Chapter 23： Golden Palace Biography

The people standing were trembling, not daring to show their breath, for fear of offending the emperor.

The people sitting had a good time to rest, drinking tea calmly, just watching the emperor's answer.

There is only one person, and it has nothing to do with him.

Yang Dejin: Hey, the shortcoming is melon seeds.

If it wasn't for such a serious occasion like Sumen Palace, Yang Dejin would really like to cross his legs and watch a play while eating melon seeds.

Li Zichou covered his face with a wry smile for a while, and when he looked up again, his face had regained his composure, and then he picked up his pen again and scribbled on the rice paper.

"Then the last policy question..." Li Zichou finished writing and was about to select courtiers to pose a question.

"Wait a minute, Your Majesty, do you really want to adopt the empress's question?"

Li Zichou raised his head and looked at the speaker: "What's wrong with Prime Minister Liang?"

Liang Jing was speechless, and caressed his round belly with his right hand helplessly, the mustache on his face trembled slightly due to shock and doubt, which looked very funny.

All the officials commented that the empress was too indulgent to Bai Qingyang, and Bai Qingyang really didn't know what to do, and could even ask such treasonous and insinuating questions, so what does the emperor think?

Xie Zhi, standing in the ranks of the six officials in the hall, has never said a word, and she always speaks little in official circles.

But Bai Qingyang's words really frightened her. In her impression, Bai Qingyang had always been a person who endured humiliation and had accumulated a lot of money. She didn't understand why Bai Qingyang in this life dared to be so impulsive.

She recognized the Queen's change, she tolerated Prince Yu's outrageous behavior, but Bai Qingyang...

It's strange, it feels like Bai Qingyang is a little different.

It's true that she is that person, but she always feels that there have been some changes in her mentality.

but…

Xie Zhi thought about it again: since he looked back, the world seems to have not run according to his original memory...

The empress is diligent, Bai Qingyang's actions are more swift and cautious than before, Prince Yu's actions are unpredictable, and he... is a tracer...

Xie Zhi: It's numb.

"Thank you, sir."

"Hmm...huh?" Xie Zhi suddenly pulled out of his thoughts, and found that everyone around him was looking at him.

Li Zichou: "Why is Xie Qing in a daze? I leave this last question to you, is there a problem?"

Afterwards, Xie Zhi was elbowed by Yang Dejin, who came over at some point, and heard her remind in a low voice, "Master Xie, pay attention!"

Xie Zhi: ...Why, I've obviously worked hard to reduce my sense of existence...

But since he was named by the empress, Xie Zhi didn't refuse. He just pondered for a while, and asked a question about criminal proceedings, which was quite satisfactory.

After Li Zichou finished the last question, he closed his pen with satisfaction and showed the test questions to the examinees.

Seeing the terrified and bewildered expressions of those white-clothed scholars, Li Zichou slightly raised a smile that he thought was the Virgin Mary: "Let me tell you first, today the Su Men Palace will not be beheaded or punished. Open your hands and answer the question."

Those exams finally seemed less nervous, and each of them relaxed a little and started to answer the questions. The palace examination is going on in an orderly manner.

Xie Zhi folded his hands and naturally hung them in front of his abdomen. Standing beside him was a lake-blue figure, very dazzling.

Xie Zhi couldn't hold back, she looked ahead and asked in a low voice: "Why is Your Highness here, is there something wrong?"

Yang Dejin also moved a little closer, lowered his head to Xie Zhi's ear furtively, and replied in a low voice: "It's nothing, I just want to stand next to you."

There was a refreshing light fragrance on her body, she approached suddenly, and Xie Zhi had no time to avoid it.

"This is in Su Men Hall, you'd better be more cautious." Xie Zhi slowly inhaled the woody fragrance, his pupils trembled slightly, and he glanced at the Prince's Order hanging on Yang Dejin's waist.

