Section 36 Eight-legged articles

In the tenth year of Xianfeng, the emperor celebrated his birthday with 300,000 years. The Ministry of Rites submitted a request to add Gengshen Enke and reported to the imperial court. Because the emperor wanted to do something to be honored in the West, the Enke reform was carried out in the next year, which was the year of Renxu.

Weiren, as the Grand Secretary, had many complaints about the emperor's practice of only enjoying his own pleasure and postponing the national talent ceremony to the next year. When he thought of the imperial prelude answer twice, he stopped Weng Xincun, "Gen Weng, why bother? You don't know the emperor's temper, and you can't stop him. You are afraid that you will scold the emperor again. Since the emperor said that next year, it will be changed to next year, right?"

"I don't like to hear what you say. What does it mean to scold? Are you afraid that the king and father will make the court full of Nono people? No, I have to fight!" Weng Xincun knew his temper and could not persuade him, so he had to go.

Sure enough, the emperor felt a headache when the emperor reported Chen Feng. For the old minister like Wuren and Weng Xincun, the emperor always treated him with an explanation, and had to say in an explanation, "Didn't I say it? This matter will be changed next year. When the spring is bright next year, students from all over the world will gather in Beijing, and the climate will be more suitable for their tribute. At that time, the main examination and the house examination can select more talents for the country. Compared with the autumn examination, the three exams will be completed, and the sergeant will not be mentioned, and those who fail will return home in a sad way, but are afraid that they will not live well in a year. Didn't they come more in line with the laws of nature?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for not agreeing with what the emperor said. The old emperor once issued an edict on Sunday. It is forbidden to be the one who is a king and father, and it will lead to talents in the world and have no way to serve the country. Moreover, the charity of a long life was followed by the orders of the last year. This time, the emperor was lucky to delay the ceremony and spread it out. The slaves were afraid that everyone in the world would think that the emperor would ignore the national affairs for pleasure and would be defiled by the holy virtue!"

The emperor raised his eyebrows and forced himself to suppress his anger. "Master Wo, your words are not unreasonable, and I understand them. However, the matter of the West has been decided long ago. The people of Jinzhou Province have been reciprocated and called on each other, looking forward to my emperor's arrival in the province and the people will be happy together. If you say this, I will be destined to disappoint them?"

"There is a priority. Does the emperor think that the people of Jin Province are more important than the national ceremony that selects materials for the country?"

This sentence has a very strong tone of questioning. If the emperor becomes angry, Wu Ren will immediately suffer an unexpected disaster! Seeing the emperor's face turned pale, Su Shun hurriedly rushed forward and turned around and shouted loudly, "Master Wu, no matter whether you have any reason or not, why do you talk to the emperor like this? What about the sages who teach you filial piety?"

This is his intention to protect Weiren. His words, "Is there any reason, I shouldn't speak like this." As he was talking about the feeling in the emperor's heart, he immediately calmed down. He also knew that Weiren was not intentionally disrespectful, and even if he could not convince him, this time, Xiyue's move would not be happy even if it was done. "Master Weiren, from the Grand Principal to the Palace Examination, it will take half a year before he can do his best. During this period, there is no need to mention what I have suffered. Even the examiner of the first and third deputy will be more tired. After the nine years of Xianfeng, Weng Xincun, you, Rui Chang and others were seriously ill because of this? If the examination period can be postponed to one year, I think, isn't it great for Yuer and others to be healthy physically and mentally?"

"The emperor cared about the old slave, and the old slave felt that he had lived and died. But the slave thought that if you choose materials for the country, why should you cherish your health?"

"You don't care about your health, and you always have to consider your colleagues. Master Weng is over 70 years old this year. If you suddenly suffer from illness during the examination hall, how can you feel sad?"

"I think that all the great masters should also choose materials for the country like the slaves, and are willing to work hard."

"This is wrong!" Wei Ren grabbed the emperor's handle with one sentence, and he was amused in his heart, "How can you know that the people around him are the same as you, working hard for the country? How do you know that these people should also be the same as you?"

Although Wuren was smart, he still couldn't argue with the emperor's sophistry. If he wanted to continue, he would undoubtedly pass on the officials who might be the chief examiner of the Enke Examination for the Emperor to the Hall of Yangxin and report them one by one. This result was very unbearable. It was also something the emperor could not allow.

Seeing Wuren's tongue-in-mouthed look, Su Shun felt funny. Taking advantage of this gap, he hurriedly met up, "Your Majesty, since Master Wu has no other place to answer, why not just decide this? Enko reform will be carried out next spring?"

"Yes," the emperor nodded, "Go down and write an order."

