It is the year of the imperial examination again. As early as last year, the capital was crowded with students from all over the world. Not all of these people came to participate in the imperial examination. More people actually came to the capital to study and make friends. After all, for scholars, making some friends can also lay the foundation for themselves in the future.

The capital city is also more lively than usual because of the arrival of these scholars. After all, most people who can afford to study will not be too poor at home, and those who are able to come to study in the capital are even better off than ordinary people. After all, in this era, going out for study is a very luxurious thing, and ordinary poor scholars cannot afford it.

However, since Li Jie heard about the imperial examination that day, he has been uneasy and has been watching this imperial examination in secret. When he learned that the examiner was Liu Sanwu and Bai Xinhao and others, Li Jie couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The inertia of history is still very huge. Even though the imperial examination was postponed for one year, this imperial examination is still not much different from that in history. Even the candidates for examiners are exactly the same. It seems that this north-south list case is inevitable.

Thinking of this, Li Jie couldn't help but sigh. He wanted to intervene in and avoid the case. Li Jie even thought about it for several days and wanted to find a way to intervene, but in the end he thought about it, his mind hurt, but he still had no choice.

Actually, this is not a fault with Li Jie, because the North and South list cases are very special. Li Jie has not paid much attention to the imperial examination before. Now he wants to intervene in a hurry, which is simply difficult to climb to the sky.

Even if Li Jie really intervened in the imperial examination, it would be difficult to change the result of this imperial examination, and it might cause trouble. After all, this case is too special. Even though he knew the consequences were serious, he still couldn't stop it and could only watch it happen.

In addition, Li Jie could not devote all his energy to the imperial examination. Zhu Youzhu and Dier's relationship heated up, which finally alarmed Lao Zhu. So Lao Zhu issued an order to marry the two, and did not wait for the King of Zhou to come to Beijing from Kaifeng, Lao Zhu himself presided over the engagement of the two of them.

His sister is going to get engaged. Although it is not a formal marriage, according to ancient etiquette, engagement is the most important ceremony before marriage. None of them, so there must be no mistakes. As the elder brother, Li Jie has to take care of it, so he has been very busy recently. As for the imperial examination, he can only put it aside temporarily.

Early that morning, Li Jie received a summon from the palace, so he immediately went to the palace to see Zhu Biao. It turned out that the process for Zhu Youshuo and Dier had been settled. Li Jie needed to confirm it. If there was no problem, the engagement would be done in the future.

Originally, Lao Zhu wanted to inquire about Zhu Youzhu and Dier's engagement, but his health was getting worse and worse during this period, so Zhu Biao took over in the end. Li Jie was his son-in-law. The father-in-law and son-in-law discussed it and it went very smoothly.

"Your Highness, I have no objection to the engagement, but I would like to ask, after the marriage is settled, how long will it usually take to get them married?" Li Jie asked Zhu Biao after reading the process.

"Maybe, why? Do you want to marry your sister out soon, or do you want to raise your sister for a few more years?" Zhu Biao couldn't help but smile when he heard this. Although Zhu Youzhu is not his son, he has always admired Zhu Youzhu very much and is very concerned about this marriage.

"I want to get them married a few years later. After all, although they are already adults, they are still a little young. Moreover, Di'er has been studying with me, and her studies are not very successful. I didn't have time to teach her many things." Li Jie said the truth. After all, she didn't have much concern with her father-in-law.

"Okay, then it's not too late to get married after two years!" Zhu Biao smiled when he heard this. In fact, the royal children will get married several years later. For example, the brothers Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxiu got married only in the 17th or 18th.

Just as Zhu Biao finished speaking, an eunuch rushed over to report: "Your Highness, Hanlin scholar Liu Sanwu asked for a meeting!"

"Oh? It must be the ranking of the imperial examination this year. Call him into the palace!" Zhu Biao couldn't help but say happily when he heard Liu Sanwu's name.

Li Jie next to him frowned when he heard this. He didn't expect it to be so coincidental. He had been paying attention to the imperial examination before, but he couldn't think of a way to avoid the case of the North and South, so he had to give up temporarily. The imperial examination was held as scheduled some time ago, but he didn't expect that the results would be made so soon.

After a while, Liu Sanwu, who was white-bearded and white, walked in quickly from outside the hall. When Li Jie saw him, he couldn't help but sigh. Liu Sanwu is already 85 years old this year, but he can still walk as fast as he fly. In contrast, Lao Zhu, who just passed his 70th birthday, is already ineffective, and he is really angry.

Liu Sanwu was from Chaling and was born into a family of officials. His father was a Hanlin scholar in the Yuan Dynasty. His two brothers also served as officials in the Yuan Dynasty. However, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, both of his brothers died in chaos. Only Liu Sanwu was wandering around Guangxi and even gave a prescription for a period of time. Later, when the Ming Dynasty fought, he returned to his hometown to live in seclusion.

However, Liu Sanwu really lived a long life. When he was 73 years old, his fellow villager Ru Wei recommended it to Lao Zhu. Like his father, he quickly reached the high position of a Hanlin bachelor's degree and was deeply trusted by Lao Zhu.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Sanwu has a high reputation in the ranks of officials. He is generous and does not set up a cunning man. He calls himself "Tantanweng". He is also known for his blunt words and advice in the court. He even wrote to Lao Zhu that the kings held heavy troops in their hands, which may pose a threat to the country.

To be honest, Li Jie was also very impressed by Liu Sanwu's courage to say the above words, because Li Jie asked himself that he had no courage to say such words. After all, this was a father-son relationship between Lao Zhu and the prince. If he didn't do it well, the head would fall to the ground.

It is precisely because of the above reasons that Liu Sanwu was appointed as the chief examiner this time by Lao Zhu. After all, with Liu Sanwu's official reputation, it should be impossible to have bribes and cheating. However, history is so wonderful. It was just that Liu Sanwu was the chief examiner and a major case in the history of the imperial examination occurred.

Liu Sanwu quickly came to Zhu Biao, and then presented a memorial with both hands and said: "Report to the Crown Prince, the imperial examination has ended this time, and a total of 51 tribute students were selected, among which Huiyuan was Song Cong of Jiangxi!"
Chapter completed!