III Jiangshan

"Is this the ranking circled by the eight adults who read the papers?" Yuan Junshu held the joint memorial and asked Yuan Youqi.

"The eight of them decided it!" Yuan Youqi snorted, obviously not satisfied with the result.

Yuan Junshu noticed the change in her mood, pursed his lips, and secretly wondered what did not satisfy His Majesty.

"What do you think of the result?" Yuan Youqi suddenly asked.

"Your Majesty refers to..." Yuan Junshu quickly scanned the rankings on the memorial, and finally landed on Zhou Leshi's name.

Yuan Youqi glanced at her meaningfully, then turned outside the small study, "Tang Xi!"

The Emperor and the Prince of Xiangyang were discussing matters in the small study, and Tang Xi had already withdrawn wisely.The emperor's importance to the Prince of Xiangyang is becoming more and more obvious. It is not yet known what kind of high position the King of Xiangyang will reach in the future.However, with His Majesty's promotion and Xiangyang County King's willingness to work hard, he will not be able to secure the supreme high position in the future.

Tang Xi has served Yuan Youqi for decades, and his friendship is unusual, but he has no friendship with Yuan Junshu.Yuan Youqi would consider his affection to tolerate and trust him, but Yuan Junshu might not.Don't you know that "one emperor and one courtier"?The adults in the previous dynasty were like this, let alone a man who survived his sentence by serving the venerable?

Tang Xi had already gotten along well in the palace, and had learned to plan for himself in advance.Because of affection, he will serve Yuan Youqi wholeheartedly; but for Yuan Junshu, he has to be extremely cautious.

At this moment, he heard Yuan Youqi's call, and rushed in to wait for orders.

Sure enough, Yuan Youqi ordered him to present the test papers of the female candidates who were rejected in the palace examination.

A total of thirty test papers were all sealed, and Tang Xi led two proper eunuchs to bring them up.

Yuan Youqi waved them away, randomly took out three copies from the desk, and handed them to Yuan Junshu, "Jun Shu, come and see for me, which of these three answers is higher and which is lower."

Yuan Youqi draws the paper extremely skillfully, apparently he has read it countless times.Yuan Junshu secretly wrote down this detail.

Seeing that Yuan Youqi removed the seal casually, the name and hometown information on it was about to be revealed.

Yuan Junshu pressed Yuan Youqi's sleeve in time: "Wait a minute, Your Majesty!"

Yuan Youqi stopped his movements, tilted his head, and looked at her with a slight smile.

Yuan Junshu was uncomfortable being stared at by Yuan Youqi, and subconsciously avoided it.

People say that today's son is beautiful and unforgettable, but Yuan Junshu didn't pay much attention to this matter before.

Because she used to be more in awe of Yuan Youqi, and rarely looked directly at her.Whether it's looking directly at them, or dealing with court affairs, all they think about is the military, government, wealth, etc., or it's the unavoidable tension and vigilance for fear of losing their dignity when dealing with the imperial court.This time can be regarded as the first time she really took a close look at Yuan Youqi's facial features and appearance.

Even though the Ninth Five-Year Lord in front of her was her cousin by blood, Yuan Junshu still had to admit that that face, especially the one with a faint smile, made her want to see more A few glances.

At the same time, another thought that shouldn't appear suddenly ran over Yuan Junshu's mind——

She suddenly remembered that when she was in Shaozhou, she used to disguise herself as a man for the convenience of walking and exploring.

The biggest trouble for a woman disguised as a man, apart from the need to cover her breasts, is her Adam's apple and beard.

Not every man has an Adam's apple, it is obvious, but beards, except for underdeveloped teenagers and castrated internal officials, almost every adult man has it.

When Yuan Junshu served Shaozhou folks, he could pretend to be a young man by taking advantage of his age, and the beard didn't bother her at all.But if she has already passed her thirties, she might have to worry about dressing up...

This thought exploded in Yuan Junshu's mind like lightning and thunder, making her stunned for an instant.Her body was stiff, and she forced her will to control her gaze, focusing only on the white jade paperweight on the desk, not allowing herself to say any doubtful inquiries, and looking at Yuan Youqi who was within a foot.

The thought that suddenly flashed just now was really... so terrifying.

Yuan Junshu's heart tightened suddenly.

Because the distance was too close, she was worried that Yuan Youqi would notice her abnormal heartbeat.

Compared to her nervousness, Yuan Youqi didn't have too many thoughts.

For Yuan Junshu, Yuan Youqi is extremely at ease.Seeing that Yuan Junshu stopped his action of unsealing the seal, she lowered her head and said nothing, just as Yuan Junshu hesitated, so she spoke to encourage him like a caring elder.

"What Jun Shu wants to say, just say it bluntly, I won't blame you." The smile on Yuan Youqi's face grew wider.

Yuan Junshu's cheeks felt a little hot, and he buried his head even lower, and a word came out of his throat, "I, I think... to be fair, it's better for your majesty to... don't let me see the name for the time being. "

Yuan Youqi smiled knowingly, and said, "That's fine."

She didn't expect Yuan Junshu to be embarrassed by her "beauty" at all, and she thought that Yuan Junshu didn't dare to face her because of "unreasonable" ideas.

The emperor's body finally retreated and leaned against the back of the chair.Yuan Junshu secretly let out a long sigh of relief, feeling relieved.

