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In the blink of an eye, it was February, and in the spring of this year, the capital was once again bustling with the gathering of candidates for the test.

"My lord, I just saw the young master of the Qin family." Lin Sheng rushed in excitedly, describing with joy, "He really looks like a jade man, even more handsome than His Royal Highness King Qin before, but he has a good demeanor. It's very different from the prince."

Shen Che has an outstanding appearance and has always had a good reputation. Although he has been away from the palace for many years, there are still palace people who will recall his demeanor from time to time and secretly praise him.Can be compared with him, even You Sheng, it seems that Qin Taiyue's youngest son is indeed outstanding.

Rong Yuyin has been in the room looking at the records of the palace expenses during the next year, and did not notice that Qin Taiyue's second son, Qin Qifang, came to the palace to visit the queen today, and he only smiled and asked him, "Ah Sheng, describe it, what is the difference?"

Lin Sheng bit his lip and thought for a while, "My lord, he is shining brightly, and he looks clear and clear at first glance, like the warm sun in spring; this young master Qin has a noble bearing, is extremely clear, and is proud of nature. Like a lone moon in the sky."

Rong Yu smiled interestingly, "It's a good description, it can be seen that the recent homework has not been missed, and a lot of progress has been made."

Lin Sheng rubbed his neck, "However, Mr. Qin is modest and polite. I heard that he doesn't like luxury and is plain and simple. He often feels that although he reads a lot, he has little experience. So when he is at home, he reads half the day and sits quietly for the rest of the day. The method cultivates virtue. It is really different from the dandyism of those aristocratic princes in the capital."

As he said that, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Rong Yu, "My lord, please take a look, this is what he wrote after meditating recently."

What was transcribed on the paper was a five-character poem titled Pillow Stone.The poem says, the heart is as pure as the flowing water, and the body is as light as the white clouds.In the deep silence of the mountain, the faint sound of the bell is heard.

After seeing it, Rong Yu said, "Elegant and pure, quite interesting to Mr. Tao." Then he asked him with a smile, "It seems that Qin Xianggong's new works have spread all over the capital. Luoyang paper is expensive now?"

"It's not just Luoyang Zhigui. Didn't you see that all the female officials in the palace are rushing to the front of the Jiaotai Palace to see his demeanor?"

Rong Yu's heart moved slightly, and he purposely joked, "So popular? Then, did that jasper-like girl from the south of the Yangtze River, Fan Yi, also join in the fun?"

"She doesn't bother to do this kind of thing." Lin Sheng looked calm, "But she is only interested in needlework, and she is also worried. I have never seen someone who loves to study like that. My lord, do you think this year's number one scholar , it must be Mr. Qin, right?"

Rong Yu shook his head, "It's hard to say. The chief examiner this time is Feng Min, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites. Mr. Feng is very knowledgeable, and he is known for being withdrawn and tricky when he writes the questions. He has always disliked dealing with the powerful, and he is one of the few real officials in the court. Qingliu, I don't think he will take special care of Qin Xianggong because of his status. Besides, there are several talented people in this selection, among which Yingtianfu Jieyuan is a famous talent in Jiangnan. Speaking of which, this Jieyuan You've heard of it too."

"Oh? I've heard of it?" Lin Sheng scratched his head and recalled, "I haven't seen many scribes in Jiangnan. Could it be the old Mr. Xiao Zhengzhong? No, no, he has retired, and he will definitely not take the exam again. Ah, I Got it, could it be that Xu Ziwei who can't pay for the drink and sells paintings on the street?"

Rong Yu smiled and said yes, "Xu Jieyuan is known as the number one talented person in the south of the Yangtze River. He competed with Qin Xianggong. I don't know whose article will be more favored by Mr. Feng."

"I remembered," Lin Sheng suddenly patted his head, "A few days ago, I heard people talking about Xu Ziwei's frequent visits to restaurants and teahouses as soon as he arrived in the capital. Read it, let alone say that the first name is none other than him."

Curling his lips, he waved his head and concluded, "Xu Ziwei is really crazy."

