I have a book of good and evil

chapter 195
桑农
This is the last question of the county examination. The content of the answer is very broad. You can write a policy theory or a poem.

There is no need to write other fancy things, this is just a county test, and the question maker did not expect candidates of this level to write any meaningful articles.

In the past, Feng Bingwen just wrote a random essay, writing a small poem similar to pity farmers, and he could easily pass the county examination.

However, he felt a cloudy air with sandalwood, and when he looked up, he saw several tall figures patrolling the temporary examination room.

Qingshan County City God's subordinate judges and a group of yakshas are impermanent and ghosts. Well, the imperial court selects talents through imperial examinations. Not only the officials in the world supervise the examinations, but also ghosts and gods patrol the field. It's a normal thing, don't panic.

However, when Feng Bingwen saw a golden divine light passing by and falling in the examination room, he knew that the matter was not simple. For matters such as invigilation, Wen Juan showed up to inspect it, and it was taken seriously. It means things are not that simple.

It is reasonable and expected, Feng Bingwen looked at a golden god who was about ten feet tall, and pretended to lead a group of judges and ghosts to patrol, and soon walked in front of him, as if he had just discovered him , with a cry of surprise,
"Hey, Mr. Feng, you are also taking part in this imperial examination. Do you intend to become an official in the court?"

"I'll take the test at will."

Looking at the ghosts and gods standing in front of his seat, who didn't plan to go any further, Feng Bingwen answered with a pen.

"I see."

Cheng Huang looked stunned, but his majestic figure still stood still. He made it clear that he wanted to see what Feng Bingwen wrote, and he didn't move until Feng Bingwen asked.

"Aren't your lords going to inspect the examination room?"

"Right on my mind."

So far, the city god who came with a special purpose left with all the ghosts and gods.But within a quarter of an hour, the city god came back with ghosts and gods, and stood in front of him.

"..."

Feng Bingwen is naturally not good at driving the other party away, he is an examinee now, and the other party, as a ghost, has the right to patrol the examination room to monitor the candidates.

However, under the watchful eyes of all the cheeky ghosts and gods who refused to leave, Feng Bingwen's thoughts on answering the questions now naturally changed. The city god obviously came for him, and then followed the previous plan, followed the rules, and followed all the candidates to sing praises If so, it's a bit unreasonable.

As we all know, even when doing the same thing, the operation of the person concerned is completely different from that of others watching it.

Therefore, Feng Bingwen, who didn't take the imperial examination too seriously, became serious and formally answered.

The matter of Sangnong involves too many aspects. It can be related to the survival of a country at a large scale, or it is also a livelihood for a family at a small scale. There are too many things that can be written.

Feng Bingwen is going to write a policy theory, discussing the issue of land annexation by aristocratic families, and carefully expounding the impact of large-scale land annexation on the dynasty and Guozuo.

Of course, he's not just someone who can only find fault, he will naturally give a solution to the problem if he asks a question.

He solemnly suggested that the imperial court start a nationwide census to find out a large number of servants, serfs and servants who have been kept in captivity by powerful families, and register them in the register.

At the same time, it began to check the amount of good land that had been concealed and not reported during the 300 years since the founding of the Dagan state, to ensure that the government can control all arable land in the country and include it in the scope of tax collection.

When writing this, Feng Bingwen can be described as comfortable and hearty.However, for the fifth time with a group of ghosts and gods "just happened" to pass by the city god in front of Feng Bingwen, after seeing what Feng Bingwen wrote, even though he was no longer a flesh and blood body, he still couldn't help trembling.

"My lord, is there something wrong?"

Feng Bingwen raised his head, his gaze was now able to penetrate the golden divine light covering the face of the City God, and see clearly the old face that seemed to be frightened.

"..."

Cheng Huang, who was also an official in the court before his death, moved his lips twice, but finally he didn't speak, and he didn't say a word.

Checking the population of the whole country and clarifying all arable land, the scope of this matter is too wide and too large. A city god is pitifully insignificant in the face of such things that will shake the country and the country if he is not careful.

"Nothing, young master, answer slowly, and I will go back first."

Glancing at the passage newly written by the reincarnated sage, the body of the city god couldn't help but tremble twice, and dared not read it anymore.

Because this reincarnated sage, who was only a teenager, actually suggested that the Daqian Dynasty should rely on the prosperity of today's prosperity, and use the strongest posture to sweep away the hidden dangers of Daqian, and continue the state for another 300 years.

He actually wrote in the article that if there is an aristocratic family who dares to obey the yin and yang, and has the idea of ​​​​resistance, he can mobilize the frontier army to commit serious crimes of rebellion, exterminate the family, trace their fields, return the people, liquidate their assets, and enrich the treasury.

