Chapter 73: Feeling of helplessness

"Second, we need to make good preparations for flood control and form a local civilian team to monitor the river water level at any time, assist in riverbed cleaning, and repair riverbanks."

"If floods are still unavoidable, the county government has an unshirkable responsibility. First, it should report to the court and take responsibility; second, it should relocate the people in distress and provide them with humanistic care; and finally, it should raise funds to tide over the difficulties and restore the village."

Song Yanjin nodded in satisfaction at this answer. He was indeed the least troublesome student in the palace examination class. He scored 98 points smoothly, leaving him with a lot of room to play with the remaining 2 points.

Minister Di smiled and nodded, "Not bad, young man. I look forward to working with you."

The headmaster nodded. Huangfu Yunqing was so happy to receive the approval of the minister that he couldn't stop thanking him.

Then the second question was read out by Gongyang, "There is a dispute between two countries. The enemy has 500,000 soldiers and our soldiers are less than half of the enemy's. Your Majesty has been blinded by treacherous ministers and ordered you to take Jiangcheng without support. You must not return until you win. If you were the commander-in-chief, what would you do?"

Saying that Your Majesty has no virtue, such treasonous words dared to be put in the question. Song Shanchang is very bold. Gongyang Ge Lao curled his lips and said, "Damn it! I read it out myself."

Huangfu Yunqing smiled and talked freely. This was his classmate Brother Gu's favorite military and political topic, and he had heard him talk about it a lot.

Each person had two questions and the examiner gave scores on the spot. The average score was the final score. Huangfu Yunqing happily went out holding the note with ninety-six written on it.

Xia Yunheng and the third prince anxiously snatched the paper to see how many points they had.

"Wow, sure, bro!"

The third prince praised sincerely.

Huangfu Yunqing smiled modestly, "My level is nothing. Brother Gu and Yan Ge will probably be even higher later."

The three of them went down to the school together. The students inside were already eager to know what questions they would ask.

Seeing people coming down, they swarmed over and asked questions one after another.

"Did the adults come up with the questions themselves?"

"Brother Huangfu, are you nervous?"

"Let me see how many points you gave me?"

Huangfu Yunqing calmly answered one by one, "The questions were read by the adults. They were probably asked by the headmaster. Everyone should keep calm and answer as usual. Facing so many adults in the court, it is always a bit nervous to show off one's sword in front of Guan Gong. The palace examination is in front of the emperor. After this test, I believe we will definitely pass it."

"Ninety-six points, well done, Brother Huangfu."

Ye Shiran put his arm around his brother's shoulders and was really happy for him.

There is a big brother among the examiners, and he is the one who looks down on me the most. I don’t know how many points I will get. If it is too low, he will be pulled out of the top three and I will definitely not forgive him when I go back.

Gu Jiajing was called up.

During the conversation, Song Yanjin mentioned to the teachers that he was the top-ranked student in the palace examination class.

When it was Lord Ye's turn to read the questions, everyone was looking forward to the answer from the energetic young man in front of them.

After hearing the questions, Gu Jiajing's eyes lit up and he blurted out a lot of useful information. Aren't these all what the headmaster said? Why is he testing me again now? Is he looking down on me? Is he looking down on me or something?

In response to his disdainful attitude, Song Yanjin secretly added, "The husband is the master outside the home, and the wife is the master inside the home. The concubine is favored over the wife and takes the opportunity to seize the power of the household. If you were the master of the family, how should you act based on the moral principles of human relations and your selfish preferences? Or in other words, who would you favor?" As soon as these words came out, the men on both sides looked at Song Shanzhang, what a vicious little lady!
Except for Lord Ye who is unmarried, who among you here doesn't have one or two beautiful concubines at home?

It's just that it's hard to raise a little girl. She looked at Gu Jiajing with sympathy, looking forward to how he would answer.

The straight man Gu Jiajing replied without hesitation, "The husband is responsible for earning money to support the family, and the wife is responsible for maintaining stability at home. It is common sense that the husband has no worries. The question mentioned that the concubine turned against the Tiangang and took the opportunity to seize power, which shows that this person has evil intentions. A gentleman says that a real man should be upright and should not be greedy for love. That is, he advocates morality. Why violate morality? The concubine should be severely punished to rectify the family tradition and eliminate the corruption."

What a good family tradition, a good atmosphere!
Minister Di clapped his hands unconsciously and praised, "Well done, well done! Your sister is a great warrior on the frontier, and your brother is not inferior to her. Well done to the sons of the Gu family."

Lord Gongyang also nodded in agreement. Qingyun Academy has many good talents, and this year's palace examination will be lively.

Ye Shian smiled and glanced at President Song. Are you satisfied?
Mr. Su wrote down 100 points without hesitation, as this was a student he had personally taught.

Song Yanjin handed the note to Bai Zhu, "You answered well, little brat. I hope you will remember what I said today after you get married and make a rational decision."

Gu Jiajing took the note from Bai Zhu and nodded heavily, "I will only marry one wife in the future, so there won't be so many problems."

This is a wise statement!

Ye Shian was looking at Song Shanzhang openly at this moment. He would only marry one wife in the future.

Song Yanjin knew that the people around him had been glancing at him several times, so he avoided their gazes, lowered his head and pretended to look at the list in his hand while calling the next person.

Xia Yange came in, greeted all the masters and teachers politely, and stood in the middle waiting for the questions.

The kind-hearted girl lacks a strong sense of iron-bloodedness. This kind of character will definitely cause her to suffer a lot in the officialdom in the future.

In response to her question, Lord Ye, the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, read out the following answer: "The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. In a royal city, the emperor's favorite prince, the Sixth Prince, was watching a circus on the street. A peddler who was trying to cheat people out of their money was performing a show in which a monkey went through a ring of fire. After the cruel monkey passed through the ring of fire, it disobeyed instructions and jumped onto the shoulder of the prince on the other side. The sparks set a few strands of the prince's hair on fire. The prince was so angry that he ordered his attendants to beat the monkey and the peddler to death. The pillar of the family fell, and the peddler's family filed a lawsuit with the Jingzhao Yin."

"Question: You are the Jingzhao Yin, how would you judge this case?"

After Ye Shian finished reading the question, he raised his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him, looking forward to how she would answer.

This kind of case is the most difficult. Fortunately, the current emperor is strict in his rule and has taught the princes well. Throughout the history of the Xia Dynasty, there has never been a case of princes killing or humiliating people at will.

Where did Principal Song find the questions?
Ye Shian looked over there again unconsciously.

There was another interesting show to watch. Minister Di and Lord Gongyang also looked at the little girl with a smile, and were also very curious about how she would judge.

Xia Yange's mind was in a mess: the prince, the fraudulent merchant, the cruel monkey, the prince was beaten to death...

Half an incense stick of time passed, and the atmosphere in the school dropped to the lowest point. Song Yanjin threw the grading brush at her, "How can you participate in the palace examination?"

"Your Majesty, why not wait for you to think slowly? Talking nonsense, even if it's not on point, is like being mute all the time."

"Zero points, get out!"

The black ink on the tip of the brush smudged a large area on the hem of Xia Yange's skirt.

Xia Yange pursed her lips, her eyes reddened. She wanted to say something, but no matter how she judged, it was wrong...