"Sister, what did you do just now?" Zhou Wenyu sat down on the mahogany chair at random, and reached out to take a tender grape that the maid had just sent in, which was crystal clear and full of moisture.

Zhou Chuxue had a chill on his face, and snorted coldly: "There are some things that you should understand, the annual theoretical final exam is the largest liberal arts election exam in China, although those who pass the theoretical exam will not directly enter the imperial court, but this does not prevent all parties from cultivating their own henchmen, and there will be some students who love fame and fame to secretly visit dignitaries and dignitaries, hand over some gold and silver or sign a deed of sale, hoping that they can get a good score in the theoretical exam." ”

"There is such a thing! Shouldn't the theory exam be based on real talent?!" Zhou Wenyu, who was in a simple state of mind, became angry, hurriedly swallowed the grapes in his mouth, and drank softly in a vague manner.

Zhou Liuyun was also slightly stunned, he hadn't thought of this kind of thing before, but he had always seen more than Zhou Wenyu, and he could figure out the doorway with a frown.

In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, in addition to the civil and military aspects, the selection of officials was divided into two aspects, and there was a separate set of selection systems for civil affairs, from the township examination to the palace examination, which required scholars to be familiar with the historical theories of the Hanging Court Sect and also familiar with the four books and five classics and other literary works.

Although those who pass the final theoretical examination will not be directly hired by the imperial court to arrange positions, many of them will be selected by some other officials as their disciples, and as long as they practice for four years, they will automatically become the official's subordinates, and become a member of the court and the central government after the recommendation of the official.

In this way, whether it is a literary examination or a martial arts examination, having a relationship with officials, especially invigilators, has become a method for some people who want to take shortcuts, offering some gold, silver and jewelry, rewriting some grades, or obtaining a position as a staff officer, which is very beneficial to their future careers.

Many people rushed to it, which led to the defeat of those who gave 100 taels of silver to those who gave 1,000 taels of silver, and the defeat of those who only gave silver to those who sold themselves, and all kinds of dirty transactions quietly bred within the empire.

Originally, this kind of thing could not be eradicated, although Emperor Jingwu strictly forbade it, but as long as he did not go too far, he would not really investigate everything in detail, after all, almost all the officials above the fifth grade were appointed by him personally, and those local petty officials of the seventh and eighth grades were sometimes harmless.

But there is always a rule for everything, for such a huge machine as the empire, ** is inevitable, but Emperor Jingwu's requirements are also very simple, don't go too far, don't be caught, and don't stir up large-scale public anger because of this.

That's how it has been for many years.

But this year, there was obviously some accident, not only was someone caught, but the list of all the suspected officials was exposed and sent to the Yingshen Mansion together!

Not only that, but the other party's methods are also extremely direct, and they don't want to give these bribed officials an opportunity to take advantage of it, and at the same time as sending the list to the Yingshen Mansion, the news has already spread in Chang'an City and the surrounding cities of Chang'an City, and it won't be long before it spreads throughout the entire Eastern Zhou Kingdom!

In this way, the emperor had to take care of the matter.

Moreover, you must not be spared, otherwise the people's grievances will be difficult to settle, and you have worked hard for ten years, but in the end you lose under other people's silver, how can you be willing?

Especially the literati are high-minded, and they are even more indignant about this kind of thing, and it is difficult to calm down.

Zhou Chuxue went to see Emperor Jingwu just now, and Emperor Jingwu was really furious, and immediately ordered Lin Tianming to wipe out all the officials involved in the case!

Every year, there are a total of 23 officials involved in the theoretical final examination, covering almost all provinces and cities in the country, most of them are local examiners above the fifth grade, of which there are five people above the third grade, and the largest official position is the second-grade official who is fully responsible for this year's theoretical final examination - Yan Mingda, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites!

This is also the place that made Emperor Jingwu the most angry, and the Ministry of Rites used the five rites of Kaoji, Jia, Jun, Bin, and Fierce to manage the affairs of schools and imperial examinations throughout the country, as well as the affairs of vassals and foreign countries. The waiter of the Ministry of Rites is the second-in-command of the Ministry of Rites, above 10,000 people under one person in the Ministry of Rites, if such a person is involved in the case, then there are definitely not a few people involved below!

And more sensitively, the identity of this person ......

"Tell the princess that the prime minister has entered the palace to face the saint. Outside the door, Father-in-law Wu just got the news, and walked in with small steps and bowed down.

Zhou Chuxue nodded, motioned for Gonggong Wu to retreat, then looked at Zhou Wenyu and asked, "Do you know why the prime minister entered the palace?"

Although Zhou Wenyu has a pure heart, he is actually smart and clever, and he can already understand the reason after a little listening, and his eyes lit up and said: "Yan Mingda, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, is the son of the prime minister, and the old prime minister hurriedly entered the palace, I am afraid it is also for this matter." ”

"Yes, Yan Mingda is the second son of the old prime minister Yan Ruoyu. Zhou Chuxue nodded and said, "The father did not send the Yingshen Mansion directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion to arrest people, but how could the old Prime Minister not understand in his heart? I think Yan Mingda must have been grounded in the mansion by the old Prime Minister at this moment, and he took the initiative to enter the palace to face the saint to show his loyalty." ”

Zhou Liuyun couldn't quite understand the going around in the palace and court, standing aside with low eyebrows, and not expressing any opinions, in fact, Zhou Chuxue didn't avoid him, which made him feel very moved.

"It's just that this time the matter is too big, I'm afraid that even Yan Ruoyu can't protect his son. Zhou Chuxue said lightly.

Yan Ruoyu Yan Mingda's father and son both served as senior officials in the court, Yan Mingda is a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and it is not impossible to become the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Yan Ruoyu himself is the prime minister of the court, it can be said that the Yan family has a prominent position in the court for a while, who knew that this kind of thing happened?

Yan Ruoyu has been conscientious and unreasonable over the years, but she didn't expect to be cheated by her own son in the end. Zhou Chuxue said, the corners of his mouth sneered slightly.

"This is a cheating father!" Zhou Wenyu is obviously much more relaxed, although he is a prince, he doesn't want to compete for the throne at all, so he doesn't care about these things at all, just listen to them as jokes, forget if he has heard and laughed, he doesn't care what will happen when Yan Ming reaches the end.

"Okay Wen Yu, it's not too early, you should go back and read for a while, my father and queen mother will call us to eat together in the evening, don't be late." Zhou Chuxue said again.

"I want to study again......" Zhou Wenyu muttered.

"Huh?" Zhou Chuxue glanced at him faintly.

Zhou Wenyu immediately changed color, ran out of the door with a smoke, poked his head back and made a grimace at Zhou Chuxue, and then said to Zhou Liuyun: "Liuyun, I'll come to play with you again at night!"

As he spoke, he ran away without a trace.

"Congratulations to the third prince. Grandpa Wu's sharp voice sounded, and a group of maids and servants responded loudly.

"Let's go too. Zhou Chuxue stood up and said to Zhou Liuyun.

Zhou Liuyun was slightly stunned, raised his head and asked, "Where are we going?"

Zhou Chuxue said: "Go to the shop opened by the Hanging Court Sect to buy you a gold order, don't you have a gold order?"

"In addition, I need to go back to Chang'an Academy once, you are fine anyway, just go with me to have a look." ”

"Long ...... ...... Chang'an Academy" Zhou Liuyun's body trembled slightly, and a figure appeared in his heart.

Qian, Qianqian.

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