Although there are relatively few people from poor families on the list, there are still some who can be of great use.
If the Sultan selected some people who had studied hard and had excellent academic performance from poor families.
These people have no official background and are the most loyal to the court. Moreover, they despise the collusion among officials in the court.
It would be most appropriate to let them take charge of road construction.
Not only should they be asked to oversee road construction, but they should also be asked to repair the roads near their own homes.
It allows them to return home in glory and honor, and also allows their fellow villagers to supervise them.
If they dare to engage in corruption and bribery when building roads in their hometown, the villagers will spit at them and kill them.
It would be a little unbelievable for Sudan to see that a woman had won the second place when he looked at the list.
In this dynasty, there were still women with such avant-garde ideas.
Not only does he have the courage to take part in the scientific expedition, but he also has such outstanding abilities.
After further investigation, it was found that this woman was from a merchant family.
Sudan Ruo was also somewhat interested in this man and woman.
After reading the articles of these two people, she immediately promoted the woman to the position of Minister of Rites.
I'm just a little unsure about this man's official position.
It would be fine for someone who is both civil and military to be a civil or military official, but it would be a pity.
Sultan hesitated for a long time before finally deciding to make him the Prince's Tutor.
Not only can she teach these skills to her children, but if she is no longer around, there will always be someone to help the children.
It just so happened that she didn't have anyone useful around her. If she could make this person her confidant, she would have more helpers in the future.
The Sultan thought more and more that this was feasible, and he immediately ordered it to be done.
Pei Yuan was currently having dinner in the restaurant where he lived.
A group of people passed by Pei Yuan and said loudly:
"So what if he's the new number one scholar? He still hasn't been given an official title yet! Hahahahaha!"
Pei Yuan didn't react after hearing this, but just ate the food in front of him silently.
He didn't have much money on him when he went to Beijing to take the exam.
He had originally planned to teach in a private school near his home for a whole year to earn some money for the journey to the exam.
Unexpectedly, such a big thing happened in the capital. The emperor was replaced again, and the time for the imperial examination was advanced.
He only taught in the private school for half a year before he had to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination.
But after arriving in the capital, Pei Yuan lost all his money and had to find some restaurants to stay in on credit.
Many restaurants set up some simple questions. If the students who come to take the imperial examination can answer them, the restaurant will give the candidate a free meal.
Pei Yuan didn't want to be too conspicuous, so he just picked a small restaurant at random.
Originally, the shop owner just followed other restaurants to join in the fun. After all, those who were knowledgeable and capable had all gone to the big restaurants, and no one would be willing to stay in such a small place.
When Pei Yuan came, the shopkeeper reluctantly gave him the topic. The poem Pei Yuan wrote impressed all his colleagues, and the shopkeeper was embarrassed, so he waived the bill for Pei Yuan.
Pei Yuan silently endured the shopkeepers' contempt, thinking that he would be able to hold his head high once his name was on the list.
Because of Pei Yuan's talent and the sword he carried, the shop owner was quite polite to him.
But the shop owner's youngest son was not so polite.
As a candidate taking the exam, the shop owner's son hoped that everyone would be inferior to him and that those who were better than him would not be able to take the exam.
Therefore, they made things difficult for Pei Yuan, finding trouble for him from time to time and asking him to help with work in the store.
Everyone who was traveling with Pei Yuan couldn't stand it anymore, but Pei Yuan endured it all until the results were announced.
The store owner and his son changed their attitude towards Pei Yuan 180 degrees after seeing his achievements.
The new top scholar lives in their store and will become their store’s living signboard in the future.
As long as they tell people that the new top scholar has stayed in their store, their business will definitely become more prosperous in the future.
But as time went by, the official positions of all the people on the list were determined, but Pei Yuan's official position had not been determined.
The shop owner's son was originally jealous of Pei Yuan, and he always mocked him when he saw that Pei Yuan's official position had not been determined.
The man in front of him was the son of the innkeeper.
He also made it to the imperial examination this time and was appointed as the warden of the Ministry of Justice.
Pei Yuan didn't want to argue with such a fool, so he just pretended not to hear it.
A woman who was eating nearby couldn't stand it anymore and stood up to speak up for Pei Yuanming. This person was the second on the list, the only woman in this imperial examination, Zhong Yuyan.
"He's also the new top scholar, after all. Even if his official position isn't decided yet, it's only temporary. When his official position is decided, how can he not be higher than yours? You're really short-sighted."
The shop owner's son got a little angry after being confronted with this.
But when he turned around and saw that it was Zhong Yuyan who had just been appointed as the Minister of Rites, his arrogance was instantly extinguished.
The shop owner's son snorted coldly and walked out the door.
Zhong Yuyan looked at Pei Yuan, but Pei Yuan showed no intention of thanking her and continued to eat his meal.
Zhong Yuyan couldn't help but stepped forward and asked:
"Mr. Pei, I spoke for you, and you don't even have a word of thanks?"
Pei Yuan finished the last bite and looked up at Zhong Yuyan.
"Miss Zhong, I didn't ask you to speak for me, did I?"
Zhong Yuyan wanted to say something else when a group of eunuchs and guards suddenly came in at the door.
The leader was holding a bright yellow scroll in his hand, and it was obvious that it was an imperial edict.
"The imperial edict has arrived! The new number one scholar Pei Yuan receives it!"
Everyone in the room knelt on the ground with Pei Yuan.
The shop owner's son, who was just about to go out, was also blocked in the house by this group of people, listening to the eunuch from the palace issuing an edict.
The people around were more and more shocked as they listened, because everyone knew that the official position of the new top scholar would definitely not be bad.
But I didn't expect that His Majesty would directly give Pei Yuan the position of Prince's Tutor.
This is the treatment that only the ministers closest to the emperor can enjoy.
He is a newly crowned top scholar, how could he have deserved this position?
The eunuch who issued the decree placed the imperial edict in Pei Yuan's hands.
Pei Yuan was also a little surprised. He originally thought that it would be great if he could get a third-rank official position like Zhong Yuyan.
I didn’t expect that I could directly reach the second grade.
Pei Yuan quickly took the imperial edict and expressed his gratitude.
The shop owner's son lowered his head and dared not look at Pei Yuan, for fear that he would retaliate against him.
Zhong Yuyan congratulated from the side:
"Congratulations in advance, Young Master!"
After the eunuch gave the imperial edict to Pei Yuan, he left. A group of people came and went in a mighty procession.
After the people left, the shop owner's son also hurriedly left.
Pei Yuan glanced at the shop owner's son and put the imperial edict away.
Zhong Yuyan asked curiously:
"You didn't fight back against the shopkeeper's son. Did you expect the eunuch to come and issue an order today?"
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