On the fifth day of the second lunar month, scholars discuss it.
When the morning light dewed, twenty-two scribes dressed in Tianxia clothes walked on the stone steps of the mountain path on the inner city platform and came to the Sage Temple to worship the sages of Tianxia.
Some of the people here have gray hair, and some are still in their prime of youth, but everyone has a straight spine, strong steps, and an indescribable spirit about them, which makes people look in awe.
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They are all scholars of Tianxia. The eldest one is now one hundred and nineteen years old, while the youngest one is only thirty-one years old.
After worshiping the sages of the past dynasties, these people of Tianxia went down the steps behind the Xianzhe Temple and came towards the capital hall.
At this time, in front of the main hall of the administration, the governor Liu Fengquan had already led the chief officials of the six major government offices, as well as a group of government officials, standing on the square in front of the door to greet them.
The sun has not yet risen, and the morning glow is only slightly rising. They are standing here, with slightly wet morning dew on their robes. Except for the occasional suppressed cough, there is not much sound around them.
It's very empty and cold.
However, looking from the air, one can see the four corners of the inner city platform. There are flags erected and rows of soldiers everywhere. Below are rows of government guards and patrols, and occasionally some soldiers wearing Shengjiang uniforms.
The soldiers in uniform walked back and forth.
After waiting for a period of time, the figures of the Tianxia scholars appeared in everyone's sight. Liu Fengquan cheered up. As the person gradually approached, he stepped forward to greet him. The officials behind him also moved their steps and followed him.
The two parties met and exchanged greetings in the square for a while, and then a group of Tianxia people were welcomed in and walked until they arrived at the large meeting hall located in the center of the administration.
When they arrived here, all the people from Tianxia were seated on both sides, exposing the spacious aisle in the middle. The main seat above the high platform was vacant. That was the seat for the Grand Governor. Not because the Grand Governor Yang Jue was still young, according to the regulations
, will not appear in the scholar's meeting before the age of eighteen.
On the steps just below the main seat and slightly lower, there are rows of seats on the left and right.
The seats on the left mainly belong to the positions of the governor and the chief officials of various government offices. They represent the administrative power of the Duhufu.
The seats on the right side are reserved for the two captains, Duwei and Weiwei. These two people control most of the military power of the Duhufu and also represent the most direct will of the Duhufu.
However, there are no seats left for Xuanfu and Shenwei Army, because in the current ritual structure, these two families are only responsible for fighting against supernatural forces and do not have the right to participate in the management of affairs and directly mobilize troops.
At every scholar's meeting at the beginning of the year, many Tianxia scholars will put forward reasonable suggestions to the Governor's Office, which will then be discussed and discussed. If they are adopted and there is no objection from the Grand Governor, then they will be implemented during the year.
Liu Fengquan had just arrived at his position with the director of the government office when he heard the continuous rhythmic beating of drums outside. He said in a deep voice: "The captain and the guards have arrived."
The door of the assembly hall was pushed open from the outside. First, two armored soldiers walked in and were stationed on both sides. Then Captain An Youting, wearing a straight military uniform, strode in. Behind him, guard Yang Ying followed.
Then came more than ten personal guards and accompanying officials.
Everyone stood up and greeted the two men.
After the ceremony, An Youting and Yang Ying came to the seats on the right and sat down.
However, since the main discussion of the scholar's meeting is political policy, as long as it does not involve military matters, the two of them, as the military administrators of the Duhu Mansion, will not comment on the discussion.
At this time, two civil servants dressed in black with expressionless faces came out, stood at the two corners of the meeting hall, and sat down behind a lacquered table that had been set up long ago.
These two people are the commissioners of the Metropolitan Governor's Hall. They will write down everything they heard and saw today and bring it back to the Metropolitan Governor for review. They will also record it in the document for future reference.
This is also a reminder to everyone here today that every word you say today needs to be thought over and over again.
At this time, Yang Ying whispered to an old civil servant beside her and asked: "Wu Zhuanwen, should Mr. Wu be elected as a 'scholar' this time?"
Wu Zhuanwen thought for a while and replied carefully: "Back to the Weiwei, there is still great hope that Zhang Shenzhi can be recommended by the Academy and the Anxun Association. There is no objection in the capital hall."
Yang Ying was more confident than anyone else and said: "Yes! Sir, you will definitely become a scholar!"
Wu Zhuanwen lowered his head and said, "That's what Wei Wei said."
At this time, outside the main hall of the Administration, on the gazebo in the west corner, stood a man in his thirties who was equipped with a waist knife, wearing Shengjiang clothes and a large cloak. He had a neat beard on his lips and two eyebrows.
Like a sword, his eyes are stern.
The strong wind on the platform blew, and his robes kept fluttering.
This is Hejiang, the newly appointed Zuojun Hou of the Shenwei Army.
For this time, a total of two military commanders came from the Shenwei Army. In addition to him, there was another right military commander, Pang Gong. This one was responsible for guarding another corner of the capital hall.
There were two team leaders beside He Jiang. One of them looked in the direction of the administration and said in a malicious tone: "Marquis, do you think that if we rush in at this time, we can wipe out all the upper echelons of the capital?"
