The red list was unveiled, and there were 513 students on the list, and for a time Chang'an City was filled with a festive atmosphere.

Hanmen, two hundred and fifty-four, nobles two hundred and fifty-four? A tie?

This is the emperor's preset, although he wants to bring down the five surnames and seven hopes, but at most he will subdue the hearts of the people, not destroy them. The last time the people of Chang'an destroyed Boling, this group of families became frightened birds, which has played a good deterrent role. Now, if you give them a little face in the imperial examination room, presumably they will not be ignorant of current affairs.

This is the emperor's usual imperial mental technique, beating a stick to give a sweet date.

Xiao Rui sneered at this, and secretly scolded me for breaking my leg after being busy, boiling my hard work, and even carrying infamy, isn't it just a victory? Are you good, the referee blows the black whistle? The board of directors helps the opponent?

Hehe-you're amazing, you're tall! Don't look for me to charge for you in the future.

……

Wait, according to the agreement of the Taiji Palace, Hanmen got rid of the fifteen students taught by Xiao Rui. The nobles removed the sixty people who were taught by Wang Jishan......

It's over, the nobles are defeated!

The original plan was to get rid of four women, not counting the crown prince Li Chengqian, and the rest was five hundred and eight people, half of the nobles and the Hanmen Emperor, who wanted to end in a draw. But who would have thought that the two sides of the Taiji Hall were temporarily choking, and Xiao Rui's students were not counted, so a batch of people would have to be removed, about fifteen people. The sixty members of the Wang family in the clouds are not counted.

Originally, the nobles and the poor men each accounted for two hundred and fifty-four. Now it is good that the Hanmen have removed fifteen people, but the nobles have removed sixty people.

The five surnamed Qiwang who learned the news were annoyed and ashamed, how could this be? How so?

Those sixty people were brought out by Wang Jishan of my Taiyuan Wang clan with great difficulty, why didn't they count them? Who agreed in the Taiji Palace? Which idiot?

"Everyone in the Taiji Hall is watching, it is the mud of the Wang family in the clouds that cannot be put on the wall, refusing to recognize the ancestors and returning to the ancestors, and admitting that they are poor. If we hadn't tried our best, they would have been afraid that they would have helped Xiao Rui and prevented them from breaking away and remaining neutral, would they have to watch the Hanmen increase by sixty people? ”

You guys......

No one spoke.

After being silent for a long time, someone finally remembered, "Hanmen can actually admit more than 200 people?" Even if Xiao Rui has done a lot of tricks in the exam questions, how many levels can those people in the government-run schools who have been studying for three years and whose articles are not smooth? ”

Oh, yes!

Not only them, but also the people in the imperial court expressed their wondering, how did the champion Hou turn defeat into victory? Obviously, Wang Jishan's salary is a dead end.

In Chang'an City, countless people are asking, where did so many talents come from in the cold family? Three years of study, did you take a shortcut?

"Let's go! Check their papers! Didn't Xiao Rui say that we were allowed to investigate? I'd like to see if these mud-legged guys are really all geniuses. ”

……

In the archives of the Ministry of Rites, a full fifteen people kept opening and comparing them, and the degree of detail even exceeded that of the examination papers, which stunned the people of the Ministry of Rites.

"Don't check you, it's been two days, and you've compared hundreds of test papers, but haven't you found nothing? If you lose, you lose, who is Hou Ye? There will be no fraud. Someone persuaded him.

"Then you can explain, why all of a sudden, so many talents have popped up in the cold door?" The people of the world shouted angrily.

"If you have it, then you can continue to check. After checking the test papers, if you find that there are no flaws, what do you say? Many people said mockingly.

At this moment, an official from the State Prison under the Ministry of Rites suddenly exclaimed, "I know, I know why Lord Hou won!" ”

Everyone looked at this person in surprise, but few believed it, and said that the officials of Chang'an were all exploring this secret, you are just a six-grade master, how did you find out?

"Hey, what about bragging, Director Liu, you didn't participate in the proposition, and you didn't participate in the grading, how do you know what the secret is?" Some colleagues refuted.

This Liu director asked rhetorically: "That Kong sacrificial wine also participated in the reading of the papers, didn't he say that he couldn't find the secret?" ”

……

"Okay, then tell me, what is the secret of Hou Ye's reversal of defeat into victory? If it makes sense, we believe you. ”

I saw Director Liu confidently pointing to the list and saying, "The answer is on this list." ”

Well?

Everyone was confused, "Hey, what are you selling?" None of the names in this list are false, and the origins, exam questions, etc., have all been carefully verified. ”

Director Liu smiled and said, "You all know, what are the responsibilities you are responsible for on weekdays?" ”

"Of course, you Liu are in charge of the affairs of government-run schools, and are responsible for liaising and ordering the government-run schools of various states and roads under your jurisdiction. How? Could it be that there are still some unknown secrets in this government-run school? The crowd asked curiously.

Director Liu nodded and said, "Not bad." If it weren't for me, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to find out. It is precisely because of my responsibilities that no one is more familiar with the thousands of government-run schools in Datang than me. ”

"You mean, these more than 200 poor candidates on the list are all from government-run schools?" Someone asked, puzzled.

But there are still some people who don't believe it, "However, Master Hou has already admitted it himself, saying that the construction of the government-run school is short, and there are only three years of learning, and the students in it are not enough to cope with the exam." ”

Director Liu said proudly: "Who said that if you come from a government-run school, you must be a student?" Couldn't he be a teacher in a government-run school? ”

What???

Hiss......

As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderbolt, which exploded directly in everyone's hearts. Everyone's brains were buzzing, and they all stood on the spot.

Even the family members who were immersed in comparing the exam papers in the archives came over curiously and asked, "Director Liu, what do you mean by what Your Excellency said?" Please elaborate. ”

"It's very simple, there are more than 200 of the more than 200 poor candidates on the list, all of whom are teachers in charge of teaching in government-run schools, and the answer is as simple as that." Director Liu spoke eloquently, and his words were shocked, "Master Hou is really smart, you can spend money to buy those talented students in the name of funding, but you ignore those teachers who go to teach, they are also from poor families, and they can also participate in the examination." ”

What???

"Director Liu, are you sure that more than 200 people are gentlemen from the government-run academy?" Someone exclaimed.

Director Liu said confidently: "Of course! I am in charge of the affairs of the world's government-run schools, and I am very familiar with their names, and I have dealt with almost every one of them. ”

At this time, someone questioned: "No! The teachers of the government-run school were selected from the poor family three years ago, and the imperial court promised that they would insist on teaching seriously for five years, and they would be given official appointments after five years, so that they could be exempted from the difficulty of the imperial examination. They are already reserve officials, so why should they take the imperial examination? ”

Director Liu spread his hands, "I don't know." Maybe this is the genius of Hou Ye. Compared with the expiration of the five-year term, waiting for the imperial court to give an official position, and participating in the imperial examination this year, if you pass the examination, wouldn't it save two years of work? ”

"At the beginning, they were promised to give official positions for five years, but it didn't mean that they would not be allowed to participate in the imperial examination again during the five-year period."

……

Hearing this, the people of the family turned pale, do you need to say it? This is Xiao Ruiming's plan to repair the plank road and darken Chen Cang! Phew, it's despicable.

Vile? Hehe...... It's not as despicable as you guys.

The Ministry of Rites came up with an answer, and it quickly spread to the palace, and this Director Liu was even directly summoned to the Taiji Hall to explain. As soon as the emperor was happy, he directly promoted this person.