[Red Mansion] Young Master Lin Yan

Squadron Building.

Lin Yan half opened the window of the wing room on the second floor, and he could see the scene of the palace gate through the gap.There, many students sat cross-legged, demanding an explanation from the emperor.

A few days ago, there were only northern students, but these two days, some southern students also joined in.

Liu Shangyuan handed a glass of wine to Lin Yan, looked out the window and frowned, "Speaking of which, this gold list is really different from previous years. The gap in the number of admitted students from the north to the south is shocking. But the chief examiner, Mr. Du, is from the south. There have always been factional disputes among officials. In recent years, the southern faction has always had the upper hand. I can’t complain about rumors of fraud.”

After finishing speaking, seeing that Lin Yan hadn't spoken to him, Liu Shangyuan turned his head and said, "Don't worry too much. Although Mr. Shen is in prison, the jailers are not ignorant and won't embarrass you. Haven't you been in charge?"

Lin Yan sighed, "That's not what I'm worried about."

Liu Shangyuan naturally knew it, and said: "Now the students' enthusiasm is high, and the matter is too much trouble. It is expedient for the emperor to imprison all the examiners. It is not necessary to question the crime. Mr. Shen himself is upright, and he is for the northern faction. Not how."

There was a wry smile at the corner of Lin Yan's mouth.

Liu Shangyuan's heart tightened, "Did something happen again?"

"A few days ago, the emperor ordered to reread the examination papers, did you know?"

"I know. In the current situation, rereading is necessary."

"Then you know, what happened?"

Liu Shangyuan's eyes flickered slightly, "I... I heard that after re-reading the exam papers, the results were not very different. In addition to the current people on the list, there are at most ten people from the northern department who can make the list. Is it true? "

"Really! You and I both know that not to mention the general examination and the palace examination, even the courtyard examination and the rural examination are also particular. The examiner always has a preference in marking the papers. It is impossible to be completely correct. Therefore, the number of these ten or so people is really nothing. Even if Mr. Du really has some selfish intentions, he never violated the rules."

The imperial examination is a major event in the country, and it is really impossible to try to make a move in it, and to make such a move, so that the gold list will appear one-sided.

But that's what makes it even more worrying.If it was really a factional dispute between the North and the South, and the chief examiner had made a move, then things would have been much easier to handle.But unfortunately...

Liu Shangyuan also had no intention of drinking, stopped his chopsticks and discarded the cup, and said: "In the past ten years, the cultural gap between the north and the south has indeed existed. Except for the capital city in the north, which is under the foot of the emperor, many agricultural constructions are relatively efficient, and the response to problems is also very timely. There have been no troubles. The rest of the area It's not always peaceful, either there is a drought here, or there is an avalanche there, and there are landslides and so on.

The people's livelihood is poor and the culture is not prosperous.Many academies have since declined.Only the capital is prosperous.However, the Guozijian in the capital was run by the royal family, and it was a majestic and dominant family. The former Master Jijiu was so proud of himself that he could not allow other academies in Beijing to steal the limelight of the Guozijian and use all kinds of means to suppress it.

In this way, in the past few years, the Guozijian has been gradually brought into chaos by the noble children, and the atmosphere of learning has fallen again and again, and there have been many arrogant and domineering people, causing many jokes, and the reputation outside has also dropped. back.Other academies also failed to recover in time.

Look at the south again.The land of Qinhuai is already rich and prosperous. In the past few years, most of the Westerners landed from Guangzhou, Fujian and Jinling, which set off a wave of Western style.Even though the sea ban was later established, the development of Jiangnan is still rapid.Most of the country's tax revenue depends on the south.

Not to mention that the four academies of Suiyang, Yuelu, Ziyang, and Heshan have a long history, and all the students yearn for them, and the newly established Ganquan, Wutong, and Wenjin in the past ten years are also leaders here.Before you were ten years old, you studied in Heshan, and then followed Mr. Lin to Yangzhou, where you enrolled in Ganquan.You understand this better than I do. "

Lin Yan nodded, "We have seen this situation. Your Majesty has also seen it. Otherwise, the fifth prince would not be ordered to rectify the Guozijian. After the fifth prince committed a crime, he handed over the matter to the second prince. Du reveals his words to praise Shoushan and Jintai two academies. It is for this way."

"It's a pity that the decline of northern culture is not a short-term achievement, and it will not take a year or two to rebuild it now. Besides, although the Guozijian and other academies have achieved some results, the new batch of students can at least We have to wait until the next session. This is in the capital, so it's better, how do you know the northern places?"

In the final analysis, it is still Liu Shangyuan's sentence, the people's livelihood is not good, and the culture is not prosperous.The economic base determines not only the superstructure, but also the cultural level.The economic level of the capital alone cannot drive the economic development of the whole north.

But is the northern culture really that bad?Not really.After all, there are gentry families in the north, and each family has some backgrounds.It's just that compared with the rapid improvement in cultural level brought about by the rapid economic growth in the south, it is in response to the sentence that learning is like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat.

If the south advances, the north can only retreat.It's just that no one expected it, even Situ Kun himself did not expect it.The cultural differences between the north and the south are reflected in this imperial examination, and the results will be so astonishing.

Liu Shangyuan seemed to think of something, and suddenly stood up, "You just said that the results of the re-reading of the examination papers have been released? But the emperor..."

"The number of more than ten people is all added in. The gap between the north and the south is still huge. With the current situation of demonstrations, it may not be enough to appease the students in the north. Therefore, the emperor kept it secret."

