Please, let me be a fool

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After all, this cannot be resolved in a short time.

So what Wang Lun was really worried about was the exam questions in the palace exam.

On the ancient faint king.

Really, as a minister of the Ministry of Rites, he has never seen such a palace examination question, and it feels too casual and problematic.

At other times, it was all about state governance or reform, but what about now?

The exam questions are really weird.

Wang Lun felt that he simply couldn't figure out what His Majesty was going to do.

"Master Wang."

And when they walked to the cabinet, a voice suddenly sounded.

It was Song Gongwen who had just stepped out of the cabinet, holding some documents in his hand. After seeing the Minister of Rites, he couldn't help but walked up and said, "Master Wang, why do you look so sad?"

Hearing this, Wang Lun raised his head and looked at the other party.

If he changed his job before, he would have had a problem with Song Gongwen.

I feel that the reason why the other party can climb to the position of the cabinet is entirely because of the empress.

Especially Wang Lun, who himself has some relationship with the gentry, so he would not respond to the other party at all.

But now, Song Hongzhi has the merit of destroying the country, and with the contact during this period, he found that Song Gongwen is indeed a capable person,

He can manage the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts quite well, which is not much better than the previous Li Fang.

So at this moment, he just hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Master Song should know that coming to me to meet His Majesty is to determine the exam questions for this palace exam."

"Naturally." Song Gongwen nodded.

During this period of time, the imperial examination can be said to be one of the most important things in recent times.

Even the cabinet is dealing with some corresponding incidents.

After all, this is about the selection of talents by the imperial court, and it cannot be sloppy no matter what.

Immediately, he continued: "How about it, which exam questions His Majesty has appointed, is Mr. Wang going to submit the exam questions to the cabinet for final review?"

Generally speaking, the examination questions of the imperial examinations are quite important, and they are the most important secrets of the imperial court.

Except for the cabinet members and the emperor, almost no one can divulge.

And just right.

Song Gongwen is a cabinet scholar.

He is also responsible for reviewing the examination questions.

So asking this kind of thing is not beyond the rules.

"Your Majesty has decided, but this test question..." Wang Lun sighed, then glanced around, and immediately said in a low voice, "The test question confirmed by Your Majesty is: On the Eternal Faint King!"

As soon as these words came out, Song Gongwen was shocked and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"That's right, His Majesty said it himself."

Wang Lun said: "Your Majesty said that the only question in the imperial examination is this, and the cabinet is required to pass it."

He also expected the shock of the national head.

to be frank.

Such an exam question, no matter who it is, will be shocked.

So he continued at this moment: "Master Song, what do you mean by His Majesty's question?"

Song Gongwen was also contemplating, because this so-called "On the Eternal Faint Emperor" question is completely unreasonable.

Throughout the dynasties, not to mention such examination questions, there were not even similar ones.

So now he can't answer for a while.

But Song Gongwen can be sure of one thing.

Your Majesty today is the true emperor of the ages.

Every word, every look, has a deep meaning.

As for the imperial examination, it is of great importance. A wise emperor like His Majesty will definitely not mess around.

It can be inferred from this that things are not as simple as imagined.

At this moment, after careful consideration in my heart, I immediately said: "Lord Wang, I think I already understand what Your Majesty means!"

Do you understand what His Majesty means?

Wang Lun was a little confused when he heard this.

"Your Majesty's question about the stupid kings through the ages is very simple, that is, let the candidates list the deeds of those stupid kings in the history books, and then give them to themselves and the court as a warning!"

Song Gongwen said: "My lord, think about it. Your Majesty has only been on the throne for three years now. Although he has done a lot of things, he is still young after all."

"Your Majesty wants to make some great achievements through the ages, but His Majesty must also be worried that something will go wrong with one of his decisions, so let those candidates sum up the actions of those who have been fooled through the ages and those who have subjugated the country. , take this as a lesson.”

"In this way, His Majesty can learn from it in the future, and try to become a better emperor!"

This sentence.

The eyes of Wang Lun next to him were confused, and he couldn't help saying: "But we courtiers can also do these things."

"Besides, if His Majesty wants to become a Mingjun, he only needs to learn from the practices of those Mingjun in the history books, isn't it enough? Why do you need to do this extra thing and use it as a question for the palace examination?"

To be honest, he really didn't understand.

At the same time, I also feel that Master Song's statement is a bit exaggerated.

Even if His Majesty wants to become a wise king, there is no need to spend a lot of effort.

But at this time, Song Gongwen shook his head directly, and said seriously: "Lord Wang, you are still too superficial to understand the king's heart."

"Lord Wang, you and I are all courtiers. How can you not understand that you have been in the officialdom for many years? The reason why His Majesty drafted the examination questions himself is to select the talents he wants."

