"Although he is young, he has become an adult. He can obtain the rank of Jinshi and stand out." [Changli Collection·Liu Zihou's Epitaph]
"It doesn't matter." Lu Chong said tolerantly: "I know your nature well. I know that you have never been good at Confucianism. You only like military books. You often visit the home where the books are collected to search for the fragments of military books. Is that right?"
Military books have always been prohibited books. In order to maintain the rule, the imperial court prohibited private collection by private citizens. Violators will be punished with serious crimes. However, in the past few decades, the law has been weakened and the imperial court was unable to control the matter. It had no choice but to let it go. Therefore, some folk families often dictated and transcribed the art of war as a matter of course.
I learned it for my family and never told anyone about it.
Fa Zheng was fond of military theory, which his father did not like and repeatedly blocked. Later, when he saw that the world was in chaos and the court frequently used military force, Confucian classics were not enough to save the troubled times, so he acquiesced to Fa Zheng's study of military books without delaying his family's studies. At this time
When Lu Chong mentioned it, he obviously didn't mean to ask for guilt. Fa Zheng said truthfully: "Yes."
"That's it. The Military Book is a forbidden book after all. Although it is widely circulated among the people, the chapters are incomplete and the wealthy people are unwilling to reveal it to the outside world." Lu Chong looked at Fa Yan and then at Fazheng, knowing that Fa Zheng had already
Hui, if you want to persuade him to participate in the Chengming Palace Examination, you must first fall in love with him.
So he said: "The books in the Secret Palace of the DPRK were all brought by Wang Situ from Lantai, Luoyang when the capital was moved. The collection in it can be said to be the best in the world. It covers all scriptures, pictures, and hundreds of schools of thought. If you are willing
After careful research, what can be covered now is too narrow. It is better to let you participate in the Chengming Palace Ceremony Examination in five days. If you are selected, you can enter the Secret Palace of the Palace and read all the books in the palace. It is not as good as you are now searching for the remaining military books.
Is the article better?"
Fa Yan had already been moved when he heard that his family was within the scope of qualifications that could be recommended. If his son could study with the emperor since childhood and form a friendship, it would be no problem to become a minister in the future.
This is really a good opportunity to shine on the family, and there is no risk. All you need to do is let your son Fazheng take the exam. He then said: "What your uncle said is indeed reasonable. You also love military books. There are books in the palace."
There are so many, why not give them a try.”
Seeing that the two elders were looking at him eagerly, the sixteen-year-old Fazheng was still young and energetic and refused to admit defeat. He also wanted to go to Chengming Palace to give it a try, and by the way, he wanted to see what he and others from the famous family were like.
How does the younger generation compare?
He nodded and replied: "Since Aweng has his wish, I will live up to my trust and vow to come back and become a secretary in Chengming Palace."
Fa Yan didn't expect his son to be so determined. He was afraid that if he missed, he would feel a huge gap in his heart, so he quickly said: "I know that my son is smart, but I have to try my best in everything!"
Lu Chong, who was standing aside, suddenly sighed: "If my eldest son were still alive, I could recommend him to be with your son."
Fa Yan knew that he had passed away in his old age, and all his children died young before they grew up. Now the only remaining son, Lu Zhi, was only two years old. Seeing that he missed his dead son, the atmosphere gradually became sad, and Fa Yan did not want to let his friends
Sad, he deliberately joked: "Only an official with six hundred stone can recommend a disciple. You are only an official with four hundred stone, how can you dare to say something big!"
Lu Chong immediately pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Okay, you are six hundred stones old, so you can look down on me. Well, if that's the case, then I'll just leave and don't dare to climb the high gate hall!" After that, he got up and went back.
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Fa Yan quickly grabbed him and said with a smile: "It's a joke! Why should you take it seriously?"
"I am also joking, why should you take it seriously?" Lu Chong looked back at Fa Yan, who was pulling his sleeve, and said teasingly.
The atmosphere became harmonious again, and several people chatted for a while. Fazheng suddenly remembered something and asked: "I wonder what the Chengming Hall's policy examination will test?"
Confucian books such as the "Book of Filial Piety" are official studies that have been passed down for hundreds of years in the Han Dynasty. If the emperor wanted to study, he naturally had to be read by his disciples who were familiar with these official studies. Fayan said of course: "It should be the same as the boy who tried to test the classics.
Young children are all required to test their knowledge of Confucian classics, such as "The Classic of Filial Piety", "Shang Shu", etc. In the past, you were asked to study the classics, but now you should be tested to see if you have studied diligently."
But Lu Chong had a different answer: "Besides that, there are others. Since Dong Zhuo was executed, His Majesty has been going to Shiqu Pavilion to study almost every day, and he has been diligent in learning and asking questions. I have helped to find out, and there is actually no need to deliberately
Inquire, everyone in the palace knows about this; His Majesty’s favorite thing to read is not scriptures and literature, but history books.”
“His Majesty often said that he had ‘three lessons’ during his imprisonment.”
Lu Chong said eloquently: "'If you use copper as a guide, you can correct your clothes; if you use people as a guide, you can know gains and losses; if you use history as a guide, you can know the ups and downs.' This is what His Majesty once said. It can be said to be extremely refined, and all the ministers praised him for his good deeds.
Therefore, in the Chengming Palace Examination five days later, in addition to the necessary classics, history will definitely be discussed. The topics of the classics were drawn up by the doctors, and then your majesty would choose the appropriate ones from them; and the topics of the history books, not surprisingly, should be
It was written by His Majesty himself."
Fa Yan exclaimed: "I didn't expect that Your Majesty would attach so much importance to this test. It's just that His Majesty is young and he will set the questions..."
Before he finished speaking, Fa Yan immediately consciously shut his mouth. His words were out of line with the duties of a courtier. He actually questioned the emperor's academic level and his lack of qualifications to write the question.
Lu Chong pretended not to hear what Fa Yan just said, and said to Fa Zheng: "Although your Majesty is young, you should not treat him like a child. He is worried about the world and thinks that reading history can tell who will come. If what I have predicted is correct, your Majesty will
It should test your views on a certain current event. After all, you will not only accompany His Majesty to study in the future, but when you grow up, you will also have to take on important responsibilities, either as ministers in the court or as local shepherds. You only know the classics and do not know how to manage things.
, that is absolutely impossible.”
There were strong warnings and expectations in these words. Fa Zheng was filled with excitement when he heard this, and he was awe-inspiring. He only knew that the little emperor in Weiyang Palace was young and smart, but due to his knowledge and age, he did not expect it for a moment.
The secretarial supervision has such a great prospect, and the emperor has placed such high hopes on it.
Gradually, he became full of fighting spirit for the Chengming Palace test in five days. He wished he could start the test now and pass it as soon as possible so that he could meet the emperor who made him curious.
After Lu Chong sat for a while, he said goodbye and left. This scene continued to play out in the homes of many officials in Chang'an. The emperor's intention to recruit a companion was like having wings, and soon spread throughout the three auxiliary areas.
People are all paying attention to the novel and well-established selection method of the Chengming Palace Examination. Most people only think that the emperor will use this method to select his favorite escorts so that he can cultivate them into capable people around him. However, only a few of them can do so.