The rice paper is snow-white, finely mounted on seven layers, and slowly unfolds. The fragrance of ink mixed with a touch of sandalwood is refreshing, and the exquisite and neat fonts like printing catch Zhu Pingan's eyes:
I obey the destiny of Heaven and succeed the emperor, unify the eight wastelands and control the ten thousand poles, shepherd billions of people, and protect the world. I will ensure that they have a living place and have the industry of raising them, and then I will fulfill the responsibilities of the herdsmen in the rear, and serve as a herdsman.
No shame.
To ensure that the people are safe, they must have land for farming, land for sericulture, food, and clothing, so that they will not be in danger of freezing or dying. In addition, the soil must be safe and the environment is safe, with no thieves, no thieves, no bandits, and no weapons.
Only by doing harm can we avoid the pain of displacement.
If there are no people to farm, how can we eat? If there are no sericulture, how can we clothe ourselves? How can we live without peace? These three are also what I am worried about. However, today, there are few people on the cultivated land and many people eat them; the sericulture and silkworms support the few
And there are many people who wear it, and the country's borders are safe but there are many people who are in chaos! Flood disasters are endless, severe droughts are not uncommon, banditry is endless in the territory, barbarians in the north are harassing the border, and Japanese pirates are intruding in the southeast area, starting from Shandong in the north.
, connected south to Fujian and returned to Jiaozhi, plundering continued, and the Japanese invasion became increasingly fierce.
I lament the hardships of the people's livelihood and lament the worries of the country. I am definitely not the master of the world. I have no way to transform the world. I am unable to stabilize and govern the country. To this day, I can only make changes and find good strategies to stabilize the country.
When it comes to governing a country, the people have land, clothing, and peace everywhere. Is there any way to follow the Tao and return to transformation?
I am not an ignorant person. I am a scholar who is well versed in principles, knows current affairs, and has read a lot of books. I hope that I will be able to support you. I have been your lord for a long time. You can state what you see and know directly and report it in the scroll.
, I personally watch it, don’t be afraid or hide it.
The full text has a total of more than 400 words, which is the entire content of the questions in this imperial examination.
Zhu Ping'an rubbed his forehead slightly. Yesterday's Zhuangyuan Tower banquet and staying up all night were really exhausting. He was a little energetic when he first entered Xiyuan. When he paid homage to Emperor Jiajing, his energy seemed to have been exhausted. At this moment, his forehead was bulging.
Jumping, feeling tired and dizzy in my head.
Zhu Pingan rubbed his forehead, closed his eyes to rest for a moment, and read the test questions again.
This test question from Emperor Jiajing is translated like this:
I, Jiajing, inherited the throne of the Ming Dynasty according to my destiny, and became the master of the billions of people in these eight wastelands. To protect the whole world, I must let the people of the world have land to cultivate and have jobs to support their families, so that I can
Only by fulfilling my responsibility to comply with the destiny of heaven and protect the people can I have a clear conscience.
If you want to stabilize the people, you must provide them with land for farming and mulberry fields for raising silkworms. They must have food to eat and clothing to live on, so that they will not suffer from hunger and cold. In addition,
We also need to pacify the whole world and bring peace to the world. No thieves can invade the people, and they must not be exposed to the danger of war. Only in this way can they live in peace without worrying about being displaced.
If people don’t have fields, how can we grow food? What will we eat? Without mulberry fields to raise silkworms, what will we wear? Without stability in the world, how can we live a stable life? These three points are what I, Jiajing, are very worried about. But
Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer fields, but more and more people eat, fewer and fewer people raise silkworms and weave cloth, and more and more people wear clothes. The country and the country are not stable. There are floods and droughts.
There are also rebellions. Bandits are also emerging in endlessly. The Hulu in the north are also restless and often harass our Ming Dynasty. The Japanese pirates on the southeast coast are also restless. They are not stopping from Shandong to Jiaozhi. They are getting more and more serious.
My heart is bitter. I know that I, Jiajing, am not the master of the world. I can't participate in the secrets of heaven, and I can't govern the country in peace. I often lie awake in the middle of the night worrying about the country. I think now I have to work through contingency measures. I have to
Find a good way to govern the country and bring peace to the country. If the people have food, clothing and shelter, and the whole Ming Dynasty is peaceful, how can there be any bandit rebellion?
I am not an ignorant person. You tributes are all well-versed in principles and current affairs. Don’t you just want to help me Jiajing after reading so many books? I have been waiting for you for a long time. So, you all just go directly
Tell me what you know and think about, and write it down on the paper. I will read it myself. Don't be afraid at all, let alone hide it.
The Lord of ZTE took the initiative to accept advice. It seemed that Emperor Jiajing was working hard to govern. This was Zhu Pingan's first reaction after reading the test questions.
There were more than 400 words in the palace test, and I finished reading it quickly. Soon there was a burst of noise in the hall, mostly excitement, excitement, and only a little consideration and surprise.
The purpose of this current affairs policy is to propose good strategies for governing the country to Emperor Jiajing! You can put forward your own opinions, strategies, and methods to govern the country and the people, eliminate Japanese pirates and barbarians, control floods, droughts, and natural disasters, etc.
The scholar is angry and scolds Fang Qiu. Isn't this what all scholars are good at?
Isn't this what all scholars dream of, to become a master of literature and martial arts, and to be a member of an imperial family?
How can you not be excited! In the Enke Palace Examination, the Holy One took the initiative to accept advice and worked hard to govern. This is what famous kings and wise kings do throughout the ages. Long live my emperor! I have money in my heart to make plans!
Most of the tributes in the hall were excited, almost furious for Emperor Jiajing, and each one of them tried hard to come up with a good plan for governing the country.
"Quiet, no noise!"
An official from the Ministry of Rites promptly issued a reprimand. After being reprimanded, all the tributes sat upright with excited faces but did not dare to make any more noise. The hall became quiet again.
Soon, officials from the Ministry of Etiquette also handed out answer sheets. The answer sheets for the palace examination were also made of snow-white rice paper. The written test questions were much larger. This was octavo rice paper. It was a long sheet and could be folded into
Eight pages. There are horizontal lines drawn with ink ink on each rice paper. No, they are vertical lines. There are 12 vertical lines in total.
This is the answer sheet for the Imperial Examination. All the candidates touched the answer sheet excitedly and nervously, unable to control themselves for a long time. This roll of paper carries their official career and must be presented to the emperor!
Suppressing their excitement, the tribute scholars began to pick up their pens, study ink, and write. Instead of answering questions, they first wrote their names, age, appearance, place of origin and other personal resume information on the answer sheet in accordance with the requirements of the palace examination.
After writing their resumes, the tributes put down their pens and concentrated on sketching out their strategies for governing the country.
After Zhu Pingan finished writing his resume, he couldn't help but rub his forehead again. He was so sleepy that his eyelids were fighting. If it were the palace examination venue, Zhu Pingan would have wanted to lie down for a while before answering, but this was the palace examination, so he lay down to rest.
Being too disrespectful to the Holy One would be disrespectful if others pointed it out, so Zhu Pingan could only hold on to his spirit.
How to answer, what good strategies, what suggestions, from which aspect, how can we come out on top? The number one scholar is not something that can be achieved by everyone. He was extremely exhausted and his mind was confused. Zhu Pingan shook his head vigorously, but his brain was still there.
It's such a mess and I don't know where to start.
Ouyang Zishi sat in the first place on the west side of the hall, full of energy and confidence. Looking at Zhu Ping'an, who was sitting far away and without energy, his lips couldn't help but reveal a smile of victory. (To be continued.)