Great Wei Scholar Chapter 208: On the day of the imperial examination, test questions for a powerful country, great talents are revealed, and trouble is caused
Chapter 208: On the day of the imperial examination, test questions for a powerful country, great talents are revealed, and trouble is caused
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The capital of the Wei Dynasty.
Inside the Yangxin Hall.
The empress sat on the dragon chair, looking slightly silent.
In the main hall, six ministers and nine princes stood together below.
They gathered late this night to discuss the separation of Wei Wen Palace.
Wen Gong's separation has become a foregone conclusion. Although Yipin comes forward, in a sense, Yipin cannot suppress Wen Gong of Wei Dynasty.
Naturally, everyone must discuss it. Otherwise, if the time comes, without any preparation, wouldn't it be like waiting to die?
"Your Majesty, now the Ministry of Civil Affairs has temporarily put aside all the officials of the Zhu Sheng lineage, and there are currently 700,000 more alternate officials."
Chen Zhengru, the Minister of Personnel, said that in the Wei Dynasty, there were naturally a lot of officials, and Confucianism also infiltrated many officials.
Now that the Wen Palace of the Wei Dynasty is about to leave, they don't care whether these Confucian scholars have different intentions, but they must be on guard. However, they did not choose the most drastic method of direct removal, but temporarily took back part of their power.
Let them do other things to avoid causing trouble.
It's a defensive measure.
"kindness."
"Assign them to do some practical things, but their power will be taken back and their salary will be doubled."
The empress nodded, and then expressed her thoughts.
The power needs to be taken back, and things still have to be done, but if the salary is increased, if they want to leave, they won't get much money. If they don't leave, the money can be regarded as buying people's hearts.
As soon as he said this, Chen Zhengru opened his mouth.
"According to the decree."
Then the Minister of Punishment immediately followed suit.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Justice has increased its manpower by 300,000, and dispatched 700,000 troops from the Ministry of War to maintain public order in counties, prefectures, and counties outside the DPRK. Currently, it is cooperating with the Ministry of War to eliminate thousands of bandits. All parts of the country are also cracking down on bullies and their ilk."
"The Ministry of Punishment in various places has also set up anti-evil bureaus. Currently, it has received more than 127,000 prosecution files, verified 73,000 files, and arrested and sentenced more than 113,000 people, of which 2,453 were from Dali.
After verification by the temple, he has been sentenced to death."
"People everywhere applauded and praised His Majesty for his wisdom."
Zhang Jing, the Minister of Punishment, spoke up. He said this, which can be regarded as reporting a happy event.
"Well, I have to trouble Zhang Aiqing and Dali Temple with this matter. We will continue to pay close attention to it. We will continue to eradicate evil for three years and eliminate it for three years to ensure the peace and prosperity of the Wei Dynasty."
When the empress heard this, her expression became much gentler. Punishing rape and eradicating evil was a good thing for the people.
"Respectfully obey His Majesty's will."
Zhang Jing nodded, and then Zhou Yan, Minister of the Ministry of War, spoke.
"Your Majesty, the four major battalions are now stationed in various prefectures and counties. There is nothing to do on weekdays. They cooperate with the local county government to suppress bandits and eliminate evil, ensuring that no matter what happens, there will be no unrest in the country."
"And we can assemble a million troops in one day, and all in three days."
Zhou Yan spoke up and informed the Empress of the arrangements of the Ministry of War.
"very good."
"Thank you for your hard work, dear ladies."
The empress nodded with satisfaction.
At present, the only crisis in the Wei Dynasty is the separation of Wen Gong. The impact of the separation can be seen, but the exact impact is not known.
So just in case, she had to stabilize Da Wei. No matter what method she adopted, she had to stabilize Da Wei, even if she had to bear the pain of cutting his body.
At least it won't hurt the roots.
Soon, everyone became quiet again.
For half a stick of incense, the hall seemed unusually quiet.
After half a stick of incense, a voice sounded.
It was the voice of An Guogong.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan that may help the Wen Palace of Wei settle down."
Duke An Guo spoke up and said this.
As his voice sounded, everyone's eyes couldn't help but fall on An Guogong.
"My lord, please speak."
The empress opened her mouth and asked Duke An, but she was also a little curious.
I don’t know what Duke An Guo’s plan is.
"Your Majesty, the reason for leaving Wen Palace in the Wei Dynasty is simply to rely on the power of scholars in the world, but they were born in the Wei Dynasty. If they really leave, can they use the power of Wei Dynasty to compete with them?"
