Today's court is obviously divided into three factions.

The reformists led by the Ministry of Works, the prefecturalists led by the Ministry of Rites, and the bystanders who do not participate in opinions.

Neither of the two ministers spoke, and the officials who were all defending the court were all officials under the fourth rank.

The courtiers looked at Zhang Hao, the passionate doctor in the water department, in front of them, and all shook their heads secretly.

Although Zhang Hao made sense, he had to be extra careful when he took every step of the imperial examination. If the reform was so easy, he would have been very reorganized in recent years.

"Show me the test papers of the candidate you mentioned." At the top of the Golden Palace, a thick voice finally came.

Your Majesty had already opened his mouth, and Zhang Hao and Wang Shuo immediately closed their mouths.

An eunuch walked down, held a few test papers, walked up respectfully, and stood beside the man in an imperial robe.

Chen Huang picked up the top test paper, looked carefully, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face, and he murmured: "If I remember correctly, the last time someone answered 100% of the questions correctly was more than ten years ago, right?"

A rich eunuch beside him nodded and smiled, "Go back to Your Majesty, that happened fifteen years ago."

Emperor Chen nodded and said, "This is a very difficult answer, and it is extremely difficult to answer all right. On weekdays, the hard work of this candidate must be different from ordinary people."

He put the test paper down and picked up another one.

This time he looked at it for a long time, and a strange light flashed in his eyes, and he praised: "Okay, okay, okay!"

The officials in the palace were surprised to see that they said three words "good" in succession today.

At this time, Emperor Chen had already continued to speak.

"I am not afraid of being broken by the bones, I must keep my innocence in the world!" Chen Huang glanced below and said, "This poem can be regarded as a advice from the court officials in the palace!"

He couldn't wait to look at the next page, this time, he looked longer.

The expression on his face changed from expectation to astonishment to confusion, then put it aside and murmured: "This poem is not bad either."

The last thing he looked at was the strategy part.

This time, Emperor Chen didn't look for a long time, and then looked down and said in a deep voice: "Fang Hong, Wang Bo, this is what you chose. Lingzhou Prefecture's try to Jieyuan?"

Seeing that the situation was a little bad, Wang Bo was stunned and immediately walked out with his tablet in his arms and said, "Your Majesty..."

"I asked you to be the main examination in Lingzhou Prefecture. Is this how you selected the materials for me?" Emperor Chen put up the exam papers, threw them hard on the ground, stood up, and asked, "Tell me, what is written on it!"

Seeing this, Wang Shuo looked at Fang Hong and Wang Bo, and a hint of joy appeared on his face.

Fang Hong stood up and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, this test paper..."

"This test paper is simply nonsense!" Chen Huang interrupted him, glanced down at the bottom and said, "Where is the same exam in Lingzhou Prefecture Examination, and where is the same exam in the joint exam?"

In the court, more than a dozen people changed their faces and could only stand up with a tough bullet.

As the Jingdong Road, Song Qian was not in Beijing at this time, and only Zhang Hao and Ling Yihong were in the above positions in the hall today.

Emperor Chen looked below and said in a deep voice: "Can you know your guilt!"

Plop!

As soon as these words were spoken, several officials who stood up immediately fell to their knees.

Emperor Chen looked at them and angrily scolded: "I have given you the important task of selecting materials for the country. You are so perfunctory. Tell me, what kind of bullshit article is this written by Jieyuan in the state?"

All the officials felt the emperor's anger, lowered their heads, held their breath, and secretly observed silently for the examiners who were heading to Lingzhou.

Wang Shuo was secretly happy, stepped forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I tried my best to dissuade several lords at that time, but unfortunately, I insisted that this volume is acceptable. I did not persuade several lords. I am guilty!"

Emperor Chen looked down with some disappointment and said, "Fang Hong, Wang Bo, as the main examination examiner, neglected his duties and was fined one year for one year. The other joint examinations were given together, and the salary was fined for half a year to serve as a warning!"

When all the officials heard this, they already understood in their hearts that His Majesty still did not want to punish them severely. The one-year salary penalty was not serious. The charges they were given were only dereliction of duty, rather than favoritism and fraud. This was a great preferential treatment for them.

After Chen Huang finished speaking, the anger on his face did not diminish. He looked at the test paper on the ground and said angrily: "As for this paper, it is really ridiculous to determine it as Jie Yuan..."

