After the discussion, everyone dispersed. Jacket took Li Deshan out of the Prime Minister's Office and returned to the Duke of Yan's Mansion. However, he did not go directly to the back house, but sat down in the outer study in front.
Naturally, Li Deshan led a group of eunuchs, busy serving Jia Ke.
When Li Deshan was instructing the eunuchs to deliver tea and water to Jia Ke, suddenly Jia Ke asked: "Xiao Lizi, tell me where we will sit in the Golden Palace tomorrow?"
Li Deshan was stunned when he was suddenly asked by Jia Ke.
Master, what does this mean? Master, do you still want to have a seat at the Golden Palace tomorrow?
Although Li Deshan was thinking a lot in his mind, he didn't show it on his face and immediately accepted Jia Ke's words.
"Master, since the Emperor is not here, you will be the one to preside over the palace examination. I think it is better for me to set up a separate seat for you next to the Emperor's throne."
After hearing this, Jia Ke nodded with satisfaction. Not to mention that emperors from ancient times to the present have favored eunuchs. With their cleverness, who wouldn't like them?
"Okay then, you can arrange this."
After hearing this, Li Deshan immediately assured Jia Ke with a smile on his face, "Master, don't worry, I will make arrangements right away, and I will ensure that everything will be done beautifully."
Jia Ke nodded, then went back to the back house with a smile and his hands behind his back.
Li Deshan kept bowing and waited for Jia Ke's back to disappear before he dared to stand up.
Li Deshan is also a little excited now. It seems that the organization's intentions are becoming more and more obvious, so in the future he may be as high as Dai Quan or Xia Shouzhong.
Li Deshan was intoxicated there for a while, and then he woke up immediately. He had to go to the palace tonight to finish things for his master, otherwise if his master was angry, he would lose everything.
So Li Deshan did not dare to neglect, and with a dozen eunuchs and seven or eight guards, left the Duke of Yan's mansion and came to the palace gate.
The guard at the palace gate naturally knew where Li Deshan dared to stop him, so Li Deshan went directly to the Wenhua Palace where the palace examination was held.
After Li Deshan entered the Wenhua Hall, he looked up.
I only saw a dragon chair and a dragon writing case on the imperial steps.
Li Deshan slowly walked up the imperial steps and walked around the Long Bookcase a few times, and found that there was really no place to put anything else.
So Li Deshan couldn't stop and ordered his eunuchs to move the dragon writing case to the back hall.
Then Li Deshan, the rescuer, moved another golden chair and placed it next to the dragon chair in the middle. He also placed a small desk in front of the golden chair. Then he placed the Four Treasures of the Study on the desk.
After everything was arranged, *** got down the imperial steps again, looked around and found nothing out of the ordinary, and then nodded.
The eunuchs following Li Deshan were a little baffled by Li Deshan's arrangement.
Li Deshan didn't care about these people's troubles. After leaving Wenhua Palace, he returned to the Duke of Yan's Mansion and returned to Jia Ke.
Let's talk about the second day, when the palace examination was about to begin, the emperor was already dressed in Qianqing Palace, waiting for someone to take him to Wenhua Palace to preside over the palace examination.
In the emperor's impression, Jia Ke had to show his face no matter what in this imperial examination.
Unexpectedly, no one came after he waited for a long time. The emperor was a little anxious at this time, because even when he arrived at the Wenhua Palace, he had to wait in the back hall to prepare and have some etiquette before he could go to the front to preside over the palace examination.
The emperor was very anxious. It was not easy for him to show his face, so he left the Qianqing Palace and headed towards the Wenhua Palace with a few eunuchs.
Unexpectedly, they were stopped by the guards as soon as they left the palace gate of Qianqing Palace.
"Long live, the prime minister has a destiny. Long live, please don't wander around without any reason. Please rest in peace in the harem."
After hearing these rude words, the emperor calmed down his anger and said calmly: "I am going to Wenhua Hall to preside over the palace examination today. Didn't Jia Aiqing inform you?"
The guard said expressionlessly: "If I go back to Lord Long Live, I have not received the military order. Please return to Lord Long Live to rest in the harem and don't embarrass me and others."
Now the emperor has understood that Jia Ke will not allow himself to go to the Wenhua Palace to preside over the imperial examination.
The emperor angrily shook his sleeves and returned to Qianqing Palace with a few eunuchs.
After the emperor returned to Qianqing Palace, he walked back and forth in the palace and kept smashing things.
Seeing the emperor's crazy look, the four-week-old eunuchs also stood aside in fear, not daring to talk to him.
The emperor vented his anger and then calmed down, and then said to the eunuchs: "I'm going to Fengzao Palace to see how Concubine Yuan is doing."
Not to mention that the emperor went to look for Jia Yuanchun, at this time, the front of the Wenhua Palace was already full of guards, and gongs and drums were beating in unison.
The etiquette in front of the Wenhua Palace now is the same as when the emperor personally participated in the palace examination.
Now the four military ministers in the Wenhua Palace, as well as the Minister of Personnel, Zhao Shu and other ministers are already waiting there.
They understood what was going on when they saw the decorations on the imperial steps, and each showed a mysterious smile. Only Old Meng Ming remained silent.
Liu Wan, the Minister of Household Affairs, had a cold look in his eyes when he saw this situation, but he concealed it well and immediately turned his head to the side as if nothing had happened.
After a while, Jia Ke arrived at the Wenhua Hall, so several ministers hurried over to salute Jia Ke.
