Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 119
Jia Qiong didn't notice Emperor Longqing's scrutinizing gaze. He was thinking about the problem wholeheartedly.

The results of the imperial examination directly determine where the starting line will be after entering the court, and he is bound to win this one!

Traditionally, candidates for palace exams can be roughly divided into two categories.

One type is those who express their feelings directly. They do not consider the emperor's preferences and write whatever they think in their hearts.

The second category is those who try to figure out what the emperor wants. They act according to the emperor's ideas and package themselves as loyal supporters of the emperor.

Candidates in the first category tend to perform better, because they can express their thoughts directly, write hearty articles, and often produce excellent works.

But there is also a great risk in this. If the article written is exactly in line with the emperor's wishes, then everything is easy to say, and it can often be exceptional.

There are many examples of people who were ranked at the bottom of the examination, but were directly promoted to the top.

But if what this article was written was contrary to the emperor's wishes, it would be hard to say.

Some emperors are gentle and generous and don't care too much about this.

Maybe because the article is well written, even if it doesn't meet your own ideas, you won't give it a too low ranking.

But if someone with a bad temperament encounters him, then the level of number one scholar may be directly knocked down to Sun Shan's position.

Jia Qiong studied the ink carefully while organizing her thoughts.

He had thought that this question might come up in the imperial examination, and had discussed it with his classmates. It could be regarded as the most important question in the exam.

In the eyes of the world, Emperor Longqing had a relatively good temperament. Although he acted cautiously and harshly, he rarely used harsh punishments and was relatively lenient to his ministers.

However, if you want to win the first prize, the articles you write must conform to the holy will.

No emperor would give the top prize to a student who disagrees with him.

Therefore, he still planned to take the second route and write with his thoughts in mind. He also reminded his classmates about this matter.

Emperor Longqing said a lot, but he can sum it up very simply in one sentence.

The laws of my ancestors are very good, and I will try my best to follow them, but as time goes by, I am afraid that they may become inappropriate. Please tell me what I should do.

Jia Qiong could easily figure out Emperor Longqing's thoughts. He had the idea of ​​​​reform in his mind, but because the Supreme Emperor did not dare to express it clearly, he could only test it by asking questions in the palace examination.

If you want to please the emperor, you must praise the reform in your article, but you can't say it too straightforwardly.

If you shout something like: "If there is no one way to govern the world, the country will not follow the ancient laws!".

I'm afraid that not only will the ranking not be high, it will also be lowered.

Because Emperor Longqing still had to take into account the thoughts of Zhonghua Palace, if Gao Tie wrote such an article, wouldn't it be clear that I wanted to reform the law and that the Supreme Emperor should step aside.

Emperor Longqing probably doesn't have the courage yet. He asked this question just as a test, and maybe he also wanted to reserve talents for the reform.

Once the tone is set, the article is easy to write.

Jia Qiong's thoughts surged for a while, and he quickly prepared a draft in his mind.

He went over the article twice in his mind until he was confident, and then he wrote it directly.

Sincerely:

I heard that the emperor governs the world and has a way to bring about order and a way to maintain order.

The way to cure lies in the law, and the way to maintain cure lies in diligence.

It is impossible to maintain the power of the world without illegality, and it is impossible to maintain the laws of the world without diligence.

Therefore, those who created the country of Pi must legislate to encourage their grandchildren's plans; those who succeed and protect the country must be diligent and diligent in order to protect their ancestors' martial arts.

It is called discipline, etiquette, and system. They are all instruments of law.

To make up for the shortcomings when the prosperity is stagnant, diligence is the real thing.

If the one who creates it uses the law, then the country will be dignified, and there will be a career of growth and governance; if the one who maintains it is diligent, the law will be cultivated, and there will be a rest that leads to governance.

How can an emperor rule the world any other way than this?
The reason why the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Dynasties are distinguished throughout the ages is that those who created them had good laws, and those who maintained them had diligent aspirations.

