Even if Yizhou scholars became the laughing stock of the entire Song Dynasty academic circle, it did not matter to Yizhou scholars.

Yes, you read that right, it doesn’t matter.

Originally, the reputation of scholars in Yizhou in the Song Dynasty was very bad. This place... actually did not produce scholars, but rebels. A small number of the influential rebellions in the Song Dynasty were related to Jingdong East Road

It has something to do with it. Yizhou is undoubtedly the hardest-hit area. Whenever there is a rebellion in the Central Plains, Yizhou City is not immune and has been repeatedly attacked by rebels. For the imperial court, the most important thing is that local forces are too weak to control the situation in Yizhou.

The reason. As for the Yan family in Linyi, they really couldn't suppress the irritable people of Yizhou.

Some people think that the rebellions in the Song Dynasty were basically non-existent, except that the Fang La Rebellion, which almost came to fruition, was still early. As for why the Fang La Rebellion became a thing?

Because the Fang La Rebellion occurred in the Suzhou and Hangzhou areas, the most prosperous areas of the Song Dynasty.

And Fang La has a good chance of occupying Jiangning Mansion.

Where is Jiangning Mansion?

The ancient capital of the Six Dynasties had the power of a tiger and a dragon, and was protected by the natural dangers of the river. It was the place where the dragon energy gathered to achieve the emperor's career. Speaking of fantasy, it was protected by dragon veins. As the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the defense of Jiangning Mansion was naturally not a problem.

, especially after controlling the shipping of the Yangtze River, it is really possible to divide the Song Dynasty into separate territories and give birth to a dynasty that rivals the imperial court.

Before Fang La, Wang Lun, the rebel leader in Yizhou (nothing to do with the one in Liangshan, a figure from the Renzong period), led an army from Yizhou on Jingdong East Road to Caishiji on Huainan Road.

Yes, this is the only time in the history of the Song Dynasty that the rebels fought their way out of the first-level administrative district. And where is Caishiji? The gateway to Jiangning, once Caishiji is lost, Jiangning will not be able to hold it. If so.

Let the rebels capture Caishiji, and the history of the Song Dynasty may really be rewritten.

As for Wang Lun?

He is the pride of the people of Yishui County! A great hero in the eyes of Cao Mang.

In a small county town, the most famous person turned out to be a rebel leader who terrified the Song Dynasty court. What else is there to say? Studying is really not the first choice for the elites of Yishui County.

As for Li Kui's little tricks that humiliated the scholars in Yishui County, don't think too much. The scholars in Yishui County are very nervous and will not feel ashamed because their writing style is not strong. Basically all scholars

None of them would take becoming a Jinshi as their life goal. Although there is a Yan family in Linyi in Yizhou, the Yan family just placed their ancestral temple in Linyi.

The wealth of the Yan family has lasted for a thousand years. Since the Han Dynasty, the Yan family has been a powerful family. Most of the children went to the capital to develop. There are only two types of people who stay in their hometowns, the old people who retire and return home, and the housekeepers who have no talent.

Descendants. The former is in his twilight years and has not been prosperous for a few years; the latter has inherited the Yan family tradition and is basically not troublesome.

Therefore, the disgrace of scholars in Yishui County is due to personal reasons and has nothing to do with the region's black reputation.

Anyway, Yishui County is already dark enough, and we are not afraid of some light shining out of the darkness.

The result is that after Li Kui hacked the scholars in Yishui County, no one complained about him. Instead, he hated Tan Min, the instigator, to the core of his being. No one is expected to be a Jinshi, so why did you jump out?

The policy theory examination was held in this strange and depressing atmosphere.

Different from topics such as essays, poems and poems, local scientific examination questions are not taken seriously in policy. The reason for not paying attention is nothing more than that policy is an examination question asked to the pillar of the country as an emperor. If the question maker is a county

Linghe Zhizhou is basically not qualified to raise questions on behalf of the imperial court; the second reason is simple, policy is current affairs, and even if local officials are qualified to raise questions, they will worry that the questions raised will be too sharp and lead to criticism.

