Ji Shaohuai picked up the folding fan placed aside, leaned back and leaned on the back of the chair.
He slowly shook the folding fan and said slowly: "Besides, I can't ask a question about policy as well as you, Brother Wang."
"Brother Ji, if you say that "My poems are far inferior to yours, so don't underestimate yourself."
Wang Sheng drank the tea in one gulp and put the cup on the table.
He tapped the wooden table with his fingers again and again, pondered for a moment, looked up at Ji Shaohuai, and said calmly: "When Brother Ji mentioned this, I remembered that the annual examination was At that time, the Yitou version was found. "
The so-called Yitou version means that someone copied the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics into a book. Unlike the past, these words were copied directly on gold foil. The person who copied them was good at it. The handwriting is tiny and the volume is less than an inch thick. The candidates will hide these gold foils in the pen barrel or the bottom of the inkstone.
These methods are still used when only writing and ink can be brought to the annual examination. Wang Sheng does not dare to think about the situation of bringing food and overnight supplies for the provincial examination.
"I guess that this method is probably designed for the provincial examination, but it can identify many students in the annual examination. I am afraid it is not used in advance. If you find that the method does not work, try another method. If you do not find it, Just continue to use it in the provincial examination."
Wang Sheng frowned and continued: "It seems that Brother Ji's hunch may come true."
Ji Shaohuai put it down. He folded the fan, refilled the tea cup with Wang Sheng, handed it to him, and then said: "From this point of view, it is normal."
Wang Sheng took the tea cup and did not drink it immediately, but looked at the tea foam floating on it. .
When people are here, their thoughts are wandering to nowhere.
Hearing Ji Shaohuai's words, he came back to his senses and asked, "How do you say this?"
"In the past, the number of scholars who should be awarded in the previous year was not limited to the quota. There are dozens of people at least, and hundreds of people at most."
Wang Sheng can detect it by reading the previous provincial examination records or publications, but Ji Shaohuai will not emphasize it like this for no reason, which proves...
He immediately followed Ji Shaohuai's train of thought and replied: "In the past few years, the number of people who should be recruited has been as high as hundreds. Except for the situation where there were more than a dozen people at the beginning of the founding of the country, it has never happened since. Could it be that Brother Ji's It means that the number of scholars has changed slightly?"
Ji Shaohuai fiddled with the folding fan and showed a meaningful smile.
"Previously, regardless of the quota, fraud has never stopped. This time I received news that the number of scholars to be selected this time is forty-five, which is a hundred less than Tianqi in four years. In seven years, there are also forty people missing. In such a situation, it is natural for some people to take risks."
"After all, only scholars can become officials."
Ji Shaohuai. After saying this, he folded the folding fan with his hand, put it aside, then picked up the tea on the table and drank it in one gulp.
"This little book is not very sophisticated.Pass this way. "
He stood up and while searching for the items, he said: "I learned from others that there is a kind of water called 'divine water'. I copied it on the clothes and then applied it with a layer of water. Mud, the handwriting will be completely covered up, and the government officials will not be able to detect his traces.
Finally, he found the preserved fruits and melon seeds, put them on a plate and put them away. After sitting down, he raised his hand to signal Wang Sheng to enjoy them, and then said: "Only by brushing away the soil can you see what he has copied." Word. "
Wang Sheng shook his head and sighed: "Now we have no right to demand others, we can only stick to ourselves and have a clear conscience. ”
“This is natural. If you specialize in these small paths, you will definitely be an opportunistic and competitive person when you become an official in the future. Everyone in the world is ashamed of this, but malpractice for personal gain is also repeatedly prohibited! "
Ji Shaohuai raised his eyebrows slightly, snorted coldly, and took a hard bite of the preserved fruit.
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"If everyone goes to study these disciplines, those who focus on knowledge will fail. To be honest, I'm not convinced. "
While chewing, he said: "Privately, I also think that building momentum is a small way and is not advisable. However, although I was dissatisfied with the campaign, I could only follow the trend and write some articles and submit them to bookstores. "
Wang Sheng blew the tea foam away, drank the tea, put down the cup, and immediately replied: "Brother Ji, you are obsessed with the situation. Building momentum is different from practicing favoritism. "
"Building momentum, in a common sense, is to expand one's reputation. As for whether the examiner will listen or not, it all depends on the examiner. Even if the rest of the people have not submitted their manuscripts, as long as they can use them freely in the examination room, they can still get honors. ”
“If the campaigners use other people’s articles and steal them as their own, their true colors will be exposed in the examination room. ”
“The methods of following the trend, building momentum, and taking advantage of the trend are not new to us. Brother Ji, have you ever heard of "surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao" and "borrowing arrows from a straw boat"? "
"Both of these are taking advantage of momentum, and throughout the ages, which emperor, general, and minister has not created momentum? "Sun Tzu's Art of War" also said: "Follow the trend, take advantage of it, build up momentum, and take advantage of the momentum." ’”
Even people like Liu Bang would use snake-cutting to revolt, which was always a way to build momentum.
“Groping for personal gain and corruption is completely different. "
Wang Sheng raised a smile and said with a hint of ridicule: "Practice for favoritism. Officials engage in fraud for favors or accepting bribes. Use other skills to obtain scientific examination results. ”
“Those who create momentum achieve fame by relying on their own talents and learning, which can only be regarded as a little ingenuity at most. "
"But what about those who practice favoritism and malpractice? "
He turned his gaze to Ji Shaohuai in front of him, looked directly into his eyes and said: "Such people generally have no real talent and learning, and their heads are empty and full of straw. ”
Wang Sheng withdrew his gaze, tapped his fingers on the table, and then said: "For most people, passing the imperial examination is a 'golden house' and a 'face like jade.'"
Ji Shaohuai asked rhetorically : "Isn't this sentence from the book?"
Wang Sheng shook his head, threw the preserved fruit into his mouth, and said with emotion: "Mr. Zhao's words are naturally from the book. However, isn't it true to select scholars through the imperial examination? Can you turn your wealth of knowledge into money and beauty?"
Ji Shaohuai was stunned, then frowned, not knowing what he was thinking about.
"As long as the imperial examination system remains unchanged, the practice of favoritism and malpractice will never cease."
"Is it possible to cancel the imperial examination?"
Ji Shaohuai Completely shocked, he subconsciously blurted out, then immediately shook his head and denied: "Only through the imperial examination can most scholars hope to serve the imperial court. Otherwise, if it goes on like in the past, only the powerful can become officials, then there is really no hope for ordinary people. "Nothing has ever happened."
Wang Sheng was also frightened by Ji Shaohuai's words, and said helplessly: "What the hell, I just said that this matter will not be cut off, but we can prevent it by some means. It's all about cheating for personal gain!"
He laughed and said, "Isn't this what the ink scroll and the ink scroll, and the name-blinding are all about?"
Ji Shaohuai raised his forehead and sighed: "I'm sorry. , Brother Wang, I was overthinking for a moment."
Wang Sheng waved his hand and chuckled: "So, Brother Ji, don't think too much, just write the article and submit it to the bookstore after you finish it. It is a good thing that students can get some ideas for solving the problem from your beautiful articles. ”