From Xiao Yuan's outburst, it is not difficult to see how angry he is about this matter.
He was in a bad mood all day.
During dinner, in Gu Xue's bedroom, he still looked angry.
In front of the round table, Gu Xue moved the corner of her mouth and said cautiously: "Although Li Zhengfang is wrong in this matter, how can my husband provoke the anger of all the ministers?"
"Oh, don't worry about it!" Xiao Yuan said irritably, and at the same time, he raised his head and drank down the strong wine in the glass.
The couple was actually very affectionate. In etiquette, Gu Xue called him the king and concubine, but in private, she called him husband.
"You drink less." She said worriedly, and then said: "I have also heard about the matter. How do you plan to deal with it?"
"What else! What a good thing, it has been turned into this! Those northern students, many of whom are talented, feel aggrieved. How can they not make trouble!"
Xiao Yuan said: "This time it is not only Li Zhengfang's fault, but also my fault. But what can we do now to invalidate the thirty scholars admitted by the imperial court?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Xue immediately said: "This is not acceptable. Thirty scholars have already been listed. If my husband does not admit it, he will be slapping himself in the face."
"And this test cannot be invalidated. As the king of a country, my husband will lose his majesty if his orders are changed overnight."
"Then what do you think we should do? Do I only recognize students from Qin and Shu and ignore students from the north?" Xiao Yuan asked.
"Hmm..." Gu Xue thought for a moment with her beautiful eyes and said: "How about this, husband, currently these thirty scholars have been admitted by the court and cannot be changed. Then, husband can follow the king's edict. , announced to the world that this examination will be divided into two sessions, the first session is for Qin and Shu, and the second session is for northern students."
"When the time comes, we will select thirty talents from the northern students to serve as officials. In this way, the majesty of the husband and king will not be lost, and the government's decrees will not be changed. Qin, Shu, and northern students will recruit thirty scholars each. Is it fair to be an official?"
After hearing what she said, Xiao Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up and he couldn't help but praise: "What a great idea, Madam! Why didn't I think of it! I was still weighing whether to invalidate it before!"
Gu Xue pursed her lips and smiled.
"Haha! Okay, okay!" The trouble was relieved, and Xiao Yuan was in a good mood. He immediately took her little hand and said with a smile: "It's great to have Madam by my side."
"Before marrying you, you often coaxed me, but after marrying me, you have never been so sweet." Gu Xue smiled lightly.
"Haha!" Xiao Yuan smiled heartily again.
Early morning the next day.
Yesterday, under the order of King Xiao Yuan, all civil and military officials did not dare to leave, but stayed up all night to fight.
After Xiao Yuan arrived here, there were still many silk books scattered on the ground.
All the ministers hurriedly gathered them up, and then all knelt down on the ground: "I will see you, your Majesty. I will be king for ten thousand years."
Many people looked sleepy and exhausted, and were in extremely low spirits.
"Get back together." Xiao Yuan waved his hand, took a seat on the throne, and then casually looked through the volumes of silk books that had been presented to the king's case.
Afterwards, Liu Yuzhi was the first to stand up, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the examination papers for the king's case are all the scholars who were determined by the ministers after comprehensive consideration yesterday. Among them, there are indeed many northern students, but similarly, Mr. Li The thirty people selected are all extremely talented, and their articles are all remarkable."
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded first, then glanced around and said: "All the ministers are the best among the literati. You come to review the examination papers. You have nothing to say. You have been hungry since yesterday, right?"
Hearing this, many ministers swallowed their saliva and felt hungry.
"Bring them all up!" Xiao Yuan shouted again.
Following his words, the guards first brought in several cases and placed them in front of the ministers, and then served breakfast.
"I've wronged you all, let's have dinner here." Xiao Yuan said casually.
"Thank you, Your Majesty" people shouted in unison.
Breakfast is just a bowl of porridge and a plate of pickles.
Xiao Yuan obviously wanted to rectify this group of civil servants.
But even so, after being hungry all day, they hurriedly knelt down in front of the table, picked up their chopsticks, picked up the porridge, picked up the pickles, and started to devour it.
Xiao Yuan couldn't help but feel happy looking at this group of high-ranking officials who usually had plenty of money and good food.
After waiting for a while, the ministers finished eating, and the guards began to come in to clean up again.
Xiao Yuan also said seriously:
"The country of our Great Qin was conquered inch by inch by the soldiers of our Qin Army! They fought bloody battles and traveled thousands of miles with nothing to eat. They ate snow! They ate grass! In exchange for today's Qin State!"
"You are all my ministers. You should know the sufferings of the people! Understand the difficulty of Qin today!"
"I will remember your Majesty's teachings," people said quickly.
"Okay!" Xiao Yuan said again: "For the examination, the first round has passed, and the thirty scholars on the list remain unchanged. The second round will be opened at the south gate tomorrow, and thirty northern students will be selected. ."
"The second game?" Liu Yuzhi was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately came to his senses and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise."
"Let's do this immediately! Issue the royal order immediately without delay." Xiao Yuandao: "All the ministers worked hard all night, and some results have been achieved. Next, we will continue to review here and finalize the list of thirty northern students!"
"I obey my orders"
The examination turmoil was finally resolved with the advice of Princess Gu Xue.
After the South Gate opened the admissions list again, thirty northern students were also admitted, and Wang Zhao explained that there were two examinations.
This time, there are twice as many places as before. If you are not on the list again, it can only be said that it is your own fault. Who dares to say anything.
For a moment, the northern students who were on the list also shouted excitedly.
Next, is the final palace examination.
Among these sixty people, one will be ranked first.
The examination papers of these sixty scholars will not only be reviewed by important ministers first, but will also be sent to Xiao Yuan, who will read them one by one, and finally make the final decision in person.
One can imagine how honorable it is for the person who finally enters the court meeting hall in this great test.
In other words, he is the top talent among all the students in Qin State.
A few days later, Xiao Yuan confirmed the top candidate and immediately summoned him to an audience with a royal edict.
This student, named Song Lian, was twenty-five or six years old. He came from a poor family and was addicted to learning when he was young. His writing style was magnificent, magnificent and powerful. When Xiao Yuan first read his article, he was a little amazed.
Morning morning on this day.
The ministers had already entered the procession. Song Lian was filled with excitement and apprehension. After entering the palace, he hurriedly knelt down on the ground and said with a trembling voice:
"Song Lian, a grass-roots citizen, comes to see you, Your Majesty. I will be your king for ten thousand years."
