The palace examination for the 16th year of Hongzhi is highly anticipated.

The main reason is that I lost too hard.

Outside Xishan Academy, almost no one had light on his face.

Among them, the top ten is a tribute student from Jiangxi. Logically speaking, the top ten is still the top, but... it still looks like eating a fly. In this world, some people only remember the first one, but may not remember the second one, and may also remember the second one, even the third one, the fourth one, the fifth one... But what the hell is this tenth one?

Emperor Hongzhi got up early in the morning, first washed up, and then ate breakfast. The breakfast in the morning was a bowl of rice porridge with some side dishes.

only……

The taste of this rice porridge...

Those imperial chefs are really wasting their talents.

Although there are many ingredients in the rice porridge, I always feel that it is a little bit worse when I taste it.

As for the side dishes...

awkward!

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes: "Why didn't he put some thirteen incense?"

Xiao Jing understood: "I remembered that the day before yesterday, His Highness the Crown Prince sent some food to Kunning Palace and said it was a carrot... The Empress liked to eat it, it was spicy and delicious, and it was said that it was pickled by Mr. Wen himself."

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head. Although he was sent to Kunning Palace, he was filial to him, but when he pointed out that he was sent to Kunning Palace, what the hell was this?

Emperor Hongzhi said, "Get some. When I heard Mr. Wen's words, I felt that the food here was not to the taste, but I salivated at Mr. Wen's food. Come and get the radish."

Emperor Hongzhi didn't like to eat radish, and always felt that the taste was strange.

But Mr. Wen had to taste the radish.

Xiao Jing hurriedly brought a bowl of shredded radish. The radish was striped and tripped up a lot of sauce, especially the sauce, which looked quite terrible and red.

Emperor Hongzhi took a hesitant look, then grabbed a radish and entered the mouth.

Since I ate hot pot last time, I tasted the spicy flavor. Although it was so spicy that I couldn't stand it, I thought it was a bit meaningful. Since then, the meals in the harem will also add some spicy thirteen fragrances because of Queen Zhang and Queen Mother, Emperor Hongzhi has gradually gotten used to it.

Emperor Hongzhi chewed the shredded radish into the mouth. It was very simple. It did not have the usual smell of carrots. The sour and sour feeling suddenly stimulated the tip of his tongue, which was a little "pain". He hurriedly lowered his head and drank a bowl of porridge, and huh...

He let out a long sigh.

It's a little interesting.

Continuing to drink porridge with spicy strips, after a while, Emperor Hongzhi was sweating profusely. However, he felt refreshed. For the first time, breakfast was so refreshing.

Comfortable……

Wipe the sweat from his forehead, pointing at the radish and saying, "I can't get this thing even if I have a daughter."

Xiao Jing said with a smile: "I heard that this shredded radish is just a radish rouge, but this chili is not made of spicy thirteen fragrances, but chopped the chili and also marinated. Your Majesty, this small plate is said to be worth a few dollars, only a dozen cents. It is said that it is profitable at this price."

Emperor Hongzhi burst into laughter: "This is called turning decay into magic. Mr. Wen is like this. Many things in the West Mountain, just like that balloon, are the same. Just a few whale skins can make people float up. When used in the sky, they become powerful tools."

Emperor Hongzhi stood up and said, "Let's go, today is the palace examination. I want to see how capable the students in today's academic subjects are."

A moment later, Emperor Hongzhi arrived at Jinshen Hall and ascended to the throne. All the officials and tribute students had been waiting for a long time and saluted Emperor Hongzhi one after another.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the students with a smile, especially those who were at the beginning, with Liu Jie and others as the leader, each with full spirit. Emperor Hongzhi said: "I have been in charge of the destiny of heaven for 16 years, and I have also asked about tribute students five times. Now I am getting older and I am not at peace. I can see that all students are full of spirit. I am about to enter the court to become an official soon. It is said that there are three great things in life, and that is, when there are gold lists, you are all outstanding. Today, you are among the outstanding people. National affairs involve the welfare of millions of soldiers and people. Therefore, those who are ministers need to be cautious in arrogance and caution; and those who are officials need to be more concerned about the people. In the future, it is not enough to be a minister and an official, and it is not enough to enter the official position by relying solely on the eight-part article. Be careful to have a plan to stabilize the country and ensure the reputation of the saints will not lose the name of the saints."

The tribute students were ready to go, and then they began to call out the names and scatter the scrolls, and then praised and bowed.

Emperor Hongzhi calmed down: "I should make a question..."

Seeing countless pairs of eyes looking at him, Emperor Hongzhi pondered: "How can I convince everyone?"

“…”

Once this question is released.

Liu Jie has already lowered his head.

How to convince everyone? This is a "people-friendly question".

I thought Your Majesty could take Ma Zheng, but I didn't expect that this question was actually the one I took.

To put it bluntly, the purpose of this question is how to convince the people.

