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Chapter 19

In the second test, Ningjiang did not leave until the evening of the third day, when the sound of the gong sounded.

This is not because he really wrote this time. In fact, his poems had already been finished and he could leave in the morning.

However, in the two consecutive games, they were eager to hand over the paper and leave as soon as the time came. During the palace examination, the boring censor might use this as an excuse to complain to the emperor that he was "frivolous", which in turn affected his ranking in the palace examination.

After coming out, Qin Xiaoyaer was also waiting there. Ning Jiang took her and left the square. Opposite, some carriages were parked there. A coachman rushed over and asked them if they wanted to take the car. Ning Jiang glanced at him and came to one of the carriages. The old man who was driving the horse was a hunchbacked man. Ning Jiang looked at him, asked the price of the outer city, and then took Xiaoyaer to the carriage together.

The curtain was lowered, and the hunchbacked old man drove the horse. The carriage slowly turned, circled around, and headed towards Jinglongmen. However, there was a person in the car that had been waiting inside and whispered: "Master!"

It turned out to be Qin Mo who had been missing for a long time.

Ning Jiang said: "How is the matter done?"

Qin Mo said: "As the master's order, I arrived at Zhongnan Mountain, and found the Jiao Yun Taoist whom the master said. The master did not want to see me, until I shouted out the four words "Sky Flowing Light". As the master's order, I took out the two Sky Flowing Lights and the design drawings of the young master. The old Taoist was shocked to see the design drawings and tried his best to inquire about the origin of the young master. Naturally, I didn't tell him, but only said that he would know it in the future. Then, I told him that my master was willing to ask him to create the things drawn on the drawings at the cost of a Sky Flowing Lights and a few weapons. The old Taoist agreed without hesitation when he saw the Sky Flowing Lights."

He held a box in front of Ning Jiang: "In the past three months, Taoist Mai Yun has never rested for a moment and finally created this thing for the young master."

Ning Jiang nodded. Although he had not really met Taoist Zhuo Yun in this life, he was very familiar with Taoist Zhuo Yun in the previous life. Naturally, he knew that he could not stop the temptation of the sky flowing light, and he also knew that he would be able to make what he wanted, no matter how strange this thing was in this era.

He looked at Qin Xiaoyaer: "How are you doing what I asked you to do in the past few days?"

Qin Xiaoyaer said: "Master, we have investigated clearly that several flower boats on Qinghui Lake are controlled by Zhenji Temple. Therefore, every night, Bao Qing will go to Qinghui Lake, basically without exception. Zhenji Temple is one of the tentacles of the Quanqing Sect in the capital, and those flower boats are also one of the territory where the Quanqing Sect collects intelligence."

Ning Jiang sneered: "Qin Mo, go find Qin Ze and Qin Kan first. You three will follow Bao Qing's action route and design a few sets of assassination methods, and give them to me the day after tomorrow."

Qin Mo and Qin Xiaoyaer were stunned and looked at each other. Qin Mo said, "Master, aren't you going to take the exam?"

Ning Jiang said: "How could it be possible not to take the exam?"

Qin Mo said: "But, Master, aren't you still in the tribute court the day after tomorrow?" Tomorrow is the third round of the tribute exam. If Ning Jiang wants to participate in the tribute exam, it means that at least it will be possible to leave the tribute court after the day after tomorrow. Don't say that the tribute is just a scholar, even if the tribute is the top first-class master, once you enter the tribute college, you don't want to leave. Unless Ning Jiang does not participate in the 3rd round of the tribute exam, it will be impossible for them to see Ning Jiang the day after tomorrow.

Ning Jiang stroked the box that Qin Mo brought back and said lightly: "It's okay, you just do what I told you..."

***

When I returned to the residence, the lanterns were hung high outside, and the candlelight in the house was shaking.

Ning Jiang pulled the curtain up, and the Sui Houzhu came out with his left hand. He activated the fire soul, and the light of the Sui Hou jewelry radiated.

He slowly opened the rectangular long box on the table and shone it with treasure light. In the long box, there was a flintlock musket, a pair of mandarin duck knives, and... a doll.

The doll looked like an eleven or twelve-year-old child, but it was almost the same as a real person. This was the "superbody doll" he designed on the drawings at the beginning of the year and asked Qin Mo to take him to find the "superbody doll" made by Taoist Ma Yun. Many special materials were used and the Sky Flowing Light was used as the "meridian" of the doll.

