The writing is so powerful that it shocks the wind and rain, and the strategy is so inspiring that ghosts and gods cry!
The candidates in the hall wrote furiously, putting their ambitions and their good strategies for governing the country into their plans with great effort, writing with excitement and excitement. After learning the arts of literature and martial arts, we will serve the emperor. This is the moment we have been waiting for, my majesty!
Swish swish swish
I write so fast that I can’t stop!
Compared with the candidates who were writing furiously, Zhu Ping'an was much calmer. After fully understanding Emperor Jiajing, this question was much easier for him.
Opinion
I'm sorry, I'm not very knowledgeable and can't really offer any advice. Under the rule of our great and wise emperor, Emperor Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty was peaceful and secure. Emperor Jiajing cared about the people and worried about the small things in the north and south. He had a broad mind, which was only possible for a wise emperor in history. It was a blessing for the whole world. Emperor Jiajing was so wise that he inherited the best genes of the Zhu family. All of us tribute students combined could not compare to one ten-thousandth of Emperor Jiajing. As long as scholars like me closely focus on Emperor Jiajing and implement his strategy for governing the country, the world will surely be peaceful and well governed.
As for why there are still northern barbarians, southern Japanese and other small worms in such a peaceful and orderly world, I think it is because the officials who implement the emperor's policies are not doing their job well, they don't fully understand the emperor's intentions, they don't implement the emperor's intentions well, and they don't implement the emperor's intentions in a realistic way... ...
Anyway, the general meaning is: the emperor is wise, but the mistakes are made by his subordinates, because the officials failed to implement the emperor's strategies properly.
Of course, Zhu Ping'an would not just flatter the emperor. Flattering alone would not get him the top prize. This is the principle. The emperor is not wrong, but the people below are wrong. Zhu Ping'an started from this point and put forward his own views and suggestions on the administration of officials. He combined modern political experience with Zhang Juzheng's future official administration reform "Performance Evaluation Method" and put forward his own suggestions in a systematic way from the aspects of selecting officials, managing officials, assessing, eliminating redundancies, and supervising.
Well, almost.
Zhu Pingan quickly sketched out a general plan for the current affairs in his mind. Just at this moment, a eunuch and a maid brought breakfast for the palace examination to the main hall. The maid placed the breakfast on Zhu Pingan's examination table without looking away. She bowed and slowly withdrew.
Zhu Pingan looked at the palace examination meal and was slightly disappointed. It consisted of two vegetarian dishes, a bowl of porridge, and two steamed buns. It was very plain, without any meat or fish.
Well
Could it be that Emperor Jiajing cultivated immortality and made elixirs, and did not touch meat? Probably not. If we really follow the Taoist rules, we should not touch meat, and we should not touch women. However, it is said that Emperor Jiajing was extremely enthusiastic about women. He enjoyed music and dance every night, and would exercise when he was in the mood during the day! Why were Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen favored by Emperor Jiajing? It was because they proposed that sex between men and women would not only not harm Taoism, but would prolong life and double Taoism. According to this character, Emperor Jiajing should be a hedonist and should not be a vegetarian. In addition, even if you are a vegetarian, there is no need for all of us to be vegetarians.
You can't save money to make elixirs...
Zhu Pingan muttered inwardly, took a steamed bun, picked up a piece of tofu with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, then he was stunned. After a few seconds, Zhu Pingan closed his eyes, took a deep breath and chewed slowly... ...
Sorry, I wrongly blamed Jiajing. This tofu is not ordinary tofu. Zhu Ping'an took a bite of it, as if he had eaten a bear's paw. The bear's paw that Yan Shifan had served at the first banquet was not as delicious as this tofu. This taste is more delicious than Zhu Ping'an has ever tasted. Even the most delicious food on the tip of the tongue today cannot compare to this. The royal chef is indeed worthy of his reputation!
How can it be a false rumor? This dish of tofu is made by simmering twenty bear paws over low heat for ten days, extracting the most essential broth and adding several precious ingredients and honey.
