This censor can handle it, he really sprays when something happens

Chapter 178 I am the leader of Confucianism, and all scholars are students!Palace test on behalf of the Son of Heaven!

Li Qing used straightforward and sharp questions, which made Emperor Xiangfu speechless, and his complexion was extremely pale.

He collapsed on the ground powerlessly, only feeling that his thoughts were in a mess and he didn't know what to say.

Li Qing's words made him unable to refute.

He couldn't even find a point to refute Li Qing, because what he did made him lose confidence.

He couldn't think of what to do about any of the things Li Qing said; he suddenly found that if he really took over the power of the emperor, he would be at a loss instead.

If Li Qing didn't say that he wouldn't have realized that being an emperor is so difficult and there are so many troubles.

After finishing the interrogation, Li Qing didn't stop, and continued: "If your Majesty wants to seize power next time, you might as well think carefully, and then think about whether you have the ability to become a qualified emperor."

"If His Majesty is really capable of becoming a qualified emperor and able to take on the country of the Great Zhou, I will naturally return the authority to His Majesty."

This time Li Qing was open and honest with Emperor Xiangfu.

Since Emperor Xiangfu wanted power, he used this as a motivation to drive Emperor Xiangfu to work hard.

Otherwise, with the current situation of Emperor Xiangfu, no matter how he taught, he would not be able to listen to it.

Emperor Xiangfu lowered his head and didn't speak, nor did he look up at Li Qing, looking devastated.

Seeing this, Li Qing sighed in his heart, and then he didn't say any more, and only left a faint sentence: "Your Majesty, think about it yourself, and I will leave."

After finishing speaking, he turned and left Qianyuan Hall.

Emperor Xiangfu sat on the ground for a long time, finally gritted his teeth and stood up again, walking to the side of the dragon case.

He looked at the blood edict on the dragon case, his eyes were full of anger, and he stretched out his hand to grab it and wanted to tear it up.

However, the cloth was tough, and Emperor Xiangfu couldn't tear it apart with all his strength, so he burst into tears immediately.

"Everyone bullies me! Even you bully me!"

"Damn! Damn you all!"

Emperor Xiangfu cried and threw the imperial edict in his hand on the ground, stomping on it and crying.

At this moment, he didn't have much remorse, only shame and anger, and the humiliation brought about by Li Qing's words.

Because what Li Qing expressed was that he is not yet qualified to be an emperor!
This hurt him far more than beating and scolding.

After a lot of crying and smashing, there was only a mess left in Qianyuan Hall, and Emperor Xiangfu's anger also subsided a little.

Then he raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and said in a hateful voice: "You have to control me, but I won't listen to you!"

"I want to see what you can do with me!"

After finishing speaking, he waved his sleeves, turned around and left Qianyuan Hall angrily.

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The ENCO exam needs to last for three full days.

These three days, in the past, would undoubtedly be a torment for the candidates who took the exam.

Because scholars are relatively weak, the exam will last for three days, and within three days, they are not allowed to leave the room where they are taking the exam.

Therefore, in the previous exams, there were often candidates who died suddenly or passed out.

But now the situation is much better.

Since the manifestation of Confucianism, scholars who have achieved fame have obtained corresponding academic positions.

And those who can take the scientific examination are all scholars. At this stage, they have been able to resist the cold and hunger to a certain extent, and the examination is not so difficult.

But compared to the exam, the next day waiting for the results is the most unbearable.

The ten-year cold window is all in the present.

If you succeed, you will be named on the gold list and honor your ancestors; if you fail, you will lose your name to Sun Shan, and you can only leave the stage sadly and wait another three years.

Many candidates have failed the rankings year after year, and they have even given birth to Huafa. After all, how many three years can there be in life?
Fortunately, the time for grading papers this time is much faster than before. After all, it is enough to just look at the level of talent.

So only about five days passed.

The results of this test came out.

As in previous years, this year's candidates are not only waiting for the list to be released, but there are also many rich men who are waiting for the list to catch their sons-in-law.

And as the roll calls sounded one after another, the candidates whose names were called were ecstatic, while those who were not called became more and more nervous.

After all the names had been read, everything was settled; the candidates who had won the list were surrounded to drink and celebrate, waiting for the palace test soon.

The ones who didn't win the list were sad and left silently.

However, it is worth mentioning that among the candidates in this year's list, the proportion of children from poor families is much higher than before.

In the past, among the hundreds of candidates on the list, perhaps only a dozen or even a few came from poor backgrounds.

But among the candidates on the list this year, candidates from poor families accounted for more than half of the huge number!