"After all, these true Confucians, great Confucian scholars, and great Confucian scholars of heaven and earth may have some agenda, but for most scholars, I'm afraid they are still unwilling to let them leave their hometown and break away from the Wei Dynasty."
"If Your Majesty gives good advice to the scholars, we may be able to save a lot. Not to mention stopping the Great Wei Wen Palace, but at least we can prevent the Great Wei Wen Palace from escaping for a short period of time."
"Buy time for us."
Duke An Guo spoke up and told his plan.
Just when this plan was mentioned, everyone's eyes showed disappointment. They thought Anguo Guild had some good plan, but they never thought it was this plan.
And feeling the eyes of everyone, An Guogong couldn't help but sigh.
"Your Majesty, I know that this plan sounds a bit ridiculous, but people's hearts are full of flesh, so I don't believe it. These scholars are all people without parents."
Duke An Guo said this.
It's not that he is naive, it's mainly because he can't be beaten or scolded, so he can only use this method. Besides, Duke An Guo didn't say that he would target Wen Gong of Wei Dynasty.
Instead, he persuaded the scholars of the Wei Dynasty to stay quietly. At least it would not have a big impact on the Wei Dynasty. It would only affect the national destiny.
"Mr. An Guo, I am not attacking you, nor am I saying that scholars really have no conscience."
"The separation of Wei Wen Palace is definitely not a temporary thought. There are too many people involved behind this matter, even Zhu Sheng is involved."
"It is undoubtedly a fool's errand to rely on this method to prevent the Great Wei Wen Palace from leaving."
"For Zhu Sheng's lineage, giving up on secession is equivalent to the military officers giving up on the Northern Expedition. Especially for the current Wen Palace, they are qualified to leave."
"In other words, Duke An, if the Wei army and horses are strong, the country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the barbarians in the north are suffering from drought or cold, what would you think?"
Chen Zhengru opened his mouth and asked Duke An.
As soon as he said this, An Guogong fell silent, because thinking about it this way, he was indeed a little naive.
If Wei was so strong, even if he couldn't move, he would still have to be carried to the battlefield.
He understands.
"According to this, now we can only sit back and wait for death."
"Wait for the Great Wei Wen Palace to leave, and wait for the national destiny to disappear."
"These scholars are sons of bitches."
"Oh, ministers, I'm not talking about you."
Duke An Guo said helplessly, but his words made him even more disgusted with the scholars.
Chen Zhengru didn't care about An Guogong's insults. After all, he also wanted to curse like this. The Wei Dynasty finally got better, but these guys started causing trouble. Can't it be stable for a few years?
Now Chen Zhengru feels more and more that this group of people was involved in the barbarian invasion, but the incident was too long ago and there is no way to investigate.
And even if the investigation comes out, what will happen? In the end, you won’t be angry and sad?
"My dear friends, please don't worry."
"The separation of Great Wei Wen Palace is a foregone conclusion."
"I also have countermeasures. If nothing happens, after next month, the seven immortal sects will also join our Wei Dynasty."
"After tomorrow, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry will start building palaces for the Seven Immortal Sects, and will also set up an additional Great Wei Immortal Mansion. The Seven Immortal Sects will move in on their own, and will form an alliance with the Great Wei to suppress foreign enemies."
The empress opened her mouth and told the story.
As soon as he said this, the expressions of everyone present changed.
Especially Chen Zhengru, who spoke immediately.
"Your Majesty, there is something wrong with this matter."
"If the Wen Palace of the Wei Dynasty is a wolf, then the seven immortal sects are evil tigers. Moreover, although there is no explicit regulation in the Wei Dynasty, Taizu also said before his death that the Wei Dynasty must not be involved with the Immortal Sect."
"These people are definitely not good people. They use force to break the law."
When Chen Zhengru spoke, he refused immediately, hoping that the empress could take back her life.
"Your Majesty, what Chen Shangshu said is absolutely true. The disciples of the Immortal Sect ignore the secular world and do whatever they want. Especially when they practice the Immortal Way, they are extremely arrogant and look down on everything. If such people come to Wei, wouldn't they want to do it in the future?
Just do whatever you want?”
Wang Xinzhi, the Minister of Rites, followed immediately.
It’s not that the disciples of the Immortal Sect are bad, but that the disciples of the Immortal Sect are not suitable to join the dynasty.
