Chapter 100: Liu Jian and Li Dongyang
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"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there's something wrong with this." Looking at the four pavilion elders who were leaving, Wang Tingxiang, who was watching everything on the side, suddenly said.
Zheng De glanced back at him, "What's wrong?" ”
Wang Tingxiang said, "All the customizations of the scientific expedition are determined by Emperor Taizu, and if it is forced, I am afraid that it will provoke fierce opposition from the Chinese military officials." ”
"Do you just do nothing?" Zheng De looked at him with a dissatisfied expression.
"Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, Your Majesty should take your time step by step. It's not done overnight, after all, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Wang Tingxiang was not in a panic and said dissatisfied.
Zheng De was noncommittal and looked at him, "Then what do you think should be done?" ”
"Your Majesty can abolish the Eight Strands of Wen first, after all, this matter was made by Xie Qian and Wang Wei, and it was not determined by the ancestral system, and there is nothing to say about the Chinese Wu Bai of the Yu Dynasty. As for the question of the exam, you can postpone it for the time being. After all, Enko is imminent, so if he changes it rashly, where will he come from? ”
Although Wang Tingxiang was born as a scholar in the imperial examination, he was actually quite disgusted with Baguwen. This kind of examination based on the old theory is completely meaningless, and it restricts people's ability to think independently. Therefore, he is very much in favor of the abolition of the eight-share text. As for the source of the questions in the first round of the scientific examination, whether it was the Four Books and the Five Classics or something else, he felt that it didn't matter much, and the most important thing was to improve the weight of the other two exams in the examiner.
He groaned slightly, "In fact, the reason why the first game is paid attention to by test takers has led to the study of Bagu Wen by all scholars in the world. The root is mainly that the examiner attaches too much importance to the first exam, and the remaining two are just a rough glance. Therefore, as long as the first eight-strand essay is done well, as long as there are no mistakes in the other two, they can basically be admitted. If the first eight-strand article is not done well, it is useless to do the other two games no matter how good they are. Therefore, His Majesty should not dwell on the first one, but should increase the weight of the other two in the world. ”
Zheng De felt a sense of enlightenment when he heard this, and he also felt that he was too obsessed with Baguwen, and he didn't see that this was just one of the three exams. As long as the weight of the other two exams in the admission is increased, presumably the world's readers will not always study the Bagu Wen.
"So what do you think about solving this problem?"
Wang Tingxiang thought for a moment, "The hundred-point system that His Majesty said just now thinks it's a good way. A 100-point system is implemented for each exam, and the ranking of the three exams is determined according to the total score. ”
Zheng De nodded, "That's a good idea, but let's get the test questions out of this exam first." ”
With that, he felt his head get a little bigger. I also feel that I just spoke too fast, isn't this asking for trouble for myself?
Thinking of this, he couldn't wait to shake his two big mouths.
Call you a!
"You bring Shi Xuan, let's discuss the test questions of Enke this time."
Wang Tingxiang was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly excused himself, "Your Majesty, Weichen is only a shallow learner, and I am afraid it will be difficult to do it." ”
If he, an upstart in the officialdom who has only been in the department for three years, dares to participate, I am afraid that he will cause trouble at that time.
"As my Imperial Secretary, isn't it your duty to assist me in handling some matters?" Zheng De raised his eyebrows, looking at him and not refusing.
Wang Tingxiang smiled bitterly when he heard this, "Why didn't Your Majesty invite your own husband?" With Mr. Yang's talent, it is enough to serve as the author of the question of Enke this time. ”
Yang Tinghe?
Thinking of this teacher of his, did he not pay too much attention to him during this time?
As soon as he thought of this, Zheng De agreed without much thought.
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Liu Jianzhishi did not rush back to his hometown in Luoyang, Henan, but temporarily stayed in Beijing to study behind closed doors. said that he was studying behind closed doors, but in fact, he was secretly watching everything that happened in the court, and in the end, he was still a little relieved. After all, the emperor is still young, and he has the trust of the first emperor on his deathbed. Just leave it alone, and I always feel ashamed.
Of course, it was Zheng De who gave him the title of a parliamentarian, so that he could justifiably meddle in all the affairs of the DPRK and China without worrying about provoking criticism, so he finally hesitated before deciding to stay. Although this congressman has no rights other than talking about it, he can do a lot with his unparalleled influence in the DPRK.
If Zheng De knew that he had made a lot of efforts to get the title of "councilor", he would still be secretly proud. It is estimated that I never expected that this would also invisibly put a tight spell on my head, if I knew that there was a chance that I would even die.
So when Li Dongyang and Xie Qian came to visit, Liu Jian, who was studying in the backyard, saw the two of them quickly get up, and said with a smile, "How can Chaling and Yuyao come to the old man in the future?" Sit down! ”
After the two of them sat down, Li Dongyang said with a smile, "The spirit of the elder pavilion is getting better and better, I really envy me and wait!" ”
"I'm a grass man now, I really can't afford the title of 'Pavilion Elder', Lord Shoufu don't want to torture the old man." Liu Jian said with a smile.
