Zhao Guan's family didn't have the bad habit of hiding behind others and peeping when they were taking exams, but simply waiting for the exam results was quite boring, so as soon as everyone arrived at the Huangyi Palace, he took the initiative to give an order to everyone to help themselves.
Although it was for their own convenience, the several commanders who were often away from the capital certainly would not take the initiative to give up the opportunity to get along with the officials. However, it was not easy to talk about military matters on such an occasion, so they all laughed and chatted with the officials casually.
For example, Zhao Guanjia was sitting on a bench in the Huangji Palace and said that more and more servants were coming back from the palace, so that the palace was getting cleaner and cleaner, and they were a little uncomfortable. Moreover, there were more people, and the rice was wasted.
Duoyunyun... I was so stunned that several handsome ministers did not dare to talk to each other for a long time. Only Zhang Rongchu came here and really told the officials about his life experience on how to save rice.
On this occasion, the military ministers did not dare to leave, but the civil servants were too lazy to get involved. They went to the Huangyi Palace early and sat around, letting the officials talk nonsense.
Of course, after all, this is the political center of a central power that has been inherited for more than a hundred years. Sitting around and sitting around, the kind of political order engraved in the bones cannot be abandoned... Guanjia Zizai led several commanders in the Imperial Palace.
Sitting down to drink tea, the three prime ministers and a rare senior censor, Zhongcheng, came to the main gate building outside, where there was tea and a table. Except for Zhu Shengfei, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, the other ministers and the ministers of the nine temples
I sat under the corridor of the side hall on the left side of the Imperial Palace. There was tea and a table, but I couldn't move it out with the things in the side hall. But further down, the censors, the people in the middle school, and the Privy Council were all here.
He and the editors just sat casually under the corridor of the east side hall farthest from Jiying Hall.
However, although the categories of people in various places are different, they are generally discussing the accident that just happened in the Hall of Heroes.
To be honest, it is one thing not to voice any objection on that occasion, but as a civil servant, seeing the supreme honorary status of Jinshi being easily thrown away by the official family, it is a bit difficult to accept in my heart, but it is another thing...
...So, although this was not mentioned in the Imperial Palace, there was gradually a discussion around it outside the palace.
Not only that, once the discussion started, it gave many people an atmosphere of support, giving people who originally did not have the courage or opportunity to speak some confidence, and then became resentful.
However, the matter was settled, and it was difficult to persuade the officials. They could only rely on the spirit of the young classmates in the Jiying Palace next door to complain secretly.
The Huangyi Palace is about the same size as the Jiying Palace next door. It is difficult for these movements to be transmitted into the palace, but they cannot be hidden from the ministers around the palace. Several ministers soon heard the movements.
Then, Censor Zhongcheng Li Guang, who was already somewhat resentful, couldn't help but mention this incident:
"Lv Xianggong, I am not criticizing something. In the situation just now, it is enough to tolerate national affairs for a while, but in the future, we should not just let the officials continue to mess around... This matter is really inappropriate.
"
Xu Jingheng, who had just picked up the teacup, was slightly startled. He was about to agree, but he looked at Lu Haowen beside him and calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip. On the contrary, he turned to Li Guang and smiled bitterly, and then took the initiative to defend himself.
:
"Taifa (Li Guangzi), there is a precedent for this."
Li Guang became more serious: "Of course I know that there are precedents, but in the national talent promotion ceremony, officials are still too frivolous."
When the word frivolous came out of his mouth, the three prime ministers were all moved.
Besides, Emperor Taishang Daojun is after all one of the Supreme Emperors of Beishou, so it’s hard to say bad things about him. The three prime ministers and Li Guang are basically ‘senior ministers’ who have experienced the complete era of Emperor Taishang Daojun, and they have a noble status.
, let alone say more easily to avoid causing political misunderstandings.
But political language is so interesting, and a frivolity can express a lot of things.
When Emperor Zhezong died without an heir, the Queen Mother and the prime ministers discussed the succession of princes. Of course, Zhao Ji, who was then King Duan, and later Emperor Taishang Daojun, won. However, during this period, the opposition Prime Minister Zhang Dun said
"Prince Duan is frivolous and cannot rule the world", but it also accompanied Zhao Ji's emperor career for decades.
Because this sentence is too to the point.
The Supreme Taoist Emperor Zhao Ji was "frivolous" and "cannot rule the world". And a few years ago, history even included the fall of half the country, the devastation of the capital, the total captivity of the royal family, and even tens of millions of people.
Human life has verified the subtlety of this sentence.
Therefore, when Li Guang said frivolous at this time, he conveyed his meaning perfectly - although the word Chengli can stop people's mouths, it cannot shield people's hearts. That Chengli was done by the Supreme Taojun Emperor who ruined the world.
