imprinted you in my heart

The sun rose from the east, and it was already level with the eaves of Wenzhao Hall. The thick autumn fog had not cleared yet, and the whole complex was like a fairyland. The east market and the west market were full of voices and people coming and going.

Because the ministers who were exempted from the palace examination today could finally sleep for a while, and then they poured into the various yamen in Dachengmen to start working.

The imperial city located in the center of Fandu, also known as the inner city, also known as the imperial palace, was built after Emperor Hua Gaozu decided to establish the capital here, and it was not completed until Emperor Taizong ascended the throne.

The entire complex, including the imperial palace, was designed by a generation of famous officials at that time. The main roads criss-crossed and were rationally arranged according to class, function and module. Because of the request of Emperor Hua Gaozu, all major government offices were located between Chengtianmen and Dachengmen. , on both sides of the main marble road in the middle, called Zhongjing.

The middle scene is located in the moat of the imperial palace, which belongs to the forefront of the palace, but the palace that people generally say does not include the middle scene, but refers to the inner palace where the royal family lives. The middle scene is only separated from the palace by a wall. Tianmen can only be entered when His Majesty summons or goes to court.

Both Dachengmen and Chengtianmen are heavily guarded, and there are five steps and one post under the wall separating the middle scene. There are internal guards guarding twelve hours a day, 360 days a year, and the ministers want to climb over the wall and enter the palace. Impossible, and being caught is a felony assassination, no one would be so blatant to finish themselves off.

The solemn and solemn imperial examination room has been going on for half an hour. Thirty examinees are writing essays seriously.

It didn't take long for Bu Qianxue, who was sitting at the end, to write slowly. She really didn't have any good ideas about how to fill the national treasury. It was the common people who suffered from increasing taxes, and she didn't write.

So she took a different approach and wrote an article, which was already finished, but seeing that other people were still writing, she was too embarrassed to put down her pen, so she took another piece of paper and pretended to scribble.

But his eyes flicked here and there from time to time, the feeling when he first entered the palace seemed to be still vivid in his memory, it really is better to see once than to hear a hundred times.

The imperial palace was even more magnificent than she thought, but it was not as gorgeous as she thought. The red walls and purple tiles, the majestic palace, the imperial guards were fully armed, and the palace servants came and went in order, giving people a sense of solemnity and solemnity. I respect you from the bottom of my heart.

The candidates who came in with her were all wearing round-neck gowns with solid colors and simple patterns, mostly black and gray. She was the only one wearing red, with a simple peony embroidered on the chest and back, and auspicious clouds embroidered on the sleeves.

It's not that she wants to wear it like this, but it's just like the Jinshi's dress stipulated by the imperial court. The round neck robe can be embroidered with simple patterns, which must be worn on formal occasions before His Majesty officially confers an official position. Fortunately, the color can be chosen by oneself, and the embroidered pattern optional.

After she passed the examination as a scholar, her mother personally sewed this set of scholar's clothing for her, a pure red round-neck gown. Later, when she passed the examination of Juren, she embroidered auspicious clouds on both sleeves. In the same night, I embroidered two peonies on the front and back.

Her mother thought she would be very moved, and on the surface she was also very moved, but she couldn't help but wonder in her heart, is their family so poor? !After all, her mother is also a sixth-rank general judge in Fandu Prefecture!

Moreover, the flowers and birds embroidered on the clothes worn by other candidates were better than hers. The only thing that made her happy was that her hairpin was simple enough, and she was neither tall nor short, so she would not be too conspicuous at all.

Bu Qianxue took a sneak peek at the entire Wenzhao Hall, except for the purple figure, as far as she could see. The inside of the hall is not grand, but majestic, majestic, and meticulously crafted.

Shi Min, who sat right above and reviewed the memorandum, looked down from time to time. His eyesight, which has never played with a mobile phone, is particularly good. Bu Qianxue's small movements can be seen in his eyes. When looking at her, he even knows what she is thinking. It was very clear, because it had nothing to do with the exam, so she didn't read too much.

For Bu Qianxue, who looked a bit like a fairy sister, she was just a casual acquaintance with a fair impression, but she didn't expect such a fate, so she was inevitably a little concerned.

The longer he was in a high position, the more Shi Min understood that the reason why ancient Chinese emperors used their clan, relatives and people related to him was not that they insisted on nepotism, but that under the same conditions, a well-know and familiar , a complete stranger, no doubt, as long as the emperor wants to control the situation, he will usually choose the one he is familiar with.

The same can be applied to palace exams or other situations. She only knows Bu Qianxue among the top [-] candidates in this subject, so she will naturally pay more attention to her than others.

When the time for the palace examination was over, Lu Guanchu respectfully walked up to Shi Min, leaned over and whispered, "Your Majesty, the time has come." "Well, I understand." Shi Min looked at the bottom, and many candidates had already stopped writing. .

Shi Min closed the memorial that he had read halfway, stood up and walked down the stairs, "Today's palace examination is over, and the results will be announced tomorrow morning, let's step down."

Candidates who did not expect His Majesty to come down suddenly had to stop writing when they heard the words, and they all stood up in surprise and nervousness, with more excitement on their faces, but no one dared to look up at Feng Yan, standing at the back Bu Qianxue in the farthest corner wanted to see it, but unfortunately there was a tall man in front of her blocking her, so she couldn't even see it.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the students are waiting to retire." The examinees exited the Wenzhao Hall in an orderly manner after saluting.

It was Xixia and two other palace attendants who sent them out of Dacheng Gate, and told them to wait here at the same time tomorrow morning.

As soon as the palace examination was over, Shi Min took the collected examination papers and memorials to the Wenxuan Hall, and arranged for Lu Guanchu to deliver an oral order to Wen Yuan, asking her to inform the candidates for the second list that they would also be waiting outside the Dacheng Gate tomorrow.

