In the Jiangdu Palace, Yang Gao was imagining the scene of a life-and-death fight between the Jurchens and the Yuan army thousands of miles away in Zhuojun City through the system's beeps. But suddenly I heard a chamberlain outside the house say cautiously: "Your Majesty, Lord Yu Yunwen is outside asking for an audience."
After hearing this, Yang Gao quickly exited the system, adjusted his mood, and said calmly: "Invite him to see you!"
"According to the order!"
Not long after, Yu Yunwen walked into Yang Gao's imperial study, bowed and saluted: "The humble minister Yu Yunwen comes to see your majesty, may my emperor live long live!"
"My beloved, you will be free of any courtesy!"
Yang Gao smiled slightly, raised his hand in the air, and said lightly: "I appointed Ai Qing as the examiner of this imperial examination. Aiqing coming to see me at this time must be related to the imperial examination."
Yu Yunwen nodded and said in a deep voice: "Your majesty is wise, and you can see the purpose of Wei Chen's coming at a glance. Wei Chen is indeed here for the imperial examination."
Yang Gao frowned slightly and said, "I appoint Ai Qing as the examiner. Then Ai Qing will handle all situations that arise in the imperial examination. Is it possible that Ai Qing is also afraid of some background?"
Yu Yunwen hurriedly shook his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty, if the examinee is really looking for a shortcut, then I, Yu Yunwen, will never hesitate and immediately cancel his examination results and deprive him of his examination qualifications. But what happened now It’s really a bit difficult for Wei Chen.”
Yang Gao suddenly became interested when he heard this: "It makes you Yu Yunwen feel troublesome. It seems that this matter is not simple? Tell me, what happened?"
Yu Yunwen cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I and several other examiners reviewed the paper and felt that a candidate named Fu Xiang had neat handwriting, concise language, and very reasonable answers. I originally wanted to wait and submit it to the examiner. After His Majesty reviewed it, he nominated it for the headgear.
But what the minister never expected was that Fu Xiang was actually a woman disguised as a man. Someone discovered her daughter early this morning. Now a group of scholars are surrounding the examination room and loudly petitioning, strongly demanding that Fu Xiang's ranking be cancelled. "
Fu Xiang? I'm afraid it's Fu Shanxiang.
Yang Gao curled his lips slightly and said secretly in his heart: "It seems that the only female champion in history is really not simple. I originally thought that she could win the first place in the imperial examination held by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, mainly because the scholars believed more in Manchu. The Qing Dynasty was the orthodox one, so she was lucky enough to win. But now it seems that she does have some strength."
Yu Yunwen saw that Yang Gao was lost in thought, so he shouted softly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Yang Gao quickly came back to his senses when he heard Yu Yunwen's cry, stretched out his hand to rub his temples, and asked in a deep voice: "Who are the scholars who are petitioning around the examination room?"
Yu Yunwen quickly raised his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, this group of scholars is headed by Qian Yiqian and Hou Fangyu, bachelors of the Hanlin Academy. Although these people are good at studying classics, they are almost useless in subjects such as policy theory, arithmetic, engineering, and agriculture. It is unqualified. According to normal circumstances, it will definitely fail."
Arithmetic, engineering and agriculture were just added to the imperial examinations by Yang Gao in the past two years. Most of the Jinshi selected by the imperial examination are sent to other prefectures and counties. How can they benefit the people if they are just for a few words?
After hearing Yu Yunwen's words, Yang Gao's face suddenly darkened and said: "In my opinion, the reason why they made such a fuss is that Fu Xiang is a daughter. He knew that he would fail the exam and took the opportunity to vent his anger. is true."
Yu Yunwen nodded slightly: "Wei Chen guessed the same thing. It's just that there has never been a woman entering the court as an official in the past dynasties, so this matter is embarrassing for Wei Chen."
"That's all, Yunwen, I'll go with you to have a look."
Yang Gao shook his head helplessly. Although Yu Yunwen was upright, he could not escape the limitations of the times. The idea of equality between men and women is a product of a thousand years later, and it is indeed difficult for people today to accept it.
Boom boom! ! !
Yang Gao, leading several guards, and Yu Yunwen had just left the imperial study. Before they had gone far, they were suddenly blocked by a woman.
The woman was tall and wearing a fiery red dress. She had pretty features, an oval face, and a high nose. It was Yang Gao who summoned Yang Miaozhen, whose identity was implanted as his sister.
Yang Miaozhen stopped Yang Gao and his group, looked up and down, curled his lips, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yu, where are you going? Can I go too?"
Seeing Yang Miaozhen blocking the road, Yang Gao felt his scalp numb. Within a few months of her birth, this cheap sister had already caused a stir in Jiangdu Palace. The most important thing is that she is very skilled in martial arts. Ordinary guards can't look down on her at all. Coupled with the love of Empress Xiao, she is even more confident.
Yang Gao shook his head helplessly and said in a deep voice: "Sister Huang, I and Yu Aiqing have serious matters to deal with. You should stay with your mother in the palace and don't come in and meddle in state affairs to avoid false accusations!"
Hearing this, Yang Miaozhen suddenly smiled strangely: "Your Majesty, how could I just get involved? Since you inherited the throne, you have encountered so many assassinations that you can't even count them. I'm following you just in case. When the time comes, It’s easy to protect him if he encounters an assassin!”
Yang Gao saw that this cheap sister was determined to follow him outside to join in the fun, and then thought that bringing a female hero there might be more helpful to Fu Shanxiang's matter, so he nodded and agreed to Yang Miaozhen's request.
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In the Hanlin Academy, dozens of scholars and students, including Qian Yiqian and Hou Fangyu, gathered outside the residence where Fu Shanxiang lived. The crowd was excited and yelled and cursed.
"From ancient times to the present, there is no reason for women to serve as officials in the court. A woman dares to disguise herself as a man and take part in the imperial examination in an attempt to subvert the ancestral system. It is really an insult to politeness!"
"It's really offensive to a woman who doesn't take care of her husband and raise her children well at home, but she goes to the imperial examination to show her face!"
"How can a woman have such talent and ability? In my opinion, this exam is not fair at all. Someone must have leaked it to this woman beforehand."
"What? The imperial examination is unfair, so we must retake it!"
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"You are so outrageous that you dare to make lies and confuse people in public!"
When Yang Gao, Yu Yunwen and others arrived, they happened to catch up with this group of scholars with ulterior motives, trying to involve Fu Shanxiang in the fairness of the imperial examination, in order to provoke people's hearts.
This made Yang Gao furious, and he immediately scolded: "You are also people who have read poetry and books, but you can do such a thing of catching wind and shadow. I personally kept the imperial examination questions until shortly before the exam started. Examiner Mr. Yu Yunwen, do you think I leaked the test questions?"
