Chapter 243
Chengyang County is located in the east of Qingzhou, on the coast, and has developed maritime trade.
To use Shen Wuming's words before traveling through time, Chengyang County contributed nearly one-third of Qingzhou's GDP.
But despite being developed, the strategic terrain of Chengyang County is not very good, making it easy to attack and difficult to defend.
It was often harassed by pirates and even threatened by the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Yan Kingdom.
Because the navies of both countries can launch attacks from the sea, Qingzhou has always sent heavy troops to defend.
But it was just like Su Letian said.
Because of the prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the governor of Qingzhou transferred all the elite soldiers and horses to the governor's mansion.
Then Chengyang must defend the enemy empty.
"The house won't be stolen, right?" Shen Wuming murmured to himself, but there was already a guess in his heart.
The other party had already killed the Southern Tang Crown Prince and planted poison on him.
But he just breathed a sigh of relief.
Is this because of the treasure, or does the other party do it intentionally?
The intentional purpose is probably to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and there is almost no other thought.
"Something must have happened."
Su Letian took a deep breath and said, "In this case, I will immediately send someone to Chengyang County to inquire about the news."
"But what you just said, let's do it immediately and act separately."
"But we don't have enough manpower." Shen Wuming said, "We only have two seventh-level people now!"
"But I don't know the truth of the other party, especially where is the master who killed Zhen Dongcheng?"
The Prince of Southern Tang Dynasty needs expert protection, and Chengyang County also needs experts to control the formation.
And the person pretending to be Murong Ping must also be strong in order to be able to accomplish his feats in one battle.
Otherwise, even if the opponent's assassin appears again, he may not be able to capture it and force him to find out the formula.
"Let's find medicine first!"
After hesitating for a moment, Su Letian made a decision, "The Chengyang side is our guess after all."
"What if...what if nothing happens? The most important thing now is to keep the Southern Tang Prince."
Su Letian also knew that his fluke mentality was pure nonsense.
But there is no way now.
Chengyang County is very important, but the prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty is more important.
The two looked at each other and nodded at the same time, and then Su Letian hurried down to make arrangements.
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At the same time, the Ministry of Rites has finally completed the grading of the first session of the provincial examination, and countless candidates are eagerly looking forward to it.
The scholar in Qingyi could hardly close his mouth as he looked at the various strange phenomena that appeared in the Confucian Temple.
The Supreme Master glared at him and said, "Can you be a promising person? You are still a great gentleman after all."
"If anyone sees you, you will be completely embarrassed."
The scholar in Qingyi didn't care, "I'm happy that so many good boys have emerged from this provincial examination."
"In our hands, Confucianism is getting worse every day, and my heart sinks every time."
"But this time, you see, Shen Wuming is the seed of a saint, so we won't talk about it."
"As well as Wang Zhongshu and Fang Daoyuan, they are both geniuses."
"Even in an era when hundreds of schools of thought were flourishing, they were still able to take the lead."
The Supreme Master rolled his eyes, "Wang Zhongshu is fine, but Fang Daoyuan is from the Xiu Mo family?"
"And Shen Wuming, it's not like you don't know about that stuff. He has learned everything from hundreds of schools of thought."
"If you insist on dragging him to Confucianism, they won't necessarily come, so you can do what you can."
"Haha." The scholar in Qingyi smiled and didn't care, "But Fang Daoyuan is a scholar of both Confucianism and Mohism."
"And the path I took was not a calculated one, but I took the Jinshi exam!"
"It proves that he still thinks he is a Confucian...Shen Wuming, the same reason."
A hundred schools of thought chime in unison.
The imperial court also divided the imperial examination into various types, and at least the major spiritual paths were taken care of.
For example, there are clear plans for Mohist talents, but the most mainstream one is still the Confucian Jinshi Department.
For example, Fang Daoyuan was originally a scholar of both Confucianism and Mohism, but in the end he did not choose Mingshu, but entered the Shi major.
The Supreme Master shook his head and didn't say much. He just looked at the statue in the Confucian Temple with deep eyes.
And the fifth jade slab!
"This guy... the progress of Mohism is a bit faster, but the foundation of his practice seems to be in Confucianism."
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"Now, it's time to rank and unpack!"
The Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.
Cui Anshi, the chief examiner, summoned all the examiners to be present. There were stacks of test papers in front of them.
He pointed to the one at the front, "The candidates for this paper are indeed talented."
"Previously, everyone voted him as the top one, and I also copied it for His Majesty's inspection."
"According to what His Majesty said, only he will be included in the gold list this time, and the rest will only be on the red list."
"No objection?"
Cui Anshi looked around at everyone. A group of examiners shook their heads, all of them calm.
Obviously, they have already speculated about the special treatment of this test paper.
After all, when this test paper was presented to everyone, everyone was frightened.
It's so outrageous.
If we go by what this test paper says, the entire Han Dynasty may even have a chance to unify the four countries of the Central Plains.
Even if the grassland dynasty is transformed into herdsmen, it is not impossible.
It's just that the idea was too bold and it touched too many interest groups, which led to a lot of doubts from everyone.
In the end, Cui Anshi handed it over to the emperor, and the emperor personally ranked it.
But everyone has already speculated about this result, so it’s not surprising at this time.
"That's it!"
Under the witness of everyone, Cui Anshi used his magic power to open the part of the test paper that was covered with names.
One name after another was revealed in front of him.
However, everyone did not look at the others, but looked at the test paper in the front at the same time.
A name came into view.
"Shen Wuming!" Lu Yuansheng suddenly shouted, "I knew it must be him."
Lu Yuansheng was once the chief examiner of Dingzhou and one of the examiners of this provincial examination.
When he saw that bold test paper, he had some guesses in his mind.
This style, this content, this courage... It was really familiar to him.
However, in terms of writing style and words, there was a lot of difference from his impression of Shen Wuming's article.
After all, Shen Wuming at that time, although he broke the ordinary system in all the rules and regulations, his articles were really bad.
But this article, the words are elegant without being gorgeous, and the content structure is tight and orderly.
It can be regarded as a top-notch work.
Even if the content is put aside, it is enough to become a benchmark for policy papers.
He had some doubts, but now it seems that it is just as he expected.
The examiners looked at each other, and many of them thought of what Shen Wuming had proposed before.
After all, that thing...
was too shocking.
Even if they were not the examiner in Dingzhou, they had also heard about such an interesting thing that happened in Dingzhou.
"It seems that His Majesty has made up his mind and must implement the reform..."
Everyone murmured in secret, and Lu Yuansheng even said, "Lord Cui, should we copy his essay?"
"And then post it outside?"
"Otherwise, if he is the only one on the gold list, I am afraid it will attract criticism from other candidates?"