As soon as she arrived at Wenxuan Hall, she summoned Duan Yunjie, Minister of Officials, Ma Jie, Minister of Rites, Yan Yinuo, Yushi of Youdu, Yucheng of Dali, and Xuanyuan Mo, the Prime Minister, respectively, and began to review the test papers after the arrangements were made.

In the early morning of the next day, all civil and military officials stood in their respective positions divided into civil and military officials as usual, but Shi Min, who had revised his papers late last night, came a little later than usual.

The ministers didn't dare to complain even if they stood for an extra hour, not to mention standing for a while. They knew that the current emperor was more lenient than the previous emperor and was kind in accepting words, but they didn't dare to easily try the consequences of the emperor's anger.

Candidates outside the ministers had already been taken outside Chengtian Gate by Fan Qiu and two palace servants, and they were brought in as soon as the oral order came.

Learning from yesterday's lesson, Bu Qianxue got up early today and saw that there were far more examinees today than yesterday. She asked the tall man in front of her to find out that she was on the second list, and she was also invited to be announced.

Autumn is deeper and the dew is heavier. She didn't feel much when she was sitting in the sedan chair. After getting off the sedan chair and walking from Dachengmen to Chengtianmen, she felt a little chilly. If she can speak in front of His Majesty in the future, she must suggest early morning time. Postpone a little, at least wait for dawn!

The early court has already begun in Chengtian Hall, and Duan Yunjie, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who is in charge of judging the sale of examination questions, reported the situation of the case in front of all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

The original chief examiner, Master Huang, has conclusive evidence of buying and selling test questions, and he has confessed. The two assistant examiners also participated in it, and even found out that the officials responsible for the security and patrol of the examination room were suspected of accepting bribes.

Duan Yunjie was sentenced to beheaded by Huang University according to the recommendation of "Hua Law", and his family property was confiscated, and his family was sent back to his hometown. It varies from one year to ten years.

"According to what Aiqing said,... In addition, all the family members of the prisoner will be given 20 taels of silver for repatriation." Shi Min frowned, hesitated for a few seconds, and added the latter sentence.

It has been 11 years since she traveled to Huaguo. She has received more than ten years of modern education and nearly ten years of ancient emperor education. The longer she stays here, the more she feels that everything in modern times is like a gorgeous dream. But for her However, the impact is far-reaching. For example, if a prisoner commits a crime, his family members will not be implicated if they are not accomplices.

If their family members have old people and children, confiscating their property and sending them back to their place of origin is equivalent to cutting off their way of life, and making them travel long distances. She can't bear it. They are also her people, and she wants to give them a way of life.

"The emperor's sage" Master Huang's crime of buying and selling exam questions is two degrees less serious than treason, and his family members are not implicated, and considering that His Majesty summoned them yesterday, the compliments from ministers are more from the heart.

There are seven to eight thousand officials in the entire Hua Kingdom, and what happened to Scholar Huang today may not be what will happen to them in the future. After all, there are very few people who really dare to say that they have nothing to do.

Shi Min randomly selected some of the ministers' thoughts and looked at them. It is really hard to find honest officials!Forget it, it is impossible to eradicate corrupt officials in the feudal system, she has already seen it.

"The imperial examination is a major event. It is for the selection of talents for the country. It is also the foundation of our country. It is not a tool for you to seek personal gain. Hua country officials must take this as a warning. Anyone who commits it again will be punished as treason." Shi Min raised his voice and said one word After a pause, he spoke slowly and steadily.

"Follow the emperor's teachings" The ministers who had a little bit of slack in their thinking did not expect that His Majesty would have a countermeasure. Those who were greedy would deal with the aftermath when they were ready to go back, and those who were not greedy were even more afraid to take action.

Xuanyuan Mo, who stood in the front, was one of the people who had been with Shi Min the longest and knew the most. At first, he just thought that she was a good student, and that she would be a successful emperor in the future, that's all.

However, as His Majesty ascended the throne for a long time, Xuanyuan Mo discovered that she was wrong. Her former student, His Majesty, has the potential to be a wise king. Whether it is to suppress rebellion before succeeding to the throne, or to suppress chaos after succeeding, he has long been prepared , quickly and decisively set things right.

After everything was settled, she didn't do such a big act of wasting people and money as she worried about. Instead, she knew how to recuperate with the people. The treasury penny.

It also created the palace examination link, which fundamentally eliminated the interest groups derived from the relationship between teachers and students since the formation of the imperial examination system. This is beneficial to the country and candidates, and it does not waste people or money.

In addition to these, His Majesty also recently ordered the dismissal of some palace servants and the reduction of palace expenses, which is also a move that greatly benefits the country and the people. As the prime minister, Xuanyuan Mo knows that the treasury is scarce, so he agrees and supports it from the bottom of his heart.

Regarding the suggestions of the ministers, His Majesty will also adopt them as appropriate, and today's punishment is even more strict and benevolent. Although His Majesty's expression cannot be seen clearly through the crown, Xuanyuan Mo can feel her hesitation from her tone and restraint.

"Candidates for Xuanjin's first-ranked examinations enter the hall," Lu Guanchu said with a smile on his face.

The first-ranked candidates who had been brought to wait outside the Chengtian Hall in advance were full of excitement, held their heads high, and entered the Chengtian Hall in three rows in an orderly manner. They stopped to salute after reaching the position behind Xuanyuanmo: "Your Majesty! Long live Long live Long live".

"Get up, who is Jiang Hechang?" Knowing that written articles cannot be counted completely, Shi Min did not decide on the ranking, but drew up six candidates and prepared to ask and answer one by one before deciding on the ranking. ?