The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

The current imperial examination of the Da Ning Dynasty is scheduled to be held on the 9th, 12th and 15th of February, and the results will be announced around early March.

Li Qingyi's news in the palace was always not as fast as outside the palace, but when Fang Xin knew that she was concerned, she asked someone to find out whether she got the news before lunch.

However, because Li Qingyi only said that he was interested in the results of this year's imperial examination and did not specify anyone, the people who inquired about the news only wrote down some basic information such as the top few people and their places of origin.

Unfortunately, Liu Daming is not among them.

But Li Qingyi did not feel disappointed, because she already knew that although Liu Daming was not in the top ten, he was also in the front two.

Moreover, this time, perhaps because the imperial court dealt with a group of officials in the previous few times, the number of places released was dozens more than in the previous times. With Liu Daming's level, there was no way he would fail.

While Li Qingyi was congratulating Liu Daming in his heart, he was listening with interest to the man talking about the people in the first class. The first thing he thought of was taking the palace examination.

Li Qingyi asked the system: [Xiao Ba, are there any melons among those who passed the exam this time? ]

System: [Host, are you asking about strange people and things or crimes? ]

Li Qingyi: [The latter.]

System: [Wait a moment.]

Li Qingyi had just asked casually, but he had not expected that among these Jinshi who were considered to be confirmed as successful candidates, some of them actually had some problems.

A borrowed two taels of silver from his neighbor, saying that he would return it after passing the imperial examination, but he never did.

He said he would return it after passing the imperial examination, but he still didn't.

When he passed the imperial examination, he privately boasted to his servant, saying that when he became an official, his neighbor would not dare to offend him, and the two taels of silver would be his filial piety.

Li Qingyi: ...

Two taels of silver may not sound like much, but it is actually a considerable expense for an ordinary family. The neighbor is not a wealthy family either. He also saw that Jia and his widowed mother were not living well. It was rare that Jia was smart and well-educated, but he had no money for the trip...

Anyway, they are pure and kind, but A...

Li Qingyi: [This man has no conscience. He may end up being a useless official. I need to tell my father.]

System: [Don't worry about this, host. The emperor has more money now, and he is willing to spend money on the Qingyi Guards. I heard that the emperor plans to place some Qingyi Guards in the returning teams, and then conduct a background check on those people. ]

System: [Unless he kills his neighbor as soon as he returns, it won’t be difficult for the Qingyi Guards to discover this with their abilities.]

System: [But I looked through the data and found that this situation... doesn't seem to be a big deal here. ]

Many people are like this. When they fail the exam, they keep a low profile. Once they pass the exam, they will be very successful and the past will naturally be forgotten.

Although this is not the case for everyone, similar situations are not uncommon.

Li Qingyi: [Humph, we won’t do that. If my father doesn’t care, I will also take care of it. Isn’t this bullying? ]

Is it a big deal to be able to read?

Li Qingyi: [Anything else? ]

System: [Yes.]

B was ranked second on the imperial examination list. When the results were announced, he shouted out excitedly and was immediately caught as a son-in-law by someone arranged in advance by a senior official and brought back to his mansion.

The senior official asked B if he was married. B said no without hesitation. In fact, the money for his trip to Beijing to take the exam was earned by his wife with great difficulty. They also have a pair of children. Now they are in their hometown taking care of his old mother while waiting for B to come back with good news and lead their family to live a good life.

Bing did not borrow money nor was he prepared to abandon his wife and children, but he was traveling to Beijing with another candidate from the same hometown. When he encountered robbers on the road, he escaped with the help of his companions, but did not find the government to rescue him as promised, but pretended nothing happened...

Ding is a rich young man. He holds a grudge against a fellow candidate from his hometown. Before the exam, he hires a local gangster to break the candidate's hand, making it impossible for him to take the exam...

Li Qingyi was originally smiling, but as he listened, his eyebrows began to twitch.

Li Qingyi: [What kind of people are these! ]

System: [Who are these people?]

Li Qingyi: […How many people have problems? ]

System: [There are 256 candidates admitted to this exam, and there are only 11 of them. It sounds a bit too many, but in fact, they account for less than one-tenth of the total.]

Li Qingyi said with a wooden face: [Eleven people have problems, isn't that disgusting? ]

If her father knew that there were so many bad apples among these people who were chosen by the examiners based on their talents, he would definitely be disgusted.

System: [Should we tell the emperor? ]

Li Qingyi: [Hey, come on, let’s go to the Qianqing Palace and perform. ]

To be honest, Li Qingyi feels that after all this hard work, her acting experience has improved a lot, and she doesn't feel awkward at all.

The emperor did feel uncomfortable.

But his emotions were not as intense as Li Qingyi thought. After all, in his position, he saw more and knew more.

The emperor had long been aware of the diversity of people.

As an emperor, one should not have the idea of ​​always having ministers who are capable, have perfect morals and are perfect in every way.

There may be such ministers, but certainly not many.

There are so many officials and so many positions in the court, it is impossible for them to be left vacant just for these people.

However, if there are flaws among the existing officials, the emperor has to think carefully, after all, one flaw can affect the entire body.

But for those who have just passed the imperial examination but have not yet entered the court, the emperor does not need to worry so much.

Although it is not possible to kick out someone who has appeared on the imperial list without any reason, it is easy for the emperor to make any arrangements he wants in the capital.

So not long after, Li Qingyi heard that the people on the list were unable to take part in the palace examination for various reasons.

Li Qingyi: Great!

System: Great!

However, after Li Qingyi's efforts, and Liu Daming's good performance in the palace examination, his ranking was several places higher than that in the metropolitan examination, which was an unexpected surprise.

Afterwards, because it was a time of need for people, the new scholars did not have to wait long before they got their respective arrangements, and Liu Daming was one of them.

There are differences in the treatment of the first, second and third class Jinshi in Daning, and the conclusion has almost been reached.

The first-class candidates will enter the Hanlin Academy as expected; the second-class candidates will usually stay in Beijing to serve as the principal, and serve as the prosecutor when sent out, depending on the situation; the third-class candidates will mostly become county magistrates.

Liu Daming was assigned to the Ministry of Justice as a principal, affiliated with the Guangxi Qingli Division of the Ministry of Justice, and was a sixth-rank official.

This was an arrangement that was somewhat beyond the expectations of Wang Xuan and others, but considering that Liu Daming always mentioned some legal concepts in his policy papers, it was not surprising that he was assigned to the Ministry of Justice.

After the specific appointments were made, the court also gave these newly appointed officials time to return home, and they would officially take office when they returned.

Liu Daming, Wang Xuan and others did not delay. After saying goodbye to Li Qingyi, they set out on their journey back home together.

Then, when they returned to Beijing, they also brought a big surprise to Li Qingyi.