Ouyang Lun and Zhang Zhizhong were both a little envious, let alone others.
Everyone looked at Wang Shouyang eagerly.
When Wang Gou'er saw Wang Shouyang silent, he thought he was knocked unconscious by the huge surprise. He had heard of this kind of thing before, so Wang Gou'er reminded him kindly: "Wang Shouyang, it's time to thank you!"
Song Lian was familiar with Wang Shouyang's father, but he didn't like Wang Shouyang's articles. In his opinion, Wang Shouyang's articles were quite deviant.
I don’t know how Wang Hua educated him.
But no matter what, Wang Hua can be regarded as the mainstay of the eastern Zhejiang lineage. Every code belongs to the same code. As an elder, he has the obligation to remind him, "Shouyang, it's time to thank you!"
Wang Shouyang sighed, and then knelt on the ground, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but I'm afraid the common people will disappoint Your Majesty!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the hall was shocked.
Wang Gou'er's expression changed drastically. Not only him, but also Ouyang Lun, Zhang Zhizhong and others also looked stunned.
Is this guy crazy?
Could he still refuse?
"Wang Shouyang, what do you want to do? Do you still want to resist the decree?" Wang Gouer couldn't help but raise his voice.
Song Lian and others were also anxious, "Wang Shouyang, are you crazy?"
Wang Shouyang smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Zhu Yuanzhang also frowned. He really liked Wang Shouyang's article, and this young man was good-looking, with a righteous face, and he was very capable at first glance.
In addition, Anqing fell in love with him and it would be great to recruit him as his son-in-law in the future.
He thought for a moment and said, "Wang Shouyang, do you think the position we gave you is too low?"
Wang Shouyang shook his head, "The common people know that their virtues are shallow and it is difficult for them to hold big positions, so I ask your Majesty to take back the order."
Song Lian was dumbfounded, "Wang Shouyang, do you know what you are talking about?"
Yang Xian also frowned. He thought this kid was a promising talent and wanted to get in touch with him more, but he didn't expect this kid to show up like this.
"Scholar Song, I know exactly what I am going to say. However, the Imperial Academy is not what I want. This time, Enke was forced to come by my father.
Besides, in the kid's eyes, if he gets this number one scholar, he won't be able to win without force! Wang Shouyang said.
"What do you mean? Do you think that we are the one who protected you as the number one scholar?" Song Lian was furious, "You, the number one scholar in the golden field, were chosen by His Majesty!"
"No!" Wang Shouyang shook his head.
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a cold face: "What do you mean when you say victory is achieved without force?"
"The common people believe that this time, two of the competitors have the talent to be number one, one is named Xie Jin and the other is named Fang Xiaozhi. These two are great talents.
It's a pity that they failed to meet them in the palace examination, so the ordinary people thought that this number one scholar could be defeated by ordinary people.
Moreover, entering the Hanlin Academy is not what ordinary people want. "
Hearing this, the entire Fengtian Palace fell silent.
Song Lian and others were all heartbroken.
Xie Jin and Fang Xiaozhi were all Zhu Jun's people.
This guy actually admired the two of them so much.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that Wang Shouyang would refuse his appointment just for this reason, "Then tell me, what kind of official do you want to be!"
"The common people don't want to be officials, the common people just want to do something for the people in a practical way, just like His Highness King Weihai, who unites knowledge and action, bows his head, bends down, hands wet with mud, and runs around with both feet.
It is far from possible to produce good knowledge just by studying in the Hanlin Academy! "Wang Shouyang said: "The common people came to the capital. First, they were urged by their father and could not bear to be disappointed. Second, they mainly wanted to discuss matters with His Highness King Weihai.
It's just that the grassroots people were of low status and felt unqualified, so they wanted to get first place in the imperial examination and attract the attention of King Weihai.
It's a pity that King Weihai has already lost his vassal status. "
Wang Shouyang felt regretful for a while, "However, the common people have made up their minds to go to Weihaiwei to consult the King of Weihai and ask for His Majesty's permission.
Cao Min knew that this offended Tian Yan, but Cao Min's talent was really unqualified for this position.
Common people have wild tempers and are difficult to control. If they get into trouble in the future, they will definitely give His Majesty a headache, so..."
Zhu Yuanzhang was completely speechless. He finally took a fancy to a talent, and he actually came for Lao Liu.
Yes, he should understand it from Wang Shouyang's article.
This guy is a fanatical follower of Lao Liu.
"Wang Shouyang, you ignore the saint's path and show no concern for the saint's grace. Do you know that you have made a huge mistake?
Although King Weihai is talented, he cannot give you a bright future! Song Lian said angrily.
“King Weihai has a saying that I like very much, we descendants are all standing on the shoulders of giants.
That’s why we can stand higher and see further.
But we might as well become giants and provide convenience for future generations.
Studying in the Hanlin Academy is of course noble and honorable, but I am still young and don’t want to waste my best time in the Hanlin Academy.
I have read through all the Four Books and Five Classics, and even recited them backwards.
I can no longer get some insights from books.
King Weihai was right when he said that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books.
Only by uniting knowledge and action can we know our own heart and find our own way. "
His words offended everyone in the Hanlin Academy.
Everyone looked at him coldly.
But Wang Shouyang didn't care. For him, his own heart was the most important. If he couldn't find the answer, he wouldn't be happy even if he became prime minister.
He had many, many questions and wanted to be answered.
But those people couldn't solve his confusion.
Until one day, the road of the municipal government was built in front of his house, and he saw the changes in the city.
He saw life.
From that time on, he began to pay attention to what people called the 'Mad King'. His actions and shocking words made him sink, and he felt a sense of sympathy for each other.
He felt that many of his ideas coincided with those of the other party.
But the other party is a prince and has a noble status, so who do you think he is?
Are you worthy of standing in front of the other party?
So he was originally unwilling to come to the imperial examination, but when he thought that the examiner this time was Zhu Jun, he came without hesitation.
Moreover, the questions this time were very unorthodox, and he had a great time doing them.
You can write down everything on your mind without worrying about any taboos.
In his opinion, it is impossible to make a country better by hiding it.
The real way is to lift the veil, go straight to the core of the problem, and face it head-on.
Only then can the problem be solved.
There is no doubt that Zhu Jun said so and did so.
He had never seen a person who knew and acted so well. Even Zhu Zi seemed to be inferior to him.
Today, in the court, facing the civil and military officials of the court and the emperor, he knew that what he said might bring disaster to himself, but he still said it.
Not for anything else, just for his inner persistence!
He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang again, "Your Majesty, please give me permission!"
