Tian Mi is a typical delicate woman, weak and pure, a flower in a greenhouse, able to arouse a man's desire to protect.

But again, her strengths are also her fatal flaws.

Such a character is suitable for marrying a scribe from a well-off family, who is not worried about food and clothing, but he does not have to worry about the struggle in the inner house.

But now, because of her father's desires, she entered the palace by mistake, and she was favored by the emperor.

Such a pampered is not something that any woman can afford, if she can't quickly transform and adapt to the cruel life in the palace, I'm afraid the ending will be unpredictable.

Liu Zhi also knew that she had a weak personality and tried his best to shelter her, but after all, he was the emperor, and it was impossible for him to put all his thoughts on a woman.

He still has a country in ruins, an intricate court, and many women in the harem, even if he is favored, it is impossible to give her alone.

Therefore, from beginning to end, he never thought of making Tian Mi the queen, firstly, she did not have this ability, and secondly, she was really unsuitable.

What's more, the queen is different from the favorite concubine, and it is also related to the pattern of the court, Tian Mi's father and brother are all incompetent and greedy.

However, Deng Yan is a good minister of the country, who is superior and inferior, and can see the superiority at a glance.

And he and Deng Meng also have feelings, but this kind of relationship is different from the pure male and female love between Tian Mi.

On the contrary, it is closer to a relationship between partners and relatives, and it flows for a long time.

After so many years of hard work, Deng Meng has gradually matured and is fully able to take on the responsibility of the master of the harem.

She has a firm heart and knows how to protect herself, so she doesn't need Liu Zhi to worry about her.

On the other hand, Tian Mi, if there is a palace fighting drama and puts her in the position of the queen, I am afraid that she will not survive three episodes.

Soon, news spread in the palace that His Majesty wanted to make Concubine Deng Meng the queen, but the queen was mourned first, and it would take a month before the title could be officially determined.

This is also to protect Deng Meng, lest someone say she is too impatient in the future.

After getting the news of the Empress Dowager Yun, Deng Meng also breathed a sigh of relief, in His Majesty's heart, she still has a place after all.

After killing Liang Ji at the beginning, Liu Zhi once gave her a chance to choose, and at that time, her brother said that if she insisted on staying with the emperor, she would learn to forbear.

Learn to wait there quietly forever, not arguing, not jealous, not arrogant or impatient, waiting for Liu Zhi every time she turns around, she is there with a smile and waits.

At that time, she knew that between her and Liu Zhi, she would always give more and love more, so she was not qualified to fight.

At first, she didn't understand her brother's advice, and she once indulged in his tenderness, and it was only now that she really found her own place.

Tian Mi, who is pregnant, has naturally received attention from inside and outside the court, in order to appease her and let her raise the baby with peace of mind.

Liu Zhi promised to make her a concubine, and if she could give birth to a prince, she could go one step further and rank as one of the four concubines.

The good news came one after another, and soon, Guo Jieyu was also found to be pregnant, adding good news to the harem.

Deng Meng was relieved, but also stunned, His Majesty's favor to her has not been broken, but until now, there has been no news.

It can only be said that it was her destiny.

The happiest is the Empress Dowager Yun, who wants to see her son spread out and her children and grandchildren full.

The court was also very happy, as long as there were people in the harem who were constantly pregnant, it proved that the rumors of the weak luck of the Han Dynasty were self-defeating.

Even if these two can't give birth to a prince, there are so many beauties in the harem, there is always one who can give birth to an heir.

Throughout the summer, not only did the palace have good news spread frequently, but the whole country also had good weather and no major floods.

There were rumors among the people that there would be a drought after the snow disaster, which made the nerves inside and outside the court nervous, and all localities began to store water early to prevent it.

Now that I have finally passed it safely, everyone is relieved.

At the end of summer, the post-closure ceremony was held as scheduled.

Deng Meng's queen canonization ceremony was very grand, and the scale of the ceremony was three points better than that of Liang Nuying back then.

The celebration was held in front of the Chongde Hall of Nangong, and all the civil and military officials were present to participate, and the Empress Dowager Yun personally awarded her the queen's golden seal.

Immediately afterwards, it was the opening of the temple, and the name of the queen was written into it, and then Zhang Daoling, the great teacher, prayed for the new queen.

After the celebration, the wives of the clan and the ladies of various grades were gathered and a grand banquet was held at Hong Lim Garden.

