I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1278 The interview conditions set by the Empress!?
"Honey, Xun Kuang begged me to leave the palace, and I reluctantly agreed. It'll be perfect timing; I'm going to help you with something important—a trip out of the palace! Love you, mwah!"

Inside the Imperial Study, Xia Fengxiang looked at the note that Ku Yue had just delivered.

Behind the curtain, Xia Fengxiang pinched the bridge of his nose, then looked at Ku Yue, who was blinking her big eyes and looking up proudly.

Just as she was about to say something, she looked at Kuyue's appearance.

It's obvious that the idiot knew he might lose his temper, so he sent an even idiot to take the fall!

hum!

It's not going to be as you wish!
I'm not going to talk about her!
"I understand." Xia Fengxiang looked at Kuyue.

After Ku Yue grinned, she turned around and scurried over to stand next to Yan Yunxiao.

Xia Fengxiang, however, looked down at the note and remained silent for a moment.

Xun Kuang.
Is it about the Imperial College?
Did Su Chang'an discover it, which is why he went there?

However, matters concerning the Imperial Academy were ultimately decided by him, so he could go as he pleased.

It should be resolved by now; there have been more people submitting memorials lately.

Thinking this, Xia Fengxiang looked at Mu Xu. The old scholar was obviously exhausted and under a lot of pressure lately, and he looked much thinner.

Xia Fengxiang lifted the curtain and looked at the people in the imperial study.

There weren't many people; it was still the same group of people, except that Wei Xuancheng was gone, and Wei Jiu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was present.

Xia Fengxiang spoke: "Mu Xu."

Mu Xu immediately stood up from his chair, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, and replied, "Your humble servant is here."

Xia Fengxiang asked, "What's going on at the Imperial Academy today?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Xu immediately replied, "Your Majesty, some scholars from foreign countries will be coming to the Imperial Academy to study today. This was decided some time ago, and Your Majesty and the Empress both agreed. Moreover, the Empress even said the phrase 'Learn from the barbarians' superior techniques to control the barbarians.' Therefore, this old minister specifically instructed that we should have a good cultural exchange with them."

The last four words were also spoken by the Empress.

According to what the Empress said, although people from other countries are learning from our Great Xia, it does not mean that there is nothing in other countries that we can learn from Great Xia.

Mu Xu agreed with this point. After all, other countries were not without wise men. Moreover, the Empress had been emphasizing for the past few months that the Imperial Observatory had discovered new astrology from people in India and had also made considerable progress in numerology. Even the Ministry of Agriculture had obtained a lot of vegetables thanks to the Empress's emphasis on them, and they had already begun planting them.

These are all minor matters, but that doesn't mean that what's minor there will always be minor in my Great Xia.

It's like that Rubik's Cube invented by the Empress. Those people in the Department of Arts and Sciences said they had figured something out from it and were calculating it like crazy all day long.

When the Empress found out, she specifically emphasized that she would support them and said that numerology was very important!

All of this made Mu Xu very gratified. Moreover, learning anything is learning; the sea of ​​knowledge is boundless, and it is not just about words and principles.

Xia Fengxiang, with his narrow eyebrows furrowed, was a scholar from a foreign land.

But after thinking about it, I realized that nothing could possibly happen.

So he changed his question: "What about the others?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Xu paused, then asked, "Others?"

After thinking for a moment, seeing the emperor lift the veil to look at him, Mu Xu immediately spoke up: "There is a misunderstanding. Some people are getting restless because many families' children do not meet the requirements for the civil service examination that I, Liu Kan, and others have set up. So they used a small matter involving two children to target Xun Kuang. I have heard about this, but I thought it was nothing serious, so I did not report it to Your Majesty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Su Wenqing had her eyes closed, but upon hearing this, she raised an eyebrow, opened one eye to glance at Mu Xu, and then closed her eyes again.

Recent major events include the rising tide in the south, for which His Majesty is considering repairing and raising the dikes as a preventative measure. Next is the war in the north; although there have been successive victories, many matters still require discussion. Then there are the matters of the Liaozhou resettlement and the planting of seeds for spring plowing. And finally, there is the matter of Shu.

The imperial examination system came first.

However, the emperor had never mentioned it again since handing it over to Mu Xu. But today he suddenly brought it up.

And
It was Deputy Commander Shentu who delivered the note.

It seems the eldest daughter has gone to the Imperial Academy.

Yang Mu and his group opposed adding interviews to the imperial examination system and reforming it beyond just written tests.
It seems His Majesty and the eldest maid are about to take action against them.

Su Wenqing closed his eyes and remained silent.

Yang Shanchang, Li Jiulang, and the rest of the group—weren't they all cunning foxes?

In this very imperial study, His Majesty would chat with you about useless things.

Every word spoken by the emperor from here carries profound meaning.

Xia Fengxiang pulled back the curtain: "Is someone getting restless?"

Mu Xu immediately said, "It was my fault for using inappropriate words. Moreover, this matter is also my fault. I took the exams that Your Majesty set up in the palace and raised the interview requirements much higher. For example, those who have committed crimes within the past three years are not eligible. Those whose bloodline within two generations has committed crimes are also not eligible. Those who have been of questionable character or learning during the provincial, county, and prefectural examinations are also not eligible. In addition, I was thinking of adding those with gambling debts or illicit relationships with courtesans, but this is still under discussion."

At this point, Mu Xu looked at the others and said somewhat awkwardly, "It is a bit too strict, which has resulted in many noble families with many relatives being unable to participate in the interview, and naturally, they cannot participate in the imperial examination."

At this point, Mu Xu quickly looked at Xia Fengxiang and bowed: "I almost forgot, there are also those noble families who have been sending money to the homes of those I work with at the Imperial Academy these days. We decided not to accept their money, considering it a violation of academic integrity. I have reported this to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty's intention is to accept it all and let me use it to repair the school. I didn't stand on ceremony, but I've been busy with the imperial examinations lately and haven't been able to get around to it yet."

None of the people in the Imperial Study went to see Mu Xu.

They naturally knew these things.

Moreover, in Gao Rou's words, "The old man's decision to set these rules is tantamount to destroying the very foundations of those powerful families. No wonder he's being criticized so harshly."

After all, they have a large family and many relatives. Although they have the condition of two generations, there are hardly any clean people among them.

At least five or six families in ten villages had members who could not participate in the imperial examinations for at least two generations.

It's completely useless!
When all families are like the Cui family of Qinghe, and the Wang family of Langya, those are truly upright and honest people?
But to everyone's surprise...
I used to only know that it was this old man who made it.

But he just said it was modeled after the Empress's examination in the palace?

This is interesting.

Did the Empress make this?

If it was the Empress who made it, then it's understandable why the old man, with such a strong backbone, doesn't care about the mess things are going on behind the scenes.

If it really was the Empress who gave the advice.
That old man is cunning and wicked!
Isn't this just sending those people straight into His Majesty's clutches?

Xia Fengxiang looked at Mu Xu: "Your family?"

He then smiled and asked, "Great Xia, there are still noble families? I thought there were none left. So there are still noble families, or those who aspire to be noble families."

Just a few words.

This immediately caused the officials in the imperial study to dare not straighten their backs.

The massacres and exiles of those families in the south are still vivid in my mind.

Xia Fengxiang spoke up: "Mu Xu, ask those restless people what the meaning of the character 'gui' is."

Mu Xu immediately bowed and said, "Your subject obeys."

Xia Fengxiang waved his hand, glanced at the people below, and said, "Wei Jiu, I have asked you to select a group of talented people from among those who have never been appointed or those who are about to be transferred. Is the list ready?"

(End of this chapter)