Ping family!
Equal acres of land!
After hearing these two questions with only six words, the more than 10,000 candidates present were instantly excited.
Many people thought that this Enke exam, like all previous dynasties, would test the classics and righteousness, but they did not expect that the emperor would not follow the routine at all.
And just from these six words, the tens of thousands of students and candidates present could already hear the murderous intention of sharpening their swords and the ambition to rule the world!
None of the students taking the Enke exam today were from aristocratic families with nine surnames and ten clans. Instead, they suffered deeply from aristocratic families. Thousands of words came to their minds in an instant.
Ye Huaixiang was born in Yongcheng, Hedong Road. His family was a small businessman in Yongcheng. Since he was a child, he had seen the suffering of being exploited by aristocratic families when his parents were doing business. The raw materials had to be purchased from aristocratic families, and the finished products had to be purchased at lower prices. , and can only be sold to designated Shijia stores.
Not only that, the various stewards, shopkeepers and even servants and concierges of the Sun family in Hedong have to take care of themselves every year, otherwise this business will not be able to continue at all.
Poor his parents, they worked hard all their lives and worked hard, but they could still barely make ends meet, and they tried their best to get him to study in a private school.
These small merchants are considered good. After all, they are at the bottom of the entire chain of the Sun family in Hedong. It is the tenant farmers who are really suffering.
Ye Huaixiang has often heard since he was a child that some tenant farmers were forced to hang themselves from the rafters because they failed to pay the rent, or that the daughter of a tenant farmer was belittled and abused by a noble family because of her beauty, and her parents came to ask for help. He spoke out, but was beaten to death.
Things like this are nothing new at all.
It is said that the Sun family in Hedong even kidnapped some beautiful girls from the people and brought them to their own house and made them serve as tables and stools for the children of the family.
Thinking of these things, Ye Huaixiang felt the blood in his body surge up, and he immediately picked up a pen and wrote the first question on the paper in front of him.
Ping family!
These three words were written with murderous intent and penetrated the back of the paper. Ye Huaixiang immediately continued writing:
The world has been suffering for a long time! The harm to the family stems from the bloodline clan, and is a stab in the heart of the emperor...
Since the emperor has introduced the old and brought forth the new and completely abandoned the stereotyped writings of Confucian classics, he, as a candidate, should also have the courage of the emperor's disciples to follow the emperor.
Ye Huaixiang first wrote clearly and eloquently about "what" the harm to aristocratic families is, and then began to write about the reasons for the existence of harm to aristocratic families, that is, "why".
He understood that when the emperor asked this question, he definitely didn't just want to see them, the candidates, state things that had already spread throughout the world.
What's more, I want to see the determination and means of these disciples of the Emperor to eradicate the long-standing shortcomings of the family.
That is "what to do"!
Ye Huaixiang thought carefully for a moment, then wrote again:
"The bloodline of the nine surnames and ten clans has a clear origin, because the genealogy has been cultivated for thousands of years... The Zhao family of Yuezhou specializes in genealogy, which is actually the spiritual foundation of the nine surnames and ten clans. In order to destroy the nine surnames and ten clans, First destroy genealogy. If you want to destroy genealogy, first destroy the Zhao family of Yuezhou! Genealogy will be destroyed, and its origins will be in chaos..."
Similar to Ye Huaixiang, most of the more than 10,000 candidates present were busy writing at this time.
Before many people went to Beijing to take the exam, they had crammed in a lot of Confucian classics, but they didn't expect that they would be useless at all.
However, regardless of whether it is useful or not, the questions in the Enke exam can be said to suit everyone's wishes.
They all come from ordinary backgrounds, who hasn’t been bullied by aristocratic families?
When it comes to destroying the family, naturally there are thousands of things to say in my heart!
At this time, in the examination room in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, tens of thousands of people were writing furiously, and the sound of "rustling" even resounded throughout the entire palace.
