The Chonghua Hall is also brightly lit, paved with red and stacked green, and the arrangement is extremely gorgeous.

The emperor looked at so many colors in the room, and inevitably felt panicked, but because of the face of the princess, he couldn't afford to lose his temper with Yuji.

He was still thinking about what his sister said, and it was time to help her choose a wishful husband.

Yu Xi looked at the emperor and groaned with a smile, thinking about the night of her cousin Jin Feng, the emperor was still willing to stay in the Chonghua Palace, which was a great favor to herself.

She didn't even pretend to excuse herself, she just felt that this was a rare opportunity, and she just hoped that time would stop at this moment and not flow forward.

As soon as the Flower Dynasty Festival passes, what everyone is looking forward to is the spring festival in March.

The emperor had succeeded to the throne for the fourth year, and the normal imperial examinations were not affected in the autumn, but the examinations were suspended for one session during the riots in the spring of the first year of Hongqing.

This time, the emperor attached great importance to the exam, and also issued a royal decree, saying that he would make up for the admission quota in the first year of Hongqing.

When the incumbent officials heard the news, they were overjoyed and praised it.

Originally, this examination was different from the entrance examination for scholars, and it was a special examination system for serving officials and scholars who had already achieved fame.

Those who take the examination are recommended by the ministers of the imperial court, or they can nominate themselves, and then take a preliminary examination.

Finally, the emperor himself will make the exam questions.

Among all the examinations, only the system is the subject, which is the examination presided over by the emperor himself;

Only those who pass the examination can immediately obtain the corresponding official position.

According to the later history book "Hongyin Political Officials" volume 15: "On the day of the test, or in the palace, the Son of Heaven came to watch it in person.

The test has been, and its name is in the high school entrance examination.

Those who are high in Wence are specially awarded as beautiful officials, followed by their background. ”

According to the tradition of Borneo, in the imperial examination, only those who pass the subject can be regarded as the protégé of the Son of Heaven, and only then can they have the highest glory.

Therefore, this year's spring exam kicked off in a particularly grand way, and the number of applicants was also the largest in the past.

In order to prepare for this Spring Festival, the entire Ministry of Rites has been busy for more than half a month.

After Yang Shangshu resigned, he was temporarily assisted by two waiters, and the emperor did not speak, and no one dared to recommend Shangshu candidates.

This matter was originally the work of the officials, but Yao Shangshu himself crossed the river with mud and bodhisattva, and everyone was afraid of being implicated by him.

The business of appointing officials has basically stopped, and the affairs of Chunfu are chaotic, and the officials of the household department are always allowed to trouble the left minister.

And Zuo Xiang coughed up blood since the fight, and his body bones were weak, and he couldn't go to the government office.

Officials frequently went in and out of the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, and as a result, the Zuo Xiang's illness became more and more serious.

Everyone is discussing, this time the subject exam, I am afraid that the emperor will use new people.

It has been three years, and there has been no major turmoil in the court, which is also because of the Queen Mother's calm.

Now that the Queen Mother is gone, there are only the demon concubine and the old woman from the countryside in Pennsylvania in the palace, and the emperor is afraid that he will become more and more arbitrary.

The registration procedure for the examination is much simpler, after all, the candidates are all in-service officials, and their resumes have been inspected by the imperial court, so there is no need for an inquest procedure.

Unlike the examination for ordinary scholars in Qiuqiu, from the beginning of registration in the township, there must be a Chinese person as a guarantee, a squire recommendation, and an endorsement from the school teacher.

Moreover, even if Qiu Yu is successful, he has to wait for the selection of the officials, and he has to talk about seniority, and he can only go to the post when there is a vacancy.

Therefore, there are also many scholars who have been admitted to the examination and stayed in Beijing to review, in order to make the scientific examination and directly enter the military as a beautiful official.

In February, all kinds of registrations have been suspended.

The candidates were all in good spirits and prepared for the first examination since the new emperor ascended the throne.

If you pass the exam, you will be a protégé of the Son of Heaven, and you will be on the rise from then on.

Everyone remembers that Zuo was admitted to the office because of the champion in the first year of Jiatai's examination, but at first he was just a façade in the Hanlin Academy, and later in the subject examination, he took the first place before he was promoted to the Ministry of Rites, and later he was awarded the Zuo Xiang.

The power of this example is endless, and even more than 20 years later, it continues to inspire.

Among the candidates who took the examination, there was a special category of people who received a special recommendation from the Minister of State and entered the examination with a different kind of talent.

Some people are good at music and law, some people are good at managing soldiers, some people are good at river defense, and some people are good at rhetoric.

Among them, there is a person surnamed Zhou Mingyao, whose name is Shunqing, and he is particularly unhealthy among the candidates.

His face is like the autumn moon, his eyes are like stars, every three points of smile on his lips, and there are often two points of love between his eyebrows.

From a distance, it looks like a light cloud looking at the moon, and it looks like a butterfly dancing among the flowers, a good romantic person.

The fans of the Hualang Club also called him the Flower Demon Langjun, and I didn't know the details and thought that he was the prince of the Qinlou Chu Pavilion.

On this day, at the pre-exam party, everyone was full of heroism, wishing each other the first place in high school this time, even if they could not get the appreciation and promotion of His Majesty the Emperor, it would be a great honor to be able to get a good score in the exam and make a name for themselves.

The audience was full of young and handsome people, and with enthusiasm, one of them stood up and said excitedly: "If I go to high school this time, I will definitely wash away the shortcomings accumulated in officialdom for many years, so that those old guys who stick to the old ways have no place." ”

"Hey, Brother Kong is so ambitious, it's a pity to be silent all these years.

I really don't know, how are you going to get rid of the accumulated evils?

Kill the old guys? That's all the old nobles, the dignity of the Hongyin Dynasty for more than 200 years. ”

"Brother Wang, don't say frustrating words, as long as you are willing to do it, there is always a way.

The political arena of Haojing has always been controlled by several major families, the Jiang family and the Xin family of the descendants, the Pei family, the Tan family, and the Fan family of Zaichen, each of whom is the fourth generation and the third prince, isn't it just relying on the merits of the ancestors?

Without them, we scholars would have more opportunities. ”

Everyone nodded yes, raised their glasses, and toasted the candidate surnamed Kong together.

Only Zhou Yao didn't raise his glass, and everyone looked at him strangely, "Brother Zhou, do you have a different opinion?" Wang Boqin asked aloud.

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's just that before high school, it's inappropriate to be surrounded by enemies first."

Zhou Yao was very humble, his voice was soft, everyone calmed down at once, yes, who knows if this competition is an ordinary scholar who comes out on top or those children of the family who get glory again?

Kong and De looked over fixedly, and saw that Zhou Yao did not mean to argue, but had the intention of reminding and caring, and it was not good to leave the table angrily.

However, Wang Boqin turned around quickly, and held one in one hand, "Don't say that those are useless, drink this cup together, I hope everyone can get what they want." ”

Seeing that they were about to fall into strife, the others hurriedly drank their glasses of wine and prepared to disperse.

Wang Boqin said in his heart on the side, Kong Youde is still so radical, and Zhou Yao is peaceful and easy to get along with.

If you meet in the officialdom in the future, you have to be careful of this Brother Confucius, if you want to make a contribution, it is okay to say that it is to make a name for yourself.