To be honest, eighty percent of the reason why Yun Xi suddenly summoned the top five candidates for the imperial examination was because of Yang Zirong.
Although they will soon enter the officialdom, Yunxi can also appoint Yang Zirong as the official of Zhongshushe. However, Yunxi thinks that Yang Zirong is too shrewd, especially after remembering that Yang Zirong is the historical Yang Rong.
He felt that this person was worthy of making great efforts to win over him. Therefore, in order to express his importance to him, Yunxi decided to summon him in advance.
Not long after Wu Pu withdrew, Yang Zirong walked up to Yunxi, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Yang Zirong, has met."
Yunxi smiled and said: "Get up."
By the time Yang Zirong stood up, Yunxi had already sent everyone else around him away, so he said with a smile: "Yang Aiqing, I am very impressed by you! You will try and write two policy papers for the imperial examination, and I will
After reading it carefully, your guess about my governance is quite accurate."
'Could it be that the strategy I gave in the test was not off topic and I correctly guessed His Majesty's thoughts? But if so, why did I only rank ninety-sixth in the test? My scripture meaning is obviously full marks.' In an instant, Yang Zirong had already thought of it.
These things fill my heart with doubts.
"It's just a question for the Imperial Examination. Even if the economic methods you proposed for the vassal state are somewhat novel, it's normal. But how did you expect to write such an essay on the Imperial Examination Policy?" Yun Xi asked.
In fact, the method proposed by Yang Zirong in the palace examination, which he summarized as "vassal economy", surprised Yunxi. I don't know if it was because his hometown was on the coast of Fujian, but Yang Zirong was keenly aware of a truth:
The more developed the business, the closer the connection with other places.
Based on this principle, Yang Zirong combined it with the historical story of Guan Zhong in the Spring and Autumn Period of "boiling salt in the Bohai Sea and purchasing deer in Chu" and proposed that the Ming Dynasty found a local specialty in each vassal state, and the Ming Dynasty tried its best to purchase this specialty so that many people could enjoy it.
The people of the vassal state participated in this industry to form a chain of interests. Once the Ming Dynasty stopped buying such things, the vassal state would be destabilized. In this way, the vassal state would not dare to break away from the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, that's not what Yang Zirong actually said, but that's what he meant.
Yunxi was shocked at the time: Isn't this the community of interests I envisioned? Although Yang Zirong's idea is still relatively rough, it has begun to take shape. The Ming Dynasty actually has such talents!
However, although Yang Zirong's idea surprised Yunxi, it was based on historical precedents and was semi-original. It was not completely original, and Yunxi could accept it. However, Yang Zirong's answers on the examination paper completely surprised Yunxi.
It was the first time in history that the Jedi could propose spreading Buddhism in Mongolia to solve the border troubles that had plagued the Central Plains for many years. Yunxi even suspected that Yang Zirong was also a time traveler.
So now he asked Yang Zirong how he came up with the idea.
Yang Zirong bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I understand your Majesty's administration since he came to the throne."
"I checked the official newspaper and learned that in July of the 31st year of Hongwu's reign, His Majesty summoned monks and Taoists from all over the country to pay homage to him in Beijing."
"It was only two months after His Majesty took the throne that he summoned the monks and Taoists. This shows that Your Majesty attaches great importance to the monks and Taoists. I also read the records of previous dynasties and learned about the history of the rise and fall of the Tubo Kingdom."
"I thought about it and thought that since the Tubo people could be made weak by the Buddha, the Mongols may not be made weak by the Buddha. So I wrote like that after seeing the question of the examination."
In fact, Yang Zirong did not have much confidence in the method he had developed, because there were many people in China who believed in Buddhism, but they were not as devastated as Tubo. Perhaps there were other reasons why Tubo was so weak. But he found that His Majesty seemed to be convinced of this method.
I believe it so much that I wrote this in the exam article.
Yunxi was dubious about his explanation, not very convinced, but since Yang Zirong had said this, it was hard for Yunxi to ask further questions. But he had already decided in his heart: 'Send the Jinyi Guards to monitor him.'
But Yunxi didn't show any signs of it on his face. Instead, he smiled and said, "Yang Aiqing is really smart, and I can't match it."
Yang Zirong immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is so complimentary."
Yunxi immediately said: "Get up quickly, why are you always kneeling?"
After he got up, Yunxi said again: "Yang Aiqing, I appreciate your two policy papers very much. I should have made you both the first scholar and the first scholar."
"But Yang Aiqing, your imperial examination policy is just that. Confucius once praised Guan Zhong. Since you use Guan Zhong as an example, they won't say anything."
"But your essay on the subject so elevated Buddhism and Taoism, although it agrees with me, but have you ever thought about how Confucian scholars would view your essay?"
Yang Zirong had a look of surprise on his face. Yunxi didn't know why he was like this.
Yang Zirong hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, can't you suppress a few corrupt scholars?"
Yunxi was also a little surprised and said: "How many rotten Confucian scholars? At least 80% of the Confucian students in the world will oppose your strategy. Don't you know?"
Yang Zirong was even more surprised: "How could it be? In Yongjian, we are just a few rotten scholars."
Yunxi suddenly understood the reason why Yang Zirong was so surprised. Xing Jian, the two provinces of Guangdong have been dominated by business since ancient times. Even Confucian scholars are mostly not so old-fashioned. There are really only a few "corrupt Confucians". Growing up in this environment
Of course, Yang Zirong, who had never left the province before, would not have known that there were so many "corrupt scholars" in the world. At this time, there were no televisions or telephones.
Yunxi could only say: "Yong Jian, Guangdong is a special case. There may be few great scholars there, but there are many in other provinces. You will understand after you stay in the capital for a few more days."
"So in order to prevent you from becoming the target of public criticism, I can only admit you according to the ranking they arranged. Even in the palace examination, I dare not give you a too high ranking, I can only give you fifth. If I give you the top prize, you will try
His policies will inevitably be revealed."
Although Yang Zirong still can't fully understand Yunxi's concerns, now that His Majesty has explained the reason, can he still keep asking? And Yang Zirong, as a smart man, certainly knows what to do at this time.
"Your Majesty is arbitrary and has a clear understanding of everything, but I am making false claims." Yang Zirong knelt down and said.
Yunxi asked him to get up again. After that, Yunxi encouraged him a few more words, and finally said: "I have decided to make you the middle school scholar and stay by my side. I will formally announce my confession in a few days."
Yang Zirong was excited. Now everyone knows that people from Zhongshushe are on the fast track to promotion, so how could he not be excited?
Yang Zirong wanted to kneel down and thank him again. But Yunxi immediately stopped him and said, "Hold on, I have been talking to you for a long time. If you don't want your beauty to be destroyed by the forest wind, just retreat."
Yang Zirong may not be willing to show off to Lin, but thinking of the consequences, he simply quits.
