After the examination, naturally came the intense marking of papers. Teams of soldiers had sealed off the examination hall, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. The chief examiner, examiners, and co-examiners all rested on the spot, while hundreds of civil servants began to get busy.
All test papers were transcribed again, using neat Taige style running script, and there was no confusion at all. Special officials were assigned to compare and verify to prevent errors. All clerks were selected from other places.
They were all veteran officials with pens and pens, and they transcribed extremely quickly. In less than half an hour, there were just a few test papers.
Therefore, in the examination, no matter how good your calligraphy is, it will be useless, because the test papers that the examiners see are all written by these writers, and no matter how good your calligraphy is, it will not be able to catch the eye of the examiners.
Of course, the main purpose of this was to prevent the examiners from collaborating with the candidates to commit fraud through handwriting and marks. It took a whole day to copy all the examination papers, and then the examiners, who had already had enough to eat and drink, finally began to sit in the hall.
, conduct cross-checking.
But it was said that in the Forbidden City, the examination questions had already been introduced to the palace. Jiajing was suddenly confused when he saw the seven words in the examination questions describing the meaning of filial piety and brotherhood.
The meaning of filial piety and brotherhood...Why did Yang Tinghe ask such a question? Although Jiajing may not be familiar with the Four Books, he also knew the meaning of this question. The question Yang Tinghe asked was really weird.
Could it be that he was hinting at something?
Jiajing immediately shook his head. It was impossible. Jiajing knew this stubborn Bachelor Yang too well. Once this person made up his mind, he would never change it easily. As for hints, there was no way to talk about it.
He frowned and thought hard for a long time but couldn't find a clue. He finally couldn't help it and looked for Huang Jinlai and said: "Since the exam has been completed, Xu Qian has nothing to do. Call him to the palace to see him."
Huang Jin nodded and hurriedly left the palace in person and went straight to Xu's house. Xu Qian came back from the exam and felt relaxed, so he hid at home to rest. Seeing Huang Jin visiting, he felt strange. When he was about to welcome him in to talk, Huang Jin stopped.
He stopped in front of the door and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, there is no need to go in. We have a holy decree to invite you to enter the palace."
Huang Jin was not in a hurry to answer, but asked: "I wonder how Mr. Xu did in the exam?"
Xu Qian said: "Not bad."
Huang Jin sighed and said: "What your Majesty is worried about is the trial. There seems to be something wrong with this trial, but your Majesty can't figure out the connection, so he wants to invite you to the palace to serve as a consultant."
Xu Qian smiled bitterly and said, "Come on... let's go into the palace."
Sitting in Huang Jin's car, Xu Qian's heart was filled with ups and downs. He didn't guess Yang Tinghe's intentions at first, but after returning from the exam, he seemed to have some clues. He had conducted an investigation, although he was not sure yet.
But I have roughly understood something.
Just when Xu Qian entered the palace, Jiang Mian, who was on duty in the cabinet, received a note and gently opened it. Suddenly, Jiang Mian's face changed and he became a little uneasy. He was already worried.
His face seemed to have aged several years all of a sudden. He no longer had the intention to think about it, but leaned back on the chair and fell into hard thinking.
Mao Ji, who was sitting at the other end, was holding a pen, his eyes turned towards him inadvertently, and then he smiled coldly, as if he had succeeded in something.
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"Students have met His Majesty. Long live our Emperor."
After entering the Nuan Pavilion, Xu Qian bowed respectfully as usual.
Jiajing, who was sitting on the throne, raised his hand in an understatement and said: "Excuse me." His face was solemn and he said straight to the point: "How is it? How did you do in the exam? The question is about the righteousness of filial piety and brotherhood, but I don't know what you are.
How to solve the problem?"
Xu Qian answered honestly: "The student's failure is that his successor teaches, he is sincere and sincere, and his heart is indifferent when he sees the king's way."
Jiajing chewed some, and seemed to feel a little unsatisfied, saying: "It's too ordinary, not very exciting."
Xu Qian smiled slightly and said, "Student, if you don't do it carefully, the preface will end up being a facility, and the meaning of filial piety and brotherhood, if you teach it well, can it be tolerated and slow to follow the title? I wonder what your majesty thinks?"
Jiajing was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "It makes a little sense, that's all. Let's not talk about it. Since we have already passed the exam, it is useless to talk about it. I called you here because I want to know why Master Yang used this as the title. Master Yang
You must have a purpose in doing things, and you will never do anything in vain. I have thought about it but I can't figure out the clues here. Do you have any clues?"
Xu Qian was silent for a moment and said, "Students dare not say it because although they have suspicions, once they are revealed, it will be suspected of slander."
This is the so-called luring the snake out of its hole. If Jiajing doesn't tell you that you are not guilty, Xu Qian will naturally not give anyone a clue.
When Jiajing heard what Xu Qian had noticed, his curiosity was aroused, and he quickly said: "But it doesn't matter, there are no outsiders here, just you and me, the emperor and my ministers, don't you even have something to hide from me?"