With this sophistry logic and a little almost sloppy method, the emperor's Western honor was able to be completed. After returning to Beijing, the emperor personally drafted an edict for this matter and issued it nationwide. The general idea is that the Celestial Examination has been around for a hundred years since Emperor Shizuzhang. This time has changed. I deeply feel that the scholars have the desire to repay the consequences, and are tired of the pain of the long roads of the mountain. In the autumn examination, students from several provinces of Yun, Gui, Sichuan and Guizhou start every June and arrive in Beijing in August. After three exams, they are even more in a weak mood and return home. Because of this, the emperor decided to cancel the autumn examination for reasons forever and "take the example forever".

On the way to the west of the surrender, the emperor was very happy to take over the matter in Shanxi Province. He praised Su Shun for a few words. He took advantage of the emperor's happiness and said something, "Your Majesty, you know, I have never read any books, nor have any literary talent. I have been in Shanxi for several years. This time I handled an errand, and I was so surprised that the emperor had a smile. It was not in vain for my skills."

"What's wrong with me today? I'm so depressed? It's not like your Su Liu'er's character. Is there something else to ask me for mercy?"

Su Shun knelt down with a smile and touched her head a few times, "The wise man has no better than the emperor. I really have one thing, I want to ask the emperor for his will." He said, "Li Ciming and Gao Xinxie, two Qing Guests in the vassal palace, both of whom were famous and famous. In the eighth year of Xianfeng, he was transferred to Shanxi with his slaves and helped him with government affairs, and he made a lot of efforts. I wanted to ask the emperor for his kindness,..."

"You!" The emperor sighed half-truely, stared at him for a while, and finally nodded, "Forget it! For your sake as honest as water in recent years, I will reward these servants in your mansion with this grace that will be with you!"

"I am so treacherous, thank you for your kindness!" Su Shun was overjoyed, and knocked her head a few times, looking overjoyed.

When the imperial guard returned to the palace, Sushun informed the news, and Li Gao and the other two were naturally happy. With their talent and treacherous skills, they were both the choices for the time being. Although they were not a paper in the field, they were really as beautiful as Li Ciming and Gao Xinxie, but they were all full of confidence and did not think of being a second person for the time being.

"Do you know who will be the chief examiner this year?" Chen Fuen asked.

"I don't know this, and no one dares to inquire about it."

"There is no need to worry about this. After the major case of Wuwu Crime in the eighth year of Xianfeng, the grand sect of a country lost its head in the downtown area, and the atmosphere changed dramatically. If someone dared to have guns, false registration, abuse of gifts, bribery and other bad things, he would be seeking death!" Chen Fuen said with a smile, "The emperor killed even Bai Jingtao, whom he was most reluctant to kill, is there any trouble for the people around him? Therefore, as long as the two brothers were on the spot, there was no problem in their attempts, it was not a problem, even if they were to win the Yuan Five Kuais, it might not be a luxury!"

"Students first learn about writing and writing, and they also need to ask seniors for advice!" said Li Ciming.

Gao Xinxie sighed intentionally and funnyly, "Hey, I originally wanted to ask Mr. Huo to give me some advice, but now I have taken the lead for my uncle, so it's hard to speak up!"

Everyone laughed at the same time.

On March 18th, after the three exams, they returned to Sushun's mansion. The two of them silently wrote down the answers on paper and asked Chen Fuen to comment one or two. The question of the last exam in this subject was: The location is not as good as the people.

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At this point, I would like to say a few off-topic words. There are some introductions to the relevant content of the examination in "Qingshan Change", but Yu Shizi's answer sheet has never been mentioned. In this section, I will copy the article once, select two eight-part texts of the examination in the examination, and excerpt them step by step, so that readers can have a sensory understanding.

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The so-called eight-part essay is divided into questions, questions, lectures, starts, stocks, medium-sized stocks, and stocks. Because in each paragraph, there are two parallel and contradictory texts, which are a total of eight-part essays, so it is called eight-part essays.

The words written by Li Ciming and Gao Xinxie are as follows: "The prophecy is difficult to rely on the geographical advantage, but the harmony of people is more important. Although the geographical advantage is more important than the time of heaven and earth, if the person who leaves the country is not as harmonious as the people, it is much better to be harmonious. Mencius said that it is said that the kings and princes set up dangers to protect the country, and all people take the map as a great benefit. Therefore, if you do not investigate changes, you have no way to know that the city must be united, and if you do not prepare for difficult times, you have no way to know that the country is established by the people. Therefore, the world of the sage king is not based on the situation, but the subjects are the way to gather together."

"... Isn't I know that there are the benefits of cities, military revolutions, and rice and millet? But if this is the case, the alliance between rivers and mountains is bright and the alliance is full of territorial power, is it not enough to rely on the ground? The geographical advantage cannot lay the foundation of the ancestral temples and the country, but only rely on it? Why is the geographical advantage a plan for rocks and mulberry trees? Then the harmony must be valued. The descendants followed the rules of the world, but they must be abolished, so they must be abolished? The geographical advantage cannot be submissive to expand the territory, but how can the geographical advantage be a plan for long-term stability? "

"...and after all, the seventy-year-olds are in the tantric style of Wende; the six ministers have a conquest, but they are only the oath and edicts of respect. From this we can see that the sending of thousands of cities is nothing but the resources of the heart. The ghosts who retreated are far away, how could they defeat them in three years? Although the rising walls are steep, how could they finally surrender? I feel that there is no land but no king, but only the vast territory of the man is too large?"

