Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

I waited outside Fengtian Gate with more than 200 people for more than half an hour, until dawn broke and the morning sun rose. I finally waited until the vermilion door of Fengtian Gate opened, and with the sound of drums and music, I arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony. After the square, Xia Yuan was disappointed.

He saw that in the open square of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, there were small tables one after another. On the tables were placed pens, inks, papers and inkstones, the Four Treasures of the Study.

There is no need to count, these short tables are definitely allocated according to the head, 298 of them. It is obvious that the palace examination will be held in this square later.

This was different from the palace examination he had imagined. Palace examination, palace examination. As the name suggests, it must be held in the Jinluan Palace.

As a result, let alone the Jinluan Palace, there was no palace at all. It was just held in this open-air square. With these conditions, what do you call a palace examination? Shouldn't it be called a field examination?

Even if it doesn't work, you can just call for the Guangdong Examination.

But I just called for a palace examination. Is this considered fraud?

Xia Yuan looked at the other Gongsheng students behind him. They didn't seem to feel cheated. Instead, they all couldn't hide the excitement on their faces.

Now that glory and wealth are within reach, all we have to do is wait for the palace examination to be over and rank in the rankings to become the official.

"My mother-in-law, this hall is so big and exciting."

Hearing the exclamation in his ears and the special accent, Xia Yuan knew who it was as soon as he heard it. It was Li Tingxiang from Puzhou, the third place winner in this examination.

He turned his head and said, "Don't talk nonsense, as if you have any thoughts about the Emperor's Palace of Supreme Harmony."

Hearing this, Li Tingxiang looked stern, bowed deeply towards Xia Yuan and said, "Thank you, Brother Xia, for reminding me."

Xia Yuan's accent still couldn't hide the flavor of his hometown. Xia Yuan fully understood this. This famous prodigy from the Central Plains is only sixteen years old this year, which is younger than himself. At the age of sixteen, he still ranked second in the high school examination. In addition to being very talented, Besides, I definitely put in a lot of hard work in reading.

I am busy studying all day long, so I have no time to learn Mandarin. Besides, the Central Plains dialect is so exciting. That was how Zhao Kuangyin spoke back then.

My dear friends, please listen to the order and make me a bowl of spicy soup. Add more oil and less salt. Leave a gap in the lid of the pot, otherwise the water will not drain out and the soup will not be tasty.

"Brother Xia, I really admire you."

"How to say?"

"Look at the rest of the Gongsheng students who were very excited after arriving at the palace. Brother Duxia, your expression remains as usual even though Mount Tai collapsed before your eyes. No wonder you were able to pass the Huiyuan exam."

"Ha ha."

Xia Yuan could only laugh in a low voice. This had nothing to do with whether he could pass the Huiyuan Zhen exam. He had been to Taihe Palace Square several times in his previous life, and even sat on the steps there and ate cultural and creative ice cream.

I really can't get excited.

At this time, the sound of drum music sounded again, and all the Gongsheng students were excited again, because Emperor Zhu Youtang of the Ming Dynasty finally made his debut. Almost everyone opened their eyes, wanting to see clearly what the emperor looked like.

Unfortunately, it is quite far away. There is a dragon chair placed in front of the Taihe Hall, where the previous palace examinations were held. Before Gongsheng entered Fengtian Gate, Zhu Youtang was already sitting on this chair, waiting. But this time it was really delayed.

Fortunately, it's not too late.

He lifted up his uniform, sat down on the chair, and sat upright, looking down at the tribute students below along the imperial steps.

Then there were calls from the etiquette officials, and all the tribute students present followed the etiquette explained in advance and, under the leadership of the officials from the Ministry of Rites, bowed and paid homage to the emperor.

After everyone stood up, Zhu Youtang glanced over one by one. He was sitting too high and too far away, and he couldn't see clearly who was below.

"Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come. Do you want to undo the scrolls now?"

"Let's go."

