Are you all after the heroine? I married that female devil

Chapter 1219 Spring

"Or, do you have any objection?"

Seeing that Shen Yian seemed to be hesitant to speak, Shen Cangtian tapped the table rhythmically with his fingers a few times.

"No, no, I have no objection!"

Shen Yian came back to his senses with a start and waved his hands quickly, fearing that this thankless task would fall on him.

By the way, Mr. Jiu seems to have a very special relationship with Long Zongsi.

And the relationship between Mr. Long and Mr. Yi.

Ok.

Something must have happened during the time I was away.

After all, after that, Long Zongsi's temperament underwent a "subtle" change, exactly the same as Li Yan at the beginning. It might be more accurate to say that it was a transformation.

I can only say that the ancestor really played tricks.

As for the relationship between Mr. Nine and Mr. One, it shouldn't involve any ethical plot, right?

"Well, I want to ask, what do you think about the exam?"

Shen Cangtian asked calmly.

Shen Yian smiled bitterly when he heard this, knowing that he would ask about the Spring Examination.

"Replying to Your Majesty, the Imperial Examination concerns the scholars of the world, and even more so the stability of the foundation of Daqian. I think..."

Shen Yian rolled his eyes and said some "nonsense" that sounded useless.

To sum up his words, [I think the imperial examination is very important], and that’s all.

After listening to Shen Yian's nonsense, Shen Cangtian's eyebrows almost stood up in anger. The brat was deliberately speaking in a biased way.

The imperial examination is approaching, but even the chief examiner has not been confirmed yet, let alone the examination questions.

This year's imperial examination is different from previous years. The six ministries and other government offices have received a lot of fresh blood. The entire imperial examination process requires the participation of several government offices, involving hundreds of people.

To ensure that there are no problems in the examination, these hundreds of people must be coordinated.

Another issue is whether the content of the test questions will be leaked.

There are quite a few people who have access to the test questions. Even if they know that doing so will lead to their dismissal from office or even beheading, due to absolute interests, there are still people who are willing to take risks out of desperation.

In addition to interest relations, there are also nepotism. Some officials come from aristocratic families, and every time there is an imperial examination, their younger generations will participate. For the future of their younger generations and to have more helpers in the future, even if they do not do something as capital as leaking the test questions, they will be partial in the subsequent process.

There are also some officials who, although not from aristocratic families, will pay more attention to students from their "fellow townsmen".

It is very common among these officials that the former promote the latter and gradually form small groups of "fellow townsmen" and "fellow clansmen" in the court.

Shen Cangtian only has to do one thing, to cut off all the shady dealings, favoritism and fraud.

Even if it means bloodshed, he wants to make this examination truly fair and just, and to carve out a bloody path for ambitious and talented students from all over the world who have studied hard.

After listening to his grandfather's ambitions and ideas, Shen Yian felt his blood boiling.

To be honest.

If he were to be in charge of the imperial examination, although his method was relatively simple and crude, it was really useful and could put an end to all forms of favoritism and fraud.

Whether you are an official or a candidate, if you want to take up a job or take an exam, you must first undergo my “soul-searching technique”.

Unless the other party can tamper with the memory at will, no one can escape the soul-searching technique.

Although this method is rough and efficient, it is a bit too "barbaric" and will inevitably be criticized by those self-proclaimed scholars afterwards.

There are so many scholars in the world, and my father is the most concerned about his reputation. Since he wants to be the greatest emperor in history, he will naturally pay attention to his reputation. It is impossible for him to issue an order to let the Wuwei Division arrest all those scholars who like to gossip.

"Regarding the issue of favoritism and corruption, do you have any countermeasures?"

After Shen Yian pondered for a while, Shen Cangtian finally asked.

"I do have a plan, but I'm afraid it will have a bad impact on you, Father."

Shen Yian smiled awkwardly. He was not the kind of person who liked to lie. Anyway, the method he had just thought of would not be adopted even if he told it to the old man, so he simply told him.

After listening to Shen Yian's "Soul-Searching Method", Shen Cangtian fell silent, uncharacteristically, as if he was really thinking about whether this method was feasible.

This scared Shen Yian. This was an idea he came up with on the spur of the moment. If it was really adopted, he would definitely be blamed for any problems that arose later.

"Father, this countermeasure of yours is nonsense. Please don't take it to heart."

Shen Yian said carefully.

"Ah."

Shen Cangtian responded calmly, and then asked, "Who do you think is more suitable to be in charge of this examination?"

As he said this, he also offered a temptation: "If this imperial examination can be successfully concluded, it will be a great achievement. Scholars all over the world will praise the person in charge whenever they mention his name."

After hearing this, the corners of Shen Yian's mouth twitched. He himself didn't care much about reputation. Whether it was good or bad, it didn't matter. He didn't rely on reputation to make a living. At least he just didn't spread bad things about his Li Yan.

"I think it would be very appropriate for the third and fifth brothers to jointly take charge of the imperial examination."

After thinking for a while, Shen Yian answered.

He originally wanted to recommend only his fifth brother Shen Tengfeng.

However, this was testing the waters too deep, and he was afraid that Shen Tengfeng would not be able to handle it alone, so he took the opportunity to drag his third brother into the water. With his third brother around, at least it would be a guarantee that no major problems would arise. As for minor problems, they would not be a problem if they were not brought to the table.

In addition, the third brother has been active for a few days since returning to Tianwu City, but has been quiet since then, which is very abnormal. I guess he should be relatively idle, so it is a good opportunity to find something for the other party to do.

He is so busy, and it really hurts to see his brothers having so much free time.

"Oh?"

Speaking of Shen Tengfeng, Shen Cangtian recalled that he had entrusted some matters to him before. Although he had the help of Shen Yian, he did a good job. However, the examination was a matter of great importance.

If I hand it over to the other party, not to mention my own worries, even the ministers might not be able to pass it.

But if the third brother Shen Siyue is included, it would still be a little bit difficult to shut the ministers up.

After all, the third brother has been away from home for longer than Shen Yian, and apart from the support of the Yun family, he has almost no prestige in the court.

And he was worried that Shen Siyue had his own selfish motives.

Since the other party returned to Tianwu City, the Yun family's contact with him has become much more frequent.

To be honest, he still wanted Shen Yian to be in charge of the examination, but unfortunately the other party was too busy.

"Let me think about it."

Shen Cangtian said while knocking on the table.

The third and fifth sons are responsible for the imperial examination, but they also have to choose someone to support them from behind.

"Yes, Father."

Shen Yian couldn't help but feel relieved.

He was glanced at by the old man just now. If he didn't have a reason, this year's examination would definitely fall on him. He would not do this hot potato, which is tiring and thankless.

"It's getting late. Go back first and come back to see me tomorrow."