The Mongols are foreign enemies, the fatal problem for the Ming Dynasty is not to be solved in just a few years, and the fatal problem is not repeated, in order to solve the Japanese Kou, there is no need to use the power of the whole country, as long as the southeast can contribute, but to deal with Mongolia, it takes the power of the whole country, and it is possible to gather at least 200,000 soldiers. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

So, do you still need to talk about which is more important and which is more important?

After reading this long piece of strategy, Xia Yan was deeply amazed, he can have this insight, he is still a scholar, even some high-ranking officials in the DPRK and the central government, they do not have such insight, and what is more valuable is that not only has insight, Zheng Guang also has a specific strategy for doing things, a way to do things, it is not enough to say the truth, but also put forward the solution to the problem for you, how to do the best, this is the most critical.

Sun Chengen handed a test paper to Xia Yan, and when he saw Xia Yan looking at an exam paper, he glanced at it, and said with a smile: "Shoufu also thinks this test paper is good?" In the following is also the view, this volume is indeed very well written, there are things to say, extraordinary insight, and there are many ways to solve problems, although there are some places to take for granted, but as a scholar, this is already very good, a little polishing, it must be a good material. ”

Xia Yan heard Sun Chengen's voice, then came back to his senses, nodded, and said: "I have read so many volumes, only this volume is really substantial, although some places are indeed taken for granted, but can give goals and write strategies at the same time, which is enough to throw off ninety percent of the scholars, if such a talent is not high and high, I am really sorry for this talent and insight." ”

Saying that, Xia Yan drew the ninth circle with a pen, and the first test paper of nine circles was born, Xia Yan put this test paper next to him, and continued to read the test papers after that, and after all three hundred and one test papers were read, everyone began to rank these test papers, Xia Yan also announced the emperor's requirements.

The remaining 100 or so copies of the papers that got eight circles, they also made a judgment, and those who did not get the number bar, the worst was also a point, so they took out more than 70 copies of the number of points, and gave a few people to rank them, and took out more than 20 copies of the triangle to arrange the seats of the second class and 36, and the most important seats were in these 2 and 36, and the 36 people who were most likely to be selected as the Shu Jishi.

As for the remaining five copies of all the circled volumes, the first assistant Xia Yan, the second assistant Yan Song and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Sun Chengen are responsible for arranging the rankings, the fifth place was quickly determined, the intention is to fight the main battle, the main recovery of the Hetao, limit the Mongols, and then stabilize the frontier, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack, and did not take the southeast woes too seriously, but Xia Yan knew in his heart that what the emperor really wanted to solve might be the southeast, so he took the fifth place, Yan Song and Sun Chengen had no opinion.

The fourth place was also determined, that is, the first in the second class, the idea was to first the south and then the north, and put the disposal of the Japanese before the disposal of the Mongols, advocating the pacification of the southeast and supporting the northern war with the taxes of the southeast, which was very good, but the words were careless and rigorous, and there was some jumping, Sun Chengen pointed out that this volume was not as good as the other three.

The most important top three should be determined, the three-point volume is in front of him, Xia Yan knows very well which one is Zheng Guang's, but in addition to Zheng Guang's advocacy of a thorough first south and then north, the other two believe that they can clean up the Japanese while pacifying the Hetao, so that the north is stable, and the Mongols are restricted from the country, and the southeast can rest assured that it will wait until the southeast is pacified, and then use the financial resources of the southeast to support the war in the north.

In this way, as the first assistant's opinion on Xia Yan, Yan Song has made up his mind not to open his mouth and not to express his opinion, and Sun Chengen does not intend to oppose Xia Yan on this issue, he knows that the emperor likes Zheng Guang, but if Zheng Guang is really taken first, it is not beautiful.

Xia Yan's heart at the moment is quite contradictory, when he saw Zeng Mill's twists and turns before, he was quite excited, because Zeng Mill said what he wanted to say but didn't say, and did what he wanted to do but couldn't do, because of this, plus Zeng Milling had a little relationship with Xia Yan's relatives, Xia Yan asked his relatives about Zeng Mill's character, and his relatives said good things for Zeng Mill, Xia Yan considered Zeng Mill's record and ability, weighed it, and made up his mind to support Zeng Mill.

The emperor was quite excited, and praised himself and Zeng Mo when he saw this recital, and even belittled many officials who opposed it, promoted a group of main battle factions, and made a lot of preparations for the battle of the reset, but Xia Yan also knew through some channels that Zheng Guang had met the emperor, and expressed his strategic opinions, which was deeply praised by the emperor. The position is a little wavering, and if the emperor accepts it, then the battle of the repetition will be far away.