At the same time, Liu Zhi issued an edict to enshrine his uncle Deng Yan as the Duke of Chengen, Mrs. Xuan as a product, and even Yang Yi was named the King of Yangcheng.

Only his stepfather Liang Ji, because he was dragged down by Liang Ji's family, did not receive any reward.

Despite the lack of real power and hereditary privileges, this glory is still enviable.

But Deng Yan is becoming more and more low-key, fortunately, the Deng family has a simple population, except for a naughty and mischievous Deng Yuan, the rest of the people are not publicized.

Deng Yuan is now sixteen years old, and he decided that there was no hope of becoming a career, so he simply turned his interest to learning to do business.

Now he spends his days at school and at night as an apprentice at a winery.

This is the condition that Deng Yan put forward to him, no matter what he decides to do, he must read a good book first.

The Deng family has always operated His Majesty's winery and winery, and because it is an exclusive operation, the business is prosperous and the business is making money every day.

There are branches in Beijing and various state capitals, and they have a royal background, so they naturally don't have to worry about losses, not to mention that they are all business for dignitaries.

Deng Yan now has to run a school and spare energy to run a winery, which is indeed very hard, if Deng Yuan can share part of it in the future, it will naturally be the best.

After the queen's canonization ceremony, the timing has entered August, the golden wind is cool, the osmanthus is fragrant, and the triennial imperial examination of the Han Dynasty has officially begun.

The examination three years ago was actually immature, and it can only be said to be an exploratory move, and it was also a transition from the inspection system to the examination system.

Now it is the real feudal imperial examination, after three years of examinations, there are only more than 3,000 people who are qualified to go to the capital to participate in the palace examination.

Due to the large number of applicants for the children's examination, and the quality is uneven, various localities have adopted methods to increase the difficulty of the examination.

The result was very tragic, and more than half of it was brushed off directly at the first level, so that the conditions had to be relaxed in the subsequent county and state tests.

In this way, there are only so many people who can go to the capital smoothly.

Since the first month, some candidates from other places have rushed to Beijing one after another, some of them want to take the opportunity to study on the road, and some of them want to go to the capital as soon as possible to explore the way.

In short, in the summer, more than half of the candidates who arrived in the capital had already arrived, and some children of the family lived in their own families or relatives and friends' homes.

And some candidates who are from poor families or even merchants can only live in inns, and for a while, all the decent inns in Beijing are full of people.

Of course, those with deep pockets will also rent their own houses to live in, which is much more convenient.

These candidates would participate in all kinds of gatherings every day, some of which were held among scribes, and some of which were banquets of dignitaries, that is, casting a wide net to form good karma.

Maybe one of the gold list titles will soar to the sky, and if it comes out in the future, there will be an incense scene.

Of course, there is also an important role, in this process, some students because of their outstanding literary talent, endowed with a good poem, or made a good article or the like,

Instant fame.

will be introduced to a wealthy family immediately, or a famous Coats or the like, this kind of thing is wishful thinking, and both parties benefit.

For wealthy families, this is the same as supporting customers in the past, or sheltering apprentices, gambling on the future future of the other party.

This is also a way to strengthen the family, and for candidates, being able to be favored by those in power will be much smoother in officialdom in the future.

Otherwise, if you are helpless, you will only be able to come out in what year and month if you are alone.

These circulating poetry collection articles, Liu Zhi also has them on his desk, and he flipped through them without anything, and a few poems are really good.

Of course, in this case, there is no guarantee that each poem is written by himself, and it is not excluded that he will spend money to bring a pen just to make a name for himself.

These are all false names, and the results of future exams are the last word.

What's more, some people are quick in poetry, and as soon as they make poems, they are full of ideas, but they can't write articles, and their strategies are even more of a mess.

People who can write poetry, but can't be officials, abound in later generations.

In comparison, Liu Zhi felt that the Han Dynasty's emphasis on strategy and light poetry made sense in the exam.

As a literati, you can do some clerical work, or you can become a teacher or a full-time poet, but if you want to be an administrator, or even lead troops to fight, it can only be said that in most cases it is a disaster.

Therefore, after Liu Zhi determined the imperial examination system, he completely closed the system of promoting filial piety and honesty, but partially left the system of conquest.

It is to leave a path for people with special talents to advance.

It's just that the recruitment system has been strictened, and the requirements are also very high, if there is indeed a certain outstanding talent, before the recruitment, it is necessary to go through a special examination of relevant professionals.

Appointments can only be made if they are qualified.

Moreover, the expropriation system has specific official positions, and not all official positions can be held.

