The affairs of the Zhou and Tong families came to a temporary end with the death of Zhou Tong.
But the once close relationship between the two families was completely severed.
Although Minister Zhou's health has recovered somewhat after recuperation.
But his physical strength is definitely not as good as before.
The spring examination in March.
Spring is here and flowers are blooming.
Many students from other places came to Beijing one after another, and the bustling capital city, which had just passed the Spring Festival, once again welcomed a wave of people.
In the court, there has been a huge quarrel recently because of the chief examiner of this spring examination.
Qi Yuan also had a headache.
Choosing the examiner for every major exam is always a difficult task.
The Spring Examination is a selection of future talents for the imperial court.
To put it in a broader sense, it can almost be said to be related to the destiny of the country.
As the chief examiner, you must be fair and honest and not let your judgment be influenced by anyone.
In previous years, the selection of the chief examiner would take nearly a month to debate.
Qi Yuan sat on the dragon throne, listening to the noisy clamor below, raised his hand to rub his brow, and stood up:
"There is no need to discuss this matter further. This Spring Examination, the Crown Prince will serve as the chief examiner, with the First and Fourth Princes serving as vice-examiners. Court is dismissed!"
As expected, the wisest person is still the queen mother.
He has so many sons!
If not now, when?
One by one, they are bored all day long.
As an old father, he is as tired as a cow every day.
Why?!
Qi Yuan strode away, completely ignoring the dumbfounded courtiers in the court and the three brothers who were suddenly entrusted with important tasks.
The eldest prince opened his mouth and was unable to recover for a long time?
No, Father, are you kidding me?
My son only knows martial arts, and knows nothing about literature!
He couldn't believe it and turned his head stiffly, trying to find someone who could persuade his father to give up this terrible idea.
But he was met with the prince's astonished gaze.
The eldest prince came back to his senses instantly: "Humph!"
He turned back neatly.
He's the chief examiner, how could he be worse than the crown prince?!
The prince only took advantage of his status to get the position of chief examiner, which put him above him.
snort!
The eldest prince was not convinced. After thinking about it, he was unwilling to even stand with the prince.
Fortunately, the court was over by then, so he simply turned around and left.
The fourth prince Qi Zhen also reacted quite quickly.
But he had learned not to show his emotions on his face, so no one noticed anything unusual.
However, the steps that he took as he walked out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity seemed a little frivolous.
When the prince saw that his two brothers had left, he was stunned for a moment.
When he came to his senses, he met the excited eyes of the court officials.
Prince: ...
He immediately turned around, pretending not to see anything, and quickly walked away, "Fourth brother, wait for me, second brother has something to tell you."
All three parties are gone.
A group of court officials looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally could only sigh helplessly: "Let's go too. There's still a lot of things to do in the yamen!"
So, they went to court in groups of three or five.
But everyone's expression was filled with admiration and helplessness.
They were fighting over it all, but they didn't expect that His Majesty would suddenly take an unconventional approach.
None of them thought of using the princes.
After all, the princes are still young.
But in this case, they didn't dare to fight anymore.
After all, regardless of the identities of the three people, they already have natural advantages, and His Majesty is the one who has the final say.
As for the selection of these three candidates, they couldn't say much.
After all, the only adult princes under His Majesty's wing are the eldest prince and the crown prince.
Although the third prince is almost 15 years old this year, he is not a competitive person.
The fourth prince is only 14 years old.
The other princes were younger.
The astute court officials would not choose to take sides at this time.
The appointment of the chief examiner for the Spring Examination has been decided.
Next comes the selection of fellow examiners.
This matter has been handled by the Ministry of Rites in previous years. Qi Yuan just gave the order and no longer cared about it.
It is March when warblers are flying and grass is growing.
There was a long queue outside the Imperial Examination Hall.
This dynasty's spring examination lasted for three days.
Most of the students can still persevere.
On the day when the results were announced, Xin Guoguo suddenly got inspired and took Xiao Shisi and Xiao Si, who had come to see her under the pretext of seeing Xiao Shisi, out of the palace together.
This time, she didn't try to hide her identity.
I asked Cuizhu to arrange a box with the best view so that I could watch the crowd below who were busy watching the list.
The official who brought the good news has already set out.
The top three on the list will take part in the palace examination tomorrow.
In the palace examination, the emperor will select the top three.
After noon tomorrow, the top three candidates in the imperial examination, chosen by the emperor, will put on new robes and ride on horses in a parade.
Cuizhu accompanied her master to the window and listened to the cheers and sighs from below.
Some people left sadly and prepared to return home.
Some people ran and jumped excitedly and went home to tell the good news to their elders.
"Master, the second son of the Wu family passed the exam!"
The Wu family is Concubine Wu's maternal family, and the family her younger sister married into.
Xin Guoguo was not surprised to hear the good news. She just asked calmly, "What place did you get in the exam?"
"One armor, seventy-six."
Xin Guoguo nodded: "He was previously slow to learn, but now he's suddenly made progress and achieved good results. Cuizhu, have someone prepare a gift and send it over."
"Yes."
Wu family.
Wu Xin is now the lady of the house.
After her mother-in-law passed away two years ago, she no longer had to act according to her mother-in-law's mood.
Her life finally became comfortable.
However, she has always been worried about her second son.
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