On the first floor of the Fengyi Palace, Yang Gongren was reporting to Yang Tong: "Holy Lord, something happened to the scientific examination. ”

Yang Tong was puzzled and asked, "What can happen to the imperial examination?" Could it be that the Guanlong nobles, the Kwantung scholars, and the southern scholars are doing things behind their backs? ”

For more than 100 years, although these political gangs have been fighting openly and covertly, their positions on the imperial examination are the same. Compared with the Guanlong aristocracy who paid attention to military affairs, the world corporal clan of poetry and book heirlooms was more disgusted with the imperial examination, and advocated the system of taking scholars from the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, and all the recruitment places were allocated to each county, and the officials of each county recommended outstanding children. And the major scholars have private learning, not only to educate their own children, but also to recruit the world's talents to learn, so that it is with the contemporary talents on the name of teachers and students, once these elites of the times become talents, they are recommended by them to fight their political power, these people get their wishes, and feed back to the teacher, so that they can get for nothing, from generation to generation to steal a high position, control the world, the imperial power, and control the imperial court appointment and dismissal power, this is the origin of the 'emperor and the scholar clan rule the world together'. However, the fair, just, and strength-respecting imperial examination system infringed on their interests, and was naturally unanimously rejected by everyone.

Yang Guang's military reform provoked the Guanlong nobles, and the imperial examination provoked the scholars, isn't it normal for everyone to join forces to get him?

Yang Tong started from the sparse Jizhou, with a huge army, no one could restrain him, and the imperial examination was successfully implemented. However, the system is that the imperial examination is every three years, but because Yang Tong has a serious shortage of talents, and his territory is expanding wildly, so in order to avoid the embarrassment of no one to govern the place, the imperial examination is really implemented once a year. And this year, because of the killing of a group of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, there are not enough reserve talents, so in February, there will be a temporary additional exam; Three days ago, I took another exam, and there was another time in the fall to release the number of years.

After so many years of conducting the imperial examination, there has never been an accident, and the candidates have three chances to take the exam this year, why did something happen instead? It's weird.

"It's not like someone is behind it." Yang Gongren shook his head and explained: "It was the candidates from Jing, Yang, Qing, and Xu who said that the imperial examination was neither fair nor just, which led to a conflict of ideas among the candidates; The dispute between the two sides was too fierce, and it turned into a regional dispute. ”

Yang Tong said proudly: "I have recovered the four states for less than a year, and Xuzhou and Yangzhou have only recently recovered, but in such a short period of time, they came to Luoyang to participate in the scientific examination, which shows that the imperial examination has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and is regarded by the scholars as a carp jumping over the dragon gate and climbing the road to the ninefold blue sky." ”

What can candidates do when they are in conflict or rioting? Is it true that the army in the city is a decoration? So, he wasn't worried at all.

Yang Gongren smiled bitterly and reminded: "Holy Lord, the problem is not here, it is they who say it is unfair. ”

"Why is it unfair that we choose the best?"

"Exam questions." Yang Gongren spat out two words, pointed to the core of the problem, and then explained the reasons for the matter one by one.

In the final analysis, the problem still appears with Yang Tong. He used to review the sparse when he always saw bizarre and inexplicable allusions, at the beginning, he also let people explain with relish, but then the territory was bigger, there were more sparse notes, and there were naturally more allusions that he didn't understand, for the following people, it was easy to use the allusions in his mind to conceive a recital, if it didn't make sense, it was a big deal to make up with flowers and flowers, and he Yang Tong had to review so many recitals every day, how could he have time to study the 'allusions' sent from all over the place?

Annoyed, he put forward the views that "articles are written for the time, songs and poems are written for things" and "texts are written for the Tao", and if anyone is neglected to show off the profound writing, they will be punished.

As the saying goes, there is something good at the top, and there is an effect at the bottom. All of a sudden, the literary world of the Great Sui Dynasty abandoned the style of writing with gorgeous rhetoric and obscure profundity, and tried to hit the nail on the head when writing articles.

As for the scientific examination is a platform for the country to select talents, it is not a place for you to write fanciful articles, and the questions that come out are real and can solve problems; As long as the candidate's point of view is good, the idea is novel, and it is indeed feasible, no matter how bad the writing is, Yang Tong also wants this person; If someone writes the growth of crops into sentences like 'three thousand feet of white hair' and 'Peach Blossom Lake is a thousand feet deep', he will inevitably be eliminated.

The northern scholars knew the routine of the imperial court to pay attention to facts, and they worked hard in this regard, and went all out to polish their writing, which was a first-mover trend than the southern scholars who had just arrived.

