(I am out of town, I hope there will be no errors in the automatic transmission. High
Huang Peisheng's voice was loud and clear, and he read the article clearly and powerfully. Every word was heard by the ministers, but the faces of the ministers became increasingly ugly, and they gradually felt like they were sitting on pins and needles.
In a short time, all the articles of six to seven thousand words were read, and the Wende Hall fell into a dead silence.
Su Jin's article is titled "An Opinion on Current Weaknesses", but in fact the whole article is about reform measures. And according to Su Jin, if the reform is carried out seriously, it will be an earth-shattering and nerve-wracking event, involving many people and various interests.
Huge, it will definitely have a huge impact; whether it is a good impact or a bad impact is yet to be evaluated.
Take the second article as an example, suppressing luck, that is, limiting the ways to become an official and be promoted by chance. Su Jin clearly pointed out that every year, a high official in the imperial court would select his own children as officials in the capital, and they would be counted as officials with a bachelor's degree or above. After two
In ten years, 20 descendants of brothers from the same family served as officials in the capital. Such entry into the court one after another not only increased state expenditures, but most of these officials' children did not do serious work, but shielded and colluded with each other, forming cliques for personal gain.[
Su Jin's intention was to limit the patronage and privileges of officials and prevent their children from occupying important positions in the government. If this was successful, it would naturally make government affairs more transparent and reduce the pressure on the fiscal salary supply of the Song Dynasty, which would be great for the court.
A suggestion. But as everyone knows, if this move is really implemented, it will definitely affect the interests of serving officials, large and small.
Although the imperial court has recently advocated that the children of officials should take the scientific examination based on their abilities, this is only an initiative and has not been enforced. In fact, the participation of the children of officials in the scientific examination is just a show. Needless to say, if they pass the exam, even if they fail, it will not be a formality.
He will definitely try his best to be appointed as an official in the yamen. Over time, he will be able to accumulate qualifications and be officially appointed as an official.
This big piece of cake has long been a natural welfare for officials since the founding of the Song Dynasty. Now Su Jin actually proposed to use this welfare. Isn't this asking for discomfort?
Those present here are all veterans of the imperial court, and all of them have been officials for more than 20 years. Take Yan Shu as an example. Except for the youngest Yan Jidao, who is still in his infancy, the seven sons in his family are all adults, and all of them are dandy and unworthy of their father.
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Although Yan Shu hated his adopted sons for being unworthy, he could not ignore them. Based on his status and the emperor's favor, he asked the emperor to place his sons in official positions in the Sansi Yamen and important places in the capital. Although the official positions were not big,
But after all, they were all officials; Yan Shu also had four nephews who were also appointed officials through connections; so when Yan Shu heard Su Jin's policy, his first thought was that if the emperor listened to Su Jin's words and implemented this
If so, I am afraid that all ten of my nephews will be dismissed and go home.
How could Yan Shu allow such a thing to happen? What is the purpose of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism? Isn't it just to share the benefits? If the ministers follow the emperor, they will not get any benefits or privileges, so why are they still fooling around?
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The same goes for Du Yan. Su Jince theoretically said that if a bachelor serves as an official for twenty years, there will be twenty nephews and nephews of Meng Zuyin who will serve as officials. Du Yan did a rough calculation and found that his nephews would at least exceed what Su Jin said.
It is said that there are at least more than forty people; even Du Yan can't tell the specific number because he himself has not counted it in detail, but the ones he has an impression of are more than forty; Du Yan finished listening to Huang Peisheng's recitation
His teeth were itching with hatred. This Su Jin was so vicious that he wanted to annihilate his descendants. He had come up with such a bad idea. He could not allow this matter to be finalized in the emperor's mind.
Zhao Zhen secretly observed the reactions of the officials. He was a smart man. At least four or five of these ten items directly related to the interests of officials. Although it was good for the court, the reactions of the officials could not be ignored; he was the emperor, but things
It's still up to the officials to handle it. Without the help of these people, I will be alone.
"Why don't you say anything, dear sir? What do you think of Su Jin's policy?" Zhao Zhen asked slowly.
All the ministers remained silent and secretly guessed the emperor's thoughts. Zhao Zhen took out this article and read it to everyone. It can be guessed that the emperor actually had an attitude of appreciation for Su Jin's suggestion. As mentioned above,
While reading, the emperor said "remarkable" several times, which was definitely not sarcasm, but a real compliment.
Du Yan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Su Jin is promoted by Yan Sansi. We would like to hear Yan Sansi's opinion."
Du Yan knew Yan Shu's situation very well. Instead of firing the first shot himself, it would be better to let Yan Shu fire the first shot. He knew that Yan Shu would never agree with Su Jin's suggestion.
"Okay, Yan Aiqing will tell you." Zhao Zhen said with a smile.
Yan Shunai stood up and came forward to salute and said: "Since the emperor has named you, the veteran will talk about his views. Su Jin's policy is indeed well written. With his age and experience, he can summarize these ten points and come up with corresponding strategies. It is indeed a good idea."
It is difficult to do; as a scholar, I am very impressed by my ability to write such an article in a short period of time. Even if I go into battle, I may not be able to write as well as him."
Zhao Zhen was quite surprised. Although Su Jin belonged to Yan Shu, Zhao Zhen expected that it was rare for Yan Shu to be so open-minded and open-minded on this matter.
