Chang'an City, Taixi Palace!

Su Xun, Jiang Shang, and Zhuge Liang gathered together, and the civil and military officials were all standing on both sides.

"Please come to the palace!"

With a loud shout, I saw a number of figures respectfully walking in from the outside, saluting the three prime ministers!

After ordering the roster, Su Xun held a book in his hand and said softly, "Is there anyone who is absent?" ”

"None!"

"In that case, let's start the palace test!"

Su Xun stood up, looked at the proposition that had already been prepared in his hand, and said softly: "Distribute the exam questions to all candidates!" ”

As soon as the voice fell, several scribes distributed all the test papers, and now, the high-quality paper produced by Chang'an Daxia Commercial Bank has become a special supply for the imperial court!

If it had been placed three or five years ago, the Great Xia Imperial Court would never have been extravagant enough to use paper on such a large scale!

But today, Great Xia is no longer the Great Xia of the year!

After a long time, the thirteen candidates all held the test papers in their hands, and the two of them were separated by two meters before and after, until they reached the outside of the hall!

A group of civil and military officials stood on both sides, if it weren't for Luo Chen's absence in Beijing this year, the imperial examination would not be so difficult and solemn!

At the head was a middle-aged man in a gray robe, with a wise glint in his eyes, who looked to be about twenty or thirty years old!

"National History!"

According to previous years, the test questions of the exam will write policy theory, policy of governing the country, policy of rejuvenating the country, policy of saving the country and advice of the country!

Unexpectedly, this year's exam question turned out to be about national history, which caught them off guard!

But the gray-robed middle-aged man at the head was not too dull, and he came with a pen!

"Since the pre-Qin Dynasty was divided into seven, I founded the country in the Great Xia Jianyuan, and Xia Zu worked hard to rule the country, ranking among the seven heroes of the Central Plains!"

"The remnants of Great Qin are still there, the barbarians from all over the world covet the fertile soil of the Central Plains, and we wait for the heirs of the three emperors, we dare not slack off and insult the prestige of our ancestors!"

"There are barbarians in the south who attack the border, there are strong Qin bullying in the west, and Donglai in the east is contained, after five generations, the country is rich and the army is strong, so that it is not humiliated by foreign countries, but the national strength is not prosperous!"

"Forty-three years ago, 400,000 iron horsemen of the Southern Barbarians invaded my border, the emperor was angry, the spirit of my Xia country still existed, the first emperor wanted to destroy the Southern Barbarians, there was peace and justice, not enough to level the four provinces, only to endure humiliation!"

"Twenty-five years ago, Daqin invaded our border, and the two countries confronted each other, and Bai Gong guarded it to protect my side!"

"More than ten years ago, Donglai and I fought to the death, there was King Zuozhi of Jingkang, led the Iron Cavalry of Daxia, fought the world, King Jingbian guarded the Yuyou Pass, and His Royal Highness King Jingkang guarded the Dark Valley, looking at each other from afar, don't dare to attack!"

"Your Majesty once said, with history as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall, my Great Xia has gone through the wind and rain without falling, there has always been no shortage of loyal and good people, and there is no shortage of people who serve the country with their bodies!"

"Since the time of the first emperor, coincided with the great changes, the disaster affected the Central Plains, my Great Xia has the peerless Tianjiao, King Yu deters the southern Xinjiang, and then there is a person with the mandate of heaven, only my Majesty has worked hard to improve the people's livelihood, enrich the country and strengthen the people!"

"Open up the way of speech, accept advice with an open mind, recruit talents, and rectify the ...... of officials"

More than 2,000 words are sprinkled, and the pen falls silently!

Outside the palace, people waited quietly, and there were also those who watched the excitement, but most of them were masters of Chang'an Academy!

Of the thirteen people who participated in the palace examination this time, nine of them were disciples of Chang'an Academy!

"Isn't it over yet?"

An old woman asked impatiently!

