Sixty-eight scholars stood in the middle of the main hall, even though they had been trained in this etiquette.
Only when you actually stand here can you truly feel that domineering aura of a dragon.
That is the true Son of Heaven.
He is someone whom everyone looks up to.
They knelt down without even realizing it.
Minister of Personnel Zhang Yuqing introduced these people to His Majesty one by one, mainly including their names, ages, and places of origin.
These people's exam papers were also placed in front of Murong Yue.
Murong Yue flipped through the papers.
Their handwriting is so beautiful! Compared to that, my handwriting looks like it was scratched by a little gray dog.
Li Xuanji has already read these papers.
She stopped watching.
The teacher's judgment is always correct; it would be a waste of precious brain cells to read it again on my own.
In any case, they resolutely refuse to admit that they don't understand it.
After glancing at the scholars in the hall, Murong Yue's eyes suddenly lit up.
Pointing to one of the boys, he said, "Do you remember what you wrote?"
It was the woman she met in the exam hall.
Unexpectedly, the other party actually came to stand in front of him.
She needs to ask how the other person answered the question.
As for the exam paper, humph, don't even think about her seeing it!
The young man, as upright as a pine tree, stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, this humble subject, Cen Hongxue, remembers.”
"The exam question is: How to increase the amount of food produced?"
"I have discussed four aspects and twenty-five solutions, which are divided into three levels of difficulty and five emergency plans."
ah?
ah?
What are you saying?
The other candidates couldn't help but glance at them sideways.
Even the court officials knew the exam questions beforehand and had discussed them privately.
Most people would think of finance and private sector, starting with land and seeds.
At most, there are only fifteen or sixteen.
Where did these four aspects come from? Twenty-five articles? And three levels of difficulty and five contingency plans?
The examiners who had seen the paper beforehand smiled and nodded.
It's only now that we've matched the exam papers with the test takers.
So young and so talented, even if the exam content is somewhat far-fetched and impractical, given time, he will surely become a pillar of the Qing Kingdom.
"The four aspects are: finance, location, human resources, seed collection..."
"Our Daqing Plain region has a lot of land, but also a lot of uncultivated land. We encourage the people to continue cultivating it..."
"...Eliminate waste and encourage the powerful and wealthy to take pride in not wasting food..."
"...We encourage private research and development of grain seeds, and the methods of seed collection can be diversified..."
"In addition to droughts, floods, and insect infestations, the emergency plan can also include provisions for human intervention, in case of large-scale grain purchases from the market..."
Cen Hongxue recited his exam paper word for word.
The candidates were now completely discouraged.
How do we compare them?
The exam content wasn't as comprehensive as theirs, my memory wasn't as good, and I wasn't as good-looking as them.
It's normal to be noticed by His Majesty at first sight.
Cen Hongxue spoke in a very organized manner, and Murong Yue actually understood him.
I couldn't help but applaud, "Yes, you're very good."
call--
This person breathed a sigh of relief; it was finally time for the next person.
No more being bullied for my talent.
But Murong Yue didn't call the next person; instead, she directly ordered the meal.
Serving the meal?
Family members, who could have known this? Even the court officials and scholars were caught off guard by this move.
So many people eating together?
Isn't this a palace banquet?
What should we do?
It was also because Chief Steward Zhu of the Imperial Kitchen was lucky.
He recently received a batch of hand-pulled noodles from Dongshan.
Regular white noodles are dried; they just need to be boiled before eating.
Originally intended for emergency use by palace servants, it has now come in handy.
His Majesty's meals are certainly as usual, with the six ministers, the two prime ministers, oh, and the Grand Preceptor and Lord Qi all receiving high-standard meals.
As for the other officials...
After Chief Steward Zhu consulted with Lord Murong, the two hit it off immediately.
All other officials are treated equally.
One person gets four ounces of noodles, two eggs, and a side dish.
Large portions, filling and satisfying, simple and unpretentious.
All the large pots in the imperial kitchen were lit up, and even the large pot that was usually used to braise whole pigs was put to work.
While waiting, Murong Yue was not idle.
Other ministers followed suit and submitted memorials on state affairs, especially when discussing the heating issue for this winter, which sparked debate among several parties.
Is it only springtime, and we're already thinking about winter?
Is it acceptable to argue like this during court sessions?
It broadened the horizons of the scholars who had not yet entered officialdom.
Of these successful candidates, the Six Ministries would select suitable ones to stay in the capital based on their talent needs; this was considered staying in the capital.
The rest would be assigned to local prefectures. Of course, besides the successful candidates in the imperial examinations, there were many other outstanding talents who would also be assigned to local government positions.
If you achieve good results, you'll gradually be promoted.
Of course, the principle of not selecting locals was still upheld when it came to the position of county magistrate.
For example, if a candidate from Suizhou passed the imperial examination, the place he would be assigned to would certainly not be Suizhou.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these sixty-odd newly appointed scholars will all return to this place ten years from now.
It was like getting a taste of it beforehand.
Soon, Steward Zhu arrived with his men.
First, the court officials were served their food, and then His Majesty's meal was served.
This way, His Majesty can eat food at the right temperature. As for whether the noodles for the other people will get soggy?
There's nothing we can do about it; the most important thing is that His Majesty eats comfortably.
This was Murong Yue's favorite part, after all, it was the roasted pit project that she had carefully designed.
She watched the scholars eat with great interest.
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