Emperor Chen stabilized his body and said in a deep voice: "Summon the two prime ministers, the Minister of War, the Secretary of the Central Committee, the Minister of Attendants..., and several academicians to the palace!"
Wei Jian looked at Emperor Chen, bowed and said: "I obey the order!"
In another hall, Fang Hong, Liu Feng and other examiners were waiting for His Majesty's decision before making the final ranking, but only one eunuch came who asked them to go back first.
It was really strange that His Majesty asked them to go back first before they came out of the first class and the palace examination rankings were not completed. Although a few people were extremely confused, they had no choice but to leave the palace.
When we reached the gate of the palace, we saw many figures rushing in. Prime Minister Wang was supported by two eunuchs, walking as fast as flying. Behind him was the Secretary of the Ministry of War, who was trotting all the way. Zhongshu Ling had just got off the carriage, and the top in the distance seemed to be.
It is the sedan chair of the Lord Attendant...
Just by thinking with their toes, a few people knew that something great was happening.
Thinking about it again, His Majesty didn’t even care about the results of the Imperial Examination...
As soon as they thought of this, everyone immediately became anxious.
As soon as Liu Feng returned to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, a servant came up and said, "Sir Liu, Master Shangshu told you to go see him as soon as you return to the Yamen."
"I know." Liu Feng nodded, adjusted his clothes, and then walked to the door of a certain check-in room, knocked on the door, and walked in.
Tang Huai sat on the chair without raising his head. He looked at him and asked, "How's it going?"
Liu Feng said: "Sir, Tang Ning was ranked at the bottom of the top three in this imperial examination."
"The end of the top three?" Tang Huai repeated, frowning slightly.
Liu Feng knew what he meant, and hurriedly explained: "Master Shangshu misunderstood, the test paper is anonymous, and the lower officials can't do anything about it. His second policy essay went too far. The eight examiners, together with Fang Hong, were
They all gave him the lowest rank, so he was ranked at the bottom of the top three."
After the palace examination, except for the three people in the first class who are immediately appointed as officials, the thirty people in the second class have to go through the civil service process. As for the more than 100 people in the third class, it depends on luck. If they rank at the bottom and there is no real shortage in the court, they can only
I have been waiting. As for how long I have to wait, I have had good luck for two or three years and bad luck for seven or eight years. I am ranked at the bottom of the top three. I still want to be a Beijing official. It is almost a daydream.
Tang Huai took a sip of tea and said nothing more, but Liu Feng thought of what happened just now and said, "Sir, when I just left the palace, I encountered a strange thing."
Tang Huai looked up at him and asked, "Oh, what's weird?"
After a while, after listening to Liu Feng's words, the Minister of Rites, who had never shown any emotion or anger, suddenly stood up from his seat and said in shock: "The two prime ministers, the Minister of the Ministry of War, the Secretary of the Zhongshu Ling, and the ministers entered the palace at the same time.
And you are in a hurry?"
Liu Feng nodded and said: "The official has seen it with his own eyes and there is no mistake."
Tang Huai sat back down again, with a look of shock on his face.
Among the people His Majesty summoned to the palace this time, there was no one who would stomp his feet in court or tremble three times. Your Majesty actually summoned them all to Beijing at the same time, regardless of their ranking in the palace examination. What a big deal has happened?
Most people in the capital were unaware of the shock that occurred in the palace. They only knew that the examiners for this imperial examination had already come out of the palace, indicating that this imperial examination had completely come to an end and they were just waiting for the final results.
Listing session.
Of course, there are many well-informed people in Beijing, and within a very short period of time, inside information came out.
What attracted the most attention was naturally who won the top prize and the other two winners.
Unfortunately, several pieces of inside information spread from different channels have not revealed this.
It just means that the top ten candidates for the palace examination have been selected and it is left to His Majesty to determine the top three, but His Majesty has not yet given the final result.
Gu Bai, Cui Lang and Shen Jian, who have the highest voices in the capital to win the championship, are all among these ten people.
Interestingly, the leader of the provincial examination, Tang Ning, who had been very popular in Beijing, was not among the ten people.
If you're not in the top ten, you can't be the number one pick.
This made those who took the risk to bet that he would be the top pick before the imperial examination almost regretted it because of the high odds.
However, this also dispelled the previous rumors about the shady affairs of the imperial examination.
Some people actually said that there was a shady secret in this palace examination. The test questions were all written by Tang Ning. How could the leader of the provincial examination use the shady secret to get himself to the bottom of the top three in the palace examination? What a shady story, it is pure fart!
