After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the cabinet finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In the second year of Jianwen, Gengchenke's palace examination is finally about to begin.

The palace examination, also known as the imperial examination, the examination of the text, the examination questions by the emperor himself or in conjunction with the six ministries of the cabinet to formulate, the time is generally held after the end of the examination, that is, in late March and early April.

The original time of the Gengchen Kedian examination was the beginning of April, and the exam questions had been prepared: "Ancient and Modern Etiquette Discussion".

As a result, it was good to die at this time, Zheng Yi, the secretary of the dignified Ministry of Rites, conspired against the case, and the examination question of this ritual discussion became a joke, and the cabinet had to hurry up and redraft, and it was easy to wait until the anti-poetry case was finalized, and Zhu Yunwen wanted to marry a concubine again, and the court had to pinch his nose to handle the emperor's marriage.

Zhu Yunwen didn't take the palace exam seriously, so some of them were delayed, and the result was that as the highest-level palace exam, the Mid-Autumn Festival was delayed in the second year of Jianwen.

This time the cabinet learned wisely, and they drew up an exam question that the emperor could not refuse:

"The southwestern countries are."

Xie Jin walked into the Qianqing Palace with the list of tribute students who participated in the examination, and presented it to Zhu Yunwen's palace together with the palace examination questions, and directly stunned Zhu Yunwen.

To be honest, when Zhu Yunwen saw this exam question, he was directly happy. For this exam question, the cabinet and the six ministries can be regarded as pulling down their faces and calling on all the scholars of the world to pat him, the emperor's ass.

Why is this exam question filming Zhu Yunwen's ass?

Because the "country is" written in the exam question is not "state affairs".

This is not a typo, 'is' and 'thing' are two different concepts.

'Thing' is a thing. 'State affairs' is the affairs of the country, which can be big or small, can have happened or have not yet happened, which probably means that the emperor has no plan in his heart to deal with the southwest, and the big guys will come up with ideas together on how to deal with this matter.

'Yes' is right and wrong. 'National is' refers to the major national events and policies that have been decided, and the main content of the discussion is the right and wrong of the policies that are happening and being carried out.

During the reign of Song Shenzong, Wang Anshi changed the law, touching the interests of the literati class, Song Shenzong asked the big guy: "The matter of changing the law, the world is turbulent, the king of Xichu asked Shu Ao, Shu Ao's so-called 'the country is yes, and the people are evil', Sima Guang replied: 'Yes. Your Majesty should observe its rights and wrongs, and then keep it. Today, what the Ordinance Department did, Du'anshi, Han Jiang, and Lu Huiqing thought it was, and the world thought it was wrong. How can Your Majesty be the world alone with three people? ’”

In this, the Shu Ao mentioned in the mouth of Song Shenzong, that is, Sun Shu Ao, Sun Shu Ao's original words are 'the country is yes, and the evil of the people'. Wang Anshi's change of law Song Shenzong is very supportive, so he removed the non-word, that is, he is losing his temper, which means that this state matter, why don't you all like it?

Sima Guang slammed back directly, what did his answer mean?

It means that this change of law, except for Wang Anshi, Han Jiang, and Lu Huiqing, who think it is right, the whole world thinks it is wrong, can your emperor and these three people represent the world?

How to deal with the affairs in the southwest, Zhu Yunwen has already set the tone, so there is no need for everyone to come up with ideas for the emperor, everyone has become 'discussing the country'.

Your task is to discuss whether the Emperor's actions are right or wrong.

The Ming Dynasty is not the Great Song Dynasty, and the emperor is the supreme of heaven and earth, so the emperor's approach must be right, and he does not accept any objections.

As an examination at the highest level of the imperial examination, why do you have such a meaningless question?

The water is deep in here.

The emperor is right, the tone of everyone's discussion has been set, candidates who participate in the palace examination, you must first set your position on doing the question, based on the fact that the emperor is right to reaffirm the situation,

Isn't this pure sycophancy?

But patting sycophants is graded, although everyone is patting sycophants, but you can't shoot so straightforwardly, you can't directly write on the exam paper 'Long live the emperor Laozi', 'everything is right about the emperor' and the like.

You must extend your thinking, quote the classics, and then the rhetoric should be gorgeous, and cite a lot of relevant examples to prove that the emperor handled the affairs of the southwest really well, which is great, so that the subjects and students all over the world have a feeling of 'oh ~ so so' like an enlightenment, and then sincerely shout out 'Emperor Laozi 666'.

In this way, it not only shows your talent, but also does not leave a bad impression on the outside world that you are only flattering.

This exam question is not easy to do, because it not only tests a candidate's IQ and talent, but also tests a candidate's emotional intelligence.

That's why Zhu Yunwen sincerely admired the Ming bureaucrats in the court after getting the exam questions.

After the Zheng Yi case, this can be regarded as another courtship of the court bureaucracy to him, the emperor, but in addition to showing goodwill, they also have to take into account the selection of materials for the national court, and it is not easy for them to think of such a comprehensive examination question, which not only pats the emperor's sycophants, but also tests the political level of this group of tribute students who participated in the palace examination.

If Zhu Yunwen is an indigenous emperor, it is really a suitable monarch and minister, and in the future, everyone will give face to each other, and it will definitely leave a very good reputation for the Jianwen Dynasty in history in the future.

"Since the cabinet has agreed, let's do it."

Zhu Yunwen was in a good mood all of a sudden, and said to Xie Jin under the imperial stairs, "After the first day of September, let's set up it in Fengtian Palace." ”

Xie Jin bowed slightly, "I respectfully obey Your Majesty's holy decree, dare to ask Your Majesty, will Your Majesty be there or be a favor at that time?" ”

The palace examination during the Hongwu Dynasty was generally invigilated by Emperor Taizu in person, and the secretary was still accompanied, but the time of the palace examination was too long, two or three hours of effort, the emperor in order to maintain his dignity, he had to sit on the dragon chair like a wax figure, and he couldn't move when he was tired.

Where did Zhu Yunwen think of this, he has taken a lot of exams when he is so old, and he has never been an invigilator, so he responded without thinking about it.

"The palace test is the selection of materials for the imperial court, and it is a matter of the world's plans, and I should go in person, but there are hundreds of people in the palace, and I can't see it alone, so I will invigilate the examination with Yang Shiqi and Mao Tai, the secretary of the ministry."

You're not tired, you're not done? If you shout the standard configuration of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials again, why are you dragging me?

The awkwardness in Xie Jin's heart.

The invigilator is not as good as a reference, the reference can at least sit, and the invigilator has to stand except for the emperor, which is too offended.

I sighed in my heart, but I quickly responded.

"By the Holy Order, thank you Your Majesty."