Tyrant Whitewashing Plan [Transmigration Book]

So are others.

The eunuch who wrote the test paper will first transcribe a few copies, the original manuscript will be read by the emperor, and the transcribed manuscript will be distributed to the rest of the invigilators.

There were only ten people who entered the palace examination today, and they were all selected from thousands of people, the best students in the Great Xiao.

Regardless of background, family background or anything else, these people are able to appear here today, relying on the knowledge accumulated through ten years of hard study in the cold window.

However, officials are selected not only for knowledge, but also for morality and character.

Apart from these two aspects, what Xiao Jining wanted to look at was their way of dealing with officials.

A good person can become a bad person, not to mention that it is much more difficult to be a good official than a good person.

Prosperous and upright officials are needed only in prosperous times. The Great Xiao that Xiao Jining took over was not a prosperous time. He took over a dynasty that was under attack from internal and external troubles and maintained a precarious dynasty on the tip of a needle.

So Xiao Jining doesn't need an absolutely fair and honest official - at least his prime minister doesn't have to be such a person.

That's why Xiao Jining came up with such a question.

When he was in Yipinlou, Wen Yu once said that the most important issue in the Great Xiao court today is: the emperor has no real power, no imperial prestige, and all officials are more afraid of the capital than the imperial power.

Today's candidates in the main hall, there are almost no candidates from a purely poor family. Even if they came from a poor family at the beginning, when it comes to the palace examination, they will be more or less involved with the previous court—before a candidate is in high school. Wouldn't it be easier to win him over in advance than to please him after high school?

Therefore, the death of these candidates must be related to the power of the previous dynasty.

The questions that Wen Yu raised at that time were also vividly reflected in the test papers of these candidates - among the first eight test papers, only one person cryptically pointed out some disadvantages of excessive military power in the article, and the rest dared not point out , It only said that the emperors who were able to stabilize the military power in the past were all talented and general people, and the instability of the country was often due to the stronger soldiers of the foreign enemy. The center can be summed up in two words: the mean.

In this way, the Jing family will not be offended, and it can also be regarded as euphemistically flattering a wave of people sitting on the throne.

After all, if he offended the Jing family, there would definitely be no good fruit to eat. The emperor has no real power, and he might have to look at the Jing family's eyes to choose the champion.

Xiaodan accompanied Xiao Jining to glance at the test paper, then commented disdainfully: "It's really boring, you don't even dare to tell the truth, how can you be a talented person? I can write 150 copies of such articles for you to read every day."

Xiaodan is also in the palace test today, because Xiao Jining needs to look at the system data. From the moment these candidates step into the Xuanzheng Palace, Xiao Jining can see their numerical values ​​through Xiaodan's emperor system. , and character are just three values.

Xiao Jining couldn't believe his character value. Didn't Jingyuan tell him that this person was pretty good back then when his character value was 74?An ambition value of 99 is not bad?

"You write 150 copies every day, and I don't want to read them. What's the point of reading such articles?" Xiao Jining felt that there was nothing wrong with these candidates' articles, but there was nothing exciting about them. I am more interested in the article, and I am curious about what Wen Yu, who is very displeased with Jingyuan in Yipinlou, will write now.

After Xiao Jining finished reading the first eight test papers, there were finally only the last two left, and the first one he picked up was Wen Yu's essay.

Xiao Jining originally thought that a person like Wen Yu, who looks gentle on the outside but shows toughness on the inside, should also write vigorously, with a hidden edge-everyone writes like this in novels.

But the result was far from Xiao Jining's guess.Wen Yu's handwriting is indeed good, but his handwriting is graceful and gentle, without skill or dexterity, it's so neat that Xiao Jining looks like he's looking at the regular script typefaces printed by a printer, but it's a pity that there is no printer here, only movable type printing .

Holding Wen Yu's test paper, Xiao Jining felt that the words on it were almost exactly the same as those in the notebook he usually read.

"This is not bad." Xiaodan couldn't help sighing when he saw it, "It's almost the same as the words I typed."

Xiao Jining: "..."

Xiaodan continued to speak for Wen Yu: "In this era, there are not many people who can print. He is a talent."

"Wait for me to read his article first."

Xiao Jining straightened the test paper, and began to carefully read Wen Yu's answer. After reading through it once, Xiao Jining was stunned. He was in a daze for a long time, and finally understood why Jing Yuan made such comments on Wen Yu, the prime minister.

He had originally thought that Wen Yu didn't like Jingyuan very much, so what he said today would definitely denounce excessive military power as a bad thing.

But this answer sheet written by Wen Yu exhausted his beautiful words of praise, extolling the advantages of a strong military, fat horses and strong soldiers, saying that only such a country can rule the world.If there are military generals rebelling, it must be that there is a problem with the entire system of the country. From the civil servants and military officials in the capital to the prefects and generals in the prefectures, no one can escape. This makes the emperor unable to control military power. upset.

And if the emperor wants to maintain the stability of the country and control the military power, he needs a group of loyal officials who dare to speak out and be vigilant at all times, and he also needs a talented prime minister to be the head of the hundred officials and lead the officials. If the soldiers are strong and the people live and work in peace and contentment, the country will only be strengthened and will not be subjugated; but if the soldiers are weak, the country will definitely be invaded and destroyed by the surrounding stronger countries.

It was also good to say good things about the Jing family, but Wen Yu was able to say it perfectly, and it made people feel that it was very reasonable.

