Zhao Zhen laughed non-stop, pointed at Su Jin and cursed: "You are getting more and more courageous. You forced yourself to stand up for others, but you put this account on my head. If you don't explain it clearly today, I am determined to
I won’t spare you, even if you have great ability, trying to correct the edict in front of me is a dead end.”
Su Jin hurriedly said: "The Emperor clearly knows that although the Emperor has not taught him personally, how can a minister know what the Emperor advocates and opposes? If I dare to ask the Emperor, the answers to the test questions are chosen by the Emperor himself."
Zhao Zhen sneered and said: "I drafted it myself. "The Theory of Honesty and Honesty in Punishments and Rewards" was selected by me from hundreds of questions on Taoism. So what?"
Su Jin bowed and said: "I would like to ask your Majesty again, what are the standards for selecting scholars in the imperial court?"
Zhao Zhen said: "You have come to test me, Lu Aiqing, tell him what are the standards for selecting scholars in the imperial court?" [
Lu Yijian said slowly: "The first priority for the imperial court to recruit scholars is to appoint people on their merits. The so-called wise people can be understood as being loyal to the emperor, patriotic, noble in conduct, well-read in poetry and books, and good in politics."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Lu Aiqing. Your explanation is quite incisive. Su Jin, do you understand?"
Su Jin bowed and said: "Wei Chen has learned the lesson, but what Wei Chen wants to ask is, since the imperial court has selected someone, does it mean that this person meets the imperial court's standards for selecting scholars?"
Zhao Zhen said: "Most of them are. We can't rule out that there are some people who are just fools, but they will be discovered sooner or later, so don't worry."
Su Jin nodded and said, "I wonder if I, the humble minister, can be regarded as a fishy person?"
Zhao Zhen said: "You... naturally are not among them, you can be proud."
Su Jin bowed and said: "Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty. I am indeed a little proud."
Du Yan frowned and said, "Su Jin, what are you trying to say in this roundabout way? If you don't explain clearly what the Emperor is asking about, you are trying to make an edict in front of him! That is a serious crime!"
Su Jin waved his hand and said: "Why are you so eager to punish me, Mr. Du? If I explain, the emperor will not spare me. How can you, the old man, be worried and angry?"
Zhao Zhen shouted: "Don't be so glib. What do you want to express after asking me for a long time?"
Su Jin hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "I am reporting to the Emperor that I am the Jie Yuan from the east and west of Beijing. I wonder if the Emperor has read my policy?"
Zhao Zhen snorted and said, "I saw it, so what? There are rumors that your article is very good, but I think it's just an average work."
Su Jin scratched his head and said: "I have little talent and little knowledge, so naturally I will not be able to enter the eyes of the Emperor. Does the Emperor think there is anything wrong with my views?"
Zhao Zhen said matter-of-factly: "It's quite reasonable and well-founded."
Su Jin said: "That's it. The minister is following the emperor's teachings today, so he came out to speak for those students."
Zhao Zhen said in astonishment: "After all, when did I teach you? Are you playing with me?"
Su Jin pretended to be surprised and said: "Huh? Since the imperial court accepted Wei Chen as Jieyuan, and the emperor did not refute Wei Chen's policy opinions, doesn't it mean that the emperor ignored Wei Chen's opinions in the policy theory? That policy opinion
His argument is that "benevolence can be exaggerated but righteousness cannot be exaggerated", which is actually the way of benevolence and forgiveness. The emperor agrees with this point of view, why should he say it personally? As a minister, he should understand the implication of the emperor's words. How can he let the emperor speak in everything?
If the emperor acquiesced, how could Wei Chen dare to speak out in vain today? After all, Wei Chen actually acted in accordance with the emperor's ideas; if he was convicted for this matter, then Wei Chen would have died unjustly."
The whole court is in an uproar. This guy can really speak plainly. This is completely a change of concept. The emperor has read your plan and has no objection, so he acquiesces? This is too strong and unreasonable.
However, although it is a strong argument, it seems that there is no way to refute it. Su Jin's meaning is very clear: I wrote a policy paper and expressed my point of view, and your court also gave me a solution. The emperor did not object after reading the article, nor did he deprive me of the solution.
In the name of Yuan, doesn't that mean that the court and the emperor agree with the article's views? If my views are wrong, why do you want me to understand Yuan? [
Zhao Zhen was dragged into a trap by Su Jin. He was angry and funny at the same time. He felt that he wanted to refute, but he couldn't find the right place to exert his strength. It was as if he had been kidnapped by this kid. At the moment, he seemed to be able to only agree with his strong words. At this time, if
Saying that she did not agree with his views at all, Su Jinding had to ask: Then why did the imperial court let me become a member of the Yuan Dynasty? I will never do this kind of thing of slapping myself in the mouth.
Yan Shu, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu and others looked at each other and smiled. They were already very eloquent towards Su Jin. You could call him lazy or arrogant, but you had to admit that this guy was quick in thinking and sharp in words, and was good at using them.
