Chapter 276 Nervous

These words were so treasonous and treacherous that Zhao Chunmao did not dare to say them out, so he stopped talking and lowered his head slightly.

But Tang Zhichuan also understood Zhao Chunmao's unspoken words through his expression, and his eyes narrowed even more, "It is common for young people to be arrogant, but it is understandable. Let's go in first."

Tang Zhichuan was originally a thorough scholar.

Most literati have a strong bookishness about them, and are gentle and elegant.

However, Tang Zhichuan's ancestors were military generals and had followed Taizu on expeditions to pacify the world. The Tang family also had a deep-rooted sense of majesty in their blood.

Although Tang Zhichuan was not angry at this time, his understatement was enough to convey a sense of oppression that made people breathless.

Zhao Chunmao's high spirits and determination had almost disappeared at this time, replaced by inner panic.

It wasn't until Tang Zhichuan's back had completely disappeared from sight that Zhao Chunmao raised his legs that seemed to be filled with lead and walked forward hesitantly.

At this time, all the tributes entered the left and right side halls of Zhongyuan Palace in order.

After sitting down in order, Tang Zhichuan and the Minister of Rites opened the examination questions for this palace examination, and the chamberlain distributed them to all the tributes waiting for the palace examination.

After getting the test questions, all the tributes couldn't wait to open them and look at the test questions.

On the stack of square rice paper between them, there are a few words written neatly - "Those who miss the peace of the country must accumulate virtue and justice."

When all the tributes saw this, they all frowned slightly.

This is a sentence in "Ten Thoughts on Remonstrance to Emperor Taizong", which originally read: "I have heard: Those who seek the growth of a tree must consolidate its roots; those who wish to make a tree flow far away must dredge its springs; those who long for the security of the country must accumulate its roots. Deyi."

Because "Ten Thoughts on Remonstrance to Emperor Taizong" was written by ministers to the emperor, it is a commonplace and not unfamiliar to students all over the world. Everyone even knows it by heart, and even the explanations and annotations can be recited fluently.

Logically speaking, an article derived from such a sentence is easy to write and is not difficult.

But precisely because I am often criticized, it is not easy to write brilliantly, and it is not easy to grasp the scale. It is very easy to be rejected because the words are too intense or not sincere enough.

After all the tributes figured this out, they felt trembling in their hearts, and they started writing cautiously after some careful consideration.

From the left and right halls, the rustling sounds of ink grinding and pen writing were soon heard, as well as the footsteps of Tang Zhichuan, the Minister of Rites and others as they patrolled back and forth.

When several people gathered together, they all sighed after looking at each other.

Early this morning, the emperor went straight to the Qingxu Hall to meditate on the grounds that it was not appropriate to see many people today.

The emperor was so indifferent to the palace examination, and they, the old ministers, dared not relax at all for the sake of the country and the country, and had to work hard to be worthy of the black gauze hat on their heads.

Only then can we be worthy of the late emperor's entrustment.

The three of them made eye contact, and after sighing again, they nodded heavily in unison, and went to patrol separately.

Inspect the expressions and demeanor of each tribute in the main hall, observe the brushwork and fonts of everyone when writing, and record them one by one in the book.

The three of them sometimes nodded in affirmation, sometimes shook their heads, sometimes frowned, and sometimes even sighed...

Such an act that did not hide what was in his heart made the tributes present even more nervous.