At this time, it is the afternoon, and the afternoon of February is even more pleasant, the spring is bright, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the spring breeze blows in from the window, with warmth and intoxicating fragrance.

But the beads of sweat on Zhang's head are getting bigger and bigger.

The worst result has appeared, if it is not the Zheng family, things will be very different. Could it be that Zheng Jiazi's test papers were re-found from the pile of garbage? What a rule! At this time, as long as it is not cheating, or omitting the paper that violates the forbidden language, no official can change the ranking at will. Even if the little emperor comes in person, it is useless, this change, what will happen to the imperial examination in the future?

It's Zheng Lang, and the problem is equally big.

And the two brothers of the Cui family have fallen behind many times before, but this time, they were on the list at the same time, which made them even more sad.

If you say you have a clear conscience, what will others say?

The Song Dynasty raised a scholar doctor, which made Wenchen white and fat, bold, but also did raise a group of ministers with temperament, Fan Zhongyan is the first scholar doctor in the ages, it is the product of this background.

Song Huizong and Song Gaozong's two bastards can't be counted. In normal years, Wen Chen would rather shoot the gate of the palace like Kong Daofu and them than do sycophants. Kong Daofu: Did they do it wrong? Ask the ministers, ask the people, Lu Yijian didn't dare to say that they did wrong. A little flattery, no matter how much you do the right thing, or how much you plan to correct it, you will be beaten to nothing. Wang Qinruo is a good example. Later, there were Zhao Zhen, Lin Te and others.

Fan's biting of Zheng Lang is also an example. It's right to reprimand Zhao Yuanyan, and if you are a civil servant, you have to be like this! You can't run to the palace, the truth is revealed, Zheng Lang is kind to comfort, in fact, when the monarch and the ministers met, Zheng Lang said a lot of truths that were beneficial to the emperor, but Fan Yan had not yet let go, thinking that Zheng Lang was a loyal and loyal minister who harmed the country.

Therefore, in the officialdom at this time, you can be true to the little emperor, but you can't do anything to flatter the little emperor, get a flattery, and your reputation will be ruined for the rest of your life. Especially these people, except for Li Shu, are all loyal elders, and they attach more importance to the word reputation.

From the emperor to the people, they value Zheng Lang. However, he won the provincial yuan, and his two uncles also made an exception to high school, what would the child think?

The scribe doesn't care.

Anyway, our duty is to copy the papers, verify the font size, and determine the ranking. On the contrary, they are happy to do it.

Yan Wenying was even happier, now it was like a copper coin, the front side was Zheng Lang High School Provincial Yuan, and the reverse side was Luodi, so he had no other choice. But even his two uncles have won the list, will the Zheng family fall first? I'm not convinced either.

This result is a rare good news for Your Majesty.

As for Zhang Dexiang's sweat beads at this time, who sympathizes?

The volume was slowly uncovered, and where to use the name, you can know it by looking at the words. It may not be that there is no one in the great Song Dynasty who writes less than his, but among these examples, the character can be the first. In fact, when copying, dozens of copying officials also took out this scroll many times to observe. You can't see your name, and you can't see your place of origin. can look at this word, everyone knows whose roll it is.

They are all literati, locked up here, and locked up for a month, and they are lonely, so they often take out this volume, look at the article, and then look at the words, eye-catching, and the right to see the head of the Qinglou next door singing and dancing, which is also a spiritual enjoyment. Some copyists also used thin white paper to copy the words on the scroll.

Zhang Dexiang said to Da Song and Li Shu: "Everyone, you continue to supervise, and I will go to Dongfu." ”

Things have to be explained clearly, don't say anything about the reputation, if you raise your doubts and make trouble, things will not be easy to do.

When I came to Zhongshu Province, several bigwigs were there, and the resettlement of the victims should continue until Xia received it, and the people had eaten it, so that everyone could feel at ease. If there is another incident, will the party members rebel?

Just like Zheng Lang said that there will be disasters, just don't bring it up, even if you rebel, everyone will not be derelict in their duties. mentioned it, there are all kinds of counter-images, and if you don't pay attention to it, it really rebels, and several bigwigs are more or less responsible.

Together with the little emperor Yanjing listening with a sad face.

Each has its own disputes, but the key is to seek peace and have a mentality, and it has been peaceful for a long time, and I don't want to fight. Even if there is no disaster last year, the country is relatively sufficient, and several bigwigs may not all agree with Zheng Lang's opinion. It can't be said that they are short-sighted, the same, the same is true in future generations, the more you want to value peace, the more people will look down on you, and when the time comes, it will be a cat or a dog that will come to bully you.

But in the game, the idea is different, how many people will be killed in this fight, how much money will be wasted, how will the Khitan react, don't forget, the party is also subordinate to the Khitan. But the more this mentality of seeking peace, the more dangerous it becomes. The more the enemy will despise it, and finally a greater war will break out.

This is the case today, and it will continue to be the case in the future, repeating itself again and again, as long as you are in this game, as long as you have been peaceful for a long time, you don't want to fight, and you will adopt the practice of stealing peace!