This topic seems to be in a small way, but in fact, it is so big that it is terrifying that it can convince the people. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, everyone has advocated it so much, but how many people have done it?

Liu Jie thought about it and then picked up the pen. He was deeply touched by this. He first directly picked up the pen and solved the topic: "If you treat the people as people, then the people will obey it."

He immediately wrote: "The way of a sage lies in benevolence. The way of benevolence lies in the people's foundation. The people are the ones in the world. If the people are the ones, then the world will be determined. If the ministers look at it, the people are human beings, flesh and blood, birth, old age, sickness, death, joy, anger, sorrow and happiness. If they stand in the world, they are not wrong with food, clothing, housing and transportation. Therefore, if you want to support the people, you should see the changes in the sky and look at the cold and warmth of the people, and see what the people eat..."

He started writing quickly, and this strategy was only about 2,000 words, but there was no limit on the subject matter. You could write whatever you like.

Emperor Hongzhi sat high after the imperial case. In fact, this problem has been hidden in his heart for too long. How can he convince everyone? Yes, how can he convince the public? Only when the emperor wants to convince the public can he be respected by the nineteenth century. Only when the ministers want to convince the public can they be regarded as parents by the public.

This question, which seems simple and cannot be simple, is the essence of the entire Confucianism centers on the core idea of ​​benevolence and politics.

Everyone was silent, while Emperor Hongzhi waited patiently.

This time he came out of the gates of hell, he felt too much emotion.

It was evening when the palace examination was over, the eunuchs collected the papers, and the students stood up again and saluted Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't say much. He treated any candidate equally, but... he just needed to find an answer.

Emperor Hongzhi then stood up.

At this moment, someone said, "Your Majesty..."

Emperor Hongzhi looked back.

The ministers in these two classes have been silent all the time, and the ministers here accompanying the exam include both Hanlin and officials of the Ministry of Rites. Of course, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet is also here, but Liu Jian did not come to take the time to get idle, and Li Dongyang and Xie Qiang are there because they want to avoid laziness.

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian never expected that a discord would occur at this critical moment.

The two of them turned slightly red. They were the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the Grand Master of the All Officials. They were the leaders of the All Officials and managed officials for the Emperor.

If something suddenly breaks the order of the court, it generally means that the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet cannot suppress the matter and cannot convince the public. Otherwise, if there is Grand Secretary of the Cabinet here, who dares to make noise and cause rash things at will?

This kind of situation where lower-level officials often jump out to cause trouble was only when they were laughed and scolded as paper-paste masters and clay ministers during the Chenghua Dynasty, people had no respect for the cabinet masters and the six major ministers, and people would stand up and directly criticize them. Moreover, such officials could be said to be one after another.

However, after Liu Jian and the other two entered the cabinet, there were fewer such things. The main reason was that the three cabinet ministers were majestic and respected. No one dared to bypass the cabinet and openly destroyed order in the court, especially in this palace examination.

So, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian hurriedly wanted to apologize.

Emperor Hongzhi suppressed his hand. He glanced at the person who was talking from a distance, which was Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe stood up righteously. He is a Hanlin lecturer and also serves as a secretary of the Zhanshu's office.

This is the clear stream in the clear stream.

However... because of his infamous reputation, his career in this life is probably over here.

Because of this, he had nothing to fear: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "I love you but you can say nothing."

Whether Emperor Hongzhi liked Yang Tinghe or not, he was willing to take advice.

Yang Tinghe said: "I heard that Xishan Academy, His Highness, the Crown Prince, had personally taught the students' strategies and arguments a few days ago. I believe that this approach is very unfair. The Crown Prince is the crown prince. He knows His Majesty's thoughts. When he comes to teach the students of Xishan Academy, he can make the students of Xishan Academy answer the answers and win the hearts of His Majesty."

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and said, "Isn't this possible?"

Yang Tinghe said: "If this is the case, then the students of Xishan Academy will definitely be among the top in policy discussions. I am only afraid that such a thing will be unfair to other candidates."

"So, how can we convince the public?" Emperor Hongzhi was not angry. He believed that although Yang Tinghe was arguing, people like him also represented the views of some subjects. Since this is the case, why should we get angry?

However, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were very angry, and Yang Tinghe broke the rules. However, although they were angry, their faces were calm and calm.

Yang Tinghe said seriously: "I think that since this is the case, then it might as well be that this palace examination can be read out in public, and then ask Your Majesty to judge it personally. I am here to listen carefully, but I don't know what Your Majesty thinks?"

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at the sky: "It's probably getting late."

Yang Tinghe said: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the great ceremony of talent selection. For the sake of choosing good talents, what's wrong? The original intention of the court was to attract talents."

"Your Majesty." Xie Qian had a bad temper and stood up: "I think what Mr. Li said..."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled, and he pressed his hands down: "The Xie Qing family doesn't have to be angry. His words are not unreasonable. Since that's the case, what's wrong with what he said?"
Chapter completed!