Hou Xun, the Minister of Rites, is an old scholar who pays great attention to etiquette. He believes that the system established by the ancestors is perfect and unchangeable. The memorial presented by the little emperor must have been thought up by some ingenious clown who wanted to impress others. This is ridiculous.
The fatal plan must be rejected, it must be!
Hou Xun was the first to jump out and object for two reasons. First, it was because this new examination system would affect the performance of his son Hou Fangyu. He knew his son better than his father. Although his son was a bit crazy, he still had real talents and learning. Four
He started reading the Four Books and the Five Classics at the age of 10, and started giving lectures and reading articles at the age of ten. My son has high aptitude and a good memory. I remember the articles of everyone in the dynasty, Cheng Mo, and the examination papers of the masters of each province.
There are more than 3,000 eight-part essays, and the eight-part essays are really truthful and full of flowers. If you give up the eight-part essay and take the test on these messy things, wouldn't it be a waste of ten years of studying hard in a cold window?
Another reason is that my position as the Minister of Rites was entirely due to Qian Qianyi's arrangement. Now that my benefactor has something to do, of course I have to be a pawn.
When Zhu Youxiao heard what Hou Xun said was ridiculous, his face suddenly turned uglier. Originally, he wanted to wait for everyone to praise him before announcing that he had created this method to show off his vanity, but this ignorant Hou
Xun actually said something ridiculous! He was really angry. Zhu Youxiao tried his best not to look angry, but his livid face had already betrayed him.
Hou Xun was not aware of the emperor's anger, and continued to make an impassioned speech: "The best imperial examination system is to select scholars with eight-part essays. If the eight-part essays are well done, you can do whatever you want, poetry if you want, poetry if you want, and poetry if you want.
It’s a mark from a whip, a slap from the palm. If the eight-legged writing is not meticulous, whatever you do will be wild fox Zen and evil ways.”
The little emperor was so angry that he almost fell off the throne. These words hurt his heart. According to Hou Xun, Zhu Youxiao is the standard Yehu Zen. He can't write ordinary poems and songs, let alone eight-legged essays.
, they can only make some evil things like flying wings, wind and fire four-wheeled vehicles.
Just as Zhu Youxiao was about to get angry, he suddenly heard a shout from the military commanders: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong." After looking closely, it turned out that Liu Ziguang was the first to jump out and refute.
"Liu Aiqing, please tell them the beauty of this method." Zhu Youxiao seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and quickly asked the author of the original article to counter Hou Xun's slander for him.
"The eight-legged system was pioneered by our dynasty. It is indeed an exquisite method for recruiting scholars. However, it has long been exploited by those ignorant bookworms. They have no books except the Four Books and Five Classics, Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism, etc."
After reading it, some people don’t even know how eggs are obtained or what season grains are harvested. How can people who don’t know the difference between grains and are not diligent in all aspects of life be able to serve as a parent and benefit all people?" Liu Ziguang raised his hand.
Holding the wat board, shaking his head and talking.
"Master Liu, you are worrying too much. The Four Books and Five Classics are the basis of articles. If you study deeply, you will be able to understand everything. If you want to be an official to benefit the people, you have the master's name to handle it. The chief official can only make decisions. If it is a waste of time,
Studying the strategies of agriculture, industry and commerce, on the contrary, you are focusing on one thing at the expense of the other, giving up the good and pursuing the last." Hou Xun smiled and shook his head, seeming to dismiss Liu Ziguang's rebuttal.
"Everything needs to be done by others. Then the chief officer is just a puppet. The master will do whatever he says. Then why not let the master be the chief officer. He doesn't know anything and how to judge right from wrong. In this case, it is better to pull a pig.
If you become an official, you can save your annual salary." Liu Ziguang couldn't say Hou Xun, so he curled his lips and started to argue.
"I am impeaching Uncle Zhenwu for his improper words. Please punish me." The censor on the side was waiting to cause trouble for Liu Ziguang. After hearing his nonsense, a censor rushed out and barked.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." All the censors followed closely and said in unison, their voices as neat as if they had been rehearsed many times in advance.
"Humph" Liu Ziguang shook his head. He didn't care about the impeachment of the censors. He was not afraid because the emperor was protecting him.
"Uncle Zhenwu was born as a military general and has a forthright and upright personality. I will not offend him." Zhu Youxiao was also a bachelor. He didn't pay attention to the art of language at all and directly pushed the censors back.
"This method is very good, and I deeply believe it. If you can test this method in addition to the eight-part examination, you will definitely be able to recruit the most talented people from all over the world for the imperial court." Seeing that it was almost done, Hu Xuezhai, the minister of household affairs who had been contacted in advance, went out to work.
