In the evening, after a bell rang, the officers began to collect the cages and then sealed them.

Although this exam caused a small storm, the candidates were in a good mood.

Because...whether this question is good or bad, everyone is really tired.

Exams are extremely physically exhausting.

Liu Jie was exhausted and walked out of the examination room with his test blue. Many candidates had sent sedan chairs and cars to pick them up.

But only Liu's family has no such arrangement.

Perhaps everyone in the Liu family knew that their young master did not want anyone to pick him up.

Seeing that no one came from home, Liu Jie breathed a sigh of relief.

But... in fact, this time he did the test surprisingly smoothly.

Perhaps because of daily writing, many ideas poured out like spring water.

Furthermore, this topic has been written and some impressions have been made, so I have a little foundation.

The most difficult thing about eight-legged essays is to solve the problem, especially such strange questions. Once you cannot think of a good way to solve the problem, no matter how literary a person is, he will only do anything.

Furthermore, the eight-legged essay does not require literary talent.

There are basic things for those who can become scholars. This is a game of lyrics. Whenever you want to fill in any paragraph, what words should you fill in, it depends on basic skills.

This time... there may be hope.

Light came out of Liu Jie's eyes.

But then, he became depressed again. After all,... there were too many failures, which made him not have much confidence in himself.

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The wind was biting outside, but the warm pavilion in the palace was still as warm as spring.

Emperor Hongzhi sat here, looking at a document seriously, but was amazed.

He couldn't help but say, "Who is Wang Bushi?"

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Several cabinet ministers were confused.

Obviously, they are very unfamiliar with the name Wang Bushi.

Emperor Hongzhi said with a whisper, "Nothing is nothing, nothing is nothing!"

As he said that, he put the memorial aside!

Although he was scolding Wu Zao, he found that he could not investigate this matter in depth, because it was no wonder that Wu Zao's prince and Fang Jifan had submitted memorials, hoping that he could give the ship a name.

Think about it, it is actually not easy for the prince and Fang Jifan to do it.

The court went to the West and asked the Ministry of War to mobilize all the resources of the court, but the prince and Fang Jifan also served the court. However, they could not use the banner of official positions and had to worry about everything themselves. It was worthy of praise for having this kind of heart.

However, he refused to give a name, for fear of losing the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, so he had to let them sever their own responsibilities.

This was something he said, and you can do it yourself. What else can you say now?

Things have been done and I can’t change it even if I want to change it. So many official documents are passed back and forth between various departments and Tianjin Guards. The more you change, the more you will cause trouble in the city. You can only pinch your nose and make a promise.

However, he found that Liu Jian was a little absent-minded today and asked with concern: "Liu Qing family, are you in good health today?"

"Ah..." Liu Jian was stunned, came to his senses, and looked at Emperor Hongzhi blankly.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned and said, "I was asking..."

"Your Majesty." Xie Qian came out to smooth things out at this time: "Mr. Liu wants to be tired."

When Emperor Hongzhi saw that Xie Qian had something in his words, he couldn't help asking: "But I see, Liu Qing's family has something to do."

"This..." Liu Jian couldn't speak.

My son has taken the provincial examination for the sixth time. To be honest, as the chief minister, his son is in his forties and is still taking the provincial examination, which is just embarrassing enough.

Now His Majesty asks him a little bit unable to raise his head.

However, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang knew about it and wanted to pass by Liu Jianyuan so as not to embarrass Liu Jian in front of the imperial court.

But at this time, Liu Jian sighed and said, "I dare not hide it from Your Majesty, my minister Liu Jie, I will participate in the provincial examination today... Shuntian Prefecture's provincial examination, I think it's over."

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly realized that he knew a little about this, but now he couldn't help but feel upset. If he had known this, he really shouldn't have asked. Isn't this revealing the scar?

However, if anyone is admitted to the imperial examination, it is something that the emperor cannot change. Any action that affects the fairness of the imperial examination may be criticized by the whole world. This is the foundation of scholars. Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but look at Liu Jian with sympathy.

But what Liu Jian couldn't accept the most is not the ridicule behind others' backs, but the sympathy from someone in person!

This sympathy is really heartbreaking. How excellent is he a person he is widely praised. Whether it is knowledge, morality, ability to govern the world, or the king's trust, he is one of the best in the Ming Dynasty. How can such an excellent person bear sympathy?

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said, "Let's stop here today. Since Liu Qing's family is in poor health, someone will come and prepare to drive the carriage and send Liu Qing's family out of the palace."

"This... Your Majesty, I dare not."

This means that Your Majesty wants to order people to prepare sedan chairs for Liu Jian and leave the palace by car. This is a great honor.

Emperor Hongzhi said, "Others dare not, why don't you dare? You are my humerus, go back to your house to rest."

