109 [circle and dot] (for the leader raspberry yogurt
There are five levels of imperial examination articles, which are replaced by five types of marks, namely: ○, △,丶,丨,x.
The top-ranked test paper must be rated first or second class by more than half of the marking examiners.
If more than half of the marking examiners give this test paper a fourth or fifth grade, then the candidate can only be ranked as a third-ranked candidate.
Li Dongyang circled all three papers, randomly shuffled them, and handed them to Yang Tinghe next to him.
This is called "turning tables", which means that the marking officer at another table will continue to score.
The three circles drawn by Li Dongyang are all covered with embossed stickers so that other grading officers cannot see them. They can only be opened after all grading is completed.
Yang Tinghe casually scanned it and recognized his son's answer sheet. It had nothing to do with the writing style or content, it was just a matter of looking at the handwriting, because the palace examination did not use ink scrolls, and all were graded on candidates' ink scrolls.
Calligraphy is also a potential scoring item. Points will be deducted if the writing is poor, points will be added if the writing is good, and it does not matter if the writing is average.
Whether it was from personal relationships or reading articles, Yang Tinghe drew a circle for his son. He would not deliberately avoid suspicion. Yang Tinghe would never do it if his son insisted on giving a negative review despite his good writing.
After reading Zou Shouyi's paper, Yang Tinghe also made circles. As long as the top three in the examination were acceptable, he had to make circles to avoid favoring one over others.
Until he saw Wang Yuan's paper, Yang Tinghe suddenly frowned.
There is no way to evaluate this thing, and no one writes palace examination articles like this. Yang Tinghe thought about it, but he was really not sure, and because of his son, he did not dare to judge the score too low, so he simply gave Wang Yuan a triangle
, that is, second grade.
The paper was sent to Yang Yiqing, the real official minister, and the score changed again.
Yang Shen's article was full of flowers and must be given a circle. Zou Shouyi's article was too vague and did not please Yang Yiqing, but it was indeed very good, so it was given a triangle.
Wang Yuan's discussion of horse politics and the tea-horse trade simply touched Yang Yiqing's heart. Reforming horse politics was Yang Yiqing's most proud political achievement in his life. How could he not like it when Wang Yuan used it as an example?
Moreover, Wang Yuan not only gave examples, but also discussed the possible loopholes caused by the commercialization of the tea-horse trade after the reform of the horse administration, and discussed how to fill the loopholes to prevent collusion between government and businessmen from taking advantage of the loopholes.
What a talent!
Yang Yiqing also thought about filling the loopholes back then, but the relevant interest groups were too strong and many of his policies could not be truly implemented.
After reading Wang Yuan's paper, Yang Yiqing felt that there was someone who would succeed him, so he gave him a big thumbs up.
The test paper was then sent to the cabinet minister Liang Chu. This gentleman marked all the papers for Yang Shen and Zou Shouyi. He also got stuck on Wang Yuan's paper. After repeating it several times, he clicked on it and was awarded the third grade.
The ratings of cabinet minister Liu Zhong were different again. He drew a circle for Yang Shen, a triangle for Zou Shouyi, and a dot for Wang Yuan.
There are two days of marking time for the imperial examination.
On the evening of the last day, candles were lit in the East Pavilion, and everyone tore open the floating signs to tally the results.
When he saw Li Dongyang circling all the top three in the test, Yang Tinghe couldn't help but secretly cursed the old fox.
Don't expect an old tortoise in the political arena to be a tough-minded gentleman. Li Dongyang is very cunning and insidious.
In the past few years, Li Dongyang's reputation was extremely bad, and it suddenly improved after he overthrew Liu Jin. Coupled with the fact that he had great power, all the dirty things he had done in the past had turned into forbearance and acting in order to get rid of eunuchs.
As for the promotion of younger generations in the past six months, Yang Tinghe believes that it is not to recruit talents for the country, but to build connections for his descendants, Li Dongyang.
For example, in this imperial examination fraud case, Li Dongyang handled it very skillfully.
Ma Qing became the unlucky guy in the case of a left-wing student in the engineering department and became the scapegoat of all the examiners. However, Jin Gui, the person directly responsible, had nothing to do with it.
If Wang Yuan and Jin Lei are left behind, then Li Dongyang will have an iron shoulder to shoulder the moral responsibility. Those officials who serve as examiners must accept Li Dongyang's feelings, including Wang Yangming.
What has Li Dongyang lost?
The blame was all taken by the unlucky Ma Qing, who also vacated the seat of the left engineering major, who could be replaced by Li Dongyang's confidant.
The losses are all other people's, and the benefits are all your own. You can leave a better reputation and a wider network of people before you become an official!
