In the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Houxi was indeed looking at Tang Shunzhi's answer sheet.

With special care, Tang Shunzhi's answer sheet was naturally the first batch to be copied, and then the first batch was sent to the same examiner to read the paper and score it, and then sent it to the palace.

There's a lot of fun to be said about this.

First of all, Yang Shen knew that the emperor paid attention to this Tang Shunzhi, but he didn't let more people know, but Yang Shen knew about it. Although the others have completed the marks in the first batch of answers, they do not know who this person is and what his origin is. Therefore, they gave the score first, which did not affect Tang Shunzhi's examination ranking, and then they were presented to the palace.

Secondly, Yang Shen also made it clear: the emperor arranged it like this, and it didn't matter what Tang Shunzhi's results were. What if the rating is not high? How many exams do you have? How many Jane are in the Imperial Heart? In His Majesty's mind, it is not so important.

In the end, what His Majesty is interested in is only the answer sheet of the third exam. The emperor paid more attention to current affairs, and Yang Shen became more clear.

Looking back on Guangdong's gains and losses over the past four years, Yang Shen was in a trance for a while: practice and learning are indeed far apart. But why can His Majesty attach so much importance to practice on the one hand, and on the other hand, he can write the "Linjiang Immortal"?

In this examination, there are a total of five current affairs questions.

Huguang suppressed the rebellion, Tuen Mun naval battle, Huanghuai flood, treasure money, and science.

The questions of the imperial examination, more than most people think, are actually closer to reality - they are the focus of the current emperor and the imperial court.

Zhu Houxi paid attention to Tang Shunzhi, naturally because of his name.

Among the famous ministers of the Jiajing Dynasty, Tang Shunzhi's reputation is not big, after all, there are too many cattle in the same era.

But the name Tang Shunzhi still deeply remained in Zhu Houxi's mind because of the chatter of that old friend who was a fan of history.

There is no need to talk about the rest, both civil and military, Qi Jiguang's teacher, this is enough.

Qi Jiguang has already been born. Qi Jingtong's official fortunes changed in this life, and after replacing Ma Cheng as the commander of the Shandong capital, he finally gave birth to his son, also named Jiguang.

Dad is still the same father, I don't know if his education will deviate or if there will be other changes.

But the apprentice may be different, but the master is already an adult.

Tang Shunzhi has a level!

Zhu Houxi finished reading his answer sheet for this exam, and sighed lightly.

On this answer sheet, Tang Shunzhi focused on expressing his appreciation for the role of the factory guard, and put forward ten principles, such as "setting the temple plan", "real army", "fine coach", "foot soldier salary", "clearing the tun species", "drumming up the army", "public reward and punishment", "scattering the thief party", "strict city guard", "descending the proclamation", and "using spies". At the same time, it was also boldly mentioned that the emperor intended to order the kings to "not leave Beijing without a will", so the previous King Feng Rui was indeed suspected of being bait in Hengzhou, and the link of "temple plotting" needs to be discussed.

It can be regarded as a decision to directly criticize the emperor.

And the Battle of Tuen Mun, the Huanghuai flood, the disadvantages of treasure money, and the disadvantages of science rules, Tang Shunzhi also gave his opinions one by one, showing that he is not an ordinary person who "ignores things outside the window and only reads sage books".

Although the syllabus has not changed this year, the five policies at this time are related to political and military affairs, naval warfare and diplomacy, geography and people's livelihood, economy, and taxation, and the requirements for candidates' knowledge are still very high.

Tang Shunzhi handed over the answer sheet above the level.

Now after Zhu Houxi covered the scroll and sighed lightly, it was only because of the joy after confirming that Tang Shunzhi did have two brushes.

The fact that he himself is now focused on ideological, military and technical aspects does not mean that he has neglected other aspects, especially the personnel aspects that have the greatest impact on all aspects.