And the facts are indeed true. Although the Jing family is in charge of the capital, although the emperor of the Great Xiao is not at ease sitting on the throne, the Jing family can also guard the border, preventing the Turkic barbarians from setting foot on the land of the Great Xiao for decades, and making the people of the Great Xiao feel uneasy. Can feel at ease.

"How do I feel...he is recommending himself?" Xiao Jining said to Xiaodan, "He almost said that he is the most suitable candidate for prime minister."

"If he didn't want to be the prime minister, why did he come to the palace examination?" Xiao Dan asked Xiao Jining back, "And isn't he the man you want?"

Xiao Jining said seriously: "Be careful what you say, you can't let Jing Yuan hear these words."

Xiaodan snorted and said, "I'm in your heart, but he's not there, so I can't hear you."

Xiao Jining: "..."

Xiao Jining didn't continue to argue with it, he put down Wen Yu's test paper and went to read the last test paper.With Wen Yu in front of him, unless the talent of the last person is hundreds of times better than Wen Yu's, it will be difficult to impress Xiao Jining again.

But Xiao Jining's eyes lit up after reading the last exam paper.

This test paper is full of rich rhetoric, although the writing is not as good as Wen Yu, but it is already excellent among the candidates in the palace examination, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is in the top three, and the candidate who wrote it is called Liu Huai, whose name sounds elegant and gentle, However, the handwriting was decisive and sharp, and the content of the article was just like the words, denouncing the disadvantages of excessive military power, almost scolding the Jing family directly and viciously.

"This person is not bad. He dares to tell the truth. He is very suitable to be an adviser." Xiao Jining boasted secretly, "But dare to scold the Jing family like that, what is the background of the family?"

Xiao Dan told Xiao Jining: "Liu Huai from the Liu family in Jinling, the second son of General Liu in Jiangnan."

"General Liu?" Xiao Jining was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, "Is he the queen of the general?"

He heard a lot and saw a lot of people who abandoned civil service to become military after civil servants, but it is rare to see people who were born in the family of tiger generals but want to follow the career of civil servants.

Xiaodan replied: "Yes, there is one more thing, I don't know if you have paid attention to this year's martial arts list, Liu Huai is also among the ten martial arts students."

Oh, it's not abandoning literature and following martial arts, it is both civil and military.

The Great Hsiao had a system of martial arts examinations, civil servants were elected through civil elections, and military officials were elected through military elections, but the civil examinations were more important.The military power of the Great Xiao was once controlled by the Jing, Xu, and Ji families. The Xu family fell behind with the death of the second prince, and now the Jing family is the only one. Xiao Jining didn't know how to choose people for martial arts, so of course he didn't care too much. The matter of martial arts.

Now that Xiao Dan mentioned it, Xiao Jining understood why Liu Huai dared to say that - I scolded myself, is there a problem?

The one with the problem was Xiao Jining, he was a little confused: "Then Liu Huai, does he want to be a civil servant or a general?"

It's impossible for Liu Huai to try his best to get into the top ten writers, just to write an article to scold the Jing family, right?Liu Huai couldn't guess the test questions he was going to ask in advance, so he must still want to be a civil servant if he participates in the civil examination.

"Jing Yuan is in charge of the martial arts. If he scolds the generals like this now, even if Jing Yuan doesn't care, there is no guarantee that other people will squeeze him out on purpose." Xiao Jining thought for a while and said, "Jing Yuan is one of the top ten on the generals' side. , there is no shortage of people for the time being, but there is a shortage of people for civil servants, let Liu Huai take the top first."

After Xiao Jining probably had a certain idea in mind, he put all the test papers away, coughed twice to clear his throat, then turned his head to look at Xie Xiangchen Yu and the others, and politely asked them what they thought: "Candidates? I have finished reading the test paper, where are the loves?"

Xiao Jining made a sound, and Xie Xiang came back to his senses, his brows were slightly frowned, and he was very troubled looking at it.

But he is the head of civil servants, if he doesn't speak, the rest of the people will not be able to speak.

Xiao Jining thought that Prime Minister Xie must be very conflicted at the moment, and he was also afraid that Prime Minister Xie would say something unpleasant, so Xiao Jining opened his lips, ready to say bluntly that he preferred Wen Yu to be the number one scholar in this year's imperial examination.

But before he could speak, Chen Yu spoke first. He picked up a test paper in his hand and said, "My Majesty, I think this son is promising, and he is a pillar of our Great Xiao."

That test paper belonged to Wen Yu.

As soon as Chen Yu finished speaking, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials said: "Master Chen, I remember that this student seems to be your junior brother. I'm afraid that what you said is a bit selfish."

"Master Yang, I am no longer under Prime Minister Xie, so Wen Yu is not my junior." Chen Yu smiled calmly, but at the end he raised his eyes and glanced at Prime Minister Xie lightly, "Why are you being so partial? "

But to be honest, this Chen Yu helped Wen Yu enter the palace examination without telling Xie Xiang, and also helped him speak in this way, even though they were no longer brothers from the same school, people still couldn't help but suspect that they were in the same group.

There is no need to doubt this, Wen Yu said it all in Yipinlou, he told Chen Yu: If he becomes a powerful minister, his benefits will definitely be indispensable.

Maybe that's why Chen Yu helped him like this.

As for whether Wen Yu can become a powerful minister, it all depends on Xiao Jining's thoughts.

"Then besides Wen Yu? Yang Shangshu—" Xiao Jining clicked Yang Shangshu's name. He seemed to be dissatisfied with Chen Yu's liking for Wen Yu, so Xiao Jining wanted to hear what he had to say, "Do you think there are any candidates among these candidates?" Outstanding person?"