[Auspicious from the sky, ask for tickets]

With the beginning, the defeat in front of me also began to fly like snowflakes.

On the second day of March, Juniper was killed in battle, Liu Ling's troops did not know the situation of going deep into the slave village, and Ma Lin was only spared when he broke through the siege of the main force of the Eight Banners, and only Li Rubai hurriedly returned to the division, trampling on each other on the way, and the casualties were not counted. Seeing that the general trend had gone, Jiang Hongli, the marshal of the Korean capital, who had been trapped for several days, took the only remaining 5,000 Liao Dynasty troops down the mountain to surrender, and Qiao Yiqi, the Ming Supervisor, committed suicide by jumping off the cliff.

More and more unmistakable news came, and the rumors of countless restaurants and tea shops in the capital and the mouths of storytellers even more added fuel to the tragic battlefield where the bones of tens of thousands of Ming soldiers were buried more than 1,000 miles away. For nearly ten days, all kinds of criticism were overwhelming, and there were occasional 'Pingliao strategies' offered by a few well-intentioned people, but in reality, these seemed to be of little use.

After this battle, the elite of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong was completely lost, and for this far more unexpected defeat, the people of Beijing were naturally in an uproar at first hearing, and Yang Hao became the culprit.

The attack, help, planning, and salary that were born around this battle reached a climax before the palace examination, but the attack on Zhuang Jichang, the new science and technology association, was covered up by the waves set off by this battle report with the replacement of the chief examiner of the palace examination.

Today is March 15, and when the moon is full, it is the day of the palace examination, and no matter how dangerous the war ahead is, it still cannot affect the country's talent ceremony.

There was snow outside, and the charcoal stove in the house was burning early.

Wang Xingping, who had just returned to Beijing from other places, happened to be happy to sit quietly with Wang Zunde, who was resting at home, and after saying something about what he had seen and heard outside, he brought the topic back to the court.

"Yang He also recommended Xiong Tingbi?"

"Not only him, but there are also a lot of followers, the engineering department gives Zhu Yaozu in the matter, and the military department gives Zhao Xingbang a recommendation in the matter." Wang Zunde glanced at Wang Xingping meaningfully, if it weren't for this nephew's strong advocacy, he would not have been the first to recommend Xiong Tingbi that day, but now it seems that he is the first to lead the trend, and Yang He, the word "following the trend", will be ranked behind him. "Speaking of which, I'm strange, you haven't seen that Xiong Tingbi before, how can you conclude that the East Affair is irreparable by him? Xiong Manzi's official reputation is not very good. ”

Wang Xingping said with a smile: "I have also heard about him being a cane and a dead man in the school inspector, but that is a Legalist method, and now the situation in Liaodong is not good without some tough methods, there are always people who want to sing white face." ”

As for his understanding of Xiong Tingbi, he also made no secret of mentioning Wang Mingde's explanation of him in the imperial examination, and Wang Zunde also heard his younger brother mention this matter in his family letter.

"It's not bad to think so, but Yang He's selfishness is also not small, do you know who else he recommends?" Wang Xing said calmly, I can only look at Di Copy, not to mention that I have just come back from Hexi, how can I know so much detail. At this time, I heard Wang Zunde tell him a few names, "Li Changgeng, Yuan Yingtai, Xue Guoyong......"

The name is not unfamiliar, Wang Xingping said with relief when he heard this: "Li Shaositu and Yang Zhaoyuan are fellow villagers in Huguang, and they have always been kind to each other, but they are also virtuous and do not avoid relatives, as for Yuan and Xue Ergong, they are also the choice of the moment. ”

He naturally knew that Li Changgeng had just been appointed as the head of the household department and the imperial history of the right capital last month, and he was in charge of the sea route to raise salaries, and his station was in Tianjin, and Gu Ziming wanted to lay out the intelligence network in Tianjin, and he was one of the officials who were ready to deal with it, or he relied on Tian Shengjin's relationship to pull the line, he was a quite talented official, and he was also a talkative official on the Bohai Sea at this time, and a little care in private could solve many problems.

As for Yuan Yingtai and Xue Guoyong, they are both talents in internal affairs, Yuan Yingtai is now the right to participate in politics in Henan, and has always been worried about the country, Xue Guoyong is even more to see the deputy envoy of the north of the mouth, and he has been in Kaiyuan, Chicheng, and Liaohai all the year round. It's just that Wang Xingping soon discovered the problem again, these people are only similar to his uncle in terms of seniority, and it seems that they are not enough to provoke the beam, and they always need more prestigious and senior people to suppress the situation.

Wang Zunde really didn't finish speaking, "There is another person Tiancheng you also know." ”

"Who?" Wang Xingping was stunned for a moment, and the first thing that came to mind was that Yang Shen, the chief of the trilateral system, had just returned to the ministry to see the matter, but this person Wang Xingping did not know, and when he thought about it again, Wang Zunde had already given the answer.

