Ding Mansion.
In the evening, the housekeeper came to the study as usual and reported to Ding Wei the various news received today.
"Prime Minister, in recent days, scholars often write papers. Should the handling be based on previous years?"
Finally, the chief steward brought up the papers of the scholars.
The so-called "Xingjuan" means that before the imperial examination, the poems and essays written by one's son were submitted to the relevant officials or celebrities.
In this way, you can gain praise from the other party and thereby improve your own reputation.
In the early Song Dynasty, submitting articles was a very common thing. People like Wang Zeng, Ding Wei, Wang Qinruo, etc. all did similar things before they were promoted to the imperial court.
The practice of submitting essays has become a popular practice, mainly related to the examination system. During the Song, Tang, and Five Dynasties systems, when selecting candidates, not only written scores were taken into consideration, but reputation was also considered.
In other words, a move with a greater reputation has a greater chance of winning a higher-ranking name.
For example, in the tribute examination in the second year of Tiansheng (1024), in fact, according to the original arrangement of the Ministry of Rites, the first place should be a examinee named Wu Gan.
But after Yan Shu, Feng Yuan and others reviewed, they assigned the more famous Song Qi and Song Chu to the top three.
As for Wu Gan, who originally ranked first in the tribute examination, he was assigned to twenty or thirty people.
That's what fame does.
(ps: In the tribute examination in the second year of Tiansheng, there were only the Fajie Examination and the Rites Examination, but not the Palace Examination. The final ranking was also determined based on the ranking in the Rites Examination.
In fact, if there were to be a palace examination, Song Chu would probably win three yuan in a row, first in the Fajie examination and first in the Rites examination, just short of first place in the palace examination)
"Is there any special move?"
At Ding Wei's current position, many things can be ignored, such as accepting travel documents.
If there were no special people, he wouldn't plan to meet those people this year.
"There is a scholar from Changzhou whose writing is really eye-catching."
The housekeeper specifically mentioned Cheung Chau because Ding said that he was from Cheung Chau and that he was from the same age and from the same hometown as one of the strongest connections.
Sure enough, Ding Wei suddenly became interested when he heard about the younger generation from his hometown.
If you have nothing to do, just take a look at what is special about this person.
"Bring me the article."
"yes."
The chief steward bowed slightly and backed away slowly. In the blink of an eye, he took a parcel from outside the door and walked in.
Immediately afterwards, the steward placed the scroll on the head of the eucalyptus.
"Huh?"
When Ding Wei saw the contents on the scroll, he immediately let out a cry of surprise.
Generally speaking, when submitting the Zhi Xingjuan, the governors mostly focused on poems and poems. After all, according to the practice in previous years, the first tribute was given to poems and poems.
But the scholar named "Ye Qingchen" did not vote for Zhi's poems, but instead submitted a policy statement.
interesting.
It seems that this little fellow countryman is also a smart man.
Although his old enemy Kou Zhun is far away in Xijing, Ding Wei has always paid attention to his affairs.
Since that time in Beijing, Kou Zhun vigorously advocated policies and vigorously criticized the inherent rules of selecting scholars through poems and poems.
Such remarks are not new.
Prime Minister Feng Zheng, who had already become an official, advocated the use of poems and essays in the imperial examination as early as the Dazhong Xiangfu period.
Later, Lu Zongdao, the current Hanlin scholar, also gave advice to Zhenzong. Jinshi tried poetry and Fu, but he was not close to governance.
The general meaning of this statement is that poetry is pragmatic, but the most important thing for officials is pragmatism.
However, the power of tradition is too great and cannot be shaken by just a few notes.
Although there have always been calls for restructuring, it was not until after the official ascended the throne that there were signs of restructuring.
Why does Kou Zhun vigorously advocate policy theory?
Most of them were secretly instructed by officials.
[There is property in the mountains and rivers, and natural resources benefit the people. However, the country is worried about buying tea goods, and its annual income is endless. It piles up storage warehouses and fills up the prefectures and counties.
By the time they are sold, most of them will be stale, and over the years, many will be burned.
Now if we allow the people to trade in Queshan, there will never be any abandoned goods in the country, and the world will enjoy new tea, which will benefit the public and private parties. This is indeed an important way. 】
Seeing the opening words of the policy paper, Ding Wei suddenly felt emotional.
It is true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.
A small exam candidate actually discussed the method of drinking tea. Not only that, Ye Qingchen also dared to submit this policy discussion to the prime minister's office.
It's really brave.
However, this person is not a reckless person.
When I wrote this article, I must have made a decision and then acted.
Looking at this policy statement, Ye Qingchen only did two things. One was to expose the disadvantages of banning discussion, and the other was to expound the benefits of trade.
Nowadays, the court still seems to be prohibiting the new law 'contract system' implemented in Huoshan Farm in Shouzhou, but a closer look shows that the contract law is a disguised trade strategy.
Therefore, Ye Qingchen's policy statement did not violate the court's policy.
Bold and careful.
The steward of the mansion was right, this person was indeed a talent, and it was worth Ding Wei's time to meet him.
"Have a rest the day after tomorrow and recruit this person to the mansion."
After saying this, Ding Wei took another focused look at Ye Qingchen's family status.
Twenty-four years old this year?
She's not very old, and I don't know if she's married yet?
At this time, Ding Wei had already had the idea of recruiting a son-in-law, and he planned to give Ye Qingchen a try the day after tomorrow.
Ding Wei doesn't mind having multiple sons-in-law if it satisfies him.
Although Ding Wei has only read one policy review so far, he can tell from a glance that this person is not the kind of person who talks too much.
This policy theory may be a bit weak, but its flaws do not hide its merits. With Ye Qingchen's resume, it is extremely rare for the other party to have such recognition.
This person is a piece of jade.
Worth cultivating.
Thinking of this, Ding Wei sighed suddenly.
If his own son hadn't failed to live up to expectations, how could he have cultivated someone with a foreign surname?
As he thought about it, Ding Wei thought of his son who was the least disappointed, that is, Ding Qi.
"Chang Xing, send a letter to my hometown to ask about Sanlang's current situation and see if he has improved."
"yes."
"Go down."
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A few days later.
A piece of secret news suddenly spread among the important ministers.
Ding, the minister in charge, said that he was looking for a son-in-law!
The person who wanted to recruit a son-in-law was a young man named Ye Qingchen. After asking around, they could not find out what was special about this man.
Speaking of poetry, it seems to be just mediocre.
The only advantage is probably that he looks good?
correct.
Another thing is that this person is also from Changzhou and is from the same hometown as Ding Xiang.
No matter how talented Ye Qingchen was as a poet, he was enough to attract others' attention simply by virtue of being Ding Wei's son-in-law.
In fact, not only the outside world is confused, but Ye Qingchen himself is also confused.
What is it like to suddenly become the prime minister's son-in-law?
He just took a risk and submitted a policy paper, but ended up becoming the new uncle of the prime minister's family.
It really caught people off guard!
In the small courtyard, looking at the mountain of invitations, Ye Qingchen was quite confused.
In a sense, this can be regarded as becoming famous all over the world, right?
But this wasn't the way he wanted.
What he wants is to become famous all over the world!
The focus is not on becoming famous, but on "lifting" the word!
