After the two exchanged a few polite words, Jing Mu followed the eunuch who led the way into the palace.

It wasn't the first time he had entered the palace, but he had only come once, and he went straight to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

So he was not familiar with the pattern in the palace.

Jing Mu followed the eunuch to the place where the palace test was to be held, and sat down under his guidance.

Jing Mu is Huiyuan, so his position is very high. After the great Confucianism in the court, it was him.

After Jing Mu sat down, he looked at the Changning Hall carefully.

The Changning Hall is ventilated on all sides and is built in the middle of the Yuehui Lake, which is full of lotus flowers.

Because it is the beginning of summer, only a few lotus flowers in the lake bloom sporadically.

But when the breeze blows across the lake, the white veil is raised, and then the lotus leaves full of the lake, occasionally there are lotus flowers mixed in it, which is a very enjoyable thing.

Jing Mu was not the first to arrive, there were already three people in the Changning Hall before he arrived.

Ren Ran, the son of the fourth place in the spring festival and the Ministry of Works, is from the Guozijian.

Liang Xuanji, the seventh place in the spring season, is also from Guozijian.

Shu Qiguang, the son of the head of the Shu family in the imperial capital, ranked tenth in the spring and was from the Shu family.

Although Jing Mu didn't have any friendship with them, he also asked Bu Gu to check on them.

As the saying goes, the imperial capital is a place where dragons and tigers are hidden.

Although the results of the palace examination have nothing to do with whether you are an official or not, you still have to take a snack.

Although he has no intention of harming others, he must also prevent others from harming him.

After Jing Mu came, the others were also brought in by the little eunuch one after another.

It's just that when the last one came in, it gave Jing Mu a strange feeling.

It's like a woman dressed as a man.

However, it is also possible that people's appearances are just a little more feminine, and Jing Mu stopped looking at them after looking at them twice.

sat in his place and silently waited for the arrival of the emperor and the great Confucians.

The Great Confucians appeared one after another after they all arrived.

Because he had more or less studied the preferences of each of them, when those great Confucians came in, Jing Mu easily matched them with their names.

Min Yan appeared on time, accompanied by the prince.

"The grass people have seen the emperor and His Royal Highness the Prince, long live my emperor, long live long live! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose Chitose Chitose! ”

"The ministers have seen the emperor, they have seen His Royal Highness the Prince, long live my emperor, long live, long live! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose Chitose Chitose! ”

After everyone came out to salute, Min Yan raised his hand and said, "Get up." ”

"Zhuqing and all the students should sit down."

After Min Yan's command, everyone sat back in their seats.

"Today's topic, how to keep the peace in northern Xinjiang forever?"

After Min Yan's voice fell, the chief eunuch said in a loud voice: "The order of answering questions is the ranking of the examination results, and the highest ranking comes first." The first, Jing Mu, the second son of Dingbei Houfu. ”

Fu smiled and said to Jing Mu: "Jing Huiyuan, please." ”

Although the continuous war in Northern Xinjiang has always been a headache for the Min Dynasty, the moment the topic came out, it still gave Jing Mu an illusion.

An illusion that Min Yan was giving him water.

Among the ten scholars who participated in the palace examination today, he was the only one who came out of Northern Xinjiang, and he had really come into contact with the battle of Northern Xinjiang and saw the cruelty of the war.

But Jing Mu also knew in his heart that this could probably only be his illusion.

No matter how guilty the emperor is about him, he won't joke about such a big thing.

After all, it is about the future of the Min Dynasty.

Jing Mu settled down: "The grass people have been to the northern Xinjiang and have seen the battle of the northern Xinjiang with their own eyes. The battle in northern Xinjiang was quite tragic, and even in small battles, some people were displaced by it. ”

"If there is a big war, it is the norm for families to be ruined, wives to be separated, and people to be struggling to make a living."

"So Jing Mu thinks that instead of attacking Beidi once and defending once, it is better to find an opportunity to frustrate its sharpness, hurt its roots, and solve this matter from the source."

"It's easy to say, but it's very difficult to actually put it into practice." One of the ministers said with a frown.

"So how do you have this opportunity?" Jing Mu said confidently.

"There are many wars in northern Xinjiang, so in northern Xinjiang, men, women and children are not allowed to practice martial arts. In this way, when the war comes, it will not even have the ability to save his life and run away. ”

"Secondly, the people should also be mobilized, so that the army resides in the people, that is: the army is the people, the people are the army, and there is no distinction between the army and the people. Everyone can do their part to defend their homes and their loved ones. ”

"This not only ensures that there will be no one available in northern Xinjiang, but also stabilizes the order in northern Xinjiang."

"The last is the post-war recuperation, at this time the northern Xinjiang is full of devastation, the people are displaced, and the northern Xinjiang government can mobilize the people when repairing the northern Xinjiang city."

"This not only solves the dilemma of no one to repair the northern Xinjiang city, but also solves the whereabouts of the people who have lost their homes and sources of livelihood."

"Only with good cultivation in Beijiang can Beidi be hit with one blow when Beidi reveals a fatal flaw!"

"Jing Mu is not talented, this is the only thing I can think of at the moment." Jing Mu saluted after answering the big answer.

