Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Since the beginning of the kingdom, the Crown Prince's servants in the East Palace, and the court's Jingyan lectures, are all the future assistant ministers prepared in advance for the prince, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as Tongtian Dao.

How many people are looking at this position with envy and envy, thinking that they will be worth a hundred times once they reach the Dragon Gate.

This Su Xiucai is indeed outstanding in knowledge, and it can be seen that he is also a second-to-none talent.But if you have talent, you will have ambition.No one can be sure what kind of intentions he has in mind, a mere scholar can be admitted to Datian Listening, this kind of scheming, this kind of method, is really frightening and terrifying!

When the imperial court selects scholars, the first priority is virtue. If a person's moral character is bad, no matter how talented he is, he cannot be used.

In an instant, Yang Tinghe's impression of Su Mu was extremely bad.

Immediately said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, be careful, Su Mu is just a small scholar now, but His Majesty promised in advance that once he is awarded the Jinshi, it will be so so if he enters the Imperial Academy. He will have three imperial examinations in the future. If he wants to vote for you If good people hear this, don’t worry about Su Mu all the way. The so-called King Chu has a thin waist, and the people of the country starve to death. If this is the case, the imperial system will collapse, and His Majesty will be a sinner through the ages.”

Hongzhi didn't take it seriously: "Yang Qing's words are exaggerated, I'm just talking casually."

"You are not joking!" Yang Tinghe snorted, turned his head to one side, and did not speak to the emperor again.

Hongzhi was also helpless, sighed again, and murmured: "It's just a matter for the prince to study, as for making it like this?"

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After sending the emperor back to the palace, Yang Tinghe came to the Imperial Academy. As a lecturer of the Imperial Academy, he assumed the role of the emperor's personal secretary. come over.

The first two rounds of the college examination and the boy's examination are different, because it involves the candidates' fame, and those with good grades will be selected into government schools to eat financially.Therefore, the papers of candidates admitted every year will be sent to the Ministry of Rites for archiving.

After waiting for a day, at night, the file was finally brought up.

When Yang Tinghe saw it, his heart was filled with awe, and he immediately realized something was wrong, and sneered: Sure enough, he showed his feet, and this Su Mu's character is really not worthy of trust.

It turned out that what he first read was a stereotyped essay and the test post poem written by Su Mu himself.

To be honest, these two questions are well done.Yang Tinghe is originally a man of morality, and he is in sharp contrast with the handsome son of a celebrity.I have always liked old-fashioned gentlemen the most, and I love to read the kind of serious and solemn writing.

Let’s look at these two inscriptions by Su Mu, who are old-fashioned and strict in law, just like an old scholar who has violated the Four Books and Five Classics for decades.

This kind of writing is exactly what he likes.

After reading these two questions, Yang Tinghe had a good impression of Su Mu: Judging people from the perspective of literature, this Su Mu is very mature and steady, he may not be a treacherous villain as I thought, maybe I blamed him wrongly.

In fact, these two questions of Su Mu are the embodiment of his true level.Originally inherited the mantle of Shaotai, the nickname Old Master Shao was not given for nothing, as soon as he heard it, he knew that the article he wrote was full of staleness.It is Su Mu's first honesty in the true sense, and he naturally bears the brand of Mr. Shao.

Yang Tinghe praised in his heart: Judging from these two questions, although they are not outstanding, they are very good.If I were the chief examiner, I would also choose him as a scholar.

Of course, Yang Tinghe had read too many articles like this before, and although he thought they were good, they felt boring.

But when Yang Tinghe saw the copy of Feng Guifen's "Your Honor, Your Honor" that Su Mu had plagiarized, it was called expensive.It is called respecting the virtuous by respecting the superior and the inferior.Nobility, Respect and Virtue, Its Righteousness is One", the beginning of breaking the title and inheriting the title is ordinary, the rules are neat, and it is very comfortable to watch.

