He Shen was the one who knew how to be a smooth and slick person.
He Shen had already completely flattered Qianlong, and he had even catered to Qianlong's interests. In his later years, Qianlong relied more and more on He Shen. Soon, he was awarded the title of Chief Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the Chief Military Minister.
Make an exception and promote!
He Shen's status was already extremely respected, but Qianlong had once again raised his political status.
As a result, there were naturally countless people who expressed their views that He Shen was not young enough and could not take on such a heavy responsibility.
However, Qianlong seemed to have made up his mind. He Shen must be the chief assistant of the cabinet and the head of the military.
Although Qianlong was old, he was still an autocrat.
An order was given.
In an instant, He Shen's status rose again.
In the forty-fifth year of Qianlong, He Shen was only thirty years old.
He was a minister of the highest rank.
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"Hahahaha!"
He Shen could be considered to be full of hesitation now. Qianlong relied heavily on him. Now that he had presented the treasure, his identity and status had also increased.
He Shen seemed to see the supreme throne of power waving at him.
In the imperial court, he could be considered to be below one person and above ten thousand people.
Among the government and the people, He Shen cultivated his followers.
If Qianlong was still young, Heshen would definitely not have done this. But after all, Qianlong was already old and his energy was not as good as before.
"Old Master, Liu Hao is here!" Just as He Shen was deep in thought, the butler Liu Quan arrived in front of He Shen.
"Let him in!" He Shen waved his hand.
Then, Liu Hao walked in.”
"Liu Hao, you're here. Come, come, come, sit, sit!”At this moment, He Shen's mood was extremely good,""Liu Quan, hurry up and serve Liu Hao some tea!”
"How dare I trouble uncle to make a move!" Liu Hao looked at Liu Quan. Although he was complaining in his heart, he still smiled politely.
"No, Liu Hao, the watch you sent over will help our master get promoted and make a fortune. It's only right for me to pour tea for you!”Liu Quan giggled as he poured a cup of tea for Liu Hao.
He Shen narrowed his eyes and slowly said,"Liu Hao, how have you been studying these few days?”
"Replying to Lord He!" Liu Hao paused for a moment before he said,""I'm preparing for the court examinations!"
"You're not bad at reading, but you can't become stupid from reading!”He Shen said unhurriedly," I called you here today because I have something to tell you. This court examination is no small matter. You have to figure out the old man's thoughts. Come, take a look. After you're done, remember to burn it!"!”
As he spoke, He Shen handed Liu Hao a folded piece of white paper.
When he opened it, Liu Hao could not help but tremble.
These were the questions for the court examinations.
The court examination only tests policy questions.
To put it simply, the imperial court had given you a request, and you were responsible for answering it.
The examinees entered at dawn, went through roll call, scattered papers, praise worship, salute and other etiquette, and then issued policy questions. In the early Qing Dynasty, the title of the policy was one of the current affairs policy. The title was two or three hundred words long and asked one or two things. After Kangxi, the inscription was as long as five or six hundred words, or even about a thousand words. In the twenty-sixth year of Qianlong (1761), four of the eight articles were circled as the title.
There was no limit to the length of the essay, and it was generally about 2000 words. The writing in the beginning and middle had a certain format and word limit. It was especially emphasized that the writing must be in the orthodox style, which was the so-called "courtyard style" and "pavilion style". The words must be square, bright, black, and large.
From a certain perspective, calligraphy was often more important than writing.
Now, the question that Qianlong wanted to ask, Heshen actually got it for him.
Damn, how powerful was this guy?
"Liu Hao, you are not an official in the imperial court, so you probably don't know how to answer. This official will give you some pointers!”He Shen put down the teacup in his hand and slowly said.
"Please enlighten me, my lord!" Liu Hao hurriedly stood up.
Although the person in front of him was the most corrupt official in the world, Liu Hao understood that He Shen was also a first-class person.
Then, the two of them entered the study.
Although He Shen did not take the imperial examination, he was extremely familiar with the Qing Dynasty's officialdom.
He Shen taught Liu Hao some tricks of strategy, which were the summary of He Shen's many years of official career.
Liu Hao finished writing his first policy paper.
He Shen only glanced at it and slowly said,"Liu Hao, your strategy often goes off the main path. Just like this question, how to settle the refugees. You write about developing industry and commerce, providing work as relief, adopting refugees, or letting refugees reclaim mines. Whether this measure was effective or not was not to be said for the time being. However, such an answer had to be given to the examiners. The examiners were all scholars. They had to be to their liking in order to pass.”
Liu Hao was slightly stunned and could not help but say,"Then how should I answer?"
He Shen smiled and said slowly,""If I were to answer, I would definitely answer this question. We should strengthen the coking and educate the people. You must know that the Qing Dynasty will never increase taxes. When the refugees know the divine grace, they will definitely bury their heads in the wasteland. In this, how to settle the refugees was not important. What was important was to educate them. Only then would the scroll reader be satisfied. As for how to settle the refugees, it was just a side detail. It was just a passing remark. If it was said too much, it would be annoying. Liu Hao had to remember this. This was not only for the scroll reader, but also for the Emperor!”
Liu Hao was dumbfounded.
If the Great Qing Dynasty did not perish, it would be the heavens that would not tolerate it.
However, this imperial examination did not seem to be as easy as he had imagined. However, he could not help but complain in his heart.
He had transmigrated here, so he naturally paid attention to practicality. He wanted to educate all the refugees and make them workers. He wanted to release the productive forces and develop them. He wanted them to know etiquette. When that time came, they would naturally know what etiquette was.
However, he also understood that since he had transmigrated, he had to abide by the rules of this era.
He Shen was imparting his experience to him so that he could obtain enough benefits when the time came.
"You're worth teaching!"
He Shen smiled and said,"If it's about this eight-part essay, I'm definitely not as good as you. However, I know more than you about strategy and trying to figure out Lord Wansui's thoughts!”
It was not easy for the world's biggest corrupt official to get to where he was.
Liu Hao was quite impressed with He Shen. Fortunately, he had inherited the memories of the original owner of his body. Otherwise, it would have been extremely difficult to write this eight-part essay.
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