Because in Hedong County, more people took the exam than expected, and the exam venue was temporarily changed, so it is natural to imagine what the exam conditions are.
In the east of Anyi City, Hedong County, at the school ground, a temporary examination shed was built, full of local flavor. The unpretentious land exudes the unique fragrance of earth.
There are not that many tables, so we can only settle for a flat board, so there are many more designs, and some are even clearly half-door panels. There is no need to worry about the seats.
, there are only two bricks used as seats.
Officials in red and black robes and soldiers in armor stood outside the school grounds to maintain order.
When the time came, the meritorious officer from Hedong County came forward to give a lecture. Of course, it was the same routine, such as praising the hussars, announcing discipline, etc. However, under such an occasion, a different atmosphere seemed to have arisen.
, which inevitably made the surrounding students a little nervous.
In fact, there are still many irregularities in this exam, but these irregularities are not the focus of this exam.
The key point is "to have".
From nothing to something.
When Hedong Gong Cao finished chatting, the roll call began from Shu Zuo. Whoever was called came forward to verify their identity, and after a simple search, they were put in.
The process was basically the same as Chang'an's exam, but because he was obviously not proficient in business, the progress was very slow. Fortunately, Sima Yi noticed the problem again and temporarily added more people to increase the diversion. Otherwise, it might take a whole day just to enter the venue.
time……
By the time all the candidates entered the examination room and sat down, it was already approaching noon.
It took some time.
The sun in early summer is not very bright, but it gradually shows its enthusiasm. There is no pergola in the school grounds, and all the reference students are basking in the sun, and then have to bask in it all afternoon, unless they hand in their papers in advance and leave.
Pei Mao and Sima Yi dressed in formal clothes, climbed onto the high platform of the school grounds, and announced the start of the exam.
A policy essay, "On Trials".
An examination essay.
The questions were all proposed by Sima Yi.
There are no fill-in-the-blank questions, just articles.
The difficulty is not small.
Policy essays are relatively broad, and there must be many students who have written them in their daily lives. However, the policy essay question in the imperial examination has not appeared before, so even if some students have taken the question before, as long as it has not been written in the near future.
, and may not be able to remember it.
The title of another examination essay is even more unlikely to be successful, because it was proposed by Sima Yi on the spur of the moment. The title is a sentence, "Knowing where to stop, why are humans inferior to birds!"
The big man was fine at the moment. The questions could be asked randomly and there would basically be no repetitions. But the problem was that in the later stages of the imperial examination, the questions really didn’t know how many rounds they had been given, and there were always so many in each exam.
One or more than a dozen excellent articles were then disseminated, recited, and became model essays. There were only so many words in the Four Books and Five Classics, so in the end they became more and more elaborate, so that they completely deviated from the original meaning of the scriptures, and they became
One of the drawbacks of the imperial examination.
Even though Sima Yi did not ask any tricky test questions, as soon as this question came out, the candidates often whined, and then they were scolded by the etiquette officer patrolling the examination room.
Most people don't like to use their brains to think.
This is a protective instinct that humans have survived since ancient times.
Not having to think means that you can rely on others and experience, which in ancient times represented safety. If there are too many people in a tribe thinking about choices, various disputes will inevitably arise, which will eventually lead to the entire tribe
of collapse.
Similarly, if an ancient human being faced with countless new situations, new plants, and new animals without any effective experience, even when faced with a small mushroom, he would most likely just be lying on a white pole. Having old experience
Yes, there is no need to test new things, which means that the risk is not great, and the brain will give a certain reward...
But this protective instinct can also hinder human exploration.
The higher you go, the more you need the ability to think.
Sima Yi looked at the students and candidates in the school who were either frowning, scratching their heads, smiling, or already writing. How many of these people were willing to think and cross the old boundaries?
How about welcoming the new world?
Sima Yi also saw Pei Mao sitting aside, smiling and saying nothing. Sima Yi felt that Pei Mao might have guessed the metaphorical meaning of his question, but he probably couldn't guess other aspects, which were deeper meanings...
After all, Pei Mao is old, and what he wants more is stability, safety, and being able to sit still without thinking.
Pei Mao doesn't have much time left, and the students and candidates in the audience still have...
Sima Yi more or less guessed the significance of some hussar generals insisting on promoting the imperial examination. This is a battlefield to fight against human beings' own laziness and other negative emotions.
A lazy person is unwilling to work hard to study, so he will naturally fail in the exam. Similarly, a person who is easily nervous, a person who is afraid of failure, and a person who is afraid of the unknown will also have many negative behaviors and emotions.
No one with such ideas is suitable to be the leader of mankind.
Sima Yi used to think that the imperial examination was just for electing officials, but now he understood that it was about choosing the future...
Pull down the fences and break down the walls.
Only through the tempering of one's character and mind can one's heart become truly strong.
Only those who are truly mentally strong and wise can be qualified to assume the position of leader, and can lead mankind into the future. No matter how big the changes, no matter how many temptations, no matter how difficult the dilemma, they can face it calmly.
Take it calmly. As for those who have neither wisdom nor a strong heart, and who just want to stay in a warm, comfortable, safe and accustomed nest, they are definitely not good leaders.
