After the child's mind was read, the tyrant caught the male queen with a black face

At the same time, the Chen State delegation also successfully contacted the Queen Mother.

The carrier pigeons of the Chen State delegation flew outside the city, and the carrier pigeons carrying the Queen Mother's reply flew toward the palace wall.

The secret guards who were in charge of waiting quickly caught the carrier pigeon and decrypted the information on it, while quickly deleting the valid information. At the same time, they added some "official greetings" and then tied the pigeon to its legs and released it.

This also caused the Chen State delegation and the black-clad eunuchs to curse at the same time.

——I’ve never seen an idiot who would pass on secret information and ask outrageous questions like “Have you eaten?”

While cursing, they continued to send carrier pigeons to deliver messages.

Because carrier pigeons flew too frequently that night, the night watchman who passed by the palace wall of the Great Xia Palace was frequently attacked by bird droppings. Finally, he could not hold back any longer and went back to wash his hair, cursing out loud.

These messages sent by carrier pigeons were delivered to the palace one after another.

The emperor, wearing a middle-aged robe, stood up and walked out again. He lowered his eyebrows and looked at the pigeon message from Chen Guofang. He said coldly: "In order to win the negotiation, you would rather give away the territory of Chu for free? It's boring."

Afterwards, the emperor flipped through the message from the empress dowager, read it for a while, and suddenly frowned: "Why are you always asking about Jiuer? Is there something you want to do about the imperial teacher?"

The emperor looked at Song Wei who delivered the message and said, "Go check it out again."

Song Wei said quickly: "Yes."

The emperor yawned, turned around and prepared to go back to sleep.

Unexpectedly, when he pushed the door open, he saw the queen holding a large quilt with an expressionless face.

The emperor secretly thought that it was not good, the queen was in a very bad mood when she woke up.

He whispered, "But why not..."

"Greetings, Your Majesty." The Queen drooped her eyelids and saluted casually. "I dare not disturb Your Majesty's official business, so please stay in the side hall." After saying that, the Queen walked out without looking back, turned a corner, and closed the door.

The emperor followed subconsciously, and when he was about to enter the study, he pushed the door, but failed to open it.

emperor:……

The eunuch serving nearby tiptoed back two steps and hid himself in the shadow of the pillar next to him.

The emperor raised his hand to knock on the door, when he heard hurried footsteps.

The emperor tilted his head and saw the shadow of the secret guard. He retracted his hand and said to the chief eunuch, "Go and clear out the study room in Kunning Palace."

The chief eunuch was scolded. He was locked outside but he still didn't go back to the Yangxin Palace?! Wait, these days are the days when he comes to Kunning Palace regularly. Is His Majesty afraid of losing face for the Queen?!

The eunuch didn't dare to think about it any further, and said, "As you command."

……

The next day.

The emperor and the prince came together to welcome Yuanruan.

Yuan Ruan flew towards the emperor early as usual, and the emperor held her firmly, but did not lift her up. Instead, the emperor implicitly guided her to the prince.

Yuanruan:?

Yuanruan: [Tong'er, brother doesn't value me anymore? ]

System: [Let me see... Haha, no, the Queen wanted to sleep last night, but you kept bothering her. The Queen got irritable and kicked you out. She slept in the study room all night. She sprained her waist.]

Yuanruan's face turned yellow: [Oh...]

The emperor's face turned red: There is something wrong with this statement!

The prince's expression suddenly became strange. He quickly picked up Yuan Ruan and walked forward, not daring to listen to his parents' private conversation.

Soon, the three of them walked into the morning court together.

Today we mainly discussed the structure of the "Imperial Examination System". The military generals had little say, and the civil officials had seen the imperial examination system templates of the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, so they only made certain adjustments based on the characteristics of the Xia Kingdom, so there was nothing to be ashamed of.

This was a rare peaceful court meeting in recent days.

System: [Aruan, it seems you don’t need to wear earplugs today. I’ll ask the maid to help you take them off later.]

Yuanruan: [Hmm.]

The corners of Xia Guo's courtier's mouth twitched slightly: ...

After half an hour, the framework of the imperial examination was basically agreed upon. The emperor asked the crown prince to coordinate and set a date for the first major examination to be held after the spring of next year.

Yuanruan was shocked: [Wow, brother is so decisive. ]

System: [As expected of a tyrant, this is so cool. ]

The court officials were also shocked by the emperor's request.