Following the order, a group of internal officials came out holding papers in their hands and placed them on individual case slips.

After all the papers were handed out, a dedicated person led the Gongsheng students to their seats.

The table was too short, so I could only sit on my knees. The floor was covered with futon-like brocade cushions. Xia Yuan was not used to kneeling. He adjusted it several times before he felt more comfortable. Then he picked up the paper and looked at it. There were two papers in total.

Two questions?

After taking a closer look, I discovered that the first paper was actually a transcribed memorial.

Fu Yuhui of Qifangdong in Qiongzhou led a rebellion in the winter of last year.

As soon as he started, Xia Yuan couldn't help but call him "good guy". The imperial court has kept the news very tight. What happened in November last year has been concealed until now, and no news has come out from the capital.

The people of Chaoyang this year are not good enough.

Looking further down, the more he looked, the more familiar it became. Isn't this the uprising of King Funan, the leader of Hainan?

When he traveled to Hainan in his previous life, he also visited the Memorial Hall of King Funan, but the painting style was different. No matter how he looked at the introduction in the temple, he felt that King Funan was a great hero.

And the Fu Yuhui in this report is definitely a heinous bandit leader, a treasonous thief, and a rebel who can be punished by everyone.

If the location, names, and deeds weren't all right, Xia Yuan almost thought he was not talking about the same person.

So the policy question is how to quell the rebellion?

Thinking in his mind, he went to look at the paper again and wrote a lot of it densely. The beginning was "The Emperor Zhi", and then what about "I am only a human king, and I am ordered by God to rule all the nations, rule the nine states, and rule hundreds of millions of people."

The Lord’s words emphasize His divinity and identity.

Then he briefly introduces the current situation in the world, and finally makes a summary. I am unable to make the ancestral temple appreciate the virtues, and I am unable to promote governance. I am really worried and ashamed.

Only at the end did we finally talk about the Qiongzhou rebellion.

Now that Qiongzhou is in ruins and rebellions are everywhere, I am committed to my duty.

At the end, Xia Yuan's head was spinning and his eyes felt sore, and he finally understood what the policy question was about. He asked why the Li tribe and the barbarians rebelled, which also led to the question of how to control the barbarians.

How can I put it this way? If this was a novel, it would be criticized to death. The water injection rate is over 95%, and only the last few paragraphs are the real substance.

But these two questions were asked. Xia Yuan couldn't help but look at the imperial steps. The emperor didn't know why the Li people rebelled?

You must know it.

After all, this was something that happened last year, and the news was so tightly covered, maybe I just wanted to keep these Gongsheng students waiting for the imperial examination.

What an old man.

But I have to admit that this question is really accurate. There are many reasons why the Li people in Qiongzhou rebelled.

This was the largest uprising in the history of Hainan. The causes of the uprising involved all aspects of the rebellion of the people in the feudal dynasty.

In other words, there were many reasons why people in the feudal dynasty rebelled, including but not limited to:

Local officials bully men and dominate women;

In the event of a natural disaster, no crops will be harvested;

The government imposed excessive taxes and exploited the people;

Religious worship, belief in gods;

In years of great disaster, the government will not provide relief;

Wait, many, many more.

If you pick up any of the items here, it is possible to unlock the achievement of people's rebellion and trigger a large-scale rebellion movement.

As for King Funan of Qiongzhou's rebellion this time, the local government almost had all the achievements.

If these Gongsheng students can come up with a few ideas at random, they will be able to avoid them when they become officials in the future, and they will know that the power of the people is infinite.

As for the second question, how to control the barbarians, this is a bit more in-depth.

After thinking for a while, Xia Yuan started to answer the first question, why did the Li people rebel? In his previous life, he had read an introduction to King Funan's deeds, and the introduction was very clear.

And no matter who it is, after reading the causes and consequences of King Funan's rebellion, they must praise that the officials of Guangnan are really good at achieving achievements.
Chapter completed!