[Qing Chuan] Mu Emperor's Grace

"Meng Gongchuo is a man who is suitable to be a retainer of the Zhao family and the Wei family of Jin, but he is not qualified for the post of doctor in Teng and Xue. Students think that Meng Gongchuo is a celebrity with outstanding virtues, pure heart and few desires. They are indifferent to fame and fortune, but have no ambition to enter the world and enter the world. As retainers of the Zhao and Wei families, their talents and learning can be used by the family masters, and they have no need to work in a copybook, which is in line with their nature. Teng and Xue are small countries, and they aim to seek To survive, a doctor must deal with other countries and take the prosperity of the country as his own responsibility. Meng Gongchuo is competent, but his temperament is loose, and if he occupies his position, he may harm the country and the people."

Liu Lun looked at He Shen's answer sheet carefully and found that his solution to the problem was very subtle.It was particularly outstanding in a pile of papers that were unclear, and he immediately lifted his spirits and read it with great interest.

Throughout the ages, the world has admired Meng Gongchuo's disposition of indifference to fame and fortune, but Liu Lun believes that such a disposition is not suitable for an official.An official needs to be pragmatic, and a person who is too lofty and detached may not be a good official.In this stack of test papers, nine out of ten said that they wanted to follow Meng Gongchuo and become a celebrity admired by everyone.Only the point of view of this paper coincides with that of Liu Lun.

September [-]th was the day when the official rankings were released, and He Shen worked and rested as usual, showing no signs of anxiety, nor any trouble in the dormitory.On the contrary, Liu Quan was very active in his mind, always thinking about the release of the list.

At three o'clock, the sound of horseshoes suddenly came from the alley.Liu Quan, who was originally squatting in the yard, stood up "squeaky" and ran into the inner room with a happy face: "Master, there are people from outside, and the official messenger is here in person. My rank must not be low."

He Shen put down the Fengtu Zhi in his hand, and when he was wondering, he saw that the head of the official had already stepped into the yard, holding a poster in his hand, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the new nobleman Jieyuan from high school!"

Just as he was talking, the sound of horseshoes came from behind, and several waves of heralds came one after another, beating gongs and drums to attract the neighbors from all directions to the front of the house.

Rao He Shen was also taken aback by this grand scene, and hurriedly winked at Liu Quan.Liu Quan stepped forward to give the happy money properly, and the official weighed it with his hands, and then handed the poster to He Shen with a smile.

He Shen unfolded the post, and saw the word "Jiebao" written in the middle, and there was another line at the bottom: Niu Hulu · Heshen High School Shuntianfu Township Examination First Name Jie Yuan, Beijing News Lian Deng Huang Jia. "

The first name Jieyuan?He Shen was more surprised than happy.In the history of Heshen, there was Feng Yinglian, a scholar of Dongge University, who was the father-in-law, and he failed in the Shuntian Township Examination.Why did he, a half-hearted spoiler, get out of high school?

At the same time, in the Sanxi Hall of the Forbidden City, Hongli was also surprised: "You said that He Shenzhong understands Yuan?"

Wu Shu came back and said: "Long Live Lord, it's absolutely true, and the slave also specifically confirmed that it was the one who attacked the third-class captain of light chariots."

A slight smile curled up on Hongli's lips: "Unexpectedly, he agreed with Liu Lun's wishes. Anyway, if the essays he can test can impress Zou Yixiao, it doesn't matter if I give him a fellow Jinshi background."

Wu Shulai caught a glimpse of the smile on the corner of Hongli's mouth, but couldn't understand the emperor's mind, so he stood silently and politely by the side to serve.

Hongli put down the imperial brush in his hand, and wrote two lines of poems on the unfolded rice paper: "Returning from repentance will increase melancholy, who in the world will be a bosom friend again."

In the last life, when the ten princesses got married, he visited Heshen's mansion and saw this poem framed in the study by chance, and only then did he realize that the failure of the imperial examination had dealt a huge blow to Heshen.Hongli also tested Heshen's cultural background. Although he is not as good as Ji Xiaolan, who is well-educated, he is also familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics.

He Shen also has another talent: he has extensive knowledge and strong memorization, and sometimes he can even remember everything Hongli said in his heart.Such a knowledgeable and knowledgeable candidate failed even the local examination in Shuntian Prefecture.Since then, Hongli has doubted the fairness of the rural examination.

In this life, he deliberately replaced Qiu Wei's chief examiner with the upright Liu Lun before the exam.Sure enough, He Shen passed the exam, and he was still the top name Jie Yuan.

Hongli couldn't tell what was on his mind either. On the one hand, he secretly hated Heshen's all-round exquisiteness, and on the other hand, he was vaguely looking forward to the moment when the monarch and his ministers would meet each other.

Different from Hongli's contradictory psychology, He Shen stared blankly at the poster in his hand after seeing off the neighbors who congratulated him.

Jieyuan in the township examination, this is the ranking that many candidates dream of.

The sudden Zhongju disrupted all his plans.Originally, he thought that after inheriting the title, he would run his errands in peace.According to the trajectory of history, within three years, he will be promoted to a third-class bodyguard.With the opportunity to get close to the emperor, there is also the possibility of a prosperous official career.

But now that he has passed the Juren examination, everything is different, the trajectory has changed again, and He Shen has mixed feelings in his heart.Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Liu Quan enter the room in a hurry, yelling: "Grandpa...Grandpa... It is rumored that Zou Yixiao is the chief examiner for this exam."

He Shen was taken aback for a moment, but couldn't help laughing after a while: he is actually the examiner who will take the exam next year.

