Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 198 Meeting the Commissioner
On the second day after the palace examination, the top three of the new division Jinshi will enter the palace again, and the emperor will personally meet and confer official positions.

In the Hall of Martial Heroes, Ning Fuhai held the imperial decree in his hand, and read aloud to the three kneeling Gu Yunji, "Your Majesty's decree: to grant No. 1 Cheng Yan in the palace examination, to compile and write from the Sixth Rank Hanlin; to grant No. 2 Fang Zigui , Yijia No.3 Gu Yunji, edited by Qipin Hanlin, hereby.”

It is an old practice to award editing for the No. [-] Scholar, and awarding editing for the No. [-] and Tanhua, and it is not treated differently according to personal preferences.The three of Gu Yunji naturally had no dissatisfaction thoughts, so they all knelt down and said, "The ministers and others ordered to thank you, my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

"Excuse me, three lovers, please get up." Emperor Jing Feng looked in a good mood today, and he walked down the steps himself to help the three of them up.

Looking at the three young scholars in front of him, Emperor Jingfeng's eyes were full of satisfaction, and he smiled at Ning Fuhai: "Look, how young this year's first-class Jinshi are, they all look like they are about 20 years old, one by one. He is tall, straight and handsome. Sure enough, talented people come out from generation to generation. Just judging from the selection of scholars through the imperial examination, we can know that the future of the imperial court is bound to be vigorous and upward."

Ning Fuhai answered with a smile: "Your Majesty is at the right age, and the new scholars are also young. Under the leadership of Your Majesty, my Great Xia will flourish and become stronger and more prosperous day by day."

Emperor Jing Feng was heartbroken when he heard this, and laughed heartily: "Hahahahahahaha...that's exactly what I said, the future will depend on these young people."

As he said that, Emperor Jing Feng's eyes swept over the three of them one by one, and finally fell on Gu Yunji.

"Gu Yunji..." Emperor Jing Feng looked him up and down, and said his name, "I remember when I was in Luxi Academy three years ago, I said that I hoped to see you in the palace examination, but now you not only I did it, and passed the Tanhua exam in one fell swoop, which really surprised me."

Gu Yunji respectfully said: "Your Majesty's imperial decree, I dare not disobey."

Emperor Jingfeng smiled, and casually revealed the topic: "A few years ago, there was Gu Mingxuan in your family, who was awarded a Jinshi at a young age. , seems to be ranked second... right?"

Gu Yunji said: "Yes, my elder brother Gu Yunxiao is ranked No. 14 in the second class."

"Yes, Gu Yunxiao, I remember now." Emperor Jing Feng patted his head and joked, "This year, in this subject, you are No. 14 and your brother is No.[-]. Gu Shangshu is so happy that he won’t be able to sleep at night if he is a double-edged Jinshi!”

Gu Yunji was neither humble nor overbearing: "There are two more people in the family who can do their best for His Majesty. Uncle Tang is naturally happy."

After a slight smile, Emperor Jingfeng turned to Fang Zigui without making any comments, "Your father Fang Shu won the number one prize when he was weak, and now you are no exception. dog."

Fang Zigui nodded slightly: "Your Majesty, thank you."

After looking at Fang Zigui for a few more times, Emperor Jingfeng suddenly remembered something, and asked suspiciously: "I just realized it. When I went to Luxi Academy that year, did I already meet the three of you?"

Ning Fuhai responded: "Yes, Your Majesty. At that time, you asked Shanzhang Xu who had good seedlings with acceptable qualifications, and Shanzhang Xu brought a few for you to know, and there were three adults among them."

"Oh? What a coincidence?" Emperor Jing Feng raised his eyebrows with a playful expression, "It seems that Xu Chengyu has a good eye, and the three people he picked at random are actually the first in this year's imperial examination. It's so much better, with this relationship , it will be more convenient for me to talk to you."

After asking Tanhua and the second place in turn, Emperor Jingfeng's attention finally came to the No. [-] scholar.

Under the scorching gaze of Emperor Jing Feng, Cheng Yan lowered his eyes, his expression was calm and natural, from head to toe he showed a calm and unhurried demeanor.

Emperor Jingfeng nodded secretly, more and more satisfied with the number one scholar he personally promoted, and said with a smile: "Your number one scholar, if I remember correctly, Cheng Yan should be the youngest number one scholar in recent decades, right?"

Ning Fuhai said: "The last number one scholar who was as young as Mr. Cheng was in Jingzong's reign, and it was almost 70 years ago."

Emperor Jingfeng couldn't help sighing: "Tsk tsk tsk, 70 years, how rare. In fact, Cheng Yan is the one I admire the most among this batch of new scholars. Do you know why?"

As soon as the question was finished, Emperor Jingfeng asked and answered by himself: "Because he is the most difficult one among you. In terms of talents and learning, the three of you each have their own strengths. In fact, it is difficult to distinguish the superior. No one of you can compare to him for the hardships that came.”

"Cheng Yan is the best embodiment of the so-called 'Tian Shelang in the morning and Tianzitang in the evening'. He doesn't have such a prominent family background as yours, and he doesn't have such a wealthy family background, but he never despises himself. With my own efforts, I have reached the same height as you.”

Cheng Yan listened without saying a word, his downcast eyes hid his thousands of emotions, his complexion remained the same, but the fingers in his sleeves tightened a little bit.

Emperor Jingfeng didn't realize it, and his tone gradually became agitated: "That's why I want to name him the number one scholar, so that all the scholars in the world can see, the imperial court selects scholars in such an eclectic way. As long as there is talent, no matter what background , can be hired!"

Everyone said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise."

Cheng Yan was slow for a moment: "...Your Majesty is wise, humble minister, thank you for your kindness."

After saying these words, Cheng Yan suddenly felt a severe blockage in his chest, unable to go up or down, making it difficult for him to breathe smoothly.

It turns out that Emperor Jingfeng named him the No. [-] scholar not because of his talent, not because of his appearance, nor because of his character, but because he came from a poorer background than everyone else, so he was specially promoted to be the No. [-] scholar .

It's ironic, because of his lowly background, he has been ridiculed and insulted many times since he was a child.Now that he has gone through untold hardships to stand here, he just wants to tell him that what makes him stand out from the crowd is his background that he is ashamed of. Isn't this the biggest joke in the world?
Yesterday Cheng Yan also swore to Fang Zigui that he won the first prize by relying on his own strength, and he is worthy of this position.And Emperor Jing Feng's words just now, like two slaps, landed on his face resoundingly, slapping his pride to nothing.

He can accept his failure, he can accept that he is not as good as others, but what he absolutely cannot accept is charity and pity.

Cheng Yan's family background is not comparable to others, but he never thinks that he is inferior to anyone, and he doesn't need anyone to lower his standards or specially promote him because of his background.

Unfair and unequal games are tantamount to an insult to him, and if given a choice, he would rather not.

Walking out of the Hall of Martial Heroes, Cheng Yan looked at the distant sky, the black color in his eyes was terrifyingly dark.

One day, he will let everyone see that he can get everything he wants without anyone's help and charity.

(End of this chapter)