Lai Junchen is indeed very capable.

After he tossed it, there were still 8,000 candidates for the third round of exams.

A full two or three thousand people participated in the slander of the Empress Dowager's administration.

However, the Queen Mother is still sitting firmly in the court, thinking about it, it makes people feel ridiculous.

can only mourn for them in silence, who let them have bad luck, first the martial arts queen wanted to kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys, and then God gave Datang a capable minister.

Before the opening of the book this time, the message of "the Queen Mother should look at all the test papers one by one" was conveyed to the candidates.

Eight thousand test papers, read carefully, read for eighteen hours a day without eating or drinking, and read for about twenty-five days.

With this commitment, presumably these candidates will write more seriously.

This is an unprecedented opportunity.

It's up to anyone who can get hold of it.

The test paper is vague, so candidates can write boldly.

As long as you don't do it yourself, you can write anything back to politics.

Two papers stood out in this imperial examination.

The work of two talented people.

Both were on the agenda of strengthening centralization.

One is Yao Chong.

His articles focus more on people's livelihood. It is recommended to start with the rule of officials, cut redundant officials, limit the power of kings, meritorious nobles and clans, and apply to the selection of people recommended by them.

Investigate the land system and severely punish lawbreakers who abuse their power and persecute the people's livelihood.

The people were encouraged to engage in production and self-sufficiency, and the imperial court gave some support.

The second is Cui Xuan.

It is written about the disadvantages of the government military system.

Summarizing the government military system in history, it is very affirmed that the government military system has strengthened the combat effectiveness of the Tang army and laid a military foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

But in the end, due to the annexation of land by the nobles, the government soldiers could not survive and became vassals of the nobles.

The collapse of the government military system, to a certain extent, weakened the combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty and lowered the status of the warriors.

Later, the Central Plains was powerless to fight against the Hu people, and Wu Zetian lost a large area of land in the Western Regions during his reign, all related to this.

Cui Xuan's analysis is more thorough and in line with reality.

The writing is also very smooth.

First of all, the role of the government military system was affirmed.

Through the government and military system, Datang has achieved the integration of soldiers and civilians in a large area in the north, and the army's combat strength is particularly strong.

With the Tibetan people, the Western Regions countries, and the Turks, the three fronts were at war all the year round, and Goryeo Baekje also occasionally came to join in the fun, and the Tang Dynasty did not fall behind, but won many battles.

Gaozong expanded his territory thanks to this system.

Secondly, he wrote about the many problems that arose due to the annual conquest of the soldiers.

The government soldiers are away all the year round, but the land at home has been divided by relatives, friends, and the governor of the jurisdiction.

By the time I returned, it had been many years old.

If the people entrusted by the government soldiers before their trips are righteous, they can still see their wives and children when they come back.

If it is not a person, it will be a tragedy in the world.

Because of the brawls and even vendettas caused by the revenge of the government soldiers, many panics were triggered.

This is just one of the problems.

There is also a bigger problem with the attachment of the government soldiers to the commanders.

The soldiers of the government fight together, eat and drink together, and spend hardships and hardships together, which will form a strong cohesion and comradeship.

The generals who lead them and win many battles are the undefeated military gods in their hearts.

Qualified generals who can lead troops to win battles will not buy people's hearts, so the government soldiers are particularly loyal to these generals.

is willing to violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty for the honor of the general.

The generals Lou Shide and Hei Tooth Changzhi are far more loyal to the general than to the country.

When Li Jingye rebelled, if it weren't for his generals and some attached veteran soldiers, he would not have easily taken several cities.

Rebellion is a felony in everyone's hearts, but these people still escorted Li Jingye to the last moment.

With this precedent already in place, there is no guarantee of what will happen in the future.

Thirdly, the causes of these problems are analyzed.

First, the real power of local officials is too great, and there is no separation between military and political affairs, interfering in the system of government and soldiers.

Second, the original rotation system has not been implemented for many years.

