During his journey just now, he also saw the test papers of several candidates, and some of them also touched on this issue.
However, you only need to glance at it twice to know that it is either just talk on paper or just rhetoric, with no real substance at all.
And the policy question written by the young man in front of me, who has beautiful writing skills and a thin golden body, is like an extremely sharp dagger.
He directly got to the core of the problem and wrote out a step-by-step solution to the problem.
Wu Zhizhong believed that if the imperial court could implement this policy, it would be able to solve the current chronic problem of weak military preparations in the Song Dynasty.
If this policy question were to be graded based on its writing, it would simply be rated as low or low, which is completely substandard.
But if the grading was based on the core of the policy question, Wu Zhizhong felt that even if he directly gave him a superior grade, no examiner would have anything to say.
In the end, what Wu Zhizhong couldn't understand was that the font used for such a policy question was actually a thin gold style that was originally created by the official family.
Before, Wu Shangshu had only heard about it a little, that is, before entering the Gongyuan, the official rewarded him with a "Thousand-Character Classic" written in thin gold.
It was precisely because he had been admiring Guan Jia's handwriting repeatedly in the past few days that he was even more shocked when he recognized it at first sight.
After a long time, Wu Shangshu finally controlled the turmoil in his heart, and once again cast his scrutinizing gaze on Gao Zhang.
"Are you Gao Zhang, the son of Captain Gao?"
Gao Zhang nodded and bowed respectfully to the other party. "He's just a student, I haven't asked the high officials yet..."
Seeing that although Gao Zhang was young, he looked well-behaved and courteous, Wu Shangshu nodded in courtesy.
"I am the examiner of this provincial examination, Wu Zhizhong, the Minister of Rites."
"I want to ask you, why do you write like this and be so straightforward?"
The Minister of Rites, in charge of the examination, Ouch, Gao Zhang was secretly happy, he didn’t expect that Master Hunjun’s extravagant moves were so clever.
But since the other party had a business-like face, Gao Zhang would naturally not show any flaws.
Wu Shangshu showed a shy and slightly shy expression towards Wu Shangshu, who could not see any change in his expression.
"The student only started his education at the age of eight under the guidance of Jia Yan. He had only learned the Thousand-Character Classic before, so he started reading The Analects of Confucius more than a month ago.
In addition, I don’t have any guidance from a teacher, so I don’t know how to write the essay.
So, it’s not against the rules to answer the questions in your own tone, right? "
"...Are you really only eleven years old?" Wu Shangshu stared blankly at this handsome boy with red lips and handsome teeth.
After a few breaths, Wu Shangshu asked in disbelief.
"Then who taught you this policy question?"
Not far away, there was already an examiner heading this way.
The candidates in the surrounding small single rooms also looked over in confusion.
Faced with the extravagant moves sent by Master Hunjun, Gao Zhang naturally had to continue to cooperate with the opponent in front of others.
He answered with a matter-of-fact expression, neither humble nor arrogant. "I thought of it myself."
"...Stop talking nonsense!" Wu Shangshu's expression changed, his eyebrows raised, and he shouted with a dark face.
After a pause, Wu Shangshu's expression softened again, and he spoke softly with a kind and concerned expression.
"I see that you are young and a son of an official, so I warned you."
"This kind of article involves the country's military affairs. If you, a child, can check it out, how can you get to the root of the problem?"
"If you tell me who made this policy, then I will pretend that nothing happened..."
Looking at Wu Zhizhong, the Minister of Rites, who was in front of him, Gao Zhang's face darkened.
I originally thought it was an off-the-chart move, but it turned out to be a really off-the-chart move. You want to defraud me? hehe……
Chen Shilang, who was walking this way, suddenly heard Wu Shangshu's scolding and was stunned.
Xuanji walked quickly towards this side and saw that Gao Zhang was not frightened.
Instead, he raised his face and said unhappily.
"Wu Shangshu felt that the students were suspected of cheating, and asked Wu Shangshu to check to see if the students had any cheat sheets."
"Wu Shangshu, what's going on?"
At this moment, Chen Shilang had arrived quickly and asked in confusion.
"Shilang Chen, you are here at the right time. Please take a look at this policy first..."
As soon as Chen Shilang took the policy question from Wu Shangshu, he only glanced at it and took a breath of cold air.
He had looked at the "Thousand-Character Classic" written by an official that Wu Shangshu brought to the Gongyuan several times, so he naturally knew who this unique font belonged to.
Seeing Chen Shilang and wanting to ask, Wu Shangshu whispered.
"Please take a look at this policy first."
Chen Shilang suppressed the fluctuations in his heart and looked at the policy question. Soon, the look of disbelief on his face became stronger and stronger.
He glanced at Wu Shangshu in disbelief, then glanced at Gao Zhang, and then his attention returned to the policy question that was so wonderful that he couldn't put it down.
Seeing Gao Zhang's expression that seemed aggrieved and unhappy, he didn't feel any fear or guilt at all.
This made Wu Shangshu, who had been in officialdom for a long time and read countless people, really unable to stay calm.
Could it be that he really created it himself, but the problem is that he is only eleven years old and has only been enlightened for three years.
Wu Shangshu controlled his emotions and asked Gao Zhang again in a pleasant manner.
"Okay, I have one last question. Since you said you wrote it yourself, how did you come up with the method in the policy question..."
"Of course it is accumulated from the little things in daily life, what else could it be?"
Gao Zhang answered directly without hesitation, and the reason was very good. His biological father was a high official in the imperial court.
He was the big boss in charge of the Sanya Imperial Army, so he certainly knew very well about the armament of the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty.
As a biological son, he was aware of the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty's military preparations.
As for how I came up with it, it's even simpler.
"...Everything will definitely have a solution, it just depends on whether you are willing to work hard and think about it."
"..." Looking at the eloquent young man in front of them, both Wu Shangshu and Chen Shilang felt a little uncomfortable.
As a minister of the Song Dynasty who cared about the country and the people, how could they not care about and think about such important national affairs.
But the problem is, they racked their brains and couldn't think of a solution.
As a result, this eleven-year-old child actually told them that the solution was to use their brains more and they would be able to figure it out.
Gao Zhang pursed his lips with unfinished thoughts and saw that the two leaders of the Ministry of Etiquette remained silent.
The eyes were staring straight at him, and no matter how he looked at them, he felt that the eyes of these two adults were very unkind.
"Two high-ranking officials, what do you want to do? This is the Gongyuan, and there are countless righteous people..."
Gao Zhang cautiously retreated half way into the single room, ready to howl if he disagreed. There were many people here anyway.
I guess everyone can't bear to see two adults beating up a cute and delicate child.
"..."
