Mrs. Song hurriedly said: "Then I quickly used this excuse to push it away. There are too many people, and it's really overwhelming. But the results of Gu Zhao and Song Ze this time are really unexpected."

Song Cheng nodded in agreement: "I expected them to be on the list, but I didn't expect their grades to be so high. Song Ze won't be able to escape as a champion. Didn't you see that Taifu Yang and Master Yang's faces are not very good-looking. They Originally thought that the number one scholar was in the pocket of the Yang family, who would have expected that Song Ze would come out, so even they were not optimistic about Yang Weizhan's ability to win the number one scholar in the palace examination."

Even the chances of winning the Sixth Scholar are too low. It has been so many years since there was an imperial examination, and there has only been one Sixth Scholar. Just to fight for such a reputation, His Majesty will not let the top spot go to someone else of.

"In my husband's opinion, can Gu Zhao get into the first rank in the palace examination this time?"

Song Cheng rubbed his chin: "Maybe I can get into the first class and get a Tanhua Lang. He is the best looking in the first few. If Yang Weizhan is not surprised, he will be the second place. Others are not enough to be Tanhua."

I don't know when the reputation of Tanhualang will be heard, all Tanhuas will have better looks, and Gu Zhao has long been famous with His Majesty, so Song Cheng is really optimistic about Gu Zhao.

"Tsk tsk, this time, a small Shuiyun Village is very likely to win both the No. [-] scholar and the Tanhua position. This may be an unprecedented rare event. Shuiyun Village will be recorded in the history books."

The people from the Qingling Mansion also got the news from the capital at the first time, but everyone was overjoyed, and then hurriedly packed their luggage and went to the capital. The imperial examination will be held soon. , how could they miss such a grand occasion as relatives, besides, Gu Yao also decided to go to the capital early in the morning, but because she didn't want to affect Gu Zhao's ability to try, so this time has been delayed and failed to make the trip, what are you waiting for this time, hurry to the capital .

Mr. Gu waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's all go to the capital to have a look, and come back after seeing it."

Missing such a grand occasion, I would regret it. This is the first time for the Gu family to encounter such a great event. The originally introverted child in the family also jumped up and down this time and wanted to go to the capital, so the old man said that anyone who wanted to go would go. Now the Gu family There is no shortage of this little silver and traveling expenses.

Mother Song couldn't believe her ears when she learned that her son was in high school, and she wept with joy after confirming several times. It is a great honor for him to be a Huiyuan, and he may win six yuan in a row. At this moment, he is really glad that His Majesty sent him to Qingling Mansion.

It turned out that he thought Qingling Mansion was not a good magistrate. After all, Gu Zijue was here, and he and his family were treated with extreme importance. His Majesty sent him here to take care of Gu Zijue. It can be seen that Gu Zijue How important the Viscount is to His Majesty.

But who would have thought that a political achievement of six yuan might be delivered to him. When he first received the news from Jingli, he was overjoyed and wrote a poem for Song Ze, just waiting for Song Ze to return to high school. The champion can be taken out to share with others.

Mother Song was packing her luggage. She must rush to the capital this time, but she never expected that the threshold of the Song family was almost broken by matchmakers again. This time, more people wanted to marry the Song family, and some matchmakers were from Jiangtai City And other people who came from the city, mother Song's ears were numb just hearing the sound of joy.

After packing up their luggage, the two families and Mrs. Li set off for the capital together. The prefect of Tang specially sent someone to escort them all the way. This kind of honor flattered the elders of the Gu family and Mrs. Song. It was Mrs. Li who advised them to take it easy, because This is also a good thing for Tang Zhifu.

Ever since Li received the news, the smile on her face has never faded, and Nanny Li is also happy all day long, smiling so hard that her teeth can't be seen, the little master is really up to date, and the little master is only 19 years old this year At such a young age, she is going to be a Jinshi in high school. Even in the capital, there are not many people who can catch up with her little master.

The good news was also sent to the two uncles of the Li family. The elders of the two families were also very happy, but the younger generation was also punished when they were happy. See how promising their cousins ​​are, and compare them.

This large group of troops did not notify Gu Zhao and Song Ze to pick them up, but quietly moved into the repaired house when they arrived in the capital, because it was only two days before the palace examination, although the list of candidates for the palace examination would not be much different from the list of candidates for the general examination , almost no one will be eliminated and kicked out, but it must be treated with caution.

However, Gu Zhao and Song Ze still knew about it. The two hurried over from the Viscount's Mansion and had a reunion dinner with their family. Then Song Ze stayed in the Song Mansion, and Gu Zhao was driven back to the Viscount's Mansion. There are too many people here, Gu Zhao is easily distracted if he stays, but Gu Mu's Viscount's Mansion is much quieter and no one bothers him.

