Chapter 64 The Emperor's Enlightenment and Recovering the Students

Outside Zhengyang Gate, the students were extremely quiet at this moment.

Everyone looked at the emperor excitedly, listening to the emperor's words about opening the imperial examination.

The palace examination was usually held once every three years. The opening of the imperial examination meant that these scholars had another chance to win the title of Jinshi!

"I opened the imperial examination because the court needs talented people."

Emperor Xiao Yunzhou said, "I cleared the filth and waited for good officials!"

Zheng Qiru lowered his head and clenched his fists.

He had already thought about it. If the emperor hated his appearance and did not recruit him in the palace examination, he would become a teacher.

Teach some poor children to read, and let them become good officials that Zheng Qiru wanted to be but could not be!

"Old Zheng! Why don't you listen to me when I talk to you?"

"Look, the emperor seems to be nodding to you again."

"???"

Zheng Qiru looked at his companion helplessly.

Isn't it fun enough to cheat him once?

Zheng Qiru looked at his companion unhappily, "Don't talk nonsense about the emperor--"

He didn't dare to have any expectations at all.

Because the more expectations, the more disappointments.

The birthmark on his face, even his own mother didn't want to look at him more, and the neighbors avoided him.

Who is the emperor?

Would he look at him differently?

He was wearing patched old clothes, thin, short and dark, and there were conspicuous flaws on his face.

"Hey, why don't you look forward!" Zheng Qiru's friend was about to jump up and down, pinching him hard.

Zheng Qiru turned his head reluctantly and painfully.

He was stunned as soon as he turned.

The emperor, Xiao Yunzhou, holding the little princess, high above, really-smiling at him!

The expression in his eyes was gentle!

"Go back and study hard."

"I'll wait for you to pass the imperial examination."

The emperor was talking to the students, but his smiling eyes seemed to pass through them and fall on him!

There was no contempt, no disgust, no dislike in the emperor's eyes...

Only expectation!

Zheng Qiru opened his mouth, but could not utter a single word.

His chest seemed to be drowned by a rolling hot stream!

[Ding, a pillar of talent with outstanding intelligence, his loyalty to Jingguo has risen to excellent. ]

Xiao Chuchu heard the system's prompt and smiled.

"Farewell, Your Majesty!"

"Students must repay you with all their heart!"

"Students are willing to serve the court, and will review their lessons today!"

The students also woke up from their dreams.

Emperor Xiao Yunzhou nodded with satisfaction, and remembered the appearance of several students that his daughter liked, and then returned to the palace.

Until he left the sedan chair, the students knelt on the ground spontaneously.

Many people even had tears in their eyes.

"We wrongly blamed the emperor today and blindly gathered to cause trouble, but the emperor didn't blame us."

"I just saw Lord Jiang's nonsense article, and I thought that we, the candidates who led the trouble, would be arrested by the guards."

"Ah, the emperor really loves talents and is generous!"

Xiao Yunzhou listened to the praise of the students happily, and immediately announced after returning to the palace that the ten people at the bottom of today's assessment would be dismissed.

Then he promoted ten ministers who performed well in the assessment.

After the matter was done, Xiao Yunzhou flipped through a stack of papers and glanced at the master of the Liu family and the Fu Cha elder.

"Liu Wenchang, you will work with the Fu Cha elder to preside over this special examination."

As he said, Xiao Yunzhou looked at the officials with emotion.

"Liu Wenchang, you have been in the Ministry of Personnel for less than five days, but you are familiar with the regulations of the Ministry of Personnel. If you are as loyal to your duties as he is, I don't have to spend time examining you."

"..."

The officials were silent.

Master Liu blushed a little, "No, no?"

Last time, the emperor asked, "How should Pan govern the water?" After being enlightened by his granddaughter, he knew that the emperor liked officials to do their job.

Xiao Yunzhou is a pragmatic emperor!

He likes to practice Taoism, so he has no time to talk nonsense with officials. He doesn't beat around the bush and hopes that all officials can do their job well.

So, Master Liu has been at home these days, studying the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel.

Unexpectedly, after staying up for four nights and memorizing everything, he really passed the test and was praised by the emperor!

[Aww, my grandfather is the second highest official in the Ministry of Personnel. ]

[Grandfather has only been transferred for less than four days, and he has dark circles under his eyes now. He really studied hard. ]

Xiao Chuchu couldn't help but look over and looked at her grandfather with sympathy. She really admired her grandfather for working hard at his age.

[Grandfather, no matter what position he was transferred to, he would do his best to do the job of this position. ]

[Is it to not disappoint the emperor father? If all officials were so serious, our Jing Kingdom would be saved. 】

Xiao Yunzhou was moved by what he heard, "Let's all go."

