The emperor's words were almost gritted his teeth, and he looked extremely gloomy, and everyone listened to it with awe. [].

Zhang Juzheng: "Your Majesty is right, in the two hundred years of the dynasty, no matter what the situation, the imperial examination has never stopped once. ”

Jiajing nodded, strode to the front of the imperial case, dipped the pen in cinnabar, and said while writing: "Order, the cabinet scholar Zhang Juzheng will work with the three law divisions to try the case of fraud in the current section." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the edict was finished.

Huang Jin hurriedly took the emperor's hand and handed it to Zhang Juzheng.

"Commandment." Zhang Juzheng was slightly disappointed in his heart, there was such a big thing in the field, no matter whether Xu Ge was innocent or not, this big president would not be able to do it, and he was the only one in the cabinet who was qualified to be the chief examiner.

didn't want the emperor to let him try the case, which made people vaguely disappointed.

This is a great opportunity to recruit a wide range of protégés.

He didn't know that Zhang Juzheng had already shown extraordinary political talent and skill after entering the cabinet. The fraud case in the field is too involved, and if it is not handled well, it will lead to a **, the emperor uses him, and he uses his knowledge and understanding of power changes.

"Now, Li Chunfang, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, is the main examiner of the current science and technology examination."

Li Chunfang's face was happy, and the others were also surprised.

However, when I thought about it, I immediately understood. Li Chunfang is not a cabinet minister. Although he is a jinshi at the same time as Zhang Ju, he is much older, and he is already fifty years old this year, calm and cautious. In addition, he is from a champion background, and he can suppress the group of candidates in the examination room who have become a mess.

Li Chunfang is a close minister of the emperor, and he used to serve in Xiyuan for a long time, and he spoke casually in front of Jiajing.

But today I was suddenly appointed as the chief examiner, I was surprised and happy, there were a few tears in my eyes, and I took it tremblingly: "The decree of the minister... Your Majesty, the ministers will live up to their high expectations, do their best, and die ......"

Jiajing snorted: "It's not about going into battle to kill the enemy or anything, you immediately go to the Gongyuan to restore order and calm the hearts of the scholars, just say that I said, and the exam will continue to be held." ”

Li Chunfang was taken aback and couldn't help asking: "Long live, the exam continues, so what about the exam questions?" Since Elder Zhang Ge is here today, why don't you call all the cabinet members to discuss it and see if you can draw up the exam questions immediately? ”

Jiajing: "There is no need for the five cabinet ministers, Yan Song is old and faint, and his son is not from the imperial examination, so he will not use it." Xu Jie has been imprisoned, and Gao Gong is also in the Gongyuan, who else can I summon to come over and discuss? ”

He rolled up his sleeves, revealing his bare arms and writing quickly on the paper: "This question will be drafted by me, and I won't believe that I can miss the question if I send it directly to the examination room later?" ”

His pen was like the wind, and everyone saw his pale hand full of red spots waving up and down like a flowering butterfly, and his eyes were glazed

Jiajing: "The exam date will not change, and the exam will still end in nine days." The delay time on this day should also be counted, but the amount of questions should be changed, for example, the seven questions in the first session will be changed to five, and the rest will not change.

the second Pentateuch question; The third session asks five questions. Is this possible, and does it violate the ancestral system of the imperial court? ”

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Huang Jin and Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng: "The Son of Heaven follows his words, but yes." ”

Huang Jin also nodded.

"Okay, so be it!" As soon as the words fell, Jiajing had already written all the titles and sealed them: "Use the seal." ”

"Yes." Huang Jin took it.

Jiajing wrote another note: "This is the list of vice presidents." ”

"Yes."

"Eighteen rooms with the list of examiners, with a seal."

"Yes."

"Transcription, sealing, and the list of invigilators, with a seal!"

"Yes!"

Written out like flowing water. In addition, there are so many topics, which have been written in just a moment, and they have not been considered at all. …,

To know how to formulate the questions of the imperial examination, you are all particular. The topic must not be too obscure before all dynasties and dynasties, otherwise there will be a suspicion of deliberately making things difficult for people, which is contrary to the original intention of the imperial court to recruit scholars.

The questions should also be representative and intuitively reflect only the cultural literacy of the candidates.

Therefore, when the question is made, the cabinet will be very cautious, repeatedly review the previous files, and deliberate many times.

The emperor was able to think of the topic in an instant, which shows that Jiajing's erudition and learning are not much lower than those of the cabinet members.

As for the list of other examiners and external curtain officers, they must be repeatedly discussed and considered before the examination.

; Now, the emperor didn't even think about it, and came with a pen, obviously having made a plan a long time ago.

Everyone's hearts are full of joy: this long-lived lord doesn't seem to be in charge of things on weekdays, and he is chattering, but he actually has a good chest!

Without further ado, in fact, Jiajing's mind Li Chunfang has already figured it out. This long live lord has always been a strong point in governing the country. Back then, Yang Ting and his father and son were so strong, and the emperor also said that he would turn his face. Hundreds of officials knocked on the court, saying that they would be killed.

Such a son of heaven loves face the most, and there was such a big fraud case in the field this year, and the court was disgraced. If it is postponed again, it will be a loss of face

Therefore, the emperor ordered that the exam should not be stopped and that the exam should be continued.

