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They were all very knowledgeable, so setting questions was not difficult for them at all. It didn't take long for them to select the topics and let the candidates take the test.
After the exam, their papers will be reviewed by scholars from the Hanlin Academy and several old gentlemen.
After reviewing, only thirty-eight people were left to participate in the question-and-answer session in front of the hall.
The content of the questions and answers is based on the essays written by the candidates.
After going through this process, it was already the afternoon of the next day when the question-and-answer session arrived in front of the hall.
After a long night, everyone was exhausted, the students especially, and the elderly gentlemen even more so.
The emperor, however, was in good spirits. Sitting on the dragon throne, he spoke gently, "I've heard that many people have doubts about this Spring Examination. Therefore, I have specially invited Mr. Jiang to come and quiz you on my behalf. I hope you will answer well and let me see your true talents and knowledge."
Everyone bowed respectfully to His Highness, and the question-and-answer session in front of the hall began.
The old man was worthy of being an old man. Every question was difficult to answer, and the 38 standing candidates were all extremely nervous.
Many people stammered and could not answer a single word for a long time. On the contrary, Wu Weian, although his frail body trembled under the gaze of everyone, his voice trembled, and he did not dare to raise his head and kept it lowered, but every word he said was very clear.
No matter how tricky the questions from the old gentlemen were, he answered every question very well.
Even the emperor couldn't help but take a few more glances.
After answering, Wu Weian's legs went weak and he walked back to the waiting area with one step deep and one step shallow, wiping the sweat from his forehead immediately.
His face was extremely pale, with two huge dark circles under his eyes, which was very scary.
Chapter 34: When it comes to making money, his wife is better.
The 22nd year of Youchang was definitely the most special year in the Dayu Dynasty.
The palace examination began on the day the results of the Spring Examination were announced, ended on the evening of the second day, and the final results came out on the morning of the third day.
There are three people in the first class: the top scorer Ji Mingshuang from the Ji family, the second place Li San from the Li family, and the third place Wu Weian from the Wu family.
Feng Wu, who was originally thought to be in the first class, was squeezed out by Wu Weian and became the first in the second class.
When this result came out, the whole capital was in an uproar.
Number one scholar Ji Ming, holding the Imperial Decree of Imperial Appointment in both hands, led the other Jinshi scholars in a parade. Behind him, on his left, Wu Weian followed, pulling the reins. Although he looked a little nervous, he had a happy smile on his face, and his complexion was better than a few days ago.
The streets were bustling as if they were celebrating the coming summer. The girls threw the fragrant flowers in their hands at Ji Mingshuang, with admiration in their eyes and hearts.
Every time the top scholar parades through the streets, it is actually a large-scale blind date event. Families hiding in the dark will check to see if there are any young talents among these scholars who are suitable for marriage.
The first one is Ji Mingshuang.
From childhood to adulthood, countless women wanted to marry Ji Mingshuang, not to mention that he is now the top scholar in the imperial examination.
Ji Mingshuang was a man of exceptional appearance, background, and talent. Many powerful figures in the imperial court had long taken a fancy to this son-in-law and wanted to marry into the Ji family.
However, the elder of the Ji family died unexpectedly in his early years, and now Ji Mingxi is the one who is in charge of the mansion.
The eldest brother is like a father. Logically speaking, Ji Mingxi can make decisions on the marriage of Ji’s younger siblings.
But everyone in the court knew that it was useless to ask Ji Mingxi. Ji Mingxi couldn't make decisions for his younger siblings, so if their daughter wanted to marry Ji Mingshuang, she had to get his consent.
However, Ji Mingshuang was annoyed by the pestering in his early years, and he declared that he would wait until his brothers got married before he would consider this matter.
However, several brothers of the Ji family, including the eldest Ji Mingxi, did not make any move on marriage, and there was no one who could persuade them.
After all, there is no way to persuade him.
A few years ago, some ministers even had the audacity to bypass the Ji family and ask the emperor to grant them a marriage. However, the emperor said he would not intervene in the matter. Therefore, Ji Mingshuang, a perfect candidate for a son-in-law, was reluctantly abandoned by all the families.
As for the second one, he is the prince's cousin and has been engaged to a good woman long ago, so it is not their turn.
As for the third candidate, although his father was only a sixth-rank official, he had recently performed well at the Ministry of Works and might even be promoted in the future. Crucially, he had worked hard for months and actually achieved a top-tier score on the exam. Such resilience is rare, and he's a promising prospect.
And now that he's wearing the red robe, he looks like a decent human being.
Alas, why did I feel that the eldest son of the Wu family was incompetent in every way? Is it true that clothes make the man, and gold makes the Buddha?
But it’s too late to say anything now, the third place winner has already been picked up by the third daughter of the Ji family!
When this was mentioned, those who had previously believed that Ji Yunxi was blind felt a little uncomfortable.
And they also remembered one thing. If Wu Weian won the first prize, then the money that Ji Yunxi spent in Dechang Casino could be returned tenfold, right?
Ten times!
Ji Yunxi originally spent 50,000 taels of gold and 100,000 taels of silver, which means that Ji Yunxi will be able to get back 500,000 taels of gold and 1,000,000 taels of silver! !
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The Li family booked a luncheon at Fumanlou and invited all the scholars to attend.
Ji Mingshuang knew a lot of people, and as soon as he arrived at the door of Fumanlou, he was pulled away by everyone.
Wu Weian followed his second brother and walked with the crowd.
Fumanlou is the best and most expensive restaurant in the capital, and the food and drinks served during the banquet will not be bad.
In the past, Wu Wei'an would definitely not be absent, but today, he whispered to his brother: "You go and eat, I have something to do and have to go back home first."
Wu Weining nodded and didn't take it to heart. After seeing Wu Weian leave, he went to find his classmates.
Wu Weian hurried back to the Wu family.
Not long after, an old, small carriage came out from the Wu family's backyard and staggered towards the Ji Mansion.
I don’t know what was in the carriage. The horses pulling the carriage were obviously walking with heavy steps, as if they were overwhelmed. Their speed was also very slow, and they didn’t go very far after a long time.
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