By the time the six scholars finished their lengthy training and returned home, it was already dark.

Zhao Hao had already asked someone to prepare a table of light meals, waiting for them to come back and have dinner so that they could go to bed early.

Unexpectedly, none of the six candidates dared to pick up their chopsticks. The old man smiled bitterly and explained, "The Ministry of Rites has training today, and specifically ordered that you are not allowed to eat or drink after you come back, and you must go to the toilet as often as you can."

"Oh?" Zhao Hao thought to himself, is he going to be on the operating table tomorrow?

"Because tomorrow's palace examination will last from dawn to dusk, if you leave your seat during the examination, you will not be allowed to return."

Wang Wuyang hurriedly explained: "That Doctor Feng said that going to the toilet during the palace examination would be considered disrespectful to His Majesty."

"Oh." Zhao Hao nodded suddenly. Yes, beautiful women don't go to the toilet, let alone outstanding tribute scholars.

"What if you can't help it?" Zhao Shizhen asked worriedly, thinking whether he should prepare some pull-up pants for his brothers overnight...

"There is no chance of an emergency. We are all specially trained!"

But the strong-willed Third Senior Brother said with a determined face: "I have survived both the provincial and imperial examinations, so not going to the toilet for a day is no problem at all!"

"Okay, then go and have a rest." Zhao Hao looked at these **** men with admiration, secretly admiring them in his heart.

Not to mention anything else, anyone who can persist through all the tests, big and small, until now is an elite whose mental and physical qualities far exceed those of ordinary people.

This naturally includes Master Zhao Er. Don't take bean buns as dry food - who in this world can have a good relationship with the eldest princess and not give up his efforts?

Thinking about it this way, I am really in awe.

~~

Just after the hour of Chou the next day, Zhao Hao woke up his sleeping father.

Yu Shensi and Zhang Jian also called their fellow disciples.

After getting up and washing, the six people put on the newly made black satin round-necked robes, tied the silk belts, and stepped into the official boots with powdered black.

Because after the palace examination, there will be a "release of brown" ceremony, during which a full set of Jinshi clothing will be distributed.

Therefore, for the sake of economy, the imperial examinations were no longer issued with tribute clothes. The Chinese candidates still wore their original clothes when they entered the palace.

However, the Ministry of Rites would provide pens, ink, paperweights and other items for the examination, so candidates only needed to go to the examination empty-handed and no longer needed to bring an examination basket into the examination room.

When the six people came to the hall, they paid their respects to Confucius, Taizu and Master as usual, and then Zhao Hao put on brand new Confucian scarves for them.

However, there would be no failure in the palace examination, so there was no need to ask for that luck.

The nights in Beijing in March were still quite cold, so Zhao Hao had people put on cloaks for them, and then the crowd surrounded the six scholars and came to the gate.

A row of sedan chairs were already waiting there, and men from Caijia Lane were leading the way with torches and lanterns.

I saw that the lanterns were inscribed with "Palace Examination by Imperial Order", and there were six of them. These were brought back from the Ministry of Rites yesterday.

When it came to the palace examination, Zhao Hao was no longer worried. He wouldn't fail anyway.

What's more, the disciples already have a good foundation and have received strong coaching from me, so their ranking shouldn't be bad, right?

As for my dad, I'm not counting on him anymore, so he can take whatever rank he wants...

So Zhao Hao only sent her to the entrance of the alley and then went back home to catch up on his sleep.

Spring is a time for growth, so you must ensure adequate sleep.

~~

The sedan bearers carried six sedans to Mixiang, Dongjiang. The six tribute scholars got off the sedans, each holding a lantern, and walked west.

When we arrived in front of the Daming Gate, the sky was still full of stars, but there were already one or two hundred lanterns for the "Palace Examination by Imperial Order".

Although during the training yesterday, the doctor repeatedly emphasized the need to keep quiet outside the palace gate.

But the excited Chinese candidates couldn't help but greet and joke with each other.

