The court of the academy was filled with tables and chairs, and those scholars who had received their number plates entered the examination room one by one. Fortunately, there was a layer of clouds floating in the sky today, but not heavy. It blocked the blazing sunshine above the clouds, and there was a mountain breeze blowing.
By the way, it was cool in the examination room.
Li Gang held a roll of paper in his hand and stood on a high platform and shouted to 326 young scholars: "Heaven testifies that our Yushan Academy will be fair and impartial. The thick soil serves as a guide. Our Yushan Academy will
Treat everyone equally, no matter you are a child of an official family or a scholar from a poor family, no matter you are a disciple of a famous scholar or a self-taught scholar, as long as you get a score of 60 or above, you can enter my school at Yushan. If you violate the oath, the gods will abandon you.
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As soon as he finished speaking, a thick stick of incense was lit, and the gentleman standing under the stage began to distribute the test papers, asking the scholars to fill in their place of birth and name first, and then the teacher personally used a piece of paper to paste the name and place of birth.
After reviewing the test papers, I would open the unidentified paper. It was too late to copy the papers, so I had no choice but to do this. Next time, someone specializing in copying papers would appear.
This move made Ma Zhou's pupils shrink slightly. When he saw Yun Ye looking at him with a smile, his old face turned red and he lowered his head to write his place of origin and name. Mr. Jin Zhu pasted the paper with a piece of paper expressionlessly and continued to write.
One candidate’s name is unknown.
Ma Zhou saw that there were only three questions on the test paper, one of which was "I want fish, and I want bear's paws. You can't have both. You have to give up fish and get bear's paws. Now I want to have both, and I want to have both."
Got the answer?"
What kind of weird question is this? Ma Zhou was sweating, because the next sentence was a comparison between life and moral integrity. Confucius said Cheng Ren and Mencius Qi Yi. No one had ever told him that benevolence, righteousness and moral integrity should be there, as well as life, too.
You must be greedy.
Continuing to read on, fortunately, it was all for a reason. He decided not to read the first question and just concentrate on answering the last two questions. This was not difficult for him, and when the incense burned to less than half, he
I had already answered the two questions with great success. After confirming again and again, I focused on the first question again.
Those who can recommend themselves to the academy for examination are not weak. There are no fishermen in troubled waters. Scholars in the Tang Dynasty all hold a respectful heart in learning, and there are no shameless people who deceive themselves and others in this regard.
When the incense burns to a moderate level, all the scholars in the examination room are crying and frowning. No matter how courageous they are, they don’t dare to choose to be passive. On this issue, they are either right or wrong. There is no middle way.
Walk.
Yun Ye sighed. The rigidity of their thoughts prevented them from going too far, but they didn't know that politics has always been about seeking common ground while reserving differences, constantly asking for things, constantly compromising, and finally reaching a consensus. There is nothing in this world that cannot be discussed.
, this is the most basic quality for an official.
If you don't have these qualities, you can't be an official. Li Gang didn't agree with Yun Ye's question at first. A literati has lost his character. Can he still be called a literati? He extremely despises this kind of lack of moral integrity and does anything to achieve the goal.
This is what politicians do. It was only at Yun Ye’s insistence that this question was added.
If Li Er could understand Yun Ye here, Fang Xuanling would also understand, and Changsun Wuji would also understand, because that's what they did. The so-called hardness cannot last long, and the softness cannot be defended. They deeply understand the samadhi of it.
The Tang Dynasty was too strong, but the Song Dynasty that followed was too soft. One fell apart in the fighting, and the other Yashan eventually perished. Yun Ye desperately wanted to instill the spirit of negotiation into the officials of the Tang Dynasty. If they had anything to do, they would sit down and talk about it.
It is much better than holding a knife to the forehead to say hello. The army is the last resort and should not be used lightly. It is their duty to protect the home and the country. If the military and political affairs are completely separated, will it avoid the sequelae of Jieduzhi's monopoly of power?
Woolen cloth?
It doesn't matter if they can't answer, Yun Ye clenched his fist, he still has time, at least fifty years to use. He doesn't believe that they can't learn to sit down and negotiate properly, protect the people, and open up living space for them.
That's what the army should do. Politics is inherently irrelevant to the army. They should appear in deserts, wastelands, jungles, and seas, rather than surrounding Chang'an.
"You are a free person, with a strange place and a vague destination. It is not uncommon to have some strange thoughts. Although I don't know why you insist on adding this strange question, but I can see that you are very
Pain, the reason why I agreed to do this is to let you see the reality clearly, how powerful the power of habit is. If you want to challenge it, the consequences will be more terrible than trying to control the car with your arms.
You don’t have to worry about the censure that will follow. I told the other students that this question is a test of the student’s mind. Once he chooses to answer this question and finds a way, no matter how outstanding his grades are, the college will depose him.
, don’t give him any chance.”
Li Gang's voice sounded slowly from behind Yun Ye. This old man was always conniving towards him. Even if he knew it was wrong, he would let him try. When things got out of control, he would stand up and clean up his mess.
The theories of later generations of politicians may not be suitable for the current social environment. Northern Europe, where these things were first produced, is still in a primitive barbaric society. There are still bandits carrying axes and robbing everywhere, shouting to rape and kill.
for fun.
