Chapter 245: Imperial Examination (6)
Chapter 245 Imperial Examination (6)
After Mr. Yu finished speaking, the scholars also took the topic placed on the upper right corner of the table, swept their eyes over, and looked at it carefully.
On the top of a piece of white rice paper, there are several vigorous and powerful characters written with a brush—Talking about Chaotang.
It was just three big characters, which made the scholars secretly startled. Who can write these characters? It is said that writing is like a person, and the person who writes must be a free and easy person. The imperial court is indeed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a place where talented people from all over the world gather!
Talk about Chaotang...
The three words made most of the scholars have a difficult time, but they also wondered, this year's exam questions will not be the same, right?
Seeing the doubts of the scholars, Sima Lian stood up and said loudly, "This year's scientific examination is divided into four sessions. Each session lasts for half a day and rests at noon. You will rest here tonight and tomorrow night. The imperial court has arranged for each meal. The cook cooks. If you want to eat, you can go to the kitchen built a few hundred meters behind to get the food. If you don’t want to go, you can solve the problem of eating by yourself. This year’s scientific examination questions are different from the previous ones. Students can give full play to their abilities. Learn, what you think. Don’t dare to write anything, even if what you write is to blame His Majesty, as long as it is reasonable, we will not blame you. So today’s first exam questions, and the next few exam questions, please Students, please write boldly, and don’t have any fear or fear of writing. No matter what you write, of course, the premise is that you don’t write anything that stirs up people’s hearts. Your Majesty will not blame you if there is a conspiracy.”
Sima Lian talked a lot, looked at the students below who kept nodding, and then retreated to the chair next to Junli.
Glaring at Sima Lian through the veil, Junli was depressed, this old guy, no matter how he made an issue of her, he was even more cunning than Prime Minister Meng.
These veterans of the three dynasties really cannot be underestimated. On the surface, they are all pedantic and rigid. Who knows if this is their nature!
Although Jun Li didn't know what happened between Sima Lian and Lord Ye just now, just based on what Sima Lian said just now, Jun Li knew that this old guy was definitely not as rigid as he appeared on the surface!
"Sima Da's population is really good." Jun Li's mouth twitched a hint of sarcasm, and he tapped the armrest of the chair lightly with his fingers. Through the layers of veil, he saw Han Ye sitting under a tree not far away.
As if sensing her gaze, Han Ye suddenly raised his head and looked straight at her calmly. Maybe because he felt impolite, he quickly lowered his head.
Seeing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Junli's mouth. She has investigated Han Ye, also known as Han Rui, who has extraordinary literary talents, and she has confidence in her.
Sima Lian outside heard this and smiled, "It's not because your Majesty taught you well."
Jun Li choked, this Sima Lian, she absolutely underestimated her before!
Originally, he planned to let this old guy go home after a while and go back to the countryside to farm. Now it seems that if this old guy wants to resign in the future, don't expect her to let him go! Unless the old guy is still alive and waiting to be buried in the ground, she can reluctantly consider whether to let him go or not.
"I don't remember when I became your old master Sima."
Junli's words are on the one hand talking about Sima Lian's nonsense, on the other hand he is saying that she is old and she is still young.
Hearing this, Sima Lian said with a half-smile, "Your Majesty, your eloquence in the court hall is very admirable to me. After a long time, I will be able to understand it."
The corner of Junli's mouth twitched. Is this old fellow mocking her?
The afternoon sun is hot, even in the shade of the woods, it is very hot. Of course, if it was in the stuffy and unventilated examination room like in previous years, it would probably be even hotter.
"Your Majesty, this is shaved ice made according to your order." Eunuch Yu took a jade-colored glass bowl from an attendant at the side, gently lifted a corner of the veil, and handed it to the table in front of Junli.
Junli looked down and saw that it was watermelon shaved ice. The crushed smoothie is covered with a layer of sliced red watermelon flesh, and the surrounding smoothie is sprinkled with a layer of fine white sugar, which looks extraordinarily attractive.
"Go and prepare a copy for Master Sima and Master Ye. All students and supervisors, each pour a glass of cold water and put two ice cubes on it."
Two ice cubes per person, tens of thousands of ice cubes for tens of thousands of people, it looks like a lot, but one ice cube is only two centimeters long and two centimeters wide, so it is not big. The ice cubes of tens of thousands of people are almost one percent of all the ice cubes stored in the ice cellar of the palace. That's why Junli is so generous. Otherwise, in this era without air conditioners and refrigerators, she would be stupid to give ice cubes to others!
Eunuch Yu nodded, and quickly served two bowls of watermelon shaved ice, and delivered them to the table in front of Sima Lian and Lord Ye.
The two have never eaten shaved ice, but they know the watermelon on it. It is something only the royal family can afford, and they only had the honor of eating it once at a palace banquet. However, because it was shipped from far away, even if it was delivered quickly, there were only one or two that could be preserved, so the two of them only ate a little bit at the palace banquet. The taste is gone at a little bit, and now seeing watermelon, as two foodies who can almost fight for pheasant, it is really tempting.
However, the two of them knew what was going on, and they didn't appear anxious, but after taking a bite of shaved ice, although the two of them didn't lose their image, they still devoured a bowl of shaved ice.
Fortunately, the scholars were all bowing their heads to answer the questions, and the inspectors were all watching the scholars below. There were only a few people above, Eunuch Yu, and a few attendants, so it would not be too embarrassing.
"Your Majesty, is there any more?" Master Ye asked Junli after finishing a bowl.
The corners of Junli's mouth twitched slightly. Fortunately, no outsiders saw it. Otherwise, it would be a real embarrassment, and it would damage the image of court ministers in people's hearts.
"No!" Junli answered simply, without any delay.
"Ah?" Hearing this, Lord Ye looked disappointed, stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his lips, his eyes looked longingly through the wind, and the corner of the light veil was gently lifted, staring at the bowl in front of Jun Li that hadn't moved yet, Shaved ice with a hint of cool air.
Junli raised his forehead, and told Eunuch Yu who was beside him, "Go get Master Ye another bowl of shaved ice."
After finishing speaking, she felt a cool gaze cast on herself, and Jun Li lowered her eyes. Can she say that she doesn't know these two foodies?
"Wait." Summoning Eunuch Yu, Junli said, "Get another bowl for Lord Sima, and you can eat one too." She never treats those who serve her wholeheartedly. If others treat her twice as well, she will treat her ten times better!
(end of this chapter)