The emperor looked at these test papers with a slight gleam in his eyes. To be honest, ever since his grandson reintroduced the imperial examination system and no longer restricted students from poor families from taking the exams, he had actually discovered quite a few talents among them, some of whom were even more talented and knowledgeable than those from aristocratic families.
Even these people's literary talent is better than those of the children of aristocratic families, and their insights are more unique. As the saying goes, it comes from the people and is used for the people. Perhaps only by accepting opinions from all sides can we manage this beautiful country well.
Those who passed the imperial examination needed to come to the Golden Palace, where His Majesty would ask questions again and they would answer orally. This was the time to test the courage of these candidates. After all, they had worked hard for so long, and if they answered the questions haltingly, it would probably leave a very bad impression on His Majesty. So even though they were very nervous, everyone was trying hard to calm themselves.
Zhou Qingyun looked at the thirty people with different expressions in the hall. These were the top students in the imperial examination. Half of them came from aristocratic families. It’s not that their literary talent was outstanding, but they had some unique insights into the new policies. The emperor was a little curious, so he collected the literary talents of these people. He wanted to see whether the students from poor families could come out on top or the children from aristocratic families would be better.
Because these people were all wearing their own clothes, they looked a bit out of place standing in this hall. Some wore coarse and old clothes, while others wore silk and satin. The gap between the rich and the poor was immediately apparent, but it could be seen that these people managed their expressions quite well, at least no one looked nervous.
The sun was shining brightly today. Tian Xu, who was standing in the back corner, adjusted his body slightly to let the sunlight shine on the embroidered bamboo dress he was wearing. Under the warm sunlight, his clothes emitted a faint glow, but it was not very dazzling. Under the sunlight, the gold and silver threads hidden in the dress were emitting circles of light.
Not only Zhou Qingyun noticed the clothes this person was wearing, even the emperor noticed it. After all, so many people were exposed to the sunlight, but the clothes on this person were so colorful that it made the emperor a little curious.
He then brought Tian Xu to the front and took a closer look. The clothes he was wearing were neatly embroidered, and the colors were quite unique. Even this kind of pattern was not found in Jinling City. It was even the first time that the emperor had seen such a pattern. The embroidered bamboo on it was even more unique, tall and delicate. It was amazing that he could combine these two elements together, and even hid some little thoughts in it.
Tian Xu knelt on the ground with a somewhat nervous look on his face, watching the steps of the crown prince circling around him, and paid too much attention to the clothes on his body. To be honest, this dress was specially made for him by an embroiderer by his mother, and it cost nine hundred taels of silver. At first, Tian Xu thought that his parents had been cheated, but after he put it on, he understood the little thought behind the clothes, and even felt a little bit of anticipation.
Zhou Qingyun glanced at the familiar needlework with a hint of nostalgia, then walked up with an indifferent expression and gently shook his head at the emperor. There was nothing special about him. It was probably because the embroidery was done with gold and silver threads, so under the sunlight it looked a little like scattered gold, which made it look a little unique.
In the eyes of others, as Tian Xu moved, the scattered light could still be seen faintly even in the absence of sunlight. To be honest, this embroiderer was quite meticulous.
"Stand up and talk. What's your name? The embroidery on your dress is quite exquisite. The embroiderer is quite skilled. She has such thoughtfulness and skill."
After hearing this, Tianxu realized that the money was not wasted. The emperor had already remembered the nine hundred taels of silver before the palace examination even started. This was also her ability.
"Your Majesty, my name is Tian Xu, and I come from the Tian family in Jizhou City. This dress was specially embroidered by my mother from the embroidery workshop in Jizhou City for today's palace examination. My mother is as straight as a bamboo, preferring to break rather than bend; this is called integrity.
Although bamboo has joints, it never stops; this is called striving forward. I hope that the common people can study hard. "
The emperor took another look at Tian Xu's clothes. Although this man looked okay and his articles were very literary, his status was a bit low. Although he was just a merchant, he just needed to know how to give back. The rest depended on how his grandson would handle these swords.
But it didn't matter, as long as the writing was brilliant. Tian Xu's clothes made the emperor remember him. After Tian Xu answered the emperor's questions, the emperor smiled and stroked his beard. As expected, the young man's writing was indeed outstanding, which made the emperor even more satisfied.
People who can be remembered by the emperor generally will not fail the exam directly. Tian Xu was remembered by the emperor, and his literary talent was very outstanding. In the end, he directly won the second place in the palace examination. The third place came from a noble family. His literary talent was actually average, but he was good-looking.
The top scholar in the palace examination was Wang Haike, who came from a farmer family. To be honest, this man's literary talent and manners and conversation made the emperor and Zhou Qingyun very satisfied. He not only had high IQ, but also EQ, and knew how to talk to others without letting the atmosphere become dull. That's why he was directly chosen as the top scholar, and no one else was even jealous of him. I guess this is personal charm.
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