As a traverser, Wu Fanhui was originally able to write a good article that has been passed down for centuries, he is familiar with history, can analyze the reasons, find out the real problems, but unfortunately this article can not be written, no matter from which aspect of the analysis, Wu Fanhui can not bear the possible consequences. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The county examination, the government examination, the hospital examination, the township examination and the general examination went smoothly, and Wu Fanhui, who grasped the hearts of the examiners, was actually stumped at this time, and did not know how to write, don't underestimate this article, Wu Fanhui is facing a major choice.

Wu Fanhui, who is ready to enter the imperial court, must make a choice, he has almost no strength, and must gather strength and strengthen his own strength through step-by-step efforts, in this process, he either relies on the emperor, or relies on a certain adult in the court, or a certain force in the court, and in the process of relying on it, he has shown superb means to not let the other party be swayed, and even play the other party in the palm of his hand.

It is not possible to adopt the method of not offending both sides, and in the end it is to offend both sides, and besides****** there is no future to speak of, and it is not possible to rely on either side, because its own strength is not enough.

It's a big move, and it's one that has to be carried out with a lot of effort.

This action starts now, from the time you step into the Jianji Hall to participate in the temple examination.

Wu Fanhui forced himself to calm down.

He was able to memorize almost all the test questions issued by the emperor himself, and he had to make a decision in the shortest possible time on where to start writing this article.

The strategy essay of the palace examination can be started from two aspects, one is to start from the four books and five classics, and write out a great truth, anyway, it has nothing to do with the actual situation, so it is the safest and most suitable to write, after all, it is still the imperial examination, not the early dynasty, not the emperor asking about politics.

The second is to really put forward some suggestions, just like some adults in the court, according to their own understanding to put forward a practical solution to the problem, but the emperor seems to be too anxious, all the problems that currently exist in the Ming Dynasty, all the problems, this problem The adults of the Manchu Dynasty have not been able to put forward good suggestions, let alone the tributes who participated in the palace examination.

Wu Fanhui can take the first way to write this article, but he can't get over it in his heart, it's like seeing a child who is about to drown, and he will feel guilty for the rest of his life if he doesn't lend a hand.

Wu Fanhui finally made up his mind, he wanted to put forward some useful suggestions, and do his best to save this drowning child, as for saying that the child has passed the current difficulties, whether it will repeat the mistakes of the past in the future, it is not something he can control, not to mention whether this drowning child can be saved, it is a matter of maybe.

But pray for peace of mind, and he will be able to do things in the future.

Wu Fanhui began to write, in the face of so many questions, he did not analyze specifically, it was a foolish move to do so, he answered the questions raised by the emperor from two aspects, the first aspect is to employ people, and the second aspect is to pay taxes.

In terms of employing people, Wu Fanhui put forward three opinions, one is that the flaws are not concealed, the talent can not be blamed, the ruler is short and long, as long as a person's strengths are used, the second is to widely absorb talent, make the best use of their talents, only the ability to move, in this part, Wu Fanhui quoted a poem: I advise the heavenly prince to be vigorous and not stick to one pattern to reduce talent, and the third is to strengthen the management of officials at all levels and resolutely punish corruption.

When I wrote this, Wu Fanhui was still thinking about suggesting that the salary of officials be raised, but the income of officials in the Ming Dynasty was too low, and the theory of curbing human nature would not work, just imagine that a court official could not even support his own family, how could he do things for the court and the people conscientiously.

However, Wu Fanhui finally gave up this point and did not write it out, you must know that the problem of the low level of officials in the Ming Dynasty is a rule set by the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, and if anyone raises objections in this regard, they will immediately encounter overwhelming attacks, not only the emperor is not satisfied, but even the adults in the court will come out and reprimand them.

The second aspect is the matter of taxation, this part is difficult to write, land annexation, commercial taxes are almost not collected, the burden of the people is getting heavier and heavier, the court is stretched, there is no money available The situation is very obvious, the best way to change all this is to abolish the privileges of the scholar class, the officials and gentry pay grain as one, and at the same time begin to collect large-scale trade taxes, so that a large amount of wealth can be gathered in a short period of time, once there is money and food, the problems raised by the emperor can almost be solved.

It's a pity that this aspect can't be written at all.

Wu Fanhui can only find another way, he put forward a new idea, that is, from the perspective of the money village to solve the problem, when the imperial court needs to deal with large-scale famines, large-scale battles, through the money village to turn over money and grain, borrowed from the money and grain, through the tax to be returned in annual installments, and give a part of the money to the village interest, so that you can quickly obtain a large amount of money in a short period of time, peace of mind to solve the problem.

