The results of the palace examination will come out very quickly. There are only thirty papers in total, and the emperor will look at them alone.
Undoubtedly, the best answer was from Xiao Hechuan. He wrote about all the questions very comprehensively. His policy paper was even better than the memorials written by the ministers in the court.
He is born to be an official!
In addition, when Eunuch Fu showed the poems he had collected to the emperor, the emperor exclaimed that they were of great literary talent.
If he doesn't enter the Hanlin Academy, who will?
However, when he saw Guo Gan's answer sheet, his eyes went dark.
What the hell is this about?
He originally had high expectations for him, but he ended up handing himself such a thing. Was he fooling himself?
It's totally irrelevant and unreasonable.
His Majesty now doubts the authenticity of his previous good results.
He had been happy just a moment ago, but at this moment he was so angry that smoke came out of his nostrils.
"Go and call the Minister of Rites to me!"
His Majesty rarely loses his temper, but when he does, he will scold the person until he is humiliated.
Many ministers in the court have experienced this.
The Minister of Rites knew that he could not escape this test, and he looked dejected on his way into the palace.
Sure enough, as soon as he arrived at the Shangshufang, the emperor threw Guo Gan's answer sheet in front of him:
"Come, take a good look at the answer sheet your grandson handed in to me. It's a complete mess, too awful to look at. You really taught him well."
The Minister of Rites had a layer of cold sweat on his forehead. He picked up the answer sheet with trembling hands and took a look at it, and his eyes went dark.
He was scolding in his heart, this good-for-nothing. He always told him to study hard, but he turned a deaf ear to everything I told him to do. Now he has no real ability at all, which has brought him complete disgrace.
He was already old, and after being lectured by the emperor, he felt so ashamed that he almost vomited blood on the spot.
The fact is, on the way back in the carriage, he couldn't hold it in and almost fainted from anger.
After returning, he had Guo Gan called over, forced him to kneel inside the ancestral hall, and whipped him.
The old lady and the eldest lady of the Guo family all came up to stop them, but it was of no avail.
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A few days later, the results of the palace examination came out, and the emperor issued an edict to announce it to the world, appointing the top three winners of the first class.
They are: the top scholar, Xiao Hechuan from Jeju, the second scholar, Mo Tingjun from Huizhou, and the third scholar, Lu Wenzhou, a native of Kyoto and the son of a sixth-rank official.
There is something special about this third place winner. He must not only be good at studying, but also good-looking.
In his previous life, Lu Wenzhou was the heir apparent of the second-class class. In this life, Guo Gan's defeat turned out to be a great advantage for him and Mo Tingjun.
If this ranking changes, the subsequent direction will also change greatly.
Xiao Hechuan is the new top scholar, and this has been announced to the world. The emperor has also specially posted his answer sheet in the form of a notice so that people all over the world can appreciate his talent.
This is a unique honor.
There is no need to mention Guo Gan, as he is not ranked among the top ten.
This time, he was truly a laughing stock, and the whole of Kyoto was laughing at him.
Qi Xiuyuan's ranking also changed greatly, because of Xiao Hechuan, and because he was hardworking and excellent enough, the inheritance of this life fell on him.
When the news came out, he couldn't believe it himself. He actually ranked fourth!
This was a huge surprise that he had not expected. He immediately jumped up and down with joy. He was even happier than Xiao Hechuan, the top scholar.
There was no way. Xiao Hechuan had expected this, so he wasn't that excited. They were all small scenes, and he had experienced them in his previous life.
But Jiang Sui was still very excited. At that time, a parade in Kyoto would be arranged for the top three in the first class. Xiao Hechuan would wear a bright red number one scholar robe, a number one scholar hat, ride a tall horse, wear a big red flower, and parade in Kyoto in a grand manner to receive the admiration of all the people.
Once the list was announced to the world, rewards of the highest caliber were also given.
The emperor bestowed on the top scholar a mansion, five hundred taels of gold, silks and satins, gold, silver and jewelry, measured in boxes.
A reward of this magnitude is considered to be one of the most generous and favoring in all the previous imperial examinations, which shows how much the emperor values Xiao Hechuan.
Before taking the exam, candidates would register their temporary residence in Kyoto at the Imperial Examination Hall.
Early in the morning, someone came from the palace to announce the imperial decree and deliver rewards. The top scholar and Chuan Gong lived in the same place, which was quite convenient.
When Xiao Hechuan received the imperial edict conferring the title of top scholar, he was in a trance for a moment.
This imperial edict has a completely different meaning to him. In his previous life, when he received the imperial edict, he felt like he had finally made it.
This life is different, everything is under control and easy to achieve.
Now, he can finally enter the Hanlin Academy smoothly, right?
"Congratulations, Mr. Number One Scholar. In the next half month, you will prepare and move into the Number One Scholar's Residence. Half a month later, the court will arrange a parade for the top three candidates in the first class. At that time, the honor guard will come directly to the residence to pick you up."
The eunuch who came to announce the imperial edict said that he wanted someone to come and measure his size so that the palace's design office could make his number one scholar robe as quickly as possible so that he could wear it when he rode a horse through the streets.
The next half month will be the time for them to prepare. The reward of five hundred taels of gold is actually the expenses for them to set up their government.
After finishing all these, Jiang Sui was very tactful and stuffed a bag of silver into the pocket of the eunuch who came to announce the decree and convey the reward.
Qi Xiuyuan also followed suit and gave silver as a reward. The father-in-law left with satisfaction and said many auspicious words before leaving.
As soon as they left, Jiang Sui couldn't hold back any longer, and put her arms around Xiao Hechuan's neck and gave him a big hug. Xiao Hechuan then put his arms around her waist and spun around with her twice.
Qi Xiuyuan said it was too much to watch.
After that, he will continue to live in this courtyard, while Jiang Sui will move to the Zhuangyuan Mansion with Xiao Hechuan.
The mansion of the top scholar is even bigger than the one in Jeju. It has three courtyards and there is still enough room for the whole family to live in.
There are also four independent courtyards, which are newly built in the prosperous area of Jeju. The people living in the surrounding mansions are either rich or noble.
Everything in Zhuangyuan Mansion is brand new. The furniture is all ready-made. All that needs to be done is to take good care of the garden, hire some servants, and also hire a housekeeper.
Naturally, all these were taken care of by Jiang Suilai. The palace would not just give him an empty house. After all, he was the top scholar who was highly regarded by the emperor. The higher-ups directly allocated four maids, four servants, and four housemaids from the pawnbroker to assign to them.
The specific arrangements will be decided by Jiang Sui.
If there were only the two of them living in the mansion, these servants would be enough. Plus, Qiu Shui Yiren could also help her, so it wouldn't be too difficult for her to take care of a brand new mansion.
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