Tang Jinghong examined the two policy essays again. The viewpoints, arguments, and eloquence were roughly the same, making it hard to distinguish between them in terms of superiority.
"Your Majesty, how does Jiang Zhanglin, a renowned nobleman, know about agriculture?" Tang Jinghong asked.
The Emperor smiled, "Do you know what Jiang Zhanglin did during his travels?"
"What did he do?"
"He went to work in the fields for two years, living in a village and concealing his identity." The Emperor remarked, "People like him are rare in all of the Daling Dynasty."
Tang Jinghong strongly agreed, "So, how does Your Majesty plan to score them?"
This question made the Emperor vexed again. He glanced at the two essays in Tang Jinghong's hands and said, "I was asking you because I don't know how to score them, and now you're asking me!"
