Chapter 840: The Palace Exam
I am afraid that Xuanli will make another mistake in the main hall, after all, this is the imperial examination hall examination where all the officials are present, once she makes a mistake, I am afraid that it will cause a lot of dissatisfaction among the officials, so Yu Panxi arranged Xiao Chumo and Ah Ye to be present, and they formed a strong backing for Xuanli, giving her the necessary sense of security.
Sure enough, under her careful arrangement, Xuanli, who was still terrified by the officials before, was a lot more indifferent at this time, and after everyone present knelt down and bowed to her, the palace test began immediately!
She glanced at Ah Ye, who was dressed as Xiaolinzi, and became a lot more confident, and said to the three candidates waiting for her below: "The exam questions I came out of before are for you to discuss the four characters of Guotai and Min'an, as we all know, the meaning of this idiom is broad and profound, and the three of them have also seen the exam papers myself, and they are indeed very good, but in today's palace exam, the questions I came out of are still those four words, and the three of them will talk about their own opinions." ”
The written test is similar to the question of the palace exam, which is not uncommon, and the three people of His Royal Highness have obviously been prepared for this for a long time, from left to right, the three people who successfully entered the palace exam are Xue Pinglun, the son of Shangshu, and Liu Yan, who has been a prodigy since childhood, and the rightmost is Ju Ziyu.
Compared with the previous two, Ju Ziyu is the poorest existence, and even the clothes on his body look extremely shabby above the court, but even so, the shabby clothes can't hide his born arrogant temperament at all, he is stubborn and strong, and he never loses to anyone easily, today's palace test is the best proof!
Because in the previous written exam, although Ju Ziyu's results were excellent, they were still not as good as Xue Pinglun and Liu Yan, so the most unfavorable person in this palace examination was also him, and yesterday he was angry about his participation in the palace examination, and the officials who spoke out to stop him, now seeing that Ju Ziyu really appeared here, they were naturally even more displeased, they quietly discussed, and the voice of questioning soon reached his ears, but Ju Ziyu did not think so, but sneered sarcastically.
The first to come forward to answer the Guotai Min'an Palace test was Xue Pinglun, because his ancestors were all officials, and now his father is Shangshu among the officials, so Xue Pinglun is undoubtedly the most concerned, and the most optimistic one, he took two steps forward with a confident smile, knelt down in front of Xuan Li, clasped his arms into fists, and said:
"Back to Your Majesty, the villain is not talented, think that the four words of Guotai and Min'an, if you understand it from the above words, it is the country's auspiciousness, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, but if you interpret it from a deeper level, the reason why the country is auspicious is because of Your Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, as we all know, Your Majesty ascended the throne at a young age, and under a lot of pressure, gave the people of our country the most expected peace, so the villain believes that Guotai Min'an is a promise given by His Majesty to the Ning Kingdom, and it is also the best proof of His Majesty's wisdom."
Xue Pinglun's words immediately attracted the praise of all the officials, and they seemed to support his remarks, especially Shangshu, who was his father, was even more proud at this time, as if Xue Pinglun was the champion of liberal arts today!
However, including Xuanli, Xiao Chumo did not speak, he heard Xue Pinglun's words, which is obviously the best proof of being taught by Shangshu, although he has not yet entered the officialdom, he has been flattering to officialdom since he was a child, but he has long been accustomed to all this, and knows how to use it flexibly.
The second one who came forward was Liu Yan, who was known as a "prodigy", he was a talent, and his eyes were even more embarrassed, at this moment he put away the swaying paper fan, unlike Xue Pinglun, after Liu Yan knelt down, he did not blindly praise Xuanli's dedication to Ning Guo, but he did the opposite, he smiled and replied:
"The villain is stupid, I don't know why, I always feel that the reason why His Majesty came out with these four words as the exam question is actually that he is still dissatisfied with the development of Ningguo, although the situation in Ningguo is stable today, there is no previous war, and the people are bleeding like a river, but if you want to truly achieve the four words of national peace and security, especially how simple? Here, the villain dared to say that if the villain can become the champion of liberal arts, he will help His Majesty and make Ningguo truly peaceful and peaceful. ”
Liu Yan's response stunned the officials, no one expected that he would confidently recommend himself in front of Xuanli and other officials? And the reason is so gorgeous, it seems that it is difficult to refuse, but even so, Xiao Chumo on the side spoke, and he asked Liu Yan: "Why do you have such confidence, thinking that if you become an official, Ningguo will be peaceful and peaceful?" ”
Almost all people who are familiar with Xiao Chumo's personality are not difficult to hear his faint displeasure in these words, but Liu Yan doesn't know this, after seeing that Xue Pinglun answered before, Xiao Chumo didn't ask, and as soon as he finished answering, Xiao Chumo spoke, which seemed to be a hint, and the impression he left in everyone's hearts was much more than Xue Pinglun.
But this is indeed the case, Liu Yan's response is really jaw-dropping, even if the officials don't want to remember him, I'm afraid it will be difficult......
Liu Yan, who didn't know the truth, was still kneeling on the ground, but his body exuded a strong sense of confidence, he hooked his lips and smiled, and replied:
"The doubts of the prince should also be your curiosity, although I Liu Yan has not yet become an official, but I have a certain understanding of officialdom, and I know some hidden things in it, but if I become one of them, although I can't guarantee that I will not be infected and criticized, but before this, I must have made some contributions!"
Liu Yan still couldn't tell the details of what the officials did after that, but it was his ambiguous words that left a deep impression on everyone's hearts.
Although Xue Pinglun's defense was not as straightforward as Liu Yan's, but because of his father's position in the court, he won half of it, and the last remaining Ju Ziyu naturally had a lot of pressure on his shoulders, especially when he thought of the gamble he made with Xiao Chumo yesterday, if he really failed in the palace test, then he had to give up the glory of Wu Zhuangyuan.
Thinking of this, Ju Ziyu secretly clenched his fists, and the last one stepped forward, but he did not kneel in front of Xuan Li like the first two candidates, but still stood calmly where he was, facing Xuan Li who frowned and was puzzled, Ju Ziyu opened his mouth faintly and said:
"I agree with Liu Yan's words, Guotai Min'an is indeed His Majesty's wish, but there is one thing he ignores, that is, Guotai Min'an is also the life that the people in the market want the most, my answer is very simple, now a peaceful and war-free life, it is already considered Guotai Min'an, this is not only the reason for His Majesty's efforts alone, but also the result of the cooperation between officials and the people, so I think that Guotai Min'an is the goal of His Majesty who is high above and works together with us to achieve it."