Wu Fanhui also analyzed the problem of taxation from the aspect of opening up sources and reducing expenditures, opening up sources and reducing expenditures is two aspects, the focus is still on open source, only by making the pie of taxation bigger and bigger, can we meet the increasing expenses, through the way of reducing expenditures, can not fundamentally solve the problem, no matter how to save, when the overall income is not enough, the effect of saving is minimal.

How to open source, Wu Fanhui did not put forward suggestions, just talked in generalities, and he could not put forward suggestions that really worked.

This is a very sad situation, and Wu Fanhui can only force the restlessness in his heart.

The essays are generally around 1,500 to 2,000 words.

Wu Fanhui's policy essay was just over 1,500 words, which met the requirements.

In late spring and early summer, the climate in the north is still a little cool, but Wu Fanhui's back is all drenched with sweat, and sweat droplets appear on his forehead from time to time.

Obviously, there are the best methods and suggestions to put forward, but they can't say that they can take advantage of this time to write an article that will last for a hundred years, but they don't dare to expect that ordinary people can withstand such a test.

The emperor has not been building the Pole Hall for a long time, and the rest is invigilated by the officials of the Hanlin Academy and the Guozijian.

At noon, a bowl of rice and a plate of vegetables given by the emperor are the noon life of many tributes, including those examiners, and they are the same as many tributes.

The emperor is really painstaking, no matter how short of money and food the court is, it will not be able to afford a meal for more than 300 tributes, it seems that the emperor wants to tell many tributes through this meal that food is not easy to come by.

It's a pity that this kind of teaching, almost no effect, you must know that many tributes, most of them are from the family of scholars, brocade clothes and jade food have long been accustomed to, looking forward to changing their understanding through a meal given by the emperor, which is tantamount to a fool's dream.

When the time finally came, most of the tributes had already been handed in.

Wu Fanhui did not hand in the paper, he was not in a hurry, he had read the article he did not know how many times, and remembered the details very clearly, his article has a certain forward-looking, the employment of people put forward by the eclectic reduction of talents, the taxation of the loan bank, are very novel views, especially with the help of the money to solve the urgent proposal, is the prototype of the bank hundreds of years later.

As for whether the many adults who read the papers and whether the emperor can understand it, it is not something that Wu Fanhui can grasp.

The officials of Honglu Temple were waiting outside the Jianji Temple, and every tribute who had completed the examination would be taken away from the Forbidden City.

The ceremony held on April 25 and the grace banquet on April 26 were already informed by the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple, but when they left the Jianji Temple, the officials of the Honglu Temple would still emphasize it again.

When Wu Fanhui left the Jianji Palace, he was followed by Liu Jinwei and Liu Shijie.

The official of Honglu Temple emphasized in a low voice that the ceremony and the banquet of grace and honor began on April 25, and the location of the ceremony was the Huangji Palace, and the location of the banquet was the Ministry of Rites.

Wu Fanhui looked a little tired and not particularly concentrated, he followed behind the officials of Honglu Temple, nodding his head and walking towards the outside of the Forbidden City.

After crossing the Jinshui Bridge, it is considered to have left the Forbidden City.

Liu Jinwei, who had been following behind him, couldn't help but speak.

"Brother Qianjue, you are very tired."

"It's nothing, I didn't rest well last night, and today is another full day of palace exams, and I have a little time to be energetic."

Li Yong, Wang Baofu, Ma Jigang and others are waiting on East Chang'an Street, Wu Fanhui and his entourage will not leave from Daming Gate and Zhengyang Gate, Liu Jinwei and Liu Shijie are staying in Mingshifang, and Wu Fanhui is staying in Chongbeifang in the outer city, so the three of them are going to break up when they are on Chongwenmen Street.

Wu Fanhui has always been a little silent, Liu Jinwei and Liu Shijie didn't say anything, the two of them were still excited in their hearts, the first time they entered the Forbidden City, the first time they wrote articles in the Jianji Palace, such an experience, this is the same time in a lifetime, that kind of indescribable excitement can not be completely suppressed.

The two thought that Wu Fanhui was suppressing their emotions, so they didn't speak much.

There is no need to ask about the situation of the palace examination, the results will come out after three days, and there is no answer to the palace examination that can be referenced, they are all played on the spot, as long as they can make a flowery article, the results must be good.

It is impossible for Liu Jinwei and Liu Shijie to know what Wu Fanhui is thinking, if they do, they are afraid that the road will be unstable.

Wu Fanhui would not even say, he had already fallen into contemplation, and when he left Chengtianmen, he looked back at the towering city walls and gates, not knowing how long the core of this dynasty could last.