Making money, taking exams, and raising a family in rural imperial examinations

With Lin Ze's level of poetry, how could no one match the couplets he wrote.

But what he is good at is opportunism, and the mentality of modern people who are not afraid of the powerful. Taking advantage of the loopholes in this era where no one dares to offend the imperial power, it is absolutely no problem to write a couplet that no one dares to answer.

No matter how dissatisfied the courtiers were with His Majesty in their hearts, few of them dared to stand up and directly challenge the Emperor on the surface.

So Lin Ze's test paper, it's not that everyone couldn't approve it, but they didn't dare to approve it, and they even had to force their smiles to flatter them!

Mr. Xu saw the test paper's inner groove, and Mr. Xue, who was tricked by him, saw the test paper was full of grooves.

They are veterans of the cabinet, and they are the most direct force to support the emperor. They can say that the emperor's government affairs are not handled well, they can teach the emperor to be addicted to beauty, and they can even directly suppress the emperor when he does something that does not conform to his status.

But they are the least qualified to say that the emperor is inferior to anyone else. Such remarks are undoubtedly treason.

This examinee's flattering skill is simply incomparable, how dare they make a bad comment on this couplet?Dare to strike a fork?The minister is terrified!I dare not!

"Returning to Your Majesty, this examinee is 'stunningly talented'. He really made a good match, and the old minister can't tell it. Such a good match, the old minister feels that he is undoubtedly the champion of this poem... It's really a good one." , The eternal emperor is the present’, it’s simply too good.”

Mr. Xue is very sensible and admits, and loses his old face to flatter him.

It has to be said that the examinee who wrote this couplet is quite talented, and he is a full-fledged talent, "well-deserved".

"Let me take a look."

Although Sheng Yongxuan had already guessed who the test paper was, and who else could make his cabinet ministers react like this except his good apprentice, he was still very curious about what the brat wrote.

then……

There was a sound of deep laughter from the Qianyuan Hall.

"I didn't expect me to have such an image among the people? This examinee praised me so much that I was ashamed, but I was telling the truth. Well, it's not bad...Okay, you guys continue to review the papers."

Haha smiled and stroked his beard, Sheng Yongzheng pretended to praise, and then returned the test paper to let people continue to grade the paper.

It didn't say how many points to give, but this test paper made it clear that if you don't give a high score, it's 'rebellion'.

All the grading ministers in the palace felt mmp in their hearts, and with smiles on their faces, they all came up with cinnabar pens one by one, and drew circles one by one.

In the final imperial examination ranking, the survival of the fittest depends on how many circles there are in the test paper.

After taking the exam for so long, Lin Ze finally got a perfect score on the question of poetry and essays, which is really not easy...

There are not tens of thousands of candidates in the examination, but there are also several thousands.

Although the previous papers on reciting and poetry and essays are very easy to correct, there are only so many ministers grading the papers, and it is still a very heavy workload to read them all. If you want to wait until the policy papers are completed, it will not take ten days and a half months. It can't be over.

In addition, there is a ranking, so the result of the test will have to wait at least 20 days.

And when the results of the general examination come out, the imperial examination will be immediately followed. As long as the performance is not particularly bad at that time, they will generally be admitted as a Jinshi, assigned an official position, and honored the ancestors.

Therefore, candidates who come from other places will still stay in the capital after the general examination, and then actively prepare for their turn in the palace examination.

This is also the reason why many poor students worry about travel expenses for the exam, because rushing for the exam requires not only travel expenses, but also living expenses such as accommodation, food and drink outside for several months.

The consumption in the capital is so high, it is impossible for poor families to worry about it, and there are so many students, and the court cannot fully support them.

There is only so much money in the treasury, and money is needed everywhere to do things, so we can only give preferential policies as much as possible, let the inns and restaurants outside, etc., reduce the fees for scholars who are rushing to take the exam, as a meager effort.

Therefore, many talented poor candidates, after failing the general examination once, did not take the exam again, and returned to their hometowns to make a living by being a teacher, a teacher, a teacher, etc., and gave up their official career.

Just because of two words, no money, it is so realistic.

Because the results of the general examination will take many days to come down, the examinees did not relax during this period and continued to prepare nervously for the palace examination.