Following Yang Tinghe, Fei Hong, Wang Qiong, Yan Song, Zhang Fujing and other generations, it is time for the new power of the Ming Dynasty to prepare to appear.

Tang Shunzhi should be shining, and should not waste his life because of party disputes and other reasons.

But there is no hurry, there is still a palace test.

After the examination is over, Zhu Houxi is about to prepare for the examination questions of the palace examination.

There will only be one question in the temple exam. In the past, the cabinet scholars and others drew up a number of paths, and the Son of Heaven selected one.

Up to now, the emperor has not only made extraordinary achievements in learning, but also written wonderful words such as "Linjiang Immortal", and Fei Hong, the prime minister, is also temporarily "content", and the palace test questions will be "tired" by the emperor.

Different from Zhengde's 16 years of "asking why the country is rich" and Jiajing's second year of "discussing the pros and cons of changing the law," this year, Zhu Houxi has drafted a very specific topic, which is also an issue that he will pay attention to for a long time.

[One: The old system of the Ming Dynasty, according to the fish scale book, the yellow book, the natural color, the color of the fixed amount of field endowment, with the average Yao, the difference of force, the difference of silver, miscellaneous and other laws to levy and issue service, and salt class, iron class, tea class and other living courses and municipal tax, customs duties, foreign taxes and other taxes to fill the income. Official land, preferential exemption, and silver depreciation, the three major problems of taxation and servitude. 】

[Second: Where money, grain, military storage, etc., between Hongwu and Xuande, those who should be true to their true colors should be levied in their true colors, and those who should be folded in color should be levied with money. Whenever there is a levy or loss, the silver taels are levied at every turn. Cashiers are compiled every year, or unique names or friends, and there is the pain of dumping and dripping; When receiving, there are the sufferings of scales, fire consumption, and routines; Delivery, there is the pain of loss and waiting. Each cashier is 1,000 taels, and the fee is 50 or even 100 taels. 】

[Third: There is a discussion among the people: today's officials, large and small, have many cases, ten times that of ancient times, and extend the office. Paper, pen, food, and the like, there is nothing to do, and the sages are not so strong, they have to take the provinces internally, and the big officials take the states and counties, and the drops return to the source, which is still taken from the people. He also said: The greedy officials in modern times have suffered more harm than in the Tang and Song dynasties. Therefore, money is heavy and difficult to luck, and silver is light and changeable. If it is difficult to be lucky, it will take less and think more; If it is easy to blame, it is better to take more and take less. The officials of the non-Tang and Song dynasties are more cheap, and the officials of today are greedy, which is bound to make them so. However, the pass of silver, the stagnation of money, the treasure of officials, and the thieves of the people. 】

[Discuss one of them: the pros and cons of paying taxes to convert silver. 】

[Second: the pros and cons of banking in the prevention and control of corruption. 】

[Third: the pros and cons of the Ming money law. 】

The topic was sent to the Wenhua Palace, and the other six ministers of state couldn't help but glance at Fei Hong.

As soon as the banknote law was discussed before, His Majesty asked about the money law, and the arrow faintly pointed to the rule of officials - this Ming prime minister is not easy to do.

Fei Hong was also watching, and after a while, he only said: "Dumping, dripping, weighing, fire consumption, routine, depreciation, waiting...... Just by looking at these words, His Majesty knows very well the methods used by the localities in the collection of silver. Although there are considerate words such as "sage Mocuo", we are afraid and cannot solve the king's worries. ”

Although the ministers of state are one of the top few people in the Ming Dynasty, they can't help but frown at this moment.

You must know that Daming's current financial plan can continue, which is supported by the unequal play in the link of "folding silver". If a stone of grain is converted into three or four cents of silver, the proportion of the levy may be eight or nine cents or even one tael of silver. And then to the place, plus fire consumption, common practice, etc., maybe two taels or even three taels of silver.

The financial plan of the imperial court has basically counted silver taels, and the local grain and stone are still counted. This difference is the trick to maintaining the financial plan of the imperial court.

