Chapter 158: Honor in troubled times 126
After talking about the Liu family, Xiao Yuan and Mei Boqing talked about the imperial examination.
"Uncle wants to take good care of his health as soon as possible. In the future, I want to ask my uncle to preside over the scientific examination."
Mei Boqing was shocked and quickly stood up to salute: "Your Majesty is ruining me. I am old and weak, I am afraid..."
Xiao Yuan waved his hand and smiled, "You don't have to go there in person, but you have to arrest many things. The imperial examination is a major event, and I can only be truly at ease when my uncle presides over it."
Xiao Yuan had already said this, and it would be a little unreasonable for Mei Boqing to refuse.
He sat down and said, "I will follow your Majesty's arrangement."
Xiao Yuan said another thing: "In the future, I plan to add one degree to the calculation subject, and in addition, I plan to add more practical topics to produce less poetry and songs. After all, being an official is different from being a literati. It is necessary to be in charge of the country. It is not enough to have the feelings of a literati."
Mei Boqing also nodded and said yes.
Xiao Yuan said again: "Also, I have decided to reform the procedures for the scientific examination, especially the inspections when entering the scientific examination. I don't want to follow the rules of Daqi anymore, that is disrespectful to the students."
Mei Boqing was stunned for a moment, then stood up, with tears in his eyes to Xiao Yuan begging his head sincerely.
An Ning quickly supported him: "What is uncle doing?"
Mei Boqing looked at An Ning in the Qing Dynasty: "The Empress, let go, I must give up. I must slap this head to Your Majesty. Your Majesty's decision is really... It is a great good thing for all students in the world, a great kindness. Your Majesty is kind and I am grateful."
He knelt down and knelt his head.
Xiao Yuan helped him stand up: "Get up quickly, let's sit and talk."
At this time, Mei Zhiyuan also rushed back. He talked with Xiao Yuan for a while. Seeing that Mei Boqing had a bit of tiredness on his face, Xiao Yuan said goodbye with An Ning.
After leaving Mei’s house and getting into the car, An Ning smiled and said to Xiao Yuan: “You have really bought the hearts of talented people in the world.”
Xiao Yuan smiled and said, "The rules of the previous scientific examination are a bit inhumane, and you and I can't stand it."
An Ning thought of someone at this time: "Kai'er will also benefit a lot after changing this way."
Xiao Yuan also thought of Xiao Kai, and he held An Ning's hand: "I'm not convenient to come forward. You should take care of that child more in the future. After all, it is the Xiao family and it is also a rare child with backbone and sensibleness."
"good."
An Ning agreed with a smile.
Mei Family
After seeing An Ning and Xiao Yuan away, Madam Mei and Mei Zhiyuan returned to the house.
While she asked the girl to take care of Mei Zhiyuan to wash up, she asked Mei Zhiyuan: "Your Majesty just said that you would reform the scientific examination system. Why is my father so excited?"
Mei Zhiyuan looked at the girls serving the house and waved at them: "Go out."
The girl in the room went out, and Mei Zhiyuan pulled Mrs. Mei and sat down and said, "It's really a disgrace to the current scientific examination... it's really a disgrace. I don't want to mention it. I think my father also thinks that taking the scientific examination is a torture, and now His Majesty's reform is really a blessing for all students in the world."
Mrs. Mei still doesn't understand very much.
Mei Zhiyuan explained in a low voice: "I didn't want you to know, but if you ask, it's okay, just listen to you. Every student who takes the scientific exam is unwilling to mention it to others. Let's not talk about how the exam numbers are unbearable, especially in the spring exam, which can drive people crazy on the nine-day exam, so I will talk about the entrance examination first, which is simply..."
Mrs. Mei really felt her scalp numb when she heard Mei Zhiyuan explain to her.
This scientific test is really tormenting.
It turned out that after the founding of the Great Qi Kingdom, it made many crazy regulations to cheat in order to investigate the scientific research.
Especially when entering the venue for inspection, it was extremely meticulous.
