In Dayan Palace, the palace examination was held as scheduled.
Hundreds of students were sitting in the main hall, with pens, inks, paper and inkstones already prepared. After being seated one by one according to their rankings, they quickly devoted themselves to answering questions.
There was silence in the hall, only the slight sound of grinding ink and the occasional rustling of rice paper pages could be heard.
There were more than a dozen people wearing civil official uniforms standing on both sides of the hall. In addition to the invigilators of the Ministry of Rites, there were also several ministers of the DPRK and Central Government headed by Prime Minister Zhou.
The current emperor of Dayan is less than fifty years old. There are a few shallow wrinkles in the corners of his eyes. There is a bit of elegance in his majesty. Now he is sitting on the dragon throne with a scrutinizing expression. His eyes passed over every student.
The young students headed by Shen Xingluo, Qin Zheng, Yu Heting and the Imperial College stand out in terms of appearance and age among the candidates whose average age is thirty or forty years old.
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze specifically stayed on the young people in the front for a moment. He was immediately attracted to Shen Xingluo in the first row.
The 19-year-old boy is wearing a very simple green shirt. He has a handsome appearance and a somewhat unique bookish air. His upper body is straight, and the brush in his hand does not stop and is calm and leisurely.
Young, too young.
Being able to enter the capital and enter the palace step by step from a small village at the age of 19 is definitely worthy of the title of "genius", not to mention
The emperor thought of something, and his majestic eyes showed a bit of novelty and expectation.
When he moved his gaze to another place, he was startled, raised his hand, and the eunuch chief beside him immediately stepped forward.
"Your Majesty?"
"Is that the little nephew of Concubine Wan on the right side of the second row? I remember seeing him when he was a child."
"Yes, Your Majesty is wise, That is Young Master Qin.”
"Send a message to the imperial concubine. After the palace examination, let him go and greet the imperial concubine."
"According to the order." The emperor looked at the young people in the Imperial College again, with eyes that were still somewhat warm. A bit more sharp.
The eunuch who was bending next to him and watching his changes couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart, and hurriedly lowered his eyes as if he hadn't seen it.
The palace examination is not long. It only takes a policy essay. People who can pass the examination from local levels to the main hall are not ordinary people. This policy essay actually focuses on examining the students' on-the-spot experience. Use your abilities.
Of course, being nervous or not being timid is also a kind of ability.
With the sound of a heavy gong, the official of the Ministry of Etiquette in charge of timing announced that the exam time was up. All the students did not dare to stop and put down the brushes in their hands. Some were confident, while others were dejected, and life was full of different expressions.
Shen Xingluo, dressed in a green shirt, sat in his seat, watching someone take away the answer sheet in front of him and moving on to the next person. He noticed that there were many looking and scrutinizing eyes on him. .
After all the papers were collected, everyone exited the lounges on both sides of the hall in order, which meant that the marking of papers had begun.
Several examiners from the Ministry of Rites looked through the test papers one by one, nodding and shaking their heads from time to time and exchanging opinions with each other. As time passed, they selected the top answer sheets.
"Your Majesty, these are the top ten answer sheets selected for this palace examination. Your Majesty, please read them."
The examiner quickly presented a stack of answer sheets, and the people in charge of marking the papers began to whisper about this book. A popular candidate for the next scientific examination.
“The few students from the Imperial College are really talented, and their words are meaningful. They are worthy of being famous teachers.”
“The young master of the Qin family is also quite good, and his answers are very clear. "
"I think Xiao Huiyuan from Lin'an Mansion gave the best answer."