Liu Yong raised his head, straightened up, and prepared to compose an impassioned poem.
Kou Ji took the lead and said, "But if you want to take the scientific examination, I won't stop you. You have no bad deeds and you are not cheating, so I have no reason to stop you.
But if you want to be chosen, you have to show some real skills.
If you have no real ability and only know how to complain without any reason, then I will dismiss you.
And it will disqualify you from taking the imperial examination."
Liu Yong stared at Kou Ji in disbelief and swallowed back the curse words that had reached his lips.
"Do you dare to be a middle school student?"
Liu Yong stared at Kou Ji and asked blankly.
Not only Liu Yong, but the students in the Drum Hall were also staring at Kou Ji, all of them with expressions of disbelief.
Xue Tian also stared at Kou Ji in astonishment.
The late emperor had already given Liu Yong the evaluation of being a "civilian". Whoever wins Liu Yong will be going against the late emperor.
Unless the official Zhao Zhen shows mercy, whoever wins Liu Yong will be impeached.
And this kind of impeachment is accurate only once it is impeached.
Even if it is correct.
In order to maintain the dignity of the late emperor, the imperial court will also say that you are at fault.
Under the gaze of everyone, Kou Ji said calmly: "Who has no faults? If you can correct your mistakes, there is no greater good. Liu Yong is determined to correct his mistakes, and he even changed his name for it, which shows his sincerity.
His heart to serve the country can be seen from the sun and the moon.
In this case, why couldn't the court give Liu Yong a chance?
Even if the late emperor is resurrected, Liu Yong will be given a chance."
Kou Ji promoted the late emperor without any trace, and conveniently threw this trouble on the late emperor.
The late Emperor has already been buried. Is it possible for someone to dig him out and ask what he meant?
Kou Ji put a high hat on the late emperor's head. No one could say that the high hat he put on the late emperor didn't look good.
The students were stunned for a moment.
Xue Tian shook his head in confusion.
Kou Ji's words not only pulled Liu Yong out of the muddy pit, but he also didn't get into trouble himself. It can be said that he was not unwise.
Xue Tian sighed in his heart.
As expected, there is no simple person who can prosper in the court...
When Liu Yong heard Kou Ji's words, he was so excited that he couldn't contain himself.
He is not stupid, so he can naturally hear the meaning of helping him in Kou Ji's words.
He walked up to Kou Ji tremblingly and bowed deeply to Kou Ji.
Kou Ji cupped his hands in the direction of the palace and said calmly: "You don't have to thank me. The opportunity was given to you by the late emperor. If you want to thank him, you should also thank the late emperor."
When Liu Yong heard this, he bowed deeply to the palace again.
Kou Ji stared at Liu Yong and said again: "The late Emperor gave you the opportunity, so you should repay the late Emperor with your true talents and knowledge. If you don't have the true talents and knowledge, then don't blame me for being rude to you."
Liu Yong straightened up and said arrogantly: "I will definitely not disappoint the late emperor."
Liu Yong has absolute confidence in his own talent.
Kou Ji nodded slowly without saying anything more.
Kou Ji nodded to Xue Tian, and the two of them led the students through the Drum Hall and to the Gong Temple.
Since Liu Yong was older and had a high reputation among the scholars, the students automatically gave up the first place and let Liu Yong stand in the front.
Li Di stood on the steps in front of the Gong Temple. When he saw Liu Yong, he was also slightly stunned.
Liu Yong was very famous in Bianjing City, and someone had recommended Liu Yong to him through connections, so he knew Liu Yong.
He recognized Liu Yong's talent, but he didn't like Liu Yong's way of doing things.
When the late emperor was in power, there were many people who made comments, some good and some bad, but no one complained in public.
It's not that they don't complain, it's that they can't say it in public.
Because speaking ill of the late Emperor in public is committing injustice to the late Emperor.
Both the court and the public were the subjects of the late emperor, who regarded him as their king and father.
Who would like a guy who traps his father into injustice?
Liu Yong took part in the imperial examination and failed three times in a row. This was due to the late emperor's reasons and to his own reasons.
If he hadn't complained so recklessly that he disgusted all the civil and military officials in the court, he might have been hit earlier.
Even if you are not selected, you may be admitted as a Jinshi by the court and serve as an official.
After all, the imperial court has a clear stipulation that if someone fails the Spring Examination three times, the imperial court can make him a Jinshi and serve as an official.
Although Li Di didn't like Liu Yong, he didn't show it on the spot.
