The imperial examination is the most basic and powerful means used by ancient emperors to win over the world's scholars. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe most proficient in using this method is none other than Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. History records that Zhao Kuangyin recruited talents in this way: Soon after the founding of the Song Dynasty, he issued a holy decree to the Ministry of Rites, ordering them to sort out the archives of the past ten years, the Later Zhou Dynasty and even the Later Han Dynasty, and count them to see how many people have not been tested in the final examination after 15 examinations. After careful verification, the Ministry of Rites listed the names of a total of one hundred and six people, headed by Sima Pu. Zhao Kuangyin waved his pen: These people are really not easy, and they are all given bachelor's degrees. This is the so-called "Enke Jinshi" of the Song Dynasty, although it is not as good as the regular Jinshi, but you can take the lifters of other countries as your own scholars, and this open-mindedness is really open-minded.

And the Enke of the Great Shun Dynasty has a different meaning. Dashun takes the imperial examination once every three years, which is a regular subject. The additional spring or autumn is called Enke.

No matter what time and space it is, Jinshi and Ming Jing are very popular. Those who are in the middle of the rank are very optimistic in their future careers, and they can often climb to the high position of Zaifu, and the future of the first Ming Jing is much more bumpy, and there are very few people who can finally become high-ranking officials. At a glance in the other sub-subjects, I knew that even if I passed the exam, I would only be a small business officer for life, and it would be difficult to grasp power.

Lu Chengqi is determined to change this situation, capable people, whether they are born in Jinshi, or Ming Jing, or the Five Classics, Three History, Three Rites, Three Transmissions, Ming Law, Ming Characters and other subjects, as long as they have the ability, high-ranking officials are not a problem. But the premise is that you must have a good temperament, think about the people, and not put the interests of yourself and friends first. There are shortcomings, but Lu Chengqi is not afraid. When the dynasty is still in the book, which one has no shortcomings? The Ministry of Rites is greedy for money and lustful, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Punishment is still well-known, the Ministry of Industry is greedy for stability, and the Ministry of War is slippery. But Lu Chengqi still uses it, not only using it, but also reusing it. Because they are all talented, and it is easier to control when they have shortcomings. If a person is not a sage, who can be perfect?

The Dashun Dynasty is still too afraid of military generals, in fact, there are some generals who are not only proficient in martial arts, but also Wen Tao is also very good. Lu Chengqi is really sad about the practice of burying talents. He was silently planning a martial arts move in secret, waiting for the ripe time to come out.

But now the country's center of gravity is above the Spring Festival, and the imperial examination is the most important thing in a country. Since the beginning of winter, the inns in Chang'an City have been overcrowded, except for the people who came to watch Keju, most of them are candidates who are rushing to take the exam.

I don't know where the news came out, saying that this year's Enke is only taken, and the saint said that it would rather be lacking than excessive. So much so that some people who planned to fish in troubled waters and make up their lives indiscriminately gave up their minds and went debauchery one by one. Either to see Keju or to visit the Qinglou, but it has brought income to the economy of Chang'an City.

And who has a heart for fame, which one is not poor, immersed in hard reading, in order to seek the title of the gold list? Besides, since the saint is so strict, he must look at the Jinshi with the title of the gold list differently, and it is a little more convenient in his career than the ordinary Jinshi in Chunqiu.

The New Year passed quickly, and the atmosphere in Chang'an City suddenly became tense. Lu Chengqi also sent the exam questions to the Ministry of Rites in advance, and the Ministry of Rites immediately worked overtime to print the test questions.

The forbidden army outside Chang'an also received military orders and began to patrol outside the city frequently to prevent Xiaoxiao from deliberately sabotaging the imperial examination. There is a great law in Dashun: "Anyone who deliberately destroys the imperial examination will be beheaded." It can be seen how much the state attaches importance to the imperial examination.