In addition, there is a shortage of national finances, and whether there will be any disasters in the future hangs over our heads.

Therefore, discussions come and go, and in the end, harmony is precious.

But Zheng Lang's words can't be ignored, what if there is a fight? Thinking about his next strategy, how to support the Zhe family, how to deploy defense in the northwest, and not to annoy Li Yuanhao. It can't be called a party member, the Yang family, the Wang family, and so on are all party members.

And the treasury is tight, and if you support a sum of supplies, the treasury will be even more tight. This is not to transport goods from Yangzhou to the capital, but to the northwest, to Fuzhou, there is almost no waterway to borrow, mostly land, with a small car pull, how high the transportation cost is!

Listening to the discussion of several bigwigs, Zhao Zhen's brows were twisted together. Why is it that when the adoptive mother was alive, the wind and rain were smooth, and the country and the people were safe. But when it comes to me, so many things have happened in just one year?

Seeing Zhang Dexiang come in, the little emperor was a little happy.

There are really not many things that make him happy, and how many rankings Zheng Lang can win is also one of his only pleasures.

At some point, Zhao Zhen also regarded Zheng Lang as a smart younger brother and a gentle friend. Being too young and having a low status makes Zheng Lang see many things and have a weak heart, which is a disadvantage. However, at a young age, Zhao Zhen has some love, which is also an advantage. If Zheng Lang is in his thirties and more than ten years older than Zhao Zhen, it will not be very fun.

Zhao Zhen asked, "Zhang Qing, is the list recorded?" ”

"Recording."

"Recording, why are you here?"

"The minister has something to report."

"What's the matter?"

Zhang Dexiang told the story as it was.

"You're in a position."

"Yes." Zhang Dexiang replied honestly. It's a good attitude, I am not afraid of power and deliberately suppress the Zheng family. If it is passed out, it can also block other people's mouths. But if it weren't for that, and you pulled people up to fourth place, what would it become?

Zhao Zhen had a smile on his face, he was actually very happy in his heart, this result was good.

stood up, didn't dare to laugh out loud, and said: "Why do you have this mentality, how it should be, if he falls off the list, he will not play his talent well, if he is on the list, he will do well in the exam." ”

"Yes, the minister is wrong." But Zhang Dexiang was very unconvinced, Your Majesty, is this really the case?

"And why do you think he writes novel theories?"

"Is the minister wrong?" Zhang Dexiang is confused about this matter. How can a teenager write such an old-fashioned and gentle article? Is this still the Zhengzhou prodigy who is determined to reform Confucianism?

Several prime ministers laughed.

There is something fun about this chapter bachelor.

"Am I wrong?" Seeing that several bigwigs were all laughing, Zhang Dexiang was even more puzzled.

Li Di said: "You are wrong, you only see his corrective side of Confucianism, but you do not see his gentle side." ”

Several bigwigs have a deep impression of this, especially Zheng Lang's painting that day, unless he is an old and stable person, he can't think of this wonderful advice.

Cai Qi said: "Conscientious, walking on thin ice, cautious, thoughtful, is the surname very kind and gentle?" ”

"Cai Xianggong, if that's the case, that's it. Several policy essays are exactly like this, so I read it with a few examiners and were very happy, so I chose to save the yuan. I didn't expect it, I didn't expect ......"

Zhao Zhen looked at his expression, and couldn't help but smile again: "Zhang Qing, you almost harmed a provincial yuan." ”

…… The list has not been released, not many people know about it, and several bigwigs know that the news is also strictly blocked. No student knew that he had not yet been selected, including Zheng Lang.

Zheng Lang continued to read.

Not only to prepare for the palace exam, but also a rare learning time, what was distracted in the past will be more distracted in the future. Is it really irresponsible to be a county order and govern thousands or even tens of thousands of people? Suddenly, Sima Guang's voice came from outside: "Little master, your words are getting better and better." ”

"Don't shout." Jiang Xing'er said, but the voice was sweet, Zheng Lang didn't need to look at it, and he knew that Jiang Xing'er was beautiful at this time.

walked out, Jiang Xing'er was writing, Si'er was lying on the side, and Sima Guang and Wang Anshi were standing opposite. Jiang Xing'er said again: "Also, you are not allowed to laugh at me." ”

Now Jiang Xing'er's handwriting is very good-looking, quite like the rich and graceful atmosphere of Zhao Ti, at least four or five points. However, the talent is not as good as Sima Guang, and the two are compared in words, half a catty and eight taels, but Jiang Xing'er is several years older.

But on the other hand, considering that she is a woman, it is also rare. Not only Jiang Xing'er, but also Si'er have learned a lot of words under the influence of Zheng Lang in recent years, and the words may not be very good-looking, but they are also very beautiful. Cui Xian was speechless after reading it last time, her handwriting is also good, compared with Jiang Xing'er, it seems to be worse.

