"The old man knows, thank you little father-in-law...... Zhao Linfu nodded at the little eunuch with a pleasant face, took out a piece of loose silver from his arms and handed it over, where did the little eunuch dare to accept it, and after resigning again and again, he said goodbye and left.

Looking at the little eunuch who was drifting away, Zhao Linfu's face couldn't help but feel a little more relaxed. Sure enough, the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, and the last thing he wants is to be guessed by others about his purpose.

Returning to the building where Zhongshu Province is located, Zhao Linfu continued to deal with government affairs, and after about an hour, seeing that the sky was nearly dusk, but no Zhongguan came to look for him, Zhao Linfu's eyebrows couldn't help but lock a dark cloud.

Could it be that the Son of Heaven's affection for the Dream Confusion Master even exceeds his own nature? Just when Zhao Linfu was thinking wildly, he heard hurried footsteps outside the door, and when he looked up, it was Zuo Fu'er, the eunuch beside the Son of Heaven.

"It turned out that General Zuo had arrived, please forgive Zhao for not being able to welcome him from afar." Zhao Linfu put down his pen with a smile and got up to greet him.

Because of his affinity with the Son of Heaven, he also made meritorious contributions in the Qing Dynasty's war, and Zuo Fuer, who was loyal to the Son of Heaven, was canonized by the Son of Heaven as the general of the right prison guard, so the world was called the general in order to please this eunuch who was favored by the Son of Heaven.

And Zuo Fu'er was also quite proud because of this, but in front of the secretary of the court, he really didn't dare to be arrogant, and said with a kind smile. "How dare our family greet each other. The Son of Heaven has an edict, please go to the Wind and Rain Pavilion of Taiye Pond to discuss matters, and please move to Xiangye. ”

Zhao Linfu nodded, lifted the front of his official robe, and walked quickly with Zuo Fu'er towards the wind and rain pavilion of Taiye Pool.

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Five days later, Duan Shaojun squatted with Hu Xiaoniang and Chen Jian, who were squeezing their eyebrows and making eyes, and their eyes were almost gone, these two guys actually hit, for, Duan Shaojun said deeply, it must be that the examiner's IQ is not enough, otherwise, how can these two guys also embark on a career path.

Duan Shaojun is convinced that these two lazy and idle friends can't even be corrupt officials, let alone be good officials. Seeing these two guys staying behind their buttocks and muttering quietly, and finally being scolded by the guards who couldn't see them, Duan Shaojun's mood was a little more relaxed.

With the arrival of a eunuch, their team, which was more than two hundred and fifty people, began to move slowly forward, entered the palace, and headed towards the Taiji Palace.

The Taiji Hall is extremely tall and majestic, of course, compared to the buildings of this era, and even its very top is already higher than the walls of the imperial city and even the walls of Jingshi.

Perhaps, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty hoped to use such an architectural model to show the strength of the Tang Empire and the supremacy of imperial power. Duan someone, who has seen the Forbidden City countless times and skyscrapers countless times, is still shocked by this huge wooden structure.

The width of the front is not less than 100 meters, and the height is at least equivalent to several floors, which requires how much wood is needed to build such a historical miracle.

Not only the well-informed Duan Shaojun was shocked, but as for guys like Hu Xiaoniang, their expressions were so shocked that they couldn't help themselves, their mouths opened as if they had been stuffed into a melon, and their eyes were also staring into geometric figures.

Following the footsteps of the eunuch at the front, Duan Shaojun and the others stopped at the square heading to the Taiji Palace, where more than 300 tables had been placed, and even pen, ink, paper, and inkstones had been prepared, and each case had a name.

The important thing is that there is a person squatting in front of each case, which is very surprising to all the people who come to the temple for the examination.

As the eunuch's shrill voice sounded, Duan Shaojun walked over the crowd first, walked to the desk assigned to him and sat down. And sitting opposite him was a scholar in his early thirties with a short beard, who nodded at himself and continued to be in a daze.

made Duan Shaojun look inexplicable, this is too unscientific, right? I remember that Master Mengzhen said that there seems to be no such scene in the palace test.

