Are you stupid?

In summer, when the cicadas are singing, if you can lean against the big tree and make a cup of tea, sit and read with two or three snacks, it will be a fairy day.

Candidates are sitting in the main hall, even though the four corners of the main hall are filled with icebergs to cool off the heat, the gentle breeze is trying its best to deliver the cool breeze, but the fast-working brains of the candidates still bring too much heat, which makes them feel the summer heat. The heat of the day.

Candidates who can appear in the palace examination are all top talents in the country. When Shenlong stepped down from the dragon chair, they had already written a splendid article, but if anyone's article made Shenlong look forward to it most, of course it must be Mu Huaiyuan.

The shoes worn by people at that time were all hand-sewn.

Shenlong is the emperor who has just ascended the throne, and everyone in the inner palace is trying their best to please him, and the Shangyi Bureau is no exception. The palace people have their own news channels, and they know the habits and hobbies of a master who is used to serving him like the back of the palm of his hand.Since Shenlong succeeded to the throne, except for a few days when he was enthroned to worship the heavens, all the soft-soled satin shoes embroidered with dark patterns were presented to him. The soles were thick and soft, and he walked silently.

Therefore, when he stood behind Mu Huaiyuan, the corner of Shenlong's mouth was chewing a smug smile, and he couldn't stop the thought of suddenly patting Mu Huaiyuan's shoulder and jumping him.

Ah, no, no, the palace test is going on, he can't mess around on such a serious occasion.

Shenlong tried his best to get his little thoughts out of his mind, and focused on Mu Huaiyuan's face.

This is an easy thing to do. In his previous life, after all, Mu Huaiyuan relied on his book fame to become famous all over the world. He just let Shenlong, an emperor with "low education level" in the eyes of great Confucians, indulge in his own mountain and the chapters he wrote. It was easy, but what surprised Shenlong the most was what Mu Huaiyuan wrote.Mu Huaiyuan did not directly say how the various ministries were, but directly emphasized the essence of the feudal society - the rights belonged to the emperor alone, and the courtiers were promoted by various means to share the emperor's power and strength, while the various ministries existed The fundamental purpose is to serve the emperor's will.

In other words, because the emperor needs people to help him manage the world, the Ministry of Officials is ranked first among the six ministries, and the reason why the Ministry of Industry is often ranked as the worst of the six ministries is because the existence of the Ministry of Industry has been reduced to satisfy the emperors for their own entertainment. a group of helpers.The emperor is the key to this result.

Hey, dare to write so indulgently, you can tell that I dote on you at a glance.

Shenlong watched with relish, and the expression on his face gradually changed from playful lips to calm and focused. He almost wanted to urge Mu Huaiyuan to write faster.

Having been together for a long time, Shenlong has never been so clearly fascinated by Mu Huaiyuan's talent like now.

He stood motionless behind Mu Huaiyuan until Mu Huaiyuan put down his pen and gently dried the paper, Shenlong immediately snatched his answer paper and read it again from the beginning.

"It really makes people's lips and teeth fragrant." Shenlong nodded and returned the scroll to Mu Huaiyuan.

His face was as red as if he was drunk, and there was a layer of watery brilliance in his big and round eyes. He couldn't help holding Mu Huaiyuan's palm and said, "When riding a horse through the streets, no one can separate you from me. Glory to you."

Mu Huaiyuan squeezed Shenlong's fingertips, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, speak carefully."

He has become the emperor, isn't the biggest gain that he can say whatever he wants, no one can stop him from being a coward!

Shenlong pursed his lips childishly, snorted, and strode away, throwing off Mu Huaiyuan's hand.

Candidates around couldn’t help being jealous when Xinjun stood behind Mu Huaiyuan and read his composition intently, but after Mu Huaiyuan and Xinjun just said a few words, they couldn’t be jealous anymore—ask yourself, If His Highness is praised so much by the king, can they refuse?They couldn't do it, but Mu Huaiyuan did it, and he thought that Xinjun's words were inappropriate, so he directly pointed them out.

