The face of the official surnamed Hu was blue, not because of anger, but because of excessive fright.

He can get to this position, it can be said that he is well-informed, and he was also a talented man when he was young, how could he not know the reputation of the sage paper?

It's just that the production process of sage paper seems ordinary, but some links have been kept secret, but how can there be an impermeable wall in the world, the method of infection of sage paper has long been circulated in Shilin, but it is not complete, it is all a scale and half a claw, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false, even if there is a heart to verify, ordinary scholars, officials, there is no such condition.

However, such incomplete rumors are enough to shock others, and now when I hear Wang Fu sigh, the officials surnamed Hu and Luo Zhongjie are a little afraid when they think of the fragments in the rumors.

Wang Fu raised his head, glanced at the two of them, noticed the demeanor of the two, and said: "Hu Yong, Luo Zhongjie, you two handled this matter well, and did not rashly depose this examination paper, otherwise it will be investigated, I am afraid that even I, the examiner, will be implicated.

After listening to Wang Fu's evaluation, Hu Yong and Luo Zhongjie breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, knowing that they had passed a level, with Wang Fu's words, they would not leave a laughing stock in the history books in the future, and it might even turn into a beautiful talk.

Wang Fu said again: "This matter should be reported as soon as possible, the Holy Lord also attaches great importance to this examination, and such things should be told to the palace as soon as possible." ”

Luo Zhongjie took the opportunity and said: "Do you want to tear down the seal name first, so that the emperor can rest assured and know the name of the virtuous man." ”

"There's no hurry, you have to follow the rules. Wang Fu put the exam paper on the table, stretched out his hand to turn the page, looked at the parts of Jingyi and Moyi, and couldn't help nodding, "Not bad." It is worthy of being a character who can dye the sage paper, this hand has a charm, as if it contains the physique and blood, and the understanding of the scriptures and ink is also dignified, which shows that the foundation is profound and the heritage is full. ”

Next to him, Hu Yong saw Luo Zhongjie talking to Wang Fu, and seemed to be very optimistic about this test paper, and secretly exclaimed that it was not good. couldn't help but interrupt: "Wang Xiang, this article really stained ordinary exam papers into sage paper?"

Wang Fu shook his head: "It's not, this paper just has the characteristics of sage paper, but what it contains is the candidate's thoughts and opinions, which can make the person who reads the text pure and cleanse his thoughts." If you look at it often, you can understand the deep meaning, and the real sage paper is almost a medium, allowing people to get in touch with the humane order through the paper......"

Hu Yong and Luo Zhongjie pricked up their ears. They could hear that what Wang Fu said was secretive, and it seemed that it was about to involve the secrecy of the sage paper, but just when the two of them were tight. Wang Fu's words came to an abrupt end!

"What's going on?" their hearts were empty, and they couldn't go up or down, and the two of them raised their eyes to look again. noticed that Wang Fu frowned, looking at the exam paper in his hand and his lips opened and closed slightly, he should be silently reciting.

Looking at the exam paper again, that side is densely packed, and it is clear that it is an essay.

The essay for this examination is centered on the sentence "If the grain is cheap, it will hurt the peasants, and if it is expensive, it will hurt the end".

This has been circulated for a long time, Hu Yong and Luo Zhongjie know the Tao and can understand the truth, but in the past, the imperial examination would not involve this kind of thing, most of them were to explore the candidates' literary talents, even if they involved current affairs, they would also try the major affairs of the family and the country and test the overall situation.

"When it comes to grains, the pattern is too small, and the repeated explanations and analyses may not be able to be brilliant, and the smart people among the candidates will probably take this sentence as a guide, extend it, and give full play, among which the best can see the situation clearly, and will be combined with the new law, but after all, it is not as clear and lofty as the people who live in our temples. ”

Hu Yong and Luo Zhongjie had the same thoughts at this moment, but the next sentence from Wang Fu made the two stunned-

"The grain is cheap and hurts the peasants, the expensive also hurts the peasants, the cheap is the end, and the expensive is also the end?"

Wang Fu chewed on this sentence, while Hu Yong and Luo Zhongjie looked stunned, didn't care about anything else, took two steps forward, came to Wang Fu's side, and also looked at the essay, followed by the change in their faces.

"This examinee's opinion can be described as strange: if the grain is cheap, it will hurt the peasants, but if the price is very high, the peasants will also suffer? On the contrary, whether the grain is high or low, the merchant can benefit? Why would this person say such a thing?"

Hu Yong's face was gloomy, and he smelled a little danger from this essay.

Luo Zhongjie smiled, pointed to a sentence on the roll, and said: "Isn't this an explanation? At the time of the harvest season, when the farmers want to repay their debts and pay taxes, they will concentrate on selling grain, and when there is more grain, the merchants will take the opportunity to lower the price, and it is the grain that hurts the peasants and makes the end of the profits, but in this way, the peasants have limited grain in their hands, and if they want to sow seeds as usual, they have to find the merchants to buy seeds, so that the merchants can buy low and sell high, and the grain is expensive and hurts the peasants and benefits the end!"

