In Bianliang City, some people have already pointed out that in the work of Zizhi Tongjian, Sima Guang used a lot of twists and turns on this period of history of the Western Jin Dynasty, which made those who have been praising this book all take the initiative to close their mouths.

At this point, Sima Guang's attitude towards history is 108,000 miles away from Sima Qian's.

History says that the public opinion is not as important as one's own ancestors;

The people of the Great Song Dynasty are not as important as a dog in Western Xia.

These two rumors are still deeply engraved in the hearts of every citizen of Bianliang City.

In Zizhi Tongjian, in the eyes of the sages of the past dynasties, there were three royal families in the Sima clan of the Western Jin Dynasty, which themselves have always been very controversial.

The first is Sima Yan, the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty, who was praised by Sima Guang as the king of eternity.

The second is Sima Fu, who claims to be a loyal minister of Wei.

The third is Sima Yan's son, Emperor Jin Hui Sima Zhen.

The second topic: Give examples of amnesty for ministers throughout the ages, and comment on why the Sima Guang family did not refuse this special gift of inhuman ministers at that time, and whether its merits were worthy.

It's really exciting, when the Empress Dowager Gao released this decree, no minister in the court stood up against this matter.

No matter how high his Sima Guang's merits are, can he compare to Zhuge Liang of Shu Han?

After Zhuge Liang died of illness, the queen Liu Chan did not give amnesty to the world.

The third topic: On the relationship between the Western Xia Kingdom and the Great Song Dynasty, when there is war or peace, and if there is peace, how should it be exchanged for peace.

After the three questions came out, there was an uproar inside and outside the government and the opposition.

The students who participated in the first day of the exam were almost crying with sadness.

It's not that the questions are difficult, but the controversy over these three topics is too great, and once these students who take the exam today choose the wrong political direction, it is very likely that they will not be able to enter the Jinshi in this life.

However, some students who have won the B and C lots are envious of the students who have been drawn to the A lot.

No matter how controversial these three topics are, smart people know that for Zhao Xu, the answers to these three questions are already fixed.

However, among these three topics, the only thing that people can't think of is that all the students really can't remember that throughout the ages, there has been a minister who has been able to enjoy the honor of amnesty after death.

Isn't this Dongdong supposed to exist after the death of the emperor?

Looking back now, in other words, the Empress Dowager really fought hard to tout this Sima Guang back then!

It seems that when the emperor died, there was no amnesty for the world!

In that year, because the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao was strongly supported behind the back, and Wen Yanbo and Lu Gongzhu controlled the government. When Sima Guang died, even if someone really stood up against this matter, the people below couldn't hear any movement.

In fact, after the turmoil in Yuanfeng's eighth year, the first question already had a very fair answer. Regarding this aspect, Su Shi and Su Zhe both wrote relevant articles to refute Sima Guang's mistaken writing in Zizhi Tongjian.

The third question, who dares to have some acceptable answers on the test paper now!

The next day, all the students who won the second lottery came to the scene of the palace examination with anxiety.

When they saw the topic of today's strategy, their facial expressions were not much better than those of yesterday's students.

There were even candidates who almost fainted on the spot.

The topic of the policy discussion: On the case of Dengzhou Ayun!

Moreover, this is also the only question in the second day of the temple exam.

This is to continue the rhythm of whipping Sima Guang's corpse!

However, this time it is good, in order to prevent some students from just studying behind closed doors at home, it is inevitable that some people are lonely and unheard, and they do not know the whole story of this shocking case that made a lot of noise back then. Zhao Xu specially asked people to gather all the information about this case, and also printed a separate book on it.

The case is recorded in this book, and the verdicts and statements made by all the officials involved in the case, from the relevant county and state capitals, and later the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, are recorded.

On the title page of the book, there is such a sentence, filial piety and father and husband, which is important?

Isn't this nonsense?

Even the most stupid person knows that filial piety should be answered.

But the officials who participated in the trial of the case back then all ignored this point, including Su Song, who was known for his fairness in the trial. Looking back now, I have to feel embarrassed.

What's even more terrifying is that at the end of the book, there is even a rumor spread in the eighth year of Yuanfeng - a young girl in mourning, filial piety is not as important as a scoundrel who buys a wife.

