bamboo horse prince

Everyone knows that the palace examination is a formality, and it is more about etiquette. The minister of the Ministry of Rites talked endlessly to this group of candidates, thinking that these scholars are uneven, and they have to make trouble for themselves every three years. The three people who had passed the first grade went straight to the team of Jinshi, dragged their son out, and yelled to set an example for the scholars.

Yang Nian looked at the pair of iconic mustaches of their father and son, bit his lower lip, tried his best to hold back his smile, and really wanted to draw it for Li Sheng to have a look.

"Don't let your eyes flutter, you are the future of the imperial court, Yan Li, please demonstrate what you should do to receive the imperial order."

The assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites looked back and forth from this group of fledgling Jinshi, wanting to pick a few good seedlings from these people in advance to fill the vacancies in the Ministry of Rites.

When this group of people walks up to the court today, they will definitely be robbed.

He seemed to be the only one who looked pleasing to the eye, the Yang family needless to say, the number one scholar was rich and rich at first glance, although he was thin, he had the appearance of a good minister, the best one was the second place, not only good in knowledge, but also As soon as he entered the door, he stuffed a stack of bank notes into his cuff, which was very good.

The minister of the Ministry of Rituals finished the training, and he was satisfied when he heard Qi Qi say, "Thank you, sir." He had already written down a few names at that meeting just now, and he was waiting to go back tonight to prepare a memorial.

When the servant of the Ministry of Rites left, they all breathed a sigh of relief and chatted with each other. Some of them knew each other when they were rushing for the exam, and they got together; And Yang Nian looked at the two handsome young men beside him, and couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart, "Uh, I don't know if I have a question, can I ask you two."

Second place Si Zhi squinted his eyes, with a half-smile, "Mr. Yang, but it's okay to ask?"

"Policy topics, debates, I personally thought they were asking about whether the dynasty should take the lead in the war. I don't know what the two of you have to say?"

"That's how I understand it. When the two countries are at war, food and grass go first. Sufficient money and food are one of the decisive factors in the war. However, both dynasties of our country implemented light corvee and light taxes, and the land rent was reduced from 30 taxes at the founding of the country to [-]. Theoretically, the national treasury should be sufficient for people’s livelihood. However, this year’s famine in the south of the Yellow River, the imperial court only provided [-] taels of relief. The household department is in short supply." Si Zhi saw that the three of them were getting closer and closer, "Everyone may as well make some comments, in the case of insufficient money, the main battle is definitely not possible, and the main peace is lost to our great country Majesty, what should I do?"

Yang Nian originally thought that this kind of topic involving military affairs would be discussed by a group of scholars who had never been on the battlefield, but he did not expect that someone could find a new perspective and start with what he was good at. The Si family in Jiangnan is a businessman A big family must be very familiar with the taxation policy of the imperial court, but it is admirable to be able to respond to such a situation.

"Liang State is our country's old enemy. Its folk customs are strong, its grasslands are abundant, and its combat power is amazing. Every spring, it will invade our borders and harass our civilians; Beiyan is located in an extremely cold place, and it is very difficult to develop whether it is farming or grazing. The people are also very lazy, and the royal family also took the initiative to show favor with our country; Nanyue was flattened as early as the founding of the country. The poisonous side makes it hard to rest assured; as for the island countries such as Dongying, which do not border our country, there are still wanderers coming across the sea, and they don’t know their purpose..." The champion Jiang Ruofeng said slowly, "If there is a war, with whom? How to fight?"

"At the beginning of the founding of our country, the purpose of abolishing slaves and maidservants, lightening taxes, and emphasizing agriculture was to change the plight of the people who were enslaved by tyrants; Let all the talented people in the world gather in the court..." Yang Nian obviously lacked confidence, "Those who are friendly to our country do not need to fight, and those who are in trouble with our country should be the main battle, but only in the border areas. Hurt people and lose money."

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Hearing this, all the disciples bowed their heads and sighed secretly. Sure enough, every mountain is as high as its own, and those who can stay in this house are not the ones in the pond.

And Yang Nian was even more astonished. He thought his thinking was comprehensive enough, and he even cited several policies from the founding of the country, but Jiang Ruofeng's thinking was very far-sighted. It's not enough to be convinced.

But I still have to beat that wild Taoist priest.

The palace examination was really a pile of red tape, and Yang Nian did not know how many salutes and kowtows he had done all morning.No wonder the minister of the Ministry of Rites repeatedly told him that Yang Nian dared to say that apart from Yan Li, even the number one scholar had made at least two or three mistakes.The only thing that entertained him these few hours was watching the minister of the Ministry of Rites blowing his beard and staring at the little mistakes of the Jinshi, really blowing his beard.

The empress and all the officials sat aside, watching the fifty or so of them dazed and prostrating to the gods, he dared to say that his sister must be out of breath after hiding behind the bead curtain.

Yang Nian was in a daze, and at the last moment he didn't know which god he was worshiping, his knees bent without waiting for an order.Seeing that he was going to kneel, Si Zhi at the side took out the folding fan that Yang Nian pinned to his waist from behind, spread it very quickly to block Yang Nian's legs, quickly closed the fan and inserted it back on Yang Nian's belt.Yang Nian didn't see his movements clearly, so he just whispered a word of thanks.Si Zhi blinked at him, with a smile on his lips.

Now Yang Nian wants to pull his sister over, take a closer look, what does it mean to be a peach blossom.

After Yang Nian finished the torture, he went straight to the restaurant on the outskirts of his city to have an affair.

Li Sheng booked the private room upstairs, set up a table, poured wine and waited for Yang Nian.

"The secretary of Jingzhou Prefecture was sealed in court. It's really terrible. Remember the script we heard in the teahouse a few days ago, isn't it the secretary who found clues from the case file and solved the big case?" ?”

"What's so good about it? You see, the number one scholar is Zuo Changshi of the Ministry of Officials, and the second place is the editor of the Imperial Academy." Yang Nian bit his chopsticks, feeling a little bit aggrieved, "That's an official, I'm just a recorder."

"Who doesn't start with memoirs, it's better than those who stay in the official department to be assigned," Li Sheng comforted him, "The three of you have the same grades, and you are the one who is most in touch with the people's sentiments, then Jiang Ruofeng said However, if you want to be a good official, you must go among the people."

"You know him well?"

"Before he took the No. [-] Scholar exam, he traveled all over the country. When he came to the county where we were stationed, he was robbed of his money. I saved his life," Li Sheng recalled. We have to have a drink every time we switch defenses, and once you communicate with him, you can definitely see that he is indeed a talented person with great love."

Yang Nian pouted, "A few days ago, I was said to be the smartest."

"You are the smartest, but not everyone else is stupid."

"You're the stupidest!" Yang Nian picked up a piece of sauced beef and threw it at Li Sheng.

Li Sheng caught it with chopsticks effortlessly, and put it into Yang Nian's bowl. "Eat well."

"However, I have to admit that he has a wide range of knowledge, and his answering ideas are different from mine. He is very generous. Sure enough, he has read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles. I really hope that one day I can travel around the country, no, I want to travel around the world!"

Seeing Yang Nian's longing look, Li Sheng couldn't help laughing, "Okay, when you pass by my residence, I'll give you a meal too."

"You are poor!" Yang Nian glared at him, too lazy to get angry, and continued to eat beef with sauce.