However, Jing and Yang Erzhou are the birthplace of palace style poetry, the poetry of this genre of palace style poetry is gorgeous and empty, and the style of poetry is gorgeous and gorgeous, based on the grace and charm of Qi error, pay attention to form and skills, and pursue the beauty of rhetoric, but the content and subject matter are very narrow, and most of the poems are exhausted and strong. Southern scholars have been influenced by this genre since childhood, and the same is true of what they write, and when they face the examination questions and requirements of the Sui Dynasty, the result is naturally tragic.

That's why it's unfair.

The northern scholars received a lot of favors from Yang Dong, especially the Han scholars, because of Yang Dong, they didn't have to whisper in front of the scholars and magnates, and they were still able to rely on what they had learned in their chests to ascend to the Nine Heavens, and they all regarded him as the saint and benefactor who changed their fate.

The southern scholars were not afraid of things, so they scolded each other, and eventually evolved into a full-martial arts, and the number of soldiers participating in the armed fight was as high as three or four thousand, and if it wasn't for the timely response of the soldiers in the city, I am afraid that many people would be killed.

"I see... But I won't change. Yang Tong said.

Yang Gongren knew that Yang Tong would say this, and said with a wry smile: "Poetry, qin, calligraphy and painting are the art of cultivating sentiment, it doesn't matter how it comes, but when governing the country, you need to seek truth from facts, and you can't do it with exaggerated style." The style of writing with the Tao and the road to simplicity is one of our painstaking efforts over the years, and it has also brought great convenience to civil and military officials when handling affairs, and must not be abandoned. However, these candidates were escorted, and they confronted each other in the square outside the end gate, and if it weren't for the military guarding, they would have fought a lot. ”

"Call 2,000 Xuanjia soldiers and follow me to have a look."

"The Holy One wants to kill someone?" Yang Gongren was taken aback.

"This is a God-given opportunity to provoke regional disputes, and if the Tang Army does not make use of it, it is not a qualified fine work."

After Yang Tong finished speaking, he strode away.

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Outside the cordon at the end gate of Ziwei City, four or five thousand candidates gathered, and they were divided into two with the gate as the center, and there was a clear trend. In the direction of the city, there were nearly 5,000 soldiers holding spears and knives, and they were murderously monitoring the two groups of candidates.

The end gate has been closed at this time, and the three thousand neatly draped Sui troops are standing on the palace wall with strong crossbows, and the cold crossbow arrows are aimed at the bottom, which is the core of the Great Sui Dynasty, and no one is allowed to trespass into the prescribed yellow line without permission, once someone violates the rules, they will be killed by the soldiers above and below the city.

Under the city.

In the camp of candidates in the south, a famous scholar stood on a temporary wooden platform with fierce expressions and raised his arms and shouted, and his words were extremely provocative, and many people below were shouting slogans......

Many old and serious scholars shook their heads and sighed, and some people were speaking to dissuade them, but how could they stop the burning emotions of thousands of candidates?

"Our Great Sui Dynasty is a dignified and upright country, and since we have opened a science and take scholars, we should be fair and just. Is it true that southerners pay less taxes than northerners? ”

"They are also the people of the Great Sui, why does the imperial court discriminate against southerners?"

"Isn't the imperial court able to give us southerners an explanation?"

"The style of the articles we write is highly respected by the first emperor, and there are many court poets who inherit the creations, the same as the Great Sui Dynasty, why is it not good now? Since it is said that the best are selected and the best are hired, the requirements should be made public to the world earlier, why do you say no after the results of the examination? Is this called fairness? ”

"We want to be truly fair, truly equal, not arrogant and biased."

“……”

Countless high-sounding words roared impassionedly from these mouths. These people may be powerless, but when it comes to inciting people's hearts, they are all masters!

In their mouths, southerners and northerners have become people of two countries, and their core idea is to provoke confrontation between the two sides.

At this point, the end door opens.

More than 2,000 Xuanjia troops rushed to the sea like a mountain of mountains, and quickly surrounded this group of people, and the strong killing aura made the expressions of this group of people faintly reveal a hint of fear and uneasiness.

Yang Tong stood on top of the city tower, his eyes calmly looking at the group of scholars who were fanning the flames below. The scholar at the head actually looked directly at Yang Tong without showing weakness and without fear.

“…… Who are you? What is the intention? The murderous intent in Yang Dong's voice was undisguised.

The north and the south have been divided for hundreds of years, and they have been fought for hundreds of years, the two sides are very deep, although the Great Sui has unified the north and the south for decades, but the people's hearts have not yet been unified, Yang Jian in order to achieve the great unity of the people's hearts, let Yang Guang operate in the south for ten years, after Yang Guang ascended the throne, he dug the Grand Canal to communicate the north and south, improved the status of the Jiangdu, reused the southern scholars, married Xiao Liang and the princess of the southern Chen Dynasty as wives and concubines, and benefited the people of Jiangnan, which are all measures to smooth the estrangement between the north and the south. After decades of hard work by two generations of emperors, this is only slightly better, but now this group of people is doing their best to incite destruction. If it is not handled properly, the southern candidates who fail to make the list will not only believe their nonsense, but I am afraid that after they go back, they will also publicize the 'injustice' of the imperial court, and when the time comes, the hearts of the people in the north and south will be divided again. The sinister intentions of his intentions are really sinful and deserve death.