Think about it, you are a cultivator and you are arrogant. The court asks you to do things, and you do it, but the problem is the method of doing things. You don't follow the rules and regulations.
If you think this person is at fault and you kill him directly, does that mean you put aside the unjust case? If you kill him, will he be hated by you?
Hate! What will happen next? It will be endless.
In other words, the behavior of Xianmen disciples is very similar to that of Xu Qingxiao. They do whatever they want regardless of the consequences and do not listen to orders.
In the secular world, there is nothing to say about punishing evil and eradicating adultery. But if you join the imperial court, I'm afraid there will be chaos everywhere.
But what is different from Xu Qingxiao is that Xu Qingxiao at least has trump cards and means. Every time Xu Qingxiao does something, he always makes sense. Can the disciples of the Immortal Sect do it?
If it can be done, there is nothing to say, but what if it cannot be done?
Kill them if you want, the Wei Dynasty will definitely be in chaos.
"Your Majesty, I also agree with what Chen Shangshu said. Hundreds of years ago, a small country introduced the Immortal Sect into the country. Although it resisted foreign enemies and increased its national strength, the royal family of that country was later controlled by the Immortal Sect."
"Being reduced to a puppet of the Immortal Sect is a lesson we must not ignore."
An Guogong also followed up and talked.
If the Immortal Sect forces enter the Wei Dynasty, even if they are honest at first, they will become even more greedy after taking control of power. After all, cultivating immortals also requires silver.
Why don't the three major dynasties dare to accept the Immortal Sect? In fact, what they are really afraid of is the complete penetration of the Immortal Sect's forces.
For a dynasty, having military power is equivalent to having absolute power.
If you bring in the Immortal Sect forces, then this power cannot be underestimated. In the early stage of the Immortal Dao system, it can crush all systems.
At the tenth level of inducing qi, one can already release spiritual power. Ten warriors cannot defeat one immortal cultivator at the same level.
After reaching the seventh level of spirit building, you can even control the magic weapon and behead him directly from a few hundred meters away.
However, the seventh-grade martial artist still has a mortal body, so naturally he cannot defeat the immortal monks.
In this case, the arrival of the seven immortal sects will inevitably have a huge impact on the Wei Dynasty. Power will be divided and new classes will be added. This will not only affect the civil and military officials.
It also had an impact on the people of the Wei Dynasty, but it had a greater impact on the empress. She lost part of her power and could not complete centralization. This was an extremely bad thing.
But after everyone finished talking.
The Queen's voice sounded.
"If we don't bring them here, who will handle the matter of national destiny?"
The empress spoke.
With one sentence, everyone was completely quiet.
Yes, it wouldn't be like this if we weren't desperate. The departure of the Great Wei Wen Palace would have a great impact on the national destiny. Although the Xianmen's settlement cannot completely make up for it, it can at least save a large part of it.
"My dear friends, I know that inviting the Immortal Sect to settle in will have a great impact, but for the current Wei Dynasty, it has reached a desperate situation. If the Immortal Sect is not invited to settle in, it will be a desperate situation."
"I'm afraid that the Wei Dynasty will truly reach an point of no return."
The empress spoke, her tone was very calm, after saying these words.
Everyone fell into deep silence.
After all, it was actually a matter of the Great Wei Wen Palace leaving.
If the Great Wei Wen Palace does not leave.
For Wei, this was great news.
Now that the Wei Dynasty has both the support of the people and the money, it is fully capable of development. Given time, the Wei Dynasty will be glorious again.
If that time comes, everyone can retire with peace of mind. After all, the crumbling Wei Dynasty has been lifted up to regain its glory.
They can also leave a strong mark in the history books.
Although this was mainly due to Xu Qingxiao's good start, there was no doubt about their role.
One person cannot support the entire Wei Dynasty.
But now, what Wei Wen Palace did really made the six ministers and nine princes angry.
But, so what? Is anger useful? It’s better to honestly think of a way to deal with it.
"Your Majesty, think twice."
Chen Zhengru no longer pressed for anything, but still shouted "Think again."
The empress nodded, and then asked: "In another hour, the imperial examination will be held. What are Xu Aiqing's exam questions this year?"
The empress asked, changing the topic to another place.
As soon as he said this, Chen Zhengru spoke slowly.
"Well, Shouren said he was ready, but he didn't show it to me."
Chen Zhengru gave the answer.
As soon as he said this, everyone became a little curious. They didn't show you the test questions? What does this mean?