Prime Minister Wang could not help but come out and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, isn't it too rushed to hold the exam next spring?"

"No," the emperor responded, "there are still a few months left, enough time for the Tongshi, Yuanshi, and Xiangshi, and then the Huishi and Palace examinations in the spring of next year."

Prime Minister Wang said, "This book has not yet been popularized, and the students are not fully prepared."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Let them do it on their own merits. Oh, and let all the officials who have been recommended in the past five years take the exam. I want to see their abilities and the level of their recommenders."

The civil officials were all heartbroken: !!!

Although there are only a few court officials who can become sixth-rank officials with less than five years of service, there is no need to worry about the exam.

But who hasn't recommended a relative, classmate, or fellow villager? Who hasn't given some slack because of a little affection? What if the person they recommended slacked off and didn't do well in the exam?

The feeling of not being able to control one's own destiny is so helpless.

System: [Hahaha! Ah Ruan is dying when he sees their grief-stricken expressions.]

Yuanruan: [Pfft. If this were to happen in the future, it would probably be a hot search on Weibo. Who in my family would understand? After serving as an official for many years, I suddenly returned to the time before liberation and had to take the exam again.]

Yuanruan and the system were having fun watching, but some court officials could no longer bear the pressure.

At this time, an official stood up and said, "I am not feeling well..."

Yuanruan analyzed: [Tong'er, you see this guy has a ruddy complexion, but cold sweat is pouring down his forehead. I guess he is not feeling unwell, but is afraid of being embarrassed in the exam, so he wants to take a sick leave and go home, and then find an excuse to hide for a few months.]

The official shuddered when his thoughts were exposed, and changed the subject dryly: "...but I am willing to contribute my modest strength to the imperial examination selection."

Other court officials: You are quick to react.

Yuan Ruan was a little surprised: [This one is physically disabled but mentally strong. ]

With this person as a precedent, other court officials who wanted to escape did not dare to speak out. But similarly, those who knew that the person they recommended had some flaws, or those who knew that the person recommended by their political opponents had some minor flaws, all thought about it.

At this time, the emperor said: "My dear ministers, please recommend a few more officials to assist the prince in organizing the first imperial examination of our Great Xia."

The court officials were in no hurry to show up.

The emperor just randomly picked the most handsome one in front, Shao Zhanshi.

The Junior Secretary was helpless. He thought for a moment, stepped forward, and said, "Your Majesty. I recommend Wang Yalin, the Experience Officer of Shuntian Prefecture. He has been an official for six years, and he is diligent and fair in his work."

The Grand Secretary, who had a bad relationship with the Shao Zhanshi, thought to himself, "It's a good thing you came. You thought you could avoid trouble by escaping the imperial examination, right?"

The Grand Secretary stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have objections."

The emperor said, "Speak."

Shao Zhanshi said, "I heard that Wang Yalin, the Minister of Experience of Shuntian Prefecture, beat a strange woman seriously last night. He refused to admit his fault."

Courtiers: !!!

Such a coincidence?!

They all looked at the Shao Zhanshi.

The Shao Zhanshi's heart tightened, but he quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I know Wang Yalin is a modest gentleman with a good character and friendly neighbors. He helps the lonely old people every year. How could he beat up a strange woman? There must be..."

"What is it! That woman has written her complaint!"

The Grand Secretary looked at the Junior Secretary with full preparation: "Shuntian Prefecture or the Ministry of Justice must have accepted the case."

Shao Zhanshi said anxiously: "Your Majesty, he is really not that kind of person..."

Yuan Ruan's gaze also fell on the Shao Zhanshi. Isn't this man Rongpin's brother?

Yuan Ruan: [You can’t judge a person by his appearance, but you can know his heart. I have seen people who look honest but are actually scumbags who abuse cats. Rongpin is a big-hearted person, and the look in her eyes when she looks at her brother is also very clear. ]

System: [Let me see... Well, how can I explain this matter about Brother Rongpin? I think he didn't make a mistake.]

The Grand Secretary who was about to attack the Junior Secretary froze:...

How is that possible? Could it be that the person who reported the case had deceived him?

The Shao Zhanshi also showed a grateful look. That’s great. Fortunately, there is a system!

Yuanruan was also surprised: [No one was hit? ]

System: [Yes. ]

The smile on Shao Zhanshi's face froze.

The rest:?