Chapter 119 Yu Yanran
This time the examiner is still His Highness the Crown Prince. If I can show my face in front of His Highness the Crown Prince and get His Highness's attention, my future will be bright.
Of course these people will not let go of such a good opportunity.
However, when they saw the test questions, they were as confused as those students.
But after all, they have been officials for many years, and their minds are much stronger than those candidates in all aspects.
He quickly came to his senses and gathered together to discuss.
After discussing for a while, no one could figure out the meaning of the question, so they simply formed a group to go find Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing was competing with Gu Tingye leisurely. When he learned that a group of invigilators were asking to see him, he listened and let them in.
"I pay my respects to Your Highness!" Everyone saluted.
"The answer sheets have just been distributed. If you don't go to invigilate the exam, why do you come here to see me?" Zhao Xing waved his hand and asked.
"Your Highness, it is really difficult for me to understand the true meaning of the policy review questions when I see them. Those candidates may find it even more difficult to understand. I wonder if Your Highness can help me answer my questions? If the candidates ask me, I will be able to answer them easily." said an invigilator.
"What do you think it is? The test question is a circle. As the saying goes, there is no circle without rules. This circle can be regarded as a rule. The question can be understood as being within the rules or outside the rules. Simple. In other words, there are no restrictions, allowing candidates to perform freely for the purpose of selecting talents for the country. No one is perfect, and everyone has their own strengths. I feel that there should not be too many restrictions, allowing them to show their talents freely. " Zhao Xing said.
"Uh..."
Everyone was speechless after hearing this. This made sense at first sight.
But in fact it is not that simple.
This is like writing the word "一". If a child looks at it and asks him what it is, the answer will definitely be "一".
But if you let an adult look at it, most people's first reaction is "one", but they can't help but think about it, is there any deep meaning in it?
This is still the thinking of ordinary people, let alone these candidates.
"Your Highness, is this how the ministers and others answer the candidates?" an official asked.
"No!" Zhao Xing shook his head and said: "If the candidates have doubts, tell them that the test questions are correct and don't say anything else." Zhao Xing said.
More than a dozen invigilators looked at each other, but since Zhao Xing said so, they could just do as Zhao Xing said. Anyway, Zhao Xing is the examiner, so any problems are not their fault.
So he said goodbye and left. As soon as he returned to the public house, the clerk who came to inquire came and asked if there was a mistake in the test paper.
An official said a few words to these minor officials, and the minor officials retreated.
After these minor officials left, they went to their respective areas, followed by a soldier carrying a gong.
After the soldiers beat the gong to attract the attention of the examinees, the clerk loudly said: "There are no mistakes in the examination questions. If you make any noise again, you will be disqualified from the examination!"
Soon, the originally noisy Gongyuan became quiet again.
Even though many of them still don’t understand what the test questions mean, they can only scratch their heads thinking about how to answer the questions.
Many people did not eat or drink for a whole day, their hair was pulled out a lot, their eyes were bloodshot, and they could not write a word. It seemed that he was going crazy because of the test questions and was on the verge of collapse.
There are also some smart people who roughly understand the meaning of the test questions and start splashing ink and writing.
No matter what they think, time will not stop.
The sun rises and the moon sets, and three days fly by in the blink of an eye.
On March 25, the sky was just getting bright, and countless people were gathering in the direction of Gongyuan.
Most of these people are children of the family who participated in this examination, and some of them came to watch the fun.
The guards at the gate of Gongyuan separated the crowd from a distance and left an open space at the gate to facilitate the candidates to come out.
At half past midnight, the sound of clappers sounded in the Gongyuan, and under the supervision of the imperial guards, the clerks began to collect answer sheets.
These answer sheets will be supervised by the Forbidden Army throughout the entire process from collection to sealing.
At this time, the gate of Gongyuan opened, and the students left Gongyuan in batches according to their areas.
"How is Xiong'er doing?"
"Erlang, are the test questions difficult?"
For nine days, we ate and drank in a small examination room, took baths and changed Don't even think about the clothes, you can imagine the smell.