"It seems that Xu Aiqing has her own ideas. In this case, I won't ask anything. My dear friends, it's getting late. Go back and rest early."
The empress spoke, but she didn't ask any more questions.
But everyone didn't say much and left one after another.
Just wait for about a quarter of an hour after they leave.
The Queen's voice sounded.
"Sir, you can come forward now."
As the empress spoke, Wu Ming's figure slowly appeared under the main hall.
"Your Majesty is well."
When Wu Ming spoke, he did not salute. As a first-class man, he had the right not to salute.
"Sir, I have two things to say, so I won't beat around the bush."
When the empress spoke out, she was very direct and did not hide anything.
"Your Majesty, please speak."
Wu Ming didn’t talk nonsense either.
"First, what does it mean to have three first-class people in the Wei Dynasty?"
The empress spoke, this was what she was most curious about at the moment.
Wu Ming said before that there were three first-rank people in the Wei Dynasty, which shocked her. She believed that Wu Ming would not talk nonsense, but how could there be a third first-rank person in the Wei Dynasty?
If there was, she would have noticed it long ago.
As soon as he said this, Wu Ming was extremely confident.
"Your Majesty, the Wei Dynasty does have three first-class people, but the other one will take some time."
Wu Ming said this, his eyes full of confidence.
For a moment, the empress showed joy. She guessed what Wu Ming meant. She looked at Wu Ming and said, "Sir, do you mean that the warriors of the Wei Dynasty have a first-class talent?"
the empress asked.
"kindness."
Wu Ming nodded.
"Who is it?"
The empress continued to ask.
But Wu Ming didn't answer, but looked at the empress.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for not being able to tell you."
Wu Ming did not answer this question, not because he was wary of the empress, but because it involved a lot. After all, Xu Qingxiao still needed to go through some hardships to become a first-class person.
If the empress is told that she is Xu Qingxiao, I am afraid that the empress will not let her take Xu Qingxiao away.
"can not say?"
The empress frowned slightly, but she was not angry, but said calmly.
"How confident are you, sir, that he can achieve the first rank?"
the empress asked.
"Ninety-eight percent."
Wu Ming said with great confidence.
Ninety-eight percent? After hearing what Wu Ming said, the empress couldn't hide the joy in her eyes.
Because for the current Wei Dynasty, it not only lacks a saint, but it also lacks a first-class saint.
If a saint appears, he can reverse the current situation of the Wei Dynasty.
And if a first-grade person appears, the Wei Dynasty can return to its peak state faster and earlier, and even surpass it before.
There are three statues of one statue. During the heyday of the Wei Dynasty, there were only two and a half statues.
Because when the third first-grade person was promoted, the first first-grade person passed away. It was not a matter of luck, but the opponent was indeed aging horribly.
Naturally, the empress was very happy when she heard that it was 98%.
She doesn't ask for the third grade, but after the death of the first grade Wei, there will be a new first grade to make up for it, which is what makes her truly happy.
At least the Wei Dynasty can be stable for a few hundred more years.
As long as there is a rank, it is impossible for the Wei Dynasty to be destroyed.
"Sir, this second matter is a matter of the Demon Realm. What is the situation in the Demon Realm now?"
the empress asked.
She should have asked before, but because there were so many things to do, she didn't do it for the time being. Now that she had time, she naturally wanted to ask about the situation in the Demon Realm.
In fact, when it comes to the Demon Realm, the Empress is also helpless. The Demon Realm holds back Wei's hands and feet.
Don't look at Tuxie Dynasty and Chuyuan Dynasty, each only has one first-grade warrior, but the problem is that their first-grade warriors can move freely and do many things.
For example, civil strife also occurred in the Tuxie Dynasty and the Chu Yuan Dynasty, but as long as they sent out the first rank at the critical moment, they could suppress it.
This time something like this happened in the Wei Dynasty, the Chu Yuan Dynasty and the Tuxie Dynasty were providing various assistance behind the scenes. In fact, they had another purpose.
This purpose is to detect whether Dawei Yipin is still there.
Otherwise, what is the benefit of helping these foreign countries rise? If these foreign countries really rise, are they willing to pay tribute to the Chu Yuan Dynasty and the Tuxie Dynasty?
If you are willing, why don't you give it to the Wei Dynasty? Could it be that the Wei Dynasty has wronged them?
To be honest, if the Wei Dynasty is now in decline, it would be better to stay in the Wei Dynasty. To rebel for no reason is not to have enough to eat and nothing to do?
