Gan Qi, who had just learned about the exam questions, was a little too excited, and when he arrived at the Su family, Gan Qi calmed down and did not rush to talk about the test questions.

Instead, he looked at the script written by Su Zhe first, and he had already written more than 10,000 words, which shows that Su Zhe really took this matter seriously.

The writing also made Gan Qi very satisfied, what is literary is different, the choice of words and sentences, and the dialogue are all exquisite. And it's not too much of a drag, the dialogue is full of life, elegant and vulgar, that's what it means.

Gan Qi, who finished reading the script, also thought about it at this time.

The imperial examination was an extremely important event in ancient times, and sometimes even the most important state event of the entire dynasty. Therefore, the punishment for cheating in the imperial examination is also the most severe.

From ancient times to the present, there are not one or two people who have been killed because of cheating in the imperial examination, even if they are officials. The lightest and lightest participant is also indispensable to never be hired.

Then the problem comes, Gan Qi knows that the exam questions, if they are leaked at will, it is a matter of serious consequences, and if it is not done well, it will be put on a fraudulent name, and it is very possible for the head to land.

After thinking about it for a while, Gan Qi spoke: "Su Zhe, have you had a question recently?" ”

The matter of betting on the question, even in later generations, is a very popular thing, not to mention the era of the imperial examination, before the exam, the question is naturally to prepare, and if you win, you will win the jackpot.

Su Zhe shook his head and replied: "The scriptures and the ink are like that, and it is the same thing whether to bet or not, and what comes out will be tested." As for the strategy, I don't know where to bet on it, let him go, it's the same sentence, whatever comes out will be tested. ”

Su Zhe's words were really confident. He also has that confident strength, although Su Zhe's ranking is not very high, but Zhongjin Shi doesn't seem to be difficult for him.

But there is also a problem, and that is career. In contrast, the ranking of the imperial examination has a great impact on the development of official careers. For example, Su Shi, who ranked second, was much smoother than Su Zhe in his early career. If it weren't for Su Shi's involvement in the dispute over the change of law later, it would not be a problem to occupy a position on the prime minister's seat.

Although it is also related to life experiences and personal character, it obviously also has the influence of the ranking of the imperial examination.

So Gan Qi also hopes that Su Zhe can get a good ranking. Gan Qi also knew that Su Zhe and Su Shi's two brothers had been supporting each other in their political careers for decades to come, Su Shi was convicted because of the Wutai poetry case, and Su Zhe even asked to use his official position to atone for his brother's crimes. Also because of the issue of party disputes, the brothers, one was degraded to the state (Guangdong) and the other was degraded to Qiongzhou (Hainan).

Since ancient times, politics has mostly been the story of fathers and sons fighting each other and brothers fighting each other, which makes the story of Su Shi and Su Zhe brothers even more precious, and they will share weal and woe for a lifetime.

Gan Qi also looked at Su Shi, who was reading not far away, at this time, and asked, "Zizhan has a question?" ”

Su Shi shook his head with a smile and said, "What question to bet on?" My brother is right, whatever comes out of the test. ”

Gan Qi nodded and replied, "Well, I have a friend who bets a few questions, and I will send them to you when the time comes. ”

Gan Qi had to do this, he couldn't say in front of the brothers that he knew the test questions. This year's test questions are quite difficult.

Punishment rewards loyalty, from "Shangshu Da Yu Mo", the original text is: the punishment is light, the reward is suspicious, and the loyalty is great.

This means that if there are many doubts in a case, it should be dealt with leniently. If there are many doubts about a merit, then the scope of the reward needs to be expanded.

The former sentence is quite a bit of a later generation, and the latter sentence is fair and just, and the collective effort is greater than the individual effort.

This kind of question is to express personal opinions, and the more such a question, the more difficult it is to answer well. This question, if you want to bet on it, is almost impossible. In the Song Dynasty, policy theory was actually more pragmatic and asked specific questions, such as military war issues, people's livelihood issues, reform issues, and so on. For example, Ouyang Xiu presided over this question, which is more like a philosophical logic question.

"Okay, thank you Brother Gan." Su Zhe thanked him, but he didn't take it too seriously in his heart.

Gan Qi also can't, can't be too straightforward, only to work on the topic sent. For example, choose a few uninteresting topics, add "Reward Loyalty" to it, let "Reward Loyalty" stand out among many topics, and make Su Zhe impressed by this topic, as long as Su Zhe thinks a few more times on this topic, it will also be of great help during the exam.

