Chapter 908 997 Examination Chief Examiner

"Lai Lihong, do you have any idea how to deal with the Ming army's camp?"

After hearing what Dekole told the Ming army camp, Wang Gao looked at his general Lihong.

Lai Lihong was one of the few tribesmen under him who was both wise and brave, and was loyal to him, so Wang Gao also allowed him to lead a city by himself, showing his full trust in him.

Lai Lihong observed the Ming army camp for a while, and then thought about the layout of the Ming army camp described by Kohler, and felt a headache.

In the past, battles with the Ming army were all based on sneak attack tactics. The Ming army was often on the defensive side, so he was able to make repeated military exploits.

But this time it was obviously different. The Ming army's defense was extremely tight, making this battle difficult to fight.

"Does the Ming army have large groups of troops coming out to harvest wood or where to get water?"

Lai Lihong thought for a long time and finally asked.

"The Ming army has to leave the camp to cut wood and collect water, but there are not many people and horses. Could it be that Lord Zuoling wants to sneak attack the Ming army's team outside and attract the Ming army to come out of the camp for rescue?"

I have observed for several days, and the Ming army was cautious when leaving the stronghold, and it seemed that "

Dekler whispered.

"What does it seem like?"

Lai Lihong asked nervously.

"Based on my judgment, even if the Ming army is attacked by a small team outside, I am afraid that the Ming army will not send troops to rescue them.

Every time a person leaves the camp, the gate of the camp will be blocked by the horse, and it doesn't look like they can move out quickly. "

Dekler explained.

"This is a bit troublesome. The Ming army is probably worried about a sneak attack by our army, so they are very careful in doing things.

If this is the case, even if we attack the Ming army's squad outside, I am afraid that the Ming army will not risk the camp being attacked in order to save these people. "

Lai Lihong said distressedly.

"There's nothing you can do?"

Wang Gao felt anxious when he saw that the people he brought specially had no idea about the Ming army's cautious approach.

If the Ming army really established a foothold in Kuandian, it would be difficult to attack them again in the future.

"Manzhu, let's do this for today. I'll think of a solution when I get back."

Lai Lihong had no choice but to say.

Continuing to wander near the enemy camp is also a very dangerous behavior in itself. Once discovered by the Ming army, they may attract a sentry team.

The large Ming army will choose to defend the camp, but if they find that there are only a few Jurchens, they will probably send a small team of cavalry to pursue them.

By then, they will be in danger.

"Forget it, let's get here today and let's go."

Wang Gao said immediately.

He is the leader of the Jurchens in Jianzhou. Although he has been granted a title by the Ming court and is regarded as an official of the Ming Dynasty, he also knows that the Ming court does not regard him as one of its own, otherwise it would not often ask him for various requests. kind of goods.

Even in the limited mutual trade every year in the Ming Dynasty, the prices of the goods they brought would be reduced in every possible way, so that their income could not meet the needs of the tribe.

Well, in Wang Gao's view, he and Ming Ting were enemies because he was actually forced by Ming Ting.

If Akito does business with him fairly and allows his people to gain what they need through the transaction, he will naturally not be an enemy of Akito.

But these Ming people were cunning and insidious. They tried their best to lower the value of their goods and raise the prices of Ming supplies. They often suffered huge losses in the mutual market, to the point where they could no longer feed their people, so they would plunder. .

It's just that there is no way to attack the Ming army's camp for the time being, so Wang Gao will naturally not attack the Ming army's camp with his tribe.

The loss was too great and he couldn't bear it.

In the land of Liaodong, the number of men and horses under his command determines the tone of speech.

He, Wang Gao, has a strong voice in Jianzhou Jurchen, and even in the entire Jurchen Three Guards, not just because of the strength of his subordinates.

If the losses in the battle with the Ming army were too great, it would naturally be detrimental to him and would weaken his influence among the Jurchen tribe.

They quietly retreated with Lihong and Dekole, joined the soldiers behind them, and rode away into the distance.

Although the Ming army established their camp more conservatively, they also sent out scouting horses to the surrounding area. Therefore, the camp chosen by Dekler and the others was relatively far away from the Ming army's main camp because they were worried about being discovered by the Ming army and alerting the enemy.

"Manzhu, I will read Mingren's book when I get back and think of a solution."

Riding on the horse, Lai Lihong also said to Wang Gao.

"Although Ming people are not good at it, their ancestors still have the ability to fight. Otherwise, they would not have driven the Mongols back to the grassland."

Wang Gao was very impressed by Lai Lihong's words and immediately said: "Read more of their books. Those strategies are really powerful."

"Yes, Manzhu, I watched "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" when I had nothing to do. I don't even know what to say about the tactics used against Mingren. Anyway, if I didn't see those things, I would never have thought of such a method."

Lai Lihong said with a smile.

