Hunting system, and I ended up becoming the empress!

The spring examination of the twenty-fourth year of Yunping was held as scheduled, nothing unusual.

The emperor suddenly issued an order to add an examination for the list of 100 craftsmen, saying that candidates could choose their answers freely, which left them confused.

However, the students from the north seemed to be thinking about something, and some smart ones smelled something.

So I took advantage of the last few days to learn all kinds of knowledge like crazy.

Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.

During the three days of the Spring Examination, Xiao Zhixing was the chief examiner and no one had any objection.

Her thoughts and opinions in the Beizhou Daily were unexpectedly liked and recognized by all parties.

No one would think that she was too young to be the examiner. After all, the wise are the teachers.

This year, Xiao Zhixing did not receive any news of anyone causing trouble, but he did not dare to underestimate the enemy.

Quan Cheng and Zhang Shanhai kept a high level of vigilance and kept a close eye on the entire scene.

On the third day, she discovered something interesting.

Not one person gave up on taking the extra test paper she gave.

Some people scratched their heads and sat there trying to write the answers.

Xiao Zhixing smiled, as if he saw a familiar scene.

No one wants to miss a possible opportunity.

The last day of the spring examination was extended for two hours, and the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall was not opened until the moon was above the willow trees.

"I answered two additional questions. How about you?" a student from Beizhou asked his companion softly.

"I answered three questions. Come on, we'll go back and talk in detail."

Most of the northern students taking the imperial examination this spring came from the Beizhou General Hospital.

After they discussed it secretly, everyone was able to answer some questions roughly.

While people were happy, some began to worry about Xiao Zhixing. She was openly giving them convenience. Wasn't that giving them an advantage?

While marking the papers, Duke Li and Zhao Kun also reacted and looked at each other in surprise.

Could it be that Prince Yuansheng really wants to provide convenience to the students in the north?

Xiao Zhixing is marking the additional test papers very quickly.

Because there were very few complete answers, and some of the answers were completely irrelevant and made no sense, she crossed them all out.

When she looked up and met Zhao Kun's gaze, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong, Lord Zhao?"

Zhao Kun hesitated for a moment, then quietly walked over and whispered, "Students from the north should be exposed to more miscellaneous studies than students from the south..."

The Beizhou Headquarters teaches everything and is known as the largest library in Dasheng. It has a vast array of books, and these students have more or less studied and read various books.

Xiao Zhixing suddenly realized, then smiled and said, "Don't worry about this, I know what's going on."

Seeing this, Zhao Kun said no more. He had already done the most he could by coming to remind her.

The audience in the live broadcast room were very curious about how she would deal with this matter?

Xiao Zhixing concentrated on marking the papers, quickly determined the scores, and finally selected the papers with the top 30 scores.

We have accepted this many this time. Any more may not be appropriate.

Reforms must also be carried out step by step to allow them to adapt and accept the reforms.

After about twenty days, all procedures were completed and the final admission list was determined and submitted to the emperor for approval.

At this time, there were already rumors that Xiao Zhixing was giving students from the north a lot of convenience.

The situation is getting worse with the secret push from all sides.

Zhang Shanhai came back with the emperor's edict and told her about this.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty has asked me to inform you that the rumor is spreading like wildfire and has reached the imperial court. Someone has reported you to the emperor. His Majesty has asked me to find a way to deal with it as soon as possible."

This cannot be called a conspiracy. Even if someone is pushing it, it is an open conspiracy. After all, the facts are there.

Xiao Zhixing calmly spread out the blank list and continued to write the names in official script, asking casually, "Which lord has reported me?"

Zhang Shanhai said: "It is for the Nian family's second master's Nian grain."

"Take over the Lifanyuan's Nian Guyong?"

He? He seemed to have a chance to take over the position of the older man in the Imperial Censorate, but unfortunately, the position he aimed at was given to Jiang Tan by the Emperor.

Is this revenge out of resentment?

"Yes, there are also several officials from the Censorate who have impeached you."

Xiao Zhixing had a dull expression.

Sure enough, her people suddenly entered the six departments and took away some people's positions, and the backlash came.

"What about the older man? How did he react?"

Zhang Shanhai was surprised. He didn't expect that what she asked was exactly what the emperor asked him to convey.

"The old man was furious and beat Nian Guyong with his jade sceptre, and also scolded those imperial censors who made decisions on their own."

"But Nian Guyong insisted on reporting you, and made Elder Nian so angry that he fainted."

Xiao Zhixing nodded to indicate that she understood, and continued to concentrate on copying the list.

She saw the scene and it was very lively.

I guess Nian Changling really didn't know about this. He fainted from shock and anger. He wasn't acting.

As for Nian Guyong, if she remembered correctly, although he was Nian Chenghan's uncle, he was hostile to the first wife.

There was an important piece of information in the information Yin Yi once gave her about the Nian family.

This person was responsible for Nian Chenghan's father's early death and Nian Chenghan's sudden fall from a horse and leg injury.

Zhang Shanhai stopped disturbing her after seeing this. It seemed that the prince was confident about what he had done.

Xiao Zhixing finished copying the two lists and wiped his hands slowly.

Duke Li and Zhao Kun, who were standing by and listening to their conversation quietly, looked at each other, curious about how she would respond.

"Your Majesty's handwriting is becoming more and more mature, worthy of being a master."

Duke Li praised it sincerely. Now the official script is popular all over the world, and many calligraphers have changed their love for the official script.

However, the one who writes with the most style belongs to Xiao Zhixing.

"I am not being modest about this. Thank you for the compliment, Duke."

The two shook their heads and laughed.

While waiting for the list to dry, the three of them moved to the side and sat down to drink.

Zhao Kun couldn't help but ask, "Does Your Majesty seem confident in dealing with the rumors outside?"

Xiao Zhixing took a sip and said with a smile, "It's not a big deal, and I can't say I'm confident about it."

The two of them didn't dare to ask any further.

But it’s not easy to deal with the students outside the Imperial College right now. Will they cause another big commotion like the last time?

When the list was almost done, Xiao Zhixing wrote a letter and asked Zhang Shanhai to give it to the emperor.

Zhang Shanhai did not dare to delay and went to deliver the letter in person, and then ran to the Imperial Examination Hall with an imperial edict.

At this time, when the time is up, the list begins to be posted.

It is still the same place, the same group of candidates, and the same various aspects of life, but the people are different.

After what happened in the previous session, the candidates were more cautious this time and paid close attention to the posting of the list.

"Quick, this is the Hundred Craftsmen Ranking!"

Unexpectedly, there were more people gathered in front of the Hundred Craftsmen List, all of them were there to watch the fun.

Someone started to call out the names loudly, "Haizhou..."

"Yangzhou..."

"Gyeongju..."

"Northern Province..."

"Dongzhou..."

As names were called one by one, the scene became increasingly quiet.

They were surprised and confused. They didn't expect that not all the successful candidates were from the north.

Among the thirty people, only eight are from the four northern states, and the rest are all from other states.

It’s really weird, are there so many candidates from other states who study miscellaneous subjects?

How could he even beat the students from the north?

Some people vaguely realized why this happened, but they were smart enough not to say anything.

At this time, Xiao Zhixing, Zhao Kun, and Duke Li came out, and someone behind them was holding a test paper, "Come here, everyone."

Xiao Zhixing said loudly: "The Hundred Craftsmen Ranking is a new thing. I have brought the examination papers of the first 100 here. You can check and compare them at will and make a notarization to see whether my judgment is fair or not."

She casually pointed to the people in front to come forward as representatives.