Just when students from various states were in full swing preparing for the township examination, the court also began to select the invigilators for the triennial state and township examinations.

In the Great Zhou National Examination, many systems were set up since the time of Emperor Taizu, one of which was that the township examination of each state capital was no longer in charge of the governor of a state, but a respected official was sent from the central government as an invigilator and the governor were jointly responsible, and for the state capital with a large number of references, sometimes a deputy invigilator would be set up.

The reform of the national examination in the Great Zhou Dynasty was mainly aimed at the serious fraud in the local states in the imperial examination of the previous dynasty, and also showed the importance that the imperial court attached to the township examination.

In short, from the beginning of the township test, the supreme power of the Great Zhou began to intervene.

For the scholars and practitioners of the Great Zhou, the township examination has an unusual significance, it is the threshold for them to begin to touch a higher realm, an opportunity, and a challenge.

Under such a system, the selection of invigilators can be said to be a major matter related to the country.

In the imperial city, it has been seven consecutive days since the beginning of the month, and the quarrels of ministers can be heard in the main hall every day.

The palace door of the Mingguang Palace was wide open, and there were dozens of red-robed officials standing in it, such as the cabinet elders, the various ministries, the scholars, the waiters, the imperial history, the Dali Siqing, and so on.

"Your Majesty, Weichen still thinks that the invigilator of Dengzhou should be sent by Lord Li, who himself is from Dengzhou, and he knows the situation in Dengzhou no better!" A middle-aged official in his thirties and forties said loudly.

"Hey, you can't say that," the emperor on the dragon chair had not yet spoken, and a red-robed official with white hair and hair about sixty or seventy years old spoke first, "Lord Li does know the situation in Dengzhou, but because of this, there must be a lot of relatives and clans of Lord Li in Dengzhou participating in the township test, right?" ”

The old official stroked his long beard and shook his head, "Even if Master Li is selfless, the other students still have doubts, this is against Emperor Taizu's original intention of setting up an invigilator." ”

This elderly official is none other than Yang Gelao, one of the cabinet elders. Since last month, Zhao Leshan, the current cabinet chief assistant and prime minister of the dynasty, has taken leave due to physical discomfort.

The middle-aged official's eyes widened, he looked at the emperor on the dragon chair and said with a red face: "Your Majesty, Weichen has no such intention!" It's just that in terms of talent alone, Master Li is definitely the most suitable candidate! ”

Yang Ge Lao didn't rush to speak this time, and stood up from the seat that the old man had in a hurry, and bowed to the emperor on the dragon chair, "Please Your Majesty." ”

On the dragon chair sat a man in his early thirties, with a white face, clear eyes, a gentle expression, a handsome and even somewhat elegant face, looking like a polite Confucian scholar.

But he was wearing a dragon robe embroidered with nine dragons, sitting on the dragon chair with a calm temperament, it was the fourth emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Chengzong and Emperor Wenzong, the fourth son of Tianhou Niangniang, Emperor Gao Dan.

Emperor Wenzong ascended the throne twice in his lifetime, and now he has been on the throne for eight years after his second accession to the throne.

Seeing the minister's question, Emperor Wenzong did not answer immediately, but looked at a man standing next to the dragon chair.

Noticing His Majesty's gaze, the hall fell silent.

Although Yang Ge Lao saluted the emperor, he was also looking at the man beside the emperor at the beginning.

The man standing next to the dragon chair was dressed in a washed white robe, and he should have looked out of place in the hall full of officials. But as he stood there, he naturally blended in with everything in the hall, and no one could even spot him if he wasn't noticed.

But once you notice him, it's completely impossible to ignore his presence.

Emperor Wenzong looked at the middle-aged Taoist beside him and asked, "What does the national teacher think?" ”

This man who is ordinary at first sight is the current Great Zhou National Master, one of the Seven Grandmasters of the year, Daomen Grandmaster Sang Yu.

Sang Yu bowed slightly, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Yang Ge's words are reasonable. ”

"Oh?" Emperor Wenzong thought for a while, "Who does the national teacher think Dengzhou should send?" ”

"The number of students participating in the township examination in Dengzhou is limited, and Weichen thinks that it is enough to let Yang Ge choose a candidate, and now it is necessary to determine the candidates for the invigilators of Huizhou and Lanzhou as soon as possible."

As soon as Sang Yu's words came out, there was a buzzing discussion in the hall.

"Huizhou is just that, why is Lanzhou so special this time...... "It seems that the National Teacher attaches great importance to Lanzhou this time, ......" "Who is the head of the county examination in Huizhou and Lanzhou in recent years?"

At this moment, a young official suddenly high-fived, "By the way, speaking of Huizhou, I received news that there was a female case leader this year!" ”

There was silence in the main hall.

In the corner to the right, a young red-robed official moved with a wat board.

"There is actually a female case leader...... "It deserves to be Huizhou, this is a bit interesting...... "Misinformation, right?" Which county in Huizhou and how did this county order be? ”

There was talk among the younger officials.

"Put aside the county test first, compared to these anecdotes, it is only right to discuss the invigilator of the township test as soon as possible!"

Some elderly officials scolded him.

For the senior officials of the imperial court above the third grade, the county examination case is really not qualified to go to the court.

"That's right, the top priority is to select the candidates for the invigilators of Huizhou and Shanzhou," said the young official standing in the corner with a wat board in the corner, walking forward and smiling.

The crowd stopped, and many officials, who looked older than him, saluted him.

"Duan Shangshu."

"Lord Duan."

"Duan Pony."

Everyone has different names, and Duan Haochu returned the salute one by one.

"Duan Aiqing, you are the secretary of the ministry, what do you think?" Emperor Wenzong, who was sitting on the dragon chair, had just been silent while the ministers were discussing, and suddenly asked after Duan Haochu opened his mouth.

Duan Haochu stepped forward and bowed, "Weichen thinks that Huizhou has the largest number of students who have participated in the township examination over the years, and the number of students participating in the examination is also the largest. ”

Emperor Wenzong nodded.

"What Duan Aiqing said is reasonable," he looked at the ministers in the main hall, "Do you Aiqing have the right people to recommend?" ”

Elder Yang Ge on the side took a step forward, "Weichen recommends Du Hongda, the secretary of Dali Temple." ”

Du Hongda, the secretary of Dali Temple, is a protégé of Yang Gelao, and he is almost sixty years old this year, and the two belong to the same faction, and they are indeed highly respected, and they are one of the most promising officials to enter the cabinet.

This Du Hongda is a very square person, advocating strict punishment and strict laws, and when he was a local invigilator, he directly sent students who violated the examination rules to prison.

Emperor Wenzong sighed and looked at Duan Haochu, "Does Duan Aiqing have any candidates you want to recommend?" ”

Duan Haochu paused and took a step forward, "Weichen has the courage to recommend the cabinet elder, Lord Fang Bonian." ”

There was silence in the hall for a moment, and then there was an uproar.

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