Xu Qian sighed and said: "Wei Chen heard that in the 23rd year of Chenghua's general examination, the Nanjing test questions seemed to be 'Respect the teachings of Xiangxu'."
Jiajing's eyes flashed. Although the meaning of the teaching of Xiangxu and the meaning of filial piety and brotherhood are different, the origin and meaning are actually the same. The teaching of Xiangxu refers to school education, and the meaning of the latter sentence is actually filial piety and brotherhood.
It is just a supplement to Xu Zhijiao. In other words, the questions in this year's Beijing examination are exactly the same as those in Nanjing in the 23rd year of Chenghua.
Jiajing said slowly and authentically: "The 23rd year of Chenghua? What's weird here?"
Xu Qiandao: "In the 23rd year of Chenghua, Ding Wei Ke, Bachelor Jiang and his brother Jiang Ze took the examination in Nanjing, and they both won the Jinshi. Among them, Bachelor Jiang was ranked ninth in the second class, and Jiang Ze was ranked seventh in the second class. It was just the other two
My brother died young and fell ill during the Zhengde period."
Jiajing suddenly caught something and said slowly: "You mean, Yang Tinghe's question is related to the exam in Nanjing in the Chenghua year? Yes, although the two questions are different, they are actually exactly the same. What do you want?
say what."
Xu Qian sighed again and said: "Your Majesty, what I want to say is that if you want to find out the truth, you only need to take out the examination papers of Bachelor Jiang and his deceased brother and you will know."
Jiajing suddenly realized it and immediately asked Huang Jin: "Is there any test paper of Ding Mo Ke that is missing in the palace?"
Huang Jin hurriedly said: "There are files that can be checked, and they will not be lost. I will go and get them now."
After a long time, two test papers were brought in. Jiajing first asked Xu Qian to look at the test paper of his deceased brother. Xu Qian found nothing unusual. This article was actually an empty article, completely blasting into the air, except for the vocabulary.
Apart from the richness, no other features can be seen.
In fact, most eight-part essays are like this. There are a lot of long-winded articles, some are impassioned, some are gorgeous and delicate. It is indeed a pleasure to read the whole text, but its characteristics are also very prominent. After writing so many, I will always be the same.
What is being used is always benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and righteousness. It is nothing more than parroting and restating the thoughts of the saints.
Xu Qian shook his head and said in his heart, Jiang Mian, the late brother, was really powerful. Such a nonsense article could actually make him a second-class Jinshi just by piling up words and sentences. He had heard that the educational origin of the Jiang family in Guangxi was not trivial. When I saw it today,
She's really awesome.
He continued to read Jiang Mian's article and was immediately attracted by it. After a long time, he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, this is the problem. Your Majesty, let's take a look at this question: The way of teaching has its own principles, and you must not let go.
And the Tao exists by itself. This question is quite common. It just means that the so-called education, the key lies in the human heart. As long as the human heart is not lost, the path of learning will last forever. But what is really shocking is this question. Your Majesty, let's see, the human heart comes from
The Son of Heaven, a holy king, has no father, and his father is also the Tao. The Son of Heaven has no relatives, but his relatives are the common people..."
Xu Qian read out this title, and Jiajing's expression suddenly changed.
The key to the problem lies in the title. The full text means that education depends on the human heart. As long as the human heart is still there, education can be implemented. Whether the human heart is there or not, the key lies in the emperor. The emperor should not have his father. Even if he does, then the emperor
The father of the emperor should also be the way of heaven. The emperor should not have relatives. Even if he has relatives, his brothers and sisters should be the common people of the world.
Logically speaking, this passage is correct. Eight-legged stereotypes are inherently nonsense. They are all high-sounding truths and nonsense. Today, people are said to be the children of the emperor, and tomorrow they are brothers. In fact, it is all empty talk.
But the problem is that if this sentence was placed in the Jiajing Dynasty, it would be too appropriate for the occasion.
Since the Son of Heaven has no father or relatives, why does Your Majesty need to make such a big ceremony?
Originally, no one would dig out these articles from decades ago and compare them. After all, the things written decades ago are too old and no one would take them seriously. But the problem is that this year’s imperial examination questions
Exactly the same as decades ago, those candidates who have passed the general examination are waiting uneasily at this time. They inevitably look for some classic articles to compare with to see if they are lacking anything. As the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, Jiang Mian
, there happens to be another similar article. In fact, you don’t have to think about it. Soon, this article will be copied again, and it will definitely become famous all over the world!
Xu Qian sighed and said quietly: "Your Majesty, someone is going to use Jiang Mian's sword to kill your Majesty. It won't be long before something big happens to the court. Your Majesty should make preparations as soon as possible."
Jiajing's face suddenly became ugly, and at the same time extremely sinister. He suddenly realized that a huge crisis was in front of him...
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