In addition to letting the candidates loose their hair and checking everything they brought in the examination box, and even the steamed buns and cakes that were included in the examination box were crushed piece by piece, they also had to take off their clothes to check. The most unbearable thing was that they also had to check their mouths and the anus. The reason was that a candidate had once stuffed small notes into the anus.
After hearing Mei Zhiyuan's words, Mrs. Mei felt sorry for him when she saw that her face was flushed.
It’s rare, Mrs. Mei hugged Mei Zhiyuan: “It’s so hard for the master.”
Mei Zhiyuan's face turned redder: "After so many years, the students have come here like this. Everyone has complained, but no one dares to say it. Everyone thinks it is really shameful to mention this matter. Now that Your Majesty is going to change this charter, it is really good. This is the dignity of students all over the world and a manifestation of respecting students. No wonder my father is so grateful."
Mrs. Mei nodded wildly: "Your Majesty and Empress are indeed kind. I heard that your Majesty and Empress live a very simple life. They never eat in three or five dishes, which is much simpler than the food of better officials."
"Well." Mei Zhiyuan admitted: "Your Majesty and the Empress are indeed rare benevolent and virtuous queens, and this is a blessing for the people."
After An Ning and Xiao Yuan returned, Xiao Yuan indeed began to carry out scientific research reforms.
He summoned the ministers to study for a long time, and finally issued an imperial edict, spreading the news of scientific research reform throughout Dajing.
The news came out that the students of the Dajing Dynasty were really grateful to Xiao Yuan. Many of them had participated in the scientific examination once or twice, and the students who felt hurt were really crying.
Some students could not stand the entrance examination and had given up on the examination, but when the news reached their ears, they were crying with joy. They really knelt on the ground and kowtowed sincerely in the direction of Suzhou.
And the news soon reached Daqi.
However, the students of Daqi lamented and complained about the court of Daqi.
Some students were wondering whether they wanted to move their families to Dajing. I heard that the household registration policy there is still broad now, and it is very welcome to make some promising people from Daqi to move there.
Emperor Jingqing also knew about this.
He is in poor health now, and he heard from someone on his sickbed, and he was so angry that he almost vomited bleeding.
He felt that Xiao Yuan was simply his nemesis and had to go against him no matter what.
And Concubine Li was so angry that she was in the harem.
She also asked the system: "Did the girl from the Xiao family really be the daughter of destiny? I drove her to Nanyi, and she actually took the Xiao family to gain half of the country? Could it be that Feng's life is really irreversible?"
The system did not answer Concubine Li, but instead urged her: "The host provided not enough dragon energy, please continue to do it, otherwise the system will take back some rewards from the host."
Concubine Li immediately became nervous: "Why isn't it enough? Your Majesty is like that. What do you want me to do?"
The system mechanical answered Concubine Li: "There are also some people in the royal family who have dragon energy. You can absorb dragon energy from them. Otherwise, you can also go to Jiangnan to find Emperor Dajing. His dragon energy and luck are much thicker than Emperor Jingqing."
Concubine Li was shocked: "This is impossible, how can this be done? How can I get to Jiangnan? Also, the Emperor Dajing has a grudge with me..."
The system still looks lukewarm: "The system can help the host to Jiangnan and change the host's appearance. The host can figure it out. Daqi is already the last year of the dynasty and will be defeated by Dajing in not long. If the host remains in the harem, he will be executed as a demon concubine in the disaster. If the host does not want to die and wants to continue to live a good life, he should go to Dajing to confuse Emperor Dajing."
"But?"
Concubine Li still has no confidence.
The system continued to encourage her: "With the help of the system, the host has become the most beautiful woman in the world. The host is charming and versatile. Don't you have the confidence to win Emperor Jianyuan? Think about Emperor Jingqing who was confused by the host."
Concubine Li looked in the mirror, looking at her face that even she was fascinated by herself, and couldn't help but want to linger. Then look at her plump breasts, slender waist, and flawless skin, Concubine Li suddenly became confident.
"good."
Chapter completed!