The same is true for Lin Ze, except that instead of reading a book, he is making 'explosives'.

This is one of the trump cards he wants to give to the emperor, and it is also the key to the realization of the "West to North Water Diversion" plan proposed in his policy theory. If you want to move mountains and open canals, how can it be possible with the means of this era, of course you need some technology auxiliary.

In fact, Lin Ze, the real explosive, can't do it either. He is just a commoner in modern times, and his career is in business, so he can't touch hot weapons.

But what is the biggest advantage of modern times?That is the information explosion.

Most boys have a bit of admiration for weapons, and Lin Ze is no exception. In addition to the chemistry class at school, careful memory and repeated experiments, it is not difficult to make some explosives.

It's just that he is more sophisticated. After all, he is not an all-rounder. He can only provide the emperor with ideas and methods, so that the other party can find professional talents to gradually improve.

However, in this era of cold weapons, this small hot weapon is enough to change the situation, at least it has a very big practical effect on building roads and flat mountains.

Believe that the emperor is smarter, it is easy to see how precious this thing is.

Soil Explosion. Yao Lin Ze has already pondered and experimented at home, and now he only needs to directly assemble and make it with materials, so it is not very difficult to get there.

He hasn't read much in the past few days. The imperial examination is about performing on the spot, and the scope of the topics should also be in the scope of current affairs. Therefore, reading books is not very useful. It is better to learn more about recent political events.

Dou Ying's mentality is not as good as his, because it is her last chance, so she is very worried about the result of the test, she stays at the residence holding a book to calm her mood, but she doesn't actually read it, just to comfort herself.

Other students who are acquainted with each other are also busy, running around all day, taking the opportunity to make friends in the capital.

Lin Ze didn't want to go. First, he didn't like to socialize with people in the capital. Second, the relationship in the capital was complicated. He had already decided to firmly support it. After taking refuge, he would be directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, and he had a "treasure". Naturally, it was best not to deal with any party. good.

So Lin Ze is still honestly an otaku, good husband-in-law and good teacher. Every day he stays in the Han mansion making soil explosives, or takes his three little apprentices and Zhang Yu's son out to play, living a very chic life.

Dongdong now speaks more and more quickly, and I don't know how this child grows up. The little one has a sweet mouth and is very smart.

As soon as he likes and wants what he wants, the little guy starts to sweetly call 'Dad' and 'Brother Rong', and 'Brother An, Brother Sheng', but he doesn't call Zhang Yu anyway.

Because the whole family dotes on the little guy, Zhang Yu is worried that the child's personality will grow crooked and lawless in the future. No matter how painful his heart is, he will make a bad face on his face. No one in the family can control him.

So as time went by, Lin Dongdong knew that his father was not to be messed with, as long as his father spoke, he had to be obedient...

But there is another person in the family who can agree to almost any request from him. This person is Zhang Shidan, so apart from his father, Lin Dongdong's favorite is Brother Rong.

Not only can Zhang Shidan play with him during the day, but he can also leave his father and father at night to roll around on the beds of his seniors, and then sleep soundly.

Anyway, Dongdong is only less than two years old, and the three apprentices are still young, so there is no problem for a few children to sleep next to each other, and it is good to cultivate their relationship.

Lin Ze and his wife didn't stop it, mainly because their son was next to them. How could they give birth to a younger brother for the baby at night? Of course Lin Ze chose to sleep with his wife compared to his son...

But moving sleeping positions are particularly bad. The little milk baby likes to arch and arch, move and move, rolling all over the bed, almost occupying most of the bed, which is very frustrating.

But the three senior brothers spoiled him so much that they were reluctant to drive him away.

So every time Lin Dongdonglai stayed in the senior brother's house, Zhang Shidan had to get up all night to cover Dongdong with the quilt, and he didn't care about the dark circles under his eyes in the morning, and he never tired of it.

Li Sheng and Guo Zian couldn't get up in the middle of the night. In order to give Dongdong an empty bed and not to press Dongdong, the two had to sleep next to each other in the corner.

Li Sheng is fine, his sleep quality is very good, and he still sleeps soundly.

