Inside the Qinzheng Hall.
Rong Ye looked at the three men below.
They dress differently and have different temperaments, but they should all come from ordinary backgrounds.
The one standing on the far right is wearing the best clothes and looks like a rich young man, probably the son of a merchant.
The person standing on the far left was similar to the children of officials he usually met, but he should also be an ordinary civil servant.
Although the one in the middle has bronze skin and looks like a child from a poor family, his demeanor is unique.
Before summoning them, they had already read the articles they wrote, and several ministers also expressed their opinions.
Generally, noble families would directly find a position in the palace for their eldest son, which would be both leisurely and allow them to gradually gain power.
Only poor people would study harder and take the imperial examinations.
There had been cases of bribing imperial examination examiners in the past, but ever since Rong Ye had these examiners thrown into jail, no examiner dared to offend the emperor anymore.
Therefore, most of the people selected in the imperial examinations today are people with real talents and knowledge.
"Tell me, how can we say that the country is peaceful and the people are prosperous?" Rong Ye asked, obviously hoping to get their response.
"At midnight, the stars in the Milky Way fade. The moon is due south, and a young girl in her twenties is marrying a young boy." The man on the far right answered. He usually saw mostly merchants' families, so peace and prosperity meant marriages.
"Soldiers are rushing to every gate to be recruited, while the young masters are enjoying music and singing in the Jade Tower." The second one is the man on the far left. He has been in the capital since he was a child. He has seen such scenes in the capital many times and believes that this is what it means for the country to be peaceful and the people to be prosperous.
"There is peace and tranquility on all sides, with only a few traces of war smoke. The country is prosperous and the people are safe, no one can praise the greatness of Yao, Shun, Yu and Tang. All the people are looking forward to the colorful gate of the capital, where dragon lanterns and phoenix candles are illuminating each other." Song Yi was the last to answer. When he finished speaking, his eyes were full of determination. He wanted to take the imperial examination and become an official for the sake of all the people.
When the first two people finished speaking, Rong Ye just nodded slightly. When Song Yi finished speaking, he said "wonderful" twice in a row.
After all, the first two people only saw the people around them, but Song Yi thought about the border.
This time he went to Qingzhou to suppress the border. Although there was no major chaos at the border this time, it might be because it had been stable for a long time. People nowadays don’t think about war and only think about the present. If this continues, how many ministers in the court will be able to worry about the border?
In fact, even without looking at Rong Ye's reaction, one can tell from the expressions on the faces of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Works that they want to win over Song Yi, the number one scholar of this year.
Sure enough, in the end Song Yi was chosen as the top scorer, the one on the far left was the second place, and the one on the far right was the third place.
Song Yi's face was very calm, and he followed a group of people back to Fu Mansion with drums and gongs.
Song Yi, who was not nervous at all in the Golden Palace, became nervous when he saw Fu Yunxi not far away.
The people beating drums and gongs did not enter the Fu Mansion. They never expected that their eldest princess was actually inside. They just sent Song Yi here, received the reward and left.
"Are you back?" Fu Yunxi asked in a calm tone.
She had been standing here before, so it was impossible that she had not heard the sound at the door.
Song Yi nodded and took a step forward, bringing the two closer together.
"Congratulations to the new number one scholar." The woman smiled, genuinely happy for him to realize his ambition.
Song Yi's mood also became much brighter. He had been in the capital for a long time, but he had not yet gone around the capital.
Miss Fu's family lives in the capital, so she should be more familiar with this area.
"Could I trouble you to go for a walk with me?" Song Yi said with a trembling voice. In fact, he had a selfish motive. He wanted to spend a day like this with Fu Yunxi.
"Let's go." Fu Yunxi said and walked out of the mansion first.
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