After the examination is over, the results will be released.

After leaving the dragon gate, many people hurried home, changed their clothes, and asked their fellow villagers or classmates to answer the questions.

What I write are all articles, but they don’t produce anything correct.

I just want to understand the thinking of everyone's writing, so as to determine whether I have strayed too far from the topic.

After Zhao Ce returned home, he went to wash up as soon as possible.

Wash away any viruses that may have been on your body due to coughing, sneezing, etc.

Wait until he has finished washing and eating.

Many fellow villagers have also arrived at his house.

After three days of trial, the curfew in Beijing has been postponed.

After all, in the examination room, if you have not finished copying the draft after the application time, you can burn three candles and continue writing.

Once the three candles have burned out, I have to stop writing anyway.

After everyone arrived at Zhao Ce's house, Su Cai'er arranged a banquet for Zhao Ce to chat with his fellow villagers.

Some people who came with a spectator mentality were in a pretty good mood.

But people like Liu Zimu got sick from the cold in the first game.

There is really no way to go.

He sat aside dejectedly, drinking wine sullenly.

Qiu Shubai only started to get sick during the second exam, but his mentality was pretty good.

Everyone sat together, drank wine and drank wine, and answered the questions according to the answers.

There were also people who complimented each other, and some asked Zhao Ce to help show the articles they wrote to Mr. Liu to help him read and estimate the scores.

Lord Liu is naturally the younger Liu Ruyu.

Zhao Ce's teacher, Li Dongyang, has a high status, and they don't dare to disturb him at will.

They can only hope that Liu Ruyu can help them take a look.

Zhao Ce thought this was not a big problem, so he agreed.

But it's late at night now, so I can only wait for someone to deliver it tomorrow.

He also had to take all his subsequent articles to Li Dongyang to read them.

There was a banquet, everyone was in different moods, and the meal lasted most of the night.

After the show, everyone who returned to the room almost fell asleep instantly.

During the past few days of the exam, no one slept well.

Zhao Ce returned to the room, looked at the dim lights, and felt a little drowsy for the first time.

Looking at the candlelight, I thought that the exam has now ended.

Zhao Ce was lying on the bed, thinking vaguely that the quartz sand had been found and the kiln was built. Glass could be fired in a few days.

Last time, he thought it would be difficult to modify the musket, so he gave up temporarily.

I directly drew some parts of a small generator and had them built.

I'm thinking of trying to see if I can generate electricity.

So during this period, can I try to make a generator and then use bamboo wire to make a light bulb?

Power stations are technically difficult, but generators can be built based on current technology.

Zhao Ce thought as he watched Su Caier, who had just put her daughter to sleep, climb into bed.

He directly hugged the person and gave him a kiss.

"When I finish this busy period, I will give you a gift."

Su Cai'er raised her head happily and saw Zhao Ce's eyes closed.

She didn't want to disturb her husband's sleep, so she just kissed his chin gently.

"Well, let's wait until my husband's results come out."

After Su Cai'er whispered, she fell asleep peacefully in his arms.

These days, it’s not just the candidates who are tired.

Those of them who are relatives are basically getting through it.

Now everything is a foregone conclusion, no matter how bad it is, this is it.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.

...

The next day.

After Zhao Ce had breakfast, he silenced all his articles.

He also asked Xu Fang to help send people to send articles from fellow villagers to Lord Liu's house, and then he arrived at Li Dongyang's house.

Li Dongyang told him before that if the article he tried this time was not good.

He asked Zhao Ce not to go to the subsequent palace examination.

Otherwise, if you fall into the top three, your future will be slim.

But after finishing the first exam and seeing a few articles from Zhao Ce's first exam, Li Dongyang's mentality can be said to be very good now.

He has not been idle these days.

There was a lot going on in the court, but he still took a lot of time to come out and give Zhao Ce a few questions for the palace examination.

Even Li Zhaofan also benefited from this.

The father and son were talking about Li Zhaofan's article. Li Dongyang looked at the article he had silently read. After only a few glances, he saw that it was not very good.

Just like the first chapter focusing on the meaning of the classics, the first four sentences of the article can also tell the layout of the entire article.

Li Dongyang, who had been an examiner before, could tell the quality of his article at just one glance.

Li Zhaofan was a little dejected. He took the palace examination questions written by Li Dongyang and felt really unhappy.

After hearing that Zhao Ce was coming, he reluctantly cheered up and watched Zhao Ce hand over his article.

Li Dongyang just said that his stepson's article was not good, and it was not good for him to openly praise Zhao Ce.

After only briefly reading a few of his subsequent articles, he said, "Now that the exam is over, I won't think about it for the time being."

"These are some questions that the teacher has given you. Take them back and practice them carefully."

The imperial examination questions given by the emperor generally have a few hundred words.

Li Dongyang did not write so much.

I just briefly wrote some key points.

During this period, Emperor Hongzhi would implement the New Deal.

The content of the New Deal includes land measurement, unified taxation, etc.

Therefore, most of Li Dongyang's problems arise from this.

There is also a question, which is a question about Ming Dynasty regulations that has not been tested in these years.

He asked Zhao Ce to take it back and think carefully about how to respond to the palace examination.

After Zhao Ce took it, he looked at it carefully.

Seeing these questions, I just feel like the goddess of luck has descended on me.

"Land, finance and tax..."

Isn't this what he said to Emperor Hongzhi before?

Zhao Ce happily thanked Li Dongyang: "Thank you sir."

However, Li Dongyang waved his hand and said the next sentence, which directly sent Zhao Ce into the bottom.

"These issues are all part of the New Deal that His Majesty mentioned at the court meeting before the session."

Li Dongyang said slowly: "Clear land, unify taxes, record acres, collect silver, etc..."

"His Majesty has given orders to the officials and will proceed after the meeting."

"His Majesty explained it very clearly to us back then."

"So if you want to do this, you have to come up with new ideas."

Also, do you want something new?

Zhao Ce felt that he was going to be petrified on the spot.

He had clearly explained the contents of these new policies to Emperor Hongzhi at the beginning, and even took out the contents from the bottom of the box.

What new ideas can he come up with now?

Li Dongyang couldn't help but smile when he saw Zhao Ce's downcast look.

"Your policymaking always emphasizes practicality."

"It's certainly good to have something to say that can be directly used by the court."

"But being an official involves more than just practical work."

The arena is more than just fighting and killing, and being an official is certainly more than just doing practical things.

Relationships between people, the ruler and his ministers, are the law for those above and the way for those below.
Chapter completed!