Most of the original officials of the Han Dynasty were related households.
Whatever official the father is, the son can generally be an official. The son inherits the father's inheritance from generation to generation, including fences, courtyards, and cities.
In the end, the Great Wall was climbed by outsiders. Those who had stayed in a warm, comfortable, safe and accustomed place found that they were forced to face swords and guns with bare hands, and to face the cold with naked hands. At that time,
Will these people thank those who built fences, yards, cities, and even the Great Wall?
Sima Yi smiled.
The former Qin Dynasty broke countless fences, yards, and cities, but in the end the Qin Dynasty built the Great Wall on its own...
Then the Han Dynasty fought out.
Western Region, Northern Desert.
Now there is southern Xinjiang, and even more distant Thailand and the West.
The Han Dynasty needs those who have the courage to cross boundaries, just like those who had the courage to break the original restrictions in the founding of the Han Dynasty.
The purpose of the imperial examination is to find these people!
This is probably the first meaning of the hussar general.
The second floor...
Sima Yi's eyes stayed on some students.
Although those students may have tried their best to dress more formally to take the exam, the impoverished life still made their clothes show a hint of embarrassment, making their skin reveal the traces of labor, but their eyes
Still clear, focused and full of hope for the future.
I came to Hedong just to give these people the same opportunity.
Anyone who is willing to make progress needs to be given a chance, at least once.
Those who want to cross the fence, go out of the yard, break down the city wall, give them a way.
These people are different from those who are willing to be lazy. If you don't give them a way, sooner or later something will happen, just like the Yellow Turban Thief.
Crazy people are unreasonable. In this case, don't drive people crazy.
If Qiusi had a third consideration, Sima Yi's eyes fell on Pei Mao who was standing aside.
Pei Mao smiled and said: "The Master said: "When it comes to stopping and knowing where to stop, it can make people worse than birds!" Okay, this is a good topic..."
Sima Yi also smiled and cupped his hands, thinking in his mind, could this Pei Mao also notice it? It looks like it is just like the rumors, he is old and cunning...
……<(￣︶￣)>……
Zhang Shi, who hurried back to Chang'an from Pingyang, understood one thing, that is, there was already preparation for the Taiyuan matter, and there was no need for him to intervene.
Now Zhang Shi is accepting a new mission and eyeing new prey.
Zhang Shi was sitting in a wine shop facing the street, looking at the Dojo of the Five Gods not far away with a subtle expression.
Beside Zhang Shi, there was a young man wearing a linen robe. He pushed something wrapped in oil paper from the table to Zhang Shi, like a pastry sold in an ordinary shop, and whispered: "This
It’s a relevant situation... Please ask Mr. Zhang to put it away..."
Zhang Shi also took out a folded small ticket from his sleeve, pressed it with his fingertips, and delivered it to the opposite side of the table, "This is my next thought, don't worry..."
The young man opposite the table smiled, took his hands away from the table, and straightened his back, "Zhang Zhizhi, my lord, I did this for Zhang...not for money..."
Zhang Shi's hand paused slightly: "Your Majesty..."
The young man nodded towards Zhang Shi and said goodbye, "Zhang will know when the time comes..."
The young man left simply.
Zhang Shi looked at the young man's leaving figure, thoughtfully. After a moment, he focused his gaze on the pastry-like thing wrapped in oil paper, then stood up and picked up the "oil paper package"
”, check out and go home.
As soon as he walked out of the restaurant, Zhang Shi saw Qiao Bing appearing at the entrance of the Wufang God Dojo, wearing a gorgeous five-color Taoist robe. The people around him hurriedly came forward to salute and say hello, and some devout believers even bowed their heads at Qiao Bing's feet...
…
"Tsk, tsk..." Zhang Shi smiled secretly, shook his head, and turned to leave.
Qiao Bing, who was across the street, seemed to have noticed Zhang Shi's gaze. He raised his head and looked around, but didn't see anything special. Then he was quickly disturbed by the believers around him and had to pretend again.
He acted like a virtuous man, nodded slowly, and "blessed" these believers...
After the blessing ceremony, Qiao Bing returned to the dojo. The originally innocent look of an immortal on his face was gradually replaced by the emotions of a mortal.
In the past few months, overall the academic work has not been bad, and the results have been good.
But the problem is that Qiao Bing is not a god or a real person, but a mortal with various emotions. More importantly, he has family, tribesmen, and these worldly worries...
Qiao and passed through the dojo and entered the backyard.
The backyard of Wufang Catholic Church is not big, and it is mainly used as a resting place for religious people in the ashram. On the left and right sides are double-story wings, which are Datongpu, which are similar to dormitory-type places for ordinary believers to rest and sleep.
, the main hall in the backyard is used as an office space for handling dojo affairs. Behind the main hall, it leads to two small courtyards. One small courtyard is the kitchen and dining room, as well as a place to store some sundries, while the other small courtyard belongs to Qiao.
And a personal courtyard.
Qiao Bing walked to his courtyard, where his confidant Qiao Duolu had been waiting outside the courtyard for a long time.