If you are not careful you can't control your voice and the noise is incessant.

Unlike the cruel elimination in the past, today's palace examination was only a ranking after all. Besides being nervous, the candidates were also excited.

How can I not be excited? The long road to success has finally come to an end today. As long as I complete the leap from the carp to the dragon gate, I can bring honor to my family and leave a good reputation for generations to come!

As soon as Zhao Shouzheng and several of his disciples arrived, they immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.

Needless to say, Yangyang and the others performed a farce when they were looking at the list that day, which really ruined everyone's interest.

The classmates stared at the five of them as if they were living treasures.

Fortunately, the five of them were emotionless future scientists. They didn’t care about other people’s expressions at all. They continued to chat and laugh as usual, not caring at all.

Zhao Shouzheng is much more popular than his disciples! The name of the timely rain has already spread throughout the capital!

Since arriving in Beijing, he has generously donated money and aided countless peers, and also contributed money and effort to the refugees stranded in the capital.

The candidates in Beijing all said that it was Zhao Shouzheng's sincerity that moved the high and mighty Princess Margaret, who opened a porridge factory in the name of the royal family to provide relief.

Mr. Zhao was busy running around in the porridge shop, managing such a big business by himself.

Hundreds of thousands of disaster victims ate porridge in an orderly manner, with almost no scramble for it. Even in such a cold winter last year, not a single person froze to death in the porridge factory.

Even the officials of Shuntian Prefecture and Wanping County exclaimed that it was incredible!

But his classmates knew that Big Brother paid a heavy price for this... He spent all day in the porridge shop, which delayed his studies and almost failed in the imperial examination.

Big brother is a talented person who got seventh place in the hellishly difficult Yingtian County Examination!

In today's fickle world, such a kind-hearted gentleman who is wholeheartedly devoted to others is probably rarer than a three-eyed toad, right?

It is easy to imagine how majestic Zhao Shouzheng's image and prestige were in the minds of the candidates.

Who wouldn't want to be friends with Master Song?

When they saw Zhao Shouzheng coming, all the candidates surrounded him and started to greet him, calling him "brother" and "brother".

Zhao Shouzheng smiled and bowed to everyone, greeted them happily, and apologized for his gaffe when looking at the list last month.

"That day I thought I would fail, so I drank too much to drown my sorrows."

"Hahaha!" The classmates laughed and complimented him:

"Big Brother is the son of a minister, and is familiar with government affairs. The palace examination is your strong point, and you will definitely be able to get top three this time and avenge your previous shame!"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense..." Zhao Shouzheng waved his hands and said repeatedly: "If I made it into the top three, who would be convinced?"

"If it were anyone else, we wouldn't accept it," the classmates laughed in unison, "but we all accept what you say, brother!"

"Yes, I give in!" More people echoed with laughter: "Even the young master Wu of Shuntian Prefecture praised brother for being a capable official in the future. He deserves the top three!"

"Hahaha, you talk as if I can pass the exam." Zhao Shouzheng couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed. Yes, what's the point of saying this? Isn't the palace examination just a formality...

At this moment, a bell rang from the city gate tower, and the Daming Gate slowly opened.

Zhao Zhenji, the Left Vice Minister of Rites and in charge of Hanlin Academy, who stayed in the palace yesterday and was on duty at the examination room, slowly walked out of the Daming Gate.

Master Zhao didn't need to say anything. He just gave a majestic look and the 403 successful candidates were all silent and quickly lined up in two rows according to their ranking in the examination.

Then, under the leadership of Zhao Zhenji, they passed through the Qianbu Corridor without looking around, came to Chengtian Gate, and were searched by the Jinwu Guards.

Fortunately, this time the purpose was not to search for cheat sheets, but to check whether they had brought any weapons into the palace.

So there is no need to take off clothes.

ps. The second chapter is here, please give me monthly tickets and recommendation tickets~~~