Yan Xi hasn't read a few books. Although she has made up some classes these days, compared to those students who have been studying hard for ten years, she only has a series of modern knowledge in her mind.

That's why she asked for the palace exam.

Because the previous exams were all for measuring the foundation and annotating the classics, if Yan Xi participated, he might not even be able to pass the local exam, but the palace exam was different.

There is no need for any writing in the palace exam, and it is all inquired by the emperor or courtiers, relying on practical thinking and a person's ability to be present.

This is what Yan Xi is most afraid of.

If it wasn't for the fear of affecting the family, she could make those courtiers who chew their tongues suspicious of life.

She is proficient at things that have never been eloquent.

This is also the reason why Yan Xi has some confidence in passing the palace test, but after all, the palace test is to compete with the students from Kyushu all over the country, and she has no surety.

After entering the Qiankun Hall, after waiting for a while, the emperor entered and the ministers took their places.

Lord Yan is also there.

He didn't need to come today, and he didn't need to appear in the palace test. In the past, princes and nobles were rarely among the 'ministers', but today, many courtiers who had no relationship with them also invited the Qiankun Palace for no purpose. It is self-evident, in order to see Yanxi.

There is no precedent for a woman to be an official in this dynasty. She wants to be the first in the big scene, which undoubtedly touches the interests of many people, and she is also an aristocrat in terms of identity, and her complex connections with each other are really hard to let go.

Therefore, there are a lot of courtiers in Qiankun Hall today, and those who are close to Yan Xi are all here. Even the little Marquis came to Qiankun Hall with Lord Rong, but he has no official position, only a title. I thought it was a favor from the emperor.

Yan Xi glanced around. Although her eyes were full of people with different expressions, her eyes were blurred, but she did not panic at all, just nodded slightly with the worried Yan Hou Ye and Yan Big Brother, and followed the hundreds of people. The students came forward together and stood in front of the emperor.

The emperor sat high on the throne of pure gold, his eyes quickly swept across Yan Xi who was standing at the end, he said loudly: "You are the top 100 in the Kyushu exam this year, you are fortunate to participate in the palace exam, you need to show your talents, I will do this. assessment."

Dajing's palace exam was exceptionally different. It was different from what Yan Xi had seen in the history books before. It wasn't one by one who went forward to share his opinions. Because there were hundreds of people, the way of the palace exam was somewhat like a rush answer.

When the emperor or courtiers asked questions, a hundred students could take the initiative to answer them.

And only the top ten are inscribed on the gold list of the palace test, and the eleventh will be out of the list, so this palace test not only tests one's talent, but also tests a person's bearing and courage.

It is worth mentioning that, because of the many previous examples, today's students of the palace exam know that it is better to keep silent if you are not sure about many issues. If you say too much and offend the emperor, you may be held accountable.

After some simple words, the emperor announced the beginning of the palace examination.

There was silence in the Qiankun Hall, and everyone was very silent, eagerly waiting, waiting to see who this year's champion was, or to see how Yan Xi made a fool of himself.

The emperor glanced at the audience and was the first to speak: "Students, let's start with a poem on the subject of 'spring', and I will greatly reward those who are excellent."

Yan Xi was stunned.

She was also bold, and even when she handed over her hands to the etiquette of a student, she respectfully said, "Your Majesty, isn't writing poetry the subject of the Kyushu exam?"

The emperor smiled but didn't know if it was intentional. He looked at Yan Xi and said with a smile: "What? I want to change the title, can't I?"

Yan Xi opened his mouth, but had no choice but to shut his mouth, a little slumped.

Gan! It must have been intentional!

This emperor is really not a son of man. This topic was added for her. The rest of the students are at least good at this aspect, and this topic is simple. She is the only one, how can she write any poems?

But she is the emperor, and they want to embarrass her, what can she do?

Yan Xi pursed her lips and slandered in her heart: There are really no good people in the Rong family.

But since the emperor came up with the question, he must have to do it, and this time is very different. The emperor also asked people to bring up the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, let them write it down, and show it to him one by one.

Yan Xi squatted in front of the pen and ink for a long time, finally gritted his teeth and picked up the pen.

If you are unkind, I will be unjust!

Originally, she wanted to rely on her true talents and real learning to pass the palace exam. Who knew that the emperor did this and didn't want to write poetry? She remembered the history thousands of years ago in her mind, and she was afraid that she would not be able to make a good poem?

With resentment in her heart, Yan Xi wrote hard and quickly finished writing. With a wave of her pen, she was the first to get up and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the minister and daughter are finished."

"Oh?" The emperor was a little surprised, and asked his servants to collect all the poems written by the students.

After the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were withdrawn, the old **** Yan Xi was standing at the end of the hundred students. There was no trace of anxiety on his face, but the people who cared about her looked more nervous than her.

Although he was most curious about what she wrote, the emperor did not look at her first, but commented two sentences on all the students' poems in order, but except for a few, most of the others were evaluated as ' Simple words such as 'general', 'good', and 'acceptable'.

Because Yan Xi was specially added, she was the last in line.

After reading all the previous poems, the emperor finally picked up hers.

Everyone else's comments were only one or two sentences, but the emperor even read out her poems.

"The light rain in Tianjie is as moist as crispy, and the grass looks far away but there is nothing close. It is the best thing to do in the spring of the year, and it will be a decisive victory in the imperial capital of Yanliu."

The emperor raised his eyebrows in surprise, and subconsciously said: "A good poem, making the rain crispy, the meaning is very wonderful, and the last sentence has the courage to win a thousand miles, and you should be the leader."

But Yan Xi didn't change her face, she didn't look sideways, she just stared at the front with a calm expression, she didn't react much to the emperor's praise.

