The time is approaching Youshi, and the test is coming to an end.
In the Gongyuan, students were handing in papers one after another. However, they could not leave after handing in papers. They could only leave together at the end of the exam.
Finally, the bell for handing in papers rang, and the quiet Gongyuan became lively.
When the students came out of the examination room, some were happy and some were sad. Generally speaking, there were more people who were sad.
Today's test was caught off guard. Although they tried their best to answer the questions, most people still felt that they were not able to demonstrate what they had learned.
When the students gathered together and told their companions their ideas for answering questions, several officials came in outside the gate of Gongyuan.
There were seven officials in total who came, the leader of which was Liu Changqing, the Minister of Rites, who also served as the imperial wine minister.
Standing at the gate, Liu Changqing said loudly: "Dear students, I am the Minister of Rites, and Liu Changqing of the Imperial College is offering wine!"
"Now that the Imperial College has expanded its enrollment, if you are willing, you can go to the Imperial College to take the examination and enroll. I welcome you!"
The Imperial College is going to expand its enrollment. Everyone present knows about this, but they don't have much interest in it.
Just because the imperial edict stated that the threshold for admission to the Imperial College was changed from being a scholar to being a scholar.
It was a low status for the scholars to go to school together with the scholars, so they were not very interested.
Therefore, after Liu Changqing finished speaking, everyone present basically did not respond and just stared at him.
But for Liu Changqing, his goal has been achieved, and the words he shouted just now will inevitably spread among students.
Of course, the main purpose of his coming to Gongyuan today was not to recruit students for the Imperial College.
Therefore, after Liu Changqing finished speaking, he quickly walked into the Gongyuan with several officials behind him.
"This Lord Liu has come with an imperial edict!" someone with sharp eyes said.
Everyone looked carefully and saw a bright yellow envelope in Liu Changqing's hand...
"I think something happened, let's go in and take a look!"
"Yes, yes!"
As a result, most of the candidates who came to the gate of Gongyuan turned around and walked inside.
After entering the second door, Liu Changqing led several officials and stood at the entrance of the lobby.
At this moment, a large number of officials were sorting out the answer sheets, and more than a dozen examiners were standing around to supervise. They were all surprised to see Liu Changqing and his entourage arriving.
"The people behind Mr. Liu seem to have come from Longyou two days ago!"
"It's just a few of them. I heard that the emperor wants to reuse them!"
"It's better that their lives are better!"
"They also came here following the Emperor's corpse mountain and sea of blood. It's time for them to rise to the top!"
"But, what are they doing here now?"
While everyone was talking, Liu Changqing was heard standing on the steps, holding a bright yellow envelope in his hand, and said loudly: "The Emperor has a decree!"
The decree came at this time, which surprised everyone present, but they still chose to accept the decree immediately.
Everyone stipulated that even those who were watching the fun would kneel down instinctively at this moment.
Since Zhao Yanxun succeeded to the throne, the emperor's authority has been greatly strengthened, and no one dared to disrespect the imperial power in the slightest.
The supreme imperial power was built up by broken families and chopped heads one by one.
Opening the envelope, Liu Changqing read loudly: "The Emperor has decreed that today's examination is over. Pan Qifeng, the Minister of Rites, and other chief and deputy examiners should return to their respective positions and take charge of their errands..."
"The examination questions were reviewed by Liu Changqing, the Minister of Rites, together with six imperial envoys. I highly recommend this!"
The content of the imperial edict is concise and concise. In short, it is just one sentence. The examination answer sheets will be reviewed by people like Liu Changqing.
Obviously, this is also inconsistent with the practice of imperial examinations.
Pan Qifeng immediately raised his head and said angrily: "Shilang Liu, this is inconsistent with practice..."
With them as examiners, they can select the talents they need, so that the emperor's nonsense will not be further expanded.
But now this imperial edict has disrupted Pan Qifeng's plan, which made him extremely angry.
"Master Pan, this is an imperial decree, do you want to resist it?" Liu Changqing asked calmly.
Although the other party was his immediate superior, as a close minister of the emperor, Liu Changqing was not afraid of Pan Qifeng at all.
The other chief and deputy examiners were all looking at Pan Qifeng, hoping that he could hold on to the situation.
Looking at Liu Changqing in front of him, Pan Qifeng suppressed his anger and replied with great difficulty: "I accept the decree..."
"That's right!" Liu Changqing smiled lightly.
After taking the edict into his hands, Pan Qifeng had just stood up when he heard Liu Changqing say: "Everyone, it's time for you to go!"
With a cold snort, Pan Qifeng said in a deep voice: "I will appeal to the emperor and ask him to take back his order!"
Hearing this, not only Liu Changqing, but also Zhang Guangshi and others also smiled.
"I'm waiting for the good news from Master Pan!" Liu Changqing said over Pan Qifeng.
"Let's go!" Pan Qifeng said coldly.
Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen chief and deputy examiners left the scene, leaving the small officials present at a loss.
"Don't be stunned, do whatever you have to do!" Liu Changqing began to give orders.
When Pan Qifeng and others left, everything returned to normal.
The disciples in the Gongyuan had just watched a great show.
Most people just watched a strange event, but those with quick minds were already thinking about the stakes behind it.
At the gate of Gongyuan, Wang Xin murmured: "It turns out... the emperor has thought of it a long time ago!"
"well!"
In order not to be targeted by the examiner, Wang Xin restrained his sharpness. Unexpectedly, the examiner was replaced by a close associate of the emperor.
Zangzhuo means that his ranking in the examination will not be very high, and it will have a great impact on his ranking in the palace examination.
This time, Wang Xin himself made it more difficult to win the top prize.
"Brother Wang, why are you sighing?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Wang Xin quickly regained his composure, then turned around and asked, "Brother Chen, how was your answer?"
Chen Hongqing was about to answer, but saw that the people around him were confused, so he took Wang Xin and walked outside the Gongyuan.
After leaving Gongyuan and walking a long distance, Chen Hongqing burst into laughter.
"Brother Wang, thanks to your guidance, I got all the answers right this time, and I'm safe for the high school entrance examination!" Chen Hongqing was extremely happy.
"How did you answer?" Wang Xin asked.
"Brother Wang, you are confused, so of course I will answer as you said!"
Hearing this, Wang Xin became even more depressed.
"Brother Wang, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm... hungry and a little dizzy!" Wang Xin made up a random reason.
"I'm treating you today, let's go... let's have a good meal!"
After saying this, Chen Hongqing took Wang Xin and left.
Although the general examination is over, there is still the palace examination next, and that is the most important test.
Now that Wang Xin, the "great god", is here, Chen Hongqing will naturally "lick" him to increase his confidence in high school.
To be more precise, Chen Hongqing wanted to rank himself higher.
He didn't have any extravagant hopes for the first class. He only hoped that the second class would be among the top twenty, which would be regarded as a glorious ancestor.
On the other side, Yang An's face was also full of smiles.
He wrote today's article in one go, listing all the current shortcomings of the imperial court, and praising the emperor's various policies since he succeeded to the throne. He thought that every word in the entire article was perfect.
"Looking at the gloomy faces of these people, it's not too difficult to get into the top thirty!" Yang An thought to himself.
Although his family was a small landowner, it had a clean family tradition. The education Yang An received since childhood gave him the courage to speak out about the shortcomings of the imperial court.
In addition, he comes from Shannan, which is relatively poor, which makes him have a deeper understanding of the problems exposed at the grassroots level.
Now that the emperor has great ambitions to reform the long-standing shortcomings, Yang An is naturally willing to sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman and put aside everything to uphold the straight book.