Dress to be a celebrity

The palace examination is held in Fengtian Temple.

From the fourth watch onwards, candidates for Bingzike's Song Shibang were successively checked and entered into the hall.A waiter on duty guided them to their seats one by one, and poured some hot water for them. Candidates who hadn't eaten breakfast could take advantage of this time to eat some dry food and snacks with the hot water.

The Song family is from Baoding, and their hometown produces donkey meat. In the morning, they bring donkey meat with steamed cakes and sauce.The steamed cakes are not dripping with oil, and they are not afraid of dirty hands. There is a whole piece of thick donkey meat sandwiched in it, and it will not drop dregs when eating.The meal is finished early, the table and hands are still clean, just wipe it with a handkerchief slightly dampened with water, and there is no need to dust the table full of scum like those who eat shortbread and muffins, let alone oily paper rolls.

When the examiner entered the palace to inspect, he had already cleaned up the examination papers, put out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone he was used to, closed his eyes and rested his mind, waiting for the papers to be released at dawn.

The two censors who supervised the examination entered the arena, and they saw him sitting on the first row of seats with his eyes closed. He was particularly outstanding in the examinations in the palace.

In fact, there are many handsome young men and domestic celebrities among the candidates, but after entering the arena, they all showed a bit of nervous awe, and there is absolutely no one who is as peaceful and relaxed as him——

It was as if it was not the first time he entered the fortified palace, but how many times he had been in and out of the palace.

The two censors patrolled the venue and sighed outside the hall: "Wei Daohuan told Cheng Rijie during the incident how good his younger brother is. He doesn't read the article. His appearance and demeanor have overwhelmed everyone."

"That's not true. When I didn't talk about the imperial examination, even in the first few months after entering the Overwatch Council, I felt nervous every time I went to court, and it took me a while to relax. This examinee seems to have become familiar with Fengtian. It is like a palace, without the awe and novelty of entering the palace for the first time."

With such a magnanimity, Guan Ning, a famous scholar in the Three Kingdoms period, might not be able to compare with him.

Guan Ning just didn't go to see the high-ranking officials of Chengxuanmian, but this student didn't want to look around when he entered the palace. He just wanted to cultivate himself and meditate. Lecture Conference of Celebrities.

At dawn, the examiner came in to hand out the scrolls, and the two censors pointed out Song Shi to those Hanlin Academy reviewers: "Don't be envious when you see the glory, and don't be surprised when you enter the palace. It's very human."

Song Shi didn't know that the examiners praised him for being magnanimous, and if he knew it, he might have to blush——

It's not about his tolerance, it's about him privately working as a black tour guide during the summer vacation of his freshman year, taking people around the Forbidden City for fun.He has even seen the dragon bed and the dragon chair countless times, and he has visited the main hall of the outer court even more, so he really can't feel awe from the bottom of his heart.

Because I visited the Forbidden City a lot, I was able to sit in the palace and take the exam calmly, and because I was calm, I didn't feel nervous when I was stared at by several examiners and examiners.The examiners felt more and more that he was capable, and even the commanders, commanders and colleagues of the imperial guards patrolling the field couldn't help but glance at him, and secretly praised the romantic boy a few times.

——Good-looking, beautiful figure, strange way once asked Sifu Huan's family to be his grandson-in-law!

These commanders, colleagues, and officials are more aware of the secrets of the high-ranking officials and eunuchs in the capital. Knowing that Song Shi was not only a Huiyuan, but also a former fiancé who had been engaged to Princess Zhou for many years, they couldn't help but say a few words— —Isn’t it just to cling to the royal wealth if such a good son-in-law is not wanted?

It's just that Mr. Huan Ge is in a high position, his granddaughter has already entered the palace, and the matter of retiring the marriage is not out of line, others just don't discuss it openly for the sake of the Tian family.

Soon it was almost dawn, and it was time to release the scrolls. All the officials returned to their respective positions, and only a few scroll officials walked around the field to release the scrolls.The hall was filled with awe, only the rustling sound of turning the papers could be heard, and all the beings lowered their heads to read the papers, and soon after, they picked up their pens to make drafts.

Song Shi was naturally among the quick-witted group.

He started early, not only because he wrote too many essays, but also because he could write with his brain, and because this subject taught his senior to guess the topic correctly, which is a test of military strategy!

In June last year, Tatar Khan King Timur led his army to harass the border towns, drove straight from Yanmen Pass, and plundered the border prefectures and counties. Countless people were exiled everywhere...

