The princess is soft!The sick villain is crazy

Shu Yao was taken aback for a moment, then blushed, and rushed to grab the notebook in his hand: "Don't read around! Give it back to me—"

She was just woken up, she was still blindfolded, she didn't have any strength, she was obviously trying to grab something, but instead she fell into Li Mingji's arms like throwing herself into a hug.

Li Mingji caught her leisurely, bypassed her and put the script on the bedside cabinet, "Is this Jiaojiao's recent hobby?"

Well, that's not to blame Princess Jiayi!
I wanted to thank her for something, so I stuffed my treasures all over, such as guards and princesses, shadow guards and princesses, raising wolf boys... In short, there are a lot of tricks, and each one is more explicit.The book that Shu Yao read before going to bed was already at the time when the princess asked the shadow guards to sleep, and it was so vividly written that it made people blush.

Yong people are reserved, and their scripts are more elegant and graceful nowadays; Liang people are open, and their plots are also very bold.Princess Jiayi gave her all the scripts that were very popular in the Liang Dynasty. Shu Yao was surprised when she read it at first, but after reading a few of them, she actually felt that the plot with many twists and turns was addictive. I saw it in the middle of the night, and didn't even realize when I fell asleep.

She just appreciates the script and is not impatient. What is Li Mingji's tone?Shu Yao avoided his gaze with a guilty conscience, and changed the subject: "If you didn't come back now, would the princess read the script to pass the time?"

Li Mingji raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Jiaojiao is waiting for me."

It's hard to describe the feeling.

The cat that has been raised for a long time is finally willing to lower her proud head.Clumsy as they were, they were not even coaxing, but they were enough to please.

Yes, pleasure.

His thoughts were so straightforwardly broken, Shu Yao neither admitted nor denied it.At first I really wanted to wait for him to come back, but that was because I had something to ask him, and I accidentally became addicted to reading the scriptures, and I couldn't even remember when I fell asleep...

She sneaked a glance at Li Mingji, seeing that he didn't seem to care about these details, so she nodded boldly: "You just found out? This princess has never waited for others, why did you come back so late?"

"A few days ago, Zhou Rong's test paper was tampered with during the additional provincial test. His Majesty was furious and wrote a notice himself, ordering me to post it everywhere in the imperial city." Li Mingji did not hide her, "Sorry, the situation is urgent. , delayed the time, let Jiaojiao wait for a long time."

Is there really something wrong with Zhou Rong's test paper?It's no wonder that he was so talented but his name fell into disrepute.Fortunately, she and Princess Jiayi arrived today, which made Emperor Yong aware of the clue.

She was the one who came up with this idea, Shu Yao cocked her tail and said, "Fortunately, I brought A Yuan to find my uncle."

Li Mingji couldn't help laughing: "Jiaojiao is intelligent."

It's really strange, I've heard so many compliments on her, especially those sweet-talking courtiers and wealthy children who want to marry her, they flatter all the same, Shu Yao just feels impatient.Why does Li Mingji boast two words, and her heart beats faster?
Is this what you like?It's not just about appearance, but she really likes Li Mingji.I like him, that's why I feel shy...

Her thoughts drifted away.

A palm was covered in front of his eyes, and his vision suddenly fell into darkness.Shu Yao said dissatisfiedly: "What are you doing?"

"The tricks in the storybook, the subordinates guess, the princess should like it."

……

The next day, the palace examination was held in Chengqian Palace.

This is probably the imperial examination with the fewest number of people since the imperial examination was founded—only twelve candidates were shortlisted.The imperial examination was established in the previous dynasty. Although the number of people enrolled was also small, it often reached dozens of people.As for Yong Taizu's wide openness of speech after the reign of Emperor Yong, it has continued to increase, sometimes as many as hundreds of officials were hired, but now they are not even a fraction, which is extremely rare in the entire history.

However, what surprised all civil and military officials even more was the imperial list that appeared overnight.

Emperor Yong ordered that all people of insight in the world can participate in this palace examination!

Whether it is an ordinary official or a commoner, regardless of academic or military background, as long as he dares to recommend himself, once hired, he will be appointed as an official for a period of three months. If he is in the right position, he can continue to serve.

From the establishment of the imperial examination to the present, for 400 years, the imperial examination has always been the main way to enter the court and become an official.Emperor Yong's edict is tantamount to telling the world that regardless of the results of this imperial examination, whether he participates or not, he has the opportunity to be an official, regardless of the results, only the talent.

As soon as the imperial list was posted, there was an uproar.Zheng Lian was so angry that he dropped the purple sand teacup in his hand, "Absurd, absurd!"

Officials have always been selected through layers of selection, taking into account the official's background, character and ability, after discussions between the Zhongshu and the two provinces under the door, and the emperor's approval before being awarded an official.Although the first place in the palace examination can get preferential treatment and be directly appointed as an official without the assessment, the official position is not high, usually around the seventh rank.

Although Yong Taizu merged Zhongshu and Menxia into one province, and the prime minister handled government affairs alone, there were still academic scholars working in the Zhengshitang.Why didn't Emperor Yong discuss with them and make a decision without authorization?

And if you confer an official in this way, what kind of official is you conferring?Most of the sixth rank and above in the imperial court are monopolized by aristocratic families, what position does Emperor Yong take to train this batch of new talents?And what does he mean, is to let the children of the aristocratic family work with those untouchables?How do ordinary people who have never participated in government affairs know about the political situation? This is clearly going to mess up the court!

Zheng Lian gritted his teeth and called his confidant over, "Send a letter to Mr. Xie, as well as Cui, Lu, and Dou's family. Hurry up and summon the Privy Envoy, Yushi Zhongcheng, Hubu Shangshu and all your lords. I want to see Your Majesty!"

This is not like the imperial examination, which can be carried out at a leisurely pace.If you wait a little longer and Emperor Yong really appoints a group of new officials, what should we do?
……

Chengqian Palace.

The examinees who came to wait in the palace early in the morning did not know that the outside of the palace had been turned upside down.They whispered and glanced at the prospective champion—Pan Lingze.

The Pan family is just a small family, and it was the daughter of the Pan family who became the concubine of Qin Yanghou, and this was the only way to get involved with the royal family. Qin Yanghou is also the father of Princess Huaxi...the so-called one person attains the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven , that's it.

Pan Lingze sat in his seat, waiting for Emperor Yong's arrival.Although he was a little nervous, but thinking that Zhou Rong should have been thrown into a mass grave at this moment, and there was no proof of his death, he immediately gained a lot of confidence.