Three hundred and thirtieth chapters drink the truth
"These people are really good at drinking, and they also eat a lot. I didn't expect that they really spent a lot of money today."
After getting off the carriage, Lu Yao sighed and said to Tang Xi beside him.
Tangxi smiled and said: "Actually, you can't blame them, Master. Under normal circumstances, based on my understanding of the two brothers Su Shi and Su Zhe, they are not people who eat so much when eating with you, but Mr. Bao
The three of them have always accepted everyone who comes. However, today is a special situation after all. They have spent nearly two hours on commentary and refereeing, so it is natural for them to be hungry."
Lu Yao also nodded. He naturally knew what Tang Xi said. It was not a pity that he spent a lot of money to get fresh hot pot ingredients and wine money from Zhao Hu. Mainly because he did drink a bit too much today, so he said
It's all drinking talk.
Of course, Lu Yao was in a good mood overall. The success of this new Cuju competition was inseparable from the performance of these people, so he was very happy even if he spent money today, and he just complained a few times.
That’s all.
When the two returned to their house, Lu Yao felt that he had indeed drunk a little too much today and his body was full of the smell of alcohol. This has never happened to him since he traveled to Bianliang.
Tangxi helped Lu Yao walk toward the main hall and said, "Sir, will you go to watch the next few games? I think you should prepare for the imperial examination."
Lu Yao looked at Tangxi and said, "Tangxi, have you ever heard of others talking about the imperial examination?"
Tangxi thought for a while and said: "Sir, I don't have much education, but I mentioned it when I was chatting with other people recently. In my opinion, this imperial examination is just talking to the emperor. Once you have negotiated, you will be on the list."
Lu Yao was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
Tang Xi felt that Lu Yao must be laughing at her for not being educated, or for having some misunderstandings about the imperial examination, so she quickly said: "Sir, if I am wrong, you should tell me directly and stop making fun of me."
Lu Yao waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, I didn't laugh to laugh at you, but what you said is very right. This imperial examination is about talking to the emperor. Your grades and scores depend entirely on the effectiveness of your conversation with the emperor.
.Unlike the examination I participated in before, which required answering questions and answering papers. Therefore, there is a scope to follow when writing papers, but this interview, oh no, it is a conversation with the emperor, but there is no preparation in advance.
Because you don’t know what questions the emperor will tell you, or what new topics will suddenly come to your mind.”
Tang Xi nodded and said, "So, Sir, you don't think you need to read anything anymore. You can just adapt to the situation when the time comes."
Lu Yao said: "Yes, this is only one aspect, and the other aspect that I am not worried about the imperial examination is because of today's competition. This Cuju competition was very successful, the emperor was very satisfied, and I, as the organizer of this competition
The actual organizer, the Emperor, also has a good impression of me. So, although the palace examination has not yet started, I have already achieved a good score in the Emperor's heart."
In fact, after saying this, Lu Yao regretted a little. Did he have too much relationship with Tangxi Uncle Dou E? These truths should not be blurted out directly. It seemed that he was really drunk, and he was drunk with the strength of the wine.
I said it. Sure enough, the saying "telling the truth after drinking" is correct at all. Even I can't control my emotions.
Tangxi thought for a while and said: "I understand, so Sir, during this period, you will go to the scene to watch all the Cuju competitions, just to ensure that there are no accidents in this Cuju competition, so as to increase His Majesty's goodwill towards you.
impression."
Lu Yao nodded but did not speak. He was not sure what he would say if he continued talking. When he still had some consciousness, he told Tang Xi that he had drunk too much and asked him to help him go back to his room to rest.
"etc!"
When the two passed by the main hall, they were stopped by Uncle Fu. When Tangxi asked, it turned out that it was Master Lu Xu who asked Lu Yao to go to the study. Naturally, Lu Yao did not dare to disobey his father's order, and even though he was a little drunk,
But I can still somewhat guess what some of my fathers wanted to do with me this time.
After Lu Yao entered the study room, he saw a bowl of soup on the table. Lu Xu gave him a look. Lu Yao understood that this was hangover soup, so he drank it all in one gulp.
