Chapter 598 600. Collective Examination
In the court
Today, the hall is filled with rows of desks, and people in official uniforms are standing upright behind the desks.
In order to show fairness, this time, in addition to selecting the prefect of Lucheng, the same method was used to select the positions of Tongzhi and Tongpan.
Hua Shunming didn't expect that even though this wasn't an imperial examination, the competition was so fierce.
He looked at the number of people in front of him with satisfaction. It was good to have more people. It showed that everyone was motivated and that everyone was optimistic about Lucheng.
In just over two years, a place that people avoided has become a popular destination. It seems that when Gu Wenheng comes back to report on his work this time, he will have to be given a suitable position.
He glanced around the court and saw the anxiety on the faces of those veteran ministers. He felt that this method of selecting ministers could still be used.
In the past, these civil officials were always led by the nose, and many important positions were filled by these people. Sometimes, when some government decrees were issued, these people would even complain.
Now, most of those who come to take the exam are those lonely officials with shallow roots who are squeezed out by the aristocratic families.
"Now that everything is ready, Le San, pass out the papers."
As soon as Le San waved his hand, a group of eunuchs came with the files that had been prepared long ago and handed them to their desks one by one.
For a moment, the only sound in the court was the sound of flipping through files.
Hua Shunming was also not idle. He had asked people to bring all the memorials to the court and review them in public.
He did not treat his subordinates badly. He prepared a throne for each of them and had eunuchs serve tea to them.
The people below had different thoughts, and their eyes were fixed on the officials in front of them who were answering the questions.
There are some things they are familiar with and some things they are unfamiliar with.
In their hearts, a huge storm has already begun.
They had long stopped eyeing the position of the chief official of Lu City and were instead worried in their hearts.
If this kind of official selection becomes a pattern, the interests of the families and gangs behind them will definitely be impacted.
This is not good for them. After enjoying the benefits for so many years, they were suddenly changed and they were a little panicked.
I felt a little regretful. Why did I have to hold on to this position back then? You and I were fighting for it, but in the end it ended up giving it to some people.
Especially when he saw those young men from poor families who all wrote with divine power, he felt even more depressed.
Especially Xu Zhiwen, seeing that Xu Yangguang had not started writing for a long time, he really wanted to rush up and do it himself.
Look, he has already written most of it, but he is still staring at the topic.
I just felt a tightness in my chest and my face gradually turned pale.
Zhou Shicong, who was sitting next to him, happened to want to discuss something with him and found that he had sweat on his forehead and his face was pale.
"Master Xu, are you feeling unwell?"
Xu Zhiwen: "..." It's so obvious, shouldn't we call a doctor now...
"Master Xu? If you have something urgent to do, you can leave first. It won't be over so soon."
At this moment, Xu Zhiwen began to suspect that Zhou Shicong did not do it on purpose. It was so obvious, how could he not see it?
When Chen Zishu heard the noise from their side, he looked over curiously.
"Master Xu, you must be feeling uncomfortable," he quickly called the eunuch who was serving nearby, "Help Master Xu to rest first, and remember to find an imperial physician to see him."
Before it was confirmed what the matter was, no one dared to disturb the emperor who was reviewing memorials, and it was most appropriate to let the eunuchs serving below handle it.
Xu Zhiwen felt two eunuchs supporting him, and his whole body immediately went limp.
The sudden limp weight made the two eunuchs look at each other in surprise. They did not dare to delay and used all their strength to hold up the slightly plump old man.
Le San, who was standing next to the emperor, had been paying attention to the movements on the field. When he noticed something unusual, he quickly asked the eunuch beside him to come over and ask what was going on.
He did not dare to disturb Hua Shunming, and when he saw the young eunuch waving at him, he immediately retreated quietly.
"What's going on?"
"Lord Xu seems to be unwell. I have asked someone to call the imperial physician."
The young eunuch who had come over to understand the situation quickly replied.
Le San nodded at him appreciatively, "Let them rest in the side hall first."
After making a few more arrangements and giving a few more instructions, he quietly returned to Hua Shunming.
"What's the situation over there?" As soon as I stopped, I heard Hua Shunming ask.
"Master Xu seems to be feeling unwell. I have arranged for someone to take him to the side hall and invite the imperial physician."
Hua Shunming, "Ask two more imperial doctors to take a look, and ask everyone below to let me know in advance if there is anything wrong with their health. I am not a demanding person."
"Yes, sir," Le San took the order and went down immediately.
The general sitting opposite naturally saw what was happening here.
Xiao Liwei smiled and said, "These civil officials are usually weak, but I didn't expect that even sitting and drinking a cup of tea would cause trouble."
Cao Xiangqian looked ahead and said, "Oh, this is not a physical problem, it's clearly a mental illness caused by anxiety."
Xiao Liwei, "... Mental illness is also an illness, and it looks like he is seriously ill. I saw that his face was pale, his forehead was sweating, and he was just carried out, and he was weak all over.
Seeing that Master Xu is not very old, I don’t know if there is any medicine to cure this disease.”
Cao Xiangqian said, "…I don't know if there is any medicine to cure him, but your brain is probably beyond saving."
Suddenly, there were several laughs from the side, and Xiao Liwei's face turned red, but because his face was dark, no one else noticed.
"I am speaking sarcastically, knowing that Lord Xu is anxious.
But what's going on with Master Xu? He has been in the officialdom for so many years, why does he look so confused?
Is it because the test paper is too difficult, or is it because I can’t answer it? "
Cao Xiangqian didn't want to pay attention to him at the moment. "Just watch quietly. We'll have a conclusion in a moment."
Xiao Liwei withdrew his gaze. He just asked a few questions casually and was not really curious about the outcome.
Anyway, those present were all civil officials taking the assessment, and these military generals were just sitting here as witnesses.
Since you are here to watch a show, just be a good spectator.
He took one look at the pastries on the table, grabbed a piece and stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation.
"They are all sweet things," Xiao Liwei quickly drank a sip of tea and looked at the table with some regret. If it was a bowl of braised meat and a bowl of wine, it would be perfect.
In the hall, people slowly put down their pens and calmly checked the articles on the paper.
This inevitably distracted those who were still writing, and some people were affected and encountered some problems.
But at least this was in the imperial court, no one dared to cause trouble, and everyone adjusted themselves quietly.
Hua Shunming felt that the time was almost up, so he asked his men to remove the memorials from the table.
(End of this chapter)
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