Plane of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 96
In the imperial study room, the two ministers arrived. The two ministers on duty today are Prime Minister Zeng Yu and Assistant Minister Shen Zheng.

I can't figure out what the emperor wants them to do.

The two looked at each other, did not communicate, and sat quietly waiting.

Not long after the emperor came in, the two got up to salute. The emperor put the test paper in front of the table and said: "The few memorials you handed over yesterday, there are a few items that need to be discussed with you on how to deal with them. Please read a copy of the test paper for the Jiangnan Township Examination."

The two husbands were very curious.

This time the provincial examination should have just been completed, and today should be the day when the results are released. Why did a copy of the Jiangnan provincial examination paper appear in the palace? Could there be something wrong with the Jiangnan rural examination.

Zeng Yu's slender eyes were half closed, and he glanced at the emperor slightly, with many thoughts in his heart.Trying to figure out the holy will is the biggest homework for these close officials.

This time Jiangnan Township Examination was presided over by Xie Mingtang. Xie Mingtang was a Hanlin scholar and the number one scholar handpicked by the emperor.

And there is no discord between Xie Mingtang and himself, unlike Shen Zheng on the opposite side, who is his political enemy.

With just a momentary thought, Zeng Yu knew what to do.

The little eunuch handed the test papers to the two men to watch. After getting the test papers, everyone's first impression was that the examinee's handwriting was really good, and the answers were very neat, without any mistakes or omissions. good.

After reading it, Zeng Yu put down the test paper and said: "I think the answer to this test paper is very good. It should not be a big problem to get the top few, especially the Fu written by this candidate is full of prose and profound meaning." "Hybrid" This sentence is excerpted from "Lao Tzu" Chapter 25 "There is something mixed, congenitally born can be the mother of the world". The words are clever and beautiful, and it is really a rare masterpiece."

"Especially the last two sentences. 'Now I will master the dao hub, restore the heavenly discipline, exhaust the theory, think back to the past and start again." The writing is so apt, the minister deeply agrees."

Zeng Yu quoted the scriptures for these few words, and memorized the original text after just reading it, which shows how powerful this person is.

What's even more powerful is his flattering skills.

What is the meaning of the last two sentences of this Fu mixed with things? In today's words, it means that my sage now holds the key to the development of things, expands the way of nature, the ethics of human beings, exhausts the mysteries of all things, and exhausts all living things. All dispositions, to return to the wonderful ancient society.

Sublime!You are in charge of the "Tao" that is indispensable to all things "invisible and formless", and you nurture all the people in this domain. This grand cause will have extremely profound and mysterious meanings.

This ending is completely flattering, and the kung fu is so high that it reaches the sky, and those words of later generations are weak.

This is the highest level of flattery, no wonder the emperor was overjoyed after seeing it.

After Zeng Yu said this, the emperor smiled even wider.

At this moment, Shen Zheng frowned slightly and said, "In this paper, why did the examiner reject one of the questions?"

The emperor knew that they would ask such a question, and handed them Xie Mingtang's memorial. After reading it, the two suddenly realized that it was because of this.

Shen Zheng said: "If this kind of plagiarism of previous answers is judged as a violation, the candidate's qualification should be disqualified. If it is not a violation, it would be unfair for Xie Mingtang to take the last place of this candidate. This test paper is the least Those who can be ranked in the top few, and even compete for the title of Xie Yuan, officials and ministers feel that Xie Xie's work is a bit vague."

But Zeng Yu laughed and said: "I think Xie Xueshi handled this matter very well. The law in my court has always been 'no law is not an exaggeration'. Since there was no such thing before, we can't convict him. Even if So what if it was the candidate who wrote the answer of a certain candidate three years ago, the meaning of the scripture question is to explain its meaning."

"My country has been established for more than a hundred years, and there are dozens of imperial examinations. There are a lot of answer papers. Some overlapping test questions are not a big deal. Bachelor Xie also proposed a solution. I think it is a good idea to set up a catalog of scientific examination questions."

Shen Zheng looked at the emperor, the emperor didn't look like he was going to investigate, he thought about it, but didn't say anything.

At this time Zeng Yu said again: "Speaking of this examinee, I have some impressions. If I remember correctly, this examinee named Qin Guan has written several poems, which have been widely circulated in the Great Zhao Kingdom. People are crowned with the title of 'Little Poetry Immortal'."

The emperor became interested, and he liked the autumn poem in Qin Guan's test paper very much, and said, "Let's listen to it."

Zeng Yu's brain is easy to use, and he immediately recited several poems such as "Different Kind of Red", "Green Xingxiao", "Xizi Lake", and "Magpie Bridge Immortal".

The emperor liked it very much after hearing it, and said: "I like these poems very much. It seems that this student is indeed quite spiritually accomplished in poetry, poetry, and Fu."

Then he smiled and said: "But he was lazy in terms of the scriptures. He could have won a Jieyuan, but now he was rated as the last one. It is also a lesson. I think it is better to handle this matter like this."

"I never thought that Qin Zhang's son would have such talent."

Hearing what the emperor said, Zeng Yu and Shen Zheng were both taken aback, and Shen Zheng asked: "Officials, is this Qin Guan the son of Qin Zhang, the householder?"

"The people below have just found out that it is the second son of Qin Zhang, a household doctor."

When the emperor said this, the faces of the two gentlemen sitting below suddenly became very exciting. Mr. Zeng only felt a suffocation in his chest, which was very uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to express the slightest in front of the emperor, he was very depressed. uncomfortable.

Shen Zheng glanced at Ceng Yu, with a smile on his face.

Seeing this smile in Zeng Yu's eyes made him even more uncomfortable.

Zeng Yu and Shen Zheng are the same prime ministers, but their political views are at odds, and there are many criticisms in the court, while Qin Zhang is Shen Zheng's man. Just now in front of the emperor, Zeng Yu tried his best to defend Qin Guan, and even spoke out about Qin Guan. Poetry of the view is often praised in front of the emperor.

In the past, he only knew the name of Qin Guan, but he didn't know that he was the son of Qin Zhang, a political opponent. How could he not be depressed.

In the end, the emperor ordered: "As for the formulation of the catalog of imperial examination questions, you will follow your instructions later to avoid such problems."

"Yes" Zeng Yu and Shen Zheng both agreed.

After finishing the affairs of the court, Zeng Yu returned home and ate a few bites of food, then lost his appetite, and returned to the study with a gloomy face.

Spread out the rice paper on the table, and wrote a "fu with things mixed together". If you are interested, you will find that the font of this fu is exactly the same as the words on Qin Guan's examination paper.

Zeng Yu looked at the words and said coldly: "I will preside over Chunwei in this session of the examination. As long as the test papers are written like this, I will not take them."

When Shen Zheng got home, he ordered his servants, "Go to Qin Zhang's house and tell him that I asked him to come over and have something to say."

　Add another chapter, just to say a word.It's not that I don't want to write more, but my body can't bear it. I have severe cervical spondylosis, which makes me hurt when I sit in front of the computer. It's like this when I write diplomats.

　　Coupled with the busy work, I spend my spare time on writing books, and two times a day is more normal, please stop scolding my friends.

　　Also, please collect, recommend, and reward, hehe.

　　
　
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