Traveled through Daming, but was punished by the old Zhu Shizu

A flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in my mind!

Poetry on Zhizhi? !

Isn't this ready-made!

Chapter 147 Difficulties

Liu Xiu paused for a moment, and wrote Yu Shaobao's famous Lime chant that has been passed down through the ages.

Thousands of hammers dug out of the mountains, and the fire burned as if it were idle.

I am not afraid of being shattered, and I must leave my innocence in the world.

Although the rhetoric of Yu Shaobao's poem is not gorgeous enough, it has the momentum of preferring jade to pieces rather than tiles.

It can also belong to the best among the poems chanting Zhizhi in China.

After finishing the first question, Liu Xiu put down a big stone in her heart.

After all, the imperial examination papers are divided into three parts,

Post scriptures, poems, strategies,

During the exam, the most important thing is to paste the scriptures. Most of the pasted scriptures are memorized by rote. You only need to memorize the four books and five classics, and it is not too difficult.

Therefore, it is said that thirty old Mingjing, fifty young Jinshi,

In the subsequent township examinations, general examinations, and palace examinations, the proportion of poetry and prose theory will become larger and larger. Policy theory requires novel ideas and self-consistent logic, and there are often very few articles that can make people's eyes shine.

So in the imperial examination, it is the poetry and prose that get the points, just like the mathematics in the college entrance examination, the one who wins mathematics wins the world, and in the imperial examination, the one who wins poetry and prose wins the world!

It is not only required that the poems have rhyme, but also have something to say. Anyway, Lao Zhu is the most taboo of those sour poems. It is really difficult to be simple and grand.

Fortunately, there is still a poem by Yu Shaobao that I can learn from...

Liu Xiu moved her pen and pointed to the second question.

"On the Ultimate Reward of Loyalty"

Liu Xiu thought secretly,

This is a standard stereotyped question.

It should be written according to the eight-part format of breaking the topic, inheriting the topic, starting the lecture, entering the topic, starting the section, middle section, back section, and binding section, and also using the original text of the Four Books and Five Classics...

Of course, the format is the foundation. If you want to get a high score, you also need excellent content.

Liu Xiu narrowed her eyes. In her previous life, she was chosen as a questioner, whenever she saw a question, she would subconsciously break it down, and often the answer was in the question.

Reward, loyalty.

Rewards are means, and honesty is the standard,

This is in line with Lao Zhu's employment style, rewarding loyal and kind ministers, and killing treacherous and corrupt people.

To be honest, this question is very easy to write.

This is a politically correct question. As long as you praise Lao Zhu's way of governing the country with virtue and punishment, you can also get a second grade.

However, if it continues like this, it will be completely different from Liu Xiu's thinking.

Liu Xiu has always felt that the existence of corrupt officials is largely due to the greed of human nature, but the rampant corruption of officials in the Ming Dynasty is definitely a problem with Lao Zhu's policies.

And corrupt officials are often capable officials. Just imagine, as a corrupt official, you must not only make money, but also coordinate with the top and bottom, and also keep Lao Zhu from hiding. This is not something ordinary people can do!

It takes both ability and courage!

If there is a way to keep corrupt officials from being corrupt and let these people put their minds to the right place, this is the solution to the root cause!

The reason why Lao Zhu rewards the honest and honest people is extremely simple. He wants to set the honest and honest people as an example, and then guide the people to do good. It is more of a moral aspect.

However, there is a problem that I am afraid that Lao Zhu has never thought about it.

If loyalty has become the first criterion for selecting officials, then where should ability be placed?

This is a problem that kings of all ages have to face.

A capable person with a moral taint, a mediocre person with a high moral,

Which would you choose?

Of course, there must be ministers with both ability and political integrity like Zhuge Wuhou, but such talents are too few, and Liu Xiu raised this question from a general perspective.

If it is in troubled times, Cao Cao's answer is that only talents are used.

Regardless of whether you kill and set fire to eat children, as long as you are capable, I will use it!

If it was in a prosperous age, most kings would choose virtue over talent. However, by the time the dynasties were handed down to the third generation, the morality building had already been lost.

In the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu also chose virtue over talent...

But is this really a good choice for the country?

I'm afraid no one can give an optimal solution, but Liu Xiu already has her own ideas.

Liu Xiu waved his pen and began to answer the second question.

On the examiner's table, the fourth child's gaze was only fixed on Liu Xiu's position. After seeing Liu Xiu's brows furrowed for a moment and finally began to write, the fourth child also heaved a sigh of relief.

Qiu Heyi, the magistrate of Datong Prefecture, was staring at the front row of the examination room. His son, Qiu Yangdao,

Seeing her son's brush strokes like flying, Qiu Heyi put on a big rock in his heart with a smile on his face.

Originally, he thought that as the chief examiner, he would be able to open a small door for his eldest son, but who would have thought that King Yan, who had never been interested in imperial examinations, would ask for the chief examiner this time.