Zheng Lang walked over and saw that Jiang Xing'er was copying a copy of the "Diamond Sutra" with cinnabar, and asked suspiciously: "Xing'er, why did you copy it?" ”

"Zheng Lang, this is the slave who deliberately asked the little novice to pray for your blessing."

"I studied Confucianism."

"Zheng Lang, don't talk nonsense," Xing'er covered his mouth with her little hand.

Sima Guang said honestly: "Little lady Jiang, Xie Yuan will definitely go to high school." ”

Afraid of Zheng Lang's scolding, the title was also changed, but the voice outside the words was that if he didn't ask for the blessing of the Bodhisattva, the little master would definitely go to high school.

"Wait until the list is released, you can't talk nonsense now, you can only say it if you win. What if? But Zheng Lang pondered in his heart, about to meet. In this scientific examination, I should play better, unless there are n masterpieces in the examination room that can be selected for "Guwen Guanzhi". That's unlikely. Not only is it medium, but it is estimated that his ranking will not be too low, and it may be within 100 or 50. It's just that for the top three, I don't have much hope.

This not only requires talent to learn, but also needs chance, and it happens that my article is right for Zhang Dexiang's appetite. I don't know what Lao Zhang feels like in his heart after knowing his idea!

But what if.

"Yes," Sima Guang disagreed, and after Zheng Lang came back, he asked Zheng Lang to re-write the poems and arguments made in the examination room. It's a bit difficult, unless someone with a great memory can do it. For example, Han Qi, he wrote the argument well, and inadvertently knocked over the ink and splashed it on the test paper. This is not a poem, there are many words, it was written at the time, how difficult is it to meditate again? Moreover, in the examination room, it makes people even more nervous. And it's time to hand in the papers. If you change someone else, you basically fall off the list. However, Han Qi was not in a hurry, picked up the blank paper again, brushed and brushed, and before the time for handing in the papers, he actually finished all the arguments again, and he was the second in high school!

Like his later actions, it is a non-human kind.

This difficulty is also not high for Zheng Lang. With the help of the cheat in his head, he also had an excellent memory, so he wrote it down silently again. After Sima Guang and Wang Anshi saw it, they were all impressed. It's just the two of them watching, and there is no rumor. can be passed on, but it is not Zheng Lang's style.

As he was talking, Xiao Shami came in and reported: "Xie Yuan, Lu Jia Saburo asks to see you." ”

"Let him in."

"Whoa." Xiao Shami recited Amitabha Buddha and walked out, thinking silently in his heart, fortunately the master is gone, otherwise the cheesiness here is getting heavier and heavier, and it is very likely that tomorrow Zheng Shizhu High School, the official will come to set off firecrackers again to report the good news. Master is at home, and he must not be angry.

It was Sima Guang who said: "Xie Yuan, there is." ”

The belly black talent is very high, it is very simple, if Zheng Lang is not hit, no matter how talented Zheng Lang is, Lu Yijian will not let his son go to Zheng Lang. In the middle of the middle school, students from the outside world don't know, but for this big guy, don't you know?

At this time, it was already dusk, and the list had already been copied.

What does Lu Gongzhu's visit mean? Not only is it possible that Master has been hit, but he is still in high school!

"I'm thinking about it again, and I'm focusing on my studies."

"Yes," Sima Guang stuck out his tongue, but his face was infinitely happy. Master is in high school, and his face is bright! But he had a faint thought in his heart, and he didn't dare to think deeply, the higher Zheng Lang went to middle school, it also proved that it was worth it for him to study behind Zheng Lang!

Lu Gongzhu walked in, and after giving a salute, he said, "Xie Yuan, my father asked me to bring you a few words." ”

Lu Yijian brought a message to himself, and Zheng Lang said curiously: "Lu Sanlang, please speak." ”

"The first sentence is that Da Lang is good and governed, but he is lonely and self-admiring, but what?"

Si'er didn't understand, and asked in a daze: "Isn't this good?" ”

But this sentence made the two little ponder. Zheng Lang said: "Si'er, don't talk nonsense, Lu Xianggong is kind, but San Lang, you can reply when you go back, although it's not good, I'm a young man, I don't want to mix too much, even if I can't get rid of it...... My surname is scattered, and most of them are based on this surname. ”

"Da Lang, what are you talking about?" Si'er asked again.

"Si'er, it's not your concern."

"Wow," Si'er stuck out his tongue.

Wang Anshi raised his head and said, "I also understand what Lu Xianggong means." ”

You are a person who wants to do big things, but you don't like to be in groups, just ask what big things you can do alone. It is governance, there must be many helpers below, and there must be many friends on the side, to support your policy as much as possible, so that your policy can be successfully passed and implemented. Otherwise, no matter how good the policy is, it will be consumed in endless infighting.

