Thinking about it, in the long and cold winter in the north, there is a lack of heating measures and a lack of food. Even basic survival has become a problem. Who has the heart to study and come to help the world.
She then thought about the number of scholars in the provincial examination and the number of candidates selected for the provincial examination, and couldn't help but click her tongue.
The ancient road to becoming a Jinshi was much more difficult than the college entrance examination in her previous life where thousands of troops crossed the single-plank bridge.
No wonder the ancients said that you should practice three-nine in winter and three-in-three in summer, with your head hanging from the beam and a cone stabbing your buttocks.
If you don't do this, you really won't be able to pass the exam.
Yao Yao thought: "If the examination papers divided between the north and the south are messed up, the number of scholars from the north and south will not be selected when selecting scholars. Therefore, there will definitely be more scholars from the south than those from the north who will pass the exam this time."
Han Changmu said as usual: "It is true. Generally speaking, examiners from the south will support southern scholars, while examiners from the north are more willing to support northern scholars."
Meng Suige nodded and said, "This is also human nature."
Yao Yao also agrees with Meng Suige's words. Otherwise, how could there be such a saying that when a fellow villager meets a fellow villager, his eyes well up with tears.
So, to disrupt the examination papers of the North and the South, it must be that they tried their best to vigorously support the scholars of the South.
Yao Yao tilted his head and asked, "Sir, where are these four examiners from?"
Han Changmu said attentively: "If you ask this question, these four examiners are all suspects. The families behind them are all from the south." He paused slightly and continued: "Although Wang Jingzong and Ruan Ping'an came from a humble background, they are also from the south. Scholar."
Yao Yao pursed his lips.
This is to be expected. Even though the late emperor re-established the rules for selecting scholars, the south is far from being comparable to the north in terms of its scientific background and official connections.
Therefore, over the years, even though the rules for selecting Jinshi seem to be much fairer, in terms of the release and promotion of officials, including the appointment of important official positions, the Southern Jinshi have greatly outperformed the Northern Jinshi. of.
This also resulted in the fact that the southern officials in the DPRK overwhelmingly surpassed the northern officials in terms of number, rank, and importance of official positions.
The estrangement and contradiction between southern officials and northern officials have become increasingly irreconcilable.
Whatever southern officials propose, northern officials will definitely oppose; whatever northern officials do, southern officials will definitely make things difficult.
In this provincial examination, if the previous balance is lost in selecting Jinshi, and the number of people is greatly favored by southern scholars, I am afraid it will cause an uproar and shake the court.
The destructive power of the scholars' verbal and written criticism is no less than that of the swords in the hands of the soldiers.
Han Changmu had obviously thought of this, his face became more and more ugly, his eyes were dark and unpredictable, and a slight chill escaped from the gap between his teeth: "Mr. Jiang Ge, what's going on there?"
He Zhenfu shook his head: "The four examiners, all of whom have low-level positions, have arranged internal guards. They have not been found to have any private contact with the Forbidden Army. They have not even met Commander Jin."
Hearing the name Jin Zhong, Yao Yao paused slightly with the bamboo chopsticks in his hand, and then continued eating as usual.
Han Changmu did not miss Yao Yao's fleeting change, but he seemed unaware and continued eating as usual.
As for Meng Suige and He Zhenfu, they
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The two of them were big-hearted and ate happily without noticing anything at all.
Han Changmu could finally understand He Zhenfu's sadness just now.
It is indeed sad to feel that everyone is drunk and he is awake alone.
Feeling sad, he took a sip of wine.
The wine wasn't very spicy, but it had some staying power. He didn't dare to drink it wantonly, after all, he still had errands to attend to.
He took small sips and looked very polite. After being polite for a long time, he asked: "Has Cheng Chaoyan sent a message? Is there any movement from Xia Yuanji?"
He Zhenfu stuffed his mouth full of food, chewed a few mouthfuls quickly, swallowed it, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Cheng Qi sent a message saying that Xia Yuanji has been silent, and he doesn't seem to have noticed that the shoes have been opened. Then He still wore both shoes and no one met him."
Han Changmu was extremely surprised.
Yao Yao frowned slightly: "No one has come to Xia Yuanji after such a long time. Are they not afraid of Chang Meng Ye?"
Han Changmu thought: "They spent all their efforts to enter the Gongyuan to plot this thing, and there is no way they would give up at the last moment. Either they found out that Xia Yuanji was being targeted and did not dare to do anything without permission, or they The person who was supposed to contact Xia Yuanji has limited mobility and cannot show up for the time being."
Yao Yao disagreed, shook his head and said: "If they really found out that Xia Yuanji was being targeted, they would probably have made plans early. At least they would have tested the depths several times with half-truths and half-falsities. They would never be like Nowadays, there is no movement at all. The official thinks that either they and Xia Yuanji are not the same group in the first place, but are just driven by interests. Now some interests have not been negotiated, and Xia Yuanji is not willing to hand over the things easily, or it is As for the possibility that your Excellency mentioned, the contact person is unable to move and cannot show up for the time being, and the news cannot be spread, so the matter can only be shelved."
