Chapter 279: Taking Advantage of the Slope
"Your Majesty is right. However, Your Majesty wants to find someone. There are more than 200 candidates who came to participate in the palace examination today. It may not be easy for Your Majesty to find them. How about Your Majesty describe their appearance and physical features, and I will go and find them for Your Majesty?"
Tang Zhichuan saw that it was useless to mention Xun Yuanbo, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to stop him. "Your Majesty, please tell me what kind of talented person this person is. I will also open my eyes to him."
The emperor wanted others to know about other people's divine powers and practice immortal cultivation with him. When he heard Tang Zhichuan say this, the corners of his mouth could not help but slightly raise, "I don't know what it looks like."
"Then how did the emperor know..."
"The spirit only told me to find a person who just made a pious offering and presented four cakes." The emperor said with a smile, "Every time the palace examination comes, you are the ones who write down the every move of the candidates in detail. Just bring the booklet over quickly and find this person."
Someone who offered cakes? That means...
Tang Zhichuan paused for a moment, and after looking at each other, they all nodded silently. Finally, Tang Zhichuan spoke again, "Today, there was indeed a tribute scholar who did such a thing, and as the emperor said, he offered four cakes."
"Oh?" The emperor heard this and couldn't hide his joy. "Who is it?"
"He is a tribute scholar named Song Jingyun." Tang Zhichuan answered truthfully.
"Quickly bring this man to the main hall." The emperor couldn't hide his smile and walked quickly to the main hall of Zhongyuan Palace. "I want to see him properly."
"Yes." Tang Zhichuan agreed, and after a moment his eyes rolled again, "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, in addition to Song Jingyun's offering of cakes today, there was also a tribute scholar named Chen Shuming, but the number of cakes he offered was two, half less than Song Jingyun's."
Tang Zhichuan and several other officials in charge of the palace examination had carefully checked the conditions of the candidates in the side halls on both sides. Song Jingyun behaved appropriately and had unique insights. Although he had only written half of his essay, it could be seen that the content was excellent, especially his handwriting, which was beyond the reach of many people.
Such a person is worthy of the title of top scholar.
Since the emperor wanted to use this method to select talents, he might as well go with the flow and push Song Jingyun to the front.
As for Chen Shuming, his overall performance was not bad, so he might as well give him one free and win the emperor's face.
If these two people can be valued by the emperor, then their camp, which appears to be obedient to the emperor but does not do any practical work behind the scenes, will have two more helpers!
"Oh?" The emperor smiled even more. "In that case, bring them all to the main hall."
"Yes." Tang Zhichuan agreed, and did not order his subordinates to summon them. He went to the side hall in person to invite Song Jingyun and Chen Shuming to go to the main hall together.
But the reason for inviting them over was not explained.
Being suddenly notified to go see His Majesty, and there were only two of them, Chen Shuming was extremely nervous. When he came out of the side hall, he couldn't help but touch Song Jingyun, "Song Langjun, will you be okay?"
"It should be something." Song Jingyun said with a smile, "But it should be a good thing."
Good thing?
But looking at Tang Zhichuan's expression just now, it doesn't seem like a good thing at all.
(End of this chapter)
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