Riding a chopping horse and stepping into the world

Chapter 55
At the hour of the hour, Zhang Tie accompanied Zhang Shun and the others to the gate of the inner city with Zhang Shun's pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

This time I only brought a small amount of food, some dry food, and a little fruit, which was not as complicated as the rural examination.

The time taken for the palace examination is very short, compared to the time for the township examination, it is too short, it only takes one day.

There is a considerable shortage of talents in the whole country of Yan now, and there are as many as there are, so as soon as the palace examination is over, the identities will be arranged directly.

The palace examination itself is not long, and the content of the examination is no longer the knowledge in the books, but the questions posed by King Xiang Shaolong of Yan Kingdom. The content is various, but most of them are about governance. Shaolong is very eager for talents in governance.

Candidates are not allowed to hand in the test papers after they are finished, and some officials will collect the test papers uniformly, and people are not allowed to leave the palace, and they will wait for the results at the gate of the court.

After all the test papers are handed in, more than a dozen officials will look through the test papers. The names of the test papers are all sealed. This is to prevent some people who go through the back door.

These officials will brush down some people who do not meet certain standards, and those who pass will become Jinshi, but those who fail will naturally be Juren.

Then hand over the test papers that are considered to be the top 10 to the king, and then the king will personally determine the ranking, select the top three, and then notify the candidates' rankings and official positions.

When Zhang Tie and his party came to the gate of the inner city, it was already full of people, including those who participated in the palace examination, accompanied relatives, and spectators everywhere.

At this time, the more than 300 newly promoted candidates who participated in the palace examination had almost arrived at the gate of the inner city, waiting for the gate of the inner city to open.

Just when the hour was almost over, the gate of the inner city finally opened. The gate slowly opened, and for a while, the audience fell silent.

The city gate was fully opened, and a man dressed as an eunuch came to the gate with more than a dozen imperial guards.

The eunuch looked around at the people in front of him, and said in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty has instructed that all new recruits enter the palace for a palace test. Please enter the inner city, and then I will lead the way."

After speaking, he stepped back and waited for the new recruits to gather in the inner city.

Zhang Tie gave Zhang Shun a thumbs up, handed over the basket, and said, "Go, you are the best."

Zhang Shun nodded, and it turned out that Xiao Lanzi, looking straight ahead, walked towards the inner city with firm steps.

At the gate of the inner city, there were three people blocking the approaching Juren. One inspected the badge, one searched through the luggage, and the other searched the body of the person participating in the palace examination to prevent carrying dangerous items. Cheating is not important.

During the palace examination, there were dozens of pairs of eyes staring at him all the time. No one could cheat under these dozens of eyes, and he would not dare to cheat. !
The gates of the inner city were slowly closed again, and the crowd of spectators gradually dispersed. Zhang Tie and the others came to the street opposite the inner city, found a hotel at random, and waited for Zhang Shun and others to come out.

People are not allowed to stay at the gate of the inner city at will. Today is a special situation, there is a palace test to be held, and now all the people who participated in the palace test have already entered. Staying at the gate of the city will only cause trouble for the upper body.

In the palace, the place where the Yan Dynasty went to the early court, it was now used as the examination room for the palace examination, and it was filled with tables and chairs. The tables and chairs were very small, just enough for one person to use.

Each table and chair are spaced apart according to a certain proportion, and there are two pieces of white paper placed on the table, one is a white scratch paper, and the other is an answer sheet with the name written on it.

Zhang Shun and the others took their seats according to the list on the small table, placed pens, inks, papers and inkstones, polished the ink, and waited quietly for the start of the palace examination.

After a while, more than a dozen eunuchs carried several canvases and placed them on the main hall, one at a distance so that everyone could see them.

There is nothing else on the canvas, it is the imperial examination questions posed by King Xiang Shaolong of Yan Kingdom.

Looking at the content on the canvas, Zhang Shun frowned for a while, lowered his head and pondered for a while, and then picked up the pen and began to write on the draft paper.

At the same time, in the imperial study at the back of the main hall, King Xiang Shaolong of the Yan Kingdom and many ministers of the Yan Kingdom were discussing the topic this time.

