Chapter 248 Test

"This... Thank you, sir..."

Xie Hui saw that Lord Li was hesitant and seemed to have something to say, so he smiled and said, "Lord Li, just say what you want to say."

"Master Xie, there is one thing I don't understand. Why did you go to Jingzhao Prefecture?"

"The other Shao Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture has retired. Jingzhao Prefecture is busy and needs someone now."

Lord Bai came over and whispered, "Lord Xie, do you think it's stressful to work under your father-in-law?"

Xie Hui smiled and said, "Your Excellency has misunderstood. Lord Shen is very tolerant and I feel no pressure working under him."

Lord Bai nodded on the surface, but he was certain of his guess in his heart. No matter how tolerant a father-in-law was, he would be like a winter wind to his son-in-law. He would not be willing to be a colleague of his father-in-law.

Xie Hui did not explain any more. He took out the documents and case files that he had prepared in advance and handed them over to the two adults. In fact, during this period, because he was the only Shaoqing in the Dali Temple, many things were done by Lord Bai and Lord Li on their own initiative, so there were not many things that needed to be handed over.

Mr. Bai suddenly said in distress: "Oh! Mr. Xie is gone, what should we do with the Cuju competition and dragon boat race in Dali Temple next year?!"

Last year's dragon boat race was a big hit because of Mr. Xie! Now that Mr. Xie is gone, they are the only ones left. What shall they do?

Lord Li comforted Lord Bai and said, "Don't worry. It doesn't matter whether we get first place or not. As long as there is someone who is on the same boat with that fat guy Zong Yongzhao, that's enough."

"Don't worry, my two lords. Prince Jing is still in our Dali Temple. Prince Jing is young and strong, so rowing a dragon boat is no problem for him."

"That being said, I am the prince..."

Xie Hui smiled and said, "Even though you are the prince, you are still a member of the Dali Temple and you should contribute to the Dali Temple."

"Ah... that makes sense."

The Third Prince didn't know that Xie Hui was about to leave him, and had already reserved a seat for him on the dragon boat. Today, the Emperor summoned all the princes and princesses, as long as they were ten years old and above, to go to the Zhaoming Palace.

As soon as he entered the palace, he saw a large group of brothers and sisters, not counting the princesses who had already married out. It seemed that the number was already quite impressive. The Third Prince once again felt that his father was really fertile. If he had so many children, his wife Pengpeng would have to divorce him. Then the Third Prince thought of his mother. The Queen was not someone that everyone could be. So he planned to call his sister and go back to have lunch with his mother after finishing the job.

The third prince walked forward and stood beside his sister. Ever since he took on the assignment and opened a mansion outside the palace, he seldom had the opportunity to spend time with his sister. Looking at his sister who was just as tall as his neck, the third prince suddenly felt dazed. The familiar sister now looked both familiar and strange. People outside said that the sixth prince was most like the emperor, but today the third prince suddenly realized that it was actually his sister who was most like his father.

"Brother, why do you always look at me?" Princess Zhaoyang has a close relationship with the third prince. Privately, Princess Zhaoyang calls her other brothers "Royal Brother", but calls the third prince "Brother".

"Oh, I want to ask you if you want to go with me to have dinner with mother after we finish our work."

Princess Zhaoyang glanced at her brother and asked, "Shouldn't you go back to the Dali Temple to take up your duties after you finish your work?"

"We always have time for a meal. We haven't had a meal with our mother for several days."

"That's you. I saw the Queen Mother yesterday."

As they were talking, the Emperor came, followed by Grand Tutor He. He did not notice it on weekdays, but now that they were all gathered together, the Emperor suddenly felt that he seemed to have given birth to more children. He paused and said to his children, "It is almost the New Year. I don't know what you have learned this year. Sit down. Grand Tutor He and I have set a task for you. If you do well, your father will reward you during the New Year. If you do not do well, you will be punished.

The questions given to each person were different. For example, the eldest prince's official position was a commander's assistant, so his test question was related to this: when the commander made a mistake, how should the assistant perform his duties? The second prince worked in the Ministry of Works, so his question was how to view the problem of excessive use of wood when building houses. The third prince's question was, which was more important, imperial power or the law?

The question that Princess Zhaoyang had to answer was: How do you obtain the way to be a king?

Taifu He said that among all the questions, Princess Zhaoyang's question was the most difficult to answer, but this also showed the emperor's thoughts. In addition to the three princes who already had official positions, the other princes and princesses also had questions about "king" and "imperial power". The emperor thought very clearly, and now the time has not come, he still has the same idea as before, whoever performs the best will do it.

They had to answer the questions for an hour, and the emperor would personally mark all the papers. Today's results were not available, so after they finished answering the questions, the emperor let them go.

"Grand Tutor, you told me that among all my children, Zhaoyang is the best student." The emperor took out Princess Zhaoyang's paper and planned to look at hers first.

What Grand Tutor He said was also true, "Princess Zhaoyang is smart and hardworking, and she excels in all subjects."

"The way to be a king is to take from the people, from the ministers, and from the king." This is the first sentence of Princess Zhaoyang's article.

The people refer to the common people, the ministers refer to the officials, and as for the monarch, it refers to the emperors of the previous dynasty who were overthrown due to incompetence or foolishness. These three places are actually not difficult to think of. What is really interesting is the content that comes later. It starts with where it is taken from, and then it is about how to take it.

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The Queen was quite surprised to see the brother and sister coming together. She didn't know that the Emperor was testing them on their homework, so she asked the Third Prince, "Doesn't Yang'er have to be on duty today? How did you find time to come?"

"Today, the emperor is testing our studies. I am taking a break and am here to have a meal before I go back to work."

The Queen asked hurriedly, "Test your homework, Xuan'er, can you answer it?"

"Don't worry, mother. Your daughter has the answer."

"Yang'er, you too, should do your duty at the Dali Temple well and not be lazy. You are the older brother, so you should help your younger sister more in the future."

"Got it, mother. Let's serve the meal quickly. After I finish eating, I will go back to work."

After lunch, the Third Prince went out with his sister. After they left the house, the Third Prince asked his sister, "Have you really decided? That position will be very hard."

“But it’s not all hard work.”

The third prince laughed. It was true. If it was just hard work, why would there be people scrambling to do it in every dynasty?

"Brother, will you support me?"

The third prince stretched out his hand and rubbed his sister's head. "Why do you even need to ask? We were born from the same mother."

If you don’t knead it now, you may not have the chance in the future!