Lang Jun is coming

In the seventh year of Jianyuan, on April 21, the flowers and plants gradually became luxuriant.Candidates who pass the re-examination will face the saint today to take the palace examination.

Since early in the morning, all the officials have been waiting outside the Chongzheng Hall.The official family wears a red round collar, a jade handcuffs belt around the waist, and a toe with the feet stretched out on the head. They sit on the ivory wooden chair in the Chongzheng Hall.

At this time, the examinees had just finished saluting, and were kneeling and sitting at their respective desks, waiting for the examiner to issue the strategy questions.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Mei Yanyu bowed his hands to the officials, and just now ordered people to lower the curtain hanging on the forehead of the hall.The policy questions slowly unfolded along with the curtain.

All the examinees saw that the question on the curtain was written in square script.

"In the previous dynasty, the field of the emperor was thousands of miles away, and it was called Wancheng. There are ten thousand horses, and there are twelve idle horses. And the 360 ​​officials of the six ministers must all have their own chariots and horses. Aren't there too many chariots and horses? How much land is a field, how much is the land for herding, and how many horses can be accommodated? How much is a land of thousands of miles? Is it not good to raise horses now? There should be something to say."

To put it bluntly, it is an allusion from the previous dynasty, alluding to the plight of the lack of good horses in this dynasty.Ask the candidates present what arguments they have and how to deal with them.

All the candidates were stunned for a moment.They prepared a lot before the palace examination, and they read the palace examination questions several times in the past few years, which can be said to be thorough.No one expected that this year's policy questions would be different from the previous ones.

From the Taizu to the present, all the examinations are the way of being an official, or people's livelihood.Today, it is the first time that a policy issue has been proposed to solve current affairs.

Mei Yanyu sat on the wooden chair and watched the candidates show embarrassment, not knowing how to write for a long time.From the corner of his eye, he looked at the official sitting in the upper position.It was found that his face was expressionless, and his eyes swept over the candidates one by one, inevitably showing some disappointment.

This year's palace examination questions were written by the officials themselves.The purpose is to recruit available talents for the new system.So it's different than before.Unfortunately, the results seem to be unsatisfactory.

The palace examination will not be until sunset.Wearing an official uniform, Pei Lian stood straight in the line of civil servants outside the Chongzheng Hall.Staring at the wat board in his hand, his thoughts had already flown to Song Yiqing's side.

The Palace Examination has always had little to do with them.The left and right are to be a foil and meet new colleagues in the future.Boring and a waste of energy.

"Wei Song, Brother Wei Song!"

Meng Ruanqing stood in a row next to Pei Lian, almost shoulder to shoulder, and yelled several times in a low voice, but there was no response.He glanced around, and there was no movement in the hall, so he quietly tugged on Pei Lian's sleeve.

Pei Lian was just remembering the scene when she flirted with Song Yiqing in the Song Mansion, when she was suddenly interrupted, with a smile still on the corner of her mouth.His eyebrows were already furrowed, and realizing that it was his good friend Meng Ruanqing, he only replied.

"What for?"

"I've seen you laughing from time to time these past two days. I don't know what happy event you've met, and why don't you tell Zhongwei and me?"

Bored left and right, Meng Ruanqing simply lowered his head and began to chat.Yesterday morning when the court was discussing matters, Pei Lian was frequently absent-minded, and it is still the same today.

Ever since they knew that the government was going to change the old system, Meng Ruanqing and Chen Juncong had two big heads.Busy running and testing among various officials, it was miserable.Unexpectedly, Pei Lian didn't see sadness, but looked happy instead.

Among them, there is definitely something!

See them whispering to each other.Chen Juncong, who was standing behind Pei Lian, took a step forward silently and listened carefully.

The officials also talked privately.So their behavior is not too abrupt.Pei Lian didn't intend to hide it from them either, and the expression on his face couldn't be concealed.

"Pei found the 'cat' he met that day."

"cat?"

Meng Ruanqing was stunned and at a loss.The voice also subconsciously grew louder.It provoked a group of colleagues to turn around.

Chen Juncong tugged at his sleeve.Meng Ruanqing cast an apologetic look at his colleagues.Just listen to Chen Juncong reminding in a low voice, "Song."

They are all Jinshi background, not stupid.A little mention, immediately understand.Meng Ruanqing came to his senses immediately, and was waiting for detailed questioning.He heard movement in the hall.

All the officials stood silently.

Pei Lian hurriedly said the last sentence to the two of them.

"Tomorrow there will be a poetry meeting in my residence, you must come."

Poetry?

Meng Ruanqing and Chen Juncong looked at each other in surprise.Although Pei Lian is Mei Yanyu, a disciple of the so-called Qiyan Weng.But there has never been a poetry meeting.To put it bluntly, Pei Lian didn't look like a military general on the outside, and he didn't look like a civil servant on the inside.He has a literary talent after reading poetry and books, but he doesn't like the whining of civil officials.

Unfortunately, the imperial examination seems to be over and the roll call is about to begin.No matter how many questions the two of them have, they can only hold back for a while.

The sun had already set halfway in the sky, and the dim sunlight shone on the bluestone bricks in the palace, reflecting the straight figures of the people in official uniforms from afar.

The examinees had already left the Chongzheng Hall and stood in several rows, waiting respectfully and anxiously for the roll call.

Mei Yanyu presented the test papers of all the examinees for review with the officials.Xiao Liu'er was waiting for his pen and ink.

"Is Bachelor Mei satisfied?"

The officials picked one after another and spoke slowly.

Mei Yanyu's temples were already graying, and thanks to the gift from the official family, Xu sat down to grade the papers.Seeing the official's expression, he guessed the holy meaning in his heart.Finally, he said truthfully: "I see that there is something to be said, so I only ask the officials to judge."

The superior raised his eyebrows, as if quite satisfied with the answer.Draw a few from a pile of policy theories.They are Wu Shunqin from Wu County, Ningzhou; Gu Huaibi from Congping County in the south of the Yangtze River; Xie Qian from Xinfan County in Yizhou.

These three people's fonts are neat petite lowercase.The birthplace, name, and age are marked on the policy theory.

Mei Yanyu looked at them one by one.It is clear in my heart.These three people have novel and clear thinking, and they are unique.Break away from ruts and find new ways.The policy theory not only puts forward the reasons for the lack of good horses, but also lists the countermeasures.Both arithmetic and animal husbandry knowledge.Ideas and talents are outstanding.

"These three sons really have a lot to offer."

Mei Yanyu quite agrees with putting the strategy theory in order.He had figured out what the official was thinking, so naturally he would not object.And these three people deserve to be top-notch.

The officials knew it already, and Mei Yanyu didn't object to it.Immediately let Xiaoliu'er draw up an imperial edict.

Pei Lian and the others waited for another two minutes before seeing Xiao Liuer come out with the imperial edict.Holding his breath, he glanced at the examinee's office and saw that everyone was nervous.