Turning around, he whispered to Wei Zheng to reward Liu Lao and Liu Concubine for lunch, so that the family could be reunited.

"Your Majesty, you forgot that Concubine Liu left the palace early in the morning to make winter clothes." Wei Zheng said with a smile.

The emperor was startled.

"Yesterday, Concubine Liu made 500 winter clothes and sent them to the refugees. Today, we are working non-stop to make the second batch." Wei Zheng promptly reported Concubine Liu's progress to Xiao Yunzhou.

Xiao Yunzhou was even more moved.

The Liu family is all motivated!

"Then allow Concubine Liu to go home and stay overnight today. Today, Old Liu is on leave, just in time for their family to reunite."

Xiao Yunzhou was particularly gracious.

[Oh, I want to go too, I want to go too! ]

Xiao Chuchu was crying for a moment.

Xiao Yunzhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and gently tapped the tip of the baby little princess' nose.

"Wei Zheng, go and prepare the cloth robe. After I finish reviewing the memorials this morning, I will go on a private visit for half a day."

Xiao Yunzhou smiled.

The minister is on leave, and he still has to continue to work.

But he can also give himself a small vacation today.

"Well, don't tell the Liu family yet, I want to give them a surprise."

Wei Zheng was shocked.

The emperor is going to live in the Liu family! ?

Oh my God!

The Liu family really won the emperor's favor!

"I will prepare it right away."

*

At Zhengyang Gate, Old Liu received the imperial edict to assist in the imperial examination and prepared to leave the palace.

Other officials also went with him, and many people wanted to chat with him on the way.

"Brother Wenchang, how about having a drink?"

"There is still half a day left for the rest, why not go listen to music?"

Fu Cha, the old man, and Hong Xing, the inspector of the Queen's party, looked at Old Liu surrounded by people with a half-smile on their face.

The reason why the emperor reused the Liu family is that the Liu family is clean behind the scenes and has no party for private interests.

If Liu Wenchang gets close to other officials, what is the difference between them and the Fu Cha family and the Tong family of the Queen's party!

Fu Cha, the old man, is happy to watch the fun.

Hong Xing is even more beside him with a flash of light in his eyes, rubbing his hands, ready to report Liu Wenchang!

He was about to preside over the imperial examination and recruit Jinshi, but he actually went to drink with all the officials during their rest days! ?

This was a blatant attempt to build relationships!

But they were expecting Old Liu to make a mistake, and they heard him refuse in a serious manner.

"Sorry, I have to go home. My wife is busy making winter clothes these days, and I have to go back to cook."

"???"

A group of ministers were stunned.

What?

The meals at the Liu family were prepared by Liu Wenchang, a fourth-rank official and a third-rank official in the court?

Old Liu declined all the way, climbed onto the rented old carriage at the door, and trotted home.

"Next time during the rest days, I will cook for you too."

The ministers were stunned.

On the roadside outside Zhengyang Gate, there was another person who was also stunned.

It was none other than Zheng Qiru, a self-deprecating student with flaws in his appearance.

It turned out that the emperor really appointed people based on their merits!

No matter your origin, appearance, or whether you are henpecked?

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor! I will serve you wholeheartedly!" Zheng Qiru was excited.

[Damn, a talented person with a superior IQ has become so loyal to your emperor father that he is "dead and heartless". ]

"???"

Xiao Chuchu, who was being carried into the Liu family's courtyard by her emperor father, was bewildered.

Even more bewildered was Emperor Xiao Yunzhou.

He was dumbfounded as he looked at Master Liu in the narrow Liu family courtyard, who was frying a big pot of food, serving his wife and daughter with a smile, and reciting the Ministry of Personnel regulations.

The emperor didn't know which one to be shocked by.

A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen.

Since ancient times, women have been following the three obediences and four virtues, and serving their husbands.

Why is it the other way around in the Liu family?

[Oh, no wonder I found that my grandfather's intelligence has not declined but increased recently! ]

[Also, my mother's brother, my uncle, has an IQ of 87! ? ]

Xiao Yunzhou stared, and soon saw Liupin's eldest brother, holding the dough in his hand, came out to pay his respects to him.

Why is it that men do all the work in this family?

The emperor was stunned.

Xiao Chuchu was moved in her heart, [I said, hands-on ability can promote brain development~]

Xiao Yunzhou stared.

The case is solved, the case is solved!

Not only did he sleep less when he was young, but even his clothes were put on by eunuchs on weekdays!

Emperor Xiao Yunzhou, realized it.

He was immediately heartbroken.

There was a reason why his IQ was not above 90!

"Well, Liupin, well, sit still, I will pour the tea myself."

"???"

"Bold, Wei Zheng, put the chair back, don't I... have hands?"

"???"

There was silence in the Liu family yard.