Joy of Life: Starting from the Prince of Zhennan in Northern Qi!

Chapter 85 Three candidates to host the Spring Examination!
Want to eat shit?

The purpose of organizing the Spring Examination with so much effort was to replace the court officials.

The old witch doesn’t want him to intervene?

Isn't this pure bullshit?

How could Yang Xiu possibly do as he wished?

Let’s just put it this way, based on the preparations Yang Xiu is making now.

Even if the Queen Mother bypassed him and started the Spring Examination directly, she would designate the person in charge of the examination.

Then Yang Xiu would also be able to prevent the Spring Examination from going on.

This is Yang Xiu’s confidence.

Do you really think he's a systematic time traveler who's playing a joke on you?

The Queen Mother looked a little unhappy.

She also didn't expect that Yang Xiu would not give her any face at all.

Now she is really in a difficult situation.

The Spring Examination is an opportunity.

Even if the Queen Mother is not very smart, she can realize this.

Everyone with a discerning eye knows about the first Spring Examination.

Those who make the list of this spring examination will become pillars of the court in the future.

It is the backbone of Da Qi in the next ten, or even twenty or thirty years.

Not to mention that he has all the power in the court, he is also a stable minister.

So, it's not just those students who are trying their best to get in.

The civil and military dignitaries in the court also wanted to get involved.

No matter who becomes the chief examiner of this spring's imperial examination, all the candidates taking the imperial examination will be considered as his disciples.

In the future, he will serve as an official in the court, and even hold an important position in the court.

What a powerful force this must be.

Therefore, everyone is keeping an eye on the position of the chief examiner.

It is a popular commodity, but also a hot potato.

If anyone gets to this position, if he doesn't have enough energy, there may be countless calculations.

By then, if you can't withstand the pressure, good things will turn into bad things.

The reason why the Queen Mother called Yang Xiu here.

I just want to know what Yang Xiu is planning.

This position is so important that she also wants to arrange someone to go there.

But she was afraid that she might not see through some step and end up making things worse.

So, she now only had one idea and knew what Yang Xiu was planning.

Then it would be best if Yang Xiu could arrange her people, or she could use Yang Xiu's method to arrange her own people.

After Yang Xiu finished speaking, he no longer paid any attention to the Queen Mother.

Now, the initiative is in his hands.

The Spring Examination was promoted by Yang Xiu, and it was Yang Xiu who personally issued orders and conveyed the imperial edicts to all states and counties.

It can be said that Yang Xiu now has an incredibly high status in the hearts of students all over the world.

After working so hard for so long, the old witch now wants to pick the fruit?

Yang Xiu slapped her in the face. What the hell did she want?
The Queen Mother didn't know how to start for a moment.

At this time, Zhan Doudou said.

"Prince Qi, the Queen Mother didn't mean that! She just said it casually! Why don't you listen to what the Queen Mother said first?"

Yang Xiu glanced at Zhan Doudou.

There was a pleading look in Zhan Doudou's eyes. Yang Xiu finally softened his heart.

In front of Zhan Doudou, he really can't be ruthless.

Yang Xiu sighed.

He bowed to the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother! I was rude just now! Please forgive me, Queen Mother!"

Now that there were steps, the Queen Mother naturally took the initiative to walk down.

"It's okay! I didn't think too much before I spoke! I'm sorry you misunderstood me!"

Yang Xiu said, "I wonder what the Queen Mother wants to ask me?"

The Queen Mother said, "It's about the Spring Examination. These days, the ministers in the court have been arguing endlessly! Everyone has recommended suitable candidates, but Your Majesty and I can't make up our minds. You are the one who facilitated the Spring Examination, so you should be confident about it! Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to ask you! Do you have a candidate in mind?"

Yang Xiu said: "None of the ministers in the court are suitable now!"

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment: "Neither of them is suitable? Then who should preside over this Spring Examination?"

Yang Xiu said: "This is the first Spring Examination in Great Qi! It is of utmost importance to the students of the world and the court! The person who presides over it must have a high status in the literary world! Secondly, he must be fair and not biased towards any powerful person! Only in this way can the fairness of this Spring Examination be guaranteed, and the students of the world can be more convinced!"

The Queen Mother and Zhan Doudou nodded.

Of course they also know this truth.

But they didn't have the right person.

Speaking only of literary talent, the Northern Qi Dynasty valued literature, and the ministers who were able to enter the court all had some talent.

But it is difficult to convince students all over the world.

Secondly, it is even more difficult not to favor any powerful person.

If you are not in a position to do this, you will inevitably be held hostage by the powerful for various reasons.

Those who have sufficient status are basically from aristocratic families.

So, this is where the difficulty in selecting candidates lies.

Zhan Doudou asked: "Do you have a candidate now? The spring exam is coming soon!"

Yang Xiu said, "I have three candidates! The first one is my father! Although my father has no prestige in the literary world, his status is enough! He will not be biased towards any powerful people! He can barely be a candidate. The only problem is the trust of the students in the world! However, my father has fought against Nanqing in recent years and has made great military achievements. With military merits, these students will not be unable to accept him!"

"Secondly, the second candidate! Zhuang Mohan! Mr. Zhuang is a giant in the literary world, and it has been like this since the Wei Dynasty. In the hearts of students all over the world! Mr. Zhuang can be called a literary saint! And Mr. Zhuang's status is here, he is highly respected, even the aristocratic families dare not embarrass him, otherwise they will be attacked by scholars all over the world!"

Zhan Doudou and the Queen Mother pondered for a moment.

Everyone thinks Zhuang Mohan is a reliable candidate.

But Zhuang Mohan has both good and bad sides.

The bad thing is that Zhuang Mohan is not partial to any family, which is a bit too thorough.

He might not even give face to the royal family.

Zhan Doudou frowned and said, "But Mr. Zhuang won't come out easily!"

Yang Xiu nodded: "It's not that I won't come out easily! It's impossible for me to come out! This matter is very troublesome. Even if Master Zhuang wants to find a way out for the scholars in the world, he won't do it! Because Master Zhuang's status is too high. If he presides over the Spring Examination, these students who have passed the Spring Examination can be regarded as Master Zhuang's disciples when they go out. This is not a good thing for Master Zhuang!"

Zhan Doudou asked, "What if you go and invite them?"

Yang Xiu shook his head: "If I ask, it should be possible! But I won't go. As for the Spring Examination, Mr. Zhuang is the right person, but it will bring a lot of trouble to Mr. Zhuang! Mr. Zhuang is upright and works hard for the literati of the world! He should not be bothered by trivial matters! Mr. Zhuang only cares about Sean and the future of the literary world! I don't want his future to be affected by our relationship!"

Yang Xiu admired Zhuang Mohan very much.

Zhuang Mohan is a pure literati. In the original novel, he was called by the princess to frame Fan Xian.

But Zhuang Mohan did it for Sean, which also became the only stain in Zhuang Mohan's life.

Hearing Yang Xiu say this.

Zhan Doudou sighed.

Didn't say any more.

"What about the last candidate?"

Yang Xiu said: "The last candidate is me!"

(End of this chapter)