Officials should not imitate bad practices, and prime ministers should not indulge them. Otherwise, it would be as ridiculous as the Six Thieves coaxing the Supreme Taojun and the Emperor.
This was a very severe accusation. Even if it was barely a private chat at this time, Lu Haowen had to make a formal response.
And sure enough, after thinking for a moment, Lu Xianggong put down his tea bowl and responded slowly: "Today's world is actually a time of full-scale war between Song and Jin Dynasties... I think what the officials said is very appropriate. But a few days ago, Huan Guo
When I entered the palace, I said that in today's world, military should be given priority, and that military affairs should not be faked by others. I also think it is appropriate."
This means that we must implement military-first politics and put military first. Then when a war comes, no matter how we win over the generals in the army, it is always acceptable.
Li Guang was slightly startled, but then shook his head: "Having said that, Yue Fei already received the Shaobao at the age of twenty-seven and was given the title of Jiedu Envoy. He is considered to be an extremely human minister. This move by the officials is not enough...I
Let’s put it bluntly for now, if Yue Pengju has such a background, it’s okay to discuss it below, but how can the rest of the commanders be at ease?”
"So what if you feel unhappy?" At this moment, the Privy Councilor Wang Boyan, who had been leaning on the seat and sipping his tea without saying a word, suddenly interrupted. "Is the grievance higher, or with Yue?"
Li Guang was speechless for a moment, then woke up for a moment, and then became silent again.
By the way, it may be that Li Guang himself spoke directly just now, so Wang Boyan's words were more direct - if the other commanders are dissatisfied, will this dissatisfaction be directed at Zhao Guan's family? Or will it be directed at Yue Fei himself?
Of course, this answer is self-evident to Yue Fei himself.
Because the Zhao Guan family is also very good at dealing with people like Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian, and Zhang Jun... And to be fair, looking at the past performance of these people, it is obvious that they are afraid of the official family, including the very particular Wang Yan and Lu
Qing and others, including even the somewhat frightened Wang De, these generals have different personalities and have their own shortcomings, but one is capable of fighting and the other is loyal, but this is the unified understanding of all of them.
Even sometimes, several prime ministers themselves would murmur that in the current world, especially before the official who was talking nonsense in the palace came to the throne, the generals of the world would rebel easily and be easily shaken. However, the person whom the official valued was not
Talking about civil servants, even a few military generals, but they never failed in major matters... How was he able to pick these people out?
Until, in many cases, the respect and fear that the courtiers have for the official stems from the official's ability to recognize people and the weight of his wings.
And not mentioning these things, returning to the matter of Yue Fei, if the dissatisfaction of the commanders and ministers is only against Yue Fei, wouldn't it be better from the perspective of being a ruler? It can better ensure that the youngest and strongest troops
Will Yue Fei be a lonely minister?
Can it better balance military power?
If you think about it this way, the official's move was a deliberate and clever move, and it cannot be called frivolous.
When thinking about this level, not only Li Guang, but also Xu Jingheng was thoughtful, nodded slightly and fell silent.
But at this moment, Prime Minister Lu Haowen, who had taken a sip of tea again, slowly but decisively shook his head: "Although the officials give a small beating to the commander-in-chief, they always treat the king with his heart.
, this move is absolutely not what he intended!”
"Then..." Wang Boyan was puzzled while getting tea. "Isn't it coming back again?"
"No." Lu Haowen sighed softly while holding the tea cup. "I'm afraid the officials really think that it is of great use to give Yue Peng a Jinshi background?"
"What's the use?" Li Guang also laughed for a moment while holding the tea cup. "Can he be made the Privy Councilor?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhongcheng himself was stunned for the first time, and then the four important officials in the court almost got numb and looked at each other. Then they put the tea on the table in front of them almost at the same time... because they suddenly realized that at this time
Maybe it's inappropriate, but when Yue Fei gets older, when he reaches forty, the battle is almost over, isn't it okay?
I can't believe that this matter will become a rule and custom in the future... The privy councilors all joined the army... Give me a background!
Of course, this is how the four important ministers judge the villain's belly with a gentleman's heart.
How could the Zhao Guan family think so far ahead?
He really only did this out of a sense of protection for Yue Fei... You must know that as a time traveler, Zhao Jiu never thought about what Yue Fei would do because of Han Shizhong's jealousy. That was just like Han Shizhong
Rebellion is generally a joke!
He only knows one thing!
Therefore, whether this action was deliberate or opportunistic, it was by no means a frivolous move... Zhao Jiu just wanted to protect Yue Fei from the civil servants in a way that took money from the bottom of the cauldron because of that unwarranted sentence. He just wanted to give Yue Fei a target.
It's just a protective shell for the civil service system.
Of course, as the same saying goes, the Zhao Guan family is judging a gentleman with a villain's heart, and is even a bit unfounded.