Third, government soldiers cannot be mobilized at will. The combat power of the government soldiers is too strong, and they have been guarding for many years, and they are most familiar with fighting a certain area with a specific group of people, and they are already the core force guarding the frontier, and they cannot be mobilized at will. The soldiers who were temporarily recruited could go, but they had to stay.

In the end, Cui Xuan gave a solution.

The government soldiers should be included in the forbidden army, and the generals should be appointed directly by the emperor, and the generals should be replaced regularly.

The generals of the government soldiers led the army to the border in wartime, but they were not allowed to be stationed at the border all the year round and were not allowed to serve as the chief general.

No one dared to touch the rights and interests of the forbidden army, so that the government soldiers could be self-sufficient and could maintain their independence.

The forbidden army, which is firmly in the hands of the emperor, can also have stronger combat effectiveness.

This answer sheet analyzes major events, has novel views, pragmatic analysis, and strong foresight, and is a rare masterpiece in a century.

Cui Xuan doesn't know how many tragedies he has seen and how many days and nights he has thought about before he has such an understanding and opinion.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the work of a patriotic young man.

Wu Zetian looked at these two test papers very carefully, and he couldn't make up his mind.

These two papers are the best of the 8,000 papers jointly recommended by eight examiners.

To a certain extent, it was also selected to cater to the appetite of Empress Wu.

If there is no name to dismantle, this champion is none other than Cui Xuan.

But after reading his answer sheet, Empress Wu immediately and safely divided his name by two to see who wrote it.

Then he slowly dismantled Yao Chong's name.

Cui family, another champion? This is one more future prime minister.

Empress Wu looked at the eight examiners in front of her, "Ladies Aiqing, what do you think of these two answer sheets?" ”

Shen Sanwen wanted to give Cui Xuan a fairness, although this champion was determined by the queen mother, it didn't have to be written well, and the queen mother had to love it.

But these two articles are obviously not of the same grade, and these two people are not of the same grade, if Cui Xuan writes about people's livelihood, the national policies that can be listed will inevitably be no worse than Yao Chong at this time.

Empress Wu likes that answer sheet, everyone is not blind, and they can see it clearly.

If the names of the two are reversed, I'm afraid Yao Chong is already the champion now, right?

"I thought that Cui Xuan's article was a disadvantage of the times, and every word was fine. Cui Xuan is worried about the country and the people, he is a pillar of talent, and the name of the champion is well-deserved. ”

Since Pei Yan's death, Cui Cha has also gained a firm foothold in the court, and his speech also has a certain weight, and he is also among the examiners at this time.

For the kid of the Cui family, he is naturally very satisfied.

But after listening to Shen San's question, and then considering Empress Wu's attitude, if he supports Cui Xuan again, how does Empress Wu feel in his heart?

So, he made a decision.

The minister thought that Yao Chong's article was more in line with the people's livelihood, and the people should be the first to govern the country. Xuan'er is clothed and talks about military politics in vain, which is too big, and he should think about it more. Please take Yao Chong as the leader. ”

Shen Sanwen is extremely disgusted with Cui Cha, the image established by strangers praising you with a hundred good words can be easily destroyed by a belittling sentence from your relatives and friends, and the benefits you seek for you can also be dismissed by your relatives with a word.

This is called being good for others.

This is an uncle's suppression of juniors with good intentions, and of course Empress Wu is willing to fulfill it.

Shen Sanwen imagined many scenes of getting acquainted with or understanding Yao Chong and Song Jing, but he didn't expect Yao Chong to come in in such an environment.

It was so abrupt that I was caught off guard.

Yao Chongbi's Cui Xuan's biggest advantage is that he is "innocent".

His father, Yao Yi, was an important minister who advocated the imperial examination when he was a high ancestor, and the investigation of Yao Chong's homework since he was a child is also similar to the imperial examination.

Yao Yi is a politician and takes Yao Chong with him. Yao Chong was able to understand the various social conditions, and since he was a child, he has been exposed to people's livelihood and suffering, and has a very sincere sympathy for the people.

This may be the champion of heaven, and it has met the most suitable era.

There was a wise monarch, a timely imperial examination, and a talented man who was trampled under his feet.