Chapter 197: Provincial Examination (Part 1)

Cui Xian said to the two brothers: "Brother, third brother, I see you communicate with some students these days."

It is exaggerated to talk about communication. Zheng Lang occasionally calls communication with Wang Anshi, Sima Guang and others. From knowledge to the country, the livelihood of the people, and the means of administration, there are many things. To some extent, this is the real thing to do. As for Cui Dalang and Cui Sanlang, it is not communication, but the visit between students from Caizhou on New Year's Day.

Cui Youjie is the governor of Caizhou. Many students have also come to Caizhou. If you visit each other, you can't say it's wrong. After all, there are few people like Zheng Lang, who are also talented and have a foundation. Otherwise, they will ridicule you for pretending to be noble and very unhappy.

"Yes." Brother, brother, brother Nodded at the same time.

"Brother, third brother, next time, you say, the Lu family Sanlang is gentle and loyal, very similar to Zheng Lang."

"Little sister, why?"

"Don't ask, let's say it."

"All right."

The eldest brother and the third brother didn't know what to do, so they really went to talk about it, and then Cui Xian said it to Zheng Lang.

Zheng Lang hesitated for a while, Cui Xian was kind-hearted, and as long as the news spread, it would be very beneficial to him. Lu Yijian, I accepted your son as a student because of his similar personalities and talent, and had nothing to do with you, the prime minister. Yanchen heard that it was not easy for him to speak out. The personal talents and virtues that others valued. Gun failed to control the flood. Could it be that Dayu was not allowed to successfully control the flood? Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu were two despicable and shameless treacherous ministers. Wouldn't his descendants be allowed to come out with martyrs like Xu Yuan?

The Zheng Lang crisis is gone.

Not only that, it really doesn’t matter at all. He is your son’s teacher, he understands it!

And Yanchen couldn't find the talk.

After hearing some discussions between Zheng Lang, Cui Xian also felt that it would be better for Lu Yijian to be less provoked. Don’t look at Kong Daofu and others who almost pushed the palace gate down. They are always straight ministers and should be careful of some face. I am afraid that people like Lu Yijian will have means, status, and shamelessness. Once a person is shameless, if he has means, status, and strength, who else is his opponent?

Is this old man worth provoking him?

Her idea was a bit biased. Lu Yijian was terrible, and these straight ministers were also terrifying.

"Miss Cui, your idea is good, but you are young..."

Cui Xian disagreed. Are you also very young? We are getting worse, but we only have a month ago, but we haven't decided.

"If you encounter such a thing in the future, it's best to discuss it with me."

"Well," Cui Xian nodded, and the husband and wife followed her, but she still knew it, and then said with a smile: "Zheng Lang, is this a crime to be punished?"

"Think..." Zheng Lang looked at her beautiful face and remembered that she was a child in the end. No matter how smart she was, she had not grown up like Sima Guang and Wang Anshi. Did she be too strict with her? Thinking of this, her eyes softened and said, "If you have something to do in the future, it's better to discuss it. A hero and three helpers, do you understand?"

"I know, and here is a fur coat that I sewed for you. You must wear it."

Huan'er took out a new fur coat from the bag, using some embroidery techniques, and painted some floral patterns and some mythical beasts, which were grand and solemn. Zheng Lang looked at it and said, "Is this what I learned from Zhuangzi's Weaver Girl?"

"yes."

"You're smart."

"I'm trying hard to learn to be stupid."

"Don't learn to be stupid. It's okay to be smart, but you can't be smart but you're mistaken for being smart."

"Here," Choi Xian spitted out her cute little tongue.

...

Then, more than 200 Weaver Girls were transferred from the Three Capitals one after another. All Weaver Girls were willing to stay, and only ninety-five Weaver Girls stayed. They picked up people and bought land and built houses. The money was spent like running water. Chai Keming came to the capital for trial again. However, he came late and arrived in the capital as New Year's Day approached. He signed up for the name at the Ministry of Rites and went through a formality. In desperation, Zheng Lang had to write a letter asking the Zhang uncle to help at home.

Not only that, it is not suitable to place so many Weaver Girls in Zhengjiazhuang. There are too many people, not so much land to build houses, and there is not enough arable land around them, so a group of people were divided and settled on the east side of the Zhang family uncle's village.

The Weaver Girl was only the first step for the little emperor. He had a beautiful and powerful dream in his heart, so his thin figure took the second step and issued an edict saying: The world has been peaceful for a long time, and the four barbarians have been in harmony, and the military revolution will not be tried. The ruling minister made a decision to change the system, and soldiers and farmers can benefit the world as the law of later generations. The article was reported to me.

