Emperor Zhou Yuan then laughed and said, "What Ai Qing said is absolutely true. Let's open the list."
"Wei Chen accepts the order." Liu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and lowered his head. A cold sweat broke out behind his back, and he still couldn't recover for a long time after Emperor Zhou Yuan left.
"Master Liu." Suning shouted while holding the tray and bending down to look at Liu Yuan.
"Thank you." Liu Yuan took a deep breath before staggering up and taking the tray. He stood in the main hall and took a moment before walking towards the door.
Liu Yuan looked at the rankings. The top pick had already been chosen by Liang Cai before Emperor Zhou Yuan asked. The second pick also fell on Tan Che. The top pick was Yang Qingsong, the legitimate son of Duke Yang.
This time Emperor Zhou Yuan suddenly changed the strategy of the prosperous times, which made him discover Yang Qingsong to his surprise. Although the strategy was not brilliant, his views on coastal areas obviously caught the eye of Emperor Zhou Yuan.
Liu Yuan sighed inwardly as he took the results. This year's imperial examination was too scary. He was too old to withstand Emperor Zhou Yuan's scare. He obviously wanted to use Liang Cai, but he still had to let him speak out and agree.
The emperor's heart is unpredictable.
Liu Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief and then went to post the list with brisk steps.
However, shortly after leaving the palace, he saw Xu Zhixing hurriedly entering the palace from a distance. Emperor Zhou Yuan gave him the last chance to argue.
But the number one scholar has been chosen, and whatever Xu Zhixing says is wrong. Although his strategy is excellent, it is harmless. They only judge the quality of the policy, but it is Emperor Zhou Yuan who decides whether to use this person or not.
But Xu Zhixing went too far.
However, Xu Zhixing kept organizing his speech in his mind, and when he saw Liu Yuan's face, he looked even more sarcastic, as if he was ashamed to be associated with him.
"I am here to attend, Your Majesty." When he arrived at the Imperial Study Room, Xu Zhixing saluted respectfully.
Emperor Zhou Yuan was somewhat silent as he looked at the neatly kneeling Xu Zhixing. "I love your life."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xu Zhixing stood aside and thanked him.
"Why does Xu Aiqing feel that this policy is not good enough?" Emperor Zhou Yuan said in a calm tone, showing no emotion or anger.
Xu Zhixing knew it was about Liang Caice's theory as soon as he heard it, and he already had an excuse in his mind. This is his chance.
As the legitimate son of Mr. Xu Ge, he has stayed in the position of bachelor for ten years without any movement. How can he sit still?
After his father passed away, the Xu family was on the verge of sunset. How could he endure the ridicule of those people?
But now those people who were flattering him finally made a mistake. This was a perfect opportunity for him to show his loyalty and prove his ability. Perhaps leaving his name in the annals of history can also be regarded as a glorious lintel.
"What do you think, Mr. Xu?" Emperor Zhou Yuan became a little impatient.
Xu Zhixing was silent as he looked at the policy in his hand. This policy had obviously been copied by someone, so there was no third-class symbol of his on it.
This made Xu Zhixing somewhat confused about Emperor Zhou Yuan's attitude.
"Your Majesty, please make a clear decision. I know that this policy is amazing and should be the best. Your Excellencies are also so decisive." Xu Zhixing knelt down again as he spoke.
Emperor Zhou Yuan looked as usual, "Master Xu made the wrong mistake?"
Xu Zhixing's heart skipped a beat. How could the judgment symbol be written on the wrong pen? If he recognized it, wouldn't he be admitting that he deliberately pressed the paper?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Wei Chen has never made a mistake in writing. Wei Chen did not finish writing for a long time when judging the papers, and he was really uneasy. Rumors are everywhere in the capital, and there is no guarantee that no one will be deceived by the rumors.
The same is true for Wei Chen. Although this strategy is excellent, it has hidden dangers. Although the commercial tax restricts businessmen, does it not open the door to government convenience for those businessmen?
