In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongzhi was still reading the memorial at night. After reading it, he asked the old eunuch beside him: "Huai Daban, has the memorial from the secret guard been delivered recently?"
Huaien replied respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, it was just delivered yesterday, but I found a very interesting memorial in it."
Emperor Hongzhi exclaimed, "There are not many things that can make this old minister who has experienced great storms feel interesting. He was in danger several times when he was young. Thanks to Huai En's strong protection, he was able to save himself."
Huaien saw Emperor Hongzhi exclaim slightly, knowing that this matter had aroused the emperor's interest, and then took out the secret document from his sleeve and presented it.
"Your Majesty, it turns out that this Xinke Huiyuan is very skilled in martial arts. I noticed him when Linxuan was making plans the day before yesterday. Based on my inference, I am afraid that his martial arts can be ranked among the top even among the many masters in Ouchi. Mao."
After Zhu Youtang read the secret report from the secret guard, he smiled softly: "I didn't expect that our Lin Huiyuan is so secretive. Not only can we write and bring peace to the world, but if we cultivate it well, I am afraid that martial arts can also be used to make decisions. Qiankun. By the way, I saw in the memorial that his teacher was Chunru Chen Xianzhang?"
Huaien said: "Yes, he can be considered a famous teacher. When Chen Xianzhang was in the capital, I met him. He can be called a master in literature, but he may have reached the innate level in martial arts at this time."
Zhu Youtang sighed and said: "What a pity! Since I succeeded to the throne, I have issued summons many times, but this mellow scholar has never responded to the summons and only asked for help."
When Wynn saw this, there was a trace of displeasure on his face: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me go to the Baishachun balcony? I want to see what he is capable of!"
Zhu Youtang waved his hand: "What's the use of forcing him to become an official? He's doing well now. He has trained two outstanding disciples. There was Liang Chu in the front and Lin Pingzhi in the back. I don't know if there will be more in the future. What talents have been cultivated!”
Huaien hesitated to speak, which prompted Zhu Youtang to ask: "What? What else is there?"
Wynn pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the secret report mentioned that Lin Pingzhi is suspected of practicing evil-proof swordsmanship."
"What? What's wrong with this technique?"
"The evil-fighting swordsmanship is suspected to have the same origin as the Ouchi Manual Sunflower. To practice Sunflower, you must undergo castration. Is this Lin Huiyuan?"
What did Zhu Youtang think it was? He smiled slightly and said: "This is not simple. A few days ago, didn't you tell me anecdotes outside the palace? One of them was that Li Dongyang, the lecturer, wanted to get married to Lin Pingzhi. When the time comes, I will personally grant the marriage, and you will know when the time comes."
The next day, Zhu Youtang came to the Wenhua Hall. The grading work for the palace examination had been completed within two days. The three cabinet ministers and the examiner had been waiting in the Wenhua Hall for a long time. When the emperor arrived, they all paid homage to him.
"You all love your health."
Liu Ji took out the top ten papers of the palace examination. According to the usual practice, he had to kneel in front of the emperor to read them. However, seeing that he was old, Zhu Youtang specifically allowed him to read the papers standing up. After reading each paper one by one, Zhu Youtang remained silent. After hearing Li Jie's answer sheet, he was a little confused and asked.
"Where is Lin Pingzhi's answer sheet for this meeting? Why don't you see Aiqing reading it?"
Liu Ji's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and his face changed slightly. He never expected that Lin Pingzhi would actually put his name on the Holy Sage, but at least he was an old man who had been in the officialdom for decades. Liu Ji replied calmly: " When I returned to Your Majesty, I felt that his policy question was untrue, so I excluded him from the top ten."
At this time, Xu Pu coughed slightly to indicate that he was going to report. Xu Pu stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the ten names outside the top mentioned by Liu Ge are indeed true, and the top three are indeed among the top ten."
Zhu Youtang said: "Oh? Third Class A? Liu Aiqing, please go get Lin Pingzhi's answer sheet and read it to me."
Liu Ji was also unexpected at this moment, and said to himself, "Okay, you old ghost Xu, you are waiting for me here. I didn't expect that the emperor paid so much attention to Lin Pingzhi. Now he can only bite the bullet and read it."
Read it once.
After getting Li Jie's test paper, Liu Ji's ups and downs voice rang out in the Wenhua Hall, until he read the sentence "I will denounce the evil and sycophantic ministers in the first place." His tone trembled slightly and his face turned red.
Zhu Youtang was still wondering why this test paper was listed in the top three because the front part of the test paper was very good and very suitable to his taste. Only then did he understand that there was something wrong here. Liu Ji, Wan An, Yin Zhi
When the three of them begged to serve, he had no choice but to leave Liu Ji alone. In order to stabilize the government, tolerance was necessary, and he didn't want to wipe out all the sycophants in the previous dynasty.
After Liu Ji read the entire content of Li Jie's answer sheet, Zhu Youtang couldn't help but fell into deep thought. The Huiyuan said everything from his heart point by point, many of which he had not thought of. They were indeed about governing the world.
Of great talent.
Zhu Youtang came back from his thoughts and said: "Okay! That's right! Let's take him as the state..."
Before the word Yuan was spoken, Zhu Youtang thought that this new scholar was too young, so he chose him as the number one scholar because he was afraid that he would show off and still have to work hard, so he changed his words and said: "Pick him as the number one scholar."
Let’s explore the third flower.”
Liu Ji felt cold when he heard the words of the petition. Later, when he saw the emperor change his name to Tanhua, he thought it was because the emperor was concerned about his face and changed his mind. There was still a trace of joy in his heart, so he said: "I obey the decree, your majesty is wise!
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Xu Pu also smiled when he saw this. Although he was not the number one scholar, he still made Liu Ji feel embarrassed. Thinking of his expression when he just read that sentence in person, it was really rare for him to slap himself, so he could laugh.
How many years has he been.
The emperor personally decided the top three, namely Qian Fu, the top pick, Liu Cunye, the top pick, and Lin Pingzhi, the top pick. The rest of the rankings were based on those drawn up by the previous cabinet. After the ministers returned to the East Pavilion, they unpacked the second and third top picks and filled in the list.
The evaluation work for the Second Palace Examination has been officially completed, and we just have to wait for the Golden Palace Ceremony tomorrow.
At this time, Li Jie still didn't know that his answer sheet was almost chosen as the first prize. He always thought that he was lucky to be ranked second this time. After all, whether it was his second uncle Lin Han or his senior brother Liang Chu, they were in the court at this time.
They are all people who speak softly.
After Lin Han returned home in the evening, Lin Lan hurriedly took Li Jie to find him to inquire about the news. Lin Han saw the anxious look on Lin Lan's face and said.
"It's better to be cautious if you are frizzy. Why be anxious? Can being anxious change your ranking?"
Lin Lan smiled when he heard the scolding and said: "Second brother, I am worried about Shen Zhi's ranking. I didn't know until I heard what he said before that Liu Shoufu was quite displeased with him in this palace examination, and he was afraid that his ranking would not be too high.
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Lin Han's expression softened after hearing this, and he said: "Don't worry, he can't cover the sky with one hand in the imperial court. You did a good job in the imperial examination, and you are just at the bottom of the second-class ranking. As for being cautious, we will know tomorrow in the Golden Palace."
Lin Lan beamed when he heard that he was ranked in the second class. Li Jie was also congratulating him. The difference between the second class and the third class is quite big. The second class is a Jinshi, and the third class can only be promoted to the second class.
The advantage will be greater, and the officials don't care whether you are first in the second class or last in the second class.