The journey of a gentleman is admirable.

Mu Huaiyuan is talented and virtuous, they are ashamed of themselves.

Shenlong hadn't walked back yet, but he already realized that he was being childish with Mu Huaiyuan again.

He stopped, thinking a little sadly, what kind of temper is he playing?Mu Huaiyuan is not his lover or partner. It is normal for him not to want to be frivolous and arrogant among the candidates, so he is angry because of this?What kind of anger are you getting at yourself!

Memories quickly flashed in Shenlong's mind, and the hug by the Luoshui River during the Huachao Festival suddenly appeared in his memory, and Shenlong blushed instantly.

Yes, it must be this time, that meaningless hug frequently appeared in his mind.Shenlong described this hug with too many additional meanings, and secretly rejoiced. Then, seeing Mu Huaiyuan again at this time means that he has the right to play with his temper.

After Shenlong figured it out, he quickly regained his mood, walked among the examinees leisurely again, looked at the content written by them one by one, and asked the servant to write down the words that he felt had something to say, and prepared to read them carefully after closing the papers.

Although the palace examination is said to be "the disciples of the Son of Heaven", the emperor directly selects four articles that he thinks are the best, and sets the order of these four people. Responsible.

Before the time for the palace examination, Shenlong already had the top four candidates in mind.

Coincidentally, the candidates who did well in their essays were also very confident in their essays and handed in their answers early.

As soon as the closing time came, Shenlong directly announced the top four, "Mu Huaiyuan is at the top of the list, Lin Jianxi is at the top of the list, Wu Chang is Tanhua, and Shen Yu is Chuanlu. The top four are here to stay. Give a banquet on the Xiaoyaotai. For the rest, go back and wait for the news, someone will notify you in three days."

"This..." The chief examiner present wanted to tell Xin Jun that the matter of giving the banquet should wait until the rankings are fully judged, but it was expected that two of the four people selected by His Majesty were from Chengqing Palace, and they were accompanied by His Majesty , They silently closed their mouths again and didn't say any more.

Why bother to talk nonsense, the papers written by these four people are already outstanding, if your majesty wants to get close to "your own people", or turn those who are not "your own people" into "your own people", it can only be said that it is a king's dynasty It's just the actual interpretation of the emperor and his courtiers.

The courtiers usually see it, but it is the first time for the examinees to feel how good the emperor is to the companions.

Shen Yu's grades have always been among the best in Enke, but his grades are not stable. He fell out of the top ten once, and his grades were not so convincing; while Mu Huaiyuan refuted His Majesty's behavior in the hall. Candidates You can see it clearly.

Is this the treatment of being a "student of the Son of Heaven"?

The examinees were sent out of the palace by the servants with pensive faces, and the sun was shining brightly behind them.

Wearing a golden crown and python robes, the new monarch walked up to the four of them and said with a kind smile, "Congratulations, everyone."

The four of them bowed their hands together and thanked each other.

The one with the calmest mood was Mu Huaiyuan, the other three were trembling with excitement, and Wu Chang, who had passed his forties, burst into tears.

"It's a happy event to pass the exam, don't cry." Shenlong signaled the servant to bring water to wash Wu Chang's face.

Wu Chang choked up and said, "I have been waiting for this day for too long. The minister and the minister tried to lose their mother. After passing the mother's filial piety and then taking the exam again, the father's surname passed away again. I kept my mother's filial piety again and again. I kept my mother's filial piety again and again. Filial piety; it was only when I was in my thirties that I started to take the provincial examination. My grandfather and grandmother passed away one after another, and now, at forty and four, I have only taken the examination three times."

Uh, doesn't this mean that every exam is a pass, but obviously the ability is very outstanding, but according to the rules, you must be filial, so you can't take the exam?

Compared with his inability to pass the exam, Wu Chang's situation is too miserable.

