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During the winter solstice, when the ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven was held, Qiu Xinian got up before dawn and was busy until dawn.

"Use jade as the six vessels to honor the four directions of heaven and earth. Honor the sky with Cangbi, honor the earth with yellow cong, honor the east with Qinggui, honor the south with red zhang, honor the west with white amber, and honor the north with Xuanhuang."

After Qiu Xinian finished reading this sentence, Shi Shiran walked out of the Star Picking Tower, ready to participate in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

The heaven-sacrificing team was vast and dragged on for a very long time. The emperor, civil and military officials, and the common people watching made the city of Ruian extremely lively.The location of offering sacrifices to heaven is at the altar on the outskirts of the city, and the journey is quite far.

"Establish a heart for the world, establish a life for the living and the people, inherit the knowledge of the past saints, and create peace for all generations."

The event of offering sacrifices to heaven went very smoothly, and Luo Lijing was able to achieve what Qiu Xinian asked for to "have fun with the people", but it basically turned into a "fan meeting", and the master kept his face cold kind of.

Gu Qianchen helped his forehead helplessly, and quickly seized an opportunity to let Zhang Quan take Luo Lijing away. The emperor's popularity is also a burden. When did Bofeng become so popular.

Luo Lijing was also very helpless, she did not expect the enthusiasm of the people to be so high, and fortunately there is no folk custom of throwing fruit carts in the previous dynasty, otherwise she would probably be knocked out today.Although this kind of situation will basically not happen with the protection of guards, it is always possible to think about it.

"How's it going, are you tired?" Gu Qianchen asked.

Luo Lijing looked at Gu Qianchen, frowned, and said, "Is this the fulfillment of a childhood wish? Although it's different from what I thought."

Gu Qianchen chuckled when she heard the words, that's true, the little kid wanted to go out of the palace when he was a child, he liked to eat all kinds of snacks, and he also hoped that he could stand in the crowd justifiably and not be treated specially.Thinking of this, Gu Qianchen suddenly remembered something, hurried back to the house, took out something from a small wooden box, and showed it to Luo Lijing, "Do you remember?"

"Of course." Luo Lijing looked at the small wood carving in Gu Qianchen's hand and said, "I've been waiting for it to be completed."

Gu Qian smiled indulgently, didn't say anything, sat down and bowed her head silently, and began to engrave. She was also waiting for this day. She was too busy a few days ago, and now she is finally free.

Chapter 69

In 426, Emperor Fengming changed the country name to Xuanyuan.In February of the first year of Xuanyuan, the imperial examinations were held as scheduled, and the most eye-catching thing was the women's imperial examinations.

When discussing this matter at the beginning, someone proposed to separate male and female subjects, that is, to divide them into men's imperial examinations and women's imperial examinations, which means that in the final palace examination, there will be a male champion and a female champion.When this proposal was put forward, it was immediately affirmed by most ministers.

However, this proposal was rejected by Luo Lijing. There is no difference between men and women in the essays, so there is no need to separate them.In addition, the addition of martial arts, divided into two categories for men and women, will be implemented according to the above proposal.

Luo Lijing took advantage of this opportunity to make it "legal" for women to join the army, which not only achieved the goal, but also blocked the mouths of those people. Even if someone had an opinion, it was difficult to say anything.

Since then, a new model of imperial examinations that has lasted for hundreds of years has taken shape.

The first year of Xuanyuan's imperial examination was held relatively hastily. The imperial examination that was originally held every three years was held again in the second year after the succession of the new emperor and the change of the system, in order to show that the new emperor was thirsty for talents.

Of course, this is undoubtedly an opportunity for those candidates who have been preparing for the exam for many years, and it is also a challenge. The exam that originally had two years of preparation time will suddenly be brought forward.However, Jingguo's imperial examinations are for the selection of talents, not just for the number. In some years, there are even cases where only a dozen people pass the examination.Therefore, every imperial examination is an opportunity that candidates must seize.

