Chapter 277: Tension
This sentence was indeed extremely treasonous. Zhao Chunmao did not dare to say it out loud. He quickly stopped talking and lowered his head slightly.
But Tang Zhichuan also knew what Zhao Chunmao had said through his expression, and his eyes narrowed even more, "It's normal for young people to be arrogant, and it's understandable. Go in first."
Tang Zhichuan was originally a true man of letters.
Most literati have a strong bookish air, and are gentle and elegant.
But Tang Zhichuan's ancestors were military generals who had followed Taizu to conquer the world, so the Tang family has a deep-rooted sense of majesty in their blood.
Although Tang Zhichuan was not angry at this time, his light words were enough to reveal a sense of oppression that made people feel suffocated.
Zhao Chunmao's high spirits and resoluteness had almost disappeared at this moment, and was replaced by inner panic.
Only when Tang Zhichuan's back had completely disappeared from his sight did Zhao Chunmao lift his legs, which felt as if they were filled with lead, and walked forward hesitantly.
At this time, all the tribute candidates entered the left and right side halls of Zhongyuan Palace in order.
After they sat down in order, Tang Zhichuan and the Minister of Rites opened the examination questions for this palace examination, and the eunuchs distributed them to all the candidates waiting for the examination.
After receiving the test papers, all the candidates could not wait to open them and read them.
On the square piece of rice paper in the middle, a few words were neatly written: "Those who think about the country's peace must accumulate virtue and righteousness."
Seeing this, all the tribute students frowned slightly.
This is a sentence from the "Ten Thoughts to Admonish Emperor Taizong", which originally reads "I have heard that if you want a tree to grow tall, you must strengthen its roots; if you want a river to flow far, you must dredge its source; if you want the country to be safe, you must accumulate virtue and righteousness."
Since "Ten Thoughts to Admonish Emperor Taizong" was a memorial submitted by a minister to the emperor, it is a familiar topic to students all over the world and is not unfamiliar to them. Some of them even know it by heart and can even recite the interpretation and annotations by heart.
Logically speaking, it is not difficult to write an article based on such a sentence.
But precisely because it is often used as an example, it is not easy to write well, and it is not easy to grasp the scale. It is very easy to be disapproved because of overly intense words or lack of sincerity.
After realizing this, all the candidates were trembling with fear in their hearts, and they wrote cautiously only after careful consideration.
In the left and right halls, the rustling sounds of grinding ink and writing brushes could soon be heard, as well as the footsteps of Tang Zhichuan, the Minister of Rites and others as they patrolled back and forth.
When several people gathered together, they looked at each other and sighed.
Early this morning, the emperor went straight into the Qingxu Palace to meditate and practice, saying that it was not appropriate to see many people today.
The emperor doesn't care about the palace examination so much that these old ministers dare not slack off for the sake of the country. They have to do their best to be worthy of the black hats on their heads.
Only then can we live up to the trust of the late emperor.
The three of them exchanged glances, sighed again, and nodded heavily at the same time, then went on their own to inspect the area.
He inspected the expressions and demeanor of each candidate in the hall, observed the handwriting and font of each person, and recorded them one by one in the book.
The three of them sometimes nodded in affirmation, sometimes shook their heads, sometimes frowned, and sometimes even sighed...
This act of not concealing one's thoughts at all made the tribute scholars present even more nervous.
Trapped like a dog...
(End of this chapter)
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