Back In Time For Imperial Examination Chapter 305

In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi's reign, the focus of the government and the public was on the war because the little prince was instigating border conflicts. In fact, this year was also the year of the imperial examination, and many historical celebrities emerged from the successful candidates.

Xu Zhenqing, who wrote "Records of the Frontier" for Ryan Cui while working part-time, was highly ranked on the list.

He was the prototype of Zhou Wenbin, one of the four great talents, and one of the seven scholars who led the ancient prose movement. His articles also set up a trend of respecting the ancient and changing the present, and his personal style was very obvious. The examiner Yang Tinghe selected him from the 3,000 candidates at a glance and ranked him in the second place. Later, when selecting the Shujishi, he ignored the fact that he was ugly and forced him to the chief examiner Zhang Yuanzhen.

Scholar Zhang thought about his appearance and then about the other handsome candidates who passed the exam. He could not help but complain to Yang Tinghe: "Does Shi Zhai think that when this scholar is brought before the emperor, there will be Cui Hezhong to cover up for him and make him a beautiful figure?"

Yang Tinghe grabbed his hand and pleaded: "Although Xu Zhenqing's appearance is a little worse, he is good at literature. The court selects talents, not beauties in the harem. There are people who are slightly worse..."