I don't think I'll survive this year

Ji Huaizhi didn't pay much attention to the conversation with Zhao and Chen, and put it behind him when he returned to the palace.

The chief examiner of the examination has a principal and a vice-examiner. Since the chief examiner has already been determined to be Li Wang, the vice-examiner has to think carefully. Ji Huaizhi once again begged Yang Wanche to no avail.In the end, with some reluctance, he appointed the fourth-rank official recommended by Yang Wanche. Although this person was loyal and mediocre, fortunately, his attribute value had a characteristic - "upright and straightforward", which made Ji Huaizhi a little relieved.

Time passed unhurriedly, and the results of the examination were announced. Unfortunately, Zhao Chengwen failed the ranking, but Chen Changsi was on the list, and his ranking was good.

A month later, Ji Huaizhi personally presided over the palace examination also arrived as scheduled.

Although the palace examination is called the emperor's personal examination, Ji Huaizhi has very little to do—the invigilator and examination papers are all in charge of special personnel. Ji Huaizhi only needs to show his face at the beginning and accept the candidates' worship from a distance, and that is the end of the day task.

And then, a few days later, personally decide the ranking of the top ten.

The only ones that were submitted to Ji Huaizhi were the top ten answer papers that had already been preliminarily ranked by the examiner. Ji Huaizhi studied all these test papers carefully, thought for a while, and mentioned the ranking of one of the papers. front.

The content of the palace examination was only one question, which was posed by Ji Huaizhi himself. The question followed the previous format and he talked a lot, with only one central idea - if you were an emperor, how would you govern the country.

The answer sheet that can be sent to Ji Huaizhi naturally has its unique features.The world respects Confucianism, so most of the content on the answer sheet comes from the Confucian thought of "benevolent government".Of course, the views of Daoism and Law have also been mentioned, but they are only superficial, obviously not as profound as their discussion of Confucianism.

The previous answer sheet mentioned by Ji Huaizhi focused on the importance of education, but it was also a serious Confucian idea of ​​"educating the people".

"Education is the foundation of a century-old plan." Compared with the rule of virtue that cannot be fully realized in future generations with highly developed productivity, Ji Huai always feels that it is more reliable to carry out education in a down-to-earth manner.

When announcing the name of the winner, Ji Huaizhi was quite surprised to find that the number one scholar he had chosen was an acquaintance, and it was Chen Changsi whom he had chatted with in the teahouse earlier.

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At the end of the palace examination, it was naturally a Qionglin Banquet for the new Jinshi, and all those who won the first place put on the uniform Jinshi robes and came forward to thank them.

Different from the velvet flowers on the hats of other people, the hairpins on the hats of Xinke Zhuangyuan walking in the front are all made of silver. Among the people who are dressed in the same way, this difference is particularly eye-catching. Ji Huaizhi naturally looked at placed on him.

The black hat and blue robe, such a deep color set off his face more and more like a jade crown.A modest gentleman, with both talent and appearance, is simply the template of the protagonist in the storybooks of this era.

The thoughts in Ji Huaizhi's mind turned back and forth, and for some reason, he thought of the famous Huangmei Opera called "The Female Son-in-law"... When he recovered, he couldn't help feeling that his brain was too open.

——The interrogation of the imperial examination is to a certain extent stricter than the college entrance examination, but it has to take off the clothes to check whether the belt is a cheat sheet. If this is really a girl, she will definitely not be able to hide it...

Unlike Ji Huaizhi, who was a little leisurely thinking about things, the Jinshi over there had already lowered their eyes respectfully, and bowed to Ji Huaizhi who was coming.

Ji Huaizhi turned his eyes away from Chen Changsi's face, and looked at the group of Xinke Scholars whose loyalty value was around [-], his mood suddenly became much clearer, and he immediately raised his voice: "'Jiji Toast, King Wen Yining'*. What will happen to Great Wei in the future depends on the ministers! Today's banquet is just for you, so please don't be too polite!" All the prostrate people kowtowed their heads in gratitude.

Chen Changsi was the closest to Ji Huaizhi, so he could clearly hear the emperor's voice at this time, although it was majestic, but it had a bit of youthful clarity, and it was even inexplicably familiar.

He didn't think about it too much, he just thought it was because he had heard about it once during the first palace examination.

Therefore, when a section of bright yellow sleeve appeared in his line of sight, grabbed his arm, and helped him up himself, Chen Changsi really felt flattered.

He hurriedly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty..." Before he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of Ji Huaizhi's face by accident, and suddenly stopped.

Ji Huai felt that his dumbfounded expression was very funny, so he couldn't help laughing.At this moment, Chen Changsi also regained his composure a little bit, his expression was still a little dazed, but he was able to bow to Ji Huaizhi neatly, and said respectfully: "Previously, I didn't know your majesty's identity, and there were a lot of offenses in my speech... I hope your majesty Forgive me."

