The princess is soft!The sick villain is crazy

Chapter 133 Debate
Under the watchful eyes of many eyes, Emperor Yong, dressed in the emperor's crown, walked into the hall.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live—"

Candidates and palace officials bowed together, and Emperor Yong waved his hand to signal them to be excused.

Looking at the strange young man closest to him, Emperor Yong said in a deep voice, "You are Pan Lingze?"

It was the first time that Pan Lingze was so close to the emperor in his more than [-] years of life, and the excitement and tension in his heart were beyond words.He hurriedly said: "Exactly, Pan Lingze, a grassroots man, has seen His Majesty!"

Emperor Yong's voice was light: "Sit down."

Only one sentence?Emperor Yong doesn't intend to chat with him anymore?

He was full of manuscripts but had nothing to say, a look of astonishment flashed across Pan Lingze's face, and when he met Emperor Yong's quiet gaze, an unspeakable guilt surfaced in his heart, as if he had already understood everything.

The person in front of him is the Son of Heaven.I can look directly at the emperor, and my courage has surpassed that of ordinary people, so I will feel nervous, which is naturally inevitable.

Pan Lingze has a good memory. After copying Zhou Rong's article once, he understood the content in detail.In the past two days, I have supplemented a lot of information related to that article, and with the help of Dou Wenxiao behind the scenes, there is no problem in passing the palace examination.After all, so many rich and powerful children could not read big characters in previous years, so they were also appointed officials?
However, Emperor Yong looked away and looked at his servant Yin Fu, "Where are those waiting? Bring them in too."

waiting person?who?

The examinees looked at each other, not understanding what Emperor Yong was thinking at all.Yin Fu nodded respectfully, and called for someone to push open the gate of Chengqian Palace. About one or twenty people with strange faces were ushered in by the palace servants.

Some of these people are young, and some have long beards with white hair on their temples.Pan Lingze even saw a familiar figure among them——Zhou Rong!
He was taken aback, Zhou Rong is not dead?Why is he in Chengqian Hall!
Emperor Yong walked up the white marble steps, sat on the dragon chair, and looked down at the audience with downcast eyes.

"Who are you and what kind of officials do you want to be? Tell me."

What is "what kind of official do you want to be"?The appointment of officials is a major national event, how could Emperor Yong say it like a child's play?
These people lowered their heads, seemingly hesitating or thinking, and finally, the middle-aged man with a few strands of white hair stood up first, and cupped his hands: "Chen Zhang Rong, the secretary of the provincial school, once served for the imperial examination. Eighth. I think I am very talented. I have been an official for [-] years, but I have been lingering, and my hair has grown gray. I have the courage to recommend myself to His Majesty, but I want to serve His Majesty!"

With one, there is a second, and more and more people speak.Most of them were officials of the eighth or ninth rank, or candidates who had lost their reputation in Sun Shan. Finally, it was Zhou Rong's turn.

He slowly said: "Caomin Zhou Rong, a native of Huizhou, failed the provincial examination this year. The grassroots were unwilling to leave Beijing, and heard that His Majesty posted an imperial list to attract wise men, so he rashly entered the palace to meet His Majesty."

Can't go wrong.

Emperor Yong thought.

Emperor Yong was obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and he knew a person's character, which could be reflected in his words.The Fu article submitted by Pan Lingze, if you look carefully, you will find that the words are floating on the top, obviously because your breath was not stable when you moved the brush, so the ink was spilled on the edge; and Princess Jiayi presented Zhou Rong's "On Birth ", the brushwork is vigorous and powerful, which is the result of years of precipitation.

Only such a person can write such a wonderful article.

"You don't have to be confused. I ordered people to post the imperial list. If there are self-recommended people among the officials and common people, they can also participate in this palace examination." Open it, "This is the topic of today's imperial examination. Whether it's an oral argument or a composition, you can choose the format yourself and talk about your opinions."

On the scroll, there was only one line written:

How to get rid of the disadvantages of imperial examinations?

This question has two meanings.

"Disadvantages of imperial examinations" shows that Emperor Yong already believed that there were many disadvantages in imperial examinations when he came up with this question, and the word "removal" shows that this is not a minor change, but an attempt by Emperor Yong to fundamentally change the status quo.

Then some examinee said: "Your Majesty, the grassroots believe that the conclusion of 'the disadvantages of the imperial examination' is still doubtful. How do you think that there must be problems with the imperial examination system?"

He is Cui Yu, the direct descendant of the Qinghe Cui family, who was previously appointed as a court tester.The first two were both from poor families, and without exception, he would be the one with the smoothest career path in the future, but Emperor Yong changed this situation.

He was already dissatisfied with Emperor Yong's arrangement, but seeing that Emperor Yong was not angry, he boldly continued, anyway, didn't Emperor Yong encourage them to debate?

"As for 'abolishment', it is even non-existent. Caomin believes that it is more appropriate to apply 'improvement'."

The imperial examination system has opened up a new way for the rich and powerful to become officials, and it can block people's mouths more than Enyin. In Cui Yu's view, there is nothing better than this.

"Pan Lingze," Emperor Yong turned his head and looked at Pan Lingze in the audience, "Didn't you criticize the imperial examination as a mere formality in your policy, and the nobles took Enyin as officials, making the officials in the court redundant and ineffective? You Talk to him."

This policy...

Zhou Rong's pupils constricted, and he looked at Pan Lingze in astonishment. What Emperor Yong said was clearly the content of his essay, how did it become Pan Lingze's?
Emperor Yong was on one side, and Cui Yu was on the other. Pan Lingze was not easy to offend, and he couldn't say what he was going to say. How could he know how to answer Emperor Yong? There must be a reason..."

"His Majesty."

Zhou Rong raised his voice and said, "Caomin also has something to say."

"The imperial examinations were established in the previous dynasty to recruit talented people. However, during the implementation process, most of the official positions were judged by their backgrounds, making jokes that the number one scholar was illiterate. I expanded the number of imperial examinations to the Taizu in order to spread the word, but I still used the He was born as a scholar..."

The strategy essay written on paper condensed the essence of Zhou Rong's years of painstaking study, and he almost blurted out without thinking.

Compared to the hesitant Pan Lingze, Zhou Rong is calm and unhurried, as if he already has the style of a celebrity.However, Emperor Yong's face on the dragon chair did not change. He said slowly, "Zhou Rong, do you know that what you just said is in Pan Lingze's policy?"

……

The carriage stopped in front of the palace gate.Zheng Lian got out of the car in a hurry, gathered with a group of officials, and went to Chengqian Palace.

In front of the gate of the formerly empty hall, two rows of imperial guards gathered around the inner circle and the outer circle, each of them dressed in strong armor and held long spears, guarding the outside of the Chengqian Hall.

Zheng Lian took out the token that he had already prepared: "Get out of the way, I want to see Your Majesty!"

On the steps, a tall young man walked slowly.He was clearly a general, but the facial features of the young man were cold and elegant, like warm and clear jade.

"Your Majesty is planning to ask questions, and idlers are not allowed to enter."

Li Mingji looked at Zheng Lian calmly, passed his line of sight, and said, "However, His Majesty ordered that the candidates for this imperial examination are allowed to enter the palace."

(End of this chapter)