Please, let me be a fool

Chapter 126 The No. [-] Scholar, the Traitor with High Expectations 【Ask for a monthly ticket】

Wait until all the test papers are collected.

Several eunuchs came out under Wang Jin's signal.

Then they took those candidates out of Chengtian Hall and went to another wing to wait.

The palace examination was held on the same day, and the results would be issued on the same day, so candidates did not need to leave the palace.

Just have to wait for the final result.

And the exam is over.

Ouyang Ji was surrounded by a group of disciples who asked him what he had written.

Talking about Qiangu Hunjun, this question really exceeded the expectations of many examinees.

It should be noted that what they have prepared before is all about the way of governing the country, and they have been familiar with books and articles on this topic.

What's more, I memorized the "Governing the Country" written by Taifu Zhang Zhengming word for word, in order to be able to refer to it from this aspect, and then write a good article.

After all, many people know that the Grand Tutor is the main one who participates in the review of the palace examination papers.

But the current exam question caught everyone by surprise, so they could only re-slap the draft.

Then bite the bullet and start answering questions.

And after the end.

They all surrounded Ouyang Ji.

Because this person is a popular candidate for the number one scholar in the imperial examination.

I want to hear his thoughts on this exam question and what he wrote, and then compare myself, where is the gap.

Naturally, Ouyang Ji also greeted him with a smile, and started talking with all the candidates.In fact, what he wrote was not a shocking article, after all, the exam questions this time had already limited his performance.

When talking about eternal foolish emperors, of course he would follow the topic, and first listed some foolish emperors.

Then write down some of the actions of these faint kings when they were in power, and evaluate them.

Finally, write down your own opinions and the like.

In fact.

Ouyang Ji felt that although he was not good at it, he was still very good at evaluating those stupid kings, so he said a few words and wrote a few paragraphs.

After hearing this, the candidates next to him couldn't help but nod their heads.

He thought that the talent of the top candidate was still far better than his own.

I feel in my heart that Ouyang Ji is almost definitely going to be among the top three.

After all, the other party still has the identity of Huiyuan.

In any case, it will not fall out of the second class.

It's just that they can't say whether they can win the first place.

After all, this needs to be appointed by His Majesty today.

So at this moment, everyone is a little anxious.

And Ouyang Ji didn't continue to chat with everyone, and immediately turned his head and walked to the other side.

There, Chen Xuance sat alone, his eyes closed, and he didn't seem to be nervous at all.

This made Ouyang Ji a little curious. My good friend is eloquent. Wherever he goes, he will always be surrounded by a group of people, but now he is so quiet.

However, he didn't make too many guesses in this regard, but walked up to the other party and said, "Xuance, what did you write?"

Hearing this, Chen Xuance opened his eyes and said with a smile on his face, "Just like you, I listed some foolish lords and commented on some actions, and there is not much difference."

Of course, he also heard the previous conversation.

But Chen Xuance knew very well that if it was just about talent, the other party was better than him.

"Not only?"

At this time, Ouyang Ji said directly: "Brother Xuan Ce, according to your personality, it must be completely different from what I wrote, right?"

The exam question this time is about the eternal emperor, and this exam question is equivalent to a limit. No matter who it is, there are not many things that can be written, and it must be similar.

So if you want to break through the siege in the palace examination and be ranked first or second in the three tripods, you must work hard in other aspects.

For example, Ouyang Ji, in addition to what he said, also used this to comment on some current affairs.

And in my own thoughts, what was written in the article is definitely hitting the nail on the head.

It is precisely because of this that he feels that the Three Tripod Armor must have its own place.

So after hearing what Chen Xuance said.

Immediately there was some disbelief in my heart.

He knows this friend, and sometimes he always surprises him.

"Smart." Sure enough, Chen Xuance shook his head and smiled when he heard that.

The two have been friends and classmates for many years, and they really know each other very well.

But the article he wrote was actually nothing special.

In addition to commenting on the actions of some stupid emperors, the most important thing is to praise all the decisions made by His Majesty since he came to power, such as reforms, sending troops to Gaoyang Kingdom, building the Grand Canal and Wei Zhidao.

