Chapter 410 Who Dares to Question the Queen?
Xie Yao instructed Zhu Qing, "Go to Princess Huyan's residence and tell her about this."
This is the result that Huyan Yu wanted. Now that the Northern Frontier has fallen, it is natural that Huyan Yu must be told about this.
At noon that day, Huyan Yu dragged his frail body into the palace.
The weather in February was still very cold, and Huyan Yu was wearing a lot of clothes. She was covered with a red fox fur coat, which made her face look even paler and her body look even thinner.
Xie Yao was stunned when she heard the report. She didn't expect Huyan Yu to enter the palace.
Seeing Hu Yanyu about to bow, Xie Yao immediately stepped forward to help her up, "Princess, why are you being so polite? Please stop bowing and take a seat."
In the past few months, with the care of the imperial doctors, Wei Zhe's attention, and Hu Yanyu's obsession, her body is much healthier than before.
Her appearance hasn't changed, but she looks less seductive than before.
Huyan Yu was helped to sit down, and then he said: "Yu came here today to make an unreasonable request, and I would like to ask the Queen to approve it."
Xie Yao nodded, "Princess, please speak."
Huyan Yu said: "Yu knows that he is weak and is afraid that he will not have much time left, so he wants to set off to the northern border."
Xie Yao had previously promised Huyan Yu that after conquering Northern Xinjiang, those people from the Northern Xinjiang royal family...especially Huyan Yuan and Huyan Ye's mother, would be handed over to Huyan Yu for disposal.
Now the imperial concubine and Huyan Yuan are on their way to the capital of Xia State. Huyan Yu is obviously unable to wait and is eager to take revenge.
Xie Yao had no objection to this, she just looked at Hu Yanyu with concern and asked, "It gets colder as we go north, the princess is weak, can she hold on?"
Instead of tormenting Huyan Yu with such a tone, it would be better to let Huyan Yuan and the others speed up. After all, no one would feel sorry for Huyan Yuan and the others even if they were frozen to death.
Hu Yanyu knew that Xie Yao was concerned, so she nodded and said, "Thank you for your concern, Queen, but as long as I think about what I'm going to do, I feel full of strength."
"Please rest assured, Queen, I will be able to hold on until I get my revenge."
Although the imperial doctors prescribed many medicines for her, her body was already at the end of its strength. Every extra day she persisted, her body would have to endure one more day of pain.
But this is her obsession. Before she achieves her long-cherished wish, she will always hold on to her last breath and will not die.
"Moreover," Princess Huyan continued, "her sister was buried in the northern border. She should go to her sister to atone for her sins."
Just as Princess Huyan finished speaking, another announcement came from outside, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Lord Wei wants to see you."
There is only one Lord Wei in the capital now, and that is Wei Zhe.
Xiao Ji said: "Announce."
Xiao Ji and Xie Yao looked at each other and had some guesses about Wei Zhe's purpose.
Wei Zhe wanted to return to the northern border at first, but later stayed in the capital because of Huyan Yu. Now I'm afraid he has come to resign.
As expected, this was exactly what Wei Zhe meant.
Seeing the determination on Wei Zhe and Hu Yanyu's faces, Xie Yao and Xiao Ji exchanged glances, and after confirming their thoughts, they said, "Okay."
If two people set out together, they can have someone to look after each other.
Xie Yao also told the two to bring a doctor with them before letting them leave. Although the two wanted to leave right away, they still had to pack some things.
The carriage left the capital early the next morning.
By the time the news reached Xie Yao and Xiao Ji, their carriages had already left the capital for a long time.
Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji and asked, "Your Majesty, aren't you worried about Lord Wei's leg?"
The doctor said some time ago that if Wei Zhe went to the south to recuperate over the years, there might still be hope for his leg to heal.
Xiao Ji shook his head and said, "I understand him."
Although Xiao Ji really hoped that Wei Zhe could be healthy, he put himself in Wei Zhe's shoes and thought that if he were in Wei Zhe's shoes, he would not be able to go to the south to recuperate with peace of mind at such a time.
Now is the time for revenge.
Because of their request, Wei Zhe has already stayed in the capital for a long time. If he is stopped again...
He was afraid that Wei Zhe would run away.
Xiao Ji thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps after this matter is resolved, he will be willing to go to the south to recuperate."
Love is important.
But there is more to life than just love.
Wei Zhe still has relatives, his ideals and ambitions, and he will not continue to dwell on the pain of the past.
Just like he had been in the northern border all these years, it was not entirely because of Huyan Xin, but also because he was Wei Zhe, a member of the Wei family, and he had the mission and responsibility to protect the northern border.
Xie Yao thought about it and nodded, "That's right."
The affairs of Wei Zhe and Huyan Yu are only part of the story for Xie Yao and Xiao Ji. They still have a lot to do.
