"Fake, all fake......"

"They're destroying evidence ......"

Hearing that all the exam papers were burned, I don't know which one started, and thousands of candidates made a fuss in an instant, which made the agitators in the crowd also confused, how can this be done?

A new round of throwing vegetables and eggs has begun, not to mention the civil and military officials this time, even the emperor has not been spared. A few leaves were thrown over the shoulder.

"Escort, escort!"

Li Eryi kicked the captain of the guard to the ground, "Shut up!" What kind of driver? Drawing a knife against a group of unarmed candidates? ”

"Your Majesty, it's too dangerous, why don't you go back to the palace first. If, if we get into an assassin, we'll be dead! The guards and generals all knelt.

Li Er turned his head to look in the direction of Guozijian, and sure enough, there was a thin layer of smoke, they were so bold, hateful!

"Come on, give me all the officials who participated in this imperial examination, and send them all to the heavenly prison for detention, no one is allowed to visit without my edict! Wait for the fall. ”

Yes? Thousands of candidates are messed up, what do you do with the examiner?

"Didn't you hear? Get people quickly! Li Er scolded Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng understood, and hurriedly commanded the imperial city guards to take people, whether it was the invigilator of the imperial examination, or the question, or the last mark, but anyone who was involved with the imperial examination, no matter whether the official was big or small, no one was left, all of them were taken on the spot.

"Wronged, we are wronged, Your Majesty ......"

Hundreds of officials, large and small, all shouted that they were wronged, and at this time Kong Yingda's luck was revealed, and it might be a good thing to faint.

Seeing the officers and soldiers of the guards acting like this and arresting all the officials of the imperial examination, the candidates were stunned, gradually quieted down, and looked at this scene in puzzlement.

Fang Xuanling smiled, and said in his heart that His Majesty was still clever, and this kind of means was more useful than directly shouting to make the students quiet.

Seeing that the candidates had all calmed down, Li Er spoke, ignoring the vegetable leaves on his shoulders, and shouted loudly: "I, the future pillars of the Tang Dynasty, I am also ashamed of such a scandal today!" The facts are in front of you, and some people don't want to have the exam papers reviewed. There is no doubt that this is not self-recruiting, and there is a problem with the results of the imperial examination. ”

"I have ordered that all the officials involved in this imperial examination be taken down. I will definitely find out the truth and give you an explanation. ”

"The saint is wise!" All the candidates praised in unison.

But some people are not happy, and there are hundreds of people on the list, "Saint, what should we do with those of us on the list?" Although we have submitted the papers, it is also the knowledge that we have worked hard to read. We can't burn our hard work and future with a fire, right? ”

Someone next to him was unhappy and said noisily: "What future and hardship? If it weren't for being covered up for personal gain, would you be on the list? And the face and the saint to make a name? Phew! ”

……

Soon the two gangs quarreled violently.

Fang Xuanling suggested: "Your Majesty, why don't you retake the exam?" ”

Xiao Yu frowned and said, "If you retake the exam, I'm afraid that those on the list will not be convinced." Moreover, organizing a imperial examination is time-consuming and laborious, and many candidates from other places have limited money and food......"

Fang Xuanling said: "There is no need to bother so much, there is a shortage of talents in Datang, and there are few readers, so they can be used if they can read and write." It doesn't take too difficult questions to choose the best among them. It is better to choose a day than to hit the day, and take the opportunity of today to put all these thousands of candidates into the square in front of the inner hall of the imperial city, and His Majesty will ask questions on the spot and let them take the exam on the spot. Our group of people reviewed it overnight, and the list can be released as soon as tomorrow. ”

Li Er's eyes lit up, it made sense, a good idea! In fact, Fang Xuanling is right, anyway, it's just the best of the best, no matter what the topic, as long as you can pick out the first few hundred people from these thousands of people. Moreover, the on-site examination will be held today, and we will make every effort to do a good job in the imperial examination, which can not only solve the troubles of the candidates, but also avoid the harm of cheating in the papers.