Later, Fan Zhongyan painted a "Hundred Officials Picture", criticizing Lu Yijian's ugly behavior of using nepotism to win over a large number of cronies. But without the support of these people, how could Lu Yijian govern smoothly? Let the facts tell. The little emperor didn't know at first, but later he came to his senses, if he said that he had let Lu Yijian come back as a minister, he could still say that he was grateful to Concubine Li Chen, but later he was talented. After comparing for a long time, only Lu Yijian is the best minister to do practical things.

It was when Lü Yijian covered the sky with one hand and Li Yuanhao rose up that the entire Song Dynasty machine quickly became functioning normally, and some other major events did not hinder the normal development of the country, including the appointment of his political rival Fan Zhongyan to preside over the affairs of the northwest.

Is the beard soup really delicious for the little emperor?

Whoever comes to power and wants to do practical things, they have to find helpers, Han Qi found Ouyang Xiu, not to mention Wang Anshi and Sima Guang.

Lu Yijian is not defending himself, Zheng Lang is not qualified yet, it is a kind reminder.

Kind.

Lu Gongzhu said: "My father's second sentence is that the reason why he agrees with Xie Yuan Jiangnan and his party is five words, and Song Xianggong is the hegemon. ”

"Wonderful words!" Zheng Lang stroked his hand and praised.

At this time, Zheng Lang also regretted that he said a lot of things that should not be said, and the addition of controlling official positions blocked the financial routes of many ministers in the future, and it was controversial to attack redundant soldiers, and disasters continued to occur, and there were some suspicions of bewitching the public.

The truth is the same as Song Xianggong's hegemony, the strength is not enough to be famous, and there are all kinds of harms and no benefits.

knows that he has inserted too deeply, but can his surname and sympathy for the little emperor be changed?

But Lu Yijian did release a lot of kindness, and there was no way, hoping that his son would become a dragon, so he had to remind Zheng Lang to protect him. He also admires Zheng Lang's talent and ambition, his vision is sometimes very long-term, and he is attentive, such as the party discussion a few days ago, this is a big event, it is not difficult to know, but without this heart of governing the country and saving the people, how can Zheng Jiazi extract these news from the huge information? But what is the matter with Guan Qing, this son is not a big threat to himself, if it weren't for his son, he wouldn't have bothered to wake up Zheng Lang with this god. This is Lu Yijian's purpose of life.

Lu Gongzhu said again: "My father's third sentence is to ask Xie Yuan, let Xie Yuan say fair words, is he a person with an outer circle and an inner circle, or a person with an inner circle and an outer circle?" ”

This question was forced by Lu Xiaosan, and he has always been angry about the disgraceful behavior he played in the post-abolition turmoil, so I tried to see how Zheng Lang saw it, this is a bet on whether Zheng Lang has an overall view. If it is like Kong Daofu's pedantic generation, it is also very dangerous to entrust his son to him.

Zheng Lang pondered for a while and said, "It's barely a circle inside and outside. ”

"Xie Yuan, why?"

Zheng Lang said unceremoniously: "No matter what Lu Xianggong says, he will lose morally in the end, but he is a person who does great things, and he needs to be informal." Pretending to be a country and doing practical things wholeheartedly is also his principle of being a man, so I say it is the internal side. However, for their own sake, some methods are too radical and low, and they can only be said to be reluctant. ”

You must not say how noble Lu Yijian is, you can say it insidious, you can say it if you are a white-faced annihilator, and you can say it if you have skills, but the word noble has nothing to do with Lu Yijian. But it is this white-faced minister who is the minister who is really down-to-earth and does practical things. In comparison, another elder, Wang Zeng, is also a step behind.

Lu Gongzhu pondered for a moment and said, "Xie Yuanzhong." ”

Then he sighed, not knowing what to do, but after a while, he became excited again, and said, "Congratulations to Xie Yuan." ”

Lu Yijian didn't leak the news, but after saying this, Lu Gongshu is not a fool, he must have won it, and his ranking is not low, so his father not only agreed to learn from Zheng Lang, but also reminded Zheng Lang of his way of being an official.

"Zheng Lang," Jiang Xing'er was overjoyed, her body softened, and she attached herself to Zheng Lang, unable to move........................ The weather is getting warmer.

It is a good time for tourists to travel, and it is also a good time for Ouyang Xiu.

When the provincial test came, many students from all over the country came to the capital, and some of them were very rusty, which made Ouyang Xiu very happy.

Because of personal growth, he has received the favor of some people, so he knows the pain of growth, so he makes extra allocations to some talented students. Coupled with his status in the literary world, he became the grandmaster of the Northern Song Dynasty literary circle.

At this point, Zheng Lang is far behind.

There were many students who came this time, which made Ouyang Xiu quite admired, such as Ding Zongchen and Ding Baochen's brothers, as well as Sun Gu and Cai Ting. But there was one person who didn't buy his account, Zhang Fangping. A gentleman is not a party, you think of yourself as a gentleman, why bother to make more friends with students and form a gang, not only to Ouyang Xiu, but Zhang Fangping was also not interested in Fan Zhongyan later, thinking that Fan Zhongyan was a party. On the contrary, Zheng Lang's solitary self-appreciation was very much approved by Zhang Fangping. But he didn't know that it was precisely because of Zheng Lang that he was the fourth in the name of his paper, otherwise he might be beaten by this group of conservative examiners outside the hundredth.