"Lord Zuoling, do you know where I can find Akito's books?"

Dekole noticed that Manzhu Wang Gao and Zuoling Lailihong both praised Mingren's books, so he immediately joined in and asked.

Well, Xianyu also wants to make progress. He also wants to be called Manzhu's subordinate and lead a city to enjoy a prosperous life, so he also wants to read Mingren's book.

"Are you literate?"

But Wang Gao didn't say anything, but Lai Lihong sneered.

When Zuo Ling asked him if he could read, Kohler immediately lowered his head.

Forgot, he is not literate at all, how can he read Mingren's books.

The Ming Dynasty was peaceful for a hundred years. Even so, the literacy rate in the country was frighteningly low, let alone among outsiders.

Among the Jurchens, only a small number of nobles would be exposed to Han culture and learn some Han knowledge and etiquette.

For the vast majority of Jurchens, even if those books were placed in front of them, they would not know what was written on them.

Wang Gao secretly observed the Ming army camp and was not discovered by the scouts sent by Pei Chengzu, so until now, the Ming army did not know that they had been noticed by the Jurchens and were planning to attack them.

And thousands of miles away in the capital, in the Forbidden City Cabinet, Wei Guangde was handling official business when he heard footsteps coming to the door.

Soon, Lu Bu quickly entered the room and whispered in his ear: "Master, the palace has issued an order to let you serve as the chief examiner of this joint examination.

The angel who issued the order has arrived outside, please go and receive the order."

Hearing this, Wei Guangde just frowned slightly, then put down his official business and stood up.

Speaking of which, if it weren't for the mourning period, he should have been the chief examiner of the joint examination in the fifth year of Longqing.

When he came to the door, he saw a eunuch with a eunuch holding an imperial edict standing outside. The Zhongshu Sheren and others in the nearby cabinet were already kneeling there, waiting for the edict to be announced.

After Wei Guangde went over, he immediately knelt down to receive the edict.

The eunuch turned around and took the imperial edict from the eunuch, unfolded it immediately, and read aloud: "There is an edict, ordering the Prince Taibao, the Minister of Personnel, the Jianji Palace Grand Secretary Wei Guangde, and the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Hanlin Academy Attendant Bachelor, the Zhanshi Mansion Wang Xilie to be the examiners of the joint examination."

"I accept the edict."

Wei Guangde stretched out his hands to take the imperial edict that the eunuch had collected, and read aloud.

When he stood up, the cabinet's chief minister Zhang Juzheng and assistant minister Lu Diaoyang had also heard the news and came out. They had obviously heard the news in their respective duty rooms. The imperial edict was passed to the deputy minister's duty room, so they came to see what the edict was.

However, Wei Guangde felt that Zhang Juzheng was just pretending not to know, and this matter had actually been expected.

Zhang Juzheng had been the chief examiner of the imperial examination, and it was Wei Guangde's turn according to the rules.

The next imperial examination, that is, in the fifth year of Wanli, should be Lü Diaoyang.

If, at that time, he was still in the cabinet and had not retired.

However, the deputy chief examiner appointed by the palace this time was somewhat beyond Wei Guangde's expectations, because he thought it would be someone else, but he didn't expect to choose Wang Xilie.

You know, he and Wang Xilie are both from Jiangxi, and it is not right to make such a mistake.

The chief examiner and the deputy chief examiner are from Jiangxi. If there are too many candidates from Jiangxi on the list of this imperial examination, I am afraid it will cause a big trouble.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde couldn't help but glance at Zhang Juzheng suspiciously.

Yes, at this time he would only look at the problem from the worst plan.

They were worried that Wei Guangde would deliberately pick Jiangxi candidates to enter the officialdom in this imperial examination, so he did this to make them afraid to promote too many fellow townsmen.

As for all the Jinshi this year, they were barely considered his disciples, so he could only laugh.

You know, the army of Jinshi with at least 300 people naturally has to be divided into distant relatives and distant relatives. Fellow townsmen and disciples are naturally closer.

If it is just a disciple, then it depends on talent and chemistry.

After exchanging a few words with Zhang Juzheng and Lu Diaoyang, Wei Guangde could only follow the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict.

What to do? Naturally, go to the tribute hall to prepare for the imperial examination.

Once the imperial edict appoints the chief of the imperial examination, he must eat and live in the tribute hall until the end of the imperial examination and the announcement of the results before he can regain his freedom.

"Go back to the mansion and let them know."

When Wei Guangde left the cabinet, he just told Lu Bu.

When he followed the eunuch into the tribute hall, Wang Xilie had already arrived here.

Like Wei Guangde, he was accompanied by the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, and he could no longer contact the outside world.

Along with him, there were also selected room masters and other personnel from each room, scattered about 20 to 30 people.