Pei Zhong, Yuan Chengtao and other important officials were in charge of the examination in front of the palace. Looking at the more than 10,000 candidates from poor backgrounds in front of them and their vigorous writing, they were all filled with thoughts.
These courtiers, when the three parties were in power, were marginalized people who were marginalized because of their own uprightness.
And a big reason why they are suppressed and excluded is because of their origins.
Not after a noble family.
Even Pei Zhong only came from a poor family.
Looking at the examination room in front of me, I can't help but have mixed feelings when I think about the fact that today's emperor has been selecting candidates regardless of their origins. They have been excluded and made things difficult for them when they were young. These young candidates will no longer have to suffer in the future.
The two questions the emperor gave about the peace of the family and the equalization of acres can also be said to be groundbreaking!
This can be said to be a problem that has been unable to be solved by all dynasties. The emperor raised these two questions and was obviously prepared to solve them in one fell swoop.
This is a great undertaking, and officials like them who can participate in it are also honored.
Looking at the candidates who were writing furiously, Wang Chengli, the Minister of Rites, sighed and said:
"The emperor has great talents and great plans. He has never seen the ancients before, nor the newcomers since. It is really a blessing for the Wu Kingdom! But... can it really be done with only the three Huangji Dao, even if you add the Yanbei Dao and the Xuanwu Dao?"
As soon as this statement came out, all the officials around him fell silent.
They were not afraid of death, but they were afraid that the utopia that the emperor wanted to build would not be realized.
Yuan Chengtao, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, smiled and shook his head:
"Lord Wang, you are worrying too much. There is nothing that the Holy One has to do today that cannot be accomplished! What we should be worried about is that our talents, knowledge and energy are not enough to follow His Majesty's footsteps and share His worries. Just like this ceremony, the aristocratic family and It is an old ritual for emperors to rule the world together, and it is a new ritual for an ordinary family to rule the world. Sir, please think more about it."
Guo Huaian, the Minister of War, said slowly at this time:
"The Holy One is full of martial virtues and is the only emperor of the ages! What we have to do is to share the worries of the Holy One, and we must not let others disturb us."
After a pause, Guo Huaian continued:
"So that you all know that the false emperor Li Xun has established a false court in Xijing and issued an edict to have us and Ling Chi executed. Now is not the time to mourn the spring and the autumn."
Hearing this, all the courtiers present could not help but look stern, and then they all showed angry faces.
"How dare such treasonous and unethical madmen set up a false court and call themselves false emperors!? I am so angry!"
"Today, the Holy One is convincing people with his virtue. The false emperor Li Xun has not yet seen His Majesty's virtuous government. When he sees it with his own eyes, he will definitely burst into tears."
"We will follow His Majesty to the death and we will never let these treasonous people succeed!"
"It's all the work of the nine and ten clans behind the scenes. These aristocratic families have been in trouble for thousands of years, and they are about to pacify the aristocratic families and rule the world!"
All the courtiers were filled with indignation and wished they could skin and bones the false emperor Li Xun.
At this moment, Pei Zhong, who had been silent for a long time, looked at the candidates with an indifferent expression and said slowly:
"My lords, don't be anxious. The nine surnames and ten clans have gathered a million-strong coalition force from thirty-six vassals and towns. They have already passed Yunshan and entered the Gyeonggi Road. They will reach the capital in a few days."
After hearing this, everyone's expressions changed.
Wang Chengli said quickly:
"The newly built Yuncheng Pass can be used as a million lions, why is it not intercepted!?"
The biggest problem in the capital is that Gyeonggi Province is a huge plain. After leaving Unsan, there is a flat plain. Coming from Gwannan Province, if you go fast, you can reach the capital in just a few days!
They also knew about the millions of coalition troops, but they didn't know that the other party came so quickly!
In this case, the Enke exam is still taking place in the capital, and the thirty-sixth vassal and town coalition forces are about to arrive!
At this moment, a gentle voice came from behind everyone:
"It was my idea."
(End of chapter)
