I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

The next day, early in the morning.

A group of students gathered in front of Suzaku's gate.

They were noisy, some were excited, some were nervous, some had dark faces, and even... some were dressed up fancy, with three big red flowers on their heads.

But... this is a normal aesthetic in Datang.

Many people cast envious looks at the middle-aged man who wore three flowers on his head and looked like a rooster.

They are annoyed.

Why didn't I think of dressing up?
The eunuchs came frowning, they hadn't seen such an unruly queue in front of Suzaku's gate for a long time—Cheng Yaojin didn't count, in the eyes of the eunuchs, Cheng Yaojin was no different from Zhengyang Gong's Gun Gun, Anyway, it is not and cannot be human.

They gesticulated and fiddled with this group of people they might want to curry favor with in the future like puppets.

certainly…

They have completely different attitudes towards Li Zhi and Yin Lulu.

Respectful, bowing and nodding.

I can't wait to turn myself into a floor and let these two step on me. The bluestone board is too hard and it is easy to hurt their feet.

The queue is over.

The eunuch reprimanded them a few more words, and said some things to pay attention to after they entered the imperial city.

Waiting for a bell to ring in the palace, he led them in.

Although... the eunuch was alert again and asked these students to watch their eyes, but what they entered was the imperial city after all. For most people, even if they entered the court, it was impossible for them to enter the place casually.

They are curious!
He lowered his head and looked furtively.

All of this was seen by the eunuchs, but they didn't stop them. Look, anyway, they couldn't control the eyes of these people, and offended them terribly. What if the big shots come back in revenge?

As long as it's not too outrageous and the movements are not so big, they can tolerate it.

Outside the Daxing Hall.

The eunuch waved his hand to let them wait, and he went in first to report. After a while, he came out and waved his hand to let them in.

The lights in the hall are bright.

Contrary to what most scholars imagined, they originally thought that the so-called palace examination was just for His Majesty to test them, but they didn't expect...all the officials in the court were there.

They tense up.

How he develops in the court in the future depends entirely on his performance today.

If you perform well, you can be said to be on the way to success if you are favored by His Majesty or even noblemen.

But if they don't perform well...then there is probably no hope for the future.

Especially those officials, still looking at them with a kind of scrutiny, which put a lot of pressure on their hearts.

Li Shimin looked at them and smiled slightly: "You are all the pillars of my Tang Dynasty, and the future of the Tang Dynasty depends on you."

As soon as they came, His Majesty put a top hat on them.

This made many people look happy and nodded secretly.

"However... I know very little about you, so I came up with the palace test, and asked a few questions, it's okay... to place you in a position where you can display your abilities."

Li Shimin simply explained a few words, which also relieved the tension in many people's hearts.

He waved.

The eunuch called: "The number one scholar in the scholar department, Cui Hong! Cui Xuanbo!"

The middle-aged man from the Cui family responded, stood up, and said, "The minister is here."

Li Shimin asked him some questions.

Born in the Cui family, he is not young, and he won the first prize. Naturally, he is not a waste. His performance is much better than most people present imagined.

Eloquent and eloquent, organized and organized.

Yin Lulu was not convinced, but she had to admit that there was still some gap between herself and this person named Cui Hong.

Li Shimin nodded expressionlessly, remained silent for a moment, waved him back, and did not immediately decide what official position this person should take.

The identities of the Cui family members seemed a little more sensitive.

Moreover, Li Shimin didn't like this person very much, he was very knowledgeable, but in his eyes, Li Shimin didn't see any ideals or ambitions.

In his eyes, there is no Datang, only the Cui family.

The eunuch called again: "Yin Lulu is the second in the scholar list."

Yin Lulu stood up and said, "The minister is here."

Li Shimin looked at her with a smile on his face. He had always liked this clever and eccentric little girl, especially the relationship with Li Zhi, which made him regard Yin Lulu as his daughter-in-law.

A few questions were asked.

Neither humble nor overbearing, Yin Lulu vomited out her thoughts clearly.

Li Shimin was a little surprised.

Many officials in the court looked sideways - Yin Lulu took the second place, they were not too surprised, after all, she was the sister of the Zhengyang Duke.

It is not impossible for Mr. Zhengyang to give some pointers, or even... secretly write a few articles for Yin Lulu in private, and let Yin Lulu memorize them.

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Li Shimin's greetings and questions from the beginning gradually became more difficult and in-depth, while Yin Lulu was still able to speak meaningfully and in an orderly manner.

Even... There are some, that is, Yin Lulu can give some opinions on the problems encountered in the court today - although these opinions have been discussed in the court, they are all useless cases.

But at least they have reached the level of the court.

This... Duke Zhengyang's younger sister, Yin Lulu, is she really real?
A few questions are over.

The smile on Li Shimin's face grew stronger, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Could it be that the courtier he wanted was someone like Yin Lulu, who was thoughtful, capable, and energetic.

At least, he could tell that Yin Lulu was not like the previous Cui Hong, who didn't pretend to be a family or aristocrats in her heart, but pretended to be Tang and common people.

It's just a pity...it's a girl.

If only it were a man.

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, then he raised his eyes and said, "My lady of the Yin family, I want to make you a royal servant, how about it?"

It is not a special case for a woman to be an official at this moment.

As early as the time of Emperor Zhou, there were female officials, and the Qin, Han, Jin and Sui Dynasty also became more and more perfect. This Shanggong is a position among female officials, which is the highest level of female officials in Tang Dynasty today.

Although Shang Gong ranks high in the fifth rank, he is in charge of the affairs of the harem, and has jurisdiction over matters such as harem rewards and documents.

But to put it bluntly... Shang Gong is nothing more than a high-ranking court lady.

Yin Lulu replied simply: "Your Majesty, I don't want to be a female official."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

"The self-pay ability of a minister is not inferior to men, and he is second in the list of scholars." Yin Lulu continued, "Even if he is a county magistrate, he is far better than a female official."

Li Shimin didn't speak yet.

A red-robed official stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

"Women have never been officials before, and this precedent cannot be set."

Li Shimin frowned slightly.

Yin Lulu raised her eyes and asked, "Who do you dare to ask Your Excellency?"

The red-robed official froze, and replied bravely: "This is Wei Gonglu, the servant of the Ministry."