After everyone stood up and sat down, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to look up at the emperor.
Looking up at you is a form of great disrespect.
Most of the tributes present at this time were meeting the emperor for the first time, and even if some of them became officials, they would probably not meet the emperor a few times in their lives. Although Shen Yi did not dare to meet with so many people, He looked up at you in front of him, but when he looked around, he could already see some people of the same age, and his calves were shaking uncontrollably.
His Majesty the Emperor took a look at these tributes who were about to become the emperor's disciples, and felt a little happy. But not long after he was happy, he thought of the war on the front line, and he felt a little bad.
But the process still has to go.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony was silent, everyone was waiting for him, the big boss, to speak.
The little emperor was silent for a while. Although he was in a bad mood, a smile appeared on his face and he said: "Those who can sit in the Hall of Supreme Harmony today are all outstanding talents who stand out from countless scholars. They are all great scholars." Chen will be the pillars of the future, I feel very happy when I see you."
"You have shown your talents today, and I will still be here in the Hall of Supreme Harmony tomorrow to teach you."
The so-called Chuanlu has two meanings.
The first meaning is the ranking. The first place in the second class is called Chuanlu.
The second meaning refers to the roll call in the Golden Palace, which is roughly equivalent to a commendation meeting, and is also held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
After hearing this, all the tributes bowed down one after another and thanked the emperor for his kindness.
The emperor waved his hand indifferently: "Okay, let's take the papers away."
The eunuch Gao Ming immediately stepped forward and announced that the papers were dispersed. Officials from the Ministry of Rites immediately began to distribute the test papers one by one.
The questions in the palace examination are very simple. Generally, they only ask one or two questions about current affairs. Compared with the main examination of the general examination, there are only about 30% of the number of questions in the third session of the general examination, so the time will not be too long.
There are three examinations, lasting nine days, while the palace examination is only one day.
After the test papers were distributed, the little emperor yawned, stood up from his chair, then looked at the prime ministers sitting below, and said calmly: "My lords, I have something to discuss with you. Let's go to the back hall. stop."
It is impossible for the emperor and the prime minister to be here "invigilating" the whole day. In fact, there are officials responsible for the imperial examination. The emperor and the prime minister are just here to go through the motions. It is enough to show their faces at the beginning and end. .
After listening to the little emperor's words, several prime ministers stood up one after another and came to the back hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. In a study in the back hall, after paying homage to the emperor, they sat down according to their respective positions in Zhongshu.
The little emperor was wearing the emperor's ceremonial dress today instead of ordinary clothes, which was a bit cumbersome. He sat on the main seat, looked at Prime Minister Wang Dan who was now in charge of Zhongshu, lowered his eyebrows and said: "News from the front line, gentlemen. You should already know.”
Yesterday, a battle report came from the front line. The first unit of the Huaihe Navy came into contact with the Northern Qi Pioneer Battalion. The two sides started the first battle. According to the number reported by the Huaihe Navy in this battle, more than 50 people of the Huaihe Navy were killed in action, with serious injuries and minor injuries. There were more than a hundred people together.
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
The Qi people's casualties should be more than a hundred.
At this time, there were internal guards on the front line, and the Huaihe Navy did not dare to conceal the report. Judging from the numbers in the battle report, the Huaihe Navy suffered a small loss in this contact battle.
Originally, such a big matter would not have been discussed on the table by the emperor and several prime ministers.
But along with this battle report came back some information about the Qi people. According to the Qi people's information, the number of troops mobilized by Northern Qi to the border between the two countries this time has exceeded 50,000.
This was only the early days of the war.
If one thing goes wrong, it may evolve into a large-scale legion-level war involving more than 100,000 people.
In fact, since the defeat of Chen's army in Lianghuai more than ten years ago, there has been no large-scale war between the two countries. Even if there has been, it has only been a small-scale conflict.
The emperor rubbed his swollen and painful head and lowered his eyebrows and said, "Zhongshu Sheng said yesterday that he would go back to discuss it. I wonder if anything will be discussed today?"
Prime Minister Wang Dan sighed and said: "Your Majesty, I discussed yesterday that this time the Huaihe Navy will fight the Northern Qi Dynasty for the first time. The casualties of the Northern Qi Dynasty are unknown. We may not be defeated, but the Qi people's actions this time are not small and should not be underestimated." "Look, my intention is to send envoys to the capital of Yan to meet the Emperor of Qi in person and make a clear distinction with the people of Qi..."
The little emperor raised his eyebrows and asked, "Seek peace?"
"Not asking for peace."
Wang Dan quickly shook his head and said: "The reason why the Qi people are causing trouble this time is obviously because of their princess. What I mean is to tell the Qi people clearly about this matter. If they insist on fighting, I, Da Chen, will not be afraid." Got them..."
The little emperor was silent for a while, then lowered his eyebrows and said, "That Princess Qi Ren, after my wedding, I will take her into the palace as my concubine."
This was the compromise the little emperor was forced to make.
This time the Qi people went south, using the reason that Nan Chen was rude to their princess.
After learning about the large-scale actions of the Qi people, the Empress Dowager Sun in the harem also put some pressure on the emperor, which forced the emperor to make some compromises on this matter.
He took a deep breath and said, "Who are you going to send as envoy to Northern Qi?"
Wang Dan answered without hesitation: "Your Majesty, Pei Yuan is suitable to be an envoy!"
Pei Yuan, the former Minister of Rites, was in charge of the Host and Guest Department, that is, the boss of the Foreign Affairs Department.
Because he offended the emperor when he defended Shen Yi, he was dismissed from his position as Minister of Rites and demoted to the Imperial Academy to work as a sacrificial wine drinker.
Da Chen's Guozi sacrificial wine is only from the fourth grade. Compared with the third-grade minister, it can be said that it has fallen from the clouds.
The emperor was agitated at the moment and had no intention of selecting officials himself. After being silent for a while, he knocked on the table with his hand and said, "That's it, but I have to make an agreement with you gentlemen in advance!"
He said solemnly: "A mission is a mission. You must not lose the dignity of the court or my face!"
"Otherwise, I won't be able to spare Pei Yuan!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the old men, and the threat in his tone was self-evident.
It means that Pei Yuan will be convicted, and you old men will also be held responsible!
Several prime ministers nodded to the emperor respectfully.
Although several prime ministers were echoing the emperor, everyone could feel that the emperor was already a little soft.
Because Pei Yuan is...
He is a student of Yang Jingzong, a proper turtle sect.
Seeing the emperor's displeasure, Prime Minister Wang Dan hesitated for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, I feel that we should not only send envoys to Northern Qi, but also fight better on the battlefield. I want to use Zhongshu to save the country." I sent a message to General Zhao on the front line in my name, telling him to win the battle to inspire the people..."
It is difficult to say victory or defeat on the battlefield. The general cannot just win the battle if he wants to.
But if we must win the battle, it is not impossible.
For example, if you mobilize a large force to attack a small enemy stronghold, victory is almost certain.
It might just be worth the loss.
The little emperor shook his eyebrows, silently stood up from the chair, and exhaled a breath: "The affairs of Zhongshu Province are left to the discretion of the princes."
Having said this, the little emperor stood up and left with his hands behind his back.
After walking out of the study, the little emperor said irritably: "Gao Ming."
Eunuch Gao immediately lowered his head: "My servant is here."
“The people’s morale cannot be weakened, and their morale cannot be weakened.”
He said in a deep voice: "When Shen Qi finishes the palace examination, give him the battle report and ask him to write a beautiful report for the palace..."
