Hearing this, Zhang Zhengming took the test paper and read it carefully.
The article was easy to understand and met the test requirements. The explanations in all aspects were quite good, even in his eyes.
Zhang Zhengming also knew what Wang Lun and others were thinking. They felt that the article was too flattering and wanted to suppress it.
But in his heart, everything Chen Xuance wrote was true.
Although it is said that his achievements are comparable to those of Yao and Shun, and that he is on par with the Three Sovereigns, this statement is too exaggerated.
However, he now felt that his Majesty was so young and so wise that he might be able to do this.
So after some thought, he immediately said, "There's nothing wrong with this article. The flaws don't outweigh the merits. I'll put it in the top two and then let Your Majesty review it and select the top three!"
Zhang Zhengming's words made everyone present look at each other, and in the end no one said anything more.
Even the Grand Tutor said that it was okay and could be included in the top two, so what could they do if they objected?
Regardless of their identities, the other party is a famous Confucian scholar in the world today.
Immediately, everyone nodded.
Confirm the list of Class II.
Then he handed it to the young eunuch waiting nearby.
Wang Jin also came down at this time, took the test paper, and handed it to Wei Yunyi, who was almost asleep, and said, "Your Majesty, the second-place test paper has been delivered. Please review it."
Upon hearing this, Wei Yunyi immediately sat up straight and became a little more sober.
Then, without any hesitation, he began to review the test papers.
Although I sent you the test paper.
But in fact.
As the emperor, I only need to select the top three.
As for the other four to ten names, the decision will be made by the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, or he can come in person.
Of course, given Wei Yunyi's personality, he definitely couldn't come in person for such a thing.
I get a headache when I see this kind of article.
What he wants most now.
Just to see if there are any talents needed among these ten people.
First of all, the first exam paper was about a person named Ouyang Ji.
Even before reading the content, Wei Yunyi had already guessed that this person was considered a top scholar in the eyes of his father-in-law and Zhang Zhengming and others.
This is the default rule for the palace examination. Generally speaking, examiners will put the best essays first.
And since it was the first article the emperor saw, he naturally read it carefully.
If nothing unexpected happens, this first test paper will be the top scorer of this imperial examination.
Unfortunately, Wei Yunyi doesn't need talented and capable people.
In fact.
He was also thinking about whether there was any information about Ouyang Ji in his memory.
However, because my memory of the original work is too distant, I can't remember it at all. After all, in a country, the imperial examination is a big deal, but it is not something that cannot be ignored.
Compared with major events like the Prince of Yan's rebellion, it is far inferior.
Unless you are the top scholar, you can eventually get into the cabinet and become a truly important figure.
From this we can see that Ouyang Ji is considered a talented person, but compared with Li Fang, he is still far behind.
Thinking of this, Wei Yunyi shook his head and did not read the first article, but started from the bottom one.
Since the one at the top is favored by the ministers, and the one he wants to choose is a treacherous minister.
Of course it has to be the other way around.
After drawing out that chapter of the test paper, Wei Yunyi saw a ranking, Chen Xuance!
The name is good, but I don’t know how the article is written?
Immediately, he began to browse carefully.
Soon, Wei Yunyi finished reading the article from beginning to end.
To be honest, he found it very difficult to read those sentences that were too pedantic and required quotations from classics.
This article is not only difficult to understand, but also filled with various flowery words, making people feel uncomfortable.
However, these are secondary.
What really made Wei Yunyi's eyes light up.
The second half is about self-praise, which is obvious at first glance. He even lists Yao, Shun, and the Three Sovereigns, and calls himself the greatest emperor of all time...
What's more important is that the article written by this person seems to be well-reasoned and there is no problem at all.
What's this?
This is flattery in an invisible way, and it makes people feel comfortable and not embarrassed at all!
In other words, this person is called Chen Xuance.
He has the potential to be a slanderous minister!
It should be noted that among the court officials today, there are capable officials represented by Zhang Zhengming, loyal officials represented by Cheng Rui, and so on.
The only thing missing is a greedy minister who is eloquent and loves to flatter.
Although the Empress Dowager's cousin Sun Kejian also has talent in this area.
But it's just one.
Now, another one has appeared.
How can I not use it?
It is certain that the corrupt minister is eloquent and likes to be cunning and deceitful.
Just a little training and pampering, and he will definitely become a treacherous minister!
Isn't this exactly the talent I need?
Very good, let’s do it!
Chen Xuance has the potential to be the top scholar!
However, Wei Yunyi did not directly choose him as the top scorer, because he had only read one article, and there might be better ones?
Of course, what he means by "better" has another meaning.
With this idea in mind.
Wei Yunyi seemed to be reading other articles.
After looking through the test papers of eight people in a row, he became confused.
Except for Chen Xuance, other people's articles all listed incompetent rulers and then explained the wrong actions taken by these incompetent rulers when they were in power. In his opinion, they had no intention at all.
Even in it, I can't find anything I want to learn from.
Because the incompetent rulers mentioned in those articles were nothing more than those with harems interfering in politics, treacherous ministers in power, and heavy taxes and levies.
Wei Yunyi himself knows all of this very well, so does he need them to tell him?
Well, I’m afraid there won’t be any good treacherous officials or talented people in this imperial examination.
This left him speechless.
It is said that capable ministers are hard to find.
But I didn't expect that it would be so difficult to find a few treacherous ministers who could ruin my luck.
But after a little thought, after all, the Wei Dynasty is currently in its ascendant, so it is normal for the court to be full of upright officials. Finding treacherous officials is indeed not an easy task.
But fortunately, there is another person named Chen Xuance who meets the requirements.
Shaking his head, Wei Yunyi immediately placed this person's test paper on the top.
And this.
He was the number one scholar chosen by him, and also the treacherous official with whom he had high hopes!
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