Chapter 386: Three People in Class One

This year is her first palace examination after ascending the throne, so she pays special attention to it. From the autumn of the previous year to the spring of the next year, the checks are very strict, especially the spring. Although she was not in the imperial capital, she and Prince Rong decided on a fair and strict examiner to ensure that all the successful candidates had real talents and had no cheating.

The palace examination is an opportunity to show off your true talents and knowledge. Even if someone has cheated before, the secret will definitely be revealed in the palace examination.

After the palace examination, Chu Qinghuang selected Chu Xuance as the top pick, Wen Zhan as the second pick, and Yun Heng as the top pick.

This result is a bit surprising, but not too surprising.

Many officials recognized the knowledge of Chu Xuance and Wen Zhan, because it was these two who showed their prominence in the autumn of last year, and they still took first and second place in the spring of this year, but Yun Heng was the only one who made the difference. People are puzzled.

Moreover, no one else except Her Majesty the Queen has seen his papers.

What did he write that made the Queen directly choose him to be the top pick?

Doubts arose in the minds of the officials, and at the same time, they began to pay special attention to Yun Heng.

"Her Majesty the Queen has a decree! The top three candidates, the second-place candidate, and the third-highest-ranking scholar, will join the imperial study to participate in politics. From now on, they will enter the imperial study to listen to politics!"

The ministers were all surprised.

The first thing he did was to participate in politics in the Imperial Study Room? Does Her Majesty have too high expectations for these three people?

Even the top picks are mostly sent to the Hanlin Academy to gain experience from the bottom. Who has just joined the officialdom and served as a servant to the king?

Different from the speculations in the hearts of the civil and military officials, the three young students in the first class are probably just newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers. They have not yet realized what it means to participate in politics in the imperial study room. They only received the order respectfully, neither humble nor arrogant, with no expression on their faces. Not the slightest hint of pride or fear.

The other second-class and third-class Jinshi were led to various places by officials from various ministries according to the titles conferred by the Queen. After a busy day, Chu Qinghuang was finally able to leave the majestic hall and step into the imperial study.

The crowd dispersed and the ears became quiet.

Chu Qinghuang sat on the chair, raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.

"Your Majesty, are you tired?" Yuan Bao took the initiative to step forward and said, "I will give your Majesty some pressure."

"No need." Chu Qinghuang refused. She felt that no one in the world could press her more comfortably than Fu Cang, "Make tea."

"yes."

The three of them quickly stepped into the royal study, lowered their eyebrows and lowered their eyes, and knelt down respectfully to salute: "Your Majesty the Queen, long live my emperor!"

"Pingshen." Chu Qinghuang's tone was calm, and the majesty of the king of a country was naturally revealed in his voice, "Do you know why I specially called you here?"

Chu Xuance respectfully replied: "I don't know."

"Yun Heng."

Yun Heng, the only one among the three who could be considered a poor student, took a step forward, bowed his head and knelt down: "Your Majesty."

"Look up."

"Yes." Yun Heng raised his head slightly, but his eyebrows were lowered, and his posture was always humble.

Chu Qinghuang looked at him. The man in front of her looked about twenty-three or four years old. He was dressed in plain clothes and had an indifferent and simple scholarly atmosphere.

The appearance is also good, with regular facial features and clear outlines. His skin color is not as fair as the students at the foot of the imperial city, and he looks somewhat healthy.

"Where is your ancestral home?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the common people are from Jiulian Town, Wuzhou."

"Is your family a tea farmer?"

"Yes." Yun Heng replied in a low voice, "More than half of the people in Jiulian Town are tea farmers, and they have made a living growing tea for generations."

“How was the harvest this year?”

"Caomin comes to Beijing in January to take the exam, so we don't know much about the harvest situation, but in previous years, all spring tea picking will be completed before May." Yun Heng replied, "Affected by the weather this year, the spring tea production should be reduced. Caomin predicts , the price of the first batch of spring tea will soar in the hands of tea merchants, but this has nothing to do with tea farmers. "

"Why?"

"Jiulian Mountain is the hometown of Xiqi tea. Most of the world-famous tea is picked from Jiulian Mountain. However, tea merchants in Wuzhou already have a monopoly on the tea industry. During the harvest season, the price is lowered and purchased from tea farmers. When production is reduced, the price is not raised. Tea farmers are becoming more and more miserable every year. They own a large area of ​​​​tea mountains but cannot even solve the problem of food and clothing. The local government does not act, and the common people have no choice but to write an article on this in the imperial examination today to complain to the emperor." Yun Heng kowtowed. "The common people are guilty of overstepping their bounds and are willing to accept His Majesty's punishment."

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