Since everyone was gathered together, there was nothing much to say. As the president of this joint examination, Wei Guangde immediately asked people to prepare a sumptuous banquet.

Yes, the banquet, the dishes need to be very sumptuous.

After entering the Imperial Academy, all expenses are paid by the court, so you can't treat yourself badly.

In fact, it is still very boring to preside over the joint examination, because everything is done by the people below, including invigilation. Even after the final examination, the answer sheets of the examination are first reviewed by the teachers of each room. The answer sheets selected by them are sent to him and Wang Xilie, and they determine whether they are on the list.

In the past, he was tested by others, and now it is his turn to test others. Wei Guangde was not affected by this.

In fact, after he entered the Hanlin Academy, many Hanlin officials more or less got the opportunity to go on business trips, that is, they were sent to various provinces to participate in the provincial examinations.

Although he was not the chief examiner, he was also one of the invigilators sent by the court.

But Wei Guangde had never got such an opportunity, so for presiding over the imperial examination, this was the first time for a young lady to get on a sedan chair.

Fortunately, Wang Xilie was here. He had participated in the imperial examination in the fifth year of Longqing, but he was a sealed official at that time.

But you have never seen pork, but you have never seen a pig run?

Well, with the old man Wang Xilie here, we can follow the map and arrange the imperial examination.

In fact, there is nothing to arrange. The positions of the people brought here have been determined long ago, and they just need to be prepared.

The rest of the time is free, so while waiting for the imperial examination, a group of people often gather in the pavilion in the back garden of the Imperial Academy to play chess.

There are also those who don't like to play chess, so they just read books and drink tea on the side.

After all, there is too much free time, and chatting is not fun.

At this time, Wei Guangde called Wang Xilie and walked in the garden. It seemed that he was admiring the flowers, but in fact he was talking about other things.

"Zizhong, this time you and I were called here. This is really weird."

Wei Guangde stated his suspicions bluntly.

The feud between Wei Guangde and Wang Xilie is actually not a secret in the official circles of the capital, as many people know about it.

Wang Xilie was dissatisfied with Wei Guangde, saying that he was young and had risen to power by flattering the two emperors Jiajing and Longqing, and his words were very disdainful.

Seeing his attitude, Wei Guangde naturally didn't like him either.

Well, the two fellow villagers were supposed to have a good relationship, but instead they became antagonistic.

In fact, Wei Guangde did secretly suppress Wang Xilie many times because of his attitude towards him, that is, not giving him the opportunity to gain political achievements and not allowing him to be promoted.

Otherwise, no matter what, the official level will crush people to death.

But when he got here, Wei Guangde felt that he should have a good talk with him to avoid falling into someone else's trap.

Losing one's official position is a small matter, but losing one's reputation is a big matter.

If he is somehow involved in some imperial examination fraud, his future will be ruined.

"Mr. Wei Ge, actually when I received the order, I also felt weird."

Wei Guangde said this, and Wang Xilie also whispered his opinion.

In fact, in his mind, the more speculation was that there was something going on between Wei Guangde, Zhang Juzheng, and perhaps Feng Bao. They were trying to trick each other, and he was the one who was involved, and he was the unluckiest one.

"What I fear most is that this time I will try to cause trouble."

Wei Guangde nodded and said again.

"What's Mr. Wei Ge's solution?"

Wang Xilie made a gesture of listening attentively and waited for his next words.

"The palace has no intention of raising questions, and I didn't get any news beforehand this time."

Wei Guangde first emphasized that he had no knowledge of this matter, and then said: "Since the palace does not set the questions, we will do it, so I plan to let the examiners from each party come up with their own questions and put the questions into the Dendrobium. Feel free to ask the scribe or school captain to draw questions.

It doesn't matter which question you draw. Although we still can't say that you and I are innocent, at least the officials in this examination are aware of it. "

Wei Guangde expressed his thoughts.

There are two ways to cheat in the ancient imperial examinations. One is to know the test questions in advance, find someone to be a gunman in advance, write essays on the test questions, and then memorize them by rote or bring them into the examination room.

The second is to leave links on the answer sheet, such as the opening or closing words of a certain word, so that the examiner will notice his article and know who wrote it, so he will put the answer on the list.

In both cases, naturally the examiner and the examinee must cooperate with each other to cheat.

As for some people who think that making cheat sheets of the Four Books and Five Classics and bringing them into the examination room, in fact, their actual use is limited, or they are meaningless at all.

Most people who do this are making assumptions.

They guessed the questions the examiner might ask and couldn't remember their own essays, so they made cheat sheets.

Although Wang Xilie was quite dissatisfied with Wei Guangde's idea, and felt that he should be frank and honest if nothing happened, but he would only lose a small amount of success.

But thinking that since Wei Guangde said this, he couldn't just brush him off, so he immediately nodded and agreed. (End of chapter)