When the township examination was held last year, only a few hundred women participated, but the proportion of entering the general examination was much higher.The women of the Jing Dynasty were not absolutely illiterate, and there were many famous families who were all literary uproar afterwards.Of course, women from poor families usually do not have the opportunity to learn to read and write. Because of economic reasons and because of the previous imperial examinations, parents usually put all their hopes on their sons for the opportunity to learn.

Because of this basic situation, almost all the places for women entering the examination are taken by some "scholarly families".And the girls' school that Luo Lijing plans to implement will gradually change this situation.

During the examination period, Rui'an City became much more lively than usual, but different from before, there were some pretty figures in Rui'an City, some of them were even wearing men's clothing, although they could be identified as women at a glance.

Zuiming Building, second floor, private room.

"Ruian City at this time of year has many more beautiful scenery." Luo Lijing said calmly, looking out of the window with her head propped up.

Gu Qianchen smiled, originally he didn't want her to come out, after all, when he sacrificed to heaven last time, many people in Rui'an City had seen Luo Lijing himself, although they just looked at it from a distance, maybe no one would recognize him , but Luo Lijing insisted, so she had no choice but to follow along to avoid any accidents.

However, in fact, there are far more people who have met and known Gu Qianchen than those who can recognize Luo Lijing.This is also in the Zuiming Building. If you go to other places, you will probably be surrounded by crowds.

"Brother Gu, I asked the shopkeeper and came here uninvited. Don't blame me." There was a voice at the door of the private room, which attracted Gu Qianchen to look towards the door. It turned out to be Liu Zeyi.

Gu Qianchen raised an eyebrow at Liu Zeyi, and said, "I wonder if you came in directly."

"Brother Gu has been quite busy these days, so I don't have time to talk about it. I just happen to be free today, so I just..." Liu Zeyi, who was talking, was startled by Luo Lijing who turned his head, and his voice stopped abruptly. He didn't realize who was sitting by the window, so it was okay to ignore His Majesty, "Your Majesty..."

"Huh?" Luo Lijing said coldly, with a strong sense of threat.

The cold sweat on Liu Zeyi's forehead was about to fall, and he quickly changed his words: "Brother Wang, I was rude for a moment, please forgive me."

"It doesn't matter." Luo Lijing replied indifferently, and then moved his gaze out of the window, leaving Liu Zeyi standing or sitting alone, and the whole person froze in place.

Gu Qianchen glanced at Luo Lijing, and cheerfully told Liu Zeyi to sit down.Liu Zeyi stood on the spot and struggled for a few seconds, seeing that Luo Lijing didn't say anything, he sat down as he said.

Luo Lijing stared out of the window wholeheartedly, not caring much about other things.Feeling guilty, Liu Zeyi glanced at Gu Qianchen, Gu Qianchen shrugged, and then smiled meaningfully, making Liu Zeyi get goosebumps all over his body. door-to-door.

Gu Qianchen and Luo Lijing were fine, but Liu Zeyi felt that the atmosphere was suddenly tense, so he could only keep silent and continue to embarrass himself.

"Liu Zeyi, what do you think of this test?" After a while, Luo Lijing turned to look at Liu Zeyi and asked.

Liu Zeyi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I'm stupid, I don't know what your majesty is referring to..."

"Just say what comes to mind." Luo Lijing said indifferently.

"Yes." Liu Zeyi paused for a moment, and then said, "Needless to say about martial arts, it seems that there are no female applicants this year. I don't know much about it. For Wenju, I think that your majesty may find a good minister."

"Oh?" Luo Lijing immediately became interested when he heard this, and continued, "Could it be that you already have someone in mind?"

"Yes, I once read Qing Jiuli's article from my mentor, and I was shocked. As far as I know, she also participated in the imperial examination this time." Liu Zeyi said without hesitation, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong with this move. OK.In fact, the common problem of emperors is suspicion. Throughout history, almost no emperor can be exempt from vulgarity.Liu Zeyi's words, at best, are recommending talents, at worst, they are suspected of forming cliques to cultivate his influence in the court. After all, Liu Zeyi also has a father who is highly respected in the court.

"Your mentor?" Luo Lijing narrowed her eyes and asked, "Qing Ruan?"