While Taigong He was still on his way back to the Imperial College, a clerk came to report that Qin Lingsi was in the Imperial College and wanted to see him by name.
He hurried back to the Imperial Academy, came to the lobby, met Qin Lingsi, and asked Qin Lingsi why he came.
Qin Ling thought: "I want to check the score of a candidate. Is it possible?"
Taigong He said blankly: "Who does the owner want to check?"
"That man's name is Lu Yiming!"
Taigong He showed hesitation, and Qin Lingsi explained: "I suspect that someone has manipulated that candidate's score!"
Taigong He's face changed slightly and he said, "Do you have any evidence for what you said?"
Qin Lingsi hummed, "Send someone to check his grades, and you'll know of course."
Taigong He nodded and immediately ordered his men to check Lu Yiming's results.
After a while, Si Ye, who went to investigate, reported back: "He Jijiu, Lu Yiming's results were not found!"
Taigong He asked in astonishment: "How come there are no results?"
Qin Lingsi snorted and said, "Bring over the person responsible for reviewing Lu Yiming's test papers, and we'll find out after asking!"
Taigong He hurriedly said: "Go check Lu Yiming's exam number and see which examiners are responsible for reviewing it!"
The Imperial College adopts a three-sided review method, and each examination paper will be read by three examiners.
Not long after, the investigating Siye came back, followed by two people, and said: "It's Zhao Siye, Li Siye and Huo Siye!"
Taigong He glanced at the two people and said, "Why are there only two of you, where is Zhao Siye?"
Huo Siye said: "Zhao Siye left in a hurry just now!"
Qin Lingsi sneered: "As soon as I came, he left!"
Huo Siye said: "It seems so!"
Qin Lingsi raised her eyebrows and said, "You can't be wrong, the problem lies with that guy!"
Taigong He's face sank and he said: "Go and find Zhao Siye immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a royal guard came to the lobby of the Imperial College and said to Qin Ling: "Master, your Majesty, please go back!"
Qin Lingsi frowned and said, "Why did he ask me to go back? I was busy!"
The guard said: "The king said that there is a Siye named Zhao who is with him!"
Qin Lingsi was overjoyed, said hello to Grand Duke He, and rushed back to the palace without stopping.
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In the houfu, Monkey sat on a chair in the lobby, quietly waiting for Qin Lingsi to come over.
Yang Ying had already waited outside the city in advance. He estimated that Qin Lingsi would also leave the city in advance, and then everyone would meet outside the city, which would minimize the risk.
However, the meeting place still needs to be discussed.
As a result, after waiting for more than an hour, Qin Lingsi was still nowhere to be seen.
"Could it be that the owner of the field was discovered by the princess?" Monkey suddenly felt uneasy. He was also involved in this matter. If Qin Lingsi was discovered, he would also be implicated.
Just as he was getting more and more worried, he heard a rush of footsteps and a person walked in from outside, it was Qin Lingsi.
"Owner, why did you arrive just now? I thought something happened to you!"
Qin Lingsi smiled and said: "What can happen to me? Okay, don't just stand there stupidly, come with me quickly!"
The monkey asked curiously: "Where to go? Aren't we meeting outside?"
Qin Lingsi waved her hand and said: "We will discuss this later. The deer-crowing banquet will be held soon. I will take you to have a meal!"
The monkey asked curiously: "Deer's Feast?"
"It's just a banquet to entertain high-ranking scholars. How come you don't even know about this? You will have to read more of this book in the future!" Qin Lingsi said angrily.
The monkey hurriedly asked: "Has the imperial examination results been released?"
Qin Lingsi smiled and said: "Yes, a total of one hundred scholars have been admitted!"
The monkey thought that it was too late to set off in the afternoon. He had never had such a banquet before, so it would be a pity not to have a meal.
So he agreed, changed his clothes, and left the mansion with Qin Lingsi.
The two of them rode towards the Imperial Academy together. Along the way, the streets were noisy and everyone was talking about the release of the imperial examination results.
The monkey listened for a while, then he caught up with Qin Lingsi and asked: "Master, who are the top three in the imperial examination?"
Qin Lingsi turned to look at him, very proudly, and said: "Do you want to hear about the former top three, or the new top three?"
The monkey asked in surprise: "Is there any difference?"
Qin Lingsi raised her head and said: "Of course there is a difference. Let me tell you about the original top three first. The third top is the son of You Xiangguo, and his name is Lu Xun!"
