Three days after the imperial examination results are published, all Jinshi who passed the imperial examination will need to meet the emperor in the Golden Palace.
This is an important ceremony. The purpose of this ceremony is, on the one hand, to give them honor. For most of these one hundred people, this may be their only chance to stand here in their lives.
On the other hand, the Queen also wanted to personally test whether there were any undercover spies from other countries or the Demon Sect among these one hundred people.
If officials in the fifth level and above, like Cui Ming, intend to conceal it, the Queen may not be able to discover it.
But these Jinshi, the strongest ones, are only in the fourth level. They have been tested once before the exam, and finally tested again by the Queen, which is almost guaranteed to be foolproof.
Unless they also have special formulas or spells similar to Qingxin Jue.
After the list of candidates who passed the imperial examination came out, Li Mu looked at it carefully.
Students from Bailu Academy do not participate in the imperial examination, but among the 100 people, there are still more than 70, and nearly 80% of the Jinshi are from the three major academies.
The purpose of the Queen's reform of the imperial examination was to break the academy's monopoly on officials in the DPRK. This result seemed to be a failure for Li Mu and her, but in fact, it had made great progress compared to the past.
Previously, this number was 100%.
Nowadays, the academy's monopoly has been torn apart, allowing local talents room for advancement.
Even though this promotion is difficult, the imperial examination is originally a process of thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. There may be some problems within the three major academies, but what they teach are indeed the top talents in the Great Zhou Dynasty. They have to go through several years of hard study in the academies.
With penance, there is no reason to lose to others.
Although the result of the imperial examination or not does not make much difference to the academies, the impact of the imperial examination on the academies is far-reaching.
From then on, academy students no longer had an iron rice bowl. If they wanted to become officials in the court, they needed to compete with countless talents in the Zhou Dynasty. Because there was no pressure within the academy, some unhealthy tendencies that had arisen would gradually be alleviated.
After the imperial examination, the failed candidates will leave Shendu one after another.
These one hundred Jinshi will also be awarded official positions by the court.
According to the ranking, the top scorer in the literary examination can be awarded a fifth-rank official position.
It is rare in the history of the court to directly obtain a fifth-grade official position from having no official position.
You know, Zhang Chun has worked hard for more than ten years and is only at the fifth level.
This shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to the imperial examination. If you can stand out from the talents and academy students in the thirty-six counties and come out on top, it can be said that you will reach the sky in one step.
Those who score second or third in the literary test can be awarded the official position of the sixth rank.
Later officials, those below the sixth rank and with the best grades, can stay in the capital and be assigned to one of the six departments or nine temples. They will serve as apprentices for one year. If they have lower grades, they will go to the local areas to serve as county magistrates, county captains, etc.
, assisting the county magistrate in local governance also requires a one-year apprenticeship. After one year, if you pass the assessment, you can become a full-time employee.
Since Cui Ming's official position was abolished, the position of Zhongshu Shilang was missing. Liu Yi, a member of Zhongshu's house, took his place and became the new Zhongshu Shilang.
As a result, only five of the six Zhongshushe people were left.
Although the official position of Zhongshu Sheren is not high, he has great authority and is in charge of all important national affairs. The vacancy of Zhongshu Sheren naturally caused competition among various forces.
Both the old and new parties want to gain this position.
However, an imperial edict written by the Queen made them stop thinking about it.
Li Mu, the new top scholar, will be appointed as the secretary of the Central Academy of Sciences.
If it were before the imperial examination, even if the Queen favored Li Mu and allowed him to hold such an important official position, all the courtiers would be opposed.
Firstly, Li Mu did not come from one of the four major academies. Apart from being able to serve as a low-level censor, he could only serve as a clerk and not an official.
Secondly, not just anyone can be a member of the Zhongshu Sheren, who can consult on confidential government affairs. He must have sufficient talents and have keen insight and decision-making ability on important military and state matters.
But after the imperial examination, Li Mu's status as the number one scholar in both subjects immediately blocked everyone's mouth.
In terms of qualifications, he is the number one scholar in both civil and military affairs. He can get a job in either the court or the military.
In terms of ability, he has perfect scores in three subjects, and policy inquiry is his strong point. If he is not qualified to be a scholar, no one can be.
His Majesty asked Li Mu to participate in the imperial examination, obviously to give him a qualification and stop everyone from talking. And Li Mu did not disappoint His Majesty's expectations, winning two top prizes in one fell swoop, leaving those who wanted to oppose His Majesty speechless.
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The Queen had said before that she would appoint him as the official of Zhongshushe. Li Mu was not surprised by this result.
After asking Li Si for his opinion, Li Mu asked the Queen to arrange for him the position of Shendu Cheng.
A place like the Three Provinces and Six Ministries is full of intrigues and intrigues, which is not suitable for Li Si. Lao Zhang has to take care of the Shendu Yamen and the Zongzheng Temple, and he has no skills to do both. The positions of Shendu Cheng and Shendu Wei are vacant, so he came to the capital
Yamen can take a lot of the pressure off Lao Zhang.
Li Mu didn't say anything else.