Shenlong patted Wu Chang's shoulder to comfort him. Lin Jianxi, who had always been very quiet, suddenly knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please listen to Cao Min. Cao Min has something to play!"

"Get up and talk. You are the pillar of the country. You are very happy to have passed the exam today. I will forgive you for everything you say." Shenlong pulled him up from the ground and said generously.

But Lin Jianxi refused to get up, and looked up at the young monarch in front of him, "Your Majesty, you need to roll a nailboard to sue the imperial court. After that, if you are alive, you will be sent to your majesty by your ministers. It's hard to say whether the matter will go straight to heaven." .I took advantage of the loopholes to appear in front of His Majesty through scientific research."

Shenlong couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, "there are more than ten million candidates in the world, and how many people are there in the scientific examination every three years. I think you are only in your thirties now. Since you have the ability to stand in the top four with the top four In front of you, it doesn’t matter if I give you a chance, you can’t imitate this even if you want to imitate it. Come on, don’t hang on to my curiosity.”

"I was born in the land of Shu, in the fiefdom of the king of Jiayu County—that is, the original King Lu. The people of Shu are good at farming and mulberry, but after King Lu came here, he asked merchants to transport grain into Shu continuously. It is extremely low, but the Shu brocade and silk in the hands of the people can be sold at a high price. Since then, the people have less and less cultivated fields to grow food, and the fields of every household are full of mulberry trees. Because the king of Jiayu County has connections, the people rely on Shu brocade and silk His business is also considered prosperous and happy. But since last year, the king of Jiayu County was relegated to Beijing, and the prices of silk and brocade for the people of Shu were suddenly lowered. After a year of hard work, the little money he earned was not enough A bowl of thin porridge every day. When I left to participate in Enke, there were signs of starvation everywhere in Shu. However, the disaster in Shu did not spread in Beijing at all! I beg Your Majesty to open a warehouse to release food and save the people of Shu !"

Lin Jianxi kowtowed her head on the ground a few times as she spoke, only knocking herself until her head was bleeding.

Standing in front of him, Shenlong could no longer laugh.

From the attitude of Emperor Taixing, Shenlong always knew that his uncle Jiayu County King was not an honest man, but Shenlong never thought that after the relegation of Jiayu County King, it was Shu The lives of hundreds of thousands of people on the ground!

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials—no, Wei Yan has gone back to his hometown, Ding You—where's the Minister of the Ministry of Officials? Call him and the officials of the Ministry of Households over here."

The filth of politics was finally exposed in front of Shenlong without any concealment.

"Pick out all the memorials that reported disasters in Shu within half a year."

Shenlong issued an order, and Mu Huaiyuan and Shen Yu, who had been with him for a long time, immediately went straight to the big study in the apse with full understanding, and picked out the list of Shu officials' transfers and any memorials requesting food relief. Back in the hall.

"The officials in the Shu region have hardly been transferred, except for a young official who had been appointed to the post in Taixing in 17 years and died on the 'road' because he encountered bandits." Mu Huaiyuan looked through the copies of the records kept in the inner palace.After Mu Huaiyuan's report, Shen Yu also read the memorial of the Ministry of Household Affairs requesting disaster relief. He shook his head with a pale face, "Your Majesty, there is no memorial requesting for food relief."

The servants of the official department and the servants of the household department rushed over and saw the face of the new king covered by anger.

The author has something to say:

The foreshadowing buried in front can finally be lifted.

Therefore, it is normal to look down on merchants in ancient times. Commercial activities can indeed bring a lot of money, but with ancient planting technology and production, the direct result of commercial development is that people who have money cannot buy food, and people will starve to death.Moreover, the ancient merchants really liked making money in times of calamity. Almost every catastrophe had traces of their "running around" everywhere, and there was nothing wrong with being ill-gotten gains.

In the farming era, it was completely unable to withstand any natural disasters.

Thousands of wealth, it is better to store food in a warehouse full of food. Researching high-yield food is the fundamental solution to the problem.

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