The imperial examination is nothing small.

After reviewing the examination papers in the provincial examination are sent to the governor's house overnight after being reviewed by the examiners. This governor is invited to rank the candidates on the list this year.

Three hundred children’s references, only 12 of them were selected as scholars!

It can be said that the competition is extremely fierce.

Therefore, those who can make the list were actually confirmed long before the provincial examination began.

The rest of the people are just accompanying the exam.

There were 300 test papers, even if there were several examiners, the sky was already drowsy when it was reviewed.

However, the examiners did not dare to delay. After reading the batch, they hurriedly sent the twelve test papers that had been confirmed to be on the list and more than ten particularly well-made test papers to the governor's office.

The twelve test papers that can be listed are for the governor to determine the ranking.

As for the ten well-written test papers, these examiners wanted to please the governor. Because one thing that everyone knows about in the officialdom of Qu Mansion is that the governor likes to read articles!

If anyone can write a beautiful article and get into the eyes of this governor, then this glory and wealth...

It's just around the corner!

Unfortunately, since the governor took office, only one candidate has been able to catch up with the governor's eyes, which made the governor unable to help but love talents. He made an exception to host a banquet to entertain the candidate, and even at the dinner table, he took the initiative to inform the other party that the ranking of scholars had always been confirmed before the exam.

Not only that, the governor also told the candidate at the time that he would find a way to find an opportunity for the other party to be on the list, so that the candidate could wait for more than ten years!

After all, only twelve scholars take each year, which is an unchanging number.

It can be less, but not more!

Behind every scholar's fame is the wealthy family who came from scholars, the ancestors they worshipped, and the forces are mixed, which is very troublesome.

Therefore, even if you are the governor of the lord of the palace, if you want to get a scholar's place, you still need to wait for a suitable opportunity.

However, the governor put his warm face on his cold butt... Because the candidate was not grateful at all, and even out of anger, he stood up and said goodbye before he even finished his meal.

What I do is not to give this governor face!

Since then, I haven't even participated in a provincial examination.

If this adult had not been a loving talent and had specially instructed not to cause trouble for the candidate, the candidate would have died on his way back to his hometown, and his dry bones were crossed by the roadside without anyone to take them away.

Governor, that is the Lord God in the entire mansion!

The head of the examiner in charge of Qufu provincial examinations was named Wang Qinghe. He had a great prestige among the Shilin and had some distant relatives with the left prime minister of the dynasty.

Wang Qinghe and his men took the test paper to the gate of the governor's mansion, but were told by the guards at the door that the governor had already rested.

"Why did you sleep so early today?"

"After speaking, the master was reading a book in the study before, but suddenly he was tired, so he went back to the house to rest." The guard replied respectfully.

Wang Qinghe suddenly looked bitter.

The governor has already rested, not to mention that the ranking of scholars has not been ranked yet, the test papers are all on him, but if something happens, his official career will be over!

So Wang Qinghe had no choice but to say, "Then my colleagues and I will wait inside first. After all, this scholar must be of an adult."

"Those sirs, please come in." The guard knew the importance of the matter, so he immediately led the examiners to the living room in the mansion.

Soon, the butler of the governor's mansion rushed over and directed the servants in the mansion to bring up the refreshing tea and pastries. Then a maid came to fan the examiners with a big fan.

After all, these examiners undoubtedly have to sit in this room for most of the night.

Wait until the governor wakes up.

The weather was stuffy, and Wang Qinghe and the others had no intention of communicating. They all leaned on the chairs and fanned slowly as the maid behind them flew slowly, they were all sleepy.

Then, the examiners had the same dream.

In this dream, they all saw a big tripod, and the heat was steaming in it.

They couldn't see clearly when they stood far away, so they subconsciously approached and saw heads in the cauldron! Although the facial features of these heads were blurred, the crowns on their heads could be seen very clearly.

That's what scholars can use.

The court has corresponding rules in this regard.

This also means that... the heads in the tripod all come from scholars.

Suddenly, all the examiners were awakened.

When they were staring and confused, they heard the guards outside the door shouting: "Sir, the governor."

The examiners immediately woke up.

Wang Qinghe was the first to run to the door and knelt down, saluted respectfully, and shouted: "Mr. Wang Qinghe, I have met the governor!"

Wang Qinghe was born as a Jinshi. He didn't have to give such a big gift when facing the governor, but he still knelt down.

The governor was a man in his thirties, with no need to look on his face. When he saw the examiners kneeling all over the ground, he couldn't help but nodded slightly, smiled and helped him: "Everyone, please get up quickly."

"Thank you, Lord Governor!"

When the governor saw several examiners getting up, he said straight to the point: "Did you have dreamed just now? Have you ever dreamed of a cauldron, where some scholars' heads were boiled?"

“That’s right.”

"I really dreamed of it just now!"

"How did the lord know?"

Several examiners said at the same time. After saying that, they looked at each other in a confused manner.

As soon as I opened my mouth, I realized that everyone was having the same dream.

"That's right, I have had such a dream, but compared to you, I have to be more comprehensive." Speaking of this, the governor sighed, then looked at Wang Qinghe and asked, "Old Wang, how many good articles are there in addition to scholars this time?"

"Eleven pictures." Wang Qinghe asked hurriedly.

"Is eleven? It's enough, just one quota is missing. Then only these eleven are listed as scholars this time. As for the ranking, you can rate the article by yourself according to the quality of the article." The governor waved his hand and said, looking very casual.

Wang Qinghe and others were stunned.

They all looked at the governor as dumbfounded, puzzled and even a little unbelievable.

When they passed the Jinshi exam, they were all older. The reason why they were able to pass the exam was because they each had a huge reputation among the sects, so they were considered one of the more marginal officials among the imperial court officials. There were not many things that were known about in the county magistrates in the area.

Therefore, they didn't understand why the governor suddenly broke the rules.

However, Wang Qinghe and others were all old fried dough sticks. They quickly came to their senses and bowed respectfully: "Yes, Lord Governor!"

...

Just in the governor's mansion, Wang Qinghe and others agreed on the list and told them to post the list early tomorrow morning.

Then they prepared to go back.

Because what happened next has nothing to do with them.

When he left, he came up with Wang Qinghe, the best deputy examiner who was on weekdays, stopped Wang Qinghe who was about to get into the sedan chair, and asked, "Brother Wang, the dream of a scholar in the tripod, does this dream mean anything?"

"Ask a question knowingly." Wang Qinghe saw that he was an old friend, so he spoke casually and directly, "Didn't you guessed something?"

"I have been an official for decades, and no matter how confused I am, I should know it." The examiner sneered. After saying that, he shook his head, waved his hand, and walked towards his sedan chair.

Wang Qinghe did not get into the sedan chair. He looked at his old friend's back as he left and was stunned. After a while, he came to his senses and sighed in his heart.

His old friend, scholar, has not been clean.

But why didn't he himself do it?
Chapter completed!