To predict the sun and rain, in the eyes of the Qin people, it was almost witchcraft. Thinking of the exiled immortals coming from Chu, Confucian scholars were almost sure that this was the Chu people pretended to be a god and a ghost.

Zi did not speak of strange powers and chaotic spirits, so Confucian scholars were very resistant to such things. They were involuntarily and revealed in their expressions and tone.

Li Shui looked up and down at the Confucian scholar and asked, "Why, don't you believe it?"

The Confucian scholar didn't say anything, which meant that he had made a default.

Li Shui sneered: "Do you want to bet on your life?"

The Confucian scholar changed his color and flatly refused: "Don't gamble."

After answering this sentence, he seemed a little embarrassed and added: "I am a Confucian scholar, and I respect Confucius's way of rituals and music. Gambling for life is too cruel and it is not something that a gentleman will not take."

Next, he said something about gentlemen fighting with each other and shooting, which made Li Shui not very well understand.

Li Shui laughed: "Since you don't dare to bet on your life, don't question me."

The Confucian scholar said a little unwillingly: "The matter of sunshine and rain is the way of heaven. How can the power of heaven be measured?"

When Li Shui heard this, he rolled his eyes immediately, then bowed to Ying Zheng, and said, "Your Majesty, it's like the earth-round theory and the heliocentric theory. All mysterious things can be explored."

"As for the time when the sky is clear and rainy, it can also be studied. By then, mortals will master the way of heaven and gain the ability of immortals. If they always fear the way of heaven and do not investigate the way of heaven, how can they live forever? How can they build the Great Qin into a fairyland on earth?"

"There are some adults in the court who stick to the incompleteness and do not want to make progress. I think this is very dangerous."

Ying Zheng nodded.

The Confucian scholar's face was flushed. He suddenly hated himself a little. Why didn't he learn Mencius' eloquence?

As a result, this was not over. Li Shui said again: "Your Majesty has agreed just now. Shangjun Villa came forward to work with the patent recipients to study everything in the world. I plan to publish a book in the future. This book is added every year, which describes the various achievements in Shangjun Villa."

"I ask Your Majesty that after this book is released, all the ministers must study it and conduct regular assessments. If anyone fails, they will be dismissed immediately. Do not regard the lunar eclipse as a celestial dog and the prediction of sunshine and rain as a witchcraft."

Ying Zheng said lightly: "If the content in the book has been verified, it will be accurate."

When the ministers heard this, they almost fainted. This was a disaster.

Many people looked at the Confucian scholar who was just talking, and they felt so angry that they felt itchy. They were thinking: Are you full and full? Why are you teasing Huaiguzi for nothing? Now, you still have to take regular assessments every day... Is this still a life for people?

The Confucian scholar knew that he had been angry with the public, so he lowered his head with a frown and did not dare to speak again.

If it were usual, Chunyu Yue would stand up and say a sentence or two to protect this Confucian scholar. But today... Chunyu Yue fell asleep again.

It would be fine if he slept, but Li Shui discovered it.

Li Shui said with a smile: "Dr. Chunyu, what a dream."

Suddenly, all eyes were focused on Chunyu Yue.

Fusu was so big that he quickly poked Chunyu Yue. Chunyu Yue woke up from his sleep. When he saw this posture, he immediately understood everything.

He became wise in a hurry and said, "Today, the old minister was worried about Xiang Liang in the south and couldn't sleep at night. Until today, he arrived in the court. Seeing His Majesty's majesty and the wisdom of the ministers, he felt a little more at ease. As soon as this man relaxed, he couldn't help..."

When the ministers heard this, they were stunned. Their first reaction was that Dr. Chunyu was so eloquent. The second reaction was, why did this sound so familiar?

Soon, someone focused his attention on Li Shui: Damn it? The last time the banished immortal fell asleep in front of His Majesty, did he use this reason?

Many court officials looked at Chunyu Yue sadly: Even he was assimilated by Huai Guzi, a shameless person? It would be fine if Zhou Qingchen's flattery villain followed Huai Guzi to do evil. Your virtuous and upright Chunyu Yue also stood by Huai Guzi?

For a time, many people felt sad and sad, and the whole world was turbid and I was clear.

Ying Zheng did not criticize Chunyu Yue. On the one hand, he really believed Chunyu Yue's words. On the other hand, Chunyu Yue's gray hair is indeed old and has poor spirits. He can understand it even if he takes a nap occasionally.

Ying Zheng acted decisively, but he was not ruthless.

By this time, the court discussion was basically over. Ying Zheng suddenly said, "I want to start implementing the parallel system of counties and states. I will soon be appointed as kings and go to various places to guard. After the ministers return, they will think carefully. Ten days later, the court will discuss in detail."

One sentence shocked the civil and military officials of the court.

Is this the implementation of county and state parallelism?

All along, His Majesty wants to promote the parallelization of counties and states, and these ministers know that they have never expected that the matter will come back suddenly.

In fact, after thinking about it carefully, some smart court officials also understood a little.

Why did Your Majesty ask the princes to participate in this imperial examination? I am afraid that they have the intention to take the imperial examination. If they perform poorly in this imperial examination, they will probably be named a prince and leave the capital. And the one who performs well will stay in Xianyang and become the crown prince.

