From the moment he saw Xiong Bolong and the others, Liu Ximing had already had the intention to include all these people in his bag.

The Inspector Yamen was originally not good at recruiting people, and if Xiong Bolong and others could be accepted, they could undoubtedly be used as a living signboard within Huguang.

There are hundreds of thousands of students in this Huguang province, even if you can't be used as an official, it's good to be a teacher, Liu Ximing's national education still needs a large number of teachers.

At that moment, Liu Ximing stood up directly from behind the public case and walked slowly down the court.

As soon as he got up, a group of scholars immediately got up to salute him, and Liu Ximing had to quickly wave his hand again, signaling them to sit down without courtesy.

"What this official just said is not a joke, the imperial court now has many drawbacks, but anyone with lofty ideals can see that this official has said before that the imperial court has five evils, and the eight shares of this imperial examination are the biggest evil."

Liu Ximing was obviously speechless, and as soon as he spoke, everyone was shocked.

"The imperial examination was originally for the imperial court to select talents, but today's imperial examination has all kinds of rules and regulations, words can not be beyond Zhuzi, articles can not be beyond the eight shares, this way can choose a hammer of talents."

"I have inherited more than 5,000 years in China, and Confucianism has been inherited for more than 2,000 years.

"It is said that the official said, the imperial examination is harmful to the world's corporals, you are all young people, you should know a truth, if there is only one thought in people's heads, it is convenient for the superior to rule, but this person will be abolished, so Xiong Hanhou will learn Western studies and arithmetic, and this official will be so happy. Ben Guan once wrote a book on the Great Harmony......"

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The style of painting above the main hall suddenly changed, and it became Liu Xi's order to instill the theory of great harmony to a group of young scholars.

Not to mention, Xiong Bolong and the others all listened to it with relish at this time, and many people nodded their heads in agreement.

Luo Yongshou and others on the side were amused, in the face of a big man like Liu Ximing, who dared to oppose it, who dared to refute.

talked until his mouth was dry, and Liu Ximing reluctantly stopped the brainwashing Dafa.

"It's rare to see teachable talents, I didn't expect to say it far away, so let's go through the registration first, if it goes well, we will be colleagues in the future, and we have time to communicate."

Liu Ximing patted his chest again with a smile on his face and said:

"Rest assured, this official has always been true to his word, and you will not regret taking this exam."

"It's all up to the elder of the pavilion to decide", Xiong Bolong and others listened to Liu Ximing's teachings, and the relationship between the two sides unconsciously became much closer, and when they heard Liu Ximing's words, the big guy became even more excited.

After bidding farewell to Liu Ximing, Luo Yongshou hurriedly led everyone to the scribe's courtyard on the left side of the yamen to register.

Xiong Bolong took this opportunity to grab Luo Yongshou and asked, "Luo Shuban, may I ask what the rules are for the recruitment of this official, and please tell me one or two." ”

"It's easy to say", Luo Yongshou said with a smile while greeting everyone: "In fact, if you can come to register, you have already been included in the officials, and this exam is mainly for people other than students." ”

As soon as these words came out, Xiong Bolong and others were like a spring breeze.

That's right, I've been studying hard for so many years, do I still have to take the exam with a bunch of people who have no merit?

Supervise the yamen to do things, pay attention!

However, Luo Yongshou immediately changed his words, "Don't take the exam too lightly, although you are on the list, but where you are assigned to exercise, it depends on the test results." ”

The crowd asked, "But I don't know what to test?" ”

"Mainly rely on two subjects, one is writing, the other is arithmetic, this writing is not to eight shares, but the examiner to draw up a topic, everyone is free to elaborate, the main test is everyone's understanding and understanding of the people's livelihood, after all, it is to do things in the yamen, if you don't understand the world, then it will be bad."

"This exam will also be divided into one, two, and three grades, and the candidates who are ranked first, in addition to giving priority to the yamen, the elder also provides another five hundred taels of silver to reward those with excellent results, which will be written in the exam instructions."

Xiong Bolong was happy in his heart, isn't this what he is good at.

Although his family is barely an official gentry, because of the raging bandits, the Xiong family has long been in decline.

Even his mother died because of Zhang Xianzhong's rebellious army looting Wuchang.

At present, Xiong Bolong has to study hard, and at the same time, he has to take care of his two younger brothers, Zhonglong and Shulong, and the pressure on his shoulders is not ordinary.