And Guo Zian was particularly upset. Every day when he slept until midnight, he was woken up by a certain "Li" who was so entangled with him like an octopus that he couldn't turn over, and when he woke up in the morning, his chest felt cold, and he was drenched...

This made Guo Zian, who has a serious obsession with cleanliness, almost have the urge to beat a certain Li beside him to death.

But this idea is just thinking about it in the heart, Guo Zian is a cold-faced and warm-hearted master. He has no friends because of his stuttering and slowness since he was a child, so Li Sheng took care of him and played with him, so he was actually very tolerant of Li Sheng.

All the irritable thoughts just circulated in his mind, and when he got up every morning, he could twist the face mask and hand it to Li Sheng.

Every time Li Sheng got into trouble and was afraid of being punished by his teacher and father, he was also responsible for it.

Many times, Lin Ze couldn't bear to look at the silly boy. He called Guo Zian in front of him to teach him. He knew why he paid the most attention to Li Sheng, but it was this student who made the slowest progress.

Dare is not that Li Sheng does not want to improve and correct, but that the people around him "don't allow"...

Every time he taught Guo Zian, he promised well, but when he turned around, the next time Li Sheng made a mistake, he still couldn't stop Li Sheng's coquettish and shameless mode, and then he took the blame for it with a blank face.

So even though Li Sheng complained about Guo Zian's face all day long, he felt very good in his heart. He felt that Guo Zian was a very good brother, and he would take advantage of this brother (back-up man) all his life!

A Zhang Shidan who loves Lin Dongdong without any bottom line, and Guo Zian who is willing to be a villain.

The two most promising disciples were eaten to death by the two 'little overlords', Lin Ze said that he was really tired.

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While the examinees were waiting nervously, more than half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the results of the general examination finally came out.

This day, Lin Ze inevitably became a little nervous at last. Instead of waiting for the news at home, he went to the place where the list was released with Zhang Yu and the others to read the list.

Naturally, Dou Ying also came, and after greeting Lin Ze, she struggled to get into the crowd.

It was inconvenient for Lin Ze to squeeze with his children, so he could only stand outside and call the servants to help. The crowds in front of him were as lively as squeezing sardines.

But within 10 minutes, Dou Ying ran out first, with an excited and ecstatic expression on her face,

"Brother Lin, I've won, I've won! No. 32, Gongshi, I'm Gongshi! I finally passed the exam!"

Dou Ying really couldn't restrain her emotions. She grabbed Lin Ze's clothes and was so excited that she didn't know what to say except this sentence. She was dizzy, excited and sad, crying and laughing like a lunatic.

But there were not a few people who behaved like Dou Ying at the scene, and almost all the students who passed the exam from poor backgrounds had this expression.

If you pass the palace examination, you will be able to take the palace examination. As long as you do not make any serious mistakes in the palace examination, you will be admitted, and you will be able to become an official directly. For ordinary people, if you become a court official, what is it?

Except for a few top-notch geniuses present, which one didn't come to this point after years of hard work in the imperial examination? For today, how many years have the family been eating bran and swallowing vegetables?How many people ridicule Sun Shan behind his back every time he loses his name?How much pain and heartache I have suffered.

It's hard to describe the ecstasy once it got the name.

Lin Ze patted Dou Ying, showing a congratulatory smile, "Congratulations, Brother Dou."

"It should be me thanking Brother Lin for his advice. If Brother Lin didn't let me read more about current affairs to prepare, I would definitely not pass the exam this time..."

Dou Ying was crying and laughing, grateful to Lin Ze, his talents are good, but if Lin Ze didn't give him guidance on the scope of preparation for review this time, he would definitely fail the exam. We met by chance, and Lin Ze was willing to mention him. In fact, he has gone far transport.

"By the way, Brother Lin, I saw that you also passed the exam. It's Huiyuan, and you are No.1."

The latter words were said in a low voice. There are many people around now, and it is not uncommon to pass the exam. The No.1 Huiyuan in the exam is definitely worth watching.

After saying this, the young man who went in to check the ranking also squeezed out, bowed his hands to Lin Ze with a joyful smile on his face, and replied in a low voice, "Mr. Lin, you are the head of the Huiyuan..."

"Master."

Zhang Yu grasped Lin Ze's hand tightly when he heard the words, his eyes were filled with excitement.