"Zhang Heming."

Wang Xingping frowned when he heard this, although Yang He and Zhang Heming were not at odds during their time in Guizhou, they had many different views on governance, but it was not entirely right for him to recommend Zhang Heming and say that he was a little selfish, after all, in terms of martial arts, it is true that Zhang Heming can be said to be one of the best people among the Xinjiang ministers in the past two years, and he deserves his evaluation of 'daring to ignore others', and there is nothing wrong with recommending him. However, what Wang Xingping is doing in Guizhou now still depends on such a backer, and if the position of the governor is really changed, it is difficult to say whether the many things he is doing can still have a result.

As soon as he heard the news, he thought about what way he could stabilize it, after all, it was just a recommendation, and whether it was successful or not was not something that Yang He could say alone.

Wang Zunde looked at his nephew's expression, and immediately understood his thoughts, and said with a smile: "You can rest assured, I and a few fellow villagers will try their best to dissuade it, now it seems that Liaodong is not a matter of one day or two days, it is absolutely impossible to deal with it, Xiong Manzi said that it is also the same reason to stick to it first." Guizhou needs Zhang Xianggong to be appeased, and I know the stakes, but the matter of recruiting soldiers and training a new army that you said last time must be paid attention to. ”

"Uncle, don't worry, the nephew of Bing Yong's nephew has already recruited almost all of them to go to Hexi this time, and they are all slender men from the northeast of Shandong."

"That's fine, those slender men are indeed able to endure hardship."

The slender men on the canal are all coolies who have no landing, especially in this winter month, Caoyun is frozen and has no livelihood, and those who still stay in Hexi for the winter are really destitute people who have no other way. These people can endure hardships and abide by the rules, after all, there are few gangs on Caoyun, and there will be no shortage of fights and brawls, and the heaviest thing in pulling fiber is to cooperate, these people's physique and discipline have a certain guarantee, and it would be good if there was a paid errand to find it at this time.

He screened over there and brought back more than 200 people, these people couldn't enter Beijing, and the Anjia silver and camp still asked Xu Guangqi to help solve it. Xu Guangqi also understood that the situation was irreparable after meeting the saint that night, and strengthened his idea of organizing and training a new army, fortunately, Wang Xingping had already coincided with him, and all Xu Guangqi had to do now was to contribute money and efforts and let his son help Wang Xingping by the way.

The Jesuits were very helpful in helping Xu Guangqi to train the new army, and they promised to provide a lot of funds, it seemed that they wanted to change the perception of the Holy Religion in the government and the opposition by aiding Liao to regain their legal status, and they were also very careful in doing things.

As for the contribution, Xu Guangqi and a group of religious officials will naturally lobby vigorously in the DPRK and China, and anyway, they don't want either Taicang silver or internal funds, and the resistance to this kind of benefit and expense must be very small.

The only problem is the belief of these slender men, and the coolies on Caoyun have something to do with the White Lotus Sect and the Luo Sect, but when I think about it again, Xu Guangqi is relieved, if these recruits can be taught, wouldn't it be better, the so-called killing two birds with one stone, in this matter, Wang Xingping has nothing to do with himself.

The recruits could not enter Beijing, so Xu Guangqi simply asked for a salt field outside the mouth of Dagu in Tianjin as a training camp, where the salt field was a lot of waste, and Wang Xingping was happy to recruit some salt and train them together.

Seeing that the sun had gradually risen as he spoke, thinking of the senior brother who participated in the palace exam today, Wang Xingping subconsciously looked in the direction of the imperial city, not knowing how the two of them did in the exam.

…………

Entering the Forbidden City from the noon gate, what you see after passing the Huangji Gate is not a majestic palace, but a large white construction site, covered in silver in the snow.

Originally, this place was the place where the palace test should have been - the Huangji Palace, but because of a fire 22 years ago turned into a ruin, since then, although the emperor has repeatedly ordered to rebuild the Huangji, the middle pole, and the three halls of the Jiji, but in the end it has been impossible to complete because of the huge cost.

The site of the Huangji Palace is separated by the Tiren Pavilion in the southeast, it is a slightly smaller palace courtyard, Wenyuan Pavilion is in the north, Wenhua Hall is in the south, and the emperor will listen to the government here when he is in a good mood.

At this moment, the snow outside the Wenhua Hall is already a little lighter, and the table inside the hall is lined up, and the lights are bright.

Ma Shiying was sitting precariously, wearing a round-necked green robe and a dark Confucian scarf on his body, showing the special identity of the tribute, and he was a little more elegant than in the past.

