At dawn, the sky was just bright. In front of the palace gate, the imperial army had already arrived, holding open fires, and the entire palace gate was illuminated extremely brightly.
More than two hundred scholars, after three examinations of the imperial examination, finally ushered in the last examination before becoming an official.
In fact, being able to come to the palace gate already means that these candidates will be able to enter the court and become officials in the future. But at this time, each of them can't help but feel nervous.
The candidates who have made it this far are naturally not fools.
Since one can become an official by passing the first three examinations, why did the Yun Kingdom set up this last examination? Moreover, this examination was held in the palace.
They can guess without even thinking that even though they and others are destined to enter the court and serve as officials, this imperial examination is the key to determining whether their official career will go smoothly in the future!
Therefore, no one among the candidates present dared to deal with it carelessly.
But at this moment, all that was heard was "dong~", six deep and distant bells sounded from the bell tower of the palace, the sound was deep and thick, resounding throughout the entire Zhongqing City.
"According to His Majesty's decree, the palace gates are opened!" the palace attendant yelled at the top of his voice, clearly reaching everyone's ears.
First there was a crisp sound of the palace door unlocking, and then there was the sound of the door opening. In the palace, Yongye Gate, Longzong Gate, Range Rover Gate and other palace doors opened one after another.
The royal palace, the political center of the Yun Kingdom, symbolizes the majesty of the royal family, and the mysterious and fraudulent royal palace is revealed in front of a group of candidates.
Looking at the palace doors slowly opening one after another in front of them, the candidates couldn't help but feel more and more excited.
These magnificent and gorgeous red lacquer gates that I see in front of me are obviously palace gates. They are obviously dragon gates that can allow them to leap into the sky, turn a carp into a dragon, and rise to great heights from then on!
The Li Cao official on the side coughed lightly, kindly reminded all the candidates not to get carried away, and then asked them to sort out their thoughts before leading them towards the palace.
The candidates, who had gone through three imperial examinations and were told the rules many times by Li Cao officials, naturally calmed down their minds and walked into the palace respectfully.
Even the most daring candidates could only use the corner of their eyes to quietly look at both sides of the road they were walking on.
The venue for today's palace examination is set up in a side hall of the original palace, which is now named Baohe Hall by Xiao Cheng. Basically, all future imperial examinations will be held here.
In the huge Baohe Hall, hundreds of desks have been neatly arranged, with pens, inks, paper and inkstones all available.
There are also palace attendants on the side of the palace, preparing tea, food, water, handkerchiefs and other items, and the preparations are very thorough.
A group of candidates entered the palace, and after quietly observing the thorough preparations for the four weeks, they realized that the current emperor valued them and others, and they couldn't help but feel a little grateful and excited in their hearts.
After all the scholars took their seats under the guidance of the Li Cao officials, they thought that the palace examination would begin right here.
But unexpectedly, at this moment, the long-throated shouts of the palace attendants suddenly came from outside the palace.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is here~"
All the candidates were startled and turned around subconsciously.
I saw a young man wearing vermilion uniforms and a jade crown with a dragon pattern on his head. He was extremely handsome, tall and tall, and full of imperial dignity. Accompanied by a group of Yun State officials wearing official court uniforms,
Quickly walk into the Baohe Hall.
Although Xiao Cheng looks very young, his many deeds after he ascended the throne have long been known to the world, and no one dares to look down upon him.
Not to mention, when he walked and looked around, he had an enterprising temperament that belonged to the imperial majesty. It made all the candidates feel tight in their chests and lowered their heads in a hurry.
The current emperor actually came to the Palace of Preservation and Harmony in person! It seems that the examiner of this palace examination is the emperor himself!
Thinking of this, the eyes of all the candidates present lit up.
If it caught the emperor's eyes today, wouldn't it be a road to heaven?
Xiao Cheng quickly walked to the dragon chair in the palace, turned around and sat on it.
"Bye!" the eunuch beside Xiao Cheng shouted immediately.
Most of the candidates were low-level scholars. How could they know the etiquette in the court? At this time, they could only follow the actions of the officials in the palace, knelt down on the ground somewhat awkwardly, and faced Xiao Cheng who was sitting on the dragon chair above.
, bowed down and bowed.
"Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"
The sound of mountain shouting resounded over the palace.
Xiao Cheng nodded, waved his sleeves, and said proudly:
"Everyone, please be more polite and stay on your feet!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The officials in the palace thanked him very familiarly and stood up.
The candidates on the side looked at the officials who had already stood up, and then stood up one after another carefully.
Xiao Cheng glanced at the candidates present and said with a smile:
"In order to select talented people to govern the court, I have just established the imperial examination system. In this case, I always have to see it in person! I will preside over this imperial examination. Today's examination cannot be expressed in words.
When you ask for guilt, you will never depose anyone. You don’t have to be scrupulous. You can speak freely if you have the talent and wisdom in your mind!"
When all the candidates heard this, they felt even more happy, and they all saluted and shouted:
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
There is no need to depose someone, and there is no need to hold him accountable with words. Naturally, there is no need to worry about the slightly extreme words that you dare not say. Anyway, the big deal is that your Majesty will not take him seriously for the time being. Officials should be able to do that.
But if you say some shocking words that catch His Majesty’s eyes and enter His heart, that will be a great road!
