In the end, the tone suddenly sank, full of energy.

His eyes also swept over a group of courtiers one by one, and his phoenix eyes were not angry and arrogant.

It seems that under the phoenix eyes, everything has nowhere to hide, and all the courtiers invariably bow their heads.

When he found that he subconsciously surrendered to the empress's phoenix eyes, his heart froze: the empress is not old yet.

Thinking of what he had done recently, King Jin, who was sitting in the first row on the left, suddenly felt panicked, and couldn't help but raise his head and wipe the cold sweat that broke out on his forehead.

The middle-aged man sitting on his right hand was younger than the King of Jin, about his early forties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a dignified appearance, as Liu Chenxing guessed, he was also the Prince of Yipin, the younger brother of the King of Jin, King Liang.

Seeing that his brother King Jin only cared about wiping his sweat, and he didn't notice when he raised his hand, King Liang remembered the soft words he heard a few days ago, and his brother was indeed in a mess now, and he couldn't hold his breath anymore.

King Liang frowned, wanted to remind one or two, and remembered the gentle advice in his ear, under his aunt's nose, he had to protect himself when necessary, so that at least one of their brothers could be saved, and only if he was preserved, he could also protect his brother.

In a blink of an eye, King Liang dispelled the idea of reminding King Jin, continued to lower his head, and thought about the meaning of the empress's words.

In fact, the empress's words didn't have much to think about.

A few days ago, the empress quickly agreed to increase the palace examination based on Liu Wensu's advice, and she must have the intention of reforming the imperial examination in her heart......

Thinking that the empress has recently become more and more important to the children of the poor family, or to reuse the upstarts who have no foundation, this increase in the palace examination can be said to have greatly improved the status of the imperial examination, and the imperial examination is the only way for the children of the poor to become a leader, which is equivalent to once again giving grace to the children of the poor family.

Behind the means, the meaning is already obvious.

This is not only to weaken the strength of the scholars, but also to weaken the power of their group of important ministers......

Cui Xiang, as a Chinese scholar, is the head of the group, and he is from the five high-ranking families, so he feels deeper in his heart.

When Cao Cao was already in all directions, when Cui Yan, the ancestor of their Qinghe Cui clan, talked about his niece Xu to Cao Zhi, Cao Zhi said: "Qinghe Cui clan, how dare you climb high?" ”

Nowadays, although people still regard marrying their five surnamed women as the greatest glory, and they are mostly married within the five surnames and seven sects, but now that there is one more palace test, Jinshi can already meet and will be more and more valued, which will inevitably lead to their advantages in talent being gradually eroded and their influence damaged......

So how to solve this dilemma?

Listening to the empress's words, he frowned with a headache, and for the future of the Shi clan, a faint thought in his heart couldn't help but pop up again.

But do you really want to accept the upstarts from the imperial examination......?

Hesitant to urge.

He sat in the first row on the right, and as soon as he raised his worried eyes, he happened to see Liu Chenxing standing one step away.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and Cui Yao's performance in Liu Chenxing's affairs was different, so he also attached great importance to it, and wrote a letter to his brother so that he could find Ayao's wife from their five surnames and seven sects, but at this time and time, it may be time for their clan to move......

But as soon as an idea came to him, his brows had not yet been loosened, and when he thought of the gossip between Liu Chenxing and King Wei, his brows were already furrowed again.

Even if you have to plan for a rainy day, you don't need to rush at this time.

Some things have to be seen slowly, how far the empress wants to weaken the scholar clan, and where can a poor disciple like Liu Chenxing go.

All kinds of thoughts, urging the phase is just a few thoughts, and now I have adjusted my mentality, just waiting to hear the empress's next step.

Seeing that everyone bowed down and obeyed her orders, the empress smiled slightly and said, "I am a layman, like most people in the world, I also like to be vassals and elegant, and I love literary essays. But Liu Chenxing, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child, knows that 'those who are honest and righteous should not be harmed by words; If you are tactful and profound, don't hurt your intentions', pointing to the meaning is the core of an article. Therefore, in the future, the evaluation criteria for the selection of scholars in the imperial examination and the marking of papers should be based on the deep meaning of the article, and then pay attention to the rhetoric. ”

Hearing the empress say the purpose, the courtiers still did not express their position, and only bowed their heads and obeyed orders.

The decree that weakens their power has been announced to the world, and the only criterion for judging the papers will be the purpose of today's empress meeting?

Obviously it won't be that simple.

Sure enough, I heard the empress say again: "This is one of the things that should be improved in the imperial examination." Second, it is the wind of fraud in the imperial examination! ”

It was fraud in the imperial examination again, and Hubu Shangshu thought that his son had been laughed at in Chang'an because of the fraud case, and his heart sank slightly.

In the end, the head of the household department is the third rank of the senior officer, the highest official of the household department, and the empress still gives him face, and did not say in detail, but said: "In recent years, the fraud has been repeatedly prohibited, and this year there has been even more slander, and it seems that the current imperial examination system really needs to be improved." The additional palace test held three days ago can effectively curb the trend of fraud, but the specific rules need to be further improved. The palace examination is Liu Buque's first proposal, the king of Wei has been ordered by me to grasp the imperial examination in the past two years, during this marking period, the king of Wei also proposed how to avoid fraud in the process of marking the papers, I think everyone has also heard of it. Therefore, the improvement of the palace examination and the prevention of fraud in the imperial examination were handed over to the king of Wei to lead, and Liu Buque assisted by the side. ”

"Whoa." King Wei and Liu Wensu crossed their hands on the couch and bowed their heads in response.

Seeing this, the empress smiled and asked the courtiers seated, "This is my idea, do you have any other advice?" “

It is imperative to increase the opening of the palace examination, and the empress is bound to take back the power of talent selection from the imperial power, and in this way, it can indeed avoid fraud in the imperial examination, what other opinions do they have?

The courtiers reconsidered it one after another.

The empress looked relieved, and her tone was less dignified than before, and said: "It is not trivial to open the palace test, and now that I have the support of you, I can rest assured." It's just that this only solves one thing, how to select talented people from the article. But in the past three days, every time I saw the core thesis of 'making the best use of talents' in Liu Chenxing's essay, I couldn't sleep and eat, and I always thought that I would bury talents. “

At this point, the empress paused and looked at the ministers.

The courtiers present knew in their hearts that the empress's ultimate goal today was coming, so they couldn't help but sit upright and wait for the empress to say more attentively.

The empress looked at the courtiers who did not move under the imperial case, her phoenix eyes were slightly bright, and she did not embarrass the courtiers, asking them to propose how to better select talents one by one, so she looked at Liu Chenxing on the side and said: "Liu Chenxing, you are the point you put forward, and you are from the township tribute examination, but from a common people's scientific examination to the present, along the way, you should meet a lot of talented knowledge, because of their background and the influence of the current imperial examination system, and Huai Cai has not met." The so-called newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, so you should boldly talk about your concept, how to make the best use of people's talents, and how the imperial examination can be reformed. ”

After a pause, he added, "Even though I say that what I say today, I will forgive you for your innocence." ”

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