Great Tang, Zhenguan Third Year.
In order to seek talents, Emperor Li Er set up the imperial examination to recruit talents from all over the world.
After the imperial examination, a strange article shocked the entire Chang 'an.
The Buddhist Extermination Theory, the Quyuan Plough, the reform of the government, the three-piece warhorse set, and all kinds of wonderful answers made people gasp in amazement.
His Majesty Li Erqin appointed him as the new champion.
Everyone was in awe.
……
At night, everything was silent.
The majestic Duke Zhao Residence was brightly lit.
"Duke Zhao, you mean to say that you want me to give the top scholar position to your son Zhangsun Chong?”
A handsome young scholar looked indifferently at Zhangsun Wuji, the Duke of Zhao.
The youth was called Qin Mu.
He was not a person of the Great Tang, but he had accidentally transmigrated here and taken the imperial examination.
Relying on his own understanding of history, Qin Mu wrote an ancient essay in the imperial examination.
He talked about the drawbacks and reforms of various industries.
The scope of his research was so wide and his ideas were so strange that it shocked the entire court.
At this moment, Zhangsun Wuji found Qin Mu and invited him to the banquet.
On the surface, it was a banquet for Qin Mu, but in reality, Zhangsun Wuji wanted Qin Mu to give up the position of top scholar to his son, Zhangsun Chong.
"Hehehe, young man, you don't have to be so straightforward. You don't have a background, and even if you were lucky enough to become the top scorer, you wouldn't be able to make a name for yourself in the future.”
"There are 100 taels of silver here. It's not a lot, but it's enough for a commoner like you to live without worry for the rest of your life.”
Zhangsun Wuji's face was full of smiles, and his eyes flickered with a shrewd light.
Ha!
One hundred taels of silver for the position of the top scorer!
What a good plan.
"What if I don't agree?"
A trace of unwillingness flashed in Qin Mu's eyes.
Just because he was born into a poor family, he couldn't even have the chance to enter the imperial court?
"Hehehe, young man, you are still too young.”
Zhangsun Wuji stroked his beard, his eyes that had gone through the vicissitudes of life flickering with a shrewd light.
He wasn't surprised by Qin Mu's reaction.
No one would be able to accept such a thing.
But it didn't matter.
Since you don't want to give up, I'll make you give up!
Zhangsun Wuji continued to enigmatically ask,""Let me ask you, do you know why His Majesty held the Imperial Examination?”
"Win over the hearts of the people?"
Qin Mu asked back.
Upon hearing this, Zhangsun Wuji's expression changed slightly before returning to normal.
"Good, good, good. As expected of a person who can write ancient works. He can actually see through the heavenly secrets with a single sentence.”
"That's right, it's to win over the hearts of the people. However, you only saw the first level.”
"Not only does His Majesty want to win over the hearts of the people, but he also wants to make the scholars in the world tired of running for fame so that they won't have any disloyalty.”
"What carp leaping over the dragon gate, what poor family giving birth to noble children, those are just to give you commoners a beautiful fantasy.”
"The officialdom will always belong to the game at the top.”
"You should understand now, right? To you, this top scorer is a curse, not a blessing. Even if you entered the officialdom as the top scholar, you might end up with your head cut off.”
"Come to think of it, I'm not harming you. I'm saving you.”
Zhangsun Wuji spoke excitedly, his face flushed red with excitement, as if he was doing a righteous deed.
Looking at his narcissistic look, Qin Mu felt disgusted.
To be able to say such a shameless thing in such a dignified manner, he truly was the number one schemer of the Great Tang!
"How is it? Have you considered it clearly this time?"
Zhangsun Wuji was quite confident.
He had seen a lot of poor students like Qin Mu.
There were plenty of ways to make this kid give up.
" There's one more question."
Qin Mu didn't answer Zhangsun Wuji directly and continued asking,""I heard that His Majesty has also seen my article. Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will find out that you've deceived your superiors and subordinates and impersonated me?”
"Hahaha, good question!"
Zhangsun Wuji clapped his hands and laughed loudly. He was even more proud of himself as he said confidently,"Young man, you are indeed a peerless genius, but your experience in the world is still shallow. I don't know how deep the water is.”
"In that case, let me tell you another secret! Giving your position of top scholar to my son was not my idea alone. It was His Majesty's idea.”
"Do you think His Majesty really wants you Humble Class people to be in power? Do you really think you have a place in the government? To tell you the truth, in this imperial examination, other than you, the top scorer, the second runner-up, the top scorer, the top scorer, and the top 108, all of them are from aristocratic families.”
Boom!
The moment he said that, Qin Mu's head was about to explode.
What was that?
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It was Li Er!
He actually allowed Zhangsun Wuji to do such a despicable thing?
Qin Mu's gaze turned from shock to disappointment, and finally, it became incomparably cold.
In an instant.
All his beautiful fantasies about Li Er were shattered.
He thought that after the incident at Xuanwu Sect, although Li Er was ruthless and forced his father to kill his brother, he was still diligent and determined to be a good emperor.
But the truth was like this?
Originally, he thought that he could display his ambition to his heart's content, fantasizing that Li Er would cherish talent as much as his life and visit the thatched cottage three times, but in the end, it was just a game of dignitaries and meritorious deeds.
Qin Mu clenched his fist, and his qi and blood surged.
He hated it!
He hated the injustice of this world!
But what could he do?
He was in the Duke's mansion, surrounded by guards.
He was powerless. If he made a slight move, he might immediately be beheaded.
So what if he hated her?
No matter which world it was, the strong would always be respected!
Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully obtaining the God-level check-in system!
At this moment, a mechanical voice appeared in Qin Mu's mind.
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