After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Chapter 490: Top Scholar! (Update completed)

Lu Zhaoyan glared at King Ming and said, "If he doesn't know how to do it, then you can?"

The Ming King glanced at the real and fake Qilin sitting in the center of the hall and said, "I don't know how to do it, so I'm not the one taking the test today. If he takes the test, he has to know how to do it!"

Lu Zhaoyan asked coldly: "Who told you that you have to learn it once you get on?"

"So he really can't?"

Ming Wang was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.

His ten thousand taels! He put all his wealth on the line!
I hope to make a fortune and make up for the money I lost in the past...

Well, it's all over now...

Lu Zhaoyan didn't have the time to accompany his brother and feel sorry for his money. From his perspective, he could see the whole situation of his son and Lu Qi.

Although I couldn't see Lu Qi's answer clearly, but seeing how he wrote so swiftly, I knew he must be very adept at it.

Why is my son so slow to start writing?

My son is not a fool, absolutely not.

Is there something wrong with the test paper?

It shouldn’t be.

In front of His Majesty and the ministers, no one dared to tamper with the test paper.

When the palace servant took out the test paper, he looked at it carefully and found that it was sealed with three different fingerprints of wax.

There were five test papers in the wax seal, which were about the Four Books. Lu Zhaoyan guessed that most of the questions were similar to those on calligraphy.

Lu Qi wrote with divine power, and his serious look made his aura more palpable.

After a short while, he finished the two test papers, but Lu Yuan was still staring at the test papers in a daze.

Zhang Qufeng gradually straightened his back that was bent by the Ming King. His voice was not loud, but it was full of sarcasm: "It was agreed to be an hour, but it has only been a short time. The prince has already written half of it, so why doesn't the emperor's eldest grandson finish writing? Don't you want to write?"

What don't you want?
Obviously not!
The little prestige he had accumulated through farming was gradually exhausted as he was reluctant to write.

Neutral officials were showing a tendency to side with Lu Qi.

"Master, Qi'er's homework..."

The King of Jin asked the Grand Tutor behind him with a meaningful look.

The Grand Tutor said softly, "Your Highness, please rest assured. With the talent of the Prince, he is more than capable of handling this test."

The King of Jin said calmly: "What I want is not to respond, but to win."

The Grand Tutor said: "The Prince will definitely win."

The King of Jin put his heart back in his stomach.

In the farming test just now, Qi'er didn't lose much, and the contest with Lu Yuan could be considered a even fight.

Qi'er is very talented. At worst, he can just follow the Minister of Agriculture more in the future.

On the other hand, what’s the use of Lu Yuan knowing some folk survival skills?
He can't even move a pen, he's a complete idiot. How can he learn how to govern a country or learn military strategies from him?

The King of Jin whispered to Gongsun Yanming beside him: "Master, Qi'er is going to win."

Gongsun Yanming said nothing.

Almost all of his knowledge about Lu Yuan came from two people, one was Prime Minister Xun and the other was Yan Hanshuang.

The reason why he trusted Prime Minister Xun was because of Yan Hanshuang.

However, Yan Hanshuang betrayed him.

When did she betray?
If it was earlier, then how much truth and falseness was there in the message she passed on to him?

"Why don't you start writing?"

Eunuch Yu was also puzzled.

He thought for a moment, walked down the steps, came to Lu Yuan, and asked softly, "Your Highness, is there something wrong with your writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone? I will change a new one for you."

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: "No need, just write it like this."

Eunuch Yu and all the civil and military officials were stunned.

What do you mean by "just write it like this"? It sounds very forced.

The Minister of War said, "I understand. He couldn't answer and was going to write something at random."

The Minister of Rites said, "It's fine if you understand it in your heart. Why bother to speak it out and embarrass His Royal Highness Chang Sun?"

Ming Wang said unhappily, "Hey, what are you guys chattering about? This is an exam room, and you need to be quiet, don't you understand?"

The two ministers glanced at him speechlessly. It was obvious that Your Highness had the loudest voice.

There are five test papers in total.

Lu Yuan started sighing as soon as he picked up the pen, sighing for every piece he wrote.

I really didn't expect this. I have left the Great Zhou and become the eldest grandson of the Liang royal family. Why do I have to rewrite the test questions I took ten years ago?
Who on earth is so lazy?
The provincial examination, the provincial examination, the metropolitan examination, he would just look at the examination papers of that year.

This is not the right way to pick up ready-made ones. At least you should pick out a few exam questions from more years and select one or two. Why just copy them exactly as they are?

The imperial examination questions from ten years ago were ridiculous enough, but what Lu Yuan never expected was that the officials under his royal grandfather were so ridiculous.

The last two examination papers were palace examination questions given to candidates after he became the Grand Commander, which actually went beyond the scope of the Four Books.

This is not the point.

The point is, does it really matter if he answers the questions he has asked?

Is this considered cheating?
"Your Highness, Changsun? Are you feeling unwell?"

When Eunuch Yu saw him sighing while writing, he thought something was wrong with him.