"Hehe, old man, it's at least half an hour younger!"

"It's been so long!"

"Haha! The palace examination is the real leap of the dragon gate in my Great Xia, whether it is a dignitary or a relative of the emperor, only by participating in the imperial examination can a scholar, the old woman should not be in a hurry! ”

"Hey!"

Xun Anqiu also waited quietly, without saying a word, his emotions were extremely lost in the past two days!

"Mr. Xun!"

"Mr. Xun!"

A hurried footstep sounded, Xun Anqiu suddenly frowned slightly, and saw a scholar walking over quickly!

"What?"

The scholar hesitated for a moment, and whispered a few words on Xun Anqiu's side, Xun Anqiu's whole person was stunned in place as if he had been struck by lightning!

"Xun Gong, what's wrong?"

The surrounding masters also changed their faces slightly, looking at Xun Anqiu's face with two tear stains, their eyes full of worry!

Xun Anqiu shook his head slightly, his eyes were a little distracted, and after a while, he saw a figure riding a horse, the horse's hooves galloping, and there was no tendency to stay in front of the palace!

"Stop coming, dismount!"

The Central Army guarding the palace hurriedly stepped forward and shouted!

"Get out of the way quickly, 100,000 are in a hurry!"

Liu Qing rode into the palace, and all the central troops changed their faces: "Take it!" ”

"I have an urgent matter, I want to see the prime minister or the queen mother!"

"It turned out to be Lord Liu!"

Lin Jinnan's face suddenly changed slightly when he saw Liu Qing's figure, and he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Lord Liu, now that the palace test is underway in the Taixi Palace, the three prime ministers have repeatedly ordered that no one is allowed to enter or leave the palace!" ”

After Liu Qing saw Lin Jinnan, he also turned over and dismounted, walked forward quickly, and muttered a few words in Lin Jinnan's ear, Lin Jinnan's face changed instantly: "How can this be?" ”

Liu Qing tightened his face, turned over and got on the horse again, and Lin Jinnan shouted in a deep voice: "Let go!" ”

……

On the Taixi Palace!

At this time, all the students answered seventy-seven eighty-eight, and some of them picked up their answer sheets, nodded frequently, and seemed to be very satisfied!

"Prime Minister, the time has come!"

Su Xun bowed his head slightly, and said softly: "Put down the pen, retract!" ”

The palace examination is an on-the-spot evaluation, and the people who mark the papers this time are the three high-ranking officials!

"Boom!"

A dull bell suddenly came from outside the hall, standing in the main hall was a little deafening, and the faces of all the civil and military officials changed!

"The bell is ringing!"

"Who is ringing the bell at this time?"

"Hurry up and check it out!"

"Report!"

A low cheer sounded, and I saw a guard striding in: "Prime Minister, the person who rang the bell is none other than Ning Gong's disciple, Liu Qing!" ”

"Boom!"

Another bell rang, not only the civil and military officials were alarmed, but even Yu Yao in the harem also had a change in complexion!

Five bells rang in a row, and the whole city was shocked!

"Prime Minister, Liu Qing is asking to see you outside the palace!"

"The test papers have been collected, let him in!"

"No!"

Liu Qing strode in, stood outside the main hall and bowed, entered the main hall, and saluted to the three parties of Wen, Wu, and Prime Minister!

"Liu Qing, why did you ring the heavenly bell?"

As soon as Su Xun's voice fell, Zhuge Liang already had a guess in his heart!

Liu Qing knelt directly on the ground, slowly took out an envelope from his arms, and said softly: "The teacher drove the crane to the west, left a suicide note, and passed it on to the imperial court!" ”

"What did you say!"

Jiang Shang directly lost his temper and rushed forward at once, with an unbelievable look in his eyes!

"Liu Qing, don't talk nonsense!"

Su Xun also shouted loudly, and all the civil and military forces changed color for it!

……

(End of chapter)