Therefore, in the imperial examination, Liu Zhi always put the status of policy in the first place, and he has administrative ability or criminal prison ability, which is more suitable for being an official.

The dates of the examination are set on the eighth and ninth days of the first month of August, which are auspicious days calculated by Qin Tianjian and Taishi Ling.

Liu Zhi felt that it was just right, and after the exam, he happened to be able to release the list on August 15, which coincided with the allusion of the Toad Palace in later generations.

Compared with last year, this year's exam is more solemn and more formal, and as for the location, it is also in Taixue.

There was no chief examiner appointed, and he was appointed by his own name, but three interim deputy examiners were appointed at the same time.

One is Hu Guang, the editor-in-chief of the Hanlin Academy, the other is the Guozi Priest, and the other is Yin Song, a secretary of the provincial university.

Each of these three people represents a type of power, the Hanlin Yuan and the Guozijian are both clear-streamed, and Yin Song represents the civil official group of the imperial court.

Of course, there are so many bigwigs in the court, and there are several first-class officials, the reason why Yin Song was chosen was that he was upright and would not cheat for personal gain.

Second, he is a lone minister, and Liu Zhi also intends to let him use this opportunity to cultivate some protégés, so as not to be too weak.

After all, what the court pays attention to is a balance, but how to balance it is very complicated to talk about it seriously, but to put it simply, it is one sentence: hoe the strong and help the weak.

Just like pruning a fruit tree, whoever is too strong should be pressed and pruned off some branches, while those who are too weak should be opened up for it, and gradually made it strong through various means.

Eventually, it will grow into a well-balanced tree with lush foliage.

The rules of the examination were also re-enacted, and the Captain of the City Gate and the Governor of the City Gate were randomly transferred to take turns to stand guard.

Before entering the test, you should search your body uniformly, and you are not allowed to carry any extra items, and pen, ink, paper and inkstone will be provided in the examination room.

Lunch is also served by the government, and even the toilet is supervised by special personnel.

The exam questions were personally mastered by the emperor, and they were not escorted to the examination room by the imperial guards until the last moment, so it can be said that the secrecy work was definitely done very well.

There was no way to cheat for personal gain before the exam, because the question was still in Liu Zhi's mind and was not recorded.

Three years ago, Liu Zhi issued an edict announcing that the examination must be in Zhenglishu, that is, the font prescribed by the government.

After the paper was closed, Liu Zhi referred to the way of the modern college entrance examination, sealed the name with white wax, and the seal could only be unsealed after the marking was completed.

In addition to the doctors of Taixue and the editors of the Hanlin Academy, the secretary province and the Zhongshu province also sent some officials to participate in the reading of the papers.

On the eighth day of the eighth month of August, the eyes of the entire empire were focused on the gate of Taixue.

More than 3,000 candidates in the morning light will enter in a neat line according to the number drawn by lot, and will enter the corresponding examination room according to the number after the body search.

There are more than 60 examination rooms, and fortunately, Taixue is large enough to accommodate more than 3,000 candidates.

As the bell of the corner tower rang melodiously, the whole city waited with bated breath, and Liu Zhi ordered that no noise should be made in the city for the past two days.

Anyone who disturbs the candidates, regardless of the reason, will be arrested first.

The degree of attention to it is comparable to that of the college entrance examination in later generations, and Liu Zhi personally feels that there are some similarities with the civil service examination.

All of them are life and death through the examination, and they can directly enter the state institutions.

The biggest difference with the Ming and Qing imperial examinations is that after the first day of the examination, candidates can go out of the examination room to go home to rest and continue the examination the next day.

The imperial examination in the Ming and Qing dynasties was locked in a small compartment with food and lodging, and one examination lasted for three days.

Liu Zhi thinks that this has a big drawback, if you are not used to eating and sleeping, it affects the state, and it is likely to play abnormally and delay the exam in vain.

Anyway, as long as the confidentiality measures are in place, it really doesn't matter if you don't spend the night in the exam room.

On the night of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the inns near Taixue were bustling with activity, and many people copied out the answers of the day and compared them with each other.

Although I don't know the standard answer of the imperial court, I still have a rough idea of whether I did well or not.

However, the first day of the exam was mainly based on basic knowledge such as scripture and arithmetic, and the proportion of scores was not particularly high.

The key is to look at tomorrow's policy articles, as for the boiling poems that have been passed on before, it is still unknown whether they will be tested tomorrow.

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