Chapter 732: Jiang Ge is always a ruthless character

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 Not long after, in the Wenhua Hall, one dejected old man turned into ten dejected old men. Oh no, it was nine dejected old men, plus a dejected young handsome man in his thirties.

Among the six ministries, the officials in the Ministry of War are the youngest. From the minister to the minister, they all have an aura that can kill a group of ministers.

This time when the paper was read, the person who came forward on behalf of the Ministry of War was the famous rocket official, Xiang Wenyao.

Because of this, there was a lot of gossip in the court about Yu Qian, who made the recommendation decision. Of course, Yu Shaobao himself did not care about this.

Let's get back to the topic, unlike Xiao Yan, these other record readers, including Jiang Yuan and others, were all calm after entering the palace.

"I will bow to your Majesty."

A not so neat voice sounded. In front of so many people, the emperor finally calmed down his anger and reluctantly raised his hand.

"Get flat."

As everyone stood up, a chamberlain showed the test papers of Ke Qian, Wang Yue and Yu Zijun in front of the ministers one by one.

Of course, due to time constraints, it was not possible for them to read it in detail, but I only gave them a general glance. The most highlighted ones were the signatures of the top few ministers, and the emperor's final seal.

Zhu Qiyu was sitting on the throne, observing the expressions of the people below, and saw that most of them were just a little surprised, but not too panicked.

Some of them even showed a hint of approval, but of course, this did not include the three members of the cabinet.

When these test papers were placed in front of them, Zhang Min and Zhu Jian first frowned, and then subconsciously looked at Jiang Yuan.

Seeing this situation, combined with his previous guesses, Zhu Qiyu vaguely guessed something in his mind, so he asked.

"Mr. Jiangge, did you read the test papers of Ke Qian and Cheng Zong?"

"Your Majesty, I am the one you are."

Jiang Yuanshang could still maintain his composure, cupped his hands, and answered.

Zhu Qiyu continued to ask: "In that case, please explain to me why your evaluation of the two test papers and the evaluation of the two test papers by several ministers are so different?"

Perhaps because he had stayed in the side hall for so long, Jiang Yuan had already anticipated the scene in front of him. After hearing this, Jiang Yuan immediately knelt down and said.

"I am frightened. I have insufficient talent and knowledge. I have failed your majesty's great trust. I was careless when judging the test papers and made a big mistake. Please punish me."

This attitude seems to be correct.

But in fact, it is nothing more than avoiding the important and minimizing the important. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that during the palace examination, the ten test papers presented were fishy, ​​but Jiang Yuan only said that it was due to his lack of knowledge. This is typical The concept of secretly changing.

However, Zhu Qiyu was not angry at all and continued to ask questions unhurriedly.

"Jiang Ge has been in the Hanlin Academy for many years and has long been familiar with Wenhan's affairs. And now he is in the cabinet, serving as a vote-getter. If you lack talent and learning, doesn't it mean that I am blind?"

He said this in a calm tone, as if he was joking. However, in this situation, no one would take this sentence as a joke.

Jiang Yuan, who was kneeling below, had already anticipated the emperor's reaction, but after hearing this calm and dangerous question, his originally calm body could not help but tremble slightly and kowtowed.

"I don't dare!"

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu's face finally darkened and he said coldly.

"Okay, since you don't dare, come and tell me, Mr. Jiang Ge, when you read the papers, what do you think is better about Cheng Zong's test paper and what is worse about Ke Qian's test paper?"

Immediately, a chamberlain placed the two papers of Ke Qian and Cheng Zong in front of Jiang Yuan again.

As a result, everyone in the hall focused their attention on Jiang Yuan.

Like Xiao Tan before, facing such great pressure, even though Jiang Yuan had been prepared, he still couldn't help but a trace of cold sweat break out on his forehead.

In fact, there is no need to read it at all. Jiang Yuan clearly knows the pros and cons of these two papers.

In terms of literary talent, writing, and every aspect, Ke Qian's paper was top-notch. When Jiang Yuan saw the paper, he was full of praise.

If there was no Cheng Zong, he would even try his best to elect Ke Qian as the top pick, but...

"Your Majesty, I know that I am lacking in talent and knowledge, and my judgment is wrong, but since Your Majesty is asking, I will answer boldly."

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Yuan spoke.

"If it comes to the merit of the essay, Ke Qian's policy must be the best choice. In comparison, Cheng Zong is indeed a little inferior. However, those who can enter the palace examination are the best in the world in talent and learning. Your Majesty has

It has also been said that the imperial court selects talents based on virtue and ability, and not just on talent, academics, and literary talent."

