and couldn't help but secretly scorned in his heart. The emperor said, "When I selected the number one scholar, I didn't pay attention to the name and surname on it. After seeing the surname Ji, I was surprised. When someone asked, he found out that he was Ji Heng's cousin, so he couldn't help but be surprised. At that time, Master Ouyang reminded me that it was not appropriate for you to be the number one scholar. I have accepted this favor. As the king of a country, I am about to govern myself and make a difference with the help of scholars in the world. I will not give this favor at this time. Therefore, you can be your number one scholar with peace of mind Lang, I decided not to choose you because of Ji Heng, but because of your answer sheet. It is indeed good, and it has also set an example for the world. It is right to choose you as the number one scholar. A wise king should be fair, and I will neither I will choose who to be the number one scholar because of favors, and naturally, I will not mind this matter just because you are Ji Heng's cousin, and I am afraid that the people in the world will bury you."

Ji Chaozong was very moved and kowtowed to thank him again.

The emperor smiled and said, "Let's be flat, today I also invited Junqing to sit with you."

Ji Chaozong had seen Ji Heng a long time ago, but he hadn't greeted him before. When he got up now, he smiled at Ji Heng. Ji Heng, who was standing quietly by the side, also smiled at him, and walked to the Next to his seat, sat with him.

Just now, most of the people had seen the young boy standing under the dragon seat, standing on the left hand side of the emperor, and the scholars in the front were able to see his face, and they saw that he was an extremely handsome person, because he was too beautiful, People didn't even dare to look more, but this person didn't have the shyness and childishness of a young man on his face, instead he was dignified and upright. Hearing what the emperor said at this moment, everyone suddenly realized, thinking, this is that Ji Heng.

What the emperor said just now was naturally intended for all the scholars present. After caring for Ji Chaozong, he started talking to the second place Wen Gu again.

And so on, he took care of nearly ten scholars in front, which shows his intentions.