Chapter 113: Gossip between monarchs and ministers
In the spring of February, the weather in the south of the Yangtze River is already very warm, and the peach forest is also showing its bright and charming charm. The branches are swaying in the breeze, and a strong fragrance spreads, giving people a comfortable and refreshing feeling.
Walking through the stone square, there is a small hall with three couplets on both sides of the corridor. This is the so-called "Parliament Hall". Although the name is elegant, all candidates taking the examination must undress and reveal their buttocks in this hall.
Being inspected to prevent anyone from hiding anything - it is the most embarrassing place for candidates to go.
"Isn't there anyone who submitted the paper early?" Zhu Yongxing, who was still incognito, was a little anxious. He sipped his tea and asked uncertainly: "The questions are very simple. They are all current events that have happened in recent years!"
"The Holy Spirit thinks it's simple because he has already made up his mind. Candidates have to think over and over again to decide the importance." Chen Shaoyu said cautiously.
"How serious is it?" Zhu Yongxing shook his head and sighed: "Are they still afraid that I will offend others with my words? That's right, they are not sure what I think."
"Maybe it's also related to the change in the examination system." Zhang Huangyan said: "The time is still short. Candidates have been practicing stereotypes for many years. Once they give up, they will inevitably not adapt."
Zhu Yongxing pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "For more than three generations, the way to select scholars was based on learning. After the Han Dynasty, it was based on county officials. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was based on the nine grades of Zhongzheng. From the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was based on the imperial examination. Selecting scholars based on the literature of the time has been
For hundreds of years, everyone has known that this thing is flashy and useless, can neither enlighten the way nor adapt to the needs, is rotten and plagiarized, and is in name only empty. But it cannot be abolished because no one can think of a better way to recruit scholars than this.
As far as the current examination system is concerned, it is not a perfect method. But if it can eliminate the false and be pragmatic, I think it is still a successful attempt."
"It's exactly what Long Live said." Chen Shaoyu agreed, "Nowadays, the country is in dire need of repairs, wars, and peace and security of the people cost a lot of money and food. It is indeed the time when we need hard-working officials. Poems, songs, and rhetoric are not applicable now.
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"Being a scholar and being an official are actually two different things." Zhu Yongxing said: "But they are tied together, and even the poet Li Taibai is not immune. Tell me, if Li Shixian had had a smooth official career, he would have written so many poems that will shock the ages.
Poetry?"
"Long live, I don't agree with this." Zhang Huangyan hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't want to judge things based on facts, but the words of long live seem a bit too absolute."
"Haha, it's a bit too absolute." Zhu Yongxing wasn't angry either. He was just speaking as he felt, but he also knew that changing such a concept would not take a day or two. "Let's talk about the importance of it! In fact, I still like it.
With true temperament, no matter whether it is right or wrong, speaking out is a kind of courage."
"Banzai has a broad mind, which is very admirable." Zhang Huangyan first complimented and then talked eloquently, "When the ears are accustomed to what they hear, they like flattery but dislike being honest. Banzai has high prestige and high expectations, and is respected by both China and foreign countries. With one word,
The whole court is full of praises, and the people all over the world sing the praises after issuing an order. The subjects are indeed coming from their true heart. But long live, if your ears are filled with these words of praise all day long, you will get used to them. As long as it is not praise, you will regard it as
It is funi. If you regard it as dull, you will think it is stupid. If you do this for a long time, if you praise it inappropriately, you will think it is disrespectful."
"Go on." Zhu Yongxing heard that Zhang Huangyan meant to dissuade him, so he nodded encouragingly.
“Everything in the world seems to be unsurprising when you have seen it too much, and it is commonplace after you have done it a lot. When you ask others, you cannot hear your own shortcomings; when you reflect on yourself, you cannot find your fault. Be confident in what you want to do.
That's right; when you issue an order, you are confident that it will pass without any lag. As time goes by, the mind will get used to what it is, and it will like it and hate disobedience." Zhang Huangyan continued: "The eyes will get used to what it sees, and it will like softness and hate hardness. Long live it.
You are wise and wise, and you have made almost no mistakes since Qianlong ascended the throne. The more wisdom you have, the more admired you are. This is originally a good thing, but as time goes by, if you have any objections, you will give up and think that it is