In July of the ninth year of Hongguang, Minglian Academy.
Chen Hongyu held the "Commentaries on the Confucian Classics" and shuttled through the school to explain the "Confucian Classics" to these students.
Because of the urge coming from the Seal of the Distracting Talisman, he couldn't care less about hiding his clumsiness and could only speed up his promotion of status.
He directly ranked first in the state examination and obtained the honorary title of Hongguang for eight years, completing the three yuan achievement.
Moreover, he also participated in this year's examination and prepared to directly obtain the title of Jinshi.
Nowadays, he has a great reputation in the entire Wu Dynasty. Every day, the literary spirit that changes his reputation is constantly injected into his body, and his Confucianism and Taoism cultivation are also rising.
Because of his Confucian and Taoist attainments, he has already entered the realm of being a real official, but he is still a little behind compared to his uncle Xu Yan.
At the end of the eighth year of Hongguang, Xu Yan was awarded the title of Juren directly. With the blessing of his status, he has reached the pinnacle of Juren.
Even the Xu family has changed from the Lingchuan Xu family to the Tianshui Xu family, and has gained quite a reputation in the state. After all, this is a family with four talents.
Along with all kinds of fame, what Chen Hongyu had been worried about did not happen. Sima Xun and other big bosses didn't seem to find out the slightest details about him, but instead cultivated him more carefully.
At this time, he entered Minglian Academy. While teaching students in the inner academy, he was waiting for the results of the examination and the next arrangements.
He was secretly thinking in his heart, but on the surface he was devoted to explaining the "Commentaries on the Confucian Classics" to these students.
After a while, the academy bell rang, and Chen Hongyu stopped.
These students did not leave, but swarmed in.
There are now more than 20 people in the inner courtyard. Except for a few students who have also obtained the title of Juren and are studying with a few big guys from the Minglian School, the rest still stay in the inner courtyard.
Because of their familiarity, these students did not feel particularly restricted even if they became lecturers.
After chatting with everyone for a while, Chen Hongyu left.
When we arrived at the lecturer's resting place, we saw someone already waiting in the house.
"Uncle?" Chen Hongyu raised his eyebrows slightly and said in surprise.
"Yeah!" Xu Yan said with a smile: "I just came back because of family matters, so I thought I would come over and find out how you would try.
I knew you were giving a lecture at this time, so I didn't bother you."
Some time ago, the Xu family's property outside Tianshui County had a problem, so Xu Yan went back, but missed the time for him to participate in the general examination.
When I returned to Beijing, I came here immediately to ask questions.
"Uncle, don't worry, the top three in the exam will definitely be Wuyou!" Chen Hongyu said with a smile.
The examination is divided into three sessions. The first session is of course about the Four Books and Five Classics; the third session is about policy theory. The interesting thing is the second session, which tests practical writing.
The first question is to draft an edict for King Wu Xuan of the 18th year of Yongkang, calling on the ministers to express their loyalty;
The second question is to draw up a royal edict for King Wu Su in the first year of Qianyuan, granting Yao Fei the title of Zhongshu Ling;
The third title is to write a congratulatory form to the emperor for the ministers in the second year of Yongle. The background is that the noble Zhu Ming presented a Zoyu to the court - it is said that it is either a snow leopard or a panda.
In addition, it also lists five public affairs scenarios and requires five official judgments to be written: appointing officials with lapses, using money for personal gain while being underprivileged, asking for salt when imprisoned, claiming military supplies at the border, and weaving prohibited items.
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This is not only a test of Confucianism, but also involves the way of doing politics. I just know that it is difficult for those who study Confucianism to pass the test.
Among them, Chen Hongyu found the most interesting question to be the second question.
For the question about King Wu Su, in addition to mastering the writing method of imperial edicts, candidates must also understand the background and time points of King Wu Sumu's reign and the role Yao Fei played in it.
During the period of King Su, the Confucianism within the Kingdom of Wu was divided. Above the court, the two factions of courtiers criticized each other, and courtiers were often imprisoned or even fought.
Especially since the world's ban on heaven and earth was not yet complete at that time, when the great Confucian took action, the movement was even greater.
And there is a trap here. King Wu Xuan was not dead at that time, but he was forcibly abdicated.
Therefore, the words and sentences in the imperial edict must not only place the responsibility for the chaos caused by the party struggle on the head of the late king, but also maintain the dignity of the royal family without being exposed. The core idea is:
To euphemistically express the mess that my father made, so I had to appoint someone to help wipe the mess - how to twist the pen, how to whitewash it, how to express a negative thing positively, the profound subtleties of it, I have figured it out.
, can be used in endless ways.
Of course, King Wu Su was indeed a wise king. He relied on various means to quell the party dispute, and even unified the two schools of thought. Even the great Confucians of the two schools highly recognized King Wu Su's attainments and thoughts.
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Of course, the great Confucian who did not agree with the Emperor's thoughts had been killed by the Emperor's Dragon Fist. After all, he was blessed with destiny and could not compete with him. He could not even escape from another country.
Listen to Chen Hongyu talk about the exam papers and his own answers.
Xu Yan nodded: "Actually, my current Confucian and Taoist attainments are not much higher than yours.
However, I have also checked the test papers of all previous scientific examinations.
This time, if nothing else happens, there will be no problem for you to be among the top three."
Chen Hongyu nodded and said: "The only thing I worry about is the prime minister level.
Recently, the dispute between our Minglian clique and the prime minister clique has become increasingly serious."
Hearing this, Xu Yan also sighed.
The prime ministers and other officials firmly hold the power of scientific examination.
Although they will definitely not do anything excessive under supervision, it is normal for them to fall a few places when the level of the test papers is not far apart.
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In the Shangshu Mansion, Sima Xun sat quietly in the main seat, and on the seats next to him were other important officials of the Ming and Lian Department.
"The emperor is young, so the palace examination is just a show.
But the appointment of these Jinshi after the imperial examination is the most important thing."
The current king of Wu is the belly of the previous king and is one year old. Now he is the ninth year of Hongguang and is only ten years old.
Although the current King of Wu is extremely intelligent and has been involved in political affairs early, he still does not have much power over the appointment of courtiers and the arrangement of these Jinshi.
"Although we have the help of the junior minister, we are still unable to deal with the prime minister.
The most important thing is that Xu Ping is now famous, and the saying "There is no fear of changes in nature, no law for ancestors, and no sympathy for people's words" has been spread to the ears of the prime ministers early.
The prime minister is originally a conservative, and Xu Ping said these words early, so I'm afraid he has already remembered them in his heart."
"If the prime minister really wants to suppress Xu Ping, he might just find any excuse..."
"I know that although the Integrity Clique has been growing, it is still a bit weak compared to the conservatives headed by the prime minister.
Although the deputy prime minister restrained the prime minister, his thoughts and behavior were also slightly conservative.
I don’t necessarily have any opinions on Xu Ping’s arrangements.”