On that afternoon, the third exam ended. Immediately afterwards, the answers of thousands of candidates were sealed and sent to the same examiner.

These test papers will be reviewed by the same examiner first.

The same examiners are basically Hanlin people from the Hanlin Academy. They will write comments on those excellent test papers and recommend them to the examiners. This is the "recommended paper".

Thousands of test papers are like an endless ocean, and they are somewhat numb as they are criticized by the examiners.

Until an excited and high-pitched male voice broke the silence in the room:

"good!"

The other examiners woke up as if they were in their dreams and all heard the sound.

It was an old man with gray hair and wrinkles on his face. His eyes were shining when he looked at the Chuangzi, and deep wrinkles appeared on his face.

Several of the examiners put down their pens and wanted to come over and take a look at the test paper that was Chen Zan, but the old man had already stood up first and said anxiously: "I have to take it to Mr. Ye for the sake of his reading."

Mr. Ye from the Hanlin Academy is the chief examiner of this examination. The examiner is only responsible for reviewing and recommending the papers. The final decision is the examiner. The ranking of the examination is also decided by the examiner and the deputy examiner. Of course, the papers rejected by the examiner cannot reach the examiner, and those people will definitely fail.

After a while, Grand Secretary Ye and the two deputy examinees looked at the paper recommended by Lao Hanlin, and praised the candidate for his "stunning literary talent", "informative", "deep in destiny", and "smart setting".

Most of the examinees knew it well. It seems that even if this candidate is not the Huiyuan in the current subject, he will be at least within the first three.

Amid the sound of praise, a middle-aged Hanlin stared at the paper for a long time, swallowed his saliva, and said carefully: "Mr. Ye, I see this handwriting seems familiar."

After he said this, everyone else looked at the paper.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

After a moment, I don’t know who echoed first: “The handwriting really looks familiar.”

Everyone looked at each other, and most of them saw that it was strange.

Another man said quietly: "This handwriting...is not 'that one', right?"

The handwriting of only one person in the Great Qi Dynasty would be familiar to the vast majority of officials.

"How is that possible!" Someone immediately subconsciously retorted, "'That nobleman' is busy with work, why should he take the exam if he has nothing to do!"

Some agree, some hesitate, and some disagree.

Another Hanlin cleared his throat and guessed: "Will this candidate admire the 'that person' and imitate his handwriting? Or did he deliberately attract the examiner's attention and want to stand out?"

In fact, even he himself felt that he had no confidence in this sentence. After all, when there were not many calligraphy treasures outside today, even if there were, it should be in the army. Even if the students were willing to imitate, they had to have the original works of the emperor first.

"I remember that 'that one' was taught by Xie Wenjing. This stroke is indeed three or four points like Xie Wenjing. Perhaps this candidate copied Xie Wenjing's copybook."

This sentence is still not very convincing.

Everyone's calligraphy has its own unique character, and these Hanlin people are very familiar with the handwriting of the new emperor.

Suddenly, the middle-aged Hanlin spoke again: "I remember the rumor that when the emperor was young, he had participated in the provincial examination."

A word suddenly made everyone around him lose their voices.

They all said "that one", and now this person is just talking nonsense.

After a while, someone broke the silence again: "The emperor went to the north at the age of fifteen..."

In other words, Gu Jue participated in the provincial examination before he was fifteen years old.

"It was probably the instigation of that old man Xie Wenjing." The old Hanlin who recommended the book said angrily.

Xie Wenjing was once the chief minister and the tutor of the new emperor when he was the new emperor, which was equivalent to being the imperial teacher. Perhaps only the old scholar like the old Hanlin who has been devoted to compiling books in the Hanlin Academy for many years dared to call the dignified imperial teacher like this.

Speaking of this, most people actually think that this outstanding test paper is probably Gu Jue’s.

After thinking about it this way, everyone suddenly realized it.

So that's it. No wonder Jinke cheated so quickly and the new emperor was discovered, and all the people involved in the case were caught in one go!

After another silence, the deputy examiner carefully asked, "Mr. Ye, how should we decide?"

In terms of this answer sheet, it is definitely the best answer sheet they have seen so far. Whether it is fate, setting up a bureau, or making sentences, it is amazing, but if this candidate is really the new emperor, is he suitable to be a meritorious?!

On the contrary, if the new emperor is not the first, will the new emperor be happy? Will he feel relieved?!

No one can answer this question.

The examiners thought about it and felt a headache. They looked at the examiner, Mr. Ye, and planned to follow his leader.

Everyone got together and couldn't discuss it for a while.

Finally, Grand Secretary Ye dismissed everyone and asked them to continue to review the test papers. He simply entered the palace himself.

Grand Secretary Ye, Yang Xuanshan and others happened to pass by, nodded slightly to say hello, and gave each other a sympathetic look.

When Grand Secretary Ye saw Yang Xuanshan's frowning look, he knew that the new emperor was causing trouble for the Ministry of Rites again;

Yang Xuan was good at using his toes to think about it and knew that there must be something important about Grand Secretary Ye appeared in the Imperial Study Room at this time, otherwise he, as the chief examiner, should be busy reviewing the test papers.

When Grand Secretary Ye met Gu Jue's cold eyes, even if he had a trace of uncertainty in his heart before, it disappeared at this moment. I was sure: it was Gu Jue, it must be him!

