The Ministry of Rites has always been responsible for the Imperial Examination, and for each candidate, they will conduct a detailed identity check, and then make a record of the relevant information for later inspection.

As a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Ren Zhen wanted to extract Makino's files, which was within the scope of his authority, and it was easy without asking anyone for instructions.

After a while, the subordinate returned to the temple and handed him a briefcase.

He pulled a piece of paper out of it and began to read it.

"Name: Makino

Gender: Male

Age: Twenty-eight

Ancestral hometown: Tiannan Road, Danqing City

……”

Ren Zhen read quietly, his brows gradually furrowed.

According to the secret records, Mu Ye is a descendant of the Danqing City Mu family, with extraordinary cultivation talents, and has practiced in the land outside the Fang, and soon after returning home, he was recommended by the Mu family to enter the imperial examination.

The narrative on the paper is not complicated, only a few lines, if others look at it, they will not notice the abnormality, they will only think that this is an ordinary trajectory of a child of a wang clan, lacking bright spots to show.

Ren Zhen didn't gain much, but there was just one thing that aroused his vigilance.

"Danqing City...... If I'm not mistaken, Wu Daozi's old man is good-looking, and that Danjue seems to be called Mu Yun, right? (Chapter 8)

Muyun, Makino, it seems to be a family.

Then the problem comes, Wu Daozi led the wolf into the room, dedicated the city to treason, Danqing City has been occupied by the Southern Jin Dynasty, the husband sings the little three, and Muyun has no reason not to surrender together.

In this case, Makino still dares to take the exam openly, what is going on? Is he really unaware, or is he not afraid of being caught?

Putting down the secret file, the doubts in his heart not only did not solve, but became heavier and heavier, so he closed his eyes and began to think quietly.

"It's best not to have anything to do with Wu Daozi, otherwise you won't be able to investigate!"

……

Half an hour later, candidates handed in their papers one after another.

Candidates who participated in the martial arts test were obviously much simpler, as long as they prepared carefully in advance, there were not many problems in passing the test, so they were the first to leave the examination room.

Candidates for the literature exam are out of luck. This year's questions were too difficult, far more difficult than in previous years, and they were caught off guard. They didn't know that in order to prevent anyone from leaking the questions, this test paper was produced by the examiner himself, and he took great pains.

Ren Zhen never forgets the eyes of the sky and is very knowledgeable, and the knowledge involved in his topics will of course be very wide. Not only that, he pursues the practice of learning, the unity of knowledge and action, and focuses on the practical ability of students, so he breaks the stereotypes and comes up with a lot of practical problems.

Using rote memorization of classic quotes, this is the first time in the history of the Great Dynasty to explain and analyze the case on the spot. Coupled with the dispute just now, everyone wasted a lot of time watching the excitement, and in a hurry, it was even more difficult to answer.

The examinees flipped through the papers, and the more they looked back, the more disheartened they became. As long as you lack real talent and learning, and you can't even make up a hard set, how can you get through this year?

Just now I laughed at Makino for handing over the white scroll, but this is good, and the retribution will come immediately.

Many people got up, handed in a large blank paper, and walked out of the examination room gloomily, leaving a desperate sigh outside the hall.

"That's a perverted question, isn't it?"

"Even if you throw all the classics to me, I don't know where to start!"

"The proposer must be afraid of his wife at home, so he has to vent his anger on us......"

Ren Zhen has excellent hearing, and when he heard the complaint of being afraid of his wife, he suddenly opened his eyes, and he wanted to rush out immediately and beat the man violently.

You're afraid of your wife, your whole family is afraid of your wife!

After cursing fiercely, he scanned the hall and found that there were only more than ten people left, and the literary test was coming to an end. In any case, being able to persist until now, and still have something to write, is enough to reflect their knowledge.

Ren Zhen was more satisfied, got up and walked to the bottom of the hall, shuttled between the corridors of the examination room with his hands, stopped and leaned over from time to time, and watched some candidates answer from behind.