Gu Zhao had no choice but to accept everyone's wishes, while Gu Mu brought his brother back contentedly, with extravagant hopes. It would be great if his brother lived in his mansion all the time. Unfortunately, he can only think about it. After the palace test, his brother will definitely moved over.

On March 280th, [-] tribute students who passed the general examination lined up to enter the palace, and took the final examination in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The palace examination was presided over by the emperor himself, so these candidates will be called disciples of the Son of Heaven.

Before the exam, special personnel from the Ministry of Etiquette trained Gong students on etiquette so as not to lose their manners in front of His Majesty. It wasn't an elimination exam, but everyone was cautious and cautious.

Except for the sons of the rich and powerful, how could candidates like them have the chance to meet the Holy Spirit? When His Majesty appeared and knocked three times, the candidates were not nervous. At this time, Gu Zhao was quite lucky. Who told him to meet the emperor long ago? , the emperor is not so mysterious to him. Of course, there is still awe for the emperor. The emperor may not give you a reason if he wants to kill someone. If you read the history books, there will be fewer famous officials who died at the hands of the emperor. ?

The seats were arranged according to the ranking they would try, so Gu Zhao sat upright, and the emperor saw him at a glance. He always felt that although this kid lowered his eyes like everyone else, he might not be really nervous.

The emperor's gaze then fell on the first and second person, namely Song Ze and Yang Weizhan. He naturally knew the eldest grandson of Taifu Yang and knew that he was talented. Unfortunately, the emperor was not very influenced by his grandfather. favorite.

On the contrary, Gu Zhao's fellow countryman brought him a lot of surprises. There was almost a tacit agreement reached in the court. As long as this Huiyuan Hall test paper did not make a big mistake, this time the No. [-] scholar would be his. Who wouldn't want one? With the good name of six yuan, the emperor also needs to be famous.

"let's start."

The test papers were handed out to everyone. Gu Zhao took a look at the topic of policy theory, and almost couldn't hold back his head to look at the emperor. He felt that the topic of the palace test this time was to give him points, because the topic was about how to deal with Dazhou and the emperor. Relations between alien races outside the customs.

When presenting the method of making canned food at the beginning, Gu Zhao’s cognition was still very superficial, and he only knew how to copy the cognition of later generations, but this time his cognition has deepened a lot, especially since Uncle Li is an official in the border town, There are also trips during the New Year's Eve. Through Uncle Li's family, Gu Zhao now knows the situation at the border like the back of his hand, and it is better than many people present.

Gu Zhao sorted out his mind for a while, then picked up a pen and started to draw a draft. In fact, the general policy is a big stick and a carrot in the words of later generations. The combination of force and gentleness is indispensable, and finally realize the integration of the nation through enlightenment.

Gu Zhao writes with spirit, and writes with great devotion, Song Ze and Ye Xiuming are not bad, because Gu Zhao will share the news he got from Uncle Li with them, and they will also discuss border matters with each other, so think about it a little Also started writing.

Because his father and grandfather were both officials in the imperial court, Yang Weizhan left other candidates behind in this aspect, so he was very happy to see such a topic. He had discussed it with his grandfather, and his grandfather had speculated about His Majesty's Ideas, and thus writing and thinking like a spring.

Before he picked up his pen, he glanced at Song Ze. Although he knew that the number one scholar would not be easily changed this time, he still wanted to beat Song Ze in this imperial examination.

After the test, he had learned about Song Ze's background in detail. Before that, his focus was on Gu Zhao. He didn't expect that this was really Gu Zhao's fellow countryman. The kind of fellow countryman who came out of the same village was made by a widowed mother. Embroidery work for him to study, Yang Weizhan's pride made it difficult for him to accept that he would be defeated by such a farm boy, obviously he had the best resources, and his grandfather taught himself, and he also consulted other great Confucians.

Some people are still scratching their heads, some people have already written a long paragraph, and even the sound of breathing in the hall is lightened. When everyone is involved, the emperor stepped down from his seat and began to inspect the examination room. Someone was getting nervous again.

Gu Zhao was very absorbed in writing, completely forgetting the environment he was in, his hands were a little sore from writing, and after a little distraction, he found the bright yellow dragon robe around him out of the corner of his eye, Gu Zhao raised his eyebrows, When did the emperor run to his side, he didn't realize it at all, and looked at the situation in the hall from the corner of his eye, and found that the princess appeared in the hall at some point.

Gu Zhao still had time to think about the feelings of the other ministers present, he must be extremely helpless, but at this time it was not easy to make the princess retreat, so he had to pinch his nose and acquiesce in her appearance.

