Chapter 2564
Bai Letong knew that his influence was limited and that he could not suppress Peng Yushan, Lu Qiu and others as a special envoy, so he simply moved out of the executive committee to see how the other party would deal with it.
Although Hangzhou is far away from Sanya, with the black technology of telegraph at hand, it is not too troublesome to send the imperial examination test plan back. However, Bai Letong was not sure whether Ning Qi and other senior officials of the executive committee would take time to deal with such a small matter. In short, they should play this card first.
As soon as he said these words, the faces of Peng Yushan and others changed slightly. These people have been under Haihan's banner for some time, and naturally have a general understanding of Haihan's power system, and understand how lofty the executive committee's status is in Haihan. If this matter is reported to the Executive Committee, the seriousness will be no different than asking the imperial cabinet bachelors to review the exam questions. If the exam questions are found to have the slightest flaw, it may affect their future career prospects.
Peng Yushan coughed dryly and said: "Why bother, Mr. Bai, to alarm the imperial court over such a small matter in Zhejiang? No matter which plan the imperial court rejects in the end, it may not be a good thing for this provincial examination. Ah!”
Lu Qiu also joined in and said, "What Master Peng said is absolutely true! Master Bai, think about it carefully. If the imperial court rejects our plan for setting the exam, then the subsequent invigilation, paper review, list publishing, and township examination will be held in front of many students." What prestige is there? If your plan is rejected, then...it’s not appropriate, right?”
Bai Letong saw that the other party had broken his defense, and he knew that bringing out the executive committee had a certain deterrent effect. These old foxes knew the stakes and did not want to bring the matter to the top. After all, if the Executive Committee intervenes directly, then even Shi Diwen will have no choice but to follow the arrangements, let alone those remnants of the former dynasty who switched to Haihan.
Bai Letong said: "Actually, the reason why I'm sitting here with you is to discuss a plan that everyone can be satisfied with. The executive committee sent me to Hangzhou to participate in the preparations for the provincial examination. If there are no difficult-to-handle situations, I will There is no need to alarm the Executive Committee. Think about it carefully, is it true that there is no room for maneuver if we have different opinions?”
From Bai Letong's point of view, he actually didn't want to push these old foxes too hastily, but at this time he had begun to realize that these people's stubbornness might have other motives, so he planned to slow down and try to trick them. Use a set of words to see if you can expose the other party's flaws.
But these old foxes are not so easy to take the bait. Peng Yushan quickly stabilized his position and said that he could consider Bai Letong's suggestions, but it was best to agree on the final question plan as soon as possible, so that he could prepare The work continues.
As for who will come up with new questions, Peng Yushan said that they, old scholars, have limited abilities and only know the old system. Bai Letong has to come up with ideas for new questions.
Bai Letong was already prepared for this. On the way from Sanya to Hangzhou, he had nothing to do on the boat and had already conceived many topics related to Haihan's governance style. He then asked everyone to discuss how to change it. For the imperial examination questions.
"In the same era, some people lament that they were born at the wrong time, some people just want to live peacefully, and some people deeply feel that they were born at the right time. The current dynasty is changing, and it may be unprecedented in a thousand years. In the face of great changes, I would like to pose a question to the candidates. It is about taking students at the right time to see how they view the current situation and how they plan their future. ”
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Bai Letong casually mentioned an idea and then asked for the opinions of everyone present.
Peng Yushan raised his hand and stroked his beard and said: "Master Bai, this topic covers a wide range. If you are not careful, it is easy to write some forbidden words!"
Bai Letong asked: "What do you mean by this?" Peng Yushan said: "Literally understood, this question requires candidates to discuss the current situation, and it is indispensable to compare the previous dynasty with the current Haihan Kingdom. During this period If the words are wrong, it will be suspected of making irresponsible remarks on government affairs!”
Lu Qiu, who was next to him, was afraid that Bai Letong would not understand, so he hurriedly explained to him: "If the previous dynasty had made arrogant comments about government affairs, they would have invited the Jin Yiwei to come to their door!"
Bai Letong smiled and said: "You also said that it was the previous dynasty. Now there are no imperial guards, and there is no crime of making irresponsible remarks on the government. You don't need to worry too much."
Peng Yushan still disagreed with Bai Letong's opinion: "Sir Bai, this is true. But if some candidates mention the benefits of the previous dynasty in their essays and have the intention of slandering the new dynasty, then how should we set the tone for marking the papers? ? If his position is ignored, those who are dissatisfied with Haihan Kingdom may take advantage of it. If he is put into another book, what is the difference between being convicted? "
Bai Letong thought about it and realized that Peng Yushan's words were not completely unreasonable. He thought that this must be done with caution to avoid being criticized after the provincial examination. But he didn't realize that there was a huge gap between himself and Peng Yushan's group in terms of their ability to play with words and debate topics. He can come up with questions, and the other party can naturally find faults in them. It is still not easy to reach a consensus.
They discussed this all morning, but the two sides still didn't come up with any substantive results. Bai Letong thought about today's debate while eating and could only smile bitterly. Although progress has been made today and the other party has been forced to make concessions, in fact it is only verbal progress. So far, a stable test question has not been discussed.
Moreover, Bai Letong discovered that he originally wanted to tell the villagers what they said to test whether they had other intentions, but as soon as he started discussing the specific test questions, his plan had been eliminated invisibly. My mouth was dry this morning, but I didn't get anything valuable, and this situation is likely to continue.
"It would be great if we could find a way to find out the details of these people!" Bai Letong could only sigh that there were too few methods at his disposal.
If it was in Sanya, then he would have found other ways to investigate Peng Yushan and others. But this was in Hangzhou, a place I was unfamiliar with, and there was no one to call. Moreover, once the news leaked out, the follow-up would not end well. Although Bai Letong had an idea, he couldn't put it into practice.
However, it suddenly occurred to him that although he had no means, the same could not be said for several of his companions who were on a business trip to Hangzhou.
Tao Hongfang comes from a prominent family, and his father has extensive contacts, so he may know some influential people here. Ha Jianyi has been working in the Ministry of National Defense. Maybe he has a good relationship with the Military Intelligence Bureau and may be able to use the military's resources to do something. Although Ning Zijing does not hold a position in the government, he has learned a lot. Even the head of the Security Bureau, He Xi, is his registered master. Maybe Ning Zijing can also mobilize local intelligence personnel to work.
(End of chapter)