Tong Shan didn't know how long it took, and he slowly put down the examination paper. After a long time, he took a breath and said nothing. He flipped through other blue papers, all attentively and carefully, turning over each volume. He finished forty volumes.
A strange look flashed across his face.
"These colleagues of mine can be considered talents. The top-grade papers are all halved, seventeen each, and the remaining inferior ones make up twenty-three papers... It seems that they still want me to eat them.
This Blue and Purple Scroll is too difficult."
Tong Shan really wanted to pay attention to Ye Qing when he was a scholar, but at this point, it was all in vain - there was a tiger watching not far away.
If you want to seize food from the tiger's mouth, you must have this strength.
After turning to volume thirty, a familiar name came into view.
"Yu Fan? Ye Qing is from the same county. He still ranked first in the county exam, but he was second to Ye Qing in the state exam. The gap is huge now. The key is that the foundation of the road has not yet been deposited..."
He rationally knew that this was not Yu Fan's regression, but Ye Qing's progress too fast. However, when he thought about missing out on such a talent, he felt depressed.
I couldn't stand the Yu Fan volume any longer, so I flipped through it as usual. The next sixty light green volumes were a must for examiners, so I just read them in a hurry.
The chief and deputy examiners of the three halls saw this and remained silent. They selected two rankings for Jinshi. These papers had to be re-selected...
Tong Shan didn't pay attention to other people's thoughts at this time. Knowing that there was no hope, he still opened the volume with nostalgia again: "Although this volume has good writing, this boy's luck is not very strong..."
"There is heaven to add to it." The Taoist laughed, breaking his delusion.
Tong Shan was silent after listening to it. He calmed down and read it again.
"The upper and lower yin and yang are called Tao, and the four directions are parallel or called the king." The other deep green papers all have the same truth and literary talent. The truths are all very profound, but Tong Shan is very familiar with them at a glance - they all come from the three
The ruler of the Five Classics.
The key to this is to be original and measure everything from a different perspective.
Tong Shan was born as an important minister in the Northern Territory. As he read it, he felt a sense of murderous intent rushing towards his face, which made him feel awe-inspiring.
"But this son is a scholar from Nancang County in Yingzhou. He was in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is conceivable..." Tong Shan quickly found the answer from the investigation information, but he felt heartbroken again.
"I discovered this son when he was a scholar. What a great fate. Lan Chongwen recommended him again and again. It's a pity that I didn't see him earlier, otherwise I would have recruited him at all costs to train him. Yuan Shiwen missed my plan."
Still making the final struggle: "Although this cage fence theory is rare, it is just a family opinion, and the path that everyone knows is just a different face..."
After hearing this, the Taoist spit out before taking a sip of tea: "You are a bachelor, but you don't even understand this?"
"The theories of the three Dao Lords are nothing more than yin and yang, existence and non-existence. The theory of Tai Chi is not common knowledge to everyone yet. The doctrine of the Five Emperors is nothing more than the Five Virtues, but everyone knows it now."
"But before the Tao Lord, no one could talk about the Great Way, and before the Five Emperors, there was no theory of the beginning of the Five Virtues."
"This argument itself is difficult to compare, and Taoist friends can comment on it. But if it is common sense, everyone knows it, and it is just recast, it is really strong words."
After hearing this, Tong Shan wanted to say something, but couldn't.
To be fair, the imperial court is not as good as the heaven. Now that there is a lunar eclipse, in order to deal with the overall situation, the talents are divided in half. This is okay, but it is difficult to retain the new Taoist theory, which is the first in literary style.
Tong Shan knew this, and he thought quickly in his mind as he recalled the imperial leave in Zhaoyang Palace and the emperor's authorization.
The Taoist smiled when he saw Tong Shan meditating: "It's useless for you and me to fight for it. It will be rolled up to heaven in the end. And let me remind you, this person is the aura of black virtue... This level is not for you and I can think too much."
