Mr. Qiao Ge's expression was as usual. Mr. Lu was also a loyal and courageous person, so he was naturally very satisfied with the test question. However, the Prime Minister just forced a smile. The emperor was giving him a warning and also giving him a warning.
The civil and military officials present gave a warning. This was clearly a hint to the power of his subordinates, and asked him, the leader, to stay calm.
"Your Majesty, this is a very good question!" Mr. Lu Hou smiled from ear to ear. The Emperor was mostly indulgent to the Prime Minister in political matters. He almost thought that the Emperor valued the Prime Minister as an old fox. Now the Emperor is giving the Prime Minister so much attention in public.
A slap in the face, it seems that he is ready to bear it no longer. The prime minister's power is getting bigger and bigger. He doesn't know how big it is, but as a minister, he will definitely follow him.
There must be a degree of control in everything. Mr. Qiao Ge finally understood that the prime minister's good days were coming to an end. The emperor had tolerated him for so many years, and it was time to break out.
Eunuch Guan led several eunuchs and maids forward. The four young eunuchs were carrying a sandalwood carved table. In the hands of the maids were pens, ink, paper and inkstones. He asked the eunuchs to place the table in front of Long Jintian, writing pen and ink.
Paper and inkstones were also laid out one after another, and the palace maids rolled up their sleeves and concentrated on grinding.
"Please write the inscription in your own hand, your Majesty." Guan Gonggong's voice was high-pitched. Since ancient times, since it was a palace examination, the Emperor personally wrote the inscription. Naturally, this inscription was also written by the Emperor himself.
Long Jintian picked up the thick pen covered with gold wire, turned his wrist, and finished writing in just a moment. Guan Gonggong ordered someone to turn the paper over and present it in front of everyone. The word "loyalty" was written lightly, and the rest of the explanation was vigorous and powerful.
, with a hidden edge, is official script. The ink has not dispersed yet, facing the midday sun, it emits sparkling waves, like a black python jumping on the paper.
At the scene, only two bang-dong sounds were heard. It turned out that it was Eunuch Guan who was beating the gong. The sound of the gong was loud and clear, like a chilling air, lifting the spirits of all the candidates.
"start!"
In the center above the palace examination, there is also a three-legged bronze tripod, which is three feet high. On top of it, there is a thick and round ambergris, with a faint green smoke. As time goes by, it burns slowly,
It implies the remaining time for the candidates. Once the stick of incense is finished, that is the end of the palace examination.
As soon as the candidates present heard Guan Gonggong announced the start, they immediately started writing. However, when looking at the questions above, everyone had different expressions. Some of them lowered their eyes and thought deeply, while others remained motionless. Some even had a plan in mind.
Calm and waveless.
Mr. Gu was calm and gentle, holding the pen in his slender hand, and began to write on the white paper. His strength was tactful, his expression was leisurely, and he did not feel any difficulty at all.
Liu Ruofeng, on the other hand, held the pen and did not move a word. Within half a quarter of an hour, there were dozens more candidates present who started writing, but he was still like this. Liu Ruofeng kept the posture of holding the pen, thinking in his heart
But it was a different scene. Facing the rice paper in front of him, his expression was tangled, and it was obviously Kunai's countermeasure.
Liu Meizhuang couldn't help but worry when she saw that Liu Ruofeng hadn't written yet. Her clear eyes looked at Long Jintian, who was half leaning and half lying on the dragon chair. It was obvious that the emperor's test question was simply a test. Whether it was the examiner or the examiner,
Or candidates, or even the Marquis House. In other words, Long Jintian is also giving everyone present a chance to choose, and they will have no worries if they choose the master. Likewise, this is a warning. As for Third Young Master Gu
With Liu Ruofeng, there is no need to consider these things at all. With Liu Ruofeng's talent and learning, he can completely answer the question of the loyalty of monarchs and ministers, the loyalty of gentlemen, and the loyalty of people. He was clearly hampered by himself before he started writing like this.
"Liu Gongshi seems to have encountered difficulties." Su Zhengkang also saw this. At the critical moment, this Liu Ruofeng cannot make mistakes. Since you and Miss Liu have been waiting for this day, you must not act on impulse.
You must know how shrewd Miss Liu's plan was to allow Liu Ruofeng to take part in the palace examination, redress her own grievances, and punish the prime minister. Such a clever way to achieve three birds with one stone is not something ordinary people can come up with.
"It's okay..." Liu Meizhuang forced a smile. What she was worried about was not that Liu Ruofeng didn't have any ink in his stomach. She was just worried that this guy wouldn't be able to hold himself back. But Liu Ruofeng didn't move for so long, which means he chose to be patient.
The problem lies not in the answer sheet, but in the relationship with him. She understood that the hatred in his heart, especially at the last moment, was really difficult to suppress. Looking at Long Jintian on the stage
, Today, we can only succeed, not fail!
Perhaps Liu Meizhuang's eyes were too clear and confident, and too focused. Long Jintian happened to be an extremely sensitive person, so he quickly felt this gaze and looked over. But it was a step too late. The moment he raised his head, he didn't even look at it.
Unable to see Liu Meizhuang, she quickly lowered her head. Her sharp eyes swept over everyone present, but there was no trace.
