He scolded her as soon as they met. Of course Chen Danzhu had to cry out: "Your Majesty, I didn't cause this alone. There is also Zhou Xuan."
Zhou Xuan stood on the other side of the emperor and sneered: "I didn't steal any beautiful scholars, and I didn't need to send them to study in the Imperial College."
Everyone talks about this kind of thing in private. Scholars don't bother to scold Chen Danzhu in person. They are too embarrassed to say it out loud. Of course, they don't dare.
The only person who is not afraid of shame and dares to do so is Zhou Xuan.
The third prince took the first step: "Father, this is actually a misunderstanding."
"Brother Xiurong." Zhou Xuan said earnestly, "Don't be deceived by Chen Danzhu. She is full of lies. You don't understand her -"
Princess Jin Yao glared at Zhou Xuan from the other side of the emperor: "Zhou Xuan, do you know Miss Danzhu very well?"
Zhou Xuan said boldly: "I can see through people like Miss Danzhu at a glance."
These young people began to argue with each other, and the emperor felt his head was heavy when he was surrounded by them. He looked at the people around him who were listening with their ears pricked up, and he hurriedly yelled to shut up.
The reason why I left the palace to come here to see him was to avoid having to argue with him alone, especially these young people who could not be beaten or scolded.
"Mr. Xu," the emperor called, "have the assessment results come out?"
Xu Luozhi nodded: "It's almost done." He extended his hand to invite, "Your Majesty, please take a seat."
The emperor hurriedly followed Xu Luozhi and took his seat. Zhou Xuan followed and sat next to the emperor. Princess Jin Yao took the opportunity to stand next to Chen Danzhu.
"Did you ask Your Majesty to come here?" Chen Danzhu asked her in a low voice.
Princess Jin Yao nodded: "I can't miss the last excitement."
Chen Danzhu shook her hand and said thank you gratefully.
"I originally said I would come by myself, but my father also has to come, otherwise my mother will not let her go." Princess Jin Yao whispered, slightly worried, "Will there be any trouble?"
If something happens when the emperor is here in person, it will be no small matter.
Chen Danzhu smiled and shook his head: "No, princess, your majesty's coming is beyond my expectations. It's really great. Thank you so much." He squeezed Princess Jin Yao's hand and said, "What would I do without you?
Let’s do it.”
Princess Jin Yao chuckled and said in her ear: "Without me, there is still my third brother."
Chen Danzhu glared at her angrily.
The third prince coughed slightly from behind and interrupted the whispers of the two girls: "Your Majesty is here. You will talk to him later."
Princess Jin Yao and Chen Danzhu smiled at him and stopped talking. Xu Luozhi placed a stack of books in front of the emperor on the stand.
"This is the outstanding person selected by the ministers." Xu Luozhi said, "Your Majesty, please take a look and make a decision."
The emperor did not take a look, but asked directly: "Let me decide, sir. Who is the winner?"
Is it so simple? Everyone around became quiet. The people in Yaoyue Tower and Zhaixing Tower held their breaths. The scholars who were blocked from further away tried their best to stretch out their ears——
Xu Luozhi said: "A total of twenty people were selected from the six schools of thought, including thirteen scholars from the common people. Therefore, the scholars from the common people won."
As soon as these words came out, several shouts of surprise and then screams suddenly sounded in the Star Building. Everyone was startled. They followed the sound and saw that it was a scholar who was crowded in the window because he was too surprised.
I almost fell down, but was caught by someone with all kinds of hands.
This scene caused another burst of ridicule, especially at the Yao Yue Tower, where the students looked disdainful. This made the common people scholars who heard the results from a distance a little embarrassed to express their joy - there was nothing to be happy about, it was just a competition.
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Chen Danzhu was not so reserved and laughed a few times: "I knew I could win."
Zhou Xuan also laughed a few times: "Winning or losing has nothing to do with you. It's not your knowledge."
The emperor knocked on the table: "You two, shut up. Since I know it has nothing to do with you, stop talking!" Then he opened the list of documents.
As the emperor opened the book, the people around him became nervous again. Who are the twenty outstanding people? Whose name is on it and will be scrutinized by the emperor?
"Pan Rong." said the emperor, "who is Pan Rong?"
The surroundings were quiet, and the next moment strange shouts came from the Zhaixing Tower: "Pan Rong——" "A Chou——"
Accompanied by the jingling of tables and chairs, a young scholar stumbled out of the building. He didn't know he hadn't worn shoes before, but he ran away in a hurry. He picked up his shoes as he walked. He looked very indecent. Wait for him.
After stumbling, I finally stood on the stage. Everyone saw his face clearly, and there was a buzz - he looked indecent.
"Pan Rong." Pan Rong saluted and paid homage, "I have met His Majesty."
The emperor said: "Get up."
Pan Rong stood up and originally wanted to lower his head, but gritted his teeth and raised his head to meet the emperor.
The emperor raised his eyes and said, "Don't think that just because you are not good-looking, you can call yourself Ziyu. The key is knowledge and moral character."