Now, the emperor has exposed these problems to the palace test. It's not that I think the important ministers of the court can't do it, but everyone really can't give a better way.

This involves the tax system, the rule of officials, and the direction of transshipment and Ming military affairs and civil affairs expenditures.

So one of them said, "This temple is a test question...... It's too hard, isn't it? ”

This is not a topic that can be discussed in generalities, such as "why a rich country" or "the pros and cons of changing the law".

Looking at the three materials given by the title itself, there is so much information in them that the Gongshi, who does not know much about practice, does not even know what kind of behavior he is referring to.

The next three questions include the pros and cons of specific policies, the governance of officials, and other macro issues in national policies, such as the money law.

The guidance passed on will also make the tributes cautious: now that the new law is being implemented, is the imperial court selecting like-minded people, or is it a problem to ask questions extensively?

If you have a conclusion, you have to be cautious when writing. If it is still inconclusive, it has also been told to the world through the palace test, and the imperial court intends to make a fuss about money law.

Fei Hong saw it very thoroughly: "Everyone, we all know that if there is no good strategy for the money law, the new law will fall short." The unification of the department, the apportionment of the acres, and the integration of the gentry to pay the silver, the fault is not His Majesty's decision to implement, and it is difficult for us to complete these three things. These three laws harm the interests of the gentry and make it difficult for the people to have a shortage of silver, so there is a purchase law to alleviate the suffering of the common people's forced labor, a commercial law to relieve the gentry's worries, and a tax law to delay the financial plan. However, after the large-scale banking, if it is still privately minted and the circulation is inconvenient, the disadvantages will be doubled. ”

Reiterating the current problem, Fei Hong said: "I will try to be on the main list of 500, and the first one will take 24, and it is better to be difficult." In this money method, whether Your Majesty or us, there is no proper strategy for the six departments and nine qing, the consultation and the three products or above. There is nothing wrong with asking the tribute priests. If you have a high view, it is also the luck of the Ming Dynasty and the luck of us. Moreover, only asking about the pros and cons does not make people in the world think that demonetization is imminent. ”

“…… There are a lot of smart people. Yang Tan, who was born in the household department, smiled bitterly.

It's the signal that counts.

Since His Majesty and the imperial court are worried about the money law, as the most obvious money law in the money law, how can a smart person not understand it?

"Therefore, it is also good for collecting money." Fei Hong said awe-inspiringly, "I think that after the palace examination, this policy topic can be published in the "Ming Pao", and the insightful articles in the first class will be published, and then the gentry of the world will be encouraged to discuss it. Don't forget, the treasure banknote has already been decided, and the old banknote needs to be scrapped. After the method of silver coins, the silver coins can be trusted in the world to make and print new banknotes, which can solve the difficulty of lack of silver. ”

“…… Chief, let's focus on collecting money in the past three years, so as not to cause chaos in the world. ”

Minting silver coins and printing new banknotes is a matter for the next and next generation.

In the past three years, it would be good to allow the Ming Dynasty to transition from a three-legged situation of treasure money, copper coins and silver coins to a situation where copper coins and silver coins are parallel.

The emperor's proposed palace examination questions were not hindered by the state council, because the direction was the same: the first ministers of the state council to fully implement the new law were aware of the importance of the money law to the new law. If it fails to succeed, the new law will inevitably turn around in the future, and the future of the new party and its descendants will naturally be affected, and even the fate of the family.

At this moment, the new imperial examinees did not know that the palace examination questions would be so "difficult" and so practical. In fact, the 500 Zhengbang tributes who are eligible to participate in the temple examination have not yet been born.

The news about the "Wudian test" is the new hot topic.

What kind of concept is the five-grade guarantee? Among the so many jinshi every year, most people can climb through the Zhengwupin and serve as a prefect in their lives, which is the end.

Although it is said that the rank of military generals has always been a little higher than that of Wenchen, this is the starting point of the official career.

