Chapter 487 Shouldn't I doubt it?
So, this is because God couldn't bear to see his talent buried and watch him live a life of mediocrity.
Since it was an opportunity given to him by God, he must seize it and must not miss it!
After seeing the test questions, Feng Nantian had the same reaction as Song Zichuan. Of course, he could remember that an old article he had written was very relevant to the topic.
At that time, his article was praised by the teachers of the entire academy.
Therefore, if he copied it today, there should be no big problem.
But...
Feng Nantian is a talented person. He has been working hard and making progress. He thinks that with his current strength, he may be able to write a better article than the original one.
He had already prepared a draft in his mind, but the moment Feng Nantian put pen to paper, the words he wrote did not match the content in his mind.
Feng Nantian gave a bitter smile. He had no regrets after making his move, especially for the imperial examination. It turned out that he was influenced by Master Xiao.
It was because, before he entered the examination room, Master Xiao advised him:
When writing questions, you must write about the ones you are most familiar with and most confident about. When
Feng Nantian first heard this, he was completely confused.
Now, Feng Nantian was even more confused.
Even if Master Xiao knew the test questions in advance, the problem was that Master Xiao had not been able to test his talent himself, and
he had no idea what kind of articles he had written before.
Therefore, how could Master Xiao's advice to himself be just to let him use his old articles in the imperial examination?
Unable to figure it out, Feng Nantian gave up thinking. The first word had already been written, and there was no way to change it. So he would just continue to write it down.
At worst, he could come back three years later as his godfather said. Fortunately,
Miss Xiao was still young, and she should be able to wait for him for three years.
After finally getting through the days of the imperial examination, Feng Nantian felt that he was almost rotten.
Fortunately, the article used his old homework, which saved him a lot of effort.
Compared with others, Feng Nantian felt that he was in pretty good shape.
Just as Feng Nantian was walking away with big strides, he was suddenly bumped by someone behind him.
The man was so strong that he knocked Feng Nantian to the ground, but he never stopped to check Feng Nantian's condition, let alone apologize to Feng Nantian.
Feng Nantian, whose head was knocked dizzy, lay on the ground and couldn't get up immediately.
Soon, he heard the conversation between the two:
"Mr. Song, the Fourth Prince asked me to ask you one more question. How confident are you in this imperial examination?"
Before the test questions came out, the Fourth Prince didn't say much.
Now that the test is over, the Fourth Prince will definitely ask Song Zichuan how he felt about the test.
At this time, Song Zichuan was full of confidence, sweeping away his previous uneasiness: "Reply to the Fourth Prince, I am confident in this imperial examination!"
That article was really good. Until today, he has never seen a better article than that for the same question.
Song Zichuan felt that he was already quite humble for not saying with certainty that he would definitely be among the top three.
Passing the imperial examination was not a problem at all.
"Maybe he can make it to the first list?"
Seeing Song Zichuan's unusual confidence, the other party also became interested.
Song Zichuan was indeed talented, but he did not think that Song Zichuan's talent was the top one, so where did Song Zichuan's confidence come from?
"That's right."
First list?
That would be his worst result in this imperial examination.
As if to verify Song Zichuan's words, some people who knew Song Zichuan and had communicated with him earlier, after leaving the Gongyuan,
all bowed to congratulate Song Zichuan, saying that Song Zichuan would definitely be on the list of this imperial examination.
One person said so, two people still said so, even Song Zichuan himself admitted generously that this matter was almost true, which made the man more and more curious.
After the man returned to the Fourth Prince's Mansion, he told the Fourth Prince about the situation.
The Fourth Prince was happy that he did not misjudge Song Zichuan, and was also curious about this phenomenon, so he called Song Zichuan back to the mansion and asked him in detail.
When the Fourth Prince heard Song Zichuan mentioned that he was lucky, he not only wrote an article that met the requirements of this year's imperial examination,
but also wrote an extremely good article, which was sought after by many people.
Therefore, this imperial examination was easy for him, and he was quite confident.
The Fourth Prince smiled and asked Song Zichuan to recite the article to him again.
No one knew that because of Song Zichuan's affirmation of this article,
he recited this article countless times when no one was around.
Song Zichuan was not happy at the time, but annoyed and jealous.
He couldn't understand why he was talented and worked hard, but why such a good article was not written by him, but was the proud work of his classmates!
After Song Zichuan wrote for a long time, his speed of dictation increased, and his handwriting had some master's style.
It was precisely because of the double blessing of the brilliant article and the excellent handwriting that Song Zichuan became famous soon after he came to the capital, and his reputation in the scholar circle was very good.
The reaction of the fourth prince after reading the article was the same as Song Zichuan imagined. He applauded and gave himself enough affirmation, and said that he would definitely pass the imperial examination this time.
If he did not pass, it must be the examiner.
At that time, the fourth prince was willing to ask the emperor to make the decision for him.
The look on the face of the Fourth Prince when he was praising Song Zichuan suddenly overlapped with the look of the gentlemen who were praising Feng Nantian in Song Zichuan's memory.
Slowly, in Song Zichuan's memory, Feng Nantian, who was praised by the gentlemen, changed his face and replaced it with Song Zichuan's own face.
This lie was told so many times that Song Zichuan not only deceived others, but also believed it himself. The real owner of this article was him, not Feng Nantian.
"You have worked hard in this imperial examination. Go back and have a good rest and wait for the good news."
The Fourth Prince now admires Song Zichuan to the utmost. He really did not misjudge Song Zichuan and bet on the wrong horse in him.
Although Song Zichuan entered the court a little late, with the help of Zhu Xuntao, the
Crown Prince seemed to have taken root in the position of Crown Prince and it was extremely difficult to pull him out.
But as long as the Crown Prince has not ascended the throne, the Fourth Prince does not want to give up and must continue to work hard and persevere to the end.
In this way, it is quite necessary for Song Zichuan, as the Fourth Prince's man, to enter the court as an official.
The Fourth Prince feels that the reason why the Crown Prince's position as Crown Prince is so stable and steady, and has not aroused the suspicion of his father, the Emperor, is all because of Zhu Xuntao's help.
The Crown Prince has Zhu Xuntao, so can't he have Song Zichuan?
Even if Song Zichuan's ability is not as good as Zhu Xuntao's, as long as they work hard enough, there will always be a possibility and opportunity to pry open the prince's position!
The fourth prince is concerned about Song Zichuan's situation, and Xiao Jingzhan is also concerned about how Feng Nantian did in the exam.
Feng Nantian was happy and surprised to be so concerned by Xiao Jingzhan, and once again suspected that Xiao Miluo had told the people in the Marquis' Mansion about him.
But looking at Xiao Jingzhan's attitude, it seems a little bit unlikely: "Thank you for your concern, Prince Xiao, everything goes well in the imperial examination."