"Brother Imperial, what's wrong with you?" Long Jinxiu stood in front of Long Jintian. Seeing that he seemed to be looking for someone, he immediately asked.
"Nothing." Long Jintian lowered his eyes and chuckled. It seemed that he was so sensitive that he even had misunderstandings. He glanced at the candidates present from the corner of his eye, and then looked at those who were still writing.
Liu Ruofeng. It's strange. He can write a plan for governing the country with the word benevolence. How can someone who breaks the rules be unable to start with a simple word "loyalty"? Should he remind the candidates present that there is not much time left.
But after a second thought, he decided to forget it. There was no point in looking for trouble, so he chose to continue waiting.
No, Liu Meizhuang couldn't stand it anymore. She saw that most of the ambergris stuck in the bronze tripod had burned, but Liu Ruofeng hadn't started writing yet. At this moment, he had to be reminded. But Third Young Master Gu
This year's candidates, if they are reminded rashly, they will inevitably be suspected of cheating. Taking a look at the book boy's uniform on his body, Liu Meizhuang's flexible and small body got in front of the other book boys.
"Alas -" Su Zhengkang wanted to stop Miss Liu, but it was obviously too late. He couldn't help but feel secretly unhappy. Miss Liu never thought that Su Zhengkang was actually very useful. He wanted to remind Liu Ruofeng,
In fact, he could use something small to wake up Liu Ruofeng, but since then, he must have become an assassin in the imperial examination.
Mr. Zhao's sharp eyes saw Liu Meizhuang running ahead and pulled her to his side. This little girl didn't know how to write the word "anfen".
"How could you not stay calmly at the back and instead run to the front!" The tone was full of reproach, but it also contained concern.
When Manager Chen saw Liu Meizhuang suddenly running ahead, he immediately moved to run over. However, there was a sudden push from behind, and Manager Chen was squeezed between the bookboys. He couldn't get away at all, so he could only watch anxiously.
This Miss Yijing is so bold and reckless. Master Zhao asked her to stay inconspicuous among the book boys, but she didn't appreciate it at all. She was so anxious that she pulled Liu Meizhuang's sleeves. If the Prime Minister knew that Miss Yijing had escaped,
Well, it would be strange if he, the one in charge, doesn't get a beating.
Su Zhengkang in the back smiled, it was not that simple for this old guy to ruin Miss Liu's good deeds. Manager Chen was squeezed among the book boys and was unable to do anything, but Su Zhengkang was so arrogant that he even ran around Liu Meizhuang.
Liu Meizhuang glanced at Mr. Zhao and knew that this man was actually warm-hearted. Otherwise, he wouldn't be afraid of being discovered and asked her to stand behind him. But looking at Liu Ruofeng's current situation, she was really a little anxious. Fool
Everyone knows that this is a good plan to kill three birds with one stone. Since now is not the time to redress grievances, then simply wait until the palace examination is over. But if he hands in a blank test on the spot, wouldn't it be disrespectful to Long Jintian?
"Didn't you say it's okay?" Su Zhengkang asked back, but his smile was as bright as a flower. It seemed that Miss Liu was panicking. It's interesting, it's really interesting.
Liu Meizhuang glared at Su Zhengkang, not even looking at what time it was, and still in the mood to watch her jokes. But she had to admit that she almost got herself into trouble just now. Fortunately, Mr. Zhao saved her in time.
Stop it, otherwise you will have to get involved. Finally, when Liu Ruofeng finally picked up the pen, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this child still has some understanding.
At this moment, Young Master Gu had already put down his pen. His eyes touched Liu Meizhuang among the crowd, and his eyes became a little more tender.
"Time is over!" When Guan Gonggong saw that the ambergris had been burned, he waved to the surrounding eunuchs and maids to take away all the rice papers in front of the candidates' desks. The palace examination did not last long, only one hour, and according to the rules of the day,
The emperor reviewed them and personally selected the top three.
Liu Ruofeng's eyes flickered along with the rice paper. He then looked and saw Liu Meizhuang among the book boys. Liu Meizhuang saw that the palace examination was over, but she was a little confused, why Liu Ruofeng was so slow to move?
Guan Gonggong divided all the rice papers into ten pieces and placed them in front of the examiners. Of course, Mr. Qiao Ge was the examiner of this imperial examination, so he naturally had a role.
Long Jintian called Long Jinxiu to rub his ears and temples together for a few words, and then Long Jinxiu walked over. "Eunuch Guan, bring over the test papers of Liu Ruofeng and Third Young Master Gu."
"Yes." When Guan Gonggong heard this, he couldn't help but guess. It seemed that the emperor was really interested in Gu Liufei and Liu Ruofeng. He then ran to the examiners and looked at the test papers in front of them.
, and then two pieces were drawn out.
Long Jintian reached out and took the two test papers. The first one was written by Gu Sangongzi. They were all answered from the three aspects of loyalty to the monarch and his subjects, the loyalty of a gentleman, and the loyalty of a person. Among them, the loyalty of the monarch and his subjects was very written.
Details. Long Jintian smiled with satisfaction. As expected of Mr. Qiao Ge’s disciple, he really answered this question clearly and incisively.
However, when he saw Liu Ruofeng's test paper, the smile at the corner of his mouth froze immediately. Humph, have you finally taken action? What is written on it is not the answer to the test question, it is clearly a piece of complaint.