The female officials and palace maids who inspected the inside and outside of the examination room walked back and forth, and several male and female examiners sat in two separate rooms, waiting for the candidates to complete the examination papers.

After receiving the exam papers, they will immediately correct them, and after the marking is completed, they will send the exam papers to Emperor Zhu and let him spot check, among the top test papers, Zhu Cihong will also review each paper, so it is impossible for the examiner to release water.

But Pan Shuchen still wanted to support Ding Yuying as much as possible, so when chatting with Zhu Cixiong, he intentionally or unintentionally said that there was a girl living in his house who was extremely hardworking......

"Ding Yuying of No. 355?" Zhu Cixiong has a good memory, and after thinking about it for a while, she remembers, "Her French is not good!" A woman from a small family can't count on martial arts. Even if the head is good, that is, if you can do well in arithmetic, Confucianism, and Gewu, it will be impossible to enter the eyes of my imperial brother. ”

According to the current examination rules, as long as the total score of Confucianism, arithmetic, Gewu, French, and martial arts can be above 430 points, they will have a chance to be admitted to the crown princess - it depends on how Emperor Zhu scores in the interview!

But these 430 points are not easy to get! Especially for those girls from small families, because their martial arts and French are difficult to test.

The martial arts that Emperor Zhu wanted to test were not boxing and wrestling, but the art of battle formation. It looks simple, what bells and whistles will be tomorrow, but it must have long-term accumulation to practice. And the cost of these trainings is high, and ordinary people can't afford it.

And French is an "aristocratic science", which ordinary people do not need at all, only scholars who need to study foreign academic materials, and regard the French and European armies as imaginary enemies of the officers (know themselves and know their opponents!). There are also some foreign-related officials, as well as a small number of businessmen who can use it, and others who will not need it for a lifetime. Even the official examinations of the local government and many imperial courts do not test French, so most of the new folk schools do not pay attention to French (the main purpose of attending the new school is to become an official!). Not to mention girls' schools.

There are really only a handful of girls' schools in Daming that really teach French well, except for two "private schools" in Shanghai and Quanzhou, the others are aristocratic girls' schools.

"Her French is improving so fast, by leaps and bounds!" Pan Shuchen said, "During this time, our family invited a teacher from Wuhan Taixue to supplement her French, and also taught her martial arts in person. This little girl not only has a good brain, but also is willing to work hard, and she is a talent that can be created! ”

"Really?" Zhu Ciwei raised her eyebrows, already a little interested, "How many hours of lessons do you invite for her husband to give every day?" ”

"One hour," Pan Shuchen said, "three months in a row." ”

"Where have we got?" Zhu Ciwei asked.

"I can have a lot of conversations, I can write a lot of articles, I can read the Bible in French."

"So much progress?" Zhu Ciwei nodded, "If you really have this ability, you can create a talent!" ”

Zhu Ciwei, who is a scholar himself, of course knows that learning is an ability, and the learning ability of a scholar is much stronger than that of a scumbag!

In the next few years, the crown princess will need to take on heavy studies at the same time, cope with the needs of the prince's bed, and give birth to children for the royal family, which can be imagined. If you can't learn well and don't work hard enough, it's very likely that you won't be able to cope with it.

"How's her body?" Zhu Ciwei asked again.

Zhu Cihong doesn't want a weak princess, if he gets sick twice in three days, what's the use?

"Very good!" Pan Shuchen said, "I haven't been sick in the past few months...... Don't look at her not tall, but her strength is not small, and her muscles and bones are also very strong, otherwise how can she practice martial arts hard? ”

Zhu Ciwei nodded, "Then take a look!" ”

What he wants to look at is Ding Yuying's results in two classes of French and martial arts, as well as the total score of five subjects...... If you can reach more than 430 points, you can recommend it to Emperor Zhu.

The charter king thought to himself: If you can let this girl squeeze out the girls of the Zheng family, it can also make the queen mother breathe a bad breath!

......

At the same time, Emperor Zhu was in a living room in the Red Castle, drinking tea with Wei Zaode, Li Yan, Zheng Zhilong, Shen Tingyang, Ma Shiying, Luo Dagong and others, and Empress Wu Sanmei was actually here!

