In a blink of an eye, the imperial examination officially began.

Compared with the provincial examination, the specifications of the imperial examination are much higher.

The examination was chaired by the Ministry of Rites, with the current Grand Secretary as the chief examiner, and more than 20 other examiners were also held.

Most of the examinees of the same exam came from the Hanlin Academy, and they were all knowledgeable officials.

After all, the imperial examination is related to the selection and reserve of imperial officials, so naturally there is no need tolerate any carelessness.

There were more participants in this exam than in previous years, with nearly 9,000, but the final admission quota was only just over 200.

In other words, only one of more than 40 people was able to advance to Jinshi, and the competition was quite fierce.

Of course, many of the candidates came to take the exam and were not sure at all. They either came with a hint of luck, or came to join in the fun, or wanted to take the opportunity to get to know some connections.

Mo Ziming was confident about this exam.

Although it is not ruled out that someone cheats, this will not have any impact on him unless someone is brave enough to exchange his test papers.

The test papers of stealing others have appeared, but the risks are extremely high. Once it is found out, it will be a serious crime of raiding the family and extermination.

The exam is divided into three games, each with three days.

The first main examination of the classics, the Four Books.

The second main examination of the Five Classics, edicts, judgments, statements, and edicts.

The third policy theory.

Policy theory is the top priority for admission.

After all, the main purpose of the court was to select officials, rather than scholars who only know how to behave and write poems and essays. Otherwise, how can they use politics and people?

In the first and second sessions, Mo Ziming had almost no thoughts. He started writing as soon as he got the test paper, finished it early and copied it neatly, and then closed his eyes and meditated and rested.

The third policy theory.

This time, Mo Ziming did not rush to write, but savored the questions carefully until he had a more mature idea before he started to answer the questions.

The next afternoon.

The sky is a little dark, and it seems that the wind and rain are coming.

At this time, Mo Ziming was concentrating on his pen and answering the fifth and last strategy topic as if he were to fly.

But he didn't notice that rays of light gushed out from the house where he was, slowly rising into the air like clouds...

“Huh?”

Finally, a fellow examiner in the inspection office noticed this strange phenomenon and couldn't help but raise his eyes and look carefully.

"Mr. Wang, what's wrong?"

Another fellow examiner came over and asked in confusion.

"Mr. Chen, look!"

The examiner named Wang raised his hand and pointed.

"Huh? What's going on? This light seems to emerge from the account house?"

"It's Tengzi Xiaoshe... Let's see what's going on."

So, the two examiners rushed to the front of the vocational hall and saw that Mo Ziming was writing quickly.

Strangely, there was no trace of light in the zodiac sign, but when I looked up, there was indeed a faint light above the zodiac sign slowly rising into the air.

Moreover, after rising several feet, it began to condense together, forming a colorful auspicious cloud, and a rainbow bridge appeared above the clouds.

The dim sky around it began to become clearer.

"This... Lord Chen, what's going on?"

"Hurry, go and notify Lord Yu to come and have a look..."

Lord Yu, whose real name is Yu Qinghe, was an important official of the current dynasty and a Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Palace. He was also one of the chief examiners of this examination.

After hearing this strange thing, Yu Qinghe was shocked and immediately went to check with several other examiners.

At this time, the sky became even darker and light rain had already fallen.

But when the group approached the vicinity of the Hostel where Mo Ziming was, it not only did not rain in the sky, but also the sky was clear.

There were still rays of light above the house, and the vague rainbow at first became clearer and clearer.

"Oh my God, I have never seen this strange phenomenon in my life... Who is this candidate?"

After Yu Qinghe confirmed that he was not his old eyes were dizzy, he couldn't help but look shocked and excited, and at the same time asked the examiner beside him.

"Sir Yu, please check the candidate list."

"Quick, check it out quickly."

"yes!"

"Miracle, it's really a miracle! This strange phenomenon has never been heard by me. Is it a sign of something for you?"

Someone sighed and couldn't help asking.

"I have never heard of it either... But no matter what, the appearance of colorful auspicious clouds in the Gongyuan will definitely be a sign of auspiciousness. This is the blessing of our dynasty and the blessing of our emperor!"

"Sir, should you send someone to report to the emperor?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you must report this good news to the emperor. Hurry up, send someone to the palace to report it."

"Yes, the lower official will call someone to report."

Another official responded and left in a hurry.

After a while, the official who was inquiring about the list walked back and bowed to Yu Qinghe and said, "Reported to Master Yu, the official has found out that this son is Mo Ziming, a candidate from Qiantang County."

"Mo Ziming?"

"It turned out to be him..."

It seems that all the examiners present had heard of their name and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Hurry, continue to send people to the palace to report..."

"Yes, sir!"

Imperial Palace, in the Imperial Garden.

Emperor Yongping was walking with the newly-established concubine and enjoying the flowers.

Soon, an eunuch hurriedly came to report: "Your Majesty, I will report to the Imperial Concubine. News has just been heard from the tribute court that there were colorful auspicious clouds appearing over the Tengzi House."

Emperor Yongping was surprised and happy, and subconsciously asked, "What happened to be such a strange thing?"

"Reporting to the emperor, the reporter said that many examiners witnessed this phenomenon with their own eyes, including the Grand Secretary."

"It's great, hurry up, go to the tribute court to verify this matter."

"Abide by the order!"

The eunuch left after he got the order.

At this time, Concubine Lan couldn't help but smile and bow to Emperor Yongping: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, colorful auspicious clouds appeared in the examination room, which clearly indicates that our dynasty will be prosperous for thousands of years."

"Hahaha, the imperial concubine said it well, it was well!"

Emperor Yongle couldn't help laughing happily.

The palace maids and guards knelt down one after another and called out to my emperor for blessings, long live long live long live long live long.

When the eunuch led his people to the Gongyuan before, Mo Ziming just finished answering the question, and the light above the account began to slowly dissipate.

However, the eunuch witnessed the colorful auspicious clouds above the account house with his own eyes, proving that the news was correct.

After returning to the palace, Emperor Yongping was even more happy and sent an order on the spot to send Mo Ziming's test paper to the palace after the exam was over, and he would review it himself.

Strictly speaking, this is a violation of the imperial examination rules.

According to the consistent tradition, in order to prevent anyone from cheating in the examination, all candidates’ test papers must be handed over to a special person to copy them, and then seal the relevant information of the candidates and then handed over to the examiner for review.

This approach can be regarded as the possibility of cheating to the greatest extent.

Now, Mo Ziming's test paper is equivalent to public review, which is naturally inconsistent with the rules.

But this is what the emperor means, who dares to say "no"?

If the emperor is happy, he can even choose the imperial examination without reading the test paper.

After all, all under the world is the king's land, and the shores of the land are the king's ministers.

The next day, the examination officially ended.

It takes about a month to wait for the release of the results. This period of time is undoubtedly the most tormenting moment for most candidates.

After all, it is about the future of a lifetime.

Although there will be another palace examination in the future, the palace examination will generally not be eliminated, and it will only rank in a ranking.

The top three are ranked first, that is, the top scorer, the second scorer, and Tanhua.
To be continued...