Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 212 Examination Questions
When it comes to loss, both of them are silent.

After a while, Yan Zhenqing smiled and said: "Let's not talk about this, anyway, we have worked hard for nine points, and the remaining one point depends on God's will."

Zheng Guan also laughed: "That depends on God's will."

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In the southeast of the capital, Gong Yuan.

Under the watchful eye of many soldiers from the Bingma Division, Cai Jing and other examiners moved in with their belongings.

Since then, the inside and outside have been isolated, and the examiners are no longer in contact with the outside world, and even have special people to deliver meals.

Of course, don't think how hard their life is. In the tribute courtyard, they eat and drink with public funds. There is a small feast for three days, and a big banquet for five days. If you stay in the tribute courtyard for a month, you can gain five catties.

However, although some people are in the Gongyuan, their hearts are in the overall situation of the capital.

In the Gong Yuan, north of Feihong Bridge, in one of the largest official buildings, Cai Jing was staring intently at the long follower in front of him.

When the examiners enter the tribute courtyard, they will naturally bring their servants in.

Make the bed and fold the quilt, serve tea and water, do laundry and take meals...

These chores can't be done by the noble officials themselves, can they?Each examiner is allowed to bring a servant to follow him to the tribute courtyard, but he will also be locked up for more than a month.

"Master, there's another letter from home." The round-faced long follower carefully handed over a note.

Although the inside and outside are isolated now, it is naturally nothing to those with connections.

Not to mention anything else, just put some letters in the food delivered every day, and the rules of isolation between the inside and the outside can be broken.

And taking this opportunity, even if Cai Jing is in the tribute courtyard, he can still affect the overall situation of the court.

Cai Jing took the small note and was silent for a moment after reading it, then nodded: "I see."

The servant bowed and stepped back.

Cai Jing sighed, and casually threw the small piece of paper into the charcoal basin beside him, watching it being swallowed by the flames, turning into ashes, and then drifting away with the wind.

The examiner looked at the scenery, but it was actually a tiring job.

Especially for him, Cai Jing, it was even more tiring.

A good network is a benefit at other times, but now it is a problem.

This is why he was locked into the Gongyuan. If he was still in the mansion, he would have been overwhelmed.

"That's all, that's all, I just can't hide."

Cai Jing shook his head and sighed, stood up and walked a few steps with his hands behind his back. This family has a nephew to take care of, and that family has two juniors who will come to try...

Either he handed over the article and wanted Cai Jing to familiarize himself with the style of writing, so that he could take care of him when the time came, or he asked for an exam question, and then went back and wrote a few inexplicable sentences to add to the article, so that he could recognize it later.

After wandering around the room for a long time, Cai Jing sighed heavily again.

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the window: "Lord Cai, the food delivery from the south is here again. Today is the banquet from Huabaolou!"

After talking about it, he deliberately lowered his voice: "I heard that there is a crow's head that is almost four feet long, and it's still a crow's head..."

When Cai Jing heard that it was Han Mulu's voice, he also smiled and said to the outside: "Okay, I'll come right away."

Jiantouxi generally refers to barracuda, but the black mullet here is not a barracuda. ​​In fact, barracuda is not worthy of such concern for adults. The black mullet here refers to mullet, black mullet.

The mullet is a tribute in the palace.

Only black mullet fished out before the winter solstice can be called Zhengtou mullet. The fish is the fattest and the most delicious. If it is caught after the winter solstice, it is called Huihui mullet, which is thin and tasteless.

Since it is almost four feet long and it is a crocodile, it is almost a tribute-level fish, so the officials can't say it blatantly.

Anyway, if this thing is eaten in the stomach, it will die without evidence, and there will be no future troubles.

Cai Jing left the official residence, chatting and laughing with Han Mulu and walked towards the dining hall.

"My lord, our question has been finished, and the Ministry of Rites will take it to the palace tomorrow."

Cai Jing narrowed his eyes and nodded: "After taking the test questions, send them back to the mansion, let Xianmin and Ju An discuss it."

Before entering the palace, he had told Cai You that at this time, he just had to follow the rules.

"My lord, I understand."

Han Mulu hurriedly smiled and nodded, and the two continued to walk towards the dining hall...

The next day, Ziwei Hall.

Li Qian looked at Song Qiaonian in front of him, a little surprised: "Song Shilang, why are you here today? Why didn't Wang Zongbo come?"

Song Qiaonian arched his hands slightly, and explained: "Return to Your Majesty, Uncle Da Zong is about to take up the post of Zhi Gongju, and he is busy with the affairs of the meeting."

This is the superficial excuse, but the real reason is clear to everyone and tacitly understood.

Li Qian nodded without knowing whether or not, and didn't care too much about it.

Song Qiaonian took out a document from his sleeve, and presented it with both hands: "Your Majesty, these are the exam questions prepared by the two examiners for this year's exam."

Li Gan opened the document and saw that he had prepared three questions. He only needed to choose one of them, and this question would become a member's exam question.

Of course, it’s not that there is only one question in the general examination. There are three sessions and nine days in total. , Gao, and Biao each, and the third examination has five historical policies.

Today, the question chosen by Li Gan will become the first four-book question in the first exam.

The most important part of the imperial examination is the first question. Among the seven questions in the first question, the first four-book question should be the most important.

And the examiners judge whether the candidates are in the mid-level test and their rankings are basically based on this question. As long as the remaining six articles have no major mistakes or any politically incorrect content, whoever gets the first question well will be able to pass.

Li Gan looked at the three questions given by Cai Jing and Han Mulu.After thinking carefully for a moment, he drew a red circle on the third line with a Chinese ink pen.

"That's it."

Song Qiaonian breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that His Majesty the Emperor would make some troubles. He didn't choose any of the three questions, but he just came up with another one, but he didn't expect the result to be so smooth.

He hurriedly took the document from the old eunuch, without looking at it, he directly bowed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the title, and the Ministry of Rites will accept the decree."

After speaking, he bowed and left.

Li Qian watched Song Qiaonian go away, closed his eyes, and thought about the topic he had just chosen: "So politics depends on the person, take the body from the person, cultivate the body with the Tao, and cultivate the Tao with benevolence."

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Song Qiaonian took the test questions selected by His Majesty the Emperor all the way back to the Ministry of Rites.

From now on, this thing has been the top secret of the imperial court.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites sealed up the test questions and sent them to the Tribute Court.

At the same time, Song Qiaonian also arrived at Cai Jing's mansion in a sedan chair.

"My son-in-law has met Lord Taishan."

Although Song Chaonian came every day, Cai You always saluted his father-in-law meticulously every time.

"Hehe, just get up quickly."

Song Qiaonian stroked his beard, looked at Cai You and kept smiling, "Ju An, weng and my son-in-law don't need to be so polite."

Laughing, he took out a thin plain bamboo paper from his sleeve and handed it to Cai You: "This is the test question for this year's exam."

(End of this chapter)