Come to think of it, in the long cold and deep winter in the north, there is a lack of heating measures, and there is also a lack of food, and even basic survival has become a problem.

She thought of the number of scholars in the provincial examination this time, and the number of scholars selected in the provincial examination, and couldn't help but sigh.

This ancient road to the Jinshi examination is more difficult than the college entrance examination when she crossed the single-plank bridge in her previous life.

No wonder the ancients had a saying that they practiced three times in winter and three times in summer, and that their heads were cantilevered and stabbed.

If you don't do that, you really won't be able to pass the test.

Yao Qi pondered: "If the divided north-south examination papers are disrupted, when selecting scholars, it will inevitably not be possible to follow the proportion of the number of scholars from the north and south, so there will be more southern scholars in this examination than in the north." ”

Han Changdui was accustomed to saying: "That's true, generally speaking, the chief examiner from the south will promote the southern scholars, while the chief examiner from the north is more willing to promote the northern scholars. ”

Meng Suijie nodded and said, "This is also human nature. ”

Yao Qi also agreed with Meng Sui's words, otherwise how could there be a fellow villager seeing a fellow countryman with tears in his eyes.

Then, if the examination papers of the north and south are disrupted, it must be that they want to vigorously promote the southern scholars.

Yao Qi tilted his head and asked, "My lord, where are these four examiners from?" ”

Han Changwan condensed and said: "If you ask like this, these four examiners are all suspicious, and the families behind them are all from the south. He paused slightly, and continued: "Although Wang Jingzong and Ruan Ping'an came from a slightly humble background, they are also southern scholars. ”

Yao pursed his lips.

This is expected, even if the first emperor re-established the rules for selecting scholars, but the south, whether it is in scientific research or in the officialdom, is far from being comparable to the north.

Therefore, over the years, even though the rules for selecting jinshi seem to be much fairer, in terms of the release and promotion of officials, including the appointment of important official positions, the southern jinshi have greatly overpowered the northern jinshi.

This has also created a situation in which the officials of the central and southern parts of the DPRK overwhelmingly surpass the northern officials in terms of numbers, ranks, and the importance of their official positions.

The estrangement and contradictions between officials in the south and those in the north are becoming more and more irreconcilable.

Whatever is proposed by the officials in the south, the officials in the north must oppose it, and the officials in the south will certainly make things difficult for the officials in the north.

And in this provincial examination, if the balance of the past is lost in the selection of jinshi, and the number of people is greatly tilted to the southern scholars, I am afraid that it will cause an uproar and shock the court.

The lethality of the soldiers' verbal and written attacks is no less than the swords in the hands of the soldiers.

Han Changwan obviously thought of this as well, his face became more and more ugly, his eyes were unpredictable, and a slight chill escaped between his teeth: "Jiang Ge Lao, what's going on?" ”

He Zhenfu shook his head: "The four chief examiners have arranged internal guards for their lower positions, and they have not found any personal contact with the forbidden army, even Commander Jin, they have not met a few times. ”

Hearing the name Jin Zhong, the bamboo chopsticks in Yao Qi's hand paused slightly, and then continued to eat as usual.

Han Changdui didn't miss Yao Qi's fleeting change, but he didn't know it, and continued to eat as usual.

As for Meng Suibi and He Zhenfu, they

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The two of them had big hearts, and they ate happily, and they didn't see anything at all.

Han Changwan could finally understand He Zhenfu's sadness.

The feeling that everyone was drunk alone and he was awake was indeed sad.

He was sad and took a sip of wine.

This wine is not very spicy, but it has some stamina, and he does not dare to drink it wantonly, after all, he still has an errand to do.

He took a small sip of it, looking very Sven, Sven for a while, he asked, "Did Cheng Chaoyan send a message?" Is there any movement in Xia Yuanji? ”

He Zhenfu stuffed his mouth full of food, quickly chewed a few mouthfuls and swallowed it, and said in a deep voice: "Cheng Zongqi sent a message to say that Xia Yuanji has not moved, and it seems that he has not found that the shoes have been opened, and he has always worn those shoes, and no one has met him. ”

Han Changdui was extremely surprised.

Yao Qi frowned slightly: "After so long, no one has looked for Xia Yuanji, so they are not afraid of long nights?" ”

Han Changdui pondered: "They have tried their best to enter the Tribute Courtyard to plot this thing, and it is impossible for them to give up like this at the last moment, either they found out that Xia Yuanji was being targeted and did not dare to move, or the person who was originally going to contact Xia Yuanji was unable to move and could not show up for the time being." ”

Yao Ji disagreed, shook his head and said: "If they really find out that Xia Yuanji is being targeted, they will plan to get up early, at least they will test the depth a few times with half-truths and half-truths, and it will never be like now, there is no movement at all." Xia Guan thought that either they and Xia Yuanji were not in the same group in the first place, but they were driven by interests, and now some interests have not been negotiated, and Xia Yuanji is unwilling to hand over things easily, or it is the possibility that the adult said, the person who contacted him is inconvenient to move, and he can't show up for the time being, and the news can't be spread, so the matter can only be stranded. ”

