Xiao Wan's policy essay has already been evaluated by the examiners when they read the papers in the township examination, so there is no need to evaluate it again.

After all, Xiao Wan is just a scholar, with no experience in politics and limited knowledge. As the saying goes, what is obtained on paper is shallow in the end, so the articles he made are superficial after all, and there is no depth to speak of, let alone to the point. The meaning of the whole article is as follows: light taxation, light servitude, and benevolent government.

These are all clichés, and there is nothing new at all, but Xiao Wan's article also has something outstanding, that is, the rhetoric is gorgeous and catchy to read, so the score is "middle and upper".

About half an hour later, Xu Jin's article was also written, and the people around him all had strange expressions, and when the examiner Liu Hanlin got Xu Jin's article and saw it, he immediately frowned.

It turned out that Xu Jin's article was written like this: If you want to revitalize my Ming Dynasty, you must do the following, first, how to protect, and second, how to ......

Xu Jin's way of answering questions is too white, which loses the style of a reader, which makes Liu Hanlin a little uncomfortable. However, when Liu Hanlin looked at it patiently, his expression became more and more cheerful, and finally he even patted the desktop and blurted out: "Wonderful, hit the nail on the head!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Wan's face suddenly changed, he was still full of confidence, because just now he joined in the fun, stepped forward to read the beginning of Xu Jin's article, and when he saw the answer method that was so white that it couldn't be whiter, he almost laughed out loud, and he didn't bother to continue reading the content.

At this time, Liu Hanlin stood up and solemnly gave Xu Jin's article to Wang Shouren, and said, "Xu Ziqian's article should be commented on by the governor." ”

Wang Shouren took the article curiously, and was also slightly stunned, but he was quickly attracted by the content, sometimes frowning and pondering, sometimes nodding his beard.

In other words, although Xu Jin's article is answered in the vernacular, it is clear and distinct, which makes people understand it at a glance. The most important thing is that Xu Jin, as a traverser, also knows a lot about the historical direction of the Ming Dynasty and the root cause of the final demise of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the problems pointed out in the article are to the point, and the strong strategies put forward are also very pertinent.

The more Wang Shouren looked at it, the more shocked he became, because judging from this article, Xu Jin seemed to see the existing shortcomings and hidden dangers of the Ming Dynasty more thoroughly than himself. The other party is obviously just a teenage scholar with no experience in governing the country, and it is inconceivable that he can see the problems existing in the Ming Dynasty so thoroughly.

"The wisdom of the youth is the wisdom of the country, the wealth of the youth is the wealth of the country, and the strength of the youth is the strength of the country...... Zhuang, I am a young man of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no boundary with the country. Well said, wonderful, this official thinks that this article is very good, and the score can be excellent. ”

At the end of Xu Jin's article, he quoted Liang Qichaoxian's article, "If the Youth is Strong, China is Strong", Wang Shouren couldn't help but praise it when he read this, and immediately ordered someone to copy a number of copies and circulate them to the officials and gentry present.

As soon as Wang Shouren said this, Xiao Wan's face turned completely gray, and he arched his hand at Xu Jin and said, "Brother Xu is talented, Xiao Wan has been taught!" ”

The officials and gentry present had different expressions, so Xu Jin defeated the top ten in the township test in poetry and articles, who would dare to say that he was the township test Xie Yuan, and his name was not right?

"Congratulations to Xu Xie Yuan for deserving his name!"

"Xu Jieyuan, this township test list is worthy of its name, congratulations."

The people who were good friends with Xu Jin at the scene congratulated one after another.

Xu Jin smiled and returned the salute, his mood was inexplicably relaxed, this time he came to participate in the Luming banquet, the purpose was to correct the name of his hand-picked township test Xie Yuan, and now the goal has been initially achieved.

Xu Jin's gaze finally fell on Gong Xiang, who stood up stubbornly, and it was not his turn to back down.

"Xu Jieyuan has learned a lot, and I admire it a lot, but Gong is not talented, and he still wants to ask Xu Jieyuan for advice." Gong Xiang solemnly bowed his hand, obviously without the momentum he had before.

Xu Jin said calmly: "What does Brother Gong want to learn?" ”

"I want to compare with Brother Xu!" Gong Xiang is good at painting, he wants to compare painting with Xu Jin, but this is obviously a bit out of tune with the imperial examination, and he really doesn't have the confidence to beat Xu Jin's sketching method.

Xu Jin almost wanted to laugh, in fact, his strongest thing is not poetry (Wen Copying Gong), but a mouth cannon, as an old fritter who has ups and downs in the business sea, how can he mix in the circle if he is not eloquent?

Xu Jin nodded and said, "There is no way!" ”

In all the moves, they were impressed by Xu Jin's demeanor of not refusing, and he was really a master of art and bold, what is confidence? Look, Xu Ziqian is confident, no matter what he does, he dares to take it!

