Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 730 Yijia

Among the ten newly submitted test papers, Zhu Qiyu saw many familiar names, Ke Qian, Liu Sheng, and Yu Zijun. These were all in the previous life, and Chun Wei's grades were extremely high.

To Zhu Qiyu's surprise, the examination papers of Qin Hong, Wang Yue, Xu Tingzhang and others were among them.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Qiyu turned to the front and took a look at the paper that had been unpacked. Sure enough, the first circle drawn on the test papers of Wang Yue, Qin Hong and Xu Tingzhang was all written by Yu Qian.

With a general idea in mind, Zhu Qiyu went through the test papers one by one and inspected them carefully.

The test paper this time is quite different from the previous one.

At least, among the ten test papers, there are six test papers, and none of them are vacillating on the issues of morality, morality, and meritorious service like the previous ten test papers.

Although the opinions are different, the arguments are detailed, reasonable and clear.

The remaining four copies, although they are also talking about the integration of morality and merit, so that the title of emperor and king is the only one without distinction, but both the writing and the arguments are much better than the previous few copies. , at least, it is more than a notch higher than Cheng Zong's test paper.

However, there were accidents, because this time, one of the three test papers placed at the top was Ke Qian's, who advocated building a country with virtue, and believed that the dynasty would be peaceful, and the virtue of the emperor should be set as an example for the world by all people. The four seas are peaceful, and all nations come to Korea.

It should be said that this kind of view is easy to write empty and empty, but Ke Qian is obviously not the case. Even with this generalized view, he still writes very informative and credible.

As for the next few papers, there are two opinions that are similar to Cheng Zong's before, but both in terms of writing and literary talent, they are much better.

Among the ten test papers submitted, Zhu Qiyu knew most of the names, and the top-ranking people he selected in his previous life were also among them.

However, what really surprised him was the tenth test paper at the end.

The owner of this test paper is named Wang Yue!

If it is said that in the spring of the second year of Jingtai, there must be one real court pillar, then it must be Wang Yue.

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, there are three people who won titles as civil servants. One of them is Wang Yue. After that, civil servants with the most military talents.

However, the reason why Zhu Qiyu was surprised was because Wang Yue was not in the forefront of this year's exams, even though they were both excellent in terms of literary talent.

Moreover, because his views were somewhat radical, Wang Yue's ranking was not only not high in the previous life's Chun Wei, but also very low, ranking No.6 in the top three.

However, now his test paper was handed up as a candidate for the first class.

Glancing down, Zhu Qiyu remembered that during the discussion just now, there seemed to be a little dispute underneath.

I also looked at the evaluation at the top of the test paper, and as expected, only Yu Qian gave the circle representing the best, and the others, Hu Wei gave the triangle representing the second best, and Chen Xun even more straightforwardly gave it to the third best. markup.

So, if there is no accident, the reason why Wang Yue's test paper can be placed in the top ten should be the result of Yu Qian's hard work.

You must know that except for Wang Yue's paper, the other papers all got at least two circle symbols representing Yijia, and the last one was at least a triangle mark.

What's more, the top three copies are all circle symbols, only Wang Yue's, and only Yu Qian's circle symbol.

As for why there was such a disagreement, after reading the test papers, Zhu Qiyu had an idea in his mind.

The scientific examination in this life is quite different from the Chunwei in the previous life, not to mention the changes in the imperial court, but just the examiner. In the previous life, it was Jiang Yuan, not Xiao Yi, who presided over the palace examination as a scholar of the Imperial Academy. The second is the title. Although the titles of the two worlds share the same theme, there are still small differences.

In the previous life, Zhu Qiyu was determined to be an eternal sage, so in the topic, he directly asked "How to integrate morality and merit into one, and become an emperor and king". In this life, his thoughts are more pragmatic, and his scruples Even less, the final point becomes "Tao, Virtue, Gong, one of the three can be called an ancient sage, why are emperors different?".

This difference led to a huge change in the answering methods of the entire examiners. Take Ke Qian as an example, his answer sheet was very different from his previous life, but, after all, his skills were there, and his writing was also very good.

However, Wang Yue is different. The core theme of his test paper is exactly the same as that of his previous life, which is to use merit to rule the world. The conclusion reached is that only those who have contributed to the country can be called the karma of a sage.

