"Well," Yan Shiyue said, "To be honest, your performance still has room for improvement. It's a bit exaggerated... Of course, it's almost enough now. After all, not everyone is me and Si Nian."
She paused: "By the way, although you checked when I came to Chang'an, you overlooked one thing. I have two lynxes..." She whistled, and two animals rushed in from nowhere.
Yan Shiyue touched the beast's head and said, "If it's really like what you said, and you dared to follow my car casually, you might have been bitten all over the ground by now."
Even Qu Sinian couldn't help but shudder at this description.
Then Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "Just kidding, I won't let the beast hurt anyone, I will at most ask the Dragon Guards to drive them away... You may not know this, but at that time, although I was not a princess or a prime minister, I already had Dragon Guards around me!"
Qu Sinian saw that Ren Zenan was about to cry.
This is a show where you try to show off but end up getting slapped in the face!
So, Ren Zenan originally wanted to trick them, but Yan Shiyue saw through her plan and then used the trick against her. Ren Zenan must have been convinced, so the result was the same, she was still able to recruit another great general.
Qu Sinian watched quietly.
Ren Zenan was indeed very frustrated.
...
...
He has always been cunning and this was the first time he failed, and that was after he had conducted a thorough investigation.
Then Yan Shiyue asked him: "Did you really take the imperial examination last time?"
Ren Zenan said: "Yes."
“Why didn’t you pass the exam?”
This is what I asked.
Ren Zenan said, "Last time, the Prime Minister exposed the gambling incident among the candidates, which gave the candidates a chance to turn things around. But I am ashamed to say that I was slightly affected that time."
He got caught simply out of bad luck, it had nothing to do with the bet.
He came early and sold the examiner's previous essays among the candidates, which was actually equivalent to predicting the topic. Then when Yan Shiyue exposed the gambling and the court was cleaning up these people, someone reported him. He was then imprisoned for two days and was released only after paying money.
He did not take the subsequent exams as he was afraid of getting into trouble.
After explaining, he said seriously: "I just saw a rare opportunity and took the opportunity to make some money. Those people reported me because the examiner was changed and the exam papers were no longer useful. I never participated in the gambling game from the beginning to the end."
Yan Shiyue nodded: "Will there be a test this time?"
Ren Zenan said: "Test."
"Can you pass the exam and get the top score?"
Ren Zenan coughed twice: "This..."
Yan Shiyue patiently persuaded: "If you can pass the exam and become a top scholar, your value will be very different! I will focus on training you! You see, you like studying and doing business. If you can have the best of both worlds and become an official, how great would that be?"
These words really touched his heart.
He really has always wanted the best of both worlds.
Ren Zenan said seriously: "I will do my best."
Yan Shiyue said: "There are still several months left, let Mr. Xu help you catch up, there will be no problem!"
Qu Sinian coughed twice, and Yan Shiyue came back to his senses: "Yes, Sinian is also possible, he is also very good, he was born as a royal tutor, not much worse than Mr. Xu!"
Bad! More! Less!
Qu Sinian: “…”
Then Yan Shiyue said: "Then you two can chat and see Ren Xiaolang's level."
Qu Sinian took him away, and the two chatted for a while. Then Ren Zenan went back to get his essay. After reading it, Qu Sinian said to her, "You should be able to get the Jinshi degree."
Yan Shiyue understood: "It's okay, Jinshi is the champion, after all, I have Xu Liuyuan who can turn stones into gold!"
Then she sent someone to check the man's background, and quietly told Xu Wenqu: "I don't ask him to have talent, I just want fame!"
Xu Wenqu smiled and said, "Then it's no use looking for me, you should look for the emperor."
"Then let's put it this way," she said, "You are responsible for making sure he passes the exam and gets a good ranking, and I'll be responsible for..." She gave him a look that said "you know".
Xu Wen asked: "Ayang will also take the exam."
Yan Shiyue was stunned: "Oh, right..."
She actually forgot about Huo Qi Yang. That was really wrong of her.
She went to see Emperor Ming Yan.
Because she was afraid that he would be tired, she would now look for him during meal times so that they could chat while eating.
Emperor Ming Yan saw her sighing with a worried look on her face: "Alas!" Then the next moment, her eyes lit up: "Hey, that, I'll eat that!"
Emperor Ming Yan: "..."
He said, "Okay, just tell me what you want to do, don't pretend!"
"I'm not pretending!" She pointed at a dish and asked the eunuch to prepare some, while saying, "I'm really worried! Oh! This is delicious! Give me some more. I'm saying, you are such a person, this is your family's food, and you only give me this little bit?"
Emperor Ming Yan: "..."
The eunuchs always took no more than three bites of food when they were served, and they felt embarrassed by what she said.
Emperor Mingyan laughed and scolded: "Am I starving you?"
"No, I'm really hungry right now! You, give me some more, you hear me?"
While eating, Yan Shiyue actually had time to tell the story again.
Emperor Mingyan asked, "So? What do you want to do?"
Yan Shiyue said: "I was thinking, although cheating in the imperial examination is absolutely not allowed, but isn't it Aye who has the final say on matters like the palace examination? So if Ren Zenan can become the top scholar, and then I invite him to join the Ministry of Commerce, then the significance of this will be very different!"
"Think about it, if the top scholar joins the Ministry of Commerce, it will instantly achieve the perfect fusion of scholars and merchants, right? It will wash away the money smell on the word 'commerce'. Then, when scholars in the world say something against the Ministry of Commerce, they will inevitably lack confidence, because after all, these people are all defeated by the top scholar!"
Emperor Ming Yan frowned slightly in thought.
Yan Shiyue instructed the eunuch: "Give this to my father-in-law to taste, it is simply a delicacy!"
Emperor Mingyan took it and ate it, saying, "Then what are you worried about?"
"Ayang has to take the exam too!" She said as a matter of course: "Although I am in charge of Simao now, I can't just consider Simao's problems. You know, the ten-year-old champion is also a good joke and suitable for publicity! Besides, my Ayang is very capable and gifted. How can I give it to him?"
Emperor Mingyan said: "If you don't know, you might think the number one scholar is your carrot. You can hug as many as you want!"
"I have the confidence! My people are talented! Besides, I still have Aye!"
Emperor Ming Yan said: "Why not just send Xu Qing and Huo Qiyang to Si Mao safely?"
"That won't work," Yan Shiyue said, "One is a master and the other is a relative. It's easy for people to talk about it. It feels like they're trying to cover up something."
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "Then what do you say we should do?"
"I don't know!" Yan Shiyue said, "I really don't know! Aye said."
Emperor Mingyan thought about it and said, "In fact, if you want to enter the Ministry of Commerce, you can also be the third place. The third place has always been more elegant among the people. And as you said, if you want to shut up the scholars, it is enough to be a Jinshi. The third place is already very good. There is no need to force the first place."
"Is that so?" She nodded: "Okay then."
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "But they must have the ability. If not, I would not have chosen them!"
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