"The culture of the Chinese nation, after thousands of years of evolution, was created in the era of the Zhao and Song dynasties."

The Song Dynasty has reached the pinnacle of agriculture, handicrafts, mining and smelting, shipbuilding, entertainment, and fiscal taxation, and there is no need to strengthen it at all.

Let's just say that three of the four major inventions of China occurred in the Song Dynasty. Gunpowder, the compass, the printing press, each of which has made human civilization a big step forward.

However, the interpretation of the Song Dynasty is the most distinctive, and later generations are well-known for the use of literature to control the military, and the civil ministers and the king rule the world together.

Zhao Kuangyin swore an oath tablet in the secret room of the Taimiao, and the later monarchs sacrificed and the new prince ascended the throne, all of which must read the inscription: 1. The descendants of the Chai family, if they are guilty, they shall not be punished, and if they commit rebellion, they shall be given in prison, and they shall not be tortured and killed by the city, nor shall they sit on their subordinates; 2. Do not kill the doctor or the person who wrote the book; 3. If the descendants have this oath, the heavens will die.

It is not difficult to understand why during the Jingkang Change, why the generals were all in command of the army, and the generals were either unknown, or they were restrained and died of grief and anger, and it was inevitable that the army would be defeated and the country would be destroyed.

In the first year of Zhao Ji Chongning (1102), the "Three Rounding Method" was finally implemented to the state and county schools across the country. This was the beginning of the promotion of tribute by the school, and the selection was held in parallel with the imperial examination. Practice the "three-way method" in Taixue.

"Three-rounding method", that is, the three levels of the Tai credits: the upper house, the inner house, and the outer house. Those who have excellent results in the examination will be promoted to inner students, and inner students will be promoted to upper students. The results of the examination are the upper house and can be directly conferred as an official, the upper house is medium, and you can directly participate in the palace examination, and the upper house is inferior, and you can directly participate in the provincial examination of the Ministry of Rites. The privilege of giving examination privileges to students who have reached a certain grade in the third round shows the importance of the school in the selection of officials.

In the third year of Chongning (1104), Zhao Ji issued an edict: "The world takes scholars, and all the tributes are promoted by the school", "the annual examination is on the house, and everything is sent to know the move, such as the Ministry of Rites test". The "three-rounding method" still exists in Taixue. For nearly 20 years from this year to the third year of Xuanhe (1121), except for a few years, the imperial examination was stopped and the school was promoted to tribute. However, in the third year of Xuanhe (1121), the original imperial examination system was finally restored.

It's just that the Jin people went south, and the east of Hebei Hedong was eroded, whether it was "Juzi", "Gongsheng", or "Tai Student", all those who were in Lianghe lost the capital to be officials and politicians, just because there was no imperial court here, there was no imperial examination, and it was replaced by a new-style school.

It is no wonder that most of the "tribute students" and "Tai students" followed the Great Song Dynasty to the south, and heard that the imperial court had planned to open a branch in Jiangning Mansion. However, these scholars who were stranded in the two rivers had to go to the "Juxian Pavilion" and the legendary "Chinese Administrative School" to participate in the fundraising test, and they were on the side of the state and county herdsmen under the rule of the Xuanfu Division.

This also shows that even if these scholars are recruited, most of them can only be engaged in civil affairs, and the era of civil servants commanding the army is gone.

The "Juxian Pavilion" located next to the Banrui Hall is also made by Wang Songhai and absorbing everyone's opinions.

Once the scope of control becomes larger, the problem of talent arises. Marching and fighting, making suggestions, providing money, food, and running schools in prisons and prisons all need talents who can do things in a real way.

Several simple written test questions are the crystallization of the wisdom of the most experienced officials of the Daimyo's Mansion, and after the written test, they enter the final interview session. And this pass is jointly checked by Wang Song, Ma Kuo, and Li Ruoxu.

The Xuanfu Division was recruiting talents in the Daimyo Mansion, and the notices of the Xuanfu Division and the government were posted far outside the city. The travelers on the canal also spread the news to the Central Plains, Shandong, and the Lianghuai region.