Testing whether the first rank of Wei Dynasty is still there is their purpose. Of course, causing trouble for Wei Dynasty is also the main purpose. After all, when the enemy is in trouble, it is when good things happen to them.
The first rank of the Wei Dynasty was dragged down by the Demon Realm, and it forced two first rank to be held back.
Moreover, Da Wei could only swallow his anger on this matter. After all, if you don't guard it, others will come over.
The Immortal Corpse hides too many secrets, and the Demon Realm is too important. If left unchecked, countless people in the world will come to steal the Immortal Corpse, which will cause a big mistake.
At that time, it was not something that Wei could suppress.
Moreover, the immortal corpse also hides a secret, the secret of the Realm-Breaking Pill.
The reason why the Wei Dynasty guards the Demonic Realm is to prevent the Xiaoxiao people on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is to break the realm of elixirs.
Every twenty years, a realm-breaking elixir will be born in the Demon Realm, and it will be based on grade.
The first twenty years are the tenth grade.
The second twenty years is the ninth grade.
And so on.
And now, the first-grade realm-breaking elixir is about to be condensed.
If it weren't for this reason, Dawei wouldn't be like this.
Otherwise, is Wei really a living Bodhisattva?
"If nothing unexpected happens, the realm-breaking elixir will be condensed and released in one year."
Wu Ming replied.
"Okay, if the first-class realm-breaking elixir comes out, the Wei Dynasty will add another first-class elixir. Hundreds of years later, the Wei Dynasty will still have two first-class statues. In three to four hundred years, the Wei Dynasty will still be at its peak."
The empress spoke, her words filled with joy.
Yipin is the foundation of the Wei Dynasty.
As soon as he said this, Wu Ming shook his head and said.
"Your Majesty, please don't be happy too early."
"When the barbarians came to the Wei Dynasty to fight for the realm-breaking elixir during the Northern Expedition, they snatched away the second-grade realm-breaking elixir and laid the foundation for the disaster."
"If a first-grade elixir were to be condensed out, I'm afraid it would be a bloody storm."
Wu Ming spoke up and reminded the empress.
When the barbarians came from the Northern Expedition, their biggest harvest was the realm-breaking elixir. However, the barbarians did not fight for it from the Demon Realm. After all, if they had gone to the Demon Realm, they would have been completely destroyed.
If there is a level of suppression, kill as many as you come.
It was the second-grade realm-breaking elixir that was snatched away by the barbarians during the escort.
Later, during the Northern Expedition, the elixir was also snatched back.
Not many people in the world knew this secret. When Taizu learned about this secret, he had all the insiders killed.
But there is nothing in the world that is airtight.
The Immortal Corpse is not only known to Taizu, many people know about such a thing, so there are many rumors about the Immortal Corpse.
What immortal corpse has immortal power?
Or some immortal corpse will wake up every once in a while and teach the supreme secret method.
Others are even more direct. This is a human-shaped fairy medicine that looks like a human, but is actually a medicine. After taking it, your power will be greatly increased and you can directly break through the realm.
There are so many rumors about this that many forces want to get the immortal corpse.
It's just that they don't know where the immortal corpse is in Wei, so any rumors seem a bit weak. After all, they haven't even seen the immortal corpse, so they are talking about this and that.
The barbarians obtained the second-grade realm-breaking elixir and did not use it immediately, which proves that they were studying it.
In other words, if they discovered this secret, naturally Tuxie Dynasty and Chu Yuan Dynasty would also know this secret.
It's just that they are not sure where the Realm Breaking Pill comes from.
However, after so many years, I have gradually made some guesses, but there is not enough evidence.
Perhaps they have also determined that it was the realm-breaking pill brought by the immortal corpse.
But no matter what, they don't know where the immortal corpse is, nor do they know the specific secret, so everyone keeps it in their hearts.
But that doesn't mean there's no crisis.
"I understand, but since there are two gentlemen in the Wei Dynasty, it should be no problem."
The empress nodded. She understood what the other party meant. It was just that Da Wei had two first-level guards, so even if something went wrong, it wouldn't be a big problem.
"kindness."
"If the world is one of the best, with me and Brother Zhao here, we will naturally have nothing to fear."
"But Your Majesty, do you know what I am most worried about?"
Wu Ming spoke.
"Why are you worried, sir?"
The empress asked.
"According to Taizu's records, when the immortal corpse fell, it was discovered by people. There were monsters and some human beings. These people knew about the existence of the immortal corpse, and Taizu believed that they should have received some benefits."
