The rain was still dripping, wetting the straw raincoat draped on Wu Haogu and the horse under his crotch. He was now heading to the palace, and was going to Zhao Ji to see the list of high school examinations in the Ministry of Rites.

Although tomorrow is the day when the official rankings are officially released, as the official confidant, if he goes outside the Imperial College to watch the yellow list, it would be a bit embarrassing. It makes people think he has fallen out of favor! Moreover, there are many relatives in his family who have stretched their necks and waited for good news, so how can they wait for tomorrow?

So today the gate of the Imperial College opened again. The eunuchs in the palace rushed over under the escort of a team of squads and left in a hurry. Wu Haogu went out with his father Wu Chengzhi and Wu Zhongyi from Baibo from Luoyang, and rode his horse to the palace together.

Zhao Ji, who had been in the official family for more than a month, has gradually adapted to the life of an emperor like a bird in a cage. He is not the later romantic emperor. Empress Dowager Xiang is not dead yet, and the official family is not firmly in his throne. He has to be the emperor with his tail between his tail... Don't think that Zhao Ji is really brainless. He just can't govern the country and fight wars. He is not bad at all in terms of playing with power and making the old lady happy.

However, he could not pretend to be a good child day and night, and relax properly. It is still necessary for him to look forward to a better feudal life in the future with Wu Haogu and Gao Qiu, two recent villains.

After all, people must have a goal and a goal when they are alive!

What life goals do Zhao Ji have now? What are his goals? He is already an emperor, so where can he run? He can only pursue artistic achievements and build a better garden for himself.

This requirement...isn't it too much?

However, this is not an exaggeration to demand at all, and it can only exist on paper. Wu Haogu and Zhang Zeduan painted him a Qionglin Li Palace on paper these days so that he could enjoy the pleasure of it first.

In addition to the Qionglin Palace on paper, the ongoing imperial examination competition also attracted Zhao Ji's attention. By the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial examination had already been covered with a sacred color and touched the hearts of the people all over the world. Even Zhao Ji, the official family, was no exception.

Because there are a few people who have a good relationship with him in this list of imperial examinations. One is Mi Youren. If he hadn't been busy accepting the exam, he would have been one of the four confidants now. However, although Mi Youren did not participate in the support of the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, he was still Zhao Ji's confidant, but he was not old enough. If he could pass the Jinshi in this subject, he would have become bigger.

The other is Cai Jing's son Cai You. Although Cai Jing is a new party that the Empress Dowager hates, Zhao Ji still likes him very much and looks very highly at Cai You - this father and son are also his soulmates in calligraphy and painting! Moreover, Cai You looked very diligent when he went to the yamen office and was majestic, so he should be a good official.

Wu Haogu's younger brother Wu Haowen is also the candidate Zhao Ji likes. He has known Wu Haowen for a long time. Although he is not very familiar with him, he also knows that Wu Haowen is a seed of study. If this subject is in high school, it will probably be of great use in the future.

Oh, not if you are in high school, but you must have high school!

Zhao Ji is waiting. This year's competition is the first competition he hosted after ascending the throne. Although there are no famous candidates, only Ji Yi, who makes Zhao Ji a little embarrassed, is quite famous. However, Zhao Ji still hopes to select a few useful talents from it as his future team.

What made Zhao Ji feel a little regretful is that Wu Haogu did not participate in this major competition. Otherwise, he would have just added a name to the list of high school examinations in the Ministry of Rites to make Wu Haogu become a civil servant, and then it would be of great use.

He also knew that Wu Haogu was a lucky person, but he really wanted to do things for him. Moreover, Wu Haogu is very capable of doing things, especially because he has a good way to make money...

Such a talent is always a military officer. After all, the literary and military officials are noble and gentle. Wu Haogu was really like Pan Xiao'an and Gao Qiu was born in the imperial guards. In the future, he could be the commander of the Three Yamen and Zhihe Gate. But Wu Haogu was not. He was a literati and could not lead troops. He always had a military officer and could not be used as a civil servant. It was really too distorted.

Of course, Zhao Ji could also give Wu Haogu a Jinshi directly. The officials of the Song Dynasty had such power! However, this power is still in the hands of the Empress Dowager Xiang... Moreover, Wu Haogu was too young, had no "literary name" and had no works. Giving him a Jinshi title would cause criticism.

"Oh, let's go in a few more years."

While Zhao Ji was whispering to himself, a communist from the hall came in to report that the people who sent the Imperial College were already back.

"Come?" Zhao Ji said, "Let him in quickly."

The person who went to take the high school list for Zhao Ji to take the Ministry of Rites to take the high school examination was Tan Zhen, an activist from the Nei Dongmensi. He was also a very powerful military eunuch. He had previously served in the Military Head's Office. He also made contributions in the "Prefecture Rebellion" on the 13th of the first lunar month, so he replaced Gao Sheng as the master of the Nei Nei Provincial Government and became an activist in the Nei Dongmensi.

