The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 307: hard bones
Chapter 307 Hard Bones
The man acted like a chivalrous knight, saying, “If you dare to beat the drum to ask for permission to apply for a hearing… I will take the beating for you, the candidates from humble backgrounds! I will let those powerful people see that we poor people can also be tough!”
Xue Renyi, who was already drunk, smashed the wine glass in his hand and said, “I, Xue Renyi, am a scholar of sages after all. How can I bow down to the powerful? I will go and beat the drum to ask for justice for poor students like me, even if I have to sacrifice my life!”
After Xue Renyi finished speaking, he picked up the wine jug on the table and drank it all in one gulp.
Xue Renyi’s classmates quickly stood up and persuaded him that at worst he could come back next year.
But Xue Renyi said: “The powerful and wealthy can cover the sky with one hand, and favoritism, corruption and dereliction of duty are common. In recent years, it has become more and more serious. Look for yourself… It is becoming more and more difficult for children from poor families to make a name for themselves! If we don’t take the lead and bow down to the powerful and wealthy, this huge Jin State… There will be no place for poor scholars! If you still have blood in you, come with me!”
After saying this, Xue Renyi, filled with anger and passion, headed towards the palace gate.
At this time, Hanlin scholar Wen Zhenkang, who was completely unaware that the name list of seven people had been widely circulated in the capital city, and the deputy examiners ranked the essays in the palace examination and presented the top ten to the emperor and the prince.
After reading one article, the emperor gave it to the prince for comments.
Although the prince’s talent was mediocre, he could still understand the good and bad of policy papers through what he saw and heard.
After reading Dong Changyuan’s paper, the prince’s eyes lit up, and he handed it to the emperor respectfully: “I think… this essay is well-organized and has unique insights. Although the words are not gorgeous, it wins in terms of clear logic and sharp writing.”
The emperor nodded and put Dong Changyuan’s paper aside.
Seeing Qin Lang’s paper, the emperor seemed to be interested. He looked at Qin Lang’s paper seriously…
Qin Lang was a model of aristocratic son praised by the emperor himself. The emperor still had hope for Qin Lang and hoped that Qin Lang could bring honor to him.
After reading Qin Lang’s paper, the emperor smiled. He nodded and put Qin Lang’s paper together with Dong Changyuan’s.
Then the emperor also looked at the papers of Prime Minister Lu’s two grandsons, holding them in his hands for comparison… Wen Zhenkang chuckled and said, “These two papers are not only brilliant in writing, but also analyze the current situation, and they are often able to get to the point. They are very impressive! If I had two children with such extensive knowledge, I would definitely let them take the imperial examinations separately. Prime Minister Lu let the two brothers take the examination together. Isn’t this just family members competing for rankings!”
The emperor couldn’t help laughing when he heard this, and looked at the prince: “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. It seems that our Prime Minister Lu, who has been in power in the court for his whole life, has forgotten this…”
As he spoke, the emperor put the papers of Lu Yuanqing and Lu Yuanbao together with those of Qin Lang and Dong Changyuan.
The emperor picked up Chen Zhaolu’s essay again and read it carefully: “There is a lot of style in this writing, Master Chen. Chen Zhaolu… is he the grandson of Master Chen?”
“Your Majesty has good eyesight!” Wen Zhenkang smiled and bowed to the emperor. “Back then, Master Chen was the top scholar. Master Chen’s son, Chen Pingxing, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, was also the top scholar. The people in the capital are all wondering… whether Master Chen’s grandson can also win the top scholar award. If so… it will become a good story for our Jin State.”
Hearing this, the emperor thought for a moment and picked up Dong Changyuan’s paper again: “I think… among these ten papers, this one is called… Dong Changyuan’s policy paper is the most outstanding.”
In fact, after all, the emperor felt that the level of the tribute students in this imperial examination was not as good as before.
Wen Zhenkang hurriedly responded to the emperor: “Your Majesty has a keen eye! That’s right! However… the ten essays that can be presented to Your Majesty are the most outstanding in this imperial examination. No matter what Your Majesty decides, these ten young talents will naturally serve Your Majesty.”
The emperor nodded, thinking that Wen Zhenkang was right.
Inside the emperor’s study, the emperor and his ministers discussed for several hours and finally decided on the ranking of the gold list.
In order to continue the good story of three generations of Chen Taifu’s family all being top scorers, the emperor appointed Chen Taifu’s grandson Chen Zhaolu as the top scorer.
He had to give face to Prime Minister Lu and nominated Lu Yuanqing as the second place.
Dong Changyuan’s policy proposal was really outstanding. The emperor also heard from Gao Demao that Dong Changyuan was a young man with a gentle and jade-like appearance and a very eye-catching appearance, so he decided to make him the third place winner and Qin Lang the first place in the second class.
The remaining six people were ranked by the prince, and Lu Yuanbao ranked second in the second class.
The third place in the second class was taken by a boy from a poor family, Wu Anbang was fourth, Zhang Ruohuai was fifth, Lin Chaodong was sixth, and Wang Chengyu was seventh.
After the ranking of the gold list was finalized, Wen Zhenkang and the deputy examiner just came out of the main hall and breathed a sigh of relief, when they heard the deafening sound of drums coming from the direction of Wude Gate in the distance.
Wen Zhenkang’s heart skipped a beat. What happened this year? The drums that had been silent for hundreds of years were ringing again and again. Could it be that it was the Princess Zhenguo again? !
No matter who it is, once the drum sounds, it is definitely not a good thing.
Wen Zhenkang turned his head and glanced into the hall, fearing that the emperor was going to have another headache.
The emperor, who was sitting on the dragon throne and had just picked up the teacup to drink tea, suddenly heard the sound of the drum. He was so startled that his hand holding the teacup shook and some tea splashed out.
The emperor was so annoyed that he wanted to remove the drum.
The drum for reporting has been there, and several generations of emperors have probably never heard it sounded. Now it’s him… He has been restless since last year. Can’t he even take a break?!
The prince was also startled, and subconsciously thought of Bai Qingyan. He also felt that now that Bai Qingyan had become his disciple, he would come to him for help when he had something to ask for, instead of making a fuss and making his father unhappy.
The emperor placed the teacup heavily on the table and shouted angrily, “Gao Demao, go and have a look!”
Gao Demao hurriedly picked up his whisk and ran out of the hall in small steps.
“Knocking, knocking all day long! What big deal must be reported to the emperor? Can I live in peace?” The emperor thought of how Bai Qingyan had forced Prince Xin to death. He became more and more annoyed and smashed the teacup to the ground.
All the eunuchs in the hall knelt together and trembled.
Even the prince was so frightened that he knelt down and begged the emperor to calm down.
“If it’s Bai Qingyan again this time, I… really won’t tolerate her!” The emperor said this with gritted teeth and murderous intent.
The prince wanted to plead for Bai Qingyan, but when he looked up and saw the emperor’s face full of anger, he lowered his head and said in a muffled voice, “It definitely can’t be the princess’s. Father has already given the princess a great gift. The princess will not be ignorant of the consequences.”
The emperor sneered and made no comment.
Today’s third update is still a little late, mainly because I haven’t recovered yet… Oh my god! How old must the bald author be? He still can’t adjust to it, wuwuwu…
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