klisemfg Chapter 242 Palace Examination
Chapter 242 Palace Examination
"Sir, you've been sleeping for almost two days and one night."
Lu Yunting suddenly thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Where's the Edelweiss?"
"Well," Xu An pointed to a basin in the distance. "An ancient divine doctor said that Edelweiss needs to be grown in water from an ice pond, which emits chilling air. You can't get cold right now, so I'll put it a little further away."
Lu Yunting lifted the quilt and was about to get up, and Xu An quickly reached out to help him.
The two walked to the Edelweiss pot, where seven Edelweiss plants were lying quietly, their flowers still as beautiful as before.
He picked ten plants, but three were missing.
Xu Anfu explained sincerely, "The ancient divine doctor took three."
Lu Yunting hummed softly, "Go and ask the ancient divine doctor to come over."
Just as Xu An was about to agree, a strong voice came from behind him.
"No need to invite me, I'm already here."
When Lu Yunting just woke up, the people from Yaoling Valley who had been guarding outside the door went to inform him.
Divine Doctor Gu handed him the box in his hand and said, "This contains the 'Lingxi Pills' you requested."
Lu Yunting took the box and opened it. Seeing three "Lingxi Pills" inside, he couldn't help but look at the ancient doctor in confusion.
"The extra one is my thank you gift for taking in that bastard Gu Lan."
"Then I won't be polite." Lu Yunting closed the box, "Xu An, pack your things, immediately..."
"Given your current physical condition, if you venture into the Silent Valley, you will be in danger of death." The ancient doctor interrupted him with a serious expression.
Hearing this, Xu An also hurriedly advised: "Sir, let's wait for two days?"
"I mean to return to the capital immediately." Lu Yunting looked at the ancient divine doctor and explained, "There are poisonous creatures everywhere in Jiyuan Valley, and I need to make some preparations.
If the Ancient Divine Doctor could provide me with an antidote, I would really like to go and pick the "Illusion Heart Grass" right now, but the Ancient Divine Doctor probably won't provide it."
The ancient divine doctor chuckled, "How do you know?"
"That……"
"This Yaoling Valley of mine is not your pharmacy. If you need anti-poison medicine, go back home and get it."
After saying this, the ancient doctor looked at the edelweiss in the pot with envy.
"Boy, you don't know any medicine, so can you give me the Edelweiss? Just tell me how much silver you want."
Lu Yunting shook his head slightly. "This Edelweiss is rare in the world and extremely beautiful. She likes rare and beautiful things. I want to take it back and give it to her."
Divine Doctor Gu curled his lips and said, "I am now really curious about what that girl looks like. I dare you to think about her all the time."
Lu Yunting smiled faintly and said nothing.
Xu An took the opportunity to say, "Since Divine Doctor Gu is so curious about Miss Jiang, why don't you come back to the capital with us?"
The ancient doctor's eyes moved and he began to think.
Seeing that he was moved, Xu An continued, "Miss Jiang is the only female official in Daxia! Moreover, she has a big secret. I guarantee that the ancient doctor will not be in vain."
"Oh?" Divine Doctor Gu looked at the two of them with interest. "I'll consider it."
"Ah~~" Xu An's face fell, "Just considering it?"
"Boy, don't think I don't know what you're thinking." He turned around and walked out with his hands behind his back. "Please tell that brat, when you've had enough of this frivolous behavior, get back here. Otherwise, I'll think you've betrayed my sect."
***
In the capital, in Suzaku Palace, 200 candidates who passed the imperial examination gathered together.
Emperor Yuan sat on the throne, while Jiang Yueyang, Kong Jijiu and the Minister of Personnel stood in front of the group of examinees.
After Emperor Yuan took a quick look around, he said calmly, "Everyone who has come here is a person of profound knowledge.
Therefore, I will only ask two questions for today's palace examination. I will see if you can satisfy me."
"I will do my best not to disappoint Your Majesty."
Emperor Yuan said: "Listen carefully, everyone. The first question is: to make officials clean and pure, to make people forget greed and vulgarity, to make every family have enough food, to make rituals and music harmonious, to make schools flourish, and to encourage farming and sericulture.
A good army plans before it is in battle; a superior general plans before it is attacked; before the battle begins, the floods of the Golden Court are cleared;
No need to bother with transporting goods, the dust of the Jade Pass will be dispelled forever, benefiting the country and securing the borders. I await your wise advice. Speak clearly of the political importance, and I will personally review it. (This question comes from the palace examination in the first year of the Chuigong reign of the Tang Dynasty, set by Wu Zetian.)
After these words fell, the students pondered for a moment before picking up their pens and writing their answers. For a moment, the only sound in the hall was the rustling of writing.
Jiang Yueyang looked at a few people she was familiar with, wondering if her brother and Fang Yu'an could answer questions that would satisfy His Majesty.
Emperor Yuan couldn't help but look at Fang Yu'an. This child's knowledge was second only to the Crown Prince. He wondered how he would answer.
Then, he looked at Jiang Xun, who was favored by Kong Jijiu and the Minister of Personnel.
How come old man Jiang Chengrui is so lucky? Both of his children are extraordinary.
Not to mention that Jiang Yueyang has a face that is prone to disaster, no one knew that Jiang Xun also has a beautiful appearance.
Hmm...it seems that my seventh princess is about to reach marriage age.
Finally, the emperor's gaze fell on Li Qinghuan.
Whether the reform of allowing women to serve as officials can be officially implemented depends on how well she performs in this palace examination.
After two and a quarter of an hour, the time for answering this question was up. Regardless of whether they had answered it or not, they had to stop writing.
Jiang Yueyang and the other two went down to collect the answers. After a while, two hundred answers were presented to Emperor Yuan.
When collecting the answers, Jiang Yueyang saw that every candidate had written down his or her answers, and some even wrote on several pages.
Although there are many words, Jiang Yueyang feels that it is a bit nonsense.
Emperor Yuan lowered his eyes and glanced at the three answers placed on the top in front of him, then reached out and picked up one of them. It was Fang Yu'an's.
As he read, he said, "The second question is, please write a poem on the subject of 'Female Officials' within the time limit of one stick of incense."
As Emperor Yuan finished speaking, a eunuch brought an incense burner and placed it where everyone could see it.
"let's start."
The incense sticks were lit, and after the candidates thought for a moment, one of them tried to write a poem, but he crumpled up the paper before writing two words.
Kong Jijiu and the Minister of Personnel looked at the candidates they favored, their faces expressionless, no one knowing what they were thinking.
Jiang Yueyang also looked at her brother and found that he had not yet started writing. But she was not panicked at all, because a poem could not stump her brother.
His Majesty tested these candidates today on the topic of "female officials", and it seems that her previous guess was absolutely correct.
Your Majesty appointed her as an official in order to promote the female official system!
【Little melon, today I finally confirmed it! 】
[Hmm?] The system made a puzzled sound, [Host, what are you sure about?]
[I'm sure why His Majesty suddenly made me an official.] Jiang Yueyang said confidently, [He did it to promote the female official system and recruit talented people!]
system:【……】
Emperor Yuan: “…”
Everyone: "..."
After a while, Jiang Yueyang spoke again, "Xiaogua, why aren't you talking? Am I saying something wrong?"
【……right.】
Hearing this, Jiang Yueyang said cheerfully, "I didn't expect that His Majesty, though seemingly idle, is actually quite farsighted! I misjudged him before."
Emperor Yuan was ashamed.