Zhizhou: \"You're An Official, But You're Raising A Bunch Of Demonesses?

Chapter 30: The Young Man Who Handed in His Exam Early and Got First Place Shocks the Emperor

The imperial examination has finally come to an end, until the papers were handed in. Apart from Bai Yu, there were no other rumors circulating.

The subsequent work proceeded in an orderly manner.

The candidates walked out of the examination hall, some extremely excited, some disappointed, and some feeling as if they had lost their loved ones. It showcased the various states of life.

The next matter will be left to the judgment of fate.

Time passed quickly, and life must go on.

Amidst the worries and anxious anticipation of scholars, in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

It won't be long before the results are announced.

Years of hard study, success or failure will be determined in this moment!

...

In the evening,

"Your Majesty, these are the papers of the top 500 candidates for the first four questions."

The Hall of Diligent Governance,

The place where the current emperor handles government affairs,

A man with graying temples sat at the desk, looking at various memorials and documents.

He was wearing a golden dragon robe, with sharp eyebrows and tiger-like eyes, and a majestic appearance.

Just sitting there exuded an aura of a dragon, emitting a unique sense of majesty.

The current emperor of the Qianyuan Dynasty,

Emperor Lansu.

And at this moment,

A guard dressed in a luxurious robe, carrying rolls of paper, knelt on one knee and presented them with both hands.

"Hmm! Put them here."

Lansu nodded lightly, pointing to an empty space on the table.

"As you command!"

The guard placed the rolls of paper on the table,

And then disappeared into the shadows.

"Let me see... Are there any great talents who can save our country's prosperity in this year's examination..."

At this time, it was time for the regular office workers to finish work.

However, as the biggest boss of the dynasty,

The old emperor was still fighting at the forefront of his work.

He looked at the pile of files in front of him, slightly lowered his gaze, and murmured softly.

He then opened the first paper,

To prevent cheating, bribing examiners, bribing paper readers...

They all needed to go through several rounds of copying.

The papers handed to Lansu had undergone at least two rounds of copying and were not the original papers of the candidates.

However, unlike the paper readers, the papers handed to him included the names and basic information of the candidates.

After all, the world belongs to the emperor,

The emperor cannot be bribed!

Lansu looked at the examination papers, reading them from front to back.

Basically, only the top hundred candidates are considered for the first four questions. The rest have already been screened by the examiners and have little chance of catching their attention. And the first name that caught his eye... is Bai Yu!

Bai Yu, originally from Qingchi County, Liuzhou, was born and raised there. At the age of sixteen, he took the imperial examination for the first time and currently resides in Fengwei Restaurant on Yue Street in Liyang City. He submitted his exam paper ahead of time on the first day at the third quarter of the You hour. His performance in the first four questions placed him in the top rank.

A simple introduction and information appeared in Lanzhou's eyes at the same time.

"Hmm?"

"At the age of sixteen?"

"Submitted the exam paper ahead of time on the first day at the third quarter of the You hour?"

"This..."

The place of origin, name... these basic information are not the focus. They were just glanced over.

But when Lanzhou saw Bai Yu's age and the time he submitted the exam paper ahead of time, he couldn't help but tremble.

Emperors cultivate their temperament and maintain composure, rarely showing their emotions.

But at this moment, just by looking at the first page, he couldn't hide his astonishment.

How is this possible?

Only sixteen years old!

There have been child prodigies who took the imperial examination at this age.

But to take the exam at sixteen and submit the paper so much earlier, that is truly rare.

That's not the only thing!

There are always some people who play around without knowing the seriousness of the exam!

After all, you can indeed take the exam and submit the paper ahead of time.

But what is even rarer and more outrageous is that this exam paper appeared in front of him, and it's the first one!

What does this mean?

It means that he got the top score in the first four questions!

At the age of sixteen, he submitted the paper so early, surpassing thousands of competitors and taking the lead?

Were the questions too easy?

What about the other candidates?

They actually let this child submit the paper ahead of time and take the first place?

If it weren't for knowing that the subsequent steps are tightly controlled, he would have thought that there was a mistake and he was given the wrong information, the wrong exam paper.

Could it be that a genius has descended from the heavens?

Or...

Is someone playing tricks?

Lanzhou looked at the first page, furrowing his brows slightly, while his thoughts lingered in his mind.

As a king, being suspicious is the most basic quality.

With various complex thoughts, he finally opened this exam paper that would influence the entire dynasty.

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