Although he had expected that Xianggong would probably pass the exam, he did not expect that he was the No. 1 Huiyuan. How many talented scholars with profound knowledge all over the country made him the first.

He never thought that one day his husband-in-law would be so good. When he first met Lin Ze, he only thought about this "wandering soul" treating him well. Bad guys, it's good that they become husband and wife and live in peace.

But later on, Lin Ze's various good things made him unable to help being addicted. He threw away his muddling mentality, truly fell in love with his husband, and wanted to be with him for the rest of his life, or even the next life, even if life was hard.

But his husband is excellent, even better than he imagined.

Several children looked at Lin Ze, and their admiration reached its peak.Jieyuan in the township examination and Huiyuan in the general examination, if the teacher wins the first prize in the palace examination again, it will be a good story in the legend of the three yuan and the first place!

"Haha, let's go, let's go home and have dinner to celebrate..."

Lin Ze couldn't help showing a big smile, a little unexpected surprise.

However, he also knew that compared to the other candidates, he was not that outstanding. He just had a little more sensitivity to current affairs and advanced knowledge from modern times than those candidates. .

So surprises are surprises, he is not too complacent, he still has some self-knowledge.

Of course, eating to celebrate is still a must.

Lin Ze invited Dou Ying to go home for dinner and celebrate. This time, Dou Ying did not refuse. At this moment to celebrate a happy event, if she refuses to go, it will be artificial.

'Mr. Han' didn't come back because he was busy with other things, Lin Ze was a little regretful, so he could only pull the butler from the mansion to the table to gather the number of people, and it was lively and lively.

He was very happy and excited because his test scores were so good this time. He was in a state of excitement. When he was drunk, he was dazzled and couldn't see the person clearly. He almost poured down a glass of wine for Lin Dongdong.

Zhang Yu was so scared that he couldn't laugh or cry, and finally helped the man who was drunk for the first time in so long to go back to his room.

Lin Ze's head is just drunk, but his body is still active. When he returned to the room, he knew he was going to sleep when he got used to his body. He turned over and pushed Zhang Yu down on the bed to start kissing. drunken delusions,

"Ah Jue, I have been admitted to Huiyuan. When I am admitted to No. [-] Scholar, you will be the husband of No. [-] Scholar, making others envy you... Ah Jue, I like you..."

Lin Ze tore off his beloved's clothes, and he couldn't get enough of that person with a faint fragrance.

"Master."

Zhang Yu was slightly drunk from his kiss, his whole body was flushed red, his head was fascinated by the sound of liking, he couldn't help himself, he reached out to hug him, raised his head, and gave himself to the man on his body.

What overflowed from the mouth was the title full of warmth...

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After the results of the general examination, the capital was full of excitement, so the names of the students who passed the examination received attention.

This is also the time when dignitaries in the capital choose husbands and sons-in-law for their daughters and brothers. Although most of the students are not from a good family background, if the young talents who are obtained through such hard examinations operate well, they will have a bright future in the future.

Daughters from the concubine would marry a noble family, while those from the concubine would be best arranged in this way. As the saying goes, Jin Kemei is born in this way.

As the No.1 Huiyuan, Lin Ze has of course received unprecedented attention. Coupled with the rumors of an 'illegitimate prince', those lower-ranking ministers in the court are all staring at him.

As soon as the test results came out, everyone sent people to inquire about Lin Ze's details and news, and at the same time sent invitations to the Han family to invite him to various banquets.

But Lin Ze rejected all of them, and hid in the Han Mansion without going out.

High-ranking ministers are better, anyway, if this 'Prince' is really on the throne, if he wants to secure the throne, he must enrich the harem, and the daughter and brother of their family will definitely have a place, so don't worry.

However, because of Lin Ze's policy, everyone started looking for candidates for their children and granddaughters to marry at home.

Without him, it is really shocking that Lin Ze proposed the solution to the drought and flood. If it can be realized, how much achievement and ability will it be?What a miracle it is to move mountains and flat land?

Among all the candidates, only Lin Ze proposed a solution with a detailed plan, claiming that it could be completed in a few years, while the other candidates mainly focus on post-disaster relief. It is not surprising that he stands out.