However, the crowd of onlookers couldn't care less about their disgust. When they saw their son coming out, they quickly pushed through the crowd, went up to him, and started asking. "Woo~"
Facing the inquiries from their parents and relatives, some of the haggard candidates burst into tears.
This imperial examination is too difficult.
For a time, outside the Gongyuan, there were questions, cries, and the voices of government officials urging the people to leave quickly, making it a chaotic mess.
The crowd dispersed at almost noon, and Zhao Xing went directly back to the East Palace and took a good bath.
Although you can take a bath in the Gongyuan, the conditions are limited after all.
While Zhao Xing was taking a bath, the topic of the imperial examination policy had spread throughout Bianjing.
Even if the question was asked by the prince, it still aroused the anger of the people.
Those families whose children participated in the imperial examination directly wrote to impeach Zhao Xing.
After the officials learned about it, they handed these people over and reprimanded them, and then the purpose of Zhao Xing's question came out.
After hearing the reason, the aggrieved reference candidates also fell silent.
Zhao Xing’s rhetoric was all for their sake, what else could they say?
In addition, Zhao Xing asked people to prepare rice porridge for the candidates. For a while, no one talked about the test questions anymore, and they all turned into compliments for Zhao Xing.
After Zhao Xing took a bath, he received the summons from his father and went to the palace.
The official wanted to reprimand Zhao Xing, but he did not expect that this test question would cause such a big response, and wanted Zhao Xing to stop messing around in the future.
However, after meeting Zhao Xing, he seemed to have lost some weight, and felt a little distressed, and could not say any words of reprimand.
"I've been through a lot of trouble for you these past few days. Take a good rest for a few days, and I won't let anyone send you there." The official said.
Hearing this, Zhao Xing's eyes lit up and he said, "Thank you, father!"
To be honest, he was not that comfortable as the prince. He read and watched Zazi every day, and his free time was very limited.
Now that the East Palace Academy has stopped, his father asked him to rest for a few days and not look at Zazi. He was finally able to have a good rest for a few days.
"By the way, Xianggong Yu's granddaughter has already reached hairpin age a few days ago. I told Xianggong Yu to ask her to go to the East Palace to serve you in advance. When you marry the princess in the future, I will give her a title. "The official said.
Zhao Xing was stunned and said: "Father, isn't this bad? Mr. Yu will definitely not be willing to do this."
"This is not something you should worry about tomorrow. People will move to the East Palace. You are the prince, and you should know that the country, the country, and the country are the most important. The continuation of the bloodline is also related to the stability of the country, the country, and the country." The official said.
Yes, and forced him to have a child again.
Seeing that his father was determined, Zhao Xing didn't say anything. He had a conversation with his father, then went to see Empress Cao and his mother-in-law, and left the palace in the evening.
The next morning, Zhao Xing was fishing. The late March sunshine was feeling comfortable on his body. Zhao Xing was lying on the rocking chair, drowsy.
"Your Highness, have some tea." A gentle voice woke up Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing just wanted to get angry, but he was startled after seeing clearly, and said: "When did you come?"
"You just came!" Yu Yanran lowered her head and said.
Zhao Xing frowned slightly and said, "What do you call me slave? From now on, I'll call myself my concubine."
Yu Yanran opened her mouth when she heard this. She has no status now. She entered the East Palace as a palace maid to serve Zhao Xing. Yes, claiming to be a concubine is inconsistent with etiquette.
But she was weak-tempered and did not dare to refuse, so she was at a loss for a while.
Seeing that he seemed to have scared her, Zhao Xing sighed, looked at the palace maids and eunuchs standing in the pavilion, waved his hands and said, "You all stand down!"
"Yes. !" The palace maid and eunuch responded, bowed and retreated in an orderly manner.
Yu Yanran felt even more nervous. Although Zhao Xing asked her to talk to her before, there were still servants around. This was the first time she was truly alone.
"Sit." Zhao Xing pointed to the stone bench next to him and said.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Yu Yanran bowed and sat down.
Zhao Xing looked at Yu Yanran. Feeling Zhao Xing's gaze, Yu Yanran's originally lowered head lowered, and a blush appeared on her face.
(End of this chapter)