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In the past few days, the Ministry of Rites has also been very busy. In addition to issuing exam numbers and arranging the examination room of the Jiying Palace, they also had to admonish these people one by one. After all, inside the palace, it is heavily guarded and it is strictly forbidden to trespass. If you break into the palace and the palace, the emperor wants to protect you from the capital crime, and you will inevitably be punished with severe punishments such as canceling your fame and not taking the test again for life.

Some people say that the Ministry of Rites is an idle yamen, which is also because there is no imperial examination. As soon as the imperial examination arrived, the Ministry of Rites would be very busy, and it would be a lot more than farming. But after the imperial examination, the Ministry of Rites gradually fell silent again. There is no way, the Ministry of Rites is equivalent to the combination of the Education Bureau and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in later generations, the education of this year has not kept up, and most of the people are still illiterate, what can the Ministry of Rites do? The big deal is to fight with foreign envoys and admonish etiquette.

The four Wang Anshi brothers got up early, not because they couldn't sleep, but when they asked for the exam number a few days ago, the officials of the Ministry of Rites warned them that they must not "miss the hour", otherwise the palace gate will be closed and their examination qualifications will be cancelled. At the same time, the Ministry of Rites also distributed a copy of the "Imperial Examination Instructions", which replaced the previous etiquette of sending people to admonish. In addition, it is also earnestly warned that "the number paper must be kept, and if it is lost, it shall not be entered".

In light of this, who else would dare to sleep in? No, before the time comes, these moves are about to set off. The group of people went to the Xuande Gate at the main gate of the palace with lanterns, waited for the inspection number, searched their bodies, and put them in one by one after being entrained.

After the four brothers of the Wang family checked the exam number, they were able to enter the palace. At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and the palace was still shrouded in darkness. Seeing the red walls and green tiles in the bright light, Wang Anshi, who had been to the palace once, felt that there was a pride born from his chest, not to mention other moves.

Under the guidance of the attendants, these lifters came to the front of the Jiying Hall and saw the mixed picture hanging very high. This mixed picture is actually the seat chart, and the lifters find their seat number according to the seat chart, and the right seat is.

Today is not an ordinary dynasty, so there are no officials in the palace, except for the examiners who were temporarily decided by Lu Chengqi. The most powerful detailed official is naturally Wen Yanbo, the chief examiner of the tribute examination. Since he was the chief examiner of the tribute examination, the detailed judge of the palace examination was also done.

As soon as the time comes, the chamberlain will call the candidate's test number according to the mixed map, check the name and household registration, and put them into the hall one by one. There was a curtain in the middle of the temple, and there were seats in rows. There is a card on the table, three feet long, and the power is made of white paper. Written on it is the candidate's name, place of origin, and seat number. These things must not be defaced or moved, otherwise they will be treated as cheats. There is also a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and there is no need to bring your own.

After the lifters have entered the Jiying Palace, after sitting in the position, the lieutenant will distribute the imperial examination questions. Candidates need to first copy the questions on the straw paper on the desk, and then put the questions into a yellow gauze bag and tie them around their necks. This is to prevent the defacement of the questions of the imperial examination, and if they are defaced, they will be "disrespectful, and they will not accept the papers". At this time, it was very painful, not only to avoid the name of the first emperor, but also to save the imperial examination questions, which would be in the way.

In addition, the palace examination is different from the solution test and the provincial test, and it cannot be "invited". In the old system, when the palace examination was also tested for poetry and songs, the scholar could "invite" the emperor, and if the emperor did not want to answer, the questioner would answer it. Later, Emperor Yuan Shou felt that such "reciprocating disputes, undignified body, and not conducive to the fairness of the examination room" abolished the "upper invitation", and issued an edict that "the questions of the imperial examination are all printed by the Ministry of Rites, and the scholars are not allowed to be invited.

Maybe it's a little difficult for others to understand, it's just that this topic can't be defaced, can't you ask if the topic is in doubt, if you understand it wrong, who to talk to? In fact, this is the genius of Emperor Yuan Shou, the test paper is defaced and cannot be accepted, which shows that the palace test is definitely different from the solution test and the provincial test, and it symbolizes the supremacy of the emperor's authority, and does not allow candidates to infringe in the slightest.

