The most difficult thing has already passed, on May 5, relying on the current affairs and policies, Ouyang Xiu Xianggong personally invigilated the exam.

In fact, there is no such thing as proctoring here. It's useless to flip through these things, this is the most difficult part of the quality of officials, but it is also the strength of Dayan, the easiest part to score.

Many nerds are strong in the scriptures, but they have half the chance to plant in this part of the current policy. Because there are almost no answers in this part of the book.

To this day, the Great Demon King has had too many current affairs and policy theories, all of which are classics, and he has been respected by the great Confucian Li Ji more than once. In addition, Wang Yan's political achievements are basically incomparable to anyone, so Ouyang Xiu himself knows in his heart that these three games are just a process, unless Wang Yan is mentally disordered and rebellious, even if his answer sheet is not what the examiner wants, he can't deny him.

Because the Great Demon King has already had miraculous political achievements and his prestige is soaring, he can naturally ignore this part of the rules, no matter what he answers, as long as Ouyang Xiu does not give a high score, it will definitely be Ouyang Xiu who will be scolded to death again, and he will be thrown with cucumbers and eggs just like at that time.

I want to think so, but Ouyang Xiu won't let Da Yan pass the test so easily.

Sima Guang did find Ouyang Xiu, but the actual situation was limited to the Great Song Dynasty policy, and Sima Guang asked Ouyang Xiu to take a religious affairs defense exam. This is because there is the overall political correctness of the Great Song Dynasty, and Wang Yan has always been radical in his treatment of these affairs, so he may step on the trap and fall into the trap. But Ouyang Xiu is not stupid, knowing that Wang Yan is not so easy to fall into the trap, Ouyang Xiu is too lazy to see Sima Guang.

Therefore, in the first current affairs, Ouyang Xiu raised the topic of justice.

Objectively speaking, this is not Ouyang Xiu's trap on Wang Yan, because there are indeed many voices that react: In terms of judicial criminal cases, Wang Yan, a bad judge, has had a lot of bad deeds.

Such a topic is in the middle of the big cloud, who will not do it. Two years ago, Su Shi's "Treatise on Answering Punishment and Rewarding Loyalty", Wang Yan was specially studied in depth, and raising soldiers for a thousand days was used for a while, in order to deal with Ouyang Xiu at this time. Old Ouyang's preference for the little fresh Su Shi spared no effort.

After knowing Ouyang Xiu's thoughts, and combining with the thinking of various lawsuits in later generations, it was easy for Da Yan to answer this question, it was simply a mystery, and the posture of writing like a god made Ouyang Xiu stunned.

Knowing that this kid is not this style, he is a faint official who does not understand the law, but he can't say that he answered wrong.

"No......" Looking at Wang Yan answering the question now, Ouyang Xiu felt that he didn't know the law, people who didn't understand the law couldn't write these more profound theories, he kid liked to "know the law and break the law", which was no different from that Bao Zheng.

Khan, until now, Ouyang Xiu thinks that Bao Zheng is a villain who violates the law and discipline, but no one can talk about him when it comes to legal theory.

It only took a third of the time for Wang Yan to complete it.

After Ouyang Xiu picked it up and read it throughout, he was also stable, in addition to being neat and not making mistakes, he even had some aura? So he twisted his beard and nodded frequently.

Immediately, Ouyang Xiu asked curiously: "It's strange, you published an article on the current issue at the earliest, and the old man also read that article." You have frantically expressed that the law is not for justice, but for the refraction and demand of class thinking. Why is the caliber different now? ”

Wang Yan shook his head and said: "Ming Gong Mingjian, people will change." Each period is different because people are constantly learning and then correcting old mistakes based on new knowledge. It's true that I wrote the article you are talking about, but that was only what I thought when I was young and frivolous, and I was even a child at the time, wasn't it? ”

Ouyang Xiu rolled his eyes, pointed to the test paper again, and said, "Then this is your answer during the big exam, will you persevere about it in the future?" ”

Wang Yan smiled but did not speak.

Ouyang Xiu said: "As a candidate, why don't you answer the examiner's questions? ”

Wang Yan said: "Ming Gong Ming, I have already said that people will change, just like when you look back at your youth now, you may feel embarrassed and blush." I'm the same, I can't guarantee what I'll be like in the future, no one can guarantee it. ”

"This is difficult, if you can't determine your character, then how can this hall give points, how to select humeral officials for the Great Song Dynasty?" Ouyang Xiu asked, twisting his beard.

