"sure!"
"Pa bang bang..."
Xia Tian raised his palm and patted it. After three sounds, a young man with a hidden sword presented the test questions to Emperor Xia: "Your Majesty, please check it out!"
Everyone is in focus!
The second prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince stretched their necks and stared at the examination papers, wanting to take a sneak peek.
Curiosity has made them itchy, like countless cat paws gently scratching their hearts, and they have to take a look to be relieved.
actually.
Xia Chuanqiu was also very curious: "Your Highness, I also want to see the test questions, but do you still have the test papers?"
"No!"
Xia Tian refused very simply: "Before the imperial examination ends, only His Majesty can watch it!"
"I'm afraid you might leak the topic after reading it!"
"Besides, even the dim-sighted Grand Master might not be able to understand the exam questions that I've just asked!"
"you......"
Grand Master Xia Chuanqiu was so angry that his beard trembled. He clasped his fists and raised his hands in the air in salute: "I am a descendant of an ancient sage. How can I not be able to understand a small examination paper?"
"Your Highness, are you insulting this Grand Master?"
"Is this how you understand it?"
Xia Tian Yun Danfeng took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Then just insult the Grand Master!"
Xia Chuanqi: "..."
Damn it!
No one has ever dared to do this to him!
Xia Chuanqiu stared at Xia Tian's eyes with a gloomy face, veins popped up on his withered fingers, and he was struggling to control the murderous intention in his heart!
Next to him, the old god Sima Jian was there, with an attitude that it was none of his business!
Quarreling with his son-in-law...that's just for excitement!
Ancestor, you are getting old!
A quarter of an hour later.
Emperor Xia read the test paper and put it back into the hands of the young man with the sword. His eyes were full of weirdness, as if he was deep in thought!
finally.
Emperor Xia still asked: "Prince, is such a straightforward test question too simple?"
"not simple!"
Xia Tian said frankly: "The test questions may seem simple, but they actually have profound meanings. They will select the talents we need!"
"Father, we are not choosing poets and lyricists, just be simple and direct!"
"All right!"
Emperor Xia was dubious: "Then let's see the results of the exam!"
Then, he turned to look at Grand Master Xia Chuanqi and comforted him: "Grand Master, since you are so curious about the exam questions, please stay as the deputy examiner and assist the Prince in proctoring the exam!"
"yes!"
Xia Chuanqi was overjoyed: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will keep an eye on His Highness the Crown Prince and prevent him from engaging in malpractice for personal gain!"
"very good!"
Emperor Xia seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and said noncommittally: "I am going to return to the palace. If there is something urgent, I will send someone to the palace to report!"
"yes!"
Xia Tian, Grand Master Xia Chuanqi, Left Prime Minister Sima Jian, and the three princes all stood up to see each other off: "Congratulations to see you off, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Xia left, and Eunuch Wei followed him into the chariot and went back to the palace!
Xia Chuanqi then stared at Xia Xia and said gloomily: "I would like to see who His Highness can choose?"
"Don't let me get caught!"
"Otherwise, I will expose the prince's holy name!"
Xia Tian gave him a cold look: "Barking incompetently!"
"you......"
The veins on Xia Chuanqi's neck protruded violently, like venomous snakes that wanted to devour anyone!
Xia Tian turned around and walked into the examination room, not looking at him again!
at this time.
the other side.
Emperor Xia sat on the chariot and finally asked: "Old man, I have never heard of the question the prince asked, and I have never seen it... Can you select the talents the court needs?"
"able!"
Eunuch Wei answered without any hesitation!
"Huh......"
Emperor Xia was very curious: "Old man, do you think so highly of the prince?"
"yes!"
In front of the emperor, Eunuch Wei never smiled harmlessly: "Because whatever His Highness the Crown Prince wants to do, it has always been done!"
"Just like the situation set up around the imperial examination this time, it silently not only warned those powerful families in the imperial capital who wanted to take advantage of the candidates, but also arrested a group of vicious powerful and wealthy families to scare the monkeys, and deeply purged the imperial court of suppression. The wind opened up the way for those who serve the country to serve the country, and let the world see the court's determination to use only those who are talented!"
"Although this old servant doesn't understand government affairs and the words he uses may not be accurate, he still feels that the prince's move is wonderful!"
"How wonderful!"
"Hahaha......"
Emperor Xia felt relieved after hearing this, and laughed for a long time before he stopped: "The prince is indeed my Qilin son of Xia Zhou!"
"good!"
"Since you are so optimistic about this imperial examination, let's wait and see!"
"I hope his weird test questions...can really select the talents that the Great Xia court needs!"
While the emperor is happy.
Eunuch Wei was about to say something but stopped: "Your Majesty, I heard something..."