"Since the Imperial Examination is mainly about strategy, it naturally tests how knowledgeable the examiner is about governing the country. Ke Qian's examination paper overemphasizes virtue and ignores the use of conformity to nature and the use of civil and military skills for the country."

"In comparison, although Cheng Zong's test paper has some flaws, its writing is dignified and upright, and it can abide by the words of the saints and become a legend in the ancient world. Therefore, after careful consideration, I took Cheng Zong's test paper and presented it to the emperor.

"However, even so, I also know that Ke Qian is a rare talent, so after discussing with Academician Xiao, I placed Ke Qian in the eighth place in the top two."

I have to say that Jiang Yuan's words are quite reasonable.

More importantly, these words revealed a key piece of information, that is, Xiao Tan knew about Ke Qian's test paper.

So, this also means that the fact is not as Xiao Fan said, Jiang Yuan deliberately rejected Ke Qian's test paper and took a worse one to participate in the final discussion.

Sure enough, after Jiang Yuan's words fell, Xiao Ni's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and his eyes looking at Jiang Yuan became inexplicably vicious. Moreover, if you observe carefully, it is not difficult to see that Xiao Ni's expression

, with a hint of annoyance hidden.

Hearing Jiang Yuan's words, Zhu Qiyu frowned slightly, turned to Xiao Hao and asked.

"Xiao Xueshi, is what Mr. Jiang Ge said true?"

"this……"

Xiao Yan had a sad face and was speechless for a moment. It was obvious that he had realized something at this time, but when Tu Qiongdeng saw him in the court, it was often too late...

Seeing Xiao Hao hesitate and say nothing, Jiang Yuan on the side said directly.

"Your Majesty, everything I said is true. When we were discussing the grade of Ke Qian's examination papers, Mr. Zhang Ge and Mr. Zhu Ge were also at the side. They can testify on my behalf."

Immediately, Jiang Yuan turned his attention to Zhang Min and Zhu Jian who were standing aside. The two of them looked at each other. After a slight hesitation, Zhu Jian stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, it is indeed true. At that time, we also hesitated whether to submit Ke Qian's and Cheng Zong's test papers to the imperial court together. Finally, it was Academician Xiao who said that Ke Qian's test papers were different from the previously agreed evaluation standards.

It’s more appropriate to put it in the second A.”

"Therefore, I have just included Cheng Zong's test papers in the list of submissions to the emperor, but excluded Ke Qian."

On the other side, although Zhang Min did not speak, in this case, his silence was obviously acquiescence.

Seeing the trio of cabinet members singing in harmony in front of him, Xiao Bo was furious. At this moment, he didn't realize that he had been tricked by these three old bastards.

Yes, Jiang Yuan did show Ke Qian's test papers to him, but that was not what Jiang Yuan said at the time. His exact words at the time were.

"...Although this test paper is excellent in literary talent, it does not conform to the way of a saint after all. If it enters the first class, it may make the world's scholars criticize, so it might as well be placed in the second class."

"On the other hand, Cheng Zong's test paper is slightly inferior in literary talent, but it is dignified and upright. Mr. Zhang Ge, Mr. Zhu Ge, and I have reviewed so many papers and we all feel that this is a test paper that can be ranked first."

"Moreover, although the literary talents of the candidates this time are good, their arguments are often a little biased and too extreme. The three of us finally picked this test paper, and I would like to ask Academician Xiao to take more trouble..."

Is Jiang Yuan telling the truth? Of course he is!

However, he hid the most important part, which was their tacit exchanges.

Although he didn't know why, Jiang Yuan wanted to push Cheng Zong into the first class and persuaded Zhang Min and Zhu Jian to hand over their quotas.

It is precisely for this reason that Ke Qian was promoted to the second level.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that, putting aside the subjective issue of understanding the topic, Ke Qian's paper is obviously better than Cheng Zong's.

If the two test papers were sent to the imperial court at the same time, there would definitely be nothing wrong with Cheng Zong.

Therefore, in order to protect the Cheng Sect, Ke Qian's test paper must be ranked outside the top ten. Of course, this decision was indeed made by Xiao Fan.

As for why, of course it was because Jiang Yuan didn't know clearly about the three places that were submitted to the emperor.

You know, according to the usual practice, each paper reader can select the test paper that he thinks is the best and submit it to the emperor as a candidate for the first grade.

Of course, in this process, just like Ke Qian's paper, there is still a lot of negotiation, but basically speaking, if the first test paper fails, the corresponding paper reader will choose another one.