"But..." Yan Shu changed the subject, shattering Zhao Zhen's surprise: "However, Su Jin is too young after all, and he doesn't know much about the government affairs of the Song Dynasty and the details of the people. Chapter 78 xs is well written, not
The representative point of view is correct. There are many errors in this policy, or it may not be called errors, but it can be called taken for granted. There are many conjectures, so it cannot be used as a correct method."
Zhao Zhen said in a low voice: "Yan Aiqing means that the article is good, just read it and never adopt it, right?"
Yan Shu thought for a while and said: "It cannot be fully adopted, or it can be partially adopted. If one of the ten items can be adopted by the court, it will be Su Jin's glory."
Zhao Zhen thought deeply: "So, in your opinion, where is Su Jin preferable?" [
Yan Shu said: "The old minister has some connections with Su Jin, so we should avoid suspicion. It is best for the emperor to make the final decision on this matter."
Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, please step aside. What does Privy Du have to say?"
Du Yan was happy in his heart. It was rare that he and Yan Shu could stand on the same front, and the person they bumped into turned out to be Su Jin. It was obvious that due to the benefits, even Su Jin would eventually be abandoned by Yan Shu; since Yan Shu made it clear that Su Jin was
It's nonsense, of course I have to put the icing on the cake and refute it harshly.
"I think that Su Jin's policy statement is quite correct. What he said seems reasonable, but it must not be adopted. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhao Kuo's words on paper were conclusive, and eventually he deceived Zhao's 400,000 soldiers. This is the behavior of someone who can only talk.
harm."
Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "Prince Du said something serious. I just think his article is well written, but I didn't say that I should implement it according to his words. You only said how well the policy was written?"
Du Yan scratched his head and blushed. The emperor clearly meant to ask everyone to comment on the content, but now he changed his words and said no, which made him quite embarrassed. But who called him the emperor? At present, he and Yan Shu were constantly disagreeing with him.
, I am afraid that the emperor is definitely not feeling pain in his heart, so it would be better to just say a few flattering words to get over it.
Thinking of this, Du Yan held up his hands and said: "Regardless of whether the content is correct or not, I think it is not easy for Su Jin to come up with ten shortcomings in a short period of time and cite scriptures and examples to prove it."
Regarding the dozens of empty articles just now, it is obvious that the grade is not just a little bit higher, I thought it could be ranked higher."
Du Yan could be considered a favor. He knew that Su Jin's policy had won the heart of Zhao Zhen, so even if he tried his best to belittle him, he would never depose Su Jin;
There is no big difference in being ranked 100th.
Zhao Zhen made a mistake. He should not have shown any special concern for Su Jin's article. These ten suggestions were like a sharp sword piercing the weakness of the imperial court. Even if the officials' own interests were not involved, as a ruler
, for the sake of face, I will never admit that there are so many shortcomings. Doesn’t that mean that all the ministers here are incompetent?
Zhao Zhen asked several more people, and everyone's comments were consistent with those of Du Yan and Yan Shu. They strongly opposed the content, but praised Su Jin's attitude of caring about the country and the rhetoric and language of the article. This is just like someone asking someone else.
Whether this pearl is precious or not, others talk about how exquisite the box containing the pearl is, which shows their attitude towards the pearl itself.
Zhao Zhen felt cold in his heart. It seemed that there were some things that he did not take for granted. He had been standing on a high place watching the two factions fighting, and he acted as a coordinator and balancer. However, he did not know that the two factions also had common interests. Once he took action,
In order to achieve their own interests, they will put aside their grudges, point the finger directly at themselves, and start to share the same hatred with the enemy.
Zhao Zhen knew not to act too hastily, but he was unwilling to admit defeat. After waving away everyone, he decided to use the ranking to implicitly explain his attitude. Zhao Zhen stayed up all night, read all the candidates' answer sheets, and finally decided on the ranking.
In the early morning of May 17th, three gold medals were posted on the notice board in front of the palace. Eleven of the 232 provincial high school candidates were dismissed from the list of Jinshi, leaving 221 high school Jinshi.
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As soon as the gold medal list came out, people flocked to the square in front of the palace and the square was packed. The list was divided into three categories. A total of 153 people in the third category were awarded "from the same Jinshi", and 65 people in the second category were awarded.
"Being a Jinshi", Wei Songhe ranked 36th in the second class, and his results were quite good.
However, people are not concerned about these top-notch and top-level figures. Although they have gained enviable official status and will soon become officials in various government offices in various states, with equally bright and bright futures, compared with them, they are all incompetent.
The three names on the A-Gold List are the focus of everyone's attention.
As much anticipated, the list of the first-A class came belatedly. People swarmed up, stretched their necks and kicked their legs to look at the list, and there was an uproar. The third place in the first-A class was Wang Anshi, the second place was the second place: Han Jiang, the first place.
Famous Number One Scholar: Su Jin!
Su Jin won the third place in three yuan! The real big three yuan was all in. This was the second three yuan in this dynasty. In the second year of Tiansheng, Song Xiang won the third place in succession because his younger brother Song Qi gave up the position of the number one scholar, which was somewhat unworthy of the name. And this
Su Jin's three-yuan achievement is truly genuine.
People rushed to tell each other. Su Jin, who was already well-known in the capital, once again became the focus of public opinion. People in the streets and alleys talked about him happily. Insiders kept breaking the news, revealing Su Jin's family background, age, and appearance.
As well as all kinds of scandals, when people learned that Su Jin was just the son of a Luzhou merchant, and that he had only studied at Yingtian Academy for two months, they had to shout loudly.