Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1666

"This name is so familiar."

Li Shimin said it for a while, but how familiar was the name, and he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while.

Ma Zhou was slightly taken aback, he didn't expect that the person Li Shimin thought would be the number one was actually Song Tao.

Of course, he also knows about Song Tao's talents, but he has praised Song Tao many times before and is also optimistic about Song Tao. Now most people in the entire Chang'an city know about it.

Now that Song Tao has become the top of the list, will he be suspected by Li Shimin that he did something wrong?

However, Ma Zhou calmed down quickly, and said, "Your Majesty, this Song Tao submitted a paper to the minister before, and the minister saw that his articles were well written, so I gave him some good comments."

After saying this, Li Shimin immediately came to his senses, and said: "Yes, yes, I said why is this name so familiar, it turns out that Aiqing has been optimistic about it before, yes, yes, Aiqing has a good vision."

After speaking, Li Shimin pointed to another article and said, "The rhetoric of this article is not as good as Song Tao's, but some of the viewpoints and content mentioned are excellent. I think it can be ranked second."

After seeing the article pointed out by Li Shimin, Ma Zhou also nodded: "I also think this article is very good, and many of the viewpoints put forward are very novel. If I can practice it well, it will be a pillar of my Tang Dynasty."

When Ma Zhou said this, Li Shimin had already torn off the blurred name. After tearing it off, Li Shimin immediately read the name: "Di Xiaoxu."

When he said this name, Ma Zhou's expression froze slightly, and Li Shimin gasped again: "This name is also very familiar."

As he said that, Li Shimin was startled, and then looked at Ma Zhou, who smiled wryly, and said, "Your Majesty, this man has also submitted a letter to the minister, and the minister admires him very much and has a good evaluation of him. .”

Li Shimin had already thought of this.

If it was just Song Tao, Li Shimin wouldn't think anything of it, but now there is Di Xiaoxu, and these two people are favored by Ma Zhou, so there is no trick in this imperial examination, I am afraid that few people believe it Bar?

Li Shimin's eyes suddenly burst out with a murderous look, but then disappeared.

After a while, Li Shimin said with a smile: "It seems that our Great Tang's imperial examination this year has produced a large number of talents. In this case, I suddenly want to hold a palace examination to appreciate the demeanor of my great Tang talents. What does Ma Aiqing think?"

Ma Zhou's forehead was sweating, and the two people he was most optimistic about became the top picks, and the second place, let alone Li Shimin thought it was tricky, even he himself felt strange.

In this way, Li Shimin wanted the palace examination, so how could he want to see the demeanor of the great Tang talents? He just wanted to know whether these people had real talents and learned, and whether they had cheated.

After all, it was only two people who had the No. [-] pick and the No. [-] spot, so what kind of talents came out in large numbers?

In the imperial examinations that year, there will always be talents coming out in large numbers, right?
Now that Li Shimin wants a palace test, what can Ma Zhou do? If he refuses, it will be even more suspicious?

"What the Holy Majesty said is very true, I have no objection."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Okay, since Ma Aiqing has no objections, let's take the palace exam the day after tomorrow and announce the list tomorrow."

"Here!"
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Shangshu province.

Qin Tian was dealing with some matters. The news that the list of Jinshi for this year's imperial examination had been released quickly spread in Shangshu Province.

"Ma Zhou just came out of the palace, and the list is already out."

"I heard that the Holy Majesty is more optimistic about two people, one is Song Tao and the other is Di Xiaoxu."

"The number one pick and the second place must be chosen between the two of them. Who will the Holy One choose?"

'The Holy Majesty didn't choose anyone. '

"How is this going?"

"It seems that His Majesty is preparing for the imperial examination."

"........."

Some officials of the Shangshu Province discussed it a lot, and they all thought it was very interesting and lively. Compared with Tang Dynasty, there has been no palace examination for a long time. It is very interesting to come to the palace examination and see those juniors who are nervous or in the early stage.

However, Qin Tian frowned slightly.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with Li Shimin wanting the palace test, but after learning that Li Shimin was optimistic about Song Tao and Di Xiaoxu, he felt something was wrong. Qin Tian has a good memory, about the situation of Song Tao and Di Xiaoxu , he had heard of it before.

Knowing that these two people have voted for Ma Zhou, and Ma Zhou's evaluation of these two people is also very good.

Li Shimin held the palace examination because of two candidates who were related to Ma Zhou, so it goes without saying what Li Shimin meant, he was doubting Ma Zhou.

However, based on Qin Tian's trust in Ma Zhou, Ma Zhou is definitely not the kind to do things that favor others, that is to say, whether it is Song Tao or Di Xiaoxu, both of them have real talents Practical.

If their real talents and learning can be recognized by Li Shimin, then this matter will be easy to say.

Logically speaking, the situation should be like this, but Qin Tian felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Some things seemed to be about to be revealed, he seemed to understand some of Li Tai's methods of framing them, but it seemed that a layer of window paper hadn't been pierced, and he couldn't see the true essence anyway.

Qin Tian suddenly didn't have any interest in staying in Shangshu Province, so he got up and left to return home.

And when he returned to the mansion, Ma Zhou was already waiting.

"Young master, you are back. I have been waiting for you for a long time." Ma Zhou looked anxious.

Seeing Ma Zhou like this, Qin Tian already knew why he came here.

"For the examination of the Holy Palace?"

Ma Zhou nodded: "Song Tao and Di Xiaoxu were the people I was optimistic about before, and because they were the first to invest in the bank, I gave them preferential treatment, but who would have thought that both of them would be in the top three, and He is deeply liked by the Holy Majesty, but now the Holy Majesty is taking the palace exam, I am afraid it is not because he likes it."

There are some things that Ma Zhou doesn't need to say too clearly, he knows that Qin Tian understands.

And Qin Tian did understand.

He glanced at Ma Zhou and asked, "How talented are these two people?"

"From their records, it is not difficult to see that they are all knowledgeable and talented people. Later, I also came into contact with them, and they are all people with extraordinary conversation. That Di Xiaoxu has an indescribable temperament, In comparison, although Song Tao's literary cultivation is good, his temperament is a little bit worse, but he must have real talents and practical learning."

A person's temperament has little to do with knowledge, Qin Tian still understands this, so he didn't doubt Song Tao because of it.

"As long as they have real talents and real learning, it's fine. As the chief examiner, it's nothing to praise a few scholars. I can only say that you, Ma Zhou, have insight."

(End of this chapter)