After he waited until all the students had arrived, he led them to worship the Confucian sages.
Then let the government officials take them into the seat number hall, and let them enter the seat number according to their number plate.
The seat numbers in the examination room seemed to be divided into small rooms by a corridor.
The seat is about five feet wide and six feet deep.
There are stools and a simple desk inside, and behind them, a bare bed board.
After the students sat down, Li Di held up a volume of imperial edict and read it in frustration.
The contents of the imperial edict are mostly exhortations and words of encouragement to students.
After reading the imperial edict, Li Di admonished the students a few more words and warned them about the rules of the examination room.
Then, he announced "Lock the courtyard".
The entire Gongyuan was sealed off by the guarding soldiers, and no one could enter or leave within three days.
Afterwards, the government officials carried baskets and began to distribute candles, water and other items to the students.
After the items have been distributed.
Li Di opened the box containing the test questions in front of everyone, and then began to distribute the test questions.
The test questions are naturally distributed by the government officials.
Li Di, Kou Ji, and Xue Tian entered a hall in the hall and sat down.
The three of them have to stay in Gongyuan for three days and three nights, so naturally they cannot keep an eye on the students for twelve hours.
In fact, the three of them are not responsible for keeping an eye on the students. The government officials will keep an eye on them.
They only need an hour to inspect the hall.
After Li Di sat down in the hall, the yamen servants served him tea. He held the tea bowl, lay on his side on the seat, stared at Kou Ji, and asked hummingly: "Tell me, kid, what are the test questions you asked?
After going down, how many students will be able to curse their mothers?"
Kou Ji sat next to Li Di and said with a smile: "Probably...all of them."
Li Di glared and said, "You are going to be scolded soon, but you still have the nerve to laugh?"
Kou Ji said calmly: "I won't be scolded..."
Li Di asked suspiciously: "What do you mean?"
Kou Ji stared at him and said with a smile, "You haven't read the test questions yet, have you?"
Li Di was stunned. He sensed that something might be wrong, put down the tea bowl in his hand, and called a government servant over.
"Go get a set of test questions and show them to me."
The yamen servant agreed and left the hall.
Not long after, a set of test questions appeared in front of Li Di.
Li Di raised his eyes and glanced at the test questions, his face darkened, he glared at Kou Ji and shouted: "You want the officials to help you take the blame?"
Kou Ji spread his hands and excused himself: "I didn't ask the officials to help me get rid of the reputation. The officials did it voluntarily. The officials knew that leaking questions in the imperial examination was serious, so they wanted to put their name on it to see who dared to leak it.
question."
"Bah! I believe you are evil."
Li Di spat regardless of his appearance and cursed in a low voice.
Xue Tian sat aside and did not speak, but the envy on his face could not be concealed.
In his opinion, whether it was an official helping Kou Ji to take the blame or an official voluntarily putting his own name on it, it was a sign of favor.
The officials were obviously deliberately protecting Kou Ji.
Kou Ji is clearly in the emperor's heart.
As long as nothing unexpected happens, Kou Ji will definitely become a giant in the court in the future.
He is different.
Although he can be regarded as an important minister in the court now, he has always been in the embarrassing situation of being unloved by his grandma and unloved by his uncle.
The three chief ministers in the inner court didn't care about him, and the officials didn't care about him either.
He, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, also picked it up cheaply.
Once the court has a more suitable candidate, he will definitely be transferred from the Feng Mansion to serve in some Qingshui Yamen, or he will be sent to other places.
However, no one cared about his mood.
Li Di was concentrating on reviewing the test questions.
Kou Ji secretly observed Li Di's expression.
When he saw Li Di's face getting darker and darker, he felt something was wrong and wanted to escape from the hall.
He stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I'm going to take a look around."
After saying this, he turned around and walked out.
When he walked to the door, he heard Li Di's gnashing of teeth behind him.
"Come back to me!"
A wry smile appeared on Kou Ji's face. He expected that Li Di would not let him go after reading the test questions.
Turning around, the bitter smile on his face turned into a bright smile.
"What is Li Shangshu's order?"
With a dark face, Li Di raised the test question in his hand and asked, "Is this the test question you asked?"
Kou Jiqian smiled and said, "Is there something wrong?"
Li Di gritted his teeth and said: "I originally thought that the test questions you gave would only have two or three crazy ones, but I didn't expect that each one would be more crazy than the last."
"Bang!"
Li Di slapped the test questions in his hand on the table and said angrily: "Tell me, can you answer these test questions correctly yourself?"