A minister with hunched body and all white hair stood up, stuttered and said to Xiang Shaolong: "My lord, isn't the question you asked this time too explicit? What about the test questions!"

Seeing this person standing up, Xiang Shaolong also stood up immediately, supported the old minister's arm, and patiently listened to him before he sat down on the chair.

"Lord Li, how many times have I told you not to get up and talk, just sit down."

The other ministers on the side didn't say anything. This is a dialogue between the emperor and the ministers, not where they should intervene.

Seeing that Master Li still wanted to say something, Xiang Shaolong immediately pressed his shoulders to prevent him from standing up, "Master Li! I know what you want to say."

Xiang Shaolong let out a long sigh, with a lonely expression on his face, "I also know that asking such a question is a bit reckless, but now I have to do it like this. Years of wars have made the country of Yan unable to bear the torment, and the administrators in many places are You all know what kind of people it is."

"More than ten days ago, do you think about what happened? You should have heard about it. The city and county magistrate over there is simply lawless. He actually searched for the people's fat and anointment. If you don't pay them, you will have the village massacred!"

There was a loud bang, but it was Xiang Shaolong who smashed the table beside him with his fist. The ministers on the side all lowered their heads, not daring to speak. The old minister also trembled and wanted to say something, but in the end he sighed.

"If the county magistrate hadn't been slaughtered, I would have ordered Ling Chi to execute him soon!"

Xiang Shaolong retreated to his seat step by step, with a lonely expression on his face, he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had a firm gaze.

Xiang Shaolong glanced at the group of lowered ministers, heaved a heavy sigh of relief, and let out a cold snort.

"Nowadays, such a group of people are managing my land. How can I let it go? It used to be a time of war. Now the war with Zhao has stopped, and it has become an ally with Mongolia. It's time for a change of blood." .”

The old minister looked at Xiang Shaolong worriedly, and said, "But Your Majesty, there is still a South Korea to the east!"

Speaking this time, the old minister did not stand up to speak after all, as if he was also afraid that Xiang Shaolong would be sullen.

Hearing what the old minister said, Xiang Shaolong said with disdain: "South Korea? It's just a small country, just like a fish in the water. When it comes to the shore, it can only fight and jump, so why be afraid!" "

"Okay, I've said so much, and I think the examinees are almost done. Except for Mr. Li, everyone else went to check it out for the widow. It seems that they have nothing to do."

Xiang Shaolong emphasized the word "haohao", as if there was something in his words.

A group of ministers stood up and half bent their waists towards Xiang Shaolong, "Minister, leader:"

After all the ministers left the imperial study, Xiang Shaolong came to the side of the old minister, found a seat at random, and sat down with a bitter expression on his face.

"Teacher, I should have listened to you in the first place. The selection of local officials should be taken seriously. Now it is a self-inflicted disaster."

The old man's name was Li Yunfei, and he was the teacher of King Yan. At this time, Li Yunfei also sighed: "It's okay, just like you said, it's not too late for everything to come, it's urgent."

Looking at the beam above his head, Xiang Shaolong muttered to himself, "I hope so!"

The ministers walked out of the imperial study one after another, all of them with ugly faces. After leaving the imperial study, several ministers looked at one person one after another, as if they wanted to eat his flesh.

"Lord He, look at your nephew's good deeds, but he still slaughtered the village. Oh my god, did he get kicked in the head by a donkey? He actually benefited from such a stupid thing."

Lord Zeng He also had a look of helplessness on his face and threw away his hand, "I am also ruthless about this matter. Who knew that my nephew would be like this and do such a thing? My official position is probably not guaranteed now." !"

A group of ministers were noisy and still complaining about Mr. He. It was the person who had been silent at the side who had been silent walked forward, and the noisy people stopped one after another, as if this person's status was extraordinary.

"Okay, okay, instead of pursuing it here, it's better to remind the people below to be more careful recently and don't get caught. I don't know what will happen when the time comes. Let's go. The king is still waiting for the test papers."

"Then follow Master Xiang, let's go or not."

The officials walked towards the main hall one after another, preparing to browse the test papers of the candidates, but Mr. Xiang walked last, glanced at the imperial study room, his eyes were a little fierce, and he muttered to himself: "Brother, there are still many things that bother you. !Hum hum!"

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