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Chapter 174 Di Renjie
In the Ganlu Hall, all the scholars took the imperial examination one by one, with Li Zhen beside them. Those who obtained the imperial examination in this way had met the emperor and could be regarded as the disciples of the emperor.
Li Zhen also stood with His Highness, watching the batch of scholars he selected undergo the palace examination one by one, feeling sincerely happy in his heart.
Speaking of which, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has been serious fraud in the imperial examinations, and the quality of the scholars admitted has been mixed.
But this time, after Li Zhen¡¯s fair examination, the quality of the scholars selected was the highest ever.
Li Shimin was very satisfied with the questions and answers given by these scholars.
Li Zhen discovered that Di Dingtian's eloquence was very average. He ranked first in the written examination, but after the palace examination, he only ranked 12th.
Not to mention the number one scholar, he didn't even get the second place or third place. If he hadn't been first in the written examination, he got out of the first place and only entered the second place. This is because Li Shimin had an impression of Di Dingtian and remembered his calligraphy. Otherwise, Yang Dingtian will also be ranked at the back of the second class.
However, Di Dingtian looked happy and didn't feel any regret at all.
Li Zhen was even more puzzled. She ranked first in the written examination and only entered the top two in the palace examination. How could she still be so happy?
On the way back, the more Li Zhen thought about it, the more wrong he became. The gap between Di Dingtian and Di Dingtian was too big. Did he also cheat in the scientific examination?
It¡¯s impossible!
There were two written tests before and after. Only she and Fang Xuanling knew the questions of the second test. With Yang Shidao¡¯s lessons learned, no matter how courageous Fang Xuanling was, she shouldn¡¯t cheat?
So what went wrong?
No, you have to see for yourself.
At the moment, Li Zhen rode towards the Taiyuan Guild Hall where Di Dingtian was.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the club, I saw a lot of people inside. It turned out that Di Dingtian was having a banquet with his friends after returning to celebrate his ranking in the top two.
Li Zhen was puzzled. He ranked first in the written examination and entered the second class, and he was so happy.
Li Zhen strode into the guild hall. Di Dingtian opened his drunken eyes and looked at Li Zhen. He was so frightened that he woke up and said, "Di Dingtian has met His Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Zhen smiled and said loudly: "I am here just to congratulate you."
"Don't dare, don't dare!" Di Dingtian said repeatedly.
"Dare you, Di Dingtian, why don't you dare? I'm just going to have a chat with you!"
After Li Zhen finished speaking, she took Di Dingtian¡¯s hand and came to a single room in the guild hall.
"Di Dingtian, do you know your guilt?" Li Zhen yelled.
Di Dingtian said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, what crime have I committed?"
"Exam cheating!"
"I didn't!" Di Dingtian knelt down and said tremblingly.
"Then why is there such a big gap between your written test and the interview? You must have cheated in the written test, but it just wasn't found out!" Li Zhen said coldly.
"That's because" Di Dingtian hesitated.
"That's because I predicted the exam questions for my eldest brother." A voice came from outside the door. Li Zhen looked towards the place where the voice came from, and saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy walking towards him.
The young man entered the house with a dignified appearance and bowed generously to Li Zhen.
"Who is this?" Li Zhen asked.
"This is my younger brother Huaiying." Di Dingtian said.
"Oh, it's Di Huaiying"
"Wait! What did you say his name was???" Li Zhen asked sharply, her heart beating wildly.
"Thisismy younger brother Huaiying" Di Dingtian said in a trembling voice.
"You mean, he is your brother Di Huaiying???"
"Exactly." Di Dingtian said.
"Di Huaiying? Could it be that you are Di Renjie?" Li Zhen asked.
Di Dingtian and the young man looked at each other, both thinking to themselves, this is Di Huaiying's first time out of Taiyuan and coming to Chang'an, how could the prince know his name?
Di Dingtian did not dare to answer, but Di Huaiying said openly: "Yes, the common man is Di Renjie."
"Haha! I made a profit! I made a profit!"
Li Zhen was ecstatic.
Di Renjie was the most famous wise man in the early Tang Dynasty. He was the most important figure in the destruction of Wuzhou and the revival of the Tang Dynasty.
In my last life, I watched a lot of movies and TV shows about Dee Renjie, but I never expected that I would meet such an outstanding figure.
If you can bring Di Renjie into your shogunate?, that will be a huge help to me, but now it seems that Di Renjie is only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy. I don't know what his abilities are now, but I have to ask carefully.
"Di Renjie, you said you predicted the exam questions? How did you do it?" Li Zhen asked.
"Exactly. In the past two years, the prince has opened up trade routes, expanded territory, and made great achievements. How can the topic given by the emperor be divorced from this content? The prince has always not adhered to etiquette, but focused on ability. Therefore, I am here for my brother. I searched a lot of ancient books and wrote an article that advocates adapting to the local situation and making the best use of things. This will definitely be appreciated by the prince."
Li Zhen nodded. He had made changes to this year's test questions, advocating that they should be in line with the times and the local environment. Although Di Dingtian's article was written in ordinary handwriting, the content was very consistent with Li Zhen's inner thoughts, so he ordered the written test. First.
But he didn¡¯t expect that this time Di Renjie had guessed it, so that the article written by Di Dingtian was in line with his own wishes, and he was ranked first in the written examination.
It¡¯s no wonder that with Di Dingtian¡¯s talent and learning, he can barely get into the top three, and it¡¯s really not easy to get into the second.
Now, everything has come to light. It turns out that there is Di Renjie behind Di Dingtian.
Li Zhen was thinking about how to take Di Renjie under his command.
"Di Dingtian! Di Renjie! You are so brave! You actually speculated on the holy will and cheated on the exam!"
"Your Highness, we did speculate on the holy will, but there was no fraud in the exam. The articles my brother wrote were all his own. If you want to punish me, it has nothing to do with my brother, so just punish me." Di Renjie said.
"No! If you want to punish me, punish me. It has nothing to do with my brother!" Di Dingtian said loudly.
"What you are doing, at the most serious level, is speculating on the holy will, which can be regarded as fraud. At the most small level, it is just careful thinking" Li Zhen suddenly changed the topic.
"It all depends on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
When Di Renjie heard Li Zhen's tone, he thought it was funny and said quickly.
When Li Zhen saw it, she thought to herself that Di Renjie was really smart and knew that she didn't want to escalate the situation.
So Li Zhen said: "Di Renjie, I will suppress this matter for your brothers, but you must also express your feelings."
"Whatever the prince wants, as long as my Di family owns it, I will give it to the prince." Di Dingtian said quickly.
¡°I don¡¯t want your things, I just want one person.¡±
"who?"
"Di Renjie!"
After saying this, a knowing smile appeared on Li Zhen's face. This is a perfect opportunity to take Di Renjie into his employ.
Thinking about it, he saved the disaster for the Di brothers, so the Di brothers will naturally repay Li Zhen. If they can get Di Renjie's sincere service, then everything will be worth it (remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com