When they saw the test papers, all the reviewing ministers in the hall were shocked and curious, and they immediately decided on Huiyuan without saying a word.

It never occurred to everyone that Lin Ze was talking nonsense and gaining attention in the exam. If he dared to do this, he would end up beheaded. Are the candidates who passed the exam so stupid?I don't even want my life.

So there is only one result, that is, this candidate must really have a way to move mountains and build long canals before he dares to boast about Haikou.

When they opened the test paper and looked at the names, everyone became even more convinced.

Isn't this the 'Prince' chosen by His Majesty?It must be even more impossible to lie, no wonder His Majesty is so confident, if the 'Prince' really has this ability, how can all the officials not be convinced to pay homage to him!

The time of the palace examination this time is the tenth day after the results of the general examination are released, which is the same day as the tribute of the feudal marquis.

Such a time arrangement is very strange. When all the candidates received the news, Zhang Er was a little confused, but those who were not sensitive had some guesses.

Could it be that the topic of this imperial examination is... the feudal prince?

Guessing this possibility, a group of candidates fell to the ground and wailed, feeling a little regretful about participating in this year's Enke.

This is simply the most difficult imperial examination in the history of the founding of Daji, and even in the future, there may not be any one that can compare with this one.

Every time the exam questions were given, they were all incapable of being solved even by the courtiers, but it was embarrassing for them to have to figure out a solution.

If they have a way to solve the feudal lord, can they still sit here and work hard to rely on the exam?He had already recommended himself into the eyes of the emperor.

Lin Ze also thought of this. It can be said that this was actually within his expectations.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that the time of the Enke examination coincided with the time of the feudal king's tribute, and all the questions in this imperial examination were weird, beyond the usual level, and each question tested the students' abilities. Ability to work and loyalty to the king.

Enke is difficult this time, but if he can stand out in the eyes of the emperor, the candidates for the imperial examination in this world will definitely be the most valued by the emperor in the past.

Knowing this, all the candidates began to seriously think about countermeasures at home after howling, hoping to show their talents in the palace examination and go straight to the blue sky.

The eve of the imperial examination.

Lin Ze has been asking the housekeeper to contact the teacher to meet him, and his plan still needs some help from Teacher Han.

But I don't know what 'Ms. Han' is busy with, and I don't have time to come back. Lin Ze has no choice but to write a letter to the housekeeper of Han's house and ask him to take it to 'Ms. Han'.

The housekeeper of the Han family responded, but he was worried, and finally explained to Zhang Yu, leaving a backup.

Whether or not the imperial examination can perfectly solve the question of 'Fan Wang' is a matter of success or failure.

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On the day of the palace examination, Lin Ze got up before dawn, had a simple breakfast, tidied up his appearance, and rushed to the gate of the palace to gather at the entrance of the palace to undergo inspection and prepare to enter the palace.

There are a total of two hundred Gongshi shortlisted this time, most of them are relatively young, only occasionally two are a little older, but they are not more than forty.

Lin Ze remembered that half of the candidates were over [-] years old when taking the exam, but most of those who passed the exam were young people. It seems that His Majesty does have plans.

After all, what is the biggest characteristic of young people?It is full of vigor and drive, and is still in the second grade, which is most suitable for being a pioneer.

As the No.1 club member, Lin Ze was of course standing at the forefront of the crowd.

His arrival also aroused the onlookers of the examinees. Everyone was curious about what he, the 'illegitimate prince' and 'Huiyuan', was. Yuan Zhiming was somewhat unwilling.

After seeing the real person, at least in terms of appearance and demeanor, Lin Ze still passed the test.

His facial features are handsome and elegant, although his nature is out of tune, but under the influence of reading, he has more of the elegance of a literati, which is quite deceptive.

And because he came from modern times, he was used to the mode of getting along with each other on an equal footing in modern society, and he didn't have a strong sense of hierarchy, so the attitude of not fearing imperial power evolved into a kind of detached nobility in the eyes of ancient people.

Fortunately, the examinees were all wearing the same Confucian shirts. If he changed into expensive clothes, he would really be able to confirm his title of "illegitimate prince". Otherwise, where did an ordinary citizen get this kind of bearing?

Even the eunuch who was leading the way couldn't hold back, and looked at Lin Ze twice more.