"Since Taizu established the Wei Dynasty, every time the immortal corpse condenses a level of realm-breaking elixir, some strange things will happen. It is very likely that someone is spying in secret."
"But I have always been afraid of Yipin, so I couldn't bear to take action. Now seven hundred years have passed, and I don't know why, but I have always been worried."
Wu Ming expressed his worries.
Just after a while, Wu Ming shook his head again and said: "Your Majesty, maybe I am worrying too much. Anyway, I have to wait for one year. Let's talk about it after one year."
Wu Ming did not continue talking.
After all, this is just something that might happen, and it's unlikely.
So there is no need to keep worrying about it.
"Well, in short, if you need any help from Da Wei, please just ask."
The empress nodded and agreed.
Wu Ming didn't say anything more and resigned directly.
After Wu Ming leaves.
The empress' expression also became very calm.
And at the same time.
It’s also Yin time.
In the first month of the year, the sky is generally brighter and later in the day.
There was a cold wind blowing in the street.
And at this moment.
Kyoto of the Great Wei Dynasty.
A voice also sounded in the Gongyuan.
"In the second year of Wuchang, the first subject of the new dynasty was opened!"
As a loud voice sounded.
Outside the Gongyuan, most of the thousands of students looked extremely nervous, but some looked very calm, but most of them were pretending.
However, there are still some, there are quite a few of them, but each of them seems very silent, which makes people a little curious.
Among the crowd, there were not many who were really calm and unhurried, but they were among the first group of scholars to enter the Gongyuan.
Only two people seemed extremely calm and unhurried.
One is Yu Yi.
One is Chen Xinghe.
The candidates walked into the entrance of Gongyuan and bowed to the Wen Palace of Wei Dynasty. This was a pilgrimage to the saint.
Then he walked inside again.
The second entrance leads to the Wei Palace.
This is the worship court.
Then continue walking to the inside of Gongyuan.
At this time, inside the Gongyuan, Xu Qingxiao and Wang Xinzhi were the leaders, surrounded by officials from the six ministries, about twenty people, who were the invigilators of this imperial examination.
Xu Qingxiao is the examiner.
Responsible for everything.
"Master Xu, are you feeling nervous?"
Wang Xinzhi said with a slight smile.
"Nothing."
Xu Qingxiao stood with her hands behind her hands and smiled slightly.
"Hahaha, now think about it carefully, Mr. Xu has already become the Marquis of Wei within seven or eight months of entering the capital."
"In addition to his status as a great scholar of heaven and earth, everything only took nine months. It is truly unprecedented and unprecedented."
"It stands to reason that today's imperial examination, Mr. Xu should refer to it together. This is life, it's wonderful."
Wang Xinzhi said with a smile.
He has a good relationship with Xu Qingxiao, so these words can naturally be said.
When Xu Qingxiao heard this, she couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
At this time, the candidates slowly appeared, and the first one to appear was his senior brother, Chen Xinghe.
He held his head high and looked very confident and energetic.
When he saw himself, Chen Xinghe did not say hello, but was unusually calm.
In order to avoid suspicion, Xu Qingxiao did not look at Chen Xinghe too much.
Suddenly, figures appeared one after another, and before long thousands of people had gathered.
After scanning the crowd, Xu Qingxiao's eyes quickly fell in front of a scholar.
The scholar was about 27 or 28 years old. He had a beard and looked a little dusty. His clothes also had a few patches. He looked upright and his eyes were particularly calm.
There is a saying that the face reflects the mind. As a great scholar of heaven and earth, Xu Qingxiao naturally has the ability to read faces. At a glance, this person has some military aura in his eyebrows, but he is also blessed with a lot of awe-inspiring righteousness.
Very good, a malleable talent.
But Xu Qingxiao only glanced at it and withdrew his gaze, not paying much attention to anything.
clang.
At this moment, the bell of Gongyuan rang.
At this moment, thousands of scholars paid homage to Xu Qingxiao and others. This was the third level and the third time to pay homage to the examiner.
However, most of the students worshiped honestly, but hundreds of people looked silent and looked at Xu Qingxiao without saluting.
For a moment, Wang Xinzhi couldn't help but frown, and the other examiners also couldn't help but frown.
"Why don't you bow?"
Wang Xinzhi said, "In this imperial examination, you have to worship the saint first, your Majesty secondly, and the examiner thirdly. This is a common rule in the world."
