Cannon Fodder's Humanoid Plug-in

From nerd to emperor

As soon as the apricot list was released, the palace examination was also put on the agenda.

As the last level of the imperial examination, the students who can finally participate are all outstanding students from all over the country.

There used to be an elimination system for a very short period of time in the palace examination, but with the maturity of the entire imperial examination system, candidates are no longer eliminated in the palace examination today.

All the tributes who can participate in the palace examination will be divided into first, second, and third grades in the end.

Even the top three at the bottom of the ranks are also from the same Jinshi background.

Therefore, although the palace examination system is stricter, the examinees are not so nervous.

The only sense of tension probably comes from the fact that the imperial examination is administered by the emperor himself.

To be Tian Shelang in the morning, and to go to the Tianzitang in the evening—may I ask which literati, especially the literati born in a poor family, did not have passionate expectations when they read this poem? ①

It is not an ordinary honor to be able to see the appearance of the monarch!

The day of the imperial examination.

All the candidates followed the officials from the Ministry of Rites to Fengtian Hall.

On the way, I saw all the civil and military officials standing on both sides of the hall from a distance, and even Lu Weizhou, who had always been extremely calm, couldn't help breathing nervously.

He looked enviously at Yan Chen beside him.

I thought in my heart: As expected of Mr. Yan, he can be so calm and calm in such a scene.

After standing still in the hall, the officials of Honglu Temple invite you to ascend to the hall.

Two figures, one tall and one short, walked out slowly, both of them were wearing black and yellow uniforms.

This is... the emperor and the crown prince are here?

As the emperor and the crown prince stood still, Lu Weizhou held his breath, lowered his head, his palms were sweating, and he dared not look up.

After the sound of the whip, all the candidates followed the officials to salute.

The old emperor looked at this group of candidates who were either Fang Jiguan or [-] years old, and ordered the crown prince to give them the policy questions.

——This move is somewhat against the rules, but he is the emperor, and he has the final say.Although the candidates were puzzled, they couldn't hold back.

The servant sent down the question and put it on the table, the deacon moved the table, and the Honglu Temple official led the candidates to salute again.

Finally, the officials of the Ministry of Rituals distributed the test questions, and the candidates could only start answering the papers after performing the last ritual.

When Yan Chen got the test paper, she didn't read it in a hurry, but started to study ink - the palace test is the same as the rural test and general test, and candidates need to bring pens, ink and inkstone by themselves.

At the same time, all officials left the examination room except the supervisor and other officials.

In front of the hall, the eyes of the emperor and Chang Jingxiao scanned the faces of candidates.

In the end, the eyes of the two people coincidentally landed on Yan Chen who was in the middle of the right side, who was studying ink in a leisurely manner.

This person is wearing an ordinary green shirt, which is not eye-catching at first glance. His body is thin, his wrist bones protrude slightly, and his slender fingers are whiter against the thick black ink.

Anyone with a discerning eye would be attracted to him at first sight.

——Really, compared with other candidates in the hall who sat stiffly and dodged with their heads buried, he seemed too relaxed.

It seemed that he was not in the palace examination room, but in his own home, preparing to write a poem.

This is a strange person, but I don't know if the ink in his stomach can match this temperament.

The old emperor held the jade pendant around his waist and played with it, and then started to inspect.

He walked to the left first, and the prince still stood there without moving.

After Yan Chen studied the ink well, he raised his eyebrows to take a look, and saw the young Chujun, who was half-height and not tall, who happened to be looking at him curiously.

Yan Chen smiled at him, then lowered his head and picked up the question paper.

There were two questions, which made him slightly relieved - the most exaggerated record in the past was ten questions.

And if he answered all of them earnestly, half a day would not be enough.

The questions of the palace examination were drafted by the emperor himself. The two questions were one for policy and the other for theory, which was quite routine.

Yan Chen looked at the first strategy question first.

The policy question is: this winter, the ice and snow were extremely cold, and thousands of people in Jinzhou froze to death. A large number of refugees flooded into the surrounding states to escape.

Yan Chen looked at the topic again.

The question asked is: the ruler is weak and the minister is strong, and it is taboo to be the ruler of a country.However, in the past, there was the Zhuo family, who took the emperor to order the princes, and eventually replaced the young emperor, rewrote history, and called himself orthodox.

What do you think about Zhuo's trip with your own heart?

