Coincidentally, when the emperor encouraged Ye Xingyuan to be admitted to the top prize, there were also people in the mansion of Yan Bingzhang, a scholar of the first auxiliary university of the dynasty, who was talking about this young man who had recently become famous in Beijing.

A middle-aged scribe in green clothes and white fans sighed: "This person's article is so profound, but he acts heretically and does not follow the teachings of the saints, and must not let him achieve his will, otherwise there will be changes in heaven and earth." ”

This person's surname is Yuwen, and his single name is a scripture, and he is an unborn Confucian. Although he was convicted by his ancestors, he was not able to have magical powers, but he studied the knowledge of the saint and understood the heavenly opportunity, and was regarded as a confidant by Yan Shoufu.

What was spread out in front of him was a few articles on Ye Xingyuan's county test, government test, and provincial test. The article sealed into Beijing was reviewed by the Hanlin Academy, and the incomprehensible article was submitted to the cabinet and decided by the university scholar himself.

The county test is a "Tao Ke Dao", the government test is a "study", a "persuasion", and one of the provincial tests is a policy for the people. I have read these four articles over and over again, and every time I read them, I realized something, and I admired Ye Xingyuan so much that I threw myself to the ground, but I was also afraid of throwing myself to the ground.

"The two articles of the government test are the righteousness of the saints, upright, and the exposition of their wonders. If you only read these two articles, you only feel that this person is a well-educated Confucian. Entering the dynasty as an official rule party will definitely make the customs pure, but this moral article "Yuwenjing frowned into a Sichuan character, and sighed to himself.

Of course, he knew the power of this article, in which the sentence "Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs" was so shocked that he could barely hold the paper scroll. However, the exposition of the Great Way in it is very inconsistent with the way of the sage. Although the Tao is high, different paths lead to the same end, but is this something that ordinary scholars should learn?

If this article were to circulate in the world, it would confuse people's hearts and no longer flourish. It is precisely because of this that Yuwenjing insisted in front of Yan Shoufu that this article could not be made public, so he kept it in the cabinet and did not publish it.

If it ends here, Yuwenjing is just full of curiosity about Ye Xingyuan. This person has realized the Tao alone, and has become a school other than the study of the saints, which is at most an academic problem.

But after Ye Xingyuan tried it and took out this wandering policy full of whimsical ideas, others may still be amazed by the wonderful theory in the article, but Yuwenjing saw four words for the first time - "deviant"!

Although Ye Xingyuan's text is still pretending to be the name of a saint, on the surface, he still uses the truth expounded by the saint to govern the world, but between the lines, it is not "I note the Six Classics". It is a clear meaning of "the Six Classics note me".

This is an extremely dangerous person! No matter how much Yu Wenjing admires this person's talent, he is not ambiguous at all when it comes to matters of principle. In the past six months, he has put down his official duties and ignored everything, only going over and over to study this policy, and wrote a large stack of rebuttals alone, but he always felt that none of them could refute them sonorously and forcefully.

Therefore, although Yuwenjing had never seen Ye Xingyuan's face, he was both respectful and awe-inspiring to him, and as long as he had time, he would blow the wind in front of Yan Shoufu. It is advisable to keep this person out of the court anyway.

Especially after Ye Xingyuan entered Beijing, he had to be knighted and his reputation spread far and wide, and Yuwenjing was even more worried.

This man behaves without scruples. It can be said that "do what you want from the heart and do not exceed the rules", this is either a great sage or a great hero. But is there a saint in this world who is not enough to have a weak crown? Yuwenjing can't see through Ye Xingyuan's intentions, and his intention to block his rise is even more firm.

Yan Shoufu closed his eyes slightly. seems to be wandering outside the world, although listening to the words of Yuwenjing, he is noncommittal. He was in the Cabinet for ten years. It is known for its quietness, and the most well-known saying is "There is no urgency in the world, and you can read it again for three days at will".

Some people criticized him for acting modestly and without vigor, which made the court a pool of stagnant water. Some people also praised him for being a prime minister, acting differently, and being the one who governs a big country like cooking a small fresh.

After a long time, Yan Shoufu said slowly: "March will try, talented people stand out, like spring rain knows the time, everything grows." This is the way of heaven, and it cannot be stopped by man. ”

He seemed to be answering Yuwenjing's suggestion, but he was covered with clouds and fog, which only meant that he had the intention of obeying the heavens.

Yu Wenjing said with a smile: "Everything has its own reason for growth, only farmers take care of the crops, and there is also a trip to weed." The prime minister manages the officials, just like a farmer raising seedlings, how can he allow poisonous weeds to grow in them?"

Yan Shoufu bowed his head and remained silent, and he didn't speak for a long time. Yuwenjing was anxious and wanted to ask again, but he heard a slight snoring, and the first assistant in front of him actually sat and dozed off.

After another futile return, Yuwenjing sighed lightly, lightly exited the study, and left. The spring cold in February was still precipitous, and he wrapped his coat tightly, but he still felt a chill coming from his chest, and sighed up to the sky.

"Brother Yuwen!" Before leaving Yan Shoufu's house, Yuwenjing heard someone calling him, and when he looked back, it was his friend Chen Zhi, so he smiled and said, "Why are you here to wait for me?" I was talking about visiting your house in the afternoon. ”

Chen Zhinian is a local of Jingzhao, heroic and righteous by nature, and is also one of the founders of the Fangyuan Society, a scholar association in Beijing. was originally a juvenile lifter, but later failed in two subjects, and after the age of 30, he also chose not to take the imperial examination. On weekdays, he is a disadvantage of the times, scolding the traitorous ministers, and being like-minded with Yuwenjing.

