When they heard this, all the candidates who had just sat down quickly got up and avoided the table, then knelt down to the ground, shouting loudly, "See Your Majesty..." The already nervous mood reached its peak at this moment.

Li Ling's situation is no better than others. He also knelt outside, staring at the golden brick in front of him, his head blank - that is the emperor, the king of a country who truly controls the power of the world! Even though he is a time traveler, he claims to have knowledge and wisdom far beyond this era, but when he really wants to face such a big figure, he is still frightened and uneasy.

A slightly concentric footstep sound came from behind and kept approaching. When he came to Li Ling, the footsteps paused for a moment, which made his heart beat faster. Fortunately, he quickly caught a glimpse of two figures walking slowly from the side. The other person's actions did not sound any footsteps, but looking at the outfit, he should be a eunuch eunuch in the palace.

When Zisun Yong walked slowly into the hall gate, his eyes kept scanning the kneeling candidates, with a little admiration in his eyes. After sitting on the throne, he also smiled on his lips: "You all don't have to be polite, get up and talk. You all should be flat."

The latter sentence is about the important officials who followed him into Wende Hall and also knelt down to meet. Just now, when the candidates slowly entered the palace, the emperor had already met with the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, the six ministers of the court and other senior officials. After a while, he brought them to the examination room and truly started today's palace examination.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" As the important officials agreed unanimously, the candidates also reacted one after another, and then turned over. Several people bumped into the table beside them because of excitement, and made a noise.

The emperor did not mean to blame this at all. Instead, he smiled and waved his hand and said, "You don't have to be nervous. Everyone says that you are the disciple of the emperor. Then I am your teacher today. You can relax between teachers and students." A gentle and hoarse voice slowly came out, which really calmed down the nervousness of the candidates. After they thanked again, they officially stood up.

But most of them still looked trembling and did not dare to look up at the appearance of the emperor. However, Li Ling, although closest to the emperor, still plucked up his courage to look up slightly at the emperor on the imperial throne-

I saw that the man sitting on the top was a slightly gray-haired but rosy-faced man. He looked at the man in his fifties. He was not wearing the bright yellow dragon robe he imagined, but a light black robe. He was just a dragon with teeth and claws embroidered on his chest. He was full of grace and nobleness. Although his narrow eyes were smiling, he still gave people a powerful aura that he did not dare to look at.

Li Ling looked at him, and his heartbeat accelerated again. He quickly lowered his eyes and his body became a little stiff: "Is this the emperor today? It turns out that he is extraordinary and far more unfathomable than anyone I have met before..."

At this time, the emperor had begun to speak to the candidates in front of him: "The imperial examination is the ritual of our dynasty, and it is the key way for the imperial court to promote outstanding talents. It can be said that if you can get from one exam after another to today, that is, my dynasty has been in the past three years, and I am a true hero among the people!

"The ancients once wrote a poem saying: Be a farmer in the morning and ascend to the emperor's hall in the evening... This is to encourage you to strive for progress and become a pillar of the court. But what I want to say today is that you are waiting for you to enter my hall today is just the beginning. Since you are a pillar of the country, you should make a career for the country and the people in the future. Only in this way will you live up to your hard work for ten years and not let down your expectations for you."

"I will definitely live up to your Majesty's expectations. After entering the court, I will do my best to make my country rich and safe!" Li Ling immediately replied loudly. He was obviously the one who was more calm than others.

The others in the hall showed strange looks. Only then did the candidates react and said similar words. The important officials focused all their attention on him. Fan Meisheng, the Minister of Rites, swept the famous brands on the table next to him, his expression changed slightly: "Li Ling..."

After only a few days of work, he naturally could not forget this candidate who made the emperor deliberately praise him. That day, he thought that he had withstood the emperor's pressure, at least Li Ling could not take away the rankings and positions of other candidates, which was also a tactful admonition for the emperor. However, he was extremely stubborn in this matter. This time, he arranged him specifically before the candidates, and obviously came to his own family.

Lu Zhen, who was even more in front, smiled and looked at Li Ling's back thoughtfully: "It took only a year, and he actually came to the capital and entered the court. Is this considered fate?"