This is basically an unspoken rule. Otherwise, everyone would want to put forward the test paper that they think is the best, and they would be unable to decide on a list even after arguing for days and nights.

As a Hanlin bachelor, there is no doubt that Xiao Fan occupies a dominant position among these paper readers. The reason is also very simple. If these papers are pushed up, even if he does not get the first grade, his ranking will be at the forefront of the second grade.

When they go through the imperial examination, they are very likely to enter the Hanlin Academy and become Shujishi. In other words, after the imperial examination, these scholars they recommend will all become people under Academician Xiao.

Therefore, it is natural to value Xiao Tan’s attitude and opinions.

This was originally a matter of mutual benefit. The network of contacts in the officialdom was gradually formed in this way. Xiao Fan's Hanlin Academy received new blood, and the underachievers who were supported by the examination officials would be grateful to them.

However, the bad thing is that Xiao Tan is a little greedy.

There is a difference between what is recommended by others and what is recommended by oneself.

In recent days, life in the Hanlin Academy has not been easy. It is a good thing that the Shujishi left the academy early. It allowed Xiao Ban to eliminate the remaining influence of Chen Xun and Gao Gu in the Hanlin Academy. However, it also made the Hanlin Academy suddenly change.

Got to be empty.

During this period of time, Xiao Tan felt it was a bit difficult to maintain the lectures at the banquet. What's more, although the Shujishi of the Hanlin Academy did not have official positions, they had a considerable influence among the scholars.

As a Qingliu, grasping the direction of public opinion is the most important thing for the Hanlin Academy. Therefore, in order to cultivate his confidants as soon as possible, Academician Xiao attaches great importance to this spring.

At this time, Jiang Yuan came to him and proposed this "deal" in a subtle way, pushing Cheng Zong to the throne, and then leaving the remaining two positions in the cabinet to Xiao Tan himself.

As a result, at least three of the top ten in this spring's rankings were selected by Xiao Hao himself, and he might even be able to take the second place and third place.

As for the "legends" like Ke Qian and others, Academician Xiao can also get them back when the library is selected later. From his own point of view, this method may even be more satisfying than directly recommending Ke Qian and others.

They were grateful to Xiao Tan and felt that he had given them the benefit of knowing him.

If this matter is accomplished, Xiao Tan can recruit a large number of talents to enter the Hanlin Academy at once, and these people will all be favored by him.

Not to mention, Jiang Yuan and others came to him on their own initiative. As long as they agreed, they would be selling them a favor.

Therefore, no matter from which perspective, Xiao Tan has no reason not to agree.

However, who would have thought that this is poison wrapped in honey!

Now, Cheng Zong's test papers caused dissatisfaction with the emperor, and the papers were re-marked. All the test papers were almost completely changed. The emperor blamed him, and these people actually pushed the responsibility onto him.

But Xiao Tan still couldn't refute.

Even if he said exactly what Jiang Yuan said that day, it would not help. After all, Jiang Yuan did not explicitly say that he wanted to make a deal. Everything he did was reasonable in terms of process.

After all, no one has stipulated that each examiner must recommend a test paper, so it is understandable that Jiang Yuan took Ke Qian's test paper to discuss with him.

In the end, it was indeed Xiao Tan who agreed to exclude Ke Qian's test paper from the top ten. The other party did not hide anything, but they stubbornly tricked Xiao Tan into a trap.

Feeling the emperor's slightly focused gaze, Xiao Ni lowered his head, looking guilty.

However, at this time, Jiang Yuan continued to hit again and said.

"I dare not deceive Your Majesty. In fact, in addition to Ke Qian's test papers, the test papers of Wang Yue, Yu Zijun, and even several other candidates who were appointed by Your Majesty this time were read by several other readers.

We have also brought it up for discussion."

"However, in the end, because Academician Xiao insisted that policy and theory should be more important than literary talent and learning, everyone could not reach an agreement, and finally put them all in the second or third class. Therefore, there was

The final list has been compiled. All the readers present can testify to this matter. Your Majesty, please take a closer look."?!

Xiao Tan looked at Jiang Yuan in shock. These words once again refreshed the lower limit of his knowledge of Jiang Yuan.

I *you***!

It was obvious that Jiang Yuan, the old man who had been promoted, could not carry the banner, so in the end he had to unconscionably grade several very good test papers into the second class to ensure that Cheng Zong's test papers were sent to the imperial court.

The best among ten.

How come this ** has become his business alone?!

Besides, there are so many examiners, how can Xiao Tan be the only one to suppress them?

Isn’t it true that you guys are helping me out, and if something goes wrong now, it’s all down to him alone?

**Jiang Yuan, you**!

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