So the palace prepared a soft sedan chair. Liu Jian really had no intention of doing anything today, so he just said goodbye and left.

After Liu Jian left, Emperor Hongzhi sighed quietly, looked at Xie Qian and said, "Why didn't the two Qing families remind me earlier, hey, it shouldn't be like this."

Xie Qian said laughing and cryingly: "I didn't expect His Majesty to suddenly mention this..."

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and said, "The Liu Jialang has been studying for so many years and wants to learn a lot. Do you think he has hope for this subject, two of you? "

Xie Qian and Li Dongyang became silent in unison.

Emperor Hongzhi was a little annoyed: "It's okay to talk about it, I'm very worried about Liu Qing."

"This..." Xie Qian had no choice but to say: "I have checked the previous few subjects, Liu Lang's test papers. His writing style is a bit mediocre. The most important thing is that there is always some problem solving... I can't make up my mind."

Xie Qian pointed out several major shortcomings of Liu Jie. To put it bluntly, Liu Jie is a person with too mediocre qualifications. If such a person can become a scholar, it would be a blessing. If it weren't for the Liu family's profound family education, I'm afraid that even scholars would not have the chance to be a scholar.

Xie Qian said again: "In the past three years, I don't know if he has continued to study, but he is getting older and older, I'm afraid..."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said, "If the question is not difficult, he might have a glimmer of hope, right?"

Li Dongyang spoke at this time: "The questions in the college entrance examination will be easier, but in the provincial entrance examination, it will inevitably be even more difficult. Liu Lang still has a foundation, but..."

Emperor Hongzhi saw that neither Li Dongyang nor Xie Qian had confidence in Liu Jie.

Emperor Hongzhi then remembered that he had been too busy these days and had neglected the provincial examination in Shuntian Prefecture: "The main examination in this provincial examination... I remember that the one who selected was Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites. What questions did he ask?"

"At noon..." Li Dongyang paused and said, "There was a message from the Gongyuan, titled 'Ningwu Zibang'."

"What?" Emperor Hongzhi frowned and showed a look of surprise.

Ning Wu Zibang... I haven't heard of it.

Emperor Hongzhi was also a person who had read the Four Books. Although he was not proficient, he was definitely not casual. His first reaction was that in his memory, did Ning Wu Zibang say this in the Four Books?

Xie Qian looked at Emperor Hongzhi deeply and said, "Zheng said: Ning Wuzi, if the country has the way, he will know; if the country has no way, he will be foolish..."

"..." Emperor Hongzhi finally had an impression, and his old face turned red. No wonder he had no impression, it turned out...

"This Zhang Sheng!" Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but say angrily: "It's really not a thing!"

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Now, it was Xie Qian and Li Dongyang's turn to be confused.

In fact, if it weren't for the provincial examinations of Mr. Liu, they would still appreciate Zhang Sheng's question very much. If he could come up with such tricks, Zhang Butang would have made new achievements.

Of course, they had a tense face and Xie Qian said, "Zhang Sheng is a bit too much, and it is not easy for candidates."

Li Dongyang also said: "It is said that in the morning, a candidate got crazy and was forked out."

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and did not continue to say anything. In fact, he knew that Li Dongyang and Liu Jian were both against their will. Whether it was Zhang Sheng, Li Dongyang or Xie Qian, or even if Liu Jie had not taken the exam, then Liu Jian would be included. If these people asked them to be examiners, they would probably have punished the candidates to death.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed long. It seemed that the Liu Qing family was about to be disappointed again. These days, when Liu Jian was right in front of him, he had to be careful when speaking, so as not to touch people's thoughts and hearts.

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Liu Jian returned to the mansion, and the mansion seemed deserted and he had no expression on his face. Soon, the head Liu An presented him with a cup of tea.

Liu Jian sat down in the hall without saying anything.

However, Liu An whispered: "Master, the young master has come back an hour ago, and then he went back to the house."

"Well..." Liu Jian took a sip of tea and said lightly: "I understand."

He was in a low mood, but he still deliberately pretended to be indifferent.

Liu An said again: "These days, the villain will pay special attention to the young master."

"Okay." Liu Jian nodded: "You have to worry about it. Alas, these three years have been a hurdle, like a gate of hell. Zixin... He always feels uncomfortable when he wants to pass this gate of hell. Don't disturb him on weekdays, let him be alone and quiet. He has his difficulties. He has not worked hard enough in recent years. In fact, there is nothing wrong with not winning. Who said that my son must pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi? Nothing, well... that's it... Oh, by the way, he said last time that studying in Xishan was quite interesting, so he advised him to go to Xishan more when he had time, do whatever he liked, and don't be afraid of any rumors. People, living in the world, not all the words "fame" left, he can be happier."

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Chapter completed!