Chapter 189 The person who asked the question had sinister intentions
For a smart man like Fan Zeng, it was not difficult to see the intention of the First Emperor in asking this question, but so what if he saw it, and he still had to hold his nose while answering the question?
As for the gains and losses of Qin and the Six Kingdoms, he has thought and summarized them in his mind countless times. He has considered them from the aspects of law, military, people's hearts, kings, etc. Now he just changed the content of his thoughts. Once changed, write it on this paper.
The second essay question is also a big one. It directly asks how to govern the various parts of the original six countries.
This question is not difficult for Fan Zeng, or generally it is not difficult for the candidates who come here for reference.
Because when the Qin Dynasty had not yet completed its unification, but the unification was already underway, many people were thinking about how Qin would govern the world if it unified the world.
The third policy question is a little more relaxed: ask them if they have heard about the world map recently circulated in Xianyang City. If the world is really like that map, where should Great Qin go and how should it treat other countries?
There is even a part of the world map printed on the test paper to let the candidates know the meaning of the question.
This is another fishing question. In addition to really wanting to get some good opinions and suggestions, it also tells those candidates who are interested in the Six Nations:
Look, the world outside is very big. There are abundant resources. Why don't you guys stop sitting in China and go out for a walk?
If you want to fight against Da Qin and restore the country, you can do it even if you go overseas, and there are no restrictions from Da Qin overseas, so it will be easier for you to fight against Qin and restore the country.
As for the world map, there is a vast land outside the Qin Dynasty. Fan Zeng, who has been in Xianyang for many days, has naturally heard about it. He also went to see Qin officials talk about it on the spot, but he was skeptical. At this time, he saw This question made me even more doubtful.
I am afraid this is a deliberate method used by Emperor Qin. He wants people to focus their attention on overseas places, so as not to cause chaos to Emperor Qin, so that Emperor Qin can smoothly stabilize the world.
In fact, overseas lands are not as good as they say. If they were really good, Emperor Qin would have sent people to occupy them long ago due to his greedy temperament.
I am afraid that some idiot will really take the bait and be deceived by Emperor Qin into going overseas with a map that is not known to be true or false.
But the answer to the question must not be answered this way. After thinking about it, Fan Zeng wrote down his opinion. He truly analyzed the changes this map would bring to Da Qin, thought about it from the perspective of Da Qin, and gave advice: < br>
He believed that the Qin Dynasty must occupy important overseas places, make them submit to foreign countries overseas, attack close by and make diplomatic relations with distant countries, so as to expand the Qin Dynasty's influence among various countries.
If Da Qin does not fight and allows overseas foreign countries to expand and occupy those important places, it will pose a threat to Da Qin in the future...
As he wrote, Fan Zeng realized something was wrong: Why do I seem to Are you really giving advice to the Qin people?
However, looking at the problem from the perspective of Qin is indeed more satisfying than looking at the problem from the perspective of Chu. It feels really comfortable to think about the small countries overseas with a powerful country.
It would be great if Chu, his home country, was so powerful. It would be great if Chu unified the world...
Fan Zeng also felt something was wrong. The more he wrote and analyzed, the more he felt that the map was real.
Because he came to a conclusion from the analysis: It was not that Emperor Qin did not want to occupy overseas lands, but that Da Qin now wanted to specialize in internal affairs and was temporarily unable to attack externally.
That’s why Emperor Qin allowed this map to be spread in order to attract people like him to go overseas, which would not only reduce domestic troubles, but also allow them to open up overseas lands.
This move is a conspiracy. Although he understands it and understands it, so what?
Even if he can refuse this temptation, what about others?
After the Xianyang Examination, it is estimated that many people with lofty ideals who hate Qin want to explore overseas places. Once the news of the true existence of overseas places is confirmed, more people will go there. .
In this way, the emperor of Qin played right into his heart.
The person who asked the question has sinister intentions!
Fan Zeng seemed to have seen that scene, but he could not stop it, because he himself also thought that if that overseas place really existed and had good resources, there would be nothing wrong with restoring Chu there. . With another "dang" sound, the Qin official who handed out the papers said in front: "Stop writing immediately. Even if you haven't finished writing, you can't answer any more, otherwise the results of the exam will be invalid. Please sit down and we will check them one by one." Collect your answer sheets before leaving the venue.”
