The conversation in the room continued. Three people came and went, and the two people in the room were completely unaware.
The Third Prince was stunned by her words.
He said with difficulty after a long while: "I just think...how dare you? Aren't you afraid of being blamed by the emperor?"
"Why not?" Yan Shiyue raised her eyebrows: "Everyone thinks that now that I am crowned as a princess, I should be careful with my words and actions in order to maintain my current status and position, right?"
The Third Prince nodded: "That's right! Isn't it supposed to be like this?"
"Let me tell you a story." Yan Shiyue smiled: "Now, if someone told you that one of your relatives died and left you an elixir of immortality, and this news was true, would you be ecstatic?"
The third prince thought for a moment and said, "Of course!"
"You were going to that funeral right now. You only needed to pay your respects and you could get the elixir of life. You went there excitedly...but before you even got there, you found that the funeral hall was on fire and your elixir of life was burned in the fire. Would you be upset?"
"Of course! To get something and then lose it again, wouldn't that make you die?"
"Then have you ever thought that you have never obtained this elixir of immortality? Your life is no different from before you got this news. You have lost nothing."
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The third prince was speechless.
She looked at him quietly: "I was originally a little village girl. Even if I lose everything, I will just return to the starting point. Why shouldn't I dare? Even if I die in the end, who knows... it won't be the beginning of another life?"
When the third prince came out, he felt a little... confused and felt like he had been brainwashed.
He suddenly discovered a fact.
Pan Yun colluded with others and used the imperial court's recruitment to seek personal gain. Princess Shouning could not have been unaware of this. So why did she go to the palace to plead for mercy? Did she still feel wronged? Did she still think Tang Shiyue was targeting them? Did she still think Emperor Ming Yan should not punish them?
This idea is a bit wrong, isn't it?
He finally came to his senses.
In fact, in this matter, the victims were not only Princess Shouning and Pan Yun, but also Yan Shiyue himself.
It’s just that Princess Shouning and Pan Yun “deserved it”, while Yan Shiyue himself “hurt one thousand enemies and lost eight hundred of his own”.
Such violent and violent means, to be honest, if she hadn't been engaged, if "the emperor's daughter will never have trouble finding a husband", who would dare to marry someone with such a temper? It's really scary, isn't it?
But I have to say, this move is so beautiful.
It damaged her own reputation, but saved the reputation of her father and the entire court.
The third prince thought sourly, this move must have helped his father a lot, so the next step is for his father to take action, right?
What he didn't know was that Emperor Ming Yan had already taken action.
At the morning court today, Yan Shirui submitted a memorial. He proposed several suggestions for reforming the imperial examination system:
First, the method of transcription was proposed.
Because the test papers are now covered with names, transcription is done by rewriting the test papers and then handing them over to the examiners for review, thus eliminating the problem of examiners recognizing handwriting, marks, etc.
Secondly, the method of locking the courtyard was proposed.
The lock-up was when the imperial court appointed the chief examiner and other examination officials, and ordered the officials to wait for orders in the court hall. After receiving the order, they immediately entered the Imperial Examination Hall and could not come out until the examination was over and the rankings were determined. During the process, they were not allowed to see relatives and friends, nor could they communicate with the outside world through letters.
In other words, before receiving the order, even the examiner himself did not know whether he would be the examiner, which eliminated the malpractice of "the nobles rely on their power, the rich rely on their wealth, and the relatives rely on their feelings".
The third step is to review the papers. After the examination, another group of people, called the review officers, will review the papers of the candidates who passed and failed. At the same time, if the candidates who failed the examination felt that the examination papers were unfair, they could appeal to Shuntian Prefecture within ten days, and the court would also send people to review their papers.
Fourth, separate examinations. To avoid suspicion, a special examination room was set up for the examiner’s children and relatives to take the exam.
Finally, a saying was put forward: "The Emperor's disciples."
He believed that all students were disciples of the emperor, and the examiner was just there by chance and should not compete with the emperor.
As soon as this memorial was submitted, the court fell into a rare moment of silence.
Lin Fujian looked gloomy.
Since Pan Yun was detained, more and more officials have been brought in for questioning, including some of his disciples.
He had already stopped personally taking care of these matters, but even if the fire didn't burn him in the end, he would still lose his troops and his wings. And, most seriously, he would lose the emperor's favor.
He naturally didn't think that Yan Shiyue, who came from the countryside, could think so much. He just hated Pan Yun for being rash. Why did he have to go to Deshan Garden when he could have done it anywhere else? Why did he have to offend her?
Moreover, Yan Shiyue's series of actions were so cruel and merciless.
Even this old fox who has been in the court for a long time feels terrified...
He had never seen such a person, who would risk everything for a tiny matter, and dare to go directly to the house of a prince consort to cause trouble, without even asking Emperor Ming Yan for permission!
Even people with a little wealth would think twice before doing anything, but she seemed to have no scruples. But she was not the kind of person who would become arrogant because of her favor, and in the end, it could only be attributed to her temperament.
Don't tolerate any sand in your eyes.
Even if he sees such a person, he will stay three feet away from him.
Today, Yan Shirui's memorial was clearly written at the instruction of Emperor Ming Yan. If the matter could be resolved in this way, it would be great.
Lin Fujian didn't say anything, so naturally the people of Lin's party didn't say anything either. Moreover, this move was obviously beneficial to the country. With Tang Shiyue making a fuss in the past, the others just said a few words and then stopped making noise. It was a rare relief.
After the court session, Emperor Mingyan summoned Yan Shirui to ask him about it. Yan Shirui smiled and said, "To be honest, most of these were Yue'er's ideas. Only the Mokan and Bietoushi were the result of arguments between me and her."
"It's a rare opportunity," Emperor Ming Yan called a few people, deliberated on it carefully, and then handed it over for reconsideration, while at the same time working on drafting the details.
A few days later, the imperial court issued a notice, adopting almost all the measures proposed by Yan Shirui and further specifying them.
Because it was implemented for the first time, the "General List" was still retained as a reference for admission. At the same time, those who passed the Jinshi examination were called disciples of the emperor, with the emperor as their teacher.
In this way, favoritism and corruption will be greatly reduced, and naturally there will be people who celebrate and there will also be people who are upset.
At the imperial court, the son-in-law Pan Yun was fined, beaten with a stick, and demoted to a commoner, and the officials involved were also dismissed one after another...
It is worth mentioning that the court added a new law.
Because gambling is extremely harmful, gamblers who are found will be beaten with a stick 100 times and their property will be confiscated. Those who set up gambling and take a cut of the profits will be punished by the law. If someone is caught setting up gambling in the capital, he will be sentenced to death. If someone is caught setting up gambling in the private sector, he will be exiled to the army. Those who hide gamblers and do not report them will be punished with the same crime.
The imperial examination in the ninth year of Ming Yan began in this indescribable atmosphere.
There are also three examinations, on the 9th, 12th and 15th of February. Students collect their examination papers and enter the examination room on the day before and hand in their papers and exit the examination room on the day after.
Yan Shiyue sent a Yuwen carriage to take them there, and the candidates living in Deshan Garden were also taken to the exam for free by Yuwen carriage... This greatly increased his favorability in the eyes of the real talented men.
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