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He Jiang glanced at him and said: "Gao Ao, you are too unscrupulous. Can you say these words here?"
Gao Ao laughed playfully and said, "Isn't there a military commander here? What should I be afraid of?"
He Jiang snorted and said: "The people from Xuanfu are right over there, don't let them catch anything, otherwise I won't be able to protect you."
"Xuan Mansion?" Gao Ao showed a strong look of disdain, "If you ask me, I should have competed with them long ago. The Protector's Mansion should be managed by our divine army. What about the beacon tower?
It’s time to push it as soon as possible!”
He Jiang glanced at the Xuan Mansion and remembered what he had been told after becoming a military commander. There was a bit of fear in his eyes and he said, "You don't understand."
In the great assembly hall, the youngest Xia Shi stood up, bowed to the leaders on both sides, and said: "Kang Gong, Yu Gong, what do you two elders think the topic of this discussion should be?"
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Mr. Yu stroked his beard and said: "We have a total of twenty-two people here this time. The rest are either seriously ill or just don't want to come here. In order to avoid being difficult to distinguish, I think we should select new blood first?"
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Kuang Gong agreed: "Yes, this is also a business matter."
Yu Gongdao: "Okay, let's first present the candidates for this examination for everyone to see."
The young scholar Xia took out a folded book from his sleeve, opened it in front of everyone, and said loudly: "There are four people recommended by all parties this time. The three schools of Linzhi, Ningguang, and Xuancheng jointly recommended them.
'Xu Wenyue, Tan Shizhi, Qi Yinliang' these three people."
After reading this, he paused for a moment and said: "The person recommended by Taiyang Academy is... Zhang Yu." After saying this, he put away the folded book and looked up.
At the table, a middle-aged Xia scholar in his sixties asked: "Is Taiyang Academy just recommending one person?"
The young scholar Xia said: "Yes, there used to be another one named Yao Jinchu, but Taiyang Academy seemed to think it was inappropriate for the two to be placed side by side, so they moved him away."
Middle-aged Xia Shi nodded and asked no more questions.
Duke Kuang asked at this time: "Have all the people who asked the questions arrived?"
Young Xiashi replied: "We are all here, and now we are all settled in the seats in the corridor of the outer hall."
"Then, let's first..." Mr. Kuang's memory seemed to be a little bad. He paused slightly at this point. The person next to him reminded him in a low voice, and then he continued: "Let's call out Xu Wenyue, who was recommended by Linzhi Academy first.
Come up."
At this time, in Kuiwen Hall of Taiyang Academy, Superintendent Chi and other academic officials were sitting here, waiting for news to come from the capital at any time.
Superintendent Chi thought for a while and asked, "Is there anything omitted?"
Hong Xueling immediately turned sideways and replied: "Superintendent, most of the troubles have been solved. The key is the last three inquiries. Whether it is government inquiry, academic inquiry, or public inquiry, we can only affect some of them.
We can only rely on Teacher Zhang to deal with it here."
At this moment, in Linzhi Academy, Superintendent Dong Lu was walking around under the lobby, and from time to time he would stop in front of the large painting of "Grassing the Mountains" and look at it in trance.
He was wide and fat. Standing there, he was like a wall, blocking all other people's sight.
After a long time, he asked aloud: "Lin Xueling, do you think we can push people up this time? Why do I feel guilty?"
Standing behind him, Lin Xueling hurriedly said: "Superintendent, don't be anxious. The key to this matter lies in the three inquiries. Zhang Yunai of Taiyang Academy recommended himself for admission. He is not a truly knowledgeable person. We have
Shang Xue Ling is here, and after three inquiries, he will be able to reveal his true form!"
Superintendent Dong waved his hand and said: "Now that things have happened, there is no need to say these good things in front of me. That Zhang Yu must have real talent and learning, otherwise how could Chi Chao push him to the top? Isn't it a joke?"
Lin Xueling said: "What the Superintendent said is that Zhang Yu is young after all. Even though he has talent and learning, he has no ability to govern. But the people we recommend are different. Everyone is a hero in the academy, so
He has been to various places and participated in governance, which is unmatched by Zhang Yu."
Superintendent Dong was not persuaded by him. Managing affairs and governing strategies are two different things. The scholar's discussion mainly proposed governance strategies, and governance strategies were only the first type of discussion. In addition, there were also matters such as regulation, admonishment, abolition and reform, etc.
Having experience in handling matters does not bring much advantage.
However, these words finally made him feel a little more at ease. The people on his side were not without any advantages over those recommended by Taiyang Academy.
After waiting for almost a summer time, a teacher walked in quickly, cupped his hands and said: "Superintendent, I just came to report that Teacher Xu and Tan Jun were summoned to the meeting hall a summer time ago.
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Superintendent Dong's bloated body suddenly turned around and asked anxiously: "How?"
The teacher cupped his hands, lowered his head and said: "There is no news yet, but when I received this news, I heard that Qi Jun also entered the meeting hall, and the only one left was the one recommended by Taiyang Academy.
, I believe it won’t be long before the talent selection is concluded.”