Two dishes. Zhu Pingan ate them all up, not wasting a single leaf. His eating manner attracted the attention of people in the hall.
It's so disappointing!
Regardless of what others think, Zhu Ping'an was full of energy after breakfast. He took a short break and started writing a draft:
I respectfully reply: I am not very talented and well-educated. I am not smart enough to answer your majesty's questions. Your majesty has made great achievements in literature and military affairs, and has great talent and strategy. At present, the world is peaceful and the country is well governed. Your majesty worries about the world before you worry about yourself. You love the people deeply and worry about them earnestly. This is the blessing of the world, the people, and us. However, the northern barbarians and the southern Japanese are the troubles of agricultural disasters, which are just a small matter. Why are you so worried
Is it that the officials who are in charge of the affairs have not understood your Majesty's policy? Or is it that the officials who are in charge of the affairs have not implemented it vigorously and have not implemented it in a practical way? This is what I am afraid of!
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Official governance is the key to success for the state. Respect the sovereign's authority, select officials, assess their duties, supervise their performance, and reward and punish them impartially... ...
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I also want to express my views on current affairs and discuss the people's economy, politics and the military, but I dare not deceive your Majesty with empty and superficial remarks. If Your Majesty thinks my words are empty and false, please hand my proposal over to the officials and punish me. I will be content to be punished without complaint. These are my sincere words, and I am very lucky to be able to present them to Your Majesty now!
I am a new student, and I am extremely terrified to dare to defy the majesty of Heaven. I respectfully reply.
It took Zhu Ping'an only about an hour and a half to finish the draft of this policy on the draft paper. Even though it was just a draft, Zhu Ping'an tried his best to use his best calligraphy and state.
The effort was not in vain, the result is perfect, the draft is clean and tidy, the font is full of flesh and blood, bones and spirit, and the whole paper looks like a cloud sail riding the wind and waves, almost breaking free from the paper and roaring out, carrying a sense of righteousness.
I believe that in terms of handwriting alone, no one here can surpass him!
When Zhu Ping'an finished writing the draft, the sun was already high in the sky outside the hall, and the tribute students present had almost finished their drafts.
Some of them pointed out the flaws in the current armament system, and an armament strategy came out of nowhere; some scholars who had read too many books of sages even proposed a lengthy strategy to drive out the evil spirits in response to Jiajing's alchemy and cultivation of immortals (it was a miracle that this guy was still alive after the palace examination!).
When Zhu Ping'an finished writing his draft, an official from the Ministry of Rites walked up to him, glanced at his draft several times without leaving a trace, imprinted some of the sentences and font features in his mind, and then walked away casually. He happened to meet Yan Song, the Lord Yan, who was also performing his routine invigilation duties. They whispered to each other in a corner of the hall, and then walked away to perform his invigilation duties again.
Ouyang Zishi, who was sitting opposite Zhu Ping'an, was also writing furiously. His face was full of excitement at the moment. He looked at other tribute students in the hall, including Zhu Ping'an, with disdain. After the second subtle but slightly explicit reminder from the official from the Ministry of Rites, he finally understood what his uncle Yan Song meant.
Even more powerful than a tiger! This is how Ouyang Zishi feels about himself. In his opinion, no one else in the hall would think of this except him.
The number one in the palace examination is mine, Ouyang Zishi! Ouyang Zishi wrote excitedly.
When the sun set and the sky was filled with red clouds, the day-long palace examination officially ended. The gate of the West Garden was opened again, and the tribute students who had worked hard all day lined up out of the palace gate in high spirits and full of confidence.
Who will be the winner and who will take the top spot will not be known until three days later. However, all the tribute students who came out of the palace were completely relaxed, because the ten years of hard study and the imperial examination were now all over!
No matter what the result is, we can still make the list and no one will be eliminated. It is a great thing to celebrate after taking the exam! (To be continued.)