Han Changdui stared for a moment and asked He Zhenfu: "Is there anything abnormal about Xia Yuanji himself?" Restless? ”

He Zhenfu shook his head: "No, he reads and learns characters as before, and he has no intention of running away." ”

When Meng Sui heard this, he sneered, with a bit of sarcasm: "This Xia Yuanji is really calm. ”

Han Changdu's eyes were slightly cold, and his expression was indifferent: "I'm afraid that Xia Yuanji knows that the person in contact is in the Gongyuan Courtyard, and it is difficult to leave, so he will be so calm and determined, and he will not be in a hurry." ”

Meng Sui was extremely surprised: "What do you mean, the person who contacted Xia Yuanji is now in the Gongyuan?" ”

Han Changdui picked up the wine cup and looked calm: "Exactly." ”

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day the sky was bright, and the morning light was as brilliant as gold, and the fine pieces were spread in the sky, like magnificent waves of red gold.

The weather is fine, the towering Mingyuan Building melts into the bright morning light, and the east and west houses in the distance have long been empty, a quiet scene.

The stove room was busy, the pale white cooking smoke was rising, standing at the door of the stove room and looking in, it was full of fireworks.

Today's food delivery car came a little earlier, and it happened to meet a place with everyone who was eating in the morning.

On weekdays, the people who eat are divided into two waves, one group returns to the room with a food box to eat, and the other group eats in the canteen next to the stove room.

The food delivery car was parked at the corner gate, and the food delivery guy carried the food and rushed in, and under the strict supervision of the forbidden army and internal guards, the meat and vegetables were sent into the warehouse next to the stove.

Boss Cai and the guys are aware of today's

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The Gongyuan is a little different from the past, and the surveillance seems to be more stringent.

When entering and exiting, it is naturally more cramped and cautious, and I can't even hear a word of speech, only heavy footsteps and breathing, which rise and fall in all directions.

Yu Qing held a bamboo chopstick in one hand and a meat steamed bun in the other, and took a bite absentmindedly.

Hearing the movement of the guys delivering food, his body stiffened, his face showed fleeting uneasiness and horror, and he raised his eyes to look at the person sitting opposite.

Seeing that the person opposite didn't move, he didn't even raise his head, and kept his head buried in eating happily.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and moved his body slightly without revealing himself.

"Don't move." The man on the other side still didn't look up, only coldly spat out two words.

Yu Qing was excited, sat down busily, took a bite of the meat steamed bun blankly, and stared at the person opposite with a confused face.

He had seen this man several times in the official hall, and although he was a girl, he was very heroic in men's clothes.

Shouldn't all girls be weak and unable to take care of themselves?

How is she like a stone with three eyes, hard enough to stone people?

Yu Qing sighed and sat down honestly.

The noise outside gradually became louder, as if many people had poured in at once, shouting and shouting.

Yu Qing subconsciously turned his head to look at the door of the dining hall, and saw more than a dozen officials who looked familiar, but couldn't name them, and walked into the dining hall with a smile.

He turned his head and took another bite of the meat steamed bun, only then did he realize that something was wrong.

Today's meat steamed bun filling is a bit less, and the first bite only sees the skin and no filling. The second bite went down, it seems, there were too many bites.

He was carefully tasting whether there was meat in his mouth when he heard a light cough from the other side.

"Are you ready?" The person sitting opposite finally raised his head, and it was Yao Qi who asked with an indifferent face and a little impatience.

Yu Qing's body stiffened, and he stumbled nervously: "People, people are coming?" ”

Yao Qi leaned slightly sideways, listened to the footsteps outside for a moment, her expression remained unchanged, she stood up and walked out: "Here, let's go." ”

Yu Qing's face was like a withered face, his lips trembled, he stood up tremblingly, and followed Yao Qi out.

Every step was extremely difficult, and every breath was astringent.

Walking out the door, he happened to meet the dozen or so officials who were rushing in.

Someone greeted him, and he replied absentmindedly, not even knowing who was greeting him.

Yao Qi walked in front, far away from Yu Qing, that distance showed that she had nothing to do with the dead face behind her, she glanced at Yu Qing as if she had not yet done so, suddenly stopped, and waited for him to get closer before whispering: "If the adult holds this dead face again, he will be exposed." ”

Hearing this, Yu Qing not only calmed down, but was even more frightened, a pair of frightened eyes rolled around, and he looked around in a panic, seeing that everyone felt suspicious.

He didn't look at the road in a panic, and plunged into the crowd of food deliverers, staggering and colliding with a person.

Yu Qing tied the belt with another mystery today, and when he was hit like this, the topaz that was originally embedded in it was extremely strong, and it fell off unexpectedly, fell to the ground, and disappeared into the crowd.

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