This was an important moment concerning whether he could pass the Jinshi examination, Li Yuanying didn't sleep in, and called his friends to come over early to wait for the announcement.
What Li Yuanying didn't know was that regarding the ranking of Jinshi this time, the opinions of the examiners were very inconsistent, and they almost rolled up their sleeves for a fight.
At the beginning, everyone was quite calm, and they sat together calmly to correct the papers. After all, the papers were all copied with anonymous names. They didn't know which candidate's paper they got, so they graded according to their own opinions, etc. Second-rate.
The examiners of this subject are all generals appointed by His Majesty Li Er, and the chief examiner is Ma Zhou. Of course, after His Majesty Li Er was named as the chief examiner of the Jinshi Department, he honorably abdicated as the deputy chief examiner.
But the work is still done by Ma Zhou. Ma Zhou is a very thoughtful person. When His Majesty Li Er ascended the throne, he assigned homework to his former partners and asked them to write summaries and submit them for him to see. As a result, one of them wrote it very well. His Majesty Li Er saw it, this is not right, why does this old man have so many and meticulous thoughts
His Majesty Li Er called someone over to ask him, only to find out that this guy had hired someone to write for him, and the ghostwriter was none other than Ma Zhou. His Majesty Li Er arranged an official position for Ma Zhou and often listened to Ma Zhou's opinions.
For example, during the curfew in the past, people were always sent to call for it. Ma Zhou felt that it was laborious and laborious, so he immediately wrote a letter saying that he could beat drums as a sign. Since then, the opening and closing of Fangshi has always been based on the sound of drums!
Ma Zhou was such a person with an active mind. He came from a poor family and was full of vigor. He strongly recommended the examination paper he reviewed as the first. He believes that this candidate can focus on the reality, pinpoint the disadvantages of the times, and at the same time take into account the literary talent. The whole article is enjoyable to read, and many of the measures proposed in it are feasible. No matter how you look at it, this is the first name!
Don't say that there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. When a good article is put together with an ordinary article, the gap is still very obvious!
Some people like it, and naturally some people don't like it. Some people think that the candidate's tone is too arrogant, with a little arrogance of pointing out the country, which is not in line with their pursuit of moderation and modesty.
If it is said that everyone is arguing just because of different personal preferences at this time, then after the initial ranking is drawn up and the original volume is found out to check the names, the dispute between the two sides will be completely heated up. Not only can't get the first name, but also should be dethroned!
Although Ma Zhou also felt that it was not easy to decide on the first place, but hearing other people say that not only would he not be able to win the first place, but he would also be dethroned, he was firm in his idea of keeping it first. He directly proposed the final solution: "Then let His Majesty decide!"
No way, this answer sheet was written by Wu Mei. This Wu Mei used to be a talented person of His Majesty Li Er, and now I can occasionally hear the legendary story of "King Mang's loss of beauty". I don't know if His Majesty Li Er lost his love and tossed and turned like the "King Mang" in the story!
With Wu Mei as the target, no one cared about the rankings of the others. They were all determined directly according to the draft rankings, and Ma Zhou took this highly controversial ranking to His Majesty Li Er for approval.
His Majesty Li Er took it and looked at it.
This time, twenty-five people were selected for Jinshi, five more than the original twenty.
This was also ordered by His Majesty Li Er, because even if Chengyang and the others passed the exam, they would not be able to go out to become officials, which would be equivalent to occupying the quota for nothing. In order to ensure the input of talents, he promised five more places, and allowed them to pick twenty-five if they met the requirements.
Seeing Ma Zhou's name written at the front, His Majesty Li Er's face turned dark. Although it was expected, Ma Zhou really presented him with such a list, which still made him feel bad. The main reason is that Wu Mei used to be a woman in his harem, and now she not only got mixed up in the imperial examination, but also took the top spot!
Even if His Majesty Li Er felt that Li Yuanying's "King Mang loses beauty in a word" was completely nonsense, at this moment he couldn't help but substitute the "King Mang" who looked at his "beloved woman" with exasperated eyebrows and lived a more exciting life.
Let him decide whether to let Wu Mei rank first, wouldn't it be the same as letting him slap himself in the face? !
His Majesty Li Er looked at Ma Zhou with dissatisfaction, and felt that Ma Zhou was not good at being a human being at all, and he was actually asked to do such a thing!
It's a pity that His Majesty Li Er knows more about the situation outside than Ma Zhou. Wu Mei's article has spread more and more widely, and basically anyone who can read in Chang'an City can say a few words!
The main reason is that Li Yuanying felt that it was not enough to just publish it in the library newspaper, so he even asked people to compile a few shocking passages into songs and sing them in Fengtai Building. Now everyone knows that the imperial examination has produced a wonderful piece Excellent article!
If you want to change the head name to someone else, it is best to cover up this person's article and never let outsiders see it, otherwise the two articles will be easily compared together! However, among the candidates this year, there is no one who is particularly outstanding, and no one's answer sheet can obviously overwhelm this article!
This matter was actually just as Li Yuanying said, since he had allowed them to take part in the imperial examination, he should have the mind to tolerate that they might be on the gold list and rank among the best.
A person's talent and knowledge depend on talent and cultivation, both of which are indispensable, so the real talents have to be selected one in a million. Now that Wu Mei's talent has reached this level, how about giving her a first name
As for whether this will cause women all over the world to follow suit and take the imperial examination, there is actually no need to worry. It didn't take a day or two for the imperial court to recruit talents, and the majority of the people couldn't let go of their hoes. Even many men couldn't take the step of studying, let alone women
To take a step back, if they really can read, that would not be a bad thing. It should be known that most of the upbringing of children is done by women. The reason why there are hundreds of women in aristocratic families is that the daughters they teach are knowledgeable and wise. There are few ignorant and stupid women!