It's a pity that there is no Tang Dynasty in this different time and space, and there is no martial arts exam that was very popular, which also made Lu Chengqi a little depressed, and he still needs to plan it himself, and he must not hurt the hearts of the world's scholars.

Speaking of martial arts, Lu Chengqi admires the only empress who has withstood the pressure for thousands of years, Wu Zetian. She was full of courage, and actually asked the military department to open up martial arts, and also said that "those who rank high will be awarded officials, and then promoted by class". This is simply the gospel of the world's martial artists! If there is no martial arts, I am afraid that the Tang Dynasty will die at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, because the most famous martial champion of the Tang Dynasty is Guo Ziyi. With the power of one person, he supported the crumbling Tang Dynasty, and went through seven dynasties in his life: Wu Zetian, Tang Zhongzong, Tang Ruizong, Tang Xuanzong, Tang Suzong, Tang Dynasty Sect, and Tang Dezong, which is rare in the world.

The merits of Wuju are self-evident, but unfortunately the Great Shun Dynasty did not. Lu Chengqi also knew that this matter could only be done slowly, otherwise it would completely chill the hearts of the world's scholars.

Time flies, and at the beginning of the spring breeze, February quietly arrives. February 15 is the opening day of this year's Spring Festival. Nearly 10,000 candidates, after a body search, can carry the examination basket and enter the Tribute Academy. I found the subject I wanted to take, went in and sat down, and waited for the main exam to be issued.

The number of scientific examination questions in the Dashun Dynasty was quite large, and each candidate had to prepare enough dry food and stay in the examination room for three days to answer the exam questions. Taking Jinshi as an example, you need to take three exams, one for the big classics, two for the classics, and three for the theory. One day per session. In order to eliminate cheating, after each test, you can't leave the exam room, and you can only spend the night in a small exam room.

After passing the exam, those who enter the Shike department have to go to the palace to test the strategy. After Lu Chengqi learned about the imperial examination process, he lamented that the imperial examination was not easy, and those who could be admitted were talents.

On the third day of spring, Lu Chengqi wore an examiner's uniform every day and went to the examination room to inspect. He thought mischievously: "I think back then, I was also scared by the inspection exam, and now I want others to taste it." ”

Through the inspection, Lu Chengqi also found a big problem, that is, the number of candidates in the Jinshi and Ming Jing courses accounted for more than 80 percent of the total number of candidates, while the arithmetic course that had just been opened had only more than ten people taking the exam. Although the arithmetic department was added in a hurry, it also illustrates a problem, and the direction of the country's materials is very serious. Everyone aspires to be an official, after all, once the Jinshi has passed the palace examination, he will be granted the official status immediately, without going through the selection of officials. This temptation made the vast majority of candidates rush towards this non-commissioned officer. Moreover, after entering the Shike and the second, the career is flat, and even the highest power can be touched - Zaifu. Now that Lu Chengqi has abolished Zaifu and replaced him with the cabinet system, their goal may have become the first assistant of the cabinet.

And for the rest of the subjects, it is difficult to become an official. In addition, Lu Chengqi blocked the unspoken rule that officials of the Ministry of Officials reached out to ask for money, even in other scientific examinations, I am afraid that you will have to wait for a few years, or even more than ten years, and you will be able to make up for the lack before you can become a sesame official from the ninth grade and the ninth grade.

This is the gap between Jinshike and other subjects, and it is also the reason why there are so many students who are admitted to Jinshike.

Lu Chengqi inspected the examination room of the Jinshi Department, while staring at the topic he came up with - "The Theory of Punishment and Rewarding Loyalty", and couldn't help but want to find the great writer Su Shi in it, but unfortunately there were too many people who were admitted to the Shike, and it was quite difficult to find Su Shi in the dense examination hall. In addition, he didn't want the examiner to pay too much attention to Su Shi, otherwise he would kill him like in the official history.

The topic that Lu Chengqi came up with is the topic of Sergeant Su Shi in history, and even this back door was opened for Su Shi, presumably he will easily win the title of the gold list like in history, right?