I'm so hard

Chapter 181 Open a Back Door
Wanbao Building, inside the private room.

The steaming hot pot was gurgling, and Hei Wa brought Shangguan Buyue and Cai You to Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan put several slices of mutton into the pot, smiled and said to the two: "I haven't started eating yet, I'm here to invite you two to dinner!"

"Your Majesty, you are polite... you are polite!" Both of them were a little terrified, and it was the first time in their lives that they were invited to dinner by Zhao Yan.

"Sit down, this is not in the palace, you don't have to be polite!" Zhao Yan raised his head again and said.

Shangguan Wuyue and Cai You immediately sat down respectively, their expressions still a little nervous.

Eat...eat, eat..."" Zhao Yan said, wielding his chopsticks, and picked up a piece of mutton first.

The two were no longer polite, and immediately picked up their chopsticks and ate.

After eating for a while, the moment Zhao Yan picked up the wine glass, the two also quickly picked up the wine glass.

They didn't dare to wait for Zhao Yan to toast them.

Even a strong man like Shangguan Buyue was a little cautious after sitting opposite Zhao Yan, after all, the other party was the king and they were ministers.

Zhao Yan picked up the wine glass and said: "These two have worked hard these days, and when the imperial examination is over, you can rest for a few more days!"

Hearing this, Cai You's tears were about to flow down, and she felt that all the hardships and sufferings she had suffered these days were worth it.

"Your Majesty, I am terrified. It is our blessing to be able to select talents for the Great Zhou!" Cai You said from the bottom of his heart.

Shangguan's displeasure was not as strong as Cai You's, but he also said: "Master Cai is very reasonable, this is our duty as courtiers."

Zhao Yan smiled, picked up the wine glass and drank it down, and the two of them also drank the wine in the glass.

After the three of them ate and chatted for a while, Zhao Yan said: "Tonight, apart from thanking the two of you for your hard work in the imperial examination, I also want to ask for something. I wonder if the two of you can do it for me?"

Swish!
Cai You stood up in an instant, cupped his hands and said: "The matter entrusted by Your Majesty must be a major national event. If you eat the king's salary, you should share your worries for the king. I will definitely do it with all my heart and soul."

And the displeased Shangguan on the side rolled his eyes, and suddenly felt that this hot pot meal was not that simple.

If Zhao Yan asked the two of them to handle affairs, he could just issue the imperial decree, but on this special occasion, he uttered the word "begging", which showed that this "begging" must be extraordinary.

"Your Majesty, as long as it is for the sake of the country and the people, the minister must be bound by the duty!" Shangguan stood up displeased and said, cupping his hands.

When Zhao Yan heard the words "serving the country and the people", he couldn't help showing a slightly embarrassed smile.

What he entrusts is neither for the country nor for the people.

If it was a matter for the country and the people, he only needed to issue an edict, and there was no need to go out of the palace to entertain such a hot pot meal.

Zhao Yan looked at Cai You and Shangguan's displeased and curious eyes, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I want you two to open the back door so that I can also take the imperial examination."

"what?"

The eyeballs of the two of them stared like copper bells, and their mouths were opened, they were all stunned for a while. This kind of request is simply nonsense!
Since ancient times, no emperor has taken the imperial examination, and has already completed one.

Zhao Yan continued: "I want to take part in this imperial examination under the pseudonym Yan Zhao, and try to see where my talent and learning can occupy among the candidates, but considering that the final policy topic is my proposition, I gave up. The first subject, so it's fair."

"Of course, no matter what rank I get in the exam, I don't need to report, I don't need to be put on the gold list, and I don't need to occupy a place."

Zhao Yan gave up the first subject of Tie Jing, on the one hand because he had a great advantage in policy theory, and on the other hand, he was the worst in Tie Jing among the four subjects.

The proportion of this subject is not large, so if Zhao Yan can give full play in the last three subjects, it is not ruled out that he can be on the list.Because the examination papers are in the form of closed transcripts, Zhao Yan can also clearly see his position among the scholars.

To put it bluntly, Zhao Yan took part in the imperial examination just for fun.

"This... this..." Shangguan was not happy and Cai You hesitated immediately.

Opening the back door for the emperor was the first time in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty. According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the two belonged to favoritism and perverting the law, but it is hard to say that the object of help is the emperor.

The imperial examination is, after all, a major event for the court, and the two of them don't want any surprises.

Shangguan frowned slightly in displeasure, and cupped his hands towards Zhao Yan, saying: "Your Majesty, this matter is not to be trifled with. Please allow me to discuss with Cai Shangshu in the side room, and then report you a definite answer."

"Okay." Zhao Yan nodded, then picked up the cooked yellow throat and put it in the dinner plate.

The room next door.

"If your majesty's participation in the imperial examination is discovered by Wen Xiang, you and I will be punished. After all, your majesty cannot be wrong." Cai You said with a frown.

"This matter is indeed a bit outrageous, but if we reject His Majesty, it will be unreasonable, after all, the hot pot has already been eaten!"

"Then what should we do? If we offend His Majesty because of this matter, it's not worth it!"

Shangguan thought for a moment displeased, and said, "Would you rather offend His Majesty, or Wenxiang?"

Cai You pouted: "I don't want to offend either of them."

"One must be offended!"

"Then...then...just offend Wenxiang!"

……

About a quarter of an hour later, the two returned to the table.

"Your Majesty, I will quickly produce your identity certificate. You can take the imperial examination directly in the future, but you may have to go astray!" Cai You said.

"Okay, I have no problem." Zhao Yan smiled brightly, and immediately picked up another piece of tender mutton for himself.

"Come, come, come... two lovers, let's continue eating and drinking."

Shangguan was not happy and Cai You immediately stopped thinking too much, and drank happily.

The next day, the weather is slightly brighter.

Wearing casual clothes and carrying his small imperial examination basket, Zhao Yan came to the Gongyuan through a side door under the displeasure of the Shangguan, and sat in an unnumbered seat.

There are more than 1 candidates, and they can't remember all the faces between people, so no one will notice that there will be a new person in the examination room this year.

Today's subject is Mo Yi, that is, short-answer questions, all of which come from Confucian classics.

Zhao Yan also learned some Moyi solutions from Liu Chaotong and Pan Wenyue, so he didn't have the slightest fear of this subject.

Zhao Yan sat on his examination seat, arranged the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and looked around curiously.

No one took such exams so easily and casually as he did.

At this moment, Shangguan Yuntun walked slowly with a small basket.

He looked ahead, not slow, and was walking when he suddenly saw Zhao Yan.

"Yan... Yan... Zhao, he is indeed here."

And at this time, Zhao Yan just turned around and saw him too.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Shangguan Yuntun's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, he was a little excited, but also a little nervous and walked towards Zhao Yan.

(End of this chapter)