The Jinshi appointed by His Majesty, there are a total of seven students in Guozijian.

Don't say that there are seven people, even one person, and it is enough for the country to be proud of Chang'an. It's just that aren't all the people in the prison of the country squirry? What the hell is going on?

The candidates are all young people in their twenties, fledgling! How can Guozijian occupy seven?

This Guozijian is really famous all over the world, I'm afraid, it will go down in history.

And above that, that's Xiyue. The gentleman of the seven students, the Xiyue who has long been rumored to be a god.

For a while, in the chatter on the streets and alleys, they were inseparable from four words - Guozi Jian Xiyue.

It's just that from this day on, the emperor often summoned Xiyue into the palace, and there was nothing at the beginning, just asked Xiyue a few questions casually, although Xiyue didn't know what the emperor wanted to do, but she still obeyed the emperor's orders.

It wasn't until later that the emperor asked Xi Yue directly, "I know your identity, I want to know what happened when you saw a woman's body and entered the court?"

He looked straight at Xi Yue, his eyes revealed coercion, if ordinary people had been intimidated by his coercion and knelt on the ground, they didn't dare to speak, but where is Xi Yue an ordinary person, his face was still indifferent.

"Your Majesty, you seem to have made a mistake," Xiyue hooked her lips and smiled, "I haven't entered the court as an official now, I'm just a gentleman." ”

When the emperor heard his words, his face was full of anger, but after a while, he burst out laughing. "Okay, you're just a gentleman now, but your goals will be more than that. The emperor's cold gaze shot towards Xiyue.

Xiyue nodded and admitted directly, if a person like this kind of superior person arouses his suspicion, it will not be good, it is better to explain honestly. "I came to participate in the imperial examination just to fulfill my parents' last wish, and now I have retired, but now I have a new goal, which is to improve the status of women. ”

The emperor looked at her straight, in fact, it also respected women very much, he never looked down on women, but due to the current situation, it was very difficult to improve the status of women. If this was all she wanted, maybe he could give her a little help, but she was very close to her two princes, which made him have to think deeply.

The emperor stared straight at her, and Xiyue didn't dare to have a trace of relaxation, talking about conditions with this kind of person, if you are interested in showing cowardice, then you will lose first.

"If that's all you want, then why are you even approaching my two princes?"

Xiyue just laughed softly, "Of course, it is to cultivate a qualified heir for Emperor Shanglun." "This kind of thing is a big rebellion, no one dares to preface the heir matter on the emperor. Because the emperor hopes that he will live a long life, the longer he can sit on this dragon chair, the better.

The emperor slapped the table directly, "Bold." You know what you're talking about?"

Xiyue still had a smile on his face, he dared to say that, he had already understood the emperor's character during this period of time. He is a wise man, and the courtiers who are beneficial to his family and society are more important than anything else, and he can also provide him with a lot of help to make his country richer and stronger.

Seeing that Xiyue was still smiling, the emperor restrained the coercion on his body, supported his chin with one hand and asked, "You are bold enough to dare to say such things in front of me." ”

Xiyue was still smiling, "Doesn't this mean that you are a Ming Jun? you don't want your future country to end up with no one to inherit." "Or let your children and grandchildren destroy this country. Of course, you still need to make sycophants, but Xiyue is not very good at it.

The emperor said directly: "I don't know what you think?"

Seeing that the emperor was so direct, Xiyue directly said what she thought in her heart, "The second prince and the seventh prince don't care about the throne at all, they just want to be an idle prince, even if they sit on the throne in the future, they won't manage it well." And the fifth prince is too narrow-minded, if he ascends the throne in the future, I'm afraid that your other princes will not be able to protect it, so only the fourth prince is the most suitable. ”

The emperor nodded, he knew that what Xiyue analyzed did make sense. He knew that his two sons had no intention of taking the throne, and although the fifth prince behaved deferentially in front of her, his eyes often revealed the ruthlessness of the emperor, so he was not at all worried about letting him ascend the throne. It was only recently that he noticed his fourth son. After inquiring, I learned that all this was taught to him by Xiyue. If such a person is his enemy, the emperor feels that the dragon chair under his chair will be unstable, so he feels that he can only be friendly with this kind of person.

And listening to his son's words, he was also a lot relieved, it was very difficult for a woman to ascend to the throne, and the only thing he was worried about was that his son was bewitched by this woman and became a puppet emperor. But it doesn't seem to be the case recently, he cultivated his own son, but he is obviously closer to his second son.

