"Exams?" Shui Xiao muttered these two words, and felt that a spiritual light seemed to flash through his mind, but he didn't catch it.

He asked Yuan Chun a little eagerly: "How to take the test?" ”

Yuan Chun had already sorted out his thoughts and said directly: "Master Meng once said: Born in sorrow, die in peace. The reason why the children of those noble families did not succeed was probably because they were sure that they 'couldn't run away from an official when they could be an official', so they only knew how to eat, drink and have fun all day long, and did not seek progress. Many of the sons and daughters of the Eight Great Dukes probably don't care so much about whether they can attack the title of Duke of Guo, anyway, the plaque of the Guogong Mansion hangs outside the gate, and the court's rewards are not short of them, and the family's fields and houses are also indispensable, so what reason can they suffer and suffer?

"Whether it is learning literature or martial arts, if you want to succeed, you must study hard and practice hard, and these two paths are not easy. And if you really want to come out to be an official, no matter how big or small the official is, you will always have to worry about labor, and you may suffer a lot of idleness and take a lot of risks...... On such a day, how can you be happy to eat, drink, gamble, and watch plays and fight dogs all day long?! If there is no responsibility, if there is no motivation, how can those noble children who grew up in the nest of wealth be willing to endure this hardship? ”

What she didn't say was: The silver of the court is all taxes paid by the people, so why should it be used to raise those moths who don't do good things at all?

Of course, some people will say that this kind of rich and noble son who does nothing will harm the people less than those corrupt officials who bend the law for bribes, right? That's true, but can we compare ourselves to each other? Moreover, the problem of official corruption is another system.

Shui Xiao nodded slightly: "That makes sense!" ”

He felt the flash of light that flashed through his mind, and quickly flew back, literally grasped by him.

But he still wanted to hear what Yuan Chun said, so he said, "Go on!" ”

"Ordinary people want to be officials, and they need to take the imperial examination. If these noble sons want to inherit the family business and donate to the official, they may wish to set up a special shadow seal test for them. The shadow seal test can be divided into two tests, whether you want to learn martial arts or learn martial arts, and listen to your will. The shadow seal examination does not have to be as cruel as the imperial examination, but it should not be too easy, and it must also prevent the officials who preside over the examination from releasing water to each other......"

"How can you prevent it?" Shui Xiao smiled and said, "Yu Shi Ting will see the wind and rudder!" ”

"The imperial history is one aspect, and the other aspect is to prevent cheating from the design of the shadow seal test itself. For example, the shadow seal test is held once every three years, and no matter how many people actually take the test each time, only the top one-fifth of the people will pass. This will prevent the exam from getting more and more watery, and everyone can easily pass it; Lest those noble children complain that the exam is too harsh and deliberately do not give it to others. ”

Shui Xiao said: "This method is good! But we have to prevent some unproductive and shameless noble children from being full-time escorts to people and filling in the four-fifths number. ”

"That's right! Therefore, it is necessary to limit the number of times each person can take the exam, and if he fails to pass three or five times, then he will not be qualified to be a shadow seal or a donor official for life! But their way out does not have to be blocked. If one day they can turn back, they can also go to the imperial examination like ordinary people, or go directly to the barracks to join the army, starting from small soldiers. If you have achieved meritorious service in the imperial examination and above, you will directly obtain the qualification of shadow sealing, and you do not need to take the shadow seal examination again. If you can make meritorious contributions in the army, you can also obtain the qualification of shadow seal. ”

"Yuan Yuan, this is a great idea!" There was a faint sneer on Shui Xiao's face, "I will make an order when the time comes: if a certain lord dies, his official title can only be given to his son who has passed the shadow seal test." If none of his sons pass the Shadow Seal Test, they are given six years to sit for the Shadow Seal Test, and whoever passes the Shadow Seal Test will be shaded by whoever passes the Shadow Seal Test. If the sons of the Emperor do not pass the seal after six years, the scope of the seal is extended to all their descendants, and another six years are given. If, twelve years after the death of a lord, none of his descendants has been able to pass the shadow seal, his descendants must move out of the Imperial Mansion and choose another place to live. The mansion shall be vacant for six years, and if after six years his descendants are not able to succeed in the title, the mansion shall be used for other purposes......"