"Farmers grow their own grain, how can they sow seeds without seeds?" Hu Yong put forward a point of view, but Luo Zhongjie asked, although the two of them are not from a family, but they are not descendants of farmers, they have a little understanding of farming, but they have not gone deep into the fields, several visits, and accompanied by officials, they are often deceived, so when thinking about agricultural affairs, most of them have to rely on common sense and divorce from reality.

"You don't know enough about folk affairs," Wang Fu said at the right time, "However, this candidate's explanation is the most extreme situation after removing all kinds of factors, but it also speaks of the disadvantages of merchants hoarding grain to farming!" As he spoke, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

This cold light surprised Hu and Luo, and they suddenly thought that many businessmen in the current Xingjing City were hoarding food and trying to force the new law by relying on the background behind them.

"This candidate, isn't he speculating?" In an instant, both of them had such an idea.

The nonsense said: "In this life, since he said the saying that 'both the noble and the lowly hurt the peasants', could it be that there is a solution to it?

As soon as he said this, Luo Zhongjie's expression changed slightly.

You must know that Da Rui's attitude towards the merchants is very open-minded, compared with the previous dynasty, it can even be described as relaxed, even the old party that opposes the change of the law, has a positive attitude towards the merchants, and Ma Yang and his people have the saying of "doing their best to do their best, doing their best, and dredging the merchants".

Of course, the deep-seated reason lies in the fact that businessmen are involved in the interests of the DPRK and China.

In this environment, if candidates hold the idea of suppressing business, their future is likely to be affected.

After saying this, Hu Yong continued to read, he was very wary of this candidate, and was ready to find one or two more points in the article as a flaw, but he didn't expect that this look was gradually immersed.

There are not many flowery words in this article, but mostly describes the life of the small people in Shengdou, using simple words to record the miscellaneous things they experienced, and in normal times, none of the three people present had the leisure to pay attention to such articles.

But the article in front of me has something to say, which seems trivial, but there is a clear vein, and it constantly points out one phenomenon after another.

Contrary to Hu Yong's thoughts, the article not only does not give a solution, but describes one problem after another, such as rising prices, declining copper coins, exorbitant taxes, and land annexation......

The more I look at it, the more creepy it feels, and it's really full of drawbacks!

The reason why there is such an effect, the content in Gaine is not apocryphal, but comes from Qiu Yan's journey to the north and west to understand humanity and intercept the lives of believers.

After a long while, Hu Yong exhaled a breath and said suspiciously: "Where did this candidate come from, how could he know so many things?"

Luo Zhongjie was silent, but his face was also gloomy, and he was a little uneasy in his heart.

"This article is simple, completely different from Wen Zhizhen's style, I am afraid that it will be self-defeating. ”

In addition, he was also awakened by the events in the text, and his heart was heavy.

Luo Zhongjie defected to the New Party, although there are political and political ambition considerations, but the main factor is for power, but after reading this essay, the speculative idea actually faded a little, and there were a few hints of ideas to change the law to become stronger!

As for Wang Fu, he squinted slightly, revealing a thoughtful look, and after a long while, he said loudly: "This essay must be read by the saint!"

As soon as these words were said, Hu Yong's color changed suddenly, and Wang Fu had made a decision, and this essay contained a sense of simplicity and infected people's hearts.

But it was inconvenient for him to object, so he could only say: "What is said in the article needs to be verified, and it is a bit inappropriate to rashly present it to the saint, besides, this candidate did not give a solution, and there is a suspicion of mapping......"

Wang Fu glanced at him and said lightly: "If a candidate can give a solution, what else do you want me to do?"

This sentence was already very heavy, and Hu closed his mouth sensibly.

Wang Fu ignored the others, and opened the back part of the exam paper-

Strategy!

In this examination, he shot halfway and grabbed the position of chief examiner, in order to select talents, regardless of Jingyi and Moyi, the essay is just a move to ask for directions, in order to touch the bottom of the candidate, the real highlight is still in the discussion.

The policy theory, by extension, is similar to the policy agenda.

The average candidate has no corresponding experience, and the strategy written must be flawed, but it can reveal what he thinks and political tendencies, even if he thinks about the examiner's mind and votes for his liking, but if there is no deep thinking, how can he write an essay that can move the examiner?

Now, Qiu Yan's exam paper was obscured, and the three people present did not know the identity of the candidate.

It's just that, after being infected by essays, it is inevitable that my heart is heavy, and the countermeasures part also has its own guesses, thinking that it will be in the same vein as essays.

"If you blindly look for drawbacks, you can count it as some ability, but after all, it is difficult to see talents, and it is not easy to be classified as the top three. ”

With such thoughts, Wang Fu looked at it intently, and the purpose was four words-

What is the benefit?

Just four words, but like a bolt of lightning, slashing through the heart, a touch of light was born in the heavy heart! (To be continued......

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