After seeing the topic, Yan Chen understood.

This is not a topic, it is clearly a topic that the emperor brought private goods and compared the past with the present.

Not to mention the examiner, I don't know what other candidates think when they see such a question.

Yan Chen looked up and looked around, as expected.

It was clearly the cold winter of March, and many candidates couldn't help but raised their sleeves and wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.

It should be noted that after the palace examination, not all examination papers will be sent to the emperor immediately.

Instead, after the selection of officials, the excellent answer papers were selected, and the examiners read the papers for the emperor, and the latter appointed a candidate.

Those who are destined to be bastards, the answer sheets will not be seen by the emperor at all, but will be screened by the examiners.

And the officials... There are various departments, complex factions, and unknown positions.

If you don't answer this question well, it will be a proposition!

Yan Chen has no such worries.

He didn't even use the straw paper, so he picked up the pen and started answering on the main paper.

Seeing that the prince was still standing behind him, the emperor waved to him.Two big Buddhas, one in front and one in the back, began to read the candidates' answer sheets in advance.

Most candidates are still thinking hard.

It's enough to be nervous in front of the saint, but it's better to take the exam in front of the saint, and when the emperor and the prince stand in front of or behind them, the examinees are even more nervous and wish they could become transparent immediately.

There were even people whose palms were sweaty, and the pen was not held firmly, and it fell on the paper and splashed a puddle of ink.

The man hurriedly shook his hands, picked up the pen, and felt lucky: fortunately, he fell on the grass scroll.

The emperor looked at him with a blank expression, and led the prince to walk behind the next person.

When he saw the other side's face, he remembered: this person is exactly the temperamental examinee just now.

He actually answered the questions directly on the main paper, and didn't use any of the grass papers.

So confident?The emperor became curious and first looked at the tip of Yan Chen's pen.

Yan Chen wrote very quickly. At this time, the first policy question has been answered for most of the time:

"Freeze disaster should be managed from the source."

Just a few words at the beginning made the emperor, who was just planning to take a quick glance, sink his heart and continue reading.

"The common people will be frozen to death because of the inherent cold weather, but the root cause is that they don't know how to prevent the cold, and there are not enough things to protect against the cold... There are many reasons."

"If we only focus on disaster relief, the people will still freeze to death in the next winter. This is treating the symptoms rather than the root cause."

"Students have the following plan: let parents and officials from all over the country cooperate with medical centers to serve the common people before the cold winter... In addition, the price of private cotton is high, but the students understand that the harvest of its cultivation is not low, just because the scale is not enough... Therefore, Your Majesty can encourage or choose a suitable area to specialize in cotton cultivation to make up for..."

"Naturally, this year's freeze disaster has come to an end, and it needs to be resolved urgently. The students believe that the soaring grain price is the fault of grain merchants everywhere. The chaos of merchants chasing profit is everywhere. Your Majesty should..."

Yan Chen naturally took into account what the old emperor was worried about.

In order to recruit talents, the first emperor stipulated that businessmen can also become officials, which was really helpless.

Since ancient times, the rulers have tacitly suppressed the status of merchants to the lowest level, which is not unreasonable.

The saying "the sky is high and the emperor is far away" applies not only to officials, but also to businessmen.

Officials were corrupt, and the court's decrees and new regulations were not implemented.

If businessmen use unscrupulous means to adjust the price of the most basic livelihood materials at will, it will also make people's livelihood difficult.

——Even if the degree of centralization is high, the same is true.

After all, ancient times are not future generations. Whether it is technology, transportation, or the speed of information exchange, they are far from the point where they can guarantee real-time supervision and regulation of businesses in various places.

The first emperor's decree has been implemented for several years, and it is time for a change.

On the front page, Yan Chen didn't show any sympathy.

Anyway, he has a point of view: business status can be an official, and it has to be changed.The business system also needs to be changed.

He not only has a clear point of view, but also gives several suggestions that no matter who reads them, they will feel that they hit the nail on the head and are completely feasible.

It can be said that it is in the arms of the old emperor.

However, no matter how detailed Yan Chen's writing is, due to space constraints, many places are still mentioned in one stroke.

This tickles the emperor's heart.

If it wasn't for the palace examination, the old emperor would have dragged the person away on the spot and let him continue to write in detail for a day and a night.

