Downstairs is more lively than after the start, even before.

A few people sitting upstairs could hear the cheers below.

The questions from Hengyun Pavilion are comparable to the questions of the exam, and even surpass them, from the beginning of the poems and songs to the people's livelihood, the eight common texts to the way of governing the world, the people who originally poured into the ring below were brushed off in waves, and there were fewer and fewer people left on the stage, and the competition between each other became more and more intense.

Shen Changrui and the others were lying by the window and watching, and they didn't even care about the difference between men and women, even with Shen Xiangru, they all came to the front and looked at them with shining eyes.

Xiao Chi has never been interested in this kind of literary crepe competition, and he can't understand most of them.

Seeing that someone on the stage was brushed down again, Xue Nuo was a little lacking in interest, and Jiang Yuzhu suddenly asked: "Xue Xiaogongzi thinks who among them can win the championship?" ”

Xue Nuo glanced down: "That one is called Lu Cheng." ”

A few people by the window turned around.

"Why him?" Shen Changrui's face was full of displeasure, "That Lu Cheng's poetry was mediocre before, and the question about Yanling's water control just now was also answered in a mediocre manner, and later when he mentioned some court policies in the DPRK and China, he also looked like grass on the wall, and he didn't have any ideas of his own." ”

Shen Changlin nodded in agreement: "I think that Yan Chengan can get the first place." ”

Xiao Chi also looked at Xue Nuo curiously: "Why are you optimistic about that Lu Cheng?" I see that those people below prefer the Yan family's kid. ”

Xue Nuo held his chin a little bored and said: "What's the use of the people who like it, it's just that the common people are joining in the fun, who is the first name and can't rely on the few 'examiners' from Hengyun Pavilion to choose?" ”

"That Yan Cheng'an seems to be speaking to the people everywhere, whether it is flood prevention or some court policies, he is the Tao, and almost everything is a policy for the benefit of the people, but the key is that what kind of thing he said does not take countless manpower, material resources and even years of effort to do?"

For example, who doesn't know about the embankment of the Lingjiang River?

But the Naling River passes through the thirteen prefectures, across the entire great cause of the east and west, almost every few years when the rainstorm occurs there will be a burst of embankment floods.

When my mother was there, she had said that she would build a reservoir to divert and build an embankment, but it was by no means a matter of one or two years, and even her mother once said that if you want to truly put an end to the flooding of the Lingjiang River, it will take at least ten years and even countless manpower and material resources.

At that time, the great cause was strong and prosperous, not to mention the national strength of the great cause now.

The reconstruction and pacification of refugees after the Yanling flood disaster have been a mess, and embankments have been built to prevent floods......

Scold!

Xue Nuo pursed his lips and said unceremoniously: "This Yan Chengan doesn't know who to learn from, one by one for the people, he seems to be loyal when he speaks, but in fact he talks exaggeratedly, and he says a bunch of things that are not practical at all, and have you forgotten that the original purpose of the existence of this Hengyun Pavilion was to listen to the selection of talents for His Majesty and enrich the court, and the first thing the court did to select officials was to be loyal to the monarch." ”

What is Zhongjun?

That's what the emperor says, and what the emperor wants the world to be.

What Emperor Tianqing wants is not someone who can think about the people everywhere and dig into the corners of the court to enrich the people, but someone who can do things for the court and Emperor Tianqing, and even help the "foolish people".

To put it mildly, Yan Chengan's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance when he spoke just now is simply stepping on some national policies of the current imperial court and jumping back and forth, in the face of Emperor Tianqing, who thinks he is wise and wise, he is afraid that he is a brainless fool in the eyes of those "examiners" in Hengyun Pavilion.

If you really give the first name to the person surnamed Yan, wouldn't it mean that Hengyun Pavilion opposes the current court policy, and even thinks that Emperor Tianqing is stupid?

Xue Nuo's "Zhongjun" was meaningful, and the few people present were not stupid, except for Shen Xiangru and Shen Xiangyi, who didn't react a little, the other people all heard the ridicule in her words.

Jiang Yuzhu was silent: "Xue Xiaogongzi is brave. ”

Xiao Chi also grinned and said: "You kid is a daring to say it, if you put this word elsewhere, it may be able to cure you of great disrespect." ”

Xue Nuo sighed when he heard this: "Uncle, don't scare me, I didn't say anything that I can't say, is it wrong for a person who is an official to be loyal to the monarch and patriotic?" If I can become an official like my uncle in the future, I will be more loyal than you. ”

Xiao Chi rolled his eyes, thinking that this kid was not a fool.

Jiang Yuzhu couldn't help laughing.

Shen Changlin and Shen Changrui were still shocked when they heard what Xue Nuo said just now, but they only felt that he was so bold that he dared to say anything.

Seeing that Xiao Chi and the others didn't take it seriously, they still chatted with him, and the two relaxed.

Only Shen Changlin couldn't help but pull Xue Nuo for a while, and helped Xue Nuo to talk: "Actually, what Arnold said makes sense, this kind of test book is not fair, those examiners are all from Hengyun Pavilion, and most of the questions have no standard answers, it all depends on who gives the answers that can win the hearts of those examiners." ”

In fact, if you think about it carefully, what is the competition of Hengyun Pavilion, even every imperial examination is not like this, even if you learn well and have high intelligence, you have to guess the examiner's mind to answer the questions when taking the exam, and in the past few years, it is not that there are no people who are originally high but can't even pass the government exam.

This topic is a bit heavy, and several people in the room are not interested in talking.

The sound of gongs and drums came from the ring downstairs, and it didn't take long for someone to say loudly: "Tonight's Wenbi is the first name, Lu Cheng Lu Gongzi!" ”

The cheers suddenly burst into an uproar, and the defeated Yan family son was a little angry, as if he was unconvinced and argued a few words, so angry that his eyes were round, but that Lu Cheng was still that steady, and he was pushed to the front of the stage to listen to the cheers of everyone, and there was only a light smile on his face.

"That kid of the Yan family is not good."

Xiao Chi sighed, if Yan Chengan loses, he can still say hello to the kid surnamed Lu generously, and he can still make people look high, but he stood too high before, and he turned his face when he lost, and he still wanted to enter the court with this temperament, and he was afraid that he would be swallowed by others.

Shen Changrui stretched his neck and watched the people of Hengyun Pavilion put the two jade lotus cups playing in the blue water into the box and gave them to Lu Cheng, sighed and said, "Who is this Lu Cheng, he has made a fortune." ”

Shen Xiangyi couldn't help but say, "Those two lotus pots must be very expensive......

Jiang Yuzhu spoke: "Not only is it expensive, the lotus flower itself is extremely valuable, and it was still a royal thing before. ”

"Royal stuff?" Shen Changlin was surprised.

Jiang Yuzhu said softly: "I heard that when Princess Yongzhao returned from winning a battle for the first time with her troops, the first emperor rewarded her, and Princess Yongzhao put it on her side at any time, but I don't know how it got into the hands of Hengyun Pavilion." ”

The brothers and sisters of the Shen family were immediately silent when they heard the words "Princess Yongzhao", who didn't know that person was a taboo in the imperial court.

However, Xue Nuo glanced at Jiang Yuzhu with some curiosity, and asked fearlessly, "Is Jiang Shizi very familiar with Princess Yongzhao?" She even knows what she's used to. ”