The Northwest Province has nine to thirteen prefectures in each prefecture, for a total of one hundred and five prefectures.

After the state examination every year, Xiucai from all over the country goes to Fucheng to participate in the annual government examination.

As the prefect of the Northwest Prefecture, he will serve as the chief examiner of the government examination, and he will have to come up with the exam questions.

"The questions in the previous exams are almost the same, and they don't have much practical significance."

Looking at the previous test papers, Chen Yu pondered for a while, and then began to write questions for the government exam.

"Arithmetic is very useful, and people who don't know arithmetic are not qualified to become lifters."

"For those who do not distinguish between grains and grains, even if the poems are good, what is the use?"

"People with rigid thinking don't want to do things at a glance!"

In less than half an hour, Chen Yu got twelve questions, and then threw them to the main book.

"Master Hou, this, will this be?" Looking at the deviant exam questions, Ma Wencai asked dumbfounded.

"This official is the prefect of the Northwest Prefecture, and what the government will test is all decided by the official, and the laws of Great Xia do not stipulate it, what kind of exam questions must be given by the official, right?" Chen Yu said disappreciatively.

"Master Hou, Your Majesty will read the exam questions of each province...... In this way, he will definitely be impeached by the imperial history. Ma Wencai said.

"Why should you care about harmless things?" Chen Yu asked rhetorically.

"Master Hou, among the hundreds of talents who participated in the government examination this time, I am afraid that there are not many who can be admitted." Ma Wencai said thoughtfully.

"It's better to have a shortage than an abundance, after the end of this government examination, the official will build a college in the city to cultivate real talents, so as not to be a group of wastes who only know how to chant poetry, so that the people will not have enough food and clothing." Chen Yu said.

Three days later, more than 800 talents came to the examination room one after another.

"No need to check, let them in." Ma Wencai said.

"Master Ma, this?" The warden Zheng Zaifei said with a hesitant expression, in the previous government examination, it was necessary to check whether the candidates had entrained the information, and this government examination was not checked, in case someone cheated, they would not be able to escape the involvement.

"The prefect said that there is no need to check, no nonsense, let them enter the examination room." Ma Wencai said in a deep voice, this exam question is far from the previous exam questions, even if those candidates are allowed to cheat, who can cheat?

Hearing that there was no need to check, many candidates were overjoyed and followed the people in front of them and walked in turn.

"Send the abacus down." Ma Wencai said.

One by one, the officials carried a basket of abacus and handed it out to the candidates.

"Why do you still have to make an abacus, do you have to take the arithmetic test this time?"

"It's over, it's over, the worst thing I'm good at is arithmetic."

"I'm going to fall off the list again this time, eh, my luck is too bad!"

Seeing that the official gave him an abacus, more than thirty percent of the candidates immediately smiled bitterly.

"There are only twelve questions in this government exam, and the exam time is two hours...... After Chen Yu finished speaking, he asked the official to distribute the test papers.

In the previous government examination, the examination time was three days, and every day from the beginning of the examination to the end of the examination, candidates could only stay in the examination room.

Looking at the test papers in their hands, one by one the candidates couldn't help but exclaim: "These questions are too weird, right?" Don't have poetry yet? ”

"Start the exam now, and whoever talks to each other again will be considered cheating." Chen Yu said loudly, in the past, others invigilated him, but now he invigilated others, an unprecedented and wonderful feeling, and then overflowed his heart.

The Great Xia Palace, in the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, when the Northwest Marquis recruited private soldiers, none of our Eagle Guards were selected by him." Xu Fu said.

"Why?" Zhou Ming wondered.

"It is said that the Northwest Marquis has learned physiognomy, and when he selects private soldiers, he only looks at the other party's physiognomy and whether it is beneficial to him, as if it is called physiognomy selection." Xu Fu said as if he didn't understand.

"Tell me about those people in the Northwest Hou." Zhou Ming asked again.