Cough cough... The emperor suppressed the thoughts in his heart, and couldn't help but look at Yan Chen's scroll, intending to see which family it belonged to...

Huh?Yanchen?

The name was very familiar, and the emperor immediately thought of Huiyuan this time, that is, the merchant who was known everywhere as a "good teacher".

Focus on it, merchant.

The emperor glanced at the scholar's meticulous and handsome side face, then at his non-stop writing, as well as the criticism and countermeasures against businessmen in his pen.

emperor:"……"

His old face twitched twice.

Hold back, hold back.

If he hadn't remembered that he was in the imperial examination, the old emperor might really have to bear it and burst out laughing.

Take a look, what is this?This is the real disciple of the Son of Heaven!

Worrying about the worries of the common people and the worries of the king, such a person can truly be called a courtier of the Son of Heaven!

The old emperor was very excited.

Listening to the rapid breathing behind him, Yan Chen couldn't help turning his head slightly worried——the emperor in the main plot must have passed away a year later, so there won't be any butterfly effect, right?

Yan Chen failed to see how the old emperor was doing.

On the contrary, the little prince probably wanted to see the emperor's answer sheet because he was so excited, but he was not tall enough, so he stood by his side at some point.

When Yan Chen turned his head, the other party hadn't noticed his movement yet.

The little prince's pale cheeks were so thin that his chin was sticking out, and his two bloodless lips were tightly pressed together. He looked lifeless, but his eyes were shining brightly, staring intently at Yan Chen's answer sheet.

She is very similar to Yan Chen when she was young.

When the prince came back to his senses, the two liver emperors met their eyes again, and Yan Chen smiled gently at him.

The stern-faced little prince was taken aback for a moment.

The next moment, like a frightened beast, he stared at Yan Chen while taking two steps back until he avoided Yan Chen's sight.

Pretending to be dignified and majestic, Yan Chen smiled.

The emperor's breathing had calmed down, he turned his head and continued to answer questions.

Half of the one-day imperial examination quickly passed quietly, and almost all candidates were harassed by the royal father and son.

For the other candidates, the short half-day in the morning was more torturous than the nine days and six nights of the general examination.

But for Yan Chen, one is suffering and cold, and the other is purely on vacation, the two are simply incomparable.

And the test is to bring your own dry food, and the palace test is provided with lunch-it is a luxurious lunch.

Tea, fruits, snacks, four dishes and one soup, and even wine, can be said to be very rich.

Yan Chen didn't drink alcohol, and he didn't finish the main meal, but the fruit was slowly destroyed by him.

After the palace examination was over in the afternoon, Yan Chen took the examination papers and followed the team to the east corner gate to hand in the papers. Xu An and Geng Ming were waiting for him outside.

After the exam, Yan Chen felt relaxed.

Seeing his expression, Xu An and Geng Ming didn't ask any more questions.

Ever since Yanchen got Huiyuan, the two of them had full confidence in their young master.

"My lord, Tanhua must be you this time." Geng Ming learned his lesson, and this time he just whispered beside Yan Chen.

Yan Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, and before he had time to refute, Lu Weizhou also walked out from behind, looking relieved.

"Brother Yan." Lu Weizhou walked up to him: "I really admire you!"

"The emperor was standing behind me just now, and I almost lost my dignity in front of the imperial court. Fortunately, you can be so calm in front of the emperor and His Royal Highness the crown prince."

Yan Chen smiled: "I'm also very nervous."

"Really?" Lu Weizhou believed whoever said this.But when it came out of Yan Chen's mouth, why did he think it was impossible?

Lu Weizhou didn't get too entangled, but instead smiled and said, "This time's strategy is too tricky. I'm afraid many people can only use a compromise to fool them."

"I saw you were just flying like a pen, Brother Yan, this time Tanhualang must be you."

Yan Chen: "..." Why do you say he will be Tanhua?

When one or two said the same thing, Yan Chen didn't bother to refute. Anyway, when the imperial list is released, the result will be revealed naturally.

There were not many people in the palace examination, and all the answer sheets were divided into three grades. The second grade and third grade corresponded to the second and third grades, and the results would be released in the afternoon of the same day and filled in the imperial list.

The first-class papers were presented to the Wenhua Palace by the paper-reading officer and sent to the emperor, waiting for him to choose the next best candidate.

——No, this time it should be said that it was in the hands of the emperor and the prince.