Compared with the starting point of the ordinary Jinshi of six or seven grades, the grace of this Wujinshi and the martial champion has really improved too much.

Lu Bing couldn't help it anymore: "I'm seventeen years old!" Your Majesty is fifteen years old, and he has already ascended the throne as the Son of Heaven! ”

Lu Song slapped him on the head: "What is your identity, compared with Your Majesty?" ”

It's really a day without a house to uncover the tiles, how perverse is this? It's as if you should be on the throne when you're seventeen.

Lu Bing guarded his head aggrievedly: From the sixteenth year of Zhengde to the present, it has been almost five years! From Jinyiwei's Wei to Huangming University, I studied for five years!

For such a long time, my father was only promoted to the fourth rank of "commanding affairs" in the brocade guard, and his actual position was still only in the palace.

Lu Bing doesn't have to be a big official, it's just that there have been ups and downs in the past few years, and the rebellion of Hui Anbo in the Beijing camp was so exciting!

Now that there is a martial arts Enke, Lu Bing burst into tears: "Even if you take the martial arts exam first this year, you can do it!" ”

"I said that you should go to school first, and then you should go to school!" Lu Song hated that iron could not become steel, "Your Majesty is always worried about you, what are you anxious about!" ”

"Your Majesty hasn't seen me for a long time!"

Lu Bing is very aggrieved, and now only on festivals every year, he goes into the palace with his father to congratulate the emperor, which is like a routine.

"You don't have the ability yet, what do you do?" Lu Song could tell the difference, "You have an unusual relationship with Your Majesty, Your Majesty will use you to take charge of the Jinyi Guard in the future, do you have that ability now?" If you pass the martial arts exam, will you be asked to be a thousand households or a pacification envoy? You haven't even grown up! ”

Lu Bing wanted to take off his pants to prove one or two, but in the end he could only sigh.

is also a young man, why can Your Majesty be so happy at the age of fifteen?

Among his friends, Tang Shunzhi has already finished the exam, and Yan Shifan, a fourteen-year-old milky child, also said: I will be admitted to the martial arts this year.

Only he, Lu Bing, is still pressed by His Majesty and his father.

Fortunately, Huang Jin's godson came to the Lu family and said to Lu Song without seeing him at all: "General Lu, Your Majesty personally ordered Ling Lang to try this year's martial arts." ”

Lu Bing was overjoyed: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

“…… Minister's decree, thank you for Your Majesty's grace. ”

The emperor has a will, but Lu Song naturally no longer insists.

But after sending others out, Lu Song's gaze at his son was very dangerous: "If you don't try, it's okay, you have to take the test, if you lose Your Majesty's face, lose the face of Brother Luo and Commander Wang, lose the face of the Lu family, Lao Tzu will pick your skin!" Horse steps, arrows, knives, guns, swords, halberds, fist fighting stabs, camp gunpowder, chariot warfare, astronomy and geography, Lao Tzu is the same in one day! ”

“…… Dad, you don't know everything. ”

Lu Bing is more modest, but in fact, his father may not be good in many ways.

Lu Song was angry.

"Don't talk about martial arts, the art of war in that camp is astronomical and geographical, I'll go find Tang Yingde!"

“…… That Tang Shunzhi? With his talent, he should prepare for the palace exam, right? ”

"That guy doesn't have to be prepared."

“…… Let me see your horse steps first! Go to the courtyard and squat for an hour! ”

“……”

In Yan Song's house, Yan Shifan was well managed by Yan Song's housekeeper who stayed in the capital, but the housekeeper now has a headache.

"Childe, how many times has the lord said that His Majesty specially arranged for you to go to Weixue, and you wait for Your Majesty to arrange it. The lord is still only the governor of a province, so it's better that you don't come out now. It's only fourteen! ”

Yan Shifan couldn't bear it: "In Weixue now, which of the students is not gearing up?" Today's Kewu Palace test, how can Jinyiwei lag behind? ”

“…… Childe is only fourteen! The butler thought to himself, how can you, a fourteen-year-old, compare with those who are strong and strong in their age?

