When Gu Bingqian walked over, he saw Tang Chengcheng discarding an answer sheet with disdain on his face among a large number of discarded papers.
"Master Tang, are you so angry?" Gu Bingqian smiled slightly.
Tang Chengcheng was extremely dissatisfied with the left minister of the Ministry of Rites. In the past few days, he had been scurrying around in these rooms like a hungry wolf dog looking for food, looking for faults. Fortunately, everyone was there.
Didn't give the other party any chance.
But since he is the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, even Mr. Fang Ge has to give him some face. Naturally, he cannot compete with others just by reviewing the Hanlin Academy.
"Master Gu." Tang Chengcheng stood up and bowed slightly, then sat down. "They are just some students with vulgar writing skills who hope to use eye-catching methods to attract public attention. But this person is even worse."
Tang Chengcheng didn't hide it. In his opinion, the wording in this paper itself was very ordinary, and the quotation of scriptures was superficial. He could only fool people by pretending to be an expert. He didn't want to think about your ordinary behavior.
Do you understand such important military matters?
So he couldn't help but throw it aside when he saw less than half of it. Unexpectedly, he casually made a few complaints and attracted this person.
Gu Bingqian picked up the paper discreetly. It was a transcribed paper, and the handwriting was of course unremarkable. However, as soon as he opened the question, Gu Bingqian realized that this paper was unusual.
"The most important thing about wealth lies in the open source."
Gu Bingqian took a breath of air in his heart, this was going against heaven.
The unanimous view of the imperial cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs is that there is a certain amount of wealth in the world. If the imperial court wants to obtain wealth, it will naturally compete with the people for profit. If you take more, the people will naturally be less. If it is less, the people will naturally be less.
There will be trouble, so anyone who seeks attention through commercial taxation, mining, sea development, etc. will inevitably encounter opposition.
The current opinion within the imperial court is to reduce expenditures, from military pay, from official salaries, from expenditures of various ministries, especially from the royal family and even the emperor's inner treasury. This is the way of heaven.
Gu Bingqian suppressed the surprise and joy in his heart and read it carefully. The writing of this article was indeed rudimentary, and there were very few quotations from scriptures. It would be normal for it to be dismissed from ordinary papers, but the novelty of this argument was unparalleled.
No wonder Tang Chengcheng didn't even want to read it and put it aside. This obviously goes against the views of a bunch of guys who spend their days leisurely drinking tea in the Hanlin Academy.
After reading it carefully, Gu Bingqian found that although many of this article were only rough suggestions and did not contain much substantive and practical content, it was enough to have such novel ideas.
Moreover, when it came to military affairs, the writing style and content changed again and became particularly practical. Even Gu Bingqian didn't understand many of the specific details, but he felt that they should be credible.
When the solution was finally proposed, Gu Bingqian was even more shocked. Collecting business taxes, opening mines, expanding land and opening up seas were almost all violations of heaven. No wonder Tang Chengcheng said that this article was just sensationalism, so he
Even the emperor did not dare to come up with all these strategies at once. Just one tax supervisor had already made people angry with him.
Gu Bingqian also knew that this article was indeed an unrealistic attempt to gain attention, but was this wrong?
These students themselves have never been exposed to government affairs. How could they be as slick as old officials, saying old words that everyone is tired of hearing? Is that what the emperor wants?
This article is what the emperor wants!
For Gu Bingqian, the writing style, vocabulary and even whether it is practical and feasible are not important. The key is that the article conforms to the emperor's wishes. This is the most important thing.
Gu Bingqian knew very well that he was not popular among his colleagues, so if he wanted to maintain his current position, he must obtain the Holy Family. How to obtain the Holy Family, he must naturally uphold the Holy Will.
In just a short time of burning incense, Gu Bingqian had already read this article twice and made a decision in his heart.
"Master Tang, why was this article dismissed?" Gu Bingqian's face was gentle, even with a smile.
"Why? Master Gu, after watching it for so long, don't you understand?" Tang Chengcheng became a little nervous, but quickly calmed down, "The diction is poor and the writing style is rough, so why talk about other things?"
"It's so good, why talk about other things!" Gu Bingqian was furious, "You only read the text and don't care about anything else. No matter how meaningful and thorough the policy theory is, no matter how close to practicality and in line with the holy intention, the article turns a blind eye.
?You, a classmate, did well in the exam!"
Tang Chengcheng didn't expect that Zuo Shilang, an official who usually seemed very modest and even had a reputation for flattery in the court, would explode all of a sudden and directly say that he deliberately disobeyed the Holy Will. This frightened him.
It also made him feel extremely angry.
"Lord Gu, don't be slanderous! This kind of article, no matter who it is used to judge, is gross..." Tang Chengcheng argued hard, his neck became thicker and his face turned red.
"Really? You mean to say that your literary talent is higher than mine, your diction is better than mine, and I have spent the past few decades studying in the Imperial Academy for nothing, and my career as a Hanlin scholar has been in vain? Are you a Hanlin critic?