On the way into the palace afterwards, Lin Ze's indifferent attitude was even more impressive.

A group of students, including those who lived in the capital as young masters, could not help being overwhelmed by the magnificence and majesty of the palace after they stepped into the palace.

Especially the row after row of mighty guards in the palace scared people into the illusion of walking into the execution ground.

Those who have seen the world have a better psychological quality are fine. Although they are nervous, they are not too scared. But candidates who have not seen the world, and come from folks, are almost intimidated and walk with the same hands and feet.

Compared with Lin Ze, he was not surprised or shocked at all. On the contrary, he had a calm expression of traveling and looking at the scenery. How could it not be impressive?

In fact, Lin Ze didn't want to attract too much attention, but he really couldn't help it. He really couldn't pretend to be too surprised and shocked.

The imperial palace of Daji is luxurious and majestic, but no one who is used to seeing historical tourist attractions such as the Forbidden City, the Old Summer Palace, etc., as well as modern and more magnificent high-rise buildings, will not be too surprised or have a strange reaction.

At most, Lin Ze would comment that the imperial palace has a good momentum. If it can be preserved, it will definitely be a very remarkable historical relic in later generations...

Then Lin Ze reacted a little more to the rules of the palace. Whenever he met noble ministers on the road, they would kneel and kowtow to salute. This really made him miss the modern times very much.

Although there are still class distinctions in modern times, at least everyone is equal on the surface. Apart from kneeling and kowtowing for your own parents, grandparents and elders, whoever dares to be kowtowed by others is a precipitous fight.

But here, this is a very normal thing. Fortunately, Zhang Yu was careful and sewed a pair of knee pads for him in advance, otherwise his knees would be swollen when he knelt down and went back.

It wasn't until he walked to the entrance of Fengtian Hall (equivalent to the Jinluan Hall of the descendants) and was about to meet the legendary emperor that Lin Ze's mood fluctuated a little bit.

Emperor, a living emperor, not a title in history textbooks, this feeling of meeting a great man is enough for ordinary people to remember for a lifetime, and he is the same, feeling a little excited.

Everyone waited outside for a quarter of an hour before they were announced.

"Xuan—two hundred tributes enter the palace."

Accompanied by the eunuch's shout, the guards who stopped everyone let them go.

Like all candidates, Lin Ze entered the hall with excitement.

According to the rules, one flicked one's sleeves and clothes, kowtowed to see, and only got up and looked up to see the legendary emperor after obtaining consent.

then……

Then Lin Ze was dumbfounded, and the calm smile froze on his face, turning into a horror that almost exploded.

Fuck, who will tell him why the little old man sitting on the magnificent dragon chair looks so familiar?Why is he so like the old man in his family!

Although he had already guessed that the old man in his family was not an ordinary running businessman, he must be a very well-hidden big shot, but he really didn't expect... the result was such a 'surprise'.

The emperor is his teacher?He asked his teacher to fool the 'Emperor'?He still pulls the emperor's beard every day and calls people 'old man'?If he has nothing to do, he will play with two old guys to have fun...

Lin Ze stared at the old fox who was smiling gloatingly at his seat, and felt that he was going to die, and he almost had the idea of ​​killing him while reading the file and starting over again.

But at the same time, I was a little angry.

This old guy is too dishonest, he has thick thighs, but he still tricks him into pretending to be poor and complaining all day long, cheating about food and drink at his house!

Thanks to his random speculations, he thought how his "respected" teacher was squeezed by his superiors, and he wholeheartedly thought about seeing the emperor in the future, and at the same time seeking benefits for himself, he also helped the old guy get some benefits, so he put aside his chores and went back to Qingshan County It is his filial piety as an apprentice to live with Fu Lang en love.

But now... well, he really regrets not taking advantage of the newborn calf and not knowing anything about it to blackmail the old guy.

Lin Ze's expression changed in thousands of ways, as if painted on, from a surprised complexion to a pale regret, then to an angry red, then to an incomprehensible green, and finally to "Hi Lao Tzu Angry' black.

As we all know, this guy has a bad temper, especially when he is confident, his temper is so bad that people want to beat him.

