Longyan Palace.
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Xie Tianyao looked at the letter in his hand quietly with a gloomy expression.
"Liu Zhizhou, does he really think that I can't kill him?"
boom!
He slapped the letter on the table, very angry.
Imperial examination?
If you have a dream, forget it!
What kind of imperial examination are you going to do for me?
Doesn’t this mean that you don’t take the court laws into consideration?
Innate imperial power... Innate imperial power. In fact, only those who really become emperors will know that any innate imperial power is just a matter of fooling around!
If you were gifted with imperial power, how could you grow old or die?
All the natural imperial power is just what the foolish people say!
Since ancient times, the royal family has had a set of rhetoric to prove the legitimacy of its rule. And the way these emperors ruled was to naturally give those nobles and scholar-bureaucrats high power and sufficient benefits. Let them rule those people layer by layer.
All this has been like this since ancient times.
But now?
You, Liu Zheng, actually want to challenge these layers of ruling rules!
Xie Tianyao is not stupid.
Ever since he ascended the throne, he knew that the Longyan Dynasty was in decay, and if it was not reformed, the ship would collapse sooner or later. But he also knew that if the interests of the nobles, scholar-bureaucrats, and vassal kings were easily touched, the whole country would be in chaos.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... calm down, calm down."
Manager Zhou said anxiously from the side.
Xie Tianyao sneered: "Calm down, how do you want me to calm down?"
He suddenly burst into laughter: "Liu Zhizhou, Liu Zhizhou... Hey, if I had met him in my youth, I would have definitely pushed him out of the government and led the reform..."
But now.
He laughed to himself.
He was well aware of his physical condition.
Nowadays, several princes are fighting to the death.
In this case, reform? It will definitely be a trigger in this troubled world.
He didn't dare.
Because he is old.
He didn't want the Xie family's Long Yan Dynasty to be ruined by his own hands.
Are you lingering?
He laughed loudly: "Liu Zhizhou, are you teaching me how to do things? What a pity, what a pity, what a pity..."
His eyes suddenly turned cold and he shouted: "We have decreed that in the Western Regions, during the Shangyuan Festival this year, the envoys of all the governor's offices must return to Beijing to report on their duties!"
Manager Zhou was shocked and lowered his head in response.
The old emperor...
This is to kill the donkey!
The Western Region Protectorate has been rebuilt. At this time, what is the use of keeping the Liu family and his son?
The vitality of the Dawan Kingdom is severely damaged, and if any general is sent there, Xie Xuan will surely die.
Xie Tianyao stood up slowly, and then said with a smile: "Old Zhou, come with me for a walk. I want to see my great country."
Manager Zhou cried with joy: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are finally willing to leave the palace. Hurry, hurry, get ready, get ready!"
then.
Xie Xuan ran to the Western Regions and established the Dayuan Kingdom. Later, he united with the Qiang people and kidnapped Xie Tianyao's most beloved woman. In anger, Xie Tianyao sent troops to the Western Regions and declared to the world that Xie Xuan would not break the Western Regions. Don’t leave the palace for ten years!
result.
He defeated Ghost City.
Today, the Protectorate Palace has been rebuilt, and the oath is gone.
Xie Tianyao walked with his hands behind his back, a hint of nostalgia in his sleepy eyes.
"If Qing'er is still here, the child she gave birth to will be eighteen years old..."
"Old Zhou, do you think he will be a prince or a princess?"
Manager Zhou was sweating coldly.
Where does he dare to say a word?
…
Another three days.
The civil, military, and craftsmanship examinations in Yanqi City began at the same time.
All three places were very lively.
Cui Gong got up early in the morning to take a shower and change clothes. He was full of energy. He felt that his chance to be reborn had come. He would once again step onto the stage of history and let the Cui family shine again!
"Congratulations, sir!"
"Congratulations, Mr. Cui!"
"Mr. Cui will definitely win the first prize today!"
Listening to other people's compliments, Cui Gong struggled to keep a humble look on his face and waved his hands: "Same joy."
Mr. Cui's battle formation was not built for nothing. He was followed by a group of people who wanted to beat gongs and drums. Cui Gong took a look and sighed slightly, feeling that the only drawback was that there was still no carriage to pick him up. He couldn't help but snorted, this Western Region Jiedushi was really a bad person!
That’s all.
That's it for now.
When he returns to officialdom, it will be the time when he becomes a dragon and a phoenix!
The Western Region is just a springboard. Would the head of the Cui family care about those bullshit points? Sooner or later, he will return to the Longyan Dynasty.
Therefore, along the way, when he saw the extremely excited group of poor students, he smiled coldly.
at the same time.
Ling Chen was already ready.
That's right.
He is the poor student in Cui Gong's eyes. Let alone a scholar, he doesn't even have a basket to endorse. His clothes were all patched, and even while walking on the road, he felt uneasy. Whose pen was used for this imperial examination? I have nothing but pen, ink, paper and inkstone, but I don’t have anything I want.
"Go away, why are you squeezing! Oh, it's Ling Chen? Hahahaha, are you coming to participate too?"