A few years ago, when I was working as an editor in the Hanlin Academy, you were probably not enlightened yet?" Gu Bingqian's face was ferocious, his eyes were shining with a sinister light, and he said sternly: "I think you have ulterior motives.
If you fail to consider the holy will, your heart will be punished!"
The dispute between Gu Bingqian and Tang Qiancheng immediately caused shock in the entire grading room.
It can be said that it is unprecedented in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty for a deputy examiner to directly criticize a fellow examiner with such harsh and rude words. Moreover, it is unheard of for Gu Bingqian to even directly criticize a colleague with humiliating words.
Fang Congzhe, who came after hearing the news, saw that the aggressive Gu Bingqian had already lectured Tang Qiancheng to the point of fainting. Why did Gu Bingqian, who usually seemed so humble and generous, explode at this time?
Fang Congzhe remained calm and stepped forward slowly: "Master Gu, why are you so angry?"
"Mr. Ge, this Tang Dynasty master is cunning. He doesn't want to repay the emperor, but just sticks to the old ways. This kind of people, I think, will definitely delay my recruitment of scholars and let down the holy grace..."
After Fang Congzhe arrived, Gu Bingqian's tone softened slightly, but his attitude did not change. Fang Congzhe took the paper and read it with a frown. The entire marking room was silent, waiting for the examiner's decision.
Fang Congzhe knew from the first reading that this paper had big problems. If the paper was just rhetorical, there would be no problem in dismissing it, but this article really has something to say, and more importantly, this article is very
It is in line with the wishes of the current Holy Father, and he has some very insightful opinions on military affairs related to border troubles. This is difficult to handle.
"Sir Gu, in the opinion of the lower officials, it is not inappropriate for Mr. Tang to depose this article. This article lacks literary talent and the words and sentences are crude and shallow. Even Guo Qiuwei felt that it was a bit forced..." Fang Congzhe observed.
The other person's expression changes.
Gu Bingqian's temperament is known to all the officials in the court. He is not aggressive or stubborn, but his behavior today is so strange. It is obviously targeted. Even though this article is in line with the Sacred Heart, it is just an article.
Whether he was deposed or not has nothing to do with the overall situation. Why did Gu Bingqian jump out at this time?
Before Fang Congzhe finished speaking, Gu Bingqian had already added with a sneer: "The elder of the cabinet disagrees with the lower officials. In the opinion of the lower officials, although the diction of this article is not exquisite, it can be said to be clear in logic, but this is not the case.
It is important to select scholars for the country. The first priority is their heart and then their talent. This proposition was decreed by the emperor. It is aimed at the various shortcomings that our dynasty is currently facing. However, this article can point out the current shortcomings and repay the king with fists.
It can be seen, and the follow-up countermeasures he proposed, although there are still some shortcomings, but his new ideas are unprecedented among the more than 100 papers reviewed by this official. Could it be that this kind of thinking and this kind of talent are not qualified to be a Jinshi?
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From Gu Bingqian's words, Fang Congzhe could feel the other party's determination. This guy seemed to really want to cause trouble. Fang Congzhe pondered for a moment, and he would definitely not give in. Then the group of fellow examiners from the Hanlin Academy followed his own wishes.
If you choose a candidate, it will be regarded as betrayal, but if you insist on it, you may follow Gu Bingqian's wishes and start a fight.
Fang Congzhe is still not sure about Gu Bingqian's intentions. He is the deputy examiner and the left minister of the Ministry of Rites. If he wants to compete with him, he will not have the upper hand. Even if he goes to the emperor, he will be reprimanded in the end. Thinking of this, Fang Congzhe thinks
He was slightly shuddered. Could it be that this guy just had this idea and wanted to bring this matter to the emperor?
Is this to deliberately disgrace oneself, or to seek credit in front of the emperor? Or is it a combination of both?
Fang Congzhe thought quickly in his mind and made a decision quickly: "Since Mr. Gu strongly recommends this article, why not put this article on hold for now and let's discuss it later."
Before Gu Bingqian and Tang Qiancheng could react, Fang Congzhe picked up the paper and left.
Gu Bingqian also didn't expect that Fang Congzhe, who had always been domineering, would compromise so neatly this time. This made him who was planning to make a fuss seem to have been punched in the air. Although he secretly resented it, he had to admire it.
This guy is so experienced and profound that when he senses something is wrong, he quickly changes his strategy. He is really a cunning person!
For a moment, he also lost his mind and didn't know how to continue. It was unreasonable to continue to entangle like this, so he could only give Tang Qiancheng a sharp look and left unwillingly.
Fang Congzhe returned to his room and read the paper carefully. He had to admit that although the article was rough in terms of writing and theory, it did have some content. No wonder Gu Bingqian would use it to make trouble, but what was Gu Bingqian's purpose?
This is what needs to be thought about most clearly.