The ministers were a little impatient to know who this person was, but they also knew that it was the examination time. For the sake of fairness, the "surname system" was used. They were afraid that they would have to wait until all the examination papers had been reviewed and the rankings were sorted.
I saw the specific name.
But make a list of the people you know.
With a writing style that is exactly the same as that of "Natural History", the candidate seems to be...
"Your Majesty, this year's examination papers have been marked. Do you want to submit them according to the rules of previous years?"
The so-called rule in previous years is to select the candidates from the A and B lists and arrange a rough ranking for Emperor Mingguang's reference.
The final arrangement still needs to be decided by Emperor Mingguang himself.
Of course,
Only the first twenty people will be listed.
Indefinite order,
It was personally ordered by Emperor Mingguang.
"Send it over."
Emperor Mingguang was very curious, who are in the top twenty this year?
After a while, he saw the list.
Most of the names are very familiar, especially those of Yao Anhong and Huo Botao. They are extremely familiar.
Before the examination, Li Wenchong even chatted with him and said that there were two people in his family who ended up in trouble.
I didn’t expect that I was not particularly outstanding in the general examination, but I performed so well in the palace examination?!
Emperor Mingguang had a smile on his face.
It seems that this is a "double happiness" for the emperor's brother.
Emperor Mingguang not only didn't mind, but was happy that Li Wenchong had two talented people around him, so he could take care of him more in the future.
Apparently, Emperor Mingguang forgot that although Huo Botao was Li Wenchong's "grandson-in-law", he was also the grandnephew of Prince Cheng. Don't forget, Princess Cheng came from the Huo family in the capital.
In order not to appear strange in front of the ministers of the court, Emperor Mingguang did not rush to pick up the two people's articles and read them.
But according to the order in which they are arranged,
I read them one by one.
"Not bad!"
"There are many candidates who excelled this year. Their words were meaningful and implemented in practice. Unlike previous years... after talking for a long time, I always felt that something was missing."
It’s not that it’s really bad, but compared with the “high-level” rhetoric in previous years, this year there were more candidates who “meant what they said” and put their words into practice.
Of course, the reason why they were able to achieve this level of success was because they had read the "Natural History" and studied the "Da Ming Daily" to better control the political direction of the Ming Dynasty.
Unlike previous years, except for the noble sons trained by big families and the students taught by famous teachers in Dashanyuan, it is difficult for other unknown places to excel.
The imperial examination in North Korea is not about comparing who can write better articles. In addition to being able to write articles, the content in them must also be meaningful.
Don't be "pretend to be empty", it will look like a castle in the air at first glance.
Just like the style of "Natural History",
Starting from reality,
When it comes to the specific event itself, it has a real place to stay and is closer to the lives of ordinary people.
Only by being down-to-earth can we do practical things for the people and seek benefits.
This is the official in the DPRK that Emperor Mingguang really wants.
But there is no way. In previous years, there was no "Da Ming Daily" or "Natural History". There were no newspapers that introduced local customs and local affairs. Some of them were just poems and books on etiquette, with thousands of words written in them.
"The Words of the Sage".
The words of the sage are thoughts and codes of conduct, which can influence a person subtly.
but……
Can that thing be used as food?
Can it be put into practice and solve the people's feeding problem?
The family has a profound background and the presence of famous teachers from Dashanyuan gives their "students" a better chance to get close to the saint's thoughts, and a better chance to understand the lives of ordinary people and know what "government" is like and how to do it.
But candidates whose family conditions are not good, or who can only go to some not-so-good academies, find it difficult for them to have access to these things. It is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son, which is a problem that has existed since ancient times.
When material things are not abundant enough, people's spiritual world will also become deficient.
If you don’t even have enough to eat, who would pursue the spiritual world and go to school?
When people studied in those days, all they wanted was to be admired by others and to honor their ancestors.
Without the guidance of famous teachers, the land they can see is only so big, and the mountains they can climb are only so high, so how can they be required to follow the words of the saints and do the things of the saints, "establish a destiny for the people, establish a heart for the heaven and earth, and inherit the unique knowledge for the saints?"
Create peace for all eternity”?
Otherwise, no matter how good the slogan is, it is just a castle in the air, a flower in the mirror, a moon in the water, which can be seen but cannot be touched.
Previously, Emperor Mingguang only thought that newspapers were not on the table and were used to achieve some ulterior political purposes.
Even the "Natural History Journal" that Yao Jiuye and others worked hard to produce was still "a strange and clever technique" in the eyes of Emperor Mingguang and could not be put on the stage.
If it weren't for the "original intention" of Yao Jiuye and the others, and if it wasn't for the purpose of training these children, Emperor Mingguang might not have allowed a group of princes and grandsons to abandon their "business" and do such unworthy things.
However in fact...
It’s these things that don’t make it to the table that seem to affect more people.
Emperor Mingguang looked at the papers and wondered what was changing all this behind the scenes. Faintly, he seemed to understand why Li Wenchong wanted to "engage in education" with Gu Qingling.
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
Even if it is just a small newspaper, as long as it is run well, it can influence its people in some invisible ways.
Emperor Mingguang used locusts as part of the imperial examination twice in a row. One of the questions in the palace examination was not only to test the candidates, but also to let the officials in the court understand that he was going to carry out a big move to eliminate locusts.
Furthermore, he wanted everyone in the world to know about it.
The test papers of the candidates were a "surprise" to him.
Although it's not very clear yet, you can vaguely notice how much change someone's actions will bring to the Ming Dynasty in the future.
Suddenly, Mingguang was really looking forward to it.
The smile on his face made the ministers in the hall breathe a sigh of relief.
They didn't know what Mingguang was really thinking. They just thought that the candidates' answers made Emperor Mingguang happy, which also meant that they completed the task "excellently".
According to his own wishes, Emperor Mingguang moved the rankings of Yao Anhong and Huo Botao forward.
…
"Brother Hong got the top prize in the exam?!"
Gu Qingling looked surprised and couldn't believe it.
Yao Anhong's results were not amazing before, so why did he suddenly become the top scorer?
She quickly asked Li Wenchong, could it be that he said good things in front of Emperor Mingguang?
It's okay to say nice things, but the ranking shouldn't be too exaggerated, right?
Hearing this, Li Wenchong laughed and said, "Can you have some confidence in your grandson? Brother Hong is participating in the imperial examination. I have informed him in advance, but it is not me who has the final say on how he does in the examination and whether he can pass the examination."
Brother Hong was selected as the most beautiful person, one because his articles are good, and the other is because he is young and good-looking... Since ancient times, the position of the most beautiful person has been reserved for handsome young people."
Let’s not talk about the distant ones, let’s just talk about the person from the previous class. Wasn’t it because of his outstanding appearance that he was selected as the third overall winner?
When talking about number one scholar, one must talk about talent.
When talking about exploring flowers, you have to talk about appearance.
And second place...
In fact, the talent of the second-place finisher cannot be inferior, but the problem is, there is a top pick with more outstanding literary talents in the past, and a young and beautiful top pick in the second place. If the second-place finisher has nothing to offer, won't the limelight be suppressed?
Although Li Wenchong is a little surprised that Yao Anhong will be chosen as the third overall pick, considering Yao Anhong's young age and outstanding appearance, the possibility of being chosen as the third overall pick is quite high.