Strategies; some of the officials finally understood why Su Jin could handle food affairs, organize the administration of Huainan Road, and resist Liao's provocations in a damaging way. This is not luck, this is ability; even the emperor was
He went around, not to mention those people?
Many people secretly made up their minds that they must have a good relationship with this kid from now on. Even if they can't get along and become friends, they will never become his enemies, because they are no match for this kid.
In the midst of the commotion, Zhao Zhen spoke: "Su Jin, when you said this, I refuted it. In fact, I have no objection to your point of view. It is purely a point of view; but since I have not made it clear
It is understandable that I object to you and think that I am acquiescing to this theory; in this case, I will let you be a good person today and let those few candidates take part in the palace examination."
Su Jin was overjoyed and kowtowed when he accepted the offer. Those officials also quickly knelt down to express their gratitude. The other officials also knelt down in a hurry. They knelt down in confusion and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, your Majesty! Long live my emperor."
Zhao Zhen saw that the faces of Du Yan and Lu Yijian were extremely unkind, so he said: "Even so, you violated the rules by going out without being called. This method of mercy cannot be applied to everything, so I will still punish you."
Su Jin said in astonishment: "Is this also a punishment?"
Du Yan shouted: "Twenty sticks, or ten slaps on the mouth."
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "After all, Su Jin is an official and a member of the undergraduate college. There is no need to fight in front of all the officials. However, he will be fined fifty kilograms of copper. If he does it again in the future, the punishment will be doubled."
Su Jin was overjoyed to express his gratitude. As long as he didn't have his pants taken off, spanked, or slapped, a thousand kilograms of copper would be fine, let alone fifty kilograms.
Lu Yijian stood up slowly and said, "Your Majesty, can you just ignore Su Jin's nonsense about government affairs and slandering the Emperor?"
Everyone fell silent for a moment, almost forgetting that this kid had made rude remarks just now, about catching the big ones and releasing the young, about the great Song Dynasty being bullied by foreigners, about being too concerned with details, and so on, typical slanderous words.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhao Zhen, who smiled slightly and said: "Lu Aiqing, I have just figured it out. Although Su Jin's words are a bit extreme, they are indeed the status quo. I cannot punish someone just because they talk about the shortcomings of the country.
On the contrary, we should encourage openness of speech. If banishing Chao Gang can promote reform and point out the shortcomings, then what's the harm in banning him?"
Everyone was impressed by Zhao Zhen's broad mind. He was a benevolent king. He didn't hide his illness and avoid medical treatment. He didn't hide his illness. He didn't get angry when others criticized him. Instead, he spoke words of encouragement. This was really rare.
"I have already thought about the question for today's palace examination, but now I have to change the question. There is only one question for today's palace examination, which is to find out the most important shortcomings of our Song Dynasty and propose solutions.
"It is a sin to speak. You students can speak freely, but you are not allowed to be perfunctory and empty, and to distract people's wisdom. You need to have something to say."
Everyone agreed in unison, and all the officials thought, today's palace examination is really unprecedented, and such a question was asked. I wonder what the emperor is thinking in his heart? Could it be that the emperor wants to carry out some big measures? It is said that the Song Dynasty has long-standing shortcomings.
There are so many things to do. The emperor did not ask the ministers, but he expected to get some good ideas from these actions? I am afraid that the emperor was ill and sought medical treatment.
Seeing that the emperor spared Su Jin so easily, Lu Yijian felt very unhappy. He immediately stepped forward and said, "I am not feeling well. I would like to ask the emperor's permission for me to return to the palace to recuperate early. It is enough to have other adults here for the palace examination."
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Zhao Zhen knew that he was unhappy, so he said a few words of relief and agreed to his request. Du Yan also wanted to follow the gourd's example and said: "I have a headache. Please allow me to return home to rest."
Zhao Zhen frowned and said: "Du Aiqing had back pain last time, and this time it's a headache. Your body is too weak. How about taking a long vacation to recuperate for a year?"
Du Yan was startled and said quickly: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. However, my illness is just a temporary illness. It is not serious, and I can still hold on."
Xia Song, who was on the side, covered his mouth with great joy, and thought to himself: You also follow the example of Lu Xiang, and don't urinate and take pictures. The emperor is so smart, how can he not know what you are thinking, you are a fool!
Now that the meeting was over, all the candidates left the main hall and came to the square outside the palace. The examination seats in the square had been prepared. Officials from the Ministry of Rites distributed number plates to the two hundred and thirty-two candidates and guided them to take their seats.[
Zhao Zhen also placed a yellow dragon umbrella canopy on the steps at the entrance of the palace, placed seats, made some refreshments, and gave seats to several ministers and the chief officials of the Privy Council and the Third Division to watch from a high position; the rest of the officials could only stand in front of them.
Stand on both sides of the steps.
The invigilator of the Ministry of Etiquette made arrangements and came forward to ask for instructions from Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen personally waved the drumstick. After three drums, the palace examination officially began.