The wise men in other places may not go to the post because of the face of the imperial court, but the famous people in Hebei have no scruples at all. After all, this is the hometown where you were born and raised, and there is always a feeling that blood is thicker than water in it.

Many celebrities and celebrities went to apply for the recruitment with great interest, but in the end they returned disappointed. Some celebrities who failed to apply for the job had no face, and scolded the Xuanfu Division for being purely in the egg

The face is picky, and he only focuses on the assessment of strange skills and tricks, and does not have any four books and five classics, poems and songs.

"Wang Song, your poetry is the best in the world, but you don't take poetry from scholars, you are a bastard!"

"After studying the Four Books and Five Classics for decades, in the end, you have to learn those strange skills of arithmetic and agriculture, Wang Song, you can really think of it!"

"Wang Song, you are so stubborn and self-serving, and you have lost the heart of the scholars of the two rivers, this is an unkind and unrighteous act!"

What you say is also high-sounding, don't be a person who can speak well; Don't just recite poems and paint, play the qin and cook tea, but some vulgar people who are proficient in Tuntian water conservancy, arithmetic astronomy, criminal name and tax, and even smelters have been recruited.

Many readers sighed secretly. The age limit, the difference in the knowledge learned, and the priority of practical learning in the assessment made them, the former scholars, ruthlessly abandoned by this era.

I'm afraid that from now on, "Shi" will become a swan song.

"The eldest cow is 14 years old, and the second cow is 19 years old after three years, and the age of the two is 40 years old, what are the ages?"

"A group of people planted 54 trees together, and the men planted twice as many trees as the women, how many trees did men and women plant?"

"Do you know how to use an abacus and know how to calculate taxes?"

"How can wheat production increase? How to improve saline-alkali land?"

"How can you make good iron?"

The questions such as these on the test paper are extremely fine, and they are obviously all made after comprehensive consideration and wide public opinion.

A round-necked brocade robe that has been a little tattered, the hanging foot behind the head is also broken, and there is a pair of worn and worn shoes on the feet.

Yang Kesheng never dreamed that he, the master of Lingshou County, would one day fall into such a situation. The Jin people went south, and they had nothing overnight, if they hadn't escaped quickly, they would have already become ghosts under the knife of the Jin people.

How can a local official like him, who has no way out, make a comeback?

In the Song Dynasty, the county chief secretary of important places was generally held by a selected person, and the chief secretary of a higher-level county was held by a person from the imperial examination. Regents, Jinna, outsiders and other unborn people can only serve as the county chief secretary of the middle and lower counties, and the promotion is far less fast than that of those born in the imperial examination.

He is such a recruiter, he has no foundation in the Daimyo's Mansion and Tokyo City, and he is also in the head of the national crisis, and the Song Dynasty crossed to the south, and all his opportunities were cut off.

It is not easy for the daimyo to live in the mansion, a family of six or seven, firewood, rice, oil and salt, living expenses, these things he has never worried about before, and now he is anxious and irritable.

Occasionally when he came out, he saw the list on the street, and when he heard that the Daimyo's Mansion was recruiting, his heart immediately came alive.

He never expected that he would have such an opportunity.

He couldn't help but sigh to himself, bad luck and bad fate, he, a local official who used to manage criminal prisons and judicial affairs, even had to come out to make a living by himself, and he still had a chance.

Many of the people in the hall are high-spirited, talking and laughing, this is their chance to get ahead and soar. Many of them were flushed and their eyes were shining, clearly full of ambition.

But for Yang Kesheng, he doesn't have any ambitions, and he doesn't want to stretch out his hand, he just wants to do things honestly, and steadily get a chance to do things in the yamen, so that the family can have something to eat.

"This official, you're also here to apply, right? In Shimoju Yiwen, he used to be a subordinate of the Daimyo Prefecture Tsunehei Division. Dare to ask the name of the high surname. ”

Hearing the words of the colleague next to him, Yang Kesheng hurriedly said: "Under Yang Kesheng, a person from Zhending Mansion, he used to be a master of Lingshou County. I heard that the Xuanfu Division was recruiting, so I came to try the opportunity

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"Brother Yang doesn't have to worry."

