si-mexico Chapter 367 Dare to Swear
Chapter 367 Dare to Swear
After the ceremonial officer read out the rankings of the Jinshi candidates, there were still three people whose results had not been announced.
These three people are already the top three, and the rankings of the top three are announced by Emperor Qingning himself.
And now, those who have not had their rankings announced are Xue Wei from the Xue family in Beijing, Sun Shihong from the Sun family in Yuzhou, and Lin Zhe from the Lin family in Ancheng.
Everyone looked at the three people with envy and expectation, especially at Xue Wei. If nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely be the top scorer in this year's exam.
As expected, Emperor Qingning glanced at the three of them, and then announced loudly: "The first place in this palace examination is from the Xue family in the capital, Xue Wei!"
with no doubt!
Everyone in the class group who was watching the student council live broadcast sent congratulatory messages.
【@江麗麗: After all the hard work, the student committee’s retreat during this period was not in vain! 】
【@侯潇潇@(Princess of Jin): From now on, I will rely on Lord Xue to protect me in the court! 】
……
Among a series of celebratory messages, one was particularly eye-catching.
【@Master Liao: I read Xue Wei's fortune and I'm afraid there will be twists and turns in today's imperial examination! 】
【@薛蔚: No, buddy, why are you saying this now? 】
[@Master Liao: Sorry, I can’t get used to the new milk powder, and my fortune-telling skills have regressed. I’ve only figured it out now…]
Xue Wei: ...Wouldn’t it be confusing to say this at this time?
At this time, the candidates for the second and third place in the imperial examination have been announced, namely Lin Zhe from the Ancheng Lin family and the Sun family from Yuzhou. The Lin family is a scholarly family, and the Sun family is the upstarts from Yuzhou.
Upon hearing the result, Imperial Tutor Xue, who was sitting in the front row among the civil and military officials, showed a relieved smile on his face. He tried his best to control his excitement, while the officials around him had already congratulated Imperial Tutor Xue.
"As expected of the Grand Tutor's son, his amazing talent is exactly the same!"
"The Grand Master's family has produced a top scholar. This result is not surprising to me at all. Congratulations!"
……
Master Xue smiled and responded to the officials who congratulated him: "No, no, I was just lucky. I didn't teach Wei'er much. He studied on his own."
——"Hey, Lao Xue, stop being so modest!"
Master Xue smiled embarrassedly. What he said was indeed the truth. Thinking about this, he felt even more guilty and indebted to Xue Wei.
However, just when Grand Tutor Xue was beaming with joy, someone among the civil and military officials suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the title of No. 1 Scholar cannot be taken lightly! If someone is unworthy of the position, it will probably discourage thousands of students!"
This was equivalent to saying that Xue Wei was not worthy of being the number one scholar. Everyone's eyes turned to the official who spoke. It was Wang Yi, the Imperial Censor who had the power to impeach any official.
Saying that the number one scholar appointed by the emperor is not worthy of being the number one scholar, isn't this equivalent to slapping the emperor in the face?
Only the Imperial Censor Wang Yi, who possessed the Imperial Sword, dared to say this. He was the Imperial Censor appointed by the previous emperor and a veteran of two dynasties, so Emperor Qingning had to give him face.
Emperor Qingning laughed in anger: "Master Wang, please tell me how Xue Wei is unworthy?!"
Wang Yi's temples were already gray, and his eyes were piercing. "Xue Wei is the son of Grand Tutor Xue Yun, who is an important official in the court. Your Majesty has been worried about the affairs of the northwest these days and has summoned all the ministers to discuss and plan. Grand Tutor Xue has been present every time!"
"Based on how familiar Master Xue is with you, Your Majesty, he may have guessed the scope of the questions you will ask in the palace examination and asked his son to carefully prepare the corresponding answers!"
After Wang Yi finished speaking, Emperor Qingning bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty, please be clear-headed and seek justice for all the students in the world!"
After Wang Yi finished speaking, all the newly-appointed scholars, except Xue Wei, followed him and knelt down to pay their respects to Emperor Qingning, shouting in unison: "Your Majesty, please be clear-headed and uphold justice for all the students in the world!"
Grand Tutor Xue could no longer laugh at this point. If he could come up with Xue Wei's solution to the Northwest crisis, would he still have to be scolded by Emperor Qingning along with other civil servants?
But once Wang Yi threw some dirty water on them, it was easy for people to imagine all kinds of things, but it was difficult for them to prove themselves!
This game is so vicious!
Imperial Tutor Xue was not someone to be trifled with, so he chose not to prove himself and threw dirty water back: "Lord Wang, it has been no secret for a long time that His Majesty has been troubled by the Northwest issue. These students present are all the proud students from various factions. How could they not know? How could they not be prepared in advance?!"
"To be honest, they have been preparing for so long, but they still haven't come up with an idea as brilliant as my son's. Doesn't that prove that they are inferior to others?"
Doctor Xue said in a steady voice, neither humble nor arrogant: "If you are not as knowledgeable as others, you should face the reality instead of making trouble here."
He glared at Lord Wang: "Why do you want to throw this dirty water on me? What is your intention?"
Wang Yi snorted coldly and did not answer his question directly: "Perhaps you have been thinking about the strategy to deal with the northwest day and night and told your son Xue Wei, but kept it secret from His Majesty. If His Majesty asks about the northwest during the palace examination, your son will be able to make a big splash."
"If not, then you can still present the idea of attracting merchants to His Majesty at the court meeting in the future. No matter how you look at it, your Xue family will benefit!"
When Emperor Qingning heard Wang Yi's words, suspicion suddenly arose in his heart. How could Xue Wei, who was so young, come up with such a cunning idea of revitalizing the northwest through merchants?
However, Xue Wei's writing and policy essays were both eye-opening, and very different from his father's style of doing things... Moreover, he had kept Xue Wei to discuss matters a few days ago, and Xue Wei answered all kinds of trivial matters and his impromptu questions fluently. If he had prepared in advance, his preparations would have been too comprehensive.
"Xue Wei, do you have anything to say?"
Emperor Qingning decided to wait and see Xue Wei's reaction first. After all, he was sure of this man's talent.
He wanted to see if Xue Wei could solve the dilemma with his own strength in the face of this farce today? After all, in the future, disputes in the court would be commonplace.
If Xue Wei can break the impasse today and shut up these people, his future will be limitless. He might really be the Wenquxing mentioned by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory! It will be a blessing for him.
Xue Wei bowed slightly, calmly and steadily: "Xue Wei has already participated in the imperial examination according to the rules for the avoidance of the sons of court officials. The examiners of the three tests have nothing to do with the Xue family."
"Xue Wei's answer is what he thinks, it is upright and honest. If he lies, God will punish him with lightning."
Wang Yi sneered: "What's the point of you swearing? You have to prove your innocence!"
"Swear, everyone can do it!"
Facing the aggressiveness of the two dynasty elders, Xue Wei remained respectful and calm: "I will not prove anything I have not done."
"Since it is Lord Wang who is questioning, then please provide solid evidence to prove that Xue Wei's answer was thought of by my father. Otherwise, everyone will throw dirty water on me and everyone can step on me."
"Master Wang, do you dare to swear that you are not being instigated by someone behind the scenes to make things difficult for us today?"
[@薛蔚: Li Li, please send me the recording of your thunder. I want to scare this old man @江黎麗 to death]