Xiao Cheng waved his hand slightly, as if he was a courteous official, holding the examination papers of each subject, and distributed them to the candidates present.
After the distribution was completed, a palace attendant stepped forward and explained the exam rules loudly, saying:
"The palace examination starts at Chen hour and ends at Xu hour. Those who have completed the imperial examination can hand in their papers and leave. During this period, no whispering or whispering is allowed. Violators will be punished for cheating! Those who leave the examination room are not allowed to enter. Violators will be punished for cheating..."
After the explanation was completed, the palace attendant said in a long voice:
"The imperial examination begins~"
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The northern border of Yun State, within the territory of Moutong Prefecture.
Several men wearing cloth clothes, linen shoes, and bamboo hats on their heads, covered in dust and dust, were standing in front of an abandoned tent with only the broken eaves and broken walls remaining, constantly looking around.
One of the young men had not taken a few steps when he suddenly paused and felt something strange under his feet.
He lowered his head and lightly kicked the soil under his feet. The soil flew away, and he brought out a broken iron arrowhead with either rust or blood stains on it.
The young man frowned, exerted a little force on his toes, turned over the soil again, and found a few fragments of broken swords.
Another person next to him poked his head over, looked at these dug out battlefield relics, and couldn't help but sigh:
"Cheng Bushi, the general of the Yun Kingdom in the north, once used thousands of soldiers and horses to resist the fierce attack of tens of thousands of Xia Kingdom's elite troops here. Only from these sword fragments that can be found anywhere, we can vaguely see the battle.
How tragic!”
The young man nodded and said:
"Although there are only ruins left here, judging from the traces left behind, this camp is so tightly defended. It is not surprising that tens of thousands of Xia's elite troops did not care about life and death and could not break through the siege for a day.
Such a method is a bit like our Mo family."
At this time, another young man shook his head repeatedly and argued:
"General Yun Guo Zhenbei is probably only proficient in the art of war and cautious, so he can build such a camp."
Having said this, the man had a serious look on his face. He counted his fingers on top of the camp ruins and said:
"If I had been here, I would have given advice and asked General Zhenbei to build three two-foot-high mounds here, here, and there in the camp. From a high position, it would be enough to use bows, crossbows, and arrows to block them.
The Xia army's offensive road. If we have all the food and supplies, we can hold on for more than one day!"
When the other two young disciples of the Mo family heard this, they couldn't help but chuckle and said:
"The Xia Kingdom's sudden attack on the Yun Kingdom is an unjust war. If I hadn't been late, I would have helped!"
"Yes, although I was born in the Xia Kingdom, King Qi's unprovoked invasion of the Yun Kingdom this time is really unreasonable and can be called an unjust war! But judging from the deeds spread among the world, this new Yun Kingdom
The emperor is quite powerful!"
As soon as the topic reached this point, it had already shifted to Xiao Cheng.
"Isn't there news from the door? It is said that Emperor Yun Guo has newly introduced the imperial examination policy, which does not distinguish talents by country or status, but only based on talent and learning. Speaking of which, this kind of idea is quite common among the Mohists.
What a virtuous concept!”
The Mohist disciple who had just confidently said that if he had used his method, he would have been able to hold on for one more day, now he also had a look of sigh on his face and said:
"It's a pity that when I received the news, I had already missed the time, otherwise I would have to take part in the imperial examination to meet the Emperor of Yun Kingdom!"
"Yes, we and three other people went to the Yun Kingdom under the order of Mozi. Although the Jixia Academy of the Yun Kingdom was newly built and we sought talents from hundreds of schools, we still did not enter the court and it was difficult to explain our Mohism to the emperor.
The idea of governing the country. The imperial examination road was originally the best way to meet the Emperor of Yun Kingdom. Unfortunately, it was a step too late! The next imperial examination should be next year at the latest, but it will be delayed by a year.
It’s time!”
When the leader of the Mohist disciple heard this, he pondered for a moment, but his eyes moved and he said:
"It's not necessary to say that. In addition to the imperial examination, we can also find someone to recommend! The Emperor of Yun State implemented the imperial examination, but he did not cut off the path of recommendation!"
The other two people heard this and said in confusion:
"The country of Yun was previously controlled by Buddhism, and none of my disciples could develop their power in the country of Yun. No one has any connections in the court, so how can we recommend them?"
Hearing this, the leader of the Mohist disciple pointed to the abandoned camp in front of him with a smile and said:
"Cheng Bushi, the general of Zhenbei, heard that he was a confidant when the Emperor of Yun State was dormant. When he seized power, he made great contributions to the tripod. Now he has made contributions to resisting the Xia State army. Such a person is recommended.
There must be enough portion!”
"But our Mo family has no contact with this Cheng Zhenbei, so how can we ask for his recommendation?"
The leading Mo disciple immediately turned to look at his junior brother and said with a smile:
"Junior Brother Ai Feng, among the three of us, I am good at ingenuity and ingenuity, but I am not good at elegance. Junior Brother Wu Jin is more good at building construction, but not good at killing. You are the only one who has practiced my Mohist art of war and is proficient in battlefield formations."
I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to come forward in this matter!"
Ai Feng was stunned, pointed at himself, and said:
"Me? Uh... Okay, please give me some advice from Senior Brother Gong Hua, I'm willing to contribute to the Mo family!"
Please remember the first domain name of this book: ._