His Majesty Li Er made a decision, so he carefully looked at the remaining rankings. I couldn't find Li Yuanying's name until the tenth one, and His Majesty Li Er didn't see the word "Li Yuanying".
This ranking is not high, but it is by no means low. After all, there are quite a few people who took the test this time. Li Yuanying's ranking of tenth is enough to surprise many people!
Later, His Majesty Li Er saw Wei Shu and Cheng Yang at the end of the list. Considering the ages of these three little ghosts, His Majesty Li Er felt that it was great that all four of them could be on the list.
All the names he was looking for were found, and His Majesty Li Er returned the list to Ma Zhou with satisfaction, but none of the rankings were changed. It was rare for Ma Zhou to announce it directly according to this list!
At this time, the examiners re-looked at the rankings, only to find that the only three female candidates were all selected, and Li Yuanying's ranking also caught the tail of the top ten!
The examiners took advantage of the gap between Ma Zhou and His Majesty Li Er to check the rankings, and reread several articles to find out some mistakes, but found that these articles were very smooth, without any sense of stagnation.
Those who can become examiners are all well-educated people, and they are quite trusted by His Majesty Li Er. They can't do anything to deliberately find fault, so they can only sigh, feeling in their hearts that their students are too talented. Teenagers can't compare.
Everyone had no objections, so the list was transcribed and released on time on the day the list was released.
Although Li Yuanying and the others came early, they did not squeeze into the front row. They could only wait outside as usual and wait for the people inside to pass on the news. I don't know why, after the people in the Ministry of Rites posted the list, the people in the circle who saw the ranking first fell silent, and everyone stared at the name at the top of the list in disbelief.
The people in the three circles outside were a little anxious, pushing the people in front and asking: "What's the matter? Who is the top of the list? Why don't you talk? After reading it, let's make way, let us have a look too." !"
At this time, the circle of talents inside was like waking up from a dream, and exclaimed in dismay: "How could this happen?" "Wu Mei? A woman?" "Is the woman at the top of the list?" "Impossible! How could it be like this?"
Some people even burst into tears on the spot, thinking that God is really unfair, how could a woman take the top spot, but he couldn't even get the tail!
Hearing this, Li Yuanying regained his energy and proudly asked people to make way for them: "Let's make way, let's make way, the top of the list is here, let's go in and have a look!"
When others heard what he said, they all made room for him and asked him to lead Wu Mei and others to squeeze in front to read the list. Li Yuanying looked at the top, and Wu Mei's name was written on it!
This made Li Yuanying very happy, and turned to congratulate Wu Mei: "Meiniang, it's really you, you got the first name!"
Wu Mei also couldn't believe it. Looking at the names on the list, she felt happier and clearer than ever before. After she left the palace, both her mother and elder sister wrote to her to question her, asking her why she was so confused, why she was not a good person, and she followed what everyone called a little devil in the world.
Only she knows how happy she is now.
Li Yuanying lives freely and recklessly, he can do whatever he wants; the most important thing is that he not only lives like this himself, but also wants everyone around him to live like this.
Maybe this happiness comes at a price, but so what, there is no such thing as perfection in the world. At least for this moment, she firmly believed that her choice was right, and she never regretted it once after leaving the palace.
Wu Mei happily laughed along with Li Yuanying, and found Li Yuanying and his names on the list. After confirming that all four of them had passed the entrance examination, they squeezed out of the crowd to join Di Renjie and the others. Months of devil-style review were still useful, but everyone who took the exam this year was on the list, Di Renjie This guy usually doesn't show his mountains and dews, but this time he also won the first place in the Mingjing Division!
Li Yuanying thought that all his little friends could pass the exam, but he didn't expect that his little friends would be at the top of the list on both sides. He took the first place in one hand and ran to show off to the candidates who came to see the rankings, saying that he had the top of Jinshi in his left hand and the top of Ming Jing in his right hand, and there was no one more powerful than him in the world!
Seeing Li Yuanying's snarky appearance, many people wanted to beat him with sacks, but their envy and hatred towards Wu Mei and Di Renjie decreased.
Soon, many people sincerely came forward to congratulate them, especially the students who had studied in the Imperial College - they were all very proud of Li Yuanying, the new Jinshi who brought honor to the Imperial College!
Li Yuanying liked this kind of excitement, so he sent out an invitation on the spot, saying that there will be a water banquet in Fengtai Building this afternoon, and everyone can come to eat, eat as much as they want, and drink whatever they want.
As soon as the tribute court released the list, the servants who announced the good news ran around the streets and alleys. The news that this year's list was topped by a woman quickly spread throughout Chang'an City.
Fengtailou also got the good news immediately, knowing that not only Li Yuanying became the first Jinshi prince in the Tang Dynasty, but they will also have a Jinshi princess! What's even more amazing is that the top of the list is also theirs!
How could this be possible? Before Li Yuanying could call someone to pass on the message of the banquet, Fengtai Building had already harvested the ingredients as soon as possible, and began to prepare the banquet.
Recently, Xinxin has been obsessed with stage design. After hearing the good news, she decorated the entire Fengtai Building as a stage, decorated the inside and outside of the building with a lot of colored silk, and asked someone to tie a beautiful colorful door to stand outside Fengtai Building. Come to welcome guests, make Fengtai Building the most eye-catching scenery in the whole street, and you will know that the owner is happy at a glance!
Su Qiniang came out with Xinxin to see how the colorful gate was tied, and was very happy to see that all the staff were busy busying themselves. She looked up at the tall colorful door, smiled and sighed with satisfaction: "I never thought about such a day before."
After a pause, he also smiled and replied: "Who would have thought of it before?"
Days like this are unimaginable in the past.
The author has something to say:
Little prince: I am very happy today!