Zhu Yicheng sat above, looked at the scholar, and soon stopped on Huangluzhuang.

Huang Luzhuang did not answer immediately after receiving the test paper, but looked at the question carefully. Huang Luzhuang was not tall and thin. She was wearing a slightly white blue shirt and looked relatively straight. Her appearance was ordinary, but her eyes were very vivid. She saw that he took up the pen and started to answer after a while. After writing, Huang Luzhuang did not stop at all. She finished writing it in a short time. Then she carefully reviewed it and put it aside. After waiting for a while, she closed the test paper in front of her and signaled that the examiner who was on the test had completed the answer.

After the time comes, the palace examination is completed. The scholars bowed to Zhu Yicheng again and then left the palace one by one, and all the procedures are over. The next step is Zhu Yicheng's papers as the chief examiner. Generally speaking, if there is no accident, the candidates who participated in the palace examination will all win the scholars, and the difference is just their respective rankings.

Of course, when the emperor doesn't care, the palace examination is a formality, and the ranking is basically carried out according to the previous ranking. However, if the emperor has other people who can see it, the ranking will also change accordingly. As for the ones who can see it, there are generally several types. The most common one is that the palace examination is good and writes an article that satisfies the emperor. The ranking will naturally be higher. Some people judge people by their appearance. This situation is not uncommon in the imperial examination. People often get the first place in the imperial examination, but because of their poor appearance during the palace examination, some people are sloppy, but because they have a good skin, they can take the lead.

Of course, Zhu Yicheng was not such a boring emperor. He focused on his ability to select scholars in the Ming Dynasty. As for appearance, he did not choose a concubine. Can he still be regarded as a food for such appearance? It is very unfair to judge people by appearance!

However, Zhu Yicheng was quite concerned about Huang Luzhuang's answers. After reading it carefully, he felt very satisfied. In addition, he was originally a first-class person, so he immediately identified Huang Luzhuang as the first name. As for others, in terms of reading and comparing, except for some who performed poorly, they were basically arranged according to the previous list.

The palace examination ended, and I was waiting patiently for the day to release the final rankings. In the past few days, Zeng Yishu and Huang Luzhuang have not returned to Longquan Temple for the time being, but have been excited and looking forward to the city. Finally, when this day came, the two of them listened to the news of the top rankings uneasy. When Zeng Yishu's winning news came first, they learned that he had actually won the first place, which was the second place, Zeng Yishu couldn't believe his ears.

"I... is actually the second place? Brother, I... I heard it right?" Zeng Yishu's face turned red and he was not quick enough to speak. He couldn't help asking anxiously.

Without waiting for Huang Luzhuang to answer, the official officer who came to report the news and the listeners quickly congratulated him. Looking at the faces that smiled at him and the good news with his name written on it, Zeng Yishu felt like he was in a fog, and it took him a while to react.

"I've won! I've won!"

I cried with joy. Zeng Yishu felt that decades of hard work had finally been rewarded. This life is now worth living!

"Congratulations to brother, congratulations to brother, you have won!" Although Huang Luzhuang had known that Zeng Yishu had a very small chance of failing the exam after the palace examination, there was a probability that he was not. More importantly, he was still the second place. Huang Luzhuang was also happy that his friends could achieve such results among thousands of troops.

Zeng Yishu, who was excited, took out the reward money that had been prepared and handed it to the reporter, and at the same time he took a handful of copper from his arms to spread it to everyone to enjoy the joy.

The scene was filled with joy. Because there were too many people, Zeng Yishu couldn't greet him. Huang Luzhuang took the initiative to help. Just as they were busy, a shout came: "Mr. Huang Shengluzhuang, Yangzhou Prefecture, is there?"

Huang Luzhuang replied subconsciously: "I am here, who is looking for me?"

"Mr. Huang, Mr. Huang, congratulations, I'm glad to you!" As soon as he finished speaking, another official squad squeezed into the crowd and said to Huang Luzhuang with a smile: "Congratulations to Mr. Huang for his first place in the Ming Certification Department in High School!"

"Top? Isn't this the top scorer? My God, I actually saw the top scorer and the second scorer at the same time today. I really don't know how many generations of blessings I have accumulated!" The person next to him shouted in surprise.

"This is a Ming Suan Certificate, not a Jinshi Certificate." Someone knows it better and explains it specifically.

"Whether it is clear or a Jinshi, the first place in the first class is the top scorer!" Someone said so.

At this time, Huang Luzhuang was stunned. He didn't expect his happiness to come so quickly. For a moment, he was not only happy, but also sad. Like Zeng Yishu, in an instant, he thought that his decades of hard work had not been in vain and he was finally able to go to high school. At the same time, he felt all kinds of emotion in his heart. If he hadn't been going south with his last boat, he might never be as glorious as today's.

"Brother, you're so happy! You're so happy!" At this time, it was Zeng Yishu's turn to remind Huang Luzhuang, and the next one was to give the wedding money, accept congratulations from everyone, etc. The shop owner who stayed there had long learned about the good news about the high school of the two of them. One was Tanhua and the other one was not the top scholar in the Jinshi class, but as the top scholar in the Mingsuan class, he was still half the top scholar. With such a two in his store, he said that his store's literary talent has increased greatly! The shop owner immediately waived their accommodation expenses, and personally received ten silver dollars to express his congratulations. He also made a table of good wine and food, just asking Zeng Yishu and Huang Luzhuang to leave their treasures in their store.

