Chapter 532: Palace Examination Results
His hand paused.
He always felt that the sixth son's maternal family was too powerful and not suitable to be emperor, so he wanted to give the throne to the third son.
However, the third brother has disappointed him recently. If he has to rely on him for help in everything and helps an incompetent person to ascend the throne, the Great Zhou will not be able to prosper.
If the sixth brother really has the ability and can use the Liang family, the Gu family, and several other major families to check and balance each other, he might be able to do better than the third brother.
He thought of the two young men he had just met, Wei Ziang and Xu Jue. They possessed a distinguished aura, like uncut jade. With such talent, if they were honed, they would surely become fine jade. Perhaps they could become worthy ministers and contribute to a prosperous era.
He was also reluctant to change the fate of these two teenagers.
He just watched and didn't interfere too much.
Emperor Zhou withdrew his hand.
Wenhua Hall, the main hall.
The tribute students were all waiting nervously.
Qin Zhao drank his tea slowly and calmly, as if the top spot was already in his pocket.
Suddenly, his eyes looked up.
The emperor came out, followed by an official wearing the robes of a fifth-rank official.
The tribute students immediately stood up and saluted.
After the ceremony, the emperor personally selected the top three candidates for the palace examination.
The top scholar, Wei Ziang, was promoted to editor of the Hanlin Academy, the sixth rank.
The second place winner, Xu Jue, was promoted to editor of the Hanlin Academy, the seventh rank.
The third place winner, Qin Zhao, was promoted to editor of the Hanlin Academy, the seventh rank.
Only Jinshi can enter the Hanlin Academy, and only Hanlin can enter the cabinet.
Although there is no explicit regulation in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it has become an unspoken rule.
The rank of the sixth rank is not high, but the future is limitless and there is a chance to enter the cabinet.
When the top-ranking students were announced, Wei Ziang, Xu Jue, and Zhuo Shu all showed joy on their faces.
Xu Jue stretched out his hand from behind and gave Wei Ziang a thumbs up. Wei Ziang saw it and smiled shyly.
Qin Zhaoze was extremely shocked.
Like a loud thunder, a 'boom' sounded in his ears.
How is that possible?
He is actually the third place? !
Next, he could not hear what the emperor was saying at all.
The emperor personally selected the first class, and the remaining second and third classes were announced by the scholars of the Hanlin Academy.
Wei Ziang, Xu Jue, and Zhuo Shu all pricked up their ears to listen.
Zhuo Shu, sixth in Class 2!
Zhuo Shu's eyes lit up. This was actually a very good result for him.
After the Hanlin Academy scholar announced the second and third place students, he said, "The specific arrangements for the second and third place students will be announced tomorrow. Please go back and wait for the notification."
After expressing their gratitude, everyone left Wenhua Hall.
"I told you, the top scorer will definitely be between Brother Xu and Brother Wei!"
"Haha, that's great! The top two candidates are both from our Imperial College!"
They were very proud, but Qin Zhao and the students from other places were dumbfounded!
"Brother Wei is the youngest number one scholar in our Great Zhou, right?"
"Now that you say it, it's true!"
"Brother Xu is also the youngest runner-up."
"Brother Xu, Brother Wei, congratulations! Congratulations!"
Wei Ziang and Xu Jue smiled and accepted everyone's congratulations.
The two were escorted out of the Wenhua Hall.
At the gate of the palace.
Tang Li and Wei Qing stretched their heads to look, and Tang Li couldn't help but grab Wei Qing's collar. She was so nervous.
It’s already this late, the results should be out.
Wei Qing was tall and he held her in his arms, patting her back gently to comfort her.
"It's out!" Wei Qing said.
He immediately saw Xu Jue and Wei Ziang in the crowd!
Students walked past them, and some of them recognized them as the elders of Xu Jue and Wei Ziang, and came over to congratulate them.
"Congratulations, Master Wu and Madam Wu!"
"Congratulations!"
Hearing the congratulatory voice, Tang Li looked at Xu Jue and Wei Ziang.
"Sister, our family has produced a top scholar." Xu Jue said with a smile.
"Number one scholar?!" Tang Li looked at Wei Ziang.
Wei Ziang smiled and nodded, his small chest puffing out involuntarily.
When Wei Ziang heard he was chosen as the top scholar, he seemed calm, but he was actually very happy. He was also a little proud. His parents must be very happy and proud of him!
Tangli was not only happy, he was ecstatic!
In the novel, Wei Ziang is the top scholar, so even if he won the top prize this time, it is not a shocking thing.
However, she had watched this young man grow up little by little! When she first met him, he was only seven years old, still a tiny kid who couldn't read. She watched him grow from a tiny kid into a knowledgeable young man, and now he even passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer!
She raised a top scholar!
"Mom, Xu Jue is the runner-up." Wei Ziang said.
Wei Ziang felt that Xu Jue was as good as him, but the emperor had to choose between the top and second place, so he must have chosen him as the top scholar!
"If Xu Jue and Zi'ang were not in the same class, Xu Jue would definitely be the top scorer." Tang Li said.
Wei Ziang nodded vigorously, agreeing deeply!
In fact, for Xu Jue, there is no difference between the top scorer and the second place scorer.
He doesn't particularly value this.
Besides, the top scholar is Zi'ang.
If it were anyone else, he would still be dissatisfied, but when it came to Ziang, he had no idea at all.
I'm not jealous, what am I jealous of? I'm not envious, what am I envious of? He and Ziang are one family!
"Mom, Xu Jue and I have both become Hanlin scholars." Wei Ziang said.
Once you become a Hanlin, you will have the opportunity to enter the cabinet!
In the novel, Wei Ziang and Xu Jue both served in the cabinet, but they had different political views and were diametrically opposed to each other. The setbacks in their careers were all caused by each other. Now that they are walking side by side and supporting each other, they will surely have a smoother career and go far enough.
Tang Li sincerely hopes that there will be two famous ministers of equal stature, whose names will be recorded in history.
Wei Qing was so happy that he patted Wei Ziang's shoulder and then patted Xu Jue's shoulder.
"You are worthy of being my son." Wei Qing said excitedly.
What a promising person!
The top two candidates in the imperial examination both come from his family!
My heart is pounding, I’m so happy, I really want to run around the imperial city twice!
"Husband, we are outside, please restrain yourself." Tang Li said.
If her husband were seen like this by other colleagues, his image would be completely ruined.
Wei Qing patted his face to calm himself down.
Zhuo Shu was also surrounded by Manager Hua and Cao Ji.
Sixth in Class 2!
This is a pretty good result.
There were so many candidates in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, and her brother actually got sixth place in the second class!
Their Hua family has produced a Jinshi!
You are so promising.
Shopkeeper Hua and Cao Ji were both very happy.
"Let's go home!" Wei Qing said.
The group got on the carriage and headed to the marquis's mansion.
Soon, the news spread throughout the capital.
This time, the number one scholar was only fourteen years old. He was the youngest number one scholar in the hundred years since the establishment of the imperial examination system in their Great Zhou!
A true young talent!
This is the topic of conversation on the streets and in the alleys.
The Gu family had also been waiting for the results of the palace examination. As soon as the news came out, they rushed to the Wu family to congratulate them.
For a moment, the whole mansion was filled with joy and excitement.
Some are happy, some are sad.
Let’s talk about Qin Zhao.
After the emperor announced the top scholar, he was shocked and stunned, and he was in a daze. He had no idea how he walked out of Wenhua Hall.
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