When Huan Ling returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate this year, he had a detailed understanding of the whole story of the Tatars' invasion of the border. To guard against the captives, make up for the frontier army's salaries, armor, and weapons, and the household department allocate more money and food to prepare for the dispatch of inland guest soldiers to support the border towns...

After this memorial was published, it was immediately approved by the emperor, and ordered to select old generals capable of fighting to guard the border towns. He also issued an edict saying that he would set an example for the people of the court, so that the harem would save money, and no need for the treasury to add money to the internal treasury.

This year's imperial examination questions naturally came from this military incident, and the question was about how to govern the country and stabilize the border:

The emperor's system said: My ancestor, Emperor Gao, ruled the world with martial arts. At the beginning of his ascension, he wanted to suppress martial arts and cultivate literature, and transform the world with virtue... Husband He has been captive from the north since he was a year old, like entering a land without people... I heard that the emperor The way of guarding the four barbarians, now I want to seek the art of long-term stability——

This question is exactly the same as the first question that Senior Brother Huan Xiao bet on!

Only by focusing on agriculture internally and managing troops externally can the country maintain long-term peace and stability!

Although I can't write all the previous mock questions silently, but I can modify some places that echo the questions, and I can change an examination room theory that fits the meaning of the questions... policy questions.

In the Song Dynasty, the manuscript paper was spread out, and the standard opening was written first: "The minister is right: the minister heard that the ruler of the world also governs the world, and he will be able to achieve the ultimate rule of the world."

To govern the country, we must cultivate internally and fight externally, focus on farming internally, strengthen the national treasury, and secure the people of the world, station troops and prepare military forces outside, and guard against the enemy's gates, so as to ensure the safety of the family and the country.

First outline and put forward a general statement, but then cannot immediately analyze and demonstrate, but first praise the current governance in the article, and thank the emperor for giving them this opportunity to enter the palace.

He unceremoniously used what he had written before, and praised without blushing or panting: "His Majesty the Emperor, with the virtue of the Holy Spirit, has returned countless times... all the ministers and servants in the world are looking forward to it... ..."

The Son of Heaven is so sage and thirsty for talent, so if he gave them a chance to discuss the important affairs of the court, these unvirtuous and talented officials who have not yet joined the court, how could they not be brave enough to fight it?

From then on, the countermeasures can be officially written.

The root of peace lies in farming. The imperial court must first persuade farmers to cultivate mulberry, repair water conservancy, and prevent famines. At the same time, they must strictly control officials and eliminate greedy, oppressive, fatuous and incompetent officials, so that the people can live in peace, so that the country can achieve great governance.

As for the repeated invasion of foreign captives, the key lies in the employment.

One is that generals must choose experienced veterans, and those who come from families of generals should not be allowed to use Border Pass as a place for training.When the generals are recruited, the sergeants must strengthen their drills. The sergeants must practice with several battalions, and they must be proficient in bows, crossbows, guns, rockets, knives, and guns.

And when fighting, don't be afraid of the enemy generals, just stay in the city and let the captives bypass the city to invade the interior.According to the city and waiting for the battle, it is better to spend more time exploring the horses and send them out, so as to know the movements of the captives and bandits early, and prepare soldiers, horses and equipment to take the initiative to attack.

Only when the generals dare to fight and the sergeants can fight can the battle be won.

Although the captives roam the grasslands, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, the riding skills of horses and sergeants in this dynasty cannot compare with each other, but we can compare tactics!The frontier army fights close to the city, it is easy to replenish food, grass and weapons, and they are familiar with the terrain outside the city. Can't they "retreat when the enemy advances, close when the enemy is stationed, attack when the enemy is tired, and advance when the enemy retreats"?

"The old minister is now using the strategy of fighting for power and defending with power. Gai must use war as defense. The common people can break the captives of Fang Zhang and lay the foundation that will never be removed!"

This text has its original text, but only slightly changed some words and sentences according to the title, so it was naturally written extremely smoothly, and more than [-] words were properly written in one morning.However, after finishing writing, he was not in a hurry to copy it, let alone hand in the paper. He just held it in his hand and revised it repeatedly, considering every word and sentence to the point where it was easy to change.

It's not that his manuscript is rough and needs to be refined, but that the four elders will all be examiners during the palace examination.He was afraid that he would hand in the papers too early, so he handed the papers to the examiners all over the room, and Mr. Huan would guess his identity and deliberately lower his ranking.