"Between the ages of 15 and 30, more than 400 people are from peasant households, more than 30 people are from merchants, and more than 20 are juniors from the families of government officials, hunters, and soldiers in the northwest government." Xu Fu said.

"What are those private soldiers doing in the Northwest Hou?" Zhou Ming asked again.

"Those 500 private soldiers, all day making soap and perfume." Xu Fu said.

"Not doing your job." Zhou Ming said.

"The Northwest Hou said that the capital city is very safe, and private soldiers can have combat power or not, and it takes ......money to build a fiefdom," Xu Fu explained.

Zhou Ming breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Pay close attention to the situation in the Northwest Mansion. ”

Seven innate level powerhouses, even if he is the Great Xia Emperor, there is a lot of pressure.

"Wechen obeys." Xu Fu nodded in response.

At the same time, the prime ministers of the left and right were in their respective mansions, discussing the affairs of the Northwest Mansion with their subordinates.

"Knock knock!" After a few sounds, Ma Wencai shouted: "The exam is over, all candidates, hand in the papers immediately!" ”

"It's over, it's definitely over now, I just answered three questions."

"It's dead, I will definitely not pass the exam this time."

"If it's tomorrow's government exam, and these test questions are again, I'm afraid it's hopeless!"

"Brothers, why don't you go to another prefecture to take the provincial exam next year?"

"After 30 years of hard work, there is still no hope of being lifted."

After the candidates handed in the test papers one by one, you walked out with a glance and a word.

"The affairs of the government will be handed over to you, and the official will personally read the file!" Chen Yu said.

"Yes, Prefect!" Zhao Zhiyuan, Ma Wencai, and Zheng Zaifei nodded in response.

When they were in the palace, the three of them called him Lord Chen or Lord Prefect, and the rest of the time they called him Lord Hou.

When I returned to Chen's Mansion and walked into the study, I swept my senses, and more than 800 test papers were read by Chen Yu.

"The best of the worst is not small, so forget it, let's pick a few from it."

Picking up a brush of appropriate length and size, dipped in ink, Chen Yu corrected the test paper like the wind.

After correcting all the nine test papers selected, he corrected the remaining unqualified test papers.

According to his standards, none of the candidates who participated in the provincial examination this time were qualified.

Either the arithmetic is too poor, or the grains are not divided, or the thinking is rigid......

Passing the government examination is to raise people and appoint official positions, however, only by having both ability and political integrity can they benefit one party.

It is obviously not possible to let a person who does not know arithmetic become the head of a certain county!

Three days later, in the afternoon, Chen Yu handed over the test papers and the list to Ma Wencai, and then said, "The list will be released tomorrow morning." ”

"Lord Chen, there are only nine people?" Ma Wencai asked incredulously.

"According to the standards of this official, none of them are qualified, but the nine of them are the best in this government examination." Chen Yu said.

In the early morning of the next day, dozens of officials banged gongs and walked through the streets, shouting loudly for the news of the release.

The candidates, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, rushed to the government office in a hurry.

"Why are there only nine of them?" A Xiucai asked suspiciously.

"The prefect said that except for the nine people above, the rest of the people are not qualified." Zheng Zaifei said loudly.

"Hahaha, I was hit, I actually hit."

"He can be lifted, why didn't I win?"

"In terms of poetry and current affairs, I am much better than him, why?"

"Brothers, would you like to go to the capital with me......"

"This exam question is deviant, otherwise, I will definitely be able to win!" One by one, the candidates talked about it.

"Master Ma, do you want to arrest all the Xiucai who made trouble?" Zheng Zaifei asked in a low voice.

"I'll go and ask the prefect first, you guys are watching here." Ma Wencai said.

"Yes, Master Ma." Zheng Zaifei nodded in response.

Seeing the other party walking in, looking slightly flustered, Chen Yu asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"There are many candidates who are dissatisfied with the results of this government examination and plan to go to the capital to sue Hou Ye." Ma Wencai said.

"It's just a bunch of ants who can't do anything, and they don't care." Chen Yu said disappreciatively.