Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

The emperor appointed Wang Chaoxiao as the chief examiner. There is no one to compete for this job. After all, a group of children from poor families came to take the exam. Which of the high-ranking ministers has no family backing?

Li Xu didn't care about these things, the exam questions for the candidates were decided by him and Wang Chaomian after discussion, thinking about his shoddy grades, it was quite new to be able to become an examiner one day.

Kou Xiao's injury has healed completely, but he still hasn't arrived after ten days of leave, so he lies at home confidently and counts the hairs on his feet. Outsiders don't know and think that he and the eldest prince are both wounded, and even Yushi is not good enough to impeach him .

A few days ago, Li Xu brought a gift to visit the doctor next door. The eldest prince's injuries were indeed much worse than Kou Xiao's. He was secretly satisfied to see that. During the period, he deliberately pinched the first prince's wounds, until his face was bruised from the pain before letting go.

The eldest prince deeply felt that this younger brother was not here to visit the sick, but to take revenge. He really deserved to be a concubine. He couldn't sit still at this level. He calculated that if he held Kou Xiao in his hand, he would threaten Li Xu took the initiative to abdicate, not knowing whether he would choose Jiangshan or Beauty.

After hearing his suggestion, Army Master Huang almost burst out laughing, "My lord, are you sincere? Let's not talk about whether General Kou is a beauty. Even if he is, is there any emperor in history who gave up a great country for a beauty?"

"Pay attention to the words, he is not the emperor yet."

"Yes, but do you think it is possible?"

It's impossible to think about it with your toes, is Li Xu an infatuated kind?Of course not, otherwise he would have defended himself like a jade for his ex-wife, he was too naive.

"Okay, okay, what happened to the previous arrangements? Are all of us here?"

"It's here. The first exam tomorrow. Given their level, it shouldn't be difficult for them to stand out."

"Don't be careless. Students from all over the world are competing together. Who can say that they can pass the test? Why don't you find a way to get the test questions from Wang Dynasty." The eldest prince said naturally.

Junshi Huang's expression changed. He is also a literati. If he is not the eldest prince's aide, he can actually take the selection exam. From a student's point of view, he naturally hates cheating in the examination room.

"The time is running out, and I heard that the question posed by the prince is not difficult. If it is leaked out, it will hurt them if they really pursue it. The prince can rest assured and wait for the result."

The eldest prince just wanted to be safe, and Huang Junshi added another sentence: "If you can't even pass the exam of this level, you may not be able to do anything for the prince in the future. It's better to give up as soon as possible."

This sentence won the heart of the eldest prince, so he didn't hold on to this question. Instead, he stared at Huang Junshi for a while, "Huang Ying, how old are you?"

"The subordinates are thirty-two."

"You are in your prime, why don't you try it too?"

Master Huang asked in surprise, "Why does the prince have such an idea?"

"I just feel that instead of letting those people be selected, it is better to let you go to the court as an official. Maybe you can go higher and farther than them, and you can also provide more help to the king."

Huang Ying thought for a while, and if she shook her head and refused, "This subordinate is a bit clever, but his knowledge is not as good as those students who study hard in a poor window, and your majesty is getting old, and there is not much time left for the prince to plan. Just a few years is not enough to make your subordinates go straight to the sky, and maybe they will be released, and then they will not be able to help you."

The eldest prince gave up this terrible idea immediately after hearing it. Huang Ying was his brain truster. He felt that with Huang Ying by his side, the two of them cooperated seamlessly, and it would be impossible without him.

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On the day of the exam, Li Xu got up early in the morning and changed into a set of silk-splashed brocade clothes. Kou Xiao grabbed his belt tightly as soon as he was upper body.

The man who just woke up stared at Li Xu's waist with fiery eyes, "My lord's clothes are really beautiful, when did you make them?"

Li Xu opened his hand, and felt relieved to see that the belt was not wrinkled. He said strangely: "This is a gift from Lei Yang from Nanyue to the king. There is a whole boatload of goods and a cartload of fabrics. This horse, Xiao Liu took a fancy to it at a glance, and ordered Xiu Niang to work day and night to make such a set, it is really beautiful."

This piece of cloth is made of real silk, which is not uncommon. Aristocrats like silk satin nowadays, but they embroider exquisite patterns on the cloth more, but Li Xu's cloth has no embroidery at all, and the background color is white. The gradient ink color is unevenly splashed, and it looks like a natural landscape painting from a distance, which is extraordinarily refreshing and elegant.

