At this moment, warm cheers immediately rang out from the crowd.
Surrounded by the crowd, the scholar whose name was called followed De Shun into the palace.
In the Xuanzheng Hall, Zhou Beichen was looking at the test papers of the first and third place candidates. The imperial pen stayed on the test papers for a moment. Although he felt that the students were too young, Zhou Beichen still wrote the first place on Jiang Yanfeng's test paper.
Although he is young, this little guy is really a talent. He likes him so much. With time, he will definitely become a great man.
Zhou Zhaonuan looked at the test paper in his arms, and suddenly, she grinned and laughed.
"After the number one scholar is selected, the Qionglin Feast will begin. By then, the entire Chang'an City will be bustling with activity. Dad, Nuannuan also wants to go to the Qionglin Garden. Can you let her go too?"
"You want to go too?"
Zhou Beichen was puzzled and reached out to rub his daughter's head.
"The Qionglin Banquet is a very important occasion for the court. I don't even go, only examiners go. What are you going for?"
Zhou Zhaonuan clapped her hands, becoming more and more excited.
"I want to see what the Qionglin Feast is like. Daddy, your daughter has never seen the world, so please let Nuannuan go and see it, okay, okay?"
He held Zhou Beichen's arm and kept shaking it, almost making him faint. Zhou Beichen felt helpless and his heart was a little dizzy.
"Alright, alright, stop wandering. If you want to go, go ahead. And then ask your brother to come along."
"Really? That's great. Thank you, Daddy. May you live a long life."
Live a hundred years?
These words really touched Zhou Beichen's heart.
Zhou Zhaonuan was so excited that she couldn't contain herself. She blinked her big eyes and suddenly thought of something, "Oh, right, Daddy, not only do I want to attend the Qionglin Banquet, I also want to watch the parade of the top scholar."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
Why is it so troublesome to raise a daughter?
"Okay, go ahead. I'll have Yuqin accompany you and send you a team of imperial guards to protect your safety."
He sounded somewhat helpless, but Zhou Zhaonuan didn't feel it. She only felt Zhou Beichen's big hands touching her head again and again. She kicked her legs happily, which made Zhou Beichen smile with full of fatherly love.
She was young and simple-minded, and she lived a carefree life in her carefree age.
What they didn't know was that this emperor, who was above everyone else, was breaking all his own bottom lines step by step in order to make his daughter happy and have a smooth life.
As he was speaking, Deshun's voice was heard outside the door.
"First, second, and third are here!"
Following the voice came the fifteen people whose names were called.
There are three people in the first class, five people in the second class, and the rest are in the third class.
"Your Majesty, your disciple, long live the Emperor!"
Looking at the students kneeling in unison, Zhou Beichen first laughed heartily, then stood up with his daughter in his arms and walked downstairs.
To be honest, his daughter ran to him today and acted coquettishly and cutely just to see how he would choose the top scholar. He didn't want to agree at first, but his daughter kept trying to please him and making promises, so he couldn't bear it.
"Get up."
Zhou Beichen smiled with satisfaction, then ordered Deshun to read the imperial edict. When Jiang Yanfeng learned that he was really the first place, the feeling in his heart was incomparable.
"The students thank the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!"
Jiang Yanfeng knelt down politely, and Zhou Beichen gave him a light support, "Top Scholar, please stand up."
He Man was selected as the second place, and the last third place was the eldest son of Minister of Rites Shen Zishan.
After everyone had ordered, Zhou Beichen turned around and sat on the dragon throne. He looked at Jiang Yanfeng, who was only eight years old. He saw his whitish shoes, one of which had its toes exposed. Then he looked at his clothes, which looked new. Zhou Beichen was stunned for a moment and smiled.
"I originally wanted to give the top scholar a small official position, but seeing that you are so young, it would be better for you to go to the Shangshufang in the palace first to gain some experience and become a tutor."
Jiang Yanfeng was immediately flattered and knelt down again, "I thank the emperor very much. Long live the emperor."
Zhou Beichen nodded.
"Well, get up. I'll have someone take you to the Shangshufang to familiarize yourself with it."
Suddenly, Zhou Beichen thought of something. He straightened his expression and looked at all the students.
"Tomorrow we will hold a Qionglin Banquet at Qionglin Garden. I have specially granted you 50,000 yuan for the banquet. Tomorrow, you will enjoy yourselves and have fun. As for the rest, I will assign you official positions after tomorrow."
The eyes of all the students who passed the imperial examinations lit up. They had only heard that the emperor was a tyrant before, but they didn't expect that he was a tyrant in this way. They loved it.
It seems that their emperor is only violent towards those who don't know the rules.
He became even more convinced of this master, and from then on, his heart was all on Zhou Beichen.
"Students thank the emperor very much. Long live the emperor!"
Looking at so many talented students, Zhou Beichen smiled with satisfaction.
"Alright, you guys go back first and have a good rest. After the Qionglin Banquet tomorrow, we'll have to work seriously for the court."
"The students are grateful to the emperor for his kindness and are willing to die for him."
Zhou Zhaonuan nestled in Zhou Beichen's arms, looking at her father's handsome face, and felt that her heart was also beautiful.
Putting everything else aside, she's actually a pretty good dad.
After everyone left, only Jiang Yanfeng remained in Xuanzheng Hall. Zhou Beichen planned to let Deshun take him to see the Shangshufang first, but unexpectedly, Zhou Zhaonuan poked her head out from his arms and looked at him, her big eyes full of hope.
"Dad, how about letting Nuannuan take this top scholar to the Shangshufang? He will be my little tutor in the future anyway. If Nuannuan goes with him, we can get to know each other better."
Zhou Beichen: “???”
He blinked in disbelief.
"Nuan... Nuan, what did you say? You want to take him to the Shangshufang to have a look?"
"Yes, yes, Daddy. Nuannuan feels that as children, we have things to talk about with each other. If you let Grandpa Deshun go, it would be a very lonely journey."
Zhou Zhaonuan stared at him with a pair of innocent eyes. "Besides, Daddy, haven't you always wanted Nuannuan to study well? If you can establish a good relationship with this little tutor, maybe he can help you get the top score in the imperial examination when Nuannuan is eight years old."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
He was stunned again, his face gradually tearing. She could be the top scorer in the imperial examination. Others didn't know whether they believed it or not, but he didn't believe it. The main reason was that his daughter was too unlearned. She had a little brain, but she just didn't study hard and loved to be naughty. But he loved her so much that he couldn't bear to hit her.
Fortunately, his daughter was able to answer all the questions the tutor asked her, which made Zhou Beichen feel less embarrassed.
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