Chapter 63 The Prince Consort Disguised as a Man in a Revenge Story (8)
The scandal of cheating at the admission banquet eventually implicated four Jinshi.
The person who leaked the story, An Fengping, was sentenced to beheading.
The remaining four Jinshi have just gained fame and see a bright future.
But because he wanted to take shortcuts for quick success, his fame was revoked, he was exiled to Lingnan, and even three generations of his family were not allowed to enter the officialdom, which was equivalent to ruining most of the family's future.
As for Sui Xianzhi, he was fished out by Princess Jing'an.
However, the news that he was banned from taking the scientific examination still came out.
The eldest princess of Jing'an did not interfere with the spread of this rumor in the upper capital.
She knew that this must be authorized by His Majesty.
After all, His Majesty has always been upright and upright. Logically speaking, it is appropriate for Xianzhi to follow the old rule and exempt three generations from official service.
Although he has no fame, fraud is fraud, and there will be no difference because of his status.
Now that I have saved his future, it is tantamount to breaking His Majesty's example.
Your Majesty must also be angry.
Pity.
The eldest princess of Jing'an also sighed deeply.
He has indeed made some merits for the country and the people.
But this achievement is not the reason for me to ask His Majesty to be sidelined.
This feat was originally intended to be used on the blade.
Now, most of it is lost in this matter.
The people serving His Majesty also conducted a thorough inspection.
There was a lot of chaos inside and outside the palace for a while, and everyone was in danger.
The admission banquet was not delayed and was still held on the previously scheduled date.
Shi Ran knew that during this entrance examination, the Holy Father would definitely be "cruel" because of the leaked questions.
The new questions will definitely not be as smooth as before.
This was exactly what she wanted.
It is the most difficult thing to stand out if everything is stable.
She didn't want to be like in the storybook, slowly getting through her qualifications in Jixianyuan.
She must use the fastest time and method to become the unique confidant in the heart of the Holy Lord.
Even if the marriage in the future is destined to fall on him.
This time, she wants to protect Princess Roujia.
Unlike before, Princess Roujia kowtowed to her father again and again to apologize for her.
Moreover, according to what is written in the storybook, although the marriage was given more than a month later, in fact, at the enthronement banquet, the Holy Emperor was already looking at the consort for Princess Roujia.
In fact, Princess Roujia probably took a look at her from far away at the enthronement banquet.
Shi Ran wanted to meet Song Weilan before the marriage was granted.
Even if she gets married, she still hopes that Song Weilan makes her own choice after learning everything.
Instead of marrying into the Canaan uncle's house with full joy and living a life of lies.
Three days later, there was a reception banquet at Jixian Academy.
Shi Ran was wearing a crimson imperial uniform, a Jinshi scarf on her head, and hairpins on her temples, standing at the head of all the Jinshi.
On the road, I met a white-faced man, who was drunk and had flowers all over his head.
Men in this dynasty pursued the fashion of hairpins, which was called being romantic and elegant.
But most men wearing hairpins cannot hide their toughness.
But this new No. 1 scholar is different.
Standing there, you can see the mountains and the sea, and the beauty is as beautiful as the crescent moon.
Even the palace maids waiting on the side were secretly looking at the champion man.
"Your Majesty is here!"
Following the shrill voice of the chamberlain, all the Jinshis knelt down one after another.
His Majesty slowly stepped into Jixianyuan, looked at the new scholars kneeling on the ground, and said calmly, "Get up."
Your Majesty, you don't seem to be in a good mood?
The next few Jinshis looked at each other and felt that their own group of Jinshis were really unlucky. They were afraid that they would be implicated in the fraud case and they would never be able to find the Sacred Heart again.
Shi Ran didn't care.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
Shi Ran stood up slowly.
On the other hand, Your Majesty, as soon as he sat down, his eyes fell on Shi Ran.
Is this Xinke Dingyuan?
A good-looking and handsome man.
During the palace examination, the Holy Master just showed up, sat down for a while and then left, waiting to finally look at the students' test papers.
Moreover, they were far apart, and the students below were all trembling with their heads down, not daring to look directly at the holy face.
The Holy One does not have divine eyes like torches, so naturally he cannot clearly see the faces of the people below.
Only now did I realize that the number one scholar I had appointed was really good-looking.
The Holy Master unconsciously looked to the north.
But he quickly withdrew his gaze and almost no one noticed.
But Shi Ran noticed.
There, if I remember correctly, there is a high viewing pavilion.
Thinking about it, Princess Roujia should be there.
Thoughts were swirling in her heart, but Shi Ran's face didn't show any signs of it.
Not long after His Majesty sat down, he directly asked the examination questions for this admission banquet.
"A few days ago, there was a scandal in Shangjing City. I think you have all heard about it."
When the Holy Spirit came up, he struck directly.
"You are all talented people who have read poetry and books. I hope you can take this as a warning. Don't let the joy of getting admitted today turn into the sorrow of tomorrow."
All the Jinshi quickly said respectfully, "I will bear this in mind."
Seeing the respectful attitude of everyone, the Holy Emperor nodded and glanced at the chamberlain aside.
The chamberlain hurriedly took in the idea and clapped his hands. The chamberlains waiting on the side quickly brought up the book cases one by one and arranged them.
On the desk, pens, ink, paper and inkstones have already been laid out.
Holy lord, the test is about to start now.
"I would like to ask you a question at today's imperial examination banquet. We have been in power for more than a hundred years in Daye, and the dynasties, aristocratic families, and elites are all intertwined in the court. Today, the number of officials in Daye has reached more than 17,000 The people, the prefectures and counties are not as wide as before, and the officials are five times as large as before. People are too busy to do things, which will eventually become a big trouble. What should we do, you say?"
As soon as this question came out, the Jinshi below were stunned.
This question is too acute.
This is not a good answer, but it is tantamount to offending the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty!
Your Majesty, what are you planning to do?
This is simply not a question that they, a young scholar, can answer.
Shi Ran's slightly lowered eyes showed a trace of determination.
Eliminating redundant officials and solving redundant expenses are the issues recorded in the storybook that His Majesty has always wanted to solve during his reign.
The original owner was hinted about this by His Majesty after he became the consort.
However, before the original owner officially participated in it, she fell into Sui Xianzhi's frame.
Later, when Sui Xian came to power, he did not want to offend the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty.
They deceived the superiors and concealed the truth, and finally dragged this matter out.
When the new emperor succeeded to the throne, the matter of eliminating redundant officials was put on hold indefinitely.
But now, the exposed fraud caused His Majesty to change the test questions in anger and directly raise the issue of redundant officials in advance.
This is also a tentative attitude.
But Shi Ran already had the answer in his heart.
Lifting up her robe, Shi Ran sat in front of the desk and began to drop paper.