The northern border is now completely incorporated into the territory of the Xia Kingdom, and the next thing to do is to take over it completely.
Xie Yao said: "Migrate."
It is certainly not possible to let the original people of Northern Xinjiang continue to live in their original places, as that would be creating a breeding ground for the revival of Northern Xinjiang.
It is impossible to kill them all. Xie Yao and Xiao Ji are not murderous people. Besides, no one can bear to kill so many innocent people.
Then all that remains is migration.
The people in the northern border were disorganized and dispersed, and some were moved to the territory of Xia. Then some people were moved from the territory of Xia to the northern border.
When living together, there may be friction at first, but after a long time, they will become indistinguishable from each other.
Of course, people who are willing to go to the northern border must be given preferential treatment. Only in this way can we attract enough people.
As soon as Xie Yao opened her mouth, Xiao Ji understood what she meant and ordered Li Dajian to summon several important officials into the palace.
The specific details naturally had to be made by these court officials, and then reviewed by Xie Yao and Xiao Ji, and only after obtaining the approval of the emperor and empress could they be arranged.
Three days later.
The last exam is over.
As Zhao Hao said, he went to the outside of the Imperial Examination Hall to pick up Wang Yushu in person. Naturally, the conditions of the examinees were getting worse each time, but because the conditions of the Imperial Examination Hall had been improved compared to last year, no one was killed.
Only some girls who were physically weak fainted as soon as they left the Imperial Examination Hall.
After the exam, candidates can go back home.
Wang Yushu was picked up by Zhao Hao and got on the carriage. She then said, "Ah Hao, I'd better stay at the inn."
Fortunately, she was not included in the Wang family's property search. Although she did not bring much stuff with her, she still had enough money to stay in the inn for a while.
She knew that Zhao Hao was not short of money.
But now they are just an engaged couple, and she doesn't want to blindly accept Zhao Hao's kindness.
Zhao Hao knew Wang Yushu's independence, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry."
The carriage moved forward slowly and finally stopped in front of a house. There was a figure standing in front of the house.
Wang Yushu lifted the curtain to look, and was slightly startled. "Second cousin?"
The person standing outside the house was none other than Wang Ciyuan.
Wang Ciyuan stepped forward and said with a smile, "Third cousin, this house is the one that His Majesty and His Majesty have arranged for me to live in temporarily."
"If Third Cousin doesn't mind, why don't we stay together for a while."
Wang Yushu knew that this arrangement was related to Zhao Hao. She turned around, smiled at Zhao Hao, and then got off the carriage.
"Then I will have to bother my second cousin."
Wang Yushu entered the house and found that everything was ready, including hot water, hot food, and warm quilts...
Zhao Hao did not disturb Wang Yushu all the time. After sending him there, he left with Wang Ciyuan to go to work.
Since Zhao Hao received the order from the Emperor and Empress three days ago, he worked with Wang Ciyuan to find a breakthrough in the lawsuit against the Wang family.
Once this door is opened, it will be a disaster.
Jingzhao Prefecture has been busy day and night these days, and there are simply not enough people there, so a lot of people from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice were transferred over to help.
Zhao Hao also brought Wang Ciyuan with him.
…
at the same time.
These test papers were also being quickly copied, sealed, and then sent to the palace. After all, Xie Yao said last time that she and Xiao Ji would personally look at these test papers.
Of course, there were many guards along the way.
A route was even cleared for this purpose, and those escorting the test papers were not allowed to come into contact with any outsiders.
The Imperial Examination Hall was not far from the imperial palace, and the test papers and the examiners were sent to a side hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
However, since there were not many people participating in the assessment for female officials this time, there were not many test papers and naturally not many examiners.
The scale is completely incomparable to that of previous years' examinations.
But Xie Yao still looked at the test papers seriously, her heart full of expectations for the future.
"Your Majesty, there are so many candidates in the first year, and there will definitely be more in the future."
Xiao Ji nodded, "The Queen is absolutely right."
By the time Xie Yao and Xiao Ji finished reading the test papers and began to rank them, the people in Jingzhao Prefecture had already come to an end in their lawsuit against the Wang family.
Of course, because there were so many people who wanted to file a complaint, seven days was not enough, so Xie Yao and Xiao Ji ordered a three-day extension at their discretion.
The people who sued the Wang family brought charges dating back to thirty years ago, starting with this year's crimes.
The crimes are truly too numerous to list!
Of course, during this period, some people also reported Wang Yushu. After all, Wang Yushu was a daughter of the Wang family, and she was not like Wang Ciyuan, who made up for his crime by making amends.
In addition, she was a candidate for this female official assessment, so naturally there were many people targeting her.