After saluting, he sat down and slowly opened the test paper and read it.

'The emperor system said: I have only been emperors since ancient times, and the government is solid, and to revitalize the people's hearts and maintain the way of the world, we must take discipline as the first priority. "Poetry" cloud: Encourage my king, discipline in all directions. The theory of Confucianism also says: Those who are good at governing must first have discipline to persevere in the top, and then have customs to drive them down. However, the world slaughters things, and the art is not here? Three seasons have passed, but the Han, Tang and Song dynasties have been the longest, and there is no shortage of people in the Yingjun Dynasty. At that time, the ruler of the generation who established the program to form a generation can also refer to it? ……’

It's quite a normal beginning, but the more he reads, the more familiar he feels about this topic, and he suddenly remembered that a few days ago, Wang Xingping asked him for advice, and the text made by Wang Xingping at that time seemed to be somewhat similar to this topic, so he put away his mind and read it again.

'My Taizu Gao Emperor Zhao created the district Xia, and Emperor Cheng Zuwen re-Jingjiabang, the system and regulations transcend the ages, and the solid can be passed on for eternity. I inherited the great industry, and I was reckless. At the beginning of the imperial pole, politics and religion were cultivated, and the beauty of the customs was still the legacy of several ancestors. Over the years, the law has gradually improved, the human feelings are playful, morality is strong and not investigated, the edict is not carried out, and although the application is diligent, the tomb is getting worse. The incumbent is proud of his incumbentness, but his career is a loss; Those below are guilty of offenses, and the embankment collapses. even invaded the commander, his subordinates resisted the superiors, treacherously played to tilt the minister, and the people instigated trouble to get rich. The crown is upside down, and the name is gone. Other arrogant and arrogant tendencies, impatient and noisy habits, can not be counted. The disorder of the Gang Discipline is extremely difficult today. Why is it safe? ……’

This is talking about the disadvantages of today's times, which is also normal, if there is no problem, what will the emperor test you.

Ma Shiying blinked, confirmed that he had not misread the question, and continued to read silently in his mind.

'The Han people say that the world is so ignored, often by the people to bear the peace, the customs gradually decline without changing, and the Song people also say that the discipline is bad, all from the top and bottom to follow. What is the right thing to say? Or should the monarch and the minister be handed over to him, and there is no one who is not allowed to blame him? The husband is more good governance, and the noble knowledge is appropriate for the revolution, and the wind is in the wonderful transfer. I want to accumulate more than relaxation, return to the extremely heavy momentum, so that the law is established without violation, the order is not reversed, the discipline is correct, the customs are pure, and the old of my ancestors can be restored. ’

When he saw this, his heart pounded a few times.

I know the words, and I understand the meaning.

The intention of this question that came out today when he was still sitting in the palace in a suit could not be more straightforward, the world was in turmoil, and the court discipline was corrupted, so there was such a situation as it is now, whose responsibility is and how to set things right, it depends on whether the students in the palace can give him a satisfactory answer. As for this 'answer', he and Wang Xingping worked on it that day, and now he can still remember eight or nine times out of ten, his heartbeat naturally has this exam question like a sleepy pillow, and he is also a little unpredictable about Wang Xingping.

Liaodong was defeated, and the emperor would most likely use this to ask questions during the palace examination, but he would not just talk about military affairs and border defense, and would inevitably rise to the height of the court's governance, so Wang Xingping planned this strategy test as a scrutiny, and the right to be a pastime. Ma Shiying didn't think about it, but now it seems that his junior brother's ability to figure out the Sacred Heart is really shocking, so this temple trial strategy is like a favor given by the little junior brother.

'Ertoshi learns from the past and the present, and Xi is deeply involved in the affairs of the world. There are still all the implications, and they are clearly written in the article, so that I can not catch them, and I will see them in person. ’

Yes, after reading the last sentence of the test question again, he finally made up his mind, although most of that strategy was written by Wang Xingping, but he was also involved in it after all, and it was very suitable to use it in this question. With Wang Xingping's analysis, if the emperor really came up with such a problem, then the countermeasures they formulated at that time should be the best, since the little junior brother guessed the topic, how could the judgment behind be unreasonable? Jane is really a special temptation in the emperor's heart.

The idea was decided, Ma Shiying looked resolute, grinding ink and paperweight, all in one go.

The pen is written, and the handwriting gradually extends......

'The minister who heard the emperor's manager Unai also, there will be a solemn way to draw one, showing that the world is turbulent, and then the wind is beautiful and the country is eternal; Its primate will have a terrifying god of brushing, and he will be bound with the first life, and then the government will be established, and the country will not be in decline......

Ma Shiying's pen is flying, and when there is an occasional pause, he just looks at the reverie outside the hall, and today's snow now seems to be really auspicious.

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