"Farewell to the ancient grass"
The grass on the plain withers and thrives once a year.
The wildfire could not burn, but the spring wind blew and it grew again.
Far away, fragrant flowers encroach on the ancient road, and the clear green trees connect the desolate city.
And sent the king's grandson away, luxuriant and full of parting feelings.
Mobei Ci
Grape wine, luminous cups,
I want to drink the pipa, I'll hurry on my horse.
Drunk on the battlefield, don't you laugh,
since ancient times, how many have returned from their expeditions?
"Spring Night's Rain"
Good rain knows the season, and it will happen in spring.
The wind entered the night and moistened everything silently.
The clouds on the wild path are all black, and the fire on the river boat is only bright.
At dawn I see the red and wet place, the flowers are heavy in Jinguan City.
He Shen finished these three poems in a row and changed the title of the second poem," Journey to Xiliang," to " Journey to Mobei," which was in line with the current situation of the Qing Dynasty. Then, he directly lay down and slept, waiting for the end of the exam…
Forbidden City.
In Yangxin Palace Hall.
"Shulai, how is Heshen?”
Dressed in a dragon robe and sitting on the dragon throne, Qianlong, who had been busy for the past few days, finally remembered He Shen and asked Wu Shulai.
"Your Majesty, this servant has already ordered people to copy Heshen's answers. Please take a look.”
Wu Shulai, who knew what Emperor Qianlong was thinking, immediately bowed and handed over a scroll.
Qianlong took the scroll in his hand and glanced at it slightly. He asked,"Why are there only two exams?"
Wu Shulai said,"Your Majesty, you've forgotten that the third round of this year's exam has only just begun today. This servant has already ordered people to extract Heshen's third exam paper."”
Qianlong liked Wu Shulai's alertness. He nodded and praised,"Not bad, Shu Lai, you really know how to do things.”
Wu Shulai hurriedly knelt down and said,"It's my duty to work for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, you don't have to praise me."”
"You!" Qianlong shook his head and smiled.
The more arrogant Wu Shulai was, the more he liked him.
Then, Qianlong opened Wu Shu and ordered people to extract He Shen's exam papers and read them.
The handwriting on the scroll was standard, and in terms of skill, it wasn't even 10 - 20% of He Shen's. It was obvious that the person who copied He Shen's test paper didn't have good calligraphy.
However, since he knew that the test paper was an extract, Qianlong did not pay attention to the calligraphy on the test paper and directly looked at the contents of the test paper.
"Not bad."
"Interesting."
"Eh, this part is really stunning."
He Shen's Four Books and Five Classics and other eight-part scriptures were extremely high-quality, deeply understood, and Qianlong repeatedly praised them.
When Qianlong saw the second exam, the history paper.
His expression had already turned from admiration to shock.
Because He Shen's answers in several questions were really beyond his expectations. He often said shocking words, but he quoted the ancient and the modern, and quoted the other examples, which seemed very reasonable, making Qianlong have to think deeply from the bottom of his heart.
Just like the question of "using barbarians to subdue barbarians", He Shen answered:
"Using barbarians to subdue barbarians is not a good strategy for a country. In ancient times, there was evidence that Song joined Liao to attack Jin. Song defeated Liao and won. After Jin defeated Liao, it broke its promise. From the middle of the lesson, iron must be self-hard, the country has no covenant. Enemies surrounded the country, so it was necessary to make friends far away and attack near. For a country with scabies, it should be suppressed, set up a government, station troops, fool the people's wisdom, absorb their essence to support themselves...”
Other than that, he had a completely different view of the reform, the selection of talents, and Heshen, which made Emperor Qianlong exclaim.
Although he did not agree with some of He Shen's comments, just from his answers, He Shen was not only a talent, but also a peerless talent.
"Your Majesty, this is He Shen's third exam answer sheet. This servant has already ordered someone to extract it.”
Unknowingly, Qianlong was fascinated by Heshen's exam paper and only came back to his senses when he was interrupted by Wu Shulai.
Qianlong looked around blankly and saw Wu Shulai kneeling on the ground, presenting another copy of the test paper.
Qianlong saw the three ancient poems on the exam paper and could not help but recite them softly.
"The grass on the plains wither and flourish with each passing year…”
After he finished reciting, he laughed out loud and said,""Good poem! Good poem! What three good poems. Especially the second poem. He Shen had never been on a battlefield. It was hard to imagine how he could write such a good frontier poem.”
Wu Shulai complimented," It seems that He Shen is really an all-rounder. Not only is his calligraphy superb, but he is also proficient in politics. His poetry skills are also first-class. It seems that it won't be long before His Majesty will have another pillar of the country under his command."”
Qianlong was very happy to be complimented by Wu Shulai. He immediately laughed and said,"Your words have comforted Zhen.”
Seeing Qianlong so happy, Wu Shulai's respect for He Shen increased a little. He bowed and asked,"Since Your Majesty admires He Shen so much, do you need this servant to give it to him? As the chief examiner of this exam, the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Li, can you give him a reminder?”
Qianlong shook his head. With this He Shen's astonishing talent, the top scorer of this year's imperial examinations is definitely him. Don't meddle in things, or else it won't be good if it gets out.”
Wu Shulai immediately nodded and knelt down.""This servant understands."
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