Min Yan smiled and nodded, and then said to the big confucians present: "Everyone should comment on it." ”

"Men and women of all ages practice martial arts, so how can women and girls show their heads? This is simply unreasonable! "A gray-haired, old-fashioned looking Confucian.

"Then dare to ask Lord Ji, is human life important? Or is etiquette important? Jing Mu is neither humble nor arrogant.

"Naturally, etiquette is important!" The great Confucian said angrily: "If there is no courtesy, wouldn't this world be chaotic!" ”

Min Yan glanced at him lightly: "Ji Qing." ”

"Jing Mu thinks that human life is important, if there are no people at this time, the etiquette or anything will naturally not exist."

Da Ru's face turned red, looking like he wanted to defend but wanted to speak.

He knew that the emperor had always valued life more than etiquette, and when he was young, he studied under people in the rivers and lakes, and he never paid much attention to etiquette.

As soon as he said that etiquette is greater than his life, the emperor immediately issued a warning, obviously saying the wrong thing.

After no one asked him questions, Jing Mu saluted and retreated to his seat and sat down.

When everyone finished answering, the little eunuch next to Da Ru collected the results scored by Da Ru and handed them over to the chief eunuch.

The chief eunuch took people to the side hall to count.

After the palace examination was over, even if the emperor and the great Confucians were still there, Jing Mu could clearly feel that the other scholars were much more relaxed than before the palace examination.

The results of ten people are very well counted, and after a while, the chief eunuch will count the results.

Min Yan glanced at it, and after agreeing with what he thought, he motioned to the chief eunuch to announce it.

After the chief eunuch realized this, he took the final results and said loudly: "The final results of the palace examination will be read out now." ”

The final result was to start reading from the tenth place, and when Jing Mu heard that the fourth place was still not his own name, he had a number in his heart.

"Exploring Flowers: Chen Jiuxu"

"Bangyan: Shu Qiguang, the son of the head of the Shu family."

"Champion: Jing Mu, the second son of the Hou Mansion of Dingbei."

After reading it, the chief eunuch smiled and said: "Congratulations to Jing Zhuangyuan Sanyuan and the first, the champion Lang is a young talent, and there are few people who have been three yuan and first since the founding of the Min Dynasty." ”

"The manager praised it." Jing Mu is neither humble nor arrogant.

"Chen Tanhua, Shu Bangyan, Jing Zhuangyuan, the three of them have also worked hard today, rest and prepare to parade on the street."

"The high-ranking horses are ready to parade through the streets."

Everyone in the Dingbei Hou Mansion gathered together, and the old marquis asked the little man who came back from the inquiry: "The palace test is over." ”

"Congratulations to the master, the marquis, and the madam, the second son was crowned the champion by the emperor!" The little guy is very relevant.

"The second son is now the champion of the three yuan and the first since the opening of the Min Dynasty, and he is now preparing to parade the streets."

"Jing Mu is quite competitive." The old marquis was also relieved, and ordered: "Prepare a celebration banquet, and start a banquet when Jing Mu comes back." ”

"Yes." After saying that, the little servant retired and went to prepare for the celebration banquet happily.

"You all stand down, I've been tossing for most of the morning, and I'm tired." The old marquis began to rush to humanity.

At the same time, Yuwenxi was also very anxiously waiting for the result, and after the little guy who went to listen came in, he didn't wait for the other party to answer, so he said, "Say." ”

"The second son won the champion."

"Champion?" After being surprised for a moment, Yu Wenxi muttered: "Xie Yuan, Hui Yuan, and Zhuangyuan, isn't that the three yuan and the first?" ”

This is rare since the founding of the dynasty.

Yu Wenxi's heart was very complicated, and he waved his hand to let the little guy who came to deliver the news out.

After calming down, he began to write a letter to his family based on Jing Mu's current situation.

Jing Mu rode on a tall horse tied with red silk, with a smile on his face that looked very sincere.

But the heart is very peaceful.

When he gradually calmed down with the joy of getting the champion, he suddenly found that he couldn't seem to find someone to share his joy with.

Even Cheng Yunmo can't.

This thing was written in the letter, and it was all about actively revealing his identity.

Jing Mu smiled so hard that his face froze, and the parade was over.

The high-headed horse stopped at the Dingbei Hou Mansion, and from a distance, he heard the little guy shouting very excitedly: "The second son is back." ”

Jing Mu got off the horse, because of his weak body, he rarely rode a horse, and he couldn't stand it when he was down the street.

When he dismounted, if he hadn't been alone by his side, he would have fallen into the mud.

He heard Bugu muttering in a low voice: "When Gongzi first came, I didn't see them so enthusiastic. ”

Jing Mu glanced at him lightly, and did not isolate the horse and admit his mistake: "The subordinate said the wrong thing." ”

"Their attitude doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't affect us." Jing Mu said with a little weakness in his voice.

But when Jinghui and the others came out, Jing Mu didn't even have a trace of the weakness in his voice.

"The second brother is back, congratulations to the second brother, Sanyuan and the first!"

"It's just luck."

"Fu'er knows that the second brother is the most powerful."

"Fu'er has a second brother, so she doesn't want a big brother." Jing Hui scratched Jing Fu's little nose dotingly.

"Not really! Big brother is also powerful. ”