Cui Gong's group of servants laughed loudly after seeing Ling Chen.
Cui Gong also glanced at him and said, "Young man, your literary talent is good, but your work is too sharp. Your personality is not suitable for an official career."
"In this case, if I win the election and I need a pen-polishing boy, how about you come?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience burst into laughter again.
Back then, Ling Chen had his articles stolen by a literary giant and was imprisoned for it. However, people from these distinguished families thought this was natural. You are a disciple from a humble family, what policy do you propose? Is it possible for a pariah like you to write that kind of article about governing the world?
You are only qualified to polish the pens of these masters!
"Why are you making any noise! Just be quiet!"
Ling Chen was about to speak. At this time, the deacon in charge of the civil examination gave Cui Gong a cold look: "Go to the back and line up. If you dare to make any noise again, you will be disqualified!"
"you……"
Cui Gong was so angry that he was half dead.
Ling Chen laughed out loud, bowed his hands to the deacon, and then followed the team and entered one by one.
Cui Gong's eyes were vicious: "Humph, let's see if you can laugh in a while!"
The imperial examination for 150,000 people.
This cannot be done in one day. On the first day, each of the three examination rooms could only be responsible for the examination of 5,000 people, which was already the limit. Even so, this open-air racecourse in Yanqi is equipped with tables and benches, but the conditions are still a bit rudimentary...
As soon as the five thousand people were seated, the test papers were handed out.
Liu Zheng and Qingyang Shuo were standing on a high place, looking at the world. During the first imperial examination, he remembered the time when he took the college entrance examination... that fate-changing examination, wasn't it like this?
He remembered that when he was taking the college entrance examination, he couldn't sleep the night before and the whole night.
Despite that, the next day was extremely exciting.
It's just that these people now, the first batch of people to eat crabs, they probably don't understand what this exam means to them.
"Sir, that person is Ling Chen."
Qingyang Shuo pointed at one of the five thousand people.
Liu Zheng chuckled: "A person who can be appreciated by Sir must be good. Let's see how he will go about this Western Region policy."
Qingyang Shuo said with a smile: "It's not Shuo who appreciates him, but Shuo who thinks that his extreme and sharp tempers are worthy of being a prince."
"ah?"
Liu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"Policy for the Western Regions?"
When the test papers are handed out.
Many people were stunned when they looked at this topic.
Especially Cui Gong.
Policy theory?
Why is this?
Even if it is an exam, shouldn’t the content in the Four Books and Five Classics be tested?
this……
Cui Gong broke out in cold sweat all of a sudden.
Ling Chen's eyes were shining and he was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
at this time.
He wanted to look up to the sky and scream!
The era you want has finally arrived!
…
Martial arts here.
It was also very lively, it should be said that it was several times more lively than the Wenju place. After all, in this era, there are still only a few people who can read and write. Most people still move around the world with brute strength.
And it's noisy here too.
As soon as they entered the venue, Xiong Ao jumped out and shouted at the nearly ten thousand people: "No more nonsense, I, Xiong Ao, who dares to challenge me here!"
Qin Changfeng came over and slapped him hard on the head: "I didn't ask you to fight."
The whole audience burst into laughter.
Xiong Ao scratched his head, but how dare he make trouble with Qin Changfeng? He licked his face and said with a smile: "General Qin, isn't it a fight? Ha, I, Xiong Ao, am a rough person, just a rough person. What do you think? You all, line up for me!"
Qin Changfeng looked around and said calmly: "The martial arts assessment is divided into three parts: theory, tactics, and actual combat. The young master has something to say about self-positioning. Those who think that they are general materials need to be assessed on all three. I think If you are a military scribe, you only have to take the second exam, and if you think you are suitable to be a soldier, you can take the third exam!"
The whole place was buzzing with discussion.
Is this so detailed?
Xiong Ao laughed loudly: "General Qin, I, Xiong Ao, can I be your general?"
Qin Changfeng said coldly: "Assessment!"
"oh……"
Xiong Ao looked aggrieved: "But I don't know any strategies and tactics. When it comes to fighting, just kill them. Kill all the enemies and that's it!"
The whole place burst into laughter again, and everyone fell on their backs.
The atmosphere at the scene also became much happier.
Xiao Tao secretly asked her lady, "Miss, which one would you like to apply for?"
Xie Chan thought for a moment, bit her lip and said, "I'll pay you back!"
"Ah? What if you pass the exam to become a general?"
Xiaotao took a breath.
Xie Chan was very pleased with what she heard and said with a smile: "Wouldn't that mean we are one step closer to that Liu Gou thief and can assassinate him easily?"
Xiao Tao praised: "Miss is wise!"
"What this general said means he is already well versed in the art of war. Why doesn't he understand strategy?"
At this moment, Liu Zheng came over with a smile.
The whole place was in an uproar.
"Master Liu is here!"
"Liu Zhizhou!"
"I've met Mr. Liu!"
Xie Chan's eyes moved over instantly.
Hypocritical, demagogue!
It has only been a few days, but it has already been regarded as a god by so many people!
Damn it!
I'll stab him to death tomorrow!