The emperor finally screened out five answer sheets, and waved to the prince: "Xiao Wu, you choose the top three."

The crown prince took the examination paper and said: "Father, I already have a candidate in my mind, I wonder if it can be the same as Father's thinking?"

The emperor smiled but said: "You decide."

In fact, the level of the top three is often not too different.

According to the usual practice, the No. [-] scholar will be the son of a family, the second place will be the elder, and Tanhua will be the youngest and most handsome one.

Looking at this condition alone, Yan Chen is indeed very suitable for Tanhua.

If Xiao Wu really decides so, he won't go wrong.

But he obviously wanted to make Yan Chen the champion.

Of course, this is very possible, and it will offend the son of the family who had the chance to become the number one scholar.

The emperor was quite pleased.

The crown prince looked at him repeatedly, without any further hesitation, and took out three answer sheets one after another. According to the order, Yan Chen's name was impressively written on the first answer sheet.

Read the paper, the official eye and the nose, the nose and the heart.

After all, His Majesty is the prince who was carefully cultivated by the late emperor, and he is usually content with his success, which does not mean that he cannot use iron and blood wrists.

Isn't it this time?He tried his best to reject all opinions, and even asked the prince to give the rankings to the new scholars.

After the top three were determined, the next day was the Bass Passing Ceremony.

At the grand ceremony, the ranking of the candidates for the palace examination was announced, and the crown prince bestowed Jinshi, Jinshi background, and the same Jinshi background.

After the perch pass, the imperial list is posted to show the world.

The big yellow imperial list is pasted on the red wall, attracting countless people to watch it.

Soon they discovered that what was printed on the imperial list was not the seal of the emperor, but the prince's seal of His Highness the Crown Prince.

"What does it mean?"

"Could it be that the three in Yijia were chosen by the crown prince?"

"Uh..." Geng Ming had been waiting early in the morning. When he heard that the imperial list had been released, he was gearing up. Before he set off, he said to Yan Chen in a reassuring voice: "My lord, you must be Tanhualang."

Yan Chen didn't plan to go with him this time, and signaled him and Xu An to go and come back quickly.

Although Xu An is the dean of nursing, his force value is far higher than that of Geng Ming, but when it comes to the ability to charge into battle, he is really not as good as Geng Ming.

The two got into the crowd, and Xu An was squeezed out.

He looked around, but couldn't find Geng Ming's figure for a while.

But not long after, Geng Ming's heart-piercing shout came from the crowd: "The number one scholar! My son is the number one scholar!"

"Haha, my son won the first prize!"

When Geng Ming rushed out of the crowd, he was still waving Yi Tiao's hand behind his back trying to hold his hand, and rushed towards Xu An.

Xu An thought to himself: The young master is right that he didn't come.

Before Geng Ming could stand still, Xu An turned around and ran away without looking back.

"Hey! Captain Xu, wait for me..."

As soon as the results of the palace examination came out, the whole capital was filled with joy.

After seeing off several officials, Yan Chen finally received the imperial edict to attend the Enrong Banquet.

Along with gifts of various colors, Yan Chen also received a boa robe, which was the number one scholar's robe.

Early the next morning, he changed into this python robe and went to the Enrong Banquet, also known as the Qionglin Banquet.

Although the Enrong Banquet is bestowed by the emperor, the emperor usually does not come in person, and often sends a minister to attend the banquet.

But when Yan Chen walked into the banquet, he saw the prince's figure as expected.

The little prince still had a sullen face, and beside him was an old eunuch who would whisper a few words to him from time to time.

After everyone was seated, the crown prince was at the head, and he raised the wine bottle to all the students.

After saying congratulations, under Cheng Qi's guidance, he called Yan Chen, No. [-] and Tan Hua respectively, and went to say a few words with him to show his closeness.

Although he was still young, when he talked to the crown prince of a country, the Tanhualang was okay, but the second place was flushed with excitement, and he drank two extra sips of wine after returning to the banquet.

After the Enrong Banquet was over, they rode across the street.

Yan Chen didn't feel much of the so-called "spring breeze proud horseshoe disease", but his ears were a little dazzled by the screaming.

After finally ending everything, thinking that he would have to express his gratitude tomorrow, he was in a bad mood.

at the same time.

As for Yan Chen, the little-known number one scholar before the exam, some people asked everywhere for his address, some asked for his birth date, and some...

