"Zhe Yu, please take a look at the two papers and see what you have to say." Shi called out, picked up the two papers in front of him and threw them in front of Xiao Yu, snorting coldly.

"Your Highness, I reviewed the papers according to ancient etiquette. There is nothing wrong with it." Xiao Yu raised his head and replied after seeing this.

"Is this the ancient ritual for grading?" Lu Zhaoci laughed angrily. The test paper in his hand was rustling. He snorted: "Look at this test paper. This Li Da's talent is far above that of Wang Lingguang. Then why is he alone on it?

I didn’t see Li Da’s name, but I saw Wang Lingguang’s name?”

"Ancient ritual? What ancient ritual? Why don't you know about it?" Lu Zhaoci said coldly.

"The people are divided into three, six or nine grades, and this is the etiquette. Only then can the country be in order. It is better to rule the country with aristocrats since the Han Dynasty. What I am practicing is just the old system, and it has not changed the rules!"

"Your Highness, Zhongshu ordered Cui Renshi to ask for an audience outside the palace." At this time, Lu Qing walked into the palace and reported.

"What's he doing here? Let him in!" Lu Zhaoci frowned slightly.

"I pay my respects to Your Highness." Cui Renshi glanced at everyone in the hall and saluted.

"What's the matter with you?" Lu Zhaoci glanced at Master Cui Ren coldly.

"Your Highness, I heard that the list of Jinshi for this scientific examination has come out, so I came to take a look." Master Cui Ren saw that Lu Zhaoci didn't look good and smiled dryly. "Oh, take a look at these test papers too! Xiao Xiao

Are the examination papers read by Old Master really interesting?" Lu Zhaoci said, pointing to the examination papers on several cases.

Changsun Wuji quickly took out the test papers of Li Da and Wang Mingguang and handed them to Cui Renshi. Cui Renshi took them, looked at them for a while and said: "Your Highness, I think Wang Mingguang is knowledgeable in arts and sciences and has profound knowledge. He can be admitted."

"Wang Mingguang?" Juwen and Changsun Wuji looked at Master Cui Ren in surprise. Then they looked at Lu Zhaoci, who was turning blue, but they did not dare to speak and lowered their heads.

"Is this what you all mean?" Lu Zhaoci suppressed the anger in his heart and glanced at everyone.

"I think what Mr. Cui said is true." When Xiao Yu saw that Master Cui Ren had similar opinions to his own, Xiao Yu couldn't help but said: "The ancient system is like this. It can be seen that this Li Da should not be on the list."

"Times have changed. Your Highness controls the four directions. This ancient system can also be changed." The eldest grandson, Wuji, said cautiously at this time: "These sons of high-ranking families, ministers of the world, do not know how to draft manuscripts, and only like to show off.

The legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties is that Wang Mingguang's rhetoric is gorgeous and exaggerated. Let such people serve as officials at all levels. How can the country be governed? What's more, the talents admitted in this imperial examination are...

Most of them were sent to the prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River to occupy important positions. The literary style of the south of the Yangtze River was extravagant. The legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties was even more prevalent in the literary world. Most of them were moaning without illness and speaking without substance. I thought that only the original work could clear the source. At present, the country is in urgent need of talents to govern the country, Your Highness.

I think the atmosphere in this examination room must be improved. I think this Li Da is desirable, so Wang Mingguang abandons him."

"For hundreds of years, the nobles and wealthy families have been the pillars of the country. To abandon them is to destroy the pillars!" Xiao Yu defended after hearing this.

"Mr. Xiao only gave the children of high-ranking families the right to be the pillars of the country, but if he gave the children of poor families such an opportunity, how could he know that they cannot be the pillars of the country? Look at this Li Da, among the poor families

There are tens of thousands of people like this. Do we have to leave them out? Do you want His Highness to lose such a capable minister?" Changsun Wuji said sincerely: "Your Highness, I think we must start again this time.

Mark the papers so that you can find real talents among thousands of scholars."

"Master Changsun has just entered the officialdom, and some things are not very thoughtful." Cui Renshi chuckled and said: "Assistant machine, do you know how much time these test papers took Mr. Xiao and the others? Ten days, if it is done again

How long will it take for those scholars in Chang'an City to wait for re-grading? Chang'an is the capital, and it is not easy to live there. How can those poor scholars have so much time and money to wait here, I think.

This time, just follow Mr. Xiao’s advice and wait until the next exam to give these poor men some opportunities."

"Next time, Mr. Cui, does he know when the next time will be? Three years. According to the imperial examination rules set by His Highness, the imperial examination will not be re-opened until three years later. How many years does Mr. Cui have in his life? Three years.

!" There was a hint of urgency in Changsun Wuji's words. He cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, I suggest you re-mark the exam immediately. Even if you wait for another ten days and a half, it is at least better than waiting for three years!".