Xiong Bolong, who had made up his mind, finally settled down and began to prepare for the official exam in a month later.

In the various state capitals of Wuchang Prefecture, the news that Xiong Bolong and others participated in the official examination was instantly publicized from the mouths of a group of scribes who were in charge of reading out, not to mention, after someone took the lead, the number of students who came to sign up for the exam suddenly increased.

After all, the yamen notice clearly stated that those who take the examination to serve as officials can not only continue the scientific examination in the future, but also get at least two taels of silver per month.

Those who are excellent can also enjoy the special allowance provided by Liu Ximing, the superintendent and assistant.

For a time, the six prefectures north of the Yangtze River that were within the range of Liu Xi's troops were all turbulent.

By the time the exam was held on 30 November, more than 13,000 people had taken the exam in Wuchang Prefecture alone, including more than 3,000 students.

But it also shows how difficult it is for people to make a living today.

On the third day of December, it was finally the day when Wuchang Mansion announced the results of the official examination.

Xiong Bolong followed Tan Fengzhen and the others to squeeze in front of the official list below the drum tower, and as soon as he entered, he saw the name at the top of the list.

First place, Xiong Bolong, a student of Hanyang County.

"Hahaha, Brother Hanhou, congratulations, congratulations."

People in the search community such as Tan Fengzhen, Zhang Sanyi and others are familiar with Xiong Bolong's situation, and this congratulations is convincing, as for the other scholars, there is a little more sour taste in these words.

Although it is not on the list of the township examination, but it can stand out among nearly 10,000 people, which is undoubtedly a proof of its strength.

Upstairs in the drum tower, Luo Yongshou slightly bowed his hand to Xiong Bolong and others downstairs, and ordered someone to knock the gong.

"Dangdang Dang"

"Listen, everyone, this recruitment examination has ended, in view of the current situation of Wuchang Mansion, this recruitment examination only recruits the top 5,000 candidates, please gather at the North Campus on the fourth day of December, and the veteran Liu Ge will personally lecture."

After Luo Yongshou finished speaking, he comforted the loser by the way: "As for the candidates who did not pass the exam, don't be frustrated, this recruitment is just a trial trial, in order to ensure the development of Wuchang Mansion, there will be a large number of places in the future, please actively pay attention to the yamen notice." ”

Below the drum tower, thousands of onlookers had a heated discussion.

However, just when the crowd was waiting in excitement or frustration, there were bursts of shouts from outside the crowd.

"Protest against the overbearing nature of the Inspector Yamen!"

"Give me back my position!"

……

"It's bad, it's the original officials in the yamen who are making trouble!"

There were people in the crowd who were familiar with the situation, and when they looked back, they shouted loudly.

Nearly 1,000 men, women, and children with various clubs and weapons rushed out from the direction of Snake Mountain and went straight to the direction of the Drum Tower.

At this moment, the bottom of the drum tower suddenly fryed.

The Xu Officials Group was a stubborn disease in the Ming Dynasty, Liu Ximing and others experienced it in Chengdu Mansion, in order to defend their own interests, these Xu Officials family even dared to do it against the Shu Palace. (Real Story)

Xiong Bolong and other students who participated in the exam were also a little panicked, they hadn't seen the officials come out to make trouble before, and they thought they were served, but they didn't expect it to be today.

However, in the midst of the panic, Xiong Bolong keenly noticed that the corners of Luo Yongshou's mouth on the drum tower raised a sneer.

"Stompe, Tread"

Seeing that the gang of officials who rushed out from the direction of Snake Mountain were about to cross the street and rush to the side of the Drum Tower, suddenly there was a rumbling sound from the former site of the Chu Palace, on the southwest side of the Drum Tower.

Nearly 500 men in strong suits armed with wooden sticks and small round shields, led by a few leaders, walked out of the gate on the side of the Chu Wang's Mansion with neat steps.

The group's clothes were all uniform, with a black cross-collared shirt on the top half of the body, two white badges embroidered on each shoulder, and black trousers on the bottom half with a brown-black buckled belt tied around the waist.

As for the heads of these people, it was not the headscarves or various hats of the ordinary Ming Shishu, but a black cylindrical hat, and different patterns were embroidered with gold thread in front of the brim.