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For example, take the Xixia issue.

Hehuang problem.

Strategic issues of Song and Liao Dynasties.

The person who asked the question would not touch it, even the emperor would be very careful.

Also, the tax issues of the people, the lack of money to pay corvee, and the darkest sufferings of the people that have been concealed will not appear in the policy examination.

Regardless of whether it is a high-level position or a whitewash of peace, the scope of the policy is actually not large.

It’s nothing more than whether the ancestral laws should be changed; how to solve specific financial problems; if people’s hearts are scattered, can we still have...

The topic of Zhou Yuan's policy paper was very simple, "The king is kind and the world is invincible." Li Kui looked at the topic on the examination paper and clicked his tongue for a while, and finally understood why the teacher was not welcomed among the Su clan.

At least, although the test questions given by Zhou Yuan are the standard test questions from the Yuanyou period, they should be the provincial examination questions for the criminal record.

But after all, it lacks a grand spirit and appears to be petty, giving people the feeling of just following the crowd.

Although the Su family supports the old party, they are also almost the only opposition in the court. If they blindly pursue stability, they will naturally not make mistakes, but they will not be too outstanding.

It was easy to solve this problem, but unfortunately, Li Kui dismissed it in his heart.

"I said to you..."

The format of the policy discussion is like this. The questions are asked by the emperor, and the answers must be in the "subject to answer" format, otherwise you will be suspected of contempt for the imperial court.

As for the topic, there is nothing new at all. I just used the policy topics from the provincial or imperial examinations in previous years.

Of course, there is absolutely no problem in doing so.

After all, the county examination and the settlement examination were not important to the imperial examinations of the Song Dynasty. At least the exams before the provincial examination were discounted in importance. The reason is that the settlement examination is not too difficult compared to most examination areas, and even

The difficulty is not as high as that of Taixue's selection process. Using past questions, it makes perfect sense. It can also be regarded as an unspoken rule of the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty.

Even though the questions may seem simple, with so many people taking the questions, it’s not easy to excel.

Fortunately, it is just a county examination. As long as you have a basic knowledge of arts and science, you can pass it successfully in most northern states and counties.

Li Kui wrote down the arguments one by one on the draft, and then thought about the wording and style for a while. After an hour, he started to write.

A thousand-word strategy was not too troublesome to write, but it took at least an hour to finish. Including the transcription, it took more than two hours.

Regardless of the policy during Yuanyou's reign, there is an atmosphere of benevolence and righteousness.

The test questions are all from the little emperor, but Li Kui understands that next year's provincial examination will definitely not be so simple. The little emperor has been monitored like a prisoner for many years, and he has long been disgusted with the conservative ideas. Mr. Yichuan Cheng Yi

The imperial education has long been declared a failure, but many people in the old party don’t know it yet.

Now that the old party has not been completely defeated in the court, Yuanyou's questions will still be used in the exams.

Li Kui carefully sent the examination papers to the marking room. Facing Zhou Yuan, he grinned and said, "Teacher, take a look!"

He eagerly waited for Zhou Yuan to read the test paper, then slapped the desk and said loudly: "Be the leader!"

Unfortunately, Zhou Yuan glanced at him and said, "Put it aside."

"Don't you take a look?" Li Kui was worried that Zhou Yuan would be angry. After all, to him, Yishui County had a bad reputation and it had nothing to do with it. Anyway, it was already bad enough, and it didn't matter if it was a little more bad. But Zhou Yuan was different.

He is someone who relies on his political achievements to get to the position. But Li Kui also knows that from Zhou Yuan's standpoint, it may not be easy to get promoted and make a fortune because Zhou Yuan supports the old party.