But when I started talking, I saw: "Mencius means that I have counted the predecessors and pursued the ancient emperors. It is probably a matter of the past, which is difficult for the superiors. It is difficult for the superiors. No, I try to speak with my heart. The virtuous and extremely respectful friend of the Son of Heaven is even more respectful to the subordinates. Although the respect is from the top to the bottom, when I try to speak with my heart, Yang Tinghe's face changed dramatically. , couldn't help shouting "Okay!"

"This is the real romantic celebrity, the writing style is unrestrained, let's read it."

Immediately I read it in, and after reading it, it was hearty, and I knew the ending: "From the top, I don't know whether there are virtuous and virtuous people. From the bottom, I don't know whether there is wealth or honor, and I don't know the two. Let me speak with you in a calm mind, honor and virtuousness have the same righteousness.”

He let go of the paper, and the paper fell on the table. There was a thought in his mind: this article is timeless and chic, like a Wu belt in the wind, swaying freely, making people read it, like a breeze blowing on the face, exceptionally transparent, this is the number one scholar paper. Even if he entered the examination room, he would still be number one. If he wasn't selected, the examiner would really be blind.

"At that time, the same person wrote the essays, but why is the level and style of each essay so different, as if written by two people? Is this a strange thing?"

Yang Tinghe couldn't figure it out, as a scholar of the Imperial Academy, he was already at the top of the pyramid of learning, how could he not see the difference.

After thinking for a while, Yang Tinghe suddenly came to his senses, and secretly called out: This Su Mu's scheming is really deep!No one can say for sure about the matter in the imperial examination field, no matter how good your essay is, if it doesn't meet the examiner's taste, you will still fail.If I were to be the examiner, I would definitely take the first two questions as a matter of solidity and prudence.But those two questions are too old-fashioned, if the third question is also written like this, when you meet a flirtatious examiner like my son Yang Shen, you will brush it down immediately.Therefore, Su Mu changed his style for the third question, which should reflect his true level.

The first two questions of Su Mu were deliberately suppressing his own level, following the trend, if the examiner likes it, he will naturally get it.On the contrary, if the third question is really excellent, you will definitely be able to pass it.

In a small courtyard test, this person actually saw that he was bigger than a mountain, so he made double preparations.For the sake of fame and fortune, he worked hard, it seems that Su Mu's character is really unbearable.

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After looking at the papers on the table again, Yang Tinghe snorted: No matter how talented such a person is, he can't take it.Fortunately, the old man is the chief examiner of Beizhili this period, if this Su Mu takes part in this year's imperial examination, he will definitely fail this test.

Knowing how to curry favor with the prince at a young age, he must be another Li Linfu when he becomes an official in the court in the future.

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If Su Mu knew what Yang Tinghe was thinking, he would definitely yell: My lord, you are really wrong, the first two questions are my real level.For the last question, I didn't know how to do it, so I just randomly copied an article, I am wronged!

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Thinking of this, Yang Tinghe picked up Su Mu's paper and wrote the sentence "From the top, one may not know that there are virtuous men, but from the bottom, one may not know that there are riches and honors, or both. They are both biased. I try to make peace with Zi. To put it simply, honoring the honorable and the virtuous has the same righteousness.”

This style of writing is too prominent, if Su Mu's paper is selected by the same examiner in the [-]th room, he will naturally be able to recognize it at a glance.

Of course, Su Mu may also be replaced with a steady and old-fashioned style of writing, in favor of the old man, isn't this person the best at guessing, and he must know what kind of articles the old man likes to read.

However, don't worry.The provincial examination is not the same as being an academician. In the first round, there are seven essays, including three questions in the "Four Books" and four questions in the "Five Classics".Calculated based on [-] words per question, add up to more than [-] words, not including ideas and drafts.

There are too many questions, and the first exam is only for three days. As soon as candidates enter the exam room, they have to write essays non-stop except for eating, drinking, and sleeping.In this way, there are still candidates who have not been able to finish.