After being distracted for a while, Gu Zhao devoted himself to his article again. The emperor stood beside him and watched for a long time, and then a smile flashed in his eyes. This kid really grew up very fast as he thought. It was written in one go, which made him enjoy reading it, and he wanted to applaud. The rest of the people in front also wrote well.

But looking at it, Gu Zhao's writing is what he likes the most. Maybe whether it's the southwest side or the northwest frontier, Gu Zhao has to rely on Gu Zhao to completely solve it. Who told him to recognize Gu Mu as his younger brother and his elder brother? Shouldn't he solve the problem for his brother?

After reading for a while, the emperor left Gu Zhao's side and went to read other people's articles.

Because I stayed by Gu Zhao's side for the longest time, the other ministers in the palace were also very curious. It was because Gu Zhao himself or his articles attracted His Majesty's attention, so several cabinet ministers went over to watch, and when they came back, they whispered After whispering to each other, Gu Zhao's theory basically took shape, and it was written somewhat beyond their expectations. They really underestimated this Viscount Gu, no wonder His Majesty would value it.

After eating two steamed buns at noon, without daring to drink water, Gu Zhao began to copy his draft, and then checked it carefully after finishing, handing in the test paper if there were no mistakes. At this time, the emperor and princess had disappeared.

Gu Zhao didn't know, but Gu Mu came in for a while, but he just took a look at Gu Zhao from a distance, and didn't dare to get close to disturb Gu Zhao's mind.

Gu Zhao didn't expect that he was the first to hand in the paper. He had just finished handing in when Yang Weizhan also got up to hand in the paper. Gu Zhao took a look at him and always felt that this person meant to say goodbye to him and Song Ze. , I won't take his lead.

But he didn't think much about it. After handing in the papers and leaving the examination room, he went to drain the water. While waiting outside for Song Ze and Ye Xiuming, Gu Mu jumped out and prepared some refreshments for Gu Zhao. Gu Zhao was very satisfied. It's convenient to have someone here, Yang Weizhan was slightly taken aback when he saw this scene when he came out, otherwise he wouldn't be able to enjoy refreshments in the palace so frankly, and the little eunuch who waited beside him was very attentive.

Gu Zhao only nodded to him, but did not communicate with him, perhaps because of his natural discord, Gu Zhao intuitively felt that he could not be friends with Yang Weizhan.

Gu Zhao and Yang Weizhan were the fastest, and it took a while for anyone to come out. After waiting for more than ten minutes, Song Ze came out of the hall with a relaxed expression. Seeing Gu Zhao sitting there smiling, he greeted the others. Later, I went to Gu Zhao to talk to him.

There is also a set time for the palace examination, so no matter how slow someone writes, even if they don't finish, they have to hand in the paper when the time is up.

Coming out of the palace after the exam, Gu Zhao received condolences from his family members. Everyone felt that Gu Zhao had lost weight, so they gave him tonics. The old lady used to be the only one. This year is good. Gu Zhao couldn't bear the loss of Li Shi.

No one asked Gu Zhaodian how he did in the exam. Anyway, he is already No. 5 in the exam. No matter how bad he is in the exam, he should not fall out of the top ten. Waiting for the day when Xinke Scholars will parade through the streets, Li Shi has already reserved a seat in a tea house on the side of the road.

This time, the top ten papers were still in the hands of the emperor, and no one dared to fool the emperor, because the emperor had read many people's papers during the palace examination.

The one placed at the top was Song Ze, the Huiyuan. The emperor was very satisfied, and with a swipe of his pen, Song Ze was the number one scholar in the palace examination.

Although Taifu Yang was a little bit unhappy, he couldn't say that Song Ze's essays were inferior to his grandson's. Comparing the two's strategies and theories together, many ministers were actually more optimistic about Song Ze. It's not in vain, and the champion this time is well deserved.

Naturally, Yang Weizhan's work was not bad, and it was Gu Zhao's article that caught the eyes of the cabinet ministers. When Gu Zhao handed in the paper, the paper was circulated in their hands, and it was not bad compared to Song Ze and Yang Weizhan's. What, so there is no need for the emperor to say, they directly put Gu Zhao's paper behind Song Zeyang Weizhan.

Seeing this order, the emperor laughed a few times: "I like it very much, so I will announce the first-ranked list for this palace examination."

"Xuan Songze, Yang Weizhan, and Gu Zhao enter the palace!"

Candidates waiting outside knew without announcing the results. These three were the No. [-] Scholar, No. [-] and Tanhua, and Tanhualang fell on Gu Zhao's head.

Gu Zhao is very happy, he finally doesn't have to bear the title of the fifth in ten thousand years, this time he is the third!

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