Since then, Lu Yanchen still enters the palace every afternoon to give lessons to Ye Tingcheng, but the teaching time has been greatly shortened.

Lu Yanchen soon found Song Zhe's name in the Xuxue in Beijing, but the Zhenxue said that he had resigned a few years ago and had not seen him for more than a month.

This is somewhat good news, at least, Ye Tianhuai has a hole card. It's really not good, she can use this as an excuse to question the triage of the three divisions with a portrait, and ask for the real Wang Lisong to face the saint.

But if Song Zheqi is not found, it is still difficult to make an iron case.

Just when Lu Yanchen was running around looking for Song Zhe's whereabouts, the second spring school opened.

After more than a month of rectification, the Ministry of Rites is now back on track. Wen Xinzhong, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, made meritorious contributions to the New Year's Festival, and the cabinet drafted a document to promote him to the Ministry of Rites.

The appointment of this person was unanimously approved by the cabinet, and Ye Qianhuai directly stamped the seal and issued a notice.

After all, there are not many people who can make Chen Yuansi and Gu Shihai nod at the same time.

The Ministry of Rites is really a lot of things now, the New Year Festival in January, the Spring Festival in February, the emperor and queen in March, the Confucian Lin in April, and the neighboring countries in May.

The first day of the opening of the Spring Festival happened to be the day of Wang Lisong's exile.

On that day, Ye Qianhuai ascended the highest Xingyun Pavilion in the palace alone. She looked far away, but could only see the outline of the south gate of Shengjing.

Wang Lisong will go out of this city gate today, all the way to the south, to Leizhou, where the mountain road is full of rain and rain. This trip, life and death are uncertain, maybe it is rare to see the prosperity of Shengjing in this life.

And in the Gongyuan not far behind him, tens of thousands of candidates were writing the examination ground, swiping their pens and writing for a meritorious future.

"I hope that this spring will produce a few pillars of talent." Ye Qian looked at the blue-gray eaves of the Gongyuan and muttered.

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February 12 is the day of the spring list.

Dajing Chunfu is held once every three years, so this is the first time that Ye Tianhuai has opened a branch since he ascended the throne.

According to the regulations set by the Holy Ancestor Emperor, the Jinshi after the Spring Festival must be arranged by the Ministry of Rites to face the saint, hold a temple examination, and then be appointed by the emperor. However, in the reign of Ye Tianhuai's father, Emperor Shunping held two spring festivals, and felt that the palace trial was a formality, so he canceled it. The top three in the spring are drawn up by the cabinet, and the emperor can approve it himself.

On the day of the release of the list, in the morning of the Taihe Palace, a list of the winners was presented to Ye Qianhuai by the Ministry of Rites.

Ye Tianhuai is very much looking forward to this list, and there may be her right-hand man in the future, the minister of the humerus.

However, as soon as she opened it and saw the name of the first Jia, her hand was a beating.

On the bright red background, the black ink color is impressively written with three names:

Zhuang Xiaojin, Liang Yicheng, and Li Fangzhou.

Ye Tianhuai stared at these three names with his eyes straight for a long time, and his gaze was not instantaneous.

She felt like her blood was clotting.

The top three of the first class are exactly the same as in the previous life.

Even the bright red shading has not changed, only the brushwork of the three columns of names has changed from a square face to a bony willow body.

After all, the inscription of the Ministry of Rites has been replaced.

There was silence in the Taihe Palace, and the ministers lowered their heads, like lifeless puppets.

Ye Tianhuai suddenly felt a strong sense of powerlessness. It was as if an invisible hand was pressing her head in the air, bending her straight spine and bowing to fate.

She was like a man struggling in the mud, and the name on the roster in front of her was a victor standing on the shore, silently mocking her, mocking her inadequacy.

She had put so much effort into it, and everything seemed to be starting to look good. But this list in her hand has brought everything back to square one.

Ye Tianhuai looked at these three names, and his eyes seemed to be swept by a swift wind, and the gas was blazing.

Seeing Ye Tianhuai pausing for a long time on the first page, he secretly raised his eyes and glanced at the emperor on the throne, only to see that the young emperor's face was pale, but his eyes seemed to have a ruthlessness like a newborn calf that refused to admit defeat.

Wenxin Center was startled and quickly withdrew his gaze.

Ye Qianhuai carefully flipped through the entire list page by page until the last page. She even paid attention to Du Wenle's name, but his name was not listed, and it seemed that he couldn't buy the question this time.

After closing the list of Chunqiu, Ye Tianhuai sorted out his mood, looked at the few people standing at the front of the ministers, and said with a smile: "Have you read this list?" ”

No one responded to her.

Ye Qianhuai then named him: "Has Chen Ge seen it?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this list was drawn up by the Ministry of Rites, and all five members of our cabinet have read it, and there is no objection." Chen Yuansi still spoke so slowly and leisurely.

"Good. Have the official positions of these three people been decided? ”

"Not yet. According to the regulations, it is necessary for all provinces and ministries to report vacancies first, and then the officials will arrange them according to the results and rankings of the tribute students. At present, only the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs have reported to the Ministry of Officials for the default positions. ”

"Where are the Gongsheng who passed the exam now?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the first class is waiting in the official department, and the second and third class jinshi are scattered in various academies in Beijing." Chen Yuansi replied.