She copied an ancient poem from a textbook, can't she? The students present hurriedly made it, which is naturally better than the quatrains that have been passed down through the ages. This is completely the result of the emperor's inhumaneness and her injustice.

And the emperor really never thought that this second girl Yan was usually quiet and noisy, but she still has such literary talent, that's the word...

The corners of the emperor's lips trembled slightly, and he brushed over her brushstrokes, and said with a half-sound: "Excellent literary talent, go back and practice calligraphy, this word is like chicken chop, I almost didn't recognize it."

Yan Xi: "..."

Facing so many inquiring eyes, she only coughed twice to cover it up.

This can't be blamed on her, she has the original owner's memory, but the memory is different from the actual operation. She has only written a few months of calligraphy, and it is good to be able to write it completely. There is nothing good or bad.

Therefore, Yan Xi still raised her head and raised her chest, her face full of arrogance, and she turned a deaf ear.

The emperor glanced at her and let the minister start the real palace test.

She just wrote the poem just to let Yan Xi know that it is not so easy for a woman to become an official, but she made this poem, but it made the emperor admire him. In this case, he is no longer embarrassed.

Seeing that the business started, Yan Xi looked serious.

The first question was not raised by the emperor, but was raised by His Royal Highness, the courtier, the Minister of War, Lord Li.

Master Li had a calm face, a burly stature, and had the demeanor of a military official. He glanced at the students present, and even if he saw Yan Xi, it was no different. He only said coldly: "If the enemy is besieging the city and the people in the city are 100,000, then the city will be no different. Five thousand refugees came from outside, and these five thousand refugees were also citizens of Dajing. They begged outside the city to open the door. If the door was opened, five out of ten of the five thousand refugees were rescued. Otherwise, five out of ten let the enemy sneak into the city. Bury 100,000 people in the city, if you are a general, what should you do?"

Yan Xi's eyes trembled.

Not only her, but everyone present was shocked.

The first question of the palace exam will be this! Just beyond everyone's expectations.

In Yan Xi's previous life, this kind of question was called a moral problem. There was no fixed answer at all, and it was even more difficult in this era.

Everyone in Dajing grew up learning benevolence and propriety. This is simply a question that is deliberately embarrassing.

And this kind of question has never appeared in the previous palace exams. Yan Xi is a little unclear why there are such changes this time.

As for the result, after the issue of the Minister of War, the people present were silent, and the hundreds of students looked at each other, and no one dared to say anything lightly.

This one is not good, and may be reprimanded by Yanchen.

Yan Xi also frowned in thought.

After half an hour, someone finally handed over to answer.

He was a popular candidate for the championship of this palace test, a student surnamed You. His eyes were calm, his demeanor was dignified, and his voice was very calm.

"If the students are the generals of this city, they will definitely open the city gates and welcome 5,000 people into the city. They are all Dajing's citizens. I have built the country with benevolence and will never give up any of my citizens."

After he said this, other students also handed over to speak one after another.

But most of what he said was the same as him, and it was about opening the city gate to save people. It can be seen that many people refer to what he said.

Yan Xi pursed her lips and looked at him for a long time.

She could see that no matter what the others were, this student with the surname You was really a person who cared about the country and the people, and was extremely benevolent.

Many students spoke one after another, and the emperor listened attentively, without nodding or reprimanding, but after waiting for most of the people to finish speaking, he said nonchalantly, "Yan Xi, what do you think?"

Immediately, many eyes were poured into Yan Xi.

It can be seen that the emperor really still pays some attention to her.

Yan Xi licked the corners of her dry lips, and suddenly her face was solemn. She took a step forward and did not do the women's boudoir ceremony, but did the same as the other students, and then calmly said: "The Council of Ministers and Women Close the city gate and keep the five thousand people out of the city."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar.

The student surnamed You frowned slightly, wondering if it was because her tone was too cold, he said, "Miss Yan, that's 5,000 lives."

Because there were disputes among the students in the palace exams in the past, his words were not out of line. Yan Xi looked at him calmly and said word by word: "Once the city gate is breached, 100,000 people will fly into ashes and annihilate in the blink of an eye."

"You have no right to decide their life or death."

"But I am the general defender of the city!" Yan Xi took a step forward and said loudly: "My duty is to defend the city, to protect the 100,000 people in the city, even if it's only 12 out of 10, I won't let the enemy have a chance. take."

The student surnamed You frowned more deeply, and he couldn't help but a little more accentuated.

"I established the country with great virtues. Do I have to sit back and watch 5,000 people die? Do you know how many parents and sons they are? And I can obviously save them."

Yan Xi didn't flinch at all, her eyes were firm, she looked directly at the student, and said word by word: "Behind me, there are 100,000 people, Dajingchengchi, they also have families, children, and parents, if I don't usually Let any of the people of Dajing die innocently, but this is wartime, and it is the city's defense."

Yan Xi didn't look at him again, and only bowed to the upper seat with a calm face, and his voice was loud, "I have committed the sin of ten thousand people and committed the evil of one person, although I will go to ten thousand people. But the students hope that this day will never appear. , Everyone is a citizen of Dajing, regardless of the old and the young, if there is such a day, they will die in front of the city first."

The author has something to say: [The light rain in Tianjie is as smooth as crispy, but the grass is far away, but there is nothing. The most important thing is the spring of the year, it is absolutely better than the imperial capital of Yanliu.

This is Han Yu's book "Early Spring Chengshui Department Zhang Shibawai".

The author really wants to be blind, but this is too difficult. If it is too spicy, it will be exaggerated.  …

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(In addition, there is no fixed answer to the question of the palace exam, and the student traveller is right, but they have different opinions.)

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