Yuan Chun gave him a thumbs up: "It's just to be like this, step by step!" There is another question: What if the family sees that their own children and grandchildren are gone, and an heir from the clan is inherited? ”

Shui Xiao thought for a while: "This road doesn't have to be blocked. However, if the heir wants to attack the knighthood, the difficulty must be doubled, and the shadow seal test must be in the top tenth. If that family dares to gamble, we might as well give them a chance! ”

Yuan Chun thought to himself: Once this system is implemented, will the intensity of the house fights of the wealthy families increase by an order of magnitude? I wonder if there will be some children who will be victimized by this? She felt a little melancholy in her heart, and couldn't help but sigh.

"What are you thinking?" Shui Xiao asked her gently.

"I'm wondering: After the implementation of this system, will the fight between wives and concubines become more fierce?"

"You're thinking too much, Yuanyuan! With or without this system, there will always be a power struggle. ”

Yuan Chun nodded, and didn't think much about this question that made her entangled, and talked to Shui Xiao about the specific details of the Yin Seal Test.

"In order to reduce the corrupt practices in the shadow sealing examination, some practices in the imperial examination can be directly transplanted. In addition, we can increase the proportion of objective questions in the exam and reduce the proportion of Baguwen in the exam. I have always felt that the imperial examination only tests how well the essay is done, and the direction of the examination is too narrow. Just because the article is done well does not mean that he has the ability to be a good official! If you don't understand the laws and precedents, don't know the prices and people's livelihood, how can you clear the case and do a good job as a parent official? There are so few masters in the sky, and one of them will be praised for thousands of years, in addition to the character of officials, is there a problem of insufficient official ability? Some officials have become nerds when they read, and they are all at the mercy of the master and the little officials to become officials, are they the officials or the master and the little officials are being officials?

Therefore, the implementation of this shadow sealing test can also be regarded as a pilot of another way to pick talents. If this method of selecting talents is effective, and the selected talents are even better, then some of the rules of the shadow sealing examination can also be transplanted into the imperial examination in the future. If this method is not good, or there are still some loopholes and deficiencies, you can also take advantage of its small impact and strive to make up for it. ”

Shui Xiao praised: "Wonderful! Wonderful! ”

Then he asked, "Then how do you think the test questions should be produced?" ”

Yuan Chun referred to the framework of the civil service examination in his previous life and began to design the framework of the Yin Seal Examination.

"In terms of literary examinations, the policy and official writing in the imperial examination can be retained, and then combined with the business of the six departments of the imperial court, the legal examination, accounting examination, and comprehensive examination can be added. The Law Test can test some legal provisions and ask those candidates to write them silently, or it can also make up some cases and ask those candidates to judge. The accounting test tests the candidates' understanding of prices and people's livelihood, as well as their ability to settle accounts and measure the number of acres of land, so as not to be deceived by others when they become officials in the future. In addition, the emperor may be able to use the accounting test to develop arithmetic, which is very important for the development of the study of the Heavenly Dao. In the comprehensive examination, the ministries of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of War were taken out to test those candidates.

"All of these exams are not graded in terms of answers and subjects, and the results of each subject are broken down into grades. Finally, the total scores of each subject are added together, ranked in a ranking, and presented to the emperor. The emperor will preside over a small palace examination, and let those people send the answer sheets of the candidates, and the people you have special attention will go through their test papers. Then come up with a little more questions to test these candidates in person, and finally rank them. Even if the top fifth of the ranking has passed the shadow seal test, according to the number of examiners, those who rank first to third can also be directly given officials. ”

Shui Xiao listened quietly, nodding his head as he listened. Seeing that Yuan Chun's voice was paused, he got up and poured a cup of tea for her, lest she be thirsty.

Yuan Chun took the tea, drank it all in one go, and handed the cup back to Shui Xiao.

"Still drinking?" Shui Xiao asked her.

