Zhou Shangyu didn't take the scroll handed over, and he didn't even look at it. He only said gently: "A few adults are serious. Since adults don't know the words, how can I, a harem woman, know them? ”

The square-faced grader was stunned: "Isn't this your paper?" How do you not know the answer? ”

"Because I'm only responsible for getting out of the papers. It is not my job to revise the papers. Zhou Shangyu said, his tone gentle. It's like another normal thing.

Because I am not responsible for grading, it is normal that I don't understand the questions. I don't have to change it anyway.

When several graders heard this, they were stunned, and then looked at each other.

"But you came out of this word, and we didn't know how to change the paper." The square-faced marker said helplessly.

Zhou Shangyu sighed: "This is what I never expected. ”

Didn't think of anything? I didn't expect them to be so shallow? This is blatant irony. The faces of several graders changed, and when they were about to refute, they heard Zhou Shangyu say: "It's my fault, when I chose words, I only picked out the rare and unseen words on the ancient books and wrote them down, and I never thought that those ancient books were rarely read by ordinary people." ”

This explanation resolves the embarrassment. But isn't it, there are so many ancient books, who will read them one by one. What's more, there are many rare words on the top that have never been seen. It's normal for a few of them not to know each other.

The faces of several graders softened. Then I only heard Whitebeard and said: "It turned out to be the words in ancient books." Then come to think of it, most of them should be ancient characters. The usual words are okay, but there are really many ancient words that we don't know. ”

"Then since you don't know each other, how can you change the paper?" Zhou Shangyu asked again. I don't care if I know her or not, she wants results. She just wanted to know how the volume was doing.

It's their business to change the papers.

But I don't know anyone. The four of them were silent for a moment, and then heard the long-faced examiner next to them suddenly say, "Although we don't know it, we have adults who know it." ”

The imperial examination began in the previous dynasty, although many scholars are now admitted by the imperial examination, but the central officials of the three provinces and six departments are almost all Guanlong nobles. These people don't have the energy to get into the books and read them in the imperial examinations. There are not many people who know ancient characters.

"Who?" The square-faced grader asked.

"Zheng Guogong." The long-faced official said. Zheng Guogong, the counselor Wei Zheng, is notoriously knowledgeable. In their spare time, other adults either sing and dance or poetry and wine. Most of them are practicing calligraphy at home. Who made His Majesty like to write beautifully? Many adults in the court were appreciated by the emperor because of their good handwriting.

In this court hall advocating calligraphy, only Zheng Guogong Wei Zheng is looking through ancient books and studying ancient books in his spare time. This is something that many people know.

"Zheng Guogong?" Whitebeard listened and nodded, it was the ancient character of the Zheng Guo Guild. Then he shook his head again: "No, Zheng Guogong stayed in the capital city of Haojing and didn't come to Luoyang." ”

"Here we are." The long-faced examiner said: "A few days ago, I heard that Zheng Guogong came to the emperor to receive some position and came to Luoyang City. I'll be back in Kyoto in a few days. ”

"That's great! It just so happened that we could go to Zheng Guogong and ask. As he spoke, Whitebeard was about to take the scroll. was pulled by a square face: "You are a petty official of the Ministry of Rites, Zheng Guogong will meet you?" ”

"No, it won't." Whitebeard said calmly: "But we have a government." ”

Several people suddenly turned their heads to look at Yu Lizheng, who had not spoken. Although Yu Lizheng is generally a petty official of the Ministry of Rites. But his father is not simple.

He is one of the eighteen scholars of the Qin Wangfu in the current year, and now Yu Zhining, who is the crown prince Zhan Shi.

Yu Zhining is an old man beside His Majesty, although he does not serve in Zhongshu Province, but His Majesty is extremely close. He has a good relationship with Wei Zheng, and the two have similar personalities. They are all outspoken admonitors. The only difference is that it is His Majesty who Wei Zheng admonishes. And the object of Yu Zhining's advice is the prince.

His Majesty wants to establish the crown prince, but Yu Zhining is obviously an old minister of the two dynasties, but he has not been promoted, and one of the obvious reasons is that he wants to leave it to his son to be promoted after he ascends the throne. Let him feel the grace of the prince and assist him wholeheartedly in the future. This is cultivating a "Wei Zheng" of his own for the prince.

The square face and long face also came back to their senses, by the way, Zheng Guogong may not necessarily see them indirectly from time to time. But if it's Yu Lizheng, then there must be time!

So the two also stepped forward and went to pull Yu Lizheng: "Since that's the case, let's go now." Anyway, Zheng Guogong's mansion is ten miles outside the palace. You can go back and forth without half an hour. ”

The four of them were about to leave, but Zhou Shangyu next to him disagreed when he saw this. She stepped forward and put her arm across the four of them, puzzled: "Adults are going to Zheng Guogong's mansion now?" ”

"That's nature." Whitebeard said, lifted the scroll in his hand and shook it: "Otherwise, please ask Shang Yu what these words are?" ”

Such a naked ridicule did not make Zhou Shangyu's face change, he only shook his head and said: "That's not good, the adults are leaving now, if there is a palace person to hand in the papers, who will review it?" ”

This is also their duty here to mark the examination papers of the winter examination. It would be a dereliction of duty to leave.

Several people hesitated and looked at each other.

At this time, Zhou Shangyu spoke again: "I have a way. ”

The four of them turned their heads to look at Zhou Shangyu, only to hear her continue: "There are four marking officials, and in my opinion, two of them will stay here and wait for the examination papers to be reviewed." The two went to Zheng Guogong's mansion to ask for advice. How is it? "If it were a normal day, she would definitely not let the four of them leave. It's just Wen Qingwu's test paper, what the result is, several of them are particularly concerned. So he let two of them leave to ask Zheng Guogong.

Zhou Shangyu's voice fell, and the square-faced examiner immediately stepped forward and said: "This is very good, then I will go to Zheng Guogong with Lizheng, and the two of you will stay here and wait." After that, he didn't wait for the two to object, snatched the scroll in Whitebeard's hand, pulled Yu Lizheng and strode away.

Wei Xuancheng was in the courtyard of Luoyang City. The day before yesterday, I came from the capital city of Ho to report to His Majesty. I'm ready to leave tomorrow. Today, I was idle, under an osmanthus tree in my yard, sitting behind the low desk, watching the prince Li Zhen's strategy for the southwest tribe.

Just as he was looking at it, he saw the little guy outside walking in.

Wei Zheng put down his strategy and looked at the little guy who came in.

"My lord, my lord's son, Yu Lizheng, a member of the Ministry of Rites, came to ask for a meeting." The little guy said.

"Yu Lizheng?" Wei Zheng was surprised: "Come to me?" Are you looking for me or Asaaki? "Light tea is the word of Wei Ying, the eldest grandson of Wei Zheng. Wei Ying is the same age as Yu Lizheng.

"Back to my lord, he just said he came to you." The little guy said again.