Chapter 164 Diligent Peace
Song Mansion.
The results of the spring exam have not yet been announced.
But Li Nuo already knew the result in advance.
My father-in-law is a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, so the results of the spring examination will definitely go through his hands before they are announced.
The results were as Li Nuo expected.
He ranked first in the spring examination and first in six subjects.
Except for the subject of literature, I got excellent results in other subjects.
It is almost impossible to get an excellent grade in the subject of calligraphy. Firstly, although Han Zhuo's painting skills are good, they are not top-notch.
Secondly, different examiners have different opinions on the evaluation of the article, so it is difficult to give full marks.
Getting such a result in the spring exam is not something to brag about. Of course, this is only for Li Nuo.
His goal is not the spring examination, he must hold himself to the standards of the imperial examination.
Song Zhe looked at Li Nuo with an extremely suspicious look and asked, "When did you learn the Six Arts?"
Li Nuo said honestly: "Just these few months."
"How did you learn Imperial Science?"
"I practiced a few times at the horse farm..."
"What about the shooting department?"
"My wife taught me."
"Where's Leco?"
"Listen to music and read books at the music hall..."
…
Song Zhe didn't believe him at all.
After being stupid for eighteen years, he was able to become the first in the spring exam in just a few months, and he got the first place in six subjects.
Even Li Xuanjing is not that powerful.
If this is true, what is the point of studying and learning skills for those students who have studied hard for ten years?
It seems that the rumors outside are indeed true.
In order to protect his only son, Li Xuanjing made him pretend to be crazy and stupid for eighteen years.
He must have been secretly preparing for the imperial examination for many years.
Damn Li Xuanjing!
He fooled everyone, even his best friend!
Give his wife back!
Give him back his daughter!
Song Muer looked at Li Nuo and said admiringly, "Brother Li Nuo is amazing. He got so many first places in the exams. He will definitely be the top scholar in the future!"
After hearing Mu'er's words, Song Jiaren seemed to have thought of something. She looked at Li Nuo with a thoughtful look on her face.
Song Zhe glanced at Li Nuo and said, "Don't be complacent too soon. The difficulty of the spring exam is incomparable to the imperial examination. Not to mention the children of the aristocratic families, the number of people who can get the first place in the six subjects of the spring exam in the four major academies is too many to count with two hands. In the next twenty days, you still can't slack off. Try to get a good ranking, preferably in the top ten, so that you can start your official career and have a seventh-rank official position..."
Although Li Nuo was not proud, he still nodded in acceptance.
As for becoming the top scholar in the imperial examination, he was indeed not absolutely sure about it now.
After his father-in-law left, Li Nuo continued reading.
Song Jiaren looked into the empty space, slightly dazed.
She hoped that her husband would surpass everyone else in talent and become the top scholar in the imperial examination.
He was also worried that the court would force him to marry the princess.
This made her feel conflicted for a moment.
In another courtyard of the Song Mansion, another person was also feeling conflicted.
She had already learned the results of his spring exam from Ning'er.
She felt very upset when she thought that Song Jiaren had the possibility of becoming the wife of the top scholar, while she was forced by her mother to marry a vulgar and rough man who could not compose poetry, play the piano, or paint.
What made her even more uncomfortable was that all this should have been hers!
Fortunately, nothing has happened between them yet.
Song Ning'er looked at the figure standing there for a long time without saying a word, and couldn't help asking: "Master Sister, what's wrong with you?"
The woman looked down at her and suddenly asked, "Ning'er, if Song Mu'er took away something you loved very much, and this thing originally belonged to you, what would you do?"
Song Ning'er said without hesitation: "Of course I took it back!"
The woman gently touched her head and said softly, "You are right. Of course, we have to take back our things..."
…
The Ministry of Personnel acted quickly. The day after the spring exam, they compiled the scores of all candidates and posted the list of candidates who passed the spring exam on the wall outside the Ministry of Personnel.
The scale of this spring exam is the largest in decades.
There are nearly 15,000 candidates taking the spring exam.
