Empress Dowager Dou is Dou Yifang.

A woman who has experienced countless ups and downs and intrigues in her life.

She is not the love brain in the TV series, but the real power schemer.

Compared with the Lu family, it is naturally inferior, but compared to the former Empress Dowager Bo, it is not far behind.

Don't look at her eyes gradually failing, but her heart is like a mirror.

What kind of person her daughter is, Empress Dowager Dou knows very well. As long as you are talking about the right thing here, there must be countless interests behind it.

In the past, Empress Dowager Dou was out of love for her daughter, so she turned a blind eye and acquiesced to her use the prestige of Changle Palace to do things.

But this time.

Empress Dowager Dou didn't speak, and the quiet needle drop in the Yongshou Hall could be heard.

After that, it was Chen Ajiao's laughter that broke the peace.

"Yuan Ang told me about this." Empress Dowager Dou stretched out her hand to caress Chen Ajiao's hair, and said slowly, "The Han Dynasty is often troubled by the lack of talents, and the prince's victory is not lost in a way to select materials for the country." ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Yan and Wang Huan changed their faces together.

They didn't expect that the Queen Mother's words would have a lot of protection for the prince.

Feeling Wang Huan's gaze, the frowning Liu Concubine looked around, and after a while, she said with a smile, "What the queen mother said is very true, but this move has affected many things recommended by the royal family and nobles, but it is a little unbeautiful." ”

"That's right."

Empress Dowager Dou naturally knew about the entanglement of interests in this, but she thought about it more deeply, "But this matter is beneficial to the Han Dynasty, and how to arrange it depends on the meaning of the Son of Heaven." ”

There is something about the crown prince's victory, and the Empress Dowager Dou naturally understands it very clearly.

Especially after it broke the Aries tribe in Dingxiang County and invented the van car to play a rare victory for the Han Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty, who established the country with military merits, faced the strong opponent of the Xiongnu, naturally attached great importance to military merits.

Later, there were things about Li Yunze in Zhongshan Kingdom, encouraging agriculture, building water conservancy, repairing roads, and understanding paper and printing, etc., which made Empress Dowager Dou feel amazing, not only able to fight, but also doing quite well in terms of cultural governance.

Now that the imperial examination has been launched, the influence and significance of this matter, Empress Dowager Dou sees it clearly.

The emergence of the imperial examination can break the control of talents and official positions by the emperor's relatives, relatives, and military meritorious nobles, and limit their power to the greatest extent.

And it can win the hearts of the people, after all, those who can run to Chang'an City to do Changpiao are basically landlords.

So many people have exhausted their family wealth but have no future, so they will naturally have resentment towards the Han.

The imperial examination can effectively alleviate this resentment, and it can also select truly useful talents for the Han Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that the prince is victorious in the heart of the Empress Dowager Dou, and has risen to the level of amazing talent.

And she believes that what she can see, the Son of Heaven can naturally see.

And the mind of the Son of Heaven, from the last time the prince Sheng made great achievements in Dingxiang County, but he was not rewarded or punished, and he was not even allowed to come to Chang'an City, it can be seen that the true thoughts of the Son of Heaven are hidden.

Concubine Liu's smile was a little astringent, and Empress Dowager Dou, who had always been close to her, did not agree this time.

How can this work, you can do things by yourself but have a gold medal reputation!

Now that her employer is watching, she can't afford to lose face.

After sorting out her emotions, Liu Concubine smiled and instructed Chen Ajiao, "Gillian, tell your grandmother how angry your Uncle Wu is." ”

Liu Yan's own uncles are Dou Guangguo and other Dou family members, and Chen Ajiao's uncles are Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, and others, as for Uncle Wu, it is naturally Liu Wu, the king of Liang.

Since Liu Qi played tricks and fooled Liu Wu into saying that he would make Liu Wu the emperor's younger brother in the future, Liu Wu stayed in Chang'an City all day long and refused to return to Liang State.

dreamed that he could become the emperor's younger brother until Liu Rong was made the crown prince.

And Liu Wu is the youngest son of the Empress Dowager Dou, so he is naturally very loved.

Chen Ajiao said crisply, "Uncle Wu said that the children are messing around, disturbing the world or something, I can't remember." ”

Empress Dowager Dou was silent for a while, and said slowly, "That's it, when the Son of Heaven comes, just ask him." ”

With the acquiescence of the Empress Dowager Dou, Concubine Liu looked at Wang Wan proudly.

The two exchanged a look that was all in plain sight, and then enthusiastically used the child as a weapon to please the Empress Dowager Dou.

Don't look at Liu Yan's infinite scenery now, in fact, they are just castles on the beach.

Once Empress Dowager Dou is gone, it will be time for her to be counterattacked.

Not surprisingly, when Liu Qi came to visit the Empress Dowager Dou in the Yongshou Palace, he always felt a little uncomfortable.

Decades ago, Mrs. Qi was killed here by the Lu family.

Decades ago, Han Xin was beaten to death here by a stick.

Decades ago, Liu Ruyi also died in this hall.

Decades ago, the young emperor was also hacked to death here.

Anyway, every time Liu Qi came over, he always felt uncomfortable.

The mother and son chatted for a while, and the Empress Dowager Dou finally turned the topic to the prince Sheng, "I heard that Liu Sheng made a certain imperial examination, and there was a lot of discussion in Chang'an City, did the Son of Heaven know?" ”

Hearing this, the anger on Liu Qi's face flashed.

When he learned about the imperial examination, he was even so excited that he took the case.

The opportunity to be an official is in the hands of those royal relatives and noble groups, and from generation to generation, all the officials in the world will be from these hands.

If that is the case, if the emperor's order goes down, how many people will listen?