Just when the high-level officials and the common people in the capital were talking about whether Xu Ziwei won or Qin Qifang won the test, the situation suddenly changed, and an event that shocked the government and the public occurred.

"This is the proposal of the cabinet today." Shen Hui looked displeased, and spread out a memorial, motioning to read it.

After a rough scan, the content is to impeach Feng Min for accepting bribes for Zhonghua Yang, leak the test questions to Xu Ziwei, and secretly appoint him as Huiyuan.Rong Yu paid attention to Huayang's evidence, and pointed out that Xu Ziwei visited Feng Min before the exam and bribed him with a lot of money to get the exam questions.And after Feng Min read Xu Ziwei's answer sheet, he never shied away from saying: If it is very different, he will be considered the leader.

The drafting of the cabinet vote means that Feng Min's bribery and leakage of questions had a huge response among the candidates, which disappointed the students and complained to the court. If this matter is not strictly pursued, it may lose the hearts of scholars all over the world.

Shen Hui took a look at him, and asked straight to the point, "Xu Zi is afraid of him. You and I have seen him before. You also said that he is lofty and free-spirited, but he is open-minded and free-spirited, with a heart of innocence. Do you think he will Do you do such a disgraceful thing?"

Rong Yu thought about it and said, "He is very talented, and he can win without bribery. Besides, he doesn't hesitate to let people know that he has visited Feng Min. If he bribes, how can he be so frank? Feng Shilang is even more frank. Always upright and self-confident, that sentence is very different, people will think that he is the leader, and he should only express his feelings by purely admiring Xu Ziwei, but others hear him and use it to make a big fuss."

Shen Hui narrowed his eyes and shook his head slowly, "It's no wonder others were suspicious. The question Feng Min asked was so dangerous and out of the ordinary, that no one in the audience knew what it meant. Xu Ziwei was the only one who answered it. If it's a coincidence, It’s just too coincidental.”

Rong Yu was surprised, "Except for Xu Ziwei, no one can answer the question? So, Qin Qifang, Mr. Qin, didn't answer it either?"

Shen Hui shook his head, "The sentence you asked is on point. Qin Taiyue hoped that I would thoroughly investigate this matter, so I chose Cao Jie, a senior scholar, and a few others to review the examination papers. These people are all students of Qin Taiyue."

The words came to an abrupt end here, Rong Yu knew that Qin Taiyue had always disliked Feng Min, and Qin Qifang couldn't answer the exam questions he posed.I'm afraid he already had the intention of taking this opportunity to bring down Feng Min, and by the way, wipe out Xu Ziwei's opponent for Qin Qifang.

"How does the emperor plan to deal with this fraud case in the examination hall?"

After pondering for a moment, Shen Hui replied calmly, "Check! I must appease the scholar. Xu Ziwei is not the only one who is talented in the world."

A few days later, based on the results of the thorough investigation reported by the Judiciary, Shen Hui fined Feng Min for half a year on the grounds that Feng Min and Xu Ziwei conspired to cheat, but there was no real evidence, but they colluded secretly on the eve of the examination and there was indeed money exchange. He was acquitted and awarded Huating County Lord Bo.

Of course, this result is embarrassing. With Xu Ziwei's talent, it is a pity that he is only the leader of the ninth rank, let alone Feng Min who is innocently involved.So I was even more curious about how uncommon the policy topic that caused the uproar was.He has been considered a studious person in his past and present lives, so he took advantage of his position to look up one, and read Xu Ziwei's test paper by the way, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly, it seems that the world is really a coincidence.

A few days later, under Shen Hui's order, he went to Baiyun in the west of the city to congratulate Changchun Taoist on his enlightenment day. On his way back, he happened to pass by the Tribute Court of the Ministry of Rites. The famous scholar was Xu Ziwei whom he met in Gusu back then.

Rong He motioned for the followers to stop, and he drove forward alone, standing quietly behind them.I only heard a scholar shouting and asking, "You said that the court wronged you, but everyone knows that you went in and out of Feng Min's mansion and begged for papers from him, but only God knows what you said and did. He knows you know."

