After arriving in Gyeonggi Prefecture, Yin Zhaoxian also had contact with many students from Dazhen, and even talked with people like Young Master Li Mushu. He had become quite confident in his knowledge in the past few months.
But Yin Zhaoxian himself is not an arrogant person. In fact, his temperament is quite similar to Ji Yuan. It is one thing to be confident, but he just thinks that there is no way he will fail.
After all, there are many talented people in Gyeonggi Province like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Yin Zhaoxian is definitely not the only one who is a powerful person. There are many people who have power, connections, knowledge, and all of them.
So although Yin Zhaoxian is eager to get the top spot like other candidates, he only has one thought and dare not say that he is bound to win.
But the sounds in the crowd all proved that Yin Zhaoxian had obtained the “Hui Yuan”.
“Is Yin Huiyuan here? Who knows Yin Zhaoxian?”
“I know the name but I haven’t seen it before!”
“Let, let, let, let us pass!”
“Don’t squeeze!”
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Shi Yusheng and Yin Zhaoxian are both excited now. Even Yin Zhaoxian is squeezing forward with all his strength, without leaning too far forward. He can see the apricots clearly by just squeezing a few steps from the edge to the middle. Ranked.
Sure enough, the eye-catching big characters at the top of the apricot list read: Huiyuan, Jizhou Yin Zhaoxian.
The moment the results were confirmed, Yin Zhaoxian felt slightly dizzy. ……
In the Jin Palace, Jin Wang Zhao Yan was having a tea chat with his teacher in front of the stove, and they were also talking about the exam.
“Master Li, aren’t you going to join in the fun at Gongyuan?”
“What’s there to do? I don’t have any students to refer to this time. I’m surprised that you didn’t go, my lord.”
Li Mu Shu knew his student well from elementary school to high school. However, this Prince Jin was actually a person who liked to join in the fun, but he did not ask this question out of doubt, but rather as a joke.
“I won’t go, I won’t go. What happened last time with Xiangrui made my eldest brother displeased with me. Anyway, I won’t go to any big events related to the government and the opposition unless necessary.”
Li Mu Shu grabbed the tea cup and took a sip of tea before smiling.
“This may not be a good thing for the prince, but it is definitely a bad thing for His Highness King Wu…”
Anyone who is prone to do inappropriate things is naturally an angry person.
The current situation of King Wu is similar. He is the oldest and most full-fledged among the princes. Judging from the direct lineage and eldest son, he is also the choice for the heir apparent.
However, in recent years, the atmosphere between the government and the public has been delicate, and King Wu has become increasingly uncomfortable. Especially when ministers proposed to establish a prince several times, the emperor did not give a good look. At this time, the auspiciousness descending from the Jin Palace was very eye-catching. .
Thanks to the fact that the emperor was present at the time, it can be said that the arrival of the Holy One caused auspiciousness to appear, but even so, the third brother of King Jin also became a thorn in the side of King Wu. It was inevitable to find trouble, but these things were neutralized by both the government and the public. It can also be seen by the eyes of both the government and the public.
But having said that, doesn’t King Wu know this? If he doesn’t know clearly, then there is no one who knows to point it out. It must not be the case, but knowing is one thing, and whether he is angry or not is another. Something happened.
At this moment, a servant hurriedly ran to the side hall of the palace from outside.
“Your Majesty, Master Li, the apricot list has come out, Huiyuan is Jizhou Yin Zhaoxian!”
Even though he had high hopes for Yin Zhaoxian, master and disciple still looked at each other in shock when they heard the news. Li Mu Shu put down his tea cup and sighed with emotion.
“Yin Zhaoxian is not something in the pond!”
King Jin also laughed proudly.
“I don’t know where it came from. It is said that Yin Zhaoxian has great righteousness and is a rare virtuous minister in the world. However, it is undeniable that his talent and learning are indeed outstanding. This is already two yuan in a row. ”
After hearing what King Jin said, Li Mu Shu turned to look at his student with extremely serious eyes.
“If he survives on the road, and with the help of the prince, more than ten or twenty years later, the powerful officials in the government and the public will definitely have a place for this son, and this time, there may be the second Sanyuan since the founding of Dazhen. and No. ”
Master Li’s evaluation made Jin King Zhao Yan restrain his smile. This evaluation was much heavier than the last evaluation.
The King of Jin originally wanted to say something, no matter how well a scholar writes, he may not be able to govern the country, but when he thought of “The Theory of Birds” and “The Theory of Knowledge”, he did not say it, but replaced it with another sentence. talk.
“Three yuan of success? Master Li, do you think Yin Zhaoxian can do it?”
“Hahaha…the joint examination is already the unified examination, which is equivalent to Yin Jieyuan, no, it is Yin Huiyuan who has already won a round. Some people can’t beat him even if they know the general direction of the joint examination. The emperor personally intervened in the palace examination. Haha…”
Li Mu Shu laughed and made King Jin think for a moment before continuing.
“Besides, the Holy Emperor is too thoughtful today. If there is a choice, it is also in line with the Holy Spirit to let a truly poor boy become the number one scholar. Yin Zhaoxian is the best choice regardless of his talent or background.”
This is Li Mu Shu. Even though he is only a young master, he has been respected by King Jin since he was a child. Sometimes he is really glad that his teacher when he was a child was Li Mu Shu.
