It has been five days since the imperial examination ended. According to previous years' experience, the final admission results will be released within one or two days, and tens of thousands of scholars in Chang'an City are in a state of anxiety.

After the imperial examination, most scholars knew that they had no hope of admission and had left Luoyang and returned home one after another, but there were still tens of thousands of scholars who had a thought of hope and stayed to wait for the final admission result.

In Wu Sansi's mansion, Cao Wen quickly walked past a small courtyard and came to Wu Sansi's study. At this time, Wu Dingxiang happened to walk out of the study and pointed to his father's study, saying that it was good news, and smiled at him and left.

Cao Wen turned around and kept looking at her slim figure and walked away, with a fascination in his eyes. After a while, he walked into Wu Sansi's study.

Since Wu Sansi was severely rebuked by Wu Zetian during the Wu Chengsi incident, Wu Sansi has become much more honest during this period and dared not take advantage of Wu Chengsi's exile to recruit Wu clan members. He only devoted himself to the final construction of Tianshu and began to build a Mingtang to restore it.

Although Wu Chengsi was completely defeated, Wu Sansi also paid a great political price, mainly because his alliance with Shangguan Wan'er broke down. When Wu Chengsi left, he left a letter to the emperor, telling the emperor about the cause and consequence of the assassination. In fact, it was to expose what Wu Sansi did in the assassination.

However, the emperor did not seem to have really taken his anger on him because of this, which made Wu Sansi see another glimmer of hope.

Cao Wen walked into the room and bowed deeply to Wu Sansi, "See Your Highness King Liang!"

"Young Master Cao doesn't have to be too polite!"

Wu Sansi smiled and said, "I want to tell you good news. You passed the 34th place in the exam and are on the gold list!"

Cao Wen was overjoyed, but he restrained his inner ecstasy, knelt down and kowtowed respectfully, "This is your highness's love for his subordinates, and he remembers it in his heart!"

Wu Sansi nodded with satisfaction. This is what he likes Cao Wen. He has a cunning and smart mind and understands that he is the source of his future. If this person can be trained well and added with kindness, he will definitely become his right-hand man.

"I'm going to come to the palace to meet the saint later. I'm afraid I'll talk about some matters about the Jinshi's official assignment. I want to ask you, would you rather be an unanimous assignment or stay in the court to be an official?"

Cao Wen hesitated and said, "If you want to lay a solid foundation, it is best to be assigned to an external official!"

"Just as I thought, in addition, you plan to do something about Dingliu-" Wu Sansi stared at him with sharp eyes.

Cao Wen lowered his head and said for a while: "Cao Wen has always dreamed of being your son-in-law and begged your highness to give me some time. At the latest, I will definitely marry Dingxiang."

Wu Sansi also knew that Cao Wen had a wife, and it was not good for his reputation to divorce his wife at will, so he could not be too anxious. He nodded, "Then I will wait for you for another half a year."

Cao Wen said dismissal, then left the Liang Palace and hurried to the house. He was worried along the way. Although he passed the Jinshi exam, he was not happy at all.

As soon as he walked into Fushanfang, he faintly heard the sound of gongs and drums. Cao Wen didn't care at first, but the closer he got to home, the louder the sound of gongs and drums became louder. He began to wonder. He saw that the doorstep was filled with neighbors in the yard. His mother, Meng, was throwing money out in a lot of joy, and even his mouth couldn't be closed. More than a dozen toll-man beating gongs and drums aside, and everyone was full of joy.

At this time, when Li Quan saw her husband, she ran over excitedly and hugged him tightly. She could no longer control her inner joy and cried bitterly, "Buddha Slave...you passed the exam."

"Mr. Cao passed the exam!"

There was cheering all around, and the consignors rushed up and putting red and green on Cao Wen. Cao Wen's mind was blank. They were helping him to a tall horse. Amid the sound of gongs and drums, Li Quan's eyes turned red, he held his handkerchief, and tears blurred her eyes again. At this moment, her heart was full of pride, and her husband passed the Jinshi exam.

....