Seeing Yang Kesheng's worried look, Zhu Yiwen persuaded: "I watched it for a long time just now, and most of the people who have successfully recruited are followers who do things underneath. On the contrary, those so-called well-educated people who talk about the Four Books and Five Classics, poetry and songs, have few opportunities. ”

Hearing the introduction of his colleague Zhu Yiwen, Yang Kesheng's heart quieted down, and it seems that today's opportunity is good.

"It seems that Brother Venerable is in mind this time?"

A flattering remark made Zhu Yiwen shake his head frequently. Seeing that no one was paying attention to the people talking around him, he whispered.

"Brother Yang doesn't know, there are many former ministers among the officials who are assessed now, if you run into these officials during the assessment, I am afraid that there will be more than one luck?"

"Why is that?"

Yang Kesheng was a little puzzled, and at the same time his heart tightened.

"Brother Yang is really ignorant or fake stupid?"

Zhu Yiwen shook his head and continued to whisper.

"If you encounter the assessment of Wang Xianggong's subordinates, at least it can be fair. If you run into these former officials, hum ......"

He snorted and continued: "The officials of the former dynasty, everyone is eager to break off the relationship with the Great Song Dynasty, and you naturally know the stakes involved."

Yang Kesheng was suddenly lost, and his heart sank a little bit first. In this way, this recruitment can only depend on the will of God.

"Is Yang Kesheng here, is Yang Kesheng here?"

Hearing his name called, Yang Kesheng hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "Shangguan, Yang Kesheng is here."

When he walked into the room, seeing the examiner in front of him, Yang Kesheng's little heart couldn't help but tremble.

Sitting on it is the famous prefect of the famous Daimyofu, the original Minister of Criminal Prison Guo Yong, a clear former official of the former dynasty.

"Xiaguan Yang Kesheng, the former lord of Lingshou County, greets Guo Xianggong."

"Oh, it turned out to be an old official of the imperial court."

Guo Yong nodded, and said softly: "Since you once served as the lord of Lingshou County, in charge of criminal prison and judicial affairs, then I will ask you some simple things."

Yang Kesheng hurriedly replied: "Xianggong just ask questions."

"The Law and Judgment Division, have you ever practiced it?"

"I have studied it all in my life, and I often study it in private."

"If a person is killed and then thrown into the river to dump his body, what are the symptoms?"

"Hui Xianggong, the one who dies first and then drowns, the index finger nails are clean, and there is no mud and sand in the mouth......"

When Yang Kesheng walked out of the interview room, his heart was settled. The results of today's interview are good, and Guo Yong is quite satisfied with him. Looking back and paying respect, I'm afraid that this errand will be more stable.

Although the Xuanfu Division strictly ordered that no bribes should be given, this Guo Xianggong is an old member of the imperial court, and he has never heard of any of the old members of the imperial court who is not bribed?

I heard that Guo Yongbo is familiar with the past and the present, and when he gets money, he buys books, and his family has a collection of thousands of books. It just so happens that he has Yan Zhenqing's true handiwork at home, and he thinks he can make Guo Yonghuan Yan.

He looked to the side and hurriedly bowed his hand.

"Brother Zhu, what is the result of this assessment?"

Zhu Yiwen was full of smiles, and his words were quite confident.

"Don't hide it from Brother Yang, the one who came to this assessment is Li Ruoxugong, the think tank of Wang Xianggong. Li Gong praised me very much, and wanted to come to this assessment, and the Foolish Brotherhood was lucky to be shortlisted. ”

The Xuanfu Division pays attention to practical learning, not only to be full of economy, but also to be able to govern the world and be proficient in practice. Those of them, who have their own strengths and are wealthy in the world, have embarked on their careers one step earlier than those who are familiar with the Four Books and the Five Classics.

Practical learning is the top, perhaps this is the biggest difference between the Xuanfu Division and the old dynasty.