freenovelworld Chapter 315 Do You Know? Lin Yitang 29
Chapter 315 Do You Know? Lin Yitang 29
Now, Lin Yitang has become the mistress of Wutong Pavilion, and there are only two county ladies in the back room. It can be said that the entire Wutong Pavilion is Lin Yitang's territory.
As for whether other concubines would be assigned to Wutong Pavilion, Lin Yitang pleaded with the Emperor to reserve the east wing of Wutong Pavilion for Zhao Huiyue.
Zhao Huiyue is one of only two children of the Emperor. Although the Emperor is sometimes not human, he treats his children, who are not yet fully grown, very well.
Why an undeveloped child? Lin Yitang thought of Princess Fukang in history. The emperor wanted his maternal family, the Li family, to be even more glorious, or perhaps the emperor was, after all, the emperor.
Disregarding Princess Fukang's wishes, he married her off to the ugly Li Wei. After their marriage, the two were only superficially harmonious.
As Lin Yitang pondered this, her eyes darkened. She would not allow her daughter to live a life of suffering; Huiyue did not need to please anyone.
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In the Chongzheng Hall, in a side hall, Han Qi frowned as he looked at the batch of scrolls. Most of the people were only superficially knowledgeable, a small portion were barely passable, and less than ten were worthy of his attention.
"I didn't expect the quality of this group of students to be so poor. Look at what they've written!" Du Yan said sarcastically, as he disliked such empty words the most.
"Lord Du is too impatient. Every year there are some flowery but impractical articles. The good ones are probably coming up later," Wang Su sighed.
"Alright, we need to finish revising it today. We still need to present it to the Emperor later," Han Qi interrupted their conversation.
Han Qi was the main person in charge of this imperial examination, and he was above them. When the others saw Han Qi speak, they lowered their heads and carefully corrected the papers.
I was busy until the afternoon, and I finished grading more than 200 papers. On average, each person had to grade more than 20 papers.
After everyone had finished compiling the top ten works, Han Qi led his men to the Funing Palace to find the Emperor.
The Emperor had just finished processing the day's memorials when Zhang Mao reported that Han Qi and others were waiting outside. The Emperor invited them in and, seeing that they had brought scrolls, immediately became interested.
He knew that Lin Niangzi's younger brother had taken the imperial examination this year, but he didn't know how well he did.
Han Qi handed over the examination paper, and the emperor slowly began to read it, becoming more and more interested as he read. Han Qi and the others, knowing better than to disturb the emperor, sat in their chairs and talked quietly.
After half an hour, the emperor finally finished reading them and selected three. One of them, an agricultural reform, only needed minor adjustments to be implemented. The other two were also good, but the details still needed to be adjusted.
Upon closer inspection of the name, the agriculture exam paper turned out to be from a "familiar face"—Lin Jingya, Lin Niangzi's younger brother.
Unexpectedly, a true genius has emerged. Indeed, agriculture is the foundation of a nation. This article is practical and avoids being vague. It covers agricultural regulations, agricultural promotion, new water conservancy projects, pest and disease control, and even how to limit land consolidation.
The Emperor handed the examination paper to Han Qi and said with a smile, "This is truly excellent. I intend to award him the top scholar title."
Han Qi certainly knew Lin Jingya, but Lin Jingya was only seventeen years old. To become the top scholar, other requirements were needed, such as appearing mature. In previous years, a person around thirty years old was chosen, which would be more convincing.
"Lin Gongsheng's article is the most outstanding among these articles, but..." Han Qi paused for a moment.
The emperor understood the meaning behind Han Qi's words, but he remained determined to make Lin Jingya the top scholar.
“Lin Gongsheng’s essays are well-written, but he is not as mature as Liu Gongsheng. If the Emperor wants to give him an important position, it would be better to give him the title of Tan Hua first. This would protect him, and after he has gained experience in the Hanlin Academy, he will be better able to serve the Emperor,” Du Yan advised.
Du Yan had his own selfish motives. Liu Yanci was from the same hometown as him, and if Liu Yanci could become the top scholar in the imperial examination, it would also have an impact on the power of Jiangnan.
After listening, the emperor felt that Du Yan was right. He believed that Liu Yanci's article was about reforming the administration of officials and that it corresponded with the current new policies.
Finally, the Emperor and ten ministers discussed and decided that Liu Yanci would be the top scholar, Jiang Zhouhui would be the second-ranked scholar, and Lin Jingya would be the third-ranked scholar. Unfortunately, Jiang Zhouhui was not as good-looking as Lin Jingya, and the third-ranked scholar was known for his handsome appearance.