Chapter 143: The Emperor's Presence in Person Is It a Blessing or a Curse?
"Zhao Yunjing, congratulations, you won the bet, the emperor is wise, and I agree to retake the exam for the twenty of you. I hope you will do your best, and don't let down the emperor's benevolence. ”
Retake?
Can you really retake the exam?
Chen Liangjin couldn't believe it, and asked several times in a row, until the middle-aged man in the dark shirt came in surrounded by a group of people, sat in the seat of the main examiner, and the sixteenth prince took the lead in shouting long live, he woke up like a dream.
It turned out that Zhao Yunjing really made the right bet.
He silently thought that now that the person who was bitten and cheated was Zhao Yunjing, would he also have such a strategy and courage.
- Probably not.
Twenty tables were arranged in five rows, and the invigilators began to hand out pen, ink, paper, and inkstones, and then, behind each of them, a guard stood behind, seemingly protecting, but in fact surveillance.
There are people around you who are staring at them so fiercely, and people who are not strong enough will definitely collapse their mentality, and their mentality will collapse, and the pen will not be stable, how can they answer the question?
Not to mention, there are people and other local candidates watching outside.
Before he started answering the question, someone shook his head and said: "It's better to give up directly if you retake the exam like this, so many people are staring, and what is written is shit, how can it get into the eyes of the emperor." ”
Someone else muttered: "It's said that it's a re-examination, but it's actually to convince these twenty people, the imperial examination is a major event of the country, how can they do whatever they want?" It is also the current emperor who is wise and gave them a chance, and if I want to say, the emperor should directly drive them to the army! ”
"That's right, how many people can't afford to read, they have read it, and they have come to this step, and they don't know how to cherish it, and they say that it is ruined, it is so unseemly, they should hit fifty boards and throw it out!"
Of course, the people outside and the local candidates didn't know that the emperor was there in person, otherwise how could they be as open-mouthed as they are now?
The one on the throne listened to it a few times, and saw that his evaluation of himself was all adjectives such as 'virtuous' and 'merciful', and he was quite satisfied.
The emperor looked around and fixed on Zhao Yunjing in the middle: "You are Zhao Yunjing, who has tripled the grain output of the entire Taohua County in two years?" ”
Zhao Yunjing stood up and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Yes, the emperor." ”
"You're not modest." The emperor smiled, "How did you come up with the idea of planting autumn rice?" ”
"Our Taohua County has four distinct seasons, abundant rain, and fertile soil, rather than leaving the fields empty and abandoned, and you have to be hungry, it is better to plant and try, I didn't expect it to be planted." Zhao Yunjing arched his hand, "The student has the courage to ask the emperor for a promise." ”
There was a hissing inhalation inside and outside the exam room.
Chen Gongzi couldn't help it: "Zhao Yunjing, shut up!" ”
Now the emperor also noticed Chen Gongzi: "Who are you?" Why do you want to shut up Zhao Yunjing? Are you afraid that he will open his mouth, or will he directly let all of you pass alone? You can rest assured that since Lone asked you to retake the exam, it was not just casual talk. ”
"Back to the emperor, the student is not worried that Zhao Yunjing will open his mouth, he is measured, the student believes that he will not be ignorant, the student is worried that he will lead us all to the unknown future, and he will be displaced for a lifetime."
"What if Zhao Yunjing really involved you in the rest of your life? What are your thoughts? ”
Chen Liangjin spread his hands: "That's no way, who told us that we can't pass the test, the winner has the decision-making power, and the loser must obey unconditionally." ”
The emperor asked Zhao Yunjing: "Zhao Yunjing, tell me, what do you want from Gu?" If it's not too much, Lone will answer you. ”
Zhao Yunjing first said long live the emperor: "Your Majesty, if the student fails the reexamination, the student asks the emperor to give the student a chance to promote autumn rice throughout the Great Liang Kingdom, and give the student a privilege to let the local magistrate unconditionally obey the student's deployment." ”
"Before the exam, ask the lonely official to do it, you are the first person in the world." The emperor laughed, "Okay, if you fail in the reexam, Lone will give you the identity of an agricultural extension officer, if you pass the reexam, you will be safe and secure in the spring, okay?" ”
The question was 'okay', but the tone was unquestionable, and the majesty of the superior was pressed down at the same time, and inside and outside the examination room, everyone didn't dare to breathe, feeling that the person was suddenly much shorter.
Zhao Yunjing is not really bold, not to mention that the other party is the emperor, the most noble person in this land, and the other party holds the power of life and death for everyone here.
After careful consideration, Zhao Yunjing said truthfully: "Your Majesty, students try their best. ”
The emperor's face sank: "Do you dare to obey Lone's order?" What an ignorant child! ”
"If it is the emperor's will, the students will naturally obey it, but the emperor seems to be asking the students' opinions, and the students will tell the truth, if the students' intentions will be wrong, please forgive the emperor."
The emperor did not speak.
Lord Luo and Zhao Zhizhou felt that their necks were cold again, this Zhao Yunjing may not be too arrogant!
The emperor waved his hand violently: "Let's start the exam!" ”
Everyone was silent.
The people and candidates watching outside the examination room were also suddenly nervous, and the guards standing guard behind them also tightened their strings.
Others are still like this, the candidates in the examination room are naturally more nervous, they subconsciously looked at Zhao Yunjing in the middle, and when they saw Zhao Yunjing make a gesture, they calmly sharpened the ink, everyone's nervous hearts suddenly seemed to be appeased, and the nervous emotions faded away little by little.
Soon, everyone began to answer the questions, and when they entered the state, their mentality was completely stabilized, and there was nothing else in their hearts except answering the questions.
Outside the Gongyuan, a handful of people gathered, and the person at the head was Zhou Mujiao.
Liang Shan sighed vigorously: "These little cubs can really retake the exam!" ”
Wang Shanchang was not so optimistic: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid, this re-examination is only for the people to see, and the court just accepts their papers, but it won't really open them for approval." ”
"I don't think the emperor will go back on his word." Zhou Mujiao said lightly, "I came all the way to Yuzhou Mansion just to play a virtuous play, which is the behavior of a faint monarch, but as far as I know, although the emperor's harem is chaotic, there is no mistake in the general direction, generally speaking, he is a Ming Jun, and he will not do this kind of useless work." ”
Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao didn't have much knowledge, they were already nervous, knowing that the emperor was coming and staring at it in person, they were even more scared, and they were about to faint, after listening to Zhou Mujiao's analysis, the two held hands tightly and kept convincing themselves in their hearts.
People outside the examination room only feel that life is like a year, and candidates in the examination room only feel that time is like a snap of a finger.
Soon, three days passed, and all the subjects had been completed.
"Send the exam papers of these twenty people to Gu alone."
"Oh, will Lone score directly after reading it, and after half a month, the papers of the twenty of them will be pasted under the list for the people to circulate. Their reviewers are not any examiners, but all the readers in the world. In this way, the fairness and impartiality of the imperial examination can be demonstrated. ”