Tang Empire, Chang 'an Fortress, Taiji Palace.
At this moment, the morning court session officially began.
"The Imperial Examination is now in full swing, and the general exams are about to begin. We have to choose an examiner and arrange the general exams in Chang 'an!”
Li Shi Min looked at the ministers and said.
The imperial examination was divided into several parts. The first was the child examination, followed by the provincial examination, and then the general examination in Chang 'an. Basically, those who passed the general examination would pass the imperial examination!
Finally, it was the court examination, where the top scorer, the top beauty, and the second place were separated!
Therefore, the general exams were of utmost importance. Generally speaking, it was arranged for a famous minister in the court to be the main examiner!
As for the position of the head examiner, everyone was fighting for it. After all, if they became the head examiner, this batch of scholars would become their disciples!
In the future, when high school students entered the imperial court, they would have to show respect to him!
However, this was the first time the Great Tang was holding the imperial examinations, so no one dared to compete for a spot!
Who would dare to fight for the chance to gather prestige as the chief examiner of the first imperial examination?
Everyone had already made up their minds. This head examiner was either Du Ruhui or Fang Xuanling!
Among the civil officials in the court, other than these two people who had immense power, there was probably no one else who could sit in the position of the chief examiner!
As for Zhangsun Wuji, he had long been forgotten by everyone. After all, Zhangsun Wuji's identity was too special. He was related to Li Shiming, so he usually didn't get a chance to do good things!
He also knew that he would not fight for it. In any case, he would be very satisfied with his position and let the Zhangsun Clan prosper!
However, what everyone did not expect was…
"This time, Minister Du and Minister Fang are unable to take the position of chief examiner for some reason, so you can recommend someone to take the position!”
Li Shi Min said.
Everyone was dumbfounded. This great opportunity was not for Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling! What the f * ck was going on!
Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling: " This is all because the Second Prince is going to participate in the imperial examination. Moreover, he has passed and is preparing for the provincial examination. If the two of us become the chief examiners, won't we be discovered?"
Therefore, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling had to give up this great opportunity to hide Li Shiming's identity!
The ministers saw Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling lowering their heads in silence and silently agreeing to this matter. All of a sudden, everyone's thoughts became active.
Who wouldn't want such a good opportunity? Previously, it was mainly because of Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling, the two great mountains, that they didn't have any chance at all. Now that the two of them had given up, everyone naturally wanted it!
"Your Majesty, I, Kong Yingda, recommend myself! I'm familiar with the Analects of Confucius. I can share your worries for your majesty!”Kong Yingda, with a head full of white hair, walked out with big steps and cupped his hands towards Li Shiming.
When many people saw Kong Yingda walk out, they immediately lost all their thoughts!
After all, Kong Yingda's identity was not simple. He was a great scholar of the Great Tang, and he was even more famous in the academy and revered by everyone!
Not to mention his identity. His surname was Kong, which was very rare. It was the same surname as Confucius. And unfortunately, this Kong Yingda was the grandson of Confucius!
This was a descendant of Confucius and a great scholar of the dynasty. If such a person wanted to compete for the position of the head examiner, ordinary people would probably not have a chance!
"Your Majesty, I, Old Cheng, would also like to recommend myself. I, Old Cheng, would also like to share your worries!”As a general, Cheng Yaojin had always been unhappy with Kong Yingda. He also had a huge conflict with Kong Yingda!
The two of them often cursed at each other during the morning court session!
Therefore, at this critical moment, Cheng Yaojin naturally had to stand up and disgust Kong Yingda!
Sure enough, before Li Shiming could speak, Kong Yingda was furious and pointed at Cheng Yaojin's nose.
"You old fogey, what right does a general like you have to be the head examiner!”
"Bah, aren't you just relying on the fact that you're the grandson of Confucius? If you can do it, why can't I? I've fought my way out of the battlefield!”
Cheng Yaojin expressed his dissatisfaction and immediately retorted angrily.
"This is the imperial examination! Do you understand? Imperial examinations, what qualifications do you, a martial artist, have to be the chief examiner of the imperial examinations!”Kong Yingda's eyes were filled with disdain. He had always looked down on generals.
"Hehe, I just happened to read the Analects of Confucius recently. I can barely be considered to have some achievements in my studies. Although I can't compare with Du Xianghe and Fang, I can still compare with the grandson of Confucius who fishes for fame!”
Cheng Yaojin sneered and said.
"Puff!" His words caused everyone in the court to burst out laughing. Even Li Shiming's lips twitched helplessly!
He really had no way to deal with Cheng Yaojin, this old demon!
"Hmph, you can still read the Analects of Confucius? Let me ask you! A gentleman does not ask for satisfaction when eating, does not ask for peace when living, is quick in doing things and cautious in speaking, and is correct when he has the way. What is the meaning of this?”
Kong Yingda did not hold back at all and directly said the Analects of Confucius!
Cheng Yaojin was also stunned when he heard that. He really didn't expect Kong Yingda to ask him directly. He scratched his head and said shamelessly.
"The meaning is simple. It means that Confucius did not have enough to eat and had no place to sleep. He was so afraid of doing things that he did not even dare to speak! Sigh, why is Confucius so cowardly?"
"Puhahahaha!"
Cheng Yaojin's words made everyone laugh again.
"Idiot!" Kong Yingda, on the other hand, was furious. Her face was flushed red as she cursed again.
"Who are you calling an idiot? Believe it or not, I'll show you right now! I'll punch you!" Cheng Yaojin glared at Kong Yingda fiercely.
"Alright, alright, Zhijie, stop fooling around. This time, Kong Yingda will be the head examiner!”Li Shimin quickly waved his hand to stop the two from arguing." Alright, the meeting is over. Minister Fang, Minister Du, please come over!"”
Li Shiming left after he finished speaking. Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling exchanged a glance. They knew that this was about the Second Prince, so they could only head to the Dew Palace quietly.
...
In the Dew Palace, Li Shiming looked at Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling hesitantly and asked.
"Zhen is thinking, how about we do some underhanded operations and brush Feng 'er off so that he can't get in?”
"Eh!" Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and thought for a while. Then, they looked at Li Shiming carefully and said,"Your Majesty, this is the first imperial examination since the founding of the Great Tang.”
"And if the head examiner is Kong Yingda, I'm afraid he won't be willing to cooperate with Your Majesty!”
Li Shimin rubbed his nose awkwardly when he heard their conversation. The Emperor had taken the lead in manipulating the situation. It was indeed a little unreasonable that it was his first time taking the imperial examination!
Li Shi Min looked at the two of them helplessly.
"Then what do you think we should do? What if Feng 'er really passed and entered the court examinations?”
Only the top ten could enter the court examinations.
"Then let's meet! Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to keep hiding your identity. We've also estimated how much money the Second Prince has earned in the past six months. That's almost enough to rival a country. If you delay for another six months, the Second Prince will really rebel! After all, we don't know how many tricks the Second Prince has up his sleeve!”
Du Ruhui hurriedly said. He really didn't want Li Shiming to continue hiding his identity!
Even Fang Xuanling nodded in agreement."That's right, Your Majesty. The Second Prince is extremely intelligent. In the past six months, we don't even know how many tricks he has set up. Just in case, it's better to expose our identities!”
Li Shiming hesitated for a long time before he sighed and said,"
"Sigh, let me consider this matter!”
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