Xu Mochen didn't know about Shu Wuyin's affairs with Mu Nanyi, because something more disturbing was waiting for him the next day.
The literary spirit of the gentry students was stolen, and it was immediately known to the immortal cultivators.
Behind these noble clans, there are more or less supports from cultivators, and they have a close relationship.
So early in the morning, Xu Mochen hadn't had breakfast yet, and the imperial study room was already full of memorials.
"Your Majesty," Tang Derun's intelligence side also received similar news, "Last night, basically all the residences where gentry students gathered around the capital were attacked.
Their literary spirit has been taken away. Of course, the gentry students, as mortals, don’t know this yet.”
Xu Mochen looked at the memorial: "The officials were very fast. I'm afraid they were worried that I would suspect them, so they were so active."
"Now that everyone has lost their skin, there is no such taboo as before," Tang Derun once said, "If they don't express such things, it will be difficult for His Majesty to explain to other sects."
Xu Mochen sneered: "It's enough to be an official in the court. I have the world in all directions in my heart, and I can tolerate it.
Now we still worry about the nobles and where will the common people be placed."
Tang Derun shook his head: "Profit comes first. These noble clans also have supporting sects behind them. They must be aware of the problem, so they asked hundreds of officials to report it to His Majesty."
Xu Mochen didn't want to read it, but he knew roughly what the memorial said without having to read it.
Needless to say, this imperial examination includes top quality students, all of whom are cultivators of immortality.
At the second level, it is the turn of these nobles.
The default result of Shifang World has now been broken. These noble students have lost their competitiveness.
It’s easy to understand, whether you are a cultivator or a noble student, there are top students and bad students.
Now that the gentry academic masters and others are all wiped out, the ones who can benefit the most are the scumbags among the immortal cultivators.
Because there is no one to compete.
"So," Xu Mochen picked up a memorial and clapped his palms, "the courtiers want me to come forward to settle these gentry students."
It’s really too much of a bully. I was defeated because I had no ability. As an emperor, I still have to wipe their butts.
"What if I don't agree?" Xu Mochen asked the bottom line first.
"Your Majesty," Tang Derun swallowed, "No matter what, after all, the nobles are still a major force in the human race, and they cannot afford to offend them for the time being."
"Presumptuous!" Xu Mochen slapped the table, "I opened the back door for them, how is it different from cheating in the imperial examination?
Aiqing has never thought that if I really do that, then the courtiers will change their faces and force me to do so, then I will have to punish myself."
"This..." Tang Derun was stunned. His Majesty is indeed insidious and cunning.
Ah, no, it’s scheming.
"So we can't open a back door for the children of the gentry," Xu Mochen pondered. "The imperial examination still has to go through the normal process. Whether you can pass the exam or not depends on your individual ability."
Tang Derun followed him, quietly waiting for the emperor's conclusion.
Now his attitude is absolutely respectful. If His Majesty is the Taoist Xiaoyao Immortal and talks nonsense, he might be slapped to death.
"It's not possible to act openly and openly," Xu Mochen paced slowly, "But Aiqing is right, my opponents are immortal cultivators, and if there is another noble clan, I will be attacked from both sides.
Children of the gentry who did not pass the exam would not be able to enter the official career, but changes can be made here.
You go and spread some drizzle and say that after the imperial examination, I may hold an enke."
This is the first time I heard about "Enke" Tang Derun.
"Well," after all, with five thousand years of experience and knowledge from Blue Star, Xu Mochen felt more and more reasonable as he talked, "it's Enke.
But since it is Enke, it must be expanded.
After the exams for poor students from prefectures and counties are completed and those who are admitted can all participate together with the children of the gentry, I will personally set the exam questions and conduct interviews one by one after the exam."
Tang Derun's forehead was sweating. After the emperor cultivated immortality, he worked hard to the end without sleep.
However, this approach can indeed stabilize the current situation.
Whether it is an ambitious cultivator who wants to get all the imperial examination quotas, or a cultivator who secretly supports the noble clan, neither party has any objection to the emperor's handling of it.
After the matter was decided, Xu Mochen asked about the investigation of the man in red robe.
"After last night's incident, Wei Chen met privately with Ji Wenhe and Wen Guanxian from the Ministry of Rites," Tang Derun did not dare to hide anything. "As for the theft of Wen Qi, Wei Chen estimated that they had already received the news."<
/p>
Xu Mochen nodded, he also thought of this.
"But they were also surprised by the words of the man in red robe." Tang Derun took out a report from Xumi Mustard Seed and handed it over, "The great people in the Middle Kingdom, literature and Taoism are one of the four sages.
The so-called Yisheng refers to the literary sage Zhou Gong, but he usually only knows about worldly affairs.
Of the four sages, two of them were met by Your Majesty in the Imperial College.
The other two sages are said to be spreading Chinese culture in foreign countries, so these four people have alibis."
"Mi Luo said that the man in red is also at the level of a sage," Xu Mochen frowned, "Can a sage appear out of thin air or is the information wrong?"
"The practice of the Wenfa Sect is unusual," Tang Derun explained. "Sages and sages cannot be awarded the title by practicing their nine-aperture magical power."
Literary skills are not only compared with fists, but also with literary skills and so on.
"This person can use ancient books to trap His Majesty. The little princess will not be mistaken," Tang Derun continued, "So I thought that the fifth sage has come to the capital."
It’s interesting, people appear out of thin air.
"Could he be a secluded immortal cultivator?" Xu Mochen asked.
"It's impossible," Tang Derun was sure. The titles given to saints and sages were unusual. "There is another possibility. They came from the upper realm of the clouds."
Xu Mochen's face suddenly became solemn: "Check, we must find out.
Also, keep an eye on the capital. If this person takes action once, I don’t think he has achieved his goal.”
What can we do if we just absorb the literary spirit of some nobles?
Tang Derun took the order.
"Reply a letter and send it to the South China Sea Dragon Palace," Xu Mochen said. "You should have a better attitude. After all, I was the one who killed their clansmen in the first place.
As for the matter of Mi Luo, just mention it in a vague way and see how the dragon clan reacts."
Tang Derun understood: "Your Majesty hopes that the Dragon Clan will come to the capital to add fire to this place."
"The trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop," Xu Mochen rarely smiled, "In this case, I might as well add more wind and see how they want to blow."
After the matter was explained, Tang Derun turned around and went out to make arrangements.
The imperial study room became quiet, and Xu Mochen pondered, setting up restrictions around the room, then holding his breath and concentrating, entering his own inner world.
The first thing I came to was my Qizang Divine Mansion, which didn’t change much from before.
The only difference is that there is a Tao Fruit floating on top of the Tao Source Spring.
It was formed by Yitian through Taoism.
It's just that in the Donghuang ancient books, in order to resist the power of the laws of the books, a lot of them were burned by the strange fire inside.