About the fact that the heir of Huajian School is a girl

The emperor looked surprised.

"Both civil and military examinations?! Li Qing, are you sure you heard it right?! The demon tribe not only wants to compete with us in martial arts, but also in literature?"

Li Qingcha nodded.

"I am sure I heard it correctly."

"Tsk... The demons are so treacherous and cunning, they are not planning any conspiracy..."

The human race said that the demon race was insidious and cunning.

The demons say that humans are insidious and cunning.

It's a case of both sides throwing dirty water at each other and acting in a sinister and cunning manner.

The emperor stood up and paced back and forth in the room, as if he was thinking about whether there was something fishy about this matter.

After a long while, he asked, "Li Qing, what did the maid of the demon tribe say? How should we compare the literary skills? How should we compare the martial skills? Can you see the clues?"

Li Qingcha recalled the conversation with the fox girl last night.

"Your Majesty, their intention... seems to be to compete in policy essays and to follow the rules of the palace examination."

Celun is an article that offers advice to the court and discusses current political issues.

In the imperial examination, policy essays are of paramount importance.

Of course, since most candidates are not familiar with practical matters, it is inevitable that many of their writings are scholarly, but there will also be a flash of inspiration that will catch the eye of the emperor or the university scholar.

Such a person is very likely to pass the exam.

The emperor asked: "Which step of the palace examination?"

The palace examination only tests policy essays, usually on current affairs, with questions of 200 to 300 words long and asking no more than one or two questions.

After that, the examiners will evaluate the papers, select the best and present them to the emperor, who will then select the top one.

Of course, this is not the end.

It is not difficult to see from the whole process that the emperor did not review the test papers of all people, so he inevitably had the intention of checking the quality of the candidates and required them to enter the Golden Throne Hall to answer questions on the spot. Those who did not answer well might be eliminated.

When the emperor asked which step, he was naturally referring to the written test or the interview.

Li Qingcha said: "It should be a court debate."

The emperor said "hmm".

He thought so too, because the interview was open to the public, and compared to the grading of the papers, the possibility of cheating was almost zero.

Moreover, the demon clan’s delegation cannot select so many readers.

The emperor looked at Li Qingcha, then at Chu Zhongtian, the Seventh Prince, and Tao Ying, and asked, "Using one's own weakness to attack the other's spear, the demon tribe requires a written test, I really don't understand why."

The Seventh Prince said, "As the saying goes, 'there is no second best literature'. Could it be that the demon tribe is planning to keep arguing with us?"

Everyone was stunned,

The emperor laughed,

"Interesting! Really interesting! Old Seven... No one in the whole court of Daxia could come up with this ridiculous theory of yours."

The Seventh Prince: ￣□￣｜｜

Aren’t you just trying to say that the officials are more moderate and that your own thinking is too unconventional?

He said: "I have not considered it carefully."

The emperor said, "I think what you said makes sense. It is human nature to worry about failure before thinking about victory. The people of the demon tribe want to take the test, so they may have the same idea as you said. If they really fail, it will be easy to argue. However, I think they are acting out of character, and it is more likely that they have confidence in winning. Otherwise, it is hard to explain why they would fight against the stone with an egg."

As he spoke, he swept his hand and landed on Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian frowned and asked Li Qingcha beside him: "Master Li, did the maid of the demon tribe tell us who the demon tribe will send to take the test?"

"The maid of the demon tribe did not make this clear. But she made a request, asking us to allow 20 demon children to enter the capital."

"Child...I see."

Not only Chu Zhongtian, everyone else nodded as well.

If this is true, it seems understandable.

Literary examinations, especially policy questions, require a certain amount of accumulation. This is why the children of aristocratic families have an advantage. They are influenced by their surroundings and can brag and talk nonsense.

On the other hand, the less accumulation there is, the smaller the gap in this regard will be.

Human children may have no advantage over demon children in this regard, and may even have some disadvantages.

As the saying goes, "Be prepared for danger in times of peace."

The superficial principles that the demon children learn are secular, while the principles in the "Three Character Classic" and "Standards for Being a Good Pupil and Child" that the human race has been reading since childhood are targeted at individuals and are far from the questions of strategy.

tsk...

Everyone couldn't help but be speechless.

The emperor frowned.

"The demon people actually have some tricks up their sleeves. It's really unexpected that they can come up with such a side trick."

The Seventh Prince asked: "Can't we refuse?"

Of course he knew he couldn't refuse, but someone had to say it.

Chu Zhongtian nodded, then smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"I can definitely refuse. This is the autumn hunt. A literary contest between the two countries is not in accordance with etiquette or tradition. Is there a more straightforward reason to refuse than this? But..."

Sighed deeply.

Tao Ying finished for him.

"However, Daxia governs the world with Confucianism, and has always regarded itself as a civilized and educated nation compared to the demon tribe. Now the other party proposes a literary test, but we refuse. Isn't this like slapping ourselves in the face? If we lose momentum, it will be difficult to gain an advantage in diplomatic relations."