Han Changmu concentrated for a moment and asked He Zhenfu: "Is there anything abnormal about Xia Yuanji himself? Is he restless?"
He Zhenfu shook his head: "No, he is studying and practicing calligraphy as before, and has no intention of running away."
When Meng Suige heard this, he sneered and said with a hint of sarcasm, "This Xia Yuanji is really calm."
Han Changmu's eyes were slightly cold and his expression was indifferent: "It's only because Xia Yuanji knew that the person he contacted was in Gongyuan and had difficulty leaving, that's why he was so calm, calm and unhurried."
Meng Sui was extremely surprised: "Your Excellency, you mean that the person who contacted Xia Yuanji is now in the Gongyuan?"
Han Changmu picked up the wine cup and said calmly, "Exactly."
There was nothing to say all night, but the next day it was bright and bright, and the morning light was as bright as gold, spreading thinly across the sky like majestic red gold waves.
The weather was fine, and the towering Mingyuan Building melted into the bright morning light. The east and west dormitories in the distance were already empty, and it was a quiet scene.
The kitchen was very busy, and the pale smoke was rising. Standing at the door of the kitchen and looking in, it was full of smoke and fire.
The truck delivering food arrived a little early today, and happened to bump into the people who were having lunch.
On weekdays, people eating are divided into two groups. One group carries their food boxes and returns to the room to eat, while the other group eats in the dining hall next to the kitchen.
The food delivery truck stopped at the corner gate, and the delivery boys filed in with the food on their shoulders. Under the close supervision of the imperial guards and internal guards, they delivered the meat and vegetables into the warehouse next to the kitchen.
Boss Cai and the guys all noticed that today's
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Gongyuan is a little different from the past, and the surveillance seems to be tighter.
When going in and out, I naturally felt more cramped and cautious. I couldn't even hear a single voice, only the sound of heavy footsteps and breathing, one after another all around.
Yu Qing held bamboo chopsticks in one hand and meat buns in the other, taking a bite absentmindedly.
Hearing the movement of the guys delivering food, his body froze, his face showing fleeting uneasiness and panic, and he raised his eyes to look at the person sitting opposite.
Seeing that the person opposite didn't move or even raise his head, he kept his head buried in eating happily.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and moved slightly without revealing anything.
"Don't move." The person opposite still didn't raise his head and only uttered two words coldly.
Yu Qing trembled and sat upright. He took a bite of the steamed bun in a daze and stared at the person opposite him with a confused face.
He had seen this person several times in the official hall. Although she was a girl, she looked very heroic in men's clothing.
Aren’t all girls supposed to be weak and unable to take care of themselves?
Why is she like a stone with three eyes, so hard that it can crush people to death?
Yu Qing sighed and sat down honestly.
The noise outside gradually grew louder, as if many people had poured in all at once, making a lot of noise.
Yu Qing subconsciously turned his head and looked at the door of the dining hall, and saw a dozen officials who looked familiar but could not name them, walking into the dining hall talking and laughing.
He turned his head and took another bite of the meat bun, and then he realized something was wrong.
Today's meat buns had a little less stuffing. When I took the first bite, I could only see the skin but not the stuffing. The second bite seemed to be too much.
He was carefully savoring the taste of minced meat in his mouth when he heard a slight cough from the other side.
"Sir, are you ready?" The person sitting opposite finally raised his head. It was Yao Yao who asked with an indifferent face, slightly impatiently.
Yu Qing's body stiffened, and he stuttered nervously: "People, people are here?"
Yao Yao turned slightly sideways and listened to the footsteps outside for a moment. Her expression remained unchanged, she stood up and walked out: "Here we come, let's go."
Yu Qing's face looked haggard, his lips trembled, he stood up tremblingly, and followed Yao Yao outside.
Every step was extremely difficult, and every breath was astringent.
When he walked out of the door, he came face to face with the dozen or so officials who filed in.
Someone greeted him, and he replied absentmindedly, not even seeing who was greeting him.
Yao Yao walked in front, far away from Yu Qing. The distance showed that she had nothing to do with the dead face behind her. She glanced at Yu Qing as if by accident, stopped suddenly, and waited until he came closer before whispering: " If you continue to look like this dead man, your secret will be exposed."
After hearing this, Yu Qing not only did not calm down, but was even more frightened. His frightened eyes were darting around, and he looked around in a panic, looking at everyone who seemed suspicious.
In his panic, he didn't look at the road and plunged into the crowd delivering food. He staggered and bumped into someone.
Yu Qing was wearing a belt with a hidden meaning today. After being hit like this, the topaz that was originally embedded in it fell off unexpectedly, fell to the ground, spun around, and was lost in the crowd.
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