Famous and beautiful Tang Dynasty

While Ma Zhou was happy for Lin Ran, he couldn't help speeding up the progress of answering the question.

"Mr. Lin, if this girl's predictions are correct, you should be the No. 1 exam room in today's third discussion, right?"

Princess Changle looked at Lin Ran eagerly, and asked with a smile.

Lin Ran patted his head in embarrassment. "Well, the boy was the first to hand in the paper."

"Have you finished answering the policy theory?"

Princess Changle asked concerned.

"Thank you, Ms. Li, for your concern. I've finished answering all of them. It's just that the fourth strategy question, I don't know if the answer is reasonable or not?"

Lin Ran scratched his head and answered truthfully.

"What? There are four policy questions in this exam?"

Wu Puguang said in surprise.

"Yes, teacher, it is indeed a four-way strategy topic, but the students answered the first three questions quite well, and the fourth question is a bit unconventional."

Lin Ran turned around and saluted Wu Puguang behind him.

"Oh, let's hear it?"

So Lin Ran told Wu Puguang and Princess Changle the story of young China that he had written.

"Youth is strong, the country is strong, and the progress of the youth is the progress of the country~~ Good, wonderful. No matter what the final score is, the teacher is very pleased that you have such a responsibility with the world in mind."

Wu Puguang stroked his beard excitedly, his body trembling slightly.

"My lady thinks Mr. Lin's strategy is excellent, and Mr. Lin will definitely be on the list." Princess Changle said with her beautiful big eyes shining.

"Thank you Miss Li for your good words. I will continue to stew mutton at noon. The boy asked Liu Peng to sell the bean sprouts and brought two sheep from Chang'an City yesterday. I just met a friend in the examination room today. Let him come over at noon and taste the boy's food together." craft."

Lin Ran smiled and said.

"Okay, then Mr. Lin will work hard." Princess Changle happily responded, the taste of the mutton is still lingering in her mouth.

Lin Ran asked his soldiers to cut up the mutton, and when it was almost time, Lin Ran returned to the outside of the examination room. Sure enough, Ma Zhou looked around and walked out of the examination room soon after.

"Brother Ma, here."

Lin Ran waved his hands vigorously and said.

Then the two left the examination room side by side.

Chapter 31 tops the list

After the exam is the busiest time for the examiners, they have to carefully mark each test paper.

Sometimes a single thought can determine the fate of a candidate.

"Royal father, queen mother. I have brought you mutton again." Princess Changle happily entered the Lizheng Hall like an elf.

"It's really my good child. Father and your mother were still thinking about the taste of mutton that day, but you brought this child to father. Haha~haha."

His Majesty Li Er laughed happily.

After the green bamboo puts the food boxes in order, the maids put the bowls and chopsticks in place one by one.

Changle also sat down to have dinner with his father and queen mother.

It's rare for the family to enjoy this warm time together. Princess Changle cuddled up to the side of Empress Changsun obediently, a scene of joy and harmony.

"Changle, how is Young Master Xiaolin's strategy test today?" His Majesty Li Er couldn't help asking the biggest question in his heart after eating.

"Father, don't you know that this year's policy discussion has four topics? Fortunately, Mr. Lin is well educated and talented."

Princess Changle replied with high spirits.

"Oh, it turned out to be the Four Strategies?" His Majesty Li Er pretended to be confused. He obviously imposed the fourth strategy theory, but he couldn't make it public. It was really helpless.

"Yes, about the importance of the imperial examinations. Mr. Xiaolin listed three disadvantages of the current imperial examinations, and finally attached an article at the end. He said that whether he can get into the eyes of the examiners depends entirely on God's will."

"Does Changle remember the main points of his theory?" His Majesty Li Er asked curiously after hearing the words, because to put it bluntly, his main purpose of adding a theory is to add more for Lin Ran. Of course, if more talents can be found , that would be the best.

"My son, remember a little. Today's responsibility does not lie with others, but with my youth. A strong youth makes the country strong, and the progress of the youth makes the country progress~~" Princess Changle said with her beautiful big eyes.

"it is good."

His Majesty Li Er suddenly stood up. "It's a good saying that a strong youth makes a country strong. It's worth all my painstaking efforts."

Empress Changsun looked at the excited His Majesty Li Er inexplicably, and after a little thought, she understood the reason.

Although it was because of this boy's bean sprouts that his nephew Sun Chong was almost beaten to death, and he is still lying on the hospital bed and cannot take care of himself, but with His Majesty's love, and his daughter Princess Changle's affection for that boy is growing day by day.

Of course, Empress Changsun couldn't blame Lin Ran for what happened to Changsun Chong. Besides, Lin Ran didn't do anything wrong. On the contrary, he added a lot of income to the national treasury every day, which made His Majesty Li Er wake up with laughter from his dreams recently.

Early the next morning, a strategy test paper appeared in front of His Majesty Li Er.

Undoubtedly, it was Lin Ran's test paper that made His Majesty Li Er so concerned.

The more Li Erbi read it, the more shocked he became, and the more he read it, the more he felt a sense of sympathy.

Almost everything Lin Ran said was surprisingly similar to his thoughts.

Even the disadvantages listed by Lin Ran are exactly what His Majesty Li Er is worried about.

"Could it be that this young man is really a famous general sent by heaven to assist him?" His Majesty Li Er thought over and over again in his heart.

His Majesty Li Er called Kong Yingda, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, to explain a few words, and then let him leave with Lin Ran's test paper.