It can be said that except for Taoist Zhuoyun, there is no one else in the world who can create this substitute doll according to his design.

He bit his right index finger and slowly drew strange marks on the substitute doll, knowing that the substitute doll was completely surrounded by the blood-colored marks. Then, he put down the Sui Houzhu, took a few steps back, retreated to the edge of the bed, and lay down.

Fire Soul left his body and threw it towards the substitute doll. Suddenly, the substitute doll sat up from the box and opened her eyes.

At that moment, it seemed as if a fire was coming out in its eyes.

The substitute doll jumped off the table flexibly, opened the curtains, jumped out of the window, and came outside, facing the full moon in the sky, slowly spreading its broken arms, as if it was a monster that absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon. The moonlight flowed into its body, and its blood stains covered with the body began to proliferate on its own until it grew blood, skin, and hair.

Soon, a naked boy stood in the Moonlight Courtyard like this.

If others saw such a strange scene, their scalp would be numb and they would not believe their eyes at all.

Ningjiang actually used a kind of puppet technique used by the witch Zhu of Xiling. The Miao Witch in Xiling sometimes uses paper men, scarecrows, etc. as the skeleton, and uses a large number of wild beasts and even human blood as the medium to allow controlled ghosts to be attached to them and be enforced by themselves. However, this kind of puppet that is enforced is not flexible enough after all, and can only be used in a specific environment.

But the old Taoist, named Tao, is actually one of the few in this world who is good at all kinds of tricks and tricks. In the previous life, Ning Jiang created his sister's doll with his help. Judging from his appearance, it was almost the same.

As for now, Ning Jiang has created this boy doll created by the veteran Taoist Ma Yun, combined with Xiling's blood sacrifice technique, puppet technique, and his powerful fire soul, he has finally succeeded in possessing this substitute doll.

Lao Dao of Zhuo Yun is worthy of being a descendant of the Mo family. He always promises. This substitute doll uses various strange materials rare in this world, and also contains the magic circle he designed with his own hands. He opened his hands and the mysterious energy between heaven and earth seemed to be sucked, slowly gathering and flowing on his body...

In the middle of the night, the carriage slowly drove into the yard and came to pick up the juren from the yard to go to the tribute courtyard.

Ning Jiang took Qin Xiaoyaer to the carriage. Qin Xiaoyaer was holding a long box. She didn't know what was in the box. Although she was curious, she didn't dare to open it secretly. Qin Mo did not receive Ning Jiang's instructions and would not tell others about the things in the box, even his brother and sister.

On the way, Ning Jiang told Qin Xiaoyaer and Qin Wuyan who was driving a car outside after pretending to be a disguise. He said, "After all these are done, you will go find Xiaomeng in the evening of the next day, and find an excuse to stay in the eldest princess's mansion and not stay outside. In addition, let your second and third brothers say that the next night, you will either gamble or cause trouble. In short, stay in crowded places, be sure to let others see them. As for Qin Mo, let him leave the capital temporarily the next day. Wait until the next day, you will come to pick me up with Xiaomeng in the evening."

Qin Wuyan and Qin Xiaoyaer didn't know what the master was going to do, but they still responded to "Yes".

In the third session of the imperial examination, the test was a question.

This time, Ning Jiang was assigned to the No. 1 test room. After the test paper was sent, he opened it. Seeing the test questions, he first wrote several examples of previous legislation and then failure, and asked, "Since ancient times, one law was established, and one evil was born, and it was legislated for it. So the law is like a cow's hair, and the evil is like a bee dancing. What can I do if it is done?"

For example, questions like this are asked in the tone of "the emperor" and asked candidates to simulate the identity of a minister to answer questions. This time the question is indeed an inevitable problem since ancient times. Ningjiang guessed that most candidates would discuss from the aspects of morality, ethics, etc., and believed that there were many laws but many disadvantages. Only by starting with morality and ethics to make up for the disadvantages of the law... In short, it is very correct nonsense, which sounds very reasonable, but there is nothing feasible at all.

The meaning of the question is different from the meaning of the scriptures. The meaning of the question is that there is no answer that questions the previous saints and violates the etiquette and law, or all answers, like the political lessons in another world, are all determined to die. However, the question is much more relaxed, as long as it is not too shocking and appropriately deviating, the problem is not very big, because the question is "use". Anyone who can serve as examiners in the imperial examination is a high-ranking official in the court, and most of them also know that "juris" and "use" are two different things.