These scholars worshiped the saint and the emperor, but did not worship Xu Qingxiao.
There is obviously something wrong with this.
The scholars in the rest of the week couldn't help but look curious, and at the same time they couldn't help but frown. After all, today was the imperial examination, and no one wanted anything to go wrong on the day of the imperial examination.
Neither you nor others want to be affected.
As for the scholars, when they heard Wang Xinzhi's voice, someone immediately spoke.
"Sir Wang, the reason why I don't want to worship you is because of my academic mentality."
Someone spoke, it was a white-faced scholar who looked a bit wealthy and was surrounded by talents.
He was the first to speak out and replied.
"Xin Xue?"
"Master Xu? Are these your students?"
Wang Xinzhi was a little confused, because Xinxue? Is he Xu Qingxiao's apprentice?
Is this impossible? If you are a student of Xu Qingxiao, it stands to reason that you should kowtow three times and bow nine times, right?
Why don't you even bow?
"no."
Xu Qingxiao looked calm. After going through so many ups and downs, what does it matter if some students don't worship?
He spoke calmly, but his eyes fell on them.
"What do you mean?"
Wang Xinzhi continued to ask, his brows furrowing even more tightly.
"Return to Lord Wang."
"Master Xu's academic work is called Xin Xue, which means the unity of knowledge and action. It means that if you know what you are doing is okay, you can do it."
"Then we are students of Zhu Sheng's lineage. Mr. Xu disrespects Zhu Sheng in every possible way, and he also doesn't respect the great scholars of Zhu Sheng's lineage. He even went so far as to kill him."
"We don't like Sir Xu, but we respect the imperial court and your Majesty's will."
"So we came to take part in the imperial examination, but we don't want to worship Mr. Xu."
"Of course, if Mr. Xu feels that we are disrespectful, then I will turn around and leave. I will never embarrass you."
The white-faced scholar said seriously.
What he said was extremely generous, but there were pitfalls both inside and outside.
Not to mention the misinterpretation of Xinxue, now this trick is being used against Xu Qingxiao. Not praying to Xu Qingxiao is not a big deal. At most, it will be regarded as contempt for the imperial examination, and he will be expelled directly, and will not be allowed to take the exam again for three years.
But he deliberately used his mental knowledge to make a fuss. If Xu Qingxiao drives them away, then they are afraid that they will immediately spread it everywhere. This mental theory only allows Xu Qingxiao to do it, and they cannot do it.
However, if Xu Qingxiao allowed them to stay here, then Xu Qingxiao would be disgusted.
Advance to attack, retreat to defend.
After hearing this, not to mention Wang Xinzhi, the faces of the other officials became a little ugly.
On the day of the imperial examination, Zhu Sheng's lineage still dared to cause trouble?
Are you really not afraid of death?
"Someone is coming!"
Wang Xinzhi opened his mouth and wanted to order someone to drive out these scholars.
But at this moment, Xu Qingxiao spoke up.
"Okay, let's get ready to enter the Gongyuan."
Xu Qingxiao said, he didn't care about this kind of behavior. They were just a few scholars. Even if a great scholar said a few words, Xu Qingxiao would not have any reaction.
If you fight with such people, even if you punish them, you will be humiliating yourself.
How many scholars are being bullied by a great scholar in the world? Especially when the other party is a student of Zhu Sheng's lineage.
It's obviously a scam.
The methods are very clumsy.
Xu Qingxiao even felt that this was not the intention of Wen Gong, but that a group of scholars wanted to cause trouble for him, so as to stage an angry attack on the great scholar and then become famous.
Xu Qingxiao understands this kind of thinking very well.
Indeed, when Xu Qingxiao said this, there was a hint of disappointment in the white-faced scholar's eyes, but he quickly adjusted his mentality, showed pride, and was the first to walk towards the interior of Gongyuan.
After he left, the others followed suit, and everyone seemed very excited, as if they felt that it was a happy thing to make Xu Qingxiao deflate.
They walked ahead and entered the tribute courtyard.
Some whispers also sounded.
"What did I think Xu Qingxiao could do? In the end, it was nothing more than that."
"Hmph, humiliate Zhu Sheng, and we will humiliate him too. Brother Ren Ming is really talented. He actually thought of such a method. Let's see if this Xu Qingxiao still dares to be arrogant."
"Brother Ren Ming is really good at telling a great scholar of heaven and earth to shut up."