Kou Ji said seriously: "Of course I can answer all the test questions that I asked myself correctly."
Li Di picked up the test questions, threw them to Kou Ji, and shouted: "Then you answer the questions for me. Every time you answer a question, you have to write down the corresponding reason for me."
Otherwise, I will never spare you."
Kou Ji smiled bitterly and said: "Li Shangshu, I am already an official of the imperial court, and I am a sub-exam for the Qiuwei Science Examination. How can I do the questions for private reasons?"
Li Di stared and asked coldly: "Then do you do it or not?"
Kou Ji saw a hint of danger in Li Di's eyes, and he said in a dumbfounded voice: "Do it..."
"Here comes someone! Escort Mr. Kou down and watch Mr. Kou doing the questions."
Li Di gave an order and asked someone to take Kou Ji down to do the questions.
Kou Ji reluctantly took the test questions and left the hall.
The anger on Li Di's face disappeared instantly.
Xue Tian stood up and said thoughtfully: "Mr. Li, after all Kou Ji is one of the sub-exams for this Qiu Wei. Isn't it inappropriate for you to ask him to go down and do the questions?"
Li Di glanced at Xue Tian and said angrily: "Have you read the test questions?"
Xue Tian was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said: "I haven't read the test questions, but judging from your tone, Mr. Li, I'm afraid some of the test questions are difficult to answer."
Li Di snorted, "Then you go and read the test questions, and then talk to me."
Xue Tian nodded with a wry smile and asked someone to get a copy of the test questions, which he reviewed carefully.
Then he looked at Li Di with a look of astonishment.
Li Di asked: "How many questions can you answer correctly?"
Xue Tian looked embarrassed and said: "Two out of ten..."
Li Di raised his eyebrows, "Huh?"
Xue Tian hesitated for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "Two or three out of 100."
He lied to save his face.
The test questions that Kou Ji asked were no longer in the category of being crazy. They were more like forcing people to dance on the tip of a knife, which could drive them to death.
Those bizarre test questions, let alone answering them, are already a headache just by reading them.
Xue Tian took a cursory glance and felt that he had done a few things wrong.
But in order to prevent Li Di from feeling that he had little knowledge and little experience, he boasted.
I just didn't expect that Li Di would see through it at a glance.
Li Di sighed and said with a wry smile: "You don't have to feel embarrassed. I can only answer 23% of the time correctly."
Hearing Li Di's words, Xue Tian felt much better for an instant.
Li Di continued: "The reason why I forced that brat to do the questions is because we will mark the papers later. As examiners, if you two don't even know the answers to the questions when marking the papers, you will make a lot of jokes.
of.
Once word spreads, your reputation and mine will be ruined."
When Xue Tian heard this, he said in awe: "Mr. Li is really far-sighted!"
Li Di cursed loudly: "Foresight is nothing, you and I will be scolded together with that brat this time."
Xue Tian smiled bitterly and said nothing.
After the news about Qiu Wei's test questions became public, it was inevitable to be scolded.
Although the official Zhao Zhen took the blame for the question, it does not mean that the three examiners will not be scolded.
Instead, they take all the blame.
Because it was impossible for scholars to scold Zhao Zhen in public, they could only vent their anger on the three of them.
The more Li Di thought about it, the angrier he became. He said angrily: "If that brat is my son, I will definitely hang him up and beat him."
Xue Tian didn't know what to say and could only continue to smile bitterly.
In the hall.
As soon as Kou Ji left the hall, he heard a burst of complaints.
The students had obviously gotten the test questions and reviewed them, so they were complaining.
Their senses are the same as those of Li Di and Xue Tian.
After reading the test questions, I felt a headache.
If it weren't for the words "I personally drafted it" on the test paper, they would have probably started cursing me.
They suddenly felt that their ten years of hard study were all in vain.
Although all the test questions were closely related to the articles they had studied, none of the questions could be directly answered using the saint's articles.
Many of these problems are, in their eyes, unsolvable.
Some people have given up, broke their pens, crumpled the paper, smashed the inkstone, and lay in their seats, waiting for the Qiu Wei scientific examination to end.
Some people didn't give up, picked up their pen and started to answer.
But after I picked up the pen, I hesitated for a long time and couldn't make a single stroke.
In the end, I could only throw away the pen in frustration and slumped in the seat like a salted fish.
Someone also mentioned that he was writing hard. Although he didn't know whether his answers were correct, he decided to fill up the test paper.