She tried to focus on the three test papers in her hand.As soon as one of them was opened, Yuan Junshu's spirit that had just relaxed suddenly tightened again——

She could read the words on that test paper.That's Zhou Leshi's words!Never go wrong!Back then, they also studied together in...

Yuan Junshu didn't have the heart to continue thinking, because she had already sensed Yuan Youqi's gaze on her head.She gritted her teeth and temporarily put the test paper aside.

All her actions fell into Yuan Youqi's eyes, which made Yuan Youqi quite interesting.

Yuan Youqi has read Zhou Leshi's article and has a good knowledge.His articles are just like the person, although they look calm on the surface, but they are beautiful inside, and they discuss political affairs very well, they are all down-to-earth, and basically they don't see the usual extremes of young people, which makes Yuanyou Qi felt refreshed.

It is indeed a pity that a talent like Zhou Leshi is trapped in the harem.Yuan Youqi said in his heart.After seeing Zhou Leshi's palace examination essay, she specially called for his examination essay. After reading it, she became more interested in Zhou Leshi, a woman.Of course, that is the master's interest in his subjects.

However, Yuan Junshu's attitude towards Zhou Leshi has always made Yuan Youqi more interested.

Before, Yuan Youqi was not happy when he received the joint memorial of the eight ministers who read the papers, and saw the candidates they circled and the suggestions for the top three.

How could her Ah Heng be ranked third!

Ah Heng is talented and knowledgeable, not to mention she is a young girl in the female department, even if she is named the number one scholar in the female department, Yuan Youqi feels that she has been wronged.

Even if Ah Heng gave the entire Great Wei Dynasty to Ah Heng, she would be able to manage it in an orderly manner.No, she will govern better than me!

I was taught by Ah Heng, I am so powerful, Ah Heng is naturally stronger than me!

To Mochi, to himself, Yuan Youqi is so confident.

However, with such a talent, he was aggrieved by the eight ministers who read the papers and became the best candidate!This is called a great injustice!

At that time, Yuan Youqi really wanted to bring the eight ministers who read the papers, patted the table, pointed at their noses and scolded them for being a vegetarian!Scold them "this is how I select talents for me with my salary"!

If this matter had been done when she first ascended the throne, Yuan Youqi might have done it; however, she is no longer as young and impulsive as she was back then.

After slowly suppressing his anger, Yuan Youqi did a lot of self-reflection——

She ordered someone to send the [-] answer sheets that were selected as candidates, and spread them out on the book case like today, without removing the seal to see the name and place of origin, only the content of the answer sheet.

After reading it back and forth for a full two times, she was still firm in her previous thoughts: Ah Heng's answer sheet was still the top one.

Because she could read Mochi's characters, Yuan Youqi knew which one of the [-] answer sheets belonged to Mochi at a glance.

The Great Wei was full of talented people, and those who could participate in the women's department examination were the top among the young women in the Great Wei. Their strategies and theories can be said to have their own strengths and styles.But if one has a vicious and sophisticated vision, a penetrating analysis, and a deep understanding of the essence of government affairs, the one who has a more accurate insight into his future plans for the government is none other than Mochi.

Yuan Youqi didn't believe that among the eight civil servants she carefully selected to read the papers, she couldn't even tell which one was more profound and more suitable to be an official of the Great Wei.

If that's the case, they don't have to be officials.With such a vision, if he stays in his original position, he will be a burden to the court.

In fact, for Yu Yuanyouqi, it is not difficult to understand the reason after calming down——

Zhou Leshi used to be her concubine, and she reconciled with her back then, and the reconciliation letter was still written like that; and there was also the story of being invited by the King of Xiangyang to ride in the same car that day, it is hard to guarantee that the ministers who read the papers will not pay special attention.

As for Guan Jin, during the imperial examination at the Xuanhua Palace that day, such a big event happened in front of the imperial court, and he was gently bypassed by himself, and even gave words of encouragement. New inkstones, inks, and brushes.What the ministers stare at every day is nothing more than their own every move. Can they not think hard about such things?

Even if the eight reading ministers uphold the impartiality, the first thing they see is Zhou Leshi and Guan Jin's talents and learning reflected on the papers. In comparison, Mochi, who has "no background", no matter how outstanding his talent is, is still the same. He was dumped by them to the position of Tanhua.

After figuring out the joints, Yuan Youqi felt that he was going to be stunned to death——

The previous Heli sent Zhou Leshi out of the palace, not only as a reward for Zhou Leshi's help in getting rid of Tan Shaoer, but also to make room for Mochi in the palace in the future; when he treated Guan Jin kindly that day, there was some misfortune to be diverted to the east. ．The meaning of playing ink pool.It was all because of Mochi, but in the end it became a reason to wrong Mochi!

This, what is this!

The more Yuan Youqi thought about it, the more he felt depressed and panicked.

She suddenly realized a more terrifying thing: the eight old guys put Guan Jin first, couldn't they be showing their attitude to please themselves?He, they don't... they don't think that I'm attracted to Guan Jin's looks!

Thinking of the cold eyes from Mochi when he was talking to Guan Jin in the Xuanhua Palace, Yuan Youqi was in a particularly bad mood.

"hiss--"

She gasped, trying to recall what Guan Jin looked like, so that the old guys thought they had taken a fancy to her, but they couldn't remember anyway.

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