Wu Sansi walked into the imperial study room and bowed respectfully, "See Your Majesty!"

At this time, Wu Zetian was carefully exploring the list of 120 Jinshi. The top scholar was He Zhizhang, a native of Siming. This was the top scholar she had chosen. She had read He Zhizhang's articles and was indeed very talented, which made her amazed. This was the top scholar she wanted.

Wu Zetian put down the list and said lightly: "I came to you to talk about rebuilding Mingtang. Last time you said that it will be repaired within one year, but I think it's too long for a year. I hope you can shorten the construction period for a few more months."

"But... to shorten the construction period, only craftsmen can be added, and that will be spent—"

"Money is not a problem!"

Wu Zetian interrupted him and said in a more emphasis: "The income of White Horse Temple is enough to rebuild Mingtang and Heaven. Heaven can be slowed down, but Mingtang I hope it will be completed in nine months, so there is no problem!"

"I obey the order!"

Wu Sansi wiped the sweat from his forehead and secretly thought in his mind that if the construction had to be completed in nine months, he could only implement the second plan to make the new Mingtang slightly smaller than the old Mingtang, so that the construction could be completed as scheduled.

Wu Zetian was quite satisfied with his attitude and smiled and said, "You did a good job of counting the property of White Horse Temple. All valuables can be paired with the palace inventory one by one. It seems that I have not misunderstood the property."

Wu Sansi secretly thanked Mr. Ming. If it weren't for Mr. Ming's suggestion, how could he get praise from the emperor now? He quickly bowed and said, "Just use snacks, you can do things well."

"You are right, there is no difficulty, I am afraid of using your heart. You are a smart person. As long as you put your heart into major events such as building a Mingtang, you can be completely the prime minister."

Wu Sansi was so excited that his whole body was trembling. The emperor was hinting that as long as he built the Mingtang well, he might be promoted to prime minister.

"I will do my best to serve Your Majesty."

Wu Zetian nodded with a smile, and said earnestly: "The Wu family is a rising star, and it is not as profound as the Li family's royal family. In this case, the Wu family must be more united and must not attack each other like before, nor can they be distracted. As the leader of a clan, you are responsible for taking on this burden!"

Wu Sansi was very happy. The emperor was hinting that he could integrate the Wu family and incorporate all Wu Chengsi's faction into his own. He was excited and gave a deep bow, "I will never let my aunt down."

Wu Zetian did not continue to say more. If Wu Sansi still didn't understand this, then he was an incompetent and useless person.

At this time, her eyes fell on the list of Jinshi admitted, and each Jinshi had a note behind it, indicating who recommended it. For example, He Zhizhang was recommended by Lu Yuanfang, the Minister of the Secretariat, and Wu Zetian's eyes fell on the twenty-four Cao Wen, and said with a smile: "Donhuang scholar Cao Wen was recommended by you?"

"It was recommended by the Wei Minister."

"Does he have any background?" Wu Zetian asked again.

"Report to Your Majesty, this man was born in poverty and was originally a civil servant in Dunhuang County. He has never been given a heavy use, so he came to Luoyang to participate in the imperial examination. When I heard that this man's calligraphy and articles were excellent, I temporarily used him to organize the documents for me."

Wu Sansi didn't dare to say that Cao Wen was Li Zhen's brother-in-law, so he would bring Shangguan Wan'er in. He avoided why he knew about Cao Wen's link.

Wu Zetian didn't ask much. She wanted to give Wu Sansi some reward. Using the person he recommended was the best reward. Wu Zetian smiled and said, "What ambition has he had in his life?"

"He is determined to be a local parent official and benefit the people."

Wu Zetian smiled slightly, "I understand, you go back!"

"I'm going to leave!"

Wu Sansi retreated with satisfaction. He had a sense that killing Wu Chengsi would definitely be wise.

Wu Zetian looked at Wu Sansi far away. She walked slowly to the window with her hands behind her back and stared out the window. As Gao Yanfu said, she no longer had much confidence in replacing the Li family. Over the years, she has severely suppressed the Li family, causing the resentment of the Li family and the court officials to deepen the Wu family. Once she is a hundred years later, can the Li family royal family let Wu family go?