Said it was a request, but would Qiu Heyi dare not agree?

Forget it, Qiu Heyi knew that King Yan would not make a question, and thought that the right to make a question was still in his hands, but he did not expect that King Yan invited the eldest son of the Confucianism over,

You know, this eldest son of a Confucian scholar didn't even give the emperor face, so His Majesty still begged him to enter the Imperial Academy. Song Zan refused three times in a row. Qiu Heyi naturally bumped noses when asking such a person about the content of the test paper Ash,

Seeing that she couldn't help her precious son, Qiu Heyi was very anxious and anxious. Fortunately, her son was up to the challenge, and he could write like a fly without himself!

Cao Wenyu, the magistrate of Zhending Prefecture, acted like a good old man, and smiled at Qiu Heyi at the hand of King Yan,

"Lord Qiu, it seems that your son answered well!"

The fourth child raised his eyebrows, "Your son is here too?"

Qiu Heyi nodded quickly, pointing to her son, "His Royal Highness, that is my dog's son."

The fourth child looked over, and Qiu Yangdao felt that King Yan was looking at him, and moved the pen faster, bringing out afterimages. The fourth child smiled and said, "It's pretty fast."

Qiu Heyi said embarrassingly, "This kid has memorized the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, and he said he must take the first place in this provincial examination! I don't have much confidence as a father..."

As soon as he heard that Qiu Heyi's son was going to take the first place in the provincial examination, the fourth child's face immediately changed, and he looked down at Qiu Yangdao provocatively,

"Just him?"

Qiu Heyi laughed and said, "Hey, the kid is so arrogant and arrogant, talking nonsense."

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Cao Wenyu, the prefect of Zhending Prefecture, spoke to Song Zan,

"Mr. Song, look at our Yandi, is there any candidate you can admire?"

Song Zan frowned slightly, and said displeasedly, "It depends on what they write, and I'm not a face-to-face person, so how can I tell from my face?"

Cao Wenyu hit a snag and could only laugh awkwardly.

The fourth child smiled, and he felt that he liked Song Zan's character of distinguishing between likes and dislikes.

"Mr. Song, why don't you go down and have a look?"

Song Zan nodded, "The Caomin will accompany His Highness down to have a look."

"Okay!" The fourth child slapped his thigh, leading the prefect of the three prefectures and Song Zan, and a group of five people got off the examiner's table.

Many candidates noticed that King Yan was coming down to make an inspection, and they deliberately pretended to be thinking hard. Song Zan glanced at these candidates and snorted coldly, his eyes full of disgust.

With his hands behind his back, the fourth child first walked towards Qiu Yangdao, thinking,

How can you compare with my husband?This king will take a look at how many catties you have!

Chapter 148

The fourth child and his party of five stood still in front of Qiu Yangdao's desk in the first row of the examination room. Qiu Yangdao clearly felt that King Yan was coming to see him, but he acted as if he was serious about doing the questions without distraction.

Qiu Heyi nodded again and again, our son is clever!

The fourth child knows what's going on just by looking at this hypocritical appearance, and he doesn't bother to see what Qiu Yangdao writes.

Song Zan stepped forward, glanced sideways at the test paper, and felt Qiu Yangdao thoroughly in his heart.

However, Song Zan did not make a sound. After all, as an examiner, he should not disturb the order of the examination room.

Song Zan turned and left, King Yan followed, and the other three magistrates also followed, and Song Zan took the lead instead.

The examiner asked five people to stop and go.

Song Zan either just glanced at it, or stood there for two or three breaths, but he never stayed beside any candidate for more than five breaths, and his face was always expressionless.

After watching hundreds of candidates, Song Zan stood still in front of Tonghe's examination table. After standing for five breaths, he spoke for the first time,

"good."

Yu Tonghe was really absorbed in the test questions in front of him, and he didn't notice the people around him at all. Song Zan took another deep look at Yu Tonghe and left.

Guo Wei, the magistrate of Baoding Prefecture in the Fourth Dynasty, whispered, "Remember this person."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Song Zan strolled in the courtyard, looked at the two of them again, and finally stopped in front of Liu Xiu's examination table.

Seeing the yawning fourth child finally came to Liu Xiu's place, Qiu Heyi's eyes flashed, and she said in a low voice,

"Your Highness, do you know this person?"

The fourth child smiled, "I don't know him, but this king looks at him as if he is number one in the provincial examination."

A trace of displeasure flashed quickly in Qiu Heyi's eyes, and she said with a smile, "Your Highness has discerning eyes."

Song Zan stood still in front of Liu Xiu's desk. Liu Xiu raised his head and nodded towards Song Zan. Song Zan was a little surprised. All the candidates pretended to be immersed in it, intentionally or unintentionally, along the way.

Only Liu Xiu didn't pretend at all, and when he saw someone coming, he didn't pretend.