"What's up?"
"A secret report from the Imperial City Secretary has just been received... His Highness promised the poor and poor candidates who were rescued that if they succeed in the examination, they will obtain official positions based on their ability, and from now on they will become imperial officials and rise to prominence!"
Emperor Xia was stunned: "What's so strange about this?"
"Isn't that strange!"
Eunuch Wei then said in confusion: "But I can't figure it out!"
"What can't you figure out?"
"When these poor candidates and candidates from humble backgrounds came to the imperial capital, His Royal Highness arranged carriages and escorts, but he did not care about the lives of the candidates. Why did he still care about the escorts and daily life after the examination?"
Emperor Xia was also a smart man. He thought about it and said, "If I guessed correctly... the prince did not take care of the poor candidates and candidates from humble families when they came, and allowed them to be kidnapped and endured a lot of hardships. It is to test their character and will. If they become officials in the future, they will remember the difficulty of taking the imperial examination and will not easily suppress others!"
"As for those candidates who fail to pass the exam and return to their hometowns, the prince will help them continue their studies. These people may be the future talents of the empire, so the favor is not too much!"
"At the same time, the imperial examination is in a hurry, and poor candidates and candidates from humble backgrounds come to take the examination, which makes the family lose a labor force. The prince is worried that they will starve to death when they go back, and their family will starve to death, so he is so generous!"
Speaking of which.
Emperor Xia turned his head and looked at the Royal Academy getting further and further away and said: "The prince has far-reaching vision and thoughtful thoughts. Although he is weaker than me in handling political affairs, he is definitely the smartest prince on this continent!"
"He has the appearance of an emperor!"
"I'm so relieved!"
Eunuch Wei's eyes were shocked and he quickly lowered his head, for fear that the emperor would see him!
Emperor, has he finally made up his mind?
at the same time.
The entrance to the Royal Academy.
"Drive, drive, drive..."
Countless carriages stopped suddenly, and batches of poor and poor candidates who had been rescued entered the examination room.
As the saying goes, the rabbit dies and the fox is sad!
Watching these people enter the examination room, all the powerful and wealthy people in the examination room had complicated eyes, most of them looked down upon and resentful!
They couldn't understand why His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to protect these poor ghosts?
There is a saying in Huangzhou that goes like this: If you are rich in the mountains, you have distant relatives, but if you are poor in the city, you have no one to care about you.
Don’t people all hate the poor and love the rich?
The prince is Tianhuang Guwei, the crown prince of Daxia, and the future emperor of Daxia is the richest man in the world. Why don't you stand on the side of the rich and always pity the poor?
At this time.
Jia Yi was carrying the bamboo basket and finally found his examination seat. As soon as he put down his things, the examinee next to him said in a strange voice: "I would like to see what the person protected by His Highness the Crown Prince has to do to take part in the imperial examination?" "
"If you can't even answer the question later, that's a big joke!"
"If that happens, not only will I be embarrassed, I will also be embarrassed by His Highness the Crown Prince. If I were you, I would go home and find a farmer to marry, and I would never come out to embarrass myself again!"
After going through so many things, Jia Yi is no longer the timid woman who knows how to read. She looked at each other coldly and said: "This young master is a candidate, why bother to quarrel with each other?"
"Why do you look down on Jia Yi?"
"Hehehe..."
The sarcastic candidate sneered: "My name is Zhang Bo, so what if I look down on you?"
"Are you going to complain to His Highness the Crown Prince again?"
Hear the words.
Jia Yi clenched his fists tightly and said word by word: "Master Zhang, since you look down on Jia Yi so much, how about we make a bet?"
"good!"
Zhang Bo is also a newborn calf, full of energy: "What kind of gambling method?"
A stern look flashed in Jia Yi's eyes: "If your ranking in the exam is ahead of mine, I will say a thousand words loudly outside the academy gate... I am not as good as Mr. Zhang Bo. I have disgraced His Highness the Crown Prince. From now on After that, I will never take the imperial examination again, and I will find a farmer to marry when I go back!"
"good!"
Zhang Bo's eyes shone brightly: "My master is rich in knowledge, you will definitely lose!"
"Yeah?"
"What if you lose?"
Jia Yi raised his eyelids and said: "Then please Mr. Zhang eat the stone lion in front of the East Palace Gate to prove that His Highness the Crown Prince has a discerning eye and to prove that you look down on others!"
Suddenly.
The surroundings were eerily quiet!
The examinees' eyes wandered over them strangely!
The pair of stone lions in front of the East Palace Gate are now legends in the gambling world!
Very evil!
Jia Yi stared at Zhang Bo and asked, "Do you dare to agree?"