As long as you have a good idea of ​​the army and agriculture, no matter who you are, you can write a letter to report. I will use it as a legal system to promulgate the world and spread it to future generations. And I will publish Zheng Lang's several strategies, except for the Khitan strategy, to the public.

Look at how many people in the Song Dynasty are just a teenager who has come up with so many ways to share the burden for me. How many people in the Song Dynasty are there in the world, nearly 100 million.

Then, rice was used to provide relief to the hungry people in Jingdong. Some refugees fled to the vicinity of the capital and opened porridge sheds to save them. The same was true for all the routes, so the people could not starve to death. All this was caused by locusts, so they ordered the people in the locust plague to dig locust eggs and give each liter of beans and rice for five or two. Then they set up a field outside the capital, giving a household of rice a day to a poor household, and the Jianghuai River was stopped for a year.

Is it a good emperor?

Even Cui Xian sighed, "It's a good emperor."

"Not necessarily..." Zheng Lang pondered.

"Why do you say that?"

"Miss Cui, he saved the people, not the literati, so the ministers would not be very happy."

"What's the saying?" Cui Xian was stunned when she heard this. The so-called straight minister is a good minister. The emperor saves the people and loves the people is a good emperor. Do you still object?

"What they want is an emperor who listens to them and acts according to their wishes, an emperor who has made great achievements and strives for progress. For them, they don't like it."

"Who is the emperor?" Cui Xian said in surprise.

"You, don't think so much. Not only you, but me, I know it now, and I can't participate in it."

Of course, Zhao Zhen didn't know that he wanted to do something, but he actually "made a mistake". In the new year, he issued another edict that made countless students happy. On the 16th day of the first lunar month, he used the Hanlin scholar Zhang to de Xiang Quan Zhigong Jue, Zhigong Zheng Xiang, Xu Yan, Li Shu, and fellow practitioners of Zhishi Museum to write about the daily life of Song Jiao Quan Tong Zhigong Jue.

It was originally a very honorable thing, but after hearing the edict, Zhang Dexiang immediately thanked and refused, saying, "I am not talented and knowledgeable, and I cannot bear this heavy responsibility."

The pressure made the Zheng family make a fuss, and the Confucian benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, loyalty and forgiveness all caused controversy. I heard that he was going to attack the mean again, so what is left of Confucianism? Not only the Zheng family, but Ouyang Xiu, under the guidance of Feng Yuan, made annotations on the "Book of Poetry" and Mao Shi was also defeated. It was not that he was wise to sit at the crater, but that he might not have a volcanic eruption and sprayed himself up to a height of several thousand meters.

It is difficult to say that Zhang Dexiang is difficult to express, and he refuses to use his talents and learn seriously.

After hearing this, the little emperor didn't remember it and asked Li Di and Lu Yijian: "Li Qing, Lu Qing, Zhang Dexiang doesn't want to know the tribute. Who do you think is suitable?"

"No one is suitable, no one is suitable." Lu Yijian said.

“Why?”

"Your Majesty, as long as you issue an edict, the answer to the subject examination paper, whether it is Jinshi or any subject, will be based on the original meaning of the classics. You will not object to the recent students' reinterpretation of the meaning of the classics, but it cannot be regarded as the answer to the subject. No student can question the final admission result because of this. Then Zhang Dexiang will not refuse."

Li Di's forehead.

This is what confused Zheng Lang. Lu Yijian has a low character. Don’t say how noble he is. That’s nonsense. However, after bringing Fan Zhongyan and others out of the court, including the little emperor, it was a rare good time when Zhao Zhen was in power. Including such a big disaster last year, after only a few months, from Shandong to Jianghuai, the people gradually recovered their vitality. If the Yellow River had not broken the dam, this year would have been a great year of governance.

But without these direct ministers, what would Lu Yijian develop into?

Only by looking for the doctrine of the mean can we sublimate this way, rather than mixing with what future generations think, being a good person and being a low-key person.

So he issued another edict, and the young emperor personally received Zhang Dexiang and comforted him. Zhang Dexiang had to agree. Although he added an edict to relieve his pressure, one person also gave him a headache.

What if the Zheng family did not do well in the exam? Even if it was below the 30 or 40th place, some people would question his test paper again. It might not be a surplus, but the Zheng family's talent and knowledge cannot fall outside the 100th place, so what will it become?

There must be unfairness or tricks.

It's not the worst result. If you lose your name, you will be even worse. Look at how many people are paying attention to this young man. The emperor wants him to be trained by high school. Cai Qi said that he has the style of an ancient scholar-official. What is the difference between the ancient scholar-official and the current scholar-official? And Lu Yijian, what, the little teacher that my son is about to worship, but he didn't even pass the provincial exam?

