'The first question: Historical theory, Wang Wengong's reform of the law was defeated by Sima Guang's theory. ’

Looking at this question, Shen Tingyu thought for a moment, and he already had the result in his mind, so he wrote with a pen: "The Wengong Reform Law is based on the three redundant crises at that time, redundant officials, redundant soldiers, and redundant expenses...... Wen Gong changed the law, why did he fail? On the one hand, he only knows about the change of the law, but does not know the truth of the change, and the civil duke does not use the pros and cons of the change to lobby the ministers and inform the people...... The two are difficult to prohibit, and the law is changed to benefit the country and the people, but to the people, there are many changes...... Three, Gong Wen is rigid and self-serving, and is not good at accepting words......"

After writing this first question, Shen Tingyu continued to read the second question: 'If there is a famine in a county town, what are you going to do?' ’

This question is interesting, but Shen Tingyu has already practiced it himself a few days ago, so he naturally wrote at this time: "Let the local gentry open the granary and carry out relief ......"

......

After the exam, Shen Tingyu and Zhang Zhihong had not yet walked out of the examination room before they were called over by Governor Xu.

Governor Xu sighed: "Alas, yesterday Master Kong Xuezheng died, and he died in the examiner's house. ”

"Master Kong is dead? Why? Shen Tingyu asked in surprise.

"The reason is still being investigated, I have already reported this matter to the emperor along with your case, the two of you will stay in my mansion in the next few days, and when the matter is clarified, I will naturally let the two of you leave."

Kong Xuezheng died at the examiner's house, and Shen Tingyu always felt that this matter was a little strange, but it was not good to ask too much.

......

At this time, in the imperial capital Pingtian, in the imperial study, Emperor Taiping sat on a chair, and below him, a group of officials knelt on the ground tremblingly.

After Emperor Taiping watched Xu Youshun's recital, he said angrily: "Okay, you Kong Yaobang, there is also a Yaobang in your name, this time I have lost all my face!" ”

The officials below looked at each other and did not dare to speak.

"Show me for yourselves."

After speaking, Emperor Taiping threw the fold to the ground, and a group of officials looked at it, and after reading it, a minister said: "Your Majesty, Xu Youshun said that Kong Yaobang didn't know about this matter." ”

"Humph! He didn't know, but he didn't know what his student was. Emperor Taiping calmed down his anger slightly, looked at the kneeling officials below, and asked, "How do you think this matter should be handled now?" ”

"Your Majesty, Xu Youshun has blocked the news and changed the questions of the third exam, and he asked the emperor that in order to appease the candidates, the results of this autumn exam should be based on the third exam." Lu Chang, a scholar of the Imperial Court, said.

"Exactly! Just do as he said, and those candidates who cheat, you must give me a thorough investigation, these people, I want them to stop thinking about participating in scientific examinations in their lives! ”

"That Kong Yaobang ......," an official said.

However, before the words could be spoken, he was interrupted by a minister on the side: "Your Majesty, that Kong Yaobang has insulted the grace of the saint, and he should be told to the world and take this as a warning." ”

When Emperor Taiping heard this, he slapped the table angrily, threw the fold on the table at the official, and angrily reprimanded: "Stupid! Do you want the world to know that I didn't use people properly? I tell you, even if everyone in the world is wrong, I must not be wrong! ”

At this time, Prime Minister Tuoba Yuan said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Kong Yaobang did not commit suicide, but the student he recommended, killed his teacher, and sold exam questions. ”

Emperor Taiping smiled and glanced at Tuoba Yuan. said: "That's it, you now send someone to Qingzhou immediately and tell Xu Youshun that Kong Yaobang did not commit suicide, but that the examiner killed his teacher and secretly sold the exam questions. Also, tell him again that he also had negligence in this fraud case, but it can be regarded as saving it in time, let your people go and knock it, and let him remember this lesson. ”

"Your Majesty, what about Shen Tingyu?"

"Shen Tingyu, this time he has made a great achievement, but he doesn't save me any face. These Confucian scholars, all of whom regard themselves as high-minded, have no one in their eyes, think that we barbarians are barbarians, despise us in their bones, think that we are not worthy to rule them, and sooner or later I will kill their arrogance! As for Shen Tingyu, he praised it and didn't reward him. ”

"In accordance with Your Majesty's will, Weichen retires."

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A few days later, Xu Youshun came in person and asked Shen Tingyu and Zhang Zhihong to leave, as for the reason, an official came to him yesterday and told him that now the case has been ascertained, it was the examiner who killed his teacher and leaked the exam questions, and the crime was unforgivable, and Ling Chi was sentenced. As for Kong Yaobang's death, the official family never mentioned it, and it seems that it has become a taboo. Then he praised him and left.

And Zhang Zhihong is currently unaccompanied, so under Shen Tingyu's repeated invitations, Zhang Zhihong and Shen Tingyu returned to Qi County together and temporarily lived in Shen Tingyu's house.

Zhang Zhihong has been here with his father since he was a child, and it can be said that this is one of his hometowns, but now that he has returned here, he is already a thing or a person, and it is inevitable that he will be a little sad. So, just after returning to Qi County and saying hello to Shen Tingyu, Zhang Zhihong walked alone on the suburban roads and wandered everywhere.

Walking on the path, looking at the familiar scenery in front of him, everything in the past gradually appeared in Zhang Zhihong's mind, and when the memory was heavy, when he suddenly came back to his senses, the road ahead was blocked by the gurgling pine stream.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Zhihong suddenly sighed with emotion and said: "Time is gone, like water flowing eastward!" ”

However, just as Zhang Zhihong was about to turn back, he suddenly saw a figure he was familiar with by the river.

Yes, the person by the river was Li Ying'er, she was washing clothes by the river at this time, Zhang Zhihong saw her, but he didn't step forward, just stood quietly behind a big tree, silently watching the breeze breeze through her hair, watching the gurgling river flow through her fingers.

"Ying'er, it's almost past noon, hurry up and go back to eat." A plainly dressed man with a handsome face ran over and called Ying'er anxiously.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Zhihong's heart tightened, and it seemed that the breeze around him was endowed with strength, passing through his chest and taking away all his strength.

"You go back first, and then wait for me to finish washing these two ......" However, before Ying'er finished speaking, the man next to her gently snatched the clothes pestle from her hand.

"I'll come, you go back to dinner first." The man said with concern.

"Eh......" Ying'er stood aside, smiled, wiped the water droplets on her face with her sleeve, and said, "How can this be what you can do as a big man?" Give it to me quickly, lest others see it and be laughed at. ”

The man didn't listen to what Ying'er said, but still stubbornly held the clothes-pounding pestle and began to pound it, but he didn't seem to know how to do laundry, and he just picked up the clothes-pounding pestle and just messed around.

"Give it to me quickly, you have to wash your clothes with a washing method like yours."

The man smirked and handed the clothes pounding pestle to Ying'er again, sat down on the stone beside him, and said with a smile: "Then I'll accompany Ying'er here." ”

Zhang Zhihong stood by the big tree for a long time, and he wanted to go over and ask Ying'er now, who this man was. Then Ying'er would tell him that it was just a distant relative of hers. However, he found that his whole body did not use a trace of strength to lift his feet, so he could only stand there motionless, silently watching the two of them.