"So...are you here to pick up girls?" Zuo Zhou spoke calmly and narrowed his eyes slightly, as if it had nothing to do with him. On the other hand, the old man Zuo next to him had an unkind look in his eyes and stared at Wei Xiaobao as if to say, 'Why didn't I notice you before?
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Wei Xiaobao broke into a cold sweat on his forehead, "It's not accurate to say that. His Majesty just asked me to find out her background, and he didn't say that I wanted to seduce her! Besides, she is going to participate in the second round of the imperial examination tomorrow, and she is not a brothel.
Oiran, I don't have the opportunity or channels to date her."
The old man Zuo stared angrily, "Oh! I mean I'll do it if I get the chance!"
"That's impossible!" Wei Xiaobao immediately held out three fingers, "My loyalty to Shuang'er is astonishing! But... this is His Majesty's imperial edict after all, so I still need to ask you two to help explain it to Shuang'er."
"You're not even going to take a dip, so what's the explanation?" Old Man Zuo's eyes sharpened, "You still want to take a dip!"
Wei Xiaobao twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a sneer: "Since this is an investigation, of course it includes whether she knows martial arts. Since I can't ask the masters of the Earth Ranking to sense it, I can only do it myself, don't you think so? Since I can do it myself.
, then there must be physical contact, so I’m afraid Shuang’er will misunderstand it!”
"Then you can explain it to Shuang'er yourself!" Zuo Zhou continued.
Wei Xiaobao smiled bitterly, "Those children will definitely look at me with aggrieved eyes, and then cry out to persuade me to put the overall situation first. It's nothing if she suffers a little grievance!"
Zuo Zhou raised his eyebrows, "Well, I have a picture in my mind. Who did this girl learn from? But you just want to know whether this woman has martial arts? Is it that simple?"
"Of course not!" Wei Xiaobao said that he was a professional. "Since Your Majesty wants to include her in the harem, there must be a background check. To be honest, most of the girls who participated in the imperial examination this time were forced by their families to join the harem.
Then family background must be the top priority. And then... our majesty has a serious brain disease, and he still wants his girl to fall in love with him... So we also need to investigate whether he has a sweetheart before, whether he is married, etc. Anyway, there are many aspects.
Check them all!"
Zuo Zhou didn't mock him much when he heard this. To be honest, this was a common problem among emperors in all dynasties.
Most of the queens and concubines in the palace are connected by interests. Although their appearance is not bad, talking about relationships is very nonsense, because this kind of relationship between husband and wife is determined by the royal family and a certain force. In other words, it is not sure whether there will be love after marriage.
Condition.
What others want is your supreme power and protection. Trying to please them in every possible way is nothing more than wanting the power to be your favorite and having no choice. People say that men and women in love are blind and fools. According to this theory, all those who know how to play tricks are
None of the masters of palace fighting truly love the emperor. Similarly, if the emperor often throws his concubines into the cold palace because of a mistake, it is also a sign of lack of love. After all, if there is true love between partners or husbands, how can they divorce easily because of a problem.
"Then you don't need to contact yourself at all. Just ask Xiao Ai to do a divination. It's not too simple to get an answer as to whether he knows martial arts. Even if the other party is a master on the ground ranking, there is no need to be afraid of backlash."
Wei Xiaobao's eyes lit up, "Yes, it can still be like this!"
Zuo Zhou was amused, and pointed to the backyard, "Ask Qingping, she knows where Xiao Ai is."
This is not the world of film and television. There are many effective methods. There is no need to give away any luminous pearls or risk one's life. Well, I am quite disappointed with Wei Xiaobao.
Qin Cao!
Just the name alone indicates that there is something wrong, but Zuo Zhou still doesn't know the other party's plan, and he doesn't care, mainly because he has enemies he is more concerned about.
Wei Xiaobao has to solve his own problem. This kid is very cowardly. After getting Xiao Ai's affirmative answer, he will find another way and will never take the risk himself.
As time went by, the time for the second round of the imperial examination came, and Zuo Zhou, like an old father, personally sent Li Xunhuan and Jiang Yufeng into the examination room.
"This subject is all subjective. You need to remember to write down your own opinions, but you must also consider that Li Si is the examiner. The specific decision is up to you. Nowadays, the officialdom of Great Qin is relatively clear, although everyone
Everyone likes to listen to flattery, but how to flatter him just right is also a matter of knowledge. What Li Si needs is a person who agrees with Legalist ideals and is capable and independent. It would be better if this person can stand with him."
"Thank you, master, for your teaching. I will remember this, my disciple." Li Xunhuan remained as calm as ever, but Jiang Yufeng was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking just now.
Zuo Zhou didn't have any good ideas for this. He just recalled that Jiang Yufeng was full of energy and wanted to prove himself, and it was inevitable that he felt a little regretful.
Watching the two women enter the Gongyuan, Zuo Zhou was about to turn around when he vaguely felt a gaze on them.
Hmm? I looked around for a while but found nothing, so I could only get into the carriage again and chat with the girls to pass the time.
But Zuo Zhou didn't find anyone watching him. Wei Xiaobao did. Coincidentally, after knowing the answer to Qin Cao's martial arts skills, he no longer limited his attention to Qin Cao himself. After all, he didn't believe that anyone could be stupid.