The world believes that the five elements are mutually reinforcing, black, white, red, yellow, and green, water, metal, fire, and earth. The Taizu of the Cai Dynasty inherited the virtues of earth and prospered, and he was particularly sensitive to white virtues and green virtues—wood overcomes earth, or earth produces metal.
"According to the rule of succession over hundreds of thousands of years, most of the next dynasties will be the Mu De Qing dynasty or the Jin De Bai dynasty."
"This son is just a black virtue, and our dynasty's fortune will be good... This Ye Qing inherits the destiny of red and yellow virtues. Under this overall situation, our dynasty can still take advantage of the situation to win a fight and be reduced to a fellow Jinshi to help the country's development..."
"But now, regardless of whether Heidi Shui De is good or bad, no matter how great the talents are, they are limited by the time of day and have nothing to do with the general trend of the world. We cannot use the important weapon of national destiny for this purpose."
When Tong Shan heard this, this thought flashed through his mind, he suppressed his regrets, and finally gave up, sighing: "It turns out that he was appointed by the Black Emperor's line. Such a hero, but this dynasty is not blessed with such a blessing - in the opinion of fellow Taoists.
"
The Taoist said no more words, and presented the selected scrolls one by one on the gold plate. Each copy was very thin, and twenty-three copies were stacked on top of each other. He also covered it with a five-color imperial edict and a crystal jade plate.
All the examiners saluted together, and suddenly they saw strands of green light and golden light intertwined, floating in the air, forming the word "Cheng".
The green gold light flashed and disappeared into the dome.
The Taoist looked through the dome and followed the green-gold streamer as it disappeared into the blue dome. He signaled everyone to wait quietly and wait for the order from heaven.
In the normal process, the Heavenly Court will not reject the selection. There will be a special Heavenly Official to reorder the twenty-three volumes. The real Heavenly Court will listen.
At this moment, let alone the officials present, even the Taoist priest felt uneasy.
When he was the second-ranked Jinshi during the reign of Emperor Taizong, the Taoist did not conceal his envy: "Being number one, second in the list, or third in the rankings, although theoretically there is not much difference between him and Jinshi, in reality there are many more opportunities..."
Before I had time to think too much, a green light came back, fell on the case, and turned into a gold plate.
"so fast"
This is the thought in everyone's mind, and they can't help but admire the efficiency of Heaven's work.
Tong Shan thought further: "Perhaps we had an argument, and when the Dao realm was opened, the entire exam was watched by many eyes from above?"
I was so horrified by the thought that I didn't dare to reveal anything.
The Taoist took back the jade plate, and Tong Shan took the imperial edict, composed himself, and said thoughtfully: "The selection of the two rankings of Jinshi has been completed, and now the three rankings will be jointly promoted. Please wait a moment."
This matter was just informed as usual, and the Taoist nodded slightly: "Yes."
Tong Shan held the imperial edict and guessed the name of Ye Qing decided by the Heavenly Court. He sighed with regret in his heart, but quickly digested this emotion and solemnly ordered: "Re-election with Jinshi. This time the situation is relatively special. The two governments have decided. Your Majesty personally
The purpose is to prevent virtuous people from being left in the countryside, so the number of places on the third list will be expanded to three times the original number, which should correspond to the total number of states and countries in the world, that is, 243..."
After hearing this, all the officials were surprised, but they all obeyed the order. Only the chief and deputy examiners of the three halls looked at each other and understood each other tacitly.
They had heard about the rumor, and this was the first time they heard about the exact quota, and they had different moods: "If there is no talent left in the wild, it's a shame that the princes of the two provinces came up with this title. It seems like a lot of trouble, but they locked up the position all at once and took away the money from the bottom of the cauldron."
To eliminate the root of the disaster, only then can we make it come out..."
I secretly praised in my heart, I didn't think too much at this time, and quickly got into the selection work... Tong Jinshi, who is used by the imperial court for his own use, still follows the constant rule of "selecting scholars based on literature and selecting order by spirit".
The selection mechanism, the elimination mechanism, there are various depths involved, and we must try our best to maintain basic fairness, but we must not be careless at all.