Now that Zhang Fangping is not well-known, it will not prevent Ouyang Xiu from talking with a few good students.

After drinking tea for a while and chatting for a while, Ouyang Xiu said: "Everyone, you have only learned people, there are many places in this provincial examination, and you must be in high school." ”

Ding Zongchen said with affection: "Uncle Yong, although there are many, it is difficult, there are too many people to take the test. ”

"Brother Ding, can you recite the poems and strategies on your volume, so that I can identify them?"

Ding Zongchen does not have a perverted surname like Zheng Lang and Han Qi, but he can still remember about it, so he chose two articles and memorized them.

"It's also Zhongping, this time the examiners are all stable people, and there will be about one."

"Uncle Yong, not necessarily, if there is, there is only one person."

Sun Gu smiled and said, "If this person is here, it is also a good thing." ”

Everyone knows who this person is, but even Ouyang Xiu may not be sure to see Zheng Lang, Sun Gu said again: "During the provincial test, I met with him a few times, and I also talked once during the test, in fact, this son's surname is also gentle, but he doesn't like to form groups." ”

Ouyang Xiu sighed and said, "I don't know how he writes now?" ”

There are words, engraved on the Daxiangguo Temple in the winter of the year before last, but it is a stone carving, which has somewhat lost some of the original meaning, and for more than a year, Zheng Lang's words must have made great progress.

After talking with Ouyang Xiu for a long time, Sun Gu admired his knowledge very much, so he thought for a while and said, "Wait a minute, I have a plan, I have to bother this little Xie Yuan today." ”

Although there is still a try, but it is a palace test, and the task is much easier, so it won't be so hard, right? Only these sad ghosts themselves, God knows if they will go to high school, and if they don't get in, they will have to start again. So you can't put down your studies.

Ouyang Xiu was still young at this time, but he often met with Erxiao in Feng's mansion, the second child respected Feng Yuan, and respected Zheng Lang more, Feng Yuan only taught them Confucianism, and Zheng Lang taught them to be a person, a teacher, a brother and a friend, the two children were very shrewd, this dedication even the little emperor Yanjing felt, and they. So when they talked to Ouyang Xiu, they praised Zheng Lang extraordinarily.

As soon as he heard Sun Gu say that there was a way, Ouyang Xiu asked curiously, "What is the strategy?" ”

"Wait a minute," Sun Gu finished speaking, hired a car, went to the Yan family inn, met the two uncles of the Cui family, and said, Ouyang Xiu and other talented people want to see them. The two uncles are Cui Zhizhou's sons, and that is in Caizhou, what is it when they arrive in the capital? Besides, Ouyang Xiu's talent is getting more and more famous, and he is not under his brother-in-law, so he immediately went there happily when he heard it.

When they arrived, Ouyang Xiu knew what Sun Gu's idea was, so he didn't break it and waited to see what happened. After talking for a while, the two uncles were a little ashamed in the face of these talented people's high-minded discussions. Sun Gu asked, "Cui Jiaerlang, are you sure about high school this time?" ”

"It's difficult, fortunately, Zheng Dalang taught us some methods for scientific examinations, if we fail this time, it will be even more difficult next time." The eldest brother replied honestly.

"What's the solution?" Several students were all interested.

"The use of allusions is moderate, you can use a few allusions to embellish, not too much, too many empty piles, not too biased, too cold and incomprehensible, the examiner does not like it."

A few people reminisced and nodded one by one, which made sense.

"The text is given a surname, and our surname is faithful, so we don't have to use gorgeous words, it's not our strength, and the poetry is beautiful."

Several people thought for a moment and nodded again, which also made sense.

"It is best to use Confucian allusions, and it is better for other families to use less, after all, we are Confucian disciples, if there are examiners who pay attention to it, they may not be happy to see other allusions."

Half of them had a look of frustration when they said this.

"Think first and then write, think about a poem in your mind, make it clear, and write it when you have something to say." The eldest brother is very honest, but he will not be stupid enough to say that Zheng Lang is figuring out the examiner's surname for them.

"It's really a good method," Ding Zongchen regretted a little when he spoke, why didn't he have a deep talk with this son before entering the examination room at that time.

Ouyang Xiu said a fair word: "It's also a side door, it is Zheng Jieyuan who pities the two Langjun, if you blindly study on it, it may not be good." ”

"Yes, two Lang Jun, what is Xie Yuan doing at this time?" Sun Gu asked.

After the provincial examination, the two uncles often went to the temple to walk around, continued to ask for advice, and the relationship improved.

The eldest brother said: "He still reads and writes every day. ”

"Sure enough, you are diligent, can you introduce you to us on your behalf?"