Jia Ke nodded to them, then looked towards the imperial steps and saw another golden chair placed next to the emperor's throne, with a small bookcase in front of it.
Seeing such decorations, Jia Ke was satisfied, and then went directly to the imperial steps and sat on the golden chair.
After Jia Ke sat firmly on the golden chair, he said to the ministers below: "Let's get started."
As soon as Jia Ke gave the order, dozens of young eunuchs immediately loaded up the tables and chairs, and soon the Wenhua Palace was filled to the brim.
Then Sun Yan, the military minister, saluted Jia Ke, then left the Wenhua Palace and went outside. He said to the Gongsheng students who had been waiting there for a long time: "The palace examination is about to begin. Students are filing in. No noise is allowed."
So the tribute students standing outside the hall, led by officials from the Ministry of Rites, quietly and orderly entered the Wenhua Hall, and then stood in front of the crime in order.
These people were still trembling when they first came in. After all, they were going to take the test in front of the emperor this time. How could they not be trembling with fear?
But after they came in, they saw that the throne in the middle was empty, and there was another seat next to it, where a young minister sat.
At this time, these people were muttering in their hearts, what is going on? The emperor did not come to the imperial examination. This was the first time in thousands of years.
When Sun Yan saw the Gongsheng students already standing, he came out and said to them: "The Emperor is occasionally unable to see things due to the cold, so he specially ordered the Duke of Yan and Prime Minister Jia Ke to conduct the palace examination on his behalf, but the Gongsheng students have not paid homage yet."
The Gongsheng students below looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do. After all, this was against the rules and no one had seen such a thing in thousands of years.
But after all, most of these people are smart. They had heard that Jia Ke was monopolizing the government. Now it seems that the emperor is useless. In this case, it is better to join the new master.
Immediately, more than 100 people knelt on the ground and saluted Jia Ke.
When the rest of the people saw that most of them knelt down, they followed suit, so the companies all knelt down on the ground and saluted Jia Ke.
Jia Ke looked at the situation and nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that he was right to choose a mature and prudent person this time. If he had a young man, he might not be able to get off the stage today.
Jia Ke now pretended to be idle. He stood up from the golden chair, reached the middle of the imperial steps, and said to the Gongsheng students below: "All Gongsheng students, please rise."
The Gongsheng students below heard Jia Ke's words and stood up again.
Jia Ke saw them standing up, and then continued: "Today is the selection of talents for the country. I hope that everyone will do your best and not make any mistakes."
The disciples below seemed to have been well-trained, and they all raised their hands and said, "I will obey the orders of the Prime Minister."
So Jia Ke nodded and returned to the golden throne, and said to Sun Yan below: "The exam can start."
So Sun Yan stood in the middle again and said to the Gongsheng students below: "All Gongsheng students, please take your seats."
So the Gongsheng students hurriedly sat down on the chairs next to them and prepared to start the exam.
Jia Ke then took out a sealed envelope from his sleeve and said to Zhao Shu, the Minister of Rites, "The test questions are here, take them."
Li Deshan, who was next to Jia Ke, took the envelope respectfully, walked down the imperial steps and came to Zhao Shu's side, raising his hands high.
Zhao Shu did not dare to be negligent and bowed to take the envelope. Then he opened the envelope in front of these people.
Zhao Shu looked at the envelope and saw that there was only one exam question on it.
After reading this, Zhao Shu took a few steps forward, and then shouted down: "Can the world be peaceful if the ancients abdicate?"
The Gongsheng students below were even more frightened when they heard this question. There was no way to hide this.
Some candidates secretly raised their eyes to look at the ministers standing under the imperial steps. They all looked natural and didn't think there was anything strange about them.
So they knew it clearly. It seemed that Jia Ke had controlled everything from top to bottom. If this was the case, then what did they have to worry about.
So some candidates began to write hard. Now that there were others taking the lead, they naturally didn't want their fame and fortune to become a cloud, so they put away their thoughts and started taking the exam.
Jia Ke sat up and looked at the candidates below, nodding in his mind. It seemed that these people had accepted the reality.
Sun Yan and others who were standing under the imperial steps were relieved now. These Gongsheng students did not cause trouble, which was really a blessing.
Originally, Sun Yan was still thinking about what he would do if there were one or two greenheads. Now he is fine.
Then time began to pass slowly, and the Gongsheng students below also calmed down from their initial panic. Now they focused wholeheartedly on the exam questions.
Jia Ke was sitting on the golden chair on the imperial steps, looking at the Gongsheng students below who were concentrating on their thoughts or writing furiously. He couldn't help but stand up and walk down the Imperial steps, shuttling among these Gongsheng students.
Jia Ke didn't know any of these people. The only one he knew was Dong Li, who spoke for him in Zhuangyuan Tower.
So Jia Ke walked a few steps to Dong Li's side and stood behind him to see what he had written.
Dong Li had already noticed someone standing next to him. He turned around and saw that it was Jia Ke, so he quickly stood up and wanted to salute Jia Ke.
Jia Ke waved his hand and asked him to continue answering the questions. Dong Li sat down on his seat again, but now he began to feel uneasy and distracted, and he couldn't finish a word for a long time.
Seeing this situation, Jia Ke knew that if he didn't leave, Dong Li might not be able to write a word, so he had to return to the imperial steps. Only then did Dong Li calm down and start writing on the paper again.
Time passed quickly, and the sun was about to set. This time the exam lasted from morning to evening. Originally, they could have stopped at noon, but where could these candidates leave? They were afraid that something would go wrong in their exams, so they endured until the evening.