"Okay! I feel very comforted when you can have this heart. I also hope that you can really do what you say today in the future and be the pillar of our country!" The emperor nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Li Ling not far away in front of him, and then said in a slow voice: "Although I have not participated in the imperial examination, I also know that you have not experienced it along the way. The Four Books and Five Classics and various annotations are more familiar to you, and I am much better than me. So today's palace examination, I will not take any tests in the Four Books and Five Classics. In the future, I will only take one question and ask questions for the country!"

As soon as these words were spoken, both the candidates and the officials behind changed their faces, which was too unexpected to them.

Because in the past palace examinations, although the emperor would say something like that, when he really set the questions, he still selected questions from the Four Books and Five Classics to test the students according to the rules. Except for the Taizu Dynasty and the early Taizong Dynasty, there was no such thing as determining the advantages and disadvantages by using strategies.

But today, the emperor didn't play according to the routine! This caught everyone off guard. Fan Meisheng, as the chief examiner of the society, was even more shocked, and he moved his steps slightly, trying to go out and make suggestions. But then, he found that the emperor's eyes were coming towards him. Although he only glanced at him, it made him nervous. After all, he didn't dare to take that step out.

"Your Majesty's decision was coming to me... Because I had only put Li Ling outside of 150 tribute scholars before, so I made Your Majesty turn to make a question..." The old man who understood only felt a chill on his back. The emperor's ambition was indeed not something that his ministers could be despised.

Other important officials, such as the left prime minister Lu Zhen and the right prime minister Wang Han, also had their own ideas, but they did not dare to object at this moment. After all, the examiner of the palace examination was the emperor himself, and these ministers were just watching and had no right to interfere.

After the emperor's eyes were withdrawn, he quickly swept over the candidates, and then he said slowly: "You will be an official in the future, but what you have read and learned for ten years is only in books. The Four Books and Five Classics I have done in the past rarely helps you in government affairs. On the contrary, the less conspicuous questions are the most test of your talents.

"So today I will use strategies to test the real materials you have, and use them to evaluate the level. If there are any shortcomings, I hope it will be more beneficial in the future. Don't just be a scholar who has been studying the scriptures in the past."

Although the candidates were surprised, they had to accept it at this time. Who said that the question was today? Fortunately, when they arrived at the palace examination, even if they performed poorly, they would not fail. At the worst, they would be able to get the same title as Jinshi and would be able to serve as an official in the future.

In fact, when the imperial examination system was first implemented, even when the palace examination was reached, some candidates would still be eliminated, and they could only wait until three years later to pass the imperial examination. However, in the middle of the Song Dynasty, many scholars who failed the palace examination and ran to Liaoxia and other countries became a problem for the Song Dynasty, which forced the court to try their best to completely retain these talents, and then the palace examination had the decision to only distinguish between the high and low levels and no longer dismiss the candidates.

Now that the Great Yue Dynasty has been in place, this policy has been continued, which is the key to the palace examination being much easier than any previous imperial examination. After all, in this case, there will be no more losers.

"Okay, I won't say much more. You guys will sit down and listen to the topic." The emperor smiled and waved his hand, indicating that the candidates who were still standing in the same place would return to their seats first.

After hesitating for a while, everyone still thanked them all, then turned back to the table and sat down carefully. However, they were all sitting straight at this moment, with only half of their butts resting on the chair, and their backs were half a foot away from the back of the chair. This way, it was not much easier than standing.

The emperor did not say anything about this, but just said the test questions after his eyes were down: "What this candidate Li Ling said just now is very reasonable. As an official, you must take it as your responsibility to enrich the country and safeguard the people in the future. The question today is, how can I make my Great Journey go up to the level and truly create a prosperous world! If there are any disadvantages today, where can I solve it? Okay, take this topic as a question, two hours, everyone, let's start."

As soon as the question was released, all the candidates frowned quickly, and Li Ling was no exception. This question was too broad and too empty. But if you say it was difficult to write, it would not be possible for anyone to write something as long as they had some experience. But it would be too difficult to be outstanding and really gain the recognition of Your Majesty and other officials.

After all, compared to the emperor and officials, the candidates are too immature. If you really ask questions, I am afraid that it is just a show of your skills... How should you start writing?
Chapter completed!