I came to this world to enlighten the gods

Chapter 212 Long Street Palace Examination
As time went by, there were more and more rumors in Jinling City about the appearance of a Taoist in the examination room. The Ministry of Rites refuted the rumors several times, but it still couldn't suppress the raging public opinion.

Dissatisfaction among scholars stranded in Jinling reached a climax after the examination results were released. Many failed candidates accused the imperial examination of a shady scene, and even some scholars jointly signed a letter to the Ministry of Rites requesting a thorough investigation.

Generally speaking, there will be troubles caused by failed candidates every time the examination is over, but this time the situation is special. Scholars from all over the world gathered in Jinling, and their dissatisfaction with the rise of immortality erupted together through this imperial examination.

There are those who scold the immortals!
Some people accuse the court of injustice!
There are those who take the opportunity to vent their dissatisfaction with Daming!
For a time, the whole city of Jinling was full of smog, and the spearheads were directed at the cabinet, the Ministry of Rites, and the Qingyang Dao Palace.

The Military Aircraft Department, at the request of the cabinet, held a meeting to address the troubles caused by the sons of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Except for the cabinet's chief assistant Chen Qing, the governor of the five armies and the Minister of the Ministry of War Fan Guangyuan, the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and the minister of the Ministry of Households Wang Zheng, and the Secretary of Daolu In addition to the six ministers of military affairs, Lu Yan, who is also the master of the Qingyang Taoist Palace, Tian Boyuan, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and Zhu Qiu, the commander of the Jinyiwei, He Yongan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, attended the meeting.

"I have searched through the history books and have never seen such a large-scale case of trouble by scholars. It is well known that scholars are mainly worried about the decline of status, the rise of Taoism, the incompetence of veterans, and the inability to suppress public opinion. I beg for bones."

He Yong'an lifted the official hat with both hands and put it on the ground, knelt down without saying a word.

Scholars made trouble, and Korean, Chinese, and military officials accused the Ministry of Rites of being unfavorable in handling affairs. Under such circumstances, He Yongan couldn't hold on, so he had to resign.

His actions made Tian Boyuan, the commander of Jinyiwei, stand uneasy. Jinyiwei is responsible for monitoring public opinion. This matter is indeed the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites, but the responsibility of Jinyiwei is not small.

"Jin Yiwei's monitoring of Shilin's public opinion is unfavorable, and the commander of Jin Yiwei, Tian Boyuan, asks His Majesty to punish him."

One of the two begs for the bones and the other asks for punishment. This is their responsibility, and they must bear the responsibility. Scholars are the foundation of the country, and if the scholars are in chaos, the foundation of Ming Dynasty will be unstable.

It's just that the eyes of both of them were somewhat resentful. At the beginning, His Majesty was full of confidence and said that he should ignore him.

Sensing the increasingly resentful eyes of the two, Li Qing laughed out loud. It's enough for the public opinion to ferment to this extent, and it's time to close the net.

Smiling, he said: "Tomorrow is the time for the palace examination. Let me know that the venue of the palace examination will be changed to Jinming Street. Anyone with a scholar or above in the city can watch."

Jinming Street is the busiest street in Jinling. The palace examination is held on the street. Several military ministers have black lines on their faces. The palace examination is the last hurdle of the imperial examination. How can it be so casual.

"Your Majesty can't"

He Yong'an didn't care about resigning at this time, and hurriedly dissuaded him: "The imperial examination has a high status in the hearts of scholars all over the world. Putting it on the street for everyone to visit will really damage the court's face, and will definitely be ridiculed by future generations."

Seeing that His Majesty was unmoved and was about to continue persuading him, but seeing that no one responded to the other ministers of military affairs, and they all had a thoughtful expression, and his heart moved, His Majesty was setting up a situation.

Reminiscent of His Majesty's attitude of indifference to this matter, it is obvious that this is deliberately waiting for the situation to ferment. Everyone is a person with a clear mind and instantly understands His Majesty's meaning.