"What great scholar of heaven and earth? How can he be worthy of becoming a great scholar of heaven and earth? How can he be worthy of being a great scholar of heaven and earth?"
"That's right, that's right, I came from practicing different arts."
These scholars spoke one after another, their voices were very low, but all these sounds reached Xu Qingxiao's ears.
Regarding such remarks.
Xu Qingxiao still remained calm.
"Sir Xu, these people come with bad intentions. I'm afraid they will continue to cause trouble later."
"How about just driving them away?"
Wang Xinzhi opened his mouth and asked Xu Qingxiao if he should just drive her away to avoid causing trouble.
"Need not."
"After driving them away, they also said that I, Xu Qingxiao, would suppress them."
"Let them be."
Xu Qingxiao said casually.
Then he walked to the examination desk.
As soon as Mao hour arrives.
Xu Qingxiao nodded, and then the voice sounded.
Someone held a notice and stated all the rules of the exam.
After finishing speaking, he closed the file and looked at the candidates.
"The first imperial examination of the Wuchang New Dynasty begins."
clang.
Another bell rang.
The next moment, Wang Xinzhi took a piece of rice paper and slowly unfolded it. This was the test question prepared by Xu Qingxiao.
"The first question in the imperial examination."
"Strong country."
Wang Xinzhi unfolded the rice paper and was not too surprised when he saw the test questions.
He read it out loud.
Then the candidates frowned slightly, but soon they didn't think much and began to prepare for the exam.
On the examination desk.
Xu Qingxiao was very calm and was resting with his eyes closed.
I was thinking about some other things at the same time.
A full two hours later.
Suddenly, Wang Xinzhi's voice sounded.
"Sir Xu, someone has handed in a paper."
As Wang Xinzhi's voice sounded, Xu Qingxiao was a little surprised.
I looked at the sky and saw that it had only been two hours and someone had handed in the paper?
Logically speaking, it should take at least four or five hours, right?
"Who hands in the papers?"
Xu Qingxiao asked.
"Yu Yi is sitting in the seventeenth seat in the third row."
Wang Xinzhi pointed at the candidates not far away and said so.
"Yu Yi?"
Xu Qingxiao looked over and saw the scholar who was the first to see him. He had a good-looking face.
"good."
Xu Qingxiao took the exam paper and began to read it carefully.
The exam paper came into view. The font was very good and I had worked hard on it. But the content in it instantly attracted Xu Qingxiao.
[Policy to Strengthen the Country - Workers, Peasants, Businessmen]
Four to five thousand words.
Xu Qingxiao read it word for word.
"good!"
"Very good!"
“Excellent!”
Xu Qingxiao put down the examination papers and couldn't help but praise her, which aroused the curiosity of several examiners around her.
To be praised by Xu Qingxiao, to be honest, it is naturally attractive.
"Master Xu, what's wrong?"
Wang Xinzhi on the side was curious, wondering why Xu Qingxiao was so complimentary.
"Master Wang, you can see for yourself."
Xu Qingxiao handed the exam paper to the other party, and kept recalling the content of this article in his mind.
Yu Yi's article can be said to be to the point.
He believed that if the Wei Dynasty wanted to become stronger, work should be the first, agriculture should be the second, business should be the third, and officials should be the fourth.
Industry refers to various types of industrial tools, which can improve agricultural production and strengthen the military.
Agriculture, vigorously develop agriculture, if you want to be rich, you must first eat enough.
Business, once agriculture develops, must focus on trade, domestic trade, foreign trade, each of them is crucial, only trade can make the dynasty more and more prosperous.
Officials are the selection of talents. The reason why they are put at the end is not because talents are not important, but because it is a top priority. Talents can be selected slowly, but the first three must be done first.
The reason why Xu Qingxiao praised so much.
It's because everything Yu Yi said was extremely consistent with his own thoughts.
It is indeed what Wei needs to do now.
This is a talent.
It can be reused.
But at this moment, someone sent another test paper and handed it to Xu Qingxiao.
"Sir Xu, this is a new examination paper, written by Zhou Renming."
"This is the person who disrespected you just now. He said that he must give it to you for review and hopes that you will evaluate it."
"The lower official was worried that this person would cause trouble if he refused, so he sent it."
Someone came over and handed the file to Xu Qingxiao.
At the moment, Xu Qingxiao didn't say much. As an examiner, he naturally had to be fair and not let his emotions affect the students' scores.
Only when Xu Qingxiao opened the examination papers.
In an instant, Xu Qingxiao's expression changed slightly.