After six subjects, only less than five hundred people passed the spring exam.
Although passing the spring exam does not mean that you will be able to enter the official career in the future, it is still a glimmer of hope.
If you fail the spring examination, you won’t even be qualified to take the imperial examination.
"Haha, I passed, I passed!"
"I got 52nd place in the spring exam. I can enter Dongshan Academy!"
"No. 496, the last one. That was a close call. That was a close call..."
Today, outside the Ministry of Personnel, there were many examinees who were checking their results. Some were laughing excitedly, while others were looking down with their heads down, feeling sad.
The first thing everyone has to do is, of course, look for their own name on the list.
After confirming that I was on the list, I relaxed and looked at the list again.
Most of the rules of the spring examination are modeled after those of the imperial examination. The first place in the spring examination is equivalent to the top scholar in the imperial examination, and is the most outstanding one among the 15,000 candidates.
The spring examination in Chang'an brings together the best talents in Daxia and is the most valuable examination besides the imperial examination.
They are very curious about who will be the top scorer in this year's spring exam.
The top of the spring exam list occupies a row all by itself.
There was a name written there.
Li Nuo.
Everyone's expression was stunned.
This name is known to everyone in Chang'an.
In the past few months, he has stirred up countless storms in Chang'an, killing the children of the rich and powerful, forcing the prince to admit his mistakes, and embracing peerless beauties...
It can be said that no one present had not heard of this name.
In the past two months, there has been little news about him in Chang'an.
Unexpectedly, when his name appeared in front of everyone again, it was on the list of spring exams.
At this time, someone seemed to have discovered something and exclaimed: "Look, look at the rankings of each subject!"
Similar to the imperial examination, the scores of the six subjects in the spring examination will also be listed separately, and the first place in each subject is equivalent to the top scorer in a single subject in the imperial examination.
Everyone's eyes turned to the other ranking lists.
Soon, the expressions on their faces became shocked and dull.
On the lists of the six subjects, namely, literature, mathematics, etiquette, music, imperial examinations, and archery, the first person ranked first is the same name!
Li Nuo!
Li Nuo!
…
It’s still Li Nuo!
Getting first place in the spring exam and getting first place in all six subjects in the spring exam are completely different concepts.
This means that he has crushed the candidates of the same year in all subjects.
"Li Nuo?"
"The son of the Dali Temple Minister?"
"Could it be that they have the same name?"
"It must be the same name..."
At this moment, many people have this idea in their minds.
After all, for the past ten years or so, the son of the Dali Temple Minister has been known to people for his stupidity.
In less than a year, he crushed his opponents and topped the most competitive Chang'an Spring Examination.
The contrast is so great that it is difficult to accept at first.
But when they thought that the poems that were popular in Chang'an some time ago were all written by him, their guess was inevitably shaken.
Twenty years ago, Li Xuanjing won the top spot in six subjects.
Twenty years later, is his son going to do the same thing?
How come all the Li family are such evildoers...
…
Compared with the imperial examination, the attention paid to the spring examination is actually not that high. With less than a month left before the imperial examination, most people's attention is actually on the upcoming imperial examination.
But there are also a few people who care extremely about this spring exam.
A luxurious mansion in Chang'an.
Yongshou Hou looked at the messenger in disbelief and asked, "What did you say, first place in the spring exam?"
The man nodded and said, "He not only ranked first in the spring exam, but also ranked first in all six subjects. Except for the academic subject, which was A+, the other subjects were all excellent..."
Yongshou Hou sat back in his chair and murmured, "I knew it, I knew it!"
When he spent a huge amount of money to prevent Li Nuo from taking the imperial examination, those powerful people were dismissive and thought he was making a fuss out of nothing.
It turns out how far-sighted he was.
Could Li Xuanjing's son be a fool?
Whoever believes it is a fool!
Being the first in six subjects, this immediately reminded him of Li Xuanjing back then.
No, Li Xuanjing's son is even more cruel than Li Xuanjing.