After sitting on a chair and resting for a while, Lu Yao felt much better, but Lu Xu frowned. Seeing that Lu Yao had recovered a little, he said, "What did you say so loudly about the imperial examination just now?
Aren't you afraid that the Emperor is still being watched around our Lu Mansion? I'll pass on what you said later."
Lu Yao was not worried about this and said: "Sir Tang Long already knows that I know someone is watching this, so the emperor should evacuate the people. In addition, the Huangtian team won today, and the emperor is in a good mood. I am sure
He also went to bed early. As for Tangxi, he has no education at all. The reason why he inquired about the imperial examination is out of curiosity, and he will never tell anyone."
As Lu Yao said that, he recalled the palace examination carefully. Indeed, for Lu Yao, if the competition is going on in an orderly manner, then the next thing he has to worry about is the palace examination. However, it seems that there is no need to do so.
Worry.
The imperial examination in the history of imperial examination was pioneered by Wu Zetian.
In February of the first year of Zaichu (AD 690), Wu Zetian was about to proclaim himself emperor. He held an examination for tribute scholars at the Luocheng Palace in Ziwei City, the capital city. Elites from all over the country gathered in Luoyang. There were tens of thousands of candidates, and they took the exam for several days.
From then on, people were examined in front of the palace. Those who passed the imperial examination were considered Jinshi.
Made
It was formally established in the Song Dynasty and continued to be used in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is also called the Imperial Examination and the Imperial Examination, which refers to the examination that the emperor personally sets the questions. Only those who are successful in the general examination can participate. The purpose is to distinguish the grades of those who pass the general examination. The Ming and Qing Dynasties are divided into top three, but
There are no two rankings. The imperial examination in the early Northern Song Dynasty was an annual two-level examination. The first level was the "Explanation Examination" held by each state; the second level was the "Provincial Examination" held by the Ministry of Rites in the Gongyuan of Kaibao Temple. Later
It was changed to be held every other place or every two years, and finally to once every three years.
In the sixth year of Kaibao's reign in the Song Dynasty (973), Li Fangzhi, a Hanlin scholar, presided over the national examination held at the Gongyuan in Tokyo. After various examinations, a total of 38 people were admitted to the Jinshi and passed the examination in various subjects. Among them, 2 people were selected during the examination.
He was deposed because he had "the poorest materials and failed to answer questions properly." Xu Shilian, a failed Jinshi, beat the drum of hearing and accused Li Fang of "choosing based on emotion" and asked for a palace examination to seek justice. Taizu of the Song Dynasty issued an edict to select 195 people from among those who failed.
The candidates and the 36 people who had already won the exam were re-examined in the Jiangwu Hall, which was presided over by Song Taizu himself. As a result, 127 more people passed, and 10 of the originally admitted people failed. After the list was announced, there was an uproar between the government and the public, and Li Fang was demoted.
This imperial examination case not only became the origin of the palace examination, but also established the three-level examination system in feudal society.
In the early Song Dynasty, the palace examination was a knockout examination. The specific proportion of elimination was not fixed, and the admission rate ranged from one-third to two-thirds. In this way, candidates who passed the provincial examination many times would always be rejected when they came to the palace examination.
The situation of elimination. However, after that, some people who failed the palace examination repeatedly became angry and defected to Xixia, which was on the same side as the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the Northern Song Dynasty court also believed that it was really not good to implement elimination in the palace examination.
In the palace examination in the second year of Jiayou in the Northern Song Dynasty (1057), Song Renzong personally presided over it and announced that the palace examination would not eliminate candidates, and all those who participated in the palace examination would be admitted. This year, all 388 Jinshi and 389 other imperial examination candidates who participated in the palace examination were admitted. From then on,
, the palace examination does not eliminate candidates, it just ranks the candidates based on their test scores and becomes customized. However, because the ranking in the palace examination has an important impact on the candidates' future official career and promotion, candidates still attach great importance to the palace examination.
However, due to the current time chaos, Lu Yao could not say whether all candidates would be admitted or one-third of the candidates would be eliminated in this palace examination.
