Regarding the imperial examination, Chen Mu still took the examination three times as he did in the imperial examination.
Take one test a day, and the test results will come out after three days.
5,400 people took the scientific examination together, and only 400 people finally passed the line, but even so, it was still a threshold.
Yizhou is so big, the number of vacant official positions is limited, and what Chen Mu needs is not a pedantic scholar who is familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics but has no ability.
First of all, the mind must be flexible and changeable, so the test questions in this last palace examination were all questions that Chen Mu came up with himself.
Most of them are criminal cases for candidates to deduce, and there are also strategies for governing the local area.
When the candidates saw these questions, most of them were dumbfounded. Since ancient times, whether it is a children's examination or an imperial examination, they have all revolved around the Four Books and Five Classics.
During the period when all the candidates are preparing for the palace examination, who is not memorizing it every night?
But who would have thought that it would be useless now.
Many people were confused when looking at these complicated and confusing murder cases. The most important thing was to write down the reasons for the inference. Most people didn't even touch a pen from morning to noon.
What's more, many women burst into tears.
Of course, there were also many quick-thinking people who finished writing and submitting the paper in less than an hour.
Chen Mu has no requirements for the test papers. It doesn't matter if the papers are dirty or have typos. Even if you write in plain English, it doesn't matter, as long as the answers are correct.
One day, the palace examination time passed quickly. The candidates all handed in their papers. Most of them didn't write a word, so they just handed in the blank papers without even bothering to read the results. They left Yizhou crying the next morning.
In the end, only twenty or thirty people were selected.
The women's imperial examination was completed in this way. Chen Mu asked these girls to serve in Shu in the autumn, starting from a series of grassroots officials such as county magistrates and county lieutenants, and then promoted based on their political performance.
Compared with the imperial examinations held by the imperial court, it is indeed much simpler now, but the official positions are real.
That night, Chen Mu also held a celebration banquet for these female literati.
The women who had passed the exam were very happy because they were tipsy. They were all people who read poetry and books. They knew very well that this time it was not just about being an official.
They were the first batch of women to become officials. In the future, they will definitely leave a mark in history.
For this reason, everyone stepped forward to raise their glasses and toast Chen Mu.
"Haha, just work harder in the future."
"In my place, women can also realize their own value."
Chen Mu said happily, but when the last person brought a cup to toast, his eyes were in a trance, and he always felt that the person in front of him looked familiar.
Chen Mu frowned and took a closer look, but at this moment, the woman also slowly raised her head, with a cold look in her eyes that instantly made Chen Mu drunk!
This person is none other than Puyang, whom I haven't seen for a long time. But he returned to the prince a long time ago. Why is he here suddenly? And he is also dressed as a woman.
Chen Mu had a bad premonition, but to be honest, during the time they were hanging out together, they had become brothers, so he still asked.
"Puyang...why are you dressing up as a woman?"
"Come to kill you!"
After saying this, the wine glass fell to the ground, and a long knife emerged from the cuff of his sleeve and struck directly at Chen Mu's neck.
Chen Mu was shocked. He never expected that Puyang would kill him!
All the women present were frightened and fled away. As for Chen Mu, in his desperation, he didn't care whether the blade was sharp or not, he just held it with one hand and blocked it.
The blade of the blade cut into the skin instantly, reaching the bones of the hand. It was very painful, and the pain was bone-piercing!
Then, Puyang pulled out the knife again and moved towards Chen Mu's head.
"Brother Chen, get out of the way!"
Hearing Zhang Bowen's shouting behind him, Chen Mu felt certain in his heart and hurriedly squatted down.
As for martial arts, Chen Mu was not good at it. When a master like Zhang Bowen entered the scene to fight with Puyang, Chen Mu quickly retreated.
Zhang Bowen and Puyang were both equal in Kung Fu. No matter what moves they made, they were always able to resolve the issue. Therefore, the two fought in a melee for a long time.
Not long after, Wang Zimo suddenly rushed into the mansion with more than 20 people.
"Ms. sir! Is everything okay?"
Wang Zimo screamed anxiously all the way, and when he heard someone was assassinating Chen Mu, he hurried over with his men.
"Your hands...damn thieves, surround me!"
After saying that, the twenty people raised their flintlock guns and pointed them at the two people in the courtyard.
Since the birth of the weapons workshop, muskets have gradually become popular in military camps.
"Brother Bowen, stand down!"
But after Zhang Bowen forced Puyang back with a sword, he dodged and threw himself on the ground.
In an instant, the roar of muskets erupted.
Dozens of iron bullets poured out. Even if your martial arts skills in Puyang are the best in the world, so what if you were able to defeat fifty people in order to save yourself? In the end, you are just a mortal body.
When Chen Mu looked again, Puyang made no move. The short knife fell to the ground with a clang. There were bleeding bullet holes all over his limbs, but only his abdomen and chest were not injured at all.
These twenty Qianjun campers were originally brought out by him, perhaps because he couldn't bear to kill them.
"Is this Puyang? Why...why would he come to kill you?"
After seeing the face clearly, Wang Zimo was also shocked.
Chen Mu didn't say much, he just walked towards Puyang in the courtyard step by step. It was not surprising that someone would assassinate him. He could accept it no matter who came, but only this Puyang.
Because he is a dead soldier under the prince, if he comes to kill him, it means that the prince wants to take his life.
"Puyang, you saved my life a lot during the time we were together. At least in my heart, you and I are like brothers. Why today..."
Puyang had already been hit by iron bullets and could hardly move at all. He looked at Chen Mu while he was dying, and just sneered: "At first, I was just following orders. Why did Zhou Mu need to use the word "brother" to increase the romance?"
Even if this person doesn't admit it, Chen Mu is not a fool. His skills are top-notch. If he really wanted to assassinate him, he would have had no chance to escape before.
He didn't want to kill himself, and he didn't want to make a mistake with the prince, so he had to sacrifice his life to make peace with himself.
The next moment, Chen Mu squatted down in front of him and said in a deep voice: "You and I are brothers. All you need to say is that you were forced to do this under orders, and I will not embarrass you."
The same goes for Chen Mu. Even if he guesses the whole story, he still needs an excuse to convince himself. This excuse must be spoken by Puyang himself.
But unexpectedly, Puyang spat a mouthful of bloody phlegm on the ground and said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense!"
But the next moment, I saw his hand hidden behind his back striking towards Chen Mu.
When everyone saw this, they hurried forward. At this moment, Chen Mu quickly pulled out the short knife left behind him and stabbed Puyang in the chest.
Blood spurted out instantly, and when everyone looked at it, they were all stunned on the spot.
Chen Mu didn't feel any pain at all. Puyang didn't have any knife. What landed on his chest was just a punch. This punch directly knocked Chen Mu to the spot.
"this……"
On the other hand, Puyang was stabbed on the spot by Chen Mu's backhand knife!