More than ten times more than in previous years?
Without the monopoly of the aristocratic family, the poor candidates had a chance to stand out, and their hard work finally paid off.

The advantages of lower book prices are now finally being felt; and over time, so will the benefits of free education.

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Ten days passed quickly.

The day of the imperial examination finally arrived.

The sky was getting bright, and the sky in the distance was pale, and the morning star was still hanging high in the sky.

At this time, all the candidates who had won the list had already gathered outside the Hall of Tai'an with nervousness and anticipation.

Today's imperial examination is the end of their imperial examinations, but it is the starting point of their future official career, and will also determine their starting point.

"The imperial examination is coming soon, so nervous."

"The Son of Heaven is young, so it is estimated that the one who presides over the palace examination will be the King of Demon Suppression. I don't know what kind of questions will be asked."

"In the past, the King of Monsters won the first prize with a tweet, which solved the troubles of the vassal king; this year's topic is also related to state affairs, right?"

"It's possible, I hope it's not too difficult."

"However, how can we write the policy theory of Tweeting Token, oh..."

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Many examinees were discussing in low voices.

Many people are worried about what the test questions will be in this year's palace test, and whether it will be as difficult as last time.

If it is still a difficult problem like the feudal king's problem, then it is really hard to die, not everyone is as evil as Li Qing, and there is no second Tweeting Order in the world.

At this time, in the main hall, all the officials gathered.

Both Li Qing and Yang Ying came today, as did all the civil and military officials, but only one person was missing.

The dragon chair at the top is still empty.

"The imperial examination is about to begin. Why hasn't His Majesty come yet? Did you oversleep again?"

Yang Ying said worriedly, and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

These days, Emperor Chao Huixiang Fu was frequently absent, either arriving late or leaving early, none of which was normal.

It's fine to be late and leave early on weekdays, but today is the imperial examination, how can you be late?

Hundreds of officials are also talking about it.

Song Jue looked at Li Qing, raised his eyelids slightly, and said, "As the emperor's teacher, the King of Demon Suppression did not teach His Majesty to be diligent in government. Is it a disappointment to the late emperor's expectations?"

Whether students teach well or not is the teacher's problem.

Since Li Qing has served as Emperor Xiangfu's teacher, it is his responsibility to teach Emperor Xiangfu well.

So Song Jue has no problem accusing Li Qing from this point, and Li Qing has nothing to refute.

"Suppressing the Demon King should pay more attention to His Majesty. The country's government affairs do not depend solely on the Demon-Suppressing King."

Meng Tingshan also said lightly.

What he meant was to insinuate that Li Qing meddled too much in the affairs of the court, holding the entire court in one hand.

Recently, Li Qing has been in charge of the court, and all affairs are decided by him alone. Officials from aristocratic factions such as Meng Tingshan and Song Jue have long been dissatisfied.

Hearing the sarcasm of the two, Li Qing did not refute.

He just said to Yang Ying who was beside him: "The time has come, don't wait any longer, let's start the imperial examination directly."

"Today's palace examination will be presided over by the king."

Yang Ying was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and wanted to say something, but after seeing Li Qing's calm expression, he finally didn't say anything, just sighed in his heart.

Although Li Qing's words were not big, many ministers heard them clearly, and they were all shocked.

Grand Tutor Zhao Kui even stood up and asked Li Qing sternly: "What is the meaning of the demon king? Presiding over the imperial examination on behalf of His Majesty is going too far!"

As a courtier, he presided over the palace examination on behalf of the emperor.

This is undoubtedly a very serious transgression!

Even if Li Qing is the Minister of Gu Ming and the emperor's teacher, it is very inappropriate to do so, because it does not match the etiquette!
"Since ancient times, the imperial examinations have been conducted by the emperor, and the examinees are all disciples of the emperor; the king of demon towns acts as the examiner on behalf of the emperor, because he wants to include all the candidates under his own sect?"

"Then whose court is this court from now on!"

Meng Tingshan stared at Li Qing and said, every word was a heart-breaking statement, directly stabbing Li Qing.

What he said was equivalent to saying that Li Qing wanted to rebel!

The emperor presided over the palace examination, and the candidates who participated in the palace examination could call themselves disciples of the emperor; but now that Li Qing presides over the palace examination, aren't those candidates all Li Qing's disciples?
In this way, when many candidates enter the court, they have a first-level student relationship with Li Qing, is this still worth it?

All of a sudden, all the ministers in the palace spoke out against it!

Before Li Qing could speak, Wang Yan, who was the censor, first sneered and said, "Master Meng, don't be so quick to put a big hat on, those examinees are the students of the Demon Suppressing King."