Gong Xiang was overjoyed in his heart, pointed to the osmanthus tree full of small yellow flowers in the courtyard, and asked, "Dare to ask Xu Jieyuan, what is that?" ”

Xu Jin replied: "Osmanthus! ”

Gong Xiang laughed and said, "No, no, no, there's nothing there!" ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be speechless, didn't this benevolent brother want to "open his eyes and close his eyes" with him, right? So he said quietly: "What's the explanation? ”

Gong Xiang shook his head and groaned: "My text is the universe, and the universe is my heart. There is no reason outside the heart, there is nothing outside the heart, and there is nothing outside the heart. If I don't have this osmanthus in my heart, this osmanthus naturally doesn't exist. ”

If modern people hear this sentence, they will definitely be angry, isn't this talking nonsense with their eyes open? Can you turn a blind eye and become an osmanthus that doesn't exist? This is clearly typical idealism.

But everyone must understand that it is the Ming Dynasty at present, and the Nth generation of the ancestors of Max and Engels is probably still single-celled, and there is no materialist philosophical theory at all. On the contrary, idealism like Gong Xiang, which emphasizes the primacy of consciousness, is very popular, and it sounds mysterious and mysterious, and the style is high enough, so it is naturally highly sought after!

"My heart is the universe, and the universe is my heart!" This theory was first put forward by the Song Dynasty physicist Lu Jiuyuan, and Wang Shouren inherited Lu Jiuyuan's views and further put forward the theory of "there is no reason outside the heart, nothing outside the heart, and nothing outside the heart", which is the famous Lu Wang Xinxue.

Of course, Lu Wang's mind is not so superficial, he broke the restrictions of Cheng Zhu's rules and regulations, and played a great role in promoting social development, and his contribution cannot be ignored.

However, some of Lu Wang's views on mind are not desirable in the eyes of modern people, such as saying: there is nothing outside the mind.

It is now the fourteenth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Shouren's view of mind has not yet reached the peak of prevalence, but this year Lao Wang pacified the rebellion of King Ning, and his personal reputation has jumped to a new level, so there are more and more people studying "Yangming Xinxue", and this Gong Xiang is one of the pursuers of "Yangming Xinxue".

At this time, all the eyes present turned to Xu Jin to see how he refuted Gong Xiang. Since it is a debate, naturally one side is the positive side and the other side is the negative side, and Xu Jin is now the opposite side. And the point of view of "there is nothing outside the heart" was put forward by Wang Shouren, so if Xu Jin wants to refute Gong Xiang, it is equivalent to refuting Wang Shouren, and the pressure is great!

Gong Xiang thought that he had taken a coincidence, and looked at Xu Jin with a smug face: "Xu Jieyuan, is it right to say it below?" ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be a little amused, picked up the brush on the desk casually, and asked, "May I ask Brother Gong, I have a pen in my hand?" ”

Gong Xiang rolled his eyes and smiled lightly: "None." If I don't have this pen in my heart, this pen will naturally not exist. ”

As soon as Gong Xiang finished speaking, Xu Jin waved his pen and punched a striking "X" on the former's face!

Suddenly......

In an instant, the whole audience was stunned, Gong Xiang was even more stupid, stretched out his hand to touch it, and suddenly it was covered with ink in his palm, and he couldn't help but be shocked and angry: "How can this be reasonable, can you do it if you can't argue?" What a humiliation! ”

Xu Jin smiled and said: "No, no, no, didn't Gong Xiang say that this pen doesn't exist?" How can it leave ink on your face! ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent all of a sudden, and then the hall burst into laughter, Xu Jin's move was amazing, attacking the shield of the son with the spear of the son, haha, Gong Xiang either continued to "have nothing outside his heart" and pretended that the ink did not exist, or he admitted defeat and admitted the existence of the pen in Xu Jin's hand.

Gong Xiang's face turned red, and seeing that Xu Jin was about to raise his pen again, he hurriedly took a step back and said, "Brother Xu's subordinates are merciful!" ”

Xu Jin put down the pen and said with a smile: "In this world, matter comes first, and the heart (consciousness) is only second. Matter exists objectively, and it doesn't exist because you don't see it, if you get a knife in your hand, Brother Gong still cares?

Just like the frog at the bottom of the well, it can only see the sky above the wellhead when it looks up, and in its cognition, the world is the wellhead, is the world really only as big as the wellhead? ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was dead silent again, some people fell into deep thought, and some people seemed to laugh.

Gong Xiang's face was originally flushed, but at this time he looked at Xu Jin gloatingly, haha, the surname Xu is a little carried away, you must know that the theory of "there is nothing outside the heart" was put forward by the governor, it's okay if you don't say the latter paragraph, isn't this saying scolding the governor for being a "frog at the bottom of the well".

At this time, the courtyard was so quiet that the needles could be heard, and everyone's eyes glanced at the old Wang on the seat, intentionally or unintentionally, and the atmosphere was awkward and delicate.