So Sheng Yongxuan felt very helpless when he saw his apprentice's final frozen expression.

He really didn't deliberately lie to Lin Ze, it's because he kept a low profile when he was outside, and he said that Lao Tzu was the emperor when he saw people, wouldn't he be treated as a madman and tell his enemies to assassinate him?

Later, I saw that Lin Ze was worthy of great use, and I was afraid that the other party would not be able to hold back if they knew that there was a strong backer, and they would not take the exam seriously and show their strength to walk the road paved by him, so they have been hiding it until now.

Of course, deep down in his heart, he also wanted to see the expression on this kid who knew the truth. Who told Lin Ze to call him 'old guy' and 'old man' all day long, so I'm sorry for not giving this kid some 'surprise and surprise' Every time he gets so angry that his beard blows up...

Now Lin Ze's expression made him very happy.

"Sit down and enjoy the incense, and the exam begins."

Sheng Yongxuan glanced at Lin Ze with a gloating smile in his eyes, and waved an order.

The feudal tribute is in the afternoon, and the morning is the time for the palace examination of the students.

The palace examination is also a competition, but the examination questions are only one strategy.

The candidates were seated according to their ranks in the examination. Lin Ze sat at the front, and when he looked up he could see the gloating old guy. The tension of meeting the emperor and answering questions in the hall disappeared, leaving only anger and depression.

But now is not the time to settle accounts with the old guy. This time Enke made it clear that the old guy is paving the way for him. We will talk about other grievances and the current exam answers are the most important thing.

"Damn old man, he lied to me to eat and drink for so long, and even pretended to be poor all day long, and then he will settle the score slowly..."

After muttering a few words in a low voice, he gave the emperor in front of him an angry look, and then Lin Ze began to look at the exam questions.

Sure enough, a group of candidates guessed that the palace examination questions were really related to the feudal lord.

Question: How to cut the feudal clan?

All the examinees shook their hands holding the brushes, and almost knelt down. Should the exam questions be so straightforward? It is simply the rhythm of asking them to hand in blank papers.

If you just ask how to deal with the power of the vassal king, everyone can still write a beautiful article to get away with it. They don't want to be the top three scholar, but they just want to keep their current reputation and become a Jinshi.

But how to reduce the vassal, the meaning of these four words is very clear and narrow.

Since ancient times, when it comes to the removal of feudal vassals, there will inevitably be a war and turmoil. After experiencing the taste of being worshiped and obeyed by the local emperor in the territory under his jurisdiction, which vassal king is willing to hand over the power?

So what the emperor wanted to ask them was not as simple as whether to fight or not to kill, but to give them a way to cut down the domain without bloodshed.

But... If there is such a perfect method, the problem of the vassal king will not be delayed until now.

Lin Ze also discussed this issue with his teacher, the reason is that he mentioned the theory that in the law of governing the country, it is necessary to reduce the vassal and collect power during the examination of Mr. Bai Han.

At that time, because he didn't know the identity of the teacher, he only talked about one or two superficially, and didn't go into details, because it involved many secrets and cards of his own.

It doesn't matter now, Lin Ze thought about it, took the lead in picking up the pen and dipping the ink, and began to answer the questions:

"The minister replied: Use soldiers to shake them; use gods to tell them; what the people want, the king does not come, and the emperor's power lies on the side of the couch, how can others be allowed to sleep soundly..."

The great man in history said it well, political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

As long as there is enough force, it is still up to Xiaoxiao to plan and be cunning, just chop everything up with a knife and then shut up quietly, who can not care about his own life?How refreshing.

For so many years, the emperors of all dynasties in Daji have been unable to solve the problem of the vassal kings. It is not because they are incompetent and mediocre, but because their military strength is not enough to kill all the vassal kings in one pot in an instant.

It must also be taken into account that rashly disposing of the vassal kings will cause dissatisfaction among the people and lead to fundamental turmoil in the country. Instead, it will give people an excuse to rebel, because the vassal kings are all descendants of various great heroes.

But now, he just happened to have a way to make all the vassal kings obediently hand over the territorial power, and not to lose the world's tongue.

Pick up the pen and dip in the ink, raise your hand to write.

Lin Ze's posture in answering questions is smooth and smooth, and his pen is like a snake.