The palace flower hall, the candle shines high.

Sun Ling, who was ranked fourth, couldn't help but ask, "My lord, can you tell me, how did you decide?" ”

"If you don't ask, I'll talk about it." Tang Shunzhi bowed slightly and said: "In the same circle, you can come up with five different problems." Although the essays are written differently, there is a way to know the autumn from a leaf, and it can still distinguish the high intentions. ”

He picked up the silent scroll and said, "Humble words have broken the circle into a 'celestial phenomenon'. There are some celestial phenomena, which are natural and modest. This circle can be played. He said earnestly: "He is the head of the case, all because of his 'uprightness'...... And the old man observes the champion scrolls of the previous years, and he can't escape these four words. Looking at the four thoughtful candidates, Governor Tang said in a deep voice: "You all have hope for the title of the gold list, if you want to go further, you should take it as an example." The four candidates all claimed yes.

After thanking Lao Tang, Shen Mo went out with the paper, as the head of the case, he couldn't listen to the examiner's comments on others, that would be considered arrogant.

After he went out, the Tang prefect picked up Tao Yuchen's scroll and said: "You see this circle as empty, 'before you say it, it is empty', and the latter sentence is naturally 'after the words, it is real', and it is also appropriate to contrast emptiness and reality, emptiness and color, but it is not empty compared to humble words, so you are sentenced to be the second leader." Tao Yuchen nodded and was taught.

After Tao Yuchen went out, the Tang prefect picked up Sun Yan's scroll again, and said in a deep voice: "You see it as 'Tai Chi', and before the sage speaks, it is a Tai Chi." It seems to be the same as the silent one, but he focuses on the mean, but you Tai Chi gives birth to two yi, two yi gives birth to four elephants, and focuses on evolution. Said with a faint smile and said: "Actually, I know that you are better than him, but I am destined to be disliked by the examiner, so I don't wronged you at all." ”

Sun Yan pondered for a moment with a straight face before he whispered: "Students still feel that Tai Chi is more appropriate." ”

Governor Tang smiled faintly and ignored him. After he left, he continued to say to the suave Sun Ling: "There is a word first, Zhong Ni, Yue Ye!" couldn't help laughing and scolding: "What a sycophant, it depends on what examiner you meet...... When you meet an old-fashioned person, you will be thrown directly on the ground, and when you meet a good person, you will immediately be introduced as a confidant and lifted high. ”

Sun Ling stroked the bridge of his nose and said slightly shyly: "The student can't think of anything else, so he has to sing praises." ”

Tang Shunzhi scolded with a smile: "Slippery head." ”

When Sun Ling also left, he picked up the last volume and said to Chen Shounian: "To be honest, the five people belong to you to solve the most appropriate problem." "He broke the 'cube', and the cube is naturally 'round'.

Chen Shounian smiled and said: "Students must have shortcomings, please give advice to the teacher." ”

Tang Zhifu looked at him for a while, and said softly: "The sages used the principle of metaphor and the circle metaphor to be flexible. It's really not a good sign that you use 'no way' to solve the problem. After thinking about it for a while, he still said honestly: "This shows that you consciously think that everything can be rounded, and the 'square' can be given up." He said word by word: "Of course, this is just the personal assumption of this official, and it is not accurate." But I still have to tell you that to be a human being is to be 'round on the outside and square on the inside', if the outer circle is also round on the inside, then it is dangerous. ”

Chen Shounian didn't think so, and said with a smile on his face: "Students remember the teachings of their teacher. ”

Tang Shunzhi squinted slightly and said, "Very good......" He asked him to call the four in, and asked the kitchen to reheat the food, then got up and said with a smile: "The old man will go to the office first, you can have a good meal, and then get out." ”

The five of them were already hungry, and after sending the prefect away, they could finally let Sven eat...... It's just that Chen Shounian, despite being hungry, still can't eat anything.

Not to mention the gluttonous five leaders in the front hall, just say that Tang Shunzhi returned to the inner hall study, and after closing the door, He Xinyin, who had high cheekbones, flashed out from behind the curtain.

Tang Shunzhi was taken aback, and couldn't help laughing and scolding: "You guy, you are still so elusive in my house, sooner or later you will be scared to death." ”

"Habit becomes nature." The embarrassment on He Xinyin's face flashed, and he immediately opened the topic and said: "This time, Shaoxing's five kui are very strong!" ”

Tang Shunzhi sat on the back of the chair and nodded heavily: "I said that I climbed to the top of Fushan Mountain and overlooked the whole of Shaoxing City, but I saw that in the thirty-mile water city, there are Dongwen Temple and Xiwu Temple; Left Chenghuang, right government office; Shangkuixing, Wenchang below, Xuanting City Building sits in the center, and the Qingxu Taoist view is prosperous. Such a beautiful place naturally attracts purple qi from the east, bringing together the context of the world in one corner! ”

Saying that, he laughed and said, "The culture here is full of energy. Within 30 years, there will be a lot of talents, a star-studded audience, and Wu Shao's soft words will be exhausted in the Jinluan Dynasty! ”

