In mid-autumn, when the melons are ripe and the acres are harvested, everything on the earth is rendered into a golden yellow tone by the autumn. In the city of Tokyo, there are new autumn fruits on the market, and all industries are thriving.

Every autumn, Liu Chengyou is in a good mood, after all, the harvest season is cool. Liu Chengyou was in good spirits and flipped through the list submitted by the Criminal and Criminal Department for the autumn decision.

"This is the second batch since the beginning of autumn, a total of 97 people, all of whom have been checked by the Criminal Department, verified by Dali, the evidence is conclusive, and the punishment is the same!" Li Fang explained simply.

"There are many people who violate the ban of the imperial court and smuggle for profit!" When it comes to human life, Liu Chengyou looked at it more carefully, raised his head and asked: "There are more than 30 people who sell illicit salt alone?" ”

Feeling the doubts of the Son of Heaven, Li Fang said: "This is the Huainan Salt Case, Yangzhou businessmen, and the officials of the salt farm, colluding with internal and external, for the political envoy Wang Gong to feel, a net into a net, according to the law should be killed, the final case is submitted, waiting for approval!" ”

Wang Pu has done a lot of things up and down in Yangzhou.

"Thinking of the beginning of the country, there were people who committed illegal salt and wine koji, and they didn't ask how much, they all died. I have used this method too harshly, so I decreed that I should try my best to judge the crime and sentence it, so that it will be poor! Liu Chengyou said: "But I didn't think that in this way, the smugglers will not be less, and even intensify, collude with internal and external parties, steal and sell national property, and make personal gains!" ”

"Your Majesty's legislation is benevolent, traitors and businessmen don't feel their kindness, they are greedy, and they violate the law, they just need to deal with it according to the law, Your Majesty doesn't have to mind too much!" probably thought that the emperor was unhappy, and Li Fang explained.

However, where did Liu Chengyou come from with a sense of sadness, he directly put pen to paper, and said coldly: "Return to the Criminal Department, all criminals will be dealt with according to the law!" The law does not tolerate mercy, let alone such treacherous people! ”

"Yes!"

"This is the list of scholars reported by the monks of the Ministry of Rites, this year's system, and the reference list for entering Beijing, please Your Majesty!" After a pause, Li Fang smiled and reported to Liu Chengyou.

With the centralization of the restructuring and vigorous development, in order to make up for the shortage of the Han Dynasty and the prefectures and counties, Liu Chengyou returned to Beijing after the southern expedition, he issued an edict, and then opened a system in Tokyo to select talents.

Since the beginning of Qianyou, only Qianyou has not been in the first three years, and the rest have been in one move almost every year. However, with the development and recovery of local academic administration, starting from next year, the three-level scientific examination belonging to the Han Dynasty can also be carried out. For the world's scholars, it can be regarded as a dividend in the last year before the return system, and the talents admitted in these years, no matter how big or small, are basically directly awarded to official positions.

For example, the Jinshi in the first year of Qianyou, such as Wang Pu and Wang Pu, have become Taoist officials. And what is most expected by scholars, if you can go to high school, enter the eyes of the Son of Heaven, and serve in front of the emperor, then you will be on a steady journey and have a bright future. seems to be Wang Pu, Wang Shu, and Li Fang before, who set an example and goal for everyone.

Therefore, this autumn's examination is the largest number of people and the largest since the founding of the country. Liu Chengyou is a scholar of Jixian Palace, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and a tribute to Ningzhi.

"There are a lot of people, Tiannan and Haibei, even Huainan and Fangzhou, there are people coming!" Liu Chengyou chuckled and said: "In the exam this autumn, the readers are very active and enthusiastic!" ”

"In the six years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the situation has become increasingly stable, and the Holy Lord is in the court, and he wants to recruit talents to rejuvenate the country. It is well known that His Majesty has set aside chaos and rebelled against the rule of law and attached importance to scholars. The world's talents, how can they not happily aspire to serve the court! Li Fang replied.

"Since the founding of the country, more than 1,000 talents have been selected through the system!" Liu Chengyou asked with a stroke.

"Exactly!" Li Fang said.

"Go, let the officials raise the officials, choose the best ones for their resume evaluation, and show them to me!" Liu Chengyou commanded: "There are so many people, I want to see how many people have been trained!" ”

"Yes!" Li Fang responded, and at the same time, he also secretly attached himself to the fact that the Son of Heaven attaches great importance to reading people, and attaches more importance to real talents.

If Liu Chengyou knew Li Fang's thoughts, he was afraid that he would be shocked from the bottom of his heart, he didn't attach importance to scholars, but only to the forces that were conducive to his imperial rule, and scholars were just one of them.

"The exam is about to start, I need to ask Your Majesty to draw up the questions as soon as possible!" Li Fang said again.

"Well, I know, you go get busy!"