She found the emperor and asked the emperor to marry her.

"Father, this time the champion of the new division looks so handsome, even Tan Hualang, he has been compared to him."

"I heard Grandma Huang say that in the past, those princesses used to have their sons-in-law..."

"Who did you listen to, who will give you a marriage?" The emperor glanced at her: "I never said that."

The second princess: "But father, I also heard people say that the number one scholar was originally a merchant's son, and it is useless if you want him. Why can't you marry me?"

The emperor was originally calm, but when he heard this, he suddenly turned cold: "Who told you, it's useless if I want him?"

"If he becomes the number one scholar, it is destined to be compiled by my Imperial Academy. This is a rule, and it has nothing to do with whether he is a merchant or not."

"Besides." The emperor paused: "This time the one handpicked for the first rank is your fifth younger brother, the crown prince. Han'er, don't you understand what I mean?"

"Let's not talk about the number one scholar, even if it's Tanhua, you don't have to think about it." Those are all left by him for Xiao Wu, the new minister who will support the court in the future.

"Father, I..." The second princess's face froze, why did she think so?It's so ugly.

"Go back." The emperor waved his hand impatiently.

After the second princess left, he signaled Cheng Qi to come forward, and said coldly: "Someone go and find out who the second princess has been in contact with recently."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cheng Qi responded.

The second princess was born of Concubine Duan. Concubine Duan has no children and has always been honest and responsible, but she is still not favored.

Gein, her mother's family is extremely powerful in the court.

Cheng Qi only hoped that something could really be found out this time.

The crown prince is still unable to be independent, and the emperor's health is deteriorating. He urgently needs to warn these lawless courtiers.

Yan Chen is still unaware of the turmoil in the palace.

He's been busy lately, really busy—

On the third day after the release of the imperial list, the number one scholar will bring all the Jinshi to express their gratitude in Fengtian Hall.

On the fourth day, the number one scholar will lead all Jinshi to Guozijian to worship Confucius and perform the ceremony of releasing dishes.

Finally, after finishing all these tasks, the crown prince came forward and conferred officials on this group of new scholars. ②

The No. [-] Scholar was awarded to the Hanlin Academy for editing and writing, and the second place and Tanhua were awarded to the Imperial Academy for editing. It is worth mentioning that Lu Weizhou realized his dream and was awarded the title of Suzhou Yushi.

Yan Chen followed the Ministry of Rites and went to the Ministry of Officials to accept the appointment and go through the formalities.

Yan Lingchuan finally waited for Mr. Announcement.

She was beaming all over: her adoptive brother's ranking was much better than she thought, and he won the honor in high school, and his results in the imperial examination must not be too bad.

In fact, when Yan Chen passed the examination, Mr. Announcement came, but compared with this time, it is nothing to mention.

This will try Mr. Annunciation's ostentation, Yan Lingchuan has heard people say it, and has been coveting it for a long time!

After winning Huiyuan, no matter how high an official position can be, she is truly free from worries!

Yan Lingchuan couldn't help feeling emotional: The money given to Yan Chen was not given away for nothing.

Mo Xiang also thought of this: "Miss, our young master is really lucky!"

"The Wen family's batch of cloth before, you didn't buy it because you gave the young master a silver tael. Presumably, the heavens are blessing you and the young master."

"But miss, you said that this Wen's family is really good. If the cloth is broken, it will be broken. If you don't do it next time, it will be fine."

"I'm ashamed to see the girls they recruit at the door..."

——The Wen family's previous batch of cloth was sold to other people, which made them miserable. Recently, they have just calmed down, and they have set up some kind of model group.

Everyone else was cursing, but Yan Lingchuan felt that this idea was really good.

"You have nothing to be ashamed of, girls are not ashamed."

"Everyone has the love of beauty." Yan Lingchuan paused: "Let's not talk about this, tell me, what is your son's ranking in the imperial examination?"

"If it's Tanhua." Yan Lingchuan worried: "Would you be caught by the list?"

The author says:

① "To be Tian Shelang in the morning, to go to the Tianzitang in the evening" - "Poems of Child Prodigy"

②: This world is empty, because the understanding of the various names in ancient times is rather confusing _(:з)∠)_ I don’t have to worry so much Sexual mistakes, welcome to point them out (be nice);

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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!