He Xinyin said unbelievably: "Although I don't understand yin and yang, I also know that 'feng shui takes turns, and it will come to my house next year'. ”

Tang Shunzhi smiled confidently: "Fushan, Qishan, and Tashan stand together, which can hold the cultural context for thirty years." As he spoke, he pointed to the front hall and said: "The thirty-five years of Jiajing list is the beginning, I dare to say that those five are not accidental." ”

"What are their fortunes for the future?" He Xinyin said with interest: "How many are in the ministry, and how many are exiled?" How many do nothing, and how many end up in fame? How many ups and downs are there? ”

"Old He, you are embarrassed for me." Tang Shunzhi said with a smile: "Who can tell what will happen in a few decades?" I can only say that if there is one in the cabinet, it is Shen Cunyan; If there is one who is exiled and beheaded, it is Chen Shounian; If there is a person who does nothing, it is Sun Wenhe; If there is one who ends up in fame, it is Tao Yuchen; If there is a depressed person, it is Sun Wenzhong. ”

"Why?" He Xinyin asked.

"The circle question I came up with." Tang Shunzhi said in a deep voice: "The simplest question is the easiest to reflect a person's heart. Those who break the 'celestial phenomena' are the most scheming, those who break the 'emptiness' are the most open-minded, those who break the 'Taiji' and refuse to change are the most stubborn, those who break the 'moon' are the easiest to turn back, and those who break the 'no way' are the most unprincipled. ”

He Xinyin smiled: "If you have a nose and eyes, you don't know if it's accurate." ”

"We'll find out then." Tang Shunzhi smiled irresponsibly.

"Okay." He Xinyin smiled dryly, took out an envelope with three wild goose feathers sticking to it from his sleeve and said, "But there is one thing, you have to make a judgment now." ”

Tang Shunyi saw that it was a confidential letter from Wang Xue's internal department, so he removed the smile on his face, and took it and read the content of the letter: "Zhang Jing, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, does not understand the affairs of the ministry, and the governors of Jiangnan, Jiangbei, Zhejiang, Shandong, Fujian, and Huguang are all armies, and act cheaply?" Li Tianzhong, the deputy envoy of the Xuzhou military garrison, was appointed as the imperial history of Zuo Yandu, and the governor of Zhejiang on behalf of Wang Chen? I couldn't help but be surprised: "I only received a letter from Xu Ge Lao in the afternoon, why didn't you mention such a big thing?" ”

"I'm afraid he doesn't know yet." He Xinyin sneered: "Military affairs are all decided by the emperor and Yan Song, although he is the second assistant, he is just an errand runner." ”

Tang Shunzhi said: "You can be blinded. But he knew that He Xinyin was extremely stubborn, and if he recognized the truth, the nine cows could not be pulled back. He didn't argue with him, and said with a smile: "Then how do you know?" ”

"You don't care about that." He Xinyin waved his hand and said, "I just want to know now, why did Yan Song appoint two of our Wang Xue's people to go up and take charge of the anti-Japanese plan?" What the hell is he trying to do? ”

Tang Shunzhi stared at the flickering candle flame and said softly: "I can't see it for a while, I have to wait until they make the next move." Seeing He Xinyin's face full of disappointment, he couldn't help but say angrily: "I'm not Zhuge Liang, I need enough news to make a judgment!" ”

"Just now, I also blew myself into a great immortal, what did you say about the thirty-year cultural context, how will the five of them ...... in the future," He Xinyin said with a smile.

"What if I'm wrong about that kind of thing?" Tang Shunzhi glared and said: "But now this kind of big thing, I will give a conclusion casually, do you dare to believe it?" ”

"Believe, why not?" He Xinyin can make people angry to death.

"Okay, then you listen." Tang Shunzhi exhaled: "It's nothing more than three inferences. First, the situation in the southeast was too critical, and the imperial court appointed people on the basis of merit...... After all, Zhang Jing has a great reputation in Liangguang, and Li Tianzhong is a wise general who resists Japanese resistance. ”

"And the second?"

"Second, my Daming coastal defense is corrupt, the military equipment is lax, and the generals are greedy for life and afraid of death, so they are not dispatched. If you want to fight against the wolf-like pirates, you have to make great efforts to rectify it. Elder Yan Ge may have asked them to remove the thorns on the thorns first, and then let others go up to make meritorious contributions. ”

He Xinyin nodded and said, "This one is more reliable, what about the third?" ”

"Third, that is the idea of His Majesty the Emperor himself." Tang Shunzhi said softly: "Although Your Majesty is dedicated to cultivating the Xuan, but for such a big matter, there are possible surnames for the Sacred Heart to read talents. ”

He Xinyin nodded again, and after thinking for a long time, he said slowly: "Based on your three articles, can I say that the emperor wants to use Zhang Jing and Li Tianchong, and Yan Song feels that he has no responsibility for himself...... When the time came, they could beat the water dogs if they smashed the errand, and they could pick peaches when they did it, so they agreed. Isn't that what it means? ”

(To be continued)