So, on the next day, Deng Joy, a bachelor of Hanlin Academy, took this ranked list and went to Jinshen Hall to meet the saint.

After looking at the ranking in his hand, or to be precise, after seeing the name ranked eleventh, Emperor Yongxing couldn't help but frown slightly.

However, he didn't say anything. Instead, he brought the ten policy papers in front of him and read them one by one.

In the palace examination, according to past practice, in addition to the list of specific rankings, the top ten strategies must also be brought to Emperor Yongxing for review.

After reading these ten policy essays, Emperor Yongxing did not say anything about it, but said to Deng Joy: "Deng Aiqing, bring me the policy essay named Li Sanshui."

Hearing this, Deng Joey couldn't help but be shocked. This was the first time that Emperor Yongxing asked for strategies from outside the top ten. This had never happened in the previous palace examinations.

Your Majesty is so concerned about Li Sanshui...

While surprised, Deng Joey also felt a little uneasy.

After all, in this palace examination, he ranked Li Sanshui in the eleventh place...

Soon, Li Sanshui's policy paper appeared in the hands of Emperor Yongxing.

The people are prosperous and the country is strong.

Seeing these four words, Emperor Yongxing's eyes narrowed slightly. After reading, he finally understood why the officials of the Hanlin Academy ranked Li Sanshui in the eleventh position.

Dong dong dong...

Emperor Yongxing stared at the policy paper in front of him, tapping the document gently, wondering what he was thinking.

......

Zuixianlou.

Li Miao, Ji Gang, and Zhang Feng appeared here.

The three of them had agreed before that after the palace examination, they would have a meal at Zuixian Tower to celebrate and vent.

It was supposed to be a few days ago, but Ji Gang had something to do temporarily, so it was postponed to this day. As an apology, this time it will be his treat.

"Give us an ordinary private room." As soon as he stepped through the door, Ji Gang went directly to the waiter who was walking towards them.

Unexpectedly, the waiter looked apologetic and said: "This guest, I am really sorry. There are no ordinary private rooms now."

"Then... let's get a first-class private room."

Ji Gang showed a little distressed expression.

Compared with ordinary private rooms, superior private rooms are much more spacious and better decorated. Of course, the corresponding price will also be several times higher.

The waiter apologized again and said: "This guest officer, there is no longer a private room."

After the palace examination, or to be precise, after the general examination, the business of restaurants such as Zuixianlou, which is very famous in the capital, has been much better than before. Among these students, the poor scholars only occupy a small part.

Just part of it.

Li Miao and the others frowned slightly. Before coming, they had never thought that such a thing would happen again.

When they were considering whether to eat in the lobby or go to another restaurant, Yang Hao, Su Su and other five people stepped into the Jiuxian Tower. As soon as they entered, they saw Li Miao and three people, and they couldn't help but be startled.

What is surprising is that after just a short pause, Yang Hao actually smiled, walked towards Li Miao and the others, and said hello: "My lord, Yang Hao, I didn't expect to meet these three people here.

."

Li Miao and the others were slightly startled, and then they quickly returned the greeting: "Brother Yang."

The three of them were more or less confused. Yes, they knew Yang Hao, but they had no connection with Yang Hao at all. What did he mean by this?

"Haha..."

Yang Hao chuckled and explained to Li Miao: "Don't get me wrong, you three. I don't have any special intention. I just want to make friends with you. In fact, this idea has been in my mind for a long time.

It's been a while, but I happened to bump into him here today, so I couldn't help but come up and say hello."

The three of them were stunned again, and among them, Ji Gang smiled and said, "This is our honor."

On the other side, Su Song looked at Yang Hao's expression and fell into deep thought.

Based on his observation and understanding of Yang Hao, he could naturally tell that Yang Hao's main target was Li Miao, and Ji Gang and Zhang Feng were just incidental.

However, what is going on?

Why has Brother Yang Hao's attitude towards Li Sanshui changed so much compared to before?

Because he had lost to Li Sanshui in the poetry competition and examination of Bishui Pavilion before, although Yang Hao didn't say anything, he could definitely see that he was unwilling and jealous of Li Sanshui in his heart. In layman's terms, it was

Can't afford to lose...

Could it be that he figured it out and walked out of it?

If this is the case, this would be a good thing for him...

"Brother Su, what are you thinking about?"

Xu Qing's words interrupted Su Song's thoughts.

Facing the curious looks of Xu Qing and the other three people, Su Song shook his head and said, "It's nothing."

Then, he showed a smile and said: "Let's go, let's go over and meet that Li Huiyuan."

So, Su and Song also walked over.

In the following time, after some self-introduction and simple communication, we got closer to each other.

"Everyone, I'll have a good chat when I get to the private room. Standing here all the time will cause trouble to others."

At this time, noticing the expressions of the people around him, Su Song reminded him, and then everyone reacted and naturally agreed one by one.

Ji Gang showed a wry smile and said: "Everyone, there is some bad news. The three of us have just asked about it. There are no ordinary private rooms or superior private rooms here."

Xu Qing on the side patted Ji Gang on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Brother Ji, we have already reserved a high-quality private room in advance as early as yesterday."

It turned out that Yang Hao and others knew that the private rooms in Zuixian Tower would be in short supply during this time period, so they sent a message to Zuixian Tower one day in advance. As Yang Hao was the son of the Minister of Rites of the dynasty, Zuixian Tower would naturally give him a favor.

Soon, under the leadership of the waiter, the group arrived at the second floor and entered a first-class private room.

"Come! Let's all toast! Celebrate the successful conclusion of the examination!"

After a while of drinking and drinking, we talked and laughed.

At this time, Yang Hao suddenly said to Li Miao: "Brother Li, Brother Ji, Brother Zhang, in two days it will be the day when the results of the imperial examination will be released. Then, why don't we go and see it together?"

His eyes swept over Ji Gang and Zhang Feng, and finally landed on Li Miao. He paused for a little longer before moving away.

"Of course there is no problem."

Ji Gang and Zhang Feng repeatedly expressed that there was no problem.

Seeing this, Li Miao, who was a little hesitant at first, had no choice but to nod.

Seeing this, Su Song suddenly seemed to understand something.

Brother Yang Hao may not have come out of it. This is probably why his abnormality today is?
Chapter completed!