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On August 10, the fifth year of Qianyou, with the end of time consumption, the tranquility of the Tribute Courtyard was broken, and the reference scholars, alone, walked out of the majestic Tribute Courtyard one after another. Nearly 2,000 people took the exam in Beijing at the same time, which was the first time for the Han Dynasty.

The discussion continued, and they formed groups of three or five, each looking for friends and companions. No matter when or what generation, those who have just finished the exam are talking about no more than the test questions.

As in previous years, most of the taxis are enrolled in the Scholarship Course, and the proportion is increasing year by year. Several young scholars walked together and talked freely all the way.

Most of them are sad, obviously, this year's test questions are very annoying. According to Liu Chengyou's mind, in addition to the words and rhymes of the books and texts that test the basic qualities, it is the practice and strategy that Liu Chengyou attaches the most importance to.

"Candidates who are familiar with "Mencius" are lucky this time, most of the questions in the four books are from this!" One person sighed with emotion: "If I knew this was the case, I must remember it again." ”

"Four books and five classics, I'll read through them more and fill in the blanks, it's not difficult!" The other shook his head and said, "But that practice is even more of a headache." The topic I selected was to list a case and write out the trial process and the laws and regulations. This is clearly the topic of the Ming Law Department! ”

"You're okay, but the question I answered was about the cultivation of corn, and wouldn't it be better for the farmers to answer it?" One person's tone was full of lamentation.

"What I selected is a tax issue, and it needs to be calculated by magic......"

"I thought that the most difficult thing was to ask, but I didn't want to, this practice is so tricky and narrow-minded!" One of the scholars looked like he didn't answer, and was full of lamentation.

"We waited for those who came thousands of miles to Beijing, just to serve the court and the country. I never thought that what I learned was almost useless for the test questions, wouldn't the imperial court deliberately make it difficult? This man was already disgruntled, so he rushed to see this, and he was not far behind.

"Brother Li can't say anything, it is said that this system is today, and he personally came up with the question, and the practice is different from the usual practice, but I am afraid that it is also from the genius of the Son of Heaven!" The sensitive person hurriedly persuaded.

As he spoke, he glanced at a young man next to him, with a personable demeanor and a smile on his lips, and asked, "Lu Langjun, seeing that you are calm and relaxed, calm and unhurried, do you think you have a bamboo in your chest?" ”

The scholar surnamed Lu is very young, even if he is described as a teenager, there is no problem. Others, too, couldn't help but look at him, only to see the corners of his mouth slightly hooked, revealing a sense of arrogance, and said: "Judging from the questions made by the Son of Heaven, they are all related to the national economy and people's livelihood, governing government and regulations. The Son of Heaven wants more than just scholars. If you feel that you are unfair, if you do not show your ability, or if you feel that you are brilliant, you should not report to the ...... of the Bachelor's Department."

When his words fell, some people were suddenly surprised, and some people were dissatisfied, only feeling that they were arrogant. On the contrary, the scholar who initiated the question looked calmer, opened his mouth to ease the atmosphere, and asked, "I don't know what question Lu Langjun chosen." Is it a Pingshu policy, or a north-south strategy? ”

Lu Langjun smiled, did not answer, walked behind his back, his face was full of confidence, and he was pressing.

In the Han Palace, the Mid-Autumn Festival was already being prepared, and Liu Chengyou went to the Jixian Palace, which is a place to review the examination papers. The examiners who were reviewed, except for the chief examiner and Ning and the two Hanlin, were all cadres who were drawn from the office of the question-related department, and each reviewed his questions and scored them according to the ten-point system.

2,000 test questions, day and night, in less than two days, were solved. When Liu Chengyou arrived, the ten officials who read the file were all tired, unkempt, and very embarrassed, after all, they were all restrained in the temple when they ate, drank, and lazar.

Liu Chengyou picked up a practical paper casually, looked at it, and answered a lot about the criminal case, with beautiful calligraphy, quoting scriptures, and detailed content, summed up in one word: sentencing according to the law. However, it is not implemented, how to follow the law, which law, the judgment process, precautions, etc., are not mentioned at all.

"Is it too difficult for these readers to answer such questions?" Liu Chengyou asked and Ning.

He Ning obviously understood the holy will and replied: "If you only know how to read to death, you are not a talent for seeing things." Scribes with longitudinal swords and pens also need to be familiar with the laws and regulations! ”

Of course, this time to recruit talents, practical questions, only for attempts, is a plus, the real basis for ranking and recruitment, is still in the book and policy. This time, the requirements for scholars in practice are not high, after all, they can be learned through study and experience. But after that, it was different, he also wanted to use this system to open up an atmosphere, name a direction for the corporal of the world, and rejuvenate the country in practice.

"Have you ever been awarded the first place?" Liu Chengyou asked and Ning.