"...I'm going to look at the current trend. The Guan Hangu is really good at the heroes of the quail head. The capital of hundreds of pheasants is competing for the capital. Isn't the danger of the Huzhu a deep ditch and high trench? Is it a good idea to rely on the deep ditch and high trench? In the end, the Western Rong will overcome the dominance, and must wait for Jian Shu to rise together. The east road can be connected, but it depends on the good ministers of the country and overseas Chinese. From this we can see that the safety of the border is not only the power of the strong. If Yu does not abandon the wise, how can the army be formed in the false road? If Liang is polite, how can the people be defeated in the gou Palace?"

"...... The country has been recuperating for many years, and its morale is worth a hundred times. Therefore, some people defended the pastures and their ancestors were as solid as golden soup. Some people cultivated martial arts and prepared the army and their army was full of fire. Some people taught the agricultural work and their food was filled with the capital. This is clear that the local area is not as good as the emperor. The heart of the Eastern Emperor and the Western Emperor can be less slandered; even if the flames of the superiors are not open, is it not to win over? People can be more conservative. The court has good training, and many scholars are really one-hearted."

"... Therefore, some people are harmonious to defend their territory and blockades, and they will become stronger; some people are harmonious to defend their enemies and spears will become stronger; some people are harmonious to cultivate and collect grain to increase storage. This is clear that the local area is not as good as the people."

Gao Xinxie's article is, "Look at the difficulty of relying on the local area and being harmonious with others: the protection of the local area and being harmonious with others, otherwise the local area can be entrusted. Is it not as good as the clear conquest? Now it is said that the land is difficult to rely on but public opinion can be relied on, so the royal capital does not have to be in the upper reaches, and the strong vassal does not have to fight for the heavenly palace? No. Those who guard this land are people; those who abandon this land are also people. However, since people lose their gratitude, the land will be controlled by themselves; otherwise, Ji Bi's temperament is different, and the situation of the river is unreliable, but it is still said that the vast territory can be defeated by the common people."

"...This is not the case. The city is high and the pond is deep, and the soldiers are renovated and the rice and millet are used to protect it. This is what is called the advantage of the local area today, so why should we send it? If so, we must follow the saying of the East and West, fighting for soil, regardless of the feelings of the masses, and the children and women are trapped in the loss, and the generals are tired of moving, so we worry about danger and become a plan to leave the country. We must take advantage of the heroes of the Han River in the square city to repair the military preparations and not cultivate cultural virtues, but the vegetables are worried about the long-term fear. The melon period has been empty, so we use the analysis to make a plan to leave the hometown. Therefore, the difficulty of the advantage of the difficulty of the harmony of the people is due to the difficulty of harmony. It is even more reliable."

"...If it makes hundreds of millions of people share the same heart, then the Xu Yu will be opened by the king's business, and the house will be prosperous and the court will be urgent. Who says that the heroes are not waiting for the spirit of the land? And so, then the wealthy and powerful will be abandoned."

"...If the court and the country have a virtue, then a hundred miles will be the foundation, and one percent will be the capital of the country. Who says that people and things are not related to geography? And so, it will be difficult to fight. The siege is empty and the retreating world has no guard generals; the painting of the gulf and the trap has entered the military camp. It is because it reaches the sky to solve the problem, but the soldiers turn against each other. It is difficult to strictly paint in the suburbs. It is better to keep the etiquette and do the siege, which is too late."

"... Since ancient times, emperors have risen, their love and hate must be accurate. After the people are farming, food and drinking, the people are good at guarding themselves. Why do they use the well to divide the cliffs and make their own return letters? When they consult cold, resentment and heat, they say that they can be fooled by fools and humbleness? In fact, the Hanguan can be entered, the Shenchi can be burned, the Song and Jinchi can be broken, and the Jin grain can be moved. After several years of planning, they have been called for a day of deviance. It is better to repair the keys and concise the area. It is better to comfort the public's expectations by clear politics and punishment. How important is it? "

"... Since ancient times, the sage masters have been riding, their likes and dislikes are directly connected to the crowds of thousands of peoples. The scenery follows the scene and the martial artists can be a Gancheng. Why do they have the same teeth? The ones who look at the same shape are like golden soup. The elephant teeth are ***, and those who are slashed are deeply resentful. When they are slashed, how strong the tiger slaughter is? How strong the chicken slaughter is? How strong the goose slaughter is? How hard the fish dream is? If you let the king follow him, the business depends on the direction of Qianli. It is better to be called the natural barrier by relying on Guanlong and the woven slaughter. But the pride cannot be realized suddenly? This is why it can be advanced."
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