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In the days that followed, Che Mingde focused so much on the imperial examination that he even stayed at home, as if other things were of no importance to him, and even declined all invitations and visits.
A month passed very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Che Mingde was already in the Imperial Examination Hall of the Imperial Palace where the Imperial Examination was taking place.
Even though the main hall was crammed with three hundred various states, it still seemed quite empty, and the officials of the Imperial Palace had already begun to distribute test papers at this time.
Che Mingde has heard the scene during his father's imperial examination more than once since his father's experience, and now it was his turn.
Thinking back to the early morning when it was still dark, I came by car, but I didn't expect that when I got off the car, I realized that the person driving me was actually the eldest lady Liang Baiyun.
Che Mingde didn't know if this was arranged or reminded by Liang Changmao, but she did take the initiative to drive for him without even revealing her identity along the way. This made Che Mingde realize that this girl had begun to accept her fate.
Liang Changmao once served as the imperial magistrate of many kingdoms, but now the imperial magistrate has been replaced by someone else, and he is still a member of the royal family, Li Ren. After all, he is also the cousin of Li Jun, the current emperor of Jingguo.
According to Liang Changmao's words, after he resigned, His Majesty did not want someone from the prince's line to take up this position, so he chose Li Ren.
After everyone was in their positions, the official in charge of the assessment checked everyone's identity again. Che Mingde was still thinking a lot. At this time, a white-haired eunuch ran in and headed towards everyone. Someone shouted: "Your Majesty is here!"
As the voice slowly fell, a middle-aged man wearing a dragon robe walked in with a slight cough.
"Long live your Majesty!" After seeing the visitor, everyone shouted and knelt down together.
Emperor Jingguo Li Jun walked to the dragon chair prepared early in the morning and sat down in the main hall. He took the tea handed over by the eunuch, took a sip, moistened his throat, and then said: "You talents, please wake up."
When Che Mingde stood up, he looked at His Majesty the Emperor. Although his appearance was about forty, it was very different from what he heard from his father, let alone when his father came here. It's time for the science exam.
The Lord of Jingguo in front of him is still tall, but he doesn't seem to be as tall or as majestic as his father described. It seems that his body is really starting to decline. However, when Che Mingde noticed this man's gaze, he found that his gaze was still the same. As sharp as my father said.
Sharp eyes swept across the audience, and this person said unhurriedly: "Today is the day of the national examination. The national examination is the foundation of the country. You are all talented people from various states. I am thirsty for talents. The imperial court will accept the puppets from the north." Ming, it is the time when talents for governing the country are most needed. I hope you will do your best to show your talents. Don't let me, Jingguo, or yourselves be disappointed or regretful. Okay, let's get started."
Following Li Jun's words, everyone held their breath and waited for His Majesty's question.
Li Jun coughed a few more times, took another sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then said: "Now that the north has been settled, Jingguo is prosperous, but in the prosperous age, there are also disadvantages. A few days ago, Tangzhou's embankment burst, causing The water of the Xihe River flooded eleven counties in Tangzhou. I sent an imperial envoy to find out that the Xihe River embankment was in a mess and that most of the money for repairing the embankment had been embezzled over the years. This made me sad. Today's topic is how to build the embankment of the imperial court to prevent problems before they happen. Otherwise, Ming’s yesterday will be Jing’s tomorrow.”
When Che Mingde heard this question, he also thought about it.
Compared with the last scientific examination, the questions this time are obviously different from those prepared by many people.
The last time it was the time of the Ming Dynasty, the test questions were naturally not related to the Ming Dynasty. But this time, many people thought that they would dominate the world, but who knew that it was indeed the case.
Before having a detailed discussion with Liang Changmao, Che Mingde would have thought that it was related to the unification of the world, but now he felt that it was natural for His Majesty to raise such a topic.
The Xihe River bursting its banks in Tangzhou happened half a year ago. This year, summer started early in the south, and the excess snowmelt and rain from Changlong Mountain caused the water level of the Xihe River, which originates from the northern foot of Changlong Mountain, to rise until late spring and early summer. At that time, the Tangzhou dam broke and flooded more than half of Tangzhou, causing disaster in 11 counties in Tangzhou and causing 200,000 people to become refugees. This shocked the government and the public for a while. His Majesty also immediately sent an imperial envoy, and finally discovered that, The river embankment project started more than ten years ago, and after five or six years of construction, the embankment was completely vulnerable. This made His Majesty furious. Almost all the officials involved were captured, implicating nearly a hundred officials above the county magistrate, and the entire Tangzhou. More than half of the officials have been replaced.
Such things are actually not uncommon in today's Jingguo. With the decades since the founding of Jingguo and the third generation of emperors, it is normal for various ills to emerge, not to mention that wealthy families from all sides have gradually formed. The country's problems are actually very serious.
Che Mingde slowly polished the ink, thinking in his mind how to get rid of the shortcomings, whether he should focus on the harmful effects of door valves, or just talk about officialdom.
While he was deep in thought, he noticed that many people around him had already begun to write, but he was still meditating, because the more he thought about it, the more Che Mingde felt that this was something that could not be cured, and that it was even a Tao.
When he thought of the Tao, a flash of light suddenly flashed before his eyes, and he suddenly felt enlightened. He couldn't help but laugh at his previous worries, and then he picked up his pen and started writing.
The palace examination started at three o'clock in the morning, and when it was just after noon, someone actually got up, and the time was not even half past.
Che Mingde didn't care about this. After all, there have always been people who submitted papers early, and they could attract attention to a certain extent.
The official in charge of the scientific examination immediately sent his answer sheet to Li Jun. At this time, Li Jun also cheered up and began to browse. However, Li Jun only read the paper that had been completed early and put it aside. Completely no longer interested.
Li Ren on the side saw it, picked it up and looked at it, and shook his head after reading it.
Seeing Li Ren shaking his head, Li Jun smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, how can such a pedantic person pass the state examination and become the son of the state?"
When Li Ren heard this, he immediately said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that the test questions are different in each state. Maybe he is better at other things, such as the way of merchants or the way of teaching."
After hearing this, Li Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Brother, you have been a good man since you were a child. You will never offend anyone. You know that, but there is nothing you can do about it."
While the two parties were talking, another paper was delivered.
Li Ren looked at the people who were walking out this time, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, this share belongs to a child from a poor family."
"Yeah!" Li Jun heard his special reminder and knew that this clan brother really understood people.
This chapter has been completed!