Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 438 Shocking Zhu Zhishan

In Shuntian Imperial Examination Hall, the imperial examination of the 15th year of Hongzhi began in full swing.

Zhu Zhishan felt a lot of pressure. It was impossible for him not to be nervous. This imperial examination was too important for him. Although Chen Ce did not put any pressure on him, Zhu Zhishan actually understood that Chen Ce really wanted him to pass.

He had taken the exam for three consecutive years, and his performance in the first eight-part essay each year was not satisfactory. This was not only Zhu Zhishan's weak point, but also the key difficulty that prevented many candidates from making further progress.

The test papers were distributed by the clerks of the Imperial Examination Hall. Zhu Zhishan opened the test paper and was stunned the next moment!
He stared blankly at the four book questions on the test paper, his mouth opened as big as an egg, and his face was full of shock!
This this……

【All living beings respect their parents, so they are called as match to heaven】

His teacher Chen Ce predicted three questions for him, and this was the first one. In the past ten days, Chen Ce asked Zhu Zhishan to solve these questions. Although Zhu Zhishan solved them, Chen Ce was not satisfied and finally told Zhu Zhishan his ideas for solving the questions.

Zhu Zhishan was so shocked. He really didn't expect that Chen Ce could accurately predict the questions for this year's imperial examination!

There are now two ways to solve the problem before Zhu Zhishan. One is to write according to his own ideas, and the other is to write according to Chen Ce's ideas.

If it were the Zhu Zhishan of the past, he would write without hesitation according to his own ideas. Writers all have a kind of pride and are very confident in their talents.

Zhu Zhishan, in particular, was always praised as one of the four great talents of Wuzhong, a master of painting and calligraphy, and other honors, which made him fall into blind self-confidence and pride.

But after more than two years in politics, Zhu Zhishan no longer had the blind pride and self-confidence of the past, and he had absolute admiration for Chen Ce, so this time Zhu Zhishan did not hesitate to solve the problem, but he solved it according to Chen Ce's ideas!

……

The three-day exam came to an end quickly. Chen Ce rarely went out during these days, but Zhu Houzhao would come to see Chen Ce from time to time.

The Imperial Examination Hall was closed, and the examiners began to mark the test papers around the clock.

After Zhu Zhishan and Tang Yin came out of the Imperial Examination Hall, they went to find Chen Ce first.

Zhu Houzhao asked nervously, "How did you two do in the exam?"

Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually cared so much about them, Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan were immediately flattered and expressed gratitude to Zhu Houzhao.

However, Chen Ce's face twitched as he watched from the side.

This kid doesn't care about you at all. He cares about whether you can pass the exam and whether he can win the bet with his two uncles.

If Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan knew that Zhu Houzhao was using them as a gamble, who knows how resentful they would be... Well, of course, Chen Ce did it too.

Tang Yin clasped his fists and said to Zhu Houzhao respectfully: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, but I feel that my performance this time was not very good..."

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao was stunned. No way? You were the top candidate before, and I had high hopes for you. How could you not perform well? Isn't that the end? The one thousand taels of silver are gone?

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly asked Zhu Zhishan: "What about you?"

Zhu Zhishan also shook his head and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Highness, I am the same as Bo Hu, and I am afraid I am not as good as Bo Hu."

It's totally screwed!

Zhu Houzhao's mood suddenly fell to the bottom, and he left Huaihua Hutong in a daze.

After Zhu Houzhao left, Chen Ce asked Tang Yin, "How did you do on the exam?"

Tang Yin said to Chen Ce honestly: "Teacher, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be no problem for us to be in the top three."

Chen Ce nodded and asked Zhu Zhishan, "What about you?"

Zhu Zhishan said excitedly: "Teacher! You are really amazing! You predicted three questions for me, and the questions in the Four Books were exactly what you predicted, word for word!"

Hearing this, Tang Yin was shocked beyond words!
But thinking that this was Chen Ce's operation, it was okay. This was not a big deal for the teacher. Chen Ce nodded, hummed, and said, "That's good. I hope you can all pass the exam."

These two guys have been officials in the southwest for two or three years and have indeed become much more stable. They did not make any boasts in front of Zhu Houzhao just now. If they really told Zhu Houzhao that they had done well in the exam, it would be a sure thing. If the final result came out that the two of them did not pass, the crown prince would inevitably be unhappy.

These two guys have really grown a lot and become much more stable.

……

The Zhang brothers had been waiting outside the Imperial Examination Hall for a long time. When they saw Wen Zhengming and Xu Zhenqing coming out, they walked over as if they were seeing two pieces of glittering gold. They hurried over and asked, "How is it? How did you two do in the exam?"

Wen Zhengming smiled and said, "Teacher, I feel I did well in the exam."

Xu Zhenqing also said confidently: "The students also feel that they did well in the exam."

The two Zhang brothers slapped their thighs and laughed excitedly, "Great, great, great!"

OK! Very good!

I don’t know how my eldest nephew is doing?
The two brothers hurried to the East Palace, and then saw Zhu Houzhao's sad face. They were delighted and hurried to Zhu Houzhao and asked, "Nephew, how did Chen Ce's two students do in the exam?"

Zhu Houzhao looked gloomy and said, "They said that the performance was not very good."

"Ha ha!"

Zhang Yanling said, "Don't be sad, nephew. It's just two thousand taels of silver. Just have some fun. Just be happy."

"I've told you before that Chen Ce is not a god. I admit that he is very strong, but this imperial examination is not like anything else. Chen Chunjian himself has never taken the examination, so how can he teach students?"

Zhang Heling sighed and said, "Nephew, you are careless! To put it bluntly, you just don't know how to analyze. Look at us two brothers. After careful analysis, we know that Tang Yin and Zhu Zhishan have been in politics in the southwest for such a long time. How can they have time to review their lessons?"

"But our two students are different. They studied hard for two and a half years!"

"To be honest, not long ago, our two students said that this scientific expedition is a sure win!"

"So, nephew, you should give us the money first. Oh, and Chen Ce's two thousand taels, a total of four thousand taels. Give us the money."

Zhang Heling stretched out his hand.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at his two uncles and snorted, "The results haven't come out yet, who knows what the results will be?"

"Haha, you're still not convinced, then fine, give us the money in two days!"

The two brothers hummed a little tune and left the East Palace with smiles on their faces.

Look at that look, he's so smug.

Zhu Houzhao clenched his fists tightly and spat in anger!
……

Warm pavilion.

Emperor Hongzhi also attached great importance to the national talent selection ceremony. After the six ministries of the cabinet held a meeting on the war against Japan, all political affairs were temporarily put aside.

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and asked the six ministries in the cabinet: "The newspaper headlines have been flying all over the place these days, all discussing who will be the first prize winner this year."

"What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)