"How do you think about the advantages and disadvantages of Confucianism and Confucianism?"

Mellow Confucianism, which means the essence of pure Confucianism, this kind of person only studies Confucian morality, does not treat the way of cultivation, in the eyes of the world, is a real powerless scholar.

Confucianism, with a word of cultivation, as the name suggests, takes into account the way of Confucian learning and the way of cultivation, is a Confucian, but also a cultivator.

Ren Zhen stared closely, only to see the candidate reply: "I think that this question itself is fallacious, and there is no superiority or disadvantage between the two, but the emphasis is on different ears......

After reading this, he couldn't help but grin, good guy, students will be open to answering this year!

Later, he continued: "At the beginning of "University", there are three outlines, and then there are eight eyes, which exhaust the essence of Confucianism. Without him, there are only three immortal ears. What Mellow Confucianism seeks is to establish morality, establish words, achieve moral articles, and enlighten the world; Confucian cultivators, cultivate Haoran righteousness, in order to eliminate violence and peace, and serve the family and country, this meritorious service is also ......"

The three outlines are clearly virtuous, close to the people, and stop at perfection.

The eight-eyed person, the object, the knowledge, the sincerity, the righteous heart, the self-cultivation, the family, the country, the peace of the world.

The three outlines and eight objectives constitute the macro framework of Confucianism. Whether it is mellow or Confucian, it is necessary to follow this program.

So, this person's point of view is deeply pertinent. Not only is it within the rules, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the ideal other side that everyone yearns for?

It's just that in order to achieve the goal, each adopts different means.

After reading all the answers, Ren Zhen's expression became solemn, and his eyes looked at the name on the frontispiece.

Wu Daosi?

I'm going to decide this guy!

dared to express his mind directly on the essay test papers, and even accused the question itself of being wrong, and saw such a lofty vision, this courage and talent moved Ren Zhen.

He knew that what he was looking for was such a talent.

But he didn't know that this candidate named Wu Daosi seemed to be concentrating on answering the questions at this time, but in fact, he was extremely nervous, for fear of displeasing the teacher, and leaving angrily, making him lose his name to Sun Shan.

He dared to answer in this way because he saw that the questioner was eclectic and the question was novel, and he seemed to really want to test the student's vision and knowledge, so he deliberately went off the rails, a bit of a sensational idea, hoping to win the approval of the examiner.

Seeing Ren Zhen standing beside him and not leaving, Wu Daosi realized that the fish had taken the bait, and while secretly cheering, he secretly cheered up and continued to answer.

At this time, he had finished writing all the previous questions, only the final finale was left, and time was running out, and only the last person left in the examination room had not yet handed in the paper.

Of course, this does not mean that the submitter can write a full paper. On the contrary, it was none of them who did not write the last question.

Not only because they can't write, but also because they don't dare to write.

This topic is - the Southern Jin Dynasty invaded our territory, and the front line is urgent, please come up with a strategy to retreat from the enemy, and the more the better.

This is a practical problem.

No one dared to answer this question, because everyone knew that the situation in the Northern Tang Dynasty was grim, and all aspects were lagging behind, and there was no perfect strategy to retreat from the enemy.

Even the fathers and ministers of the current dynasty are at a loss, and there is nothing to do, how dare they open their mouths?

What's more, in case the handwritten suggestion is seen by His Majesty, or even adopted, resulting in the defeat of the Northern Tang Dynasty, when the time comes, this will be a great crime that will never be recovered!

After reading the question, Wu Daosi's heart pounded, as wise as him, he quickly realized the consequences of arguing about the government, and his eyebrows couldn't help frowning.

Ren Zhen saw his expression in his eyes, but misunderstood his thoughts, and opened his mouth to encourage: "Don't worry about the time, I'll wait for you to finish before rewinding." ”