Pan Rong responded and bowed again: "Sheng, please remember your Majesty's teachings."
The emperor ignored him and called out another name. This time it was a nobleman from Yao Yue Lou. After all, he had a noble demeanor, which was much better than Pan Rong's embarrassed appearance. He strode gracefully and gracefully, plus he was handsome.
It caused applause from all around.
The emperor had nothing to say to the handsome scholar. He only asked him to stand with Pan Rong and called the people on the list. At this moment, everyone understood that the emperor was going to summon these scholars who were judged to be outstanding. All at once
Everyone was in agitated mood, and some even fainted from nervousness because they didn't know if their names were there.
"Would you like to pinch him awake? What if he is called?"
"No need, he will wake up on his own when you call him."
There were low discussions everywhere, but the emperor's voice was heard clearly.
Sure enough, not all the scholars were in the nearby building. After the emperor's voice, no one in the buildings on both sides responded. At this time, the scholars did not distinguish between you and me, and shouted the man's name one after another, and the sound spread.
The crowd blocked by the Forbidden Army shouted "I am here." "I am here."
A scholar rushed to the Forbidden Army like he was chopping mountains and seas, pointed to his face and announced his name. His companions around him also nodded to indicate that he was him. The leader of the Imperial Army nodded when he saw that the eunuch over there asked the Confucian master,
Then he gave way.
The scholar ran onto the stage in one breath.
The emperor didn't say anything, but a Confucian master glared at him: "Why don't you come if you know the results will be announced today?"
Knowing that the results would be out today, but not knowing that the emperor would come today, the man screamed in his heart and did not dare to say anything. He bowed his head and stood still.
The emperor here called out the twenty winners one after another, and asked them one by one about their articles and where their home was. He then commented on it with Xu Luozhi and other Confucian masters. The scenery was so beautiful that the eyes of the people around him were as bright as the sun.
——
"Cultivation." The emperor called the third prince again, "You invited all the scholars from the common people?"
Before the third prince could speak, Pan Rong had already shouted: "Yes, your majesty, the third prince came to invite us in person on a snowy day. To be honest with your majesty, we have all moved outside the city to avoid it. I didn't expect that your highness would persist -
"
The third prince interrupted him with a smile and said to the emperor: "Miss Danzhu found them all. I just followed and invited them. Miss Danzhu is the one who perseveres."
The emperor gave him a meaningful look. There was no need to praise Miss Danzhu for everything.
"Your Majesty, I really found these people." Chen Danzhu said rudely from the side, "Your Highness did not lie."
Your Highness did not lie. Your Highness was just saying nice things to you! The emperor glared at Chen Danzhu: "You found it? You scared everyone away, right? Are these people here for you?"
A scholar immediately shouted shrewdly: "We are here for the third prince!"
The third prince hurriedly said: "No scholar would want to miss such a grand event."
His son was humble and able to speak. The emperor looked at the third prince with an even more loving expression. The fifth prince who was squeezing over could no longer bear it. He stood up and called his father, pointing to the nobles and nobles on the stage: "Father, the nobles invite you."
I invited everyone here at Yuelou—"
The emperor glanced at him: "What's the matter with you? Zhou Xuan was obviously invited to Yao Yue Lou. With those few books you read, what can you invite? Why weren't you here just now?"
The fifth prince's face turned red. He wanted to refute but had nothing to say. He could only say: "I'm helping Ah Xuan. Ah Xuan wasn't here before."
The emperor said: "Zhou Xuan's name here is enough!"
There was no way he could take credit from Zhou Xuan, so the fifth prince could only stop arguing. He glanced at these scholars and couldn't tell whether any of them had interacted with him. He could only hope that because of his status as a prince, he would like to
Just now, the commoner scholar took the initiative to praise him, but these noblemen turned a blind eye to the fifth prince's gaze and seemed not to recognize him——
Their status as nobles has nothing to do with the fifth prince, so there is no need to lose the dignity of the noble family to curry favor with him, not to mention that there is an emperor in front of them at this time!
The fifth prince could only retreat in annoyance, and looked up to see Chen Danzhu talking to the emperor with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I won this time, and Zhou Xuan lost."
Although she was so arrogant and domineering, the emperor did not scold her. He only sneered: "You know how you won."
Chen Danzhu smiled: "I know." She turned to look at the third prince.
The girl's smile was bright and cute, and the third prince also smiled at her.
The fifth prince's gaze turned from these two people to the emperor, and the emperor's gaze looked at the third prince, with kindness and relief in the corners of his eyes——
The fifth prince felt resentful and suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"Miss Danzhu." He said, "Where is the scholar Zhang Yao? You insulted Mr. Xu for him, roared at the Imperial Academy, and forced Zhou Xuan to agree with you on the ratio of nobles and commoners. I wonder if this scholar will be exciting in this competition.
The article is brilliant, isn’t it?”
As soon as these words came out, the smile on Chen Danzhu's face stopped, and the kindness in the corners of the emperor's eyes temporarily closed, and he frowned.
"Mr. Xu," he asked, "can this Zhang Yao be among the outstanding?"
