After that early court, the court began to prepare for the imperial examination that had been abandoned for a long time.

Jing Qingrong's remarks were spread together with the news of the upcoming imperial examination, and were widely circulated in the market, attracting many talents hidden among the people.

Tang Tu has worked so hard for so many years, Shao Mo's reputation is undoubtedly very good, almost everyone in the frontier supports Shao Mo, but in places far away from the frontier, everyone's attitude towards Shao Mo is just respect, and they will never hesitate The support of his rebellion.

After knowing Shao Mo's rebellion, everyone thought that Shao Mo would become the next emperor himself, and change the dynasty from then on, but in the end it was Li Mo who succeeded, and Da Qin was still there.

Although the sages who retired to the mountains because of the darkness of Qin's officialdom were full of disappointment with Qin, they didn't want to see Qin destroyed, and Shao Mo's actions were definitely stuck on the line they could accept.

All of a sudden, talents from all walks of life appeared in the eyes of the public one after another, and those who were excluded from the officialdom in the past also came out of the mountains and returned to the public's sight.

The streets and alleys are talking about this imperial examination and the talents who have appeared.No matter who they are, no matter what occupation they are in, everyone hopes that their country will get better and better.

Qin did not practice the literary inquisition, and the people talked about it in the street, and the court not only did not stop it, but even let it go.

Qin, which had been rotten for more than a hundred years, finally regained its vitality after cutting off the cancer, and various ideas for governing the country that were thoughtful, flashy, fundamentally pragmatic, and whimsical ideas continued to emerge.

They were circulated in the market, and they were discussed and argued with great interest. Everyone was working hard for Qin's future and paying attention to this imperial examination.

The discussion on these matters at the feet of the emperor was even more intense. Every day in the teahouse, people sat around and discussed with great interest the pros and cons of various strategies for governing the country, and some even quarreled because of their own opinions.

The people discussing these are not only scholars, but also talents from all walks of life. What everyone is discussing is the law of governing the country involving various knowledge.

In the largest teahouse in the capital, there were still heated discussions and rebuttals everywhere.

Yun Duoduo and Shao Mo sat in the private room on the second floor, and the restaurant's signature pastry was placed on the table.

Yun Duoduo was eating sweet-scented osmanthus cake while listening to the conversation of the people below, his eyes turned around depending on the speaker, and he looked as cute as a small animal that was stealing food.

Shao Mo sat opposite Yun Duoduo, watching Yun Duoduo's movements with the corners of his mouth raised.

The current situation is something he never thought about before. Whether it is true or not, Daqin is full of praise for him. Although the court cannot be said to be clear, everyone is doing their own things for Qin, and the people are everywhere. Full of hope, the frontier will not be invaded by barbarians in a short time.

Shao Mo looked at Yun Duoduo who was chewing the pastry, all this was because of the cloud demon who suddenly appeared in front of him, and now, he is his lover.

"What... what's the matter?" Seeing Shao Mo staring at him, Yun Duoduo asked after eating up the pastries in his hand.

Seeing Yun Duoduo's movements, Shao Mo narrowed his eyes, "Why are you eating too much again?"

"I...I didn't!" Yun Duoduo replied loudly with wide eyes and guilt.

"You didn't shout anything." Shao Mo lifted Yun Duoduo's chin with the bamboo chopsticks in his hand, "Tsk tsk, your face is covered with pastry crumbs."

Yun Duoduo immediately covered his face with his hands, trying to "destroy the corpse" with the cake crumbs, but then splashed the crumbs on his face.

Yun Duoduo, who knew she was caught stealing food, dodged the chopsticks, quickly and skillfully threw herself into Shao Mo's arms, put her arms around Shao Mo, and acted softly to Shao Mo.

Shao Mo's mouth was filled with distaste for the cloudy pastry crumbs, but the corners of his lips gradually curled up, and there was a warm smile between his brows.

