Chapter 2189: Happy and Heartbroken

Meng Yunzheng could clearly feel the tense bodies of the candidates in front and behind him, and everyone's heads were buried low.

He also lowered his head slightly, and out of the corner of his eye saw a bright yellow dress slowly moving up to the high seat.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne and looked at the candidates in the hall. The other officials thought that he was just looking at the mental outlook of the candidates. After all, this was the first time he had presided over the palace examination since he ascended the throne, so they did not speak and let the emperor take stock before speaking.

The emperor glanced around and quickly found his target among the crowd.

It's not that he has sharp eyes, it's that Meng Yuncheng is so eye-catching that it's hard for him not to notice.

After finding the person, the emperor looked away, and the eunuch beside him shouted for everyone to salute.

Meng Yuncheng mingled in the crowd to pay homage to the emperor. The emperor couldn't help but look at him again, and then nodded, "Get back on your feet."

After everyone sat down and the emperor said a few words of encouragement, the exam could begin.

The main part of the palace examination is policy questions. After the policy questions were handed out, the only sound left in the hall was the sound of turning papers.

Meng Yuncheng looked at the policy question. It was eight to nine hundred words long. This policy question was mainly about people's livelihood and economy, followed by military. There were a total of four questions in total.

This was not difficult for Meng Yunzheng, so after thinking for a moment, he was the first to start writing.

Everyone else was still reviewing the questions, and his grinding movements seemed much more abrupt.

When the minister invigilating the exam saw the emperor looking towards him, he immediately whispered, "Your Majesty, that is Meng Yunzheng and Meng Huiyuan, the first place in this exam."

The emperor said "hmm".

The ministers were a little surprised when they saw the emperor's indifferent expression, without any unnecessary expression. They were not sure what the emperor was thinking. Did he value Meng Yunzheng, or did he not care?

But no matter which way it is, it shouldn’t be like this.

The emperor didn't know what these ministers were thinking. Of course he knew that Meng Yunzheng was Huiyuan. Every time he took an exam, someone came to tell him the results.

The emperor was heartbroken and happy at the same time. He was happy that he had a unique vision and that the talents he had chosen were truly outstanding. But I feel heartbroken that such a talented person has no ambition to climb up. He just wants to go back and be a teacher, which is a waste of money.

I also knew that this guy's palace examination results would definitely not be bad.

The more he thought about this, the more he hated the fact that iron could not become steel. The emperor couldn't sit still, so he simply stood up and walked to the main hall.

Hearing the footsteps, the candidates' hearts tightened instantly. The hands holding the brushes trembled unconsciously, and they prayed wildly in their hearts that the emperor would not come to them.

Praying was still useful. The emperor did not go anywhere else. He walked leisurely and contentedly towards the seventh row and the fifth row.

Then, he just stood next to Meng Yunzheng and watched him answer the questions.

Feeling the shadow above his head, Meng Yuncheng raised his head and saw the emperor staring at him with interest.

Meng Yuncheng was silent for a moment. It was inappropriate to stand up and salute at this time, but it was not appropriate to have no expression at all. So he nodded slightly towards the emperor and continued to write with his head down.

emperor,"……"

The ministers who have been paying attention to the news here said, "..."

Meng Huiyuan, are you crazy? Do you know what you are doing? Are you really facing the emperor with that expression? Are you not afraid at all?

When they looked at the emperor's expression again, well... there was still no change.