The palace token made of high-quality agarwood is engraved with Yang Dejin's title in ancient characters, and a scarlet agate is inlaid on it. Through the light, it reflects a bright crimson color. There is a hole at the end, and red tassels pass through it. Double-jointed for fixation, hangs down naturally.

Yang Dejin retorted in a low voice: "This king is not stable enough, it's because Mr. Xie is bored..."

Xie Zhi raised his eyebrows, nodded and glanced at Yang Dejin: "Then thank you, Your Highness, sir?"

The two of them stood in the line of six officials, surrounded by a group of courtiers who also wore official robes.

The two spoke in a low voice, thinking that they were low-key and no one was paying attention.

Li Zishou did not look at the two of them, her attention was on those young people in plain white shirts.

Yang Dejin mentioned that Xie Zhi and Bai Qingyang were among these candidates, and these secret stakes played a big role in the later stage, helping Bai Qingyang to settle most of the stumbling blocks and control several important departments of the imperial court.

But it is a pity that these people did not appear too much in the original text, most of them were mentioned in one stroke, the names are unknown, and it is not known how many people there are.

Li Zichou was busy identifying people, and had no time to talk to Yang Dejin.

But in the huge Sumen Hall, there are so many pairs of eyes, and those who have worked in the officialdom for many years are all human beings.

Yang Dejin had only spoken a few words to Xie Zhi, and several veiled eyes had already looked over.

Left Prime Minister Liang Jing was at the head of the civil servants, he turned his body slightly and looked behind.

He thought that the evil star of the Ministry of Punishment was really calm and ascetic, and didn't bother to follow the crowd, and finally ran under the command of the wild prince, hmph.

Ji Zhuilu was also a little surprised, he had the impression that Prince Yu and Xie Zhi should not be familiar with each other, why is Xie Zhi now a member of their prince's party?

Zhang Keji, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, is already very old. He first worked as an errand in the Ministry of Officials, and knew nothing about investigating and adjudicating cases.

But he is very good at employing people. After he was promoted to Minister of the Criminal Ministry, he promoted several quick-minded people to handle affairs, which improved the work efficiency of the Criminal Ministry several levels.

At this time, he was also wondering, usually this young man was the one who didn't need to worry about him the least, what was he doing?

Zhang Shangshu only hoped that he could resign from his old age and return to his hometown smoothly, and his subordinates should not make any fools for him.

Qin Guang, Minister of the Ministry of War, belonged to Liang Jing. He glanced at Prince Yu and Xie Zhi, and then at Zhang Keji. He didn't say anything, but just raised his hand to help his black hat.

Yang Dejin didn't feel that her every move was being watched, so she asked casually: "How many people did Mr. Xie place among these candidates?"

Xie Zhi had already noticed the gazes from other officials, she wanted to leave Yang Dejin alone, but when she heard these words, she subconsciously turned her head to look at her.

Xie Zhi couldn't believe that Yang Dejin even knew about her careful and careful arrangements, she instantly felt that this person was both clever and scary.

But Yang Dejin still had that harmless face, as if she really just wanted to ask herself...

Xie Zhi decided to play dumb to the end, but Yang Dejin didn't expect her to tell him, so he changed the subject again: "After the announcement of the list, there will be a Qujiang Banquet. It's only a few days away, are you ready?"

Xie Zhi pursed his lips, still feeling a little hesitant about Yang Dejin's plan: "Your Highness, are you sure you can pick him up that night?"

Yang Dejin turned her head to look at her: "You don't believe me?"

Xie Zhi is actually not used to being close to others, especially men.

But Yang Dejin was similar in shape to himself, not as oppressive as ordinary men, and had an aura that Xie Zhi couldn't distinguish, and he could easily win the favor of others.

So although Xie Zhi was still wary of Prince Yu's every move, he still had some trust in her.

Before Xie Zhi could answer, Yang Dejin was again attracted by a candidate with a dusty temperament in the middle of the hall.

Xie Zhi followed her gaze and immediately understood.

The young man has a pair of sword eyebrows and star eyes, and looks very handsome.

The appearance is second to none, what is really surprising is his policy question and answer.

