Prime Minister

Chapter 247 Exam Policy
Wang Anguo saw his elder brother lost in thought.

He didn't dare to guess what his brother meant, but he couldn't figure out what the deep meaning was in Zhang Yue's article.

Gather the wealth of the world and use it?
How to use?
But I saw Wang Anshi pacing and muttering to himself.

Wang Anguo suddenly asked Wang Anshi: "Third Brother, is there anything wrong with this letter?"

Wang Anshi said to Wang Anguo: "I remember that when you talked with Zhang Duzhi, he once told you that the way to reform is to enrich the country, and to make the country rich. Does it lie in losing to the people rather than in losing benevolence and righteousness?"

Wang Anguo was stunned and said: "Yes, third brother, you still remember this sentence."

Wang Anshi did not speak.

Wang Anguo said: "I remember Duzhi also said that the law of change cannot be based on the two words of benevolence and righteousness. It is necessary to make up for the loss of benevolence and righteousness with benefits? Could it be... Could it be that the interests lie in the six policies of preserving interest and the teaching of nine benefits in Zhou Li ?”

Wang Anguo suddenly understood, and Wang Anli also understood after a little thought.

Gather the wealth of the world in the court, and then what?The demise of the Qin Dynasty was due to excessive expropriation, but what if it was taken from the people and used for the people?
How to use it for the people lies in the law of benefiting the people.

How to benefit the people?Jiuhui is insured.

That's what Zhang Yue said by going around.

The reform will definitely be opposed by those with vested interests, but if the money collected can be distributed to the widows, old and weak people in a way that benefits the people.

Let the common people get real benefits, so that the notoriety brought about by the reform and money-making can be reduced.

Take the wealth of the people and use it to help the people.

Of course, what Zhang Yue said is the second one, and judging by the length of the following chapters, there are several more, so I don’t know what he wrote.

But it is certain that each article will help the reform.

At this moment, Wang Anguo finally understood Zhang Yue's heartfelt words: "Third brother, the purpose of saving him is not to seek luck and make a recommendation to you, but to really put his heart into state affairs. This article is not all in line with the three Is it your idea to gather the wealth of the world for the country's use?"

Wang Anshi didn't speak when he heard the words.

Wang Anli said at the side: "Yes, third brother, I was a little bit worried about it before, but I have a good relationship with him, he is not the kind of person who only wants to seek fame and fortune, otherwise he and his second brother Zhang Zihou would have made peace a long time ago. All right."

Wang Anshi was still speechless.

Wang Anli couldn't help but paused and said, "It's really embarrassing to see him in the future. It's a wrong payment after analyzing the words of sincerity."

Wang Anguo said: "I don't think so. Even if Duzhi doesn't blame him, how can I say anything? Is there any face to see him? From now on, you and I will not go to Shaozhuyuan to look for him."

Although Wang Anguo said so, he kept peeking at Wang Anshi's expression.

In the end, Wang Anshi put the letter on his body, turned around and returned to the study.

The two brothers were also helpless, after spending so much time talking, Wang Anshi still couldn't be moved.But something has changed. In the past, Zhang Yue's articles were sent to Wang Anshi without even reading them, but at least he accepted this letter.

Wang Anshi returned to his study and took out the memorial he wrote yesterday and rewrote it. This is his eighth memorial to reject the emperor's edict.

Now Wang Anshi changed his pen and finally agreed to the emperor's appointment to let him repair the daily life note at the end of the letter, and expressed his determination to repay the emperor's kindness.

After writing the letter, Wang Anshi picked up Zhang Yue's broken letter and glanced at it, then put it at the bottom of the pile of letters on the table, and put them together in the letter box.

Wang Anshi took out the key from his waist and locked it.

This letter just lay quietly in the box.

After Wang Anshi put the box into the cabinet, he walked to the window and looked at the scenery in the courtyard and said, "I don't believe in my studies!"

mid-December.

The candidates for the deputy examiners were finally decided to be Fan Zhen and Wang Chou.