"Not only them, but also many ministers in the hall, including Master Yang and Kong Jijiu, are all disciples of the Demon Suppressing King!"

These words stunned all the ministers, all the ministers in the hall, including Yang Ying and Kong Wei, are Li Qing's disciples?

What a joke!
However, upon hearing Wang Yan's words, Yang Ying did not refute, and Kong Wei even said aloud: "This old man is indeed a disciple of the Demon King."

"Master Meng, have you forgotten that the Demon Suppressing King is the leader of Confucianism, and all scholars must pay homage to his icon."

"Not to mention the examiners outside the palace, all the scholars in my Dazhou can be regarded as the disciples of the Demon King!"

"Your Majesty has something to do, have you been delaying the palace examination, and let the examiners see the jokes of the court?"

"What's more, the demon king is the teacher of the world's scholars, and even the emperor's teacher. What's wrong with presiding over the palace exam instead of the emperor?"

After Kong Wei's words fell, Meng Tingshan and the others just remembered something.

That is, Li Qing is not only the King of Demon Suppression!
Compared with the identity of the demon king, the leader of Confucianism is his greatest identity. As long as he is a scholar who has practiced Confucianism and visited holy statues, he will call Li Qing his master when he sees him!
It's just that because it was in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Li Qingzhen's identity as the demon king was too dazzling, so he was usually called a prince.

"Master Meng and Taifu Zhao are also scholars. I don't know if they have visited holy statues?"

Kong Xiangde gave a fatal blow at this time.

In an instant, the faces of Meng Tingshan and Zhao Kui turned red, because...they did worship the holy image.

Does that mean they are also Li Qing's disciples?
For a moment, all those who refuted Li Qing were speechless, because they were not qualified.

"We are all disciples of the leader!"

"Please ask the master to preside over the palace test!"

At the same time, many ministers who supported Li Qing also asked Li Qing to preside over the palace examination.

The palace examination is too important, it is related to the majesty of the court.

Even if Emperor Xiangfu doesn't come, we have to continue!
In addition, everyone knows Li Qing's big-hearted character of putting the country as the public and the people as the most important thing. Meng Tingshan and others criticized Li Qing for breaking the rules, and they naturally felt angry.

Seeing this scene, Song Jue, Meng Tingshan and Zhao Kui's expressions became very ugly, and they could only retreat to their original positions.

At the same time, they also discovered to their surprise that Li Qing was no longer the little censor who was admonishing him alone.

Before he knew it, many people had gathered around him, most of the court was supporting him!
Li Qing didn't speak from the beginning to the end, because he didn't bother arguing with Meng Tingshan and his ilk about such indistinguishable things.

The opening of Wang Yan and Kong Xiangde undoubtedly saved him a lot of effort. He originally wanted to use the king whip directly.

Times have changed.

This stuff is much better than lip service.

"Xuan Jinke Gongshi enters the palace!"

After resolving all objections, Li Qing issued an order to let all candidates enter the Tai'an Hall to participate in the palace examination.

"Xuan Jinke Gongshi enters the palace—!"

"Xuan Jinke Gongshi enters the palace—!"

"Xuan Jinke Gongshi enters the palace—!"

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The sound of singing salutes sounded one after another under the chanting of the Jinwu guards, from the Hall of Tai'an to the square.

All Jinke Gongshi cheered up.

Then line up in two rows and step up the steps of the Royal Road.

At this time, the morning sun had already risen, and it cast a golden glow on the bodies of these Jinke Gongshi.

So energetic.

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When Li Qing presided over the palace examination, Emperor Xiangfu was still sleeping soundly in the bedroom, and the floor of the bedroom was full of wine jars, and everything else was messy and smelled of alcohol.

At this time, Liu Tong stood at the door of the bedroom and looked at the scene in the palace. While heartbroken, he was also full of disappointment.

Today is a big day for the palace examination. As the emperor, Emperor Xiangfu must be present to preside over the palace examination.

But now the sun is rising, and the time for the palace examination has already begun, but Emperor Xiangfu is still sleeping soundly on the bed.

"Oh, what a good way to do this!"

Liu Tong's face was full of sadness. He had already called Emperor Xiangfu several times, but he couldn't wake him up at all.

This made him feel helpless.

Emperor Xiangfu is so ignorant of making progress, not to mention a rough comparison with Emperor Yuanfu, even compared with Emperor Tianfu, it is not as good as it should be!

During this period of time, he has seen all the deeds of Emperor Xiangfu, and he understands that Li Qing cannot be blamed for his lack of teaching.

But Emperor Xiangfu is really a rotten wood that cannot be carved.

Even the best teacher can't teach him well!

(End of this chapter)