Regarding the palace examination, Lu Yao had read the ten questions of Renzong's palace examination before when he studied the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, especially the period of Song Renzong.
One question: If Wu did not learn from Sun Wu, Ding Jiezhi asked Gu Fang Lue how to do it.
Here is an allusion to Huo Qubing, which comes from the "Book of Han: Biography of Huo Qubing". At the beginning (Emperor Han Wu) Changyu (Huo Qubing) taught Wu and Sun the art of war, and (Huo Qubing) said to him: "Gu Fanglue is so stupid that he doesn't want to learn the ancient art of war.
"The general idea is that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Huo Qubing to learn the art of war of Wu Qi and Sun Wu, Huo Qubing believed that fighting a war depends on strategies that adapt to changes, rather than copying ancient war art.
Second question: Bing is a commander and has no reputation for governance. Ding said that he is not a hundred-mile talent. Ren said that a gentleman has no skills. How can he think that the small and the big are different?
Two allusions are quoted here. "A Talent in a Hundred Miles" refers to the story of Pang Tong of the Three Kingdoms, which comes from "The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms·Book of Shu·Pang Tongzhuan"; "A gentleman has no weapons" comes from "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng Chapter". At the beginning, Liu Bei got
After Jingzhou, Pang Tong went to defect and was appointed as the magistrate of Leiyang County. As a result, his governance was a mess and he was dismissed. At this time, Lu Su of the state of Wu wrote to Liu Bei to plead for mercy. He believed that Pang Tong was not a talented person and should be appointed as Zhizhong or Zhizhong.
Don't take this kind of assistant position to the governor of the state. Later, Zhuge Liang also interceded, and Liu Bei appointed Pang Tong as the military advisor Zhonglang General, the same as Zhuge Liang. One day when Confucius was giving a lecture to his disciples, he mentioned that "a gentleman has no weapons."
", which means that a gentleman cannot be like a piece of equipment that has only one use.
Three questions: Private armored crossbows are made of a single piece with the first cloud and the last pole, and the weight is different. If it is a department.
This comes from "Tang Lv Shu Yi". There is such a case: Because Y privately possessed a crossbow, but he was afraid of the serious, he turned himself in to the government and hid one privately. Because of the serious punishment for privately possessing a crossbow and a crossbow,
Different, what should be the verdict? The sentencing plan given in "Shu Yi" is that since the armored crossbow was not surrendered, the crime and punishment still exist. The reason is that although the armored crossbow was surrendered, it was not confessed to hiding other ordnance.
The crime of hiding a crossbow can be exempted from punishment, but the crime of hiding a crossbow still needs to be investigated, and surrendering is false. Unless the death penalty is used, death will reduce the first-class penalty. Fourth question: Ding came out and saw that the Guijian was tied to the road, so he redeemed it and returned.
If you come in without thanks, please refuse.
This comes from "Yanzi Chunqiu·Neipian". Once, Yanzi from Qi State was on an envoy to Jin State. He saw Yue Shi's father naked on the roadside of Zhongmou City. He thought he was a gentleman. After inquiring, he found out that Yue Shi's father had become a
He was a servant of another family. So Yan Zi untied his chariot and rode the horse on the left to redeem Yue Shifu and brought him back to Qi State. However, after returning to Qi State, Yan Zi came into his house without being greeted. Yue Shi's father thought that Yan Zi
If you don't respect him, you ask to sever ties with Yanzi. When Yanzi asked why, Yue Shi's father replied, "Others look down on me because they don't understand me, but you can clearly see that I am a gentleman, so to neglect me is to obviously disrespect me."
." So Yan Zi quickly confessed his crime and treated Yue Shi's father as an honored guest.
Five questions: A and B are fighting across the water. A commander asks to catch him and attack him before he can help. A says no. When they reach the formation, A is severely defeated. Maybe he gives in, but A refuses to accept it.
This comes from "Spring and Autumn Gongyang Zhuan". The Song State and the Chu State agreed to fight a battle to the north of the Hong River. The Chu people crossed the Hong River. At this time, someone suggested to Song Xianggong that the Chu people had not completely crossed the river.