"Not for me?" Kou Xiao asked in surprise.

Li Xu pointed to the new clothes hanging on the screen, "If you want to go out today, you can change into this set. Xiao Liu made it together. How can a family of three lose you? If you are not satisfied, let him change it for you." set."

Kou Xiao walked over and shook his clothes away to take a look. It was also dyed with irregular patterns of gradient colors, but his was dark purple with white patterns like clouds dotted on it, making it look a bit more scholarly. temperament.

"The clothes can be worn normally, and you can't even ride a horse. If you don't pay attention, you will get snagged. I don't know if you can wear them for half a day."

"Study slowly, Ben Wang will take a step first." Li Xu picked up a fan and held it in his hand, and walked out swaggeringly, really like a romantic scholar.

Not long after, the examinees came out of the examination room and got together in twos and threes to review the answers. Li Xu was wearing this outfit and ostentatiously passed through the market. People all over the street cast their eyes on him.

"Is that painted?" A student asked curiously.

Scholars in this era admire elegance, they were quite surprised when they saw Li Xu's body, and wished they could snatch it up and study it.

"If it's painted, it must not be washed. The fabric looks like silk from Jiangnan. If it can't be washed, don't you have to throw it away after wearing it once?"

"Who is that? The one who can afford such clothes must be the son of a nobleman?"

Li Xu walked over with only He Zun and two personal guards, stopped a candidate at random and asked, "Brother, did you just come out of the examination room?"

The examinee bowed to him, lowered his head and replied, "Exactly, I don't know what you can teach me."

"Don't dare, I'm just curious about the content of today's exam. I don't know if it's easy or not? How did you answer?"

Speaking of this, the examinee looked excited, straightened his back a little, and said with a smile: "Young Master is a son of a nobleman, so he doesn't need to go through such an exam. It's really enviable, but this exam is quite interesting. I don't know who gave it. Although many questions are answered poorly, such questions can indeed distinguish the high and low candidates, and when the results are out, there is nothing to say about failing."

"In your opinion, is this difficulty appropriate?"

The examinee said triumphantly: "It's actually quite simple, but it's difficult to answer in depth. If the examiner's requirements are not high, there must be a lot of people who pass the test. However, there are still two exams to come. It's more difficult than a game, and when the result comes out, you will know what level you are."

In the past, there were no major exams, and the candidates could only rely on their usual communication to distinguish between high and low, but not everyone is convinced. With these exams, it will be different. As long as there is no black-box operation, the level of the candidates will be immediately apparent.

Li Xu asked what he wanted to hear, and wandered around the street for a while, successfully attracting the attention of countless men and women, and many people came up to ask him where he bought his clothes. Became a publicity ambassador.

Someone recognized him, and those with low status only dared to salute him from a distance, until they met the eldest grandson of the Wei family, they dared to go up to say hello to him.

The Wei family... Li Xu doesn't have a good opinion of this family, but he doesn't have much dislike. Prime Minister Wei is just an old fox who wants to rely on his elders to sell his elders but is unwilling to pay. I was born in a scholarly family, so I don't easily get along with others.

When it comes to Qingliu, the Wei family is supposed to be Qingliu, but Li Xu feels that this family just hasn't chosen a good position, and it's not really Qingliu.

The eldest grandson of the Wei family in front of him is said to be the best candidate for this selection. He has a high prestige among his peers. He went out to study for three years, traveled all over the country, and later followed a county guard who was in other places. The uncle of the family has studied government affairs for two years and has a wealth of knowledge. If he hadn't been suppressed by his family, he would have been able to enter the court as an official a few years earlier.

But sharpening the knife is not the same as chopping firewood, and his accumulation over the years has also increased his social status a lot. Now that he is re-entering the officialdom, the starting point is not low. Put him somewhere to be a second-in-command like a county magistrate, and wait for a few years of training before being promoted to be a magistrate. Calculated in this way, he is expected to return to Beijing within ten years, and he will be able to take over when Prime Minister Wei retires.

It has to be said that the Wei family's calculations are quite loud, but as long as Li Xu sits on the throne, it is impossible for the Wei family to have a second prime minister.

