In order to prevent some of the officials from covering up the bachelors and colluding in cheating, the prince ordered the top ten people from the Tianming Wushuang Society to be tested in the court.
The ten people had never gone to court before, and they were very worried. But after all, they were high officials of a prince, so how could they slip away from their hands.
In the Taichao Hall, the atmosphere was majestic and solemn. The courtiers stood on both sides. The prince was supervising the court diagonally under the imperial chair, and ten talented people were being scrutinized in the middle.
Prince: "Don't be nervous, everyone. Since you can stand out in the Wushuang Society, you are the pillar of our dynasty. Today, we will also open our eyes to know the future of this splendid country of the dynasty!"
After saying this, a eunuch handed ten secret messages into the hands of these ten people.
Prince: "There is a topic here for you. It is not difficult for each of you to write a poem according to the topic. If you can't do it, you will be punished as cheating!"
The prince smiled and spoke, but it made people feel chilly and murderous.
The top ten selected by 100,000 candidates, no matter how weak they were, it was still difficult for them to write a single poem. After only a moment, ten people finished their poems one after another, and then sent them to each official for review, and finally the prince reviewed them.
The wind, rain and cold fall, and I hate the world for a hundred years!
The drizzle drizzles on the green mud, and the cold pool shines on Baguio!
Green, green, red and gorgeous, cold and warm for a lifetime!
The poems written by Li Zheng, Wang Xuewen, and Zhou Hao are actually the same secret letters to the ten students. They all have the same title, which is to compose a poem using the word Qinghan.
Among them, only Li Zheng, who was ranked first, came up with something new and used the word Qing instead of the word Qing given in the title.
In the dictionary test, articles with homophones and different words often appear. As long as there is no problem with the meaning, it is not only not wrong, but also a bonus point for the article. If the meaning cannot be explained, it will not work.
After reading it, the ministers present felt that it was worthy of being ranked among the top ten among the 100,000 students. The poems were extremely beautiful and could be completed in such a short time, which was really convincing.
The next step is to praise. According to the previous agreement, the top ten students were immediately awarded the position of governor of the prefecture. They are considered to be the officials of the border. Even though the restrictions and jurisdiction of the dynasty are relatively strict, there is still enough space for them. Gain huge benefits yourself.
Several people happily accepted the order to express their gratitude and took office.
Prince: "Very good, the dynasty has added some new blood. Ministers, we will witness this prosperous era together!"
It was originally a test for several new students, nothing special happened, and then he retired.
The poems written by the ten students were also shown to Long Yu, but Long Yu was a martial arts practitioner and had no proficiency in writing. Generally speaking, the poems seemed to be very smooth and he didn't see any advantages, so he didn't pay much attention to them.
In addition to the official position of commanding the army, most princesses and princesses are civilian officials, and most officials in the dynasty are also civilian officials, because military power cannot be given casually.
Li Zheng became the lord of Baichuan Mansion, Wang Xuewen became the lord of Beijun Mansion, and Zhou Hao became the lord of Mobei Mansion.
These three prefectures and counties are relatively large in area and the people are wealthy. This is partly due to the dynasty and partly due to the active development of Yao Mengran and others over the years.
Just because he refuted the prince, he ended up like this, once the emperor and the courtier.
The remaining ninety people have also been assigned official positions, and the people before the fifty have been assigned the position of county guard. They hold second-class official positions under the palace lord, with direct superiority and subordinates. Once they enter the court, they will be important officials of a prominent party. Members, many people were extremely excited.
Wenchang was depressed. He was ranked fiftieth. The people in front of him were at least county guards. When it came to him, there were no more vacancies. He became a county guard and was responsible for assisting the county guard in daily affairs. This was simply It's a joke on life.
The depressed Wen Chang was drinking his wine, while his eldest brother Wen Jing was comforting him: "Don't be depressed. The three of us can't even become government servants. We don't have any objections. Do you think the Si Wei Guan is too young?"
Wenchang smiled stupidly, looked at Cao Mengyu on the side, and comforted him: "Brother Cao, don't worry, I guess something went wrong. It's impossible that none of you are on the list!"
Zhang Chao still can't figure out why he failed: "Do you think our test questions were forgotten? Or are these officials colluding? The questions can't be wrong. Could it be that the future only means this, and Brother Wenchang just prepared the right questions? "
Ten students have passed the test and announced to the world that they will take office soon. Although the time is a little rushed, there is nothing surprising. This important matter has been settled.
Cao Mengyu thought about it for a day and finally got some ideas.
"The title is definitely correct, and the future will definitely have two meanings. As for Brother Wenchang being able to be on the list, I guess they are just drunkards who don't care about drinking!"
"What did Brother Cao think of?" Wen Jing asked solemnly.
"Brother Zhang just reminded me that there are only three reasons for this matter. Our test papers were destroyed or the examiner didn't see it for some reason!"
"It's not impossible. In previous years, some students' test papers were accidentally destroyed. We sat together and the papers were also together. Except for Wenchang's good luck, it's not impossible that others were accidentally burned. This This situation will not be explained clearly due to human feelings, so the candidates can only consider themselves unlucky!" Zhang Chao said.
Cao Mengyu shook his head and said: "Impossible. Is ours lost? Is Li Jun's also lost? Is Qi Chongbao's also lost? Is Hou Cen's also lost? They are not sitting together. !”
Zhang Chao slapped his forehead and said: "When you said that, I remembered it. The test papers for so many of us disappeared at the same time. This is not an accident!"
Cao Mengyu continued: "When we left, we saw Li Jun, Qi Chongbao, Hou Cen, and even Huang Daozhang together, indicating that they all took the exam, but I found that they were not too surprised about failing!"
