Fantasy: Starting out as a gigolo, born a Confucian sage

The Imperial Examination is not as troublesome as the Autumn Examination and the Spring Examination. It has to be divided into two sessions, some theoretical and some practical.

Those who can reach the stage of the palace examination are actually not far behind.

And they won't brush people down, they just rank all the tributes, and then they become Jinshi.

So there is only one exam.

Everyone lined up outside the palace gate, and examiners were already waiting here to check their examination certificates.

After passing the verification, all the candidates lined up inside the palace gate, waiting to be summoned by the emperor.

"Come with me."

After waiting for almost half a quarter of an hour, Master Cui walked out from the depths of the inner courtyard.

His eyes swept across the candidates, paused for a moment on Shen Wuming, and then passed him by.

He ordered loudly.

Under the leadership of Taifu Cui, everyone was cautious, bowed their heads slightly, and followed him obediently.

Even a dandy like Yang Yuanqing was respectful at this time and did not dare to show any signs of dissoluteness.

It is obvious that Her Majesty the Empress still has a high prestige in the hearts of everyone.

Arriving outside the Jinluan Palace, Cui Taifu asked them to wait, "I will go in and report to Your Majesty."

"You can take a short rest and take a walk, but don't go too far."

After saying that, he turned and left, while the other candidates gathered together in twos and threes, whispering to each other.

There were hundreds of thousands of candidates who took the spring exam, but after two exams, only a few were left here.

There were only a little over a hundred people in total.

And most of them are imperial students, either the sons of powerful people, the descendants of high-ranking officials, or those who have failed in the examination before.

There were hundreds of states in the Han Dynasty. In many states, no one could even go to the palace examination, but Dingzhou performed well.

Not only did Shen Wuming dominate the gold list, but Wang Zhiwei also came up by the tail.

Cui Kuan and Wei Xiaowen were unlucky and failed in the second round of the spring exam.

Yang Yuanqing also entered the palace examination, mainly because he did well in the second game.

After all, the son of a top powerful person like him may not have very good writing skills, but his cultivation is still in place.

I have been taught by famous teachers since I was a child, and there are various resources available.

This is also the reason why most officials in the DPRK and China come from wealthy families.

Take away the human relationship and go through the back door.

Even if they compete under fair conditions, many children from poor families are far behind them.

"What are you looking at? What are you looking at?"

Shen Wuming saw Yang Yuanqing looking around and here and there, so he couldn't help but get closer.

"After all, you are also the young master of Rongguo Mansion. Is it possible that you haven't been to the palace before? What a fuss."

Yang Yuanqing chuckled, "Can it be the same? Before, I was following my dad."

"And to be honest, we can only go to places like the Royal Garden normally."

"I don't dare to come to Jinluan Palace."

The palace was not simply the residence of the emperor, as later generations thought.

In fact, most of the front palace was the central office space of the imperial court.

In addition to the Jinluan Hall where court meetings were held, there was also a large set of supporting staff for the emperor such as the Imperial Study Room.

In addition, central institutions such as Zhengshitang and Longtuge, or the emperor's secretarial institutions, are all located here.

On weekdays, even if noble disciples come to the palace to attend banquets or the like, they will not come to the front palace.

The most I can do is go to the Royal Garden to have a meal.

"It's different now. Did you hear what Cui Taifu said just now? Let's see."

"This is what matters to us. If we are familiar with the environment, we might be able to work here in the future!"

Yang Yuanqing was cheerful.

"Virtue!" Shen Wuming curled his lips and disapproved.

"Hehe." Yang Yuanqing giggled twice and rubbed his hands together, "Speaking of which, my brother is the best."

"If you hadn't helped me figure out the topic, I wouldn't be here now. I will treat you and my sister-in-law to dinner later."

"Farewell, no time."

Shen Wuming's face was full of exhaustion. He had been busy with matters in Tiance Mansion some time ago.

I have finally had some free time recently, but how can the two ladies in the backyard be so easy to resist?

In addition, Su Yuanzhi, the cheap grandfather, was urging him to prepare for the imperial examination, and he was really tired.

At this moment, I just want to finish the exam quickly and go back to have a good sleep.

"It's useless for you to refuse me. My father will definitely invite you anyway." Yang Yuanqing spread his hands.

After all, Rong Guogong Yang Wanchun knew all about his three-legged cat skills.

He also knew that he was able to reach this point largely because of Shen Wuming's help.

While the two were chatting, Master Gao walked out.

However, at this time, she was not wearing casual clothes like before, but was wearing the clothes of a palace maid.

The styles are complex and the workmanship is exquisite.

She should be a female official in the palace, and her rank is not too low.

Mr. Gao stood on top of the hall, and a group of candidates quickly came over and lined up in an orderly manner.

"Announce candidates to enter the palace!"

Master Gao said lightly, but he didn't know if there was a formation in the palace or what.

The sound was amplified a lot and echoed in everyone's ears.

Immediately, everyone lined up behind Shen Wuming according to their ranking.

"Let's go."

Master Gao winked at Shen Wuming and then walked inside.

Shen Wuming took a deep breath, followed step by step, and slowly entered the Jinluan Palace.

"See Your Majesty!"

Mr. Gao set an example for everyone, bowing respectfully to the top.

"See Your Majesty!"

The candidates were shouting and preparing to salute when Master Gao's voice sounded again.

"The Marquis of Yong'an, Shen Wuming, has made great contributions to the country and is specially given the privilege of not kneeling before the emperor!"

Shen Wuming was about to reach out to lift his robe, but when he heard this, he put the corner of his robe down again.

Then he bowed and saluted.

The group of candidates behind him knelt on the ground in a hurry, kneeling three times and kowtowed nine times.

When he bent down, Shen Wuming's eyes turned up and he also caught a glimpse of the stunning figure on the dragon throne.

"Is it really her?"

Shen Wuming had expected it, but his heart still skipped a beat at this moment.

This is the woman.

The woman who beat him in his dream.

"No need to be polite, stand up."

The empress raised her hand lightly, motioning everyone to stand up, without saying anything polite.

"Let's start this palace examination directly."

"My question here is very simple, how to unify the world, please answer it."

"Now, distribute the test papers."

After saying that, the empress closed her eyes slightly and dozed off on the dragon throne.

Everyone looked at each other, they didn't expect the empress's question to be so straightforward, isn't this nonsense?

Shen Wuming was also confused.

He has been paying attention to the court newspaper recently. If it goes as expected, the palace examination should be to investigate the situation of the Han-Yan border.

In addition, it may also be to investigate the water conservancy construction in various places.

There is also an investigation of people's livelihood issues.

He thought about various details, but he didn't expect that the empress was so... awesome!

Who doesn't know about unifying the world?

Since the division of the Qin Dynasty, countries have been fighting each other, and people with lofty ideals are thinking about unifying the world.

But this is unrealistic.

Since Qin Shihuang, the world has never been unified, and now is not the time for unification.

Demons, aliens, and the four countries in the Central Plains.

How can we unify by checking and balancing each other and cooperating with each other?

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