hiss--
Huh?
What does that mean?
A woman? Where did this woman come from?
Everyone looked at each other, then looked around.
Even Li Xuanji opened his half-closed eyes and looked at Cen Hongxue inside the hall.
No, people realized what was happening and their eyes fell on Cen Hongxue.
I hadn't noticed it before, but now, looking at him again, the newly crowned top scholar seems a bit thinner, a bit paler, and a bit more refined.
Can...
How could a girl write such a good article?
No, that's not the point. The point is, how did she end up taking the imperial examination, pass it, and even become the top scholar?
After his identity was exposed by His Majesty, Cen Hongxue became less nervous and resigned himself to his fate.
Anyway, I have already received His Majesty's praise, which is enough. As for the regret of not being able to put my ambitions into practice, let it be a regret.
She stood quietly inside the hall, like a proud swan.
Murong Yue frowned. "You... have a problem with that?"
"I...your subject..."
The entire court stammered and hesitated, no one daring to stand up and say anything.
Does that mean he's against it?
The laws of the Qing Kingdom do not stipulate that women cannot participate in the imperial examinations.
Moreover, given His Majesty's current momentum in unifying the world, who would dare to oppose him?
well.
Li Daoyun from the Ministry of Works always seemed a bit slow on the uptake; he used all his talent and intelligence on research and development.
At this moment, looking at Cen Hongxue is like looking at a treasure.
While the court officials were discussing the matter, he quietly moved over.
"Brother Cen..."
Shouldn't we call him brother?
"Are you interested in coming to the Ministry of Works? Grain matters are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue, but many of the facilities and equipment you mentioned in your article were provided by the Ministry of Works."
Would you like to give it a try?
Cen Hongxue was slightly surprised, a hint of astonishment appearing on his elegant face.
She was already prepared to have her Jinshi degree revoked, but it seems His Majesty doesn't intend to do so.
Moreover, there are departments willing to hire me, including one of the six departments.
She gave Li Daoyun a slight bow without saying a word.
"If you have no objections, that's fine."
Murong Yue left the court happily.
The court will make reasonable arrangements for the placement of these successful candidates; her work is done.
After the results of this imperial examination were announced, Cen Hongxue completely stole the limelight, leaving the second and third place winners to struggle for survival.
There's no way around it, this news is just too explosive.
"Is she really a woman?"
"That's right. I heard His Majesty said on the spot that men and women are the same."
"Indeed, isn't our Emperor a woman?"
"So what if the top scholar is a woman?"
"Hehe, those poor nobles who were planning to find a son-in-law after the imperial examination results were announced, now they have nothing to catch, hahaha!"
"But speaking of which, were women really allowed to participate in the imperial examinations?"
"Of course you can, as long as you have real skills and knowledge, go for it."
"Anyway, the imperial examination system is anonymous in every test, and it relies on real talent and learning."
...
The fact that the Qing Kingdom produced a female champion is just as shocking as the Qing Kingdom producing a female emperor in the past, yet it also seems somewhat reasonable.
Yan Qinghe, far away at the border, received another letter from Murong Yue.
Since the last drought, the two have kept in touch through letters.
Even on Yan Qinghe's icy face, there was always a smile.
The soldiers in the camp were all secretly curious: Spring has arrived, why is our General also getting spring fever...?
Beside Yan Qinghe's narrow bed was a small wooden box, which contained letters from Murong Yue and some other odds and ends.
The steam rose gently from the tea leaves as he sat at a simple desk, holding Murong Yue's letter in his hand.
A smile played on his lips.
It made the whole room look more luxurious.
Murong Yue wrote him three sheets of paper this time, but there wasn't much content, because Murong Yue wrote each character as big as an egg.
"That auction sold a lot of silver, over a hundred million."
"I can't count them all."
"I wanted to exchange all of it for grain, but the teacher wouldn't allow it, saying that it would be too much and we wouldn't be able to finish it, which would be a waste."
"Then I'll listen to the teacher."
"I'll let you in on a secret: I'm going to find my mother."
Shh, don't tell anyone.
"Qing Kingdom is too big, and there are other places as well. I don't know how long it will take to search. I plan to go to Yue Kingdom to search first."
"I'm sure I'll find it!"
The latest news about Murong Yue's whereabouts came from Zhang Hui, who said that she had met her in Yue.
So she decided to go to the Yue Kingdom first.
Yan Qinghe read those few lines of text more than a dozen times, his brows furrowing more and more with each reading.
Your Majesty is just over twenty.
He has never left the capital since ascending the throne, and now he says he wants to go find the retired emperor and the empress dowager.
And it seems they don't intend to tell anyone; they plan to leave secretly.
And it was a trip to the Yue Kingdom.
what to do?
If he writes back now, His Majesty will probably have already set off.
A letter to the Imperial Advisor?
But His Majesty said he was not allowed to tell anyone.
what to do?
He paced back and forth in the room, pondered for a moment, and then came up with an idea.
He is a general, and unless there are special circumstances, it is not advisable for him to travel around aimlessly.
But he decided to write a letter to the imperial court, requesting that the border patrol area be expanded and that the court appoint someone to oversee the area.
When a general is in the field, he may disobey some of the military orders.
After sending the letter, he set off.
By the time the letter reached the capital, he had already fled far away, so the Prime Minister and the Ministry of War had no choice but to send someone.
Things won't get chaotic here.
This is not the behavior of a great general.
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