The two brothers of the Cui family were a little hesitant, if they were all students, they would definitely refuse, but at this time, there was Ouyang Xiu, who was not only good at learning, but also an official of the imperial court, although he was a middle- and low-level Beijing official at this time, he was an official after all, so it was not easy to refuse. After thinking about it, he said, "Let's try it." ”

A group of people came to the monastery.

Xiao Shami went in to report, in fact, there was no need for the two eldest brothers, as long as he heard that Ouyang Xiu was coming, Zheng Lang would refuse? greeted them, and after the cold noise, Zheng Lang introduced them into the house, the three small stood on the side, and there was a white paper on the table, on which were written two big words: Moderation.

Sun Gu asked strangely: "Xie Yuan, where did you come from this word?" ”

Sure enough, it is a good word, although it is two words, it is super outstanding, happy, and radiant. Zhongyong knows better, but why are these two extra-large characters written on paper and placed on the desktop?

"Senior Brother Sun, if I don't pass the exam, I will return to Zhengzhou to continue to study hard, in case I pass the exam, the focus may be changed, and I am ready to revise some strategies about the mean."

"The Doctrine of the Mean?" Sun Gu said blankly.

There are many people who know about this, but they are all upper-level officials, but Sun Gu doesn't know.

"Well, maybe Senior Brother Sun elaborates on what the mean mean?"

"The golden mean is the unity of heaven and man. Mencius said that those who do their best know their surname, and if they know their surname, they know the heavens. ”

"What is the Heavenly Dao?"

"The way of heaven is sincerity, the master said, the honest one, the way of heaven, the honest one, the way of man. If you are not reluctant, you will be in the middle, you will not be reluctant, you will get it without thinking, you will be a saint in the middle of it. Those who are sincere, those who choose good and stubborn. ”

"Your Majesty ascended the throne last year, and you may not have seen you, but I have entered the palace several times, and each time I have seen Your Majesty conscientiously handling government affairs, and food and clothing are even more simple and unpretentious. Why did the sky suddenly fall on our dynasty? Is this the way of heaven? ”

Sun Gu was speechless.

"The master also said, if you don't blame God for your efforts, why talk about the way of heaven?"

Sun Gu couldn't answer again.

Zheng Lang turned his head, looked at Ouyang Xiu, and said, "Ouyang Jun, you don't like the sage saying that there are many ghosts and gods, right?" ”

Ding Zongchen was puzzled: "Then why does the word Heavenly Dao appear." ”

"This way of heaven is not the other heaven, but the principle of heaven and earth. Listen to me and see if you're right. ”

"Please advise," Ding Baochen arched. As soon as this son said benevolence and righteousness, his name spread all over the world. This time, it was the first to come out, and it was also a beautiful thing to hear him talk about moderation first.

"In your eyes, saying that the mean is the unity of heaven and man, although it can be solved, it is too mysterious and mysterious, and it is not the original intention of the master. In the eyes of ordinary people, mediocrity is mediocrity, and only by pretending to be mediocre can we protect ourselves well. Therefore, Mu Xiu must urge it in the forest wind. In fact, the former interpretation is not clear, the latter is a misinterpretation, "not a misinterpretation, it is that many people in later generations think that the mean is a mediocre science, and even Zhu Xi commented on the mean, saying that the mean is a virtue, and everyone gets it, and there is nothing difficult at the beginning." If so, how can there be a mean in "The Mean", and the people can rarely last for a long time! It's a great virtue, and everyone has been missing it for a long time. Is there nothing difficult about this kind of great virtue at the beginning? Is it pretending to be confused? Just pretend to be mediocre, how many people won't do it? There are even many people who have done a very good job, but they can rarely say it for a long time?

I also said that it is not good, I know it, those who know it are too late, the fool is not enough, the way is not clear, I know it, the sage is too good, and the unscrupulous person is not enough. There is no food and drink, and it is rare to know the taste.

The reason why it cannot be implemented is that the wise people are too smart, the stupid people are not intellectually enough to understand it, and the reason why it cannot be promoted is that the virtuous people have gone too far, and the unvirtuous people cannot do it at all.

Can you say that the Master is not right? The sage is over, Fan Zhongyan is also!

Is this a mediocre and confused science? If Confucius knew that future generations thought like this, he would definitely be mad.

Zheng Lang continued: "In "Pan Gengzhong", it is said that you divide your thoughts to follow each other, and each is set in the heart. You have to put your heart in the middle and plan with me, which is the virtue of the center. ”

The forehead of all people, a very correct explanation, is the meaning of the center, not the center, then it is biased.

