The previous practice was to hold a scientific examination every three years, always in autumn.

Examinations like Hui Ge's, held by the emperor on a temporary basis, were common throughout the dynasties.

The difference is that in the past, those who took the exam were recommended by civil and military officials in the court, or by a local official.

The number of people in each meeting is not auspicious, such as ninety-nine, eighty-eight, or sixty-six.

By the deadline, there were a total of 296 people taking Hui Ge's winter exam.

The reason why this number is said to be the largest number of people taking a special examination ordered by the emperor in all dynasties is that these candidates are only in the capital and those nearby.

The notice was only posted in the nearest cities. Even if people who were far away heard the news, it would be too late to participate.

Brother Hui personally reviewed the papers and selected 102 people.

After showing the selected list to Fan Puchang, Brother Hui realized that there were 65 students of his grandfather among the candidates.

What is even more incredible is that the total number of Fan Puchang's students who took the exam this time was sixty-five, which means that none of them failed the exam and all of them passed.

Fan Puchang was very pleased at the time, but he quickly calmed down and reminded Brother Hui that this might not be appropriate.

What will the civil and military officials in the court think after this result is announced?

He encouraged all his students to participate in the winter test, but how could he know that his grandson's vision was so "sharp". Not a single one was left out, and he accepted them all.

Fan Puchang really didn't expect such a result. So Fan Puchang suggested to Huige that it would be better to replace a small number of them. But Huige didn't agree, saying that if he was afraid of what those people would think, he should replace them until they were elected.

What's the point of this winter exam? We should have just let them recommend us. We don't need to take the exam. We can just use them. They will be happy then!

After a few words, Fan Puchang was speechless, then he bowed respectfully to his grandson and said that the emperor was wise and that this old minister was confused!

Yes, being an emperor is not about pleasing civil and military officials.

It's for the country and the people!

When Brother Hui told Mu Yingbao about this incident, he didn't look very proud, but rather a little guilty, because it was this incident that almost made his grandfather feel so guilty that he wanted to resign and go home.

Fortunately, he had lived with his mother for more than three years and learned a lot. Seeing that his grandfather looked a little unhappy, he immediately played the family card and used his trump card. He called him "grandfather" and said that it was because of you standing by his grandson that his grandson could do things without distraction and had more confidence to manage Yan Guo better and better.

Only then did Fan Puchang give up the idea of ​​resigning.

Mu Yingbao felt very relieved about this little episode.

She told Brother Hui that it was right to be rigorous and serious in doing things.

However, we also need to consider the time and occasion, and we must be flexible in dealing with certain things, and not follow a rigid approach.

Now it seems that the child has done it and has a good control of the timing.

If Fan Puchang had already said that he wanted to resign, even if Hui Ge begged him to stay, he probably wouldn't be able to stay.

That won't work. Although Fan Puchang is old, he is not that stubborn.

This was apparent when Fan Puchang first entered the mansion.

Therefore, Mu Yingbao felt that the people the Fan family had come into contact with so far were all pretty good, except for Fan Ling'er who was a little crooked.

Also, the top ten people in this winter exam are quite interesting.

The first person chosen by Brother Hui was actually Li Shuiyuan, the eldest son of Li Jiecheng, the Minister of Justice.

Ranked second is Ji Fenghua, one of Fan Puchang's favorite students.

The third is Liu Rongwei, the youngest son of Liu Qingxian, the envoy of the Imperial Clan Hall.

The fourth and fifth place are both grandsons of Fan Puchang.

The sixth place is Ouyang Junhua, who has a good relationship with Xue Wenyu and likes Dongzhu.

When Brother Hui showed Mu Yingbao the list, Mu Yingbao also thought, oh my,

We are one of us! That’s great.

But at this moment, in the court, after the list of shortlisted candidates was announced, things immediately became a bit chaotic.

Although many of these civil and military officials are mediocre, they are extremely serious about certain things.

As soon as the list of candidates for the winter exam came out, before the exam even started, many people had already used their connections to investigate the situations of these candidates.

At that time, I just wanted to analyze which one had a greater chance of winning so that I could make plans early.

You can't get by in the court by yourself, you must have friends.

However, they did not expect that the candidate they wanted to bet on was not on the list of winners chosen by the emperor himself.

In other words, the person they thought was very likely to be on the list was not on the list.

Moreover, more than 60% of the winners were Fan Puchang's favorite students, including his two grandsons.

What does the emperor mean by this? Is he going to use his own people?

What they couldn't believe the most was the first place winner Li Shuiyuan. Who was he? He was the son of Li Jiecheng.

Everyone knows that Lord Li, the Minister of Justice, was originally a man of Prince Shun.

Before the current emperor ascended the throne, Prince Shun's people had tried many murderous acts against him.

No one expected that after the emperor ascended the throne, he did not bother Lord Li, and now he has appointed his son?

What's going on here? Could it be that among the 100 candidates, there are too many of Fan Puchang's students, and he was afraid that someone would gossip, so he deliberately picked Lord Li's son? Is it just for show? Will he find an opportunity to get rid of him later?

Or, when the new emperor was elected, did the emperor and Lord Li secretly reach a consensus?

After all, the emperor's "mother" saved the life of Lord Li's son.

Also, the youngest son of Liu Qingxian, the envoy of the Imperial Clan Hall, was not born to his wife, but to one of his concubines.

A child born to a concubine actually has to serve as an official in the court? They feel that serving as an official in the same court with someone of such a background is simply an insult to themselves.

Brother Hui looked at the officials in front of him, whispering to each other, talking in a lively manner, shaking their heads helplessly, sighing, and feeling extremely sad and angry.

Luo Yi, Fan Puchang, and the few ministers who truly supported Hui Ge, all looked at him on the dragon throne with concern.

But the little emperor did not show any anger or displeasure on his face.

The way he looked at those people was a little playful, giving people the feeling that he was a bystander watching a farce.

What does this prove? It only proves that he had expected this situation.

But the emperor can face it so calmly at such a young age, which shows that this child is extraordinary.

Fan Puchang and his son had the same thought at this moment, that they were really not as good as this child.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just say that he personally examined the papers, but he did not review them in public, but took the answer sheets to the imperial study.

This kid doesn't care about cheating or giving others a reason to criticize him.

Fan Pu could often see the doubts in the eyes of the people when they looked at him. They felt that the emperor must have been doing this because someone was behind it.

The emperor's most trusted people at present, Shang Jia and Xue Wenyu, have both gone to war, and now the only ones left by his side are the father and son of the Fan family.

Fan Puchang felt that he was wronged because it had nothing to do with him! It was not his idea at all!

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Fan Pu could often see the doubts in the eyes of the people when they looked at him. They felt that the emperor must have been doing this because someone was behind it.

The emperor's most trusted people at present, Shang Jia and Xue Wenyu, have both gone to war, and now the only ones left by his side are the father and son of the Fan family.

Fan Puchang felt that he was wronged because it had nothing to do with him! It was not his idea at all!

But who would believe it if I told them?

Besides, there was no need for him to come out and explain to others, it wasn't him, it really wasn't him!

As for who it was, he couldn't say. He felt that the most likely person should be in the Yangxin Palace preparing ingredients for lunch at this hour.

But, how should this situation end?

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