Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 157 Assessment

As Tang Yi said this, the expressions of the others changed slightly, and they looked at Xu Yuan with some sympathy.

Tang Yi's words clearly showed that he didn't like making wishes.

As the examiner today, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make a wish.

There were also many people who showed a smile on their faces, but they were afraid of being noticed, so they quickly hid their smiles.

The number of people who could enter the Wenhua Palace was extremely small.

First, the students of Wenhua Palace are mostly fixed, and second, the recommenders refer to Wenhua Palace, which inevitably may be suspected of partisanship.

Therefore, the descendants of ministers in the capital, whose families are not too powerful, almost all choose the four major academies instead of the Wenhua Palace.

Wenhua Palace is already half of the imperial court.

To offend someone here is no less than to confront someone in the previous dynasty.

Tang Yi's attitude is also a weather vane.

Song Xiuwen said: "Mr. Tang is right. We haven't even entered Wenhua Palace yet. Your call is too early."

Xu Yuan's expression remained the same, without any change.

She didn't explain or refute, but instead made it seem like Tang Yi and Song Xiuwen were deliberately looking for trouble.

As a result, Tang Yi looked at Xu Yuan with even colder eyes.

Tang Yi had come on time. He walked to the front desk and sat down, then spoke directly, "There are three people taking the entrance exam for Wenhua Palace this year. Depending on the test scores, only one person will be allowed to take the exam, or none of them will be allowed to take the exam. Are you three ready?"

While Tang Yi was speaking, others who came to watch the fun, such as Song Xiuwen and others, all stepped back, leaving only Xu Yuan and three others in the front.

Song Xiuwen stood at the end, next to Qi Shengxin, and whispered, "Master Tang is the examiner today, I'm afraid that the wish will not be fulfilled."

Qi Shengxin smiled slightly and said, "He is talented. No matter who is the examiner, he will be able to pass the exam. It is too early for Mr. Song to say this."

"Let's wait and see." Song Xiuwen smiled.

Qi Shengxin said nothing.

Song Xiuwen continued, "You've heard of the other two people, right? They were the top two in the poetry pavilion two months ago. The entrance exam for Wenhua Palace is a test to put it nicely, but a competition among the three ministers to put it bluntly. Historically, only the three ministers and the Grand Tutor could recommend someone. Grand Tutor Shen doesn't participate in government affairs, so only the three ministers are left. I don't know what Xu Yuan did to make the Prime Minister bet on him so quickly, but... this time, the Prime Minister's Mansion is destined to lose."

"You look like a smug villain, it's really annoying..."

Qi Shengxin smiled and said slowly: "Disgusting."

Song Xiuwen's face suddenly changed.

Qi Shengxin remained silent.

While the two were talking, someone brought out a table with pens, ink, paper and inkstone neatly placed on it.

After the three people sat down, Tang Yi said, "Shangjing is located in the north. There is a lot of rain in the autumn and winter every year. Floods occur frequently in the south of the canal every year. Today's topic is how to provide disaster relief."

After Tang Yi finished speaking, many people in the school couldn't help but sigh.

"From this question, you can tell who it is targeting."

"You say that, do you look down on people who make wishes?"

"Don't people in the capital know that wishing comes from Hanzhou? They haven't even heard of wishing for floods in the lower reaches of the canal. How can we cure it?"

"This question is not difficult in the examination questions of Wenhua Palace over the years. It can even be said to be the easiest. However, to control floods, we need to adapt to local conditions... I'm afraid that I will suffer a loss today if I make a wish."

"I don't know how he offended Mr. Tang..."

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When Xu Yuan heard those words, his expression did not change. He just checked the papers, pens and other things one by one.

But Tang Yi's face suddenly changed, and he immediately said: "The examination questions of Wenhua Palace are determined one month before the examination. How can it be said that they are deliberately targeting you?"

After Tang Yi spoke, no one talked anymore. In the classroom, only three people took up their pens and answered the questions calmly.

Seeing how Xu Yuan handled the matter with ease, Qi Shengxin finally put his mind at ease.