This rumor deeply analyzes the key points of this case, Sima Guang has always wanted to turn over this case, and he is simply playing filial piety between applause.

This case was very widely implicated at that time, but speaking of it now, all the ministers who participated in this case back then held the theory of beheading, either died or were degraded.

In this way, the so-called 'dispute over the law' at that time was simply untenable.

The results of the palace examination on the second day will definitely be better than the first day, because even conservatives, and even Sima Guang's supporters, have to admit that Sima Guang's verdict is selfish in this case. Therefore, even these people have given a fair answer to this case.

After the exam, this question quickly spread to all corners of Bianliang City.

The people of the entire Bianliang City naturally applauded, especially the woman, no one wanted to end up like Ah Yun, even if those rumors made Sima Guang so angry that he vomited blood, causing him to be sick in bed until he died, and finally Ah Yun still avoided being beheaded, but this poor woman was not sentenced to exile by the ministers at that time.

As a result, there were even more people who were talking about the topic of the third day.

Some people guessed that tomorrow's topic should be the 'Iron Nail Case', but some people immediately retorted that this case is of course controversial, but even after the traitor Sima Guang took power, he didn't care about overturning this case. The controversy at that time was an argument, and once there was an end, it was conceivable that no one, whether it was a conservative minister or a reformist minister, would never touch this Rashomon again.

Someone took out the two pieces of paper that he privately treasured, as for the two couplets before, even if there were, no one dared to show them in front of others, which involved the two hot officials of the current dynasty - Cai Jing and Zeng Bu!

The matter of Princess Fukang, probably no one will say, as for whether to keep filial piety to the adoptive father, the controversy is too great, not to mention, although Sima Guang and Pang Ji are Enyou's adoptive fathers, they are not really adoptive fathers, and Pang Ji has not adopted an adopted son.

However, this issue should be unfavorable to Fan Zhongyan. Because, he was indeed adopted by his adoptive father surnamed Zhu at the beginning, and when he was a Zhongjinshi, he also used the name Zhu Shuo. Fan Zhongyan is a celebrity who has long passed away, not to mention the current official family, even with the new law implemented by the previous emperor, there is no conflict with Rehe.

It's hard to guess!

On the third day, most of the students who participated in the temple exam last night had insomnia, racking their brains to guess the topics of today's palace exam, but how could they guess the little emperor's heart?

Even the bigwigs of the various ministries in the court today are also uneasy, for fear that they will be implicated in the exam questions.

The answer was soon revealed.

The topic of the temple exam on the third day: On the gains and losses of Xining's new law!

After finishing this question, on the throne of the main hall, Zhao Xu spoke very rarely: "Students, I have something to say before you answer the question. Although Wang Xianggong's ideas were good when Xining changed the law back then, most of the new laws implemented as a result were unsatisfactory, and many of the new laws happened to the students or themselves.

I would like to emphasize here that whether you are in favor of the new law or against the new law, these are not the criteria by which you will pass the temple examination today. When answering the questionnaire, I want to send you eight words, seeking truth from facts and saying something. It cannot be like the traitor Sima Guang, whose purpose in abolishing the new law is only to oppose it. The pros and cons of the new law and whether it will benefit the people have never been discussed.

"Your Majesty, whether Sima Gong is a traitor or not is not something you can decide." As soon as Zhao Xu's words fell, a student immediately stood up to refute his last sentence.

There are really people in this hall who are not afraid of death, and they dare to confront Zhao Xu in person.

When the forbidden army on the side saw this situation, they immediately rushed over, wanting to arrest this bold student.

"Wait!" Zhao Xu stood up at this time, spoke out to stop the forbidden army, and then said: "This student is not wrong, but I lost my words for a while. Even if I am a golden mouth, I can't resist the comments of later history books. Whether Sima Guang is a traitor or not, later generations have their own public opinion. However, this student, as well as other students who did not agree with me, would definitely not be able to pass the temple examination if they were still as empty as they were when they spoke. ”

"Your Majesty, the students don't understand too much, and please ask Your Majesty to solve the students' doubts, what does it mean to seek truth from facts, and what does it mean to have something to say?" Seeing that Zhao Xu was so generous, a student stood up boldly for such a question.