I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

The results of this palace examination will be announced in three days.

According to the rules formulated by Jiangzuo this time, as long as one passes the passing line, one can become a Jinshi and enter the court as an official. Otherwise, one will continue to be a Juren and can participate in the next palace examination. One can also directly write to the court for instructions and serve as a local official.

Those who are able to take part in this palace examination are rare talents.

As for who will be the top scorer, that will only be revealed in three days.

Jiang Zuo originally believed that Shen Ye would win the top spot, but after seeing his condition in person today, he became a little skeptical.

The test papers for this palace examination have been sent to the Hall of Rites and Music to be reviewed by the Grand Secretary of the Imperial Palace. The final process will then be for Jiang Zuo to review and score them one by one.

The fact that the empress entrusted this important task to Jiang Zuo was enough to show her trust in Jiang Zuo. After all, this palace examination concerned many things.

These days, Jiang Zuo has not left the Liyue Hall for a single day. He looked at the test paper in his hand very seriously. When he reviewed Shen Ye's results, Jiang Zuo couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Jiang Zuo naturally would not have any personal feelings about this imperial examination. He was optimistic about Shen Ye simply because he admired him.

This time, Shen Ye did not disappoint Jiang Zuo's expectations.

Jiang Zuo thought for a moment and gave a final score on Shen Ye's test paper.

On the day when the results were announced, the streets of the capital city became a little more noisy and bustling.

The final results of the palace examination have already been posted on notice boards throughout the government offices.

"The results of this imperial examination have come out, everyone go and take a look."

Someone shouted loudly, which immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.

Because of Jiangzuo's propaganda, this palace examination was quite grand, and even common people who could not read a single word would pay attention to these important court affairs.

On the government notice board, there was a striking name written prominently.

"Shen Ye won three first prizes in a row! He became the first number one scholar in this dynasty!"

Someone read it out.

Before this, some people had spread the word that Shen Ye would definitely be the top scorer this time.

"What does it mean to win three prizes in a row?"

Some people don’t quite understand.

"This imperial examination is divided into the county examination, provincial examination, and palace examination. Shen Ye won the first place in all three examinations, so he won the top three prizes in a row."

"What is the top scholar?"

“That’s the first place!”

There was constant discussion on the streets.

"So that's how it is. From this perspective, Shen Ye is truly the number one person in this dynasty."

"That's wrong. Prime Minister Jiang is the best in this dynasty."

"You are all confused. Your Majesty is the one who is..."

"Yes, yes, it's Your Majesty."

For a time, the entire capital city was discussing the results of this imperial examination.

At this time, outside Shen Ye's residence, there were already many people who wanted to visit him.

They held many gifts in their hands and wanted to see for themselves who this top scholar was.

However, there are now a large number of Thousand Cavalrymen guarding outside Shen Ye’s mansion, and no one is allowed to approach.

In the mansion, Shen Ye, who got the final results, was ecstatic. The depression he had been suffering for all these years was finally released.

Going to Beijing to serve as an official was not his real purpose, and what he wanted to do was not just to serve the court.

Thinking of that time, a complicated look flashed across his eyes, and then he clenched his fists tightly, staring at the family letter in his hand...

royal palace.

Royal study room.

Chen Qingyun took the final list presented by Jiang Zuo and nodded with satisfaction.

Jiang Zuo said, "Your Majesty, the results of all candidates in this palace examination are good. Among the eighty-six candidates who participated in the palace examination, eighty of them have good results and can be admitted as Jinshi."

Chen Qingyun nodded: "Not bad."

"It's just as we expected. Shen Ye is the top scorer in this palace examination." Jiang Zuo said again.

"It seems that this Shen Ye is indeed a real talent." Chen Qingyun said lightly.

Jiang Zuo also said: "I saw that he looked nervous that day, so I thought he would not perform well, but I didn't expect that his results would be much better than those in the provincial exam."

From this point of view, Shen Ye is indeed a rare talent.

"What position do you think would be best for him to take?"

Chen Qingyun asked Jiang Zuo for his opinion.

Jiang Zuo held his chin up, "Such a talent should not be wasted. Rong Chen will think about it again..."

Chen Qingyun thought for a while and said, "Why not let him take charge of the Ministry of Revenue?"

Among the court today, talents in the Ministry of Revenue are the most scarce. If Shen Ye is really talented, he might be able to provide advice to the court.

Jiang Zuo also thought about it, but he had a different opinion and said, "I think he can be appointed to an important position in the Ministry of Personnel."

The Ministry of Personnel is the head of the Six Ministries and is in charge of personnel appointments, which is the most important job in the court.

"But the Ministry of Personnel seems to have been full for a long time, and there are no extra vacancies." Chen Qingyun said.

"Since there are no vacancies, why doesn't the emperor optimize some of the useless old officials?"

"Optimize? That means dismiss them from their posts?"

"That's right. There is still a lot of corruption inside and outside the court, and it has the greatest relationship with the Ministry of Personnel."

After all, the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of personnel appointments and dismissals, so it is easy for some secret deals to be carried out and secretly concealed from the empress.

The reason why Jiang Zuo raised this point was actually due to some selfish motives. He had already inquired about it before. The Minister of Personnel Xu Renyou was a loyal lackey of Lu Jun, who had targeted Jiang Zuo many times before. If the old power of the Ministry of Personnel could be eliminated this time, it would definitely be a good thing for the court.

Chen Qingyun thought for a moment and said, "If we want to move the Ministry of Personnel, it may involve a lot of people."

Although the imperial examination has ended and many talents have been selected, these newcomers still have to go through a lot of training before they can enter the court.

The empress was not too confident in letting some inexperienced newcomers take up important positions.

Jiang Zuo thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we choose a gentle approach? Since the positions are already full, we can add a few new positions and let these newcomers take them up. Let the old officials of the six ministries guide them. In this situation, the old officials will not dare to pretend to obey. When these newcomers can take charge of things on their own, the court will be completely renewed."

This strategy is in line with Chen Qingyun's idea.

"Just do as you say." Chen Qingyun also nodded.

Jiang Zuo said: "Should we allow those Jinshi to enter the palace and meet the emperor now?"

Now that the preliminary procedures have been completed, it is time to allow these scholars to serve as officials in the court and share the pressure with the emperor.

Chen Qingyun said: "Go ahead, make sure to arrange everything properly, there can't be any mistakes, especially with Shen Ye, there will definitely be a lot of people watching him, so we must protect his safety from now on."

Shen Ye represents the success of the imperial examination system.

Jiang Zuo said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my job."

Chen Qingyun looked a little more relaxed, and said, "Of course I am relieved. You did a good job in this imperial examination. I will reward you tonight."

Jiang Zuo raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty, is it a reward or..."

Chen Qingyun's eyes were charming, "What do you think?"

"hiss……"

Jiang Zuo's body shook violently.