Ji Huai waved his hand and said: "Chen Qing did not offend you." Then, he personally led him to a seat, and said with a smile, "Chen Qing is the protagonist of today's banquet. I will toast you later, so don't refuse .”

"I dare not."

The champion of the new division is naturally very popular, not only Ji Huaizhi asked several times during the meeting, but several accompanying officials also focused their attention on him.After Ji Huaizhi left the banquet, the fellows surrounded Chen Changsi even more, some asked for advice, but most of them saw how different the emperor treated him just now, and the reason for gossip...

Although Chen Changsi didn't understand why the emperor appeared in that tea shop, he also knew that this matter must not come out of his mouth, so he had to bite the bullet and deal with it one by one.

It wasn't until he was sent back to the inn by his enthusiastic classmates that he heaved a sigh of relief, and without caring about his image, he planted himself on the bed, pressing his throbbing forehead, recalling the banquet just now, and in a trance, bursts of Unreal feeling.

There was a knocking sound at the door, followed by Zhao Chengwen's voice pinching his throat on purpose, "Master Number One Scholar, open the door for the young one."

Chen Changsi suddenly felt his head hurt even more. He turned over and got out of bed with a dark face, and said weakly, "The door is not locked, come in."

When Zhao Chengwen opened the door and came in, Chen Changsi had already poured two cups of tea and put them on the table.Zhao Chengwen sat down with a smile on his face, picked up the teacup and touched it. I don't know when the tea was brewed, but it is completely cold now.

He raised his eyes to see Chen Changsi's somewhat dark complexion, but he did not complain tactfully, he took a sip and put it down.

When he raised his head again, the smile on his face had disappeared, revealing a desolate attitude, he elongated his voice, and said pitifully: "Changsi——"

Chen Changsi looked at his behavior and heard the tone, not only did he have a headache, but also his stomach began to twitch a bit, he simply raised his hand to interrupt him, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle, you go and explain yourself. "

Zhao Chengwen wailed suddenly, "Brother, what kind of friendship is there between us? You can't just ignore death. If I don't even get the 'beginning with a Jinshi', I will just go back to my hometown with you, the number one scholar... Father must not kill me—"

"Uncle has always been kind to juniors, if you sincerely admit your mistakes, he won't make things difficult for you." Chen Changsi said indifferently, unmoved.

"Benevolence?!" Zhao Chengwen's eyes really showed a bit of grief, and he almost said in grief and indignation: "That's for you!"

He paused, and finally resorted to his trump card, "Changsi, think about it, who stopped the person who came to your door to say goodbye to you earlier?... You can't be ungrateful!"

Chen Changsi didn't answer, but glanced at him lightly. Zhao Chengwen immediately realized that his attitude was loose, stepped up his efforts, and continued to cry with tears...

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Naturally, Ji Huaizhi would not know about the troubles at the inn.In the middle of the banquet, he left the banquet and went back to the dormitory. This behavior was also a custom in previous Qionglin banquets. After all, the emperor was present, and most of these Jinshi were somewhat restrained, and it was not easy to chat with each other.

Before leaving, Ji Huaizhi played a trick and called Li Wang together.

——It is necessary to strictly guard against death, and absolutely not give the King Li a chance to harm the young seedlings of the country...

"Your Majesty, are you in a good mood today?" came the clear voice of Li Wang from the side.

Ji Huai nodded with a straight smile, and said, "Father often said that if you want to rule the world, you must open up your voice and recruit talented people. I am very relieved to see so many talented and virtuous people gathered here today."

Ji Huaizhi is not so stupid as to reveal his hostility towards King Li.On the contrary, as the candidate appointed by his father before his death, Ji Huaizhi had to show his intimacy at the right time...

For Ji Huaizhi, acting is really a bit difficult, especially in front of someone like Li Wang who can deceive the late emperor.

At first, during that time, he was very worried that he would show his feet; however, it didn't take long for him to find that it was actually not difficult at all.

No, no, it's not that he is very talented, but... Li Wang, it's so easy for people to let their guard down...

Every time Ji Huaizhi separated from him, he had to remind himself several times that this is a dangerous person with nearly a hundred ambitions and less than ten loyalty.

After this period of time, he finally understood why the late emperor had more trust in this younger brother. Even if he preconceived that he was not a good person, he would involuntarily let go of his guard when getting along with him... Ji Huai had an intuition , if there is an attribute of affinity, Li Wang is definitely full.

The two chatted for a few more words, and Li Wang asked seemingly unintentionally: "This new top scholar seems to be favored by His Majesty?"

Ji Huaizhi tensed up in his heart, then forced himself to relax, smiled casually, and teased, "He looks good."

King Li choked for a rare moment, and showed a little helplessness at seeing the younger generation's naughty, and said in a soft tone: "Your Majesty, don't play tricks on me."

Ji Huaizhi also put on a serious face at the right time, and said seriously: "Is what I said wrong?"

Li Wang smiled helplessly, and had no choice but to nod in agreement: "...Chen Hanlin has good looks, so he is naturally good-looking."

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