***

In a blink of an eye, the imperial examination is about to begin.This time the court took a lot of effort, and the imperial examination and military examination were almost carried out together.

Today's Qin State is relatively open in all aspects. Martial arts exams have existed for a long time, mainly for the selection of military officers. However, the situation of the exam is not only military combat, but also combat simulations, military tactics and other situations.

However, the imperial examination only appeared in the past hundred years. It was introduced from a small foreign country, and the improvement was used in Qin.At the beginning, the imperial examination recruited a group of talents and strangers for the court, but later the emperor became more and more stupid, and the power was controlled by the family, so the imperial examination was abolished.

The imperial examination and martial arts examination held this time attracted most of the talents who had retired in the past, and the imperial city became lively again.

The topic of this imperial examination is very simple, just four words, the way of governing the country.

Qin's corrupt rule for so many years has almost hollowed out the foundation of the country. After Shao Mo killed the moths in those countries, he confiscated their rich family wealth into the treasury, which allowed the imperial examinations to be held smoothly.

At the end of the three-day mini-examination, all the test papers were received together and gathered in the palace for review.This review is no longer just the responsibility of a single department, almost all officials came to the palace to help.

Ever since they were scolded by Jing Qingrong once in court, these officials have changed from their previous attitude of "goofing around" and started to work hard for the country.

Whether it is sincere remorse or simply fear that Shao Mo will take down their official positions after the imperial examination, at least in the eyes of outsiders, this imperial examination is the one that the imperial court has valued the most in the past century.It also gave back some hope to those talents who had lost their hearts to Daqin.

The content of the test paper involves knowledge from various sources. These officials have a lot of knowledge in the books, but they don't know anything about specific affairs.

In the end, it was Shao Mo who ordered that people from the craft department be called in to assist the officials in reviewing the test papers. Some assumptions even needed to be made on the spot to verify them.

The original job of the people in the craft department should be to invent utensils for the people. They are all skilled craftsmen. However, in recent years, their role has only been to invent gadgets for the emperor to amuse.

If it weren't for the fear of the emperor's blame, the people in the craft department would have given up.Now participating in the examination paper review team, they naturally agreed, and they showed great energy, and even improved the concept of the examination paper, inventing many gadgets that benefit the country and the people.

Everything in the palace was going on like a raging fire. After Shao Mo handed over the series of affairs of the imperial examination to Tang Tu, he never entered the palace again.

These days, Yun Duoduo nestled in the general's mansion all day long, no matter whether Shao Mo was busy or not, he would always stick to Shao Mo's side.Occasionally, Shao Mo went out under the begging of Yun Duoduo, and he also went straight to the teahouse.

As the days passed, the mountains of test papers were gradually completed, and many talents were found in this imperial examination.

Tang Tu will check and drive away some people who fish in troubled waters and steal other people's views, and the remaining more than a hundred will be the next batch of officials elected.And the martial arts is over, and dozens of warriors with both wisdom and courage are selected.

Send these people all over the country, and send people to spy on them.Now Daqin finally survived his darkness and ushered in a new dawn.

Shao Mo slowly handed over the power in his hands to his subordinates, and he already planned to go to Jiangnan with Yun Duoduo to settle down.

After Tang Tu learned about Shao Mo's plan, he thought about it all night.In the end, he also decided to stay away from the capital, and slowly assigned the work of teaching the little emperor to others.

From the beginning, Li Mo had to see Tang Tu for four or five hours a day, which gradually turned into one or two hours, and finally only saw Tang Tu once in two or three days.Tang Tu moved out of the palace and bought a temporary courtyard in the capital, just waiting to get out at any time.

Li Mo felt a little tangled after he noticed Tang Tu's abnormality. He had been studying with Tang Tu these days. No matter what he didn't understand, he could ask Tang Tu and he could perfectly answer his doubts.

Although those courtiers secretly told him that Tang Tu and Shao Mo had taken his power every day when they taught him and wanted him to take it back, but Li Mo was still close to Tang Tu, a relative who was very good to him.