Although senior brother Huan Xiao was devoted to him, the old man must be dissatisfied with him—otherwise, how dare Huan Wen go to his house to slap his face, and how could Huan Ling go to Fujian for him?

He didn't care whether he had a villain's heart to judge a gentleman's belly, anyway, he was careful, and he copied this finished paper alive from before lunch to the time of giving candles.

By this time, if there were only one or two paragraphs left, they would all be forced to clear the scene.He saw that when there were the most people submitting papers, he jumped into the queue, handed in the papers at the examiner at the entrance of the examination room, then packed up the test basket and went home with peace of mind.

The papers they handed in were sealed by the official on the spot, and the official family copied them into red scrolls, so there was no need to worry about revealing their identities.

At this time, the six officials of the Jiuqingtang are all judging the papers in the Wenhua Hall.

They have less than three days to judge the examination papers. After finishing the examination on the [-]th, they have to fill in the list in the afternoon of the [-]th. On the morning of the [-]th, the new Jinshi will be seen by the Golden Palace. Naturally, they have not been slowly reviewed. time.The examination papers were sent in batches, and the examiners only skimmed the words, and then marked the circles.

The officials of the Ministry were all dizzy from the busyness. The treatment of the four court elders was a bit better. Those officials who were selected in the second class were handed over to them for re-approval. I won't pick it up and rearrange it.

At the end of the re-approval process, the twelve best papers must be picked out and handed over to the emperor for the emperor to review in person.

They have been busy since they got the first paper on the afternoon of March [-]th, and they can't take a break until now.Lv Shoufu took the twelve good papers and said with a smile: "In the past years, there were many people trying to use rituals and control chaos. This year, I will treat the soldiers as if they have been in peace for a long time, and they can't write any practical and practical strategies. There are also a few candidates who answered very well."

He has already lined up the top three with the three old elders, stroked the rolled face with his thick old palm, and said with a smile: "I don't know where this student who focuses on agriculture, military management and training comes from, and teaches soldiers to bravely go out." Guan Yingdi really wrote the Art of War, how dare you answer it.”

Zhang Cifu said with a smile: "The paper is not only about daring to answer, I think his military strategy is also feasible. Our horses are not as good as those of the Tatars, and we can't just stay in the city and only keep one border gate." If the city is not lost, it doesn’t matter if the pass is plundered by others. Otherwise, what will the imperial court send soldiers to guard the border?”

Li Mian, the third assistant, said bluntly: "I think his military strategy coincides with the strategy of Huan the day before yesterday. He also said that he would choose veteran generals and refurbish his military equipment...only the military rations are here. Write more boldly, let the imperial court directly transport grain from Henan to the border. Henan is where the granaries of the Central Plains are located. If grain is transported from the Yellow River, it will indeed save a lot of money..."

He is also an envoy of the Minister of the Ministry of Households, and he pays special attention to the policy of supervising grain, and he talks endlessly, but he has not noticed that Huan Shilang has been silent since he said that "it coincides with Huan's affairs". Speechless, his expression was rather complicated.

This paper felt familiar to him as soon as he saw it, and the strategy of fighting against foreigners was written by his unworthy grandson.The censor's remonstrance will not be spread outside easily, unless I personally teach him, how will other candidates know?How could Song Shi not know?

But what if he looks familiar?

The paper was not in his hands at first, but Mr. Ma, Minister of the Ministry of War, sentenced it first, and after drawing a lot of circles, it was transferred to Lu Shoufu's hands.The first assistant was transferred to the second assistant and then to the third assistant. After the four people read it, they not only drew circles high, Ma Shangshu even wrote by hand, "All works are multi-fixed with floating words, which are darker than this theory. Analyzing the way of using troops can benefit the court's strategy" Such a highly praised comment.

What else can he do?How else can I judge this paper?

Regardless of whether this paper is from the Song Dynasty or not, he, as the fourth assistant, must not show his selfishness or fall into the trap of others in the court's talent ceremony, and he cannot drop points for no reason after a circle.He had no choice but to pretend that he didn't know who the paper belonged to, swallowed his bitterness, and only read the article and boasted: "Everyone should take action...

"It can be called a hero."

The author has something to say: This article refers to the Jinshi Entrance Records in the second year of Longqing, Ming Dynasty Palace Examination Current Affairs Policy and Frontier Defense Countermeasures author Chen Peng Yu Qianfu Datong Shouyushu