He began to attack. Song Xianggong refused. He thought that he was taking advantage of the enemy's danger and needed to wait until the Chu people crossed the river before attacking. When the Chu people crossed the river, his men once again suggested Song Xianggong to take advantage of the Chu people's formation and gain a foothold.
Before they stabilized, they began to attack. Song Xianggong once again rejected the suggestion of his subordinates, thinking that the opponent had not set up a formation and did not beat the drums, so they could not launch. When the Chu people set up their formations and started beating drums to attack, Song Xianggong began to order the troops to attack.
As a result, the Song army was defeated.
Sixth question: What are the crimes of those who refuse to give when they deserve it, who give something when they don’t deserve it, and those who do small corvee work?
This is also from "Tang Lv Shu Yi". There is such a case: Farmers who should be exempted from corvee are not exempted, but farmers who need to perform corvee are exempted from corvee, or they are allowed to serve as minor corvee such as cart drivers and messengers.
, what should I do? The sentencing plan given in "Shu Yi" is that the penalty for indiscriminately granting the privilege of commuting from corvee is an additional two years in prison, and the penalty for making him serve a small corvee is a derogation of fifty.
Seventh question: Person B used an ox to pick up a bell and led it across the hall. Person A saw the bell growling and gave it to him with a sheep. Or it may be said that he saw the ox but not the sheep.
This comes from "Mencius: Chapter 1 of King Hui of Liang". Once, Mencius and King Xuan of Qi discussed kingship and believed that only benevolence and righteousness could unify the world. So he told a story about King Xuan of Qi. Once King Xuan of Qi saw someone pulling him
A cow passed by the hall and was going to kill the cow to sacrifice the bell. Seeing the trembling cow, King Qi Xuan couldn't bear it, so he asked his servants to use a sheep instead of the cow to sacrifice the bell. Here Mencius pointed out that King Qi Xuan only saw
He couldn't bear to kill the cow, but the poor sheep lost its life inexplicably because the leader didn't see it.
Question 8: If an official property has a seal, but the person in charge opens it without asking for a lawsuit, what kind of crime will he be punished for?
This also comes from "Tang Lv Shu Yi". It is the law that stipulates that if a sealed official property is opened without authorization without consulting the superior authority, the person who makes the decision without authorization will be punished with a sixty-year cane.
Nine questions: Geng asked to return to the hometown drinking ceremony, Xin said that the ancient etiquette should not be followed. Geng said that if the source is cleared, the flow will be clear.
This is a story from the Zhenzong period of the Song Dynasty, about the famous remonstrator Tian Xi. Once, Tian Xi petitioned Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty to restore the rural drinking ceremony to promote the Zhou ritual banquet custom. At this time, other ministers objected.
It is said that the drinking ceremony in the countryside is an ancient ceremony, but it is now outdated and out of fashion. In this regard, Song Zhenzong believed that only by clarifying the source can we understand what is popular.
Ten questions: I am a prisoner on death row and I have no close relatives. Please ask me to be my servant. If I am pardoned, will I be spared from death?
This comes from "Tang Lv Shu Yi". There is such a case: If there is a prisoner who has committed a capital crime and has relatives at home with no one to support him, can he request a pardon from the death penalty and go home to take care of his relatives? If there is a general amnesty, can he
Exemption from the criminal law. The criminal law believes that for the time being, you can refrain from killing to support your relatives, but it is not included in the amnesty; when the number of people in the family increases or the death of a relative, the sentence of exile will still be executed.
"What are you thinking about?" His father Lu Xu's words brought Lu Yao's thoughts back to reality. Lu Yao smiled awkwardly and said that he was still a little sober, but he was thinking in his heart, I can't tell you that I'm here.
Before the imperial examination, I already knew the questions of this exam and now I am thinking of strategies to deal with them. Thinking of this, Lu Yao couldn't help but think about how Su Shi and Su Che would answer this kind of question? But for these two
For people with a delicate mind, once Lu Yao asks about this matter, it will cause him a lot of unnecessary trouble in the future.