To attack Hu Hai single-handedly, what kind of stupid thing can a silly and sweet heroine do?
So he had been observing Qin Cao outside the Gongyuan, wanting to see who sent her to take the imperial examination, and then follow the clues. However, what happened was beyond his expectation. It was a few servants who sent her, and she
I seem to be very interested in my uncle... No, the look in his eyes is clearly hatred!
Could it be that...Li Yuanfang, the thick-browed and big-eyed person, also started to be confused and finally gave up?
Wei Xiaobao's expression suddenly became lustful, but business was important. As for the teasing after that, it would be a matter later. Thinking about it, he started to follow those servants, and then the servants started to disperse after crossing a street. Wei Xiaobao randomly picked someone to follow.
, but it turned out that this guy was very promiscuous, wandering around the streets and always seducing some widows and young wives. Wei Xiaobao almost called the police when he looked at him like this. Well, he was just a gangster on the street!
Wei Xiaobao couldn't bear it anymore, so he showed up and gave him a beating. How could that gangster have the ambition to "beat him to death without telling anyone"? He made it clear that he was hired by Qin Cao with money. He said it was a female candidate who came to the imperial examination alone.
It was convenient, so she asked a few gangsters to pretend to be servants and bodyguards to escort her. Seeing that she was easy to bully, a few gangsters cheated her out of a hundred taels!
This answer really made Wei Xiaobao a little unacceptable, but after thinking about it he asked: "Take off your clothes, and then I will replace you with escorting him."
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Within the examination room
Qin Cao started to get into the mood as soon as she sat down. She looked around and found that Hu Hai didn't seem to be here today, which was a bit of a pity. However, yesterday's experience had made her very satisfied. She was fully confident that Hu Hai would never forget him.
Thinking of this, I felt a lot more at ease. When I looked up, I saw Lu Qinghou not far away. Similarly, Lu Qinghou also saw her. Then with a solemn expression, he reached for the paperweight and put it in front of the table.
Without authorization, he unfolded the folder on the paperweight and completely blocked the examination paper.
Damn it! You bastard, don’t let me catch you outside!
Qin Cao almost couldn't control his character. He took a long breath and looked down at the test paper. Most of the questions were commonplace, such as the concept of governing the country and how to deal with what kind of events occurred. The scope included agriculture, military, and diplomacy.
Wait, anyway, it covers a very wide range.
As a former Khan, I can understand the purpose of this. After all, it is to select talents for the country. As long as you meet the standard, you can become an official. Which questions you answer well will naturally be assigned to which positions.
After all, it was the Qin Dynasty. This method was obviously very simple, and the Turks had never thought of it before.
Qin Cao sighed, what's the use of thinking about it now, the Turks are gone!
Shaking his head, Qin Cao turned his attention to the last big question. This question was an optional question and was a question asked by many national teacher competitors.
Qin Cao saw the question from Pudu Cihang at a glance. When Shangguan Jinhong came back from his trip last night, his expression was not very good. He originally thought that there was nothing he could do, but he said that his plan had changed.
Originally, they thought about exposing Pudu Cihang's secrets to Hu Hai bit by bit. After all, the truth he discovered himself was more credible than what others told him directly. But now they can no longer do this, because Hu Hai is too rebellious. If he takes the first step
After deciding on the candidate for the national division, I am afraid that I will not change my decision if I know the identity of the monster later, and even Zhao Gao may not be able to persuade him.
So now we have to expose Pudu Cihang's trump card before Hu Hai announces that he will become the national master. But if this is the case, it will be easily exposed, which means that future plans will have to be adjusted accordingly, or even brought forward!
It is said that things have been going wrong since arriving in the Imperial Capital. The Imperial Capital is indeed not simple.
Qin Cao sighed again and focused on the test paper again. Except for Pudu Cihang's question, which she couldn't answer, one of the other questions came into her sight.
"This question..."
‘Detail the impact of this change in the imperial examination system, what benefits and harms do you think it will have on the country’
hiss!
Qin Cao gasped, but then she was confused and found that she was not the only one gasping. When she looked up, she saw the candidates around her looking around in confusion.
Sure enough, everyone is not stupid, this question has its own meaning!
What is the biggest change in the imperial examination system this time? Of course, it is the rule that women can also take the imperial examination. Questions like this that comment on changes in a certain law are not new, but this change in the imperial examination cannot be done.
On the surface, there is no problem with the words "benefits and harms", but since it involves "harms", it means that there is a possibility of abolishment.
Women in Da Qin finally got some status improvement, you still want to abolish it?
It is conceivable that female candidates will definitely choose this question to answer the first time they see it. What about boys? Theoretically speaking, candidates who have experienced male privilege will definitely stand in a critical perspective, but there are
What a serious problem... This time the imperial examination was not only for selecting talents, but also for selecting concubines for the emperor!
In other words, some of these female candidates will enter the harem and become concubines, and the examination papers are not a secret for the concubine level. If these female candidates know who has written a critical article, what will happen to them?
Sometimes I just need to blow my pillow, then... my mother-in-law, it may affect my career!