Wang Gui and other two examiners stayed in the Gong Yuan together.

The capital hall where the examiner is located is set up with curtains, and then the curtains are placed on both sides, so that the inside and outside cannot be seen.As for the officials and officials who check the examination papers, they can't come to the hall unless they are ordered to do so.

This is the examination system of inner curtain and outer curtain.

The outer curtain officials are not allowed to enter without permission, but although the inner curtain officials have no famous words to prohibit it, it is best not to come out.

As for Song Chu Provincial Examination, the preliminary examination and re-examination procedures are adopted, that is, the chief examiner first reads the papers, waits for the Chinese-style papers to be graded, and then orders the re-examiners to evaluate the Chinese-style papers. It seems that the chief examiner has Play favoritism and cheat, and take up unqualified papers.

However, Song Renzong abolished the system of preliminary examination and reexamination in the second year of Tiansheng, but repeatedly emphasized the rules of inner curtain and outer curtain officials.

In addition to the three Zhigong Ju, there are also ten prosecutors.

The inspection officer reads all the papers first, writes his own comments and assigns them to the ranks, and then Zhi Gongju evaluates them to stay high and low, as a pre-examination school.

Zhi Gongju was isolated from the inspector internally and externally, and the two sides did not discuss it.

In addition, there are standard regulations for writing, such as not waiting for test, point and wipe, so that there is a law to follow for whether each paper is admitted or not.

All in all, the provincial test is ten times more rigorous than the solution test.

Moreover, after the provincial examination and before the rankings are released, according to the usual practice, the chief examiner will also copy a copy of the top ten papers into the book and present them to the Emperor Yulan, which means that these ten papers are carefully selected.

Of course, these systems were gradually broken by people who found loopholes in the future, but this is also the reason why Fajiu suffered from disadvantages.

Fang implemented the system of vague names, and after the emperor expressed his determination to select scholars in isolation, he indeed screened a large number of people with real talents and practical learning.

Of course Wang Gui understands this, he is a very delicate person and knows how to figure out what is going on.He and Wang Anshi were Jinshi in the same year, he was No.2, and Wang Anshi was No.4. His talent is not inferior to Wang Anshi's.

Fan Zhen said to Wang Gui, Wang Chou said: "Nowadays, the court wants to change the imperial examination, change the rhythm into discussion, and change the meaning of ink into righteousness. This is very different from when we first started school."

The tone and rhythm are arguments, which is to lower the status of poetry and prose and elevate policy theory.

Changing Moyi to Dayi means changing from Confucian classics and exegesis to chapters and sentences.

Both of these points have aroused the dissatisfaction of Fan Zhen, who opposes change and encourages the old.

Wang Gui said: "No matter what, Mr. Fan, this Jinshi Division, the poetry and prose is the first session. As for the discussion, it is the second session, the policy is the third session, and the scriptures are the last session. Generally speaking, the old method before Qingli is used."

Fan Zhendao: "That's true, but now the competition between poetry and scriptures is getting more and more fierce. I read the papers submitted by Bianjing and Guozijian before, and the poems and essays of these candidates are not as good as before."

"I think it's not good for poor families to choose scholars, but it's good for officials."

Wang Gui thought for a while and said, "I think it's not as good as this. Pure poetry and prose are the best, and insightful articles are the best."

Fan Zhen and Wang Chou nodded in agreement.

Wang Gui said: "However, the examinees still need to explain something. We drafted a manuscript and posted it outside the gate of the Gongyuan, saying that recently the disadvantages of emphasizing policy and neglecting poetry and prose, and then posting it outside."

Both Fan and Wang praised: "This theory is very good. It can be called upright and upright."

After the announcement was posted, it naturally reached Zhang Yue's ears.

Zhang Yue secretly thought it was not good, so it seems that the proportion of poems and fus in provincial examinations has increased, and it seems that it is not easy to get a good ranking like solving the examination!

(End of this chapter)