Lu Xu sighed and said, "Well, let me tell you what happened today when we left the Bird's Nest Stadium and returned to the palace. The emperor took us back to the palace together, and then went to Qinzheng Hall to talk about something.
.”
Lu Yao nodded. In fact, he was not surprised by any of the officials who came with Zhao Zhen today. As Lu Yao's father and the Minister of Household Affairs who is in charge of money, Lu Xu should have done what Zhao Zhen did when he arrived.
The idea is to let Lu Xu see the considerable profits that this new Cuju competition can bring. After all, this first competition was organized by Lu Yao, but it is definitely not the last one. With the current popularity and nationwide promotion
Generally speaking, it is certain to hold the second and third sessions. Lu Yao has limited energy, so after this competition, the new Cuju competition will definitely be handed over to a dedicated person, and,
If there is a second competition, then the ticket price, including the accommodation in the surrounding inns, will be discussed, and people from the royal family will need to take care of it. Otherwise, if there are three or five profiteers like Zhang Maocai, the consequences will be
But it’s unimaginable.
Needless to say, Yan Shu is the prime minister of the dynasty, and he has always supported Lu Yao in organizing this new Cuju competition. How come Yan Shu and Lu Xu are in charge, even if today's competition is not interesting, or something goes wrong
If there is any accident, these two ministers will take care of it.
Except for the two of them, the other officials were basically those in the DPRK and China who opposed Lu Yao. Lu Xu had found an opportunity to talk about them to Lu Yao before. Today's competition was very successful. Zhao Zhen was very happy and replied
When arriving at the palace, there must be a small symbolic meeting to summarize today's trip. Lu Yaoxin said that if the grassroots team won today, maybe this link would be skipped.
"I'm not very interested in what your Majesty said. In the final analysis, it's just a summary of the new Cuju competition and educating those officials. To put it bluntly, it is to pave the way for me to enter the officialdom." Lu Yao looked at Lu Xu and said,
Even though I drank the hangover soup, my head still hurts badly, so I wanted to go back and rest early, so my tone of voice seemed a little more casual.
Lu Xu was not angry when he heard what Lu Yao said. Lu Yao's political sense and keen judgment have already been discovered a long time ago, so it is understandable that he is not interested in what Zhao Zhen said. And the facts
The same thing as Lu Yao said, after Zhao Zhen brought them back to the palace, he started the so-called education. Zhao Zhen first listed a lot of grand scenes of today's new Cuju competition. After all, if Lu Yao hadn't held it,
In this competition, although there were some festivals in the Northern Song Dynasty, as an emperor, he could have fun with the people. However, Zhao Zhen still had to stay in the palace for a long time, and there were few opportunities to go outside, even in Bianliang.
of the outer city.
Therefore, today's experience is still very fresh for Zhao Zhen. Moreover, what's more important is that the Huangtian team won the game today, and the game time was full. The process was very exciting and exciting, which made Zhao Zhen's emotions even more
He was very high-spirited, so he immediately rewarded all the members of the Huangtian Team after he left.
"I won't tell you more about the new Cuju. However, the emperor walked all the way from the palace to the outer city. He saw and felt a lot on the way. The people and things he came into contact with all made him feel...
The idea of governing the outer city. I think you should have expected this. This means that the food street and hot pot restaurant you created will become the focus of everyone's attention. His Majesty has already stated that he will use
These two are used as testing places to see how far this outer city can develop."
After listening, Lu Yao nodded and said: "I have thought about this matter. If Your Majesty had not gone to the outer city to watch the game in person today, I am afraid that the gates and walls of the inner and outer cities would not be able to change no matter how good I was.
That’s a good thing.”
Lu Xu touched his beard and continued: "That's basically what he told us, but after talking to them, His Majesty left me alone and talked with me for a while, all about you.
"
Lu Yao looked at his father. He knew that what Lu Xu said next was the key point. Lu Yao didn't know Zhao Zhen's intention of leaving his father behind, but he could make a rough guess.
Seeing the look on his father's face, he was asking Lu Yao, "Aren't you capable?" Guess what the emperor will say about you when he leaves me behind?
Lu Yao thought for a while and said: "Judging from the time, it should be about the palace examination."