What a wise man, with a long-term vision
What kind of merit is better than Yao and Shun, and the three emperors of virtue and shoulders.
Chen Xuance praised almost everything that could be praised.

In addition, its writing is excellent and its rhetoric is gorgeous.

So he felt.

As soon as this article comes out, it will definitely stand out, and it shouldn't be a problem to be included in the top two.

However, Chen Xuance did not tell Ouyang Ji what he wrote in his article at this moment, but only said: "Brother Ouyang, let me ask you, if you can be ranked among the top three this time, are you planning to enter the Imperial Academy?"

He feels that it doesn't matter what to write in the article now, after all, those adults have started to mark the papers.

As for the final outcome, it is no longer up to him to decide.

It's better to think about where you will go after you pass the exam.

And the other party is his only close friend in the capital, so naturally he wants to hear the other party's thoughts.

Ouyang Ji naturally understood the meaning, thought for a while, and continued: "Although the Imperial Academy is a good place, what I want more is that it can be transferred to other places. You should understand what I mean."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Xuance understood immediately, and couldn't help saying: "Naturally, you want to devolve the northwest region?"

Although he and the other party are both from Guanzhong, they belong to the same hometown and are also classmates.

But in fact, Ouyang Ji's ancestral home was in the northwest region of Great Wei.

It is different from Guanzhong and even Jiangnan.

In the northwest region of the Great Wei Dynasty, the economy is sluggish and the conditions are strong.The prosperity of the Central Plains will not reach that place at all.

It also appeared that in the same country, the lives of the people are completely different.

In other words simple words.

The northwest region and the Jiangnan area are completely equivalent to two worlds.

And Chen Xuance knew very well that although his good friend Ouyang Ji had always been born in the Guanzhong area, the greatest ideal in his heart was to bring the prosperity of the Jiangnan area to the northwest region.

Let the people in Northwest China enjoy a rich life.

So after hearing what the other party said.

At this moment.

"You still understand me." Ouyang Ji smiled immediately, and continued: "What about you, brother Xuan Ce?"

Hearing this, Chen Xuance was slightly taken aback, not knowing how to speak for a while.

Because even I didn't think about what to do after the palace test.

Whether it is the Hanlin Academy or the Yushitai, you can go.

But he thinks.

Maybe there is a better place for you.

So Chen Xuance shook his head at this moment, and just said: "I don't know either, let's see the results of this imperial examination!"

Ouyang Ji didn't say much, now that the palace examination is over, it's up to the final review.

And now, His Majesty, which three people are going to be hand-picked as the top three.

at the same time.

In Chengtian Palace.

All the cabinet scholars have already quarreled.

In fact, the list of the top three has been almost confirmed just now.

Now it is determined that there are ten people in the top two, which means that all ten examination papers must be handed over to His Majesty for personal review.

It's just that among the ten people, the ministers had a disagreement, each holding the exam papers of the candidates, and kept praising how well the articles they liked were written.

After many rounds of quarreling, nine people were finally listed as second-class.

Ouyang Ji, who was favored by many people, was naturally among them.

Those who can become cabinet bachelors are basically those who have read poetry and books.

Even Song Gongwen among them is also a scholar of generations.

Therefore, it is impossible for the list they selected to be the top two to have too many problems.

However, there are ten people in Erjia, now there are nine people, and the last one has not been decided yet.

"My colleagues, I believe that this article is also qualified to enter the top ten." At this time, Song Gongwen took an article and sent it to several other cabinet scholars.

And what he held in his hand was Chen Xuance's article.

It is different from other people who list the faint king and make judgments.

Almost two-thirds of the paper was written in praise of His Majesty.

In the eyes of Song Gongwen, His Majesty is the real eternal sage, and now there is such a person who has the same idea as himself, so he will naturally take a high look.

Of course, more importantly, this person's articles are also quite good, and the various viewpoints are also very clear.

At this time, several other cabinet scholars frowned after reading this article.