Wang Yan shook his head and replied: "Ming Gong is also fallacious." This field is a test of the 'law', and the law can do anything that is not forbidden, and the law cannot punish the heart. Even if you confirm that my mind is dirty and my character is low, you can't say that objectively this is a scientific examination, and your role in this exam is to 'judge the test paper', not 'judge the candidate's personality arbitrarily'. If you really do it, it's not just the law, it's the idealism. Your own test is also contrary to your original intention, isn't it? ”

Ouyang Xiu said deflatedly: "Okay, okay, you can pass the test, you don't have to buckle so many hats for the old man in one breath, really, you are an unconventional lawyer to slander, the old man has seen a lot." ”

So after the first defense, Wang Yan passed the test with a high score.

And in the last two games, Ouyang Xiu knew that he couldn't defeat Wang Yan, and he was grateful to him for leading the army to win the national war at the darkest moment of the Great Song Dynasty, so Ouyang Xiu deliberately sold favors in the next two games, and the exam questions proposed happened to be Wang Yan's more accomplished aspects: the country of agriculture and animal husbandry is used as the second question, and the country of manufacturing is used as the third question.

These two questions are responsible for saying that Wang Yan can answer the flower even if he uses the technique of "Golden 1 Bottle and 1 Plum", and no one can refute it, because Wang Yan is a master and has the support of performance.

And in these two exams, it is also the first time that the concept of the primary industry and the secondary industry of the Great Song Dynasty has been set, which is a bit of a "unconventional" that Ouyang Xiu once angrily criticized, but there is an unavoidable problem that the things written by Da Yan have never been obscure, and they are basically simple to understand, so far it can be regarded as a bad deal with Ouyang Xiu.

Therefore, Wang Yan passed the two exams again with full marks......

May 6 was the last examination, all the examiners gathered, the emperor came to the questions, and then the emperor himself read the papers. This is called the temple test.

For ordinary people, this field can be tested or not, no matter what the result is, unless the emperor is offended or disobedient in the exam, in fact, it has been counted as a jinshi at this point. Generally speaking, the reason for participating in the palace examination is that "the front is too good and is a good seedling", so it is submitted to the emperor to choose the top ranking by himself

Yes, in this period, only the battle for the top ranking needs to be confirmed by the palace examination presided over by the emperor himself.

The Great Song Jinshi has three grades, the head armor is called and the first, and the emperor wants to appoint it, which is the first echelon. The second is "Jinshi origin", which means being in the middle of the stream. The one at the end is called "Born with Jinshi", which is considered to be a stumble but barely enters the Jinshi series.

It is necessary to participate in the palace examination for final confirmation, which means that the answer sheet before Dayan is properly in the first echelon, and the "and the first" have been nine out of ten, but it is just a competition for the ranking.

This time, Lao Zhao dragged the sick body to come in person, and personally narrated the exam questions.

After hearing this, Da Yan was dumbfounded, and Lao Zhao's title was "Asking the Prince's Heart for National Use".

It seems that Lao Zhao is getting more and more anxious, and last time he asked Da Yan, but Da Yan didn't answer. So Lao Zhao riveted it, and this time he threw this question out as a palace exam question, which was both smart and arrogant, so that Wang Yan had to answer.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Yan put pen to paper and wrote as follows:

The prince is the key to a country, and he will actually be in control of the universe. Those who restrain hundreds of officials are the heart of the country, and they hold benevolent government for the people in the intricacies. Those who advocate two hearts are the hearts of the prince.

Discipline and law are the foundation of the national heart, rooted in the departments and hundreds of governments, and the rule of officials is changeable. Pragmatism and generosity are the foundation of the people's heart, which needs to be natural, from benevolence, and from those who know the suffering of the grassroots. It is tightly filled, and those who are unflawed cannot be obtained or trusted.

Since Emperor Taizu's plan to be "enlightened" for all eternity, the country's governance has not been achieved, but it has actually controlled the subjects to return to their hearts. Government affairs are inevitably deceived and hypocritical, and the people's hearts are inevitably lazy, and there is no need to do what they can do, and they can do what they can do, and they are open-minded, and they are not afraid of the shame of their mouths.