With the inner attendant singing the promise, the palace examination officially began, and the examination time was six hours. In fact, there is only one question, and it is still a topic set by Lu Chengqi himself. The title of this question is taken from two similar passages in "The Book of Rites and the Mean" and "Confucius's Family Sayings", and it has not changed a word.

The first paragraph is titled: Zilu saw Confucius, and Confucius asked, "How happy are you?" He said, "Good sword." The son said: "I don't ask this question, but I just use the power of the son, and add knowledge, how can it be reached?" Zilu said: "Isn't it beneficial to learn." Zi said: "If the lady has no ministers, he will be unrighteous, and if he has no parishioners, he will not hear." The mad horse does not release the strategy, the bow does not reverse, the wood is correct, the person is sacred, and the teacher is asked, which is not smooth? Destroying the good and the evil will be close to punishment. A gentleman must not fail to learn. Zilu said: "There is bamboo in Nanshan, which is not soft and straight, and it is cut and used to reach rhino leather." In other words, what is there to learn? Zi said: "Bracket and feather, and sharpen it, and its entry is not deep?" Zilu worshipped and said: "Respect and be taught." ”

The second paragraph is titled: Zilu asks strong. Zi said: "How strong is the south? How strong is the North? Or is it stronger? Gentle to teach, no retribution, the south is strong, and the gentleman lives in it. The golden leather is not tired of dying, the north is strong, and the strong live in it. Therefore, the gentleman is harmonious but not flowing, and it is strong! Neutral and unleaning, strong and correct! The country has a way, it is not blocked, and it is strong! There is no way in the country, it will not change until death, and it will be strong! ”

The third paragraph is titled: Zilu asked Confucius, Confucius's words, where did he learn, he was not worthy of the sword, and where was he stronger?

Both of these are classic allusions, about learning and the analysis of strength and weakness. Lu Chengqi came up with this question, in fact, there is one meaning, what is real strength, what is real learning. Kuang Fu Sheji is certainly learning, but isn't that kind of farming knowledge? Again, what is strong. Literati like to use this to justify whether the country needs an army or national defense. In fact, three-year-old children know that if there is no army, why can a country be called a country? But how ridiculous it is that these literati, who are stupid enough to read and read, for the sake of their own interests and ignore the interests of the state, have repeatedly suppressed the violent tools on which the state relies for this order, believing that they have infringed on the people!

Why did Lu Chengqi come up with this question? He just wants to warn these scholars, don't be stupid anymore, you are not Zilu, and I am not Confucius. I don't have the heart of a sage, and when I'm angry, I'm going to kill. Think about it, a group of ministers, all day long explicitly hinting that you want to disarm the army and weaken the generals, what is the intention of this? Zilu is so brave, Confucius is just persuading him to learn. But Lu Chengqi is the emperor, and if a benevolent person becomes an emperor, then the people of the world will suffer. Moreover, soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored. Look at it, if there is no army, will Lu Chengqi, the emperor, still be the emperor? Therefore, you can throw everything, but you must not lose the barrel of the gun in your hand. Not only can you not lose it, but you must hold it firmly! Grandpa Mao said that power comes out of the barrel of a gun, and if Lu Chengqi wants to sit firmly on the throne, he must firmly control the military power and control the army in his own hands. Therefore, his intention to reorganize the army and set up the Royal Military Academy is here.

It's ridiculous that those civil officials are worried day and night, and they are afraid that the warriors will make waves again and rob them of power. This is also a common disease of human nature, power is a bone-eroding poison, once it is contaminated, it wants to be firmly controlled in its own hands. But the civil officials didn't know that in the Dashun Dynasty, only Lu Chengqi, the emperor, had the power to make rules. And their powers were all given by Lu Chengqi. Once Lu Chengqi doesn't trust them, there will be no power. The military attache is different, because of the checks and balances of the Privy Council, the military attache cannot touch the military power at all. Only by obeying Lu Chengqi's orders can they mobilize the army.

This is due to the system of Dashun, so that Lu Chengqi's current opponent is not the seemingly vicious Liao State, nor the wall-headed grass Goryeo, but these seemingly docile civilian-official groups that are actually bad inside. If the will of the country is not unified, then it will be in vain. What Lu Chengqi wants to do now is to correct the mentality of the civil official clique and let them see clearly what is right and what is wrong! (To be continued.) )