Xia Yan is a firm main battle faction, hawk, extremely annoyed by the Mongols' behavior of attacking the interior south every year, and wanted to use troops against the Mongols more than once, but considering the poor combat effectiveness of the Ming army and the low quality of the Ming generals, he had no choice but to forbear, but once there were signs of victory, Xia Yan couldn't help but support them and encourage them to complete what an old man like himself had no way to do.

Moreover, Xia Yan also has his own ideas, Zeng Milling was recommended by him, and the battle of the complex is also strongly supported by him, if he now shows doubts about the battle of the complex, then, the emperor will be more determined not to support the idea of the battle of the complex, will it have an impact on himself? What would the emperor really think of himself? What do you think of the battle of the set? Will Zeng Mill's preparation for the soldiers and horses be a big disappointment?

After being silent for a long time, Xia Yan picked up Zheng Guang's scroll and said, "The old man thinks that this scroll will be set as the third!" ”

Sun Chengen's eyelids jumped, he recognized that the scroll was Zheng Guang's scroll, Yan Song didn't speak, Xia Yan didn't care about his opinion, looked at Sun Chengen, Sun Chengen took Zheng Guang's scroll and looked at it, pursed his lips, remembered the emperor's attitude, and what he said before, and suddenly felt that it was good to do this, for the war, the emperor didn't seem to have made up his mind, if he waved the flag too early, it might have an impact, as a book of the Ministry of Rites who would not participate in the war, it was completely unnecessary.

"Since Shoufu thinks so, then, it's better to leave it like this, this volume is set as the third, Yan Ge Lao, what do you think?" Sun Chengen politely asked Yan Song's opinion, but he didn't have the idea of handing the scroll to Yan Song at all, Yan Song had read this scroll and knew what this scroll was talking about, and after a little thought, he knew what Xia Yan and Sun Chengen thought, Yan Song at this moment nodded very calmly: "Everything is subject to the opinion of Shoufu." ”

Xia Yan smiled coldly, then put on a warm smile, looked at Sun Chengen and said: "Then, it's decided, this volume is set as the third, and the other two volumes here, according to the old man's opinion, will set this as the champion of today's department!" The words are old-fashioned, the words are substantial, the intention is firm, the writing is solid, it is really the best choice, if it is not rated as the champion, it is really a talent for this son. ”

Sun Chengen looked at the paper and nodded, Yan Song didn't look at it, and nodded directly, in this way, the final ranking of the Ding Weike imperial examination in the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing was determined, and it was decided in this way, and after all the rankings were determined, everyone got together, and under Lu Bing's surveillance, they opened the name stickers one by one, and finally knew who these new scholars were.

The first place, Ding Weike champion, Li Chunfang, a native of Xinghua County, Yangzhou, Nanzhi, is Chinese New Year's Eve and seven years old.

The second place, Ding Weike, Hu Zhengmeng, from Yuyao County, Shaoxing Province, Zhejiang, is Chinese New Year's Eve and five years old.

The third place, Ding Weike Tanhua, Zheng Guang, a native of Wu County, Suzhou Prefecture, is 18 years old.

Fourth place, Ding Weike is the first in the second grade, Xu Wei, a native of Shanyin County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang, is 26 years old.

Fifth place, Ding Weike second second, Zhang Chun, from Xinyu County, Linjiang Province, Jiangxi Province, Chinese New Year's Eve and seven years old.

This is the identity, place of origin and age of the five best people in this imperial examination, but it is very strange that what interests everyone the most is not Li Chunfang, the champion of the new department, but Zheng Guang, the new science detective.

As the youngest existence among the five, Zheng Guang's name caused a burst of exclamations as soon as it appeared, and then an examiner pointed to Zheng Guang's name and said Isn't this the Zheng Pingzhi who won a big battle? Sure enough, the hero is a young man, both civil and military, not only the battle is beautiful, but the article is also done well, it turns out that this strategy is his, he is really a good boy, and he will become a great weapon in the future! The words are full of appreciation for Zheng Guang.

The rest of the examiners also expressed their appreciation for this young man, until Yan Song took a file and said coldly: "Huh? I haven't noticed it before, this Zheng Guang is still the first time to participate in the imperial examination, and he actually passed six exams at one time, whether it is Li Chunfang or Hu Zhengmeng, or Xu Wei Zhang Chun, it is not the first time to take the exam, and there is a record of falling off the list. ”