Chapter 269: The B-character Roll of Fire
Feng Ziying was also a little surprised when she saw this question.
The surprise was not that I won half of my bets on, well, border trouble military affairs, but that this question was too difficult to ask. Not only did it involve the dialectical relationship between the imperial court's financial expenditure and border trouble military affairs, but more importantly, it directly pointed out how to solve this question. deadlock.
No wonder the last question is placed as the main body. This is actually three questions in disguise, or three parts.
The first question is about the financial situation of the Zhou Dynasty; the second question is about the military situation in the surrounding areas; the third question is about how to break the deadlock between military expenditure and finance.
In Feng Ziying's view, the requirements of this question far exceed those of ordinary students who have never been exposed to government and military affairs. Even now, various academies and government schools pay more and more attention to current policy theory, and relevant professors' instructions are often obtained from various schools. It is similar to the imperial court newspaper to guide the study, but the difficulty of this question is still too high.
Especially when it comes to talking about countermeasures, this is even more of a challenge for ordinary scholars.
Perhaps this question should be used to test officials of the Sixth Department of the Central Government.
Feng Ziying was a little surprised that Jinke, the cabinet ministers and the six ministers, could actually ask such a question, which somewhat subverted his perception. At least he dared to ask this question, and his courage was commendable.
However, this is beneficial to Feng Ziying.
As Qiao Yingjia said, compared to the more than 4,000 elite Zhou scholar elites, Feng Ziying's basic knowledge of the classics and her level of diction and sentence making are probably only at a mid-level level. So how can she stand out among eight of these hundred people? ?
Then there must be enough room for development on policy issues. It can be said that the higher the difficulty, the better.
If everyone can answer the question, or even be able to make some use of it, but the gap cannot be widened and the content is almost the same, then the comparison can only be made on the basis of word choice and sentence making, then Feng Ziying will basically be eliminated.
So the time and place are favorable, and now that the time has been met, this question is difficult enough.
Naturally, Feng Ziying’s familiarity with this question is not a problem. Feng Ziying is confident that if she can answer this question sharply and thought-provokingly, then there will be no problem with people and people. The only thing left is the location, which is to see. The views of the main examiner and fellow examiners.
Feng Ziying had no way to influence this and could only leave it to fate.
However, after doing what she should do, Feng Ziying has no regrets.
When Feng Ziying came on the stage, she could already see Fan Jingwen, Zheng Chongjian, Wu Yan and Lian Guoshi discussing something excitedly.
As soon as they saw Feng Ziying coming out, several people eagerly greeted her.
Looking at the expressions of several people, Feng Ziying knew that these people might have answered well. To be precise, compared to other students around them, they should have answered well.
“Uncle Fang hasn’t come out yet?” Feng Ziying asked with a smile before they could speak.
“Uncle Fang hasn’t come out yet.” Wu Di nodded.
It was Lian Guoshi who understood Feng Ziying's thoughts best. He quickly lowered his voice and said: "It's not appropriate to mention this matter again. You and I just know it in our hearts."
Feng Ziying smiled and said, "You don't have to be too deliberate, but this kind of thing is not a glamorous thing. If it is known to outsiders, it will obviously show that our Qingtan Academy lacks knowledge. As for other students, if there is any Those who do well in the exam but fail and are not generous enough will probably have a grudge against you and me again."
Feng Ziying's words also reminded the others that if these students all passed the exam and the other students who had not participated in the exchange of questions that night did not pass the exam and learned about this, they would really feel dissatisfied. On the contrary, it is not beautiful.
Zheng Chongjian and Fan Jingwen were the first to calm down and nodded in agreement. However, Wu Di whispered: "Ziying, you have to give some advice to Ke Yao."
Feng Ziying discussed this topic with He Fengsheng when he was walking the night before. Wu Di also met him, so he also reminded Feng Ziying.
"Well, Ke Yao is a cautious person, so he should understand it, but it's better to say it. Uncle Fang must tell him to shut up and not cause trouble." Feng Ziying said with a smile.
Among these people, the one with the most unstable mouth is Fang Youdu. If it were people like Song Shixiang and Xu Qixun, they would not have this worry.
"Don't worry, Ziying, Uncle Fang likes to show off in small things, but he will never be rash and impulsive when it comes to big things." Wu Di knew his fellow countryman very well.
Other students began to come out one after another, and several of them never talked about it again.
When Fang Youdu came out, Wu Yan pulled him aside and warned him again and again, which made Fang Youdu feel a little angry. Was he the kind of person who didn't understand the importance of things in the eyes of his classmates?
The group of people returned to Hongbin Inn, and the entire academy was filled with joy. It was not a celebration, but a complete relaxation.
The owner of Hongbin Inn was also very knowledgeable and had prepared a sumptuous dinner early. Guan Yingzhen and Zhou Yongchun also came to the academy to appease everyone.
As the dean and head of the school, it is natural to ask your students one by one, to encourage them if they do well in the exam, and to comfort and encourage those who do not perform well.