Li Zichou was not very satisfied with the candidates before him.

Although he had previously given a reassurance that he would not be convicted or killed, these candidates were so cautious. Several people's answers were flattering and flattering, seeming to please the Empress.

Li Zichou started to have some headaches. Sure enough, they are all nerds who are obsessed with reading sage books, but they are not like the old men who specialize in academics in the Ministry of Rites or Wenyuan Pavilion. up.

It's like clearly not being used to some bad phenomena, but still have to write a string of compliments and fancy flattery on the test paper.

The group leaders are not as good at boasting as test-takers like them.

Until the appearance of Meng Shike, this person's temperament is not like a simple literati, and he feels that he should have experience in working in the government.

University scholar Su looked at it, and thought of Huiyuan's excellent answer sheet, it should be the young man in front of him.

Meng Shike is not flattering, purely stating facts and expressing opinions.

More importantly, unlike the previous candidates who were vague or evasive about the eighth policy question, which was the question posed by Bai Qingyang.

Meng Shike was very courageous, and he really listed several ways to rebel. From planning to implementation, each step has sufficient reasons for action and flexibility.

Hearing this, the people next to him, whether they were candidates, officials or Li Zishou, were all terrified.

Zhou Huaijin's eyes glowed green when he heard his answer, and he leaned over and whispered to Li Zichou: "This junior is not bad, how about being sent by the minister?"

Seeing him rubbing his hands like a fly, Li Zichou knew that this man definitely thought that Meng Shike was very similar to him, that he was the kind who was not afraid of imperial power, and he regarded him as a confidant.

Zhou Huaijin really thought so too.

"It's a good idea, leave it to the queen." Li Zichu replied in a low voice with a half-smile.

"Ah?" Zhou Huaijin suspected that he had heard it wrong, "Why, Your Majesty is really not afraid that Bai Qingyang will assassinate you according to his answer?"

This is an open-book exam for Bai Qingyang!

"...The empress won't kill me." Probably, she would use her sincerity to impress Bai Qingyang, "Besides, I already know Meng Shike's answer, so his plan is abolished."

Zhou Huaijin curled his lips. He really didn't expect the emperor to let go of such a fat...not...such a good person. He felt a little unwilling.

Li Zichou looked at his disappointed look, and added: "I'm afraid that both he and you are too upright, and he won't obey your orders."

Zhou Huaijin blinked, thinking it was true, so she eased her disappointment and asked, "Really?" Unexpectedly, the emperor considered this aspect.

Li Zishou: "Of course!"

False, excuse.

But it was true that Zhou Huaijin could not control Meng Shike, she needed Zhou Huaijin to help her control the overall situation, instead of throwing an opponent to share power with Zhou Huaijin, it was not yet that time.

Anyway, doesn't Bai Qingyang want to be the emperor? Just throw it to her as a favor, because she will definitely be able to tame Meng Shike and make use of it.

After thinking about it, Li Zichou turned to look at Bai Qingyang, only to find that the other party was also looking at her. She was caught peeping, so she could only smile awkwardly at the queen.

Bai Qingyang didn't say anything, turned his head and didn't look at her anymore.

The examination of Su Mendian ended at sunset, and the three most outstanding candidates were Jinshi Jidi. Li Zichou selected Meng Shike as the second place in the list, and another two candidates with excellent grades were selected as the No. 1 Scholar and Tanhua.

After ordering, she also said hello, telling the top three of this class not to go to the Imperial Academy to report, she will requisition herself.

Hearing what Li Zichou said, some of the officials also raised objections, but they were all sent back by the empress.

Meng Shike and the other three were counselors employed by the queen in name, but in fact, only Meng Shike went to Yuheng Palace where Bai Qingyang was located through various procedures.

As soon as the results of the palace examination came out, the Ministry of Rites quickly released the rankings.

At the same time, the folks are already preparing the Qujiang Banquet in full swing, just waiting for the good news of the Golden Palace Chuanlu.

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