It is normal for Yun Zhiyi to worry about the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
Although Zhao Jingzhou was a military general, he was a general who led troops and was deeply trusted by the emperor and stationed at the border.
Those civil officials just paid lip service to the nominal contempt for the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion.
If you really want to force it, no one dares.
Zhao Lin said disdainfully, "Don't worry, let them come, I'll take it all."
During a trip to Qingzhou, he encountered two assassination attempts in succession.
Zhao Lin strongly suspected that it was Zhao Chenhan who did it.
His sisters may also be involved.
Even if you didn't participate, you might be aware of it.
People are coming to kill him, will Zhao Lin still smile at them?
"Hmph, what the hell is the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion? If they dare to take action, they will be in trouble." Su Di said disdainfully.
"Are you really from the Jinzhou Su family? Why is your registered residence here?" Yun Zhiyi asked curiously.
Su Di said: "My family has been separated from the Su family for a long time, but my family members have some ability and have a say in the Su family."
"The Su family is one of the richest families in the country. I didn't expect that I would become brothers with the young master of the Su family. It's really a great honor." Zhao Lin joked.
Sudi snorted and raised his head and said, "Why don't you hug my thigh quickly?"
The three of them laughed together.
After laughing, Zhao Lin said, "Go to the gambling house and ask for money, then we can prepare to go to Qingzhou."
His eyes looked towards the south.
Qingzhou!
This name will accompany Zhao Lin and be deeply remembered by everyone.
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"As expected of someone chosen by the Lord, not only did he win, he also won the first prize, which means he has won two prizes in a row."
Master Zou Yu said with some envy.
Li Xingye stroked his beard and said proudly, "I have never misjudged anyone. Although Zhao Lin's behavior is somewhat unexpected, he possesses both literary talent and ability. His trip to Qingzhou, in particular, has greatly exceeded my expectations. He will definitely be a good official who will benefit the people in the future. That old scoundrel Fu Chengwang first wanted to disqualify Zhao Lin from the imperial examination, but after being rejected by me, he even tried to suppress the first place award. When I go to court tomorrow, I will definitely report him."
Zou Yu said, "It's probably because of his new disciple Zhao Chenhan."
Li Xingye waved his hand and said, "That's not the case. Fu Chengwang's character is still trustworthy. It's just that his eyesight is poor, and such a good person insisted that he had bad character. His disciple has good character, but he went to Zhao Lin's house to cause trouble. Humph, wait until Zhao Lin achieves political achievements in Qingzhou, and let him see who has bad character."
Zou Yu was surprised and asked, "Zhao Lin is going to Qingzhou?"
"Yes. I promise that as long as he passes the imperial examination, I will help him get appointed as the prefect of Qingzhou." Li Xingye said.
Because the palace examination only ranks people and does not eliminate people, if you pass the joint examination, you are guaranteed to become a Jinshi.
So Zhao Lin is now a Jinshi.
"Qingzhou prefect?" Zou Yu cried out in frustration, "He's only seventeen. Will His Majesty agree? Even if His Majesty agrees, will all the officials agree? Even if they all agree, can he do it well?"
Li Xingye said, "Zhu Zhongyan also knows how to exert force."
Zou Yu frowned and said, "Are Zhao Lin and Zhu Zhongyan so close? My Lord, please be careful."
Li Xingye waved his hand and said, "I believe him. He will definitely give me a surprise."
…
"Godfather, Zhao Lin won the first place in the imperial examination."
Anquan reported the news outside to Zhu Zhongyan.
Zhu Zhongyan paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Not bad. It seems we didn't make a mistake in choosing the right person."
Anquan said: "If he passes the Gongshi exam, it's equivalent to a Jinshi. Will Godfather do what he promised him?"
"Why not?" Zhu Zhongyan said leisurely, "The conditions he offered satisfy our family, so we will help him this time."
"A seventeen-year-old prefect, not to mention in this dynasty, there has never been such a person in all dynasties, right?" Anquan said enviously.
Zhu Zhongyan nodded and said, "Li Jianguang of the previous dynasty was the top scholar at the age of nineteen. After serving as a Hanlin for a year, he was sent to another place to serve as a prefect. He was three years older than Zhao Lin."
Anquan said enviously, "Zhao Lin is going to make history."
Zhu Zhongyan said with a smile: "If he can win the first place in the imperial examination, that would be history."
Anquan was shocked: "A seventeen-year-old champion, and he won three prizes in a row."
"Yeah, I really envy his talent." Zhu Zhongyan sighed softly.
If I had such talent, I wouldn't have to enter the palace and become a eunuch.
pity.
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"That guy actually did it!"
Li Weibai was a little surprised when she received the news.
She thought that although Zhao Lin passed the imperial examination, it would be difficult for him to pass the imperial examination.
Because Zhao Lin does not have a famous teacher to guide him like others.
Moreover, the imperial examination was attended by thousands of scholars who had accumulated over decades from all over the country.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Lin not only passed the exam, but also won the first place.
Li Weibai took out a small notebook and moved Zhao Lin's name forward, surpassing Zhao Chenhan, and happened to be ranked tenth among those names.
Li Weibai put down the notebook and pondered, "Since he has done it, the plan must begin. Three thousand soldiers are more than enough."
…
The matter between Zhao Lin and the Zhenbei Marquisate was just a temporary topic of conversation, and soon no one cared about it anymore.
Because the palace examination will be held in a month.
Although the palace examination does not eliminate candidates but only ranks them, it is also very important.
He ranked third in the palace examination.
The first class refers to the top three, also known as Jinshi, and are well-known as the zhuangyuan, bangyan and tanhua.
There is no need to go through any formalities, you can directly enter the Hanlin Academy as an official and become a core minister of the empire in the future.
There are dozens of people in the second class, called Jinshi, who have to pass the imperial examination to be appointed as an official, and their rank is not high.
There are more people in the top three, sometimes as many as several hundred. They are called Tong Jinshi. The chances are much smaller, and you can only wait until there is no shortage.
So it doesn’t matter who is the champion.
What matters is who is the top scorer.
Zhao Chenhan was determined to defeat Zhao Lin in the palace examination and take back his top spot.
To this end, Han Yuehua invited several university scholars to help him, and went to Fu's house every day to ask Fu Chengwang for advice.
The same was true for other tribute scholars.
Who doesn’t want to be the top scorer?
For this purpose, gambling houses even opened a betting market to see who would win the top prize.
Of course, Zhao Lin’s name is on the list this time.
However, he did not rank first, not even in the top three.
The first is Zhao Chenhan.
The second is Fang Zhongyong from Huzhou, who is a fellow villager of Bai Shiyuan.
The third is Luo Yunliang, who learned from a great scholar.
There is no need to say much about Zhao Chenhan.
As for Fang Zhongyong, Huzhou is a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. It has produced many top scholars, the most recent of whom is Bai Shiyuan.
Moreover, Fang Zhongyong has been living in the Bai family these days, receiving one-on-one teaching from Bai Shiyuan.
So it ranks second.
Luo Yunliang studied under a great scholar and was very knowledgeable. He ranked fourth in the imperial examinations, so it was natural that he would not be at a disadvantage in this palace examination.
As for Zhao Lin, he ranked fourth.
In order to avoid losing another 200,000 taels of silver, the Thousand Yuan Gambling House gave the same odds to everyone.
It depends on who can guess correctly.
There was a tense atmosphere in the capital.
Who will win the palace examination held every three years?
And at this moment, a piece of news temporarily suppressed everyone's curiosity about the palace examination.
The commander of Zhenbei Pass, Zhenbei Hou Zhao Jingzhou, is back!
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