At this time, Zhang Hao looked sad and angry and said loudly: "Your Majesty, my salary is fined less, and the national treasury is very important!"

Emperor Chen was about to personally judge the book as a fallen book, but frowned and asked, "What's the matter with this treasury?"

Zhang Hao held the tablet and said loudly: "Because this test paper can not only cure floods and ensure smooth transportation, but also save at least 500,000 taels of silver for the national treasury every year!"

As soon as this was said, among the officials, who were holding the tablet and taking a nap with their eyes closed, their eyes suddenly opened, and their eyes were full of brilliance.

A person next to him turned to look at him and asked, "Mr. Qian, what's wrong?"

Qian Shuo, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, did not answer him, and looked directly at Zhang Hao in front of him.

Because of water control and water transportation, the treasury has to allocate a huge sum of money to the Ministry of Works every year, which makes him feel bitter when he thinks about it. If the Ministry of Works can ask for 500,000 taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue every year, how much pressure will the Ministry of Revenue be less?

Emperor Chen was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and looked at Zhang Hao and asked, "What did Zhang Aiqing just said?"

Zhang Hao stood upright and said, "Reply to Your Majesty, Tang Jieyuan's third trial in the prefecture. After discussion by the Ministry of Water, the policy on water control can be practical. It can save at least 500,000 taels of silver for the national treasury every year. At the same time, it can speed up the canal transportation and ensure that the canal transportation will be smooth for at least ten years."

Emperor Chen thought for a moment, bowed himself and picked up the test paper he threw on the ground again.

He looked at the test paper, looked at Zhang Hao again, and asked, "Zhang Aiqing's words are serious?"

Zhang Hao was tall and said, "I guarantee it with my life!"

Ling Yihong also came out and said, "Your Majesty, the policy on epidemic prevention made by Tang Jieyuan can also be regarded as a standard and promoted by the court. Once an epidemic occurs in a certain place, the casualties and impact can be minimized."

Chen Huang looked at the test paper again, thinking about something.

At this time, Qian Shuo, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Fang, Lord Wang, and all the examiners have done so much, but they are all for the court and for the sake of Your Majesty. They can save so much money for the national treasury, and their achievements can be offset."

The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of national money and grain, and it plays an important role among the six ministries. The Minister of Revenue is naturally very important.

All officials know that the national treasury has been tight for a long time, and it has always been his Majesty's heart.

Now that the Ministry of Works has saved hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for the national treasury, His Majesty is naturally happy, but he has punished the examiners just now. If you don’t make any jokes, you naturally cannot easily take them back. Qian Shangshu’s words gave His Majesty a step.

Emperor Chen looked at the Minister of Revenue with satisfaction and said, "Qian Aiqing's words are reasonable. Fang and Wang's two Aiqing's advice made contributions. They rewarded 1,000 taels of silver and 300 pieces of silk. The rest of them were together and they each received 100 pieces of silk..."

The imperial edict for the salary fine has been issued and cannot be recovered, but these rewards have been made up for the fined salary, and there are still more.

After the award was completed, Emperor Chen did not mention the matter of those test papers. After thinking for a moment, he looked below and said, "If you still pay attention to the article when you are planning to become an official, but in addition, you should also take appropriate measures. The Minister of State should discuss this matter first..."

The word "despite" is very spiritual. All officials have been immersed in the officialdom for many years, but how could they not understand it?

Your Majesty issued a hidden imperial edict for this test paper...

Wang Shuo's face turned pale and he glanced at a certain direction. It was the position of the Minister of Rites.

A middle-aged man glanced at him indifferently. Wang Shuo had already understood and lowered his head and never spoke again.

After a while, Emperor Chen looked down and said, "If there is nothing else, please retreat."

Today's morning court lasted for a long time and the process was full of twists and turns.

The Lingzhou Prefecture Examination Officer, including Fang Hong, the Minister of Personnel, was punished first and then rewarded by Your Majesty. Although the Ministry of Works' policy of restructuring the imperial examination was still not adopted, the secret decree of Your Majesty to the Minister of the Secretariat still shows that the Ministry of Works was better in this confrontation between the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites.

Having been able to use a state test paper caused such a big stir in the court, all officials had a first impression of Tang Jieyuan from Lingzhou.

"Sir Fang, stay." When Fang Hong was about to walk out of the palace gate, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
Chapter completed!