"Very good, Fang Qing's plan is very good. Then organize it, let everyone enter the imperial city, and arrange simple bookcases in the square in front of the palace, so that the candidates can sit on the ground to start the exam. In addition, Wuhou was sent from all over the city, and the whole city informed those candidates who did not come today that they would arrive within an hour and have a chance to retake the exam. ”

Hearing this news, thousands of candidates cheered, a second chance, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Fortunately, when the list was released, I didn't turn around and go home disheartened, and sure enough, God favored me.

This re-examination is not only in a poor environment, but also in an even more simple order, but if you want to cheat and plagiarize, no one will dare. Because someone came up with an idea, there was a knife-wielding soldier standing next to each candidate, and whoever dared to break the discipline was taken down and driven out on the spot.

There is a person standing next to me, holding a knife, majestic and murderous, do I still have the heart to take the exam? I'm afraid I'm scared and trembling, and I can't even lift the pen.

It was not someone else who came up with the idea, it was the uncle of the country, the eldest grandson Wuji, who looked like a good old man with a big belly, but was actually a ruthless person: hehe, then we don't care, the best of the best, the examination to hire officials, not only to test your embroidery articles, but also to test your ability and courage, in a dangerous environment, even a mentality can not be adjusted well, how to help the court govern the country in the future?

The emperor's question is very simple, just two exam questions, not the Four Books and Five Classics, nor astronomy and geography, but a practical theory of statecraft: what are the disadvantages of taxation by the people in the country at present? How do you view the issue of the northern grasslands?

Just two questions, if this is the question of this imperial examination, I am afraid that it will be sprayed to death by the people of the Ministry of Rites, and the imperial examination does not test the sage book? If virtue is not established, how can the king transform the people?

Can now? Most of the people in the Ministry of Rites were taken in, and the emperor temporarily gave questions, how could he test the scriptures?

What Datang lacks most is the capable people who govern the grassroots to manage the people, these two questions seem simple, but those straw bales who are not diligent and do not divide the grains can not be answered. What the imperial court wants is not a doctor who can write articles, but a capable person who can do it and govern the country.

Many candidates are complaining in a whisper, what kind of question is this, it is very different from the previous imperial examination papers, and these are not taught in the sage books, right?

Those who complain about these are all children of high-born families, who guard their own library and have read hundreds of books since childhood, and they know a lot of truth, but the disadvantage is that they are not grounded.

On the contrary, most of them can only read at night, and they have to make a living during the day, so that they can get in touch with the lives of the people at the moment, whether it is farming or business, whether it is internal or external affairs, the two questions can always be answered partially.

This is the genius of Emperor Li Er.

In fact, the emperor also knows in his heart that it is not important how difficult it is, the important thing is how to be just right, so that he can take this opportunity to get rid of the children of wealthy families on the list to the greatest extent and select a group of rookies from poor families. Even if the knowledge of this group of poor rookies is poor, at least they can be cultivated slowly, and there is no problem with loyalty.

missed this year's imperial examination, and the next imperial examination still has drawbacks such as submitting papers, so Li Er also racked his brains to figure out these two questions.

Until this moment, Li Er didn't have the time to take care of the vegetable leaves on his shoulder, and the waiter Gao had reminded him many times, but he couldn't take care of it.

"Your Majesty, while you are still preparing in front, the old slave will serve you to change your clothes."

Taking down those few vegetable leaves with his own hands, Li Er smiled, "It's a little stronger than Xuancheng, at least it's not a rotten egg." Guys, do you see that? This is the will of the people. When we are in charge of the government and things are not done fairly, the people will use these to pay tribute. What you can see are rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves, but what you can't see behind your back is people scolding our ancestors and family. Even the emperor is no exception. Meng Fuzi is right, the people are noble and the people are second! ”

"Water can carry a boat, or it can capsize a boat. I hope you can take today's events as a lesson, although the saliva of the vegetable leaves is cheap, but it can resist the sword, lose the hearts of the people, and the next time it throws at us, it is a real knife and a real gun like a storm and waves. ”

"Your Majesty, keep in mind!" The crowd saluted.

Li Er summoned the waiter Lao Gao, threw the vegetable leaves to him, and then whispered: "Tell Xiao Rui that kid that I can't spare him." ”