Jinling City, Hanlin Temple.

Outside the door were the forbidden troops who were ordered to come to enforce martial law, and all the streets and alleys around the Hanlin Academy were closed, prohibiting any peddlers and pawns from approaching and making noise, so as not to disturb the candidates' performance. In the examination room, the candidates who were silent, calm, or nervous all sat upright, waiting for the invigilator to ask questions.

Li Bai, who was dressed in a three-grade official uniform, did not rush to come up with the questions, but casually walked around the examination room with his hands on his back, carefully examining the one hundred and one candidates who participated in the college examination. Because there were two more people who came to take the exam, Li Bai and Chen Lin, who were the examiners, each added one person to the examination room.

"This is the eldest grandson Wuji? That is Xie An, who looks like a talent, and he is calm and unhurried, why don't he take the exam in a dignified manner, but he wants to take the back door opportunistically? ”

In order to argue for understanding, Li Bai specially placed the five people who were transferred to a row, starting with the eldest grandson Wuji in the front, and then Xie An, Li Biao, He Qiong, and Yang Gang, who were strung together by Li Bai like a gourd string.

I saw that the eldest grandson Wuji was about twenty-five or sixteen years old, dressed in a gray robe, wrapped in a scarf on his head, about seven feet tall, with a clear face and a strict expression. And Xie An's age looks two or three years older than the eldest grandson Wuji, wearing a Yuanyou crown, wearing a light blue jacket, and a jade pendant around his waist, it seems that his family background is good. Seeing the invigilator pacing in front of him, Xie An smiled and greeted Li Bai; It's just that Li Bai looked arrogant and turned a blind eye.

If the bearing of the eldest grandson Wuji and Xie An can slightly change Li Bai's preconceived prejudices, then He Qiong and Yang Gang make Li Bai full of disdain, and at first glance they are the children of the anointed sorghum who are indulging in pleasure. As for the Li Biao of the same clan who nodded his head. Li Bai didn't give a good face, and he didn't take a look at it from beginning to end.

Although Li Bai is arrogant. Eyes are empty, but not idiots. Li Yuanfang and Feng Shuyi's face, he can ignore it. Even He Shen, who represented the Empress Dowager He, could turn a deaf ear, but the eldest grandson Wuji and Xie An, who were hand-picked by the Son of Heaven Chrysostom Yuyan, couldn't help but let Li Baifei bother with some thoughts.

"If I take down the eldest grandson and Xie An like this, it will definitely provoke the anger of the Holy Dragon Yan, I have to think of a way to do both, so that His Majesty Xià can't find reason, and the other colleagues in the school department are speechless, blocking the mouth of the world!"

Li Bai groaned secretly with his hands behind his back, frowning, and thinking about it. "Since these people are moving around, they are opportunistic. I must have known the proposition of today's exam for a long time, and I prepared in advance, so I should change the proposition temporarily and catch them off guard! ”

Thinking of this, Li Bai showed a smug smile on his face, deeply moved by his wit and uprightness, "I, Li Taibai, am really a clean official who comes out of the mud and is not stained!" ”

After making up his mind, Li Bai immediately announced loudly. Let all the candidates present write a poem on the topic of "late autumn" to describe the magnificent landscape of nature, and it is better if it is a seven-character quatrain that is not common in this period.

Li Bai's proposition has just been announced. The candidates present were in an uproar.

During the township and government examinations before coming to the capital, the officials of the school department repeatedly emphasized that the candidates should learn more about governing the country, and the college examination would also focus on political theory; Or to develop the economy. Or it is the reclamation of tuntian, or the construction of local areas. Or to govern the country and secure the country, or even to fight with troops, and so on. Only the poetry and poetry have not been emphasized.

I didn't expect the examiner to ask everyone to recite poems and describe nature today, which is simply incompatible with governing the country, and it can't be beaten with eight poles!

Even if you let you write a word with the proposition of "filial piety and morality", it is much stronger than poetry, now is not a peaceful and prosperous era, the country needs talents who rejuvenate the country, not a nerd who shakes his head and recites poetry and literature, this proposition is simply a dog! Of course, they don't describe their inner thoughts in such a subtle sentence.

"Silence!"

Li Bai glanced at the examination room angrily, "I know that many people are unexpected, it is true that the country needs people who govern the country in peace, but it also needs people with high moral character!" How can we govern the country if we have misconduct? Before that, how many people were jumping around and trying their best to get through the back door? Think you know it yourself! The previous proposition is only afraid that it has been leaked, today I Li Taibai selected talents for the country, temporarily changed the proposition, the talented ones gave a poem on the spot, and the untalented ones obediently went home to study again. ”

Now that Li Bai has said this, the candidates in the audience can only grind their pens, or pretend to be relaxed, or rack their brains, and they all sway on the test papers.

An hour and a half later, the gong sounded outside the examination room, and Li Bai ordered the officers of the school department to put away all the candidates' papers, and then send them to his study for approval.