Wang Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't help but said: "Master Song, this candidate's article is indeed well written, but the rhetoric is too gorgeous and a little exaggerated. It is indeed enough to enter the top three, but it is a bit reluctant to enter the second class." .”

Lin Yuansong, Minister of the Ministry of War, although he had served in the army for a period of time before, he was also born in the imperial examination, and he was also in the second-class class at the beginning. Therefore, after reading Chen Xuance's article, he paused and said: "I agree with Mr. Wang's proposal. Opinion, the words and sentences of this person's article are very good, but they are too flattering, Mr. Song, why don't you read it again?"

Minister of the Ministry of Industry also had the same opinion, thinking that Chen Xuance was talented, but not enough to enter the second class.

They were all born in imperial examinations, and scholars have their own strength of character.

If Chen Xuance didn't add those who praised Wei Yunyi.

Maybe also consider it.

But now two-thirds of the entire article is about His Majesty, which is indeed too flattering.

For such a person, several cabinet scholars do have some contempt in their hearts.

But Song Gongwen shook his head at this moment, and continued: "Since his writing is good, it should be judged fairly. Do you think there is something wrong with what he wrote, or is there something wrong?"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the three Cabinet Grand Masters present froze immediately.

Indeed, they think there is something wrong with this article, but can such a thing be said?
If you directly say that Chen Xuance's article is unrealistic, does that mean that there is something wrong with His Majesty today?
This kind of thing, everyone thinks about it in their hearts. If they say it, aren't they afraid of offending His Majesty today?
Of course, it cannot be said that as long as you praise His Majesty's articles, you cannot make comments.

But the problem is that Chen Xuance's writing is really good.

It is also true in many places.

Let several great scholars do not know how to deal with it.

In desperation, they had no choice but to turn their heads and look at Shoufu.

Zhang Zhengming's weight is naturally extremely heavy, but this time, he did not participate too much in the review of the examination papers, but let the other four bachelors decide. This is also to ensure fairness.

But now, Song Gongwen and others have ambiguity because of a test paper, and no one can convince the other.

Under such circumstances, I had no choice but to let the Grand Tutor decide.

Hearing this, Zhang Zhengming took the exam paper and read it carefully.

The article is easy to understand and complies with the exam questions. At the same time, the explanations in all aspects are quite good. Even in his eyes, it is considered good.

Zhang Zhengming also knew what Wang Lun and the others thought. They felt that the article was too flattering and wanted to suppress it.

But in his mind, everything Chen Xuance wrote was the truth.

Although it is said that Yao and Shun deserved merit and deserved to be the three emperors, such words are too exaggerated.

However, the current him feels that his majesty is so young and wise, so he might not be able to do this step.

So after thinking about it, he immediately said: "There is no major problem with this article. If the flaws are not concealed, it will be included in the second class, and then handed over to His Majesty to read, and hand-picked the third class!"

Zhang Zhengming's words made everyone present look at each other, and finally didn't say anything more.

Even the Tai Tuo said that there is no problem, it can be included in the second class, so what if they object?

Regardless of their status, the other party is a famous master of Confucianism in the world today.

Immediately, everyone nodded.

Confirm the list of the top two.

Then hand it over to the little eunuch waiting next to him.

Wang Jin also came down at this time, took the exam paper, and handed it to Wei Yunyi who was about to fall asleep, and said, "Your Majesty, the exam paper for Erjia has been delivered, please review it."

Hearing this, Wei Yunyi immediately sat up straight and regained consciousness a little.

Then, without any hesitation, he began to review the examination papers.

Although the old ten test papers are sent.

But in fact.

As the emperor himself, he only needs to hand-pick the top three.

As for the other four to ten, they can be decided by the cabinet scholars, or they can come in person.

Of course, according to Wei Yunyi's temperament, this kind of thing must not be done in person.

I had a headache when I saw this article.

What he wants most now.

Just to see if there are any talents that are needed among these ten people.

First of all, the first exam paper is a man named Ouyang Ji.