"Back to the saint, the grass people Yu Xuan. Dare to ask what is the intention of the Holy Lord to send a large army to surround us and other southern candidates with murderous anger? Do you want me to do my best? The scholar who claimed to be Yu Xuan actually asked rhetorically.

"You keep saying that you are a citizen of the Great Sui, but you deliberately divide southerners and northerners, which obviously makes the northern and southern candidates hostile to each other. Do you really think everyone is stupid? ”

"Back to the Holy One." Yu Xuan said proudly: "The grass people are trying to sow discord, and the fact is that the imperial court is unfair to the south. Although the grass people are scholars, they also hope that the court can treat them equally, and if the goal is achieved, even if the blood stains the spot, they will not hesitate to do so. ”

Many scholars responded in groups.

Many people who understand sneered in their hearts: Such a baseless thing is actually said to be benevolent and righteous, and this person's face is thicker than Duanmen. I really think that the Shengwu Emperor who killed decisively wouldn't dare to take you?

In Yang Tong's eyes, Yu Xuan was already a corpse, and he had no habit of talking to corpses.

Yang Gongren next to him said loudly: "I am Shangshu Zuo servant Yang Wen, I guess you have also heard my name, I can understand your feelings of serving the country and benefiting the people, but a local official, first of all, must have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, right and wrong, so as to find out the real culprit when solving the case, so as not to wronged good people." But when you hear rumors, you make trouble with a hot head, and on that basis alone, you are not a qualified official. ”

"Secondly, it is no secret that the imperial examination has been held for many years, and the questions of the examination every year are mainly based on real content. Every year, how can it be said against southerners? ”

"Third, the time for the opening of the branch this year, the imperial court has announced it as early as a year ago, at that time, the two states of Xu Yang were still in the hands of Li Mi, and the imperial court did not even include the scholars of these two states in the scope of the scientific expedition to consider, how can this be said for the southerners?"

"I'll add that." At this time, Kong Yingda ran to the city with a thick roster, and also stepped forward and said: "As of the last registration time stipulated by the imperial court, only more than 320 candidates from Xu Yang Erzhou have registered, but three days before the exam, the number has skyrocketed by more than 6,600 people. If the imperial court strictly implements the system, these more than 6,000 people will not be able to participate in the examination, but the saint knows that everyone is tired of traveling, and it is not easy to come to Luoyang, and he can't bear to let everyone take advantage of the excitement and return disappointed, so this is an exception, if the saint and the imperial court really have regional prejudice, the sentence "the registration time has passed" will send these more than 6,000 people clean, and this group of people is not even qualified to enter the examination room. But the mighty imperial grace of the saint, not only no one is grateful, but also listens to the villain's demagoguery and trouble, I think the word 'wolf heart and dog lungs' refers to these people, and I, Kong Yingda, the school secretary, am ashamed of you. ”

"Why did these more than 6,600 people suddenly arrive?" Kong Yingda said coldly: "It's just that I just want to be an official." You see that Luoyang has convenient water and land transportation, and if you take a boat, you can walk for twelve hours, so you don't want to miss an opportunity to become an official. However, the admission quota is limited, and the talents and learning are uneven, so most of them are on the list, and some of the people who are on the list, not only do not reflect on themselves, do not find problems from themselves, but are full of resentment against the court, so under the instigation of the villain, they demonstrate together. In the final analysis, it is because you have a bad heart, think that the law does not blame the public, and feel that the topic of the dispute between the north and the south is extremely heavy, and you may be able to force the court to compromise, so as to achieve your goal of obtaining an official position, which is the villain's wish. You have bad intentions and impure motives, and even if you become an official, you must be corrupt officials who are selfish and harmful to the locality. ”

Kong Yingda's sharp and cold words pointed to the root of the problem and unveiled the fig leaf of these candidates, causing these people to blush and bow their heads in shame.

Yang Tong, who was impressed by Lao Kong again, said coldly: "I might as well tell you that these people who play right and wrong are pseudo-Tang Dynasty tricks, with the purpose of provoking civil strife in the Great Sui, so as to give Li Yuan a chance to breathe. Its heart can be punished, and its people should be damned! Immediately beheaded for public display. ”

The initiative has been moved to the hands of the imperial court, how can Yang Tong give this group of people a chance to speak again?

With Yang Tong's order, the Xuanjia Army, who had already seen the target, rushed into the crowd, twisting Yu Xuan and the scholars who helped him out, the knife was like a devil's sharp weapon, a knife light flashed, and his eyes were full of blood.

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