Then Wang Ciyuan jumped out and said that he had discussed the matter of making up for his crime with Wang Yushu in advance, and that Wang Yushu had cooperated with him.
With Xie Yao's strong support, Wang Yushu would naturally be fine.
Ten days after the female official's assessment.
After discussion between Xie Yao and Xiao Ji, the test results were finalized and announced to the public.
Along with the results, the test papers of the top ten students were also posted.
Wang Yushu is third.
The first is Lu Qingyun.
They were all acquaintances of Xie Yao, but she was not familiar with the other girls. However, after reading their articles, she formed an impression of these people.
After the rankings are determined, all candidates must enter the palace to take part in the palace examination.
The entire process is the same as the imperial examination, except that there are fewer people taking the exam, so the number of admissions will be reduced accordingly.
But this did not affect the mood of the candidates.
There were many people coming to the Imperial Examination Hall to check the results, and Xie Yao quietly pulled Xiao Ji out with her, but both of them hid in the dark and did not reveal their identities like last time.
In addition to the candidates who took the exam this time, other scholars and literati in the capital also came to see their results.
Ranking is secondary to them; they mainly want to read the essays of these candidates.
"These articles... aren't that great. At this level, they're not as good as mine! You can't relax the requirements just because you're a woman, right?"
“That’s right!”
"Just this article, huh, even a three-year-old could write it!"
“…”
There were mocking voices in the crowd, with everyone criticizing the test paper for the female official assessment as worthless.
And the more he talked, the more excessive it became.
Xie Yao was listening in the teahouse upstairs, her face turned cold.
These papers were graded by her and Xiao Ji, so she knew what the level was. After all, she had also seen the papers of the special examination last year.
Although the test papers for this female official examination are slightly inferior to the top three in last year's special examination, there is absolutely no problem in ranking among the top two!
Now that I am criticized by those who have failed the exam several times, I seem to be worthless.
She glanced at those people and said coldly, "Trash."
The toughest mouth in the whole body.
Xiao Ji brought the teacup to Xie Yao and said in a gentle voice, "Queen, calm down."
Just as Xie Yao was about to speak, she heard someone in front of the list downstairs say, "Since my writing is not as good as yours, why don't you write one now and everyone can judge it!"
Xie Yao looked in the direction of the voice, a hint of tenderness flashed in her eyes.
If it were a men's examination, if someone dared to say such things shamelessly, someone nearby would immediately scold him.
But the people taking the exam this time are all women, and the men who come to watch the fun may not necessarily help.
The women who took part in the exam were not in a position to brag. Xie Yao had not expected that Xie Zhan and Xu Ping'an would come.
The person who just spoke was Xie Zhan.
Xu Ping'an was standing next to Xie Zhan. Xu Ping'an had changed a lot since when Xie Yao first met him.
He was tall, dressed in a long gown, and had a calm temperament. At this moment, he stood side by side with Xie Zhan, looking coldly at those people who were angered by Xie Zhan's words.
"The pen, ink, paper and inkstone are all ready. When do we start?"
Immediately, someone came forward with a table, writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and actually placed them in front of the tribute list.
After these words were spoken, those people who had just been talking arrogantly around the list were stunned, and the people around them had already quietly distanced themselves from them to avoid being implicated by such fools.
The men looked at each other and said angrily, "Who do you think you are? You just write what you are told to write? What? You keep these articles in your heart and don't allow us to comment on them, right?"
Those people were all adults. In comparison, Xie Zhan and Xu Ping'an were only fourteen years old. They were not small in stature but were thinner and more immature.
But the two were not and would not be frightened.
Xie Zhan stepped forward, pointed to one of the articles and said, "This article has some substance, among which..." He spoke at length and enumerated the advantages of the article he pointed out one by one.
Finally, he looked at the person who was speaking and said, "Li Mingyang, if you could write such a policy paper in the imperial examination last year, you wouldn't be standing here now."
Xu Ping'an also stepped forward, his eyes sweeping over the people around Li Mingyang, "Zhang Shu, Yang Hua... I have read the essays you wrote in the special examination last year, and I happen to have a good memory. Do you want me to repeat them now so that everyone can judge?"
Those people were confused.
Originally, they just wanted to fish in troubled waters and set the pace before the list was announced. After all, insulting this female official assessment is the politically correct thing for this group of people.
But I never expected to run into a tough guy!
Judging from this trend, if you don’t give in... I’m afraid all your ancestors will be exposed on the spot.
Li Mingyang and his companions took a few steps back, looking at Xie Zhan and Xu Ping'an with fierce eyes, "You, what nonsense are you talking about? Who are you?!"
Xu Ping'an started reciting as soon as he opened his mouth.
Li Mingyang's expression changed drastically, and he rushed directly towards Xu Ping'an——
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