“Ziying, how do you feel?” Guan Yingzhen was the most concerned about Feng Ziying and called him aside to ask.
"Shan Zhang, it's really hard to say. My foundation in classics and meanings and my choice of words are incomparable to Meng Zhangkeyao's. The gap is a little bigger. Of course, my current policy theory may have some advantages. It depends. How do we treat the co-examiner and the main examiner?" Feng Ziying told the truth.
"Well, putting aside everything else, how do you think it plays out in terms of current policy? Do you know that there are rumors in the capital that this topic is a topic proposed by the emperor himself." Guan Yingzhen is still as calm as ever. Looks indifferent.
"Ah? The emperor himself came up with the topic?" Feng Ziying was shocked, "This seems to be against the ancestral system, right?"
The topic of Zhou Dynasty regulations has always been the right of the ministers of the imperial court and the six ministers.
"That's not true. When the Great Zhou Dynasty was founded, there was once a subject that Taizu himself proposed. But that was at the beginning of the founding of the country. This kind of system has been formed since then. However, in this subject, it is said that the emperor discussed the issues between the cabinet and the six ministries. I was extremely dissatisfied, so I proposed the last topic myself."
This news has spread throughout the capital, and Guan Yingzhen only learned about it from Lu Yu’s former colleagues on the way here. This also made the discord between the emperor and the six cabinet ministries more and more prominent.
"I'm afraid this is a bit troublesome." Feng Ziying's face was a little gloomy, "The emperor's proposition, but the examiner and fellow examiners may not follow the emperor's intention when taking the papers."
Guan Yingzhen was not very worried, "Ziying need not worry. Even though the examiners and fellow examiners are dissatisfied with the emperor's behavior, it is the general trend that the current policy discussion becomes more important, and they also agree with it and have little influence."
Of course it will have little impact on other students, and it may even be a good thing, but for herself, having too sharp and pointed views may be a disaster, Feng Ziying thought to herself.
It seemed that Jinke was really going to fall into trouble. Thinking of this, Feng Ziying couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Man is not as good as God. After all the calculations, I did not expect that the emperor would pose the question himself. I thought that the Sixth Cabinet Department suddenly dared to break the rules and let go. But the result was like this. I am afraid that a group of fellow examiners headed by Fang Congzhe If you see your own paper in the exam, you might think that you are the first person and use it as a sacrifice.
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The exam is over and enters the stage of lock-in and review.
The two directors of the Ministry of Etiquette have been warned repeatedly by Gu Bingqian, and one of them is considered a close confidant of his, so Gu Bingqian is relatively reassured. However, he cannot control the other eight people, including the Kaoda scholar. The two people from Chunfang could talk about it themselves, but Gu Bingqian knew that the six people from Hanlin Academy absolutely adhered to Fang Congzhe's intention.
The emperor himself made the proposition, and Gu Bingqian couldn't help but get excited when he thought about it.
It seems that Qiao Yingjia really saw through the mystery of this. A group of cabinet ministers and six important ministers actually violated the holy will, and finally forced the emperor to make the proposal himself. The significance of this is too obvious.
Gu Bingqian knew that the focus would quickly shift to the review and evaluation of papers.
Taking a deep breath, Gu Bingqian knew that it was time for him, the deputy examiner, to "step forward."
The deputy examiner was also the examiner. Gu Bingqian remembered Qiao Yingjia's leisurely words when he left at the end.
As deputy examiner, he has to correct omissions and omissions. If a fellow examiner sits on a crooked buttocks, he must correct him mercilessly.
Gu Bingqian also knew that he could not read all of these thousands of papers, but he needed to keep an eye on the few who jumped the most with Fang Congzhe.
The transcribed papers began to flow in like water, and the ten students began to review the papers intensively.
Different from the Jingyi test paper, everyone basically has a common standard for the Jingyi test paper. Basically, after a simple reading, you can determine the grade. As long as it is not too outrageous, you can basically pass the test.
But the policy theory is different at this time, and the subjective impression is much more important. A paper may be very different in the minds of different examiners, and the purpose of the deputy examiner is to supervise and correct omissions.
Before grading, both Fang Congzhe and Gu Bingqian specifically emphasized the need for fairness in selecting scholars for the country, and also put forward some standards, but these standards were still in the minds of the examiners.
As each paper begins to be evaluated, the particularly outstanding ones will be sent to the chief examiner for review. The deputy chief examiner mainly checks the dismissed papers to see if there are any omissions. It is also a supervision of fellow examiners.
Each person in each room will basically review 400 to 500 papers, and take 30 to 40 of them. Of course, there is no fixed number, and it depends on the quality of the papers.
Gu Bingqian quietly patrolled among them, selecting one or two papers from time to time to review. Of course, for him, it only required a cursory look. As long as they were not too different from his own standards, he would not interfere.
"Absurd! Ridiculous! Unconventional and sensational!" As soon as Gu Bingqian walked to the other end, he heard the voice of Tang Chengcheng from the third room. He was shocked. This guy was also the one he was keeping an eye on.
(End of this chapter)