Xuanmen Xiaoguo Shi is divination again

Chapter 109 Spring Exam Examiner (Fifth Watch)

When Mo Shuyuan rushed into the palace, the third prince, Mo Shuyun, and the fourth prince, Mo Shucheng, were already waiting outside the imperial study room. When the young man on the sedan chair saw them, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly.

"Third Brother, Fourth Brother." Mo Shuyuan, who got off the sedan chair, cupped his hands and greeted the two of them. When they saw that it was him, they also raised their arms in return.

"It seems that Father really has important matters to discuss with us this time, otherwise he wouldn't call people so complete." Mo Shucheng drew back his hands and stroked his temples, smiling between his brows.

In his consciousness, the eldest prince is mediocre and incompetent, the second prince is disabled and weak, the sixth and seventh princes are still young and cannot pose a threat, and the only two who can compete with him for orthodoxy are Mo Shuyun and Mo book far.

"What the fourth brother said is very true." Mo Shuyuan nodded, and glanced at Mo Shucheng's waist indiscriminately. Seeing that there was still a Taiji wooden plaque carved from lightning strike wood tied there, the corner of his lips curled up, Silently.

This Mo Shucheng is really obsessed with Huang Lao's art, even if he enters the palace to face the saint, he does not forget to bring his precious brand.

Perhaps before going out, he had calculated good and bad luck.

Mo Shuyuan turned his head away. He had always dismissed Mo Shucheng's behavior of being obsessed with Taoist Yishu and trying to avoid evil in everything.

In his opinion, people in the world certainly want to seek good luck and avoid bad luck, but if they rely too much on it, they will be easily burdened by it.

Especially for someone like Mo Shucheng who doesn't know much about it, even if someone changes his hexagram in person, he won't even notice it.

"Third brother, do you know why the emperor summoned us this time?" While thinking, Mo Shuyuan quietly took a step in Mo Shuyun's direction, lowering his voice.

The Third Prince's Mansion is closer to Anpinghou's Mansion, if there is any news from Anpinghou, he will get it faster than him.

Naturally, if you get it quickly, there will inevitably be distortions, so he never minded that Mo Shuyun's communication would be one step ahead of him.

After all, sometimes, false news that comes quickly can be fatal.

"I heard from people in the Hou Mansion that it's for the invigilation of the spring exam." Mo Shuyun turned his eyes to look at him, and also lowered his voice, "I don't know the details, but I think there can be no trouble."

"Spring test." Mo Shuyuan narrowed his eyes and pupils slightly, and smiled playfully, "What did Hou Ye say?"

"What do you think?" Mo Shuyun sneered, and calmly raised his eyes to glance at Mo Shucheng, who was analyzing the feng shui of the imperial study, "Push it out."

"Sure enough." Mo Shuyuan nodded, not surprised by the decision, "Where is the manpower, are they all ready?"

"One introduction is missing, and the rest is probably settled." Mo Shuyun shook his jaw as he said, "But it's not a big problem. Just pick one or two outstanding ones from this year's public papers, and just change them when the time comes."

There is still a little wind of passing the examination papers in Ganping, and candidates who go to Beijing to rush for the examination can organize the poems and essays they have made on weekdays into volumes, and submit them upward to scholars and famous Confucians in the imperial and middle schools, so as to obtain high-ranking officials and nobles. appreciation.

At that time, even if you fail the scientific examination, you will still have the opportunity to be left in the capital as a counselor or a minister under the veil. If you have the opportunity, you can also directly enter the official career.

Besides, being an effective adviser under the prince's subordinates, his treatment is not much worse than that of courtiers. If he follows the right lord, he will be a minister of the dragon in the future.

Therefore, even though Qianping's scientific examinations are used to copying papers and obfuscating their names, submitting public papers does not determine whether candidates can be ranked. .

"That's good, the left and right are prepared with both hands." Mo Shuyuan responded, and when he raised his head again, just as the old eunuch beside Emperor Yunjing came out with a whisk to greet the three of them, he hurriedly stood upright, almost The observer moved to the side.

This Eunuch Yu is an old man who has served Emperor Yunjing for more than thirty years. He is already a fine human being when he sees the people coming and going in the imperial palace.

It's not honorable to join hands with the third brother to frame the fourth brother, and he doesn't want to be seen by that old eunuch.

Mo Shuyuan stood still silently, while Eunuch Yu stepped forward and flicked his whisk, making a "please" gesture: "Your Majesty, the Holy Spirit has summoned you, and I invite some of you to come with me."

"Eunuch Lao will lead the way." The three nodded and followed Eunuch Yu into the imperial study in order of seniority.

In the imperial study room, after the imperial case, Emperor Yun Jing was dressed in casual clothes and lightly crowned, sitting in a large chair, with a series of official seals in his hand.

Several people saw that Emperor Yunjing was concentrating on criticizing, so they didn't dare to say hello.

Seeing this, the old eunuch also didn't dare to speak, until he saw Emperor Yun Jing approving the stack of papers, and put down his pen a little tiredly, then he made a sound: "Your Majesty, the three Highnesses have arrived."

After Eunuch Yu finished speaking, the three of them lifted their clothes and saluted at the same time. They greeted Ann in unison and then called Long Live. Mo Jingyao heard this and looked up at the three princes standing opposite him, with a smile slowly appearing on his face : "You are here."

"Pingshen, bestow a seat."

"Thank you, father." The three responded, and after getting up, they sat down in order of seniority.

Emperor Yunjing twitched his brows and swept lightly at the old eunuch beside him, the latter understood, bowed his eyebrows and closed his eyes: "Your Majesty, this slave will leave."

Then he backed out of the study and closed the door before leaving.

"Do you know why I called you here today?" Mo Jingyao, who had finished approving the memorial, was in a good mood, and when he asked a few people with his airs, he quietly squeezed his sore finger bones.

The three of them were silent for a moment when they heard this, Mo Shuyun and Mo Shuyuan looked at each other after a while, the former stood up and clasped his fists when he saw this, "Father, I don't know, so please tell me clearly."

"It's nothing else." Emperor Yunjing smiled, raised his hand to pick up an ink pen again, and took advantage of the opportunity to leave the word "spring test" on the paper.

"I'm getting older, and you guys have grown up, you should also exercise and get in touch with the government affairs of the next court." He patted the armrest of the big chair under his seat with a lot of meaning, "After all, in my position, Sooner or later it will be passed on.”

As soon as these words came out, the complexions of the three of them changed uncontrollably. This change fell in the eyes of Emperor Yun Jing, and only made the smile on his lips deepen.

"In previous years, the Spring Examinations were all presided over by the Ministry of Rites. The General Examination was held in the Gongyuan Examination, and the chief examiner set the questions; the Palace Examination was given by the academicians of the Imperial Academy. I personally selected the questions for the examination, but this year—"

At this point, Emperor Yunjing paused for a moment, he carefully observed the expressions of the three people before continuing:

"This year, I want to choose one of the three of you to preside over the palace examination and select talents for me. At the same time, I will also manage various matters related to the general examination and the unified examination of the Tribute Academy, and work with the Ministry of Rites."

"A few of you, do you recommend yourself and are willing to accept this spring test?"

Emperor Yunjing put down the writing brush, and folded his hands on the table. At this moment, the expressions and movements of the three of them looked like an interesting drama in his eyes, and he also expressed their thoughts in this drama——

At a glance.

(End of this chapter)