The next day was the day when Chu Yang recruited staff from the palace. Early in the morning, Chu Yang ordered the servants and guards in the mansion to neatly arrange the tables and chairs in the courtyard of the palace.
From the third quarter of the hour, some scholars began to line up at the gate of the palace. Although King Dongzhou has a bad reputation, most of the students from poor families, those who have failed the imperial examinations for many years, and some who want to stand out, all eagerly hope to become an aide of the palace and have a unique status, no need to go farming, no need to study hard.
At the gate of the palace, there were three teams of 30 soldiers. They divided into three rows and began to check the candidates one by one. After the body search, the candidates were allowed to enter after making sure that they were not carrying any weapons.
Standing on the steps, Chu Yang looked down upon the candidates who walked in with lowered eyebrows. My heart is full of expectations.
The examinees knew that the prince had a bad temper, so they all followed the guards after they came in, standing in a row in an orderly manner, not daring to speak or raising their heads.
About two quarters of an hour later, all the scholars who came to take the exam had finished the examination, and were arranged to stand on both sides, standing in front of the stone screen, with their heads bowed and standing quietly.
Stepping up to Chu Yang's side, Dong Hezhang bowed his head and saluted deeply. "My lord, all the scholars who are going to take the exam have already been checked. They only brought the Four Treasures of the Study, nothing else!"
Hearing this, Chu Yang nodded. "Very well, how many people are here?"
"Reporting to the prince, there are fifty-three people in total."
"Well, go and bring them here!" After glancing at Dong Hezhang, Chu Yang signaled to bring all those people here.
"Yes!" In response, Dong Hezhang immediately walked over and brought all the fifty-three people standing in front of the stone screen.
At a distance of five meters from Chu Yang, Dong Hezhang stopped, and the people behind him also stopped. Turning his head, he looked at them. "You still haven't stepped forward to salute the prince?"
"Students (grassmen) pay homage to the prince!" Everyone knelt down and saluted Chu Yang.
"Well, let's all sit down for free!" Waving his hands, Chu Yang motioned for everyone to sit down.
"Thank you, my lord!" In response, the fifty-three people found their seats and sat down, and then placed their four treasures of the study on the table in front of them.
I saw that everyone was seated. Chu Yang also bent over and sat on the chair behind him.
"My lord, you can come up with a question!" Looking at Chu Yang, Dong Hezhang signaled him to come up with a question.
Glancing at him, Chu Yang smiled. "Don't worry, send the book to them first!" Chu Yang glanced at the guard beside him.
"No!" In response, the five guards immediately picked up the books at Chu Yang's feet and handed them out to the examinees one by one.
Seeing the book issued by Chu Yang, everyone was astonished and thought: Why did the prince still issue the book for the exam
"Listen everyone, this king will give you three quarters of an hour to take a good look at the books in your hands. After three quarters of an hour, this king will start the exam!" Looking at the crowd, Chu Yang said so.
"Yes, my lord!" In response, everyone began to read.
Looking at the scholars who were reading seriously, Dong Hezhang couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth. Heart said: What will the prince test? Why send books to these people? Moreover, the books issued by the prince are different. Some introduce the history of Dongzhou, some introduce the terrain of Dongzhou, and some introduce the business of Dongzhou. These books are different, how can we take the exam together? Isn't that weird
In the courtyard, the examinees were reading books seriously, and outside the courtyard, many people were talking about it. Stretching his neck to look inside, but unfortunately, there is a screen blocking the entrance of the palace, and there are guards holding knives outside the door. Therefore, no matter how they looked, they couldn't see what was going on inside. I can only worry outside.
"I don't know if my husband-in-law can pass the exam. The notice said that if he passed the exam, he would be paid twenty taels of silver a month!" Speaking of this, the woman in the patch and patch was looking forward to it.
"Oh, it's not that easy. Didn't you see that more than 50 people went in? Only one person can be selected from more than 50 people." Looking at the woman, her fellow villagers beat her mercilessly .
"Yeah, it's not that easy!" Looking at her daughter-in-law, an old woman with gray hair said the same.
"Mother, you have to trust your husband!" Looking at her mother-in-law, the poor woman still firmly believes that her husband can stand out.
Three quarters of an hour later, Chu Yang asked the soldiers to come forward and take away the books from everyone. Then start asking questions. "This king has only one topic, and that is how to govern Dongzhou. Before this king, I showed you the introduction of Dongzhou's history, Dongzhou's geography and Dongzhou's business introduction. You can use what you just read. Come and write, of course, you can also write articles according to your own thoughts. Now, I will give you an hour, and you will hand in the paper after an hour!"
"Yes!" Responding, everyone immediately picked up their pens, some pondered before starting to write, some wrote furiously, and began to write after knowing the topic, and some held their pens sadly. I don't know how to write it.
Hearing the question asked by the prince, Dong Hezhang couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and said to himself: "The topic of the prince is very straightforward. It didn't test literary talent, and didn't test the Four Books and Five Classics. It directly tested the most practical things!"