The following congratulations and so on will be spent. Shortly after the first round of the imperial examination, the court officially appointed him as an official. Zeng Yishu was the editor of the Hanlin Academy as the second grade, and was appointed as the Secretary of the Central Secretariat and the Secretary of the Military. Although these two official positions are not high, they are only seventh ranks and seventh ranks, their meanings are completely different.

During the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet masters were all from Hanlin Academy, and they could not enter the cabinet without going through Hanlin Academy. Although the Ming Dynasty has replaced the cabinet with the Military Affairs Office, with the improvement of the imperial system, in everyone's opinion, Hanlin Academy is still a way to heaven for training military affairs ministers.

In addition, the Military Academy, which was the former cabinet secretary, was just a copying position on the surface and was used to attack the Military Academy. However, in fact, it has a bright future. The two identities are put together. As long as Zeng Yishu has the ability and does not make mistakes, it will take more than ten years to reach the top and soar.

As for Huang Luzhuang, since he was not a Jinshi, it was impossible to enter the Hanlin Academy. However, because Zhu Yicheng valued Mingsuan, he started at the official level higher than that of the Jinshi. Therefore, Huang Luzhuang was appointed as the sixth-rank chief of the Ministry of Works. In addition, Zhu Yicheng also summoned Huang Luzhuang after being appointed as an official, which surprised him.

After changing into the brand new sixth-rank official uniform, Huang Luzhuang once again entered the palace to meet him. But this time we went to the main hall, but the side hall where Zhu Yicheng usually worked.

He followed Xiaohuangmen and entered the palace tremblingly. Unlike the last time he entered the palace with other scholars, this time he was the only one. Before entering the palace, Huangluzhuang specially stuffed a few silver dollars into Xiaohuangmen. He was from a poor family and actually had no money. These silver dollars were almost the majority of his savings. He just hoped that Xiaohuangmen could reveal some information to him so that he could know why the emperor wanted to see him.

The silver dollar was not sent out, and Xiao Huangmen firmly refused Huang Luzhuang's kindness, for fear that he would worry, so he explained it quietly, telling him that the emperor was extremely strict with his subordinates. If the eunuchs in the palace accept any benefits outside the palace, they would be killed by the enemy. Therefore, it has long been a rule that the palace did not accept bribes and rewards. Of course, Zhu Yicheng would not treat his own people badly. Whether they were eunuchs or palace maids in the palace, their salaries were extremely high. According to the system formulated by Zhu Yicheng, they also took good care of the families of these people. This method was used to solve their worries and completely change some old habits.

"Please rest assured, Lord Huang, it must be a good thing for the Emperor to summon you to meet." The little Huangmen gave Huang Luzhuang a reassurance with a smile, and at the same time guided Huang Luzhuang's behavior after entering the palace. This made Huang Luzhuang very grateful and thanked him repeatedly.

He was led through the main hall and walked for a while before he arrived at the side hall. The little yellow gate asked Huang Luzhuang to wait outside first and report in first. Not long after, the little yellow gate came out. Huang Luzhuang followed him and entered the hall with the little yellow gate. After passing the corridor, he came to the warm pavilion where Zhu Yicheng was.

"The emperor, Huang Luzhuang, the head of the Ministry of Works, brought it to him."

The little yellow gate shouted quietly and was sitting upright looking through the documents. Zhu Yicheng, who was sitting upright, raised his head when he heard the sound and saw Huangluzhuang at the door at a glance.

"My... Huangluzhuang, bow to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty..."

It was different from the last time that everyone saw Zhu Yicheng together. This time, he met alone. Huang Luzhuang was so nervous that he couldn't even see Zhu Yicheng's face clearly. He only saw Zhu Yicheng in a yellow robe sitting. He hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground a few steps, shouting long live and kowtowed a few times.

Huang Luzhuang's actions made Zhu Yicheng feel a little funny, but he also knew that Huang Luzhuang's current mood was not demanding anything from him. He just calmly asked him to flatten, and at the same time asked Xiaohuangmen to bring a stool for him to sit.

"Is this a gift? What kind of virtue is Huangluzhuang? I have the treatment I have today?" Looking at the ordinary round stool, Huangluzhuang was excited and could not do it, and his eyes suddenly became wet.

He quickly remembered that this was not a place to lose his composure. He took a deep breath and thanked Zhu Yicheng for his gift with a trembling voice. Then he carefully sat down with half of his butt.

Seeing Huang Luzhuang so restrained, Zhu Yicheng was not surprised. After he sat down, he started asking casually. At the beginning, it was just a very ordinary question and answer. Zhu Yicheng asked, Huang Luzhuang answered, and the content was nothing more than the date of birth, hometown, family situation, etc. He asked each other for a while. As time went by, Huang Luzhuang gradually adapted to his mood and calmed down. At this time, Zhu Yicheng asked about his schooling situation, especially his understanding of Mingsun and his study on this aspect.
Chapter completed!