For the long-term future of the Wu family, she had to ease the deeper hatred between Li Wu to a certain extent, and severe punishment of Wu Chengsi happened in this context. However, after punishing Wu Chengsi, she had to ease the dissatisfaction of the Wu family, so using Wu Sansi became a means to ease the dissatisfaction of the Wu family with her.

There is also the Li family. The position of the crown prince has been vacant for so long, so it is time for her to rethink it.

Wu Zetian is the emperor of the world, and the essence of the emperor's art lies in balance.

.........

The highly anticipated imperial examination was finally released. The talented man of Siming, He Zhizhang, deserved the title and lived up to expectations. He was the grandson of the Secretariat Cui Renshi, and Cui Shi, a talented man from the Boling Cui family, was won by Gao Jian, aide to Princess Taiping.

Although Cao Wen of Dunhuang passed the 24th Jinshi exam, he unexpectedly won a higher vocational position when he was appointed as the county magistrate of Changge County, Xu Prefecture, who was the seventh-rank Zhongxian County Magistrate.

Even the top scholar He Zhizhang was only awarded the fourth rank of the seventh rank doctor, but Cao Wen was actually short of the magistrate. This appointment caused a sensation. But when many people knew that Cao Wen's backstage was Wu Sansi, everyone suddenly realized it.

.........

Li Zhen was not interested in Cao Wen's pass through the Jinshi exam and was appointed as a county magistrate. He has been training the polo team in the imperial city these days, preparing to welcome the arrival of the polo competition. Not only that, he also wants to participate in the martial arts ceremony held in early March. Although the martial arts ceremony is meaningless to him, having a fame and fortune will always be beneficial to his career.

In the casino, Li Zhen was galloping on horseback, watching a large number of guards on both sides. Li Zhen's magical arrows were widely rumored among the guards, mainly because they shot tigers and leopards in the winter of last year, but most guards did not see each other. Today, Li Zhen's practice on the casino suddenly attracted a large number of guards to come and observe.

The war horse was galloping, dust was flying, and Li Zhen had already driven out a hundred steps away. At this time, he pulled out two arrows from behind, biting one arrow in his mouth, and the other arrow was pulled out, and the bow was like a full moon. He suddenly turned around and shot it out, but he did not stop. The war horse ran a few steps, and the second arrow bit in his mouth was shot out immediately, but no one knew what the target of the second arrow was?

A hundred steps away, a string of copper coins were hung on a wooden stake with a thin rope. The copper coins reflected light, and the thin rope swayed in the wind. Even if it hits the thin rope, it is difficult to break the thin rope. If you want to make the copper coins fall to the ground, there is only one way, that is, break the thin rope on the beam of the wooden stake.

The arrow shot by Li Zhen flew towards him like lightning. The rope broke in the middle of the wooden stake. The copper coin suddenly fell, which caused a burst of cheers and cheers. Then the second arrow shot to the copper coin falling in the air. The arrow body sank slightly, but it was still strong. He flew out twenty steps with the copper coin, and nailed the copper coin on the second wooden stake.

The guards around were silent, and then the applause was like thunder. More than a thousand guards burst into shouts like thunder. The two arrows were so wonderful that they opened their eyes and were amazed.

Li Zhen lowered his bow and smiled and bowed to the guards watching around him, which attracted even more applause.

Li Zhen returned to the resting place in a corner, and the guards dispersed. Zhang Li gave a thumbs up and praised: "The leader's archery skills have become more and more sophisticated!"

Li Zhen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The touch is still a little worse than Dunhuang."

He looked around again and found that one person was missing, and asked, "Where is that guy who is fat?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhen saw Jiuzhi running quickly from the distance from the horse road, and his expression seemed very anxious, so he smiled and greeted him, "Old Fatty, what's wrong, so anxious?"

Jiu Zhi panted and said, "Old Li, look at Nanshi! Sister Quan is going to sell wine shops."
Chapter completed!