But Yan Shifan had his own ruthlessness: "What's wrong with Fourteen? I've been learning from Brother Lu for a few years, and I've never been afraid of anyone! ”

The housekeeper couldn't cry or laugh: "Everyone knows that the son is the son of the master......"

Yan Song, the first chief of the imperial study, the governor of a province, Yu Qian was the initiator of the compilation of the Taimiao and the "Daming Zhongyijian".

Yan Shifan has such a unique image and shape, where can he hide the story of fighting with many officials before?

At this moment, the news that Yan Shifan wanted to take the martial arts test had not yet reached Zhejiang, and Yan Song's permission had not yet been obtained, and the housekeeper felt that it was inappropriate.

However, the news that Wuju is going to hold a palace examination is spreading.

Yan Shifan already knew that it was difficult for his image to take the liberal arts examination, and he had also heard his father tell him about His Majesty's intentions, so he felt that this was one of the roads that His Majesty had paved for him and that he had to seize the opportunity.

But more middle- and low-level officers and ordinary soldiers are surging with enthusiasm.

Starting from Beijing, then to Beizhili, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, and then to Huguang.

Zhang Zhen also knew the news, and then he could only sigh: "It's a pity...... I'm old. ”

"It's not bad in the sheriff's office!" Zhang Cheng was disdainful, "No matter how good this martial champion is, can it be better than Wen Zhuangyuan?" In the future, our Zhang family will have to rely on Bai Guiguang to glorify their ancestors! ”

Zhang Zhen looked at his infant grandson speechlessly: You just had a dream, you don't have to take it so seriously, right?

Where is the champion so easy to test, the new examination system has spread to Huguang, and I don't know how many scholars in Jingzhou Mansion are wailing: three years later, I am afraid that I will take the abbreviated characters and new styles again, and I will not be able to take the new test.

It wasn't until early March that that issue of Ming Pao reached Fujian more than half a month later.

Yu Dayou has been "ordered" to replace his father's deputy Qianhu's official character, but he is now mainly entangled in two things when he is at home.

First, should we respond to the "policy", end Ding Wei to take office, support the family, and strive for another honor for the sacrificial father.

Second, the news of the army system is faster than that of Ming Pao, and the commander of Quanzhou Wei knows that Yu Dayou is extraordinary in martial arts and is persuading him.

From the vice thousand households of the five products, they are also the five products, and they have this qualification.

Yu Dayou asked his art of war teacher Zhao Benxue: "Sir, what should a student do?" ”

Zhao Benxue looked dissatisfied: "Your heart is not quiet!" ”

He didn't talk much, but Yu Dayou was a little ashamed and bowed his head and said nothing.

Indeed, if you have a fixed mind, why ask?

"This is not the time when loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve both! You're twenty-four, what about three years from now? ”

This is Zhao Benxue's point of view, he feels that filial piety is more important, not for anything else, just because he is his biological father.

Yu Dayou listened to it, confessed and left.

But the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, the governor of Fujian was originally just a small transparent and Dali Temple Zhengqing in the consultation, and the new commander of Fujian also wanted to show his face in front of the emperor.

In this year of the in-service military generals, the meaning of which province's generals bravely crowned the three armies is naturally different.

What's more, no one can ignore the two people who were separately approved by the emperor at that time on the military department: Gu Shilong, the prince of Yasukuni, and Yu Dayou, the son of a martyr in Fujian.

The former, Huguang's first contribution to the rebellion, is the freshest prince of the Ming Dynasty.

The latter, the son of a hereditary deputy thousand households.

What's more, I heard that the martial arts are not bad?

"In the army, there are more lovers! Now that the new platform has set up the Taiyuan Coastal Defense Station, it is the time to employ people. If you figure it out, it's the coastal defense of thousands of households! ”

Yu Dayou was a little entangled again.

