Generally speaking, the imperial examination is divided into three exams, namely the provincial examination, the imperial examination and the palace examination. The provincial examination is held in various prefectures and prefectures, and the local examinations are selected from local areas. Generally, only scholars are qualified to participate. For example, Fan Jin, a famous later generation, passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination.

Juren from all over the world need to rush to the capital to take the most important examination. The candidates who pass the examination are called tribute students. Generally speaking, as long as they pass the examination, they almost get the quota for Jinshi. In the subsequent palace examination, the emperor personally gave the questions. As long as they don’t perform too well, they will generally be awarded the title of Jinshi.

It is also worth mentioning that the head name of the provincial examination is Jie Yuan. For example, Tang Bohu was the first in the provincial examination, so he was called Tang Jie Yuan. The head name of the imperial examination is Hui Yuan. The head name of the palace examination is naturally the top scorer. If a person can get first in all three exams, it is the legendary three-yuan consecutive win. The difficulty is beyond imagination. In the entire Chinese history, there are only 17 people who have won three-yuan consecutive wins.

The list Liu Sanwu presented to Zhu Biao, which is the name of the tribute student in this exam, was 51. The first one was a man named Song Cong. He was a fellow townsman of Xie Jin and both from Jiangxi. This was not surprising. After all, during the Ming Dynasty, Jiangxi was a famous hometown of examinations, with a total of 18 top scholars, which was a prosperous literary style.

However, the more Li Jie looked down, his brows became tighter and tighter. Finally, he sighed in his heart. History has indeed happened again. The list is full of southerners, and it is not very accurate to say this, because the hometowns of these tribute students are mainly concentrated in a small area, such as Huguang, Guangdong and Sichuan in the south. Together, there were only two people on the list, and Huguang was also shaved with a bald head.

Zhu Biao was very happy at first, but when he saw it, his face gradually became ugly. After all, he was not so easy to fool. He also discovered the hometown problem on this list. Even though these places have a strong academic style and a large population, it is impossible for all the tribute students to be included in these places, right?

"Sir Liu, is there any problem with this list?" Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and finally raised his head and asked.

"Your Highness, this list is a list that I and the examiner carefully graded the papers. There is absolutely no problem. I dare to use my reputation as a guarantee!" The elderly Liu Sanwu stood up straight and reported the report.

However, when Zhu Biao heard the other party's words, his brows frowned even tighter. Li Jie even felt that Zhu Biao seemed a little annoyed, but his good cultivation still calmed down. He waved his last wave and said, "You go down first, I need to consider it before making an approval!"

"I asked my retirement, please make a decision as soon as possible. After all, the candidates in the capital are waiting for the list to be opened!" Liu Sanwu said again, and after saying that, he bowed and left.

After watching Liu Sanwu leave the hall, Zhu Biao suddenly threw the memo to the table heavily, and his anger burst out and said, "Shameless!"

"His highness calms down. This may not be as serious as Your Highness thinks!" Li Jie hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded that Zhu Biao's health was not very good either. Even if he lost weight, his disease was still there. He was most afraid of such great joy and anger.

"This is not serious? All the tribute students received are from Jiangnan and the southeast. Not only is there one student in the entire north not recruited, but there are also very few students in other places. If this list is announced, it will definitely cause chaos in the world!" Zhu Biao said angrily again.

"This..." Li Jie didn't know what to say when he heard this. He had known the serious consequences of this matter for a long time, and even thought about saving it. Unfortunately, he couldn't think of a solution and could only let it develop. Now the incident finally happened. I wonder how many people are going to land now?

"What I worry most now is the father's side. After all, the father's health is not good. If this list is presented to the father, you might get angry and get sick!" Zhu Biao pounded the table and said. The reason why he forced himself to hold back and didn't get angry just now was that he was worried that the matter would be too big, which alarmed Lao Zhu, and the matter would not be hidden by then.

"I am also worried about Your Majesty's health. However, Your Majesty will definitely know about such a big thing, not to mention that Your Majesty has been paying great attention to this imperial examination from the beginning. Now that the examination is over, Your Majesty will definitely ask for the results." Li Jie sighed and said again.

"That's what you said. You should think of a way. How can you tell your father about this so that you won't make him too angry?" Zhu Biao immediately asked Li Jie.

"Your Highness, you are so difficult for me. No one can control your Majesty if you are angry!" Li Jie said helplessly when he heard this. He is not a god, how could he do such a thing?

Zhu Biao was actually anxious for a moment, and then he reacted, knowing that his request was a bit too much, which made him smile awkwardly, and then frowned and said, "What should I do? My father will know sooner or later. Even the later he knows, the more angry he will be. I am really afraid..."

When Zhu Biao spoke at the end, his expression on his face became even more anxious. At this time, he had already begun to turn his hatred to people like Liu Sanwu. Although it is not possible to conclude that there were frauds or other things in this examination, there must be something tricky. After all, even if the level of the candidates in the country varies, it is impossible for none of the candidates in the north to be on the list.

In fact, Zhu Biao’s suspicion is also very reasonable. From the time when Zhu ascended the throne to the present, six imperial examinations have been held. Even the first imperial examination in Hongwu in the fourth year, there were 120 people on the list, of which 31 were in the north.

You should know that the Ming Dynasty’s War of Unification had just ended, and the entire north was destroyed. The population of Hebei and Henan was not as large as that of Shanxi. The impact of war on education was almost devastating, but even so, there were still 31 people in the north on the list, accounting for more than one-quarter. At that time, the population in the north and the population in the south were also this proportion. From this, it can be seen that the level of students in the north and south is actually on the same line.

In the subsequent imperial examinations, the proportion of admissions in the north and south was similar to the population ratio. Especially in the last imperial examination, although the top scorer was from the south, the second scorer was a Shaanxi candidate. From this we can see that after nearly 30 years of development, not only has the population increased significantly, but cultural education began to recover.

So under this situation, even if the northerners do not reach the original proportion of the imperial examination, it is impossible for no one to be on the list. This is also the reason why Zhu Biao concluded that there was something tricky about this examination, but he could not understand why these ministers dared to play tricks on the imperial examination so boldly?
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