Lu Yuan shook his head in frustration: "So what if I won? It's not a fair victory, it's not a fair victory!"

Eunuch Yu: Is this... are you crazy about taking the exam?
Lu Qi looked at Lu Yuan strangely, ignored Lu Yuan's interruption, and continued answering the questions.

Lu Yuan wrote very quickly and was clearly two papers behind Lu Qi. However, when Lu Qi finished the fourth paper, he had already started working on the last paper.

“What a mess!”

The Minister of War was stunned, "You have guts!"

Everyone looked at Lu Yuan who was writing almost blindly with his eyes open, without thinking at all, and combined with his words "unfair victory", everyone suddenly realized.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is saying that Prince Jian won unfairly.

The King of Qi sneered and said, "It's strange. If he wins at what he is good at, it means he is great. If Qi'er wins at what he is good at, it means he won unfairly. Third brother, do you think there are really such shameless people in the world?"

King Rui said: "You can't blame Yuan'er. Although he is good at the first test, Qi'er is not weak either. The two are evenly matched. But when it comes to learning, Qi'er was taught by the Grand Tutor."

The King of Qi said, "Didn't the Grand Tutor teach him? From the first day he entered the Prince's Mansion, Qi'er asked him to study with the Grand Tutor. If he doesn't go, who can he blame?"

Ming Wang said angrily, "Third and fourth brothers, you can give your two eyeballs to others if you don't want them anymore. Did you eat the long test paper for the first test? Are we evenly matched? You have the nerve to say that! This is not the way to show your status. Do you really think everyone is a fool?"

Emperor Liang said calmly: "If you guys keep quarreling, get out of here."

The three princes kept their mouths shut.

Lu Yuan finished five test papers in one go.

He put away his brush, sorted out the test papers, and weighed them down with a paperweight.

Oh, and he even gave himself a nickname.

The whole process seemed inexplicably familiar to the civil servants.

"Back then... when we went on the scientific expedition... was it also like this?"

"Seems to be."

When Prince Jian answered the questions, they just thought it was a competition.

But this kid turned the Golden Palace into an examination hall for the palace examination with just one move.

Lu Qi also finished writing, put down his brush, and waited for the palace maid to collect it.

Eunuch Yu took the test papers from the two and looked at Emperor Liang: "Your Majesty."

Emperor Liang said, "Please trouble the three ministers and two doctors of the Five Classics to review the papers."

Several civil servants who had gone on scientific expeditions to neighboring countries exchanged glances.

Marking the papers on the spot was more like a palace examination.

They couldn't help but get nervous, as if they were back in their school days when they were young, and the blood in their hearts started to boil uncontrollably.

Eunuch Yu arranged for the palace servants to move the table and let the five adults sit opposite the two imperial grandchildren.

Lu Yuan pointed at Lu Qi's test paper and said, "Hey, give me a name."

Eunuch Yu turned around and looked at Emperor Liang.

Emperor Liang nodded.

Eunuch Yu took the test paper down, covered it with names, and then brought it back to the throne room.

The Taifu had taught Lu Qi, and he knew Lu Qi's handwriting.

It just so happened that the first test paper he marked was Lu Qi's.

This student of his did not disappoint him. He answered the first three test papers impeccably and got A+ in all of them. The fourth one was A-medium, and the fifth one was slightly worse. However, as a staunch supporter of the Prince's Party, he gave it A+ without hesitation.

As long as there are three A's on this test paper, the final score can be considered A's. Of course, this is the score he gave.

And the other four.

The other four people did not recognize the handwriting of the two imperial grandsons.

When they got the first test paper, they were amazed by the handwriting on it.

The force is so strong that it can be seen through the paper, the brushstrokes are like iron and silver, and the style is like Yan's tendons and Liu's bones, which is almost comparable to that of all the great calligraphers.

The four of them already had the answer in their hearts.

This test paper must belong to Prince Jian.

When they finished reading all the test questions, they became more certain of their guess.

"Old Yang, how is it compared to you and me back then?"

The two have also visited neighboring countries for scientific research.

Lord Yang stroked his beard and said, "I am ashamed. The prince has great ambitions and visions. We dare not even think of matching him."

In the end, all four gave A+.

A hint of arrogance flashed in Lu Qi's eyes.

A smile appeared on the corner of Prince Jin's mouth, and he couldn't suppress it no matter what.

King Jin was not surprised that several people could recognize Lu Qi's test paper.

That idiot's answers were probably as random as ghost drawings, and it was really hard to recognize him.

"This one... isn't too bad."

Lord Li said.

Lord Yang nodded: "Yes, there are some good points, the handwriting... is acceptable."

Everyone present was a smart person, so how could they not hear the reluctance in the two people's words?
It's clearly just making small talk and forcing praise.

Zhang Qufeng sneered: "You two lords really want to save face for His Royal Highness Chang Sun. I think it is not necessary. His Royal Highness Chang Sun knows how to farm, which is already a skill that is better than many of the dandies in the imperial city."

Lu Yuan curled his lips and smiled: "Thank you for the compliment, Master Zhang."

