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It seemed as if Gu Zhen had expected that Wen Zhao was personally selected as the top scorer in the palace examination by the emperor.

Being the first in the imperial examinations is a great achievement, not to mention that Wen Zhao's questions were based on classics and were well-reasoned. He also put forward many suggestions that were in line with the emperor's wishes based on the current situation. The emperor could not bear to deprive him of the title of first place just because of his appearance.

Who says the top scholar can’t be more handsome than the third place scholar?

At the ceremony of announcing the results of the imperial examination after the palace examination, Wen Zhao sat in the center, wearing a bright red number one scholar robe, and rode his horse past on the Imperial Road. This was the only chance in his life to take this road.

The top scholar, who was only eighteen years old, had passed the imperial examination and won the top three places. The last time the capital was so lively was when Xie Songhan was admitted to the imperial examination.

The streets were full of people, all coming to watch the first three. Officials from the Ministry of Rites led the way, holding up the imperial edict and holding up tall signs. Wen Zhao and the other two sat on tall horses and waved to the people.

The brave ones threw handkerchiefs and bouquets at them, but Wen Zhao dodged them without leaving a trace. Amid the deafening cheers and firecrackers, he truly felt where he stood now.

And more determined in what I think.

Senior brother Xie Songhan will be returning to the capital soon. He is a loyal minister and hopes that Wen Zhao can be like him and be loyal only to the emperor.

Today's palace examination essay topic explored the pros and cons of Confucianism on government affairs, which made Wen Zhao more certain of a fact.

The emperor is a wise ruler who gets things done. He has long been dissatisfied with the negative impact of the exclusive promotion of Confucianism. He is eager to find a breakthrough. On the one hand, he still wants to use Confucianism to regulate the people and strengthen the centralization of political power. On the other hand, he wants to change ideological dogmas to make the country more prosperous.

Combining Taoism and Buddhism to reduce the ignorance of the people while not letting them escape the control of imperial power is the problem that the emperor is currently worried about.

Wen Zhao made many bold suggestions, which at one point almost prevented his article from being delivered to the emperor.

But after all, he was the first in the imperial examination. The emperor had already remembered his previous essay and asked to read it. After reading it, he gave it three "good" words.

All the officials in the hall were sweating. This was a signal that it would be difficult to implement.

Wen Zhao suggested setting up female households, improving the living status of women, abolishing chastity arches, and encouraging widows to remarry voluntarily in order to increase population fertility and promote economic prosperity.

Its feasibility and operability are discussed from five aspects: survival, social opinion, economy, population growth and social stability.

He had this idea because, firstly, he saw in Gu Zhen the possibility of a woman becoming independent, secondly, he wanted to make plans for the future privately, and thirdly, he heard from Xie Songhan that the current empress dowager had turned gray with worry over her niece's widowhood!

This chastity arch lasted for a hundred years in the current dynasty. Even when a princess died, her husband had to keep it in public. If ordinary people wanted to remarry in private, they not only had to obtain the man's consent, but they were also not allowed to take away their dowry and property.

The process is tedious and complicated, and the eyes of the world are like knives that can cut you into a bloody mess.

If His Majesty wants to reform, there must be a starting point. Wen Zhao considers himself to be a ready-made example. How could His Majesty not make use of him?

Xie Songhan returned to Beijing after completing his mission to promote reform.

When Wen Zhao thought of this, he felt more confident. He smiled sincerely. The top scholar had been very calm since he came out, and now he had some of the liveliness of a young man. More flowers and handkerchiefs fluttered down and hit his arms.

After the parade was over, Wen Zhao received the imperial edict to join the Hanlin Academy and returned home, only to find that the restaurant was closed.

Maybe there were too many people, so Gu Zhen hid away.

Going around to the backyard, he saw someone familiar inside congratulating him. When Wen Zhao entered the door, he ran into Mrs. Wang from the flower shop next door.

She hadn't come to chat with Gu Zhen for some time because her son had fallen in love with the young and beautiful Ms. Gu, and Mrs. Wang didn't want her son to marry a widow, so she stayed away from him.

She came again today, probably because she felt that even though Gu Zhen was a widow, she was worthy of her son?

Wen Zhao's smile faded. He ignored Mrs. Wang's enthusiastic greeting and went straight to his study.

After Gu Zhen had seen off the enthusiastic neighbors, Wen Zhao appeared and took something out of his pocket and handed it over: "Here, this is for you."

On the table next to Gu Zhen were gold, silver and jewelry bestowed by the emperor, so the hairpin in Wen Zhao's hand seemed a little inconspicuous.

Wen Zhao also realized it, and explained with a red face: "I carved it myself, and I plan to give it to you after I pass the palace examination. Don't be disgusted, even if it's just for fun."

Gu Zhen laughed, took it and put it in her hair: "I like it very much, I will wear this from now on."

Wen Zhao sat next to her and said, "If you are annoyed by these people, just stay away from them and don't tire yourself out."

"It's not tiring. Everyone comes here to congratulate us with good intentions." Except for Mrs. Wang.

He urged her to remarry.

There were also many people who wanted to act as a matchmaker for Wen Zhao, but they were troubled by the lack of a suitable one. As we all know, there have been talented men and beautiful women since ancient times. Many unmarried ladies in the capital were just waiting to marry learned men.

And it’s not their turn.

Wen Zhao knew that he had become so popular that when he joined the Hanlin Academy, more people would come to him to act as matchmakers.

Just reject it. The emperor wants him to be a loyal minister, so how could he be willing to let Wen Zhao marry the daughter of any minister?

He became more and more confident about his and Gu Zhen's future.

Wen Zhao's heart was beating fast, and he reached out to hold Gu Zhen's hand: "Wait a little longer, if my guess is correct, we may be able to leave the capital soon."

How could a top scholar who had made a mistake continue to stay in Beijing and serve as a noble scholar in the Hanlin Academy? He should be demoted and sent to a remote place.

Gu Zhen knew that he was a thoughtful person who planned two steps ahead. She could also guess part of the situation based on recent events. She thought that Wen Zhao was really bold and careful, and one wrong step could lead to an abyss.

Now I can only look forward step by step.

......

Wen Zhao guessed correctly. Not long after he joined the Hanlin Academy, when the first snow fell in the capital, his first impeachment was presented to the emperor.

"He has lost his moral character, read the books of sages in vain, and had an ambiguous relationship with his elder sister-in-law Gu Zhen. This is against ethical principles and he is unworthy of his position. He should be dismissed and severely punished to warn the scholars of the world..."

"As a widow, her sister-in-law not only does business in the open, but she also seduces her brother-in-law. She is simply dissolute. Your Majesty, such a woman must be paraded through the streets according to the laws of our dynasty and must not be forgiven!"

After hearing this, His Majesty smiled meaningfully and said, "My dear, do you agree with what the gentlemen said?"

Wen Zhao walked out and knelt in front of the palace, lifting the hem of his official uniform without being servile or arrogant. "Your Majesty, you may have misunderstood me. I wrote the divorce letter on behalf of my brother three years ago, and it has been registered with the government after I came to Beijing. Now Gu Zhen and Gu are free and have nothing to do with me and the Wen family."

The ministers were shocked and stepped forward to refute.

"This won't change the relationship between Master Wen and the Gu family. How can we just avoid this matter?"

"Yes, yes, Master Wen, even if you have signed the divorce agreement, you are living with a single man and a single woman from the Gu family, and your behavior is intimate, which is also against the way of a gentleman. Do you admit this crime?"