Lin Yuxiu glanced at Chen Yuansi briefly, and replied with low eyebrows: "The student has been studying under Mr. Wang Lisong since childhood. At the end of the first year, Mr. Wang assisted Taiqing Pavilion in compiling a book of "Shunping Songs", which sorted out 100 classic pieces of Shunping songs. After the publication of the Shunping Songs, a volume was distributed in all universities in Shengjing, and most of the basis for students' theories came from this collection. The matter of dividing taxes between the imperial court and the state government was in the seventh year of Shunping, Yingzhou. ”

Chen Yuansi paused, and asked Lu Yanchen on the side: "Master Lu, has Taiqing Pavilion published such a book?" ”

"Back to Chen Ge Lao, this book was ordered by the Taiqing Pavilion when the first emperor was alive, and the book was published in the year and the first year." Lu Yanchen replied.

Chen Yuansi frowned, there were already many folds on his face, and such a wrinkle made him even more worried.

He was silent for a moment, and said to Ye Qianhuai: "Your Majesty, this book involves the secrets of our court's political affairs, and the old minister asks to stop publishing it, and return all that has been published to the library." ”

Ye Qianhuai didn't answer him immediately, but looked at the deputy examiners on the left and right sides and asked, "What is your opinion?" ”

"Your Majesty, Chen Ge Lao, the first emperor has decreed that after the compilation of "Shunping Song Shuji" is completed, it will be printed and distributed to the literary school and the major library schools, and the first emperor has also asked that the content be added to the curriculum of the literary school. His Majesty is still in the period of filial piety, if he does so, I am afraid that it will violate the wishes of the first emperor and be suspected of unfilial piety. Lu Yanchen was the first to answer.

"If this book really involves cabinet secrets, it is a major social matter, and it is naturally more important than filial piety." Gu Shihai retorted, "It's just that we haven't read this book, so it's inconclusive at the moment." According to what the minister sees, it is better to check it first, and then the cabinet will agree on how to deal with it. ”

Ye Tianhuai nodded and said, "Gu Ge's old words are reasonable. That's it, Mr. Lu, tomorrow morning, I will send you a few copies of "Shunping Song Shuji" to the cabinet, and a few cabinet elders will take an idea after reading it, and give me an excerpt. ”

"We're in command." Lu Yanchen replied.

Seeing that the others had no objections, Ye Qianhuai moved his gaze back to Lin Yuxiu.

Her expression sank and said, "Lin Sheng's strategy is deafening, and Yu Zhen has a kinship. Speaking of this, Ye Tianhuai sighed, paused, and said, "I already know your talents. Go down and go down to the side hall and write down what you said today, and submit it to me, and I will read it again. ”

Lin Yuxiu thanked the Holy Grace and left the Taihe Palace.

Ye Tianhuai closed his eyes, rubbed the corners of his forehead, and said, "Li Baoquan, pass on the next one." ”

"Your Majesty, Lin Yuxiu's score ......," the official of the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of recording on the side asked in a low voice.

Ye Tianhuai didn't open his eyes and said, "Let's be empty first." Passed down an upper temple. ”

The later Gongsheng Hall exams were all very smooth, and the questions asked by Ye Tianhuai were not difficult, and most of the Gongsheng were able to answer them smoothly.

There is a consensus among the tribute students who went to the palace behind Lin Yuxiu to take the palace test.

Today the emperor is not in a good mood.

Because Ye Tianhuai didn't smile during the whole process, he didn't talk much, and he was quite preoccupied.

Until the time of the lantern, today's temple examination ended smoothly.

There were only a few examiners and waiting officials and eunuchs left in the Taihe Palace.

"Your Majesty, the tribute students who took the exam have all returned to the tribute courtyard." Li Baoquan reported to Ye Qianhuai.

Ye Tianhuai came back to his senses from his contemplation and asked, "Has Lin Yuxiu's article been handed in?" ”

Li Baoquan paused and said, "The old slave will go and ask." ”

After he left, the officials of the Ministry of Rites handed the recorded palace examination list and results to Ye Qianhuai.

Ye Qianhuai read it carefully, nodded, and said, "Take it to all the adults." ”

Then she said to several ministers on the left and right: "Zhuqing, take a look, if there is no objection, the Ministry of Rites will draw up the first, second and third according to the ranking above." ”

"Your Majesty, are you going to draw up a list today?" Wen Xinzhong, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, smelled a breath of "overtime" from Ye Tianhuai's words, so he tested the emperor's tone.

Ye Tianhuai heard the meaning of his words, and she glanced at several cabinet ministers. These five people together are almost three hundred years old, today from dawn into the palace, followed the emperor in this Taihe Hall until it was completely dark, only a quarter of an hour in the middle, with a simple lunch, at this time, everyone is full of fatigue.

Ye Tianhuai sighed lightly, smiled gently at everyone, and said, "You have worked hard today. This time, because of Shi Taiping's affairs, there was too much time delayed. Now there is a shortage of people in all ministries, and they are waiting for the people on this list. In this way, Zhu Qing has checked the list today, and tomorrow the Ministry of Rites will prepare the list and submit it. ”

Wen Xinzhong breathed a sigh of relief.

If the emperor said that he would release the list tomorrow, then the Ministry of Rites and the Taiqing Pavilion would not want to sleep from top to bottom today.

At this time, Li Baoquan came back, holding a manuscript in his hand.

"Back to Your Majesty, Lin Gongsheng's article has been done, and the slave has taken it from Taiqing Pavilion." After speaking, he stepped up the jade steps and put the manuscript in his hand on the dragon case.

The temple suddenly fell silent again, and everyone stared at the manuscript.

In order to ease the tense atmosphere in the palace, Ye Tianhuai smiled and glanced at the official of the Ministry of Rites who was holding the list of results, and the person immediately handed the list to the table in front of several cabinet ministers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, check this list first. As for Lin Yuxiu, his results are not yet registered, and I will judge after reading this article. ”

After Ye Qianhuai finished speaking, he lowered his head and read the article.

The hall was brightly lit, except for the sound of flipping through the papers.

In the article, Lin Yuxiu not only listed the three policies of his palace statement, but also stated in detail how to implement it gradually, from how the country's accumulated shortcomings came from, to the various hidden dangers of the current court situation, and then to how to implement the Zhongxing policy.

This thousand-word article, Ye Tianhuai read it five or six times.

Every time she reads it, she feels like an alarm bell ringing in her ears, like Mount Tai pressing on her shoulders, like a flood suffocating.

She suddenly felt that what was written in this article might be the real reason for the demise of the Great Scene in her previous life.

And she replaced the crown prince as a woman, and the revelation of Si Chen's affair just accelerated the process.

For the first time, Ye Tianhuai really realized that even if she did not replace the name of her twin brother, but the fourth prince who was like a fake, I am afraid that she would not be able to prevent the demise of Dajing.

Dajing died in this rotten and rigid mechanism, in the greed of thousands of ministers, and in the despair and anger of the people in the world.

She sighed, leaned back, sat in the dragon chair and watched the article fall silent.

After about a quarter of an hour, she made a decision.

"Zhuqing, I want to appoint Lin Yuxiu as the champion of today's department."

(End of chapter)