In the Han, Tang, and Song Dynasties, those who did not catch it were those who did not create it, but their methods were not good enough, and those who kept it were not good enough. …

This is why the rule of the ruler must be based on diligence and abandonment on ease.

A ruler's diligence is only limited by being good at the beginning and careful at the end. The effect of the past generations has been shining brightly. No one in a country can be careless.

I wish Your Majesty to take becoming a king as the law, take Xuanzong as the warning, take the words of ministers as not to deceive, be cautious to the end as you are to the beginning, and dare not hesitate.

Then it is not difficult to maintain the laws of our ancestors, and it is not difficult to maintain the rule of the world!Fortunately for me!The blessing of the clan!The world has no boundaries for eternity!

Your Majesty, Jia Qiong, would like to respond.

Jia Qiong's policy statement is filled with thousands of words. He first said that entrepreneurs must legislate, and those who persist must be diligent, constantly revise the laws of the previous generation, and link reform with diligence.

Then he cited examples of wise rulers and foolish rulers in various dynasties, and emphasized the importance of diligence.

Finally, he praised the merits of the ancestors of this dynasty and said that the methods of the ancestors of this dynasty are so good. The emperor only needs to be diligent in his work to ensure that the inheritance of the ancestors lasts for generations to come.

In Jia Qiong's article, the idea of ​​​​reform is passed through, and he talks about diligence everywhere.

But it did express his support for the reform. It was definitely the article that Emperor Longqing wanted to see the most.

Generally, policy essays for imperial examinations are usually around a thousand words, and there are very few that exceed two thousand words, but Jia Qiong's article is more than 5000 words long.

In order to save time, he wrote directly on the main volume without making a draft.

The more he wrote, the smoother he became, and he gradually fell into a state of forgetfulness about things and myself.

At noon, some palace servants came over with snacks and tea to satisfy the hunger of these students.

Sitting on your knees writing an article for a long time is not pleasant, so many people take this time to take a break.

Or eat something to cushion your stomach, or go out to the toilet and take the opportunity to stretch your muscles.

The palace examination started at Chenshi, and it had been three or four hours by noon. In fact, many candidates had already finished writing by this time.

For these candidates who have been through the examination room for a long time, writing a policy essay does not take too long.

However, submitting the exam too early may lead to the impression that you are not cautious enough about the imperial examination and act impetuously.

Therefore, everyone was patient and had to wait until the afternoon to hand in the paper to show their cautious attitude towards the palace examination.

By two or three o'clock in the afternoon, other students had stopped writing. Only Jia Qiong, who was sitting in the front row, was still writing hard.

More than 5000 words have to be written stroke by stroke in block letters without any negligence, so naturally the speed cannot be increased.

Emperor Longqing had left at some point. He didn't need to stay here all day. Only ten marking officers were still there, each with an armchair sitting at the front to supervise the exam.

In fact, there is no such thing as cheating in the imperial examination. No one would cheat on such an occasion, and there is no way to cheat.

After all, even the questions were given by the emperor on the spot, so the proctoring was just for show.

They drank tea, whispered from time to time, or got up and walked around among the students.

Zuo Yimin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, said: "Sheng Shanda, Jia Huiyuan has never stopped doing this from the beginning of the exam to now.

Didn't he treat the strategy as a martial arts novel? You, the teacher, need to talk to him carefully.

After he enters the court and becomes an official, he will stop writing those Jianghu stories.

It is ultimately not good to encourage the people to be brave, fight and kill. "

Sheng Jiabin wondered: "Oh, could it be that Mr. Zuo has also read my disciple's martial arts novels?"

Zuo Yimin paused when he heard the words, and said with a straight face: "I just heard about it."

Sheng Jingbin said calmly: "Master Zuo is in charge of the Criminal Department, does he just rely on hearing and hearing to solve the case?"

Zuo Yimin was speechless and snorted and stopped talking.

Xie Qian, the academician of Wenyuan Pavilion next to Sheng Jingbin, smoothed things over and said, "I'm afraid Yuan Lang will have another high-level argument now. We will find out tomorrow when we see it."

(End of this chapter)