Liu Shangyuan's complexion suddenly turned pale.

Lin Yan sighed, "Have you thought about it too? What the emperor suppressed has leaked out. If you have heard about it, others can also hear about it."

Therefore, there are still doubts about whether the imperial examination has any disadvantages, but one thing is certain.That is someone using this matter to stir up people's hearts and fuel the flames.

At this time, there was a commotion in front of the palace gate.Because the Zhuangyuan building is close, the noise is loud, and it can be heard clearly.

"What are you saying about cheating in the imperial examination? The examiners are colluding! I think it is clear that you are incompetent scholars in the north! Over the years, our Southern Academy has produced many outstanding talents all over the world. What about you in the north?"

"If I don't work hard, a group of mediocre people will say it's unfair after passing the scientific examination. Now His Majesty has re-read the examination paper, and the results are not much different, which also proves the talent of my southern students. Let's see how much face you have!"

"Nonsense! I have the Songyang Academy in the north, and the Imperial College, even if they are not stronger than you, they are so weak! There must be a villain at work, and all the scrolls presented to the emperor for re-reading are ugly!"

"Yes! It must be so!"

"It's fine if you don't talk about Guozijian, but when it comes to Guozijian, I have to ask. Throughout the ages, there have been many young talents, but the top three are all students who have not reached the top, and they all came from the same academy. I'm afraid there aren't any? Who doesn't know that Guozijian is the lintel of Chinese studies!"

"What do you mean by that? Are you saying that the first and the top three are my hands and feet made by the North?"

"This is what you said, not what we said! If the number one scholar, Lin Yan, has a great name and a proud background, who wouldn't know? The second place, Liu Shangyuan, is also the queen of Li Guogong. Even Ye He, although he came from a poor family, is the master of Jijiu I love and cherish my proud disciples. If there is no harm in this, we have a lot of talents in the south, and the number of people on the list is several times higher than that in the north, how can no one enter the first class!"

"Yes! Well said! So, I think there is fraud in the fraud, but it's not because I cheated in the South, but because the North itself is incompetent. We can only use this method to win the top three to improve morale and save face!"

"You...you in the south are really deceiving people!"

"I don't know who is bullying people too much! We also want to ask Your Majesty to give us southern students justice!"

"Yes! Please write a joint letter, Your Majesty, let's go!"

……

Lin Yan and Liu Shangyuan looked at each other in blank dismay.Both of them understood from the bottom of their hearts that the top three in the first class were all young talents, and they also came out of the same academy, which was unprecedented.Now that some people question it, they will not let it go.From now on, I'm afraid they and Ye He will be caught in rumors and rumors, and it will be difficult to escape.

And this made Situ Kun even more headache.Deviated to the north, lost to the south.Deviated to the south, lost to the north.This game is difficult.

Ding Deng Deng.

Qiu Ming hurried up, "Grandpa, the demonstration is over. But things seem to be getting worse. The students from the north just went to the school before. Now the students from the south are going to go to the school too, saying...saying sir..."

"I see, it's so loud, I heard it."

Qiu Ming had a bitter face, "Master, but you don't know, they are still scolding! Just scold you, Uncle Liu, and Ye Tanhua. Especially you, scolding the most fiercely! Even the elders of the Shen family scolded in." .”

As expected, who made the relationship between him and the Shen family unclear at all, Shen Yunzhou is still the first assistant examiner!

Lin Yan glared at him, "Did I ask you to watch the demonstration? I told you to go to the people in Prince Ning's Mansion. Is there any news?"

"Yes! Eunuch Fu said, His Royal Highness Prince Ning will tell you. I have asked the emperor to let go and allow you to go to prison to visit the prison."

Lin Yan was overjoyed, Liu Shangyuan knew that he had something to do, and hurriedly said: "You go first, don't worry about me."

Lin Yan nodded and said goodbye, pulled Qiu Ming away and went out, "Go to Shen's residence and tell the eldest girl to get her ready, and I will pick her up tomorrow morning."

The two parted ways, Qiu Ming went to the Shen Mansion, but Lin Yan returned to the Lin Mansion, went into the study, and wrote four words: North and South Division.

This is a way to effectively resolve the imperial examination incident and appease the students from both the North and the South.It is also the final solution to the Ming Dynasty's North and South List case.

Lin Yan already knew this.But he couldn't take it out.In other words, it cannot be taken out by him.If he wanted to offer advice, it must be Shen Yunzhou, so that he would not only not be implicated, but also able to make a contribution and go further.

So he wants to visit the prison, tell him the strategy, negotiate the details with him, and cooperate with each other before starting the next step.

The author has something to say: he used the North and South List case from the Hongwu period.It is also mentioned in the text.This is the north-south list case during Zhu Yuanzhang's period.I didn't make it.Just as the previous household debts were also used for historical events in the Qing Dynasty.

This is superficial, and it will be used for historical background, but it is absolutely superficial!Overhead!Overhead!

Cough cough, the word count of this chapter is a bit short.But I really tried my best.Because the wedding day is getting closer.I am busier.

Continue to stick to the daily update.Let’s be more tolerant of the number of words, don’t worry too much about it.

[I found out that I have written more than 90 chapters, and Xue Baochai has not come out for another important task in the Red Mansion, which is shoulder to shoulder with Daiyu. o(╯□╰)o...But depending on the situation, she won't be able to come out yet.Hahaha. 】