What Tang Yi said was right. The test questions were decided long ago, and there was no targeting. It can only be said that the wish was unlucky.

Just as he was thinking, a servant came hurriedly behind him and said, "Sir, something happened to the Crown Princess."

"Eldest sister?" Qi Shengxin was stunned.

"Yes." The servant lowered his voice and said a few words. Qi Shengxin's face changed and he immediately said, "Take me there."

Qi Shengxin left, and no one noticed. Only Song Xiuwen was left, and his smile deepened.

The last bit of incense ash fell.

Song Xiuwen patted his sleeves and said, "Looking at the weather, it's going to rain heavily, so I'll take my leave first."

Today is the entrance examination for Wenhua Palace and also the last day of classes at Wenhua Palace.

Because the New Year is coming.

Song Xiuwen packed up his things and left, but the other people were different. They had waited for so long just to see who could enter Wenhua Palace, and they would not leave until the end.

Tang Yi stroked his beard, glanced at the wish, and said, "Time's up."

The three people stood up one after another.

Xuyuan was the last one to come. He watched Tang Yi accept them one by one before he stepped aside.

There are two types of assessment criteria for admission to Wenhua Palace.

If there are less than three people, the examiner will make the assessment on the day.

If there are more than three candidates, several teachers from Wenhua Palace will cross-evaluate the papers to ensure fairness.

There are exactly three people today. According to the practice of Wenhua Palace over the years, they should be evaluated on the spot.

The others had the same idea as Xu Yuan. After packing up their things, they waited on the side.

Tang Yi looked through the test papers handed in by the three people one by one. When he saw the last page, his face changed and he immediately stood up and said, "Make a wish! If you don't like it, just say it directly. Why are you humiliating me in this disguised way?"

Xu Yuan was stunned and asked, "What?"

"The rest of you, come and see, is this kind of person worthy enough to take the entrance exam for Wenhua Palace?"

Tang Yi picked up the test paper.

It was displayed on the table, with only a few words written on it.

"Mr. Tang Yi, you are too ambitious and unworthy of being a teacher. Today's assessment is really unfair and deliberately targeted. I will not accept it."

After reading just a few words, the people in the group had different expressions on their faces.

Xu Yuan also saw it, and she immediately said, "I didn't write this!"

"It's not your handwriting? Can I switch the papers? Besides, if this isn't your handwriting, whose handwriting is it? I've also seen your poems in the Poetry Pavilion, and this handwriting... is exactly the same!"

Tang Yi slammed the table, his face flushed, "Make a wish, I will tell Master Shen about what happened today. Someone like you who doesn't even know the four words of respecting teachers and valuing education is not worthy of entering Wenhua Palace!"

Xu Yuan didn't say anything. He just looked at the piece of paper, then glanced at the two pieces of paper next to it, and immediately said, "This is my handwriting, but it wasn't written by me. The handwriting on the paper has already dried up, but the two pieces next to it haven't. This is clearly a frame-up."

Tang Yi laughed instead of getting angry, "You mean, I deliberately targeted you? I just found out today that you three were taking the exam, how could I have planned ahead of time? Moreover, how can I imitate this handwriting?"

"Yeah... I'm afraid Xu Yuan doesn't have much talent, so he wrote this on purpose and is trying to turn the tables on me."

"You really know people, faces but not hearts."

"How can such a person be qualified to enter Wenhua Palace?"

"The Prime Minister's Office bet on the wrong horse this year."

The endless chattering around her exploded in Xu Yuan's ears like fireworks. After she looked at them one by one, she turned to look at Tang Yi and said, "If Mr. Tang doesn't believe me, Xu Yuan can do the test again to prove her innocence. By then, we can compare the results and understand the truth."

"Ridiculous! We've already wasted so much time today, and you still want to take the exam? Is that fair to the other two students?"

Tang Yi looked at Xu Yuan and finally said, "No one who took the entrance exam for Wenhua Palace today passed. Xu Yuan's behavior is bad. I will report it to Grand Tutor Shen. Let's see which academy dares to accept you in the future. You have not only lost the face of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but also the face of the Poetry Pavilion!"