The attendant Zhang Xin, the attendant Dai Yi, the right-sang Shan Wang Junhua, the Si Zhilang Zhang Qian, the proofreader Yan Shuzai, the official name of Dong Guan, the chief of the royal family Huang Zhang, the Ji Shan Zhou Heng and Xiao Yi, and the top three who have been admitted to the court, Chen Anling, Yin Changlong and Liu Shiyan, each of whom read ten more volumes, and selected the best scholars from the north to be admitted.

The above is the content of Lao Zhu's official edict to the world. As soon as this imperial edict was issued, all the northern scholars in the capital were shouting forever. In their opinion, their struggle was finally responded. With His Majesty's imperial edict, the grievances of their northern scholars could finally be obtained.

But many people were also dissatisfied with this imperial edict. Among them, scholars from Huguang, Guangdong and Sichuan were the most intense because they were also victims of this imperial examination. Before, Guangdong and Sichuan admitted one person, but none of them in Huguang. However, now Lao Zhu issued an order to supplement the enrollment, but only those from northerners. Because they are southerners, they are not within the scope of the first enrollment.

So under this situation, scholars from Huguang and the three places also started to make a fuss again, but their voices were too low, and this dispute between the north and the south was the main problem. As southerners, they were not taken seriously even by victims, so they might have to end up in vain.

"Father, why did you admit defeat so easily? And let several new tribute students participate in the review of the papers? Isn't this acknowledge the results of the previous exam?" In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Biao also complained to Lao Zhu with confusion.

However, Lao Zhu looked like an old god at this time, and he was not even in a hurry to explain. Instead, he picked up the tea cup and drank a sip of tea. Then he turned his head to Li Jie next to him and said, "Do you know the intention of my move?"

"Your Majesty is playing hard to get!" Li Jie smiled and stepped forward and replied.

"Hahahaha~" Old Zhu laughed loudly when he heard this, then reached out and pointed to Li Jie and said to Zhu Biao, "Did you see, this is the worm in my stomach, he knows whatever I want!"

"Do you want to get? Can you say that Zhang Xin and others are..." Zhu Biao was shocked when he said this, because he suddenly realized that the twelve people appointed by his father, including Zhang Xin, were all from southerners, and not even a northerner.

"This time it was not a single person who caused the trouble, but a large number of people. These people thought that I was old and had no energy to deal with them anymore, so they dared to use this method to bully me. Since that's the case, I will give them a cowardly look. Only in this way can they jump higher, and those who are hiding behind them dare to jump out!" Lao Zhu also showed a bit of murderous aura at the end.

"Father, Zhang Xin is the top scorer in the previous class, and the others are also quite famous. Do they really dare to do such a traitor?" Zhu Biao said with some doubt at this time.

Zhu Biao has a very good impression of Zhang Xin. The other party is the top scholar and usually stays with Lao Zhu as a attendant, and has many contacts with Zhu Biao. In Zhu Biao's impression, the other party is a gentle person, and he is definitely not like someone who dares to participate in a science and education fraud case.

"You will know soon if they dare!" Lao Zhu did not answer directly, but said with a slouching expression. He was actually very conflicted about these scholars, both of whom he respected and disgusted with them. Sometimes he really wanted to imitate the First Emperor to burn books and bury scholars, but the country's governance was inseparable from these people, and he was also very helpless about this.

Three days later, Zhang Xin and others finally finished the review of the papers again, and then asked Lao Zhu to report the results. Lao Zhu also called Zhu Biao and Li Jie over, and then summoned Zhang Xin in.

Soon a young official in his twenties came in. He saw that the other party was of medium figure, with a good appearance, and a full voice all over his body, which made people feel quite comfortable at first sight. This person was Zhang Xin, the top scorer in the previous session.

Li Jie also had a lot of impression of Zhang Xin, because when the other party won the top scorer, he was only in his early twenties, which caused a sensation in the court at that time. After all, such a young top scorer is rare, and Lao Zhu also valued him very much and kept him by his side as a attendant. This almost means that as long as Zhang Xin did not make any mistakes, he would definitely be an important official in the court in the future.

"I am Zhang Xin, please see Your Majesty, Prince!" Zhang Xin came to the hall and immediately politely to Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao, and there was no fault in etiquette.

"No need to be polite. I asked you to re-examine the papers, but will there be a result?" Old Zhu asked indifferently.

"After reading the papers again, I found that there was no problem with the previous admission list. As for the examination papers of the Northern Examination, after reviewing them, we found that the literature and science were not understood, and even had taboos, which was really unattractive. So I decided to maintain the original ranking!" Zhang Xin replied with a serious expression on his face.

"Bao! I asked you to add more northern students, but you didn't even have any more?" Lao Zhu slapped the table and said angrily when he heard this, and he stood up suddenly.

Zhu Biao next to him also showed anger. He had a good impression of Zhang Xin, but now when he heard these words from the other party, he felt that his IQ was insulted. Even if the Northern scholars were of a worse level, they would not be able to understand the literature and science. They even wrote the words of the forbidden on the paper. This was simply fooling them as father and son!

Li Jie also frowned, and at the same time sighed in his heart. History has indeed embarked on the old path. People like Zhang Xin are simply brave. They thought that if they read a few more books, they could regard the people of the world as ignorant cattle and sheep, and they were too lazy to make up a credible lie. This was simply seeking death, and God could not help them.

However, Zhang Xin, who was about to die, did not know it. Instead, he pretended to be a stern minister and said, "Your Majesty, it is not that I am unwilling to admit northern scholars, but that the imperial examinations have their own rules. Everything is based on talent and knowledge. These talents are a little ignorant and their articles are simply unsightly. If I put them on the list, it may be contrary to the teachings of the saints!"

"Hahahahaha~ What a saint's teaching!" Lao Zhu laughed in anger. Although he had known that these scholars were shameless, he did not expect that they could still hold the saint's banner when they were shameless. If the saint knew what they did, they would probably jump out of the coffin in anger and kill all these unfilial disciples.

"Zhang Shidu, since you say that the examination papers of the Northern Juzi are too bad, can you let me check them yourself?" Li Jie suddenly stood up and laughed. Although he was also angry, he knew that he should be more calm when dealing with people like Zhang Xin, otherwise it would only make himself passive.
Chapter completed!