More than 300 people were also curious, and they all found their own cases and sat down under the guidance, staring at the people sitting opposite them. However, it didn't make people wait too long. Soon I saw the official, that is, Xu Enlin, who had seen it in Zhao Linfu's mansion, came to the front of the steps with the holy decree in his hand, and then began to read it.

After a bunch of sycophants singing praises of virtue, the Son of Heaven thought that now, although the world is singing and dancing, the border is not quiet, and the night peeps into the Tang Dynasty, so this time the palace test, do not try poetry, and try to change the strategy.

Moreover, the content of the policy discussion needs to be related to the current state situation of the Tang Dynasty, and in addition, it must not be the same as the policy theory at the time of the imperial examination. In order to avoid suspicion of cheating, the examination papers will be transcribed on the spot, and then submitted to the temple for review and then ranking.

As soon as this will came out, everyone was in an uproar, even Duan Shaojun also crooked his nose in anger, and he almost wanted to flip the table. "Quiet ......" After the eunuch's voice was so sharp that it almost made the glass burst, it directly overpowered the discussion of the three hundred or so people.

Duan Shaojun couldn't help frowning, stretched out his fingers and plucked his ears, feeling extremely depressed in his heart. Is there something wrong with the Son of Heaven or is the egg hurting? Actually play like this with us young people.

In the main hall, there was also a lot of chaos, everyone had a shocked expression, especially many officials who were related to the candidates, and they were lying in their hearts one groove after another, and finally prepared the verses for the occasion, what kind of trouble are you always going to make? Are you happy if you're not going to toss everyone to a nervous breakdown?

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The Son of Heaven didn't say a word, and drank the tea slowly and methodically, until the noise became louder and louder, then he frowned unhappily, and Zuo Fu'er beside him stepped forward very interestingly. "Silence"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is really inappropriate to temporarily change the rules of the palace examination, and I hope that Your Majesty will withdraw the order." An old minister with gray hair stepped out of the crowd and said trembling slightly.

"Sun Lao Aiqing...... I have no choice but to do this......" The Son of Heaven had to sigh when he saw this old minister of the Four Dynasties standing up. "Presumably Sun Lao Aiqing should also know, I'm afraid that if this palace exam is taken as usual, can there be suspense?"

Mrs. Sun thought for a moment and shook her head. "If it's the champion, there should be no suspense."

"Yes, but I want to ask Mrs. Sun, the imperial examination is to select good and virtuous ministers for the country, do you think so?"

Mrs. Sun only nodded.

The Son of Heaven said slowly. "That being the case, I also want to know if these people who have been selected are really talented and practical, whether they are better to take them from flashy poetry or with strategies that can alert people's hearts? Which one will make it easier for me to find the good ministers of the country? ”

With just this sentence, Mrs. Sun was stalked on the spot, but he was speechless, but naturally other ministers jumped out and said that the law of the ancestors should not be violated.

At this time, there was no need for a hint from the Son of Heaven, and Zhao Linfu also stood up. "Colleagues, the old man thinks that His Majesty is reasonable, as the so-called times change, at the beginning of the founding of the country, my Tang Dynasty was at its peak......"

Zhao Linfu's eloquence is quite good, with the Son of Heaven turning his lips, plus his comrades also jumped out one after another to echo, but the ministers who agreed with the Son of Heaven to change the rules of the palace examination had the upper hand.

In the end, the Son of Heaven made a decision, I am so willful, I have to do this, who is not convinced, then go coolly, and wait for the next imperial examination.

When I was the son of heaven, I was unwilling to name my brother's disciple as the champion because of personal feelings, just to prove one thing to you, I am the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty, and I will definitely give a level playing field for scholars all over the world.

Of course, if you, Duan Shaojun, can still write a strategy as refreshing as your war theory, then I will nominate him as the champion when the time comes, and no one will have anything to say. Well, this also includes the Son of Heaven himself.

At this point, what else can you say? The will of the Son of Heaven is so resolute, and with the support of Zhao Linfu and others, saying anything is tantamount to waste.

And the noise of the scholars was quickly suppressed by the bullets, Xu Enlin shouted loudly, but anyone who dared to disobey the order would be robbed of his fame and thrown out of the palace. In this way, even if there are many complaints, they can only be depressed in their stomachs, and then frequently towards the height of the Taiji Hall, a certain high heavenly son keeps gesturing his middle finger.

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