"What do you say? Imperial Examination? ”

Jia Fox had just gained Niu Fu's trust, and after finding out that Niu Fu was still as stupid as he was at the beginning, he was a little overjoyed in his heart. But when he was walking back, he ran into Ma Chao, who came to look for him.

"Yes, the Ma family is now lacking in talents, and relying only on my inspection and the recommendation of celebrities, it is no different from ten acres of dry land to welcome a drop of rain, which is simply far from quenching the thirst of the near. Only by the entire Ma family can come forward and take the exam questions to recruit those who are stranded in Fufeng to give lectures. For some advanced methods in later generations, Ma Chao always had to find a suitable reason before he dared to tell the old fox, so as not to let the old fox see his difference. After all, through this kind of thing, there is a Diao Chan who knows it, and if the world knows about it, he doesn't want to mix it up anymore.

This is also the reason why he consulted with Jia Xu, an old fox who is always steady, and doesn't know that Fa Zheng, the little fox who has too many eyes. Because Ma Chao was very keenly aware that Fazheng's little fox was already doubting his origin.......

For the imperial examination, Ma Chao is also hot now, and there are no very mature ideas and designs at all. But he knew that Jia Xu's old guy would not let himself down, so he poured Jia Xu with the frame frame of the imperial examination in his impression of later generations.

Originally, Ma Chao felt that even if Jia Xu would not agree, he would not object. Unexpectedly, after listening to Ma Chao's story, Jia Xu's eyes, which often seemed to be half-squinted, suddenly revealed a look of ecstasy, and his voice said with a trace of irrepressible excitement: "If this is the case, thank the lord on behalf of the world's Han Shi!" ”

"Hanshi?" Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, and faintly remembered the other side of the imperial examination in his mind: indeed, the implementation of the imperial examination system fundamentally cut off the source of the accumulation of officials from generations of famous families, and expanded the scope of the feudal government's selection of talents, which further strengthened the centralization of power. There is no doubt that it has eaten away at the interests of those famous families in one fell swoop, so that they can no longer be intertwined and control the lifeblood of the entire imperial court.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the method of selecting talents, following the ancient system, has been developing and advancing, but it seems to have taken a detour.

Before the Qin Dynasty, Zhou ruled the world by sealing the country, and the selection of scholars also relied on the hereditary system. Zhou Li, the class of society is extremely distinct. The state has the son of heaven, princes, secretaries, and scholars who are responsible for it at different levels. And all strata, according to morality, according to blood relations, to hereditary positions until the Spring and Autumn Period.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were scholars who were free from the system accidents, such as guest and diners, who were worried about the main share. As a result, there is a saying that Meng Weijun has 3,000 diners. Some of these people are dilapidated aristocrats, but most of them are mainly poor families living at the bottom.

Since the beginning of the emperor, he swept through the six countries and implemented centralized power.

For the emperor, in order to select talents from the people, a probation system was established. Characters with both ability and moral integrity are recommended by each locality. The nature of the scholars recommended by the state level, named Xiucai, and later Xiucai; The person recommended by the county level is called Xiaolian.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, in order to ensure the ability of the people who are examined, the system of joint sitting has been implemented.

That is to say, if you are recommended if you do not have real talents, once it is found out, the referee will also be implicated.

This system, on the one hand, guarantees the talent of the person being promoted, but on the other hand. As a result, the power of the family has become stronger and stronger. The officials in the court have an inseparable relationship with the family, and can even be described as both prosperity and loss.

Think about it, if you have nothing to do with me, why should I bother to recommend you?

It has nothing to do with me that you are soaring, but I will be unlucky if you are unlucky. Therefore, by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a saying that the officials were all from the family. Capable of. And if there is no background, it is difficult for a poor scholar to have a bright future. Those family gate valves are also because of this method of sitting. Make it stronger and stronger. In the end, a situation was formed that even the emperor could not control.

By the time of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the power of the clan was already extremely strong.

After the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, without the support of the clan lords, the princes of all parties would not even be able to gain a firm foothold. For example, the former Jizhou Mu Hanfu, that was a serious official appointed by the imperial court. However, Yuan Shao was able to easily overthrow Han Fu, relying on the strength of Han Fu's clan.

However, this is not the case with the imperial examination system, which includes all social strata in the selection of talents. No matter if you come from a humble background or have a difficult life, as long as you have a plan and the ability to govern the country and the world, you can participate in the imperial examination. When the title of the gold list is inscribed, you can carp jump over the dragon gate and show your ambitions.