"I and the Empress invited a few people over, mainly to say something," Zhu Cihong gently turned the teacup in his hand, "What did you ask for the interview?" There are 100 points for the interview...... For women who can squeeze into the top 10, the level of the interview score determines whether she can win in the end. What do you think I should ask? ”

"Your Majesty," Wei Zaode said, "the minister thinks that military science must be asked!" Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the way of survival, must not be overlooked. His Majesty is the concubine chosen by the crown prince and the kings of the feudal domains, and will have a certain opportunity to serve as the superintendent and regent in the future. Therefore, the crown princess and the concubines of the vassal kings must understand a little about military affairs. ”

In fact, the crown princess's military knowledge is likely to be superfluous, because Zhu Cihong's health is very good, the crown prince doesn't know when he will be able to ascend the throne, and the crown princess is too early to become the queen or the queen mother!

However, the concubines of the vassal kings really need to have a certain amount of military knowledge, because most of the vassal states are on the front line, and when the king leads the army to go on the expedition, the princess needs to stay in the rear to protect the prince's supervision of the country. If the princess doesn't understand at all, how can this country be imprisoned? Is it all to the minister? This is not a good thing for the regent's ministers and the vassal king......

Zhu Cihong nodded, as if he was deeply convinced.

"Your Majesty," Zheng Zhilong said, "the way to manage money must also be asked!" Only when there is money to pay military salaries can we raise strong soldiers, and only with strong soldiers can we talk about military affairs, otherwise it is all on paper. The emperor chooses concubines for the princes, not only the crown princesses, but also the concubines of the vassal states...... At present, most of the twelve feudal states in Nanyang are in financial difficulty, so they need the help of the virtuous concubines. Although the finances of the United States are more generous, the expenses are also large, and to manage the property of the United King's family, there is also a need for virtuous concubines who are good at managing money. ”

Zhu Cihong nodded, and seemed to agree with Zheng Zhilong's opinion.

Grand Duke Luo glanced at Li Yan in the military department. He and one of the daughters of the red lady also entered the re-examination, but the results were only in the middle of the stream, and they didn't look like they could win the first place, so they were not interested in speaking.

Li Yan didn't say anything, and Grand Duke Luo spoke: "The minister thinks that Your Majesty should also ask about the major events in the world...... Today's world is not only the Celestial Empire, but also Tianzhu, Europe, Xinzhou and the Western Regions Heavenly Kingdoms, and the future concubines can't be ignorant of these! ”

Zhu Cihong also nodded, but he just nodded and didn't say anything.

Ma Shiying, the secretary of the Criminal Department, stroked his white beard and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks it doesn't matter what you ask, the key is to see if the girl's family has the bearing of a mother of the country, whether she is good at interacting with people, and whether her appearance can get into the eyes of the princes." ”

The old man is right!

It's also important to be able to fool people, and it's still talent...... You can't cultivate it the day after tomorrow!

Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "I already know what Zhu Qing said...... That's all for today's tea party! ”

Several ministers stood up, saluted Emperor Zhu and Wu Sanmei, and then exited the meeting room.

Wu Sanmei watched them leave, then turned around and asked Zhu Cihong, "Your Majesty...... Why don't you let Yukia go to the interview with you? After all, it's his concubine, so he has to be eye-catching, right? ”

Zhu Cihong looked at Wu Sanmei and said in his heart: Do you still think that Zhu Hexing kid has fallen in love with Wu Ahuan? You still don't know your son's mind!

"Of course," Zhu Cihong smiled, "but I can't talk to others now, so as not to cause trouble." ”

"Extraneous branches?" Wu Sanmei asked, "What is Your Majesty worried about?" ”

Zhu Cihong smiled: "Third sister, you don't know yet, that local tyrant of mine has already slept with the Ahai County Lord from Heshute Kingdom!" ”

"What?" Wu Sanmei was taken aback, "This, how can this work?" Too shameless, right? Your Majesty, you don't care? ”

Zhu Cihong smiled: "Tube? When the dry wood meets the fire, what can I do? And they've slept for days, maybe even human lives have been slept! But I don't want the crown prince to be like the United King, so you can't let anyone know that the prince is also going to be interviewed. ”

"The concubine knows!" Wu Sanmei nodded heavily, "The concubine must be tight-lipped, and no one will tell her!" ”