Of course, this gong does not only refer to the gong of opening up territories, protecting the environment and the people, living the people and living people, the country is prosperous and the people are safe, it is also the category of gong he mentioned.

Compared with Taoism and morality, this kind of statement is actually more pragmatic, but it seems a little deviant. Moreover, when reviewing the papers in the previous life, it was considered that the views were too extreme, and it was against the way of sages. Therefore, he was beaten into the top three.

Even now that the topic has changed, his test paper is still not accepted by many test examiners.

However, perhaps it was God's will, a rather watery Cheng Zong's paper was placed in front of Zhu Qiyu, which made Zhu Qiyu suspicious and re-evaluated all the test papers.

What's more, this test paper was assigned to Yu Qian!
These views may not be to the taste of others, but they must be very to the appetite of Qian. You must know that although Yu Qian was in charge of the military settlement during this period, he never gave up on the important town on the Nine Borders that he has always been thinking about.

However, in Wang Yue's test paper, the merits of protecting the border and establishing the country are used as arguments to explain, which is no wonder that it doesn't fit Yu Qian's interests.

Of course, this kind of slightly extreme point of view is definitely not recognized by some ministers of the DPRK and China, especially some ministers from Qingliu.

Therefore, Chen Xun, who has always been circulating in the Qingliu, unceremoniously gave him a top three rank. However, Yu Qian's character is not easy to deal with.

After such a commotion, this test paper was placed in the last of the ten and presented to Zhu Qiyu.

After reading all ten test papers, Zhu Qiyu frowned and thought for a moment, and quickly made a decision. He took out three of these test papers, then picked up the ink pen, and quickly set the order on it.

The group of ministers below looked at the emperor's actions, but they were not in a hurry. Anyway, they had been tossing around for a day, and it was not too late.

After the emperor put down the vermilion pen, Huai En, at the side of the emperor, stepped forward to take the test paper under the sign of the emperor, and then read directly.

"Imperial Approval, Spring of the Second Year of Jingtai, No.1 First Class, Keqian, Putian, Fujian, No.2 First Class, Wang Yue, a famous name in Zhili, No.3 First Class, Yu Zijun, Sichuan Qingshen."

As Huai En's voice fell, the top three in Jingtai's second year of spring, the candidates were finalized!
However, this result obviously surprised the elders present.

Because the list was to be submitted to the emperor, after the elders finished reviewing, the names were dismantled on the spot, so of course, these ministers knew who they were reviewing.

As Zhu Qiyu expected, when Wang Yue's name was pronounced, Yu Qian was visibly relieved.

At the same time, Chen Xun's face was a little ugly.

Among the three selected by the emperor, Ke Qian was pushed up by Hu Wei from the Ministry of Rites, Wang Yue was pushed up by Yu Qian from the Ministry of War, and Yu Zijun was pushed up by Shen Yi from the Ministry of Housing.

Not to mention whether the emperor deliberately favored people when selecting people, the test papers of these three people are basically unique, only Ke Qian's is quite gentle, and the rest of Yu Zijun and Wang Yue are not very fuel-efficient. lights.

Not to mention Wang Yue, in Yu Zijun's test paper, his claims are similar to his, and he believes that the meritorious service lies in the country, so that one can be a saint. However, Yu Zijun agrees more with the meritorious deeds of persistence, and is not as radical as Wang Yue.

He wanted to open his mouth to argue, but as soon as he raised his head, he saw Cheng Jing who was on the other side of the emperor shook his head slightly, and turned his body slightly to the side.

Chen Xun frowned, and looked in the direction where Cheng Jing's body was leaning. For a moment, cold sweat broke out immediately.

He almost forgot that besides them, there were ten "readers" in that side hall!

Although I don't know the details until now, if they hadn't made a mistake, I wouldn't let myself wait for someone to come over and read the paper again.

Different from the general examination, the chief examiner of the palace examination is the emperor himself, and the others are deacons at best.

This is actually just like the cabinet, everyone's opinions are just suggestions, and the final discretion is in the hands of the emperor.

Even if the Son of Heaven rejects all the ten test papers they handed in, and personally selects one champion from more than two hundred test papers, then these people can only bow their heads and plead guilty, saying that they are not knowledgeable enough to live up to the grace of God .

