Chapter 1355: High School Top Scholar Chapter 1355: High School Top Scholar On the left were civil officials, and on the right were military officials.
Everyone made way for them.
These scholars were the main characters today.
The seats had already been allocated according to the exam results.
The better the results, the closer the seats were to the front.
Xu Ning sat at the first row.
Zhang Ronghua stood at the front left and watched quietly.
…
The people around him were all big shots.
The three dukes were also there.
After thinking about it for a moment, he guessed that the remaining examinees with good results would probably rely on them.
This time, they came to support these people.
Every time the imperial examinations were held, each faction had to absorb new blood and select top talents to cultivate.
Only by ensuring that the faction was thriving and strong could it prosper for a long time.
Other than Xu Ning, who was one of his own, the Crown Prince did not let the others off either.
He roped in a group of people, Uncle Pei and the others, including Chen Youcai and Xu Xing.
At his current level, there were some things that didn’t need to be said.
He knew what to do.
After a while.
The door closed.
The Crown Prince supported the Xia Emperor and Wei Shang, who were half a step behind him.
His Majesty’s face turned even paler.
It seemed that his dragon body was in a terrible state.
He sat on the dragon throne.
” Greetings, Your Majesty!” The examinees hurriedly stood up and followed the officials in greeting.
The vast majority of the examinees were filled with excitement.
This was the Xia Emperor they were talking about.
Now that they had finally met him, even if they didn’t do well, it would still be enough for them to brag about for a period of time.
The Xia Emperor wanted his voice to be vigorous and powerful, but he could not hide the weakness in his words.” Do well in the court examinations this time.
Bring out all your strength.”
“Yes, sir!” The examinees replied.
The Xia Emperor waved his hand, indicating for them to sit down.
He then said,” This court examination will be titled ‘Unify the Continent’.
The time limit is two hours.
It begins now!”
“???”A series of question marks appeared above the examinee’s head.
And like the Marquis of Shangjing, he didn’t play by the rules?
The difficulty of crossing this level was so high, what should they do?
The top students led by Xu Ning did not waste any time.
Two hours was neither long nor short.
Other than thinking, there was not much time to answer the questions.
They could not waste any time.
They seized every minute and every second to go through the questions.
With a rough answer in their minds, they took a pen and dipped it in ink before quickly writing.
The Xia Emperor and the officials watched.
Some of them were not mentally strong enough.
They were nervous and uneasy, and even their bodies were trembling.
Their minds were blank, let alone answering the questions.
However, he understood one thing.
Even if he did badly, he could not leave it empty.
Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.
“Time’s up,” Wei Shang stepped forward and said in a deep voice.
Eunuch Xiao brought his men to collect the examination papers.
The three chancellors, the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, and Zhang Ronghua were in charge of the first round of selection.
After that, they picked out the best ten essays and handed them to the Emperor.
The officials didn’t jump.
The Marquis of Shangjing was the deputy of the imperial examination, it would be strange if he didn’t participate.
The nine of them were very fast.
They quickly finished reading the two hundred exam papers and handed the ten papers with the best answers to Wei Shang, who presented them to the Emperor.
Xu Ning was one of them.
The Xia Emperor looked at them seriously.
These ten people were all the top talents of this batch, and they had answered very well.
Each of them had their own strengths, but Xu Ning was slightly better than them.
He had considered all aspects very thoroughly, resting and building up strength, developing the country, training the army, and so on.
He was very operational.
He read them one by one.
Looking at the examinees, everyone became nervous again.
They secretly prayed that they would definitely be the top scorer in high school!
A dignified voice rang out.” Xu Ning has won first place and can be the top scholar.
Shen Jiaqing is second place, Xu Min is Tanhua, and the remaining seven are first-class scholars.
The remaining people will be ranked by the three dukes, the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, and the Marquis of Shangjing.
They will be handed over to me for approval.”
“This subject obeys the decree!” The nine of them received the decree.
The ten people led by Xu Ning hurriedly stepped forward to thank him.
The Xia Emperor waved his hand, dismissing the assembly.
The examinees and officials bowed and left.
Zhang Ronghua first went to Zhantai Hall to meet the Crown Prince.
He received a list from him.
On it was Tanhua Xu Min and more than twenty people.
It seemed that these people had already joined him.
He noted down the names on the list and took his leave.
When they arrived at the Lingyun Palace, the eight of them had been waiting for a long time.
The atmosphere was heavy.
There was a cup of tea in front of each of them, but they did not move.
Zhang Ronghua knew that some people had the same results, and some people behind them could be regarded as second-class Jinshi, while others would be third-class Jinshi.
When the imperial court rewarded them, they would fall behind by a large margin, and they might not be able to catch up even if they tried hard.
He sat quietly beside Grand Secretary Cui, representing his stance.
He was working with Grand Secretary Cui, Grand Secretary Zeng, and Grand Secretary Wei.
The three officials, Grand Secretary Zhou, and Grand Secretary Zhao had also reached a tacit agreement.
“Everyone is here, let’s begin!” the Grand Tutor said in a deep voice.
He was shocked.
He had fought at the beginning, but at the end, he directly spat.
Zhang Ronghua had seen the other side of these big shots.
When it came to their own interests, they would not give in at all.
They quarreled until their faces turned red and they rolled up their sleeves to scold each other.
Alright then!
He joined in as well.
He was young and vigorous, knowledgeable, and even more aggressive than they were.
They quarreled all the way until the afternoon before they stopped in the hall.
Fortunately, there were no outsiders present.
There were also Golden Scaled Mysterious Heavenly Army guarding outside, so no one came close.
Otherwise, if this scene were to spread, people would think that it was a shrew cursing in the market.
After fighting for half a day, the dust finally settled.
Everyone’s goal had been achieved.
The list that the Crown Prince had given him had more than half of them as second-class scholars, and the rest as third-class scholars.
It was the same for them, except for those who had no backing or background.
Other than having particularly good results, they were all third-class scholars.
The door opened.
The nine of them hurried to the royal study to report to the Xia Emperor.
It took them some time before the matter was settled.
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