Chapter 798: The Emperor Appoints Sun Shan as the Last One
The emperor took a look at Sun Shan's paper, was silent for a while, and then said, "This Sun Shan is still suitable for the last place!"
This one sentence determined that Sun Shan would once again become the "Sun Shan" who "failed the exam".
The cabinet was secretly surprised, wondering what the emperor meant.
However, once the emperor opens his mouth, I am afraid only a fool would refute it.
If the emperor chooses the last one as the top scholar, the ministers may still argue with him.
Because His Majesty cannot rely on his status as the emperor to do whatever he wants.
Now the emperor has appointed the last place in the provincial examination as the last place in the palace examination. So be it. It doesn't matter if Sun Shan is last again. He has gotten used to it.
Some ministers who read "The Capital Tabloid" knew the story of Sun Shan.
It was such a coincidence that he ranked last in the academy examination, the provincial examination, and the metropolitan examination. Maybe the emperor just wanted to let coincidences continue and let Sun Shan rank last in the palace examination.
Let's have a four-yuan reverse lottery.
Haha, maybe the emperor thought it was interesting this way, so he picked Sun Shan as the last one, so that Sun Shan could always remain the last one.
Some ministers sighed inwardly. They had heard of the emperor selecting the top three candidates, but had never heard of the emperor selecting the last one.
Hey, this Sun Shan, you can say he has good luck or you can say he has bad luck.
I'm lucky because I've been remembered by the emperor, which is an opportunity that others can only dream of in their lifetime.
How many people dream of being recognized by the emperor? What an honor it is for Sun Shan!
In the future, maybe you will be able to make further progress because you are remembered by the emperor.
The first step in life is to have a sense of existence. No one knows who you are or who did it.
Tsk tsk~ It seems that Sun Shan has good luck, as if he can always pass the test and appear in front of you.
It's not a bit bad to say that Sun Shan had bad luck, for example, his result in the palace examination was much closer to that in the metropolitan examination.
His paper on "agricultural input and agricultural production technology" was appreciated by an official in charge of agriculture in the Ministry of Industry.
The main thing was that Sun Shan proposed that the court increase investment in agriculture, which was what the examiner was most interested in.
When it comes to investment, it means money. Haha, which department doesn't want money? What's more, what Sun Shan said makes sense.
Agriculture is a top priority for a country, so we should increase investment in it.
Look, the examiner didn’t care what Sun Shan’s handwriting looked like and just drew a big “0” on it.
Sun Shan's palace examination score was much better than his metropolitan examination score.
However, because of a word from the emperor, the improved ranking was shattered and the ranking immediately fell to the bottom.
It is more appropriate for Sun Shan to be the last one.
After the emperor selected the top three candidates, he selected Sun Shan as the last one, and then left in a proud manner, leaving the ministers looking at each other.
Everyone looked at each other and continued doing what they were doing.
When Minister He heard his good friend describing the process of marking the palace examination, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide. His eyes, which were already big, now looked even bigger.
He asked in surprise, "Are you saying that the emperor reviewed Sun Shan's paper? And he personally selected him as the last one? Are you kidding?"
Why would His Majesty look at Sun Shan’s “ordinary” paper for no reason?
Why did he do this? What does it mean?
The friend stroked his beard, looked around, and when he found no one, he whispered, "My relatives don't know why the emperor did this. Anyway, your Sun Shan has been remembered by the emperor, and maybe he has caught his eye."
Then he continued, "This is a great fortune for your Sun Shan. He was remembered by the emperor. Sigh, I have been an official in the court for many years. If I meet the emperor, maybe I won't even know who I am. Sigh."
She glanced at Minister He, and it seemed that the emperor had also remembered him early on. No, even the concubines in the harem remembered him.
And not only him, but his whole family was remembered.
When talking about who is the fat man in the court, it has to be He Jiongtong.
When talking about which family has the most fat people, it must be his family.
Tsk tsk~~It seems that people with weird looks are more likely to leave a deep impression on others.
The friend recalled the scene of visiting the He family to pay New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival, and he also remembered that Sun Shan.
Among all the He family members who appeared, he was the shortest and thinnest, especially his eyes, which were very strange. Tsk tsk ~ it was hard not to remember him.
Minister He frowned and asked, "The emperor named Sun Shan as the last one. Didn't he say anything afterwards? Didn't he leave a single word?"
The friend shook his head and said, "No, the emperor named Sun Shan as the last one and didn't say anything else."
Minister He didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
It is definitely a good thing to be remembered by the emperor.
They have all been remembered by the biggest boss of Daqian. As long as they make achievements in the future, they will soon catch the attention of the nobles.
But this may not be a good thing, because we don’t know why the emperor remembered Sun Shan.
If he was remembered for something bad, no matter how capable Sun Shan was, he would not be able to make a name for himself.
Minister He recalled every detail about Sun Shan and concluded that he should not have offended the emperor.
Maybe it is remembered because it is so special.
Especially after the report in "Beijing Tabloid", which compared Sun Shan and Du Liubo, Sun Shan's story became a topic of conversation.
Apart from always ranking last in the imperial examinations and always drawing bad numbers, what was more important was that he was poisoned by guinea pig after eating crucian carp, yet he did not die.
Tsk tsk ~ such luck that is sometimes good and sometimes bad. When others hear about it, they can’t help but say “what a strange person”!
Speaking of being poisoned by pig, Minister He suddenly realized.
The "Beijing Tabloid" only reported that Sun Shan was poisoned by pig poison, but did not report whose inn it was that Sun Shan was poisoned by pig poison.
Duke Xu!
Minister He had a vague idea of something.
The eldest son of Duke Xu and his family were all in the capital, and Empress Xu would summon her nephews and grandchildren to the palace from time to time.
Maybe we will end up talking about Sun Shan.
And Empress Xu might have also talked about Sun Shan with the Emperor.
Empress Xu and the Emperor have a very good relationship. Although he is the supreme ruler of the world, he is still a human being after all.
People just like to gossip.
For example, he often chats about gossip with his wife.
In this way, the emperor might remember Sun Shan, and then become interested in him, and then move Sun Shan to the last place, so that everyone would have something to talk about gossip again.
Could it be that His Majesty simply wanted to see some gossip, so he picked Sun Shan as the last one, and there was no special meaning at all?
As Minister He thought about it, his fat body couldn't help but tremble.
Why does it seem more outrageous the more I think about it?
When his friend saw the fat on Minister He's body tremble, he asked in confusion, "Brother Jiongtong, what's wrong? What did you think of?"
He looked at Minister He, trying to see something from him.
Minister He waved his big fat hand and said seriously: "Nothing. I'll go back first and we'll talk again when we have time."
After saying this, he ran away like a fat mouse, leaving his best friend and relative-in-law with a confused look on his face.