Therefore, after hesitating for a while, Chen Xun still swallowed the words that had come to his lips.

But what he didn't expect was that at this time, Hu Wei frowned and said.

"Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly. As Your Majesty said, the imperial examination selects the best among the best, and selects the best among scholars in the world to be included in the first class. Ke Qian has a wide range of knowledge, and his articles are quite moderate, so he is naturally worthy of the title of champion."

"However, Wang Yue and Yu Zijun's articles are also excellent, but there is room for further improvement in terms of wording, writing style, and writing. If it is considered in terms of literary talent and writing, Wu Hui, Zhou Yu, etc. submitted by the ministers, Lin Jing, all the numbers are better, how to judge, please think twice, Your Majesty."

At this time, the eyelids of many ministers present couldn't help but twitch. Even if they suppressed it again and again, they still couldn't help looking at the serious Hu Wei.

This is really the sun coming out from the west. This old fellow would actually disobey the emperor in such a matter?
However, Zhu Qiyu, who was at the top, did not get angry after hearing these words. On the contrary, he looked at Hu Wei with a more meaningful look.

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu spoke.

"I have already said that the imperial court selects scholars, and they only use their talents according to their ability. Those who can enter the examination are all my great talents. After decades of hard study, they have read poetry and books, and they are rich in learning. Those who differ in their talents and learning are actually very small. also."

"In terms of strategy and theory, we should pay attention to practice, reason, and insight, and we should not judge it by literary talent alone. Although Wang Yue and Yu Zijun are slightly inferior in literary talent, they are detailed in content, clear in reason, and unique in insight. They are full of vigor. , the people who dare to speak out and be brave are the talents of the imperial court."

"Therefore, I take these two as the second place in the list, and I intend to warn the scholars of the world not to keep their ears shut and study hard. The sage said, read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles, and have a gap in your chest. Only by writing can you write a thousand words and become beautiful Articles, pillars of the imperial court!"

This time, the elders present finally reacted.

Uncle Hu Dazong is not playing against the emperor, he is clearly talking to the emperor, and at the same time, he is also selling favors to these new scholars.

You must know that the examination papers for the palace examination must be filed in the Ministry of Rites, and in many cases, they will be circulated to the market in various ways, as an important reference for scholars who will go to Beijing to catch the examination in the future.

The scholars had a feeling in their hearts that if these test papers were circulated and people would talk about Wang Yue and Yu Zijun's test papers were not as good as others', it would definitely have an impact on their scholarly reputation.

Now, Mr. Hu is asking these people for their words. With the emperor's endorsement, Wang Yue and Yu Zijun will encounter much less criticism.

On the contrary, other scholars will take them as role models and combine the emperor's evaluation of them to try their best to figure out how they fit the emperor's wishes, so that they can still enter the first class even though their literary talents are not as good.

Perhaps for the emperor and Hu Wei, this is just an ordinary pairing, but if Hu Wei doesn't ask, or if he doesn't ask the question in his identity, the emperor will definitely not explain to his ministers why he made the point. The two entered the first class.

Therefore, it seems to be a simple and inadvertent action, but for the two who have just entered their official careers, it is comparable to Yu Qian who recommended their papers to the emperor.

The old fox!
After they understood it, they were also speechless for a while. It was obvious that just now, Hu Wei was quite critical of Wang Yue's test paper, but who would have thought that his tone would change so quickly.

However, this is not over yet.

After listening to the emperor's explanation, Hu Wei nodded, but the frown did not unfold, but continued.

"Your Majesty's words are reasonable, but according to the usual practice, Yijia can be directly assigned to the Hanlin Academy without being selected by the library. The Imperial Academy is a place where the world's best talents gather. If you are not a person with outstanding literary talent, you may be criticized if you enter the Imperial Academy. Please, Your Majesty." consider."

The meaning of these words is also very simple. All the top grades are going to enter the Imperial Academy. However, Wang Yue and Yu Zijun are only for their unique insights, not for their literary talents. It seems a little unconvincing...

The voice fell, and the ministers present were surprised again. If what Hu Wei said just now was to resolve the criticism of the two in advance, then what is he trying to do now?
Could it be that this Dazong uncle was really sleepy and wanted to make the emperor take back his order and take the two of them out of Yijia?

(End of this chapter)