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Xie Heng stood amongst the crowd of officials, a light smile on his lips, ”Which of my Great Yan rules says that those with the surname Xie are not allowed to enter the official service?”

The ministers instantly fell silent.

This person was a vengeful person.

Who knows when he might have gotten drunk and come to you in the middle of the night with a sword in his hand.

It made people want to cry.

The youth was wild and proud, he laughed slowly: ”My Third Young Master has only read about eighteen thousand books, what are you afraid of, lords?”

When everyone heard this, their faces turned green.

The Old Emperor on the dragon throne coughed twice. Everyone composed themselves, the faces of the entire hall full of guests slowly relaxed.

”This dynasty is filled with talented people, the scholars are all very talented, it is a blessing for my Great Yan, this old official and his two colleagues can pick out a few works that are superior and ask for the emperor to personally read them.”

Zhao Yi had already read a few articles before, so he asked the two assistant officials, ”What are your opinions on this matter?”

The two aides immediately praised the article they were reading to the point that it was even more extravagant.

Xie Heng couldn't help but want to laugh.

In the end, it was still Wang Yichang who said respectfully, ”I hope that Your Majesty will write them down.”

The Hall Competition happens once every three years, and every time, Zhao Yi would ask the officials below for their opinion. In the end, however, it might not work out as you wish.

The emperor's thoughts were unfathomable. Now that his body wasn't in a good condition, it was hard for him to fathom it.

Zhao Yi raised his hand, ”Announce the scholar and enter the palace today.”

With Wang Liang as the leader, an attendant continuously shouted out orders every few steps, ”Announce the scholars that will be teaching today to enter the palace.”

After a short moment, the doors of the palace were opened, and sunlight poured into the hall. It was absolutely dazzling.

The attendant led a group of people to the hall. Most of them lowered their heads, not daring to breathe. There were even a few who were trembling nonstop.

The top three of the top thirty were the top three spots to be determined.

The s of the Xie Family were neither in front nor behind, and just happened to be ranked third. Walking in the middle of such a group of people, the pale golden sunlight shrouded the side of his face, making him feel faint and indistinct.

The youth's face remained expressionless.

Even though he had an unparalleled appearance, he still couldn't help but feel the cold Qi on his body.

The hearts of all the ministers sank when they raised their heads to take a look.

Could it be that all the Xie Family s are from the Hades Palace?

Xie Heng turned his head, looked at his Third Young Master with a smile, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Xie Xuan faced Dragon Throne, looking straight ahead.

Everyone saluted and stood in the hall to listen to the sermon.

The Old Emperor asked, ”Who wrote 'The Realm of Conferred Immortals' and 'On the Participation of the Great Clans in the Politics'?”

”'The Realm of Feudal Lord and the peaceful people' was written by this commoner, Zhang Yu.”

”'On the participation of the noble clans in politics' was written by this commoner, Li Qingming.”

These two happened to be standing right beside Xie Xuan, and upon hearing the Son of Heaven's question, they immediately took a step forward in fear and trepidation.

Xie Xuan stood at his original position, and became even more outstanding.

Zhao Yi asked majestically what his intentions were, and both of them replied with fear and trepidation.

Old Emperor looked confused as he asked, ”Who do you think has the better demeanor, Crown Prince and Prince Rui?”

Zhao Feng said: ”The Venerable family has deep roots. If they could share the same thoughts as the imperial government, they would definitely be of great assistance ….”

The Crown Prince narrated in a long and fluent manner.

When it came to Zhao Zhi, he only said one sentence, ”Right now, it is a chaotic world, sealing off the nation's borders is the law of protection of the state and of the people.”

The Prince's Party and the Prince Rui's Party all spoke out in support of His Highness.

Amidst the clamor.

Xie Heng chuckled.