And the appearance of the imperial examination made Liu Qi aware of the opportunity to break this confinement, and from then on, all the officials in the world were chosen by the Son of Heaven, and the degree of control was completely different from this time.

Of course, he thought that the imperial relatives and meritorious nobles would rebound, but he didn't expect that he would take the route of the Empress Dowager Dou as soon as he came up.

This made Liu Qi very angry.

didn't hear Liu Qi's response, Empress Dowager Dou sighed faintly, "This is a good thing, you know, I know, smart people know." But the problem is that there are many people who are unwilling. ”

Liu Qi was slightly surprised, he didn't expect Empress Dowager Dou to say this.

"I am the queen mother of the Han Dynasty, so I naturally want to think about the Han Dynasty."

Empress Dowager Dou patted her leg, "I have also heard about Liu Sheng, Wenzhi's martial arts are amazing, he is a good seedling, if you have the heart, you must sweep the tail of his hand for him." ”

Liu Qi was still silent, he couldn't figure out whether Empress Dowager Dou was telling the truth sincerely, or if she was playing with her own words.

After a long time, Liu Qi said with some uncertainty, "But the pavilion is there."

"Gillian is a good boy, I just want her to be well. Liu Yu is too young. ”

Guan Tao and Wang Huan's thoughts, everyone actually understands.

If it weren't for Li Yunze's strong rise, maybe he would have recognized it.

But now, Liu Yu is too young, and he will have to wait at least ten years for him to really get up, how many major events have been made in these ten years?

There is no need to have a ready-made outstanding, but to stay up for more than ten years to cultivate a person who doesn't know if he can cultivate it, even if it is the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother, they will not do such things.

Liu Qi fell silent again.

After a long time, he whispered, "Got it." ”

A few days later, the Son of Heaven issued an edict and made a decision on the matter of the imperial examination of the Zhongshan Kingdom.

Zhongshan can carry out imperial examinations, but it is only limited to the territory of Zhongshan and cannot be promoted in the world, and other vassal states are not allowed to do it again.

This edict limited the imperial examination to the eight counties of the Zhongshan Kingdom, which is not worth mentioning compared to the Han Dynasty, which has more than 1,000 counties.

The emperor's relatives and military meritorious nobles breathed a sigh of relief, if there were only eight counties, it wouldn't matter, just let the king of Zhongshan play by himself.

It's not that they're short-sighted, it's short-sighted, after all, to this extent, maintaining the current interests is the most important thing, and it's not worth it to do big things for small profits.

Liu Yan and Wang Wan were very angry, their real goal was actually the victory of the prince, and the imperial examination was just an excuse for attacking.

But the Son of Heaven dissolved it lightly, which really made them angry.

wanted to find the Empress Dowager Dou again, but the Empress Dowager Dou was no longer allowed to mention this matter, saying that the Son of Heaven had already made a decision, so there was nothing to say.

wanted to incite the royal relatives and nobles to make trouble, but the nobles were unwilling to cause trouble for the interests of the eight counties, and Dou Ying and others directly persuaded them not to do much trouble.

In desperation, I can only temporarily stop and wait for the next opportunity.

As for Liu Qi, the Son of Heaven, after issuing the edict, he was extremely depressed and depressed, but he forcibly endured it and began to make arrangements.

First of all, the crown prince Liu Rong was continued to be pressed there as a target to attract firepower, but secretly Liu Qi began to clear the obstacles against the emperor's relatives and the Xungui group, and the first target was Zhou Yafu, who held the military power.

In Lunu City, Li Yunze looked at the students of various schools who were crowded and almost everywhere, and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?" All the people from all over the world are here? ”

Zhang Ou explained with a smile, "The Son of Heaven decreed that the imperial examination should only be held in Zhongshan Kingdom, and all the students were worried that the king would only do it this once, so all the people who called for friends came." ”

Li Yunze laughed when he said this, "There are only eight counties in Zhongshan Kingdom, and so many students come to take the exam, where is there enough points." In this way, we are missing out on many talents. ”

Here, Zhang Ou's face showed a strange smile, "King, Zhongshan Kingdom is indeed only eight counties now, and it may not be necessary after that." ”

He was left in Zhongshan by the Son of Heaven, and in fact held the position of Minister of Zhongshan.

In the correspondence with the Son of Heaven, it is natural to be able to understand some of the thoughts and plans of the Son of Heaven.

Zhongshan is indeed not big now, but as long as the opportunity comes, it can be expanded.

Time is ticking, and the snow is already beginning to fall in the sky.

The imperial examination, which has been repeatedly postponed, has finally officially begun.

Li Yunze's imperial examination is naturally impossible to engage in any eight-strand literature.

The first round of exams is very simple, the first paper is similar to language, which is to test literary ability. The second paper tests mathematics, which is to test mathematical ability. The third volume is astronomy, geography and history, customs and so on.

The main purpose of this round of examinations is to screen those who are indiscriminate, and those who do not meet the basic standards.

I don't even understand the most basic basics, and I still want to be an official?

For all students, there is nothing to say about Chinese, this is the basic skill in the basic skills, and if you don't do well in the test or don't even know the words, then you should quickly hide your face and leave.

But the mathematics of the second paper made many people scratch their heads.

For example, if there is a piece of land, how many steps are taken horizontally, how many steps are taken vertically, and how many acres of land are there.

For people in the modern world, this is the schoolboy problem.

But for people in this era, it really makes many people scratch their heads.

One of the most exaggerated questions is to give the equivalent data of the cross-sectional area of the Hutuo River, which is used to calculate the cross-sectional area. Then the different flow rates in the dry season and the rainy season are given, and finally the flow rate is different between the dry season and the rainy season.

It involves area calculation, it involves three-dimensional flow velocity, it involves isometric variation, and so on.

As soon as this question came out, all the students were dumbfounded.