After being bound to the learning system in my mother's womb, I became the empress

Chapter 352 Literature Museum Selection

Zhang Mao was so frightened that he fell to his knees, "I don't dare, it's just——"

The emperor suddenly turned his head and asked Lin Jian: "Qing Lin, I remember that Zhang Mao was originally on the recommendation list. Why did he be removed from the list at the end?"

Hearing this, Zhang Mao's heart skipped a beat. Damn it, his reputation was about to end!

He wanted to stop Lin Jian from speaking, but before he could speak, he received a faint glance from the emperor.

That glance contained a silent warning, and he suddenly didn't dare to speak.

Lin Jian bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, yesterday I hosted a banquet for Zhang Mao and others at home. I accidentally discovered that Zhang Mao was wearing a fragrant cloud gauze worth hundreds of taels under his patched old official robe. Clothes.

"Only then did I realize that I had been deceived by Zhang Mao. I sent someone to investigate and discovered that Zhang Mao was not as upright and honest as the rumors said, and he loved his people like a son.

"Actually, he has accepted a lot of bribes in private, and even hid a lot of gold and silver in the house outside."

As Lin Jian finished speaking, Zhang Mao, who had just looked like a righteous fighter, quickly turned pale.

On a hot day, he was sweating profusely and lying on the ground shaking.

Those who had just defended Zhang Mao retreated into the crowd for fear of being noticed by the emperor.

Emperor: "Zhang Mao accepted the bribe and dealt with it later. Since you question me and the right minister, I will give you a chance to participate in the selection.

“There are other people who have confidence in themselves and feel that they can beat Lin Wushang and Xiling, they can also give it a try.

"It's just that if the results come out and those of you who are questioning are not as good as Lin Wushang and the others, then you will have to accept the punishment of being demoted and fined. Do you dare?"

Zhang Mao thought he would be dragged down, but he didn't expect the emperor to give him a chance.

He felt that he was far superior to this boy Lin Wushang in terms of talent and learning, let alone the two women Xiling and Huarui.

"Why don't we dare?"

There are not many people who think the same as him.

Those ministers who were not on the recommendation list also stepped forward one after another.

"Weichen is willing to give it a try."

Lin Xi's lips curved into a scornful smile.

What kind of good people can these people who judge people based on their gender and age be?

Today she showed them that a man's identity, age, and talent were nothing compared to his talent and cheats.

After a while, everyone sat in the Wenhua Hall and took part in the first assessment of the selection - the written test.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne at the highest point in the palace and served as the examiner of this examination.

The left and right prime ministers and the six ministers accompanied the examiners, sitting on chairs a few steps lower.

In the wide and deep hall, there are nearly three hundred sets of tables and chairs.

Originally there were only 190 two sets.

Each of the eight bosses recommended 24 people, adding up to 190 people.

But because of what Zhang Mao did, dozens more people joined in temporarily.

There are nearly 300 people taking the exam.

Lin Xi sat on the side, waiting for the chamberlain to hand out pens, ink, paper and inkstones.

Stationery is uniformly distributed by the court to prevent candidates from carrying cheat sheets or other things in the stationery.

This matter is the responsibility of the Ministry of Personnel. In case something unexpected happens, the officials responsible for the selection purchased enough stationery in advance.

So even if there are dozens of extra people temporarily, the stationery will be enough.

After the stationery was distributed to everyone, Jiang Hai came to the emperor holding a small box.

The emperor randomly pulled out a slip of paper from which the test questions were written.

Jiang Hai read out the test questions aloud.

At the same time, the emperor took up his pen and wrote down the examination questions on a broad edict.

The two young chamberlains walked around the hall holding the test questions.

In this way, every candidate can hear and see the test questions.

Lin Xi wrote the question on the blank test paper.The test questions are naturally written in classical Chinese, and translated into vernacular it is——

What do you think of the heirloom seizure launched by King Yin Jizhang in the 13th year of Tianxi's reign?

Obviously, the first question of this question is to assess whether the candidates are familiar with this historical event that occurred more than 300 years ago.

If you don’t even know the events mentioned in the question, why should you take the test?

The second is to assess students’ historical and political literacy.

Third, what answer does the questioner want to get when he asks this question?
Going back further, the examinee can provide something to the examiner by answering this question.

Who is the examiner?emperor.

In short, what value can she provide to the emperor based on this topic?
This is the fundamental purpose of this exam.

Whether it is selecting 24 bachelors from the literature hall or writing books and compiling history, it is all to serve those in power.

A good answer is an answer that benefits those in power.

The exam lasts for one and a half hours, which is three hours.

Lin Xi was not in a hurry to answer the question.

Instead, he closed his eyes and recalled the history of Tianxi's 13th year that he had seen during the history class in the system space.

In the history class in the system space, the teacher did not just read from the history textbook, but replayed history in front of her in a movie-like form.

Truly restore history.

In the title, she knew exactly what Yin Jizhang, the King of Wu, looked like, who initiated the attempt to seize the throne.

She also knew exactly what clothes he wore on the day he launched the coup, what hairstyle he wore, etc.

After going through this incident from beginning to end, Lin Xi made a mental draft before officially starting to answer the questions.

She is now wearing Xiling's vest, so she wears mechanical prostheses.

However, it is difficult to use mechanical prosthetics to perform such subtle movements as writing, and writing is not very smooth.

So that the load on the fingers is greater than usual.

Moreover, the set of stationery handed out by the chamberlain was not very easy for her to use.

Fortunately, she still has mental strength.

When she got tired from writing on the way, Lin Xi pretended to be writing with a pen in her hand, but in fact, she was controlling the writing with her mental power.

During exams, time always flies by.

It was over in an hour and a half.

Lin Xi's test paper suddenly contained an eloquent article.

She also deliberately counted and found that she had written three thousand and one hundred and eighty three words!

"Om-"

A clear and ethereal bell sounded.

The emperor stood up, announced that the exam was over, and waved to the chamberlain to collect everyone's test papers.

"Next, I will review your test papers with the left and right prime ministers and the six ministers. You are not allowed to leave Qionglin Garden before the results are out. You can feel free to do anything else."

After everyone came out, the door of Wenhua Hall closed behind them.

Lin Xi stretched.

A disdainful snort came from the side: "It's really rude. A woman should be chaste, quiet, courteous, and behave politely. How unbecoming is it to stretch like this in public?"

Lin Xi glanced at the man, who walked past her with disdain.

As a result, he suddenly tripped over something and rolled down the steps.

So embarrassed.

Lin Xi walked over and uttered two words: "Idiot."

(End of this chapter)