Ming Wang's face darkened: "Stupid boy, didn't you hear him insulting you?"

Lu Yuan said calmly, "I can farm, and that's something I should be proud of. How could Lord Zhang insult me? Does he look down on the people who work in the fields? What we eat, use, and wear, which one is not taken from the people? I'm sure Lord Zhang would not do such a thing as eating with a bowl in hand and cursing at his mother when he puts the bowl down."

Zhang Qufeng choked violently.

Ming Wang took a breath and said, "If you can talk, then say more."

Lu Yuan: “…”

Prince Jin and Lu Qi no longer paid attention to the following test papers.

Only Gongsun Yanming kept looking at the examiners.

The expressions of the four adults were basically the same, except for the Grand Tutor who looked a little confused.

"My Lords, His Majesty asked me to ask, have you finished reading the papers?"

Eunuch Yu asked softly.

Before they knew it, an hour had passed and it was already afternoon. The elderly official could no longer hold on and his body began to stagger.

The four of them looked at the Grand Tutor at the same time.

They had already finished reviewing them, leaving only the one in the hands of the Grand Tutor.

The Grand Tutor took a deep breath, wrote down a grade A, and handed the test paper to Eunuch Yu.

Eunuch Yu walked up the steps holding the test paper: "Your Majesty."

Emperor Liang took the test paper, flipped through it, and his eyes moved. After a while, he said seriously, "Read it."

"Yes."

Eunuch Yu removed the name and said to the crowd, "Prince Jian, first place in the A class, fourth place in the B class."

Lu Qi frowned: "Only one armor."

The King of Jin was not worried: "The adults are very strict. It is rare to get the first place."

He didn't care about how many armors he had, as long as he could knock Lu Yuan to the ground, that would be enough.

"Let me guess. You only got one A and four B. He didn't invalidate the test paper, did he?"

A, B and C, three levels.

A is the best and C is the worst.

Anything below that will be invalid.

Everyone looked at Lu Yuan in unison, with undisguised sympathy flashing in their eyes.

Why compare the Four Books when there are so many things to compare.

Otherwise, why do people say that Prince Jian is the Qilin?
He has the blessing of heaven, the luck of the royal family, and even the test questions are drawn in his favor.

Zhang Qufeng was right in saying one thing.

This is indeed God's will.

"It seems I have to congratulate my nephew in advance."

King Qi smiled at Lu Qi.

Lu Qi said politely and modestly: "Fourth Uncle, eldest brother's results have not been announced yet."

Prince Rui said to Emperor Liang, "Father, why don't you just not announce it yet? Give some face to Yuan'er and my second brother."

Lu Zhaoyan said seriously, "Does Father need you to teach him how to do things?"

Prince Rui shrugged: "I mean well, so it's OK if you don't appreciate it, second brother."

Lu Yuan looked at his cheap father with amusement: "What if I really embarrass you?"

Lu Zhaoyan said sternly: "If a son is not well-educated, it is the fault of the father. It is my fault that you are embarrassed."

Lu Yuan turned his face away and snorted.

The King of Qi laughed and said, "Since someone wants to humiliate himself, Eunuch Yu, just read it boldly!"

Eunuch Yu looked at the test paper in his hand and sighed with a complicated expression: "The eldest grandson of the emperor, fifth place."

clack.

The tablet in Prince Jin's hand fell.

Lu Qi frowned deeply.

Five A, how is that possible?

The King of Qi was surprised and asked, "Did you make a mistake? The names are reversed, right? Qi'er is the fifth grade, right? That's not right either. That guy answered randomly. How can there be one grade and four grades?"

Prince Jin stood up quickly and said, "Father, can you let me take a look at the test paper?"

Emperor Liang waved his hand.

Eunuch Yu walked down the stairs holding the test paper.

The King of Jin, Lu Qi, the King of Rui, and the King of Qi each took a test paper.

Zhang Qufeng and several other officials who did not believe in evil also hurriedly gathered around.

"Is that your handwriting?"

King Jin asked Lu Qi.

Lu Qi nodded: "Yes."

Zhang Qufeng looked at the test paper and asked in disbelief, "Your Majesty answered very well. Even I couldn't do better than Your Majesty. Why did you only get an A? This, this...you...you weren't bribed by someone, were you?"

Dr. Li said angrily, "Nonsense! The names on the test papers were blurred, how can we know whose papers were whose? Besides... we also thought that this test paper belonged to the prince!"

Dr. Li said, “Yes.”

The King of Jin asked, "Is this the test paper you just praised?"

The four adults nodded.

"What about Lu Linyuan's?"

King Jin asked seriously.

Eunuch Yu also gave him Lu Yuan's test paper.

Although Prince Jin was not as talented as his son, he had also read a lot of books. When he saw the handwriting, he was stunned.

"Do you have any objections?"

Emperor Liang asked.

Everyone was speechless.

This exam is less suspenseful than farming.

The prince is extremely knowledgeable, but the emperor's eldest grandson is the top scholar!

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