Back then, Li Xuanjing did not kill the children of the powerful and wealthy in public.
Back then, Li Xuanjing didn't even have a father with all the power in the court.
Li Nuo is a cultivator of the law. These powerful people are his greatest help in his cultivation. Once he becomes an official, with Li Xuanjing backing him up, their future life will probably be even more difficult...
Thinking of this, Yongshou Hou stood up from his chair and said, "Call Lantian Hou, Fengyang Hou, and Liyang Bo... and tell them that I have something important to discuss with them."
Princess Palace.
Li Anning jumped up from the bed without even putting on shoes, and asked excitedly, "Really?"
The maid nodded and said, "Princess, Master Li not only ranked first in the spring exam, but also ranked first in all six subjects. I saw it with my own eyes on the list outside the Ministry of Personnel..."
Li Anning sat back on the bed, a look of disbelief on her face.
She had packed her luggage, and at the most desperate moment, she seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
Although you get first place in the spring exam, it doesn’t mean you will get first place in the imperial examination.
But there is always a glimmer of hope...
Song Mansion.
Fenghuang looked at Li Nuo with a smile and said, "Congratulations, young master, on winning the spring exam."
Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "It's useless. It's not an imperial examination..."
Fenghuang was there to teach his wife flower arrangement, and Li Nuo went outside to play flying chess with Mu'er, which he had recently taught her.
Inside the room.
Song Jiaren was pruning flower branches when she suddenly asked, "I ranked first in the spring exam. Can I get the top spot in the imperial examination?"
Phoenix thought for a moment and said, "It's hard to say..."
Seeing Song Jiaren looking at her, she explained, "The spring exam is the first step in the imperial examination. Passing the spring exam only qualifies you to take the imperial examination. Daxia has more than a hundred states, and each state holds a spring exam every year. In four years, there are nearly five hundred top scorers in the spring exams, but there is only one top scorer in the imperial examination. The court only admits one hundred Jinshi in each imperial examination. Eighty percent of the top scorers in the spring exams can't even become Jinshi..."
When Song Jiaren heard this, she felt a little relieved, but she also felt a sense of regret.
Fenghuang looked at her and asked with a smile, "Miss Song, are you worried that the young master will marry the princess after he wins the first place in the imperial examination?"
After hearing what was on her mind, Song Jiaren paused in her flower arrangement and shook her head, "No."
Fenghuang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Miss Song. If you haven't gotten married, this is indeed possible. But since you are married, the princess cannot be a concubine. Even if the young master wins the first place in the imperial examination, he will not be chosen as a consort..."
Because it was a consolation, she only said half of the words.
Although the possibility of Li Nuo marrying the princess is small, it is not impossible.
If he only won the top spot in the imperial examination, the princess would still have six top scorers in individual subjects to choose from.
But if he could win the top spot in six subjects by himself, the princess would choose him no matter what.
The emperor was serious. At the grand court meeting, in front of so many officials, the Emperor of Daxia said that he would choose the top scholar in this imperial examination to be his son-in-law, and he must choose one.
If Li Nuo was really like his father, he would have been the top scorer in six subjects.
So there are only two options before Miss Song.
Either the two of them get divorced and he marries Princess An Ning.
Or she could lower her status and become a concubine - even if she wanted to be a concubine, she had to get Princess An Ning's consent first.
By then, the identities of the two people will be completely reversed.
Li Nuo was playing chess with Mu'er in the yard. When he looked up, he saw Li An Ning walking in from outside.
In her arms, she held a thick stack of books that was almost higher than her neck, and her chest was squeezed out of shape.
Li Anning walked up to Li Nuo and placed the books heavily on the table. Li Nuo asked in confusion, "What is this?"
Li An Ning panted slightly and said, "These are the essays of the top scorers in the imperial examinations. I found them with great difficulty in the palace's library. You should take a good look at them. By the way, don't run around tomorrow. I have invited a few court painters. Your painting won the first place in the spring examination. I will ask them to give you some pointers..."
(End of this chapter)
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