Do you really think that all the prime ministers are Qin Changjiao? Then Qin Changjiao is also a character who appears only once in a thousand years, okay?
Moreover, the Zhao Guan family is firmly seated in the palace, who can touch his close and beloved generals?
Even the discussion in the Imperial Palace today was not just a private discussion when we were extremely bored.
And sure enough, all the civil and military officials who followed Zhao Guan's family could only sit around in the Huangyi Palace for more than half an hour. As someone boldly handed in papers for the first prize, everyone from the Prime Minister down to the palace gathered in the palace to discuss the articles of the new scholars without gossiping.
Common saying.
In addition, although Zhao Guanjia made it clear before leaving the stage that there was no need to follow any customs in writing, in fact, there were no specific customs in writing articles for the imperial examination.
Because the core of this article is actually about ‘beauty’ and ‘thorn’.
Specifically, 'mei' means to praise, and 'thorn' means to point out faults...and the object of praising and pointing out faults is naturally the emperor. In fact, compared to the format of the imperial examination, 'mei' and 'thorn' coexist compatiblely.
, is the basic criterion for judging articles in imperial examinations since the Tang Dynasty.
In other words, this palace examination essentially requires these scholars to write a political essay that flatters Zhao Guan's family and points out their faults at the same time. As long as the flattery is good and the criticism is in place, then this
It is a typical good article for the palace examination.
And this is also the reason why many ministers are optimistic about Yue Fei and Qu Duan... There is really no need for any literary talent, and Yue Fei's previous "Good Horse Pair" is a model for the emperor's advice on employment. As for Qu Duan, it is hard to say "beautiful".
'Stab' is always okay, right?
Back to the present, it was impossible for Zhao Jiu to read all the 600 articles with names blurred. He just asked the governors, ministers, and Hanlin scholars to review them together and set a rough ranking. Then Zhao Guanjia only looked at the outstanding ones.
Not only that, as the formal examination of names began in the Imperial Palace, Zhao Jiu got straight to the point. After setting the ranking, he opened his life and said that no matter how high Yue Fei or Qu Duan were ranked, no changes were allowed.
This made people in the hall feel a little more at ease, and as more and more test papers were delivered, order became more orderly.
But as the saying goes, the sharpness is in the pocket, and the sharpness is revealed. Some papers, even if they are anonymous, can use their extraordinary strengths to arouse the astonishment of the emperors and ministers in the Imperial Palace, and have to treat them specially.
It’s really a ‘strength’!
Zhao Jiu looked at the test paper in his hand, which was densely packed with neat small characters, and felt his admiration as hard to conceal as the roaring Yellow River... He could clearly count how many rows and columns there were horizontally. This paper was handed in very early.
The test paper actually contains more than 10,000 words!
Using calligraphy, I wrote more than 10,000 words in such a short time, which is comparable to those coders who wrote on the Internet in later generations!
No, those coders are not qualified to carry this person’s shoes!
In the palace examination, someone used a calligraphy pen to write such a long policy question so neatly. How can those Internet writers who stay in front of the computer and type can be compared?
That’s not all.
Zhao Guanjia was in awe and carefully spread out the test paper under the awe-inspiring gazes of several handsome officials around him. Just after reading the first sentence of this article, he felt trembling all over and made up his mind on the spot to make this person the number one scholar!
As the saying goes:
"Tang and Wu prospered by listening to the people; Jie and Zhou listened to heaven and perished. Now your majesty is engaged in war, external strife and internal strife, and you have five policies for your ministers, but you falsely claim that heaven and people are one. How can you be wrong?"
This is the first time Zhao Jiu has seen someone clearly put forward that between God's will and the people's will, we must choose the people's will with a clear stand!
Based on this, even if this person only knows how to write articles, he still deserves to be the number one scholar, and he will be the last imperial censor Zhongcheng in the future.
And Zhao Jiu continued to read, and the more he read, the more he liked it... First of all, this person probably didn't know much about specific military issues. He only talked about military defense strategies in general terms, but he bluntly said that he believed that the Song Dynasty had a large population.
, the foundation is solid, as long as you make sure not to make peace with the Jin people, it doesn't matter whether you win or lose for a while, the final victory will definitely belong to the Song Dynasty.
But when he turned the page and saw the section about employing people, Zhao Jiu was stunned for a moment because this person said it directly:
"The current prime minister is about the same as Yan Shu and Wang Gui; and the privy minister has been in office for a long time, without Han Qi's interruption; the deputy prime minister is diligent, and there is no joy and sorrow like Fan Zhongyan. Your Majesty hopes to use this generation to revive the two rivers and redefine the country. All non-commanders will have Han Bai, Wei and Huo.
Is it possible?"
Zhao Jiu was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing at the table. Tears of laughter came out...but he was determined to give this guy a hardening and change him to the second place.