Chapter 1556 The other leg(2/2)
The Yang family is dormant, and the hope of rising again is pinned on them.
When there are more and more people from the Yang family in the officialdom, more people will listen to Yang's voice.
"Please rest assured, Mr. Lang!" the gentleman leading the team said confidently: "In this subject, the Yang family's children will surely become a blockbuster!"
In the study, Yang Xinxiang, who received the reply, said calmly: "The emperor does not know that the survival of a family does not depend on land and population, but on power! When countless officials stand on the side of the Yang family, any emperor is just a joke!"
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Zhou family.
"Take the exam well!"
Zhou Qin personally saw off the Zhou candidates.
Watching the candidates set off, he said to Zhou Zun: "The population is gone, the fields are gone, but we still have talents. It only takes more than ten years for the Zhou family to rise again."
The emperor's attitude towards his relatives was somewhat ambiguous, and he was not afraid of them, but he was unremarkable in terms of his father-in-law's arrangements.
As the Queen's natal family, every move of the Zhou family will be magnified by the outside world, so after discussion, Zhou Qin and his son chose to keep a low profile.
The imperial examination was the channel through which they relied to turn over.
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More than three thousand candidates gathered in front of the Imperial City.
"The time is up, open the door!"
The gate to the imperial city opened, and someone came out to guide the candidates in.
Ma Hongzhong arrived in Chang'an quietly yesterday without letting his son know.
He was eating biscuits in the cold wind, watching the candidates entering the imperial city, and tremblingly said, "Don't be anxious, Sir! It's okay if you fail the exam. Aye will earn you a fortune, which is enough for you to enjoy endlessly."
Shang Yue was also having breakfast, and said to his son with a smile: "I set a trap for Lao Ma. After I get the half share of the stock, I have to make an apology to him."
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The examination room is divided into several places. In the largest square, there are densely packed eucalyptus tables.
Candidates are in their seats.
The emperor appeared.
"I have met His Majesty!" the candidates saluted.
The emperor smiled and said: "The weather is good today."
The examiner looked up... Damn it, the sun is hiding in the dark clouds at the moment, how can the weather be good?
"The exam begins..."
This year, the emperor used internal servants to distribute the test papers, thus avoiding the various drawbacks of outsiders getting involved.
This was another groundbreaking initiative, which greatly annoyed the Taoist gentlemen.
Test papers were handed out along the way.
"ah!"
"How could this happen?"
Someone in front exclaimed.
"Quiet!" shouted the inspector, "if you make any noise again, you will be punished as cheating and expelled from the examination room!"
But even so, there were still various noises in the square.
Maxi was very curious. When the test paper was handed to him, he took a look.
Stunned!
Dumbfounded!
Then, ecstasy!
Most of the content in the test paper was not the poems and songs that were the most popular in previous years, but... the teaching materials of the Imperial College professors.
Those textbooks were said to have been written by the emperor himself, and the various knowledge contained in them astonished Maxi.
But that’s not what the imperial examination tests!
Many people didn't understand it, but they still followed it.
Seeing the test paper at this moment, Ma Xi knew one thing.
The emperor took action.
If the original power structure of the Tang Dynasty was a table filled with a group of forces called 'emperors and generals', 'noble families', 'rich families'... then, at this moment, the emperor grasped it with both hands.
Eucalyptus, lift it hard...
How many eucalyptus!
Overturned!
Ma Xi raised his head.
He saw those classmates exchanging glances with all kinds of joy.
He saw those candidates from northern Xinjiang looking at the emperor on the steps, their eyes were so fervent that it was outrageous... If they were asked to go through fire and water for the emperor at this moment, Maxi believed that they would not hesitate.
I!
Will go too!
Maxi nodded vigorously.
The emperor stood on the steps.
said:
Chapter completed!