The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed. This world was like a big net, and no one could navigate it with ease. Even if he was the head of a government, it would be difficult for him to move forward when something really happened.
He could only temporarily put aside the matter of Lou Province. No matter how unwilling he was, it was because tomorrow was the day that the Governor would observe the arrival of Official Zhao. In terms of rank, there was no difference between him and Official Zhao. He was a local official, and Official Zhao was a state governor. They were not subordinate to each other. However, after Xia Lianzhi passed the exam, the governor was the main official, and even he had to retreat.
The matters of the officialdom were very troublesome and involved too many things. How could it be so easy to distinguish clearly?
In Lou Province, Aunt Caihuan had been nervous for the past two days. She was afraid that soldiers would break through the door, so she secretly made arrangements. She ordered seven or eight old soldiers to be ready at all times. Horses were on the saddle, swords and spears were at their sides. If something happened, they would immediately protect the mistress and the young master.
At the same time, she used all her connections in Pu City's officialdom to grasp the movements of the officials at all times. She worked very hard because the mistress wanted to hide it, and her little husband did not care … However, who asked her to cause the trouble? She could only secretly hope that this crisis in Lou Province could be safely passed and that everyone would live in peace.
Lou Xiaoyi was busy in his study. He was not worried about Tongfu's case at all. Now, what was in front of him was to properly organize the questions sent by Li San.
The two questions, the seventh chapter of the Spring and Autumn Volume and the Jadeite chapter of the Old Zhuang Zhu, he had read them before. However, being familiar with them did not mean that he could recite them backwards. Back then, because the original body hated exams, the direction of reading was more towards hobbies and not just for exams. Now, he needed to memorize the entire two chapters. Fortunately, after he had been transformed by the Spiritual Vigor, not only had his physical fitness improved, but his memory and mental strength had also improved. This made the originally difficult task of memorizing the two chapters much easier.
He hoped that Li San's questions were reliable, and that the higher-ups would not change the questions because of Tongfu's leak. In his opinion, the possibility of change was not big because the officialdom had its own way of doing things. Since the silk scroll with the real questions had been swallowed by Lu Buping, then there was no evidence. If they could not frame Lou Province, then no one would be willing to reveal the truth and cause trouble for themselves.
Keeping the lid shut was a secret to deal with this kind of situation!
In these two days, the real trouble was that he had to write two articles: the Bamboo Tube Blossoming Bamboo Tube, and the Political Inquiry Article Hearing the Dao.
It was impossible for him to write it himself. It was impossible for him to write it himself. It was impossible for him to do it in his entire life. Thus, he flipped through all the articles that the original body had written and chose a topic that was similar to the original body's.
Actually, this kind of examination was similar to the imperial examinations in the ancient times of his previous world. It didn't make much of a difference whether it was two days more or two days less. There was no spirituality, no suitable entry point, and no ideological development. Even if you were given a year's time, a mediocre person wouldn't be able to write an unparalleled article. At the very least, Lou Xiaoyi's talent in this area was very limited. The original him was very ordinary, and the current him was even more ordinary.
The only advantage was that he could write notes and flip through all kinds of literature. Unfortunately, the time was too tight. He couldn't find a gunman, and it was very difficult to find a reliable gunman.
Piecing things together was his countermeasure. After two days, he finally came up with two articles that could be considered passable. This was already the limit of this body. In his opinion, if he combined the four questions, he could get full marks in the two questions about the Scriptures, and the two articles would probably get above average. Considering that this was the Summer Imperial Examination, there were many people who were admitted, and the standard requirements were not strict. Then, in fact, passing was not difficult.
Two days later, under the care of Ping An and a group of attendants, Lou Xiaoyi embarked on the journey of the imperial examinations before dawn. In a quasi-cultivation world, he was still doing this. He really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
At the end of the seven o 'clock, all the examinees were in position. The examination questions were distributed. Lou Xiaoyi opened them and looked. He was half worried and half happy.
Of the four answers sent by Li San, three were correct and one was wrong. The two questions about the sutra were correct, and the question about the blossoming bamboo tube was also correct. The wrong question was the policy question, not the question about the order of hearing the Dao, but …
The army of the yamen, the important weapon of the country, should be the private weapon of the gentry?
It was obvious that it was not Li San's mistake, but that someone changed the question!
It was targeted at the incident of the Pu City sending troops to rescue the Seven Heroes. The cause and effect were also very clear. The group of poor scholar friends of Wushuang submitted a joint petition. After Minister Zhao saw it, he came to Pu City and made a fuss about it. There was no obvious bias, but there was definitely some dissatisfaction …
Lou Xiaoyi sighed. It was not easy to be a rice worm!
There was a special study room for the examination. The rows of rooms could accommodate hundreds of examinees. Among the local academies in the entire Ye Kingdom, the Pu City Academy was far from being large. The population was limited, and so was the economic strength. This was the result.
But no matter how simple and crude the study room was, the place where the invigilator sat on the high platform in the center was very comfortable. Three armchairs were placed side by side. On the left sat Lord Qin, on the right sat Lord Hu, and in the middle sat Lord Zhao, the Minister of Political Affairs.
During the examination, this was the examination room. After the examination, this was the place where the examination papers were graded. In short, before the results were out, these invigilators were not allowed to leave the academy to ensure fairness. This was the rule of the Ye Kingdom.
The examination had ended a few days ago. More than 20 teachers were nervously reviewing hundreds of examination papers. The workload was actually not small. The examinees often complained about the difficult conditions in the study room. In fact, for these officials and teachers, it was not much better. They had to persist for a longer time here. At their age, they could not hold on for more than ten days without some physical strength.
An old man came over with a silk roll in his hands. He looked tired.
"My three lords, the list of the top fifty scholars is here. My lords, please check it!"
First, it was Minister Hu, then Minister Qin, and finally Minister Zhao. In fact, for people at their level, no one would cheat for personal gain in this kind of basic imperial examination. How could these big shots pay attention to those incompetent people who could not even pass the Wenzhuan?
The higher they went, the more they entered the officialdom. That was where they competed. For example, Wenzhuan, Wenzhuan, Wenzhuan … Now, they were just a group of primary school students who were fooling around. There was no value for them to fight.
Under normal circumstances, it was still considered fair when the names were covered, unless there was a senior official who specifically targeted them.
This time, the examination questions were changed. The examination questions were originally jointly drafted by Lord Qin and the Minister of Education. The patrolling Minister of Education also inserted a stick. Therefore, there was a change in the last question of the policy theory. This was not new. In the most basic examination, such changes were allowed. Minister Zhao only changed one question. Some tough Minister of Education suspected that the local authorities were cheating, and some even changed all four questions.
Both Minister Hu and Minister Qin had signed on the famous policy. They had also read some of the examination papers. Most of them were within the standard. Of course, it was impossible for them to read all of them. They did not have the time.
Only Minister Zhao frowned after reading the famous policy.
"Where is the examination paper of the son of Lou Sima from the previous dynasty?"
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