For a moment, many people focused their attention on Fu Yao and Fusu.

Fu Yao is His Majesty's favorite son, and he won the top spot in the imperial examination. With the favored minister of the Exiled Immortal as a backing, he can be said to be the best candidate for the prince. The only drawback is that he is younger.

As for Fusu, he was also very talented and ranked among the top in the imperial examinations. He was mature and steady, and was deeply loved by the people. He was also praised by all the civil and military officials of the court. In addition, he was the eldest son and had natural advantages.

Therefore, it is probably unknown who the position of the prince fell to.

In the corner, Hu Hai looked at Fusu and Fu Yao with a gloomy face.

He did well this time, but he was only in the middle of the game. He was not comparable to these two top-ranked people.

Do you want to be a prince and be enfeoffed to a remote place?

Now it is not the Western Zhou Dynasty, so it is impossible for the kings and princes to have too much room for development. Not to mention dominating one's territory after several generations. It is still unknown whether their generation can live to a dead end.

Hu Hai clenched his fists and muttered silently in his heart: "Crown Prince, you must be the crown prince."

But...how can it be made?

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Just as the ministers were talking, Ying Zheng suddenly said, "Where are the scholars who are in the imperial examination this year?"

Zhou Qingchen and the others stood up and said, "Report to Your Majesty, you are all waiting outside the palace."

Ying Zheng said, "Let them come in, I want to meet them."

A little eunuch went to pass the order immediately.

Hundreds of people participated in the imperial examination this time. Thirty people were admitted according to the scores. The admission rate of almost 10% was not low.

Of course, it is mainly because there are few scholars participating in the first imperial examination. When the imperial examination is prevalent in the future, the number of admissions will be adjusted.

It didn't take long, and the thirty people arrived at the Political Affairs Hall with nervous expressions.

Ying Zheng looked at them for a while, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "It turns out that he is a handsome man. You are all pillars of my Great Qin. In the future, you will be indispensable to the generals and prime ministers and pacify the world."

These scholars were trembling with excitement.

Ying Zheng smiled slightly and said, "I will follow the previous advice of the banished immortal and order you to do it..."

Li Shui understood it not far away and whispered: "Additional official."

Ying Zheng nodded: "Yes, the intern official. Prime Minister Wang Wan will arrange your place to go. One year of assessment, and one year later, according to political achievements, we will be ranked in the top ten."

At this moment, all the scholars became nervous.

This is not something you can become an official by working hard, but you have to exceed the other twenty people. They looked at each other and found that everyone was a threat to them.

Ying Zheng suddenly asked, "Who is Jing Gao, who is Xiong Zhu?"

Jing Gao and Xiong Ying stood up.

Ying Zheng asked Jing and said, "Did you have had a bet on Xiong Feng before?"

Jing Zhao said respectfully: "Yes."

Xiong Ying's heart is pounding now, and she feels that her head is already a little unstable.

Although he had already obtained the understanding of the exiled immortal before entering the palace, who knew that Jing Gao would have a thrust into his mind and asked him to fulfill his bet in front of His Majesty? By then, even if the exiled immortal agreed, his life would not be saved.

Before, Xiong Ying thought that it would be a bit expensive to buy his life with half of his property. Now that he is about to die, he suddenly felt that even if he takes out all his property, he would be willing.

Xiong Jing's heart pounded, and she looked at Jing Qiao nervously. Jing Qiao cleared her throat and said to Ying Zheng: "Report to Your Majesty. I have won the bet. According to the agreement, Xiong Jing's head should be taken down. However... God has the virtue of living, and I forgive him this time."

Xiong Feng suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, his body softened, and he almost sat on the ground.

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "You are generous."

Jing Zhao said: "I have studied at Shangjun Villa for a while. The exiled immortal is not only talented, but also has excellent character. I learned from him the principle of being lenient and strict with myself."

The ministers almost vomited. Jing Qiu looked very honest, but when he spoke, he was the second best person in Zhou Qingchen.

Li Shui was also a little confused: Are you talking about me? Could it be that he is sarcastic about me?

In fact, they all sued Jing unjustly.

In the past, Jing Kun and Xiang Liang were discovered by Li Shui, so they arranged two personal servants beside him to monitor his every move.

What can Jing Kun do? In addition to being trembling every day, he always praises Li Shui's benefits, hoping to move these two servants and not say bad things to Li Shui.

Jing Gao heard too much and believed it. Even after he arrived at Shangjun Villa and saw what Li Shui did, he had already figured out the image of a generous and kind elder.

I have to say that the first impression is really important.

Chunyu Yue, who watched all this throughout the whole process, was a little helpless. He knew that Jing Gao had obtained a lot of wealth from Xiong Sha. Now he was actually acting as a good person in front of all the civil and military officials in the court.

Chunyu Yue shook his head and thought to himself: You are indeed from Shangjun Villa. I don’t know if you have learned other abilities. You have learned a lot of shameless abilities in Huaiguzi.

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The court discussion dispersed. The court officials went back to their homes with complicated moods.

When we were discussing the court in the past, everyone was in a peaceful mood. They came with the problems encountered in governance and took solutions. They followed the steps and lived a small life.

But since Li Shui came, the court discussions have become very exciting and they always make big news.
To be continued...