Zhou Yuanzhen had no intention of getting into trouble with his disciple. He raised his eyelids and said, "I'm sure I can pass. What are you looking at? Do you think that the county examination in Yishui County will make it difficult for you to take the interpretation test? Back then, your wish was just to take the interpretation test.

Then run an official career. Now it seems that it has become a matter of course for you."

Zhou Yuan gave up on the scientific research in Yishui County.

After the last game, he had already discovered the true level of the scholars in Yishui County. The examination was worrisome and the provincial examination was hopeless. As for Tan Min, the original leader of the scholars in Yishui County, he was simply a joke.

A rich man among beggars.

A fierce general among the old, weak, sick and disabled.

I don’t know what to say about him, but he still has a glass heart that will break if touched.

As for Li Kui, Zhou Yuan finally saw that this kid was not simple-minded and thought first. Of course, this was a good thing and teachers should support it. But the problem was that the occasion was not right and there was an outsider nearby, so Zhou Yuan was impatient.

He waved his hands and said: "Be prepared when you go back. After the county examination, follow the old rules and come to the county government to study."

"I!"

Li Kui left with a frown on his face. He just wanted to get the first place. He had no hope of getting the first prize or provincial first prize, and he couldn't count on it. Even gaining the title of first prize was not easy for him. It was not easy for him to take part in the imperial examination.

, he just wanted to get first place. Although the county examination was a bit inferior in standard, he didn't mind it!

After Li Kui left, county professor Zou Xuan smiled and handed Li Kui's exam paper to Zhou Yuan, and said: "Your Majesty, Li Kui's policy should be ranked first."

Zhou Yuan looked up in shock, and then his eyes fell on Li Kui's test paper. Suddenly, he was a little puzzled. It seemed that Li Kui's test paper was written under his guidance. Logically speaking, this is not surprising. The questions are all Chen

Years of policy discussions, I dare not say that all scholars in the Song Dynasty, at least 20% of the scholars who participated in the imperial examination will have done the questions of the provincial examination and palace examination in recent years.

Some will even revise it over and over again until they are satisfied.

But what makes him strange is that he has never guided Li Kui in writing policy papers. Why is there a strong style of his own on the test paper? It's not right, it's not his own style, but Liu Zongyuan's style.

In the Imperial Examination of the Song Dynasty, since Ouyang Xiu took the examination of Ding Youke, retro articles have become very popular. Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan are undoubtedly the most respected ones.

Zhou Yuan admired Liu Zongyuan, so naturally his writing style tended to be Liu Zongyuan's way unconsciously.

But Li Kui had never received any guidance from him, so how could he follow his own path?

This made Zhou Yuan puzzled.

Soon, Li Yun also passed the exam. He carefully handed the exam paper to Zhou Yuan, and then looked at Zhou Yuan eagerly, refusing to leave. Zhou Yuan looked puzzled and said in confusion: "Li Yun, why are you staying in the examination room?"

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"Uncle, don't you look at where I rank? Can I be better than Li Kui?" Li Yun's little mind is very simple. He will be satisfied as long as he can compare with Li Kui.

Zhou Yuan really didn’t know what to say. Let alone Li Kui, he had some talent. But for Li Yun, Zhou Yuan had never seen that this boy had any talent for reading. As for the last round, he relied on arguments to make this boy blind.

Running into a dead rat and getting second place is already unprecedented luck. Could it be that this kid also wants to get first place in the county exam?

Zhou Yuan always felt that his junior brother accepted Li Yun as his disciple... This was in line with Sumen's tradition.

Of course, the teacher Su Shi did not always misjudge people, especially in terms of articles and poetry. There is really no one in the Song Dynasty who can surpass Su Shi. In this regard, the possibility of the teacher being wrong is very small. This is why among Su Shi's disciples

There are Huang Tingjian, Qin Guan, Chao Buzhi, Zhang Lei and other top-notch and learned people. The only thing that worries people is that Su Shi often has a brain twitch and drug himself, believing that the other party is a good person and at the same time also believes that the other party is a good person.
To be continued...