Chapter 697 Palace Exam

   They haven't agreed yet, and the Wang family directly acquiesced. What's the matter!

Seeing that the eldest daughter-in-law was so careless, Shen sighed helplessly, and could only follow Wang's words and said to the matchmaker Qian: "Dizhou is really far away, so let's see if there is a suitable house in the capital, and then buy it first. A small house, just get married from there."

Matchmaker Qian now understands that both of these two families should be interesting. She was able to secure her job, and immediately took out a piece of red paper from her body, looked at it for a while, and then handed it to Mrs. Shen, saying, "This It is the dowry list prepared by the Xie family, and I will show it to a few people in advance. If there are any dissatisfied people, just mention it.

   Mr. Wang seemed to have a good heart again at this moment, and frowned: "Is it too urgent, my master and my father-in-law didn't agree!"

   Matchmaker Qian's smile stopped, and she looked at Shen sternly.

Shen shi was also stunned for a bit, and hesitantly said: "My eldest daughter-in-law is right, we can agree to this marriage first, and we can also get married first. As for getting married, we have to wait. After all, my granddaughter will not be married until next month. Even if we want to get married, it will be in the second half of the year."

  The matchmaker Qian nodded without hesitation, and went through the gift list with Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Wang, and then went back with Madam Xie.

Chen Ningya only found out about this when Hu Yiyun went to ask for peace. After crying and laughing, she talked to Wen Youshan, and Wen Youshan immediately passed the letter to Dizhou. As for what was said in the letter, Chen Ningya said Unknown.

   Soon it will be the day of the imperial examination.

  The high-profile Wen Yuanxing arrived at the Meridian Gate early in the morning, waiting in line to be summoned.

   As Huiyuan, he was the first in the first row, and he was the third master of the Duke Anguo's mansion, the emperor's brother-in-law. He was a high-profile person, and almost everyone's eyes were on him.

   He didn't seem to notice, and stood silently with his eyes closed, without too much emotion.

  Kang Chengwang and Ming Shuo led the troops on patrol and bit their ears beside him, "This is the little devil star of Anguo Gong's family you said? Why doesn't it look like me!"

   It is clear that he is a noble gentleman with a dignified appearance, and there is nothing similar to the rumors.

Ming Shuo slapped his face fiercely, and muttered dejectedly: "If he could tell you at a glance, Niu Dong wouldn't end up in such a miserable end, tell you, don't be deceived by his appearance. ."

   Kang Chengwang frowned.

   As soon as the music sounded, the reference people walked forward in an orderly manner, Kang Chengwang still had to keep an eye on them, and Mingshuo was going back to work, so the topic was over.

The venue for the    palace examination was still in the Yuqing Palace, and everyone sat down in order and began to answer under the glowing eyes of all the examiners.

Compared with the nervousness of others, Wen Yuanxing seemed to be calmer and more at ease. He was very happy just after getting the question. The four strategies involved military, business, wealth, and people. The first question was how to improve the military system of Daqi. The second question is about border trade, the third question is how to fill the national treasury, and the fourth question is how to enrich the people.

In his opinion, the third and fourth questions are clearly contradictory. The money of the treasury comes from the common people. If the treasury is to be full, it is bound to increase taxes. Once the taxes are increased, the life of the common people will only be more difficult. How can they be rich? Dig a hole! If you don't read the whole topic and write it down, you will probably cry later!

   Thinking of this, Wen Yuanxing smiled helplessly again, paused, and began to answer.

   The first few examiners were all staring at him, especially Wen Yuanxing. Seeing him write so quickly, they were all curious and surprised, and looked at the examiner Dai Yuyang.

   Although Dai Yuyang was not smiling, he kept exchanging glances with Congli Zhuo Mingxuan Zhuo Bufan.

   "This is An Beihou's younger brother? He is more talented than An Beihou?" Dai Yuyang asked silently.

Zhuo Bufan shook his head slightly, "How do I know this? I am teaching An Beihou, not his younger brother, but this kid in Wenshan Academy learned well before, and he was handed over by Hua Dao people. Difference."

   Zhuo Mingxuan, "It seems that the Chinese Taoist is not in the capital."

   Zhuo Bufan, "Yes, just keep a low profile, so as not to cause trouble."

   Zhuo Mingxuan, "Oh."

  Dai Yuyang, "Visit another day and see how they teach!"

Cong Li watched them play dumb puzzles in a confused manner. He was so anxious that he could barely sit still. He could only keep a straight face. The examinee below would occasionally raise his head, and he would be so frightened that he would drop his head and even hold a pen. hands are shaking.

After finally waiting for the end of the palace exam, the group collected the papers and entered the correction room. Cong Li finally couldn't hold back his spittle and complained: "Can't you take me with you when you talk? Can't you shut up when I don't understand? ? But I suffocated me to death!"

   "Who suffocated you?" A soft question came from outside the door.

  Everyone turned their heads suddenly, only to see Xiao Guang coming in with a bunch of people.

  Dai Yuyang came back to his senses and was busy leading the rest of the cabinet to salute.

   "Forget it!" Xiao Guang waved his hand, sat on the seat, and asked neither lightly nor seriously, "How was the palace exam just now? What went wrong? Or did you find any good seedlings?"

   Dai Yuyang looked at each other awkwardly and shook their heads weakly. They just chatted silently, how did they know the good seedlings were there?

   Congli also pursed his lips, silently reflecting on his performance just now.

  Xiao Guang didn't care, Prince Tongli and the others said, "Since a few Aiqings can't say why, I'll let you guys review the papers together, so that some people won't say I'm biased!"

Everyone looked at each other, and they all knew that the emperor's move was to avoid suspicion, so they didn't say anything. They went up to the prince, the six ministers, and the fourth-rank servant. There's really no gossip to talk about.

   Seeing the emperor's sworn appearance, everyone also held back their strength, thinking of finding a paper that could overwhelm Wen Yuanxing.

When they started grading the papers, they remembered that all the papers were named, and they didn't know who was who. They didn't even know which one belonged to Wen Yuanxing, let alone find a better one. Helpless, everyone. You can only work in an orderly manner, and you can't make any small movements.

   But even if they want to make small moves, they can't do it, so many people, so many pairs of eyes staring, and the emperor watching from above, how can there be a chance!

  Thinking like this, everyone calmed down and went to work.

As a result, at the beginning, the Minister of Rites couldn't help but complained, "What kind of mess is this written! How to fill the treasury, the second son answered to increase taxes, and when it came to the fourth question, how to make the people rich, he said that taxes were reduced or exempted, Is this going to increase or decrease? I can’t justify myself, and I can still pass the test.”

   The Minister of Rites shook his head wildly. Several people over there discovered this situation and admired the emperor for a while, so the emperor could dig this kind of hole for people.

   (end of this chapter)