At this moment, the King of Jin nodded slightly when he heard this. Even if someone really finds out that Yin Zhaoxian came to the palace to attend the banquet in the future, after all, before the examination, as long as he avoids suspicion and has less contact with Yin Zhaoxian, Yin Zhaoxian’s own background cannot be faked. of.
The apricot list has been announced. Some are happy and some are sad. In the remaining five days, they prepare for the upcoming palace examination with their own emotions.
The Dazhen Palace Examination has changed several times, from the first day of March to the fifteenth day of March, and finally to the fifth day of March. The examination questions are listed in many forms by various ministries of the imperial court, and are selected by the current emperor himself. In theory, it is still To conduct the examination in person.
The location of the examination is no longer Gongyuan, but in the palace hall, so it is called the palace examination.
For poor candidates, great psychological pressure is also one of them.
The majestic palace, heavily guarded, went through checkpoints one after another, and only after going through official document checks and multiple body searches did we arrive at the final palace for the exam.
This time is different from the previous ones with single compartments. The imperial examination only takes one day. Tables are set up in the spacious palace. Those who are closer to each other can even see the sweat on each other’s necks and cheeks.
There are supervisors all around, and sometimes the Holy One will come to inspect the place to show his majesty.
At the end of the day, all the candidates worked hard to learn under tremendous pressure. They competed not only on their talent and memory, but also on their calligraphy.
When the terrifying palace examination finally ended, all the candidates stayed at the posthouse and inn arranged by the court, waiting for the results of the palace examination to be announced, while the ministers from all departments were nervously grading their papers.
Although the number of references is much smaller than before, the high-quality batches are all there, which requires a lot of effort, and the emperor is watching over them.
More than ten days later, in the imperial study room of the palace, Emperor Yuande was reading a book, which was Yin Zhaoxian’s “On Birds – Fengming Wutong”.
“What a good one. All the birds in the world are attracted by the phoenix, and the storks on the Thousand Islands cannot pass by.”
In the view of Emperor Yuande, this represented the supremacy of imperial power, and the ministers below could not act like a stork with the idea of the sky being high and the emperor being far away.
After learning that Yin Zhaoxian had won two yuan in a row, some of his things had aroused the interest of Emperor Yuan De. Naturally, it was not difficult to obtain the book he wrote. I haven’t had time to read “Shu Zhi Yi” yet. Needless to say, “On Birds” is not only written in a very interesting way, but the content is also in line with the holy meaning.
Every emperor hopes to be as sage and as supreme as the phoenix in the book.
The **** will slowly approach the emperor’s desk and report in a low voice.
“Your Majesty, some adults from the Ministry of Rites are here.”
Emperor Yuande raised his head and closed the book in his hand.
“Let them in.”
“Yes!”
Not long after the **** left, several court officials came to the imperial study room carrying several trays and bowed in front of the emperor’s desk.
“Your Majesty, the review of the palace examination has ended, and all the department officials have reviewed the papers. This is the first candidate recommended by each ministry, please have your Majesty’s review!”
There are three people in the first class, and only the emperor is qualified to determine the ranking. After the ranking is determined, the three people in the first class are regarded as the disciples of the emperor.
“Send it up!”
“Yes!”
There are three trays in total, and there are seven people’s papers in them, all of which are the result of careful selection.
Sometimes the emperor would personally participate in the marking, and the ranking would be determined after basically reading the marking. Even if Emperor Yuande did not participate in the marking, no one would dare to do this.
Emperor Yuande turned over the tray and saw Yin Zhaoxian’s name, which was covered with red cloth like the other two test papers, which to a certain extent meant that they were equal.
“You guys go down, I will take a good look at these papers tonight and decide on my first grade tomorrow morning.”
“Obey!”
After everyone in the Ministry of Rites bowed and left, Emperor Yuande sat alone in the study room and carefully read the seven papers. He also briefly browsed the other three papers, focusing on the three red papers.
“Not bad, not bad…”
After such a compliment, look for Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan. com Emperor Yuande took the pen and wrote the inscription…………
A few days later, Yin Zhaoxian won Jieyuan, Huiyuan, and Zhuangyuan in succession, becoming the second person since the founding of Dazhen to achieve the rank of Three Yuan. The news spread throughout the Gyeonggi Prefecture. It was rumored that the Holy Master himself was present at the Qionglin Banquet. Giving wine has become a pleasant conversation among officials and ordinary people after dinner.
As the number one scholar, Yin Zhaoxian felt helpless because he was tired of socializing, but he also felt excited and joyful about passing the third prize. Even though he did not have an official position, he was also the most popular person in the capital at the moment.
This news will soon spread to Jizhou, and then to Ning’an County, Desheng Prefecture.
Standing in the library of the Chu Mansion, Ji Yuan looked at the solid white zither in his hand, which belonged to Yin Zhaoxian, and the aura on it was shining and righteous, and he murmured.
“After ten years of hard study, no one asked me, and I became famous all over the world in one fell swoop.”
After saying that, Ji Yuan stood up from the desk on the third floor of the study pavilion, stretched out his hand to pick up his baggage from the curtain, and then walked slowly to the attic door and gently pushed it open.
The ivy sword floated up from the table, following behind Ji Yuan.
“Master Yin, take care of yourself!”
While muttering to himself, he looked in the direction of the post house in the city, closed the door of the bookstore, and saw fog rising under Ji Yuan’s feet, slowly floating up, swimming over the capital, and then drifting away towards the east.
On the desk on the third floor of the Chu Mansion’s library, there was a piece of rice paper with a message. It is not clear when the Chu family discovered it.