How could he dare to continue reading such arrogant and bold, even iron-blooded theories? If he was really just a teenager, he could still reprimand him for not being stable enough, old and prudent, ignorant of world affairs, and ignorant of the heights of the sky and the earth.

But the other party is a reincarnated sage, he is a county town god, so he is not qualified to teach him a lesson, he can't even imagine what kind of waves this article will cause after it is accepted.

The local county magistrate is definitely not qualified to review, and if he borrowed ten guts, he would not dare to put a pen on this answer sheet.

Feng Bingwen didn't care about the group of ghosts and gods who were scared away by what he wrote, he wrote more and more vigorously, and his whole person seemed to be in high spirits and refreshed.

And when it was sunset and dusk was approaching, Feng Bingwen wrote this thesis to the end:

Daqian is the time when Zhongxing is at its peak. If there is a wise king in power, we should sweep away the evils and rebuild the world, so as to avoid the decline of national power in future generations.

After finishing this paragraph, Feng Bingwen closed his pen in a relaxed spirit, carefully read the policy theory that was written in one go, and then got up to hand in the paper satisfied.

And when Feng Bingwen finished handing in the papers and left the examination room, on the side of the examination room, the county magistrate Qingshan, who paid close attention to Feng Bingwen's every move, couldn't wait to take the answer sheet submitted by Feng Bingwen, and was going to have a look at what the reincarnated sage wrote. something.

When he picked up the test paper, the Qingshan county magistrate's face was still quite ruddy, and there was even a happy expression between his brows. He subconsciously thought that what he saw would be a eulogizing article written by a sage. In this case, he, as a local The chief officer will also be rewarded.

However, when he saw Feng Bingwen's commentary on Sang Nong's matter, his rosy face turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned from white to green, and sweat oozed from his forehead.

"Why does he..."

The lips of Qingshan county magistrate were trembling with fright. Land annexation is a stubborn disease that will inevitably occur in feudal dynasties.

But knowing it is known, but few people dare to bring it up, let alone directly expose this kind of problem in the imperial examination room.

If it is an ordinary candidate, as a county magistrate, he can revoke the qualification of the candidate with a swipe of his pen and never hire him for life. status, but he is not qualified to suppress this policy theory.

In fact, it doesn’t matter if the problem is brought up. It is an open secret that land mergers have caused a large number of self-cultivating farmers to be forced by the powerful and tyrants to become landless farmers who can only sell themselves to survive.

This thing is like a cesspool covered by a cover. Although I can occasionally smell the stench, I know that the inside is filthy and unsightly, but I don't care, and I can bear it.

But now, someone has lifted the lid of the cesspit, which will surely expose the filthy, filthy and stench to the broad daylight.

And the most important thing is that the person who lifted the lid also gave the most drastic and bloody solution - recalling the frontier army, and checking the fields and population with the most iron-blooded attitude.

If it is really implemented according to this, the magistrate of Qingshan County can't imagine how terrible turmoil will occur in Dagan, how many bloody cases will occur, and rebellions will occur everywhere?Dynasty change? It's all possible.

"Come here, quickly prepare my water mirror. I have important matters to present to the Futai adults."

Without the qualifications to review, I couldn’t suppress it, so I could only report to the higher authorities. The sweaty Qingshan County Magistrate didn’t dare to think about it, but held the answer sheet in both hands that seemed as light as a feather, but seemed to be as numerous as a thousand weights. , ran lightly towards the Yamen.

Everything was as Cheng Huang expected, the county magistrate of Qingshan didn't dare to review Feng Bingwen's answer sheet, he didn't even dare to read it too much, he only regretted why he was transferred to Qingshan County to take up the post.

However, the City God of Qingshan County still underestimated. When the contents of Feng Bingwen's paper were spread through the water mirror array used for emergency summons in the Yamen, the examiners in the prefectural city who had been leisurely preparing for the prefectural examination, All of a sudden they exploded.

"Straight mother thief, the test papers for the county test are also sent up?"

A seventh-rank civil servant who hurried to Shuijingtai after receiving the urgent notice couldn't help cursing.

"You read the content before you talk."

An old Taoist priest standing by the water mirror clicked on the engraved content. He had just glanced at it and noticed the problem, so he closed his eyes and didn't read it.

"I don't know what to say, Hu..."

Just looking at it twice, this not-low-level civil servant was about to explode, but when he saw the signature of this policy theory, he immediately shut his mouth, and then went to ask the highest ruler in Fucheng for instructions.

After a lot of fuss, this county trial policy theory was hurriedly sent to the capital of Jinglin Prefecture. It was almost the same process. When Feng Bingwen got into his father's windy carriage and arrived home , The policy theory he wrote on a whim has been sent to the emperor's desk.

After working hard all day, Emperor Chongming, who was about to take a rest, stopped thinking about having dinner, picked up Feng Bingwen's policy and looked at it, his eyes gradually brightened.

(End of this chapter)