After letting go of all the rights and wrongs in the court, he was much more cheerful, and now he has learned to joke, which surprised the two.
"I took the liberty to disturb Mr. today because there was an incident in the DPRK and China, and we were really helpless, so we had to come to you for help." Xie Qian was too lazy to be polite so much, and directly said his intentions.
Liu Jian's expression moved, and he looked at him, "What happened to Chaozhong?" ”
"The elder proposed to open Enke this year last year, but the emperor had objections to the first eight-strand text, and insisted on giving Enke a question this time, and I was stubborn but was finally driven out by His Majesty." Saying this, Xie Qian still glared at Li Dongyang very dissatisfied.
Obviously, in the eyes of this person, if it weren't for Li Dongyang, the unresponsible cabinet minister, who refused to stand up in the end, how could things have gotten to such a point.
Li Dongyang could only smile helplessly, in fact, it had reached that point, obviously the emperor already had a sense of anger, and if he was reluctant, he couldn't change anything. Why not wait until the next time the emperor is angry and then persuade him?
In fact, this is the attitude of two people in the world. In Li Dongyang's view, if there is a big mountain in front of him blocking the way, it may be more time-saving and labor-saving to go around. As far as Xie Qian is concerned, even if Mount Everest is standing in front of him, he will never take a detour and will definitely climb over it directly, and whether it will be time-consuming and laborious is not within his consideration.
Liu Jian didn't notice the expressions of these two, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much. Instead, thinking about what Xie Qian had just said, he asked suspiciously, "How could Your Majesty think of personally writing the question for Enke this time, and what's going on with the Baguwen?" ”
Li Dongyang told everything that happened on the emperor's side, Liu Jian pondered for a long time when he heard this, raised his head and looked at him, "Chaling, do you think Baguwen is good or bad?" ”
Li Dongyang was stunned when he heard this, but he still said, "It is not good to evaluate the quality of the Bagu text, but for the scientific examination papers, it is inevitable that there will always be disagreements, and it is always good to have a unified standard for grading." ”
Liu Jian nodded, and suddenly asked, "Then what do you think of the 100-point system that Your Majesty said?" ”
Li Dongyang shook his head, "It has not been implemented, and the lower officials really don't know how to comment on it." Seeing that Liu Jian looked a little dissatisfied, he added, "In a certain opinion, there are pros and cons to this matter. The advantage is that there is no need to rank the eight-strand essay exam, and the disadvantage is that the three exams are judged by the total score, which may lead to difficulties for the examiner to mark the papers, and it is more variable for the scholars, and the difficulty of the scientific examination is increased. ”
Liu Jian didn't comment much, but looked at him, "Then what are your plans for this matter?" ”
Li Dongyang groaned and said, "Unite the ministers of the DPRK and the central government to put pressure on Your Majesty, of course, if there is a cabinet elder to come forward, things will naturally be much easier." ”
"How sure do you think that?"
Li Dongyang said with a solemn face, "I can only do my best!" ”
Obviously, he was not optimistic about this method of uniting the ministers of the court and the central government to put pressure on the emperor, and according to the emperor's temperament, this would make things worse and worse. But now that he is in the position of the head of the cabinet, many times he can't help himself, which is why he hates officialdom.
"This is what Yu Yao came up with, right?" Liu Jian suddenly asked.
Li Dongyang was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile. After all, the three of them have been ministers in the same hall for so many years, and they are all people who know each other. Being able to come up with this kind of tough method with the emperor is by no means Li Dongyang's style.
Liu Jian's old and deep eyes like the sea stared at him tightly, "Since you know this, why don't you change your way?" ”
Xie Qian couldn't help but say at this time, "It seems that there is no other way." ”
"Really?" Liu Jian stared at Li Dongyang, who shook his head, "Actually, this is just to show the emperor the attitude of our ministers and other ministers on this matter, and it is actually the scholars of the world who really decide this matter." If the scholars are against this, even if His Majesty wants to make changes, it is impossible to insist on going his own way, otherwise it will make the world's scholars feel cold. ”
"What if Your Majesty insists on going his own way?" Hearing Liu Jian's words, Li Dongyang was stunned for a moment, only to hear the latter continue, "Don't forget the emperor's age." ”
He was stunned for a moment, but he reacted instantly, and said with a wry smile, "Do you think Your Majesty's mind is like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy now?" ”
This made Liu Jian stunned, yes, looking at the emperor's various behaviors, although he is still a little immature, it is not what a person of this age should have.
Shaking his head, he didn't bother with these anymore, "Now that you are the head of the cabinet, the old man will not take any ideas for you in these matters." Whatever comes to mind, go ahead and do it, as long as it feels right. If something really happens, the old man will come forward at that time. ”
Hearing Liu Jian's last promise, Li Dongyang was somewhat relieved. In fact, the thing he doesn't like the most is that he is tough with the emperor, and if he really falls out, it will not be a good thing for anyone. Of course, just like Liu Jian said, you can't do everything according to the emperor's wishes, otherwise you will end up becoming an echo worm around the emperor, which is obviously something that they scholars and doctors are not willing to do.
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