It can be counted that Master Zou has a deep relationship with He Shen in history: Zou Yixiao was born as a Jinshi, and when He Shen made his fortune, Zou Yixiao had already been awarded the Imperial Academy Attendant Lecture.He Shen admired Zou Yixiao's talent, when his official position became bigger and bigger, and his party members spread all over, he tried to win Zou Yixiao over and over again, but was strictly rejected.

Heshen was irritated by his attitude of not being generous. According to Zou Yixiao's qualifications, he had many opportunities for promotion, but because of Heshen's obstruction, he stayed in the seat of Jijiu in Guozijian for seven years.Colleagues laughed at him for being ignorant of current affairs, but Zou Yixiao himself felt at ease.

Unexpectedly, this time, He Shen's future and fate are actually in his hands.

Liu Quan saw that He Shen laughed to himself, and said anxiously: "My master, all the disciples who went to Beijing from all over the country have come to deliver invitations. If you don't go, it will be too late."

He Shen waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's better not to hand over this invitation."

If He Shen doesn't come to the door, the candidates from all over the country will not let go of this opportunity to make a face, and the threshold of Zou Yixiao's mansion is almost leveled.At Hai hour of the day, Zou Yixiao looked at the sad-faced old housekeeper, and sighed, "How many invitations have you received today?"

The old housekeeper handed Zou Yixiao a stack of greeting cards: "A total of 86 copies today."

Zou Yixiao didn't reach out to take it, he took a sip of tea lightly, and said coldly, "Take it and burn it."

The butler agreed, and just about to turn around, he suddenly remembered something, and said doubtfully: "This year, Xie Yuan from Shuntian Mansion did not post."

Zou Yixiao was stunned for a moment, then sneered disdainfully: "Just wait and see, within three days, I will definitely come to post."

However, this time, Zou Yixiao guessed wrong. He didn't wait for He Shen's invitation until the day the Ministry of Rites submitted the article.

With the experience of the rural test, He Shen's preparation for the test is much easier this time.The examination will be held on the ninth day of February of the following year, and it will be divided into three sessions: the first session will examine the Four Books, the second session will examine the Five Character Poetry, and the last session will examine the Five Classics and Policy Questions.The questions in the first two rounds were quite satisfactory, and He Shen answered them very smoothly.

In the last round, He Shen was stunned for a moment when he unfolded the planning questions.There was a small line written on the snow-white test paper: "Agriculture, industry, industry, and politics each have their own official theory."

The pen in He Shen's hand stopped. He knew the standard answer to this question.Commercial affairs have been ranked at the bottom since the reform of Shang Yang in the Qin Dynasty. Countless wealthy businessmen, no matter how well-off their families are, want to donate an official to do it, so that their families can be associated with the first-class "scholars" above.

Under the baptism of modern education, Ke Heshen does not agree with this ranking of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce from the bottom of his heart.He knew very well that it was precisely because of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce that the Qing Dynasty gradually declined after Qianlong.Blindly sticking to agriculture as the foundation and business as the end will only lead to self-destruction in the end.

He Shen pondered for a long time, and there was a battle between heaven and man in his mind: for a while, he couldn't bury his future on a piece of policy theory, and for a while, he couldn't go against his reason and conscience and write a full of ignorant words.

In the end, reason and conscience prevailed. He took a deep breath and wrote: "Students think that scholars, farmers, businessmen, and the four governments are equal, regardless of the beginning and the end, all of which are beneficial to the country..."

The moment he walked out of the tribute courtyard, He Shen only felt that a heavy burden had been lifted, and even his steps became lighter.Even if Sun Shan loses his name, he doesn't regret today's decision.

As Heshen expected, his answer sheet caused an uproar among the examiners.Among the thousands of policy theories, no one dared to write the words that all governments are equal.Some officials who abide by the etiquette even almost flipped the table in anger.Zou Yixiao was fascinated by He Shen's strategy. Although he was upright, he was not stubborn.He Shen's words are shocking at first glance, but after careful consideration, you can't find any mistakes.

Zou Yixiao worked as a student in Shanxi.In some prefectures and counties in Shanxi, the land is barren, and the common people can't make a living on just a few acres of Susukida, and they are finally forced to become refugees.If they can find a reason to let them go into business, that would be a way out.

Facing Heshen's policy theory, he was not out of anger, but full of relief.It is not easy for an inexperienced scholar to think so deeply just by relying on a few sage books.He insisted on taking He Shen as a tribute, but he was strongly opposed by his colleagues.

Several Hanlin believe that the people who answered the paper disregarded the words of the sages, and the whole point of view was outrageous.However, Zou Yixiao resisted all opinions and insisted on taking a place for the respondents.

The two parties couldn't stop arguing, and finally negotiated to open the seal and check the name on the spot, and everyone stared at the name taboo on the paper. "Oh, it's He Shen!" An official next to Zou Yixiao suddenly exclaimed, "This man is Xie Yuan from this year's Shuntianfu Township Examination!"

Zou Yixiao felt that this identity was a bit familiar, and after thinking about it, he realized that it was Jie Yuan who hadn't sent any invitations to his house from the beginning to the end.Zou Yixiao couldn't help admiring him.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard an official hesitantly say: "This year's Shuntianfu Township Examination, the examiner will be Liu Shilang from the Ministry of Household Affairs."

As soon as this remark came out, those few Hanlin who were "righteous and strict" just fell silent.The servant of the household department is a position with real power. Although his taste is not the highest, he is not easy to offend.

Zou Yixiao looked at the expressions of the Hanlins, took care, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Master Liu personally chose this Heshen. If you don't buy Zou's account, you have to give Master Liu some favors."

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