As soon as the words fell, the cannon salute sounded, and the palace music started again.

Emperor Jiajing walked down the steps, the dragon walked and the tiger walked, and everyone knelt three times and bowed nine times, sending Emperor Jiajing away.

But I don't know if it's the nervousness of the coming exam, or the reluctance of the other side to end the saint, maybe both, several candidates fell to the ground and wept bitterly, unable to restrain themselves for a long time.

As the emperor left, some civil and military ministers also left, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple got busy, arranging seats for the tributes, and preparing to start the palace examination.

The palace test is based on the strategy, so the ceremony is modeled after the Tang and Song dynasties.

All the tributes are sitting on the ground, and in front of them is an ancient case, which is separated from the north and south sides, far away from each other. The invigilators sat on the tables and chairs on the left and right sides of the Ziguang Pavilion, and they had a clear view of the situation in the entire examination room.

Lin Haoran was arranged at the front near the Ziguang Pavilion, and the mat was covered with a soft blanket, and it was very comfortable to sit on, but he was a little worried that his legs would be numb in the middle of the test.

After all the tributaries were seated, the palace maid and eunuch brought them a beautiful plate, and the contents of the plate were wrapped in red silk. Untie the red silk, you can see the precious cake inside, fragrant, this is because of the emperor's gift of "red silk cake".

The red silk cake was named after the red silk wrap, and it was a necessary meal for Jinshi in the Tang Dynasty. It's just that too many tributes here have not been unraveled, and the symbolism of this bread is already greater than the edible value, and it can greatly grow its face when it is brought out.

Wu Shan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, seemed to be a little uncomfortable, and he should have preached the rules, but he handed it over to the right man of the Ministry of Rites. After the right man of the Ministry of Rites explained the rules, he asked the test papers to be handed out.

The temple examination is solemn and sacred, and the rice paper used is extremely exquisite. The paper is as white as jade, and it is finely framed in nine layers, and after slowly unfolding, the paper fragrance is pervasive, refreshing.

Xuan paper has the reputation of "longevity for a thousand years".

This word falls on the paper, and once it becomes a champion scroll, the scroll will be saved. Therefore, everyone was both excited and nervous in the face of this exquisite paper.

When the time comes, the test questions will also be handed out.

When Lin Haoran saw the title, he immediately gasped: "Accepting good policies is the foundation of the prosperity of the country, and at the beginning of my accession to the throne, there was a saying: The trouble of the Japanese invaders starts in the market." Now that I have stopped the market, there is another song that says: The trouble of the Japanese invaders began because the market was not opened. What's right and what's wrong? ”

From the point of view of the topic alone, this is undoubtedly a question of conscience, and it is sufficient to discuss the views held. Supporting the former, he denounced the harm of the market; If the latter is supported, the benefits of reopening the market are celebrated.

It's just that things obviously won't be that simple!

Because he has already been admitted to the tribute, Lin Haoran, like other tributes, is extremely concerned about today's government and politics for a while. There is also no shortage of well-informed people, in the form of daily newspapers, to convey the latest developments in the imperial court.

Among the many news, the hottest is undoubtedly the governor Hu Zongxian is negotiating to recruit Wang Zhi, the head of the Kou, the biggest pirate leader, to the imperial court to recruit security is to open the sea ban.

At the same time, officials headed by Tang Shunzhi, the governor of Fengyang, wrote to ask for the reopening of the shipping departments in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong.

It was precisely in this way that the ministers of the DPRK and China were divided into two distinct factions, one faction supported Tang Shunzhi's proposal to reopen the market, and the other faction supported the theory that "the trouble of the Japanese invaders originated in the market."

As a matter of fact, the issue of the ban on the sea has been fought from the second year of Jiajing to the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing. The forbidden sea faction moved out of the ancestral training "the piece does not go to the sea", while the Kaihai faction moved out of Taizong, and as a result, no one was convinced.

It was not until the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing that Zhu Kun was sent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to kill, and this controversy really set the tone.

As the problem of the Japanese invaders became more and more serious, and more than half of the imperial court's treasury revenue was to be allocated to the southeast, the attention of the courtiers turned to the urgent issue of "solving the problem of the Japanese invaders."

But now that Xu Hai has been killed, Wang Zhi has the intention of accepting Zhao'an, and the problem of widowhood in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has been alleviated.

The Kaihai faction seized this good opportunity and attacked the forbidden sea faction with the idea that "the trouble of the Japanese invaders originated from the fact that the market could not be opened". Holding the banner of "solving the problem of Japanese troubles" and demanding the reopening of the sea ban is also full of confidence.

For a time, the issue of the sea ban replaced the problem of the Japanese invasion and became a hot topic at present.

The dispute between the two sides was fought from Xiyuan to Chang'an Avenue, and from Chang'an Avenue back to home. But he didn't expect that this controversy would come to the temple examination papers, and the three hundred and fifty-seven innocent tributes would be swept down from this war.

It's just that it doesn't matter what the minister is arguing about, it doesn't matter who is more reasonable, the key is what the current Emperor Jiajing thinks?

History has long proven that the next article that caters to the will have unexpected gains.

Like Hu Guang in the second year of Jianwen, he was in the period of Jingjing at that time, and he wrote in the article "Pro-vassal Lu Liang, people's hearts are shaking", implying that King Yan actually wanted to usurp the throne.

As a result, this speculation was a huge success, and Emperor Jianwen just wanted everyone in the world to know the "wolf ambition" of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and what kind of "Qingjun side" he was, which was clearly a usurpation.

In the end, Emperor Jianwen not only ruthlessly named Hu Guang as the champion, but also gave Hu Guang the name "Jing", which means calm and stable, which can be described as infinitely beautiful.

That's right, this exam is completely different from the past, it's not that you can get a good score if your essay is beautiful, the key is to figure out the intention of the saint.

But what does Jiajing think?

Lin Haoran's brows furrowed, he was too far away from this Jiajing, naturally there was no channel to understand Emperor Jiajing's point of view, and he didn't even know if he was spending the night in Xiyuan.

Hey?

Lin Haoran was distressed, but he saw Wu Shan walking back from the thatched house slowly, and seemed to have washed his face, but the whole person's heart and spirit were completely different from before.

"The plague of the Japanese invaders originated in the city?"

Lin Haoran lowered his head and looked at the scroll again, and suddenly had a sense of enlightenment.

Although "the trouble of the Japanese invaders originated in the market" has become the definitive conclusion of this era, the person who first proposed it was Xia Yan, and the master of their gang was also the backbone of the Haiban faction.

After the Japanese tribute incident, Xia Yan, who was in charge of the incident at the time, proposed: "The Japanese invaders started from the city, and it is recommended to strike the market." ”

Emperor Jiajing threw out this test question at this time, afraid that the drunkard did not mean to drink. Asked a group of protégés of the Sea Forbidden Sect, do you support Shigong or Tang Shunzhi?

I must also know that in a dilemma, many candidates are afraid that they will choose conservatives.

But...... Is that really the case?

Lin Haoran was a little skeptical about this judgment, if this was just a test of Emperor Jiajing's character, what should he do? Jiajing is naughty, what should I do? In particular, he is definitely not the only one who sees through this, but most likely the majority, so how can he stand out?

Pregnant!

Lin Haoran's eyes lit up slightly, and he suddenly remembered what the tiger girl said that night, and a helpless smile appeared on his face. Immediately, he wrote on a beautiful white paper.

Originally, his calligraphy could be elegant, but now it is swayed on this paper, which is even more charming.