Another Juzi with a northern accent said, "At this point, we are not interested in whether you cheated or not. We just want to ask, what is the answer that Feng Min told you?"

The implication is that Xu Ziwei has long been determined to have colluded with Feng Min to cheat.Xu Ziwei was surrounded by this group of people, but his expression was calm, but he never said a word.

After a while, I saw a white-clothed scholar walking up to Xu Ziwei, raised his hands and saluted, with a pleasant attitude, "Brother Xu, please don't be surprised. I didn't come here today to make things difficult, but I really want to ask for advice on the theory, how to explain it ? If brother Xu can enlighten me, I will be very grateful."

Seeing that the other party was polite, Xu Ziwei looked at him for a long time, and finally asked, "Excuse me?"

The white-clothed scholar replied, "Qin Qifang in Xiashuntian Mansion."

Xu Ziwei raised his head suddenly, looked at him carefully again, and suddenly chuckled twice, "Disrespect, disrespect, Mr. Qin's name, Xu is like a thunderbolt. It's just Mr. Qin's name, why can't he solve that problem today? So, why don't you ask the questioner, Mr. Feng, why do you have to interrogate Xu here?"

"We wanted to ask him, but since he was released from prison, he hid in his house and closed the door tightly under the pretext of being sick. No one would knock on the door to open it. I'm afraid he will be ashamed to see people again. .”

These words were full of irony and sarcasm, which attracted all the disciples to laugh secretly.

Xu Ziwei's face darkened, thinking that he felt something when Feng Min thanked the guests behind closed doors, his expression became more indifferent, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

Qin Qifang saluted again, and his tone was very sincere, "This round of Policy Theory is to describe in detail the four great Confucian scholars of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and how they interpreted the classics differently. From the title, we can know that the first three are Zhang Zai, Yang Shi, and Lu Jiuyuan. But the words quoted by the last one are very puzzling to the following—"The so-called people who are engaged in "Primary School" and "Great Learning" and who are private scholars of Zhuzi are suspected to be old? "This sentence, which sages are you talking about? I hope Brother Xu can clear up my doubts for us."

After a pause, he replied, "After all, Brother Xu was the only candidate who answered this question."

It was probably the last sentence he added, which made Xu Ziwei feel that he, like everyone present, believed that he was indeed suspected of cheating.He immediately pulled out a contemptuous smile, and simply ignored Qin Qifang's question.

"It's nice to ask, but he is so arrogant. He has come to this stage, but I don't know what else he can be proud of?"

"I think he must have forgotten it. He jotted down the answer that day and wrote it down on the spot. How could he remember it afterwards?"

"That's right, even a hundred candidates couldn't answer such a tricky question. I don't believe that he is so talented, how much better than us? Could it be that he has read thousands of books?"

"Actually, we are not at a loss. Let me tell you, this question is taken to the Imperial Academy and Imperial Academy. I am afraid that no one can answer it. Feng Minyu is not surprising, but he forgot that the purpose of the examination is to select talents for the imperial court. , not to satisfy his personal preferences, he has suffered a big loss this time, and it is his own fault!"

The crowd burst into chatter, and there was no shortage of fierce attacks on Feng Min in their words, which gradually became a little unbearable.Xu Ziwei's face turned blue, and he wanted to speak a few times, but was drowned out by the crowd's voices. He had no choice but to turn his head away with an angry face, and no longer looked at the group of people.

But Qin Qifang turned his head and looked around, signaling for everyone to be quiet, and then he said slowly, "Since Brother Xu is unwilling to tell, we don't want to force others. It's a pity that this policy theory will eventually become an isolated problem, and no one can solve it anymore." Said Come on, I arched my hands, and I was about to turn around and leave.

There is obvious disappointment and regret in his tone, which makes people feel that he is sincerely seeking solutions, and what he is interested in should only be unsolved knowledge and unread classics.

Thinking about it, Rong Yu sat on the horse and said loudly, "Young Master Qin, please stop. Forgive me for taking the liberty. I want to answer your question just now for Mr. Xu."