""Wine Message" is cloudy, Erke Yonggui Province, and it is a joke in China. You often reflect on the virtue of righteousness, and the virtue of righteousness is finally linked. However, when it comes to the "Legislative Government", it is prudent to be listed in the punishment. This becomes fair law enforcement. But this explanation is still not enough, you look at Yi Zhiya, the reason why Yi Zhiyao is divided into upper and lower is because heaven and earth have yang, yin and softness, and people have benevolence and righteousness. The sky moves and moves, and the time moves and the momentum moves, so every time it increases and decreases, and the hexagrams and hexagrams follow each other, but the sky cannot be lonely yang and lonely yin, the earth cannot be lonely and soft, and people cannot be lonely and benevolent. Therefore, don't use the Qiangua hidden dragon, and the dragon has regrets. Kun hexagram frost and ice, dragon battle in the wild, its blood Xuanhuang, Tun hexagram riding horse Banru, crying blood ripples. Therefore, it is not only unjust, but also a kind of tolerance and reconciliation. Looking at the mean, it is a great use, so Zheng Xuan said, the name of the mean, with its memory and its use. Yong, use also. Therefore, the mediocrity is not a mediocre way, but a kind of morality that accommodates the yin and yang of the heavens, the softness of the earth, and the benevolence and righteousness of the people, and makes it widely used by the people. Therefore, the master said that the mean is the utmost thing. Then there are all kinds of discussions in "The Mean". ”

didn't say much, but several students, including Ouyang Xiu, were dumbfounded.

If interpreted in this way, the proposition of moderation is boundless. But Zheng Lang's original intention was more ambitious than they thought, not only was it boundless, but he also introduced this mean to practical use, which was also his usual purpose and understanding of Confucianism.

And if you elaborate it in this way, you can also explain the two different characters in the court, Lu Yijian and Fan Zhongyan. All of them are needed, Lu Yi is brief for his practical ability, and Fan Zhongyan wants for his morality. How to adjust and accommodate, this is the real golden mean, a kind of tolerance, and a kind of harmony.

Or it can be used to reform the Song Dynasty. At that time, it was a good policy to reduce the authority of military generals and add officials, so that the Song Dynasty could immediately settle down. But the population has increased, the times are different, and it needs to be adjusted again. It is also a kind of golden mean.

Not mediocre either.

It also extends it from Dehua to practical life.

In fact, he has broken away from the way of the master and is faintly following his own Confucian path.

Several people didn't say anything for a while, hid their faces and walked away in shame. Even Ouyang Xiu was severely stimulated, gave up making friends, and studied hard again. If you don't read it, you can't do it, and soon this kid will surpass himself.

When they left, Lu Gongzhu was a little dumbfounded, and asked blankly: "Xie Yuan, this is the book we are going to revise?" ”

"Exactly." It can be called a book, and the remarks just now only involve the surface, and if you want to argue, you need more words to clearly interpret it.

"I don't dare." The proposition was too big, and Lu Xiaosan was a little scared.

"I don't want you to be the main writer, but when the time comes to revise the commentary, you should organize the materials for me, give advice, and improve my thinking. It's also a good learning process for you. Zheng Lang comforted. The surname is so, look at Wang Xiaosan and Sima Xiaosan, otherwise, they are already eager to try.

…… Revising "The Mean" is only a plan for the future, and scientific research is still the most critical at the moment. First of all, it is necessary to take the provincial examination in high school, and it is very likely that the little emperor will open a big back door in the palace examination, but he must also hand over a result, otherwise there will still be impeachment of Yanchen.

The night was long, and how many students didn't sleep well this night. Xing'er and Si'er didn't sleep well either, and they were excited. Although Lu Gongshu said the word congratulations in advance, didn't he see the list? A heart hangs in the balance.

Zheng Lang has a good mentality. I was ready to miss, but I knew in my heart that I could play well this time, and the chance of missing was very small. Lu Yi simply showed goodwill, Lu Gong congratulated, and he didn't have much surprise. I slept soundly that night. The next day was a sunny day, and the weather was good. As soon as a ray of red rose in the east, the two uncles came to the monastery.

None of them dared to have much hope, especially the eldest brother, who was scared, and was ready to play soy sauce before coming. However, the little brother-in-law had great hopes, so he came to the temple to call Zheng Lang up and go to see the list together.

When they got up early and were both sleeping, the little novice opened the door unhappily and complained, "Two donors, are you getting up too early?" ”

"Excuse me, excuse me."

The little novice said, "You don't need to come in." ”

I haven't slept well yet, so I went back and continued to sleep, too lazy to call Zheng Lang.

"Thank you." The two uncles walked in, Zheng Lang didn't get up so early, he was also sleeping, he was awakened by a knock on the door, opened the door, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "Why is it so early?" ”

"Da Lang, look at the list."

"If you win, you don't need to look at it, you will be hit, and if you don't win, you won't be hit."

"Take a look, you should be with us."

Zheng Lang thought for a while and said, "It's too early to go and see it now." ”

"There are a lot of people watching, go over early, and squeeze closer."

After repeated persuasion, Zheng Lang reluctantly washed and dressed, and took the two children and two uncles to the Gongyuan together. They came early, but a lot of students have already arrived. Suddenly, Zhang Fangping squeezed over and said, "Zheng Jieyuan, you also come to see the list?" ”

"I didn't want to come and see it, but the two uncles brought me here."

"I've seen Cui Dalang, San Lang."

"I've seen Zhang Dalang."

