Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Chapter 108 Scholars Examination

Five days later, King Fu Chu of Chu agreed to compensate Qin with five cities, and at the same time chose his own child Xiong Dan to go to Qin as a hostage.

When Yao Jia and Yang Ruihe left, Prince Xiong Dan accompanied them, and the King of Chu also sent Xiang Liang and his men to escort Yao Jia and his party, under the pretext that he was worried they might be in danger.

By the time Yao Jia and Yang Ruihe brought Prince Xiong Dan back to Xianyang City, Xiong You's injuries had almost healed.

Chang Jing bid farewell, and at the same time he learned that the king had sent another prince to Qin as a hostage.

After Changjing met Master Xiong Dan, he took Master Xiong You away.

As the new land was incorporated into the Qin State, Ying Zheng naturally sent court officials to govern it again.

Now the position of Left Prime Minister is vacant, and Ying Zheng has yet to decide on a candidate.

All the civil officials are eyeing this position. The Qin court, which is already in turmoil, is now even more turbulent.

Everyone vied to share the king's worries.

Ying Zheng was satisfied to see his ministers so active.

Until the end of the autumn harvest, Qin State ushered in another bumper harvest, entering the 13th year of Qin State's rule.

The autumn semester of Daqin Academy is about to begin, and many scholars from various countries have gathered in Xianyang City.

These people all have great ambitions and want to display what they have learned in Qin State.

"Teacher, tomorrow is the first day of school at Daqin Academy. Fusu has seen many scholars lingering in front of the academy these days."

The nine-year-old Fusu was already as tall as Zhang Yuanqing's chest. Now in Xianyang City, everyone said that the eldest prince was humble, polite and gentle.

Of course, only those who knew Fusu knew that it was fake, all of it was fake. Prince Fusu was a dark-hearted man, and he tricked us without us noticing.

"Well, after court tomorrow, we will go together to supervise this year's examination."

At the beginning of this autumn semester, the most popular groups are the scholars from various countries.

The talents that Ying Zheng had been waiting for for a long time finally gathered in Qin.

Zhang Yuanqing had already discussed the examination questions with the court officials early on and was waiting for the scholars to take the test tomorrow.

Those with outstanding academic performance can serve as officials in the court.

On the contrary, you can leave or stay in the college to continue your studies.

The examination for admission to the court was held once a year, and later it was scheduled before the autumn harvest.

Today, because the college examination is the top priority of the Qin State, the morning court ended earlier than usual.

After leaving the court, Zhang Yuanqing and Fusu came to Daqin Academy.

"The Right Prime Minister is here."

"The eldest son has arrived."

After greeting each other, Zhang Yuanqing asked the scholars to sit in their seats in turn.

Today's assessment will be held on the college square, which is spacious enough to accommodate everyone.

Zhang Yuanqing stood on the steps ahead. He addressed the scholars below, saying, "This time, the Daqin Academy is testing the knowledge of scholars from various countries. We will adhere to the principles of fairness and impartiality. Anyone who passes will be given a position by our king. Please take this seriously."

"During the exam, no one is allowed to move around or talk. The time limit is two hours. When the time is up, you must put down your pens, sit down at your seats, and wait for the test papers to be collected."

"But you still have questions?"

"none."

"Okay, now hand out the test papers."

As Zhang Yuanqing finished speaking.

Li Si and Feng Quji brought people to distribute the test papers.

On the other side, a special person started counting time.

When everyone got the test papers, they were very curious about this kind of exam. They heard that this was the idea of ​​the right prime minister of Qin State, and many officials in the old Han area were selected in this way before.

After looking at the test questions, everyone started preparing to answer them.

After the scholars have finished their exams, the longest process is to correct their papers.

Every examiner was appointed by the King of Qin himself.

After the scholars finished their exams and left, Zhang Yuanqing and thirty ministers stayed at Daqin Academy and began a three-day closed-door examination of the papers.

The test paper covers a wide range of content, all of which are actual problems encountered by officials. Moreover, different questions have different assessment focuses.

The examiners need to carefully determine which positions the candidates are suitable for based on their answers.

For three whole days, Zhang Yuanqing and his team struggled through a pile of test papers. Three days later, when Zhang Yuanqing left Daqin Academy, Fusu saw his teacher, whose face was a little pale. "Teacher, do you want to see a doctor?"

As he spoke, he helped Zhang Yuanqing into the prepared carriage.

"It's okay, no need to call a doctor. I'm just a little tired these past few days. I just need to go back and rest for a few days."

Seeing Fusu worried, Zhang Yuanqing patted Fusu's head like he did when he was a child.

It had been so long since he had received a pat on the head from his teacher that Fusu couldn't help but blush with shyness.

"This time the harvest is quite good. Now the king doesn't have to worry about the lack of talent anymore."

As he spoke, Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but put his hand over his lips and coughed a few times.

"Teachers should also take care of their health. Even if those people are talented, they are not as important as teachers."

Fusu sat over and handed a handkerchief to Zhang Yuanqing, his eyes showing no concealment of concern.

Zhang Yuanqing took the handkerchief and coughed a few more times before he stopped.

"Don't say that again. These scholars will serve the Qin State in the future. If they knew what you said, how would you cope with it?"

Zhang Yuanqing said this very seriously.

Fusu saw that his teacher was unhappy, and he also knew that he shouldn't have said those words just now.

"Fusu knows he was wrong, please forgive me, teacher."

After all, he was the child he had watched grow up. Seeing Fusu admit his mistake, Zhang Yuanqing couldn't bear to continue blaming him. "If you know you are wrong, you must correct it. You are the king's son, the eldest son of the Qin State. You must be tactful in your words and deeds at all times."

"Fusu has made note of it."

"But you are already very outstanding. Everyone in Xianyang City praises you."

"Even the king is very satisfied with you."

Fusu, who had just lowered his head, was revived with full health. Although it was not the first time that he was praised by the teacher, he was still a little shy. What should he do?

"Fusu understands. Teacher, don't worry. Fusu will pay attention in the future."

The carriage soon arrived at Zhang Yuanqing's residence. The two men got off the carriage and entered the residence.

"This time, several students were quite knowledgeable and offered unique perspectives. I took note of them on the exam paper."

"I think Your Majesty has already received the test paper. You can go back and take a look at it later. If you have any different opinions, you can come and talk to me."

"Fusu hit it a few times."

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing sitting on the chair with a bad complexion for a long time, Fusu was still worried and hurriedly asked A'er to invite Doctor Changqi.

Not long after, Chang Xi came to Zhang Yuanqing's house again.

When I saw that Zhang Yuanqing looked unhappy, I knew that he was tired from marking papers these days.

He immediately sat down and began to take Zhang Yuanqing's pulse.

"Doctor, how is the teacher?"

Chang Qiong withdrew his hand and did not stand. When he heard Prince Fusu's question, he replied, "Right Prime Minister, you are exhausted from overwork. Your mind and energy have been exhausted, and your body can no longer support you. You need to rest for a few days. I will prescribe some medicine for you to take for seven days. I will come back when the time comes."

"Thank you, Doctor Chang."

Ah Da took the prescription and sent Doctor Chang Qi out.

In the room, Fusu kept nagging and persuading the teacher to pay attention to rest, not to work too hard, to take medicine on time, etc.

It was not until Zhang Yuanqing could no longer bear it that he drove the person away.