After the rebirth, the empress took the tragic script of Meiqiang

Chapter 33 Release of List

From then on, Lu Yanchen still came to the palace to teach Ye Qingcheng every afternoon, but the teaching time was greatly shortened.

Lu Yanchen quickly found Song Zhe's name in the Xiang Academy in Beijing, but the Xiang Academy said that he resigned years ago and had not seen him for more than a month.

This is more or less good news. At least, Ye Qinghuai has a trump card. If it doesn't work, she can use this as an excuse to use the portrait to question the three-division review and demand that the real Wang Lisong meet the sage.

But unless Song Zhe is found, it will still be difficult to make a solid case.

Just when Lu Yanchen was running around looking for Song Zhe's whereabouts, the spring semester of February started.

After more than a month of rectification, the Ministry of Rites is now back on track. Wen Xinzhong, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, has made great contributions to the festival, so the cabinet drafted a document to promote him to the position of Minister of Rites.

The appointment of this person was unanimously approved by the cabinet, and Ye Qinghuai directly stamped it with a seal.

After all, there are not many people who can make Chen Yuansi and Gu Shihai nod at the same time.

The Ministry of Rites has a lot of things going on nowadays. January is the New Year's Eve, February is the Spring Festival, March is the engagement of the emperor and the empress, April is the Confucian discussions, and May is the neighbors are paying their respects. It can be said that it is very busy, and it is in urgent need of one person to control the overall situation.

The first day of the spring semester coincided with Wang Lisong's exile.

On that day, Ye Qinghuai climbed up to Xingyun Pavilion, the highest building in the palace, alone. She looked far into the distance, but could only see the outline of the south gate of Shengjing.

Wang Lisong will leave this city gate today and go all the way south to Leizhou, a place with winding mountain roads and continuous rain. Life and death are uncertain for this trip, and perhaps he will never see the prosperity of Shengjing again in this life.

And in the Gongyuan not far behind him, tens of thousands of candidates were writing furiously in the examination room, squeezing out their pens and inks for a successful future.

"I hope this spring, a few talented people will emerge." Ye Qinghuai murmured, looking at the blue-grey eaves of the Gongyuan.

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February 12th is the day when the results are released in spring.

It happens every three years in the spring period of Da Jing Dynasty, so this is the first time Ye Qinghuai has opened a subject to obtain scholars since he came to the throne.

According to the regulations set by the Emperor Shengzu, those who won the imperial examination in the spring period must be arranged by the Ministry of Rites to meet the saints, hold a palace examination, and then be appointed by the emperor. However, during the reign of Ye Qing's father, Emperor Shunping held two spring examinations.

Later, they felt that the palace examination was just a formality, so they canceled it. The top three in the Spring and Autumn Period were drawn up by the cabinet and approved by the emperor.

On the day when the results were released, at the morning meeting in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, a list of the winners was presented to Ye Qinghuai by the Ministry of Rites.

Ye Qinghuai is looking forward to this list. It may include her future right-hand man, the Minister of Humerus.

However, as soon as she opened the page and saw the name of No. 1, her hands froze.

Three names are written in pitch-black ink on the bright red background:

Zhuang Xiaojin is the top pick, Liang Yicheng is the second pick, and Li Fangzhou is the top pick.

Ye Qinghuai stared at these three names for a long time without blinking.

She felt like the blood all over her body had solidified.

The top three in the first class are exactly the same as in the previous life.

Even the bright red shading has not changed, only the writing style of the three columns of names has changed from a square body to a skinny willow body.

After all, the person who wrote the inscription, the Minister of Rites, had changed.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony was silent, and the ministers lowered their heads, like lifeless puppets.

Ye Qinghuai suddenly felt a strong sense of powerlessness. There seemed to be an invisible hand in the air pressing her head, trying to bend her straight spine and bow her head to fate.

She looked like a person struggling in the mud, and the names on the list in front of her were the victors standing on the shore, silently mocking her and mocking her for not knowing her own abilities.

She had made so many efforts, and everything seemed to be going in the right direction. But the list in her hand brought everything back to the starting point.

Ye Qinghuai looked at these three names, and his eyes seemed to be filled with a raging fire.

The newly appointed Minister of Rites, Wen Xinzhong, was waiting at the foot of the stairs. Seeing Ye Qinghuai pause for a long time on the first page, he secretly raised his eyes and glanced at the emperor on the throne. He saw that the young emperor's face was pale, but there seemed to be a trace of blood in his eyes.

As fierce as a newborn calf refusing to admit defeat.

Wenxin Center was startled and quickly looked away.

Ye Qinghuai carefully read through the entire list page by page until the last page. She even noticed Du Wenle's name, but his name was not on the list. It seemed that he failed to buy the question this time.

After closing the Chunwei list, Ye Qinghuai calmed down, looked at the people standing at the front of the ministers, and said with a smile: "Have all the cabinet ministers read this list?"

No one responded to her.

Ye Qinghuai then called out the name: "Has Mr. Chen Ge seen it?"

"Back to Your Majesty, this list was drawn up by the Ministry of Rites. All five of us in the cabinet have read it and have no objections." Chen Yuansi still spoke slowly and leisurely.

"Okay. Have the official positions of these three people been determined?"

"Not yet. According to regulations, all provinces and ministries need to report their vacancies first, and then the Ministry of Civil Affairs will make arrangements based on the performance rankings of Gong students. Currently, only the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment have reported their default positions to the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

"Where are the Gong students who passed the exam now?"