After a bit of noise, Zheng Lang asked, "Brother Zhang, how did you do in the exam this time?" ”

That's what I asked when we met for the first time these days.

"It's okay, but whether you can win or not, it's not necessarily." It's not that Zhang Fangping is modest, the hit rate is too low, only a few percent, and sometimes it is harsh to nearly one percent. Except for the bullish brother Hu Dan, who said that I would definitely be able to win the championship, other people really dare not say it.

"Brother Zhang will definitely do it."

Zhang Fangping smiled, pointed to the students around and said, "If you say yes, among so many examples, only you are qualified to say this word." ”

Zheng Lang just smiled, he knew that he was in the middle through Lu Yijian's care, and he couldn't be modest, otherwise he would be a fake. After talking for a while, Zhang Fangping's arrogance made Zheng Lang like it very much, and he pondered in his heart that this person likes to read the art of war, but he has never used it. Did you recommend it to the little emperor, put him in the northwest, and let him display his military talents?

Zhang Fangping didn't know what Zheng Lang was thinking about, he felt like-minded, and talked very speculatively with Zheng Lang. As he spoke, the sun finally rose, and a group of forbidden soldiers came over, guarding several officials of the Ministry of Rites, as well as a group of officials. Here comes the list.

Parting the crowd, the officials began to post lists. Like Zhengzhou, they are all pasted from the bottom up. Of course, it can also be pasted from top to bottom, and it is better to leave the things that can be pressed in the box. Most of them are posted from the bottom up.

So it started with more than seven hundred.

It's a good place, but the middle one likes it just as much.

Guan Jian is a provincial exam, and the acceptance rate is too low. When it comes to the palace examination, although there is a fall, the proportion is very small, most of the provincial examination high schools, and the palace examination is also high school. The two brothers of the Cui family looked at each other, not confident in their hearts, and focused on their little brother-in-law. But the little brother-in-law could not fall to more than 700 or 600, so he looked absent-minded.

Suddenly, the third uncle shouted in surprise: "Big brother, look, there are you!" ”

The list was revealed to almost 650, and the third uncle saw the name of the eldest brother.

"I'm in ......" The eldest brother looked at Cui Quanshu's three big characters, rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and then smirked. Zheng Lang went up and held him up, don't learn from Fan Jin, brother.

The laughter suddenly stopped, and said, "Third brother, you have also been hit." ”

The third child saw it early, his mind was dizzy, he didn't smile where he stood, but he didn't know what to think, and his eyes were dumbfounded.

After a while, the brothers hugged each other and laughed. It's not just them, it's a lot.

There are all kinds of expressions.

Regardless of their different expressions, the yacha changed to the third and final list and continued to peel it up. Many people were on the list, including the Ding brothers, Sun Gu, and Cai Ting, who visited last night, and Cai Kang, Liu Yong, Wu Jifu and others who greeted them during the provincial exam. There was not much left on the list, and it rolled into the top 50.

Zhang Fangping's face became cautious, and he said in his heart, I don't want to be in the top 50, as long as I win. It's just that the government officials are slow to expose, not a little slow, not Zhengzhou's examination exam, the list is small, and the number of students is also small. There are many lists, the number of lifters is huge, and the words must be large, so even though there are three lists, each list has a large area, and it must be slowly revealed.

In the top twenty, Zhang Fangping was a little restless.

Zheng Lang said: "Don't worry, there is more." ”

After saying that, when he reached the top ten, Zhang Fangping couldn't hold his breath even more, thinking in his heart, you have it, but I don't.

It wasn't until this point that the officials really slowed down.

To be in the top ten, even if it is tenth, is very honorable. Sixth place, Liu Mu, fifth place, Zhang Tangqing. Still not yourself! Even Zheng Lang didn't dare to comfort him, the top ten were possible, and the top four chances were too vague.

But what about yourself?

Pushed it up, the fourth place Zhang Fangping, the third place Yang Cha!

"Hit!" Zhang Fangping jumped up suddenly.

When the so-called gold list was titled, under this great joy, and under the joy of the fourth high ranking, this very generous genius couldn't help but lose his temper.

The official stopped.

On the list, there are two people in a row, two people in a row. But the second place and the first place are single, and the first place is not only single, but also written in large letters, after all, it is a provincial yuan. The students shouted together when they saw that the officials were hungry.

There were many people shouting, and the official pushed it and divided Huang Zhen.

"Also, there is another person, poor brother, uncovered." Some of them shouted loudly again.

But at this time, Zheng Lang's eyes were also blank, was he a provincial yuan, or was he off the list? Don't think that you will definitely be able to win, the chance of Zhongshengyuan is smaller than the chance of falling off the list. At this time, I regret coming to see the list, and I am in a bad mood. Looking at the two servants, Zheng Lang also wanted to go up and push them away and expose them himself!

Many people have thought of him, and people who know him have begun to look at him, and then look at the list...... ps: Some of the interpretations of Confucianism in it, because of the sparse learning, if there is a mistake, please do not investigate.