Because of the knot, Li Bai didn't have much patience to rush to review it, but took out the rolls of the five people out of it by dividing them by two, first glanced at the scrolls of the clansman Li Biao, and drew a big cross when he saw half of it, "How can such a mediocre talent be admitted to the juren?" It's really a shame for my Li family! ”

Then there were Yang Gang and He Qiong's files, and they also read half of them patiently, but they were still mercilessly forked off by Li Bai, "Anointing children, if you don't learn and don't know, I can write a hundred poems a day with such a level of poetry!" ”

Throwing aside the exam papers of He, Yang and the others, Li Bai then picked up Xie An's papers and carefully reviewed them.

"Morning and bright sun, roaring song hill forest.

Play at night, enter the room and play the piano.

The five strings are clear and excited, and the south wind is cloaked.

Mellow mash quenching, micro words wash the heart.

Whoever is quiet and happy, I appreciate the sound. ”

It's not a long speech, nor is it a seven-word quatrain that Li Bai requires, it's just five sentences and only forty words. But after carefully tasting it for a long time, Li Bai finally put down the brush that was ready to be crossed.

"This short poem is written at a certain level, it seems that this Xie An has some talent!" Li Bai muttered to himself, "I, Li Bai, am not a villain who will repay him, you have a relationship with the Son of Heaven, I will change the proposition, and we will repay the report." Your Xie An's words are well written, I'll let you go! ”

After making up his mind, Li Bai wrote Xie An's name on the list decorated with gold dust.

Putting down the pen and ink, Li Bai picked up the answer sheet of the eldest grandson Wuji again, and frowned after reading it: "Although this word is written fluently, it links the beauty of nature with the way of governing the country, without the chic of literati and inkmen, and the utilitarianism is too heavy." Failed! ”

Li Bai didn't even bother to eat lunch, and spent an afternoon reviewing all the folds, and finally circled the four candidates with the title of the gold list, from the first to the fourth place: Wu Yan, Wang Can, Xu Gan, Xie An.

brushed off the eldest grandson Wuji, who was appointed by the emperor, as well as the candidates recommended by He Shen, Feng Shuyi and others, Li Bai was a little apprehensive in his heart. After a casual review of the candidates nominated by several other invigilators, he did not exercise his veto power again, and ordered the gold list to be posted and the candidates who won the Jinshi were announced.

At the moment when the list was announced, 500 candidates surrounded the water, and those on the list either thanked God, or clenched their fists and rejoiced, or even looked up to the sky and roared; Those who failed to make the list were depressed, disheartened, and even tearful.

"Alas...... Poetry and singing are not what I am good at, and after the main examiner came up with a proposition, I knew that I was going to fall into Sun Mountain. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hid his disappointment and congratulated Xie An, who had lived together in the post house for half a month, "Congratulations to Brother Xie for the title of the gold list!" ”

Xie An tried his best to restrain the joy in his heart, and bowed his hand to the eldest grandson Wuji: "It's just that I'm lucky, but I'm not angry for the eldest grandson!" On poetry and songs, you are not good at it, but when it comes to governing the country, among these 500 candidates, I am afraid that no one can beat you! I really don't know why Li Shilang acted so recklessly and came up with such a proposition? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly: "Hehe...... Plans are in people, things are done in the sky, and I am fortunate to lose my life! The eldest grandson Wuji is like this, after all, I lack talent, and I am not as good as Brother Xie in art, so that my name falls to Sun Shan, I don't complain to anyone, I only blame myself for being shallow in knowledge. ”

"I wonder what the eldest grandson is going to do? It's better to stay in the capital for a year of further study, make friends with people of insight, and then take the exam after two years, maybe you can be named on the gold list, but not necessarily! Xie An couldn't bear to see his friend sad, and tried to comfort him.

The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head: "Forget it, two years is too long." And Mowgli is not the kind of person who reads patiently, I still have to travel all over the world, go to Luoyang or Yecheng to try your luck. Compared with reciting poems, my eldest grandson Wuji wants to make some political achievements in a down-to-earth manner and relieve the worries of the people. ”

"Then back in the post house, you and I drank three cups, how about leaving tomorrow?" Xie An tried to keep it.

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled indifferently: "There is a feast in the world, and it is sad to stay any longer!" While it's still early, the city gate is not closed, I'd better go out of the city! ”

Xie An pondered for a moment and nodded; "I'll send you!"

After the list of exams was posted, Li Bai and Chen Lin, the attendants of the school, left and right in the school, left the Hanlin Academy with the three Langzhong, and went straight to the Qianyang Palace in a carriage to report the situation of the first college examination to the Son of Heaven.

Liu Wei has also been waiting for the results of the first imperial examination to see if he can recruit a few mountain and wild relics, and more importantly, the two big fish of the eldest grandson Wuji and Xie An will be brought online.

Originally, Liu Wei could also promote them directly, but he pondered that since the two of them took the initiative to participate in the college examination, it would be better to let them appear as fresh jinshi, or even champions and leaders. When they show their superhuman ability and go down in history, they can also make themselves known for their discernment.

After Li Bai and the others finished giving the salute, Liu Wei took the list and glanced at it quickly, and found that Xie An's name was on the list. What's even more exciting is that Chen Lin's nomination actually has the name of "Xie Xuan", and in addition to Xie An in Li Bai's examination room, there are also Wang Can and Xu Gan, two talents, who vaguely remember that they are talents among the "Seven Sons of Jian'an", but they didn't see the name of the eldest grandson Wuji, I don't know why? (To be continued......)