He bowed helplessly and could not ask directly, so he first started to look at the third exam: "Your Majesty, the third session of the imperial examination will end today. Next, the ministers will work with the deputy chief examiner and the examiners to review the test papers as soon as possible."

"This year's test was delayed for half a year, which is a twists and turns. In order to satisfy the hearts of all students, I will speed up the approval of the papers..."

"What I said is very much." Gu Jue cut off his words, "Five days. Post a yellow list in five days."

Five days?!Sir Ye was stunned.

Usually there will be 20 to 30 days to prepare the papers between the end of the trial and the list of emperors. He originally wanted to give the results within half a month, but the new emperor shortened the time to five days at once.

Gu Jue seemed to know what Grand Secretary Ye was thinking, and added: "Your dear can elect a few more people from the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College to assist in the approval of papers for the same examiners."

This sentence finally made Grand Secretary Ye feel relieved. As long as the new emperor is willing to give it to others, five days will not be a problem.

After all, the subject is the chief examiner, and the admitted tribute scholars are his disciples. If the candidates make the list earlier, they will also remember this achievement on him.

Grand Secretary Ye responded respectfully, and then did not dare to go around in circles and tentatively said: "Your Majesty, I have already reviewed many test papers in the afternoon. Today's candidates are full of talents. Before entering the palace, I approved a very outstanding answer sheet, which can be ranked first three."

"It's also good to have a good character, but you will have your own muscles and bones!"

Grand Secretary Ye slightly emphasized the volume on the word "Xie Ti", and was worried that the new emperor would let him understand the holy intention himself.

Gu Jue raised his sword eyebrows, and naturally heard the implicit sound of Grand Secretary Ye.

It turned out that this was his purpose for Grand Secretary Ye to come to seek his visit.

Did this old peddler treat him as a disaster?

Gu Jue was a little funny, but he didn't intend to make things difficult for the other party. He gave four words lightly: "No quota."

What he meant was that he would take two hundred people, and he would not take up the quota of candidates.

Grand Secretary Ye said intimately: It is indeed the new emperor.

While breathing a sigh of relief, he became increasingly puzzled, not understanding why the new emperor participated in the examination. However, he did not follow the truth and responded dryly: "I understand."

After the matter was completed, Grand Secretary Ye couldn't wait to say goodbye.

On that day, Grand Secretary Ye urgently transferred personnel from the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College, and added ten fellow examiners to the Gong Academy to help correct the test papers. In the next five days, they all stayed in the Gong Academy. Everyone wanted to give birth to three heads and six arms, and finally completed the test papers within the time required by Gu Jue.

When the day the final exam was released, the whole capital was shocked and everyone was talking about the final exam was released.

After Gu Jue took Shen Qianchen to see the yellow list in person after the morning court.

The Huanglist was predecessor, and there was a bustling and bustling scene.

Some people were ecstatic, some sighed to the sky, some beat their chests and feet, some cried in silence, and some cried because they were on the list, and some cried because they failed.

At first glance, all the worlds in the world seem to be here.

Shen Qianchen had a good look. Even if he didn't squeeze into the crowd, he could see a very familiar name on the list at a glance-

Yin Jiuxia.

The main reason is that the location of these three words is eye-catching.

Shen Qianchen grinned, smiling so hard that he could not see his eyes. His eyes were bent into a pair of crescent moons, with a bit of childlike silly.

She knew Gu Jue would definitely win, but when she saw his name appearing on the yellow list, she was still happy, as if a bird was flapping its wings in her heart and spinning around.

"You've won!" She tiptoed and raised her hand to point to the name on the yellow list, and was overjoyed, "No. 4."

Shen Qianchen had to admire that Grand Secretary Ye really knows how to carry water.

The first three are the most eye-catching. If Gu Jue gives them, they will inevitably flatter the emperor. The fourth place is the best. They praise the emperor's literary talent, but they will not be too outstanding.

Gu Jue naturally saw his name and joked with a smile: "You are Mrs. Gongshi now."

A middle-aged man next to him heard their conversation and bowed to Gu Jue with a smile: "Young Master Yin, congratulations. You are so humble. You are the fourth place and you will definitely be a Jinshi. Maybe you can still get a Jinshi!"

After the candidates pass the imperial examination, they will be equivalent to entering Longmen once. The subsequent "District Examination" does not eliminate the candidates, but only ranks the tribute scholars. The first three in the first class are awarded "Jinshi", the second class is awarded "Jinshi" and the third class is awarded "Jinshi".

If you don’t make a big mistake in the palace exam, you will never be able to fall into the third grade. You will definitely be a second grade Jinshi. As for whether you can win the first grade, second grade or Tanhua, it depends on your luck.

The middle-aged man looked at Gu Jue carefully, his eyes lit up, and he jokingly said, "Young Master Yin, don't worry, even if you can't win the top scorer, this Tanhua will definitely not be able to escape."

Chen Qianchen was amused by this sentence and laughed out loud.

She nodded seriously and said, "Jiuxia, I also heard that emperors like to choose handsome men as Tanhualang!"

The middle-aged man agreed deeply, and even discussed with Chen Qianchen the Tanhualang of the Great Qi Dynasty with great enthusiasm, and swore that most of them were beautiful men.
To be continued...