"Well, what the auxiliary machine said is not unreasonable. In this case, let's re-mark the test!" Lu Zhaoci thought for a while, nodded and said: "Ten thousand years is too long. Seize the day! If you wait until next time, you will have to wait for the next time.

After waiting for three years, the general will pacify Jiangnan. There is a shortage of officials in Jiangnan, so I can't wait that long. Otherwise, there will be no one to govern Jiangnan. I'm afraid there will be another rebellion if someone is willing to do so. Do we still need the general to conquer Jiangnan again?

?"

"The people in the south of the Yangtze River have been suffering from war and chaos for a long time. I think it would be better for Your Highness to send officials to take care of them as soon as possible." Li Jing also stood up and said.

"Your Highness, I am incompetent and have delayed the important matters of Your Highness and Lord Changsun. I will give this exam back to Your Highness!" He said as he took off the black gauze hat on his head.

"Mr. Xiao, wait a minute." Feng Wenwen on the other side stopped him and said with a smile: "Mr. Xiao still has the same temper, he is very angry!"

"What can Master Pu She say?" Xiao Yu snorted coldly.

"Your Highness, Mr. Xiao, I have a plan. There is no need to push it.

The result of the Zhang test was that Huan Neng would bring a large number of officials and women to Jiangnan, showing a hint of humility.

"Oh! Text, please tell me." Lu Zhaoci asked curiously.

"Since His Highness has ordered the examination papers to be re-evaluated, he will re-evaluate the examination papers, but only read the examination papers of those from poor families. Select the outstanding ones among them and fill the Jiangnan officialdom. As for the number of people that Old Master Xiao has admitted, it will not change." The text said: "Your Highness only needs to

Just expand the number of people admitted to this imperial examination.

"Okay. That's very good. Lu Zhaoci's eyes lit up and he said: "In that case, let's follow my teacher's idea and add fifty more people. Then I will trouble Mr. Xiao to choose five more people among these poor people.

Ten people have filled Jiangnan’s officialdom! Old Master Xiao, none of the people you chose remains the same, are you satisfied now?"

"Isn't Lord Changsun here? I listen to him in everything! What use can I have?" Xiao Yu spoke as if he was a child. He was also showing off his temper, making everyone laugh.

"Xiao Yu! When it comes to grading papers and presiding over scientific examinations, you need a great scholar like Mr. Xiao!" Lu Zhaoci laughed and flattered Xiao Yu unintentionally.

"Your Highness, I thank you. Xiao Yu also happily stepped down a level. However, Master Cui Ren on the other side glanced at Feng Wenwen. There was a hint of unwillingness and jealousy in his eyes, and even the way he looked at Changsun Wuji didn't look good.

"Okay! Xiao Yu, you go back and mark the papers first! Don't let those candidates wait impatiently. Lu Zhaoci didn't see Master Cui Ren coming, but urged Xiao Yu.

"I resigned first. Xiao Yu saw that he had achieved the result he wanted and did not want to stay here, so he withdrew.

"My lord, I am so powerful!" Li Jing suddenly laughed and said, "You can master the plan with one move."

"Brother Jing, how do you say this?" Lu Zhaoci asked curiously.

"In the list mentioned by Mr. Xiao, although most of them are from high-ranking families, there are also a few from poor families. I am afraid that among them are the disciples of His Highness Zhongnan Academy. This is Xiao Yu's favor for His Highness.

It was given to them just now. Now Mr. Xiao is asked to review the examination papers of the poor students. Then the remaining fifty, with quotas, are all for the poor students. Then after this imperial examination, the poor students

The number of them is greater than that of students from high-ranking families. Gentlemen try to bully them. Mr. Feng set a trap for Mr. Xiao."

As soon as the words fell, the unique modest smile on Juwen Wen's face disappeared without a trace, leaving only a look of embarrassment. Master Cui Ren even looked at Feng Wenwen with murderous eyes. He did not expect Feng Wenwen to be a smiling tiger.

Being so insidious seems to have given Xiao Yu a lot of face. A big step up. But in fact, it helped Lu Zhaoci and the children from poor families. It achieved a higher number of children from poor families admitted.

It is rare to surpass the disciples of high-ranking families. I thought that I was smart and clever, but I didn’t expect that he would be set up here. What a shame and humiliation! Master Cui Ren felt as if his head was about to explode, his eyes were blood red, and he wished he could send Feng Wenwen

Remove it quickly.

When Changsun Wuji heard this, he also looked deeply at Feng Wenwen. What was different from Master Cui Ren was that his eyes were full of admiration, and of course there was a trace of fear. For a person to be so smart, he is probably very smart.

It's rare. It seems that if you want to reach the level of Feng Wenwen, it will take a long time and countless experiences to achieve it.