"Duo Lu, you have worked hard all the way..." Qiao walked into the courtyard, reached the inner hall, sat down, and asked, "How are you doing at home?"
"Your Majesty, everything at home... This, at home, everything is okay, okay..." Qiao Duolu took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands, "This is from Mr. Shao Lang to Your Majesty.
letter……"
Qiao Bing took it, looked at the paint, and then asked Qiao Duolu to sit on one side first, then opened the letter and started reading. The letter was written by his son, and he wrote some information about his family, saying that because
Qiao Bing's status is not bad among the Qiao clan in Sichuan and Sichuan, but similarly, Qiao Bing's son also mentioned that his people are making money in the name of the Five Directions God Cult...
"Hmm..." Qiao Bing frowned deeply.
Strictly speaking, Qiao is not a devout believer. Although he represents the pope of the Five Directions Catholic Church, he still regards his position as an official position in his heart. Under this influence, the Qiao family
It is not uncommon to use the Five Directions Catholic Church to make profits.
At the same time, Qiao Bing also knew that the so-called Five Directions God Cult was just a tool in Fei Qian's hands, and the so-called "cultivation merit" was just a deception method.
"Ah Duolu..." Qiao and put down the letter, "Tell me honestly, what are my brothers from the clan doing?"
Qiao Duolu hesitated, "This..."
"You have to tell the truth so that I can know what I should do!" Qiao Bing said seriously, "If you hide it from me, then if there is a big problem in the future, you will be in trouble! Tell the truth, my few
Clan brother, what exactly did you do?』
Before Qiao Duolu narrated, Qiao Bing also made some guesses and was somewhat mentally prepared. However, he really didn't expect that Qiao Duolu's words made him jump up.
"Bastards! These bastards!" Qiao Bing was furious, "How dare you?! How dare you do this!"
Qiao Duolu lowered his head.
Qiao Bing was so angry that he said such words.
Originally, when a person does evil, how can he say "dare you or not"?
Maybe at the beginning, I just did it secretly, but once I tasted the benefits and couldn't control the desire in my heart, there was no question of whether I dared or not. I had already done it, so why did I talk about whether I dared or not?
The biggest difference between bad things and good things is that most people who do good things stare at their own feet, while people who do bad things spend most of their time staring at other people's pockets. People who do good things have always been down-to-earth, working hard, and making themselves
Getting better and better, enjoying the efforts and gains, while people who do bad things like to get something for nothing. They know that something is not good, but they still go back to do it.
The Qiao clan members, especially the Qiao Bing clan brothers, are cheating and abducting.
If you cheat and kidnap too many times, of course problems will arise and others will discover them. And the way the Qiao Bing clan brothers solve problems is still a very classic method, which is to directly solve the person who raised the problem...
Qiao Bing felt as if he had been immersed in an ice cellar, and it was bitingly cold.
"Bastard! Idiot!" Qiao Bing wanted to yell, but after all, there were people in the dojo coming and going in the yard next door and outside the yard, so Qiao Bing had to suppress his emotions, and then sat down again, "What if
If they are discovered, our whole family will be ruined! Do you all think that Xu Yuanzhi is a fool? Ah?! They are the fools! Why doesn't the second uncle not care? Why doesn't he care..."
"My Lord, my second uncle is old..." Qiao Duolu prostrated on the ground, "He is old and can't walk much anymore. At home... please give me some advice..."
"What idea can I come up with?" Qiao Xi suppressed his voice, "When this damn guy does evil, why doesn't he think of some idea?! Now if I want to make an idea, what idea can I come up with?! These things will happen sooner or later.
Sooner or later, we will be discovered! What will we do then? What should we do?!』
Qiao Bing was like a trapped animal, circling around the room, and after a while he stopped, "No, I have to go to the lord and confess all this to the lord!"
Qiao Duolu hurriedly reached out and grabbed Qiao Bing, "My lord, we can't go. If we go...after we go, will they still have a way to survive?"
"What way of survival? What way of life are they still thinking about?!" Qiao Bing waved his hands, "Let go! Why don't these bastards think more about how to live when they do evil?!"
"Lord! They also gave us money..." Qiao Duolu said, "We also use their money... Lord! If there is a problem, they will also pay for us..."
"What money? We didn't know it was money for evil!" Qiao Bing said in a deep voice, "Even if we sell land and houses, we must return the money to them! We can't get involved in this! Absolutely not!"
"My lord! My lord!" Qiao Duolu held on tightly, "That's your brother, you have to save him...Also, if you go like this, lord, these five directions
The position of the Pope of God...』
"..." Qiao Bing was stunned.
He lowered his head and looked at the gorgeous Taoist robes he was wearing.
Then he stopped walking outside.
He can give up money and family ties, but he cannot give up his Taoist robe...
Money is like a fence, he can easily cross it, family ties are like a courtyard wall, he can push the door open, but when it comes to his own Taoist robe, he is trapped in it by such a gorgeous Taoist robe, like
Trapped in a city, the four gates are closed and there is no way to escape.
After a long time, Qiao Bing gave a long, helpless sigh, "It's over...I will be killed by these bastards sooner or later..."
