Everyone knows why this civil service examination is being held. There is a severe shortage of officials in the court, and those positions are all for mid-level officials. These people are here precisely for this purpose.
Feng Qingge still scoffed at this kind of person.
However, the next person made her look at him in a completely different light.
But his answer was only a few words: "How to be an official? An official is like a reed in the wind; only the heart knows the truth."
This means that most officials are like weather vanes, easily swayed by the wind; no matter which side they lean towards, they only remember why they were in office in the first place.
It has to be said that this is the answer Feng Qingge is most satisfied with so far.
Most of the officials in the court were corrupt, which was precisely the reason for the downfall of the Great Yan Dynasty. It was not the people who were corrupt, but the country itself.
But if a person clearly knows that he is working for the people, for the country, and for the world, he only needs to remember his original aspiration.
After going around in circles, Feng Qingge had a better understanding of the situation.
The enormous incense table, with incense sticks as thick as an arm, gradually dwindled over time until it was empty.
As the incense burned out, the eunuchs outside the hall entered one by one and began collecting the scrolls, regardless of whether the people had stopped writing or had finished answering.
Many candidates dared not speak out in anger and could only let them take away their exam papers.
Once the written exam was over, the candidates should all leave the academy and return home, and Mo Linyuan and Feng Qingge could be considered to have successfully retired.
However, unlike the group of candidates who had just finished the exam, the two of them were not relaxed. They still had to grade papers, even though Feng Qingge was trying to avoid the matter.
Today, Mo Linyuan sat in the main hall for an hour, while Feng Qingge stood for an hour. After they finished, they should have gone to review the papers. This time, she had a good excuse to escape.
"Your Highness, look, I've been standing here for an hour, and my legs are really sore. Why don't you read it yourself, and I'll come and help you tomorrow?" To show her sincerity, she even used a respectful title, and her originally clean and pretty face was full of fawning smiles.
"This king..." Mo Linyuan opened his mouth, but only managed to utter one word before Feng Qingge intercepted his words.
"I knew Your Highness was a good person. Thank you, I'll be going now." With that, she vanished like a gust of wind, her red robes fluttering in the breeze.
In the main hall, a hint of a smile appeared in Mo Linyuan's eyes. He shut his mouth; he hadn't said anything yet, and the person had already run off. It wasn't his fault for not listening.
Seeing that she looked tired, Mo Linyuan wanted to say that they didn't need to review the papers today and could start tomorrow. However, she didn't listen and turned to run away.
So, when Feng Qingge came back the next day, thinking that Mo Linyuan had finished grading all the answer sheets, but found the thick stack still there, she was incredibly conflicted. Her heart was completely torn apart.
“Your Highness…” She turned around, her face full of resentment and on the verge of tears, and just looked at Mo Linyuan.
"What's wrong?" Seeing the expression on someone's face, his mood couldn't be better.
Feng Qingge looked pitiful on the surface, but in reality she was gritting her teeth, completely unaware of how cunning this person was. "Didn't you finish approving them all? How come there are still so many left?"
"Who told you that? I was going to say yesterday that I would review the answers today, but you ran so fast that I couldn't catch up with you." Mo Linyuan looked innocent, raised his eyebrows, and then ignored her and turned to walk to his desk.
Yesterday, the eunuch placed the answer sheets on the two women's desks, two large stacks in total. Now, Feng Qingge had no way to escape.
It is said that when Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it first tests their mind and body. But she would rather test others' minds and bodies than suffer herself.
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