Xiyue also knew that the emperor was worried, she just said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, if you trust me, I will definitely give you a splendid country." ”

The emperor stared at her tightly, and nodded when he saw that her expression was not at all inactive. "Well, I'll believe you this time. ”

Born as an emperor, he should be convinced and suspicious, but I don't know why, he just believes in the little girl in front of him.

When the conversation was over, the emperor was in the mood to ask, "You don't fall in love with the second son of my family, he is naturally handsome, and he is a reckless man who only knows how to march and fight." Since you have taken a fancy to the fourth prince, why don't you marry him?" The corners of Xiyue's mouth twitched, the emperor was still testing himself, if he really married the fourth prince, wouldn't it be possible to become the empress, and the emperor could still rest assured?

It's just that Xiyue still said: "Humble gentleman, ladies are good, everyone has their own favorite person, and the second prince just meets my taste." ”

This time it was the emperor's turn to twitch the corners of his mouth, this Xiyue, is it really a man?

A few days later, when the emperor was still in the early court, there was a father-in-law waiting at the door of Xiyue's room early, and said respectfully to him. "Sir, Your Majesty, please go to the palace. ”

Xiyue raised his forehead, what is the matter with this emperor to find him, is it annoying to be like this every day? But who called him the emperor? He is the supreme ruler of this dynasty, and when the prince ascends the throne in the future, he must find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to live in seclusion, this kind of court situation is really not suitable for him.

She waved her hand and went back to her room, and after taking care of herself, she followed her father-in-law into the palace. After entering the main hall, I heard the emperor's voice, "Scientific examination and supervision, there are many drawbacks, so people have this opportunity." The emperor took the fold next to him, put it in front of him, and asked, "Do you have any other suggestions?"

Everyone turned their heads and looked at Xiyue, who had just entered the hall.

Xiyue: "......"

The official book gave her a look. They all said what they had to say, so she added it. The emperor said: "Mr. Li, you can cultivate so many talents, I don't know if you have any opinions about the imperial examination?"

Who is the so-called strengthening of supervision over the imperial examinations and guarding against malpractice? Isn't it just those children of officials and eunuchs who are not talented enough to learn?

To tell the truth, this move is somewhat offensive, and it is somewhat hated.

The officials had to consider this matter to some extent and leave some leeway, but the emperor was not happy. He wants to be pure, he wants to be harsh.

So he looked for Xiyue.

As long as Xiyue said it well and it was in line with his heart, I am afraid that this matter would be done.

Xiyue pondered for a moment, raised her head and said, "If Your Majesty really wants to listen to Xiaomin's opinion, then Xiaomin will be blunt. ”

The emperor half-closed his eyes and hummed a little tiredly.

Xiyue stepped out of the column and said: "Who is the person who produces the paper every year in the scientific examination should not be known to others, even if it is an official of the same dynasty. The person who produces the paper is not allowed to contact outsiders, and should be connected to a closed house until the end of the scientific expedition. ”

"Exams can take the form of 'obfuscation' and 're-examination'. Anyone who mentions or hints at his identity in the volume will be dismissed. ”

"The official examination shall be conducted jointly by multiple examiners. Don't communicate, rate each other, and finally decide. ”

Xiyue refers to the rules of the modern civil service examination, from the issuance of papers, invigilation, to marking, interviews, and so on. I told you about it.

It can be said that it is absolutely amazing.

A mere vague name almost abolishes the possibility of "general lists" and "line scrolls".

Everyone also understands that Xiyue is a ruthless way. Be cruel to others, and be cruel to yourself.

The emperor nodded. He knew that Xiyue would be such a bookish person. He asked twice among the ministers: "What is the objection of the ministers?"

No one answered.

Looking at the emperor's expression, who dares to object?

The emperor knocked his finger on the case and said: "Since it is Mr.'s proposal, it is better for Mr. to assist the officials and deal with this matter." The ministry is not short of manpower?"

Xiyue knelt down directly, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Now he only has a little prestige among students, and this is not enough to compare with those old gentlemen with rich teaching experience, so the only way for him to improve his prestige and thus improve the status of women is to enter the court.

It's just that at this time, another thought rose in Xiyue's heart, at this time, movable type printing has taken shape, and books are no longer as expensive as before, if you want to improve your prestige among the people, publishing books may be a way out, just as a gentleman?