If Su Mu wants to temporarily change his style to write an honest and prudent essay, after all, he is just a beginner, so he will definitely not be able to do it smoothly. After writing later, in order to hurry up, he must choose the most comfortable style of composition.

And his articles are so excellent, like a torch in the dark night, it is difficult for the old man not to find out.

"Su Mu, don't take the exam this time. Wait for another three years, so that you can hone your character. When you are young, it is good to suffer some setbacks. This is also a great wealth in life."

"If you can't win a juren, you won't have the chance to participate in next year's spring. If you can't win a Jinshi, you can't order a Hanlin. It is impossible for Su Mu to live in the capital for a long time, and naturally it is impossible to cling to the prince. A gentleman would rather choose from the straight than the Quzhong. beg."

In his heart, Yang Tinghe didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did.

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The emperor has been here, so Su Mu naturally wouldn't know.

But Su Mu didn't know that the chief examiner of the Beizhili Township Examination this year thought he had achieved something and decided to pass him down no matter what.

There were only eight days before the exam, and except for the delays on the road, there was not much time left for him.

After thinking about it, writing stereotyped essays, I basically passed the test.There is no cheating device, and he doesn't know the questions of this year's rural examination, and Su Mu doesn't know what the result will be in the examination room.

This time, I will test my true ability, and no one can help me.

In Zhili, Jeonbuk, there are about 2000 candidates, and the final admissions are only in the early 4000s. The ten to one quota is not too outrageous to be honest, at least not as good as the three to [-] candidates competing for one or two positions in the civil service examinations of later generations. It is the real thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge!

However, these more than 2000 candidates have all studied for a lifetime, and many of them are veterans in the imperial examination field. As far as their foundation is concerned, they are much deeper than myself, who became a monk halfway.

This matter can only be done as humanly as possible, and I have to obey the destiny. It is useless to think so much now, and the expectation will be distracting. It is better to hurry up and review.

Stereotyped essays are just like this, and it is impossible to improve much in the short term, but in theory, that is, the writing of government official documents and policy questions can make up for it.

The writing of government official documents does not pay much attention to the style of writing. The only requirement is to express the meaning. As long as the format is correct, no points will be deducted.As for policy questions, there are certain routines for this, as long as you master the rules, it is not difficult.

Su Mu planned to get full marks in the second and third exams.

If the total score is [-] points, the eight-part essay and eighty essays should be around sixty at my current level.If you pass the next two rounds, you will be considered excellent with [-] essays, and you can be ranked in the top [-].

Therefore, the key to winning a Juren in this exam lies in the theory and policy questions.

After quieting that kid Zhu Houzhao, Su Mu finished writing the edict of the feudal vassal king according to the fixed format, and then looked around, but he couldn't find anything wrong.It seems that although I felt difficult when I wrote it before, as long as I bite the bullet and write down, it will be easy once I get used to it.

Then, he tried to make a policy question "On Ma Policies and Border Policies".

There has always been a shortage of horses in the Central Plains, and because it is all farmland, and in a society of small farmers, large animals are used as production tools for farming. Even raising horses does not meet the requirements for war horses.In order to resist the invasion of the northern grassland national cavalry, the state issued a series of preferential policies to encourage the people to raise horses.

Requirements, in order to explain the gains and losses of the current horse administration, and put forward feasible opinions.

Su Mu is more interested in this thing, and this question is also simple.It is nothing more than using economic and political means to convert agriculture into pastoralism in areas where conditions are suitable, so that people can voluntarily raise horses.

I wrote more than 2000 words enthusiastically. Seeing that it was getting dark, Zhu Houzhao was also tired, yawned, and left.

Su Mu looked at his article from the corner of the setting sun, and always felt that something was wrong. As for what was wrong, he couldn't tell why.

Anyway, he had a hunch that if such an article appeared in the examination room, the examiner would definitely throw it into the wastebasket.

"So, what's the problem?" Su Mu couldn't figure it out.