"Li Baoquan, go to the Ministry of Officials to pass the decree, so that the champion of the current department still has Tanhua, and now come to the Taihe Hall to face the saint." Ye Qianhuai commanded.

Li Baoquan answered and trotted out of the hall.

Some of the courtiers raised their heads and looked at the emperor on the throne.

Ye Qianhuai saw in their eyes the indifference and innocuous numbness that mattered to him, as well as the anxiety and uneasiness in the eyes of a few.

"Your Majesty, the palace examination has been abolished during the reign of the first emperor, and Your Majesty does not necessarily have to see the new branch jinshi." Wen Xinzhong kindly prompted.

"The first emperor abolished the palace test because the dragon body was not safe. I'm in the prime of life, so I don't have that concern. I have no intention of resuming the palace examination, I just want to see what kind of talents have been recruited for the imperial court. Ye Qianhuai still maintained a calm tone.

Wen Xinzhong secretly glanced at Gu Shihai behind him, intentionally or unintentionally, as if asking for his opinion.

Ye Tianhuai followed his gaze to look at Gu Shihai and asked, "Elder Gu Ge, you also approve of this list." Tell me about it, what kind of people did you take this spring? ”

Gu Shihai's expression was cold, and he replied: "The imperial court selects talents, and naturally takes people who can relieve the country's difficulties. ”

"Good. Then I will see what kind of person is a person who can relieve the country's difficulties. ”

However, Li Baoquan has been gone for a long time. The officials are not far away, and half an hour is enough to come and go. Li Baoquan went for most of the hour, but he was still nowhere to be seen.

Just when Ye Qianhuai was worried that something was wrong with him in the ministry, Li Baoquan finally brought people in.

Because the list has just been released this morning, and the Jinshi crown has not yet been given, the three of them are wearing their own robes to the temple at the moment. One of them was dressed in a blue brocade jacket with his hair untied, and the other two followed him. The three of them all look like they are talented and well-educated.

Before walking to the jade steps, the three of them reported their names in turn, kowtowed, and said, "Please Your Majesty." ”

After the three of them finished the big salute, Ye Qian said, "Flat." ”

The three stood up.

"The top three in the first class of this department are all young talents." Ye said.

These three people all looked to be in their twenties, and they were a little confused when they were suddenly brought to the palace, some secretly glanced at Gu Shihai with their spare eyes, and some people looked in the direction of Chen Yuansi, as if they wanted someone to say a few words for them.

The hall was a little embarrassed for a while, but fortunately, Wen Xinzhong reacted quickly, and he followed Ye Tianhuai's words: "I am a young man in the court, which indicates that the great scenery is like the rising sun, and the future is unlimited." ”

Ye Tianhuai glanced at Wen Xinzhong, and said in his heart: This mouth can speak well, no wonder this person can make Chen Yuansi and Gu Shihai nod at the same time.

She retracted her gaze to the three of them and said, "A few of them are role models for scholars in the world. I am still at the age of studying, and I have some experience in reading on weekdays, and I want to discuss one or two with the three of you. ”

After that, Ye Tianhuai threw out a few questions one after another, all of which were taught to her by Lu Yanchen when she was studying.

Among them, there are not only the laws of the grand scene, but also the arithmetic of longitude and latitude, as well as some of the literature and history policy. These questions are not too difficult, nor are they biased, Ye Tianhuai thinks that he is an ordinary jinshi, and he should be able to answer them fluently.

However, the three of them stumbled over, only Zhuang Xiaojin, the champion Lang, was still remarkable in terms of law, and had some ideas.

Ye Tianhuai's face was already hard to see, and it couldn't be more ugly. Chen Yuansi and Gu Shihai stood below, their expressions indifferent, not knowing what they were thinking. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead in the Ministry of Rites, and while looking at Gu Shihai from time to time, he rubbed his hands anxiously by the answers of the three people.

"I have one last question for you." Although Ye Qianhuai's face was ugly, his voice was still calm, "What is the family background of the three of you?" What did the ancestors do? ”

At the mention of this, the three of them suddenly became handy, and the answers were fluent, and they reported the merits of their ancestors like a number of treasures.

One father is a bachelor of Taiqing Pavilion, and his great-grandfather once did the household department Shangshu. One father was a third-rank guard in front of the emperor, and his ancestors had been made marquises. There are three generations of officials in a family, and his uncle is all important members of the court.

Ye Qianhuai's expression was gloomy and uncertain, and he said: "Today's top three pairs of the first class have made me empowered. Let's go down and go back to the ministry to wait for the arrangement. ”

When the three of them heard Ye Tianhuai's words, they were released, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, and retreated.

As soon as they were gone, there was a little silence in the courtroom, like the calm before a storm.

Ye Qianhuai looked at the list in front of him, his expression was cold, and he muttered: "This is the person who can relieve the country's difficulties." This is the pillar of my country. Then, she changed her words and asked sharply, "A virtuous person who can't even memorize the Four Books and Five Classics?" A virtuous person who can't even ask for a technique? ”

Ye Tianhuai grabbed the list list in front of the case and threw down the jade steps fiercely.

She stood up, walked out from behind the desk, and walked down the stairs with her hands in her hands.

She walked up to the ministers, looked at them and asked, "Are you ready to hand over the country of Dajing to such a successor?" ”