Yingzhou
At the boundary between Pingshou County and Taiping County, an ox cart is driving on the official road.
"Is this the scholar's hometown?" Henyun lifted the curtain of the car, his eyes filled with wonder: "It's really good..."
In fact, the front is just a stretch of hills, stretching from both sides of the official road. Although spring has arrived, there is no lush green yet, so it is really lackluster.
Jingyu was reading a book. He took a look and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Even if you have lived in the lake for a long time and have never seen these hills, do you think the dragon clan doesn't even have basic aesthetics? You just love the house and the bird..."
"Huh, I'm happy to do it. I want you to take care of it." Henyun continued to look out the window and pointed at the waterwheel: "Sister, look, isn't this the waterwheel mentioned in the scholar's letter? It seems to be very popular..."
Jingyu covered his forehead with his hands, feeling a little sour in his heart for no reason. He suppressed his distracting thoughts, thought about it and asked again: "Does your golden snail still have feelings?"
Hengyun turned slightly, and concentrated on sensing for a while: "It's so far away, and the scholar is not on the water, how can I sense it."
"Then why is your natal dragon energy missing a little bit? Not to mention you suffered a love disaster, not to mention your intelligence dropped by seven points, your strength has also dropped..."
Just as Jingyu was teasing, his embarrassed sister threw her on the blanket: "Where is the love crisis? It's all nonsense stories told by bad scholars, okay?"
"Hee, it turns out you still know..."
After some playfulness, the two women straightened their messy clothes and both blushed slightly. Hengyun was a little embarrassed to admit: "I couldn't sense it this morning. I'm afraid I entered the Gongyuan, and there will be a shield from heaven and man... Eh"
Jingyu saw her eyebrows furrowed and couldn't help but feel nervous: "What's wrong?"
Henyun glanced at his sister, pursed his lips and smiled: "It's okay, it's just that the induction occurred, so the exam will be over soon..."
"The imperial examination is inherently fast." Jingyu thought for a while and said, "I really hope I can do well in the exam."
"If I can do well in the exam, I will definitely be a Jinshi..." Hengyun's eyes turned: "Does sister miss him too?"
"Is there any?" Jingyu said with a straight face and changed the subject: "How can it be so easy to become a scholar? How dare Xiaolong, who doesn't even know about the imperial examination, dare to talk nonsense?"
"I told you to read less anecdotes and read more serious books, but you didn't listen."
"I'm not going to be a Jinshi. Reading these is boring, but the stories told by the scholar are interesting. After the Jinshi comes back, I can ask him to tell them to me every day..."
Hengyun was speechless and made an expression as if he didn't recognize her.
When Jingyu saw it, he was furious: "Hey, what's your expression?"
"As you can see from the expression."
As they continued to play more, Hengyun Ling's sly expression suddenly faded and became distant: "Sister, you don't have to cover it up, I already know it."
Jingyu frowned, looked at Jingyu carefully, and saw Jingyu smiled faintly: "You always think of me as Xiaolong, but I am the same age as you."
"If the five hundred dragon girls in the Dragon Palace cannot condense the dragon beads, they will end up just like concubines, or marry far away and become tools for exchange of interests. This is the fate of the dragon girls."
"Even if you condense the dragon beads, you can't escape the fate of becoming a dragon marriage before you become a goddess. Once you marry and have a dragon child, it will be difficult to escape the rut."
At this point, she raised her head and smiled slightly, with melancholy and sadness in her eyes: "We don't have much fate with him, everything is forced."
"Even if I am not good at arithmetic, I understand that it is absolutely impossible to fight for his rightful position. In this case, all love, hatred and resentment are nothing but passing smoke. We only need to use his karma to temporarily escape the fate of the Dragon Girl.
When Dragon Ball is achieved, there will be something more worthy of our pursuit in the world."
At this point, she sighed: "Maybe this is just heartlessness. If it's not a last resort, I don't want to be like this. Sister should understand what I mean. Don't have any scruples. Let's be together."