"Your Majesty, the first-level scholars are waiting for orders in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, while the second-level and third-level scholars are scattered in various academies in the capital." Chen Yuansi replied.

"Li Baoquan, go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and convey the order to the Jinke No. 1 scholar and the third overall winner to come to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to face the saint." Ye Qinghuai ordered.

Li Baoquan responded and trotted out of the hall.

Some courtiers raised their heads and looked at the emperor on the throne.

Ye Qinghuai saw the indifference and indifferent numbness in their eyes, as well as the anxiety and uneasiness in the eyes of a few people.

"Your Majesty, the late emperor had abolished the palace examination when he was in power. Your Majesty does not have to meet the new scholars." Wen Xinzhong reminded him kindly.

"The late emperor abolished the palace examination because the dragon's body was not healthy. I am in my prime and have no such concerns. I have no intention of resuming the palace examination. I just want to see what kind of talents have been recruited for the court by Chunwei." Ye Qinghuai still maintained.

Calm tone.

Wen Xinzhong glanced at Gu Shihai behind him intentionally or unintentionally, as if asking for his opinion.

Ye Qinghuai followed his gaze and looked at Gu Shihai and asked: "Mr. Gu Ge, you also approved this list. Tell me, what kind of officials were selected this spring?

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Gu Shihai looked coldly and replied: "When the imperial court selects talents, it naturally selects those who can relieve the country's difficulties."

"Okay. Then let me see what kind of person can be regarded as someone who can relieve the country's difficulties."

However, Li Baoquan was gone for a long time. The officials were not far away, and half an hour was enough for him to come and go. However, Li Baoquan had been gone for more than half an hour, and he was still nowhere to be seen.

Just when Ye Qinghuai was worried that something had happened to him in the official department, Li Baoquan finally brought him.

Because the examination results had just been released this morning and the imperial robes had not yet been given, the three of them were all wearing their own robes and went to the palace to have an audience. One of them was wearing a blue brocade jacket, with his hair tied up without a crown, and the other two were following behind him.

.The three of them all seemed to be talented and well-educated.

Arriving in front of the jade steps, the three of them announced their names one by one, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please greet me."

After the three of them finished the ceremony, Ye Qinghuai said: "Pingsheng."

The three stood up.

"The top three in the first class of this department are all young talents." Ye Qinghuai said.

These three people all looked to be in their twenties, and they were a bit confused when they were suddenly brought to the palace. Some secretly glanced at Gu Shihai from the corner of their eyes, while others looked in the direction of Chen Yuansi, as if hoping someone would say a few words for them.

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There was some embarrassment in the main hall for a while, but fortunately Wen Xinzhong responded quickly. He continued what Ye Qinghuai said: "The birth of a young man in our court is a sign of great things, like the rising sun, with unlimited future."

Ye Qinghuai glanced at Wen Xinzhong and thought to himself: This mouth is so eloquent, no wonder this person can make Chen Yuansi and Gu Shihai nod at the same time.

She returned her gaze to the three of them and said, "You guys are role models for scholars all over the world. I am still at the age of studying, and I have some experience in reading, and I would like to discuss it with you three."

After saying that, Ye Qinghuai asked several questions one after another, which were all asked by Lu Yanchen when she was studying.

Among them were questions about laws and regulations, longitude and latitude arithmetic, and some about literature, history, and policy. These questions were not difficult or biased. Ye Qinghuai thought that even an ordinary Jinshi should be able to answer them fluently.

However, the three of them stumbled over their answers. Only the number one scholar, Lang Zhuang Xiaojin, was quite impressive in terms of law and had some ideas.

Ye Qinghuai's face couldn't be more ugly. Chen Yuansi and Gu Shihai stood below, looking indifferent, wondering what they were thinking. Cold sweat broke out on the forehead of Wen Xinzhong, Minister of Rites, while looking at Gu Shihai from time to time, while being

The three people were so anxious to answer that they rubbed their hands together.

"I have one last question to ask you." Although Ye Qinghuai's face was ugly, his voice was still calm, "What are the family backgrounds of the three of you? What do your ancestors do?"

When this was mentioned, the three of them suddenly became easy to answer, answering questions fluently, and repaid their ancestors' merits and deeds as if they were treasures.

One father is a bachelor of Taiqing Pavilion, and his great-grandfather once served as the Minister of Household Affairs. Another father is a third-rank imperial guard, and his ancestor was awarded the title of marquis. Three generations of his family have been officials, and his uncles are all important officials in the court.

Ye Qinghuai's expression was gloomy and unclear, and he said: "Today's performance of the top three in the first class has impressed me. You three, please go down and return to the staff department to wait for arrangements."

When the three people heard Ye Qinghuai's words, they felt greatly relieved. They quickly knelt down, kowtowed to express gratitude, and retreated.

As soon as they left, there was a brief moment of silence in the court, like the calm before the storm.

Ye Qinghuai looked at the list in front of her, with a stern look on her face, and muttered: "This is the person who can help the country. This is the pillar of our country." Then, she changed the topic and asked sharply,

"A talented person who can't even memorize the Four Books and Five Classics? A talented person who can't even learn a single skill from Dayan?"

Ye Qinghuai suddenly grabbed the list of names in front of the case and threw it down the jade steps.

She stood up, walked out from behind the case, and walked down the steps with her hands behind her hands.

She walked up to the ministers, looked at them and asked: "Are you prepared to hand over the country of Dajing to such a successor?"

(End of chapter)