"And this kind of talent must be outspoken, but what about the students? Everyone is very young, so the so-called youth must be vigorous. When His Majesty asks questions, he can speak out regardless of everything."

"About Qiangu Hunjun, it is said to be about Qiangu, but in fact, it is His Majesty who wants to hear the views of the world's scholars on himself."

"After all, your majesty is also a king, and when the candidates are answering the questions, they will intentionally or unintentionally compare those stupid kings with your majesty."

"As for Your Majesty, you can use this method to reflect on yourself!"

Speaking of this, Song Gongwen continued: "Indeed, it seems that we can do this kind of thing, but the question is, if His Majesty really asks us to say it, do you really dare to speak out?"

this speech.

Wang Lun lowered his head.

Because he felt that what Song Gongwen said was indeed reasonable.

All the candidates are young and have no experience in officialdom.

Although I lack experience, what is commendable is that I dare to speak.

Your Majesty actually wants to talk about the eternal emperor, so he naturally wants to listen to these dare to speak.

Of course, Wang Lun was more concerned about another point Song Gongwen said.

That is His Majesty, the talent that Jane wants.

Can also be understood as.

Your Majesty, it is time to build your own team in the new dynasty.

This is nothing, because the new emperors have almost always done this when they ascended the throne.

And now His Majesty, except for Li Fang, has not moved any of the important positions of the imperial court during the three years since he took the throne.

Now this imperial examination is also an opportunity!

of course.

Wang Lun was more concerned.

It was the other party who spoke, saying that His Majesty wanted to reflect on himself...

This made him a little strange again, and he couldn't help saying: "Lord Song, your majesty has only been on the throne for three years now, and you are still young. Why do you need to reflect on the eternal emperor?"

Song Gongwen thought for a while, and immediately expressed his thoughts, saying: "My lord, it has nothing to do with how long you have been on the throne or whether you are young or not. As an emperor, you must review your actions at any time. "

"After all, the emperor holds the divine weapon of the country in his hand and has thousands of people under his rule. This burden is very heavy and cannot be relaxed at all."

"The so-called copper as a mirror can straighten clothes, history as a mirror can tell rise and fall, and man as a mirror can tell gains and losses."

"Your Majesty's topic of the faint king is to use history as a commandment, so that he can always be vigilant!"

After finishing this speech.

Song Gongwen couldn't help but began to sigh, feeling that His Majesty was really sober.

It should be noted that since this period of time, the reform has achieved staged success, and the imperial court has achieved a major victory in the battle against Gaoyang Kingdom.

If it were an ordinary emperor, facing these two achievements, he would definitely be satisfied and feel proud.

But what about Your Majesty?

Don't care about it at all.

It is even during the imperial examination in the imperial examination that such a question is set to remind myself.

Sure enough, he is the eternal Mingjun in his eyes!

On the opposite side, Wang Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, also fell into deep thought because of his words.

Because the more I thought about it, the more I felt that Song Gongwen was right.

Indeed, if His Majesty did not want to use history as a warning.

Why is such a question raised?

Therefore, at this moment, the expression on his face changed from the previous doubts to a clear one, and he continued: "Thank you, Mr. Song, for clarifying the confusion. Otherwise, I'm afraid that I would not have expected this level after thinking hard!"

To be honest, Wang Lun now has a heart of admiration for his Majesty from the very beginning.

Emperors have always accepted advice with an open mind, but they are really like His Majesty.

There are almost none directly on the table.

Because the emperor has the dignity of the emperor.

I can't tolerate others talking too much.

But His Majesty himself doesn't seem to think so.

On Qiangu Hunjun, I just want to remind myself from those articles.

And by doing so, you can also select some outspoken talents for the court, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Previously, because of his Majesty, Wang Lun often refuted his courtiers, and completely ignored Yushitai's Zhezi, thinking that His Majesty is an arbitrary emperor who does not listen to other people's opinions.

Just looking at it now, it doesn't seem to be the case.

Sure enough, I despised His Majesty.

So at this moment, he looked at Song Gongwen with a little gratitude in his heart.

At the same time, I also feel that although the questions of this imperial examination do not look very good, but after thinking about it carefully, it is indeed the most suitable.

As His Majesty said, newcomers have a new atmosphere, and now it is the first imperial examination in the Tianqi Dynasty, so it must be different.

"Your Majesty Wang is too polite."

Song Gongwen let it go, and then said: "You and I are in the court, although we have different political views, we are also His Majesty's subjects. Don't thank us for such things."

Wang Lun, Minister of Rites in front of him, has also observed it during this period of time.

One of the great Confucianists of the time, he also abides by etiquette.

In addition to being old-fashioned, there are no other major shortcomings.

So at this time, of course Song Gongwen would not hide what was in his heart.

Especially about His Majesty.

Because he remembers.