Although Li Xu won't suppress the noble family as soon as he comes to power, he won't let them grow up. If the good seedlings cultivated by this kind of family are really capable, it's not impossible to use them, but he has the final say on how to use them. .

"Is Your Highness here to come to the scientific examination today?" The eldest grandson of the Wei family is also a handsome figure, his every move reveals aristocratic upbringing, followed by a group of children from the aristocratic family headed by him, they all look quite promising .

Sure enough, birds of a feather flock together and people form groups, and those who play with good children are mostly good children.

Seeing Wei Lan pointing out Li Xu's identity, these children hurried forward to salute, wondering anxiously: Will the prince dislike them because of their retreat just now?

Walking on the street and seeing the leader passing by from a distance, most people will choose to turn a blind eye and take a detour. Those who will come forward to chat are either ambitious or not afraid of the leader.

Of course, the eldest grandson of the Wei family would not be afraid of a prince. The two were of the same age and played together when they were young. Of course, it was the former master, and Li Xu was completely unfamiliar with him.

"Yes, it's the first time to come out to see how it works." Li Xu said honestly.

"I don't know if the prince can reveal the test questions, let me wait for the children of the family to do it, and see how my level is." Wei Lan asked.

"Of course there is no problem. There is a bookstore in the city that sells the same test questions after noon. You can go there to buy a copy and go back to do it. But this king thinks that Mr. Wei doesn't need to do this first question." Set up the test questions, it will be a piece of cake for you."

Wei Lan's expression was soft and gentle, and he looked more and more like a gentle scholar, "You are too famous. I wonder if the same exam questions will be sold every time you finish the exam?"

"Yes, the purpose of this king's examination is to screen talents, and talents are not necessarily only available in the examination room. There are still many scholars in Dayan who have not gone to Beijing. These test papers can let them experience their own level, and they can also work hard in the future. Tu Qiang."

"The prince's love for the people is really admirable. In the future, students will have goals if they want to make progress."

If there is an exam, there is No. 1. The literati are arrogant, and everyone wants to be the first, so naturally there is a goal.

Li Xu's original intention was just to give the poor family some materials to assess themselves. A family like Wei Lan has teachers and classmates, so he doesn't know his own level.

Li Xu left a sentence: "Looking forward to Mr. Wei's performance in the palace examination." Then he left with others.

After he walked away, the first son-in-law yelled: "Did you see that the clothes on King Shun's body are as picturesque, and from a distance I thought it was embroidered, but I didn't expect it to be so beautiful. "

Fa Xiao on the side knocked him on the head, "Did you miss the point? Did you only see that set of clothes?"

"And...what else?"

"Of course the prince said that there is a bookstore that will sell today's exam questions!"

"Which bookstore is this bookstore? Why don't you ask, there are so many bookstores in and around the capital, where can I find them?"

Fa Xiao couldn't bear it anymore, and knocked him again, "Are you stupid, there is a bookstore that is the name of the store, and that bookstore is called "Youjia Bookstore". Who in the capital doesn't know this store?"

"Very...very familiar..."

Wei Lan watched them fight with a smile, and then reminded him: "It's the bookstore that published Mr. Yu's storybook. Recently, Three Kingdoms was published. Didn't everyone buy every issue?"

"That's right, that's right, I remembered, it turned out to be that bookstore. Every time you bring me books, I haven't been there yet."

"Walk around and take a look. It's time to release a new book of Three Kingdoms today. After listening to Mr. Yu's talk that day, I went back and stayed up all night. I didn't understand a few things. Let's take a closer look when we buy it back."

Wei Lan walked with them, but she remembered Li Xu's attitude towards him just now. She always felt that Li Xu and him had become strangers after returning to Beijing this time. The small talk when meeting was saved.

"Do you feel that King Shun has changed a bit compared to five years ago?" Wei Lan tentatively asked his companion.

The young master who was the first to speak just now said "Hey" and said indifferently: "What happened five years ago would have changed a lot for anyone, and the prince was still a teenager at that time, and now he has grown up." Bigger, calmer, not surprising.”

The rest of the people also meant the same thing. It's normal for a person to have some changes when encountering great changes, not to mention they haven't seen King Shun for many years.

Wei Lan thought uncomfortably: Maybe this is normal. If he failed to send charcoal in a timely manner, the only little friendship must have disappeared. What kind of courtesy can we expect?