And even if the famous families of the late Han Dynasty are even more hand-eyed, if the descendants are useless and can't cross the imperial examination, it will be the shame of the family and the down-and-out pheasant. No matter how many connections and wealth there are, it will not take three generations, but it will be corrupted and clean.

In particular, how many people are there in the world? No matter how thick the heritage of the famous family is, it can't resist the quantitative change causing the qualitative change. At that time, the whole society and the whole era will change because of the imperial examination.......

Thinking of this, Ma Chao's heart suddenly froze. He felt that it was too rash to say the imperial examination easily this time, and such a major event that affected the whole body did not seem to be something that he, a little Yongzhou pastor, could bear.

"Classification of subjects and unified examinations seems unprecedented, but it is very new. However, as long as it is carried out, the Shu people in the world will have a bright future, and the Ma family talents will be endless....... Lord, this trick is really surging and wonderful, and I admire it to the extreme! ”

"Also, this time the lord is a dignified move, can the princes of the world not let the scholars under his rule go to take the exam? They blocked one by two, ten by a hundred....... But there are so many people in the world who read. As long as the lord gave hope to the scholars, how could those Shu Han scholars refuse? ”

"That's ......" Ma Chao was still worried about the difficulty of implementing the imperial examination, but he had to admit that the old fox saw very far.

Seeing Ma Chao's somewhat absent-minded response, Jia Xu frowned, and then said: "Lord, this year's big exam may not be too sensational." But as long as there is a concubine who enters your eyes and takes up the official position of the Ma family. In the coming year, the scholars of the world will flock to it, and three years later, the scholars will return to their hearts. It doesn't take ten years for the talents in this world to be able to enter the hub of the lord.

After listening to Jia Xu's words, Ma Chao only felt a little bitter in his mouth at this time: in fact, why didn't Ma Chao want to be like this, under the rule of the Ma family, who was like a paradise? In Ma Chao's view, although Yongzhou is desolate, there have been many people of insight who have poured in in the past two years, which is a good opportunity to harvest talents. What's more, under his own rule, he has always been the most lacking of scholars, and taking this opportunity to take these scholars into his pocket will greatly enhance the soft power under his rule.

What's more, many talents in history are from humble backgrounds; Although they are diligent and hardworking, if we really want to talk about the reason for their success, it is often a little sad "luck" - the luck of being favored by the imperial court and becoming famous in one fell swoop; And more people who are unlucky are full of economic talent and ambition, but they are 'the same soap as the cow and the phoenix'.

For example, Zhuge Liang, the most dazzling in the Three Kingdoms, this guy is also said to be a down-and-out Shu clan. It was only later, under his dedicated management, that he married his sister into a wealthy family in Jingzhou, and he married the daughter of the Huang family of the wang family, that he squeezed into the circle of the scholar family and gained some popularity; As for the real Han scholars, such as Xu Shu and Pang Tong, you can see how hard it took them to enter the official career! a man who pretended to be crazy and stupid and recommended himself, and also threw himself into the hands of Liu Bei, who was down-and-out; The other was recommended by Zhuge Liang, but because he was ugly, he was not treated by Liu Bei......

But the world is like this, and the sudden arrival of a new thing always requires a process of adaptation. Especially since this new thing also cut off the survival of all the noble lords, the resistance suffered must be even more fierce.

Ma Chao now wants to retreat, but Jia Xu, an old guy from a cold background, is still talking about it, and he seems to be very interested in this imperial examination...... And at this time, Ma Chao's eyes lit up, and he had a plan in his heart: Since you, the old fox, are so concerned, then you have to carry the burden. It's your father-in-law who can't be sent to death, and it's your father-in-law who is hacked, right? You must know that as a qualified subordinate, his main responsibility is to carry the black pot for the leader!

"Old fox, don't be so whimsical. This is also a preliminary plan for me, think about it, now there are many family gates, even if it is a desolate Yongliang state, there are also Jiang family, Liu family, Fu family and other prominent families. If the Ma family risks the disapproval of the world, they will definitely become the target of the public and the mortal enemy of the world's corporal clan....... What can I do about it? With a bitter face, Ma Chao played a scoundrel.

But Jia Xu looked at Ma Chao like an idiot and said: "The right to change, the right to change, if things don't work, then change!" ”

Ma Chao was suddenly a little stupid, and when he saw Jia Xu's despising and disgusting virtue, a wave of anger surged in his heart: Change your sister, change! If you have something to say, let it go if you have a fart! Be careful, the master transforms into you first, and explodes you!