The purpose of holding the books of sages is to occupy the moral high ground to defeat political enemies in this era. However, corrupt scholars who really only know how to do things according to the books of sages have long been defeated. According to Ningjiang's previous research, anyone who only knows how to talk about ancient people and sages in the imperial examinations usually cannot get a good ranking. The reason is very simple. The purpose of the imperial examination is to select talents who govern the world. However, in the three examinations, "Classics" and "Poetry and Prose" cannot see a person's ability to govern counties. Those who do well in these two exams are more likely to be nerds.

It can be said that "school questions" is the only place where a candidate can see the actual ability of governing the country in the future. If we still rely on "correct nonsense" to select materials here, then there will be only nerds in the court.

It is precisely because of this, in the policy test, the answers are not absolutely correct, especially in such a problem that famous officials in the past dynasties cannot solve. Others do not expect that these juren who have never even managed small counties have a way to solve it.

Therefore, what is really important is not right or wrong, but the "unique" of insights. The correct nonsense is difficult to get points in policy discussions.

Most candidates, because they do not have real political experience, can only start with morality and etiquette for such questions. As time travelers, Ningjiang naturally has a much broader vision than these people. He first quoted a few words from sages... mainly to express his views, which is not contrary to the way of saints. Then he began to describe his views, believing that the reason why there are "many laws but many disadvantages" is not the problem of "many laws", but the execution.

No matter how good the "law" is, once there is a problem with the implementation, it is difficult to avoid disadvantages. The "law" can be improved through continuous modification and addition, but if the legislation above cannot be changed and the problems of the execution below are changed, the more laws the more the officials below can take advantage of the loopholes.

In another incident, the failure of the "Wang Anshi Reform" lies in this issue. No matter how good the original intention of the reform is, the ones who are actually implemented are ultimately the people below. And to solve this problem, the only way is to solve it is public supervision... Of course, in this era, talking about public supervision is bullshit.

What is the people? In this era, those who are qualified to represent the "people" are actually gentry. If they do not compete for profit with the people, they actually do not compete for profit with the people. Therefore, Ningjiang's unrestrained court legislation, officials and officials are enforcing, and people's supervision, which is actually "the court legislation, officials and officials and gentry supervision"... It looks very beautiful, but if it is really implemented, it is definitely a dog. shit.

Despite this, Ning Jiang believes that this policy theory should be able to reach the eye of examiners. After all, "public supervision" is at least theoretically more feasible than relying on empty things such as morality, etiquette and law to solve problems. In terms of specific implementation, only the gentry can represent the "people". The biggest main force of the gentry is the senior officials who have retired from the court. The "public supervision system" helps them to exert their remaining energy... I think this policy theory should make those examiners happy.

So, under the article of Ningjiang's colorful flowers, a theory that is feasible and looks beautiful. If it is really implemented, it will definitely harm the country and the people. It was released like this... But this is definitely not his fault.

Unless we overturn this entire Confucian world and build another true rule of law society, the problem of "many laws and many disadvantages" will never be solved, and it is useless for gods to descend to earth.

While carefully writing, Ning Jiang finished the policy until the afternoon of the next day. After finishing, he did not rush to copy the rules, but instead put it on the table first, then sat cross-legged until it was darker.

After getting up and exercising for a while, Ning Jiang tied the two tables together, lay down on himself, and slept with his clothes, but the fire soul quietly left his body and floated outward.

When we got outside, several braziers burned between the examination room, but not too many, and there were stone walls around it, which was to prevent fire. The fire soul passed directly through the inner wall, and several white Taoists patrolled between two high walls half a meter apart. Ningjiang had souls but no body, so these people naturally could not see him. With the soul body, he passed through the high wall opposite, and then went to the name hall. An invigilator was drowsy after the case. During the examination, these examiners were like being in jail and could not leave the tribute court or go to the scene casually.

Even if he cultivated the Golden Soul, Ning Jiang's soul body could not be so far away from his body. The wind and sun would be affected to a certain extent. However, he has now cultivated the "fire soul", and the wind and sun had no effect on his soul body. He just walked out of the tribute courtyard and crossed the square, floating away without realizing it.

His soul body was like a burning flame, with a murderous aura, but no one could see it!

The moon is dark and the wind is high, just killing people!

(This book has not been released yet. The PS for monthly tickets requested in the past few days are automatically generated by Qidian, not written by me.)

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