Naturally, the matter of resignation will not be resolved. After the military aircraft meeting, he has to prepare for the imperial examination as soon as possible. Jinming Street has to be sealed off to set up the examination room, and the safety of the ministers attending the meeting has to be coordinated. The time is already very short.

On September 23, the first year of Emperor Kaihuang, the imperial examination for the new imperial examination began.

Both sides of Jinming Street were surrounded by common people, among whom almost all the scholars in the city were present to watch the grand event that had not been seen in thousands of years. The palace examination held in the long street was unheard of since the establishment of the imperial examination system.

The habit of the people of Ming Dynasty to watch the excitement was completely aroused. The crowds on Jinming Street were crowded with each other, and the Jinyi guards on both sides who maintained law and order were furious. If they collided with the palace examination, they would be guilty of no small crime.

The more than 300 scholars admitted to the examination looked blankly at the crowd of onlookers around them, with mixed feelings in their hearts, and they could also watch the palace examination anytime.

When they were at a loss, Li Qing led all the civil and military officials to come, followed by officials from the Ministry of Rites holding a question.

"Establish a heart for the heaven and the earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, for the sacred and inherit the utmost knowledge, and for the peace for all generations."

There are similar thoughts in this world, but it has never been as perfect as this sentence sums up the ambitions of scholars. His Majesty personally set the questions for the palace examination. Thinking of the rapid decline in the status of Confucianism in the past few years, many people watched and shed tears.

What is the purpose of reading, isn't it just like what His Majesty said?Even if the status is down, so what, the turbulent emotions made Kao Zi think like a spring, and he wrote and discussed.

At this time, Hong Wenmin also hid in the crowd, looking at the exam questions in silence. He once had this kind of thought, but he was completely disappointed after seeing the true face of the world.

"Don't think that you can fool the past by doing this. When their blood cools down, the conflict will only erupt more violently. It is a fact that the status of scholars has declined. We can't let all the scholars go hungry to bring peace to all generations."

Hong Wenmin's complexion became darker and colder, and the higher the talent Li Qing showed, the greater the danger he would pose to Daqin and the Immortal Dao.

Li Qing was patrolling the examination room with a smile on his face. These four sentences were the famous Hengqu Four Sentence Teachings in his previous life, and it can be said that the ideals and aspirations of scholars were expressed to the bone marrow.

Taking it out at this time really irritated these people's hearts, the original noisy atmosphere became quiet, and the palace examination was finally able to go smoothly.

The palace exam was coming to an end in the tense exam. The Ministry of Rites personally selected great Confucians to review the exam papers, and then ranked them and sent them to Li Qing.

As long as Li Qing Yubi hand-picked, this imperial examination will be completely over.

Li Qing glanced at the examination papers and rankings, there was not much change with the examination, and the number one winner was Hu Xingwen who had shined in the examination.

Staring at this person's name for a moment, he finally drew up a pen to approve the result, and ordered the officials of the Ministry of Rites to copy the final score and post it on both sides of the long street for the common people to see.

"The exam is unfair, some examiners colluded with Taoists to cheat with magic"

"Even if you get the first prize in the exam, so what, the whole world will be controlled by Taoism in the future, and we scholars can only be reduced to lackeys of Taoism."

As soon as the list was announced, several scholars shouted injustice and began to attack the examination room. Some scholars even grabbed the ground with their heads on the spot, kowtowed their heads, and planned to recommend the king to death.

"It's finally here, I've been waiting for you for a long time"

Li Qing thought to himself, breathed a sigh of relief, took a few steps forward and said, "Whoever said that the imperial examination is useless, look at the new champion."

Attracted by Li Qing's words, everyone couldn't help looking at Hu Xingwen, the champion of the new discipline, and there was nothing unusual, especially Hong Wenmin, who was hiding in the dark, was staring at Hu Xingwen closely.

Hu Xingwen was bewildered, he didn't know what His Majesty's intentions were, he felt uncomfortable being stared at by tens of thousands of people, and he was even more puzzled.

　This volume is about to come to an end, the battle of the Conferred Gods is coming soon, the Heavenly Court is born, and preaches to the heavens.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)