Almost in the blink of an eye, the Spring Festival has arrived, and history has reached the spring of the second year of Qingli at its own pace.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Du Zhongxiao performed normally. After the exam, he returned to the inn and slept for three days without celebrating with anyone. A few days later, Du Zhongxiao passed the exam with 218, ranking higher than the 577 people who passed the provincial exam. However, at this time, the palace exam would still be dismissed, and the admission rate was about 70% to 80%. More than 200 people were still in danger, and they ranked low, falling to the backward direction, and their careers were greatly affected.

In February, when the candidate who passed the provincial examination was preparing for the exam, the new Zhizhizhi Fu Bi suddenly submitted a memorial requesting the cancellation of the palace examination and the decision of the Jinshi's stay and ranking based on the provincial examination results, which caused a sensation of public opinion.

On that day, Du Zhongxiao was studying in the inn. Cao Jucheng, who lived not far away, rushed over and finished saluting, saying, "Brother Du, can you hear the new policy of the court and want to fail to perform the palace examination, but use the provincial examination to decide whether to go or not?"

Du Zhongxiao was surprised: "How could the story of the imperial examination be changed? Now that the provincial examination has passed, all the students in Beijing are carefully preparing for the palace examination. If a sudden change is made, wouldn't it make everyone at a loss? Besides, there are five or six hundred people in the provincial examination, so how could there be so many Jinshi?"

Cao Jucheng sighed: "That's true. But with the true news, Fushe suddenly submitted a memorial, what kind of provincial examinations are three shorts and three longs, and the palace examinations are abolished, and the provincial examinations are selected. The emperor felt it was reasonable, and the edict had been issued!"

After saying that, Cao Jucheng kept slapping his thighs. He ranked more than 400 in the provincial examination, and he directly used the provincial examination results, which may have been eliminated.

Du Zhongxiao carefully recalled the history he learned in his previous life and clearly remembered that the palace examination was an indispensable part since the Song Dynasty. There was also the important significance of the emperor's centralization of power, which had never been changed in his impression. Suddenly, Fu Bi came like this, which made people confused.

While sighing, Cao Jucheng sat down at the table and complained: "I heard that Fusheren himself was from a statutory department and was dissatisfied with his colleagues from Jinshi, so he thought of this method, hoping to let people from a statutory department from then on, from then on. Alas, they fought over and over, but it was a pity for us. I went through a lot of hardships and worked countless efforts to pass the provincial examination. How could I be at peace if I failed this?”

Du Zhongxiao said nothing and thought that this matter was impossible. But Cao Jucheng was very true and the edict had been issued, so there was still a false one? Cao Jucheng might have failed. Not only was he thoughtful, but his achievements of more than 200 were probably given a Jinshi, rather than a successful pass. This would have a great impact on his future career.

After thinking about it, Du Zhongxiao said to Cao Jucheng: "It's sudden, no one knows what the court means. Why not do this? I'll go find a few friends to ask, and you can wait in the inn."

Cao Jucheng was a familiar friend in the capital, and hurriedly agreed and watched him go out with a gaze. Du Zhongxiao was quite cold to Cao Jucheng, and his previous grudges had not been eliminated. But after all, he was half a fellow villager and it was difficult to keep people from thousands of miles away.

Because of a conflict with Wang Su, Su Shen left Beijing a few days ago and became the governor of Yangzhou. After leaving his father's channel, Su Song didn't know about such a major event in the court. After thinking about it, Du Zhongxiao still came to the Han family.

As the servants arrived at Han Jiang's courtyard, they saw Su Song and Wang Anshi here, discussing around the steam engine in full swing.

After coming forward to salute, Du Zhongxiao looked at everyone and smiled bitterly: "I heard that the court has an order. This time, I will not be able to perform the palace examination. I will decide whether you will stay or not. You are more informed than me. I wonder if this is true?"

Han Jiang said indifferently: "Yes. Fusheren submitted a memorial to discuss the three majors of the provincial examination and the three shortcomings of the palace examination. If the palace examination is not selected, there were ministers in the past. If we mentioned it again, the emperor would be sure. In fact, there is nothing, but the people on the left and right are still the ones who are the ones. Will we get any different exams? Whether the palace examination is acceptable or not is not a big deal. However, for the court, it is inappropriate to choose the officials by the provincial examination, and if we deviate from the grace and return to the emperor, it will be inappropriate. However, we are now the candidates, but we cannot interrupt such matters."

Su Song said: "Each Jinshi must be awarded three or four hundred people, and it is a trial. Brother Du must also be awarded the Jinshi. Why bother?"

Du Zhongxiao looked at the few people and looked like he didn't care. Han Jiang and Wang Anshi were both in the top ten, and Su Song was only more than twenty later. The provincial exam score was also high-level science, so of course he didn't care much. But he was more than two hundred, which was completely different. Of course, in the eyes of others, with his family background and knowledge, he should be satisfied with his Jinshi origin. In their opinion, this is a happy ending.

Wang Anshi remained silent and was still observing the steam engine. After staying in the capital for several months, Wang Anshi finally felt that these people could speak and slowly walked together. Unlike Su Song and Han Jiang, Wang Anshi was not interested in the specific structure and principles of the steam engine. What he was interested in was the use of this thing. Han Jiang told him that he could put it on the boat and that there were various benefits, so he really took it seriously.

Du Zhongxiao thought about it again that he had been a Jinshi from the beginning, but now he would be able to pass the Jinshi, and his first grade is even better, and his desire is higher than each other. According to Fu Bi's report, he had already passed the Jinshi and actually achieved his initial goal.

This incident did not cause any waves among the best-scoring testers. For them, no matter how they took the exam, the results would not change much. For example, Yang Shi, the provincial general manager, was the most popular candidate in this year. But for those who ranked four or five hundred in the provincial examination, it was another matter.

After saying goodbye to Han Jiang and others, Du Zhongxiao was a little depressed. Back at the residence, he went to the next wine shop with Cao Jucheng and drank the wine.

After tilting his head and drinking a glass of wine, Cao Jucheng said angrily: "Brother Du, do you think there is such a thing in the world? A good imperial examination has its own stories. Why do we have so many tricks when we arrive? After the provincial examination, I studied hard day and night, just thinking about turning over the palace examination in one fell swoop, and now it has become a bubble!"

Du Zhongxiao said in a deep voice: "There may be room for reversal in this matter, so don't be too anxious."

Cao Jucheng shook his head repeatedly: "I heard that the edict has been issued, can he still be taken back? Alas, it's really unlucky!"

Du Zhongxiao calmed down and thought about the matter carefully before saying, "It is not a big deal to take back the edict. Is it missing before? After all, this matter was the meaning of Fusheren alone. The emperor did not observe it and agreed rashly. If there are two things that can't be said to be cancelled. One is the palace examination, which is an old system of art ancestors, and has been passed down for nearly a hundred years. How can one change it if it is said to be changed? Another, without a palace examination, only the provincial examination is determined to be the right to take the scholars, which is not determined by the lord. The first one is easy to say, but the next one is difficult to implement."

Cao Jucheng just sighed, and he was not willing to listen to what Du Zhongxiao said.

There are golden words and jade words, and a word that the emperor said cannot be changed. It does not exist in this era. There are still several procedures for the edicts to truly form effective edicts, and it is not impossible to take them back. The current emperor has not done such a thing once. It is not that he is impulsive, but that after the ministers later persuade him and carefully measure the pros and cons, he can take them back.
Chapter completed!