Before the palace examination, some people said that this provincial minister was not very good at policy making. Now it seems that this is indeed the case, which is a pity. He is probably the most tragic provincial minister in the history of the Chen Kingdom...
Tang Ning actually learned the news earlier than these people because Fang Hong told him personally.
Fang Hong came directly from the palace, explained the situation, and comforted him a few words. Before leaving, he shook his head and lamented the pity. He bluntly said that if he was willing to take a plain approach to his strategy, he might have hope of getting into the top two.
Zhong Yi leaned her head on his shoulder and whispered: "No matter what the outcome is, my husband is the most powerful person in my heart and mind."
Su Ru held his hand. Although she didn't speak, her eyes said everything.
Zhong Yi suddenly held the hands of the three of them together, looked at Tang Ning, and said, "I and my mother have already calculated the dates. The ninth day of the next lunar month will be an auspicious day..."
She held her hand tighter and whispered: "We, let's choose that day to get married."
…
Xiaoru and Xiaoyi fell asleep on his shoulder. Tangning spent a lot of effort to carry them to bed. Tonight, he had no choice but to sleep elsewhere.
Tang Yaoyao was sitting alone in the yard. When she saw him coming out, she asked, "Are you okay?"
"What can I do?" Tang Ning shook his head. He was happy now. The imperial examination was just a process, not the result. Now that he had the result, why did he care about the process?
Tang Yaoyao thought for a while and said, "If you are okay, just lend me some more money."
Tangning looked at her for a long time and then asked, "Did you spend all your money gambling?"
Tang Yaoyao did not answer.
"Who...are you betting on?" Tangning looked at her and asked, "You're not betting on me, are you?"
"How could I bet on you?" Tang Yaoyao glanced at him and said, "Anyway, it's not convenient for me to take out my money now, so you can lend me some first."
Hearing that she didn't pledge her money, Tang Ning was a little happy, but also a little disappointed. She took out a few banknotes from her pocket and handed them to her, saying, "If you don't have any money, just ask. At worst, I will support you first."
"I don't want you to support me." Tang Yaoyao took the banknote from his hand, stood up, and walked out of the hospital. Halfway there, he stopped again and said, "If you don't win the first prize, you don't win the first prize. It's no big deal.
…”
Tangning smiled and said, "I'm fine, don't worry."
"Who is worried about you? You are so sentimental..." Tang Yaoyao curled her lips and strode away.
After watching her disappear, Tang Ning put her hands behind her head, looked at the waning moon in the sky, and sighed leisurely.
When he got up and walked towards the room, he realized that Xiaoru and Xiaoyi were in his room.
Xiaoru and Xiaoyi's room is next door to their father-in-law and mother-in-law's, so it's difficult for him to get there.
He stood in the yard and thought for a while. The county government office was tight. He didn't have to think about Peng Chen sharing the same room with the old beggar. Of course, he couldn't consider squeezing in with Tang Yaoying. Qing'er was the maid in the same room anyway...
, Qing'er had better forget it.
Her room was too small and she couldn't even sleep on the floor.
He hesitated for a long time and decided to go to Peng Chen.
…
It was night, at a high gate somewhere in the capital, a banquet was held in the palace, and the atmosphere was full of celebration.
"Lang'er, this time you have won glory for our Cui family. It would be even better if you can be selected as the number one scholar by His Majesty!"
Cui Lang was surrounded by countless people and said awkwardly: "This is still a rumor from outside. It cannot be believed."
A woman in luxurious clothes looked at him and said: "You kid, you are humble in front of your aunt. Your uncle was summoned to the palace by His Majesty, presumably for the palace examination. When he comes back, everything will be clear."
Already."
As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man walked in from the door.
The woman stood up hurriedly, walked over and asked, "Master, how are you doing? Is Lang'er the number one scholar?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "I don't know yet, His Majesty didn't mention this matter."
The woman asked doubtfully: "Then why did His Majesty summon you to the palace in such a hurry?"
The middle-aged man sighed and said: "The Wanyan tribe has unified nearly twenty tribes on the grassland. Now it has become the largest tribe in Sushen, and it is still encroaching and expanding. Your Majesty summoned us to the palace this time.
It is to discuss the alliance between Chen and Chu."
Snap!
In front of the table, the teacup in Cui Lang's hand fell to the ground. The teacup shattered and the tea splashed everywhere.