Yang Tinghe's speculation is very dark, but it is not far from the truth.
But in Li Dongyang's view, this is a matter of public and private convenience. While benefiting himself, he can also recruit talents for the country, so why not do it?
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It took about two hours before the results of the scoring statistics were released.
The first place, Yang Shen, received full marks, fourteen "○".
Second place, Yu Ben (192nd in the joint examination), twelve "○" and two "△".
The third place, Zou Shouyi, has eleven “○” and three “△”.
Wang Yuan is ranked 98th, with three "○", two "△", four "丶", four "丨" and one "x".
Yang Tinghe took Wang Yuan's answer sheet and said with emotion: "This person's answer sheet is beyond words."
Yang Yiqing smiled and said: "I think there is something in what I said."
"Haha, I dare to speak boldly. This man can be a censor." Zhang Lun, the minister of Dali Temple, laughed and said that he was also a circle for Wang Yuan. This gentleman was a government official and served as a supervisory censor to patrol various places.
Known all over the world for settling unjust cases, he knew that many of what Wang Yuan wrote were true.
What did Wang Yuan write?
When discussing the way of civil and military affairs, he said that in the pre-Qin period, there was no distinction between civil and military affairs. The prime ministers were all dismounted to govern the people and mounted to manage the army. Therefore, there is a saying that "the army and the peasants are united, and the civil and military are in the same direction." He also took Guan Zhong as an example to explain how to use culture to promote military affairs.
, based on Wu Dunwen’s principles.
Although the eternal road is the same, the specific environment has changed, so there is a difference between civil governance and martial governance.
In a world of chaos and great strife, military rule must be the main focus, because the primary goal at this time is to strengthen the army. But at the same time, more emphasis must be placed on the merits of civil rule.
Why Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was able to conquer the world? His wisdom and prowess are reflected in the aspect of civil administration. Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang, one is richest in the world, the other has many soldiers and a vast territory, but they only know how to plunder and not produce. Emperor Taizu can be defeated once
, defeated twice, defeated three times, because the military supplies are sufficient, you can start over no matter how many times you lose.
Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang, although seemingly powerful, had actually hollowed out the people under their rule. Once they were defeated, their internal conflicts intensified, if they were defeated twice, and three times, they would completely collapse. This was the merit of Emperor Taizu's civil rule.
What happens now?
First, the system established by Emperor Taizu was completely destroyed. The horse administration, salt administration, and tea administration were like this, the guard system was like that, and the official land system was like that.
Secondly, the Ming Dynasty at this time was different from that at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the land was vast and sparsely populated. As long as the land was cultivated, everyone could make a living, and the people were prosperous and happy. One hundred and fifty years later, the population multiplied and the Ming Dynasty
There are more people and less land, which has given rise to a large number of refugees. Once there is an uprising, these refugees are potential threats.
Third, eunuchs and corrupt officials are exploiting the people. The people in the fish and meat village are miserable and the government should be rectified.
Fourth, land annexation is the most serious problem, which makes it impossible for the court to collect taxes and puts a heavy burden on farmers. A nationwide land inventory should be carried out and the tax system should be reformed, which can not only increase tax revenue but also reduce the burden on farmers.
Fifth...
Wang Yuan talked about many practical issues, some of which he heard from Wang Yangming, some of which he heard from Shen Fucong, some of which he consulted with the head of the caravan Qin on the way to the rural examination, and some of which he learned personally in Chuanqingzhai. Experienced.
Wang Yuan even proposed to first change the in-kind taxation to monetary taxation gradually, and after achieving results, he would simply spread the tax across the land.
In addition, Wang Yuan believes that employment should be increased so that refugees can find a way to survive. The first thing that needs to be carried out is the reform of the household registration system, allowing small traders to register in their place of residence. A single household registration reform can reduce countless refugees.
These are nothing. The most frightening thing is that Wang Yuan proposed the implementation of a tax-sharing system. That is, some taxes will be classified as national taxes and other taxes as local taxes. This will enrich the household department and allow the central government to have money at critical moments.
It's a pity that the Minister of Hubu did not participate in the review, otherwise Wang Yuan would definitely be given a big thumbs up.
As a result, huge differences arose. Yang Yiqing and Zhang Lun felt that Wang Yuan had something to say and particularly appreciated Wang Yuan's paper.
Most of the reviewers felt that Wang Yuan was too radical. If he became an important minister, he would definitely bring trouble to the Ming Dynasty. But they finally pointed out the current shortcomings and made some sense, so they casually gave him a third or fourth grade.
Being ranked ninety-eight, it is enough for our mighty general Mr. Zhu Shou to slowly look for papers.