However, although Feng Wenwen's move was to protect the achievements of His Highness the King of Han, it also pushed him to be on the opposite side of the Guanlong family. Although these families disdained a Jinshi quota, they did not want Lu Zhaoci

After getting this opportunity, all the scholars from poor families were sent to the officialdom. There are only a few rulers. Only they can enjoy the power to control all living beings. This power is very small in the first place, but now there are so many poor families.

Scholars, if such a big piece of work was suddenly taken away from them, wouldn’t they go to those poor scholars to fight to their death? This was originally a very good thing for Ji Ge, but now it’s better. They were suddenly deprived of the text.

A wonderful move was completely ruined. It can be said that this imperial examination was a complete defeat for the wealthy family. The only winner was the young man standing in front of me.

"Your Highness, some things should not be rushed. We should not push those from the Guanzhong family too hard. More importantly, the overall situation is still uncertain. It is better not to cause trouble." Li Jing on the side watched Xiao Yu leave.

The figure said: "Although Mr. Xiao Yu is old-fashioned, he has always been prestigious in the court and is the leader of Jiangzuo literary circles. Your Highness has such a person, and he can also balance the situation in Guanlong and Guandong. Prevent their family from becoming big.

"What does Brother Jing mean?" Lu Zhaoci asked.

"Zhuangtou, even the first grade is given to them. What His Highness wants is to train those Jinshi and let them go to the counties below. They will climb up step by step. As for the disciples of the high-ranking families, they will stay in the capital.

Well, just spend some money to raise them. In this way, His Highness will gain power, and those high-ranking families will gain face, killing two birds with one stone. Li Jing, who presumably would not object to them, continued.

"Forget it! Brother Yi Jing, Lu Zhaoci, thought about it and said.

,"

"What's going on! The number of Jinshi has doubled, and it's still for those country bumpkins. It's unbearable to laugh at me: In the Wei Ting Mansion, the Guanzhong aristocratic families gathered here, including Lian Hedong.

This is already the eve of the announcement of the Golden List. Although the final ranking will not be determined until after the palace examination, the list of Jinshi has already come out. There are 200 people in the Mingjing Department and 100 people in the Jinshi Department. The number has doubled.

, and what Wei Ting and the others couldn't bear was that among the list of three hundred people, they actually found that the number of Jinshi from the Han clan actually exceeded that of the children of the high families. This was the first time this happened since the Eastern Han Dynasty.

For a time, the Guanzhong aristocratic families became excited and gathered in Wei Ting's mansion.

"Mr. Xiao is too old to notice such a thing." The head of a Guandong family sighed.

"It's not that Mr. Xiao is old, but that Mr. Feng Wen is too good at being cunning and cunning. I think Mr. Xiao is a sincere gentleman. How can he fight against such a treacherous villain like Wen Wen?" Chen Shuda was dressed in purple and sat upright.

At the top, he said with a calm expression.

"Yes, there is also Changsun Wuji. If he hadn't proposed some re-grading of the examination papers, so that Old Master Xiao didn't realize the trick, he would have ended up in such a situation. He is also a treacherous man. Wei Siyan snorted coldly: "That's fine. Then

Lu Zhaoci has always been open to the poor people and cultivated them carefully to balance the government and deal with wealthy families like us. Now with these dozens of minions, he can have the upper hand.

"Then maybe Wei Ting had a cold look on his face and snorted coldly: "The poor scholars in the world have been suffering from aristocratic families for a long time. These people are just thinking about taking the imperial examination tirelessly, not for the poor family, but for themselves. They envy them.

We envy the rich and powerful families. Even an old guy like Feng Deyi wants to marry someone from the five surnames and seven clans as a wife, let alone those country bumpkins! These people may only dream of it."

"What does Master Wei mean by this?" Wei Siren snorted coldly: "Do we have to allow families like us to recruit these as sons-in-law? Nobles and common people are not allowed to intermarry. This is a rule that has been left for hundreds of years. How can it be broken?

?Should we, the children of aristocratic families, be left to serve those mud-legged people?"

"There is no other way. The only way is to make these Jinshis ours. In this way, they will speak for us. Even if they are sent as officials, they will take care of our family. If they stand in the court

Above all, they will be shouted out by us. Only by becoming a member of us, they will enjoy glory and wealth. Only by becoming a member of us, they will be promoted and make a fortune. Not everyone can bear this temptation.

. As long as they become part of us, no matter how much His Highness the King of Han tries to expand the number of Jinshi, it will be in vain. It will be us who will benefit. Wei Ting said with a cold face.

"Master Wei is so scheming." Chen Shuda's eyes lit up. He clapped his hands fiercely and said: "This plan is very powerful. His Highness the King of Han can control everything in the world, but he cannot control the marriages of the world. The reason why His Highness the King of Han is so important

Isn't it because he is afraid of those from wealthy families like us that we hold the imperial examination? Isn't it because they have no foundation in the court and can only follow His Highness's arrangements? If these people marry us, what will happen to you?
To be continued...