Chapter 894: Grand Master Cai Enke Shows His Literary Talent
When the news came out, Shilin reacted differently. Some were excited to prepare for the exam, some yearned for it after seeing the changes in the court, and some relatives and teachers were chopped up by Shen Long because they were attached to the six thieves or harmed the people. But now there are a lot of vacancies in the court, and these civil officials trained by Liangshan alone can't fill them up. When everyone saw the opportunity, most of the literati rushed to Tokyo to prepare for the exam.
Scholars from all over the country came here one after another to restore some vitality to Tokyo, which had just suffered heavy losses in the war. Those who opened inns, restaurants, and even brothels hurriedly prepared to entertain these scholars.
In the court, there was also a discussion about how to hold Enke, which had already been customized before, so it didn't need to be too much trouble, but this examiner has become the focus of everyone's competition. Everyone can see that this group of candidates has a bright future. If you can get a position as an examiner, it will definitely be of great benefit to yourself.
Naturally, Shen Long would not give this opportunity to others. He appointed Wen Huanzhang as the chief examiner for the test. Although Wen Huanzhang did not get a Jinshi, he was also a celebrity in the world. No one would be unconvinced. , and gave it to the civil servants who are close to him. How can he let others take advantage of the imperial examination after finally holding it?
As for the palace examination, Zhao Gou was a little cautious at first, and wanted to buy people's hearts with the No. 1 pick, and then Chai Jin, who was the housekeeper, directly blocked him back, "The officials were frightened by the golden soldiers earlier. It will be good to rest in peace for a while, and let the grand master take care of the imperial examination."
"I... I got it, thank you Grand Master for your concern." Zhao Gou felt a bitterness in his heart, the emperor really did not enjoy himself, and it was not his turn to worry about affairs in the court. On weekdays, Grand Master Lu He took someone to deal with it, and he could only sit on it when the Great Court Meeting was held, and act as a clay sculpture and wood sculpture to fill in the appearance.
When he returned to the palace, he was guarded by Grand Master Lu's cronies, so he had no chance to contact the outside world. The most abominable thing was that this Chai Jin had become a housekeeper, who was in charge of recording and compiling daily notes. Official position, responsible for recording the emperor's words and deeds, this Chai Jin hates their Zhao family, and he doesn't know how to write himself in the history books in the future.
However, compared to Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan, Zhao Gou is still good. Zhao Huan was taken away by the Jin soldiers, and he doesn't know what he suffered in the north, but Zhao Ji can only write in the cold palace all day long. For painting, there are not many people who serve you. The grand master said, don’t you just like to write and draw? Then use this to exchange for food.
If you can’t produce satisfactory works every day, just go hungry first! You have caused the disaster of the country like this, and you still have the face to eat and drink well? It's not convenient to kill him now, so let's just torture him for a period of time, and after his family replaces Zhao's family in the future, just follow Li Yu and give him a cup of medicine.
Zhao Gou still needs to go out occasionally to deal with the officials, so Shen Long didn't torture him much for the time being. As for the future, it depends on whether he knows the fun or not. If he knows the fun, he can raise it like the Chai family. A traction medicine.
Enke's examination method has also been changed. The examination of poetry and poetry has been removed, and the questions are more practical. After all, well-written poetry and poetry are completely different from whether they can govern the country well. Li Bai is known as a poet. If you let him be an official It's not good. Su Shi's lyrics are the best in the world, but his official career is not as good as Su Zhe. This is the reason.
To this, the scholars also reacted differently, some were happy and some were disappointed. After the results of the examination were posted, the dissatisfaction increased.
Perhaps it was because of the feeling that since Zhang Yuan voted for Xia, the Great Song Palace Examination has never dismissed scholars, or that Shen Long would not deal with them easily, or it was simply not enough brains. When the palace examination began, some scholars came out to ask Shen Long got into trouble, and questioned that the palace examination has always been presided over by the officials, why didn't they see the officials today?
Wen Huanzhang, Chai Jin and the others resisted with the official's unwellness, but the scholar still refused to give up, "If the official's body is unwell, then he should choose a great Confucian to preside over the imperial examination. The grand master was born as a general and knows Is it a classic poem?"
As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the court. It had been a long time since no one dared to be so presumptuous in front of Shen Long, and someone was about to come out and take him down immediately.
"Wait a minute! You say I don't understand the meaning of the scriptures, but the official will ask you, which scripture do you learn? What do you think? Why don't you tell me and let me listen?" If Lu Junyi himself, maybe he really doesn't understand , Shen Long is not false at all, anyway, we have inherited all the talents of Wang Anshi, and he is also a top-notch Confucian today, how can we be false to a small scholar?
Before saying these words, this scholar had envisioned many situations, such as kicking himself out or even being imprisoned, or ordering him not to make noise and continue the imperial examination, but the grand master wanted to discuss scriptures with himself, which he had never thought about!
Not afraid, not afraid, he is just a martial artist, where he understands the sage's subtle words and righteousness, the scholar comforted himself in his heart, and then expressed his understanding of the scriptures and meanings one by one.
What stunned the officials and many scholars in the court was that Shen Long quoted the scriptures and refuted this person as useless. Not only was the person who came out to speak powerless to refute, even several old Confucian scholars in the court praised, "The grand master's Confucianism is profound, worthy of I am ashamed to be called a great Confucian in the world!"
These few are all well-known figures among the Confucian scholars. They all admire Shen Long's Confucian attainments. What else can these scholars say?
The one who came out to speak was ashamed and prepared to retreat, but he was a little unwilling after all, "The students of the Taishi's Confucianism are admired, but the imperial examination does not take poetry and poetry. After all, it is not beautiful. Could it be because the Taishi is not good at poetry?"
"Don't back down! The Grand Master is willing to argue with you, it's magnanimous, don't go overboard, you don't know what's good!" Despite being scolded again, the scholar still looked at Shen Long with his neck stuck.
"Speaking of poetry, when I led the army to the north and met the envoy from the imperial court to seek peace from the Kingdom of Jin, I got a song title of "Shui Tiao", but I didn't show it to anyone. Today I would like you to taste it."
After finishing speaking, Shen Long cleared his throat and began to chant, "I didn't see Nan Shijiu, and I talked about Bei Qunkong; I just gave it back to my husband after all; East? Let’s worship in the dome, and we will meet Gaojie!
The capital of Yao, the land of Shun, and the feudal title of Yu; there should be one and a half ashamed ministers and Rong in the middle! Thousands of miles of fishy smell is like this, the eternal hero is still there, when will the majesty pass? Why do you need to ask Hu Yun, He Ri is among them! "
As soon as this poem came out, there was a sudden silence in the hall.