The monkey seemed to have thought of something and said: "I heard that this man is at odds with brother Guo Huan. Do you know?"
Qin Lingsi snorted and said, "Can Jiangdu City hide all the big and small things from me? That kid Lu Xun was so talkative that he cursed Cai Han drunkenly. Guo Huan naturally got angry with him!"
The monkey hurriedly asked: "I heard that Guo Huan also took the imperial examination? How did he do in the examination?"
Qin Lingsi curled her lips and said: "It's really embarrassing to be ranked over a hundred people!"
The monkey understands Qin Lingsi's mood. Before Zhang Yangquan came, Guo Huan was the most talented person in Longtan Village, and Chen Ji even taught him personally.
In the end, he couldn’t even reach the top of the list, which was a disgrace to the entire Longtan Village!
Qin Lingsi suddenly smiled and said: "But fortunately Luo Guan did well in the high school entrance examination, otherwise our Jiangdu Army would have been laughed at by outsiders!"
The monkey hurriedly asked: "Isn't the second best person Luo Guanzhong?"
Qin Lingsi waved her hands repeatedly: "Although he is good, he only passed the seventh grade, which is far from the first two grades!"
The monkey asked: "Who is the second person?"
Qin Lingsi blinked and said, "I know that person too!"
The monkey said blankly: "I don't know the scholars who participated in the imperial examination!"
"That person's name is Xu Ai, do you remember?"
"I seem to have heard it somewhere!"
Qin Lingsi said angrily: "This is the scribe who came to you when you conquered Zhenjiang. You have such a good memory!"
The monkey suddenly said: "It turns out to be him... Hey, how did you know that he had seen us in Zhenjiang?"
Qin Lingsi smiled and said: "After this person won the second prize, someone revealed the matter. Many people on the street were talking about it, saying that you three don't know talents!"
Monkey's face darkened and he snorted: "It must be those literati who are gossiping behind my back!"
Qin Lingsi consoled her: "Don't be angry. I asked my brother-in-law. The first person in the imperial examination can only get a seventh-grade official position, and the second person can only be an eighth-grade official. They are far behind you!!"
The monkey nodded and asked: "Who is the number one?"
Qin Ling thought: "That man's name is Li Shanchang, and he was originally a subordinate of Wuwei Zhu Yuanzhang!"
The monkey yelled, and while he was talking, the two of them had already arrived at the Imperial College.
The monkey followed Qin Lingsi all the way to the lobby of the Imperial College, where he saw a plaque on the lintel with the four words "Teacher for Eternity" written on it.
Entering the lobby, a table has been set up inside, and some clerks are instructing some store clerks to place wine and food on the table. This banquet was booked from a Yangzhou restaurant.
The two of them had obviously arrived early. The civil servants saw Qin Lingsi and came over to see Li, but they did not dare to stop them.
Qin Lingsi slipped away at any time for convenience and took the monkey to sit down in a corner.
The monkey then asked: "Master, you just said that there are new top three and old top three. The old top three are Li Shanchang, Xu Ai and Lu Xun. Who are the new top three?"
Qin Ling's eyes flashed with excitement as she said, "This new top three is thanks to me. The first top is still Li Shanchang, the second is Lu Yiming, and the third is Xu Ai!"
The monkey said: "It seems that Lu Yiming is different!"
Qin Lingsi smiled and said: "Then Lu Yiming was framed by a corrupt official and almost failed to achieve his grades..." He told the story about Zhao Siye framing Lu Yiming.
After hearing this, the monkey quickly flattered: "You are the bright future of our Jiangdu City. Even if Jiangdu City is missing the sun, it cannot be without you!"
Qin Lingsi laughed and scolded, but her face was quite proud.
A quarter of an hour later, there was a sudden commotion outside the door, and amidst the sound of footsteps, Zhang Yangquan came in with civil and military officials.
After Zhang Yangquan sat down at the top, all the officials took their seats.
Zhang Yangquan noticed Qin Lingsi and Monkey in the corner, guessed that they were coming to watch the fun, and pretended not to see them.
After Zhang Yangquan and the officials were seated, Taigong He and a group of Imperial College officials came in, leading the scholars who had passed the examination.
Among the scholars, there were three people walking at the front, namely the top three, Li Shanchang, Lu Yiming and Xu Ai.