"I went to your house first, and I heard my sister-in-law say that Brother Yuwen came to the Shoufu Mansion, and I couldn't afford to wait, so I went to the door to wait for you, and I didn't come for a long time. Chen Zhi laughed heartily and asked again, "Do you have a letter today?"

Yuwenjing shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Shoufu acted steadily, although he valued my words, but although this move was out of public intentions, after all, it was favoritism, how could he easily agree?"

Chen Zhi said disdainfully: "Where is the stability, it is clearly a clay sculpture and wood carving corpse vegetarian meal, it is a major military matter, how have you ever seen him make a decision?"

Hearing Chen Zhi's comment on the proprietor, Yuwenjing smiled and said nothing, not wanting to argue with him. But he also sighed in his heart, if Yan Shoufu acted more decisively, he was afraid that he would be able to spend a lot less effort.

Chen Zhi saw that he was depressed and persuaded: "Brother, why worry, let's go eat and drink happily today." Thinking that Ye Xingyuan is a young man, even if he can endanger the court, it is not an overnight thing, why rush to deal with it?"

Yuwenjing and Chen Zhi had nothing to talk about, and he had talked to him about the worries in his heart before, so Chen Zhi knew his heart and trusted his insights, but he always felt that it was not so serious, so he spoke out of relief.

Yu Wenjing said gloomily: "You haven't seen his article, I don't know how powerful it is, if this son is not an extraordinary saint, he is a great traitor." However, he acted eclecticly, and his heart violated the way of the saints.

If you want to suppress him, you can only do it as soon as possible, and when he is really good at dancing in the court, where can everyone of my generation stop it? Even now, the foolish brother only feels powerless, and he only does his best for the way of the saint and the peace of the world. ”

Only those who have read Ye Xingyuan's article and can understand the deep meaning of it know how terrible this person is. The two articles of study and persuasion have exhausted the knowledge of the saint, that is, the resurrection of the saint's disciples, and at most this level.

As for morality, in addition to the way of the saints, there is another avenue, although the clouds cover the fog, but the ambition and bearing of one of the grandmasters are all on the paper. You must know that when Ye Xingyuan wrote this article, he was not even a child!

As for that policy, Yu Wenjing shuddered when he thought about it, he saw that Chen Zhi was skeptical, and said with a wry smile: "Due to the rules of the imperial court, I can't invite this person's article to read with you." But do you know that as soon as I see him making a plan, I have the mind to be a lackey for his subordinates, and his words are as righteous as a saint being reborn!"

Chen Zhi sighed and said: "The one who is born to know is a saint, but how does my brother know that this person is really a sage?"

Yuwen Jing has been chattering for a long time, and after all, he can't say the true meaning of Ye Xingyuan's strategy, so he can only hang his head and sigh. He was so anxious that he couldn't speak clearly, but he was afraid that even his friends would be confused by Ye Xingyuan.

He said in his heart: "If Shoufu is unwilling to make a move, he will have to show his tongue again and persuade the other two examiners to brush Ye Xingyuan down!"

This is not for selfishness, nor for jealousy, but for the sake of the future of the saints. Three thousand years of peaceful years, no matter what, it can't be disturbed by this person. Yu Wenjing knew in his heart that as long as he could prevent this person from entering the court, it would be worth spending his whole life's energy.

Unconsciously, Yu Wenjing, the "white-clothed prime minister" who was rumored in Beijing, used his own actions to give Ye Xingyuan, a young man under the age of eighteen, the highest evaluation.

Ye Xingyuan was ignorant and ignorant, and he didn't know how many people were targeting him behind his back. After he got the promise of Emperor Longping, he went back to the post house, concentrated on studying, and still lived in a simple house, and stayed in the nest for two months.

waited until the examination period, and then he went out with Tang Shiyan and entered the examination room together.

Tang Shiyan came this time, purely just to broaden his knowledge, he knew that his knowledge was not pure, and it was difficult to stand out in the world, only saw the dragon gate of the examination room, so he exchanged tears, and turned back to Ye Xingyuan and said: "For a brother, you can only send a virtuous brother here?" In the past ten years, the old Tang has lived absurdly, and he has never studied well, so it is difficult to go further. Today, the great cause of the way of the saints will be handed over to you, the virtuous brother. ”

Ye Xingyuan was stunned and said: "What does Brother Tang mean by this? It is really important to learn such a thing as an exam, and it also requires luck." Your skills are not bad, and you may not have the opportunity to be named on the gold list. ”

Tang Shiyan smiled freely and said: "My family knows my own affairs, and the old Tang is not more knowledgeable, even if I can get lucky enough to get on the list, it is only the bottom of the list, do you still want people to laugh at my fellow Jinshi background? I have no idea of eunuch travel, I just want to go home and guard my wife and child, and this is enough." I hope that my brother will travel thousands of miles from today, which is my greatest wish. ”

Everyone has their own ambitions, Tang Shiyan had mentioned it to Ye Xingyuan once before, he didn't want to go in front of the examination room, he didn't even want to go in. Ye Xingyuan couldn't make it difficult for others, so he said goodbye to Tang Shiyan, and saw him abandon the exam freely, but he was a little envious. (To be continued.) )