Yuan Chun shook his head: "Don't drink it." ”

Shui Xiao also poured half a cup of tea for himself, drank it in one go, and then lay back on the bed crookedly, continuing the topic just now: "What about the martial arts test?" ”

"The martial arts test can be divided into two parts: the art of war and martial arts. When testing martial arts, fighting each other is one way, and testing their ability to run, carry weights, and climb is another way. In addition to the written test, a drill can also be arranged for the art of war exam. Randomly divide all the candidates who take the martial arts test into two teams, let them attack and defend, and see how the character of these candidates is...... The results of each test are also broken down into scores, which are ranked according to the scores. ”

She finished her idea in one breath and added, "That's all I can think of." Consult with the ministers for the rest. ”

Shui Xiao took her into his arms and kissed her lightly on her hairline: "You have thought very well." But this matter should not be rushed, and I intend to wait until the dust settles on the matter of King Xiaogong and my position is more secure. ”

He suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile: "Grandfather-in-law went to the book again a few days ago, please let your father-in-law attack the official." I was a little hesitant, but now I have to give permission! Otherwise, my father-in-law is a lot older, and if I have to take the shade seal test with a bunch of hairy boys in the future, it will be too difficult! ”

The corners of Yuan Chun's mouth hooked slightly: If Jia Zheng goes to take the exam, I'm afraid he won't be able to pass! He may not be afraid of the overlap with the imperial examination, but he will definitely die an ugly death in the law test and accounting test, and the comprehensive test will probably have the same fate. She is not very optimistic about Jia Zheng's learning and adaptability.

She smiled: "When this system is implemented, the hard days of those pants will come!" ”

You must be able to pass the test of those pants who are in pain!

Shui Xiao also smiled: "They have been comfortable for too long!" ”

The next day, Yuan Chun asked people to go to Jia's house to pass the decree, gave some things, and summoned Mrs. Chen and You from Ningguo Mansion and Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng from Rongguo Mansion to enter the palace the next day. The reason is: I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss it very much.

The people of the Jia family were unable to attend Xiaotuanzi's anniversary banquet, which was also very regrettable. Seeing Yuan Chun summoning each other, the four people from the two mansions hurriedly prepared to enter the palace.

Jia's mother was still a little disappointed, because Yuan Chun didn't summon her to the palace to meet.

Wang Xifeng persuaded: "There are many rules in the palace, and now that the weather is hot again, no matter how polite the mother is, we are not as comfortable at home in the palace." This is the mother's sympathy for the old lady! Why should the old lady be careless? ”

When Jia Mu heard this, she laughed and said angrily: "I just miss Niangniang and His Royal Highness, so I just want to see him!" Since my mother did not call me, you looked at me twice and came back to me. ”

"Yes!" Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng agreed with a smile.

After Mrs. Chen's mother-in-law and Mrs. Wang's mother-in-law entered the palace, they first talked to Yuan Chun about family affairs for a while, and watched the small group for a long time. I also saw Yuan Chun put Xiao Tuanzi on a child safety seat, and let Xiao Tuanzi wave a spoon to eat paste and egg custard, eating all over his face.

Wang Xifeng couldn't bear it a little: "Niangniang, why don't you let people feed Xiaotuanzi?" "It's a little ugly to have a face like this.

Yuan Chun smiled: "What he can do by himself, I don't want people to help." lest he be raised into a waste who is not diligent and does not divide the grains. "Allowing him to work more also helps to stimulate the development of the brain and improve his balance and limb coordination.

Wang Xifeng stroked his palms and smiled: "I see! These truths can only be understood by the mother. When I got back, I asked my boy to eat by himself. He's a little older than His Highness! ”

You Shi was envious in his heart. She has never come out, although she has Rong'er, the son left by her grandmother in front of her, is not her own in the end, and it is inevitable that there will be a layer of separation.

After everyone gossiped about raising children, Xiao Tuanzi also had a full stomach, washed his face, and changed into a dirty blouse outside.

Yuan Chun asked people to take a small group to eliminate food, and he planned to talk to a few family members about business.