There is also a customs tax, which is unheard of by the humble ministers. The ethics and education of that small country are not open. If the customs were opened, it would be humiliating for people from the small country to come and go frequently. When the customs are changed, it is difficult to guarantee that people will not go to the small country privately.
Although this policy is excellent, it actually harbors evil intentions. Liang Cai is even more arrogant and ambitious. How can such a person with evil intentions be of great use?
Your Majesty, don't be fooled by appearances! "
Xu Zhixing spoke so impassionedly that he almost burst into tears. His sincere and sincere words of recommendation made people unable to help but feel moved.
However, Suning quietly changed the tea for Emperor Zhou Yuan. Xu Zhixing was really not as wise as the elder.
Emperor Zhou Yuan looked at Xu Zhixing, who was looking down, and his heartbroken look was really very real.
"Master Xu is awake alone, but the gold list has been handed over to Master Liu for posting." Emperor Zhou Yuan said calmly after taking a sip of tea.
Xu Zhixing was shocked when he heard this, "Your Majesty, there is something wrong! This Liang Cai is hiding evil intentions and is of no use. Please call back Mr. Liu for a long-term discussion."
Suning was considered an old man around Emperor Zhou Yuan. He thought he was used to things, but when he heard Xu Zhixing's words, he was still a little shocked. How could there be such a single-minded fool.
He wakes up alone, doesn't it mean that His Majesty doesn't know how to use people? I can't even see such a policy. He was even more audacious enough to ask His Majesty to recall Mr. Liu, which was simply hopeless.
Since Emperor Zhou Yuan had already appointed Liang Cai, he was going to use him. Xu Zhixing obviously turned a deaf ear to such an obvious hint.
This kind of temperament was suppressed by Xu Ge in the past few years, so it can be considered quite satisfactory. When the old man Xu Ge passed away, His Majesty, thinking of the kindness of the emperor and his ministers, thought of promoting Xu Zhixing to prevent the Xu family from falling.
Xu Zhixing took charge of the three imperial examinations without any success, and Emperor Zhou Yuan was reluctantly satisfied. But this time, I made a big mistake.
"Presumptuous!" Emperor Zhou Yuan was so disappointed when he saw Xu Zhixing that he couldn't bear it and threw the teacup in his hand at Xu Zhixing.
Xu Zhixing was hit on the shoulder by the teacup, and when he saw Emperor Zhou Yuan Long Yan was furious, he knelt down belatedly.
"The humble minister made a mistake, please forgive me." Xu Zhixing knocked his head on the ground and became afraid when he felt the low pressure in the imperial study room.
Emperor Zhou Yuan was so angry that his chest heaved, "The imperial examination is about selecting talents, which is the foundation of the country. I ordered you to be an examiner to select talented people for me. Does Mr. Xu still remember his responsibilities?"
Emperor Zhou Yuan walked up to Xu Zhixing, threw the policy theory in front of his eyes and continued: "Since you said this policy theory is excellent, you only care about judging the papers. It is also you who decide whether this person has evil intentions and whether he is not useful.
Are you questioning my decision? Should this country also be decided by you, Mr. Xu? "
Emperor Zhou Yuan's words can be described as heart-wrenching words. Even if Xu Zhixing had such a hat, he could have several heads chopped off.
Now that he had calmed down and thought about it carefully, Xu Zhixing realized that he had committed many taboos when he entered the imperial study, and all of them were enough for Emperor Zhou Yuan to kill him.
"Your Majesty, forgive me. It's because I am stupid. Your Majesty clearly knows that I have no such intention. I have no such intention!" Xu Zhixing said with a defeated look on his face and kowtowed his head to apologize.
"Mr. Xu Ge is such a wise man. Mr. Xu has been an official for decades and is simply useless.
When will it be your turn, Xu Zhixing's turn, to speak out about the Yushitai matter? Emperor Zhou Yuan was extremely angry, but seeing that Xu Zhixing looked really stupid, and thinking of his mentor Xu Ge, he became even more angry.
