The next day, after the next dynasty, His Majesty sent a decree to leave more than a dozen civil and military ministers in the court to discuss matters in the imperial study.

And the content of the deliberations is nothing more than the recent imperial examination.

At this time, in the imperial study, Yun Ruochen was sitting in the circle chair in the corner next to him, looking drowsy, and the whole person didn't look very energetic.

Everyone present knew that two days ago, it was rumored that His Royal Highness King Jing was sick again, and the illness was not clear, but I don't know why His Majesty would call His Royal Highness King Jing, who has never been a director, over this time.

But this time, the focus of His Majesty's call over was obviously not His Royal Highness King Jing, so after everyone glanced at Yun Ruochen a few times, they didn't look at it again, but expressed their opinions on this imperial examination.

Although it is said that it is for this imperial examination, most people are obviously still more concerned about the participation of the county lord of Huaiyang in the martial arts.

Among the civil and military officials present, there were not only stubborn old-fashioned factions in the DPRK and China, but also people who were friendly with Chu Ci or Feng Yao during his lifetime, so everyone's opinions were naturally divided into two waves.

"Your Majesty. Lin Yongan was the first to speak, and said with a very unkind face: "Your Majesty, Chu Xiaoxiao is a woman but participates in martial arts, where do you put the men in the world? According to the minister's opinion, Chu Xiaoxiao's achievements this time should be dismissed, and he should not be hir......ed."

"Lord Lin. Before Lin Yong'an could finish speaking, a military general in his thirties immediately spoke: "The Lin family has a grudge with the county lord of Huaiyang, everyone in the capital knows it, even if you are dissatisfied with the county lord of Huaiyang, you should not declare a personal vendetta like this." ”

The one who spoke was the chief general of the Shence Battalion, named Teng Ming, who joined the army as a teenager, and had a few encounters with Chu Xiaoxiao's mother Feng Miao when he was young, and he admired Feng Yao a lot.

However, at this time, Teng Ming spoke for Chu Xiaoxiao, not because of Feng Yao, but because he was also watching on the stage when Chu Xiaoxiao faced off against someone on the school field that day.

If Chu Xiaoxiao was just a pampered and indulgent young lady, Teng Ming would naturally not let her do it. But Teng Ming is above board, and he will never despise Chu Xiaoxiao's true skills just because Chu Xiaoxiao is a woman.

"You ......" Lin Yongan's old face turned red.

He impeached Chu Xiaoxiao at this moment, indeed because of selfishness.

Although Lin Zhener is not his only daughter, she is his only daughter-in-law, and she has been spoiled since she was a child.

Even if Lin Zhen'er's incident made him lose some face more or less, Lin Zhen'er is still his daughter, and this will not change.

Now that he has the opportunity, Lin Yongan naturally will not let Chu Xiaoxiao go so easily.

"General Teng, don't you want to spew blood?!"

Wenchen mostly speaks with a few turns, but the generals will not do this.

Hearing Lin Yongan's words, Teng Ming immediately snorted disdainfully, and said directly: "Whether it is a bloody person or not, Lord Lin knows in his heart, His Majesty is wise, and he will not be deceived by the villain." Among the several generals present with the ability of the county lord of Huaiyang, several of them were in their eyes, even if Lord Lin had a lotus tongue, the martial arts skills of the county lord of Huaiyang were always real. ”

"Even if Chu Xiaoxiao's martial arts skills are high, she is always a woman!" Lin Yongan said sharply: "What's more, Chu Xiaoxiao is pampered and rampant, and she can't be used at all, how can she be allowed to enter the army!"

"General Feng Yao was also a woman, and General Feng Yao led 200,000 troops to resist the enemy outside the border and died for the country, so that the county lord of Huaiyang lost his mother at a young age. Now that the county lord of Huaiyang has the ambition of a mother, why can't he not? As for the county lord of Huaiyang, he is indulgent and rampant......

Speaking of this, Teng Ming paused and continued: "The county lord of Huaiyang has never done anything unrighteous in the capital, if not, how can he be rewarded again and again by His Majesty?

"Strong words!"

Teng Ming sneered and said, "It's not as long as Lord Lin's tongue." ”

Lin Yongan didn't expect Teng Ming, a military general, to be so good at arguing, and when he heard the last sentence, he almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.

"Enough. Without waiting for anyone to speak again, His Majesty suddenly said: "Since Chu Xiaoxiao has won the first place in the martial arts examination, it is also her own ability, and the general Feng Yao, who sacrificed his life for the country back then, is also a woman, and it is not necessary for a woman to be a general." ”

As soon as the words fell, Lin Yongan, who originally wanted to refute Teng Ming again, suddenly choked in his throat like a duck stuck in his neck.

"Your Majesty is wise. Teng Ming said respectfully.

At this moment, the old general Xu, who had not spoken, suddenly stepped forward and said: "Since Your Majesty has decided to recognize Chu Xiaoxiao's martial arts achievements, then the old minister will be bold, may I ask what rank Your Majesty should give to the county lord of Huaiyang?"

Originally, General Xu was extremely opposed to women participating in martial arts, but although General Xu was a military general, he hadn't been on the battlefield for decades, compared to the average. Military general, this old general Xu has more sophistication and tactfulness of civil officials.

At this time, His Majesty has already said that he has recognized Chu Xiaoxiao's achievements, and General Xu will naturally not rush to find His Majesty unhappy.

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers present began to discuss.

"Your Majesty......" The old lady stepped forward tremblingly, presented a stack of papers, and said: "This time, the old ministers of Wenju and Wuju have selected five more outstanding examination papers, and I also ask Your Majesty to preview them." ”

This old lady is over eighty years old, and she was the prime minister in her early years, but when she was older, she received such a false title and raised her. Generally speaking, only every three years of the imperial examination, this old lady will come out to the abbot to read the papers, and she is a very important figure in the court of Izumo Kingdom.

Seeing that the old lady brought the exam papers, His Majesty looked at them for a moment, and then directly threw the pile of exam papers to everyone present.

"You're all quiet. ”

Everyone was puzzled and hurriedly took the exam questions, but at first glance, their faces changed greatly.

The old lady stepped forward and said: "Although there are five excellent examination papers for this martial arts, three of them are far better than the other two. They are Qin Chengzhi, Chu Xiaoxiao, and Xu Fengxian, if they only take the exam, these three people should be the top three. ”

Regarding Chu Xiaoxiao's martial arts examination, the old lady, who is a pedantic scholar, doesn't care much about it.

What is it to have a female general again, it is not the first time, and when there is a female prime minister in the court of Izumo Kingdom, it will be too late for them to worry about it.

As soon as the words fell, the faces of most of the people present changed again.

These three people are in the top three in the humanities, so it depends on the martial arts, but Chu Xiaoxiao is the first in the martial arts.

In this case, wouldn't Chu Xiaoxiao want to become a martial champion?

If Chu Xiaoxiao participated in the martial arts and was still the top in the martial arts test, these people were barely able to accept it, if Chu Xiaoxiao became the champion at this time, wouldn't she have to step on the head of the men in the world?