"These are the duties of ministers and others!" Liu Yi hurriedly raised his head to his forehead and bowed his head to salute, and the other four were no exception.

Emperor Liang nodded with satisfaction, and began to look through one of the articles and asked: "Of these six articles, which one Liu Aiqing thinks is the best?"

When Liu Yi heard Emperor Liang ask about his opinion, he raised his head and swept Cheng Bobin and Hu Ziming out of the corner of his eyes and replied: "In my opinion, Zi Xuqi's literary talent is the most outstanding."

"Oh?" Emperor Liang put down the paper in his hand and began to search for Zixuqi's article. Eunuch Cui hurriedly stepped forward to help, "Your Majesty, here!" Emperor Liang took the article and opened it. He saw a handsome and elegant seal script written in the words "The Emperor's Heart and the Emperor's Policy". Just one title aroused the interest of Emperor Liang.

Seeing Emperor Liang looking at the paper with interest, Liu Yi and others waited quietly. Although Liu Yi was standing in front of the four, he felt the gaze behind him. It was Hu Ziming and others with resentful eyes. Liu Yi thought it was completely unaware of it, and waited motionlessly for Emperor Liang to finish reading the article.

"What a 'Practice with a solid heart and a practical rule will bring great merits'!" Emperor Liang unconsciously read out the sentences in the article, "What a literary talent! It's really a good article! Lord Liu has a unique vision!"

Liu Yi hurriedly buried his head lower, "I am just doing my best to do my duty and responsibilities. I really can't afford to be the emperor's reward!"

"Haha, Aiqing Liu is too modest!"

"But..." Liu Yi pretended to be willing to speak but stopped.

"Liu Aiqing has something to say, but it's okay!"

"Yes!" Liu Yi secretly glanced at Cheng Bobin again, and then said seriously: "There are five deputy examiners in this conference. Although they barely selected six of the most outstanding articles, they still have different opinions on who can afford the top scorer."

"Oh? Let's talk about it in detail!"

"Yes! Lord Cheng, Lord Hu, and Lord Zhong think that the articles on Gengshen Twelve are the most rare."

When he heard Liu Yi mention him, Cheng Bobin, Hu Ziming, and Zhong Lin hurriedly stepped out, Cheng Bobin took the lead and said: "The ministers do not have any objections to Lord Liu, but they just feel that the articles and essays of Gengshen Twelve are not inferior to Zixuqian's profound meaning."

"Yinfu, present Zi Gengshen Twelve!"

"Yes!" Cui Yinfu was Emperor Liang's personal eunuch Cui. He was given this name when Emperor Liang was the prince.

Emperor Liang also began to seriously appreciate the twelve Gengshen. After reading it, Emperor Liang put down the paper. "Although the twelve Gengshen is also neat and the words are gorgeous, unfortunately it is not as deep as Zixu Seven." Emperor Liang's comparison opinion was obvious. Liu Yi's mouth was already showing an undetectable smile, but Cheng Bobin and others began to frown.

After a while, Emperor Liang read all six articles through, "I have already decided in my heart."

With a word from Emperor Liang, everyone began to feel nervous and raised their ears.

Emperor Liang tore open the seal of the six articles, "Hmm? Sun Jincheng?"

Facing the inquiring eyes of Emperor Liang, Eunuch Cui whispered in a low voice: "This is the only son of Shangshu Sun."

Emperor Liang's question made Cheng Bobin and the other three nervous, and a thin layer of sweat began to seep out of their foreheads. "Report to the emperor, as far as I know, this person is indeed the son of Shangshu Sun." Cheng Bobin still controlled his emotions and answered naturally.

"Do you know that Sun Jincheng's paper is the 12th Gengshen you most admire?" Emperor Liang's expression had begun to change.

When they heard Emperor Liang’s doubts, Cheng Bobin, Hu Ziming and Zhong Lin all knelt down, "The ministers judged that the article only looked at the papers presented, and each paper was dubbed and copied. The ministers did not know who wrote each paper!"

Liu Yi did not speak at this time, but just stood aside and looked coldly.

"Okay, I believe you for the time being." Emperor Liang withdrew his cold gaze and turned to Liu Yi, "This Zixu seventh name is Jiang Weizhen?"

Liu Yi knelt down and replied, "I don't know this person!"

"Renchen 2, Dingyin 11, Xinwei 5 is Tanhua! Yiwu 9, Gengshen 12 is the second place! This top scholar should be Zixu 7!" Emperor Liang did not do any further investigation and directly determined the ranking.
Chapter completed!