Although the other party looked much older than him and had entered the prime of his life.
But in Qin Chuan's eyes, there was nothing abnormal about the other party. Not only was there nothing abnormal, but this was also a very normal thing in the Great Tang.
Qin Chuan had seen many examinees who were older than this person in the examination hall.
He was already in his forties or fifties, and half of his body was already buried. His child had already grown up, but he was still taking the imperial examination. Moreover, the father and son were taking the examination together.
At the age of 30, he was familiar with the classics, and at the age of 50, he was a scholar.
This poem was about how difficult the imperial examination was.
There were many people who had not passed the imperial examination after decades.
"Jinshi? I didn't expect you to take the same subject as me!”
That person laughed when he heard that." Little brother, why don't you eat with me at the same table?”
Qin Chuan was taken aback. He didn't expect the other party to send out an invitation and felt a little embarrassed." This, isn't this a little inappropriate?”
"What's wrong with that? It was fate that we met in the same subject.”
That person laughed heartily." Little brother, you look like you're eating alone, but I'm also eating alone. Why don't we drink together and chat?”
"Alright, then I'll accept your offer.”
Seeing how enthusiastic the other party was, Qin Chuan wasn't the kind of person to be coy and unhappy. He took his cutlery and sat down.
"Little brother, what's your name?" the man asked.”
Qin Chuan replied," Qin Chuan, Qin Chuan from 800 miles away. He's a native of Chang 'an. What about you, brother?"”
The man nodded and said," I'm Li Jun. Mu Zi Li, Jun of Junzi. I'm from Chengji, Longxi. I grew up in Chang 'an and am considered a local.”
"Longxi's Li Clan. I didn't expect you to come from such a prestigious family!”
Qin Chuan exclaimed.
The Li family of Longxi, the Li family of Zhao Jun, the Wang family of Taiyuan, the Zheng family of Xingyang, the Lu family of Fanyang, the Cui family of Bolin, and the Cui family of Qinghe were the seven most prominent families of the Tang Dynasty.
These seven great clans had a long history and had been officials for generations. They were recognized as the leaders of the great clans of the Great Tang and were collectively known as the Seven Sects and Five Families.
"Brother Qin, you must be joking. I'm not from a prestigious family, I'm just a student like you.”
Li Jun smiled and raised her glass.
"Please!"
Qin Chuan also smiled and raised his wine glass.
The two of them drank and chatted as they ate.
"Brother Qin, what do you think of the Jinshi exam this year?" Li Jun asked.”
Qin Chuan ate a mouthful of food and looked up suspiciously."I suspect that this year's exam questions were personally set by the current emperor.”
Li Jun paused her chopsticks and looked up in surprise." It's from the emperor!"？”
"How could that be? Isn't the test set by the Ministry of Personnel Affairs?"
Qin Chuan smiled." Brother Li, do you still remember the first question of Current Affairs?”
"How could I not remember? Aren't we talking about the political system, the advantages and disadvantages of the enfeoffment system and the prefecture system?”
Li Jun answered, her eyes filled with doubt." Why? Is there something wrong with this question?”
"That's right, the problem lies in this question!”
Qin Chuan nodded with certainty.
"What is a regime? It is the foundation of a country. What was enfeoffment? This was a national taboo! Did the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs dare to casually come out and ask about politics!”
"Not to mention the Ministry of Personnel, even the current Prime Minister, Minister of Personnel Du Ruhui, would not dare to openly ask this question!”
"What does Du Ruhui mean by this question?”
"I want to ask him if Du Ruhui, as an old official of the Qin Manor, should be rewarded! Or should he ask on behalf of one of the descendants of the royal family if they, the princes and grandchildren, could divide the land?”
"Unless Du Ruhui is tired of living and thinks that the position under his butt is too hot, and wants to court death. He took the initiative to run into the muzzle of His Majesty's gun and deliberately let His Majesty suspect him, which is why he came up with such a question!”
As he spoke, Qin Chuan shook his head.
"However, it's obvious that Du Ruhui wouldn't be so unwise. He wouldn't make such a taboo mistake.”
"So he definitely didn't ask this question for himself, nor did he ask it for those members of the royal family. However, this question appeared in the examination for only one reason.”
"Then he asked the question on behalf of His Majesty. Or rather, the question itself was set by His Majesty himself!”
Although it was only a guess, Qin Chuan was extremely certain of his own thoughts.
In terms of the political system, if the Emperor had not personally mentioned it, the officials would not have proposed such a taboo matter.
Not to mention, it was a grand occasion like the imperial examination where all the examinees could express their opinions.
Qin Chuan wouldn't believe that Li Shi Min wasn't the one who suggested such a huge matter!
"Makes sense. Brother Qin's words are indeed reasonable. From the looks of it, it's very likely that this question was personally set by His Majesty.”
Li Jun nodded his head and looked at Qin Chuan with a look of agreement, but also puzzlement.
"But why would His Majesty set such a question?”
"This political system is the foundation of the country. It's such an important matter. Why would he ask us, who don't have any fame or fortune? This, this shouldn't be the case."
Qin Chuan shook his head slightly and smiled." Brother Li, you don't have to doubt it. This is precisely the outstanding aspect of His Majesty."”
"Oh? What do you mean?" Li Jun asked curiously.
"Because the identities of us who participated in the imperial examinations are not ordinary!" Qin Chuan explained.”
"Just as Brother Li said, we have no fame or fortune. We are all white bodies. We examinees come from all over the country, so we represent the views of ordinary people from the outside world.”
"But our identities are different from ordinary people. We are scholars, scholars, and our views represent the views of the scholars.”
"There are also some who have even more different identities. Their teachers may be officials of the court, or they may even be born into great clans. Their elders are important officials of the court, and some of them may even be related to the imperial family.”
"Think about it. If His Majesty asks us, isn't that the same as asking the entire court and the entire Great Tang?”
The statuses of these candidates varied and were too complicated. There were all kinds of people.
There were descendants of noble families, descendants of poor families like him, and descendants of ordinary families who wanted to make a name for themselves.
It was precisely because these people had all sorts of identities and could achieve the effect of a wide range of political affairs that Qin Chuan was even more convinced of his guess.
Moreover, there was a good use in asking questions in a strategic manner.
"It's still very safe to ask like this. It's not an official court meeting, nor is it a public policy. There's no need to worry about any influence, and no one will know what His Majesty is thinking, but His Majesty can know everyone's thoughts.”
"High! It was really high! Brother Qin, you're really smart!”
Li Jun's eyes sparkled as she happily raised her glass.
Qin Chuan also raised his wine cup to welcome him and smiled." How am I smart? The one who is truly smart is His Majesty!”
"That's true. Your Majesty is really scheming like the sea!”
Li Jun took a sip of wine and put down the glass.
"Hey, Brother Qin, what do you think of His Majesty?”
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