He supported the new method proposed by the emperor.
"I also believe that this method is feasible, and it will be customized. This will be the case in future examinations." Song Yingxing, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, also came out and said. He is a candidate who has failed many times and hates the eight-legged system. Naturally, he is very interested in the new examination method.
Even if Liu Ziguang didn't say hello to him in advance, he would stand up and support him.
Zhu Youxiao's face looked much better. Two ministers stood up to support it, indicating that this method was indeed a good strategy. Other ministers observed the change in the emperor's face and knew that the emperor must be a staunch supporter of this method, so those outside Donglin
Officials from all over the country came forward to express their support.
"There are experts from outside the world who can give advice to the emperor." Qian Qianyi thought this way. The organization of Donglin Party members was relatively loose and they were relatively united when dealing with common enemies. However, after the eunuchs were eradicated, they no longer had any decent enemies.
, when faced with such a problem that has nothing to do with the overall situation, there is no one-sided advantage. Since we cannot overwhelm our opponents, it is better to change from passive to active and take control of this new examination method. No matter how the test is conducted, we must do it.
It is not a matter of words to let someone win through his own hands. Thinking of this, he went out to the class and said:
"I also think this method is very good. I am not talented, but I am willing to take on the important task of taking the exam and share the worries for Your Majesty." The righteousness on Qian Qianyi's face and his righteous tone surprised everyone. They originally thought that he was the most determined
The opponents unexpectedly changed their stance so quickly and became a firm supporter.
Seeing the boss's change of direction, the officials from the Jiangnan Department suddenly realized what they were doing and stood up one after another to say that this method was very good and strongly supported it. Officials from Liu Ziguang's group were caught off guard and could not grasp the position of examiner. This did not mean that they were helping.
Did someone else make the wedding clothes?
Liu Ziguang immediately became anxious: "Your Majesty, it is most appropriate for Mr. Qian Ge to be the examiner, but this additional examination matter is trivial and complicated. Mr. Ge is an important minister of the country and can take charge of the overall situation. It is better to leave the specific affairs to us young people.
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Qian Qianyi smiled slightly: "Uncle Zhenwu has good intentions. The veteran has accepted it. There are many young talents in the Ministry of Personnel and Rites. This is an opportunity to train them. Uncle Zhenwu should come and give guidance when he is free.
"We all admire your skills with swords and guns." This alludes to the fact that Liu Ziguang, a first-time martial artist, is not qualified to take the liberal arts exam, so he can just do whatever he wants.
Liu Ziguang had nothing to say. Everyone knew how he got the title of Zhen Wu Bo. Being an examiner for the Wu Jinshi examination was acceptable, but it would be ridiculous if he really became an examiner for the literary examination.
"I think Liu Aiqing can take this position." Zhu Youxiao said surprisingly. Originally, the emperor planned to attribute this wonderful method to himself, but seeing that the situation was already like this, he pushed Liu Ziguang to the front desk.
"My fellow lords, this wonderful statement was made by Uncle Zhenwu. You didn't expect it. If someone said before that Liu Qing could only lead troops in war, I might have believed it, but now, hehe." Zhu Youxiao laughed.
He took the note from Wei Zhongxian's hand and waved it in his hand: "Which of you can write such a note? Who of you can bring me tens of millions of taels of silver on the next trip to Jiangnan? Who can put down the Shanghai Road Rebellion?
, annihilated the bandits from the Song Dynasty who were in danger of the Yangtze River waterway, and in just a few months changed the atmosphere of Jiangnan officialdom? In my opinion, Liu Aiqing was in charge of the army and the people, and was versatile in both civil and military affairs. He is truly a role model for you and others."
All the ministers stopped talking. No one else who went to Jiangnan would be able to achieve such great results. This is an irrefutable fact, and that statement is not something that just anyone can write or dare to write.
"Master Qian is the chairman and Liu Aiqing is the deputy. You two are in charge of the extra examination. Master Qian is highly respected and can just sit in command. How to set the questions and how to score. I need to ask Liu Aiqing for his opinion. Okay, that's it.
It's decided, we're leaving the country." Zhu Youxiao said in a tone that left no room for doubt. In the past, when discussing state affairs, he was always led by the Donglin Party members. Today, he can finally control the situation by himself. It's really satisfying.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's decree is not finalized. The cabinet has the power to return the imperial decree and let the emperor take back his order. However, the situation is different this time. The power on the emperor's side is strong enough, and those northern students are making trouble.
It was really powerful, so Qian Qianyi decided to give in temporarily. He took the lead and knelt on the ground, shouting "Long live the mountain" and respectfully sent the emperor off.