Then you can think of your own misery.

Or if the emperor wins a Yuan Yuan, the emperor is happy, but the trouble below is huge. Why is it the Zheng family again? Think about the sensation in Zhengzhou. Why no one doesn’t doubt it? And because of the backlog of years in the past few times, it seems that God is joking, and wizards are given one by one. The test papers in the top 100 are different, but it is really difficult to tell the level of the test papers in the top ten. It is not in Zhengzhou, only one state, the test papers of the Zheng family are opened and let everyone take a look. Is it possible to change to the provincial test? There is not much difference, so there is no persuasion. Some people may think that he flatters His Majesty and deliberately makes trouble. At that time, it is also reasonable and difficult to explain clearly.

With an angry expression, he entered the tribute court with four co-prime officials, several officials of the gate inspection court, officials of the inspectors, officials of the shop, officials of the front line of the clerk, officials of the copying office, and more than 100 other related officials, as well as relevant carving workers and imperial guards, as many as thousands of people, entered the court together. Then the gate of the court closed with a "bang", and the entire court was blocked. Not only were the outside blocked, but the inside blocked each other and could not communicate with each other.

"I finally saved the test." Cui Xian breathed a sigh of relief. Zheng Lang was not very anxious. If it weren't for the future test, it would have been delayed until four years later. It took too long. He thought that he would have come to the scientific test one or two years ago, and that would have been greater. However, Cui Xian didn't think so. The longer the time delayed, the more trouble it seemed, and the more dangerous this marriage was. If he passed the exam, he could discuss the marriage. It was not too late to get married at the age of seventeen. Thinking of this, his face turned red and a little flower slutty started.

"You guys go back first, I'll go to the inn later."

“Go to the inn.”

"Help your two brothers."

"It's too late at this time."

Once the examiner enters the tribute school, the test papers will be issued very quickly. After the test papers are produced, the carvings will be sent to carve the carving plates immediately, and then the test papers will be printed with the carving plates. The candidates will be summoned to enter the tribute school examination room. This speed is very fast and can be completed in a few days. So Cui Xian has some questions.

"Don't be too long-winded."

"Yes," Cui Xian stuck out her tongue and went back first with a few empresses.

After a while, Zheng Lang also went to Yanji Inn. Manager Yan welcomed him affectionately and asked, "Xie Yuan, why haven't you come for so long?"

"Time is tight and I can't delay it." Everyone's expectations for him made Zheng Lang suddenly feel pressured. But when the scientific examination came, he did not start to retreat like those candidates, because he had learned what he should have learned, and now he was just reviewing, so he sat cross-legged on the bed and recalled and reviewed it in his mind every day.

"Xie Yuan will definitely go to high school."

"It's just that you say that I may not be able to go to high school," Zheng Lang said.

Manager Yan was puzzled.

However, it is not as serious as Zheng Lang said. His personality is scattered and has an impact, but not a big deal. But if you encounter a person with poor psychological quality, the more people expect it, the greater the pressure, and they will not be able to perform at that time.

He asked again: "How is your grandson's academic performance?"

"He is still working hard, but how can he compare to Jie Yuan."

"It's good," Zheng Lang talked with Yan's son several times. He was of medium or high qualifications, not too stupid, at least far better than his seven good brothers. He also worked hard and said, "I don't know the results of the provincial examination. If I can pass the examination, the palace examination will be over. You can hand over my grandson to me."

"Xie Yuan..." Manager Yan knelt down and said, "I have the courage."

The person tutored a genius child, who was the son of Xianggong Lu. What was his own family? He thought about it and the more things went on, he would never dare to think about it.

"A gentleman's words are as good as a horse. If he can't even keep his promises, how can he talk about a gentleman? Also, you think he is too fat and I can't help him."

"Yes, yes," lotus flowers bloomed on the big fat face of Manager Yan.

Zheng Lang shook his head, he had not passed the exam yet. Everything had to be said for the exam results. But the admission rate for the exam is lower now, but it is more humane. For example, the college entrance examination later, it was just so short, and it had to be finished. Even if you have a lot of rust in your belly, if you don’t react quickly, you didn’t finish the exam in a short time. Sorry, you were eliminated. The current scientific examination time is very abundant. I have three days, three days to write some fill-in-the-blank questions, explanation questions, a short poem, a small fu, and a few essays. It is more suitable for his calm personality and slowly pondering.

When I arrived at the yard inside, my two brothers came out in surprise. The times were different, and the people were different. The names of this little brother-in-law were all engraved by the imperial edict, and the future was unimaginable.

After sitting down, Zheng Lang said, "I'm here to talk about the scientific examination."
To be continued...