"Those people were still talking and laughing!" Wen Jing also saw it.
"Although I haven't had much contact with them, they must have thought of it. Sure enough, despite their reputation, I actually delayed them for a day!"
Two of the three possibilities have been eliminated, leaving only one.
Wenjing and Wenchang said at the same time: "Is there a problem with this exam?"
Cao Mengyu squinted his eyes and said: "It must be so. Sure enough, we were too naive and thought this was a good opportunity. Maybe Brother Liu saw the result early on!"
Zhang Chao was shocked: "No way, this time the prince is in charge of the exam, and the third prince is assisting in marking the papers. Who has the courage to exclude all our papers?"
"The drunkard's intention is not to drink. You are still too naive. Doesn't the prince himself have any selfish motives? Doesn't the three princes have no selfish motives?"
Zhang Chao opened his mouth and said tremblingly: "No...it can be...could this...be...a pretense?"
Cao Mengyu nodded and said: "Yes, it is a game, a game we play with others! A game that has no chance of winning from the beginning!"
"If this is really the case, what is their purpose for doing this? Why don't they just make the decision directly as before? Why bother?"
Wen Jing also agreed with this possibility, but it was a little hard to believe.
"There is always their purpose, maybe it has nothing to do with us, or maybe there are reasons within the dynasty that lead them to need to perform such a scene!"
The Destiny Wushuang Meeting, which took so much effort and took two months, turned out to be a conspiracy farce. The four of them felt shuddering together. Maybe they still had some hope in their hearts and did not believe that the prosperous Qi Dynasty could do it. Such a despicable thing.
"The emperor is seriously ill. Who will be the future emperor? This is what they are considering!" Wen Jing also understood and hit the key point.
"Then...should I take this position as an official?" Wenchang felt a little timid.
Although students get the rank in the exam, they do not have to become an official. If they are not satisfied with the position, they can give up and wait for the next exam, and the vacancy will be filled by the people behind.
Regarding his brother's comfort, Wenjing did not reply rashly, but was thinking about various possibilities.
"If you're impatient, go for it. If there's no big reason, it's better not to be an official!"
"That's right, brother, if you are in the game, there are many things you can't control yourself. Although this official position won't have much impact, I'm just afraid of what happens..."
"Well, I will listen to my two brothers and resign from this official position tomorrow!"
"Wait a minute, we can't be mediocre yet. Tomorrow, the imperial court will announce the poems of today's ten candidates. If they are better than us, what I just said may not be true. If they are not satisfactory, then..." Cao Mengyu Analyzed very calmly.
"Then there must be a problem. Although we want to aspire to a peaceful and prosperous age, we must not become pawns for others to fight for power!" Wen Jing said angrily.
"It's best to ask Brother Liu. With his opinion, I'm afraid he can't catch up with Li Jun! It's always a pity to lose a simple county guard!" Zhang Chao thought.
"That's right, how about asking Brother Liu!" The other three people said together.
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Hou Cen stopped Li Jun who was about to leave, and left the noisy military camp with Huang Daozhang and Wang Chi.
There are too many hutong residences in Wushuang City, which cover a vast area. Some places are difficult to find and are suitable for some people to live in seclusion. Some places have not been visited by anyone for many years and are quiet and peaceful.
Hou Cen took them to an extremely remote place. The surrounding houses were dilapidated and almost collapsed, and the roofs were full of holes.
Several people turned around and entered the most inconspicuous little house. The inside was very different from the outside. Although there was not much change, it was very clean and elegant, without dust. There was a table in the middle, surrounded by stone seats against the wall. It was just right. There was a circle.
"Please!" Hou Cen stretched out his hand and ushered the other four people in.
Huang Daozhang and others were not pedantic people. They sat around the table casually and didn't care about the shabby place.
"Is there anything I'm interested in? If you lie to me, I won't believe you again!" Li Jun was a little unhappy and shook his head.
Hou Cen was not in a hurry to explain. He took out a pot of tea and several teacups from another room and started making tea in front of everyone.
Several people looked at each other in confusion. Qi Chongbao, who came with him, didn't know what he was going to do and looked at him curiously.
Li Jun couldn't wait and raised his buttocks to leave. At this time, the water had been poured into the pot, and the aroma of tea wafted from it. Li Jun smelled it and sat back.
"It turned out to be bee tea. I didn't expect Brother Hou to have such skills!" Huang Daozhang smelled it right away.
The few people who were a little anxious at first became calmer when they saw the bee tea, and they were no longer in a hurry to ask why they were here.
Bee tea is a very special kind of tea made with honey. There is only one kind of honey in the world that can taste as good as tea. This kind of bees requires very strict breeding conditions. The honey they produce each time can be used to make tea. The number is less than 12/10, which is very rare.
Any kind of tea brewed with this kind of honey will not lose its original taste, and will become extremely sweet. If the tea is added with this kind of honey, it will be sweet, peaceful and beautiful. If you add this kind of honey to your heart, you will look back on your childhood with a wonderful sweetness and great joy.
This is like a enhancer, any tea will taste better if it is added to it.
Even if this honey is poured into a glass of plain water, the taste will be refreshing.
Almost everyone who tastes tea doesn't like it. It is the holy tea in Wushuang City.
I didn't know what kind of tea was in it. Watching Hou Cen pour it for several people one by one, Li Jun was the most anxious. He hurriedly took a sip regardless of whether the tea in the cup was still cold.
"Oh, it's You'erxin!" After drinking the tea, Li Jun tasted the name of the tea in one gulp.
The remaining people couldn't hold it any longer and raised their glasses to taste You'er's heart with honey.
