Chapter 468 He Zheng's Suggestion

The two old enemies looked at each other, one above and one below.

The former classmates have now become the relationship between the ruler and his subjects.

The little devil actually wanted to see what kind of counterattack Qin Ye would come up with when facing the siege of court officials.

The old ministers observed the new emperor's attitude and thought that he said Qin Ye was annoying because he didn't like him. If Qin Ye knew when to advance and when to retreat, he should give up the position of the top scholar right now to avoid delaying the announcement of the palace examination results. Moreover, there was such a big event as the new emperor's accession to the throne waiting to be announced to the world...

Before they could finish their thoughts, Qin Ye took a step forward and replied firmly, "Your Majesty, I think the purpose of the imperial examination is to select talents for the court, and the key to talent is the word 'talent'. As the ministers have said, since the boy examination abolished the rule of directly granting official positions to those who passed the list, there are no more young boys who can become officials. This can only mean that no boy has ever passed the imperial examination and won the first place. After the Tongzi Examination, our dynasty still set up three major examinations: the provincial examination, the metropolitan examination, and the palace examination, which comprehensively examined the students' ability to serve as officials from the perspectives of classics, poetry, and policy essays. If, in the end, only age is used to determine whether a person is talented or not, it would be equivalent to denying the results given by all the examiners and also denying the fairness of the entire imperial examination. Therefore, I believe that I should have a clear conscience for this position of the top scholar. "

"you!"

"You...you! Arrogant little brat!"

"I don't know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is!"

Qin Ye's words made the ministers furious.

I would have thought that an eleven-year-old child would have shrunk in fear in the face of so many ministers' opposition.

But who knew that this kid would advance instead of retreating.

He even dared to speak out against the high-ranking officials of the dynasty!

He was simply too ignorant of his own danger. Such a young kid entered the official career, and in less than a year, he definitely died without even knowing how he died!

The ministers were so angry that they turned around and continued to speak to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I think this boy is too arrogant and does not know the importance of doing things. If we give him an official position so rashly, it will definitely cause unrest in the court in the future, which will be detrimental to the Great Chu!"

Jin Cheng also thought Qin Ye was crazy.

But...so what?

Can’t be a good official if you are crazy?

The little devil looked at the old man and suddenly asked, "Which company are you from?"

The minister bowed his head and replied respectfully: "I am the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Fang Hechu. Although I am not in charge of this year's imperial examination, as a member of the Great Chu, I must help the emperor to share his worries and solve his problems."

"Oh..." The little devil frowned and asked in confusion, "Seeing that you are so good at fortune-telling, I thought you were from the Si Tian Jian, but it turns out you are not."

Minister Fang: “???”

How does he look like an astrologer?

With the little emperor's interruption, the students watching the play laughed secretly. Even Luo Jingfeng couldn't help but applaud his nephew, but he was kicked by Zong Zhao and stopped quickly.

Zhao Daxueshi blew his beard and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I still think that Qin Ye should not be selected as the number one scholar. I admit that he has talent, but once this list is announced, how should the court explain it to the people? There are rumors among the people that the children of officials cheated in the imperial examinations and replaced the poor students. Now there is another eleven-year-old number one scholar. How can we stop these rumors? Please think twice, Your Majesty, don't just look at the present and ignore the long-term plan!"

Because the emperor is young, the ministers dare not speak obscurely, for fear that he may not understand.

But these straightforward words were also heard by all the students in the palace. When they thought about it from the perspective of the imperial court, they actually had some understanding of the situation.

The army's heart was shaken.

Even the students who originally recognized Qin Ye's ability whispered in agreement, and some even suggested that he should be demoted to second place. Otherwise, not only would it be difficult for him to work in the court, but Qin Ye himself might also be accused of taking the back door by the people who did not know the truth.

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

The ministers took advantage of the situation and knelt on the ground. After winning the hearts of the people, they began to put pressure on the emperor, forcing the young emperor to re-select the number one scholar according to this conclusion.

The students lowered their heads and dared not say a word, just waiting for the emperor to make a decision.

At this moment, Jin Cheng discovered that He Zheng was making eyes at him from below. Because he was not allowed to speak freely in front of the palace, his brother's eyes were almost blinking into butterfly wings.

The little devil received the signal, raised his eyebrows, and immediately shouted: "Send it to He Zheng, if Qin Ye is demoted to the second class, you will be promoted to the first class. Do you have anything to say?"

The ministers were all confused.

Why are you asking about the list of successors?

He Zheng finally spoke after holding it in for a long time, and quickly replied with full energy: "Your Majesty, I think the imperial examination is the fairest way for our Great Chu to select candidates. If Qin Ye's title of No. 1 is revoked because of rumors, it would be unfair to Qin Ye, unfair to the imperial examination, and unfair to the thousands of hard-working students in the world. However, Minister Fang and Master Zhao's concerns are not unreasonable, but I happen to have a small idea that I can offer to Your Majesty and the ministers for reference."

At critical moments, his brothers are still reliable.

The little emperor gave him an encouraging look and said proudly, "Go ahead."

"Yes!" With the support of his elder brother, He Zheng immediately began to speak eloquently, "You all may not know that Qin Ye is very famous in our Qingbo Academy. Every time he wins the list, our dean will post a promotional poster within three miles of the academy to recruit new students. He also claimed that if Qin Ye can win the first prize, he will post it within ten miles nearby. I think we can take this opportunity to post Qin Ye's first prize paper, so that the whole Da Chu and even You Kingdom can see the style of our new first prize winner. In this way, who will say that he won the first prize three times in a row by cheating?"

Every time the four little dandies made it to the list, they would perform the lion dance all over the capital. They were good at this conspicuous method of publicity.

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This point in particular was the method that my eldest brother had mentioned before. He once said, "When we win the first place in the palace examination in the future, we must spread our achievements all over the capital, so that the whole capital will know that the four little dandies of the past have transformed into four little talents!"

He Zheng helped his elder brother to explain the method and then retired after accomplishing his mission.

But with a loud bang, the whole place was blown up.

The students had never seen such a scene before, and they began to discuss it. This promotional method was unheard of. It was fine for others to post names to recruit students, but why did you post the top-ranking papers all over the capital? ?

The old conservative officials were stunned.

They were stunned for a moment, and quickly retorted: "This, this, this, this... How can this be allowed!"

"This is totally unheard of, unheard of! How can the top-ranking exam papers be posted all over the capital? This is not an arrest warrant!"

"No, no, this method won't work. I still think Qin Ye can't be selected as the top scholar. Your Majesty, please think twice."

“…”

Zong Wenxiu blushed as he listened to this. When he thought of the scene that He Zheng had suggested, he was afraid for Qin Ye. Everyone in the capital could see what he had written... How scary would that be?

As a result, he looked at the person involved, Qin Ye did not react at all, obviously not resisting this method.

Zong Wenxiu thought secretly: Qin Ye is indeed very strong-willed.

Jin Cheng looked around and found that except for some of the conservative old ministers, only some were still making noise. The other half were silent and watching. On the side, Prime Minister Shen was stroking his beard with a smile on his face.

The little devil raised his eyebrows and asked Prime Minister Shen with a smile: "What do you think of this method, Master?"