Originally, he had no say in these matters. If he talked about them too much, he would be suspected of being a favored minister interfering in politics.
After taking up the post of Zhongshu Sheren, Li Mu was no longer the head catcher of Shendu Yamen.
Deputy Sun got what he wanted, finally removed the word "vice" and successfully got five times his salary.
Li Mu handed over the head arrest uniform to Du Yamen, and all the head arresters from Du Yamen sent Li Mu out of Du Yamen.
"Goodbye, boss."
"Boss, please come back to Duya often."
"I wish the boss a smooth and prosperous career in the future..."
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Shendu Yamen was once the most insignificant Yamen in Shendu.
As the agents of the Shendu Yamen, the people did not trust them, and the agents of the Ministry of Punishments looked down upon them. Even they themselves were accustomed to this.
All this changed after Li Mu came to Shendu Yamen.
The current Shendu Yamen is no longer the useless Yamen it used to be.
They have beaten up rich and powerful dandies, and arrested college students. When the common people have grievances and grudges, they will first choose the Yamen of Shendu, and the officials of the Ministry of Punishments will no longer look at them with strange eyes.
Some people have been working as a police officer all their life before they know what a police officer should be like.
Li Mu waved to Wang Wu and others, walked out of Shendu Yamen, and found that people were also gathered outside.
"Captain Li!"
"Captain Li..."
"What do you call Capt. Li? Now I want to call you Mr. Li, or Zhuangyuanlang..."
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The common people greeted Li Mu, and the owner of the noodle stall walked forward slowly and asked: "Captain Li, will you not be in Shendu Yamen anymore?"
Li Mu knew what they were worried about and said with a smile: "Don't worry, even if I am not in Shendu Yamen in the future, if you have anything to do, you can still come to Shendu Yamen. Master Zhang Chun of Shendu is also a good official who loves the people like his own son."
, Mr. Li, the new Prime Minister of Shendu, is my friend. He also hates evil and will make decisions for you. If you have any problems that Shendu Yamen cannot solve, you can also come to me."
When the people heard this, they were obviously relieved.
In the past few months, as the people of God's capital, they have lived a little bit like human beings.
When they were bullied, they no longer had to worry about whether the other party was the son of an official or the descendant of a powerful person, because they had Capt. Li behind them, and he used his weak body to support them.
There were once people like him in the city of God who brought hope and light to the people.
But those people are like a flash in the pan, appearing briefly and then disappearing quickly.
Some people died, some were transferred away from the divine capital, and some gradually stood opposite the people.
Li Mu is the light in the hearts of the people. The people of the city of God have become accustomed to relying on him. If the reliance disappears, their lives will return to the past. They finally get the light, and no one wants to return to the darkness.
Li Mu left Shendu Yamen, and people along the way saw him off.
After several months in Shendu, the people of Shendu couldn't live without him. In fact, Li Mu couldn't live without the people of Shendu.
The huge and continuous mental power generated by the common people is the biggest shortcut to his cultivation besides the Queen.
So far, Li Mu's practice, in fact, the role that the pure Yang body can play has been very weak.
Although the Pure Yang Body still has several times the cultivation speed compared to practitioners with average talent, this speed is nothing compared to the cultivation of telekinesis.
Meeting the Queen in her dreams every night had a greater effect on Li Mu.
She will teach Li Mu various magical powers step by step. Magical powers are not as good as Taoism. They need to be understood and practiced. In many cases, it takes several months to learn a magical power. But with the Queen's guidance, it can take as long as three days or as short as one day.
, Li Mu can basically master it.
This is also the reason why practitioners strive to join the major sects.
Having the guidance of a famous teacher can help them avoid too many detours in their spiritual practice.
For Li Mu, joining any sect is not as convenient as hugging the Queen's thigh.
No seventh-level expert from the Four Sects and Six Sects can be so attentive to his disciples and teach them carefully every day without getting tired of them...
The imperial examination was over and Li Mu's official position had been appointed.
From the time of appointment to taking office, he will have a maximum of three months' leave.
In these three months, he planned to return to Beijun and spend time with Liu Hanyan.
By the way, he discussed with her whether she could return to Shendu with him. Now that he had completely established himself in Shendu, he could pick her up and Wanwan over.
Before that, Li Mu still had an unsolved problem.
Two months have passed since Cui Ming escaped and Shangguan Li led people to pursue him, but there has been no progress at all.
Li Mu would take a look at Su He sleeping in the ice coffin every day. The power of the Creation Pill was repairing her soul every moment. Li Mu could have a premonition that she was not far away from waking up.
Su He was about to wake up, but Cui Ming's matter had not been resolved yet, which made Li Mu anxious.
He planned to go to Master Mei first to ask about the situation.
When he walked to Changle Palace, Master Mei was standing outside the palace, holding a bronze mirror in his hand, with a look of doubt on his face.
Li Mu stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?"
Master Mei put away the bronze mirror, looked worried, and said: "I haven't been able to contact A Li since three days ago. I don't know what happened to her, and I didn't even have time to reply to her letter..."