It's not fun to think about it. Europe is still under the rule of a madman. The Pope has just burned down the Roman library. Countless principalities are fighting each other. Knights wearing tin cans are poking around with two-foot-long brittle wood spears.
The Bible was still written on sheepskin. If you wanted to write a story, you had to kill the sheep first. Yun Ye suddenly felt that he was putting the cart before the horse. The ancestors had never lacked wise men, so he was pretending to be a big-tailed wolf here.
Is my knowledge more profound than Mr. Li Gang? Is my will stronger than Li Er? If I had killed so many sons and daughters, I would have gone crazy long ago. I wanted to change the Tang Dynasty, but I didn’t know that the Tang Dynasty was also changing me.
, are the theories of later generations really correct? Not necessarily, at least now, the people of the Tang Dynasty may be the happiest people in the world, although most people still don't have enough to eat.
The officials of the Tang Dynasty were also the most honest at this time. When the locust plague came, some people jumped into the sea of fire to take responsibility. Chang'an was burned and some people locked themselves in their houses and burned them alive. What else do you want them to do? Even now, good schools have appeared.
The people under his rule couldn't enjoy it, so didn't officials rush to the door to argue? He completely ignored the two people standing in front of him, one was a prince and the other was a prince, and he dared to point his nose and roar until
The academy promised to build a primary school, so he apologized respectfully. Although when he left, he quietly said that he hoped his eldest son could go to the academy to study, and also sent Yun Ye several carts of fresh tea. Just like that, Yun Ye was already
Ye was the most competent county magistrate he had ever seen in his two lifetimes.
When Cheng Qian succeeds to the throne, just tell him about the dangers of Jiedushi and let him solve it as he pleases. As long as he passes on the precious natural sciences he knows, he will be a master, and a great master.
The pseudo-guru who hides in the small courtyard with his aunt all day long to create humans.
"Master Li, anyone who answers the first question must be deposed." Yun Ye smiled brightly and said to Li Gang, and specially strengthened his tone: "Must be deposed!"
Lao Li's long eyebrows seemed to be dancing, and he was stroking his beard with great joy. He repeated Yun Ye's words: "I will definitely be deposed." After saying that, the two of them burst out laughing, making the candidates look at each other in confusion.
Thousands of thoughts ran through Ma Zhou's mind. Although it was extremely difficult to survive from the cracks, it was not impossible. However, no matter what he did, he could not get around the premise that justice would be compromised.
He has a great fondness for the academy. Yun Ye's words of encouragement yesterday made him more confident. Xu Jingzong's food card solved his most embarrassing dilemma. A night in the library made him fall in love with the academy's vast collection of books, even if he couldn't put it down.
Even though he had the most delicious buns in the academy, he couldn't put down the books in his hands. He stayed up all night. He only read two of the books in the collection. Even if he had a photographic memory, he couldn't read all the classics in one night.
His last trace of anxiety was dissipated when he passed the exam. He looked at the green mountains and clear water, and bathed in the cool breeze. This is a fairyland, the ivory tower in the dreams of all students. It's a pity that he didn't have the chance to meet me. His heartache was so severe that he burst into tears.
The unstoppable flow.
However, the pen in his hand was still steady, and a line of big words appeared on the paper: "Fish is what I want; bear's paw is also what I want. You can't have both. Those who give up fish and take bear's paw are also. Life is also me."
What I want is what I want; righteousness is also what I want. You cannot have both, and you must sacrifice your life for righteousness."
After writing the words, he felt as if his back had been ripped out. He lay on the table with his hands clenched into fists. The delicate brush in the academy was also broken by him unconsciously. The ink painted his wrists completely black. He just felt as if he had given up.
The most beautiful thing in history, my chest feels numb and I really feel pain.
Some of the other scholars no longer hesitated, and were writing furiously. They read out unknowingly, and their voices became louder and louder: "Fish is what I want; bear paws are what I want, too."
You cannot have both, you are the one who gives up the fish to take the bear's paw. Life is what I want; righteousness is also what I want. You cannot have both, you are the one who gives up the life and takes the righteousness."
Li Gang stood up from his chair, looked at the scholars below and asked, "Has anyone answered the first question?"
There was silence in the audience. Li Gang raised his voice and asked again: "Has anyone answered the first question?" Still no one answered. Li Gang stopped talking and just stared at Shi Xiang. When the last wisp of green smoke came from the head of the incense,
After finishing the exam, Li Gang picked up the test paper, slowly tore it into two pieces, threw it in the air and said with a smile: "The last two questions are very easy, only thirty points, and the first question is the most difficult, with seventy points. Children
Dear friends, you have made the most correct choice when facing your own heart. Not answering the question is the best answer. Yushan Academy believes that nobility of character is the real nobility. Children, lack of knowledge is nothing.
Just learn, the lack of character is the biggest incompleteness, it cannot be learned.
Welcome, new students of the academy, you are all good and qualified children, the academy welcomes you."
There were not many cheers, but more howls. This was a torture of the soul, not only for Yun Ye, but also for Ma Zhou, and especially for everyone. (You are welcome to come. Your support is my biggest
Power.)rv!~!
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