The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

The sun has set.

Several more candidates withdrew from the hall.

After a while, one candidate stood up, followed by another candidate.

After a while, the light in the hall dimmed, and only one candidate was left.

Everyone's eyes were on him at this time.

The candidate was obviously very anxious. In that cold day, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and the hand holding the pen was shaking a little.

With a "click" sound, the fat man lit the tinder and lit the lamp on the imperial desk.

Jia She frowned and winked at Jia Yucun, indicating that he should urge the candidate, but Li Hu stopped him with a look.

Li Hu sat back on the dragon chair, looking at the examinee, wondering why this scene looked familiar. At that moment, the drama in "Yongzheng Dynasty" suddenly appeared in his mind. Damn, isn't this a replica of the first palace examination held after Yongle Fourth ascended the throne?
Thinking about Yong Laosi's amazing move, a smile appeared on Li Hu's lips. This is the standard answer!
He stood up, picked up the lamp on the imperial desk, left the dragon throne, and walked down the imperial stage.

Jia She, the two grand secretaries Shi and Meng, as well as Jia Yucun and the examiners all opened their eyes wide in surprise.

Li Hu walked towards the candidate step by step with a lamp in his hand.

A ray of light illuminated the examination desk of the examinee. He looked up in surprise and saw Li Hu standing in front of his desk with a lamp in his hand and a smile on his face. He was stunned and stood there unable to move.

Li Hu said gently: "Don't be anxious, slow work produces fine work. Finish it slowly." As he said that, he glanced at the name on the test paper: Wang Wenzhao, from Guizhou.

Li Hu's eyes flashed, Guizhou people, Guizhou people are great! The war in Southern Xinjiang started at the end of August. Both the Tang Dynasty and the coalition forces of South Asian countries invested a large number of troops. The war situation fell into a stalemate, and they were worried that there was no way to break the deadlock!
Two lines of tears flowed from Wang Wenzhao's eyes.

Li Hu came back to his senses, took out the bright yellow handkerchief from his sleeve, and handed it to Wang Wenzhao: "Wipe it."

Wang Wenzhao didn't dare to answer it. He quickly wiped his tears with his sleeves and was about to kowtow to Li Hu.

Li Hu: “Finish writing it first.”

Wang Wenzhao replied, "Yes." Then he took a deep breath, calmed himself, and exhaled a long breath. Then he started writing without any revisions.

After a while, Wang Wenzhao put down his pen, stood up, and knelt down at the side of the examination table facing Li Hu. He kowtowed repeatedly and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I, Wang Wenzhao, thank you for your grace!"

Li Hu smiled with satisfaction and nodded: "Get up, get up and talk."

Wang Wenzhao kowtowed again, then stood up and stood beside the examination table with his hands hanging down, waiting to hear what was to come.

Li Hu looked at him and smiled: "Let's go back and have a good meal, then find a bathroom to take a good bath, and then go back to the inn and have a good sleep."

Wang Wenzhao: “Yes.” He bowed and retreated.

Li Hu looked at Wang Wenzhao's back as he gradually disappeared outside the palace gate, and said, as if to Jia She and the others, or as if to himself, "Guizhou, what a great place!"

Jia She and the two Grand Secretaries Shi and Meng looked at each other, then came over together and looked at Wang Wenzhao's test paper.

Jia Yucun seemed to understand something and blinked, but he didn't dare to come closer because he was not qualified.

Thinking of this, he sighed in his heart: I still have to climb higher!
"How's the writing?" Li Hu suddenly asked.

Jia She and Shi Daxueshi turned their eyes to Meng Daxueshi. Among the three, Meng Daxueshi was the most knowledgeable.

Meng Daxueshi: "Your Majesty, this test paper is very well written."

Li Hu smiled and nodded, then walked out.

Everyone understood that Wang Wenzhao was the top scorer in the special examination.

Looking at Li Hu's back, Jia She's eyes flashed. This matter will soon spread throughout the country. As an emperor, he actually held the lamp for a candidate. This move will win the hearts of scholars all over the world!

There is also the matter of rewarding tea. Although it is just a small favor, it will make the candidates participating in the palace examination grateful for the rest of their lives!

Such an upright and aboveboard imperial method would actually appear in Li Hu, who had not read many books of saints. Could it be that this was really destiny? !

"Lord En." Scholar Shi glanced at Jia Yucun and the examiners.

Jia She understood, and immediately his eyes swept towards Jia Yucun and the examiners like a knife: "What did you hear just now?"

Jia Yucun and all the examiners immediately lowered their heads and said, "I heard nothing, and I saw nothing."

Jia She added: "Before the imperial edict comes out, you are not allowed to talk to anyone or leave the examination room."

Jia Yucun and the examiners: "Yes."

Meng Daxueshi hesitated for a moment and asked Jia She, "Is it okay?"

Jia She stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The reason why Southern Xinjiang is in a stalemate is because the local aristocratic families are worried about being liquidated by the court. A top scholar can divide them. Not only will the court not retaliate against them, but it will also preserve their future. If it were you, what would you choose?"

The two great scholars, Shi and Meng, looked at each other and smiled. Everyone has a gambling nature and a sense of luck.

Coming out of Fengtian Hall, Li Hu went straight to the study room. He was very happy and proud, thinking that he was really smart.

Of course, if Lin Daiyu had not drafted the imperial edict, the candidates from the south and north of the Yangtze River would have been treated equally, and the candidates living in the rebel territory would not have risked their lives to come to the capital to take part in the special examination.

Lin Daiyu is indeed her lucky star!
Thinking of this, Li Hu became even happier and thought to himself: When I go back in the evening, I must reward Lin Daiyu well!
Behind him, He Shen called out, "Master!"

Li Hu stopped.

He Shen ran over like a flash, held up the letter in his hand, and said breathlessly: "Spy, spy. Sent from Central Asia."

Li Hu snatched the letter, tore open the seal and read it. Then his eyes lit up. After more than a year, there was finally news about Shui Rong!
Suddenly, Li Hu uttered a "hmm" sound, and his expression suddenly became strange.

Wang Daniu, Heshen and the little fat man were all shocked.

Li Hu finished reading the letter, folded it gently, and thought carefully. He really underestimated Shui Rong. He could conquer the territory and gain a firm foothold in Central Asia in such a short time. In addition, this guy is really bad. He took advantage of the complex religious beliefs in Central Asia to stir up conflicts between ethnic groups. He used the Thirty-Six Stratagems to perfection, such as forming alliances and making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby countries. He made fun of the people in Central Asia. After more than half a year of chaos, all the forces in Central Asia were seriously injured.

At this time, Shui Rong showed his fangs, made clear his intentions, and used Hong Tianwang's misleading words to help several major forces of believers in someone who were severely damaged to eliminate the pagans. He gained the support of several major forces, became the second son of someone in name and reality, and gained a large number of believers.

The spy said in the letter that Shui Rong was preparing to march westward to West Asia to save the believers there. This guy is crazy!
At this moment, Li Hu really felt a sense of crisis. This kid Shui Rong seemed to have turned on a cheat code when he arrived in Central Asia. If he really succeeded, it would be a big bomb!
Li Hu's eyes flashed, and he had to manually control the technology tree.

Thinking of this, Li Hu said to the little fat man, "Let's go to the Military Equipment Bureau tomorrow." After that, he strode up to the study. (End of this chapter)