Now it has been delayed for a day and a night, although two questions have been deleted as appropriate, it will take a day to wait until the examination room is handed over and the candidates are organized.

In any case, there can be no more delays.

After Li Chunfang scooped up the appointment letters of the same examiner and the outer curtain officer, he immediately went down to gather people and horses, and after being busy for a long time, he took the topic and ran to the Tribute Academy.

In the tribute court, from the examiner to the official servant, they have all changed, and they are all newcomers.

As soon as he entered the door, a new secretary reported to him for a long time.

After listening, Li Chunfang asked, "Where are Xu Gekao, Gao Xiang, and Lord Zhao now?" ”

The secretary replied: "Back to Lord Li's words, Xu Gao's two ministers and other adults went to the Beiya, waiting for inquiries, and the candidates who cheated were also taken back by the Jinyi Wei Yamen. It's just that...... Just ......"

This person spoke wordy, Li Chunfang was in a hurry to start the exam, and suddenly became a little impatient: "It's just something, if you have something to say." ”

The clerk touched the sweat on his forehead, and looked scared: "It's just that ・・・・・・ Zhao Wenhua and Lord Zhao refuse to leave the examination room." ”

Li Chunfang: "Aren't the factory guards all here, just catch them directly, and use them so troublesomely?" ”

Bookstore: "Back to my lord's words, then Lord Zhao is now lying in the coffin, refusing to come out, saying that he is going to die at work." Others are not easy to use, after all, Lord Zhao is a second-class member of the imperial court, and he is not a criminal. Now he is carried out with a coffin, and he must be prevented from talking and screaming on the street to discredit the court. If you close the lid of the coffin, you are afraid of suffocating him. ”

"What, this thief is so shameless!"

"What a thief, you have to kill him!"

The examiners behind Li Chunfang were all angry, and some of them had already begun to roll up their sleeves.

Lord Li smiled, he was already a kind and calm person, and waved his sleeves: "Lord Zhao, is this still playing Laipi?" It's up to him to go, you are pressed for time, there is no need to worry about this kind of thing, resume the examination room immediately, and prepare for the paper exam. ”

"Yes."

All the examiners rushed in and took their places.

When I entered the hall, I saw an amazing scene.

I saw that Zhao Wenhua's coffin had been carried from the outside to the middle of the lobby. It was wide open, and Zhao Wenhua lay motionless inside, as if he was dead.

Li Chunfang called "Lord Zhao" a few times, and Zhao Wenhua's eyelids moved, but he ignored it.

"Lord Zhao, the case of the leakage of the exam questions of this section is very important, and all the examiners have to go to Beiya to wait for the inquiry of the Three Law Divisions. Xu Xiang and Gao Xiang have already passed, shouldn't adults also go over? ”…,

Zhao Wenhua's eyes opened, and he snorted: "I didn't cheat, I'm innocent, what did I do in the past?" ”

"Lord Zhao is also a Jinshi, and he also knows what the imperial examination means to a scholar who has been in the cold window for ten years, if we can't even do basic openness and justice, what face do we have to stand in heaven and earth? If Lord Zhao is selfless in his heart, how can he be afraid to go to Beiya? Besides, the new examiner has arrived. The adults were lying in the coffins, blocking the lobby, and they were not in place. ”

"Physique, what is physique, leading troops to storm the examination room will have physique?" Zhao Wenhua suddenly said: "I am the vice president of this section, and I will leave everything."

What new examiner, has it been discussed by the cabinet, has it been approved by the celebrant supervisor, and has Yan Xiang and the old votes of the small cabinet are not? ”

"This is not true, the matter is urgent, Your Majesty is dictatorial, and there is a hand here."

Zhao Wenhua sneered: "Since there is no cabinet vote and the approval of the celebrant and supervisor, it is a chaotic fate, and Zhao Wenhua resolutely refuses." With that, he lay down again.

Li Chunfang smiled helplessly, and was about to instruct an official to take care of Lord Zhao, give him food when he was hungry, send water when he was thirsty, and go to his own work.

At this time, someone outside came to report that Chen Hong from the East Factory was here.

As soon as Chen Hong entered the door, he saw this scene, sneered and waved his hand to the people around him: "Scoop it, just gag it, put it in a sack and send it away!" ”

The two fans of the East Factory were about to step forward, and Zhao Wenhua got up: "I'll go by myself, don't bother." ”

Chen Hong smiled cruelly: "Don't be ashamed of your face, do you really think that you are the iron-clad Yang Shenyang?" ”

More than 10,000 candidates had to be appeased, and they had to print exam papers and issue question papers. When it gets dark, it's finally time to officially start the exam.

Shocked and scared for a day and a night, the candidates were very dissatisfied.

But Li Chunfang has a very kind attitude, and he doesn't have the frame of a big president, and when he is rectifying the order of the examination room, when someone is annoyed, he will gently comfort him.

In addition, the candidates heard that the questions of this make-up examination were made by the emperor's imperial pen, and they were all excited. If you can pass this subject, it can be said that you were selected by the emperor himself, a protégé of the Son of Heaven!

Even if you can't win, it is a glorious thing to be able to do the title of the emperor's imperial system.

In this way, the crowd slowly calmed down.