Back home, Wu Chengwu was already waiting, and more than ten test questions from previous exams were found by him.

Gan Qi waved his hand: "Write!" ”

Wu Chengwu bowed and picked up the pen to write.

Gan Qi sat aside, continued to read, and from time to time disturbed Wu Chengwu, who was taking the exam, and asked some middle school questions.

Wu Chengwu was not annoyed, and while writing articles, he answered Gan Qi.

More than an hour later, Wu Chengwu finished writing an article and gave it to Gan Qi.

Gan Qi was reading it seriously, and it was not difficult to understand, but Gan Qi frowned when he saw it, and said, "What is written?" It took a lot of thought to choose words and sentences, and they were empty, and there were no opinions at all. ”

Wu Chengwu hurriedly surrendered his hand when he heard this: "Please also ask Mr. to teach." ”

Gan Qi really had the taste of being a teacher, and said: "Here we talk about military politics, and you say that this and that a lot, but you don't get to the point." ”

"I don't know what the point is?" Wu Chengwu asked.

"What's the stake? You have to dare to say that you are not asked to sing praises of merit, but you have to say something amazing, and you can't stop talking about it, so that you can stand out. Think about it, why has my military spending increased every year since the Great Song Dynasty, and more than 50 million yuan a year has been spent on military expenditure? But now the forbidden army as a whole is not as effective as when the country was founded? Ganchi asked.

Wu Chengwu's eyes widened and asked, "The imperial court spends more than 50 million yuan a year on military expenditure?" ”

Gan Qi looked at Wu Chengwu and couldn't believe it, as the saying goes, if you don't go out, you can know the world. Wu Chengwu, a scholar, doesn't even know how much military expenditure the imperial court spends a year?

Sometimes, seeing and seeing is just that. In this era, the channels for obtaining information are simple, and the channels for disseminating information are even simpler, and it is almost impossible for an ordinary reader to have a comprehensive understanding of the affairs of the imperial court, because there are not so many channels to get knowledge.

Gan Qi shook his head and said, "Do you know how much the imperial court earns a year and how much military expenditure is?" ”

Wu Chengwu shook his head, looking embarrassed: "The student doesn't know, I'm really ashamed." ”

"Then you still have a fart test." Gan Qi blurted out a word, no wonder this sage who knows all the classics of the sage will repeatedly fail to succeed.

Wu Chengwu hurriedly bowed again: "Sir, forgive your sins." ”

Gan Qi waved his hand and said: "In recent years, the average annual income of the imperial court has been about 60 million yuan, but the military expenditure has been as high as 50 million yuan, and there have not been many wars in recent years, why is this?" ”

Wu Chengwu asked blankly: "Dare to ask Mr. Why is this?" ”

Gan Qi was so angry, he raised his hand and wanted to hit someone, but he could only endure it and said, "I asked you why, and you still asked about me." ”

"Shame on the students!" Wu Chengwu worshiped again.

"Stop worshipping!" Gan Qi could only ask himself: "The key is a redundant word, do you understand?" ”

Redundant, redundant, bulky meaning. That is to say, there are too many redundant soldiers in the army, the organization is bloated, and there are too many redundant and useless soldiers.

"The student understood." Wu Chengwu replied.

Gan Qi nodded, feeling a little teachable, and asked, "Do you know how to answer this question?" ”

Wu Chengwu shook his head in a daze: "The student doesn't know, please teach Mr." ”

Gan Qi gasped: "You can't teach your son, you have said redundancy, you just talk about redundancy, how to dissolve redundant soldiers, do you want to find a way?" ”

Wu Chengwu thought about it with a serious face, and bowed again: "The student is stupid, please teach me." ”

"Alas...... Yes...... Well...... Okay, reform, understand? To change the redundant troops, first, to change the method of recruitment, second, to change the method of selection and allocation, third, to change the organization of the yamen, fourth, to sort out the lists, fifth, to classify the troops, to distinguish between strong and weak, and sixth, to re-evaluate the ...... of officers."

"The student is stupid, please also explain the specifics of the reform."

Gan Qi got up: "Come on, come on, give me the pen, and I'll answer the question for you." ”

Wu Chengwu really handed over the pen: "Sir, please." ”

Gan Qi looked at the pen handed to him, looked at it motionless for a long time, looked up at Wu Chengwu, and asked weakly, "Are you a little ...... in your brain?"

"The student is stupid, the student is ashamed, sir, please!"