***

two years later.Jiangnan.

"Soup dumplings, freshly made soup dumplings~"

"The guest officer wants a bowl of hot soup cakes!"

Shouting and hawking filled the streets and alleys, Yun Duoduo and Shao Mo walked on the street.

Yun Duoduo walked ahead holding Shao Mo's hand, chewing on the steamed buns he just bought, but his eyes were still on the street food.

Shao Mo walked behind dotingly for Yun Duoduo to fend off passers-by, and the two guards behind him were carrying all kinds of snacks bought by Yun Duoduo.

"Ah Mo, where's Li Mo?" Remembering that he didn't see Li Mo this morning, Yun Duoduo turned back and asked Shao Mo who was behind him.

"I'm leaving for the capital today." Shao Mo replied indifferently.

Two years ago, Li Mo's status in the palace was not much different from that of a mascot. The various excerpts and memorials were just symbols for him to take a look. The final decision was made by Shao Mo's subordinates after discussion.

Therefore, after discovering that Tang Tu was about to leave, Li Mo secretly hid in the carriage he set off from. The people in the palace only went to take riding and archery lessons as the emperor, and at first they didn't find Li Mo's disappearance at all.

After Tang Tu found Li Mo in the carriage, he didn't dare to make a decision alone, so he had to take him to find Shao Mo and others who had just set off.

Originally, Tang Tu didn't have a fixed place he wanted to go, but with Li Mo's departure, he had no choice but to go to the border with Shao Mo and then turn to Jiangnan.Shao Mo asked someone to send a letter back, no matter how the ministers in the capital made trouble, Li Mo finally set off with them.

On the way, Li Mo really experienced the people's livelihood and the people's feelings, and he had some feelings on top of what he usually learned.

Back in the frontier, Shao Motangtu was more important than the emperor in the hearts of the residents here, so he naturally received a warm welcome, and Li Mo was regarded as their relative and respected.

On the way from the frontier to the south of the Yangtze River, Shao Mo and Tang Tu consciously let Li Mo get in touch with the inconvenience and poverty of the people of Daqin, feel their sorrow and helplessness, and let Li Mo know how many people's lives will be affected by a corrupt parent official. bring sorrow.

Li Mo, who didn't talk much before, became even more silent now. He no longer complained about his experiences every day, and focused more on his people. Seeing that his people were not doing well, he still Young hearts will become sour.

Li Mo later found out that this was his responsibility.

When they arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, Shao Mo and Yun Duoduo stopped running around.On the other hand, Li Mo and Tang Tu began to focus on Jiangnan, and set out again and again to secretly observe the lives of the people in the southern land, but they also solved several people who were obedient and obedient by mistake.

Li Mo is now fifteen, and two years after leaving the palace, he finally returned to the capital again, back to the palace.

Under his decision-making, Qin became stronger, attached importance to the Ministry of Crafts, and developed the people's livelihood. Later history books spoke highly of him.

Tang Tu has been assisting Li Mo the most, first arranged by Shao Mo, and later became a habit, and has been evaluated by a virtuous minister in the history books. The only thing that is criticized is that he was rich in the second half of his life but never married a wife.

As for Shao Mo, the vigorous "Qing Emperor's side", and the final incident of him and his servant Shao Ying's death in the south of the Yangtze River made people in later generations have mixed opinions on him. Of course, Shao Mo doesn't care about his own evaluation at all. The only thing I care about is the clouds.

Shao Mo and Yun Duoduo have lived in Jiangnan all their lives, and Shao Mo's anxiety grew stronger as he got older. He always felt that Yun Duoduo would leave when he couldn't see him, but in the end he didn't let Yun Duoduo leave his side for a moment.

If it was another person, it would have collapsed a long time ago, and only Yun Duoduo would follow Shao Mo and accompany him for the rest of his life.

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