"After leaving the venue, there will be a half-hour rest. You can drink water, eat, and use the toilet. The next exam will be held in half an hour. The next exam is arithmetic. If you need to do some calculations, The reader can also be sure within this half hour ”
Fan Zeng had finished answering all the questions. He sat in his seat and looked at the other people in the examination room. He saw some people looking disappointed, shaking their heads and sighing. They probably didn’t finish what they wanted to write, and they didn’t complete the questions. Good answer, so it has this appearance.
However, despite sighing with disappointment, no one continued to write to answer the questions. People at this time were very courageous, and they often admitted frankly even if they lost.
Fan Zeng looked at the middle-aged man next to him and saw that his answer sheet was very full and his expression was calm and calm. He should have answered all the questions.
No, this person wrote the character Chu. Is he also from Chu?
The middle-aged man saw Fan Zeng staring at his answer sheet and said nothing. He just nodded to Fan Zeng again, seeming to acquiesce that he was from Chu.
Since the Qin Dynasty has not yet standardized and unified the writing system for the world, the candidates who come here for reference come from all over the country and learn to use different writing styles. Therefore, in this Xianyang exam, seven writing styles were used for each question. , and responses in other languages are allowed.
This was also a helpless move due to the current situation of Da Qin. Even if Da Qin implemented "Shu Tong Wen", the time to implement it was short, and it was impossible for all referents to learn it quickly.
This shows how wise the First Emperor's move of "writing with the same text" was. Although in history, he believed that the small seal script promoted by him for its beautiful form was not adopted by later dynasties, the idea of "writing with the same text" has always been Passed on.
Each place has its own language and writing, which will definitely become a big problem: I don’t understand what you write, and you don’t understand what I write. The barriers in language and writing may evolve into differences between ethnic groups, leading to division. , no longer unified.
But this is the only time the Xianyang Examination will allow the use of the Seven Kingdoms scripts. It is a special event at a special time. When the next exam is held, only the scripts specified by the Qin Dynasty can be used.
The Qin official who spoke began to check and collect the answer sheets. During the process, he encountered some people who did not write their names on the answer sheets, and would remind them to write them down.
Some people often write a pseudonym when they are reminded to write.
They came here for reference because they heard that Xianyang was ranked in the Grand Examination and would be awarded a title known to the world by Emperor Qin. As the saying goes, "There is no first in literature and no second in military affairs." They were dissatisfied, especially I came to take a look, but I felt noble and did not want to expose my name and be eaten by the Qin Emperor, so I left a false name on the answer sheet.
When the day comes when the list is announced, those with surnames and surnames will not be at the top of the list. Instead, they will be named by the pseudonyms they used. The kind of "take off your clothes when the matter is over and hide your merits and fame", "you bunch of scum, you have been beaten by me". How pleasant is it to feel like you have topped the list but you don’t even know my real name?”
Some people even thought about not writing their names, but they thought there would be many people who also wanted to not leave their names.
Even if you really get the top spot in the end, do you know if it’s you?
And the Qin official who monitored their exams reminded them to leave a false name.
There is another advantage of using pseudonyms. If they use their real names and are not listed on the list, it proves that they have insufficient knowledge, and people will think that their past virtuous names are all bragging. But if they are on the list, it is not only the inheritance of Emperor Qin feelings, and go against the image of noble and virtuous people they left to people.
Just like a public intellectual who claims that he is patriotic and will never abandon his motherland is suddenly exposed to have a big house abroad and has acquired a foreign nationality.
They have a virtuous reputation in their homeland and are regarded as representatives of opposing Qin and criticizing Qin. But now it is exposed: You actually went to participate in the Xianyang Examination of Emperor Qin and eat the food of Emperor Qin?
Fan Zeng didn't care. He left his real name. Don't be afraid if you dare to take the Xianyang exam. He found that the Qin official who collected the papers did not take away the papers, but kept them.
The Qin official collected all the answer sheets, checked them again, put them back in the bag he had taken before, and said to everyone: "According to your Majesty's order, the examination papers will be left with you! You can leave now, Don’t wander around, the next exam will be held in half an hour.”
Many people collected the test papers solemnly. This is proof that they have participated in the first Xianyang exam, which is quite commemorative. Fan Zeng. Same thing.
(End of this chapter)