When Wu Decao was talking to Xu Peng at home, he felt as if he had seen a ghost when he saw Xu He leisurely coming in from the outside.
"Liangsheng, you, why are you back?"
"No, no, why are you back?"
"Is the imperial examination finished?"
Xu Peng was also surprised and said: "Liangsheng, what's going on? Is something wrong? I'm going to find my uncle now!"
Xu He waved his hand and said: "Ask the servants to boil some water, I want to take a bath!"
After saying that, he continued: "It's okay, I'll be out after the exam."
Wu Decao followed Xu He and asked: "Don't you have to take the exam until the evening? You finished the answer so early?"
After saying that, he said sadly: "Liang Sonar, I'm not talking about you. It's not easy for us to come all the way. We just need to tremble at the last moment. Just tell me when you get into bed. What do you want people who have high expectations for you to think? You let me What do I think?"
"Fuck you!" A scumbag had the nerve to talk to me about this.
Also, what are you talking about? It is simply insulting to gentlemen!
But what Xu He didn't expect was that Wu Decao was rough and rude. He had just finished taking a shower when Xu Peng said outside: "Speak loudly, uncle is here!"
Xu He held his forehead and said he wanted to have a good sleep, but no, there was no chance.
When Xu He walked into the front yard, he found that not only Xu Song was sitting in the hall, but Xie Daozhi and Xie Kun were also drinking tea in the hall.
"Liangsheng, what's going on? Is the exam over now?" Xie Daozhi is more anxious than Xu Song?
"How did you do in the exam? Where is your cousin? Has he come out yet?"
Xu He bowed to everyone and then smiled and said: "My cousin is still taking the exam, I came out first!"
"How did your essay go?" This time Xie Kun couldn't wait to ask.
"Okay!"
I'm going to take my life.
As everyone knows, parents are most annoying when candidates ask them how they did after taking the exam. Candidates answered - OK, okay, not bad and so on.
So is it good or bad?
Can you give me some accurate information?
Finally, Xu Song said directly: "We already know your Majesty's policy issues."
"Recite your plan to us."
Xie Kun nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and then he remembered that his nephew had almost a photographic memory of reading.
Although it is impossible to recite every word, I can still recite roughly the entire text.
Xu He had no choice but to recite roughly the policy he had composed in front of the three of them, like a primary school student.
"Well, this sentence of instructions for family members, edicts for ministers, instructions for machine maintenance, and banquets for the palace, all in one sentence, could be the essence of subtle learning! How wonderful! Well done!" Xie Daozhi recited a sentence from Xu Hece's article and nodded repeatedly.
Xie Kun was surprised and said: "Have you even read the edict of Emperor Yingzong? That's okay, boy!"
It turns out that Xu Hece quoted a sentence from Yingzong's edict in his article: "The rule of the emperor is based on Tao!" (Um, there is [Yu] in the middle!)
The full text of this sentence is that the rule of emperors is based on Tao. If the Tao of the Six Classics is clear, the hearts of the saints in heaven and earth can be seen, and the ultimate governance can be achieved.
Xu He wrote later: "Although my Taizu and Yingzong determined the world with their martial arts, their essence and profound meaning are so radiant that their meanings cannot be studied by scholars in their poor years. What they proclaimed is the law." "
Then he continued the passage that Xie Daozhi just memorized.
All in all, all in all, Xu He's flattery is all-round flattery, flattery from Taizu all the way to Emperor Zheng.
When several people heard this, they were already determined.
Although there are many words of advice directed at the emperor in Xu He's articles, they are mostly words of praise.
The emperor is not that kind of stingy, and he can still hear the bad words.
Of course, if you want to "admonish" like the "Ten Deadly Sins" given to Jiajing by Shanghai Rui in history, then no one can save you, right?
In the palace examination, as long as the essay is not bad, it actually has little impact on the results.
The emperor and ministers consider many factors when selecting the final ranking, and the article is only one.
For example, are you handsome or not?
This is very important.
Of course, no one would directly say that if you are ugly, then you cannot be the number one pick.
Everyone knows that Zhong Kui just missed out on being the number one scholar because of his ugly appearance.
Although this is acting, it can also reflect a problem from the side.
That is, in history, appearance is also a criterion for judging the number one scholar.
Not only the number one scholar, but also the Jinshi are also very particular about their appearance.
For example, it is said that Huang Chao had a face like gold paper, a straight eyebrow, and two teeth... He was so ugly that Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty was very unhappy when he saw him. In the end, Huang Chao failed the exam, and then he wrote "Bullfighting with great vigor and vigor. Ban Chao wrote to become a marquis. With only three thousand soldiers in front of his horse, he dared to seize the four hundred states of the Tang Dynasty." Such anti-poems eventually became the number one murderer in Chinese history.
Let me talk about another one, Ma Wu, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai under Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
In the late years of Xin Mang, he became a bandit and joined the Green Forest Army.
It is said that after Wang Mang usurped the throne, he opened a martial arts academy to select generals from all over the world.
Ma Wu went happily and showed his power in the examination room.
He slashed four generals with his sword, fought against six heroes, and won ten battles. He was already the confirmed champion in martial arts.
At this time, the young man Cen Peng suddenly appeared and defeated all five heroes. The scene that followed was Ma Wu and Cen Peng fighting against each other to compete for the top spot in martial arts.
The two were equally matched in martial arts, but Ma Wu's sword was heavy and he had the upper hand for a while.
But the Prince Consort (Cen Peng's cousin), who was the examiner, did not want Ma Wu to win, so he shot an arrow to interrupt the contest and brought the two to Wang Mang to hear the victory.
Wang Mang judged people based on their appearance and selected Cen Peng as the number one scholar in martial arts. Ma Wu refused to accept and questioned him face to face. Wang Mang also made a mistake and said, "He is prettier than you."
Ma Wu was furious and shouted: "Emperor, do you choose a general or a queen!".
Then he made a big fuss in the martial arts field, left the capital, and joined Liu Xiu's side, and later became the second among Liu Xiu's four founding generals.
Of course, this is not history, just a romance story.
But it can also be seen from this that in ancient times, whether it was a civil or military scholar or a first-class scholar, there were requirements for appearance.
This is the consensus of society.
In addition, the name of the top pick is also very important.
For example, the Ming Dynasty in another time and space.
In the 22nd year of Yongle, Zhu Di held an imperial examination. The original number one was named "Sun Rigong", but Zhu Di said, "This man cannot be the number one scholar. His name is Sun Bao." The emperor was most afraid of others thinking that he was a tyrant. On the contrary, Xing Kuan's But the name is well chosen: "Xing", "Zheng", "Kuan" and "He" will definitely win the emperor's hearts. Therefore, Sun Yuegong's position as number one scholar was replaced by Xing Kuan, and he became third.
During the Jiajing period, there was a candidate named Wu Qing. He took the exam four times and finally got the top prize. However, when Emperor Jiajing was reviewing the papers, he found that the first place was called "Qing Wu". Emperor Jiajing was disgusted and removed Wu Qing from the top prize. Demoted to third place!
In fact, Wu Qing's original name was Wu Ruwei, and she changed her name privately! If Wu Qing knew at that time that it was because of the bad name, his intestines would be filled with regret!
Appearance and name are not big problems for Xu He.
After all, he is a handsome young man, and the crane in his name is famous for his auspicious bird.
Therefore, whether Xu He can win the first prize, the most critical thing is Emperor Zhizheng's need for a balance in court politics, as well as the battle of Hefei thousands of miles away.