Standing up, Chu Yang looked at Dong Hezhang who was standing beside him, and said to him, "You sit here to invigilate the exam, and I will go to the inner room to rest. If someone finishes writing, you can collect the paper."
"It's the prince!" In response, Dong Hezhang took over the task of invigilating the exam.
Turning around, Chu Yang went to the study with his daughter-in-law behind him.
"Why don't you stay and watch those scholars write articles?" Sitting beside her lover, Leng Feng asked suspiciously.
"They will be under a lot of pressure if I sit there. Besides, you want me to sit there and bask in the sun for an hour? Wouldn't that heat me to death?" Looking at his wife, Chu Yang said aggrievedly.
Hearing this, Leng Feng smiled lowly, thinking: My man is really good at playing tricks, and he left this kind of hard work to Mr. Dong again.
Chu Yang and Leng Feng sat in the study for an hour eating snacks and drinking tea. Dong Hezhang finally collected the papers and came to the study to ask Chu Yang to return.
"My lord, all the candidates have finished writing!" Dong Hezhang said softly when he came outside the door.
"Well, come in!" Looking at the daughter-in-law who ran away from his arms, Chu Yang smiled and motioned for her to come in.
"Yes!" In response, Dong Hezhang walked into Chu Yang's study with all the papers, and put all the papers in his hand on Chu Yang's desk.
"Well, well done, where are those scholars?" Looking at Dong Hezhang, Chu Yang asked with a smile.
"Oh, I have already told them to leave. Tell them that after three days, the list will be posted and the results will be announced!" Dong Hezhang replied looking at Chu Yang.
"Okay, then Mr. Dong will have dinner with the king in the palace, and stay here in the afternoon to read those test papers. First help the king choose twenty well-written ones, and then, the king will slowly read the test papers in the two Choose among ten people!"
"Yes, my lord!" In response, Dong Hezhang accepted this arduous task without any complaints. In fact, he had this awareness from the time he posted the notice. When the exam came, the lord would definitely arrest him and Zhou Tian to proctor the exam. In the end, when he learned that Zhou Tian had been transferred to the chief envoy, he thought that he would not be able to escape, as expected!
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Three days later, a red list was posted outside the gate of the palace, on which were the names of eleven staff members who passed the exam. Seeing their names appear on the list, several poor students wept with joy.
"My lady, I passed the exam, I passed the exam!" Seeing his name, a middle-aged man was ecstatic.
"Really, great, great!" Nodding repeatedly, the peasant woman in coarse cloth cried with joy.
"The lord has an order. Anyone who is on the list can enter the palace to meet the lord!" Looking at the crowd, a captain of the guard said so.
Hearing this, the eleven people who passed the exam stood up one by one, and followed the captain of the guard into the palace.
Walking into this majestic and majestic Dongzhou Palace again, everyone's faces were filled with joy. Some people have triumphant smiles on their lips all the time, some people hold their chests up and their heads up proudly, and some people are happy in their hearts and eyes. There was only one person with a very solemn face all the time, and he was——Jiang Huai. When Jiang Huai saw his name on the list, he was surprised for a moment, but he quickly thought of the reason, and because he knew the reason, he felt even more panicked.
After being brought into the living room by the captain of the guard, the eleven immediately knelt down and saluted. "Students pay homage to the prince, and Mr. Dong!"
Seeing that all eleven people had arrived, Chu Yang nodded. "Get up!"
"Thank you, my lord!" In response, all eleven stood up.
"I have read your articles one by one, and you all have your own opinions. From now on, you will be the staff of the Dongzhou Palace. I have three requests to explain to you in advance. First, the embezzlers beheaded. If you dare to embezzle this king's money while you are doing things, this king will kill you directly. Second, don't use your power to bully others. If you let this king know that you are bullying the people outside with fake power, this king will also punish you severely. And the second Three articles, one wife and one concubine system. That is to say, you can only have two women in your family at most, of course, it is best to have one. If there are more than two women in your family, the extra person will be fined five liang of silver per month. Two Ten taels for three people, fifteen taels for three people, and so on. Is it possible for you to meet the three requirements mentioned by this king?"
Hearing what Chu Yang said, Dong Hezhang couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth. Xin said: The prince has so many ideas, he actually thought of fines. Monogamy? This system will not be used on Dongzhou officials in the future, will it
"Yes, students can do it!"
"Students can too!" Nodding repeatedly, the ten people standing in front immediately expressed their attitudes, only Jiang Huai stood silently at the end, not daring to say anything.
"Okay, the king has asked the silversmith to create identity cards for you. In addition, the yard where you live has also been tidied up for you. People in this city can go home and live, and outsiders can directly live in the palace." Chu Yang glanced at the maid beside him. The maid immediately walked in front of everyone with the tray.
Seeing the silver medal on the plate, joyful smiles appeared on the faces of everyone. One reached for a silver medal.
Looking at the silver medal within reach in the tray, Jiang Huai gritted his teeth, but didn't reach out to take it!
"Okay, Jiang Huai stays, the others follow the servant girl, go to your courtyard to rest!"
"It's the prince!" In response, everyone left with the maid who led the way.
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