The demon race is like this.

Before, the Left Prince was confronted by the Seventh Prince, and the advance team was forced to retreat by Li Qingcha, so they could only keep their tails between their legs and act like demons.

Without these preparations, the negotiations between Li Qingcha and Yujun would have been much more difficult.

The emperor thought for a while and said, "How about this? We should allow those demon children to enter the country. We need to find out the background of the demon tribe first. At least, we need to see the age and knowledge of those children."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

If you don't know your opponent's cards, it will be difficult to deploy your troops.

The emperor asked again: "What about the martial arts test?"

Li Qingcha replied: "In reply to the emperor, the maid of the demon tribe did not tell us the content of the martial arts test. What she meant was that we should get a definite reply first, whether we will have the literary test or not."

"Ah this..."

The muscles on the emperor's face twitched.

As expected, the purpose of the demon race proposing the written test was to humiliate Daxia and dampen the morale of the human race.

Otherwise, the demon maid would not have made such a request.

"Sinister and cunning..."

The emperor gritted his teeth.

The others looked away, pretending not to hear.

To be fair, in terms of insidiousness, they are much more cruel than the demons.

The so-called literary examination of the demon tribe is nothing more than the gains and losses of a city or a place. Li Qingcha's proposal to shelve the dispute and jointly develop is a blatant attempt to pull out the ladder after it has been built. It will break the backbone of the demon tribe.

They are too embarrassed to complain about others.

Li Qingcha said: "However, I have inquired about it. The demon tribe selected fifteen soldiers using the method of two people and three legs."

Everyone was stunned,

Tao Ying asked: "Master Li, you didn't say before... What is the meaning of two people and three legs?"

Li Qingcha introduced the rules of the two-person three-legged race, and then said: "The demon tribe selected them in this way, I think they are preparing for a collaborative project."

The emperor nodded slowly.

What soldiers need most is trust in each other, and the two-man three-legged team can undoubtedly cultivate this trust.

"This kind of collaboration is somewhat different from the collaboration between soldiers on the battlefield," he said.

The others said nothing.

Everyone knows they are different, but can't put their names into words.

Chu Zhongtian said: "Your Majesty, His Majesty the Seventh Prince, and all my colleagues, there is still a long time from the beginning to the end of the Autumn Hunt, so let's focus on dealing with the so-called 'literary test' proposed by the demon tribe."

Chapter 468 Big Talk

Coming out of the Imperial City, Li Qingcha looked depressed.

She still remembered the expressions of the emperor, the seventh prince, Chu Zhongtian, and Tao Ying, as well as those earnest words.

"Master Li, you still have to find out the bottom line of the demon maid."

Li Qingcha: ￣□￣｜｜

I always feel that this sounds weird.

Find out Yuyun's background...

Li Qingcha inevitably felt overwhelmed when he thought of that vixen. Thinking that they would meet again today, he couldn't help but want to go back to the imperial city and be close to Sirou.

She stretched and hailed the carriage to go in the direction of Siyi Pavilion.

Unexpectedly, when I arrived at the Siyi Pavilion, I saw Yuyun going out and ordering people to pack up the carriage.

The fox girl doesn't like the cramped carriage, but the capital city is the territory of the human race. As an envoy, it is better to keep a low profile. Riding a horse through the city will easily cause disgust.

In order to keep a low profile, she also pulled her hood down very low.

Others couldn't see her face clearly.

The two sides met each other.

Li Qingcha asked, "Where are you going, maid?"

Yujun's mouth curled up.

"I heard that Bailu Academy is a famous scenic spot in Beijing, so I wanted to go and see it."

Obviously, she wanted to use the visit as an excuse to see what level the children of the human race were at, so that she could know herself and her opponent better and make plans for the subsequent written test.

Li Qingcha knew it very well.

"There is no elementary school in Bailu Academy."

Yujun said nothing, but smiled slyly.

Just because Bailu Academy doesn’t have elementary schools doesn’t mean there aren’t elementary schools around.

There is a story called "Mencius' Mother Moved Three Times", which has always been regarded as a golden rule by mankind. In order to raise their children, parents are trying their best to send their children to elementary schools around Bailu Academy to experience the atmosphere.

If you can't deliver it in, you have to build your own house next to it.

At the very least, it would be good if the gate of the mansion could open towards the direction of Bailu Academy.

Just like modern times,

XX High School, XX Primary School…

By putting up a sign of a high-end institution, the tuition fee can be easily quadrupled, and the market is priceless.

In this context, the elementary schools around Bailu Academy have the best students in the whole capital. After seeing the children there, Yujun roughly knows what level she will have to deal with.

She changed the subject,

"Do you want to accompany us, Mr. Li? The head of the reception department is responsible for this, right?"

As he said this, he gave up the small stool for boarding the carriage.

The officials at the Siyi Hall looked at it and subconsciously looked away, thinking that the demons were too unrestrained, coveting Lady Li's beauty and completely disregarding the taboos between men and women.

Li Qingcha whispered, "Maid, I have my own car."