Chapter 680: Just to see His Majesty’s face!
After the imperial edict was issued, Shen Lanxi immediately mobilized 300 imperial guards to guard outside the Golden Palace day and night.
Even on the rooftop, there were people stationed to ensure that no one could enter the Golden Palace after the court was adjourned.
Six days later, news came from Tianjin that Liu Mingxin had passed away.
After receiving the news, Shen Lanxi stopped attending court for half a day to express her grief.
Less than two months later, news of the old Grand Tutor's death arrived, and the court was also suspended for half a day to express grief.
As time went by, new ministers replaced old ones, and there was no trace of the old ministers of the previous dynasty in the court.
Shen Lanxi is already fifty years old this year, and she still chops with the knife sixty times every day, regardless of the cold or heat, and never stops!
"Cough cough cough..." A series of suppressed coughing sounds came from behind.
After Shen Lanxi chopped sixty times, she put the Moon-Ban Sword back.
"Since you are sick, take a good rest for a few days and don't be on duty."
The white-faced eunuch hastened to suppress the itch in his throat.
"Your Majesty, I am fine. I am made of iron and will be well in a few days."
Shen Lanxi glanced at his temples and responded silently.
Seeing His Majesty leave, the white-faced eunuch hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead and ran after him.
In the Golden Palace
Today is the palace examination, and we need to select the top three.
Shen Lanxi strode quickly and walked to the dragon throne and sat down.
Every day when the ministers saw His Majesty, who looked like a middle-aged man, they would feel dazed for a while.
Many of them are much younger than Your Majesty, some are five or six years younger, some are ten years younger, but none of them can match Your Majesty's physique.
Her Majesty doesn't even have any gray hairs on her head, and if you don't look closely, you can't see any signs of weathering her face. She looks to be in her thirties at most.
Many of them are only in their early forties, but they are already old and frail, like people with one foot half in the coffin.
What's even more terrible is that they not only know Her Majesty's age, but also know that she has to wield a thousand-pound sword and chop sixty times every day.
With such a Majesty, I'm afraid that one day they will all retire, but she will still be sitting upright on the dragon throne.
"Students, go to the palace..." With the announcement, the morning court session began.
The three students answered questions in class in the court, and after the written test, His Majesty personally gave questions.
"Sun Hanzhang, I want to ask you, why did you take the imperial examination?"
The student who was called fell to his knees with a thud.
"Your Majesty, I come from a merchant family, and my family is not short of money. The country is peaceful now, and there are many talented people. I am not taking the exam to benefit the people."
Shen Lanxi raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "This is the first time I've seen someone dare to speak so arrogantly in the Golden Palace."
Liu Yanhui shouted angrily: "How dare you act rashly in front of His Majesty! Imperial Guards, take this man away! I will report him for his offense!"
Sun Hanzhang: "Your Majesty, I took the imperial examination just to see your Majesty's face. Your Majesty is a wise ruler sent by heaven, unprecedented and unrivaled. I admire your Majesty with all my heart. Today I get to see your face. Even if you execute me the next moment, I have no regrets!"
The court was silent
How long has it been since we saw such a scene?
It seems that not long ago, there was also a student who said the same thing two or three years ago. He was selected as the third place in the imperial examination by His Majesty and then sent to a cold and bitter place to serve as a county magistrate.
Today this person said that he admires Your Majesty. Are there not many people in the world who admire Your Majesty?
We really don't need him!
Liu Yanhui's blood rushed up and he coughed several times in succession.
"Nonsense, what does this student think of the court? Your Majesty issued an order ten years ago that students were not allowed to speak nonsense during the palace examination. Your Majesty, this person knowingly committed a crime and must not be let off."
Shen Lanxi glanced at Liu Yanhui and asked someone to bring a chair for Liu Yanhui to sit down.
"Lord Liu, why are you so impatient? Everyone has the desire to be powerful. I have worked diligently for decades. If there is no one who admires me, then all my efforts are meaningless, right?"
Your Majesty's words have become increasingly imprecise in recent years, and court officials sometimes suspect that Your Majesty is turning into a naughty boy.
The older I get, the more lively I become, and the more I love to play.
Sun Hanzhang: "Your Majesty, I am willing to enter the palace and accompany you. Compared with your Majesty, fame, wealth and honor are like floating clouds. If your Majesty agrees, I am willing to give all my property to your Majesty."
It has to be said that this year the students who came to curry favor with His Majesty came up with new tricks.
Nowadays, in the country of Aolai, everyone from the imperial court to the common people is not short of money. As the king of a country, Your Majesty will naturally not be short of money.
Would Your Majesty be interested in this student’s family background?
Many officials scoffed.
As Liu Yan recovered his breath, stars began to appear in front of his eyes. This bastard was simply humiliating His Majesty.
Shen Lanxi laughed twice and asked curiously, "How much is your family property?"
Sun Hanzhang said proudly, "My family owns six restaurants, three workshops, a hundred acres of fertile land, and two farms, bringing in at least three hundred thousand taels of silver per year."
Shen Lanxi nodded: "It's indeed quite a lot."
Liu Yan looked back at His Majesty and silently said in his heart, Your Majesty must not agree.
Shen Lanxi: "Put it aside for now, I will ask the other two students."
"Why are you taking the imperial examination? Tell me first." She asked, pointing at the student on the left.
The student on the left glanced at Sun Hanzhang and then knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I, like Sun Hanzhang, also want to see your Majesty's face."
The courtiers gasped.
Are all the students nowadays crazy?
Shen Lanxi asked another: "You say."
The other one also fell to his knees with a thud.
"Your Majesty, I want to have the honor of seeing the Emperor's face, and I want to work for Your Majesty and the people in the court."
Shen Lanxi: "I won't read the article. I have chosen you as the top scholar."
The student was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
As for the other two
"You two..." She glanced at their faces.
These two students are both good-looking.
"You two will both be the third place winners!"
Sun Hanzhang looked disappointed after hearing this. Another student reacted and although he looked disappointed, he still knelt down to thank the emperor for his grace.
After the three of them were sent on horseback for a parade, Shen Lanxi immediately and excitedly discussed the matter with the court officials.
"Those three students are all good-looking. My dear ministers, do you think that someone will be chosen as a son-in-law today?"
This question confused the court officials.
Shen Lanxi's eyes were bright, and she said with a calculating look on her face: "They dared to challenge me in the court today. If I don't fight back, wouldn't it seem that I am too easy to talk to."
so what?
The court officials felt their scalps tingling when they saw His Majesty like this.
"I will arrange for someone to capture them and bring them back as good sons-in-law. My dear ministers, who among you is willing to take the lead?"
No one is willing to do that. What if these three people have wives or fiancées?
Do they still want to maintain their daughter’s reputation?
Shen Lanxi looked at the officials who bowed their heads one by one and said, "Forget it, since you are unwilling to participate, I will not force you. I will send someone personally!"
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