Now my Majesty is really benevolent in government, according to the duty and responsibility, with the merit of the matter, has caused all the ministers to return to the heart, there is no need to be different.

The minister is right.

At this point, Wang Yan put down the pen and got up, a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, if Lao Zhao is satisfied, it is basically the champion and the first, if you are not satisfied with the big goose, there is no way, in short, the big goose is not so stupid, and will not name and say who should be the prince. It's a big deal that you don't qualify, as if you didn't take the palace exam, it's also okay to be a Jinshi.

Next, they began to circulate Da Yan's test papers to each other, and when Lao Zhao read them, he pondered for a long time.

The ministers were speechless, this big parallel goods is known as the most capable of water, but at the most critical moment, he ended the palace test in just a few words. It's not like it's like he's picking on a trick, but to say that this is all his thoughts and practical learning, it's far from it.

Wang Anshi also felt that his son was too slippery and too rough. To put it simply, my son's answer sheet is only a few sentences, but it is amazing, and he has been patted from Emperor Taizu to the present, mainly saying that the core of the Great Song Dynasty is "enlightened".

He also said that the discipline and law need to be grasped throughout the country, which is the foundation of the rule of officials. He also said that pragmatism is the foundation of the people's heart, but it cannot be deliberate, this process must be natural, and it must have the experience of grassroots suffering. This is like talking about Zhao Zongshi at all, because from this level, Zhao Zongshi is the "most grassroots" one, and he is the most difficult person compared to other clan children, and he understands the people better.

In addition, Wang Yan also said: Those who are strict in thinking and have no mistakes at all cannot have them, and if they do, there must be demons when things go wrong, so they can't be believed.

Damn, this also seems to refer to Zhao Zongshi, which probably means just like he said, "There are always those who are vain when the term of government affairs expires, and there are also lazy and unobedient people among the people", but don't want to count everything, don't want to take everything in your hands.

Approximate meaning: can basically restrain hundreds of officials, and is generous and open-minded, he is basically a qualified prince, and he is not afraid of some small problems, and he looks at the perfect ones without problems, because everyone has not understood them in depth, and those need to be guarded against with many eyes.

In the end, this kid said: From the perspective of the rules set by Emperor Taizu, he has done a very good job today, he does things according to his duties, and he doesn't have too much psychology to seek big things, even if he has no desire, he is strong. Whether there is merit for the Great Song Dynasty depends on luck, if you encounter it, you will correspond, and if you deal with it, it is merit, if you don't have it, don't toss around, don't force the credit. That's what he calls "doing what you do."

In general, Da Yan said that although the country has not yet been governed, Lao Zhao's benevolence has basically been recognized by the people all over the world, and of course there are still problems in the official team, but it is also the most dedicated and hard-working group in all dynasties. In this case, there is no need to be unconventional and take the edge, just choose a prince who is almost as cute as Lao Zhao.

As for who this person is, he is obviously talking about Zhao Zongshi, after all, he is Zhao Zhen's adopted son, and he has the most contact with Zhao Zhen and is the most familiar, if Zhao Zongshi is not like Zhao Zhen, others are even more different, this argument has no suspense, and it is basically impossible to be overturned.

This answer sheet made the treacherous and cunning men look at each other, while Lao Zhao continued to ponder with a strange expression.

It's amazing, in fact, this palace test answer is just Wang Anshi doesn't like it, according to Lao Wang's urine nature, of course, whoever supports the drastic change, then who will be the prince.

It's a pity that the little old king slipped his head at the critical moment, he said that now he has done the best in the past dynasties, and there is no need to mess around for the time being, just choose to be enlightened and don't like to toss the upper position too much.

Da Lao Wang doesn't like this, but he can't stand other people's likes it, Fu Bi thinks this kind of thinking is very good.

The treacherous and cunning ministers understood that it was foreseeable that Wang Yan's grasp of the emperor's heart was very accurate, and his defense of the palace examination may not be the best for the country, but it would definitely be liked by Jinshang and some moderate conservatives.

There is no way, this little traitor is so virtuous, and he never wants to be disciplined. But he said at the beginning that "enlightenment is the ultimate plan set by Emperor Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty", and Zhao Zhen has always been such a good boy, so absolutely no one dares to smoke him for this "nonsense", this is the price that enlightenment needs to pay - the greenhouse soil of traitors and heretics......