Now that the Empress Dowager is in the court, the Neidongmen Office has become a confidential yamen, and the official Tan Zhen of the act often can leave the palace to do business.

When Tan Zhen submitted the admission list of the Ministry of Rites sealed with fire-lacquered hands, there was another report from the Hemen League outside the door: "Report to Your Majesty, the deputy envoy of the Hemen League, with the imperial equipment and martial arts of the ancients, please see you."

Zhao Ji laughed: "I knew he couldn't wait...let him come in."

When he was speaking, a small yellow door had already disassembled the list scroll sealed by the fire and handed it over with both hands.

Zhao Ji immediately took the scroll and looked at it. Half saw that Wu Haogu had already walked into Chongzheng Hall with a newly painted "Qionglin Palace Map" and bowed to the high-ranking Zhao Ji.

"My minister Wu Haogu paid homage to my emperor."

"Dalang," Zhao Ji raised his head and looked at him with a smile, "It's really time for you to come."

Wu Haogu smiled and said, "I calculated the time to go out... Is the scroll in Your Majesty the new Jinshi list?"

Strictly speaking, it is not, it is just a list of high school examinations for the Ministry of Rites. However, no one has been eliminated in the palace examination for many years. Gradually, the rules for the Ministry of Rites to determine the Jinshi and the palace examinations to determine the rankings.

"Yes." Zhao Ji smiled.

"Is there the name of my second brother Wu Haowen?" Wu Haogu didn't be polite to Zhao Ji and asked directly, "Please tell your Majesty that my father is still waiting for news at Donghuamen."

Wu Haogu's father is no longer an official, so he cannot enter Donghua Gate, so he has to wait at Donghua Gate.

Zhao Ji was stunned and then shook his head: "I feel sorry for my parents in the world... It's still raining now! Why don't you invite him to sit in the Hanlin Picture Academy?"

"No need." Wu Haogu said with a smile, "You should give me some information."

"Oh," Zhao Ji smiled, "Then let me tell you... Your family is now the top rank of Jinshi! The Wuhao Wenyi Ministry of Rites ranked sixth, which is very good! I asked him to work hard in the palace examination, maybe he can get into the first class, and it will be of great use by then."

The sixth Ministry of Rites!

Wu Haoguxin said: His younger brother is really a talented man! It seems that in the original history, he should have been in high school, and his ranking is probably not high, so he was unable to leave a name in history, right? But this is normal. He did not guess the current affairs question, at most he was a second-level and third-level.

"Is there any?" Wu Haogu asked again, "Are Mi Yuanhui and Ji Yi involved?"

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "I know you have this question. Ji Yi is so awesome. She won a provincial capital. It seems that she will definitely be in the first place!"

This villain actually won a Yuan Yuan! Wu Haogu took a breath and thought to himself: Why has he been unknown in history? Is his Yuan Yuan also his own butterfly effect?

"Mi Youren also won." Zhao Ji continued, "but the ranking is not high, and he is behind 300."

After three hundred, he will also be a Jinshi! He will also be the best minister in the future...

"Is there any?" Wu Haogu asked again, "Your Majesty, are there anyone with the surname Wu?"

Zhao Ji knew that Wu Haogu had another group of poor relatives from Luoyang and were also scholars. So he patiently searched for him, and he actually found one at the end.

"Wu Zhongyi, Luoyang County, Henan Prefecture, is 66 years old... Why is he so old? Can he still become an official?"

...

If Wu Zhongyi, 66 years old, heard about Zhao Ji's question, he would definitely give a positive answer.

"Even if the old minister dies, he will die on his post as an official!"

However, he didn't know that he had already finished the last Jinshi in high school. He was sitting in an ear room in Donghua Gate and was restless.

Although he is always full of confidence in front of others, he boasts that he will win. But in fact, he is not very sure... he is 66, and he will win long ago if he can win.

Wu Chengzhi, who was a younger generation than him, was in contact with a relative with a member of the sect named Wuhan Ying. This is the man from Wu Xianfei's mother's family. He is about seventeen or eighteen years old this year, and he looks quite likable. He called Wu Chengzhi one by one. In fact, his family and the Wu family are not of seniority at all, because the Wu family was also very troubled in the Tang Dynasty, and many branches were destroyed, and the remaining fish that missed the net would not be included in the genealogy and ranked seniority.

However, Wu Chengzhi still had no words with him, but his eyes kept looking out of the door, looking a little anxious.

There will always be accidents above the imperial examination... Unless the official who controls everything outside the imperial examination is willing to open a back door, there is no need to win.

Just when Wu Chengzhi was anxious, he saw his son Wu Haogu running all the way with an oil-paper umbrella.

"Have you been beaten?" Wu Chengzhi didn't care about not making loud noises in Donghua Gate, and asked directly.

"I've won! I've won!" Wu Haogu replied.

"How many were you hit?" Wu Zhongyi didn't care about the rain at this time, so he rushed out of the house without holding an umbrella, and rushed forward in the rain.

"Two! Two... The second brother won the sixth place, you won the 561st one!"
Chapter completed!