I haven't read the content yet, but Wei Yunyi already guessed in his heart that this person is a top scholar in the eyes of the old man, Zhang Zhengming and others.

This is the default rule of the Imperial Examination. Generally speaking, the examiners will give top priority to well-written articles.

And the emperor, because it was the first article he read, would naturally read it carefully.

If there is no accident, this first examination paper is the champion of this imperial examination.

It's a pity that Wei Yunyi doesn't need talented and capable people.

In fact.

He was also thinking about whether there was any information about Ouyang Ji in his memory.

It's just that because the memory of the original work is too far away, I can't remember it at all. After all, in a country, the imperial examination is a big event, but it's not something that can't be ignored.

It is completely far behind such a big event as King Yan's rebellion.

Unless there is a champion, he will finally make it to the cabinet and become a truly important person.

It can be seen from this that this Ouyang Ji can be regarded as a talent, but compared to Li Fang, he is still far behind.

At this point in his thoughts, Wei Yunyi shook his head, instead of reading the first article, he started reading from the bottom one.

Since the top one is favored by the ministers, and I want to choose the treacherous minister.

It's the other way around.

And after drawing out that chapter of the examination paper, Wei Yunyi saw a ranking, Chen Xuance!
The name is good, but I don’t know how the article is written?
Immediately, he began to browse carefully.

Soon, Wei Yunyi read all the ins and outs of the article.

To be honest, he felt very troubled when he saw some words and sentences that were chewing on words, citing scriptures and so on.

This article is not only a mouthful, but also piled up with various rhetoric, which makes him feel uncomfortable all over.

However, these are secondary.

What really caught Wei Yunyi's eyes.

It’s the second half. The compliments on him can be seen almost at a glance. He even listed Yao, Shun, and the Three Emperors, and he also called himself an emperor for thousands of years.
And more importantly, the article written by this person seems to be well-founded, and there is no problem at all.

what is this?
This is flattering invisibly, and it makes people so comfortable, not embarrassing at all!
In other words, this person named Chen Xuance.

Has the potential to be a slanderer!
It should be noted that among today's courtiers, there are competent ministers representing Zhang Zhengming, admonishing ministers representing Cheng Rui, and so on.

The only thing lacking is a greedy minister who can speak well and loves to flatter.

Although Sun Kejian, the queen mother's cousin, also has this talent.

But it's just one.

Now, there is another one.

How can I not use it myself?
It is certain that the greedy minister is eloquent and likes to steal and play tricks.

It only needs a little training, a little pampering on weekdays, and you will definitely become a traitor!
And isn't this the talent you need?
Great, just do it!
Chen Xuance, this person has the appearance of a champion!
However, Wei Yunyi did not directly select him as the champion, because now he just read an article, maybe there is a better one?
Of course, the better in his eyes has another meaning.

With this idea.

Wei Yunyi seemed to read other articles.

Seeing that after reading the examination papers of eight people in a row, he was puzzled.

Except for Chen Xuance, other people's articles are all about the weak emperors, and then explain the wrong actions of these weak emperors when they were in power. In his view, there is no intention at all.

Even in it, I can't find the place I want to learn from.

Because the stupid emperors mentioned in those articles are nothing more than harem meddling in politics, treacherous officials in power, heavy taxes and heavy taxes, and the like.

And these, Wei Yunyi himself knows very well, is there any need for them to talk about it?

Come on, I am afraid that there will be no good treacherous ministers in this imperial examination.

This made him feel speechless.

It is said that capable ministers are hard to find.

But he didn't expect that it would be so difficult for him to have a few treacherous ministers who could ruin his luck.

But after a little thought, after all, the current Great Wei Dynasty is on the rise, and it is normal for all the Zhengying Dynasty.It is indeed not a simple answer to find a traitor.

But fortunately, there is another Chen Xuance who meets the requirements.

Shaking his head, Wei Yunyi immediately put this person's exam paper on top.

and this.

It is the number one scholar he hand-picked, and also himself, the treacherous minister who gave him high hopes!
(End of this chapter)