Twenty-four, not young.

Now that he has joined the army, the road to the imperial examination has been broken.

Now, they naturally want to participate in the in-service military general competition by themselves.

Yu Dayou looked at his father's tablet, thinking about his father's expectations for him before his death, shook his head and said: "I would like to take the martial arts exam first, and then take the martial arts exam!" ”

The Yu family is not wealthy, and now the burden of the family is on Yu Dayou, who is worried about Ding Wei, and he is also unwilling to fall off the lintel because his family has reached the heavens.

The first martial champion of the Ming Dynasty to pass the palace examination is different from the second, or the in-service military generals won the championship in a separate competition, right?

made up his mind, and the next morning, he went to visit Zhao Benxue again.

After the other party sighed, he looked at his proud protégé with a complicated feeling: "Wuju will open the palace again, and I don't know how many heroes there are in this department." You are not yet full of filial piety, if you don't win the championship, how can you be at peace in your heart? How easy is it to win the championship? ”

"There is still half a year, and students should study hard and practice hard!"

In the Wuju Township Test, Yu Dayou had a great grasp.

But the will test and the palace test are indeed as Zhao Benxue said. This year, the treatment and specifications have been made so high, and more emphasis is placed on military force rather than strategy, how many people are gearing up?

“…… is the director of the division, but it is the art of war strategy! ”

Yu Dayou's face did not change: "Since the students have abandoned literature and martial arts, how can they only be willing to be brave generals?" Be handsome! Choose brave generals first, and then study strategy, which is more important strategy! ”

“…… Then let's go inside. ”

In Zhao Benxue's family, in addition to the tablets of his father and grandfather, there is also a tablet with no engraved name at the top.

He glanced at the tablet, turned around and led Yu Dayou into the study.

The ancestors emphasized literature and suppressed martial arts, and finally lost mountains and rivers. Zhao Benxue regretted it all his life and devoted himself to studying the art of war.

Now, the master of the Ming Dynasty has actually opened a martial arts palace test, and he wants to arouse the blood of the world's martial artists again.

Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, Mobei, Southern Yunnan......

Zhao Benxue, who was middle-aged, witnessed the attempts of Fujian and Zhejiang Haiphong to conquer the west bank of Taiyuan and expand the land again, and Fujian had a small place that was not a place outside the country. There are very few people in the world who talk about this matter, because it is none of their business.

But Zhao Benxue is very useful, and he has a faint appreciation for the current son of heaven.

So the Wuju Palace will be reopened, and a few years later, before he returns to the dust, will he be able to see the day when the Ming Dynasty will revert to the throne and re-enlist Shi Yanran and seal the wolf?

In front of Zhao Benxue, there is only one student who is very important in his heart.

"Today, let's talk about "Tao Chan Inside and Outside" in detail!"

In the morning light, Tang Shunzhi, Wang Shen and others also walked into Fengtianmen.

The hall is called the National Assembly Hall, and the gate is still called Fengtianmen.

The emperor is the god of the world, and the ministers are in charge of state affairs.

But at this time, it was the reserve of the ministers, five hundred tributes to the Dan Pier.

Tang Shunzhi saw the emperor on the throne from a distance, and knelt down in the crowd to see His Majesty: "Students, see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!" Banzai! Hooray! ”

After the palace examination, they were all protégés of the Son of Heaven.

The tables outside the hall were neatly arranged, and everyone sat down one by one, waiting for the test questions of the hall to be announced.

Gong Yongqing was a little apprehensive.

On the day of the list, although he was on the main list, he didn't even enter the top 100.

I went to the Ministry of Rites to check the results, and the score in the third game was lower.

This made his heart cold when he wanted to be in the first place.

The palace exam won't still be a very practical current affairs question, right?

After a while, unlike in the past, the temple test questions were not read, but everyone was given a piece of paper.

After reading it, Gong Yongqing's face turned blue.

How does this come from?

(End of chapter)