At this time, everyone turned around and looked at him in surprise. After a while, someone had already identified his identity based on the official uniform he was wearing, and then began to whisper to each other. When some people heard the words, they looked up at him, There was some fear in his eyes.

Qin Qifang naturally knew his identity, stepped forward to salute and said, "I would like to hear your lord's opinion."

Rong Yu bowed his hand to return the salute, looked around at the crowd, and said slowly, "The original strategy theory requires a detailed description of the academic attainments of the four masters, and the difficulty lies in the sentence "the one who is a private scholar may be suspected of being an old man". You don't understand this. Which sage should be compared with the sentence. Let me tell you, please refer to it, it is Xu Heng, who is called Mr. Lu Zhai by the world."

As soon as the voice fell, someone immediately retorted, "How is it possible? In the history of the Yuan Dynasty, Xu Heng obtained Zhu Zi's book and respected it. Xu has always only respected Zhu Zi's theory and devoted his life to promoting it. It is because of him that Zhu Li " Clothes and quilts are all over the world, and people hide them at home. "How can such a master of Confucianism be criticized and belittled for pretending to uphold Zhu Zi's theory, but actually secretly practicing Huang Lao's art?"

Rong Yu replied, "In the reign of Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty, Xu Heng and Liu Yin were called the two great masters of Neo-Confucianism in the north. Liu Yin was very dissatisfied with Xu's request to dismiss Zhongshu from power and take the post of offering sacrifices to the Imperial Academy, so he pretended to retreat Remember sarcasm. The article once said: In the world, there are people who take Lao Tzu’s tricks in the past, and use their own interests to measure the world’s prosperity, but they will eventually harm the country and harm the people. But he uses the righteousness of Confucius and Mencius, and Cheng Zhu’s principles. In fact, it is based on Use tricks to deceive the world, use tricks to avoid yourself. This account of retreating from fasting is included in Liu Yin’s meditation collection, I believe you will know the answer after reading it, and then read this policy theory, and the answer will be clear at a glance.”

After speaking, look at the expressions of the audience, some people looked at each other in blank dismay, some were stunned, some were puzzled, and more people fell into silent contemplation.

After a while, I saw Qin Qifang coming out of the crowd, bowed to him and said, "There are more than a hundred students who can't solve the problem. Fortunately, the adults explained in detail to clear up the confusion. Qi Fang admires the adults."

Gaocai naturally cannot be mentioned, he just knows the answer through the convenience of his status.For a moment, I want to clear up the confusion, and one is because of Qin Qifang's eagerness to learn; the other is also the idea of ​​rectifying Xu Ziwei's name.Who said that no one in the world can answer this question, and everyone who can answer it is because of cheating?Such a statement itself is biased, but it is a pity that Xu Ziwei was too withdrawn and refused to answer, let alone make an extra word of defense for himself.

"Mr. Qin is too polite, I don't dare to be so." Rong Yu smiled modestly, "I also have a few words to tell you, you are all scholars, if you can't carefully study and distinguish the meaning of the scriptures written by the sages, it will be difficult to understand If you don't understand the real insights, you will have nothing to follow, and you will have no teacher to respect."

"For example, the four masters mentioned in this Tao policy topic all studied at Cheng and Zhu, but each of them has different interpretations of theories. In this case, we should carefully examine and discern when reading, so that we can understand and form My own point of view. You criticize Mr. Feng for his strange and out-of-the-ordinary questions. Maybe you didn’t understand his painstaking efforts. I believe that Mr. Feng’s original intention is to understand whether you are rigorous and seek a deep understanding. Then discernment makes learning more refined and reaches a higher level.”

Qin Qifang listened with a frown, and raised his head after a while, his eyes were bright, "My lord's kind words, Qifang will teach you."

Rong and smiled at him.All the sons lost their temper this time, but at this moment their arrogance has completely dissipated, and they were about to disperse when they suddenly saw a short-shirted servant rushing towards Qin Qi and bowed, "Third Master, the young one just After returning from Feng's residence, I heard from the gatekeeper that Mr. Feng... got up early this morning and passed away.