In the first year of Zhenguan, February 25th of the lunar calendar was the day when the Chunwei Examination of Wannian County was announced.

"Young Master Xiao Lin, let's watch the list together after breakfast?"

Ma Zhou rubbed his head and said with a silly smile.

After the exam, Ma Zhou stayed at Lin Ran's invitation. Anyway, he had no place in Chang'an. Ma Zhou was deeply impressed by Lin Ran's frankness and knowledge.

"Wait a minute, Brother Ma, you can just go and read the rankings yourself. I have to prepare some food. I will cook something delicious for lunch."

Lin Ran said with a smile.

"Brother, do you know that you have already won the list?"

Ma Zhou had a surprised expression when he heard this.

"Whether I win the list or not, I will go back to Linjiacun after today. I have been bothering the teacher's family for so many days, and I should thank them well."

Lin Ran said sincerely.

"That's right. If you win the list, you have to wait for the exam next year, and if you fail the list, you have to wait three years. Hey, it's really hard."

Ma Zhou said with emotion.

"Brother Ma, come back to Linjiacun with me. Let's study together and work for Datang together in the future."

"Okay, I'll go back to Linjiacun with you, as long as you don't think I can eat."

Lin Ran couldn't help laughing when he heard this, he is really a man with a real temperament.

"Your Highness, I don't know if the young master can go to high school?"

Cuizhu in the carriage spoke with a little worry.

"Don't worry, the son's strategy is even praised by the emperor, so how could he fail?"

Princess Changle didn't care at all whether Lin Ran would be in the list, she was just curious about what ranking Lin Ran would get.

"His Royal Highness, let's see the list."

Cuizhu opened the curtain and saw that the candidates who were looking at the rankings were densely surrounded outside.

"Boss Huang stops the car, let's go down and have a look first."

Chang Le got off the carriage with the support of Cui Zhu.

The yamen who released the list is posting the first list.

"I won, haha~ I, Helan, finally won." A candidate said with tears in his eyes.

"Congratulations, brother Helan." Immediately there was cheers and blessings all around.

If you take this step and wait until next year's examination, you will basically be a guaranteed candidate or Jinshi. Step into the officialdom, and you will be on the rise. If you don't hurry up and get acquainted now, let alone when.

Some people are happy, others are naturally worried, and most of them are depressed candidates.

Now there is the last list left, even Princess Changle and Cuizhu are slightly nervous.

Because Lin Ran's name was not on the list of ten people.

Zhang Bang's yamen servant slowly unfolded the last red list in his hand.

"Your Highness, Mr. Lin is at the top of the list."

The sharp-eyed Cui Zhu excitedly held Princess Changle's hand and jumped up and said.

Princess Changle looked up, and sure enough, Lin Ran appeared on the list, ranking first, very eye-catching.

"Go, hurry up and report the joy to Mr. Lin."

Princess Changle took Cuizhu's hand and the two headed towards the place where Lin Ran temporarily lived behind the county government.

"Go ahead, go and see the red list with Ma Zhou. The teacher is still waiting for your wedding wine."

Wu Puguang smiled and said, he knew that with Lin Ran's talent and learning, there was no pressure to be on the list, it was just a matter of how high the list was.

"Congratulations, young master, for being the top of the high school rankings. Today's wedding banquet girl is sure to eat."

Princess Changle and Miss Cuizhu came hand in hand, and said to Lin Ran with a smile.

"Is it really the top of the high school list?" Wu Puguang's voice trembled when he heard this.

"The red list has been posted, everyone can go and have a look."

Chapter 32 The Boiling Lin Family Village

Early in the morning, Mrs. Sun's eyelids kept twitching, and a few magpies on the branches by the door kept chirping.

"Old man, I'm afraid something good will happen today, my eyelids can't stop jumping."

"I said you were thinking about your son's demonic illness."

Lin Zhengtai responded angrily.

In fact, he also misses his son.

The child is only eight years old, and it is the first time he has left home.

I don't know if he can have a full meal outside?

Can you sleep well at night?

And his habit of kicking the quilt, would someone get up in the middle of the night to help him put the quilt back on?

This big man sometimes looks like a woman, crying when he thinks of his son.

"Do you think my mother doesn't know that you are secretly wiping your tears? She keeps saying that I miss my son all day long, so don't think about it if you have the ability?"

Mrs. Sun swept the dust in the courtyard vigorously with a broom in her hand.

"Old man, go to the market to weigh a few catties of meat, I always feel that something happy will happen today."

"Go, go by yourself. I have to go to Mengjiawan to give old man Meng acupuncture and moxibustion!"

Lin Zhengtai looked righteous and awe-inspiring.

"I go to give acupuncture to old man Meng every day. I haven't brought a big boy home. Are you ashamed to ask?"

"Isn't this old man Meng who has no children and no daughters, no one to rely on? We can't see death without help?"

Lin Zhengtai's tone softened immediately.

It is true that he has treated the villagers for free almost all these years.

No wonder Mrs. Sun blamed him, even the farm work in the field was supported by Mrs. Sun alone.

"As long as you have a good heart, my old lady has become a black-hearted woman."

Seeing that Lin Zhengtai was submissive, Mrs. Sun also softened her heart. After all, what her husband did was a good deed for his ancestors, so she said it out of her mouth, but in fact she still supported him in her heart.

"However, I think the seeds left behind have begun to sprout. When I come back from Mengjiawan, let's go to the field and try to plant some."